Week 3, 2016

played in Cincinnati, OH

53 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	0	7	-	14
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:06 CIN - A.J. Green 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 08:02 CIN - Tyler Eifert 24 pass from Andy Dalton (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 03:34 HOU - Brian Cushing 73 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Bob Joyner 29 field goal
3Q: 03:43 CIN - Jeremy Hill 1 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 13:14 HOU - Alfred Blue 4 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 10:34 CIN - Jeremy Hill 1 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 03:35 CIN - Jeremy Hill 4 run (Bob Joyner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:06 CIN - A.J. Green 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 08:02 CIN - Tyler Eifert 24 pass from Andy Dalton (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 03:34 HOU - Brian Cushing 73 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Bob Joyner 29 field goal
3Q: 03:43 CIN - Jeremy Hill 1 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 13:14 HOU - Alfred Blue 4 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 10:34 CIN - Jeremy Hill 1 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 03:35 CIN - Jeremy Hill 4 run (Bob Joyner extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 9 24
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 157 414
- Offensive Plays 52 79
- Yards per Play 3.02 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 34 150
- Rushing Attempts 13 45
- Yards per Rush 2.62 3.33
Net Passing Yards 123 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 15 - 1 34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 136 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.15 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/73 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 39
Time of Possession 20:14 39:46

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	9	24
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	157	414
- Offensive Plays	52	79
- Yards per Play	3.02	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	34	150
- Rushing Attempts	13	45
- Yards per Rush	2.62	3.33
Net Passing Yards	123	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 15 - 1	34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	136	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.15	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/73	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 39
Time of Possession	20:14	39:46

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	1:33	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	3:55	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	1:22	2:11	OWN 27	5	10	Punt
2	12:02	0:51	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
2	7:51	1:17	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
3	9:48	0:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:35	5:27	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	10:25	0:54	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:08	0:50	OWN 6	4	-3	Downs
4	3:28	1:14	OWN 20	5	26	Interception
4	1:37	1:21	OWN 20	6	16	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
1	10:02	6:07	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
1	2:14	0:52	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
2	14:11	2:09	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
2	11:11	2:05	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:06	1:15	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
2	6:34	3:10	OWN 33	7	37	Interception
2	3:24	3:24	OWN 29	9	59	Field Goal
3	13:22	3:34	OWN 37	6	21	Punt
3	8:54	5:19	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
4	13:08	2:43	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	9:31	4:23	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
4	4:18	0:50	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
4	2:14	0:37	50	3	2	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jeremy Hill, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alfred Blue	8	15	1.88	9	0	1
Chris Polk	2	2	1.00	6	0	0
Ryan Tannehill	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
Jaelen Strong	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Joey Hartwig	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Hill	33	113	3.42	20	4	3
Arian Foster	7	24	3.43	9	0	0
Andy Dalton	2	11	5.50	6	0	0
Alex Tanney	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Tim Hightower	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	33	15	136	3/13	0	25	1	44.5
Joey Hartwig	3	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	34	24	264	0/0	2	31	1	100.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Alfred Blue	4	5	13	3.25	6	7
WR Cecil Shorts	2	3	23	11.50	0	12
WR Keshawn Martin	2	10	24	12.00	9	21
TE Lewis Conway	2	3	15	7.50	10	15
TE Garrett Graham	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	3	16	16.00	4	16
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	8	8.00	6	8
WR Jaelen Strong	1	4	25	25.00	15	25
WR Howard Gmerek	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Chris Polk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyler Eifert	9	11	119	13.22	39	31	1
WR A.J. Green	6	9	44	7.33	3	17	1
RB Jeremy Hill	4	5	46	11.50	27	25	0
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	4	37	18.50	25	29	0
WR Marvin Jones	2	2	18	9.00	2	10	0
FB Trevor Shaw	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brian Cushing	1	73	73.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rahim Moore	1	0	0	0
DeMarcus Ware	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gustavo Murray	1	0	0
Timothy Wright	0	1	1
Trevor Shaw	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	8	334	41.8	39.4	61	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	7	320	45.7	36.4	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	1	-2	-2.0	0
Keshawn Martin	1	7	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gustavo Murray	3	-1	-0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	52	26.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Williams	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	11	0	0.0	40	34
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	8	5	0.0	44	31
S Andre Hal	8	3	0.0	41	32
CB Cody Nelson	7	2	0.0	21	22
CB Kevin Johnson	5	0	0.0	38	34
OLB DeMarcus Ware	3	0	0.0	31	25
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	0	0.0	41	34
DE Kroy Biermann	3	0	0.0	13	6
ILB Akeem Dent	3	0	0.0	24	12
S Eddie Pleasant	3	0	0.0	8	8
S Rahim Moore	2	2	0.0	37	34
DE J.J. Watt	2	0	0.0	33	30
DT Vince Wilfork	1	0	0.0	26	21
DE Mike Daniels	1	0	0.0	19	13
ILB Archie Sims	1	0	0.0	5	0
TE Lewis Conway	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyler Wynn	1	0	0.0	9	2
DE Rob Ninkovich	0	1	0.0	32	28

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	4	0	0.0	11	31
S Irv Andersen	4	0	0.0	1	10
DE Carlos Dunlap	3	1	2.0	12	37
ILB Rey Maualuga	3	2	0.0	12	28
S George Iloka	3	0	0.0	13	39
CB Cary Williams	2	1	0.0	13	37
DT Geno Atkins	2	1	0.0	12	31
DT Brandon Thompson	2	1	0.0	7	9
ILB C.J. Foster	2	1	0.0	7	34
OLB Nick Perry	2	0	0.0	7	5
DE Chris Bernstein	1	0	1.0	5	16
OLB Vontaze Burfict	1	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Julian Israel	1	0	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	2	1	25
S Rahim Moore	1	0	34
DE Don Clemons	1	0	4

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	2.0	0	4	6	37
DE Chris Bernstein	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Will Clarke	0.0	1	1	2	24
DT Geno Atkins	0.0	1	0	1	31
DT Brandon Armendariz	0.0	1	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	5	0	0	31
CB Kevin Johnson	4	1	0	34
ILB Brian Cushing	3	1	1	34
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	1	0	34
CB Cody Nelson	3	0	0	22
S Eddie Pleasant	2	1	0	8
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0	25
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	12
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0	34
S Andre Hal	1	0	0	32

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S George Iloka	3	1	0	39
S Irv Andersen	3	0	0	10
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	3	1	31
CB Cary Williams	2	0	0	37
ILB Rey Maualuga	2	0	0	28
DT Geno Atkins	1	0	0	31
ILB C.J. Foster	1	0	0	34
ILB Julian Israel	1	0	0	9
S Shane Prescott	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Clark	2	3	13	0	37
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	1	13	0	32
Ben Jones	0	4	12	0	33
Jay Prosch	0	2	11	0	10
Brandon Brooks	0	1	13	1	34
Duane Brown	0	0	12	2	30

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clint Boling	2	11	45	34
Andrew Whitworth	2	7	40	34
Mitchell Schwartz	2	6	41	34
Alec Keaton	2	4	42	34
Tyler Eifert	2	3	45	31
Kevin Zeitler	1	4	45	34
Trevor Shaw	1	4	32	19
Roderick Bailey	0	2	5	0
Cedric Ogbuehi	0	1	6	0

