Lew Nichols III
RB
Pittsburgh Steelers
This is how RBs have played against the Bengals in the 2026 season.
RB2 = the second-highest-scoring RB against Bengals in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TB | Kenny Gainwell | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2 |  HOU | David Montgomery | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Average | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Median | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| High | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4.4 | ||
| Low | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Lew Nichols III should do vs the BengalsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Bengals, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Lew Nichols III has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Bengals opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Lew Nichols III will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Bengals avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Lew Nichols III's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Lew Nichols III usually produces.
Projected is Lew Nichols III's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Bengals were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | IND | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| III avg | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Bengals RB2 avg | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |
| Difference | +4.5 | +9.5 | +0.0 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +8.5 | +0.0 | +3.3 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what III averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- RB2s have averaged 5.5 carries, 12.5 rushing yards and 1.5 receptions against the Bengals across 2 games.
- The Bengals allow 3.6 PPR points to RB2s, -25% versus the league average of 4.8 (ranked 22 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 2.8 to 4.4 (median 3.6).
- RB2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.