AFC North · 2022

Cincinnati Bengals

12-4 (3-3 AFC North · 8-3 AFC)1st in the AFC North · No. 3 seed

Last: L 20-23 at Kansas City Chiefs

Rating: +5.36
Adj Off: 25.25
Adj Def: 19.94
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	32.8%29	38.4%19
Early-down pass rate	63.2%1	44.1%31
Plays per game	67.69	64.023
Time of possession	32:152	28:2230
Yards per pass attempt	6.58	6.320
Yards per rush	4.128	4.25
Starting field position	Own 313	Own 288

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0815	-0.0448
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0613	-0.0377
Success rate	47.8%4	42.2%7
Passing EPA per play	+0.1545	-0.0257
Rushing EPA per play	-0.06718	-0.07516
CPOE	2.93	-1.68
Explosive play rate	7.4%28	9.1%18

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	26.17	20.16
Points per drive	2.426	1.878
Red zone TD rate	69.0%5	53.6%6
3rd down conversion	46.1%3	39.6%20
Turnovers per game	1.064	1.567
Sack rate	6.1%16	4.8%29
Penalties per game	5.16	6.34

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	17Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L20-23OT	-0.16	-0.12	4.6 / 4.5	8-16 / 4-15	5 / 0
Sep 18Wk 2	@5Dallas Cowboys	L17-20	+0.03	+0.03	3.8 / 5.8	6-17 / 3-10	0 / 1
Sep 25Wk 3	@27New York Jets	W27-12	+0.07	-0.32	5.2 / 4.3	7-14 / 7-18	1 / 4
Sep 29Wk 4	11Miami Dolphins	W27-15	+0.09	-0.02	6.2 / 6.3	8-15 / 2-10	0 / 2
Oct 9Wk 5	@8Baltimore RavensDIV	L17-19	+0.01	-0.03	4.9 / 5.4	4-10 / 5-11	1 / 1
Oct 16Wk 6	@10New Orleans Saints	W30-26	+0.29	+0.09	6.5 / 5.6	6-10 / 8-17	0 / 1
Oct 23Wk 7	25Atlanta Falcons	W35-17	+0.40	+0.03	8.3 / 4.8	7-11 / 4-10	0 / 0
Oct 31Wk 8	@17Cleveland BrownsDIV	L13-32	-0.12	+0.19	4.6 / 6.6	4-10 / 8-13	2 / 2
Nov 6Wk 9	24Carolina Panthers	W42-21	+0.39	-0.01	6.7 / 4.8	6-10 / 2-8	0 / 3
Nov 20Wk 11	@17Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	W37-30	+0.17	-0.02	6.5 / 5.2	3-9 / 8-17	2 / 0
Nov 27Wk 12	@23Tennessee Titans	W20-16	+0.07	+0.04	6.1 / 6.1	5-14 / 7-16	0 / 0
Dec 4Wk 13	3Kansas City Chiefs	W27-24	+0.23	+0.23	6.8 / 6.5	7-11 / 6-11	0 / 1
Dec 11Wk 14	17Cleveland BrownsDIV	W23-10	+0.05	-0.17	6.3 / 5.0	6-15 / 4-15	1 / 1
Dec 18Wk 15	@16Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W34-23	+0.01	-0.11	4.0 / 5.6	5-13 / 4-12	1 / 4
Dec 24Wk 16	@7New England Patriots	W22-18	+0.03	-0.06	5.7 / 5.5	8-16 / 6-13	3 / 1
Jan 8Wk 18	8Baltimore RavensDIV	W27-16	-0.20	-0.29	4.0 / 5.3	5-15 / 6-16	1 / 4
Jan 15WC	8Baltimore RavensDIV	W24-17	+0.02	-0.07	4.4 / 5.5	7-13 / 3-11	1 / 2
Jan 22Div	@1Buffalo Bills	W27-10	+0.27	-0.01	6.1 / 5.2	6-10 / 5-12	0 / 1
Jan 29Conf	@3Kansas City Chiefs	L20-23	+0.00	+0.06	4.9 / 5.4	6-14 / 7-14	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 BurrowYr 3	99%	414/606	68.3%	4475	7.4	35	12	+0.13

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Joe MixonYr 6	53%	210	814	3.9	7	60	-0.00
34Samaje PerineYr 6	24%	95	394	4.1	2	38	+0.02

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
1Ja'Marr ChaseWR Yr 2	14%	87	1046	12.0	9	+0.16
85Tee HigginsWR Yr 3	12%	74	1029	13.9	7	+0.50
83Tyler BoydWR Yr 7	10%	58	762	13.1	5	+0.35
88Hayden HurstTE Yr 5	9%	52	414	8.0	2	+0.30

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
94Sam HubbardDE Yr 5	34	10	6.5	22	1
92B.J. HillDE Yr 5	30	3	3.0	11	1
96Cameron SampleDE Yr 2	17	3	2.0	7	0
98DJ ReaderDT Yr 7	18	0	0.0	5	1
95Zachary CarterDT R	10	1	0.5	1	0
68Josh TupouDT Yr 6	8	2	2.0	3	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Logan WilsonLB Yr 3	83	3	2.5	4	1
57Germaine PrattLB Yr 4	50	3	1.0	10	2
59Akeem Davis-GaitherLB Yr 3	30	2	0.0	1	0
91Trey HendricksonLB Yr 6	22	6	8.0	3	0
51Markus BaileyLB Yr 3	18	2	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
24Vonn BellS Yr 7	53	8	4	2
21Mike HiltonCB Yr 7	48	6	1	0
29Cam Taylor-BrittCB R	41	6	0	1
30Jessie BatesFS Yr 5	38	8	4	1
20Eli AppleCB Yr 7	35	8	0	0
22Chidobe AwuzieCB Yr 6	29	5	0	1
33Tre FlowersCB Yr 5	20	3	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Evan McPhersonYr 2	24/29	83%	59	40/44	112

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Kevin HuberYr 14	31	43.2	63	9	1
4Drue ChrismanYr 2	28	45.5	62	13	2