AFC North · 2018

Cincinnati Bengals

6-10 (1-5 AFC North · 4-8 AFC)4th in the AFC North

Last: L 13-16 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Rating: -3.425
Adj Off: 22.420
Adj Def: 25.828
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	34.4%26	40.0%6
Early-down pass rate	56.0%11	52.9%18
Plays per game	61.927	69.33
Time of possession	27:2731	32:333
Yards per pass attempt	5.727	7.229
Yards per rush	4.89	4.923
Starting field position	Own 2913	Own 2919

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.01118	+0.10531
Adj. EPA per play	-0.00521	+0.05630
Success rate	43.5%20	50.0%32
Passing EPA per play	+0.07116	+0.17229
Rushing EPA per play	-0.10518	+0.00529
CPOE	-3.627	2.829
Explosive play rate	10.1%10	10.4%23

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	23.017	28.430
Points per drive	2.309	2.8329
Red zone TD rate	71.4%3	62.8%20
3rd down conversion	36.9%21	48.9%32
Turnovers per game	1.003	1.1919
Sack rate	5.7%13	5.1%27
Penalties per game	7.123	7.112

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 9Wk 1	@12Indianapolis Colts	W34-23	+0.10	-0.08	6.6 / 4.9	4-8 / 11-17	2 / 2
Sep 13Wk 2	6Baltimore RavensDIV	W34-23	+0.13	-0.06	5.3 / 5.3	5-13 / 7-16	0 / 3
Sep 23Wk 3	@16Carolina Panthers	L21-31	+0.06	+0.14	6.6 / 5.8	4-10 / 6-13	4 / 0
Sep 30Wk 4	@15Atlanta Falcons	W37-36	+0.23	+0.21	6.0 / 7.4	7-12 / 11-15	1 / 0
Oct 7Wk 5	30Miami Dolphins	W27-17	-0.02	-0.24	5.8 / 5.0	2-11 / 4-13	1 / 3
Oct 14Wk 6	8Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L21-28	+0.09	+0.29	4.7 / 7.2	6-12 / 8-14	0 / 0
Oct 21Wk 7	@3Kansas City Chiefs	L10-45	-0.24	+0.38	4.4 / 7.9	4-11 / 9-12	1 / 1
Oct 28Wk 8	23Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W37-34	+0.08	+0.08	6.6 / 6.9	5-13 / 10-18	0 / 4
Nov 11Wk 10	2New Orleans Saints	L14-51	-0.17	+0.52	6.8 / 7.2	0-6 / 7-12	2 / 0
Nov 18Wk 11	@6Baltimore RavensDIV	L21-24	+0.02	-0.01	4.7 / 5.6	6-14 / 8-16	0 / 1
Nov 25Wk 12	24Cleveland BrownsDIV	L20-35	+0.01	+0.30	5.5 / 5.8	4-12 / 5-10	2 / 0
Dec 2Wk 13	19Denver Broncos	L10-24	-0.17	+0.05	4.9 / 6.5	5-13 / 5-13	2 / 2
Dec 9Wk 14	@5Los Angeles Chargers	L21-26	+0.05	+0.08	4.6 / 5.1	5-13 / 5-13	0 / 0
Dec 16Wk 15	31Las Vegas Raiders	W30-16	+0.01	-0.19	4.1 / 5.2	8-19 / 3-14	1 / 2
Dec 23Wk 16	@24Cleveland BrownsDIV	L18-26	+0.04	+0.32	4.6 / 7.9	1-8 / 5-12	0 / 0
Dec 30Wk 17	@8Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L13-16	-0.21	-0.11	4.3 / 5.4	3-12 / 5-15	0 / 1

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 8	67%	226/365	61.9%	2566	7.0	21	11	+0.06
6Jeff DriskelYr 3	32%	105/176	59.7%	1003	5.7	6	2	-0.04

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Joe MixonYr 2	66%	237	1168	4.9	8	43	-0.04
25Giovani BernardYr 6	16%	56	211	3.8	3	35	-0.09
32Mark WaltonR	4%	14	34	2.4	0	5	-0.18

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
83Tyler BoydWR Yr 3	14%	76	1028	13.5	7	+0.64
18A.J. GreenWR Yr 8	8%	46	694	15.1	6	+0.37
87C.J. UzomahTE Yr 4	8%	43	439	10.2	3	+0.26
15John RossWR Yr 2	4%	21	210	10.0	7	-0.38
12Alex EricksonWR Yr 3	4%	20	167	8.3	0	+0.09

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Carlos DunlapDE Yr 9	31	8	8.0	21	2
94Sam HubbardDE R	27	7	6.0	9	1
97Geno AtkinsDT Yr 9	24	12	10.0	19	0
99Andrew BillingsDT Yr 3	22	7	2.5	7	0
90Michael JohnsonDE Yr 10	18	2	0.5	2	0
75Jordan WillisDE Yr 2	15	4	1.0	5	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
59Nick VigilOLB Yr 3	62	5	0.0	3	0
50Jordan EvansOLB Yr 2	40	1	1.5	3	1
56Hardy NickersonMLB Yr 2	38	1	0.0	1	0
52Preston BrownMLB Yr 5	27	0	0.0	4	2
55Vontaze BurfictOLB Yr 7	16	1	0.0	3	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
36Shawn WilliamsS Yr 6	81	9	5	1
30Jessie BatesFS R	73	7	3	0
21Darqueze DennardDB Yr 5	54	6	0	2
27Dre KirkpatrickCB Yr 7	35	9	0	0
22William JacksonCB Yr 3	34	13	0	0
42Clayton FejedelemDB Yr 3	23	0	0	1
23Darius PhillipsCB R	19	2	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Randy BullockYr 7	19/23	83%	51	39/41	96

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Kevin HuberYr 10	71	43.9	69	29	3