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Cincinnati Bengals Defense vs Wide Receivers (2025)

In 2025, the Cincinnati Bengals allowed 115.2 receiving yards per game to wide receivers — #3 of 32 (1 = stingiest). This is a two-year-stable stout matchup — one of the few defense-vs-position tendencies that repeated across seasons.

Everything they allowed to wide receivers, per game

Metric	Season	Last 4	Last 2
Targets allowed	13.9	11.8	13.0
Receptions allowed	8.6	6.5	6.5
Rec yds allowed	115.2	106.0	93.0
Rec TD allowed	0.5	0.5	0.5
Yards per target	8.3	9.0	7.2
Explosive receptions (20+)	1.7	2.0	1.5

Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.

Upcoming: week 1 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wide Receivers they'll face first: Chris Godwin Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan.

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Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games. Updated 2026-07-28.

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