Bengals not worried about Joe Mixon's lack of production to start season

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The Cincinnati Bengals’ offense looked alive Sunday against the New York Jets, totaling 27 points to earn their first win of the season. One part of the offense remains a question mark, though. 

Running back Joe Mixon had a breakout year in 2021, totaling 1,205 yards on 292 carries (4.1 yards per touch) with 13 touchdowns. The run game set everything else up for quarterback Joe Burrow to find his favorite receiving targets, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, among others. 

Through three games this season, it’s been a chore for Mixon to get positive yardage. Against the Jets, he carried the ball 12 times for 24 yards, while catching three balls on seven targets for 14 yards. 

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Joe Mixon (28) of the Cincinnati Bengals runs with the ball against Quincy Williams (56) of the New York Jets during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium Sept. 25, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Mixon is averaging just 2.8 yards per carry so far this season (163 yards on 58 attempts) and hasn’t found the end zone. But offensive coordinator Brian Callahan says he isn’t at all worried about the Pro Bowl back. 

At least, not yet. 

"I think you’ll see improvement from him," Callahan said via Cleveland.com. "He’s going to run for a bunch of yards because he’s going to get a lot of opportunities to do it."

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Callahan’s confidence comes from what he’s been watching on film, not necessarily the stat sheet. 

"We look at all of our inefficient runs every week and what’s the reasoning for them, and we had a zero yard gain or a negative gain,"