The Cincinnati Bengals’ offense as currently formulated is rooted in its passing game. With one of the brightest young stars at quarterback and arguably the top wide receiver trio in the league, that probably goes without saying, but Joe Burrow knows they’ll need more on the ground to counter how teams will play him and his receivers.
Particularly, they need more breakaway runs—even the modest ones, of which they had very few last season. According to ESPN, they had only 14 runs of 12 yards or more, tied for the fewest in the NFL during the 2022 season.