AFC North · 2009

Cincinnati Bengals

Record

10-6

Seed

Net EPA

-0.045est.

Efficiency

How this team plays

Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.

Offence

Higher is better.

EPA / play-0.019
Success rate42.9%
EPA / dropback+0.038
EPA / rush-0.082
Explosive rate8.5%
CPOE-0.82
Third-down rate41.6%
Red-zone TD rate54.4%
Points / drive1.65
Turnover rate2.2%

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Defence

Oriented so that further right is always better.

EPA / play allowed-0.059
Success rate allowed41.6%
EPA / dropback allowed-0.040
EPA / rush allowed-0.090
Explosive rate allowed7.6%
Pressure rate (proxy)16.8%
Sack rate5.6%
Points / drive allowed1.44

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Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.019 · 47th %ile

Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.059 · 29th %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

7-9

+0.3 vs line

Home

3-5

Away

4-4

As favorite

0-7

As dog

7-2

O/U

7-9

-3.4 vs total

Roster

58 players

53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.

Quarterbacks3

Quarterbacks
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
4	J.T. O'Sullivan	QB	30	6'2" 230	7	—	ACT
5	Jordan Palmer	QB	25	6'5" 235	2	—	ACT
9	Carson Palmer	QB	31	6'5" 235	6	USC	ACT

Backs & receivers16

Backs & receivers
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
11	Laveranues Coles	WR	33	5'11" 200	9	—	ACT
12	Quan Cosby	WR	28	5'9" 196	R	—	ACT
23	Jeremi Johnson	FB	30	5'11" 275	6	—	ACT
27	Larry Johnson	RB	31	6'1" 230	6	—	TRD
27	Larry Johnson	RB	31	6'1" 230	6	—	ACT
28	Bernard Scott	RB	25	5'10" 200	R	—	ACT
32	Cedric Benson	RB	28	5'11" 225	4	—	ACT
37	Fui Vakapuna	RB	25	6'0" 260	R	—	ACT
37	Fui Vakapuna	RB	25	6'0" 260	R	—	TRC
40	Brian Leonard	RB	25	6'1" 229	2	—	ACT
49	Darius Hill	TE	24	6'7" 245	R	—	ACT
85	Chad Ochocinco	WR	31	6'1" 192	8	—	ACT
86	Daniel Coats	TE	25	6'3" 264	2	—	ACT
87	Andre Caldwell	WR	24	6'0" 200	1	—	ACT
88	J.P. Foschi	TE	27	6'3" 265	5	—	ACT
89	Jerome Simpson	WR	23	6'2" 195	1	—	ACT

Offensive line9

Offensive line
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
50	Jonathan Luigs	C	23	6'4" 315	R	—	ACT
62	Nate Livings	G	27	6'5" 330	3	—	ACT
63	Bobbie Williams	G	34	6'4" 345	9	—	ACT
64	Kyle Cook	C	26	6'3" 312	2	—	ACT
66	Evan Mathis	G	29	6'5" 295	4	Alabama	ACT
71	Andre Smith	T	22	6'4" 335	R	Alabama	ACT
73	Anthony Collins	T	25	6'5" 315	1	—	ACT
74	Dennis Roland	T	26	6'9" 325	3	—	ACT
77	Andrew Whitworth	T	29	6'7" 335	3	Louisiana State	ACT

Defensive front15

Defensive front
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
51	Dan Skuta	LB	23	6'2" 251	R	Grand Valley State	ACT
52	Abdul Hodge	MLB	28	6'0" 240	3	—	ACT
53	Rashad Jeanty	OLB	26	6'2" 247	3	—	ACT
55	Keith Rivers	OLB	23	6'2" 241	1	—	ACT
57	Dhani Jones	MLB	31	6'1" 240	9	—	ACT
59	Brandon Johnson	OLB	26	6'5" 243	3	—	ACT
68	Jonathan Fanene	DT	27	6'4" 292	4	—	ACT
91	Robert Geathers	DE	26	6'3" 280	5	—	ACT
92	Frostee Rucker	DE	27	6'3" 285	3	USC	ACT
93	Michael Johnson	DE	22	6'7" 260	R	Georgia Tech	ACT
94	Domata Peko	DT	26	6'3" 318	3	Michigan State	ACT
95	Orien Harris	DT	26	6'3" 300	3	—	ACT
95	Orien Harris	DT	26	6'3" 300	3	—	TRC
96	Shaun Smith	NT	28	6'2" 325	6	—	ACT
99	Tank Johnson	DT	29	6'3" 305	5	—	ACT

Secondary11

Secondary
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
20	David Jones	CB	25	6'0" 196	2	—	ACT
22	Johnathan Joseph	CB	25	5'11" 193	3	South Carolina	ACT
25	Morgan Trent	CB	25	6'1" 195	R	—	ACT
26	Keiwan Ratliff	CB	28	5'11" 188	5	—	ACT
26	Keiwan Ratliff	CB	28	5'11" 188	5	—	TRT
29	Leon Hall	CB	26	5'11" 199	2	Michigan	ACT
34	Kyries Hebert	SS	30	6'3" 220	7	—	ACT
41	Chinedum Ndukwe	SS	24	6'2" 224	2	—	ACT
42	Chris Crocker	FS	29	5'11" 200	6	—	ACT
43	Tom Nelson	FS	24	5'11" 203	R	—	ACT
44	Rico Murray	DB	22	5'11" 202	R	—	ACT

Specialists4

Specialists
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
10	Kevin Huber	P	24	6'1" 210	R	Cincinnati	ACT
17	Shayne Graham	K	33	6'0" 205	9	—	ACT
46	Clark Harris	LS	25	6'5" 257	2	Rutgers	TRD
46	Clark Harris	LS	25	6'5" 257	2	Rutgers	ACT

Schedule

17 games

Cincinnati Bengals schedule
Wk	Opponent	Result	Spread	EPA/play
1	vs Broncos	L 7-12	-4.5	-0.156
2	@ Packers	W 31-24	+7.5	+0.062
3	vs Steelers	W 23-20	+3.5	+0.066
4	@ Browns	W 23-20	-6	+0.037
5	@ Ravens	W 17-14	+9	+0.085
6	vs Texans	L 17-28	-4	-0.187
7	vs Bears	W 45-10	+1	+0.349
9	vs Ravens	W 17-7	+3	+0.002
10	@ Steelers	W 18-12	+6.5	-0.050
11	@ Raiders	L 17-20	-9	+0.068
12	vs Browns	W 16-7	-12	-0.011
13	vs Lions	W 23-13	-13.5	-0.121
14	@ Vikings	L 10-30	+6	-0.104
15	@ Chargers	L 24-27	+6.5	+0.105
16	vs Chiefs	W 17-10	-13	-0.048
17	@ Jets	L 0-37	+9.5	-0.731
WC	vs Jets	L 14-24	-2.5	-0.051