AFC North · 2003
Cincinnati Bengals
Record
8-8
Net EPA
-0.035est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.049
- Success rate43.9%
- EPA / dropback+0.126
- EPA / rush-0.053
- Explosive rate7.6%
- Third-down rate44.6%
- Red-zone TD rate62.0%
- Points / drive1.83
- Turnover rate1.9%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.077
- Success rate allowed46.0%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.130
- EPA / rush allowed+0.009
- Explosive rate allowed9.9%
- Pressure rate (proxy)5.2%
- Sack rate5.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.97
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.049 · 81th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.077 · 98th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
9-6-1
-0.0 vs line
Home
4-3-1
Away
5-3
As favorite
2-2-1
As dog
7-4
O/U
7-9
+3.2 vs total
Roster
53 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jon Kitna | QB | 32 | 6'2" 217 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 6 | Shane Matthews | QB | 33 | 6'3" 195 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 9 | Carson Palmer | QB | 25 | 6'5" 235 | R | USC | ACT |
Backs & receivers14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Corey Dillon | RB | 30 | 6'1" 225 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Jeremi Johnson | FB | 24 | 5'11" 270 | R | — | ACT |
| 32 | Rudi Johnson | RB | 25 | 5'10" 223 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Kenny Watson | RB | 25 | 5'11" 218 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Brandon Bennett | RB | 30 | 5'11" 220 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 48 | Brad St. Louis | TE | 27 | 6'3" 247 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Peter Warrick | WR | 26 | 5'11" 195 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Reggie Kelly | TE | 26 | 6'4" 255 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | WR | 22 | 6'3" 221 | R | — | ACT |
| 84 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | WR | 27 | 6'1" 197 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 85 | Chad Ochocinco | WR | 25 | 6'1" 192 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Tony Stewart | TE | 24 | 6'5" 255 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Kelley Washington | WR | 24 | 6'3" 220 | R | — | ACT |
| 89 | Matt Schobel | TE | 26 | 6'5" 263 | 1 | — | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Alex Sulfsted | G | 27 | 6'3" 311 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 63 | Mike Goff | C | 27 | 6'5" 311 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Eric Steinbach | G | 23 | 6'6" 297 | R | — | ACT |
| 66 | Thatcher Szalay | G | 24 | 6'4" 303 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 71 | Willie Anderson | T | 28 | 6'5" 340 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Rich Braham | G | 34 | 6'4" 309 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Scott Kooistra | T | 24 | 6'6" 316 | R | — | ACT |
| 76 | Levi Jones | T | 24 | 6'5" 310 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Victor Leyva | T | 27 | 6'4" 315 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Scott Rehberg | G | 31 | 6'8" 315 | 6 | — | ACT |
Defensive front14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Riall Johnson | OLB | 25 | 6'3" 243 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Kevin Hardy | OLB | 30 | 6'4" 250 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Khalid Abdullah | OLB | 24 | 6'2" 227 | R | — | ACT |
| 55 | Frank Chamberlin | MLB | 25 | 6'1" 235 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Brian Simmons | OLB | 28 | 6'3" 248 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 60 | Langston Moore | DT | 22 | 6'1" 303 | R | — | ACT |
| 70 | Glen Steele | DT | 30 | 6'4" 300 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Justin Smith | DE | 25 | 6'4" 270 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Carl Powell | DE | 29 | 6'2" 272 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Duane Clemons | DE | 29 | 6'5" 280 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Tony Williams | DT | 28 | 6'2" 292 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 97 | John Thornton | DT | 28 | 6'3" 295 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Elton Patterson | DE | 22 | 6'2" 271 | R | — | ACT |
| 99 | Oliver Gibson | DT | 31 | 6'2" 315 | 8 | — | ACT |
Secondary10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mark Roman | FS | 26 | 5'11" 184 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Jeff Burris | CB | 31 | 6'0" 190 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Dennis Weathersby | CB | 23 | 6'1" 204 | R | — | ACT |
| 26 | Tory James | CB | 30 | 6'2" 190 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Artrell Hawkins | CB | 28 | 5'10" 190 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Terrell Roberts | CB | 22 | 5'10" 203 | R | — | ACT |
| 34 | Kevin Kaesviharn | FS | 27 | 6'1" 190 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Reggie Myles | CB | 25 | 5'11" 185 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Marquand Manuel | SS | 24 | 6'0" 209 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 45 | Rogers Beckett | SS | 26 | 6'2" 205 | 3 | — | ACT |
Specialists2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kyle Richardson | P | 30 | 6'2" 210 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 17 | Shayne Graham | K | 27 | 6'0" 197 | 3 | — | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Broncos | L 10-30 | +6 | -0.348 |
| 2 | @ Raiders | L 20-23 | +12 | +0.040 |
| 3 | vs Steelers | L 10-17 | +4.5 | -0.095 |
| 4 | @ Browns | W 21-14 | +4.5 | +0.251 |
| 5 | @ Bills | L 16-22 | +7 | -0.156 |
| 7 | vs Ravens | W 34-26 | +1 | +0.165 |
| 8 | vs Seahawks | W 27-24 | +3 | +0.149 |
| 9 | @ Cardinals | L 14-17 | -3 | -0.050 |
| 10 | vs Texans | W 34-27 | -4 | +0.217 |
| 11 | vs Chiefs | W 24-19 | +6 | +0.147 |
| 12 | @ Chargers | W 34-27 | -3 | +0.220 |
| 13 | @ Steelers | W 24-20 | +3 | +0.236 |
| 14 | @ Ravens | L 13-31 | +5 | -0.280 |
| 15 | vs 49ers | W 41-38 | -3 | +0.327 |
| 16 | @ Rams | L 10-27 | +7 | -0.185 |
| 17 | vs Browns | L 14-22 | -8.5 | -0.004 |