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Joseph	2	12
Lewis Conway	1	17
DeMarcus Ware	1	11
Byron Maxwell	1	9
Andre Smith	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Timothy Wright	2	16
Tyler Eifert	1	16
Andrew Hawkins	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	41	34	12	87
Rahim Moore	---	---	37	34	7	78
Brian Cushing	---	---	40	34	2	76
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	44	31	1	76
Andre Hal	---	---	41	32	2	75
Kevin Johnson	---	---	38	34	1	73
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	31	25	11	67
J.J. Watt	---	---	33	30	2	65
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	32	28	2	62
Xavier Su'a-Filo	13	32	---	---	8	53
Vince Wilfork	---	---	26	21	5	52
Cody Nelson	---	---	21	22	9	52
Chris Clark	13	37	---	---	---	50
Ryan Tannehill	12	36	---	---	---	48
Brandon Brooks	13	34	---	---	---	47
Ben Jones	12	33	---	---	---	45
Keshawn Martin	6	29	---	---	10	45
C.J. Fiedorowicz	9	23	---	---	13	45
Chris Polk	4	16	---	---	23	43
Duane Brown	12	30	---	---	---	42
Akeem Dent	---	---	24	12	6	42
Lewis Conway	3	17	---	---	17	37
Jaelen Strong	10	25	---	---	---	35
Howard Gmerek	2	17	---	---	16	35
Mike Daniels	---	---	19	13	1	33
Alfred Blue	9	23	---	---	---	32
Cecil Shorts	9	21	---	---	---	30
Garrett Graham	2	14	---	---	12	28
Jay Prosch	11	10	---	---	6	27
John Simon	---	---	6	2	17	25
Kroy Biermann	---	---	13	6	3	22
Andre Smith	1	11	---	---	8	20
Oday Aboushi	1	10	---	---	8	19
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	8	8	3	19
Donovan Cagle	---	---	5	0	13	18
Byron Maxwell	---	---	6	2	9	17
Don Clemons	---	---	12	4	1	17
Tyler Wynn	---	---	9	2	6	17
Evan Mathis	0	8	---	---	8	16
Archie Sims	---	---	5	0	8	13
Letroy Guion	---	---	4	0	6	10
Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joey Hartwig	1	3	---	---	---	4
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyler Eifert	45	31	---	---	16	92
Clint Boling	45	34	---	---	8	87
Kevin Zeitler	45	34	---	---	---	79
A.J. Green	41	34	---	---	1	76
Alec Keaton	42	34	---	---	---	76
Mitchell Schwartz	41	34	---	---	---	75
Andrew Whitworth	40	34	---	---	---	74
Andy Dalton	40	34	---	---	---	74
Trevor Shaw	32	19	---	---	16	67
Jeremy Hill	36	28	---	---	---	64
Cary Williams	---	---	13	37	9	59
C.J. Foster	---	---	7	34	16	57
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	12	37	4	53
George Iloka	---	---	13	39	---	52
Tracy Porter	---	---	5	31	15	51
Marvin Jones	24	26	---	---	---	50
Geno Atkins	---	---	12	31	---	43
Timothy Wright	19	8	---	---	16	43
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	11	31	---	42
Shane Prescott	---	---	12	30	---	42
Rey Maualuga	---	---	12	28	---	40
Andrew Hawkins	15	14	---	---	11	40
Will Clarke	---	---	8	24	3	35
Doran Grant	---	---	4	20	10	34
Chris Bernstein	---	---	5	16	8	29
Arian Foster	7	6	---	---	13	26
Tim Hightower	2	0	---	---	24	26
Brandon Armendariz	---	---	4	21	---	25
Julian Israel	---	---	2	9	9	20
Gustavo Murray	2	0	---	---	16	18
Brandon Thompson	---	---	7	9	1	17
Rod Barton	2	4	---	---	11	17
Nick Perry	---	---	7	5	4	16
Vontaze Burfict	---	---	6	6	3	15
Cedric Ogbuehi	6	0	---	---	8	14
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	2	11	---	13
Roderick Bailey	5	0	---	---	8	13
Irv Andersen	---	---	1	10	---	11
Justin Singleton	1	0	---	---	8	9
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	0	0	8	8
Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Connor Strong	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alex Tanney	5	0	---	---	---	5
Devonte Rhodes	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	5	17	3.4
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	23	94	4.1
Right	9	23	2.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	33	15	2	4	2	4	4	9	1
Joey Hartwig	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	34	24	4	0	1	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	3	49	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	161	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keshawn Martin	10	2	1	24	1	29
RB Alfred Blue	5	4	0	13	0	23
WR Jaelen Strong	4	1	0	25	1	25
TE Garrett Graham	3	1	0	6	0	14
WR Cecil Shorts	3	2	0	23	0	21
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	3	1	1	16	0	23
TE Lewis Conway	3	2	0	15	0	17
FB Jay Prosch	2	1	0	8	0	10
WR Howard Gmerek	2	1	0	6	0	17
RB Chris Polk	1	0	1	0	0	16

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tyler Eifert	11	9	0	119	2	31
WR A.J. Green	9	6	0	44	0	34
RB Jeremy Hill	5	4	0	46	1	28
WR Andrew Hawkins	4	2	1	37	1	14
FB Trevor Shaw	3	1	0	0	0	19
WR Marvin Jones	2	2	0	18	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Blue	1	4	4.00	1.88

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Hill	6	13	2.17	3.42
Arian Foster	1	0	0.00	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	2	2	15	7.50	4.12

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	3	2	10	3.33	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	7	7.00	2.60
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	1	1	2	2.00	4.89
WR Andrew Hawkins	1	1	8	8.00	9.25
RB Jeremy Hill	1	0	0	0.00	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Hill	2	1
Arian Foster	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	11	4	1
Joey Hartwig	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	16	12	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keshawn Martin	4	1	0
WR Jaelen Strong	3	1	1
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	0
RB Chris Polk	1	0	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	0	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	0	0
TE Lewis Conway	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyler Eifert	6	5	2
WR Andrew Hawkins	3	2	2
RB Jeremy Hill	3	3	3
WR A.J. Green	2	1	1
WR Marvin Jones	1	1	1
FB Trevor Shaw	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)