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Another
week, another win for the Cincinnati Bengals that stresses the impressive roster overhaul on the defensive side of the ball and the outright solid depth for all units.
This time, it was a road win over the Houston Texans, a game dominated by Dexter Lawrence and the Bengals defense.
Exiting the victory, Bengals snap counts show expected stuff from Joe Burrow’s offense and some eyebrow-raising depth on Lawrence’s defense, especially in the trenches.
Bengals snap count takeaways
- Andrei Iosivas, as expected, continues to hold down the third wideout spot at 53 percent of the snaps. Dohnte Meyers got 11 reps and had a bigger role on special teams, while rookie Colbie Young got 10 snaps.
- Drew Sample had 36 snaps and Erick All had 25 at tight end as the Bengals shifted formation strategy in the second half to emphasize under-center stuff.
- Samaje Perine ate 24 snaps (40 percent), getting some notable usage over Chase Brown (42) snaps at time in an expected, situational rotation.
- The edge rotation is deep. Boye Mafe played 57 snaps, while Myles Murphy got 45 and rookie Cashius Howell had 41. Cedric Johnson was super effective on his 23 reps.
- Al Golden’s defense is somehow even deeper on the inside. Jonathan Allen and Dexter Lawrence each had 50-plus snaps, with Kris Kenkins and TJ Slaton sitting on 29 and 27, respectively.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals snap count takeaways from win over Texans
