Welcome to FantasyPros’ weekly pace and efficiency report. Each week of the season we’ll survey trends in snap count totals while examining pace and efficiency data. Opportunity is king in fantasy football, and teams that run more plays have more opportunities to score fantasy points. Snap counts are the product of pace and efficiency, so examining each factor provides insight into future game environments, changes in coaching philosophy and offensive growth or decline throughout the season.
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Teams projected for high Week 14 snap counts
Cincinnati Bengals
Fresh off a great win against the Chiefs, Cincinnati has an extremely favorable matchup against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns’ offense struggled last week and their defense shined, a departure from what we’ve seen throughout the season from them. I think their defensive performance was mostly a product of their opponent, however. Cleveland’s defense still ranks 27th in defensive DVOA and 28th in EPA/play allowed. On the other hand, Cincinnati’s offense ranks sixth in CER and ninth in snaps/60 minutes, despite an average pace. I expect this game to be quite lopsided in Cincinnati’s favor.