AFC North · 2017
Cincinnati Bengals
Record
7-9
Net EPA
-0.051est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.088
- Success rate39.2%
- EPA / dropback-0.050
- EPA / rush-0.150
- Explosive rate7.8%
- CPOE-1.89
- Third-down rate34.7%
- Red-zone TD rate66.6%
- Points / drive1.49
- Turnover rate2.2%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.020
- Success rate allowed42.2%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.006
- EPA / rush allowed-0.056
- Explosive rate allowed8.3%
- Pressure rate (proxy)20.1%
- Sack rate6.1%
- Points / drive allowed1.73
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.088 · 24th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.020 · 53th %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
9-7
-2.8 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
5-3
As favorite
3-4
As dog
6-3
O/U
7-9
-1.0 vs total
Roster
85 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | AJ McCarron | QB | 28 | 6'3" 220 | 3 | Alabama | ACT |
| 6 | Jeff Driskel | QB | 24 | 6'4" 238 | 1 | Louisiana Tech | RES |
| 14 | Andy Dalton | QB | 31 | 6'2" 220 | 6 | Texas Christian | ACT |
Backs & receivers24
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brandon LaFell | WR | 32 | 6'3" 210 | 7 | LSU | ACT |
| 12 | Alex Erickson | WR | 26 | 6'0" 195 | 1 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 15 | John Ross | WR | 23 | 5'11" 190 | R | Washington | RES |
| 16 | Cody Core | WR | 23 | 6'3" 210 | 1 | Mississippi | ACT |
| 17 | Kermit Whitfield | WR | 25 | 5'8" 184 | R | Florida State | DEV |
| 18 | A.J. Green | WR | 29 | 6'4" 210 | 6 | Georgia | ACT |
| 23 | Brian Hill | RB | 23 | 6'1" 219 | R | Wyoming | ACT |
| 25 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 27 | 5'9" 205 | 4 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 28 | Joe Mixon | RB | 21 | 6'1" 228 | R | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 30 | Cedric Peerman | RB | 32 | 5'10" 212 | 8 | Virginia | RES |
| 32 | Jeremy Hill | RB | 26 | 6'1" 230 | 3 | LSU | RES |
| 33 | Tra Carson | RB | 26 | 5'11" 228 | 1 | Texas A&M | RES |
| 39 | Jarveon Williams | RB | 22 | 5'9" 205 | R | Texas-San Antonio | ACT |
| 44 | Darrin Laufasa | RB | — | 6'1" 245 | R | Texas-El Paso | CUT |
| 80 | Josh Malone | WR | 21 | 6'2" 208 | R | Tennessee | ACT |
| 81 | Tyler Kroft | TE | 26 | 6'6" 250 | 2 | Rutgers | ACT |
| 82 | Cethan Carter | TE | 23 | 6'3" 241 | R | Nebraska | ACT |
| 83 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 24 | 6'2" 197 | 1 | Pittsburgh | ACT |
| 84 | Scott Orndoff | TE | 25 | 6'5" 256 | R | Pittsburgh | DEV |
| 85 | Tyler Eifert | TE | 28 | 6'6" 255 | 4 | Notre Dame | RES |
| 86 | Mason Schreck | TE | 25 | 6'5" 252 | R | Buffalo | RES |
| 87 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 24 | 6'6" 265 | 2 | Auburn | ACT |
| 88 | Chris Brown | WR | — | 6'1" 195 | 1 | Notre Dame | CUT |
| 89 | Ryan Hewitt | TE | 26 | 6'4" 255 | 3 | Stanford | ACT |
Offensive line16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | T.J. Johnson | OL | 27 | 6'4" 295 | 4 | South Carolina | RES |
| 61 | Russell Bodine | OL | 25 | 6'3" 308 | 3 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 62 | Alex Redmond | OL | 22 | 6'5" 310 | 1 | UCLA | ACT |
| 63 | Christian Westerman | OL | 24 | 6'3" 300 | 1 | Arizona State | ACT |
| 65 | Clint Boling | OL | 28 | 6'5" 305 | 6 | Georgia | ACT |
| 65 | Javarius Leamon | OL | 24 | 6'7" 332 | R | South Carolina State | DEV |
| 66 | Trey Hopkins | OL | 25 | 6'3" 310 | 3 | Texas | ACT |
| 67 | Oni Omoile | OL | 24 | 6'2" 310 | 1 | Iowa State | DEV |
| 70 | Cedric Ogbuehi | OL | 25 | 6'5" 310 | 2 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 71 | Andre Smith | OL | 30 | 6'4" 330 | 8 | Alabama | RES |
| 72 | Justin Murray | OL | 24 | 6'5" 304 | 1 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 72 | Dustin Stanton | OL | — | 6'6" 298 | R | Oregon State | CUT |
| 73 | Eric Winston | OL | 35 | 6'7" 302 | 11 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 74 | Jake Fisher | OL | 24 | 6'6" 310 | 2 | Oregon | RSN |
