2026 Week 8 · Final
CIN 43, TEN 36
TEN at CIN: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
CIN beat TEN 43–36. Joe Burrow led everyone with 40 PPR points: 462 passing yards and 5 touchdowns. Also worth a look: Tee Higgins (CIN, 37.5), Ja'Marr Chase (CIN, 31.1), Tony Pollard (TEN, 28.7). The surprise was Tee Higgins: 38 points against our 17.0 projection. CIN's defense made its mark: 2 sacks, 2 takeaways against TEN.
TEN
Team comparison
CIN
| 36 | Points | 43 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Plays | 70 |
| 304 | Passing yards | 462 |
| 158 | Rushing yards | 75 |
| 46 · 66% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 53 · 76% |
| 24 | Designed runs | 17 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
| 279 | Air yards | 446 |
| 9 | Red-zone plays | 13 |
| 14 | Drives | 14 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
TEN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward | 26/40 | 304 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Pollard | 28.727.225.7 | 12.512.911.9 | RB | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 117 | 2 |
| Cam Ward | 26.326.326.3 | 9.210.710.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 0 |
| Chimere Dike | 18.115.613.1 | 3.52.82.0 | WR | 6 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 15.712.79.7 | 9.48.76.3 | WR | 7 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunnar Helm | 14.612.19.6 | 4.73.72.7 | TE | 9 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bellinger | 6.65.13.6 | 3.22.62.0 | TE | 4 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elic Ayomanor | 6.44.93.4 | 5.75.94.7 | WR | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 2.01.51.0 | 4.63.83.1 | WR | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carter | 0.00.00.0 | 3.52.92.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Chestnut | 0.00.00.0 | 0.70.60.5 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Martin-Robinson | 0.00.00.0 | 0.40.30.2 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CIN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 38/48 | 462 | 5 | 3 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 39.539.539.5 | 22.218.118.1 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Tee Higgins | 37.532.527.5 | 17.011.59.2 | WR | 11 | 10 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 31.125.620.1 | 19.213.810.6 | WR | 16 | 11 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 17.615.613.6 | 8.04.83.7 | TE | 6 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 16.112.18.1 | 16.913.311.0 | RB | 9 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 0 |
| Jack Endries | 7.16.66.1 | 0.40.30.3 | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 6.44.93.4 | 6.84.83.6 | WR | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 2.92.41.9 | 6.44.84.2 | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 0.00.00.0 | 2.51.91.4 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Grandy | 0.00.00.0 | 0.60.50.3 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colbie Young | 0.00.00.0 | 1.31.00.8 | 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.