The Joe Mixon-less Cincinnati Bengals have resurrected their rushing attack. Cincinnati went into Week 15 having the 29th ranked rushing offense in the NFL averaging 92.3 yards per game. They’ve shattered their norm in two-consecutive games, and it’s helped them earn back-to-back wins for the first time since the 2018 season.
“I just think it's really just the guys upfront buying in and trusting us backs and opening up holes and all we have to do is hit them,” Bengals running back Samaje Perine said. “We've got to hit them full speed and we've got to hit them recklessly and I think that's what we've been doing these last two weeks and it's been paying off.”
The Bengals have amassed 321 rushing yards during their two-game winning streak. In Week 15, they ran the football a season-high 41 times. The following week in Houston, the Bengals had 33 attempts for 169 yards, which is their second-highest rushing yards total of the year.
