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Cincinnati Bengals

Who gets the ball in Bengals games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

Target distribution

Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.

Player	Position	Target share	Games	Targets	Air-yards share	WOPR	End-zone targets
Ja'Marr Chase	WR	25%	3	25	33%	0.60	3
Tee Higgins	WR	23%	3	23	46%	0.66	1
Mike Gesicki	TE	14%	2	10	20%	0.35	1
Chase Brown	RB	13%	3	13	−4%	0.16	0
Erick All	TE	10%	1	3	−1%	0.14	0
Drew Sample	TE	7%	2	5	1%	0.11	0
Samaje Perine	RB	7%	3	7	2%	0.12	0
Dohnte Meyers	WR	7%	3	7	2%	0.12	0
Andrei Iosivas	WR	6%	2	4	5%	0.13	0
Tanner Hudson	TE	4%	2	3	3%	0.08	0
Colbie Young	WR	3%	2	2	2%	0.06	0

Backfield split

Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.

Player	Position	Carry share	Games	Carries	Goal-line runs	Red-zone share
Chase Brown	RB	72%	3	49	3	32%
Samaje Perine	RB	15%	3	10	0	9%
Joe Burrow	QB	12%	3	8	0	18%

Red-zone share

Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.

Player	Position	Red-zone share	Games	Red-zone chances	Goal-line runs	End-zone targets
Chase Brown	RB	32%	3	7	3	0
Ja'Marr Chase	WR	18%	3	4	0	3
Joe Burrow	QB	18%	3	4	0	0
Mike Gesicki	TE	10%	2	2	0	1
Samaje Perine	RB	9%	3	2	0	0
Andrei Iosivas	WR	6%	2	1	0	0
Drew Sample	TE	5%	2	1	0	0
Tee Higgins	WR	5%	3	1	0	1

Quarterback

Whoever played most recently is listed first.

Player	Last game	Games	Dropbacks	EPA per dropback	CPOE (accuracy)	Carries	Expected points per game Est.
Joe Burrow	Week 3	3	110	+0.10	+3.4	8	14.6

Target share by week

Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).

Player	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Season
Ja'Marr Chase WR	12%	29%	32%	25%
Tee Higgins WR	18%	32%	19%	23%
Mike Gesicki TE	21%	—	8%	14%
Chase Brown RB	18%	16%	5%	13%
Erick All TE	—	10%	—	10%
Drew Sample TE	9%	—	5%	7%
Samaje Perine RB	9%	3%	8%	7%
Dohnte Meyers WR	3%	3%	14%	7%