The Bengals’ red zone offense dipped last year, but it should rebound in 2018. The team’s offense, as we’ve noted, was excruciatingly bad last year. The Bengals finished 32nd in the NFL in yards, 31st in rushing yards, and 26th in total points. Besides AJ Green and maybe Giovani Bernard, no player on the offense was a positive.
Obviously, that translated to the poor performance inside the 20. For starters, the team averaged almost a full scoring opportunity less in 2017 than in 2016. Last year, the team only averaged 2.7 scoring opportunities per game. With those, the Bengals ended the year converting only 55.