Touchdown Theory

Week 5

Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins

Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
CIN -7
Total
42.5
Moneyline
CIN -345 MIA +275

These are the market's numbers, recorded as the feed saw them. They are shown so the model can be compared against something, not as a recommendation.

Line movement

Spread

CIN -8CIN -7CIN -6CIN -5CIN -4CIN -3CIN -2CIN -1Mon 12:05 PMTue 4:01 PMTT CIN -1.5DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsFanatics

Total

4142434445464748Mon 12:05 PMTue 4:01 PMTT 47.5DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsFanatics

History begins Mon 12:05 PM ET. Books are ordered DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics; a new book joins automatically when one appears in the feed.

Environment

Venue
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
Roof
open
Elevation
10 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
87F
Wind
12 mph SE
Chance of precipitation
26%
Humidity
72%
Forecast
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Issued 118 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Capacity 64767 (reduced from 75000 per WP). Open-air canopy (2016) covers seating but leaves field exposed. Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Miami Gardens city elevation (10 ft).

The projection

CIN at MIASun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET
Touchdown TheoryTouchdown TheoryDifference
SpreadCIN -1.5CIN -7.56 toward MIA
Total47.542.55 higher
MoneylineCIN -117MIA +117CIN -375MIA +300
Win chanceMIA 46%MIA 24%MIA +22%

DraftKings CIN -7, O/U 42.5 · FanDuel CIN -7.5, O/U 42.5

Odds updated 1 hr ago.

Inputs updating
  • DraftKings · first recorded Oct 5: CIN -7, 41.5 → CIN -7, 42.5 (updated 1 hr ago)
  • FanDuel · first recorded Oct 5: CIN -7.5, 42.5 (held, updated 1 hr ago)
  • BetMGM · first recorded Oct 5: CIN -7.5, 42.5 (held, updated 1 hr ago)
  • Caesars · first recorded Oct 5: CIN -7, 42.5 (held, updated 1 hr ago)
  • Fanatics · first recorded Oct 5: CIN -7.5, 42.5 → CIN -7, 42.5 (updated 1 hr ago)

How the number is built

Inputs updating

The model projects each side, then adjusts for the conditions the game is played in. Both steps are shown so the adjustment can be seen rather than taken on trust. These add up exactly as printed; if they ever did not, this section would not appear.

MIA23.0
23.0Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=23.0
CIN24.3
24.3Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=24.3
Total47.3
47.3Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, MIA+(+0.0)Environment, CIN=47.3
Wind
not applied
Cold
not applied
Indoors
not applied
Elevation
not applied

Wind and cold are recorded as an effect on passing efficiency, not as points, and the conversion between the two is not published, so they are shown in their own units rather than added into the chain above. Indoors and elevation are recorded in points.

Two earlier links, per-play efficiency and the matchup adjustment, are computed and discarded rather than stored, so they cannot be shown yet.

live-20261006T183203Z, generated Tue Oct 6, 2:32 PM ET

Where the player numbers come from

The model projects each team's line first, then divides it among players. Both are shown, with the team figure beside the sum of its parts, so the division can be checked rather than trusted. A row appears only when the parts add up to the whole.

Miami Dolphinsprojected 36.0 pass plays, 24.7 run plays
Inputs updating
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.332.3
Pass yards222.3222.3
Receiving yards222.3222.3
Pass touchdowns1.131.13
Receiving touchdowns1.131.13
Carries26.626.6
Rush yards143.0143.0
Rush touchdowns0.900.90
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Malik WillisQB222.332.3100%
Malik WashingtonWR8.473.010.033%
Ollie Gordon IIRB63.511.42.45%
Greg DulcichTE59.25.427%
Jaylen WrightRB33.46.11.03%
Chris BellWR0.138.03.917%
Kevin Coleman Jr.WR0.112.62.56%
Seydou TraoreTE0.111.31.55%
Will KacmarekTE0.16.91.23%
Jalen TolbertWR3.90.62%
Brady CookQB2.5
Kyle McCordQB2.5
Cincinnati Bengalsprojected 38.6 pass plays, 23.9 run plays
Inputs updating
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts35.635.6
Pass yards258.0258.0
Receiving yards258.0258.0
Pass touchdowns2.122.12
Receiving touchdowns2.122.12
Carries24.724.7
Rush yards102.2102.2
Rush touchdowns0.710.71
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Joe BurrowQB258.05.5100%
Chase BrownRB65.617.83.97%
Tee HigginsWR0.076.16.830%
Ja'Marr ChaseWR0.370.98.527%
Mike GesickiTE0.038.23.815%
Samaje PerineRB14.312.52.05%
Dohnte MeyersWR2.819.02.27%
Gary BrightwellRB11.45.50.92%
Drew SampleTE0.18.61.73%
Erick All Jr.TE0.06.21.12%
Mitchell TinsleyWR2.60.51%
Tahj BrooksRB1.60.60.10%
Joe FlaccoQB0.5

Share is a player's portion of the team's projected passing yards, counting a quarterback by what he throws and everyone else by what he catches. Targets are shown but not totalled: a throwaway, a batted ball or a sack is a pass attempt with no target, which is about four a game per team, so targets legitimately do not sum to attempts.

live-20261006T183203Z

Injury report

The week 5 report has not been filed yet. The statuses below are from the week 4 report; the league typically files Wednesday afternoon ET.

Cincinnati Bengals10 listed
B.J. HillDTQuestionable (week 4 report)AchillesLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Bryan CookSQuestionable (week 4 report)AnkleLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Colbie YoungWROut (week 4 report)KneeDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Dalton RisnerGQuestionable (week 4 report)KneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Dexter LawrenceDTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

DJ Turner IICBAnkleLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Jonathan AllenDTNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Jordan BattleSHamstringFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Kyle DuggerSOut (week 4 report)QuadricepDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Swayze BozemanLBQuestionable (week 4 report)GroinDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Miami Dolphins13 listed
Aaron BrewerCHandFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Caleb DouglasWROut (week 4 report)AnkleDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Chop RobinsonLBFootFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Chris BellWRKneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Dante Trader Jr.SGroinFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Jaylen WrightRBFootFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Joshua UcheLBFootFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Julius BrentsCBKnee, HeelFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Rob Beal Jr.LBOut (week 4 report)HamstringDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Seydou TraoreTEThumbFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Storm DuckCBOut (week 4 report)Knee, AchillesFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Tucker AddingtonLSShoulderLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Zeek BiggersDTAnkleFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

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