Week 8, 2026

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	7	3	-	20
Houston Texans	10	0	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 HOU - Cary Williams 16 pass from Riley Grinnell (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 04:04 HOU - Samuel Stallings 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CIN - Brock LaPlante 9 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
2Q: 10:16 CIN - Leland Presley 18 field goal
3Q: 08:52 CIN - Curtis Delmonico 3 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
3Q: 04:23 HOU - Samuel Stallings 34 field goal
4Q: 03:52 CIN - Leland Presley 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 HOU - Cary Williams 16 pass from Riley Grinnell (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 04:04 HOU - Samuel Stallings 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CIN - Brock LaPlante 9 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
2Q: 10:16 CIN - Leland Presley 18 field goal
3Q: 08:52 CIN - Curtis Delmonico 3 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
3Q: 04:23 HOU - Samuel Stallings 34 field goal
4Q: 03:52 CIN - Leland Presley 40 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 4-4 3-4
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 302 363
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 144 70
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 4.24 3.33
Net Passing Yards 158 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 0 45 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/65 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:03 29:57

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	4-4	3-4
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	302	363
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	144	70
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	4.24	3.33
Net Passing Yards	158	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 0	45 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/65	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:03	29:57

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	2:01	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	3:56	4:05	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	13:36	3:25	OWN 43	7	56	Field Goal
2	6:29	2:01	OWN 11	3	-5	Punt
2	3:30	1:47	OWN 35	3	-6	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 40	3	6	Half
3	15:00	6:17	OPP 48	11	48	Touchdown
3	4:15	0:29	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:42	3:18	OWN 12	7	47	Punt
4	11:36	2:01	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	7:30	3:43	OWN 42	6	35	Field Goal
4	1:12	0:40	OWN 22	4	21	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:08	5:12	OWN 44	10	36	Field Goal
2	14:51	1:15	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	10:11	3:42	OWN 11	7	24	Punt
2	4:28	0:58	OPP 42	5	14	Missed FG
2	1:43	0:55	OWN 39	5	28	Missed FG
3	8:43	4:28	OWN 34	7	49	Field Goal
3	3:46	2:04	OWN 37	5	8	Punt
4	13:24	1:48	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	9:35	2:05	OWN 3	5	26	Punt
4	3:47	2:35	OWN 25	8	53	Downs
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 26	3	43	Interception

Game MVP: Colton Patton, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ty Manumaleuna	28	117	4.18	20	3
QB Colton Patton	3	24	8.00	11	1
WR Curtis Delmonico	2	3	1.50	3	0
TE Morris Schwartz	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Pedro Bronson	12	47	3.92	9
RB Thomas Chapman	8	24	3.00	9
WR Rod Barlow	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Patton	25	16	168	2/10	2	42	0	110.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riley Grinnell	45	28	300	1/7	1	30	1	79.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brock LaPlante	7	13	71	10.14	17	20	1
RB Marcus Craven	3	3	32	10.67	14	21	0
RB Blaine Matthews	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
WR Curtis Delmonico	2	2	45	22.50	5	42	1
TE Don Hickman	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Brett Hatchette	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
TE Francisco Meier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brad Tucker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	8	15	51	6.38	18	29	0
TE Cary Williams	6	10	75	12.50	25	28	1
WR Gary Burgess	4	5	37	9.25	27	26	0
WR Bert Keen	4	6	80	20.00	36	30	0
RB Pedro Bronson	3	3	34	11.33	11	13	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Thomas Chapman	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gilbert Wilson	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
Troy Tijerina	7	283	40.4	36.6	47	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	5	211	42.2	39.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	2/4	0/2	0/1	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	3	12	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	2	75	37.5	0
Marcus Craven	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Wilson	7	1	1.0	21	34
DT Herman Binns	6	1	0.0	21	41
S Tyrus Gowins	5	2	0.0	10	32
DT Brock Boothroyd	5	1	0.0	19	32
S Adrian Shelton	4	2	0.0	19	46
DE Conner Shepard	3	1	0.0	10	26
DE Antonio Delgado	3	0	0.0	12	28
CB Sean Greenspan	3	0	0.0	9	29
S Enrique Carpenter	2	1	0.0	21	46
DE Santiago Arnold	2	1	0.0	8	22
S Jameson Hanson	2	0	0.0	12	34
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	3	0.0	9	20
S Asher Kennedy	1	1	0.0	12	18
CB Jackson Glynn	1	1	0.0	9	12
DE Fernando Stephens	1	0	0.0	17	29
ILB Jameson Mathews	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Winfred Richardson	1	0	0.0	10	26
CB Andres Henderson	1	0	0.0	2	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jimmy Burnett	8	1	0.0	31	27
CB Brody Fisher	6	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Clayton St. Clair	6	0	0.0	33	27
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	4	1	1.0	33	27
DT Angel Ferguson	4	2	0.5	18	12
CB Dwayne Shipley	4	2	0.0	33	18
OLB Deron Collette	4	1	0.0	33	27
ILB Lenny Matson	4	1	0.0	16	18
CB Ezra Cheramie	3	0	0.0	33	27
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	0	0.5	28	25
DE Ben Lund	2	2	0.0	28	24
CB Lester Reese	1	1	0.0	6	7
QB Riley Grinnell	1	0	---	---	---
S Elias Campbell	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Devan Forsythe	1	0	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Antonio Delgado	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Herman Binns	0.0	0	1	1	41
DE Fernando Stephens	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Andrew Shank	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Brock Boothroyd	0.0	0	1	0	32

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1.0	2	3	27
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.5	0	1	25
DT Angel Ferguson	0.5	0	0	12
OLB Clayton St. Clair	0.0	1	2	27
DE Ben Lund	0.0	1	1	24
CB Brody Fisher	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrus Gowins	5	0	0	32
DE Antonio Delgado	3	2	0	28
OLB Gilbert Wilson	3	0	1	34
CB Sean Greenspan	3	0	0	29
DE Conner Shepard	3	0	0	26
S Enrique Carpenter	2	1	0	46
S Jameson Hanson	2	0	0	34
S Asher Kennedy	2	0	0	18
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	0	0	20
DT Herman Binns	1	0	0	41
CB Andres Henderson	1	0	0	5
CB Jackson Glynn	1	0	0	12
S Adrian Shelton	1	0	0	46

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brody Fisher	5	0	26
CB Ezra Cheramie	4	0	27
ILB Lenny Matson	3	0	18
CB Jimmy Burnett	2	0	27
OLB Clayton St. Clair	1	1	27
OLB Deron Collette	1	0	27
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0	2	27

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Hunter Vince	4	8	34	1	27
C Ralph Morrison	2	6	34	1	27
G Peter Westbrook	2	5	34	0	27
G Julian Hancuff	2	2	34	0	27
T Jay Oliver	0	9	34	0	27
TE Francisco Meier	0	1	33	0	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alexis Pettway	2	4	1	21	0	46
T C.J. Riemersma	2	4	0	21	0	46
G Cedric Ellison	1	4	0	21	0	46
T Chance Osterhaus	1	3	0	21	0	46
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0	6	1	18
C Steven Kirk	0	3	0	21	0	46
FB Cedric Nyland	0	2	0	6	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Tucker	2	16
Andrew Shank	1	23
Adrian Shelton	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Lord	3	13
Rod Barlow	1	21
Carson Biletnikoff	1	12
Hunter Kakoza	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Adrian Shelton	---	---	19	46	20	85
S Enrique Carpenter	---	---	21	46	4	71
G Julian Hancuff	34	27	---	---	9	70
G Peter Westbrook	34	27	---	---	9	70
DT Herman Binns	---	---	21	41	3	65
QB Colton Patton	34	27	---	---	---	61
C Ralph Morrison	34	27	---	---	---	61
T Jay Oliver	34	27	---	---	---	61
C Hunter Vince	34	27	---	---	---	61
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	21	34	3	58
TE Francisco Meier	33	25	---	---	---	58
WR Brock LaPlante	32	25	---	---	---	57
RB Ty Manumaleuna	31	23	---	---	1	55
DT Brock Boothroyd	---	---	19	32	3	54
WR Curtis Delmonico	25	20	---	---	4	49
DE Fernando Stephens	---	---	17	29	2	48
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	12	34	2	48
S Asher Kennedy	---	---	12	18	18	48
OLB Andrew Shank	---	---	6	18	23	47
DE Conner Shepard	---	---	10	26	9	45
DE Antonio Delgado	---	---	12	28	3	43
S Tyrus Gowins	---	---	10	32	1	43
CB Sean Greenspan	---	---	9	29	---	38
RB Marcus Craven	1	14	---	---	23	38
DE Santiago Arnold	---	---	8	22	8	38
DT Winfred Richardson	---	---	10	26	1	37
CB Jackson Glynn	---	---	9	12	16	37
WR Brett Hatchette	15	5	---	---	14	34
OLB Toby Ridoutt	---	---	9	20	3	32
WR Brad Tucker	10	3	---	---	16	29
TE Don Hickman	16	9	---	---	---	25
TE Alexis Trueblood	0	0	---	---	23	23
DT Shane Northrop	---	---	2	8	8	18
RB Blaine Matthews	3	8	---	---	6	17
WR Marcos Robbins	1	0	---	---	16	17
P Troy Tijerina	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Junior Dotson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Monty Masiona	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Andres Henderson	---	---	2	5	1	8
K Leland Presley	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Shawn Douglas	1	2	---	---	4	7
TE Morris Schwartz	2	1	---	---	---	3
ILB Jameson Mathews	---	---	2	0	1	3
QB Francisco Maticic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rod Barlow	21	45	---	---	21	87
TE Cary Williams	20	42	---	---	25	87
T Chance Osterhaus	21	46	---	---	9	76
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	33	27	14	74
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	33	27	12	72
T C.J. Riemersma	21	46	---	---	4	71
