Conference Semifinals, 2034

played in Cincinnati, OH

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	0	0	7	-	17
Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 HOU - Mack Brown 13 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 07:21 HOU - Samuel Stallings 38 field goal
1Q: 01:14 CIN - Les Bibla 29 field goal
2Q: 03:44 CIN - Jameson Schultz 10 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point)
3Q: 06:09 CIN - Raymond Dawsey 8 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point)
3Q: 02:06 CIN - Cary Thomas 3 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point)
4Q: 14:54 HOU - Otis Branch 13 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 HOU - Mack Brown 13 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 07:21 HOU - Samuel Stallings 38 field goal
1Q: 01:14 CIN - Les Bibla 29 field goal
2Q: 03:44 CIN - Jameson Schultz 10 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point)
3Q: 06:09 CIN - Raymond Dawsey 8 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point)
3Q: 02:06 CIN - Cary Thomas 3 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point)
4Q: 14:54 HOU - Otis Branch 13 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 12-6 12-5
First Downs 18 26
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 334 379
- Offensive Plays 61 76
- Yards per Play 5.48 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 86 110
- Rushing Attempts 15 27
- Yards per Rush 5.73 4.07
Net Passing Yards 248 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 0 44 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 5/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.39 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/56 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 5/50
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 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 20 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:54 37:06

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	12-6	12-5
First Downs	18	26
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	1	5
Total Net Yards	334	379
- Offensive Plays	61	76
- Yards per Play	5.48	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	86	110
- Rushing Attempts	15	27
- Yards per Rush	5.73	4.07
Net Passing Yards	248	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 0	44 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	5/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.39	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/56	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	5/50
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	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 20	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:54	37:06

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:57	2:43	OWN 31	7	48	Field Goal
1	1:07	1:18	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	11:32	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:38	2:06	OWN 25	6	40	Missed FG
2	0:38	0:25	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
3	13:28	2:21	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
3	6:02	1:07	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	1:59	2:16	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	12:10	1:02	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	8:52	0:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:15	1:19	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
4	2:39	2:11	OWN 20	11	52	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	1:15	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	7:14	6:07	OWN 25	10	63	Field Goal
2	14:49	3:17	OWN 23	6	38	Punt
2	10:00	6:22	OWN 33	13	67	Touchdown
2	1:32	0:54	OWN 42	4	11	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 44	2	13	Half
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:07	5:05	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
3	4:55	2:56	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
4	14:43	2:33	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
4	11:08	2:16	OWN 48	5	14	Punt
4	8:04	2:49	OWN 28	5	24	Punt
4	3:56	1:17	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 28	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Arnold Jackson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mack Brown	9	36	4.00	13	2	1
RB Walt Tubbs	4	21	5.25	16	1	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	29	14.50	23	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chester Pieri	9	47	5.22	15	2
RB Bennett Covey	8	27	3.38	8	0
RB Pedro Webb	7	22	3.14	11	1
QB Arnold Jackson	3	14	4.67	9	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	43	23	267	3/19	1	32	0	80.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arnold Jackson	44	29	290	5/21	3	32	0	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Branch	8	17	68	8.50	9	23	1
WR Bert Keen	7	10	108	15.43	53	27	0
WR Enrique Hayes	2	5	28	14.00	5	15	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Richie Cole	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Mack Brown	1	2	19	19.00	19	19	0
RB Walt Tubbs	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Theodore Rivera	1	1	32	32.00	1	32	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Thomas	8	12	60	7.50	10	19	1
WR Jameson Schultz	7	9	93	13.29	18	21	1
WR Raymond Dawsey	5	10	41	8.20	0	16	1
RB Chester Pieri	3	4	44	14.67	24	32	0
WR Jerry Logan	3	4	23	7.67	0	10	0
WR Harvey Doyle	2	4	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Raul Spreen	1	1	31	31.00	21	31	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Mack Brown	1	0	0
WR Enrique Hayes	0	1	0
OLB Neal Bessette	0	0	1
CB C.J. Hines	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Arnold Jackson	2	0	0
TE Cary Thomas	0	1	0
C Carter Zabriskie	0	1	0
OLB Kai Kubis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Crawford	8	408	51.0	44.8	61	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Dilly	8	376	47.0	36.6	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Bibla	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	23	11.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Stetson	5	50	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	1	23	23.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Pieri	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Devine	10	2	0.0	27	49
OLB Omar Parker	7	3	0.0	21	40
OLB Neal Bessette	5	1	1.0	27	46
CB Santiago Kagan	5	3	0.0	22	46
DE Dale Lee	4	1	1.0	24	29
CB C.J. Hines	4	1	1.0	21	32
OLB Marquis Cote	4	4	0.0	27	49
DT Karl Nuston	3	1	1.0	11	33
ILB Malcolm Kelley	3	3	0.0	6	9
CB Bryan Thomas	3	1	0.0	25	44
S Claude Carruthers	3	0	0.0	9	10
S Mickey Berry	3	0	0.0	19	41
CB Stan Ferrara	1	1	0.5	12	24
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	1	0.0	16	24
DE Ken Wayne	1	1	0.0	20	31
DE Marshall Akiyama	0	2	0.5	10	28

