AFC North · 2020

Cincinnati Bengals

4-11-1 (1-5 AFC North · 4-8 AFC)4th in the AFC North

Last: L 3-38 vs Baltimore Ravens

Rating: -5.729
Adj Off: 20.829
Adj Def: 26.525
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	36.3%18	41.2%8
Early-down pass rate	56.4%9	53.2%17
Plays per game	66.813	65.321
Time of possession	31:099	29:2919
Yards per pass attempt	5.528	6.925
Yards per rush	4.128	5.331
Starting field position	Own 2821	Own 2918

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.04126	+0.09526
Adj. EPA per play	-0.03931	+0.09028
Success rate	44.2%23	45.9%14
Passing EPA per play	+0.00524	+0.16825
Rushing EPA per play	-0.12226	-0.01024
CPOE	0.119	0.816
Explosive play rate	6.5%32	11.9%32

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	19.429	26.522
Points per drive	1.9826	2.4014
Red zone TD rate	54.1%29	68.2%27
3rd down conversion	36.1%30	43.3%20
Turnovers per game	1.4419	1.1325
Sack rate	7.1%27	2.8%31
Penalties per game	5.210	6.27

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 13Wk 1	20Los Angeles Chargers	L13-16	-0.23	-0.08	4.5 / 5.2	6-14 / 6-16	2 / 0
Sep 17Wk 2	@19Cleveland BrownsDIV	L30-35	+0.09	+0.34	4.1 / 7.8	8-18 / 5-8	1 / 1
Sep 27Wk 3	@24Philadelphia Eagles	T23-23OT	+0.01	-0.04	4.4 / 4.4	3-13 / 10-21	0 / 2
Oct 4Wk 4	31Jacksonville Jaguars	W33-25	+0.22	+0.16	7.3 / 6.8	4-11 / 2-10	1 / 1
Oct 11Wk 5	@2Baltimore RavensDIV	L3-27	-0.45	-0.05	3.1 / 5.5	3-16 / 7-15	3 / 1
Oct 18Wk 6	@10Indianapolis Colts	L27-31	+0.20	+0.16	5.5 / 7.3	8-17 / 7-11	1 / 2
Oct 25Wk 7	19Cleveland BrownsDIV	L34-37	+0.25	+0.46	6.4 / 8.1	6-9 / 5-7	2 / 1
Nov 1Wk 8	11Tennessee Titans	W31-20	+0.31	+0.21	5.3 / 7.2	10-15 / 5-9	0 / 1
Nov 15Wk 10	@9Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L10-36	-0.23	+0.06	5.1 / 5.6	0-13 / 6-16	1 / 1
Nov 22Wk 11	@22Washington Commanders	L9-20	-0.15	-0.01	4.1 / 5.7	3-13 / 4-13	2 / 1
Nov 29Wk 12	27New York Giants	L17-19	-0.35	+0.02	3.5 / 5.0	3-10 / 9-21	3 / 1
Dec 6Wk 13	@17Miami Dolphins	L7-19	-0.21	+0.01	3.9 / 6.3	3-12 / 1-10	2 / 1
Dec 13Wk 14	21Dallas Cowboys	L7-30	-0.26	+0.17	4.4 / 5.6	9-16 / 5-11	3 / 0
Dec 21Wk 15	9Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	W27-17	-0.12	-0.27	4.2 / 4.0	4-14 / 4-16	0 / 3
Dec 27Wk 16	@26Houston Texans	W37-31	+0.30	+0.25	7.7 / 9.6	6-13 / 4-9	0 / 1
Jan 3Wk 17	2Baltimore RavensDIV	L3-38	-0.53	+0.33	4.9 / 7.2	1-9 / 11-17	2 / 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
9Joe BurrowR	70%	264/404	65.3%	2688	6.7	13	5	+0.10
8Brandon AllenYr 5	24%	90/142	63.4%	925	6.5	5	4	-0.05
5Ryan FinleyYr 2	6%	17/32	53.1%	164	5.1	1	2	-0.40

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
25Giovani BernardYr 8	30%	124	416	3.4	3	47	-0.08
28Joe MixonYr 4	29%	119	428	3.6	3	21	-0.12
34Samaje PerineYr 4	15%	63	301	4.8	3	11	-0.01
32Trayveon WilliamsYr 2	6%	26	157	6.0	0	5	-0.48

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
83Tyler BoydWR Yr 5	14%	79	841	10.6	4	+0.35
85Tee HigginsWR R	12%	67	908	13.6	6	+0.48
18A.J. GreenWR Yr 10	8%	47	523	11.1	2	-0.15
89Drew SampleTE Yr 2	7%	40	349	8.7	1	+0.04

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
94Sam HubbardDE Yr 3	33	5	2.0	11	1
58Carl LawsonDE Yr 4	18	4	5.5	32	2
99Christian CovingtonDE Yr 6	14	0	0.0	1	0
71Xavier WilliamsNT Yr 6	11	0	1.0	1	0
98DJ ReaderDT Yr 5	8	1	0.0	1	0
70Margus HuntDE Yr 8	7	3	1.0	4	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
57Germaine PrattLB Yr 2	55	5	0.0	2	0
56Josh BynesILB Yr 10	53	5	1.0	2	0
55Logan WilsonLB R	23	4	1.0	3	2
59Akeem Davis-GaitherLB R	20	0	0.5	3	1
90Khalid KareemLB R	9	1	1.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
30Jessie BatesFS Yr 3	78	15	3	1
24Vonn BellS Yr 5	67	5	0	3
22William JacksonCB Yr 5	38	11	1	0
38LeShaun SimsCB Yr 5	38	4	1	0
21Mackensie AlexanderCB Yr 5	32	6	1	0
23Darius PhillipsCB Yr 3	30	12	1	2
36Shawn WilliamsS Yr 8	12	1	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Randy BullockYr 9	21/26	81%	55	24/25	87
3Austin SeibertYr 2	6/9	67%	48	8/9	26

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Kevin HuberYr 12	71	47.2	72	19	7