WR Gary Burgess	19	41	---	---	9	69
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	33	18	18	69
QB Riley Grinnell	21	46	---	---	---	67
T Alexis Pettway	21	46	---	---	---	67
G Cedric Ellison	21	46	---	---	---	67
C Steven Kirk	21	46	---	---	---	67
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	33	27	2	62
CB Ezra Cheramie	---	---	33	27	2	62
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	31	27	2	60
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	30	26	3	59
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	28	25	1	54
DE Ben Lund	---	---	28	24	2	54
RB Pedro Bronson	12	17	---	---	25	54
WR Bert Keen	11	28	---	---	5	44
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	18	12	7	37
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	16	18	2	36
RB Thomas Chapman	9	26	---	---	---	35
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	16	15	2	33
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	17	2	14	33
WR Mercury Maxwell	0	5	---	---	20	25
TE Aaron Tubbs	6	18	---	---	---	24
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	11	5	8	24
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	2	1	20	23
CB Lester Reese	---	---	6	7	1	14
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	13	13
S Elias Campbell	---	---	3	9	---	12
FB Cedric Nyland	6	5	---	---	---	11
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Hunter Kakoza	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Moe Hancock	1	2	---	---	5	8
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	1	0	7	8
WR Al Madison	0	1	---	---	---	1
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	1	0	---	1
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	19	94	4.9
Right	10	16	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Patton	25	16	3	1	0	3	5	7	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riley Grinnell	45	28	5	3	5	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	14	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	40	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	123	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock LaPlante	13	7	71	1	25
RB Marcus Craven	3	3	32	1	14
RB Blaine Matthews	2	2	1	0	8
TE Francisco Meier	2	0	0	0	25
WR Curtis Delmonico	2	2	45	1	20
TE Don Hickman	1	1	7	0	9
WR Brett Hatchette	1	1	12	0	5
WR Brad Tucker	1	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	15	8	2	51	1	45
TE Cary Williams	10	6	1	75	1	42
WR Bert Keen	6	4	0	80	2	28
WR Gary Burgess	5	4	0	37	1	41
TE Aaron Tubbs	3	1	1	7	0	18
RB Pedro Bronson	3	3	0	34	0	17
RB Thomas Chapman	2	1	1	8	0	26
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ty Manumaleuna	8	15	1.88	4.18
TE Morris Schwartz	1	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Chapman	2	4	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Patton	3	2	12	4.00	6.72

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riley Grinnell	3	2	14	4.67	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brock LaPlante	2	1	9	4.50	5.46
WR Curtis Delmonico	1	1	3	3.00	22.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Williams	2	1	16	8.00	7.50
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	-2	-2.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ty Manumaleuna	2	0
QB Colton Patton	1	0
TE Morris Schwartz	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Patton	11	8	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riley Grinnell	10	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock LaPlante	7	4	2
WR Curtis Delmonico	2	2	2
WR Brett Hatchette	1	1	1
RB Marcus Craven	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Rod Barlow	5	2
TE Cary Williams	3	1
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (21,400)
End Zone 8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (21,400)
End Zone	8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)