2026 Week 1 · Final
CIN 33, TB 27
TB at CIN: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
CIN beat TB 33–27. Bucky Irving led everyone with 20 PPR points: 8 carries for 45 yards and 7 catches, 1 touchdown. Also worth a look: Mike Gesicki (CIN, 18.8), Chase Brown (CIN, 18.8), Joe Burrow (CIN, 14.2). CIN's defense made its mark: 4 sacks, 4 takeaways against TB.
TB
Team comparison
CIN
| 27 | Points | 33 |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Plays | 63 |
| 216 | Passing yards | 254 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 106 |
| 36 · 71% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 37 · 60% |
| 15 | Designed runs | 25 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 132 | Air yards | 226 |
| 9 | Red-zone plays | 16 |
| 10 | Drives | 10 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
TB
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 23/28 | 216 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving | 20.316.813.3 | ——— | RB | 7 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 1 |
| Baker Mayfield | 11.611.611.6 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 1 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 11.38.86.3 | ——— | WR | 6 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 8.36.34.3 | ——— | WR | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III | 6.65.13.6 | ——— | WR | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 5.64.12.6 | ——— | TE | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 2.82.31.8 | ——— | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ko Kieft | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payne Durham | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Johnson | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauer Sharp | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tez Johnson | -0.4-0.4-0.4 | ——— | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
CIN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 25/35 | 254 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gesicki | 18.816.313.8 | ——— | TE | 7 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 18.816.313.8 | ——— | RB | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 1 |
| Joe Burrow | 14.214.214.2 | ——— | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 8.97.45.9 | ——— | WR | 6 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 8.06.55.0 | ——— | RB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 4.93.41.9 | ——— | TE | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 3.83.32.8 | ——— | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 3.22.21.2 | ——— | WR | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 3.22.21.2 | ——— | WR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 1.40.90.4 | ——— | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick All | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colbie Young | 0.00.00.0 | ——— | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.