RB Joe Mixon - Cincinnati Bengals

6-1, 228

Born: 7-24-1996

College: Oklahoma

Drafted: Round 2, pick 2017

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From the upgrade/downgrade report (Mon Dec 2): Mixon wasn't efficient, but he was used a lot more as a receiver with Andy Dalton back and the offense is viable again.

Week 14: at Cleveland Browns

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FBG says: Neutral matchup. For as bad as the Bengals have been this season, they have remained consistent in giving volume to Joe Mixon. On the year, Mixon has seen an average of 15 carries per game, and over his last five games has seen an average of 20 carries per game. With the increased volume, Mixon has been slightly more productive and part of that has been changes on the offensive line as Billy Price replaced Michael Jordan, and Cordy Glenn returned. Unfortunately for the Bengals, Price suffered a back injury last week which will keep him out which will once again put rookie Michael Jordan at left guard who has been one of the worst offensive guards in football this season. Over the last four games, the Browns have significantly improved their rush defense as they have not allowed a running back to rush for over 63 yards and are allowing just 62 yards per game with 3.6 yards-per-carry. This is a defense that before these last four games had allowed 113 yards per game and 4.9 yards-per-carry. So is this defense improving? The short answer is yes, but they have also faced a favorable recent schedule in Pittsburgh twice, Buffalo, and Miami. Even still, just to stop anyone after their early-season struggles is a step in the right direction as Sione Takitaki has been playing more as the Browns have started to move away from a nickel defense and more towards a traditional 4-3. While the Bills game was the one impressive performance, it remains to be seen how the Browns will perform moving forward and we likely won't know after this week either as they are facing the Bengals who have the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game this year.

Recent Stats and Projections

WEEK	OPP		oSNAP	RSH	YD	TD	TARG	REC	YD	TD	FumL	Pts
10	vs BAL		57	30	114	0	3	2.0	37	0	0	15.1
11	at OAK		37	15	86	1	3	1.0	17	0	0	16.3
12	vs PIT		40	18	79	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	7.9
13	vs NYJ		52	19	44	1	4	4.0	26	0	0	13
14	at CLE		0	23	146	1	4	3.0	40	0	0	24.6
14	at CLE	PROJ-Dodds	*	17	*	*		2.4	*	*	*	*
14	at CLE	PROJ-Tremblay	*	19	*	*		1.9	*	*	*	*
14	at CLE	PROJ-Bloom	*	18	*	*		3.0	*	*	*	*

Weekly Performance vs RB 1, RB 12, RB 24, RB 36

Percentile ranks

Joe Mixon's percentile rank in each category, among RB with more than 50 fantasy points.

Recent Game Summaries

2019 Week 13 vs NYJ (19 / 44 / 1 rush, 4 / 4 / 26 / 0 rec)

Mixon played a season-high 79% of the snaps and brought a lot of energy despite not putting up big numbers. He received a pair of red zone targets early in the second quarter, catching the first for a short gain and then picking up 8 yards on the next. Mixon had a nifty 5-yard touchdown run, jump cutting right to get into the hole and then quickly cutting back to his left to squeeze through and into the end zone. Mixon's best run of the day didn't count. He took a pitch right and made two defenders miss with quick cuts, picking up 31 yards but it was called back due to an illegal block penalty against Auden Tate. Mixon showed incredible balance on a 9-yard reception, staying on his feet and tip-toeing down the sideline despite taking a shot near the line of scrimmage. He had some success running the ball in the fourth quarter with the Bengals nursing a big lead for the first time all season.

2019 Week 12 vs PIT (18 / 79 / 0 rush, 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 rec)

Mixon wasn't able to get anything going in the first half. His best run went for four yards and he was stacked up right near the line on each of his other runs. He finally got things going early in the second half with a beautiful 9-yard gain on what should have gone for negative yardage. He took the toss right, was completely bottled up and reversed field all the way back across the formation. He lowered his shoulder and punished a Steelers defensive back for a couple extra yards at the end of the play. He ran over another Steelers defensive back on the next play. Mixon took the handoff up the middle and finally had some space. He accelerated and plowed over a defender to add a few yards at the end of the 14-yard run. Mixon squeezed through a small hole and weaved his way for a gain of 11 yards. The next play, he made another spectacular run to turn nothing into something. He was dead to rights in the backfield and made J.J. Watt miss with a spin and then a jump cut to beat the second defender to get free and pick up nine yards.

2019 Week 11 vs OAK (15 / 86 / 1 rush, 3 / 1 / 17 / 0 rec)

Mixon started the game off hot. On the first offensive play, he caught a short swing pass and bounced off a defender near the line of scrimmage and then stayed in bounds down the sideline for a 17-yard pickup. His second touch, he took a pitch and dashed through a small crease on a 30-yard run. Later in the first quarter, he had one of the more impressive 3-yard touchdown runs of the season. He took a pitch left and a slew of Raiders were there to drop him for a loss but he spun out of a tackle and completely reversed field, weaving his way back to get into the end zone. The impressive run was the Bengals first rushing touchdown of the season by anyone other than Andy Dalton. After the first quarter, it was tougher sledding to Mixon. He had a couple nice gains, including a 15-yard rush on a pitch off of right tackle. However, the Raiders shut down the run for the most part and the Bengals poor pass blocking made it impossible to sustain drives.

