Cincinnati Bengals vs Miami Dolphins preview, Week 5

Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM

Cincinnati Bengals

Miami Dolphins

At Hard Rock Stadium

Lines

Consensus close, 4 books

Spread: CIN −8.5
Total: 46.5

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Matchup preview

This season, games before this one · 2026–27 season

Matchup odds

80CIN

20MIA

Opened CIN 80

From 4 sportsbooks’ moneylines with the vig removed: the market’s view, not a pick.

Prediction markets

Kalshi CIN 83% +3.2 pts vs sportsbooks
Polymarket CIN 82% +2.2 pts vs sportsbooks

Exchanges trade on their own money and take no vig; bold marks a gap of 2 points or more.

Game information

Kick-off: Sunday, October 11 at 1:00 PM
Stadium: Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL
Weather at kick-off: The forecast comes a week before kick-off.

Who wins?

CIN

Season leaders

MIA

Joe BurrowQB · Questionable73/103, 6 TD, 1 INT
CIN743Passing yardsMIA627
Malik WillisQB49/86, 1 TD, 2 INT
Chase BrownRB49 CAR, 1 TD
CIN197Rushing yardsMIA127
De'Von AchaneInjured reserve · RB34 CAR, 0 TD
Tee HigginsWR14 REC, 1 TD
CIN244Receiving yardsMIA152
Malik WashingtonWR12 REC, 0 TD
Dexter Lawrence IIDT3 games
CIN2.0SacksMIA–
Demetrius Knight Jr.LB3 games
CIN28TacklesMIA28
Jacob RodriguezLB3 games

The teams side by side: Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins per game, with league ranks
CIN	Stat	MIA
2–1	Record	0–3
Offense
26.7, 12th in the league	Points scored	31st in the league, 12.0
247.7, 14th in the league	Passing yards	21st in the league, 209.0
91.3, 28th in the league	Rushing yards	20th in the league, 98.3
Defense
21.0, 13th in the league	Points allowed	28th in the league, 28.7
287.0, 29th in the league	Passing yards allowed	18th in the league, 231.0
95.7, 9th in the league	Rushing yards allowed	12th in the league, 104.3
Ball security and pressure
1.0, 15th in the league	Turnovers	18th in the league, 1.3
1.7, 20th in the league	Takeaways	22nd in the league, 1.3
3.7, 5th in the league	Sacks	32nd in the league, 0.0
2.3, 18th in the league	Sacks taken	26th in the league, 3.0
Efficiency
+0.08 , 10th in the league	Offense	−0.15 , 29th in the league
−0.04 , 10th in the league	Defense	+0.02 , 18th in the league

Injury report

Cincinnati Bengals

Colbie YoungWROut· Knee
Kyle DuggerSOut· Quadriceps
B.J. HillDTQuestionable
Bryan CookSQuestionable· Ankle
DJ Turner IICBQuestionable
Dalton RisnerGQuestionable
Joe BurrowQBQuestionable· Back
Jonathan AllenDTQuestionable· Knee
Jordan BattleSQuestionable
Samaje PerineRBQuestionable· Knee
Shemar StewartDEQuestionable
Swayze BozemanLBQuestionable
Connor LewCInactive
Jack EndriesTEInactive
Josh JohnsonQBInactive
Josh NewtonCBInactive
Ke'Shawn WilliamsWRInactive
Landon RobinsonDTInactive
Myles HintonOTInactive

4 more on reserve lists

Miami Dolphins

Caleb DouglasWROut· Ankle
Robert Beal Jr.DEOut· Hamstring
Aaron BrewerCQuestionable
Chop RobinsonLBQuestionable· Concussion
Chris BellWRQuestionable· Knee
Jaylen WrightRBQuestionable· Foot
JuJu BrentsCBQuestionable
Ryan MillerWRQuestionable· Hip
Seydou TraoreTEQuestionable
Tucker AddingtonLSQuestionable
Brady CookQBInactive
Chukwuebuka GodrickOTInactive
DJ CampbellGInactive
Jalen TolbertWRInactive
Justin JolyTEInactive
Marcellas Dial Jr.CBInactive
Reese TaylorCBInactive

9 more on reserve lists

Recent meetings

Last five games

Cincinnati Bengals: Cincinnati Bengals: last five games
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total
9/27/26	@ PIT	Lost 27–30	−3, did not cover	42.5, went over
9/20/26	@ HOU	Won 20–6	–	–
9/13/26	vs TB	Won 33–27	–	–
1/4/26	vs CLE	Lost 18–20	–	–
12/28/25	vs ARI	Won 37–14	–	–

Miami Dolphins: Miami Dolphins: last five games
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total
9/27/26	vs KC	Lost 10–24	+9.5, did not cover	45, went under
9/20/26	@ SF	Lost 13–35	–	–
9/13/26	@ LV	Lost 13–27	–	–
1/4/26	@ NE	Lost 10–38	–	–
12/28/25	vs TB	Won 20–17	–	–