The Cincinnati Bengals got some key performances from depth pieces during the team’s Week 15 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
That win keeps the Bengals very alive in the playoff standings, with the following notable takeaways from the snap counts:
- Ja’Marr Chase ended up playing only 71 percent of the snaps after being declared out with his injury.
- Four different tight ends received at least 17 snaps as the offense continues to adapt to Jake Browning. Drew Sample still leads the way because of his ability as a blocker in all facets.
- Explosive rookie back Chase Brown got just 13 snaps on the day, which seems minimal, but the offense continued to tick.
- Chidobe Awuzie is all the way back after rehab and playing well, this time on 99 percent of the possible snaps.
- Josh Tupou and Zach Carter combined to play a minimum of 56 percent of the snaps after DJ Reader’s season-ending injury.
- Rookie safety Jordan Battle got 84 percent of the snaps, again making his case for being the full-blown starter next year.
- First-rounder Myles Murphy played 27 snaps, making the most of them while picking up a sack. Second-rounder DJ Turner played 99 percent.
