THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals to be the 9th-least run-centric offense in the NFL near the end zone (context-neutralized) at the moment with a 40.1% red zone run rate.Opposing teams have run for the 4th-least TDs in football (0.55 per game) vs. the Kansas City Chiefs defense this year.The Kansas City Chiefs linebackers profile as the 7th-best group of LBs in football this year when it comes to defending the run.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 the league). This deadens the pace, leading to less volume and stat accumulation.The Cincinnati Bengals have risked going for it on 4th down a mere 15.7% of the time since the start of last season (7th-least in football), which usually means less offensive volume, less TD potential, and lower offensive stats across the board.
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