Snap Counts: Bengals get extended look at new faces on defense vs. Broncos

The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Denver Broncos yesterday. Most will say they survived, but the defense earned that win for the entire team. Is there anything to take from Sunday’s snap counts that can help us better understand why Sunday’s game went the way it did?

No consistency offensively

The Bengals offense struggled on third downs only converting four of their 13 attempts. It seemed like the Broncos were able to hold up man coverage very well against the likes of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, which most teams can’t do.

These struggles led to Cincinnati only running 53 plays compared to Denver’s 75. The Broncos converted seven of their 16 third downs, but they also had seven more…