The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 7 Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon game.
| Cincinnati | Rank | @ | Baltimore | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | Spread | -6.5 | ||
| 20.8 | Implied Total | 27.3 | ||
| 24.7 | 11 | Points/Gm | 28.3 | 7 |
| 18.5 | 5 | Points All./Gm | 20.5 | 7 |
| 58.8 | 27 | Plays/Gm | 66.7 | 9 |
| 65.3 | 22 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 60.7 | 9 |
| 5.9 | 14 | Off. Yards/Play | 6.3 | 4 |
| 5.1 | 2 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.9 | 21 |
| 45.89% | 8 | Rush% | 47.50% | 5 |
| 54.11% | 25 | Pass% | 52.50% | 28 |
| 35.97% | 6 | Opp. Rush % | 33.24% | 2 |
| 64.03% | 27 | Opp. Pass % | 66.76% | 31 |
- The Bengals are averaging 2.3 more passing yards per attempt over their opponent, the best differential in the league.
- The Ravens have produced a gain of 20 or more yards once every 7.7 offensive plays, the highest rate in the league. League average is once every 14.8 plays.
- Baltimore is allowing a gain of 20 or more yards once every 9.2 plays defensively, the highest rate in the league.
- 44.4% of the Cincinnati touchdowns have been scored from outside of the red zone, the highest rate in the league.
- In the red zone, Joe Burrow has completed 11-of-12 passes with six touchdowns and zero interceptions.
- 25.2% of the carries against Baltimore have failed to gain any yardage, second in the league behind Tampa Bay (30.3%).
- Just 26.0% of the rushes against Baltimore have gained five or more yards, the lowest rate in the league. League average is 35.4%.
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson: For as strong of a year Jackson has had overall, he has only produced two QB1 scoring weeks on the season so far while throwing more than one touchdown pass in just one game. Jackson is coming off a season-high 70.4% completion rate, but he ran into the stellar deep passing defense of the Chargers which limited him to a season-low 167 yards and 6.7 yards per pass attempt.
The Bengals have not been on the Chargers level, but they have also started the year strong defending passes downfield. Cincinnati has allowed a 32.4% completion rate on throws over 15 yards downfield (sixth) and is one of five remaining teams yet to allow a touchdown pass on those targets this season.
That said, the Bengals had a strong slate of lackluster passers to open the year, facing Jared Goff, the Andy Dalton/Justin Fields duo, Ben Roethlisberger, and Trevor Lawrence in four of their opening six games outside of allowing 22.0 points to Kirk Cousins and 19.8 points to Aaron Rodgers. Jackson has had just one game with fewer than 18.0 points despite riding those two spike weeks, showcasing why he is always a strong floor-based option with upside to do damage as a league-winner any week.
