Week 8, 2017

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	7	3	-	16
Houston Texans	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 HOU - Allen Robinson 41 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 06:17 CIN - Bob Joyner 33 field goal
2Q: 04:04 CIN - Bob Joyner 30 field goal
2Q: 00:45 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 33 field goal
3Q: 07:05 HOU - Percy Harvin 7 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 04:11 CIN - Jeremy Hill 7 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 11:35 CIN - Bob Joyner 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 HOU - Allen Robinson 41 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 06:17 CIN - Bob Joyner 33 field goal
2Q: 04:04 CIN - Bob Joyner 30 field goal
2Q: 00:45 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 33 field goal
3Q: 07:05 HOU - Percy Harvin 7 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 04:11 CIN - Jeremy Hill 7 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 11:35 CIN - Bob Joyner 45 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 6-1
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 466 342
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 6.30 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 159 46
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 4.08 2.09
Net Passing Yards 307 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 330 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.77 9.25
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:24 24:36

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	6-1
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	466	342
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	6.30	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	159	46
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	4.08	2.09
Net Passing Yards	307	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	330	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.77	9.25
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:24	24:36

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	4:46	OWN 15	9	69	Field Goal
1	4:12	4:19	OWN 23	8	33	Punt
2	12:38	8:42	OWN 5	16	82	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:31	OWN 20	3	24	Interception
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
3	6:54	2:49	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
3	1:47	5:18	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
4	10:05	5:27	OWN 8	11	84	Fumble
4	2:38	0:58	OWN 21	4	-1	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	6:12	2:00	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
2	14:53	2:15	OWN 20	4	36	Punt
2	3:56	3:19	OWN 21	9	63	Field Goal
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 39	1	30	Half
3	12:47	5:53	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:05	2:18	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
4	11:29	1:24	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	4:38	2:00	OWN 15	4	17	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 20	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Hill	25	104	4.16	20	3	1
Braxton Bennett	10	34	3.40	10	1	0
Andy Dalton	4	21	5.25	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamaal Charles	12	30	2.50	8	0
Alfred Blue	9	17	1.89	11	1
Carson Palmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	31	22	330	4/23	0	56	1	92.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	31	20	302	1/6	2	42	0	117.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR A.J. Green	7	8	143	20.43	19	56
TE Tyler Eifert	5	7	57	11.40	24	21
RB Jeremy Hill	4	6	39	9.75	16	22
WR Frederick Perry	3	4	55	18.33	22	20
FB Mack Sutton	3	3	36	12.00	21	26
TE Timothy Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Darrell Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tucker Donovan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Percy Harvin	6	8	79	13.17	39	42	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	8	60	20.00	33	30	0
WR Allen Robinson	3	4	57	19.00	37	41	1
WR Keshawn Martin	2	2	33	16.50	12	21	0
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	12	6.00	5	7	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	39	19.50	32	31	0
RB Jamaal Charles	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jaelen Strong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Braxton Bennett	2	0
Andy Dalton	1	0
Jeremy Hill	1	0
Mitchell Schwartz	0	1
Kevin Zeitler	0	1
Darrell Scott	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force
Byron Maxwell	1	1
J.J. Watt	0	1
Markus Golden	0	1
Jeffery Sehorn	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	2	89	44.5	24.5	45	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	5	239	47.8	44.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Gratz	2	-1	-0.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Gratz	1	12	12.0	0
Braxton Bennett	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	42	21.0	0
DeAndre Hopkins	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vontaze Burfict	6	0	0.0	16	24
S George Iloka	5	0	0.0	22	32
ILB Rey Maualuga	4	2	0.0	22	32
S Shane Prescott	4	2	0.0	22	32
DT Brandon Thompson	4	0	0.0	9	18
ILB C.J. Foster	3	1	0.0	13	7
OLB Isaiah Donovan	2	1	0.0	6	7
CB Maurice Quaal	2	1	0.0	18	31
CB Julian Curtis	2	1	0.0	5	9
OLB Nick Perry	2	0	0.0	2	4
DT Geno Atkins	1	1	1.0	17	30
DE Carlos Dunlap	1	2	0.0	21	28
CB Dwayne Gratz	1	1	0.0	9	23
QB Andy Dalton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	0.0	22	31
WR Tucker Donovan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Adrian Tatum	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Allen Bowman	1	0	0.0	10	6
DE Will Clarke	0	1	0.0	13	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	8	2	0.0	38	35
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	8	0	0.0	37	33
ILB Akeem Dent	6	1	0.0	21	12
CB Kevin Johnson	6	0	0.0	39	35
ILB Brian Cushing	5	5	1.0	38	35
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	3	0.0	37	35
DE J.J. Watt	4	1	0.5	35	30
DT Brock Waskow	4	1	0.5	28	19
S Devin McCourty	4	4	0.0	38	35
CB Byron Maxwell	4	3	0.0	18	23
OLB Markus Golden	4	2	0.0	34	24
DE Mike Daniels	2	2	2.0	24	17
DT Letroy Guion	2	1	0.0	12	16
DE Jeffery Sehorn	1	1	0.0	19	23
OLB John Simon	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Eddie Pleasant	0	1	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Geno Atkins	1.0	0	1	2	30
DE Will Clarke	0.0	1	1	1	21
DE Carlos Dunlap	0.0	0	3	0	28
DT Allen Bowman	0.0	0	1	0	6

