NFL · Week 18 · 2026 Fantasy Preview

CLE at CIN — Fantasy Preview

Top targets, injury updates, and defense vs position matchup data for Week 18 of the 2026 NFL season.

CLE

CLE · Away

CIN

CIN · Home

Sunday, January 10, 2027

12:00 AM EST

Fantasy Targets by Team

CLE Targets

Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE

Opp allows 10.9 pts/game to RB (#2 easiest)

12.1

avg pts (14g)

Shedeur Sanders QB · CLE

Opp allows 17 pts/game to QB (#1 easiest)

11.9

avg pts (8g)

Harold Fannin TE · CLE

Opp allows 8.7 pts/game to TE (#3 easiest)

11.7

avg pts (16g)

Deshaun Watson QB · CLE

Opp allows 17 pts/game to QB (#1 easiest)

11.4

avg pts (7g)

Jerry Jeudyquestionable WR · CLE

Opp allows 8.7 pts/game to WR (#4 easiest)

avg pts (33g)

CIN Targets

Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN

Opp allows 10.2 pts/game to WR (#2 easiest)

21.7

avg pts (33g)

Joe Burrow QB · CIN

Opp allows 15.2 pts/game to QB (#1 easiest)

20.9

avg pts (25g)

Chase Brown RB · CIN

Opp allows 9.6 pts/game to RB (#3 easiest)

16.3

avg pts (33g)

Tee Higgins WR · CIN

Opp allows 10.2 pts/game to WR (#2 easiest)

16.1

avg pts (27g)

Joe Flacco QB · CIN

Opp allows 15.2 pts/game to QB (#1 easiest)

14.6

avg pts (18g)

Injury & Beat Reporter Signals

CLE

high Nae'Qwan Tomlin injury update

Tomlin sat out a third consecutive contest, missing Cleveland's Summer League finale. However, he should be good to go b…

CIN

high Matt McLain injury update

This was McLain's second rehab game with the Bats, after he started at shortstop and played six innings Friday. He can b…

Defense vs Position Matchup

CLE defense — pts allowed

QB 15.2 avg pts

RB 9.6 avg pts

WR 10.2 avg pts

TE 6.6 avg pts

CIN defense — pts allowed

QB 17 avg pts

RB 10.9 avg pts

WR 8.7 avg pts

TE 8.7 avg pts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who should I start from the CLE vs CIN game?

Top fantasy targets in this matchup: Quinshon Judkins and Ja'Marr Chase. See the full target list and injury updates above.

Is this a good DFS game for Week 18?

Check back closer to game time for spread, total, and projected scoring environment data. Use the player targets above to identify DFS value plays.

What is the fantasy matchup outlook for CLE players this week?

CIN defense allows 10.9 pts/game to RBs and 8.7 pts/game to WRs. Historical matchup data above shows which positions are most exploitable.

More Week 18 matchup analysis

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