Overview
- Aaron Schatz of FTN Fantasy reports a 30.4% defensive DVOA through 10 games, the worst recorded since the metric began in 1978 and lower than the 2001 Cardinals’ 26.6%.
- Cincinnati fell to 3-7 with a 34-12 defeat to Pittsburgh in Week 11, marking four straight games and five of the last six in which opponents scored 30 or more.
- The unit ranks last in scoring defense and total defense, last against the run and second-to-last against the pass, with opponents averaging more than 400 yards per game.
- Through 10 games the Bengals have allowed 2,651 passing yards and 25 passing touchdowns plus 1,609 rushing yards and 12 rushing scores, placing them bottom five in both phases.
- Analysts highlight extreme second-half breakdowns and leaders have voiced frustration, and Cincinnati now prepares to host the Patriots in Week 12 with Joe Burrow still out indefinitely.