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This is a 2025 photo of Samaje Perine  of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team. This image reflects the Cincinnati Bengals active roster as of Tuesday, May 27, 2025 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)

Samaje Perine

HB

#34

Experience: 9 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 29

Weight: 240 lbs

College: Oklahoma

2024 SEASON

  • CAR
    20
  • YDS
    92
  • AVG
    4.6
  • TDS
    1

Rushing

Attempts

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
Attempts 11-Through-20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attempts 1-Through-10 11 20 92 4.6 13 1 7
Attempts 21-Through-30 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attempts 31+ 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Field Position

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 5 2 5 2.5 3 1 2
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 13 9 29 3.2 8 0 3
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 2 1 10 10 10 0 1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 15 8 48 6 13 0 1

Game Halves

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
1st Half 14 14 62 4.4 13 0 6
Last Two Minutes of Half 12 4 15 3.8 10 0 3
2nd Half 14 6 30 5 11 1 1

Home vs Road

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
Home Games 8 2 13 6.5 10 0 2
Road Games 9 18 79 4.4 13 1 5

Margin of Victory

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
Margin 0-7 10 14 65 4.6 13 1 7
Margin 15+ 1 2 9 4.5 9 0 0
Margin 8-14 4 3 17 5.7 11 0 0

Point Differential

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
Ahead 12 8 52 6.5 13 0 3
Ahead by 1-8 Points 9 4 26 6.5 13 0 3
Ahead by 9-16 Points 3 3 17 5.7 11 0 0
Behind 8 10 36 3.6 9 0 3
Behind by 1-8 Points 7 7 27 3.9 9 0 2
Behind by 9-16 Points 2 2 8 4 4 0 1
Tied 17 2 4 2 2 1 1

Quarters

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
1st Quarter 9 1 3 3 3 0 0
4th Quarter 11 6 30 5 11 1 1
4th Quarter within 7 7 2 4 2 2 1 1
2nd Quarter 13 13 59 4.5 13 0 6
3rd Quarter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stadium Surfaces

G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1st
Turf 17 20 92 4.6 13 1 7

Biography

Perine returned to the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in the 2025 offseason, after previously playing for Cincinnati from '19-22 ... He spent the 2023 campaign with Denver, then helped Kansas City win the AFC Championship in '24 ... Listed at 5-11, 240 pounds, he is a physical back who contributes both as a pass blocker on third down and as a rotational contributor in the run game ... A ninth-year veteran in 2025, he has played in 110 career regular-season games with 12 starts, and has rushed 474 times for 1922 yards (4.1 average) and nine TDs ... Also a capable pass catcher, he has 179 career receptions for 1513 yards and seven TDs ... Saw action in 54 games for Cincinnati in previous stint ... Had three receiving TDs in Game 10 of 2022 season at Pittsburgh, the most in a game by a Bengals player listed as a HB, RB or FB ... Also has suited up for 10 postseason games, including seven with Cincinnati ... Lone postseason TD was 41-yard receiving score in AFC Championship Game at Kansas City following 2021 season, helping Bengals advance to Super Bowl LVI ... Spent three seasons (2014-16) at the University of Oklahoma, where he was teammates with Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. and G/OT Cody Ford.

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