Cincinnati (4-8) at Buffalo (8-4)
Sunday 1 p.m. EST, Fox
BetMGM NFL Odds: Bills by 5 1/2
Against the spread: Bengals 5-7; Bills 6-6
Series record: Tied 17-17
Last meeting: Bengals beats Bills 24-18 at Cincinnati on Nov. 5, 2023.
Last week: Bengals beat Ravens 32-14 at Baltimore. Bills beat Steelers 26-7 at Pittsburgh.
Bengals offense: overall (22), rush (30), pass (11), scoring (16).
Bengals defense: overall (32), rush (31), pass (32), scoring (32).
Bills offense: overall (2), rush (1), pass (10), scoring (5).
Bills defense: overall (8), rush (30), pass (1), scoring (13).
Turnover differential: Bengals minus-3; Bills minus-2;
QB Joe Burrow. Cincinnati's franchise quarterback looked solid in his first game back after missing nine weeks because of a turf toe injury, passing for 261 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Baltimore. The Bengals have won their past eight games when Burrow has been the starting quarterback.
RB James Cook. This might be Josh Allen’s offense, but Cook has been the constant this season. The fourth-year player is the NFL’s second-leading rusher with a career-best 1,228 yards, coming off his seventh 100-yard outing of the season, and he faces a defense that’s allowed 100 yards in every outing except the opener.
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase vs. Bills CB Christian Benford. Even with Burrow sidelined for all but three games, Chase is 29 yards shy of his fifth straight 1,000-yard receiving season, and 14 receptions short of his third straight 100-catch season. He’ll line up against Benford, a fourth-year player who has been Buffalo’s most consistent defender this season. Benford is coming off his best outing of the season, in limiting Pittsburgh’s D.K. Metcalf to three catches for 32 yards, had his first interception of the season and returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown.
Bengals: DE Trey Hendrickson (hip/pelvis) is expected to miss his fifth straight game. ... WR Tee Higgins and RB Tahj Brooks could return after missing last week's game because of the concussion protocol.
Bills: Edge rusher Joey Bosa (hamstring) and LB Terrel Bernard (elbow) have been ruled out. ... WR Joshua Palmer's status is uncertain because of knee and ankle issues. ... LT Dion Dawkins (concussion) carries no injury designation and is expected to play, while RT Spencer Brown (right shoulder) is listed as questionable. ... TE Dalton Kincaid (hamstring/knee) has a chance to return after missing three games.
The Bengals have won six of the past eight meetings, including a 27-10 win in the AFC divisional round of the 2022 playoffs. The playoff win came three weeks after a regular-season meeting at Cincinnati was canceled when Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated on the field. Buffalo has lost two straight since a 21-17 home win in 2019. The Bills dominated the series by winning 10 straight in a stretch spanning 1989-2010.
The Bengals are 14-3 in regular-season games played in December and January since the 2022 season. The 14 wins are tied with Buffalo for the most. ... Burrow has 17 300-yard passing games, which is tied with Kurt Warner for third most in a player's first six seasons. ... RB Chase Brown has six straight games with at least 100 scrimmage yards, the longest active streak in the league. He has at least six catches in three of the past four games. ... Cincinnati's defense forced a season-high five turnovers last week. ... The Bengals lead the league with 138 missed tackles, but only 12 have come in the past two games. ... DE Joseph Ossai had a career-high two sacks last week. ... LB Demetrius Knight Jr. is one of two NFL rookies with at least five tackles in 10 or more games. ... S Jordan Battle has at least six tackles in six straight road games. ... K Evan McPherson has made his past nine field goals, including a franchise-record 63-yarder against New England two weeks ago. ... The Bills lead the NFL with a combined 23-4 record in regular-season games played in December and January since 2020, with two of their losses coming last season. ... Allen’s 8-yard TD run last week was the 76th of his career in a regular-season game, breaking the NFL record among quarterbacks previously held by Cam Newton. ... Allen has committed seven giveaways (six interceptions and a lost fumble) over his past four starts, and 10 overall this season. Four of his interceptions have occurred inside an opponent’s 20. He’s 47-31 when committing a turnover, including 3-4 this season. ... Buffalo is 6-1 when Cook tops 100 yards rushing this season. ... Buffalo’s 16 first downs rushing against Pittsburgh was the team’s most since having 20 in a 31-10 win over Dallas on Dec. 17, 2023. ... Buffalo is 5-2 this season when scoring a TD on its game-opening drive. ... The Bills have scored touchdown returns in consecutive outings. Aside from Benford’s fumble return, Ray Davis returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD against Houston. ... Buffalo limited Pittsburgh to 10 first downs, the fewest against the Bills since they allowed four in a 27-10 win over the Jets in the 2021 season finale.
Allen is a must start, even with his recent rash of turnovers and Buffalo’s middling group of receivers. Allen’s dual threat presence provides a healthy floor in a season he’s had 10 outings with multiple touchdowns, and six with three or more.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) joined by safety Geno Stone (22), defensive end Myles Murphy (99) and center Ted Karras (64) talks with NBC Sports sideline reporter Melissa Stark, right, after NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Miami (5-7) at New York Jets (3-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS.
BetMGM NFL Odds: Dolphins by 2 1/2.
Against the spread: Dolphins 6-6; Jets 7-4-1.
Series record: Dolphins lead 62-57-1.
