# Week 14, 2026: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals Dec 13, 2026 · not played yet · 2 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Chiefs vs Bengals? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, all 2 take the Chiefs. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-14-chiefs-at-bengals Picks: - [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright) took the Chiefs; said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d726dad7-b84e-421c-8274-380142c4ff2e - [Matt Verderame](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-verderame) took the Chiefs; said Jun 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f636dfa1-a3c8-44a3-bf9b-064a12fe9c70 ## How they come in The Chiefs are 4-0 and have won 4 straight; the Bengals are 2-2 and have lost 2 straight. On win totals, 8 pundits put the Chiefs at 10.4 wins on average, and 10 pundits put the Bengals at 10.7 wins on average. Venue: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio - Kansas City Chiefs: 4-0, won 4 straight (118 scored, 77 allowed) - Last games: W 30-27 at Raiders; W 24-10 at Dolphins; W 33-30 vs Colts - Unit ranks this season: offense 3rd, defense 8th of 32 - Last season: 6-11 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 10.4, 9 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Chiefs games - Cincinnati Bengals: 2-2, lost 2 straight (97 scored, 85 allowed) - Last games: L 17-22 vs Jaguars; L 27-30 at Steelers; W 20-6 at Texans - Unit ranks this season: offense 15th, defense 12th of 32 - Last season: 6-11 - Win-total calls: 10 pundits, average 10.7, 9 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Bengals games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Patrick Mahomes](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/patrick-mahomes) (Starting QB, QB): 1,037 passing yards · 9 TD, 2 INT · 64.1% completions · 4 games; 10th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 4, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kenneth Walker III](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenneth-walker-iii) (RB1, RB): 537 rushing yards on 87 carries · 6 TD · 12 catches for 84 · 4 games; 1st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 7, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to win MVP (not settled yet) - [Tyquan Thornton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyquan-thornton) (WR1, WR): 11 catches for 219 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 31st in the NFL in receiving yards - [Travis Kelce](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-kelce) (TE1, TE): 16 catches for 246 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 18th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 8 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Nohl Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nohl-williams) (Sack leader, CB): 1 sack · 10 solo tackles · 4 games; 70th in the NFL in sacks - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: Nohl Williams to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Nick Bolton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nick-bolton) (Tackle leader, LB): 20 solo tackles · 4 games; 12th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Joe Burrow](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joe-burrow) (Starting QB, QB): 1,171 passing yards · 7 TD, 3 INT · 71.3% completions · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 18, 2026: Now they're going down to Houston. Joe Burrow's got a, you know, a little bit of a back issue, but I I fully anticipate him playing. (not settled yet) - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Jul 30, 2026: Joe Burrow to finish top 1 at his position, by passing tds (not settled yet) - [Chase Brown](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chase-brown) (RB1, RB): 207 rushing yards on 58 carries · 1 TD · 21 catches for 103 · 4 games; 22nd in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: Chase Brown to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Chase Brown to outplay his draft cost (round two) (not settled yet) - [Tee Higgins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tee-higgins) (WR1, WR): 25 catches for 401 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 4th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 9, 2026: I don't think Tee Higgins plays in this game because even with the side work, he's been listed as DMP for both days. (Week 5) (not settled yet) - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Aug 5, 2026: Tee Higgins to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Mike Gesicki](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-gesicki) (TE1, TE): 11 catches for 155 yards · 3 TD · 3 games; 74th in the NFL in receiving yards - [Dexter Lawrence](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dexter-lawrence) (Sack leader, DT): 3 sacks · 6 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks - No. 35 John Middlekauff, Aug 24, 2026: Dexter Lawrence to make first team All-Pro (not settled yet) - [Jordan Battle](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-battle) (Tackle leader, S): 16 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 37th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-14 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology