Week 8, 2020

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	0	7	-	17
Houston Texans	14	7	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 6 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
1Q: 02:41 HOU - A.J. Green 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 13:18 CIN - Brock LaPlante 8 pass from Garrett Gardner (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 09:29 HOU - Tyler Eifert 16 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 00:45 CIN - Bob Joyner 47 field goal
3Q: 08:32 HOU - Preston Kaplan 35 field goal
4Q: 08:44 CIN - Will Tye 7 pass from Garrett Gardner (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 00:36 HOU - Preston Kaplan 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 6 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
1Q: 02:41 HOU - A.J. Green 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 13:18 CIN - Brock LaPlante 8 pass from Garrett Gardner (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 09:29 HOU - Tyler Eifert 16 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 00:45 CIN - Bob Joyner 47 field goal
3Q: 08:32 HOU - Preston Kaplan 35 field goal
4Q: 08:44 CIN - Will Tye 7 pass from Garrett Gardner (Bob Joyner extra point)
4Q: 00:36 HOU - Preston Kaplan 48 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 3-4
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 358 340
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards per Play 5.19 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 106 129
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.79
Net Passing Yards 252 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 0 31 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 256 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 6.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/60 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:04 29:56

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	3-4
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	358	340
- Offensive Plays	69	67
- Yards per Play	5.19	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	106	129
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.79
Net Passing Yards	252	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 0	31 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	256	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	6.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/60	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:04	29:56

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:52	1:31	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
1	2:31	4:22	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:23	1:10	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	6:53	4:19	OWN 6	9	32	Punt
2	1:50	1:12	OWN 44	5	26	Field Goal
3	13:27	2:12	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	8:26	4:21	OWN 20	12	48	Missed FG
3	2:22	2:32	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
4	12:35	3:58	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	7:28	2:25	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	3	2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:02	6:10	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
1	6:21	3:50	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:09	3:46	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	8:13	1:20	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
2	2:34	0:44	OWN 25	3	-5	Interception
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	2	8	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	11:15	2:49	OPP 44	6	26	Field Goal
3	4:05	1:43	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
4	14:50	2:15	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
4	8:37	1:09	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
4	5:03	4:33	OWN 20	12	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Garrett Gardner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Braxton Bennett	15	83	5.53	34	2
Matt Jones	10	11	1.10	4	0
Garrett Gardner	2	12	6.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	23	80	3.48	14	2	1
Garrett Vance	5	25	5.00	14	1	0
Andy Dalton	3	17	5.67	8	0	0
Tevin Coleman	2	6	3.00	6	0	0
Cedric Nyland	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Gardner	41	21	256	1/4	2	42	0	87.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	31	16	221	2/10	2	34	2	69.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bubba Walton	8	15	123	15.38	37	42	0
WR Brock LaPlante	6	11	56	9.33	4	15	1
WR Ricardo Swann	3	7	40	13.33	5	16	0
TE Will Tye	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	1
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	2	21	21.00	7	21	0
FB Mack Sutton	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Matt Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	16	102	20.40	23	34	0
TE Tyler Eifert	3	4	48	16.00	24	24	1
WR A.J. Green	2	4	9	4.50	0	7	1
TE Dion Sims	2	2	29	14.50	0	16	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Garrett Vance	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shane Prescott	1	8	8.00	0
CB Kelly McKnight	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	7	328	46.9	33.6	51	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Diego Cochrane	4	168	42.0	37.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dre Kirkpatrick	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	3	30	10.0	0
Rahim Moore	1	23	23.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	1	25	25.0	0
Courtney Klosterman	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andrew Shank	9	0	0.0	28	30
S Shane Prescott	6	0	0.0	32	33
OLB Toby Ridoutt	5	6	0.0	19	12
S Dre Kirkpatrick	5	0	0.0	23	22
DT Sylvester Williams	4	1	0.0	19	20
DT Corbin Bryant	4	0	0.0	22	21
CB Mercury Lidberg	3	0	0.0	3	6
DE Nick Perry	2	1	2.0	29	31
S T.J. Carrie	2	4	0.0	15	17
OLB Jim Hughes	2	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Isaiah Donovan	1	3	0.0	20	16
CB Jason Verrett	1	1	0.0	33	32
DT Colin Bonar	1	1	0.0	31	28
DE Tristan Austin	1	1	0.0	27	24
OLB Brady Harwood	1	1	0.0	18	18
CB Vontae Davis	1	0	0.0	12	12
DE Xavier Cooper	1	0	0.0	6	2
CB Kelly McKnight	0	2	0.0	34	33

