AFC North · 2023

Cincinnati Bengals

9-8 (1-5 AFC North · 4-8 AFC)4th in the AFC North

Last: W 31-14 vs Cleveland Browns

Rating: +1.510
Adj Off: 23.010
Adj Def: 21.513
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	31.9%30	37.7%19
Early-down pass rate	64.1%1	56.3%8
Plays per game	62.925	63.924
Time of possession	30:5711	29:4519
Yards per pass attempt	5.920	7.032
Yards per rush	4.220	4.830
Starting field position	Own 2823	Own 2812

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.00213	+0.03328
Adj. EPA per play	+0.00611	-0.00522
Success rate	44.5%11	46.0%31
Passing EPA per play	+0.05115	+0.07724
Rushing EPA per play	-0.10315	-0.03926
CPOE	2.19	4.429
Explosive play rate	7.8%24	10.5%32

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	21.516	22.621
Points per drive	1.9320	2.0718
Red zone TD rate	63.9%7	54.8%11
3rd down conversion	37.6%20	40.8%22
Turnovers per game	1.005	1.4715
Sack rate	6.9%24	6.5%17
Penalties per game	4.52	5.425

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 10Wk 1	@17Cleveland BrownsDIV	L3-24	-0.41	-0.15	2.8 / 4.8	2-15 / 4-14	0 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	1Baltimore RavensDIV	L24-27	+0.05	+0.23	5.0 / 6.0	10-15 / 9-14	1 / 0
Sep 25Wk 3	12Los Angeles Rams	W19-16	-0.08	-0.14	4.4 / 5.6	5-17 / 1-11	1 / 2
Oct 1Wk 4	@25Tennessee Titans	L3-27	-0.19	+0.22	4.2 / 6.6	2-9 / 8-13	1 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	@29Arizona Cardinals	W34-20	-0.01	-0.29	4.9 / 5.2	5-14 / 4-11	1 / 3
Oct 15Wk 6	20Seattle Seahawks	W17-13	-0.09	-0.07	4.1 / 5.5	3-11 / 5-12	1 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	@2San Francisco 49ers	W31-17	+0.25	-0.04	6.6 / 8.2	3-8 / 5-9	1 / 3
Nov 5Wk 9	4Buffalo Bills	W24-18	+0.18	+0.06	6.3 / 5.7	8-15 / 7-12	0 / 2
Nov 12Wk 10	19Houston Texans	L27-30	+0.03	+0.14	6.5 / 7.3	6-14 / 4-13	2 / 3
Nov 16Wk 11	@1Baltimore RavensDIV	L20-34	+0.10	+0.17	4.6 / 6.8	2-11 / 6-12	0 / 0
Nov 26Wk 12	16Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L10-16	-0.21	+0.06	5.6 / 6.5	2-10 / 8-17	1 / 1
Dec 4Wk 13	@14Jacksonville Jaguars	W34-31OT	+0.20	+0.17	6.8 / 5.5	8-14 / 6-15	1 / 0
Dec 10Wk 14	23Indianapolis Colts	W34-14	+0.08	-0.07	6.8 / 4.6	3-11 / 3-11	2 / 1
Dec 16Wk 15	18Minnesota Vikings	W27-24OT	+0.13	+0.15	5.7 / 6.3	6-13 / 5-12	1 / 2
Dec 23Wk 16	@16Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L11-34	-0.19	+0.21	6.0 / 6.8	6-13 / 7-14	3 / 0
Dec 31Wk 17	@5Kansas City Chiefs	L17-25	-0.01	+0.05	3.7 / 7.3	8-16 / 3-12	0 / 1
Jan 7Wk 18	17Cleveland BrownsDIV	W31-14	+0.01	-0.25	5.4 / 4.7	3-12 / 2-11	1 / 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 4	59%	244/365	66.8%	2309	6.3	15	6	+0.01
6Jake BrowningYr 5	40%	171/243	70.4%	1936	8.0	12	7	+0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Joe MixonYr 7	67%	257	1034	4.0	9	52	-0.05
30Chase BrownR	11%	44	179	4.1	0	14	-0.04
32Trayveon WilliamsYr 5	4%	15	69	4.6	0	7	-0.41

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
1Ja'Marr ChaseWR Yr 3	16%	100	1216	12.2	7	+0.37
83Tyler BoydWR Yr 8	11%	67	667	10.0	2	0.00
5Tee HigginsWR Yr 4	7%	42	656	15.6	5	+0.35
87Tanner HudsonTE Yr 6	6%	39	352	9.0	1	+0.20
16Trenton IrwinWR Yr 5	4%	25	316	12.6	1	+0.60
89Drew SampleTE Yr 5	4%	22	163	7.4	2	+0.02

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH
94Sam HubbardDE Yr 6	38	7	6.0	17
92B.J. HillDE Yr 6	26	2	4.5	21
98DJ ReaderDT Yr 8	20	2	1.0	7
96Cameron SampleDE Yr 3	18	1	1.5	8
99Myles MurphyDE R	10	3	3.0	3
68Josh TupouDT Yr 7	8	1	0.0	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Logan WilsonLB Yr 4	78	1	1.0	9	4
57Germaine PrattLB Yr 5	63	4	2.0	3	2
91Trey HendricksonLB Yr 7	28	16	17.5	3	0
59Akeem Davis-GaitherLB Yr 4	10	1	0.0	0	0
51Markus BaileyLB Yr 4	6	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Daxton HillDB Yr 2	72	11	2	0
21Mike HiltonCB Yr 8	64	8	2	0
27Jordan BattleSAF R	43	5	1	0
22Chidobe AwuzieCB Yr 7	43	6	0	1
20DJ Turner IICB R	40	7	0	0
29Cam Taylor-BrittCB Yr 2	40	11	4	1
33Nick ScottSAF Yr 5	35	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Evan McPhersonYr 3	26/31	84%	56	40/40	118

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
10Brad RobbinsR	76	43.7	62	20	5