Matchup
Sam Darnold has faced the Bengals once in the regular season (2019), averaging 239 passing yards a game.
His best against them is 239 passing yards.
Over his last 5 games he has averaged 227 passing yards.
In 2025 the Bengals allowed 245.1 passing yards a game to QBs, 9% more than the league average of 224.7.
v CIN
239
one meeting, pass yds a game
Last 5
227
his own form, pass yds a game
CIN allow
245.1
to QBs, 2025
v league
×1.09
what they give up over average
| Game | Venue | CMP | ATT | PASS YDS | PASS TD | INT | CAR | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 WK 13 | at CIN | 28 | 48 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
This is what the defence allowed the whole position group, not a projection for one player. Where it disagrees with the record above, the record is the thing that actually happened.
CIN allowed 245.1 pass yds a game to QBs in 2025. 14 other defences are within a comparable range — ARI, BAL, CHI, DET, IND, JAX, LA, MIA, NYG, PIT, SF, TB, TEN, WAS. Sam Darnold has played them 54 times, averaging 207.9 pass yds. His last 5 games average 227. This is a comparison of defences that gave up similar amounts, not a forecast of this fixture.
| Game | Venue | v CIN | CMP | ATT | PASS YDS | PASS TD | INT | CAR | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 18 | at SF | ×0.99 | 20 | 26 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 16 | v LA | ×0.95 | 22 | 34 | 270 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 15 | v IND | ×1.07 | 22 | 36 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 12 | at TEN | ×1.01 | 16 | 26 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 11 | at LA | ×0.95 | 29 | 44 | 279 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 10 | v ARI | ×0.99 | 10 | 12 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 9 | at WAS | ×1.05 | 21 | 24 | 330 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 6 | at JAX | ×0.94 | 16 | 27 | 295 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season.