2019 Week 10 vs BAL (30 / 114 / 0 rush, 3 / 2 / 37 / 0 rec)

Mixon played a season-high 76% of the snaps. He hadn't played more than 63% of the snaps in any game this season. The Bengals were obviously focused on riding Mixon to try to keep the pressure off of their rookie quarterback in his first start. The blazing start by the Ravens offense that put the Bengals into a huge hole early didn't change the game plan. Mixon made a beautiful move after catching a short dump off, beating the first defender to the outside and then accelerating down the sideline for a 23-yard gain. He picked up big chunks of yardage on the ground throughout the game, hitting the hole fast and lowering his pads to finish runs with power. He hurdled a defender on a 3rd-and-2 to get the Bengals into the red zone and setup the first offensive touchdown. The Bengals used a much larger variety of run plays coming out of the bye, instead of relying almost exclusively on zone concepts. It opened up some holes for Mixon, who easily had his best game of the season.

2019 Week 8 vs LAR (17 / 66 / 0 rush, 4 / 4 / 11 / 1 rec)

Mixon only averaged 3.9 yards per carry but even that was an improvement compared to recent performances. Despite playing from behind, the Bengals were also able to get Mixon a season-high 21 touches. He had some success in the first half with a number of chunk gains that have been rare for the Bengals offense this season. He found some room off of left tackle on a 13-yard run the second play of the game. On a second-quarter touchdown drive, Mixon touched it seven times and gashed the Rams right up the middle for runs of 11 and 12 yards. He converted with a tough run up the middle on a fourth down to keep the drive alive and eventually finished it off with a 1-yard touchdown catch on a pretty play design that the Bengals used successfully against Buffalo. The Bengals motioned a receiver across, causing the defense to vacate the right side of the field and leaving Mixon all alone for an easy catch. After a strong first half with no negative carries and a few chunk Gaines, the second half Bengals rushing offense reverted to form. Mixon lost yards on two of first first three carries out of halftime and didn't gain more than four yards on any run.

2019 Week 7 vs JAX (10 / 2 / 0 rush, 2 / 1 / 2 / 1 rec)

Mixon lined up in the slot with speedy linebacker Myles Jack matched up against him and was able to beat him to the outside for a 2-yard touchdown catch. That was about it for highlights on the day. Mixon averaged 1.7 yards after contact on his 10 runs and still only gained 2 total rushing yards on the day. That means, on average, he was hit 1.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage on his carries. There's simply no room to run and the Bengals running game looks completely broken. The Bengals are also tipping their hand with their play calling and by subbing in Giovani Bernard so often. A Jacksonville defender said after the game that when Bernard was in, they assumed it would be a pass and when Mixon was in, they assumed it would be a run. It is hard to understand why Mixon played just 54% of the snaps despite the Bengals taking a lead into the fourth quarter. With a slew of injuries on the offensive line, it is hard to see the situation for Mixon getting much better any time soon.

2019 Week 6 vs BAL (8 / 10 / 0 rush, 3 / 2 / 29 / 0 rec)

With the Bengals falling into an early hole, Mixon played just 48% of the snaps. There was no room to run and the Bengals quickly gave up on trying. Mixon's long run of the day went for just three yards. He did his best work as a pass catcher. He showed great body control to pirouette and make the grab on a short pass and then somehow got through a small gap between a trio of Ravens defenders to turn what should have been a short gain into a 23-yard catch.

2019 Week 5 vs ARI (19 / 93 / 0 rush, 1 / 1 / 16 / 0 rec)

It was a strong performance from Mixon, who racked up 109 yards on 20 touches. Mixon and the running game came out on fire. On the opening drive, he ripped off runs of 9, 3, 13, 5, 18, and 9 on consecutive carries to get the team into the red zone. With 1st-and-goal at the 8, Mixon received back-to-back carries. After a four yard gain, he was dropped for a loss on the second carry and the Bengals ended up having to settle for a field goal. It looked like Mixon might be on his way to a big game but the Arizona defense tightened up considerably. After the opening drive, Mixon carried five times in the remainder of the first half for a total of three yards. He opened the second half with a 15-yard gain up the middle, bursting through the middle of the line and lowering his pads to finish the run with physicality. He was visibly frustrated when a strong run for 7 yards early in the fourth quarter was called back due to an illegal block above the waist. Mixon has had a lot of solid gains wiped out by offensive line penalties this season. He showed nice vision on a 16-yard reception on a screen to start the Bengals first touchdown drive late but soon gave way to Giovani Bernard as Cincinnati went to the hurrays-up offense down the stretch.

