Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts

atBengals at Colts

Week 16 · Flex Game: 12/26 or 12/27

December 27 · 12:00 AM EST

· CIN -1.5 · O/U 52.5

The read

There's a playoff line running through this one: Bengals sit in a postseason spot, while Colts are on the outside chasing a crossover, so it means a little more to the club playing from behind. Momentum cuts both ways: CIN arrive on a 2-game win streak, IND coming off a loss.

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Cincinnati Bengals1st in the AFC NorthWWLWWW20-0Away

Indianapolis Colts3rd in the AFC South, 1.5 backLLLLL10-0Home

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Cincinnati Bengals5 listed

Ja'Marr ChaseWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Myles MurphyDE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Dax HillCB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

McKinnley JacksonDT · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Shemar StewartDE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Indianapolis Colts5 listed

Alec PierceWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Josh DownsWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Charvarius WardCB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Tyler WarrenTE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Will MalloryTE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Projected starting lineups

Each club's published depth chart, top of the order at every spot. A chart is not a game plan, and coaches confirm the actual card closer to kickoff.

Cincinnati BengalsDepth chart

Offense11

Joe Burrow#96' 4"7 yr

Chase Brown#305' 10"4 yr

Ja'Marr Chase#16' 0"6 yrQuestionable

Tee Higgins#56' 4"7 yr

Andrei Iosivas#806' 3"4 yr

Mike Gesicki#886' 6"9 yr

Orlando Brown Jr.#756' 8"9 yr

Dylan Fairchild#636' 5"2 yr

Ted Karras#646' 4"11 yr

Dalton Risner#666' 5"8 yr

Amarius Mims#716' 8"3 yr

Defense11

LDE

Boye Mafe#536' 4"5 yr

LDT

Dexter Lawrence II#976' 5"8 yr

RDT

Jonathan Allen#936' 3"10 yr

RDE

Myles Murphy#996' 5"4 yrQuestionable

WLB

Demetrius Knight Jr.#446' 2"2 yr

MLB

Barrett Carter#496' 0"2 yr

SLB

Oren Burks#426' 3"9 yr

LCB

Dax Hill#236' 0"5 yrQuestionable

RCB

DJ Turner II#05' 11"4 yr

Jordan Battle#276' 1"4 yr

Bryan Cook#66' 1"5 yr

Special teams5

Evan McPherson#25' 11"6 yr

Ryan Rehkow#86' 4"3 yr

William Wagner#466' 2"2 yr

Charlie Jones#156' 0"4 yr

Indianapolis ColtsDepth chart

Offense11

Daniel Jones#176' 5"8 yr

Jonathan Taylor#285' 10"7 yr

Alec Pierce#146' 3"5 yrQuestionable

Josh Downs#25' 9"4 yrQuestionable

Keenan Allen#106' 2"13 yr

Tyler Warren#846' 6"2 yrQuestionable

Bernhard Raimann#796' 6"5 yr

Quenton Nelson#566' 5"9 yr

Tanor Bortolini#606' 4"3 yr

Matt Goncalves#716' 6"3 yr

Jalen Travis#756' 8"2 yr

Defense11

LDE

Arden Key#986' 5"9 yr

LDT

Grover Stewart#906' 4"10 yr

RDT

DeForest Buckner#996' 7"11 yr

RDE

Laiatu Latu#976' 5"3 yr

WLB

Akeem Davis-Gaither#516' 2"7 yr

MLB

CJ Allen#536' 0"Rookie

SLB

Bryce Boettcher#506' 1"Rookie

LCB

Sauce Gardner#16' 3"5 yrQuestionable

RCB

Charvarius Ward#76' 1"9 yrQuestionable

A.J. Haulcy#255' 11"Rookie

Cam Bynum#06' 0"6 yr

Special teams5

Blake Grupe#105' 7"4 yr

Rigoberto Sanchez#86' 0"10 yr

Luke Rhodes#466' 2"10 yr

Anthony Gould#65' 8"3 yrQuestionable

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Win probability

Cincinnati Bengals

54%

Indianapolis Colts

46%

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atBengals at Colts

Week 16 · Flex Game: 12/26 or 12/27

December 27 · 12:00 AM EST

· CIN -1.5 · O/U 52.5

The read

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Cincinnati Bengals1st in the AFC NorthWWLWWW20-0Away

