Bengals vs. Packers snap counts: Joe Mixon limited in running back rotation

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesTwo overtime games in five weeks is pretty draining to think about. The Cincinnati Bengals got lucky in Week 1, they weren’t so fortuitous in Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers. This is just how it goes in a league where one-score games are equitable to coin flips. Especially against really good teams.

Here’s how the Bengals distributed snaps in their 25-22 loss to the Packers.

Nearly five quarters of play and 25 combined drives somehow only netted out to 131 total plays. The Bengals barely out-snapped the Packers 67 to 64 despite punting five times to the Packers’ two. Cincinnati barely edged out Green Bay in offensive success rate 48% to 46%, which adds up…