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The Bengals took down the Browns with relative ease in a snowy game in Cleveland. The win saw the Bengals continue to experiment with the offensive line and the wide receiver snap count was among the most surprising aspects in the play time breakdown.
Here are our biggest takeaways from the Bengals’ snap count on Sunday in Cleveland:
- Jake Fisher (23 snaps) played about half as much as Eric Winston (48 snaps). Winston isn’t lighting the field on fire and it would only help Fisher to get him more playing time in the final three weeks of the season.
- Cedric Ogbuehi played four snaps, three of which came at left tackle in the final minutes of the game.
- Quarterback Jeff Driskel was active for his first NFL game but did not record any playing time.
- The wide receiver snap count saw Cody Core take a season high 57 snaps. But, in all that playing time, Core was only targeted twice, and hauled in one catch for eight yards.
- Brandon LaFell led all wide receivers with 65 snaps, followed by Core (57), Tyler Boyd (41) and Alex Erickson (14).
- Jeremy Hill played 11 more snaps than Rex Burkhead but Hill out-carried his fellow back with 25 rushing attempts and 4 targets in the passing game, while Burkhead had 9 rushes and 2 targets in the passing game.
- On defense, Domata Peko played 46% of snaps, which still seems like too many. DeShawn Williams did get a good shot at showing what he’s capable of, playing 17 snaps and recording 1 tackle in the process. Peko recorded no statistics on Sunday.
- Margus Hunt played an uneventful 3 defensive snaps on Sunday, paving the way for him to become a free agent in March.
- Darqueze Dennard saw a dip in snaps once again, also playing just 3 snaps on Sunday. The Bengals don’t seem to trust him in the slot and are favoring Josh Shaw there, who played 34 snaps on Sunday.
Here's the offensive and defensive snap count breakdown from the Bengals' Week 14 win over the Browns:
| Position | Player | Snap Count | Percentage of Time |
| Offensive Line | Kevin Zeitler | 71 | 100% |
| Clint Boling | 71 | 100% | |
| Russell Bodine | 71 | 100% | |
| Cedric Ogbuehi | 4 | 6% | |
| Andrew Whitworth | 68 | 96% | |
| T.J. Johnson | -- | -- | |
| Jake Fisher | 23 | 32% | |
| Eric Winston | 48 | 68% | |
| Christian Westerman | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | |
| Tight End | Tyler Eifert | 59 | 83% |
| C.J. Uzomah | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | |
| Tyler Kroft | 29 | 41% | |
| Quarterback | Andy Dalton | 71 | 100% |
| AJ McCarron | -- | -- | |
| Jeff Driskel | -- | -- | |
| Wide Receiver | A.J. Green | INACTIVE | INACTIVE |
| Tyler Boyd | 41 | 58% | |
| Brandon LaFell | 65 | 92% | |
| James Wright | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | |
| Cody Core | 57 | 80% | |
| Alex Erickson | 14 | 20% | |
| Running Back | Jeremy Hill | 41 | 58% |
| Cedric Peerman | -- | -- | |
| Rex Burkhead | 30 | 42% | |
| Fullback/H-Back | Ryan Hewitt | 18 | 25% |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------- |
| Defensive Tackle | Geno Atkins | 41 | 76% |
| Domata Peko | 25 | 46% | |
| Pat Sims | 21 | 39% | |
| DeShawn Williams | 17 | 31% | |
| Defensive End | Margus Hunt | 3 | 6% |
| Will Clarke | 24 | 44% | |
| Carlos Dunlap | 39 | 72% | |
| Michael Johnson | 46 | 85% | |
| Wallace Gilberry | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | |
| Linebacker | Karlos Dansby | 41 | 76% |
| Rey Maualuga | 20 | 37% | |
| Vincent Rey | 11 | 20% | |
| Nick Vigil | 6 | 11% | |
| Vontaze Burfict | 54 | 100% | |
| Marquis Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Safety | George Iloka | 54 | 100% |
| Shawn Williams | 52 | 96% | |
| Derron Smith | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 2 | 4% | |
| Cornerback | Adam Jones | 50 | 93% |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 51 | 94% | |
| Josh Shaw | 34 | 63% | |
| Darqueze Dennard | 3 | 6% | |
| Keivarae Russell | -- | -- |
*Clark Harris was also inactive this week and Tyler Ott was the long-snapper active in the matchup.