NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

AFC · AFC North

Cincinnati Bengals

1-0 · +1.0 power rating (13th) · 1-0 ATS

Offense EPA/play 17th
+0.001
adj +0.017
Defense EPA/play 11th
−0.081
adj +0.000
Points for / against 11th
33.0 / 27.0
per game · diff +6
Turnover margin 1st
+3
4 takeaways · 1 giveaways
Pressure rate 10th
16.7%
+1.2% vs avg
Sack rate 4th
11.1%
+5.0% vs avg
Havoc rate 14th
14.3%
+0.8% vs avg
Takeaway rate 1st
40.0%
+27.9% vs avg
aDOT allowed
5.1
−3.2 vs avg
CPOE allowed 28th
+14.0%
+11.2% vs avg
YAC allowed per completion 27th
7.3
+2.2 vs avg
Three-and-outs forced 1st
0.0%
+0.0% vs avg
Opp. starting field position 29th
63.7
+15.5 vs avg
Scoring drives allowed 22nd
50.0%
+9.5% vs avg

Runs faced by gap

Where opponents run against this defense; blue = the offense struggled there (low EPA allowed), red = they succeeded.

26.5 ypc+1.10L end20.0 ypc−0.89L tackle46.0 ypc+0.29L guardMiddle32.0 ypc−0.37R guard36.7 ypc+0.60R tackle1-4.0 ypc−1.22R end

Passes faced by area

Coloured by EPA allowed per attempt (blue = good defense).

Left2/4+0.60 EPA4/6+0.71 EPA2/4+0.05 EPA0/1−1.09 EPAMiddle3/4+0.79 EPARight2/7−0.52 EPA2/2+1.14 EPABehind LOS0–9 yds10–19 yds20+ yds

Defensive efficiency

Defense EPA/play allowed−0.08111th
Defense success rate allowed51.8%26th
Pass EPA/dropback allowed−0.1687th
Rush EPA/carry allowed+0.11828th
Pass success allowed53.9%25th
Rush success allowed47.1%22nd
Early-down EPA allowed−0.04014th
3rd/4th-down EPA allowed−0.25110th
Explosive rate allowed5.4%6th
Yards per play allowed5.115th
3rd-down conversion allowed50.0%23rd
Red-zone TD rate allowed50.0%9th
Points per drive allowed2.1016th
Pressure rate16.7%10th
Havoc rate14.3%14th
Takeaway rate40.0%1st

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