NFL: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals
2023 Stats (Rank)
Points per game: 21.5 (16th)
Total yards per game: 318.9 (22nd)
Plays per game: 61.6 (24th)
Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 39.1 (5th)
Dropback EPA per play: 0.05 (16th)
Rush attempts per game: 22.5 (30th)
Rush EPA per play: -0.1 (15th)
Coaching Staff
Zac Taylor remains in place as the Bengals head coach for a fifth season. After two rebuilding campaigns, Taylor has gone 31-19 with a 5-2 record in the postseason over the past three years. Cincinnati missed the playoffs in 2023 but did so after losing Joe Burrow to a hand injury in Week 11. Taylor could find himself on the hot seat with a slow start, but his standing in Cincinnati ultimately revolves around postseason success. As long as the Bengals make some noise in the playoffs, there should be no questions about his job security.
The biggest change for the Bengals will be the loss of offensive coordinator Brian Callahan. Taylor tabbed him as Cincy’s OC when he took the head coaching job in 2019 and the two have stayed in their respective roles ever since. Callahan was poached as the next head coach of the Titans this offseason. Though Callahan added plenty of value through his design of the offense and his preparation leading into games, Taylor has always been on the headset, calling the plays on gamedays. That will make the transition to Dan Pritcher—the former quarterbacks coach and current offensive coordinator—much easier.
Passing Game
QB: Joe Burrow, Jake Browning
WR: Ja’Marr Chase, Jermaine Burton
WR: Tree Higgins, Andrei Iosivas
WR: Trenton Irwin, Charlie Jones
TE: Mike Gesicki, Tanner Hudson
The Bengals’ passing attack was fractured into stretches of bad play from Joe Burrow, elite play from the superstar passer, and surprisingly competent play from his backup Jake Browning. Burrow suffered a calf injury late in the offseason and didn’t look right early in the year. He ranked 27th in EPA per play and 31st in completion percent over expected while…
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Publish date : 2024-06-25 16:59:25
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