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Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 5 · Hard Rock Stadium

Latest game updateUpdated
Cincinnati Bengals—Away
Miami Dolphins—Home

Game details

Location
Miami Gardens
TV
Fox
Reported weather
Partly sunny, 92°F
Venue address
347 Don Shula Dr, Miami Gardens, FL 33056, US
Address checked

Betting line

Spread
CIN -7
Total
O/U 43.5
Moneyline
CIN -355 · MIA +280Implied: CIN 78.0% · MIA 26.3% (book margin 4.3%)

Updated . Informational only; odds change and outcomes are never guaranteed. Legal age and location requirements apply. All odds

Matchup preview

Cincinnati Bengals 2–1 · Road 1–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 12 · 7 days of rest
Miami Dolphins 0–3 · Home 0–1 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 31 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · CIN 3 games, MIA 3 games
MetricCINMIA
Points per game26.711th12.031st
Points allowed per game21.012th28.728th
Total yards per game323.315th290.728th
Passing yards per game247.715th209.021st
Rushing yards per game91.327th98.321st
Turnovers per game1.012th1.315th
Sacks allowed per game2.315th3.025th
Penalty yards per game55.015th58.317th

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 27–30 @ PIT Week 3
  2. W 20–6 @ HOU Week 2
  3. W 33–27 vs TB Week 1

Miami Dolphins: recent results

  1. L 10–24 vs KC Week 3
  2. L 13–35 @ SF Week 2
  3. L 13–27 @ LV Week 1

Cincinnati Bengals: season leaders

Passing
Joe Burrow 743 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Chase Brown 197 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Tee Higgins 244 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Jonathan Allen 2.0 · 2 g

Miami Dolphins: season leaders

Passing
Malik Willis 627 yds · 3 g
Rushing
De'Von Achane 127 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Malik Washington 152 yds · 3 g

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

Miami Dolphins: injury report

  • Out Caleb Douglas WR
  • Out Darrell Baker Jr. LCB
  • Out Justin Joly TE
  • Out Reese Taylor NB
  • Out Robert Beal Jr. RDE
  • Out Storm Duck RCB
  • Questionable Jackson Woodard MLB
  • Questionable Jaylen Wright

1 more listed.

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

Head-to-head since 1999

CIN 6 · MIA 6 in 12 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 16 CIN 45, MIA 21
  2. 2022 · Week 4 MIA 15, CIN 27
  3. 2020 · Week 13 CIN 7, MIA 19
  4. 2019 · Week 16 CIN 35, MIA 38 (OT)
  5. 2018 · Week 5 MIA 17, CIN 27

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

CIN 81.2% · MIA 18.7%

Matchup quality 39.3 / 100

Model estimate, updated Oct 10, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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