The Cincinnati Bengals fell flat in a big way during a Week 10 loss to the Houston Texans, falling to 5-4 before a quick turnaround to a crucial Thursday night game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Along the way, Joe Burrow’s offense struggled for most of the game and the defense never put up much of a fight, losing star defensive end Trey Hendrickson to injury in the process.
Here’s a quick look at some snap count takeaways:
- Despite the back issue and needing a morning workout to prove he was even able to go, Ja’Marr Chase played 84 percent of the snaps and led the team with five catches for 124 yards and a score.
- Trenton Irwin saw the biggest uptick of work with Tee Higgins out, playing 81 percent of the snaps and catching a touchdown.
- Drew Sample actually out-snapped Irv Smith by a few percentage points.
- Joe Mixon continues to dominate the backfield, this time at 73 percent, which could have long-term repercussions if he’s burnt out by the time of a possible playoff berth.
- Nick Scott continues to get a ton of looks at safety over rookie Jordan Battle, playing 84 percent.
- Trey Hendrickson played a pretty typical 75 percent of the snaps before the injury at the very end of the game.
- Rookie DJ Turner continues to learn on the fly to up-and-down results, playing more than 70 percent this time.
- Even with Sam Hubbard out, rookie Myles Murphy only played 36 percent of the snaps, with Joseph Ossai getting 28 percent. They desperately need a non-Hendrickson name to step up and apply pressure.
The full counts:
