Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots

Before kickoff

CIN

55%

NE

45%

Predicted winner

CIN

Confidence

60%

Snapshot

In-season walk-forward

Stored from information available before kickoff in a walk-forward historical simulation. Kickoff did not publish this pick publicly at the time. Not betting advice.

Final

22–18

Winner CIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

Model contributions (standardized feature × coefficient). Not causal explanations.

• Home field+0.4 NE
• Passing offense+0.3 NE
• Offensive touchdowns−0.3 CIN
• Scoring−0.2 CIN