AFC North · 2012
Cincinnati Bengals
Record
10-6
Seed
#6
Net EPA
+0.089est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.002
- Success rate41.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.019
- EPA / rush-0.034
- Explosive rate6.6%
- CPOE+1.17
- Third-down rate34.3%
- Red-zone TD rate55.7%
- Points / drive1.71
- Turnover rate2.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.057
- Success rate allowed43.1%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.042
- EPA / rush allowed-0.084
- Explosive rate allowed8.8%
- Pressure rate (proxy)21.4%
- Sack rate7.8%
- Points / drive allowed1.40
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.002 · 43th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.057 · 19th %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
+3.7 vs line
Home
3-4-1
Away
6-2
As favorite
4-3-1
As dog
5-3
O/U
6-10
-0.3 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bruce Gradkowski | QB | 29 | 6'1" 220 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 14 | Andy Dalton | QB | 26 | 6'2" 220 | 1 | Texas Christian | ACT |
Backs & receivers16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dane Sanzenbacher | WR | 25 | 5'11" 180 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 11 | Dane Sanzenbacher | WR | 25 | 5'11" 180 | 1 | — | TRC |
| 16 | Andrew Hawkins | WR | 26 | 5'7" 180 | 1 | Toledo | ACT |
| 18 | A.J. Green | WR | 24 | 6'4" 207 | 1 | Georgia | ACT |
| 19 | Brandon Tate | WR | 26 | 6'1" 200 | 3 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 30 | Cedric Peerman | RB | 27 | 5'10" 211 | 3 | Virginia | ACT |
| 32 | John Conner | FB | 25 | 5'11" 245 | 2 | — | TRD |
| 32 | John Conner | FB | 25 | 5'11" 245 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Dan Herron | RB | 23 | 5'10" 215 | R | — | ACT |
| 40 | Brian Leonard | RB | 28 | 6'1" 225 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 42 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | RB | 27 | 5'11" 220 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Orson Charles | TE | 21 | 6'3" 250 | R | Georgia | ACT |
| 82 | Marvin Jones | WR | 22 | 6'2" 195 | R | California | ACT |
| 84 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | 24 | 6'5" 260 | 2 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 88 | Ryan Whalen | WR | 23 | 6'1" 200 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Richard Quinn | TE | 27 | 6'4" 264 | 3 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Kyle Cook | C | 29 | 6'3" 315 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Clint Boling | G | 23 | 6'5" 311 | 1 | Georgia | ACT |
| 66 | Trevor Robinson | C | 22 | 6'5" 305 | R | — | ACT |
| 68 | Kevin Zeitler | G | 22 | 6'4" 315 | R | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 71 | Andre Smith | T | 25 | 6'4" 335 | 3 | Alabama | ACT |
| 73 | Anthony Collins | T | 28 | 6'5" 315 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Dennis Roland | T | 29 | 6'9" 322 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Andrew Whitworth | T | 32 | 6'7" 330 | 6 | Louisiana State | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Dan Skuta | OLB | 26 | 6'2" 250 | 3 | Grand Valley State | ACT |
| 55 | Vontaze Burfict | MLB | 23 | 6'1" 245 | R | Arizona State | ACT |
| 57 | Vincent Rey | OLB | 26 | 6'2" 250 | 2 | Duke | ACT |
| 58 | Rey Maualuga | MLB | 25 | 6'2" 265 | 3 | USC | ACT |
| 59 | Emmanuel Lamur | LB | 23 | 6'4" 232 | R | Kansas State | ACT |
| 75 | Devon Still | DT | 23 | 6'5" 305 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 79 | Brandon Thompson | NT | 24 | 6'2" 320 | R | Clemson | ACT |
| 90 | Pat Sims | DT | 28 | 6'2" 335 | 4 | Auburn | ACT |
| 91 | Robert Geathers | DE | 29 | 6'3" 280 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Michael Johnson | DE | 25 | 6'7" 270 | 3 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 94 | Domata Peko | NT | 29 | 6'3" 322 | 6 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 95 | Wallace Gilberry | DE | 29 | 6'2" 275 | 4 | Alabama | TRC |
| 95 | Wallace Gilberry | DE | 29 | 6'2" 275 | 4 | Alabama | ACT |
| 96 | Carlos Dunlap | DE | 23 | 6'6" 280 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
| 97 | Geno Atkins | DT | 24 | 6'1" 300 | 2 | Georgia | ACT |
| 99 | Manny Lawson | OLB | 28 | 6'5" 240 | 6 | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Reggie Nelson | FS | 30 | 5'11" 210 | 5 | Florida | ACT |
| 22 | Nate Clements | CB | 34 | 6'0" 205 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Terence Newman | CB | 35 | 5'10" 192 | 9 | Kansas State | ACT |
| 24 | Adam Jones | CB | 30 | 5'10" 185 | 7 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 25 | Jason Allen | CB | 29 | 6'1" 200 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Taylor Mays | SS | 24 | 6'3" 230 | 2 | Southern California | ACT |
| 29 | Leon Hall | CB | 29 | 5'11" 195 | 5 | Michigan | ACT |
| 33 | Chris Crocker | SS | 32 | 5'11" 197 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Chris Lewis-Harris | DB | 23 | 5'10" 180 | R | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ACT |
| 43 | George Iloka | FS | 22 | 6'4" 225 | R | Boise State | ACT |
| 45 | Jeromy Miles | SS | 25 | 6'2" 210 | 2 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Josh Brown | K | 33 | 6'0" 202 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 10 | Kevin Huber | P | 27 | 6'1" 212 | 3 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 46 | Clark Harris | LS | 28 | 6'5" 255 | 5 | Rutgers | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Ravens | L 13-44 | +7 | -0.139 |
| 2 | vs Browns | W 34-27 | -7 | +0.221 |
| 3 | @ Commanders | W 38-31 | +3 | +0.204 |
| 4 | @ Jaguars | W 27-10 | +1 | +0.229 |
| 5 | vs Dolphins | L 13-17 | -3 | -0.191 |
| 6 | @ Browns | L 24-34 | -1 | -0.154 |
| 7 | vs Steelers | L 17-24 | +1 | -0.158 |
| 9 | vs Broncos | L 23-31 | +5 | +0.042 |
| 10 | vs Giants | W 31-13 | +3.5 | +0.063 |
| 11 | @ Chiefs | W 28-6 | -3 | +0.251 |
| 12 | vs Raiders | W 34-10 | -9.5 | +0.230 |
| 13 | @ Chargers | W 20-13 | +1 | -0.056 |
| 14 | vs Cowboys | L 19-20 | -3.5 | -0.026 |
| 15 | @ Eagles | W 34-13 | -4.5 | -0.201 |
| 16 | @ Steelers | W 13-10 | +3.5 | -0.202 |
| 17 | vs Ravens | W 23-17 | -5.5 | -0.158 |
| WC | @ Texans | L 13-19 | +4 | -0.251 |