Top Five Good/Bad Stats During The Bengals 31-3 Loss To The Lions

by Josh Kirkendall on Aug 13, 2011 11:22 AM EDT

DETROIT - AUGUST 12: Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions runs for a short gain as Ray Maualuga #58 of the Cincinnati Bengals makes the stop during the first quarter of the game at Ford Field on August 12, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Sometimes the simple declaration of your basic statistical analysis can provide a picture on how the game developed; either good or bad. So much like the dozens of crime drama shows that are currently on television at this exact moment, here's our presentation of Good Stats, Bad Stats.

GOOD STATS

5: Tackles for loss by the Bengals defense; two by Rey Maualuga, one by Brandon Johnson, Jason Shirley and Reggie Nelson.

11: Touches by rookie running back Jay Finley during the running game (7), passing game (3) and kickoff returns (1). He posted a team-high 61 yards combined.

18: Longest offensive play of the game by the Bengals offense, not factoring penalties into the total yards gained on a play. With 3:28 left in the third quarter, Bruce Gradkowski completed an 18-yard pass to wide receiver John Standeford.

37: Yards rushing by Cedric Benson in the first quarter, averaging 6.2 yards/rush including a 16-yard first down run with 6:44 left in the first quarter.
37A: Yards receiving by Jordan Shipley; the Bengals leading receiver.

89%: Completion percentage for Andy Dalton during his final drive of the game, which took over six minutes off the clock in the second quarter. Before that possession, Dalton completed only three of six passes for 16 yards passing and an interception.

BAD STATS

1: Total times the Cincinnati Bengals reached the redzone, which resulted in the Bengals only score of the night -- a 27-yard Mike Nugent field goal. Cincinnati did cross midfield four times throughout the game.

3: The Cincinnati Bengals only managed three points Friday night.
3A: Amount of touchdown passes allowed by the Bengals passing defense.
3B: Amount of turnovers allowed by the Bengals offense.

31%: Third down conversion rate by the Bengals offense

125.8: The combined pass rating for Lions quarterbacks Matthew Stafford, Shawn Hill, Drew Stanton and Zac Robinson.

145: Advantage by the Detroit Lions in yard-differential. The Bengals offense only posted 205 yards of total offense, compared to the Lions who posted 350 yards -- 280 passing yards alone.

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last night

what do you say guys 4-12 3- 13

by Lamar Bolton on Aug 13, 2011 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

RE:

I say rebuilding year. Nothing has changed.

Managing Editor at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Josh Kirkendall on Aug 13, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

minor nit

rebuilding implies they were once built. Being built should imply having one a post-season game.

by occams_tiger_teeth on Aug 13, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

so they've been

rebuilding since 1990

by occams_tiger_teeth on Aug 13, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd say..

Dalton did ok. He went for it all on the first pass and got burned, then he was obviously still fuming about it on his next pass attempt, but after that he hit 11 out of 13. Not much to read from that considering it’s preseason, but it does show that after a few minutes to get his head together he was able to move on and be an efficient quarterback. For the most part. Lots of his passes were high, but we saw the same thing from Carson the last few years. When there’s pressure in a QBs face they tend to do that. At least Dalton got the ball out quickly and wasn’t just floating lobs all over the place.

Green looked pretty darn good. I thought Tubby Smith looked fairly solid. Seeing Roland come in as the 2nd right tackle gave me a sad, but we’ll see what happens between now and week 1.

by indesignkat on Aug 13, 2011 11:46 AM EDT reply actions