AFC North · 2025

Cincinnati Bengals

6-11 (3-3 AFC North · 5-7 AFC)3rd in the AFC North

Last: L 18-20 vs Cleveland Browns

Rating: -1.620
Adj Off: 24.312
Adj Def: 25.928
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	33.8%30	40.4%12
Early-down pass rate	57.5%5	52.8%17
Plays per game	64.514	63.118
Time of possession	30:0617	29:5421
Yards per pass attempt	5.921	7.029
Yards per rush	4.323	5.431
Starting field position	Own 3018	Own 294

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.01119	+0.12429
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01516	+0.06528
Success rate	46.4%10	47.7%27
Passing EPA per play	+0.01224	+0.18328
Rushing EPA per play	+0.0096	+0.03730
CPOE	1.214	0.917
Explosive play rate	7.4%23	10.4%29

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	24.412	28.930
Points per drive	2.903	2.5828
Red zone TD rate	66.2%7	68.4%30
3rd down conversion	43.4%5	43.4%28
Turnovers per game	1.4127	1.2411
Sack rate	5.0%12	5.5%24
Penalties per game	5.23	6.121

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 7Wk 1	@29Cleveland BrownsDIV	W17-16	-0.07	-0.03	2.9 / 4.6	7-14 / 9-16	0 / 2
Sep 14Wk 2	7Jacksonville Jaguars	W31-27	+0.02	+0.09	5.4 / 5.7	6-14 / 6-13	3 / 2
Sep 21Wk 3	@13Minnesota Vikings	L10-48	-0.68	+0.09	3.3 / 6.1	3-11 / 4-12	5 / 0
Sep 29Wk 4	@10Denver Broncos	L3-28	-0.20	+0.21	3.8 / 6.7	2-11 / 8-14	0 / 1
Oct 5Wk 5	6Detroit Lions	L24-37	-0.02	+0.20	5.5 / 6.2	4-11 / 2-8	3 / 1
Oct 12Wk 6	@12Green Bay Packers	L18-27	+0.11	+0.21	4.4 / 6.9	6-15 / 5-11	0 / 1
Oct 16Wk 7	18Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	W33-31	+0.32	+0.31	7.0 / 7.3	7-14 / 7-10	0 / 2
Oct 26Wk 8	32New York Jets	L38-39	+0.25	+0.34	6.9 / 7.2	4-9 / 7-15	0 / 0
Nov 2Wk 9	15Chicago Bears	L42-47	+0.22	+0.44	7.7 / 7.5	5-10 / 8-15	3 / 0
Nov 16Wk 11	@18Pittsburgh SteelersDIV	L12-34	-0.18	+0.18	4.7 / 5.8	7-15 / 7-13	2 / 0
Nov 23Wk 12	5New England Patriots	L20-26	-0.17	+0.02	5.0 / 6.0	3-13 / 5-13	1 / 1
Nov 27Wk 13	@9Baltimore RavensDIV	W32-14	+0.02	-0.34	4.8 / 6.2	8-19 / 3-10	1 / 5
Dec 7Wk 14	@3Buffalo Bills	L34-39	+0.17	+0.28	5.9 / 7.3	10-12 / 6-11	2 / 1
Dec 14Wk 15	9Baltimore RavensDIV	L0-24	-0.32	+0.20	4.2 / 8.7	3-15 / 2-7	2 / 1
Dec 21Wk 16	@26Miami Dolphins	W45-21	+0.37	-0.08	6.7 / 6.7	6-12 / 2-10	0 / 3
Dec 28Wk 17	28Arizona Cardinals	W37-14	+0.33	-0.02	6.2 / 4.3	10-15 / 3-13	0 / 0
Jan 4Wk 18	29Cleveland BrownsDIV	L18-20	-0.10	-0.13	5.4 / 3.9	5-11 / 5-14	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
16Joe FlaccoYr 18	65%	251/416	60.3%	2479	6.0	15	10	-0.08
9Joe BurrowYr 6	40%	173/259	66.8%	1809	7.0	17	5	+0.14
6Jake BrowningYr 7	20%	81/125	64.8%	771	6.2	6	8	-0.22

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
30Chase BrownYr 3	61%	232	1019	4.4	6	69	-0.05
34Samaje PerineYr 9	22%	84	382	4.5	3	17	-0.03
25Tahj BrooksR	4%	16	45	2.8	0	1	-0.67

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
1Ja'Marr ChaseWR Yr 5	20%	125	1412	11.3	8	+0.22
5Tee HigginsWR Yr 6	9%	59	846	14.3	11	+0.37
86Noah FantTE Yr 7	5%	34	288	8.5	3	-0.29
80Andrei IosivasWR Yr 3	5%	33	435	13.2	2	+0.19
88Mike GesickiTE Yr 8	4%	28	307	11.0	2	+0.10

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
92B.J. HillDE Yr 8	29	5	4.0	9	0
99Myles MurphyDE Yr 3	28	6	5.5	10	0
58Joseph OssaiDE Yr 5	21	9	5.0	12	2
98Tedarrell SlatonDT Yr 5	19	4	3.0	7	0
90Kris JenkinsDT Yr 2	18	2	1.5	3	0
52Cedric JohnsonDE Yr 2	11	2	2.0	5	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
44Demetrius Knight Jr.LB R	58	4	3.0	7	2
49Barrett CarterLB R	53	1	0.0	4	1
42Oren BurksILB Yr 8	17	1	0.0	1	0
43Joe Giles-HarrisLB Yr 7	14	0	0.0	2	0
91Trey HendricksonLB Yr 9	11	3	4.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Geno StoneSAF Yr 6	65	4	2	0
27Jordan BattleSAF Yr 3	62	6	4	2
23Daxton HillDB Yr 4	57	11	1	0
20DJ Turner IICB Yr 3	28	18	2	2
29Cam Taylor-BrittCB Yr 4	12	5	0	0
28Josh NewtonCB Yr 2	12	3	0	0
37PJ JulesSAF Yr 2	10	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Evan McPhersonYr 5	25/28	89%	63	41/44	116

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Ryan RehkowYr 2	65	50.5	70	28	11