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Daniels	2.0	0	1	17
ILB Brian Cushing	1.0	0	1	35
DE J.J. Watt	0.5	1	4	30
DT Brock Waskow	0.5	0	0	19
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	1	0	33
OLB John Simon	0.0	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Vontaze Burfict	3	1	24
OLB Nick Perry	2	0	4
DT Brandon Thompson	2	0	18
OLB Isaiah Donovan	2	0	7
S Shane Prescott	2	0	32
CB Maurice Quaal	2	0	31
CB Julian Curtis	2	0	9
ILB Rey Maualuga	1	1	32
S George Iloka	1	0	32
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	31
CB Dwayne Gratz	1	0	23
ILB C.J. Foster	1	0	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	5	0	0	33
CB Kevin Johnson	4	1	1	35
CB Byron Maxwell	3	1	0	23
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	0	35
S Devin McCourty	2	0	0	35
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	35
OLB Markus Golden	2	0	0	24
ILB Brian Cushing	1	1	0	35
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Wagner	4	7	1	39	1	35
Alec Keaton	3	4	0	39	1	35
Kevin Zeitler	2	10	0	39	0	35
Mack Sutton	2	4	0	35	0	23
Mitchell Schwartz	1	5	0	39	2	35
Clint Boling	1	5	0	39	0	35

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Brooks	2	5	22	0	32
Alexis Pettway	2	4	22	0	32
Cordy Glenn	0	5	22	0	32
Chris Clark	0	4	22	1	32
Ben Jones	0	2	22	0	32
Garrett Graham	0	1	5	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Julian Curtis	2	9
Braxton Bennett	1	19

