Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens Prediction & Picks - NFL

Prediction published on 12/14/25, 9:02 AM  by Bill Christy | Modified on 1/16/26 at 4:49 AM in NFL Picks

An AFC North battle is set to take place in Paycor Stadium on Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals (4-9) take on the Baltimore Ravens (6-7). The teams met just two weeks ago and the Bengals took home a 32-14 win in the return of Joe Burrow. The Bengals dominated in nearly all facets of the game and forced a whopping 5 Ravens turnovers. Now they face off again, but this time in the friendly confines of their home field.

Baltimore has underachieved all season, and star QB Lamar Jackson has been hampered by injuries throughout the year. The Ravens seemingly turned things around after their bye week. They had won 5 straight games before facing this Bengals team. However, after their loss to Cincinnati the other week, they lost their next game to Pittsburgh 27-22. That said, with a win here and a later rematch against the Steelers, this Ravens team still has a shot to win the division.

For the Bengals, the season has been relatively lost due to the early injury to Joe Burrow. Jake Browning and Joe Flacco just could not do the same things as Burrow and the Bengals fell far in the standings. Now Joe is back, and despite a tough 39-34 loss to Buffalo last week, the team has looked much better than it has all season.

This rematch will either see the Ravens move further towards their goal of winning the division, or see the Bengals play spoiler and knock them off for the 2nd time this season.