THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

WHYNFL GAME CENTER

Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts

Scheduled · Kickoff to be confirmed

2026 Regular season · Week 16 · Lucas Oil Stadium

Latest game updateUpdated
Cincinnati Bengals—Away
Indianapolis Colts—Home

Game details

Location
Indianapolis

Matchup preview

Cincinnati Bengals 2–2 · Road 1–1 · Streak L2 · Power Index No. 14
Indianapolis Colts 2–2 · Home 1–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 24
2026 regular season, per game · CIN 4 games, IND 4 games
MetricCININD
Points per game24.314th25.513th
Points allowed per game21.313th26.022nd
Total yards per game351.811th284.325th
Passing yards per game292.85th188.527th
Rushing yards per game74.331st109.514th
Turnovers per game1.313th2.026th
Sacks allowed per game2.318th2.013th
Penalty yards per game68.322nd26.31st

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Cincinnati Bengals: recent results

  1. L 17–22 vs JAX Week 4
  2. L 27–30 @ PIT Week 3
  3. W 20–6 @ HOU Week 2
  4. W 33–27 vs TB Week 1

Indianapolis Colts: recent results

  1. W 30–13 @ WAS Week 4
  2. W 19–17 vs HOU Week 3
  3. L 30–33 (OT) @ KC Week 2
  4. L 23–41 vs BAL Week 1

Cincinnati Bengals: season leaders

Passing
Joe Burrow 1,171 yds
Rushing
Chase Brown 207 yds
Receiving
Tee Higgins 401 yds

Indianapolis Colts: season leaders

Passing
Daniel Jones 754 yds
Rushing
Jonathan Taylor 353 yds
Receiving
Josh Downs 202 yds

Cincinnati Bengals: injury report

  • Out Kyle Dugger SS
  • Questionable Bryan Cook FS
  • Questionable Colbie Young WR
  • Questionable Ja'Marr Chase WR
  • Questionable Swayze Bozeman SLB
  • Questionable Tee Higgins WR

4 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Indianapolis Colts: injury report

  • Out Ashton Dulin
  • Out Darius Slayton WR
  • Out Jaylon Carlies WLB
  • Questionable Charvarius Ward RCB
  • Questionable Keenan Allen WR
  • Questionable Sean McKeon

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

CIN 5 · IND 9 in 14 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2023 · Week 14 IND 14, CIN 34
  2. 2020 · Week 6 CIN 27, IND 31
  3. 2018 · Week 1 CIN 34, IND 23
  4. 2017 · Week 8 IND 23, CIN 24
  5. 2014 · Wild Card CIN 10, IND 26

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

CIN 56.2% · IND 43.4%

Matchup quality 56.7 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

More on these teams