Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Houston, TX

40 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	0	7	-	10
Houston Texans	3	7	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 HOU - Samuel Stallings 32 field goal
1Q: 04:46 CIN - Leland Presley 33 field goal
2Q: 04:28 HOU - Rod Barlow 38 pass from Garrett Grayson (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 12:15 CIN - Francisco Meier 3 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
4Q: 09:35 HOU - Samuel Stallings 36 field goal
4Q: 00:39 HOU - Samuel Stallings 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 HOU - Samuel Stallings 32 field goal
1Q: 04:46 CIN - Leland Presley 33 field goal
2Q: 04:28 HOU - Rod Barlow 38 pass from Garrett Grayson (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 12:15 CIN - Francisco Meier 3 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
4Q: 09:35 HOU - Samuel Stallings 36 field goal
4Q: 00:39 HOU - Samuel Stallings 44 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 292 295
- Offensive Plays 75 60
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 100 87
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 3.33 3.63
Net Passing Yards 192 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 1 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 0/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 5/38 6/59
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:44 25:16

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	292	295
- Offensive Plays	75	60
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	100	87
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	3.33	3.63
Net Passing Yards	192	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 1	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	0/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	5/38	6/59
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:44	25:16

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	6:04	OWN 25	11	59	Field Goal
1	2:19	1:32	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	14:41	2:59	OPP 49	6	26	Missed FG
2	10:34	2:18	OWN 28	6	7	Punt
2	7:11	2:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:13	3:09	OWN 25	7	53	Interception
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	11:55	0:59	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:31	2:15	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
3	4:28	2:29	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
4	15:00	2:52	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	9:29	2:41	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
4	4:58	1:55	OWN 45	5	14	Missed FG
4	2:22	1:08	OWN 20	5	8	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	3	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 25	8	60	Field Goal
1	4:41	2:22	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	0:47	1:06	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
2	11:42	1:08	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	8:16	1:05	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
2	5:09	0:56	OPP 43	2	43	Touchdown
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 8	3	12	Half
3	12:45	0:50	OWN 49	3	9	Punt
3	10:56	1:25	OWN 42	4	11	Interception
3	7:16	2:48	OWN 13	7	43	Punt
3	1:59	1:59	OWN 15	4	15	Punt
4	12:08	2:39	OWN 25	8	56	Field Goal
4	6:48	1:50	OWN 30	3	-8	Punt
4	3:03	0:41	OWN 48	4	15	Punt
4	1:14	0:41	OPP 28	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Noah Garrison, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ty Manumaleuna	24	81	3.38	11	3	0
RB Blaine Matthews	6	19	3.17	15	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pedro Bronson	18	64	3.56	31	2
RB Evan Douglas	3	7	2.33	9	0
QB Garrett Grayson	2	10	5.00	5	0
WR Bert Keen	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Patton	41	22	224	4/32	1	25	1	67.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	36	19	208	0/0	1	38	1	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brock LaPlante	7	11	73	10.43	15	17	0
TE Francisco Meier	5	7	49	9.80	14	17	1
WR Tito Pearson	3	8	29	9.67	6	16	0
RB Ty Manumaleuna	3	4	43	14.33	38	25	0
RB Blaine Matthews	1	1	7	7.00	7	7	0
