Did the Bengals rediscover their run game in Week 9?

The Cincinnati Bengals can run the ball once again, hallelujah!

The Bengals rushed for 241 yards against the Carolina Panthers, and non-QB rushers averaged just shy of 7.3 yards per carry in a dominant performance. Joe Mixon scored a franchise record FIVE touchdowns with four of them coming on the ground.

Of course, he couldn’t have done it without some of the best run blocking this new Bengals front five has shown this season.

Run Scheme

It’s one thing to get 5+ yards of push and use that to carry your running back to a good game, but when you can open up lanes, that’s when things start to change. There’s been a lot of talk about how the Bengals (specifically Frank Pollack) had to change their…