AFC North · 2021

Cincinnati Bengals

10-7 (4-2 AFC North · 8-4 AFC)1st in the AFC North · No. 4 seed

Last: L 20-23 vs Los Angeles Rams

Rating: +1.614
Adj Off: 24.410
Adj Def: 22.818
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.4%14	34.2%28
Early-down pass rate	51.7%14	57.4%4
Plays per game	63.822	65.513
Time of possession	31:276	30:0613
Yards per pass attempt	7.23	6.321
Yards per rush	4.126	4.413
Starting field position	Own 308	Own 2918

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.06012	-0.01211
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01814	-0.00415
Success rate	44.5%18	43.7%13
Passing EPA per play	+0.1599	+0.02412
Rushing EPA per play	-0.09922	-0.08015
CPOE	5.21	3.128
Explosive play rate	9.4%11	9.3%24

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	27.17	22.117
Points per drive	2.569	1.996
Red zone TD rate	67.5%4	64.1%22
3rd down conversion	39.6%16	41.6%22
Turnovers per game	1.129	1.3513
Sack rate	8.2%31	5.7%14
Penalties per game	4.22	6.85

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 12Wk 1	18Minnesota Vikings	W27-24OT	+0.01	+0.04	5.5 / 5.5	3-14 / 6-16	0 / 1
Sep 19Wk 2	@23Chicago Bears	L17-20	-0.34	-0.19	4.5 / 3.6	6-13 / 6-15	4 / 1
Sep 26Wk 3	@22Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	W24-10	+0.08	-0.16	7.0 / 4.4	3-9 / 9-19	1 / 2
Sep 30Wk 4	32Jacksonville Jaguars	W24-21	+0.29	+0.20	7.6 / 6.2	5-9 / 6-12	0 / 0
Oct 10Wk 5	7Green Bay Packers	L22-25OT	-0.01	+0.15	5.6 / 7.5	5-14 / 4-11	2 / 1
Oct 17Wk 6	@28Detroit Lions	W34-11	+0.22	-0.18	6.2 / 3.8	8-15 / 5-14	1 / 1
Oct 24Wk 7	@15Baltimore RavensDIV	W41-17	+0.30	-0.15	8.4 / 5.5	4-13 / 5-16	1 / 0
Oct 31Wk 8	@31New York Jets	L31-34	+0.03	+0.08	6.0 / 6.7	4-10 / 6-11	1 / 3
Nov 7Wk 9	20Cleveland BrownsDIV	L16-41	-0.28	+0.31	4.9 / 7.8	3-11 / 3-9	3 / 0
Nov 21Wk 11	@24Las Vegas Raiders	W32-13	+0.08	-0.28	4.1 / 5.9	8-16 / 1-7	1 / 2
Nov 28Wk 12	22Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	W41-10	+0.17	-0.31	5.7 / 5.1	5-11 / 7-13	1 / 3
Dec 5Wk 13	17Los Angeles Chargers	L22-41	-0.33	-0.02	4.9 / 5.9	6-12 / 4-13	4 / 3
Dec 12Wk 14	8San Francisco 49ers	L23-26OT	+0.13	+0.09	6.2 / 5.1	4-13 / 5-15	0 / 2
Dec 19Wk 15	@21Denver Broncos	W15-10	-0.05	-0.13	4.9 / 4.1	4-13 / 7-16	0 / 1
Dec 26Wk 16	15Baltimore RavensDIV	W41-21	+0.45	+0.09	8.3 / 5.9	5-10 / 6-11	0 / 1
Jan 2Wk 17	3Kansas City Chiefs	W34-31	+0.38	+0.34	7.8 / 7.1	4-10 / 6-11	0 / 0
Jan 9Wk 18	@20Cleveland BrownsDIV	L16-21	-0.15	-0.01	3.5 / 5.8	5-14 / 6-12	0 / 2
Jan 15WC	24Las Vegas Raiders	W26-19	+0.10	+0.05	5.3 / 5.5	5-12 / 8-18	0 / 2
Jan 22Div	@10Tennessee Titans	W19-16	-0.08	-0.16	5.5 / 6.7	7-15 / 1-8	1 / 3
Jan 30Conf	@3Kansas City Chiefs	W27-24OT	+0.10	+0.01	5.4 / 5.6	8-14 / 6-12	1 / 2
Feb 13SB	N5Los Angeles Rams	L20-23	-0.12	-0.03	5.1 / 4.8	3-14 / 6-15	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
9Joe BurrowYr 2	94%	366/520	70.4%	4611	8.9	34	14	+0.17
8Brandon AllenYr 6	6%	17/34	50.0%	149	4.4	2	0	-0.41

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Joe MixonYr 5	67%	292	1205	4.1	13	42	-0.05
34Samaje PerineYr 5	13%	55	246	4.5	1	27	-0.00
25Chris EvansR	4%	17	77	4.5	0	15	+0.37
32Trayveon WilliamsYr 3	3%	15	51	3.4	0	1	-0.05

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
1Ja'Marr ChaseWR R	15%	81	1455	18.0	13	+0.47
85Tee HigginsWR Yr 2	13%	74	1091	14.7	6	+0.53
83Tyler BoydWR Yr 6	12%	67	828	12.4	5	+0.25
87C.J. UzomahTE Yr 7	9%	49	493	10.1	5	+0.31

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
94Sam HubbardDE Yr 4	33	11	7.5	17	1
65Larry OgunjobiDT Yr 5	29	9	7.0	16	0
92B.J. HillDE Yr 4	29	6	5.5	12	0
98DJ ReaderDT Yr 6	22	3	2.0	7	0
96Cameron SampleDE R	9	1	1.5	5	0
76Mike DanielsDE Yr 10	5	0	0.0	0	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Logan WilsonLB Yr 2	57	5	1.0	4	4
57Germaine PrattLB Yr 3	57	5	0.5	2	1
91Trey HendricksonLB Yr 5	21	12	14.0	0	0
51Markus BaileyLB Yr 2	21	0	0.5	3	0
59Akeem Davis-GaitherLB Yr 2	21	0	0.0	3	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
30Jessie BatesFS Yr 4	67	4	1	0
24Vonn BellS Yr 6	64	8	1	3
22Chidobe AwuzieCB Yr 5	53	14	2	0
21Mike HiltonCB Yr 6	48	5	2	1
20Eli AppleCB Yr 6	38	10	2	0
33Tre FlowersCB Yr 4	29	1	0	0
29Vernon Hargreaves IIICB Yr 6	21	3	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Evan McPhersonR	28/33	85%	58	46/48	130
3Elliott FryYr 3	4/5	80%	44	4/5	16

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Kevin HuberYr 13	66	46.4	61	22	6