THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 10th-least run-heavy team on the slate this week with a 38.0% run rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.The Cincinnati Bengals have gone no-huddle on a mere 2.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (2nd-least in football). This deadens the pace, leading to less volume and stat accumulation.The Cincinnati Bengals have elected to go for it on 4th down just 15.7% of the time since the start of last season (6th-least in the NFL), which usually means less offensive volume, less touchdown potential, and lower offensive stats across the board.The Cincinnati Bengals have utilized some form of misdirection on a lowly 38.8% of their play-calls since the start of last season (6th-least in football), which likely makes the offense more predictable and less effective.
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