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Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 9 verdict

Texans is the better survivor pick this week

Texans score 0.485 equity (68.0% win probability) against Bengals at 0.450 — a real gap of 0.035.

CIN team page →HOU team page →

This week

2026 week 9 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ ATLOpponent@ LAC

60.7%Win prob68.0%

0.450Equity score0.485

−3.0Spread11/11 books−5.5

52.5Game total40.5

▲ 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 2CIN @ HOU20-6 · CIN

All-time series: 15 meetings · CIN 6 — HOU 9. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2026 · week 9

1514.0ELO rating1507.0

#15ELO rank#16

5-2Record2-5

AFC NorthDivisionAFC South

#2Division rank#2

W +7 · W +22 · W +7 · L 5 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 6 · W +3 · W +23 · L 4 · L 2

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2026 through week 8 · lower rank = tougher

17.8 · #15vs QB—

19.4 · #7vs RB—

32.8 · #16vs WR—

16.5 · #22vs TE—

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

3.5 (2026)Sacks / game3 (2026)

10.67Pressures / game9.71

16-10Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows10-10

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

42.1% · #20Pre-snap motion44.7% · #14

8.5% · #30Play action11.2% · #16

7.3% · #6RPO1.3% · #29

3.3% · #19Screen pass2.2% · #31

2.5% · #31No huddle3.6% · #27

67.0% · #3Shotgun51.0% · #23

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

36.6% · #11Man coverage31.5% · #16

17.6% · #32Blitz (5+ rushers)22.9% · #23

29.4% · #22Pressure30.7% · #15

CIN scheme profile →HOU scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly

Cincinnati Bengals

Amarius MimsOffensive TackleQuestionable
B.J. HillDefensive TackleQuestionable
Cam GrandyTight EndQuestionable
Cam SampleDefensive EndOut
Cam Taylor-BrittCornerbackQuestionable
Cedric JohnsonDEDid Not Participate In Practice
Charlie JonesWide ReceiverOut
Cordell VolsonGuardOut
Dalton RisnerGuardQuestionable
DJ Turner IICBDid Not Participate In Practice
Drew SampleTight EndQuestionable
Dylan FairchildGuardOut

Houston Texans

Aireontae ErseryOffensive TackleOut
Alijah HuzzieCornerbackOut
Ameer SpeedCornerbackOut
Azeez Al-ShaairLBLimited Participation in Practice
Blake FisherTFull Participation in Practice
Braden SmithTLimited Participation in Practice
Braxton BerriosWide ReceiverOut
Brevin JordanTELimited Participation in Practice
British BrooksRunning BackOut
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonSafetyQuestionable
C.J. StroudQuarterbackOut
Cade StoverTight EndQuestionable

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