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Collette	8	1	0.0	27	42
DE Heath Kobeck	6	0	0.0	17	30
S Rahim Moore	5	2	0.0	27	42
OLB Brandon Graham	5	0	0.0	15	28
S Xavier Rhodes	5	0	0.0	27	41
CB Donovan Cagle	5	0	0.0	17	30
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	0	0.0	27	42
DT Gerald McCoy	2	2	0.5	17	36
OLB Markus Golden	2	2	0.5	22	40
ILB Akeem Dent	2	2	0.0	9	12
S Jimmy Burnett	2	2	0.0	27	42
WR A.J. Green	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	0.0	22	36
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Matthew Griffin	0	2	0.0	10	6
DE Edward Hadavi	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nick Perry	2.0	0	2	1	31
DE Tristan Austin	0.0	2	0	0	24

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	0.5	2	0	40
DT Gerald McCoy	0.5	0	0	36
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	5	4	36
DE Danielle Hunter	0.0	2	1	12
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	2	0	30
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0.0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dre Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	22
OLB Brady Harwood	2	1	0	18
S Shane Prescott	2	0	1	33
ILB Andrew Shank	2	0	0	30
CB Vontae Davis	1	2	0	12
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0	20
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	0	32
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	0	0	12
CB Mercury Lidberg	1	0	0	6
OLB Jim Hughes	1	0	0	6
CB Kelly McKnight	0	1	1	33

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	3	42
OLB Brandon Graham	4	0	28
S Xavier Rhodes	3	0	41
ILB Deron Collette	3	0	42
S Rahim Moore	2	2	42
S Jimmy Burnett	2	0	42
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	40
CB Donovan Cagle	1	0	30
DE Heath Kobeck	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Morrison	2	7	27	0	42
Morgan Moses	2	2	27	0	42
Junior Dotson	1	6	27	1	42
C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	20	0	18
Julian Hancuff	0	7	27	0	42
Mack Sutton	0	1	15	0	29
Jay Oliver	0	1	27	0	42

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alexis Pettway	4	7	34	1	33
Alec Keaton	3	9	34	1	33
Mark Farley	3	5	34	0	33
Cordy Glenn	2	6	34	0	33
Brandon Brooks	0	5	34	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Maxwell	3	16
Alex Forbes	1	20
Randall Brandon	1	9
Jay Oliver	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Keshawn Martin	1	16