Last meeting: Dolphins beat Jets 27-21 on Sept. 29, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Last week: Dolphins beat Saints 21-17; Jets beat Falcons 27-24.
Dolphins offense: overall (25), rush (17), pass (27), scoring (24).
Dolphins defense: overall (23), rush (29), pass (15), scoring (19).
Jets offense: overall (27), rush (7), pass (32), scoring (25).
Jets defense: overall (17), rush (25t), pass (10), scoring (27).
Turnover differential: Dolphins minus-4; Jets minus-12.
RB De'Von Achane. He has been Miami's best playmaker this season and has rushed for at least 120 yards in each of the past three games, powering the Dolphins' resurgent run game that has averaged 176.7 yards during the team's three-game win streak. Achane has also been huge in the pass game with 54 catches for 370 yards, along with his team-high 186 carries for 1,034 yards.
WR Adonai Mitchell. Seen by some as merely a throw-in as part of the trade that sent star cornerback Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis, Mitchell has emerged as a go-to receiver in New York's offense — especially with star Garrett Wilson on injured reserve with a knee injury. Mitchell had a breakout performance last week when he set career highs with eight catches and 102 yards and his first NFL TD against the Falcons, giving him 11 receptions on 25 targets for 154 yards in three games for the Jets.
Jets' run defense vs. Achane. New York struggled against the run early, but had been a lot stingier lately — until Bijan Robinson ran all over the Jets for 142 yards and a touchdown for the Falcons last week. Robinson also caught five passes for 51 yards, putting up 193 total yards. Achane will provide another tough test for the Jets. He has run for 428 yards and three TDs in his past three games and caught 11 passes for 96 yards.
Dolphins: OL Aaron Brewer (ankle/neck/knee), DB Elijah Campbell (ankle) and S Ifeatu Melifonwu (thumb/groin) were listed as questionable to play. ... CB Rasul Douglas (foot) and FB Alec Ingold (neck) were limited in practice Wednesday, but practiced fully the rest of the week and removed from the injury report.
Jets: Wilson (knee) remains out for at least one more game on injured reserve. ... Backup QB Justin Fields (knee), CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (hip) and LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball (hamstring) were ruled out. ... CB Qwan’tez Stiggers (concussion) and S Tony Adams (groin) were listed as questionable, but should play.
The Dolphins have won five of the past six meetings, with the Jets' lone win in that stretch coming in last season's finale — 32-20 — in New York on Jan. 5, 2025. ... The Jets have won two of the past three played at MetLife Stadium. ... Tagovailoa is 7-0 against the Jets and 6-0 as the Dolphins' starting quarterback. ... Mike McDaniel is 5-2 against the Jets as Miami’s head coach.
The Dolphins have won four of their past five and three straight after opening the season 1-6, which was Miami's worst start under McDaniel. During their winning streak, the Dolphins have 95 carries for 530 yards, and their 5.6 rushing average is the third-best mark in the NFL since Week 10. ... The Dolphins have rushed for more than 160 yards in each of their past three games for the first time since Weeks 12 through 14 in 2002. ... Achane has six rushing touchdowns and four TD receptions this season, making him one of just three players in NFL history with five-plus TD runs and three-plus TD catches in each of his first three seasons. ... Achane has four 100-yard rushing games this season. ... The Dolphins have seen a dramatic improvement in their defense over the past four weeks. Since Week 10, Miami leads the league in points allowed per game (14.3) and is tied for second in red zone efficiency (33.3 %), allowing only two touchdowns on six red zone visits. ... LB Jordyn Brooks is one of only two players this season with 100 tackles, multiple sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. ... Brooks reached 792 career tackles in Miami’s Week 13 victory over New Orleans. He's only the fifth player since 2000 to reach that mark in the first six seasons of his NFL career. ... The Jets have won three of five since opening 0-7 in Glenn's first season as coach, but will be eliminated from playoff contention for the 15th straight season — the NFL's longest active drought — with a loss or tie. ... QB Tyrod Taylor will make his third consecutive start in place of the benched Justin Fields. Taylor was 19 of 33 for 172 yards and a touchdown pass and also ran for 44 yards, becoming the sixth quarterback since 2000 to start and win a game with at least six franchises. He joined Ryan Fitzpatrick (seven) and Matt Cassel, Case Keenum, Josh McCown and Joe Flacco, who all had six each, according to Elias. ... RB Breece Hall is 166 yards rushing from his first 1,000-yard season. ... The Jets have no interceptions, an NFL record for a team through its first 12 games. The fewest for an entire season is two by San Francisco in 16 games in 2018. ... S Malachi Moore had a season-high 10 tackles against the Falcons and became just the seventh Jets rookie defensive back in the past 30 seasons to have at least that many, according to Stats Perform. ... K Nick Folk had his first field goal miss of the season last week after opening by making his first 20. But he bounced back by making his next two against the Falcons, including a winning 56-yarder as time expired. It was Folk's 16th game-winner, which ranks him third among active players behind Buffalo's Matt Prater (21) and Denver's Wil Lutz (20). ... Folk needs three more field goals to join Pat Leahy as the only Jets with 200 or more with the team.
If he's still available in your league, Mitchell could make for a solid late-season add as a WR3 entering the fantasy playoffs.
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New York Jets wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (15) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Tyrod Taylor (2) against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) hands the football to running back De'Von Achane (28) during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
