Cincinnati Bengals — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 7 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Joe BurrowStarting QB · QB

Chase BrownLeading Rusher · RB340YDS

Tee HigginsLeading Receiver · WR726YDS

Barrett CarterLeading Tackler · LB58TOT

Coaching Staff

Zac TaylorHead Coach

Dan PitcherOffensive Coordinator

Al GoldenDefensive Coordinator

Darrin SimmonsSpecial Teams

Front Office

MBMike BrownOwner

KBKatie BlackburnPresident / CEO

DTDuke TobinGeneral Manager

Trey BrownAssistant GM

Club Social

AFC NorthCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$8.00B32nd

Revenue$613Mlast season29th

Operating$71Mincome26th

Roster Spend71 players · 4th in spend

$294.6Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $11.1MDead money $11.7M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB98th pct

Run43rd pct

Pass98th pct

Trenches96th pct

Explosive57th pct

Resilience88th pct

Special Teams59th pct

Quarterback7198th pct

+ Dropback success (55.6%)
+ EPA per dropback (+0.28 EPA)

EPA per dropback: +0.28 EPA; 66; 94th
Dropback success: 55.6%; 74; 99th
Completion over expected: +10.8 CPOE; 79; 99th
Turnover avoidance: 3.1%

+ Stuff avoidance (16.4%)
− Rush EPA (-0.16 EPA)

Rush EPA: -0.16 EPA; 42; 21st
Rush success: 41.5%; 50; 51st
Stuff avoidance: 16.4%; 56; 74th
Explosive runs: 7.5%; 44; 29th
Short yardage: 65.2%; 52; 59th

Confidence: medium

+ Pass success (55.6%)
+ Pass EPA (+0.36 EPA)

Pass EPA: +0.36 EPA; 65; 94th
Pass success: 55.6%; 74; 99th
Explosive passes: 18.4%; 66; 95th
Protection: 4.3%; 60; 83rd
Completion over expected: +10.8 CPOE; 79; 99th

Confidence: high

+ Stuff creation (25.2%)
+ Pressure creation (8.0%)

Run-line control: 16.4%; 56; 74th
Pass protection: 4.3%; 60; 83rd
Short-yardage blocking: 65.2%; 52; 59th
Stuff creation: 25.2%; 67; 96th
Pressure creation: 8.0%; 60; 84th
Short-yardage defense: 63.9%; 50; 49th

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive play rate (15.0%)
+ Explosive passes (18.4%)
− Explosive prevention (14.9%)

Explosive play rate: 15.0%; 63; 90th
Explosive passes: 18.4%; 66; 95th
Explosive runs: 7.5%; 44; 29th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.189; 58; 80th
Explosive prevention: 14.9%; 37; 10th

Confidence: high

+ Defensive response (73.2%)
+ Momentum reversal (36.0%)
− Mistake avoidance (46.6%)

Offensive response: 42.6%; 54; 66th
Defensive response: 73.2%; 67; 96th
Momentum reversal: 36.0%; 60; 85th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 70.5%; 49; 46th
Mistake avoidance: 46.6%; 43; 26th

Confidence: low

+ Field goals vs expectation (+16 pts of make rate)
− Net punting (40.8 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: +16 pts of make rate; 61; 86th
Net punting: 40.8 yds; 45; 30th
Kick returns: 25.7 yds; 50; 49th
Punt returns: 9.9 yds; 50; 48th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 41st

Confidence: low