Cincinnati Bengals vs Carolina Panthers

atBengals at Panthers

Week 15

December 20 · 1:00 PM EST

· CIN -2.5 · O/U 47.5

The read

Momentum cuts both ways: CIN arrive on a 2-game win streak, CAR on a 1-game win streak.

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

Carolina Panthers2nd in the NFC South, 0.5 backWLWLLW10-0Home

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.

Carolina Panthers5 listed

Devin LloydLB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Haynes KingQB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Xavier LegetteWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Chuba HubbardRB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Jaelan PhillipsLB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

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

Carolina PanthersDepth chart

Offense11

Bryce Young#95' 10"4 yr

Chuba Hubbard#306' 1"6 yrQuestionable

Tetairoa McMillan#46' 5"2 yr

Jalen Coker#186' 3"3 yr

Xavier Legette#176' 3"3 yrQuestionable

Tommy Tremble#826' 4"6 yr

Ikem Ekwonu#796' 4"5 yrOut

Damien Lewis#686' 2"7 yr

Luke Fortner#776' 6"5 yr

Robert Hunt#506' 6"7 yr

Taylor Moton#726' 5"10 yrOut

Defense11

LDE

Derrick Brown#956' 5"7 yrQuestionable

Bobby Brown III#976' 4"6 yr

RDE

Tershawn Wharton#986' 1"7 yrOut

WLB

Patrick Jones II#916' 4"6 yr

LILB

Devin Lloyd#556' 3"5 yrQuestionable

RILB

Trevin Wallace#326' 1"3 yr

SLB

Jaelan Phillips#56' 5"6 yrQuestionable

LCB

Mike Jackson#26' 1"6 yr

RCB

Jaycee Horn#86' 1"6 yr

Tre'von Moehrig#76' 2"6 yr

Nick Scott#215' 11"8 yr

Special teams5

Ryan Fitzgerald#105' 11"2 yr

Sam Martin#66' 1"14 yr

JJ Jansen#446' 2"19 yr

Trevor Etienne#235' 8"2 yr

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

60%

Carolina Panthers

40%

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atBengals at Panthers

Week 15

December 20 · 1:00 PM EST

· CIN -2.5 · O/U 47.5

The read

Momentum cuts both ways: CIN arrive on a 2-game win streak, CAR on a 1-game win streak.

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

Carolina Panthers2nd in the NFC South, 0.5 backWLWLLW10-0Home

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.

Carolina Panthers5 listed

Devin LloydLB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Haynes KingQB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Xavier LegetteWR · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Chuba HubbardRB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Jaelan PhillipsLB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

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

Carolina PanthersDepth chart

Offense11

Bryce Young#95' 10"4 yr

Chuba Hubbard#306' 1"6 yrQuestionable

Tetairoa McMillan#46' 5"2 yr

Jalen Coker#186' 3"3 yr

Xavier Legette#176' 3"3 yrQuestionable

Tommy Tremble#826' 4"6 yr

Ikem Ekwonu#796' 4"5 yrOut

Damien Lewis#686' 2"7 yr

Luke Fortner#776' 6"5 yr

Robert Hunt#506' 6"7 yr

Taylor Moton#726' 5"10 yrOut

Defense11

LDE

Derrick Brown#956' 5"7 yrQuestionable

Bobby Brown III#976' 4"6 yr

RDE

Tershawn Wharton#986' 1"7 yrOut

WLB

Patrick Jones II#916' 4"6 yr

LILB

Devin Lloyd#556' 3"5 yrQuestionable

RILB

Trevin Wallace#326' 1"3 yr

SLB

Jaelan Phillips#56' 5"6 yrQuestionable

LCB

Mike Jackson#26' 1"6 yr

RCB

Jaycee Horn#86' 1"6 yr

Tre'von Moehrig#76' 2"6 yr

Nick Scott#215' 11"8 yr

Special teams5

Ryan Fitzgerald#105' 11"2 yr

Sam Martin#66' 1"14 yr

JJ Jansen#446' 2"19 yr

Trevor Etienne#235' 8"2 yr

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

60%

Carolina Panthers

40%

Cincinnati Bengals vs Carolina Panthers — Dec 20, 2026

The read

What's at stake

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Win probability

Cincinnati Bengals vs Carolina Panthers — Dec 20, 2026

The read

What's at stake

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Win probability