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Sunday 2025-12-07 · 13:00 New Era Field, Orchard Park US 🌨 Snow Spread 6.0 O/U 54.5

Win Probability

CIN
35.6%
BUF
64.4%
🌨 Snow

Confidence: <strong>clear edge</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.

Key Insights

  • BUF offense: +0.085 EPA/play over its last 8 games (11th in the league)
  • CIN offense: +0.054 EPA/play over its last 8 games (13th in the league)
  • CIN defense: +0.173 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (31st in the league)
  • CIN on 3 more days rest than BUF
  • QB edge to BUF: Josh Allen (BUF) +0.165 vs Joe Burrow (CIN) +0.137 EPA/dropback

Predicted Final Score

CIN 20
BUF 25
Projected margin: BUF by 5 Projected total: 45

Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.

Injury Report — Week 14

CIN

Trey Hendrickson DE Out Hip
Jermaine Burton WR Out Not injury related - other
Shaka Heyward LB Doubtful Fibula

BUF

Joey Bosa DE Out Hamstring
Terrel Bernard LB Out Elbow
Josh Palmer WR Doubtful Knee
Spencer Brown T Questionable Shoulder
Dalton Kincaid TE Questionable Hamstring

Pulled fresh for 2025 week 14 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.

Actual Result

CIN 34
BUF 39

Prediction missed by 0 pts on margin, 28 pts on total.

Scoring Summary

  • Q1 06:52 TD CIN (6:52) (Shotgun) 30-C.Brown left guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 6 – BUF 0
  • Q1 01:57 FG BUF (1:57) 15-M.Prater 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky. CIN 7 – BUF 3
  • Q2 13:39 TD CIN (13:39) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 13 – BUF 3
  • Q2 07:36 TD BUF (7:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 10-K.Shakir for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on CIN-58-J.Ossai, Roughing the Passer, 1 yard, enforced between downs. CIN 14 – BUF 9
  • Q2 03:25 TD CIN (3:25) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 30-C.Brown pushed ob at BUF 1 for 9 yards (45-S.Thompson). Cincinnati challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 30-C.Brown for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 20 – BUF 11
  • Q3 09:23 TD BUF (9:23) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 86-D.Kincaid for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 21 – BUF 17
  • Q4 08:49 TD CIN (8:49) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 88-M.Gesicki for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN [45-S.Thompson]. CIN 27 – BUF 18
  • Q4 07:41 TD BUF (7:41) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen scrambles left end for 40 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 28 – BUF 24
  • Q4 05:35 TD BUF (5:35) 9-J.Burrow pass short right intended for 1-J.Chase INTERCEPTED by 47-C.Benford at BUF 37. 47-C.Benford for 63 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 28 – BUF 31
  • Q4 03:09 TD BUF (3:09) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 85-J.Hawes for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 28 – BUF 38
  • Q4 02:19 TD CIN (2:19) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CIN 34 – BUF 39

Fourth-Down Decisions

  • Q1 BUF 4th & 5 at the 8
    Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.98 EP
    p(convert) 43% p(FG) 98%

    (1:57) 15-M.Prater 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.

  • Q2 BUF 4th & 4 at the 45
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 51% p(FG) 39%

    (11:23) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass deep left to 13-G.Davis pushed ob at CIN 28 for 17 yards (20-D.Turner).

  • Q2 BUF 4th & 4 at the 11
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 47% p(FG) 97%

    (7:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 10-K.Shakir for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on CIN-58-J.Ossai, Roughing the Passer, 1 yard, enforced between downs.

  • Q2 BUF 4th & 3 at the 43
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 56% p(FG) 44%

    (1:16) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete short right to 10-K.Shakir [52-C.Johnson].

  • Q2 CIN 4th & 18 at the 48
    Chose PUNT ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 26% p(FG) 32%

    (:23) 8-R.Rehkow punts 22 yards to BUF 26, Center-46-W.Wagner, downed by CIN-42-O.Burks.

  • Q3 CIN 4th & 13 at the 76
    Chose PUNT ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 33%

    (8:20) 8-R.Rehkow punts 57 yards to BUF 19, Center-46-W.Wagner. 10-K.Shakir pushed ob at BUF 28 for 9 yards (43-J.Giles-Harris).

  • Q4 BUF 4th & 3 at the 3 late-game
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 51% p(FG) 99%

    (3:09) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 85-J.Hawes for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.