2019 Week 4 vs PIT (15 / 62 / 0 rush, 5 / 4 / 1 / 0 rec)

Mixon played a season-high 61% of the snaps despite the Bengals trailing most of the game. His usage was actually encouraging, with 15 carries and 5 targets. He simply wasn't able to get anything going as a receiver and didn't get any goal line opportunities. The huge number of sacks made it impossible for Mixon to really get rolling. For example, he had four touches on the opening drive. The Bengals got into Pittsburgh territory and after a solid five-yard run by Mixon on first down, Dalton was sacked for a nine-yard loss and the drive promptly stalled out. It was that kind of day for Mixon and the Bengals offense. Mixon's biggest highlight came on a beautiful blitz pickup where he demolished the blitzing defensive back to allow Dalton time to complete it for a nice gain to John Ross.

2019 Week 3 vs BUF (15 / 61 / 0 rush, 2 / 2 / 34 / 1 rec)

Mixon finally got it going a little bit against Buffalo in the second half. He had a big hole to run through on an 11-yard gain up the middle early but only touched it four times total in the first half. He made a sweet run for 11 yards, using a stutter step to freeze a defender in the backfield and then beating him around the corner. Mixon was in for a first-and-goal play from the 1-yard line. Dalton faked it to him on the read option and kept it himself for the short rushing touchdown. Mixon took a pitch in the red zone around the corner for a 12-yard gain, getting hit just shy of the goal line. The next play, Dalton again faked the handoff to Mixon on play action. Mixon then veered outside after the fake and was wide open for a one-yard touchdown reception. Mixon made a 33-yard catch and run on a screen pass to set up a go-ahead field goal late in the fourth quarter. The Bengals offense finally got on track in the second half when Mixon got going. It may provide a blueprint for the offense going forward.

2019 Week 2 vs SF (11 / 17 / 0 rush, 5 / 3 / 10 / 0 rec)

Mixon barely practiced in the week leading up to the game due to an ankle injury he suffered in Week 1. He showed no ill effects from the injury, looking as quick and explosive as usual. Mixon had to work for every yard. Even when he made the first man miss, he was still picking up minimal gains. Mixon had a couple impressive runs down near the goal line in the first quarter to pick up positive yards. On 2nd-and-4 from the 5-yard line, he ran through an arm tackle in the backfield, juked a defender with a nice cut back to the inside and ran for a 3-yard gain. He powered through a defender to pick up a first down just short of the goal line on the next play. He was stuffed in the backfield for no gain on 1st-and-goal and missed out on a potential score when the Bengals scored on a 2nd-down play action pass. The few times a hole actually opened up and Mixon was able to break off a solid run, the offensive line was called for holding. He burst through the right side of the line for a 12-yard pickup that was called back due to a hold by the left tackle. He also had an 11-yard reception called back due to a hold. Mixon was visibly frustrated with some of the flags and the body language wasn't great at times. His lone positive run that wasn't called back was a 9-yard burst up the middle when the Bengals were backed up near their own end zone. Mixon played just 54% of the snaps but his usage was pretty typical until the game got out of hand. There was no reason for the Bengals to put him out there on a tender ankle in the fourth quarter while trailing by 30+ points.

2019 Week 1 vs SEA (6 / 10 / 0 rush, 3 / 2 / 7 / 0 rec)

The Bengals had a screen setup well for Mixon but Jadeveon Clowney was able to leap and tip the pass away. Dalton went right back to the same play the next down but Seattle was all over it, dropping Mixon for a 3-yard loss. There was no room to run for Mixon early. His first quarter carries went for 1, -1, 3, and 2 yards. He looked dangerous in the open field on a 10-yard reception on a swing route. After the quiet first half, Mixon rolled his ankle on the third play of the second half and never returned. He was spotted on the sideline late in the game walking gingerly on the an-kle. Early reports indicate the injury looks more mild than originally feared and Mixon may even be available for Week 2.

Latest News

Bengals | Strong day for Joe Mixon in Cleveland (Sun Dec 8, 05:16 PM) - Cincinnati Bengals RB Joe Mixon finished with 23 carries, 146 yards and a touchdown in the Week 14 game against the Cleveland Browns and he added three receptions for 40 yards.

Our View: Mixon has been coming on even as the Bengals season has been slipping away. He'll be a low ceiling play against the Patriots next week but still needs to be lineups.
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Bengals | Joe Mixon totals 70 scrimmage yards, TD (Sun Dec 1, 06:20 PM) - Cincinnati Bengals RB Joe Mixon rushed 19 times for 44 yards and a touchdown in Week 13 against the New York Jets and he added four catches for 26 yards on four targets.

Our View: Mixon wasn't efficient on the ground, but he was used more in the passing game with Andy Dalton back and he was in a much more viable offense in this game. He'll be a solid RB2 against the Browns next week.
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