The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 6 matchup between the Packers and Bengals.
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| Cincinnati | Rank | @ | Green Bay | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.5 | Spread | -14.5 | ||
| 15.0 | Implied Total | 29.5 | ||
| 17.0 | 29 | Points/Gm | 26.0 | 9 |
| 31.2 | 30 | Points All./Gm | 21.0 | 11 |
| 53.4 | 30 | Plays/Gm | 62.5 | 15 |
| 68.0 | 31 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 63.5 | 24 |
| 4.3 | 31 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.6 | 12 |
| 5.8 | 27 | Def. Yards/Play | 4.5 | 2 |
| 34.46% | 32 | Rush% | 48.40% | 4 |
| 65.54% | 1 | Pass% | 51.60% | 29 |
| 45.00% | 22 | Opp. Rush % | 33.86% | 1 |
| 55.00% | 11 | Opp. Pass % | 66.14% | 32 |
- Green Bay is one of four teams to outgain their opponent in every game this season.
- The Bengals are one of five remaining teams that have been outgained by their opponent in every game this season.
- Green Bay leads the NFL in differential of plays that have gained 15-plus yards versus their opponent (+19).
- The Bengals are 30th in that department (-18).
- The Bengals are last in the NFL in offensive success rate (36.1%).
- The Packers have a 60.1% success rate defensively, eighth in the league.
- Cincinnati has allowed a league-high 52 points off turnovers this season.
- The Packers are one of two remaining teams (the Jets being the other) with 0 points scored off turnovers.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Jordan Love (TRUST): Love is coming out of the bye with multiple passing touchdowns in three of his opening four games.
Love is averaging 8.3 yards per pass attempt (4th) with a 6.6% touchdown rate (6th).
That is while being pressured on 41% of his dropbacks (sixth highest).
When Love has been kept clean, he leads the NFL with an 87.2% completion rate and 10.7 yards per pass attempt, while his 10.3% touchdown rate ranks third.
That is relevant here because the Packers are also getting back both Aaron Banks and Zach Tom up front.
Tom has played just 31 snaps so far, while Banks has played 73.
To double down on Love’s stats from a clean pocket, the Bengals are 27th in pressure rate (29.5%) with a 5.3% sack rate (20th).
When the Bengals have not gotten pressure on the quarterback, they have allowed 7.7 yards per pass attempt (24th) and a 6.8% touchdown rate (23rd).
Bengals QB: After watching Jake Browning throw 8 interceptions over the past four weeks, the Bengals went out and traded for Joe Flacco.
Zac Taylor confirmed Flacco will start this weekend.
Flacco has been worse than Browning this season.
Granted, that was with the Browns.
Not with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
But Flacco is still last in the NFL, among qualifying quarterbacks, in yards per pass attempt (5.1 Y/A).
We are also putting Flacco behind this Cincinnati offensive line.
Flacco actually had a higher pressure rate (41.2%) with Cleveland than Browning does (40.1%).
When pressured, Flacco completed 38.7% of his passes for 4.5 Y/A,
Under pressure, Browning has completed 51.2% of his passes for 4.2 Y/A.
Browning left a low bar to clear, but this feels like a lateral move and is marginally better if an improvement.
This line moved 0.5 of a point after the trade.
Flacco can be picked back up in 2QB formats, but he will be a back-end QB2.
He started against Green Bay three weeks ago, finishing that week as QB32 in scoring (3.7 points), throwing for 3.9 yards per pass attempt.
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|---|---|
| Eagles @ Giants | Thursday Night Football |
| Broncos @ Jets | Sunday -- 9:30 a.m. ET |
| Cardinals @ Colts | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Chargers @ Dolphins | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Patriots @ Saints | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Browns @ Steelers | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Cowboys @ Panthers | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Seahawks @ Jaguars | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Rams @ Ravens | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Titans @ Raiders | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Bengals @ Packers | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| 49ers @ Bucs | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Lions @ Chiefs | Sunday Night Football |
| Bills @ Falcons | Monday Night Football |
| Bears @ Commanders | Monday Night Football |