| 76 | Kent Perkins | OL | 24 | 6'5" 320 | R | Texas | ACT |
| 77 | Landon Lechler | OL | — | 6'7" 317 | R | North Dakota State | CUT |
Defensive front22
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Jordan Evans | LB | 22 | 6'2" 233 | R | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 51 | Kevin Minter | LB | 28 | 6'0" 246 | 4 | Louisiana State | RES |
| 52 | Brandon Bell | LB | 22 | 6'1" 230 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 53 | Carl Bradford | LB | 25 | 6'1" 248 | 3 | Arizona State | DEV |
| 55 | Vontaze Burfict | LB | 28 | 6'1" 255 | 5 | Arizona State | ACT |
| 56 | Hardy Nickerson | LB | 23 | 6'0" 232 | R | Illinois | ACT |
| 57 | Vincent Rey | LB | 31 | 6'0" 250 | 7 | Duke | ACT |
| 58 | Carl Lawson | DL | 22 | 6'2" 261 | R | Auburn | ACT |
| 59 | Nick Vigil | LB | 24 | 6'2" 240 | 1 | Utah State | RES |
| 68 | Josh Tupou | DL | 23 | 6'3" 350 | R | Colorado | ACT |
| 69 | DeShawn Williams | DL | 26 | 6'1" 292 | 2 | Clemson | DEV |
| 75 | Jordan Willis | DL | 22 | 6'4" 255 | R | Kansas State | ACT |
| 76 | Ryan Brown | DL | — | 6'6" 276 | 1 | Mississippi State | CUT |
| 79 | David Dean | DL | — | 6'1" 302 | 1 | Virginia | CUT |
| 90 | Michael Johnson | DL | 30 | 6'7" 272 | 8 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 92 | Pat Sims | DL | 33 | 6'2" 330 | 9 | Auburn | ACT |
| 94 | Chris Smith | DL | 25 | 6'1" 266 | 3 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 95 | Wallace Gilberry | DL | — | 6'2" 265 | 9 | Alabama | CUT |
| 96 | Carlos Dunlap | DL | 28 | 6'6" 280 | 7 | Florida | ACT |
| 97 | Geno Atkins | DL | 29 | 6'1" 300 | 7 | Georgia | ACT |
| 98 | Ryan Glasgow | DL | 25 | 6'3" 302 | R | Michigan | ACT |
| 99 | Andrew Billings | DL | 22 | 6'1" 325 | 1 | Baylor | ACT |
Secondary14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | KeiVarae Russell | DB | 25 | 5'11" 196 | 1 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 21 | Darqueze Dennard | DB | 27 | 5'11" 198 | 3 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 22 | William Jackson | DB | 26 | 6'0" 187 | 1 | Houston | ACT |
| 24 | Adam Jones | DB | 35 | 5'10" 185 | 12 | West Virginia | RES |
| 26 | Josh Shaw | DB | 25 | 6'1" 200 | 2 | Southern California | ACT |
| 27 | Dre Kirkpatrick | DB | 29 | 6'2" 185 | 5 | Alabama | ACT |
| 29 | Tony McRae | DB | 24 | 5'10" 185 | 1 | North Carolina A&T | ACT |
| 31 | Sojourn Shelton | DB | 24 | 5'9" 177 | R | Wisconsin | DEV |
| 36 | Shawn Williams | DB | 26 | 6'0" 210 | 4 | Georgia | ACT |
| 37 | Robenson Therezie | DB | 26 | 5'9" 212 | 2 | Auburn | DEV |
| 40 | Brandon Wilson | DB | 23 | 5'10" 200 | R | Houston | ACT |
| 41 | Cedric Thompson | DB | — | 6'0" 210 | 2 | Minnesota | CUT |
| 42 | Clayton Fejedelem | DB | 24 | 6'0" 205 | 1 | Illinois | ACT |
| 43 | George Iloka | DB | 27 | 6'4" 225 | 5 | Boise State | ACT |
Specialists6
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Marshall Koehn | K | 25 | 6'0" 197 | 1 | Iowa | CUT |
| 4 | Randy Bullock | K | 29 | 5'9" 206 | 5 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 7 | Will Monday | P | — | 6'4" 210 | 1 | Duke | CUT |
| 7 | Jon Brown | K | 26 | 5'10" 202 | 1 | Louisville | DEV |
| 10 | Kevin Huber | P | 32 | 6'1" 211 | 8 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 46 | Clark Harris | LS | 33 | 6'5" 250 | 10 | Rutgers | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Ravens | L 0-20 | -2.5 | -0.512 |
| 2 | vs Texans | L 9-13 | -5.5 | -0.306 |
| 3 | @ Packers | L 24-27 | +7 | +0.077 |
| 4 | @ Browns | W 31-7 | -3 | +0.140 |
| 5 | vs Bills | W 20-16 | -3 | -0.012 |
| 7 | @ Steelers | L 14-29 | +4 | -0.198 |
| 8 | vs Colts | W 24-23 | -11 | +0.002 |
| 9 | @ Jaguars | L 7-23 | +6 | -0.203 |
| 10 | @ Titans | L 20-24 | +4.5 | -0.159 |
| 11 | @ Broncos | W 20-17 | +2.5 | -0.025 |
| 12 | vs Browns | W 30-16 | -7.5 | +0.217 |
| 13 | vs Steelers | L 20-23 | +4.5 | +0.094 |
| 14 | vs Bears | L 7-33 | -6 | -0.293 |
| 15 | @ Vikings | L 7-34 | +12.5 | -0.554 |
| 16 | vs Lions | W 26-17 | +3 | +0.065 |
| 17 | @ Ravens | W 31-27 | +8 | +0.031 |