FB Weston Cash	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Morris Schwartz	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Brad Tucker	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Neil Colgan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Landon Meier	4	6	52	13.00	14	24	0
WR Bert Keen	4	9	22	5.50	19	8	0
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	13	6.50	2	10	0
WR Rod Barlow	2	5	40	20.00	12	38	1
TE Cary Williams	2	2	27	13.50	6	22	0
RB Pedro Bronson	2	6	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Joseph Gomez	2	3	26	13.00	20	25	0
TE Moe Hancock	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Tyler Lockett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leo Engler	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	0	0	0
TE Don Hickman	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Elias Campbell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Fitzgerald	8	343	42.9	35.5	56	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	9	369	41.0	32.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Presley	1/3	0/2	0/1	33	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	5	38	7.6	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	33	11.0	0
Evan Douglas	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	1	28	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andrew Shank	6	1	0.0	17	27
OLB Toby Ridoutt	5	2	0.0	23	30
S Kelly McKnight	4	1	0.0	24	36
S Jameson Hanson	4	0	0.0	15	26
S Enrique Carpenter	4	0	0.0	24	36
CB Douglas Newhart	3	2	0.0	24	36
DT Herman Binns	3	1	0.0	24	35
S Asher Kennedy	3	0	0.0	9	12
DE Antonio Delgado	2	2	0.0	10	16
DE Bryan Heath	2	1	0.0	17	21
ILB Jameson Mathews	1	1	0.0	1	6
DT Shane Northrop	1	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Kwon Alexander	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Tito Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
S Leo Engler	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Brock Boothroyd	1	0	0.0	20	26
DE Fernando Stephens	0	1	0.0	17	25
S Adrian Shelton	0	1	0.0	12	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clayton St. Clair	9	1	0.0	30	45
OLB Deron Collette	7	2	0.0	30	45
ILB Jackie Schenck	6	1	0.0	17	15
CB Dexter Williams	5	1	0.0	30	41
S Elias Campbell	5	1	0.0	28	36
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	4	1	1.0	30	45
CB Jimmy Burnett	4	1	0.0	29	36
DT Noah Garrison	3	2	2.0	28	39
DE Ike Baumgardner	3	2	1.0	28	39
CB Brody Fisher	3	0	0.0	27	35
CB Lester Reese	2	1	0.0	9	23
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0	---	---	---
S Eric Rowe	1	0	0.0	6	16
S Cody Fields	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Alexander Boyer	1	0	0.0	3	9
DE Ben Lund	1	0	0.0	29	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herman Binns	3	0	1	35
DT Brock Boothroyd	1	0	0	26
DE Bryan Heath	0	2	0	21
DE Gregory Rice	0	2	0	9
OLB Toby Ridoutt	0	1	0	30
S Kelly McKnight	0	1	0	36
DE Antonio Delgado	0	1	0	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Noah Garrison	2.0	0	1	2	39
DE Ike Baumgardner	1.0	1	2	3	39
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1.0	0	1	1	45
OLB Clayton St. Clair	0.0	1	0	0	45
DE Ben Lund	0.0	0	2	0	38
DE Alexander Boyer	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Devan Forsythe	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Andrew Shank	4	0	27
S Jameson Hanson	3	0	26
S Enrique Carpenter	3	0	36
S Kelly McKnight	2	0	36
CB Douglas Newhart	2	0	36
S Asher Kennedy	2	0	12
S Leo Engler	1	1	9
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	0	30
DE Antonio Delgado	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clayton St. Clair	4	0	0	45
CB Brody Fisher	3	2	0	35
OLB Deron Collette	3	1	0	45
CB Jimmy Burnett	3	0	1	36
ILB Jackie Schenck	2	0	0	15
CB Lester Reese	2	0	0	23
S Eric Rowe	1	1	0	16
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	1	0	45
CB Dexter Williams	1	0	0	41
S Elias Campbell	1	0	0	36
DE Ben Lund	1	0	0	38
CB Nolan Madison	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Collin Rogers	3	11	1	30	1	45
C Hunter Vince	2	5	0	30	0	45
T Jay Oliver	1	4	0	30	1	45
G Junior Dotson	1	2	0	30	0	45
C Ralph Morrison	0	7	0	30	1	45
TE Francisco Meier	0	1	0	28	0	36
RB Blaine Matthews	0	0	0	6	1	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	4	5	24	36
T Lewis Turnbull	1	4	24	36
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	5	9
T Alexis Pettway	0	5	24	36
C Steven Kirk	0	4	24	36
G Cedric Ellison	0	3	24	36

