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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
2-1-1 24
31.37
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
24 1-2-1
28.03

Cincinnati Bengals manage 24-24 draw against Seattle Seahawks despite falling short of projections

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but it wasn't enough to declare a winner. Cincinnati Bengals were predicted to win by a score of 31-28, but they weren't able to pull it out in the end as the two teams impersonated the Lions and Cardinals and played to a 24-24 tie. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1-1) next face Pit Steelers (ZS), while Seattle Seahawks (1-2-1) will take on New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Jaguars in Week 4, Mixon ran for 67 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 7 points to scored 44.6% higher than his 4.84-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Cincinnati Bengals this week. Mixon will square off against the Packers in Week 5.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 24
1
Joe Burrow
QB
8
7.46
33.3%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
7
4.84
29.2%
3
Evan McPherson
K
6
7.31
25%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
1
2
4.2%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 24
1
Russell Wilson
QB
12
7.35
50%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
4
2.82
16.7%
3
Jason Myers
K
4
7.62
16.7%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
4
3.4
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Joe Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase for a 44-yard pass for Cincinnati Bengals. Burrow also lit up the scoreboard with a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass, helping to give Cincinnati Bengals a 24-0 lead.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Cincinnati Bengals got the tie despite the fact that only two of their eight starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Cincinnati Bengals had two starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
A bright spot in the defeat, Russell Wilson put up 12 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals (2-1-1) will match up against Pit Steelers (ZS) (1-3) in Week 5. Four weeks into the 2021 campaign, Cincinnati Bengals are ranked eighth in points scored, while Pit Steelers (ZS) have tallied the lowest point total in Vintage Football League. Over the last three weeks, Cincinnati Bengals have scored 26.67 points per game, while Pit Steelers (ZS) have averaged only 16.67 per contest.
Seattle Seahawks
Coming up next week, Seattle Seahawks (1-2-1) are scheduled to take on New England Patriots (3-1). Four weeks into the season, Seattle Seahawks have accumulated the ninth-most points in the league while New England Patriots (and their 29 points per game) are ranked seventh. Over the last two weeks, Seattle Seahawks has scored 22 points per game, while New England Patriots has averaged 20 per contest.