Indianapolis Colts3rd in the AFC South, 1.5 backLLLLL10-0Home

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Cincinnati Bengals5 listed

Ja'Marr ChaseWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Myles MurphyDE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Dax HillCB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

McKinnley JacksonDT · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Shemar StewartDE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Indianapolis Colts5 listed

Alec PierceWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Josh DownsWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Charvarius WardCB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Tyler WarrenTE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Will MalloryTE · is questionable. Back 2026-08-29.

Projected starting lineups

Each club's published depth chart, top of the order at every spot. A chart is not a game plan, and coaches confirm the actual card closer to kickoff.

Cincinnati BengalsDepth chart

Offense11

Joe Burrow#96' 4"7 yr

Chase Brown#305' 10"4 yr

Ja'Marr Chase#16' 0"6 yrQuestionable

Tee Higgins#56' 4"7 yr

Andrei Iosivas#806' 3"4 yr

Mike Gesicki#886' 6"9 yr

Orlando Brown Jr.#756' 8"9 yr

Dylan Fairchild#636' 5"2 yr

Ted Karras#646' 4"11 yr

Dalton Risner#666' 5"8 yr

Amarius Mims#716' 8"3 yr

Defense11

LDE

Boye Mafe#536' 4"5 yr

LDT

Dexter Lawrence II#976' 5"8 yr

RDT

Jonathan Allen#936' 3"10 yr

RDE

Myles Murphy#996' 5"4 yrQuestionable

WLB

Demetrius Knight Jr.#446' 2"2 yr

MLB

Barrett Carter#496' 0"2 yr

SLB

Oren Burks#426' 3"9 yr

LCB

Dax Hill#236' 0"5 yrQuestionable

RCB

DJ Turner II#05' 11"4 yr

Jordan Battle#276' 1"4 yr

Bryan Cook#66' 1"5 yr

Special teams5

Evan McPherson#25' 11"6 yr

Ryan Rehkow#86' 4"3 yr

William Wagner#466' 2"2 yr

Charlie Jones#156' 0"4 yr

Indianapolis ColtsDepth chart

Offense11

Daniel Jones#176' 5"8 yr

Jonathan Taylor#285' 10"7 yr

Alec Pierce#146' 3"5 yrQuestionable

Josh Downs#25' 9"4 yrQuestionable

Keenan Allen#106' 2"13 yr

Tyler Warren#846' 6"2 yrQuestionable

Bernhard Raimann#796' 6"5 yr

Quenton Nelson#566' 5"9 yr

Tanor Bortolini#606' 4"3 yr

Matt Goncalves#716' 6"3 yr

Jalen Travis#756' 8"2 yr

Defense11

LDE

Arden Key#986' 5"9 yr

LDT

Grover Stewart#906' 4"10 yr

RDT

DeForest Buckner#996' 7"11 yr

RDE

Laiatu Latu#976' 5"3 yr

WLB

Akeem Davis-Gaither#516' 2"7 yr

MLB

CJ Allen#536' 0"Rookie

SLB

Bryce Boettcher#506' 1"Rookie

LCB

Sauce Gardner#16' 3"5 yrQuestionable

RCB

Charvarius Ward#76' 1"9 yrQuestionable

A.J. Haulcy#255' 11"Rookie

Cam Bynum#06' 0"6 yr

Special teams5

Blake Grupe#105' 7"4 yr

Rigoberto Sanchez#86' 0"10 yr

Luke Rhodes#466' 2"10 yr

Anthony Gould#65' 8"3 yrQuestionable

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Win probability

Cincinnati Bengals

54%

Indianapolis Colts

46%

Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts — Dec 27, 2026

The read

What's at stake

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Win probability

Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts — Dec 27, 2026

The read

What's at stake

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Win probability