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Bengals Week 13 snap counts: Did lineup changes lead to win over Eagles?

Cedric Ogbuehi was benched and the Bengals won. Coincidence? Probably not.

NFL: Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

The Bengals grabbed a win for the first time in more than a month and looked like a different team than we’ve seen all season in the process.

Cedric Ogbuehi didn’t play one snap all game, joining AJ McCarron as the only two players on the active gameday roster to not take the field (even on special teams) in the Bengals’ win over the Eagles. That was especially interesting to see as both Andrew Whitworth and Jake Fisher were injured in the game, but, Ogbuehi wasn’t the beneficiary of their lost snaps. Somehow, Whitworth only missed four snaps after leaving with a knee injury as he returned in the fourth quarter. Luckily it seems neither injury will be significant moving forward.

Here are our snap count takeaways from the Bengals’ win over the Eagles:

  • Eric Winston started at right tackle and suddenly, the offensive line played its best game of the year. Winston played 66% of the snaps on offense.
  • Jake Fisher played the most offensive snaps he’s seen in his NFL career, 42.
  • The wide receiver snap count saw a variety of players getting snaps and only Brandon LaFell played more than 70% of the time: LaFell (60 snaps), Tyler Boyd (42), Cody Core (30), James Wright (22), Alex Erickson (12). It’s nice to see such a rotation being used and players stepping up with A.J. Green out of the lineup.
  • Rex Burkhead saw his workload decrease in his second game as the No. 2 running back. Jeremy Hill played 58% of snaps.
  • Domata Peko played less on Sunday than he has in the past few weeks (29 snaps), and, he noticeably played better. The Bengals need to be giving him less playing time, because he will do better when not on the field as frequently.
  • DeShawn Williams finally got a shot at the field and was active for his first game ever. That’s likely why Peko saw less playing time. Williams had a tackle and a half sack, which is a great effort for his first NFL action. Williams should be playing more in the final four games of the season.
  • With Wallace Gilberry inactive, Will Clarke played 62% of defensive snaps. Margus Hunt played just 24% of snaps.
  • Nick Vigil and Clayton Fejedelem both got in on defense again, proving the Bengals are leaning more on their rookies as the season progresses. Neither recorded any tackles.
  • Josh Shaw continued to see more playing time than Darqueze Dennard on Sunday. Shaw took 47 snaps while Dennard played 26.
Position Player Snap Count Percentage of Time
Offensive Line Kevin Zeitler 64 100%
Clint Boling 64 100%
Russell Bodine 64 100%
Cedric Ogbuehi -- --
Andrew Whitworth 60 94%
T.J. Johnson -- --
Jake Fisher 27 42%
Eric Winston 42 66%
Christian Westerman INACTIVE INACTIVE
Tight End Tyler Eifert 47 73%
C.J. Uzomah INACTIVE INACTIVE
Tyler Kroft 28 44%
Quarterback Andy Dalton 64 100%
AJ McCarron -- --
Jeff Driskel INACTIVE INACTIVE
Wide Receiver A.J. Green INACTIVE INACTIVE
Tyler Boyd 42 66%
Brandon LaFell 60 94%
James Wright 22 34%
Cody Core 30 47%
Alex Erickson 12 19%
Running Back Jeremy Hill 37 58%
Cedric Peerman -- --
Rex Burkhead 27 42%
Fullback/H-Back Ryan Hewitt 14 22%
----------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------- ----------------------
Defensive Tackle Geno Atkins 54 68%
Domata Peko 29 36%
Pat Sims 20 25%
DeShawn Williams 23 29%
Defensive End Margus Hunt 19 24%
Will Clarke 50 62%
Carlos Dunlap 67 84%
Michael Johnson 58 72%
Wallace Gilberry INACTIVE INACTIVE
Linebacker Karlos Dansby 59 74%
Rey Maualuga 9 11%
Vincent Rey 23 29%
Nick Vigil 6 8%
Vontaze Burfict 72 90%
Marquis Flowers -- --
Safety George Iloka 79 99%
Shawn Williams 61 76%
Derron Smith INACTIVE INACTIVE
Clayton Fejedelem 20 25%
Cornerback Adam Jones 79 99%
Dre Kirkpatrick 79 99%
Josh Shaw 47 59%
Darqueze Dennard 26 32%
Keivarae Russell -- --

*Long snapper Clark Harris was also inactive on Sunday. Tyler Ott played in his place.