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Junior Dotson	27	42	---	---	9	78
Jay Oliver	27	42	---	---	9	78
Garrett Gardner	27	42	---	---	2	71
Bubba Walton	24	41	---	---	6	71
Morgan Moses	27	42	---	---	---	69
Julian Hancuff	27	42	---	---	---	69
Ralph Morrison	27	42	---	---	---	69
Kelly McKnight	---	---	34	33	2	69
Jason Verrett	---	---	33	32	2	67
Shane Prescott	---	---	32	33	2	67
Brock LaPlante	24	42	---	---	---	66
Nick Perry	---	---	29	31	2	62
Colin Bonar	---	---	31	28	3	62
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	23	22	16	61
Andrew Shank	---	---	28	30	3	61
Tristan Austin	---	---	27	24	2	53
Matt Jones	12	21	---	---	19	52
Mack Sutton	15	29	---	---	8	52
Corbin Bryant	---	---	22	21	5	48
Braxton Bennett	16	21	---	---	11	48
C.J. Fiedorowicz	20	18	---	---	7	45
Sylvester Williams	---	---	19	20	1	40
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	20	16	4	40
Brady Harwood	---	---	18	18	2	38
Will Tye	3	18	---	---	16	37
Ricardo Swann	17	20	---	---	---	37
T.J. Carrie	---	---	15	17	2	34
Toby Ridoutt	---	---	19	12	3	34
Vontae Davis	---	---	12	12	5	29
Jim Hughes	---	---	2	6	14	22
Alex Forbes	0	0	---	---	20	20
Byron Maxwell	---	---	0	0	16	16
Devin Funchess	3	0	---	---	13	16
Tito Pearson	1	0	---	---	14	15
Mercury Lidberg	---	---	3	6	3	12
Connor Barwin	---	---	1	0	10	11
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mel Newman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reggie Appleberry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Xavier Cooper	---	---	6	2	---	8
Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Delvin Breaux	---	---	0	0	4	4
Clint Boling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colton Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Liam Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	27	42	18	87
Brandon Brooks	34	33	---	---	6	73
Rahim Moore	---	---	27	42	3	72
Deron Collette	---	---	27	42	2	71
Jimmy Burnett	---	---	27	42	2	71
DeAndre Hopkins	32	32	---	---	6	70
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	27	41	2	70
Markus Golden	---	---	22	40	6	68
Andy Dalton	34	33	---	---	---	67
Cordy Glenn	34	33	---	---	---	67
Mark Farley	34	33	---	---	---	67
Alec Keaton	34	33	---	---	---	67
Alexis Pettway	34	33	---	---	---	67
A.J. Green	28	27	---	---	11	66
Tyler Eifert	23	29	---	---	14	66
J.J. Watt	---	---	22	36	2	60
Gerald McCoy	---	---	17	36	2	55
Heath Kobeck	---	---	17	30	2	49
Donovan Cagle	---	---	17	30	1	48
Courtney Klosterman	27	15	---	---	4	46
Brandon Graham	---	---	15	28	2	45
Cedric Nyland	21	17	---	---	6	44
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	9	7	24	40
Garrett Vance	5	11	---	---	16	32
Danielle Hunter	---	---	10	12	9	31
Allen Robinson	14	14	---	---	---	28
Devin McCourty	---	---	4	8	15	27
Tevin Coleman	3	8	---	---	16	27
Dion Sims	11	6	---	---	9	26
Akeem Dent	---	---	9	12	1	22
Gary Burgess	0	2	---	---	17	19
Keshawn Martin	0	1	---	---	16	17
Matthew Griffin	---	---	10	6	1	17
Edward Hadavi	---	---	5	6	4	15
Lester Reese	---	---	0	0	14	14
Jaelen Strong	6	3	---	---	---	9
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Simon	---	---	5	2	---	7
Casey Mueller	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chuck Farrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tristan Liening	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cameron Church	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Diego Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	8	10	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	23	75	3.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Gardner	41	21	2	1	1	5	12	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	31	16	4	3	2	4	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	181	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	97	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	61	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Walton	15	8	0	123	1	41
WR Brock LaPlante	11	6	0	56	0	42
WR Ricardo Swann	7	3	0	40	0	20
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	1	0	21	1	18
RB Matt Jones	2	0	1	0	0	21
TE Will Tye	2	2	0	6	0	18
FB Mack Sutton	1	1	0	10	0	29

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	16	5	2	102	3	32
WR A.J. Green	4	2	0	9	0	27
TE Tyler Eifert	4	3	0	48	1	29
TE Dion Sims	2	2	0	29	0	6
RB Garrett Vance	2	1	0	18	0	11
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	0	10	0	1
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	0	2	0	14
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Jones	1	0	0.00	1.10
Braxton Bennett	1	-1	-1.00	5.53

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	4	23	5.75	3.48

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Gardner	2	2	15	7.50	6.24

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	4	2	18	4.50	7.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Will Tye	1	1	7	7.00	3.00
WR Brock LaPlante	1	1	8	8.00	5.09

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	2	1	2	1.00	2.25
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	16	16.00	12.00
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Jones	1	1
Garrett Gardner	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tevin Coleman	2	1
Garrett Vance	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Gardner	13	8	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Walton	6	3	2
WR Brock LaPlante	4	3	1
RB Matt Jones	1	0	0
TE Will Tye	1	1	0
WR Ricardo Swann	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	4	4
WR A.J. Green	1	0	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)