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Weston Cash	1	28
Neil Colgan	1	28
Kwon Alexander	1	25
Lonnie Cooley	1	25
Randall Brandon	1	11
Hunter Vince	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Collette	2	18
Carson Biletnikoff	2	18
Nolan Madison	1	15
Lewis Turnbull	1	12

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Junior Dotson	30	45	---	---	11	86
T Jay Oliver	30	45	---	---	11	86
C Hunter Vince	30	45	---	---	11	86
T Collin Rogers	30	45	---	---	11	86
WR Brad Tucker	26	38	---	---	17	81
WR Brock LaPlante	30	43	---	---	5	78
QB Colton Patton	30	45	---	---	---	75
C Ralph Morrison	30	45	---	---	---	75
TE Francisco Meier	28	36	---	---	---	64
S Kelly McKnight	---	---	24	36	3	63
CB Douglas Newhart	---	---	24	36	3	63
S Enrique Carpenter	---	---	24	36	3	63
DT Herman Binns	---	---	24	35	3	62
OLB Toby Ridoutt	---	---	23	30	3	56
OLB Andrew Shank	---	---	17	27	11	55
RB Ty Manumaleuna	24	27	---	---	2	53
DT Brock Boothroyd	---	---	20	26	2	48
DE Fernando Stephens	---	---	17	25	3	45
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	15	26	2	43
DT Shane Northrop	---	---	14	19	10	43
DE Bryan Heath	---	---	17	21	2	40
FB Weston Cash	3	9	---	---	28	40
S Asher Kennedy	---	---	9	12	18	39
WR Neil Colgan	3	7	---	---	28	38
WR Tito Pearson	9	23	---	---	---	32
RB Blaine Matthews	6	16	---	---	9	31
ILB Kwon Alexander	---	---	3	1	25	29
TE Don Hickman	16	13	---	---	---	29
S Adrian Shelton	---	---	12	16	---	28
DE Antonio Delgado	---	---	10	16	1	27
OLB Lonnie Cooley	---	---	0	0	25	25
WR Brett Hatchette	0	5	---	---	20	25
S Leo Engler	---	---	3	9	11	23
DE Gregory Rice	---	---	3	9	10	22
CB J.C. Lee	---	---	0	0	18	18
TE Morris Schwartz	5	8	---	---	5	18
C Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	3	5	2	10
P Theodore Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Jameson Mathews	---	---	1	6	---	7
K Leland Presley	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Andres Henderson	---	---	1	5	---	6
QB Francisco Maticic	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Monty Masiona	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Hector McNeely	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Sean Greenspan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	30	45	18	93
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	30	45	18	93
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	30	41	12	83
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	30	45	3	78
T Alexis Pettway	24	36	---	---	12	72
T Lewis Turnbull	24	36	---	---	12	72
G Cedric Ellison	24	36	---	---	12	72
T C.J. Riemersma	24	36	---	---	12	72
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	28	39	3	70
DE Ben Lund	---	---	29	38	3	70
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	28	39	1	68
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	29	36	2	67
S Elias Campbell	---	---	28	36	2	66
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	27	35	2	64
WR Bert Keen	18	28	---	---	18	64
TE Cary Williams	23	33	---	---	5	61
RB Pedro Bronson	21	25	---	---	15	61
QB Garrett Grayson	24	36	---	---	---	60
C Steven Kirk	24	36	---	---	---	60
WR Landon Meier	19	30	---	---	---	49
S Eric Rowe	---	---	6	16	17	39
WR Rod Barlow	8	19	---	---	10	37
RB Evan Douglas	3	6	---	---	28	37
WR Tyler Lockett	17	19	---	---	---	36
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	17	15	2	34
CB Lester Reese	---	---	9	23	1	33
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	0	7	25	32
TE Joseph Gomez	0	4	---	---	28	32
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	2	7	15	24
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	3	9	10	22
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	2	10	8	20
TE Moe Hancock	5	9	---	---	3	17
FB Cedric Nyland	6	7	---	---	1	14
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	12	12
S Cody Fields	---	---	1	8	1	10
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Marcus Downs	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nick Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Hardy Summers	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chance Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	4	-5	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Patton	41	22	1	1	1	6	8	6	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	36	19	4	3	2	0	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	118	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	89	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock LaPlante	11	7	1	73	0	43
WR Tito Pearson	8	3	0	29	0	23
TE Francisco Meier	7	5	0	49	0	36
WR Brad Tucker	5	1	0	7	0	38
RB Ty Manumaleuna	4	3	0	43	1	27
TE Morris Schwartz	2	1	0	16	0	8
WR Neil Colgan	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Blaine Matthews	1	1	0	7	0	16
FB Weston Cash	1	1	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	9	4	1	22	0	28
WR Landon Meier	6	4	0	52	1	30
RB Pedro Bronson	6	2	0	17	0	25
WR Rod Barlow	5	2	0	40	1	19
TE Joseph Gomez	3	2	0	26	1	4
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	0	13	0	7
TE Moe Hancock	2	1	1	11	0	9
TE Cary Williams	2	2	0	27	1	33
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Garrett Grayson	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Patton	4	2	16	4.00	5.46

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	1	0	0	0.00	5.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brock LaPlante	2	0	0	0.00	6.64
TE Francisco Meier	2	2	16	8.00	7.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Landon Meier	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ty Manumaleuna	4	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Patton	13	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	11	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock LaPlante	5	2	1
RB Ty Manumaleuna	3	2	1
WR Tito Pearson	2	0	0
FB Weston Cash	1	1	0
TE Francisco Meier	1	0	0
WR Brad Tucker	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Landon Meier	3	1
WR Bert Keen	2	0
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1
TE Moe Hancock	1	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0
TE Joseph Gomez	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,900 (21,400)
End Zone 7,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,900 (21,400)
End Zone	7,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)