AFC North · 2015
Cincinnati Bengals
Record
12-4
Seed
#3
Net EPA
+0.111est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.076
- Success rate45.3%
- EPA / dropback+0.229
- EPA / rush-0.144
- Explosive rate10.2%
- CPOE+4.53
- Third-down rate39.6%
- Red-zone TD rate68.5%
- Points / drive2.11
- Turnover rate1.6%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.060
- Success rate allowed42.9%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.036
- EPA / rush allowed-0.113
- Explosive rate allowed6.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)19.9%
- Sack rate5.7%
- Points / drive allowed1.42
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.076 · 81th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.060 · 26th %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
12-3-1
+4.8 vs line
Home
4-3-1
Away
8-0
As favorite
8-3-1
As dog
4-0
O/U
7-9
-0.9 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 | Keith Wenning | QB | 24 | 6'2" 223 | 1 | Ball State | ACT |
| 5 | A.J. McCarron | QB | 26 | 6'3" 210 | 1 | Alabama | ACT |
| 14 | Andy Dalton | QB | 29 | 6'2" 216 | 4 | Texas Christian | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | 26 | 6'2" 210 | 3 | Rutgers | ACT |
| 15 | Mario Alford | WR | 23 | 5'8" 180 | R | West Virginia | ACT |
| 18 | A.J. Green | WR | 27 | 6'4" 207 | 4 | Georgia | ACT |
| 19 | Brandon Tate | WR | 29 | 6'1" 195 | 6 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 25 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 25 | 5'9" 205 | 2 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 30 | Cedric Peerman | RB | 30 | 5'10" 212 | 6 | Virginia | ACT |
| 32 | Jeremy Hill | RB | 24 | 6'1" 235 | 1 | LSU | ACT |
| 33 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 25 | 5'10" 210 | 2 | Nebraska | ACT |
| 81 | Tyler Kroft | TE | 24 | 6'5" 246 | R | Rutgers | ACT |
| 82 | Marvin Jones | WR | 25 | 6'2" 198 | 3 | California | ACT |
| 85 | Tyler Eifert | TE | 26 | 6'6" 250 | 2 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 87 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 22 | 6'5" 271 | R | Auburn | ACT |
| 89 | Ryan Hewitt | TE | 24 | 6'4" 254 | 1 | Stanford | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Jake Fisher | T | 22 | 6'6" 306 | R | Oregon | ACT |
| 60 | T.J. Johnson | C | 25 | 6'4" 300 | 2 | South Carolina | ACT |
| 61 | Russell Bodine | C | 23 | 6'3" 308 | 1 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 65 | Clint Boling | G | 26 | 6'5" 305 | 4 | Georgia | ACT |
| 68 | Kevin Zeitler | G | 25 | 6'4" 315 | 3 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 70 | Cedric Ogbuehi | T | 23 | 6'5" 306 | R | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 71 | Andre Smith | T | 28 | 6'4" 325 | 6 | Alabama | ACT |
| 73 | Eric Winston | T | 33 | 6'7" 302 | 9 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 77 | Andrew Whitworth | T | 35 | 6'7" 330 | 9 | Louisiana State | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Paul Dawson | OLB | 22 | 6'0" 240 | R | Texas Christian | ACT |
| 50 | A.J. Hawk | OLB | 31 | 6'1" 240 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Trevor Roach | LB | 23 | 6'2" 237 | R | Nebraska | ACT |
| 55 | Vontaze Burfict | OLB | 26 | 6'1" 248 | 3 | Arizona State | ACT |
| 57 | Vincent Rey | OLB | 29 | 6'0" 255 | 5 | Duke | ACT |
| 58 | Rey Maualuga | MLB | 28 | 6'2" 255 | 6 | USC | ACT |
| 69 | DeShawn Williams | DT | 24 | 6'1" 295 | R | Clemson | ACT |
| 90 | Michael Johnson | DE | 28 | 6'7" 280 | 6 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 91 | Marcus Hardison | DT | 23 | 6'3" 315 | R | Arizona State | ACT |
| 92 | Pat Sims | NT | 31 | 6'2" 340 | 7 | Auburn | ACT |
| 93 | Will Clarke | DE | 24 | 6'6" 291 | 1 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 94 | Domata Peko | NT | 32 | 6'3" 325 | 9 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 95 | Wallace Gilberry | DE | 32 | 6'2" 270 | 7 | Alabama | ACT |
| 96 | Carlos Dunlap | DE | 26 | 6'6" 280 | 5 | Florida | ACT |
| 97 | Geno Atkins | DT | 27 | 6'1" 300 | 5 | Georgia | ACT |
| 99 | Margus Hunt | DE | 28 | 6'8" 290 | 2 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Reggie Nelson | FS | 33 | 5'11" 210 | 8 | Florida | ACT |
| 24 | Adam Jones | CB | 33 | 5'10" 180 | 10 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 26 | Josh Shaw | CB | 23 | 6'1" 201 | R | Southern California | ACT |
| 27 | Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | 27 | 6'2" 190 | 3 | Alabama | ACT |
| 29 | Leon Hall | CB | 32 | 5'11" 195 | 8 | Michigan | ACT |
| 36 | Shawn Williams | SS | 24 | 6'0" 210 | 2 | Georgia | ACT |
| 37 | Chris Lewis-Harris | CB | 26 | 5'10" 186 | 3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ACT |
| 40 | Derron Smith | FS | 23 | 5'10" 200 | R | Fresno State | ACT |
| 43 | George Iloka | SS | 25 | 6'4" 225 | 3 | Boise State | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mike Nugent | K | 33 | 5'10" 190 | 10 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 10 | Kevin Huber | P | 30 | 6'1" 214 | 6 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 46 | Clark Harris | LS | 31 | 6'5" 250 | 8 | Rutgers | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Raiders | W 33-13 | -3 | +0.232 |
| 2 | vs Chargers | W 24-19 | -3.5 | +0.013 |
| 3 | @ Ravens | W 28-24 | +2.5 | +0.019 |
| 4 | vs Chiefs | W 36-21 | -3.5 | +0.407 |
| 5 | vs Seahawks | W 27-24 | -3 | -0.027 |
| 6 | @ Bills | W 34-21 | -3 | +0.274 |
| 8 | @ Steelers | W 16-10 | +1 | -0.092 |
| 9 | vs Browns | W 31-10 | -13 | +0.280 |
| 10 | vs Texans | L 6-10 | -10 | -0.155 |
| 11 | @ Cardinals | L 31-34 | +4 | +0.096 |
| 12 | vs Rams | W 31-7 | -10.5 | +0.071 |
| 13 | @ Browns | W 37-3 | -7.5 | +0.323 |
| 14 | vs Steelers | L 20-33 | -1 | -0.048 |
| 15 | @ 49ers | W 24-14 | -7 | -0.180 |
| 16 | @ Broncos | L 17-20 | +3.5 | +0.068 |
| 17 | vs Ravens | W 24-16 | -10 | +0.059 |
| WC | vs Steelers | L 16-18 | +2 | -0.175 |