AFC North · 2024

Cincinnati Bengals

9-8 (3-3 AFC North · 6-6 AFC)3rd in the AFC North

Last: W 19-17 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Rating: +1.711
Adj Off: 26.26
Adj Def: 24.525
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	31.3%31	38.2%18
Early-down pass rate	65.3%1	52.9%16
Plays per game	65.910	65.99
Time of possession	31:037	29:5118
Yards per pass attempt	6.69	6.319
Yards per rush	4.321	4.615
Starting field position	Own 327	Own 299

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.1067	+0.05527
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0687	+0.04326
Success rate	48.0%6	46.3%30
Passing EPA per play	+0.1906	+0.08718
Rushing EPA per play	-0.07718	+0.00328
CPOE	6.81	1.316
Explosive play rate	7.3%25	8.5%15

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	27.86	25.525
Points per drive	2.638	2.4925
Red zone TD rate	68.8%5	72.5%31
3rd down conversion	46.7%5	42.0%23
Turnovers per game	1.2418	1.477
Sack rate	6.2%19	5.2%27
Penalties per game	5.99	5.923

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 8Wk 1	28New England Patriots	L10-16	-0.12	-0.01	4.7 / 4.8	4-11 / 6-15	1 / 1
Sep 15Wk 2	@7Kansas City Chiefs	L25-26	+0.03	-0.07	5.3 / 4.8	4-13 / 1-8	1 / 3
Sep 23Wk 3	13Washington Commanders	L33-38	+0.41	+0.51	7.2 / 6.5	6-10 / 5-9	0 / 0
Sep 29Wk 4	@32Carolina Panthers	W34-24	+0.16	+0.02	6.0 / 5.5	7-13 / 7-14	1 / 1
Oct 6Wk 5	1Baltimore RavensDIV	L38-41OT	+0.26	+0.28	6.7 / 6.9	8-14 / 10-15	1 / 1
Oct 13Wk 6	@30New York Giants	W17-7	-0.01	-0.07	6.1 / 4.4	4-11 / 5-15	1 / 1
Oct 20Wk 7	@29Cleveland BrownsDIV	W21-14	-0.18	-0.15	4.5 / 4.4	2-13 / 8-19	0 / 2
Oct 27Wk 8	3Philadelphia Eagles	L17-37	-0.00	+0.34	4.9 / 6.7	10-13 / 6-11	2 / 0
Nov 3Wk 9	26Las Vegas Raiders	W41-24	+0.09	-0.21	5.4 / 3.7	8-15 / 5-13	1 / 2
Nov 7Wk 10	@1Baltimore RavensDIV	L34-35	+0.18	+0.27	6.2 / 6.8	8-16 / 7-12	1 / 0
Nov 17Wk 11	@10Los Angeles Chargers	L27-34	+0.12	+0.04	5.8 / 7.0	5-17 / 3-11	0 / 1
Dec 1Wk 13	14Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L38-44	+0.08	+0.31	6.6 / 8.2	4-8 / 4-9	3 / 1
Dec 9Wk 14	@20Dallas Cowboys	W27-20	+0.10	-0.00	6.9 / 5.5	4-10 / 4-12	2 / 1
Dec 15Wk 15	@30Tennessee Titans	W37-27	+0.24	-0.05	5.9 / 5.8	10-13 / 5-8	3 / 6
Dec 22Wk 16	29Cleveland BrownsDIV	W24-6	+0.11	-0.22	6.0 / 4.3	4-11 / 3-12	1 / 3
Dec 28Wk 17	8Denver Broncos	W30-24OT	+0.18	+0.17	6.0 / 5.5	7-13 / 4-12	1 / 1
Jan 4Wk 18	@14Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	W19-17	-0.01	-0.12	4.5 / 3.3	5-13 / 4-12	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 5	100%	460/652	70.5%	4918	7.5	43	9	+0.18

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
30Chase BrownYr 2	60%	229	990	4.3	7	54	+0.02
31Zack MossYr 5	19%	74	242	3.3	2	23	-0.07
34Khalil HerbertYr 4	9%	36	130	3.6	1	10	-0.06

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
1Ja'Marr ChaseWR Yr 4	19%	127	1708	13.4	17	+0.44
5Tee HigginsWR Yr 5	11%	73	911	12.5	10	+0.52
88Mike GesickiTE Yr 7	10%	65	665	10.2	2	+0.41
80Andrei IosivasWR Yr 2	6%	36	479	13.3	6	+0.39
83Erick AllTE R	3%	20	158	7.9	0	+0.24
89Drew SampleTE Yr 6	3%	20	109	5.5	1	+0.14

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
58Joseph OssaiDE Yr 4	26	4	5.0	15	2
92B.J. HillDE Yr 7	25	7	3.0	9	0
94Sam HubbardDE Yr 7	25	3	2.0	9	1
90Kris JenkinsDT R	10	3	3.0	5	0
99Myles MurphyDE Yr 2	11	1	0.0	4	0
98Sheldon RankinsDT Yr 9	10	1	1.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
57Germaine PrattLB Yr 6	80	5	0.0	6	2
55Logan WilsonLB Yr 5	55	2	0.0	1	0
91Trey HendricksonLB Yr 8	33	19	17.5	6	0
59Akeem Davis-GaitherLB Yr 5	41	4	0.0	4	1
45Maema NjongmetaLB R	7	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
29Cam Taylor-BrittCB Yr 3	58	16	3	0
21Mike HiltonCB Yr 9	50	5	1	0
22Geno StoneSAF Yr 5	47	6	4	0
27Jordan BattleSAF Yr 2	35	3	1	0
28Josh NewtonCB R	27	7	1	0
24Vonn BellS Yr 9	24	2	1	1
20DJ Turner IICB Yr 2	24	8	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Evan McPhersonYr 4	16/22	73%	56	37/38	85
3Cade YorkYr 3	9/13	69%	59	16/17	43

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Ryan RehkowR	53	49.1	80	25	5