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jamaal Charles	2	15
Byron Maxwell	2	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clint Boling	39	35	---	---	5	79
Mitchell Schwartz	39	35	---	---	5	79
Andy Dalton	39	35	---	---	---	74
A.J. Green	38	34	---	---	2	74
Kevin Zeitler	39	35	---	---	---	74
Ricky Wagner	39	35	---	---	---	74
Alec Keaton	39	35	---	---	---	74
Mack Sutton	35	23	---	---	14	72
Tyler Eifert	32	30	---	---	5	67
Jeremy Hill	27	31	---	---	1	59
Rey Maualuga	---	---	22	32	1	55
George Iloka	---	---	22	32	1	55
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	9	23	23	55
Frederick Perry	27	28	---	---	---	55
Shane Prescott	---	---	22	32	1	55
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	22	31	1	54
Maurice Quaal	---	---	18	31	5	54
Geno Atkins	---	---	17	30	2	49
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	21	28	---	49
Vontaze Burfict	---	---	16	24	1	41
Will Clarke	---	---	13	21	2	36
Braxton Bennett	12	4	---	---	19	35
Gustavo Murray	8	13	---	---	12	33
Timothy Wright	13	7	---	---	11	31
Brandon Thompson	---	---	9	18	2	29
Adrian Tatum	---	---	9	11	6	26
C.J. Foster	---	---	13	7	4	24
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	6	7	11	24
Julian Curtis	---	---	5	9	9	23
Allen Bowman	---	---	10	6	4	20
Tucker Donovan	1	3	---	---	12	16
Darrell Scott	1	1	---	---	13	15
Julian Israel	---	---	0	0	11	11
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Devan Owens	---	---	0	0	8	8
Dan McCullers	---	---	5	2	---	7
Nick Perry	---	---	2	4	---	6
Desmond Ford	---	---	1	4	1	6
Cedric Ogbuehi	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hardy Anthony	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devonte Rhodes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rod Barton	1	1	---	---	---	2
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Christian Bryant	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	37	35	17	89
Brian Cushing	---	---	38	35	9	82
Kevin Johnson	---	---	39	35	8	82
Rahim Moore	---	---	38	35	5	78
Devin McCourty	---	---	38	35	2	75
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	37	33	4	74
J.J. Watt	---	---	35	30	5	70
DeAndre Hopkins	22	32	---	---	11	65
Markus Golden	---	---	34	24	4	62
Brandon Brooks	22	32	---	---	6	60
Byron Maxwell	---	---	18	23	15	56
Carson Palmer	22	32	---	---	---	54
Chris Clark	22	32	---	---	---	54
Cordy Glenn	22	32	---	---	---	54
Ben Jones	22	32	---	---	---	54
Alexis Pettway	22	32	---	---	---	54
Brock Waskow	---	---	28	19	3	50
Cedric Nyland	19	14	---	---	16	49
Mike Daniels	---	---	24	17	2	43
C.J. Fiedorowicz	14	19	---	---	10	43
Jeffery Sehorn	---	---	19	23	1	43
Percy Harvin	15	24	---	---	1	40
Jamaal Charles	12	12	---	---	15	39
Akeem Dent	---	---	21	12	4	37
Letroy Guion	---	---	12	16	3	31
Garrett Graham	5	9	---	---	15	29
Alfred Blue	10	17	---	---	1	28
Allen Robinson	7	17	---	---	1	25
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	5	11	---	16
Keshawn Martin	1	4	---	---	10	15
Jaelen Strong	4	11	---	---	---	15
Archie Sims	---	---	1	0	7	8
John Simon	---	---	1	2	4	7
Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darren Bernstein	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tristan Liening	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lewis Conway	1	1	---	---	3	5
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donovan Cagle	---	---	2	0	2	4
Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tyler Wynn	---	---	1	0	1	2
Andre Hal	---	---	1	0	---	1
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	19	86	4.5
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	9	22	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	31	22	6	2	0	3	3	7	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	31	20	6	2	0	2	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	55	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	132	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	188	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	83	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Green	8	7	143	2	34
TE Tyler Eifert	7	5	57	1	30
RB Jeremy Hill	6	4	39	1	31
WR Frederick Perry	4	3	55	1	28
FB Mack Sutton	3	3	36	1	23
TE Timothy Wright	1	0	0	0	7
TE Darrell Scott	1	0	0	0	1
WR Tucker Donovan	1	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Percy Harvin	8	6	79	1	24
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	3	60	2	32
WR Allen Robinson	4	3	57	1	17
RB Jamaal Charles	3	1	14	0	12
WR Keshawn Martin	2	2	33	1	4
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	12	0	17
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	39	1	19
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	8	0	9
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Hill	5	21	4.20	4.16
Braxton Bennett	1	0	0.00	3.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamaal Charles	2	6	3.00	2.50
Carson Palmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	1	1	2	2.00	10.65

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	2	1	7	3.50	9.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Hill	1	1	2	2.00	6.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Percy Harvin	2	1	7	3.50	9.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Dalton	2	0
Jeremy Hill	2	1
Braxton Bennett	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamaal Charles	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	7	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jeremy Hill	3	1	1
WR A.J. Green	2	2	1
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	1
TE Darrell Scott	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	1	1
WR Percy Harvin	2	1	1
WR Allen Robinson	2	1	1
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)