Bengals Week 15 Snap Counts vs Titans: Joe Burrow's protection unit sees even more change
The Cincinnati Bengals have played some bizarre games this year, but the 37-27 win over the Tennessee Titans definitely takes the cake as the wackiest. Throughout all thw questionable penalties, wild turnovers, and unique highlights, the snap counts for the visiting team weren't exactly mind-boggling. Let's see what the snaps from Sunday had to say about […]
The Cincinnati Bengals have played some bizarre games this year, but the 37-27 win over the Tennessee Titans definitely takes the cake as the wackiest. Throughout all thw questionable penalties, wild turnovers, and unique highlights, the snap counts for the visiting team weren't exactly mind-boggling.
Let's see what the snaps from Sunday had to say about the win.
Bengals Week 15 Snap Counts vs Titans
Another new offensive line configuration
The Bengals trotted out their third different starting offensive line in the last three weeks on Sunday. Left tackle Devin Cochran (69) notched his first-career start an hour after Cody Ford was ruled out with an illness and played every snap. He allowed a couple pressures early on but settled in as the game progressed.
Right guard Alex Cappa (65) had another rough outing and ended up missing a handful of snaps towards the end of the first half. Andrew Stueber (4) came in as the first lineman off the bench and finished the half before Cappa came back in and finished the game. With Ford out, it was Stueber, not Matt Lee (5), who came in for an injury along the interior part of the line. Lee was still used as the extra eligible lineman, which indicates he would only be subbed into a game if Ted Karras (69) were to get hurt at center.
Gaining an edge
Edge defender Sam Hubbard (10) only played a quarter-and-a-half before exiting the game with a knee injury he suffered on offense. Hubbard caught a touchdown pass as an eligible receiver in the second quarter and told reporters after the game he thinks his PCL got banged up on the play. Whatever it ends up being, it was serious enough to keep him out for the remainder of the game.
We've seen Hubbard losing ground in the edge rotation to Joseph Ossai (41) and Myles Murphy (30) in recent weeks. With Hubbard out for most of the game, even rookie Cedric Johnson (10) got in on the action for the first time since Week 9. If Hubbard is done for the year or at least a couple weeks, Ossai, Murphy, and Johnson is the order to expect going forward to fill those snaps.
Other notes
Linebackers Maema Njongmeta (5) and Shaka Heyward (4) each got in on the defense thanks to three-linebacker sets with Germaine Pratt (70) and Akeem Davis-Gaither (69) playing the entire game.
Cornerbacks Marco Wilson (5) and DJ Ivey (4) were also able to get into the game. Two of Wilson's snaps came in the slot while Ivey was on the outside for three of his snaps.
Bengals secured two important wins at once after holding off Titans in whacky game
Cincinnati’s playoff hopes are still alive after Week 15.
