The Cincinnati Bengals are on the cusp of playoff elimination this weekend. Or…on the cusp of keeping thin hopes alive.

CINCINNATI — The crew at Pro Football Focus is starting to fire up 2026 NFL mock drafts, and Cincinnati took an ACC mauler in the latest rendition from Trevor Sikkema. The Bengals have a roughly 52.4% chance of landing a top 10 pick at the end of the season, and Sikkema has them taking Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods with the 10th selection.

To say that the Cincinnati Bengals are staring at a crossroads in 2026 is probably something of an understatement. Things have been going downhill for the last couple of years, and most of the blame for that falls on the defense.

The growth of Dylan Fairchild and Amarius Mims has made the Bengals offensive line a much better group throughout the course of this season.

The Cincinnati Bengals are on the verge of missing the NFL playoffs for yet another season after missing star quarterback Joe Burrow for a long portion of the year. While Burrow continues to be an elite signal caller when he's on the field for the AFC North team,

In the last five games with Hendrickson out of the lineup, the duo has accounted for 45.6% of the Bengals’ quarterback pressures (Ossai has 22 and Murphy 20). No other Cincinnati player has double-digit pressures during that stretch.

Cincinnati held the lead for most of the game, but in the end, Sunday saw another late collapse to cripple any playoff hopes.

Cincinnati aims to build on Thanksgiving win as they face Josh Allen's Buffalo team fighting to close gap in AFC East race. Here's how to watch for free.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals/onsi as NFL Announces Day, Time for Cincinnati Bengals' Week 17 Game Against the Arizona Cardinals. CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals will not be playing a stand-alone game against the Arizona Cardinals.