AFC North · 2016

Cincinnati Bengals

6-9-1 (3-3 AFC North · 5-7 AFC)3rd in the AFC North

Last: W 27-10 vs Baltimore Ravens

Rating: +2.110
Adj Off: 22.417
Adj Def: 20.35
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.9%10	35.9%22
Early-down pass rate	50.4%22	54.3%12
Plays per game	67.311	67.110
Time of possession	30:2019	30:3612
Yards per pass attempt	6.514	6.18
Yards per rush	4.124	4.622
Starting field position	Own 2729	Own 2710

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.05210	+0.01818
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0438	-0.00115
Success rate	45.3%11	43.3%17
Passing EPA per play	+0.11612	+0.05715
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0508	-0.05225
CPOE	2.810	0.718
Explosive play rate	7.8%23	8.8%19

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.324	19.78
Points per drive	1.8916	1.827
Red zone TD rate	53.8%21	58.6%17
3rd down conversion	39.1%15	39.6%17
Turnovers per game	0.945	1.3117
Sack rate	6.2%28	4.8%22
Penalties per game	5.52	6.619

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 11Wk 1	@28New York Jets	W23-22	+0.17	+0.04	6.9 / 5.2	3-11 / 4-12	1 / 1
Sep 18Wk 2	@4Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L16-24	-0.04	-0.01	5.6 / 5.0	4-16 / 7-17	2 / 2
Sep 25Wk 3	7Denver Broncos	L17-29	-0.03	+0.11	5.3 / 5.9	5-12 / 6-12	1 / 2
Sep 29Wk 4	25Miami Dolphins	W22-7	-0.04	-0.31	5.6 / 5.2	3-15 / 2-11	0 / 2
Oct 9Wk 5	@9Dallas Cowboys	L14-28	+0.15	+0.32	5.4 / 8.1	5-12 / 4-8	0 / 1
Oct 16Wk 6	@1New England Patriots	L17-35	+0.12	+0.29	5.5 / 7.2	5-12 / 4-10	0 / 0
Oct 23Wk 7	32Cleveland BrownsDIV	W31-17	+0.41	+0.05	9.2 / 5.6	5-10 / 6-14	0 / 2
Oct 30Wk 8	N18Washington Commanders	T27-27OT	+0.14	+0.21	5.1 / 6.3	8-15 / 8-17	2 / 1
Nov 14Wk 10	@20New York Giants	L20-21	-0.12	-0.05	4.8 / 5.0	2-11 / 6-14	1 / 2
Nov 20Wk 11	15Buffalo Bills	L12-16	-0.12	-0.04	4.3 / 5.4	8-15 / 3-12	2 / 1
Nov 27Wk 12	@14Baltimore RavensDIV	L14-19	-0.06	-0.14	4.6 / 4.6	5-16 / 5-16	2 / 1
Dec 4Wk 13	11Philadelphia Eagles	W32-14	+0.17	-0.05	6.6 / 4.6	7-14 / 8-17	2 / 3
Dec 11Wk 14	@32Cleveland BrownsDIV	W23-10	+0.12	-0.12	5.1 / 4.8	8-15 / 6-14	0 / 1
Dec 18Wk 15	4Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L20-24	-0.01	+0.18	4.0 / 6.1	6-12 / 5-13	1 / 0
Dec 24Wk 16	@23Houston Texans	L10-12	-0.15	-0.13	4.7 / 4.4	7-16 / 4-14	1 / 0
Jan 1Wk 17	14Baltimore RavensDIV	W27-10	+0.14	-0.14	5.8 / 4.8	1-8 / 8-16	0 / 2

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
14Andy DaltonYr 6	100%	364/563	64.6%	4206	7.5	18	8	+0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
32Jeremy HillYr 3	50%	222	839	3.8	9	21	-0.02
25Giovani BernardYr 4	20%	91	337	3.7	2	39	-0.03
33Rex BurkheadYr 4	17%	74	344	4.6	2	17	+0.12

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
18A.J. GreenWR Yr 6	12%	66	964	14.6	4	+0.49
11Brandon LaFellWR Yr 7	11%	64	862	13.5	6	+0.28
83Tyler BoydWR R	10%	54	603	11.2	1	+0.10
85Tyler EifertTE Yr 4	5%	29	394	13.6	5	+0.53
87C.J. UzomahTE Yr 2	4%	25	234	9.4	1	+0.07
16Cody CoreWR R	3%	17	200	11.8	0	+0.04

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Carlos DunlapDE Yr 7	30	5	8.0	23	3
90Michael JohnsonDE Yr 8	32	6	3.5	10	0
97Geno AtkinsDT Yr 7	21	13	9.0	26	0
94Domata Peko Sr.NT Yr 11	17	2	0.0	2	0
92Pat SimsDT Yr 9	15	4	1.5	5	0
95Wallace GilberryDE Yr 9	11	3	2.5	9	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Vontaze BurfictOLB Yr 5	73	5	2.0	8	2
56Karlos DansbyILB Yr 13	69	7	1.0	6	0
57Vincent ReyOLB Yr 7	51	1	0.0	7	1
58Rey MaualugaOLB Yr 8	17	0	0.0	2	1
59Nick VigilOLB R	15	0	0.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
36Shawn WilliamsS Yr 4	59	5	3	0
24Adam JonesDB Yr 12	54	7	1	1
43George IlokaS Yr 5	49	7	3	0
26Josh ShawCB Yr 2	38	3	1	0
27Dre KirkpatrickCB Yr 5	35	10	3	0
21Darqueze DennardDB Yr 3	32	1	0	0
42Clayton FejedelemDB R	7	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Mike NugentYr 12	23/29	79%	47	23/29	92
4Randy BullockYr 5	8/9	89%	44	9/10	33

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Kevin HuberYr 8	78	46.3	72	23	8