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kai Kubis	7	1	0.5	15	38
CB Carter Springer	4	2	0.0	15	46
CB Joel Terrell	4	1	0.0	15	46
OLB Peter Sweeney	4	1	0.0	15	46
DT Jake Hudgens	3	1	1.0	13	27
S Lester McGee	3	3	0.0	15	46
CB Shaun Jamison	3	1	0.0	13	30
S C.J. Girling	3	0	0.0	9	38
CB Rob Olivea	2	0	0.0	1	13
DE Patrick George	2	0	0.0	10	32
ILB Calvin Mercado	1	0	1.0	3	6
S Jackson Bauer	1	2	0.0	4	13
DT Blake Kiner	1	0	0.0	11	27
DE Elijah Hancock	1	0	0.0	5	23
DT James Reese	0	1	0.5	3	15
DE Leroy Wilcox	0	1	0.0	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Karl Nuston	1.0	0	1	33
DE Dale Lee	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Neal Bessette	1.0	0	0	46
CB C.J. Hines	1.0	0	0	32
DE Marshall Akiyama	0.5	1	0	28
CB Stan Ferrara	0.5	0	0	24
DE Ken Wayne	0.0	1	1	31
DE Louie Sagapolutele	0.0	0	1	24

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jake Hudgens	1.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Calvin Mercado	1.0	0	0	0	6
OLB Kai Kubis	0.5	0	2	1	38
DT James Reese	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Patrick George	0.0	2	3	3	32
DT Blake Kiner	0.0	0	1	1	27
DT Earl Connell	0.0	0	1	0	34
OLB Peter Sweeney	0.0	0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Omar Parker	4	2	40
S Chris Devine	4	1	49
CB Bryan Thomas	4	0	44
S Mickey Berry	3	1	41
CB Santiago Kagan	2	1	46
CB C.J. Hines	2	1	32
ILB Malcolm Kelley	2	0	9
OLB Neal Bessette	2	0	46
OLB Marquis Cote	1	1	49
S Claude Carruthers	1	0	10
DE Dale Lee	1	0	29
DT Karl Nuston	1	0	33
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	0	24
DE Ken Wayne	1	0	31
CB Stan Ferrara	0	1	24

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kai Kubis	5	0	38
CB Shaun Jamison	4	0	30
CB Joel Terrell	4	0	46
S C.J. Girling	2	1	38
OLB Peter Sweeney	2	1	46
CB Carter Springer	2	1	46
CB Rob Olivea	2	0	13
S Lester McGee	1	1	46
DT Jake Hudgens	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	1	4	15	2	46
T Chance Osterhaus	1	2	15	1	46
T Jamal Singer	1	2	15	0	46
C Glenn McCarthy	1	2	15	0	46
G Hunter Kakoza	0	3	15	0	46

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Carter Zabriskie	3	7	27	2	49
G Peter Westbrook	3	6	27	0	49
T Ernie Middleton	1	5	27	2	49
G Jacob Wardzala	1	4	27	0	49
T Warren Richardson	0	2	27	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Clifton Burgo	2	10
Claude Carruthers	1	26
Chris Devine	1	17
Erik Sununu	1	10
Patrick Harden	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
James Reese	2	22
Arnie Meier	1	25

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	27	49	26	102
S Chris Devine	---	---	27	49	17	93
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	21	40	26	87
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	22	46	17	85
TE Earnest Hatcher	15	35	---	---	27	77
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	27	46	1	74
T C.J. Riemersma	15	46	---	---	10	71
T Chance Osterhaus	15	46	---	---	10	71
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	25	44	1	70
QB Dan Puzzuoli	15	46	---	---	---	61
G Hunter Kakoza	15	46	---	---	---	61
T Jamal Singer	15	46	---	---	---	61
C Glenn McCarthy	15	46	---	---	---	61
WR Otis Branch	15	46	---	---	---	61
S Mickey Berry	---	---	19	41	---	60
DE Dale Lee	---	---	24	29	1	54
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	21	32	---	53
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	11	33	8	52
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	20	31	1	52
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	10	28	9	47
WR Bert Keen	10	34	---	---	1	45
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	9	10	26	45
WR Theodore Rivera	11	30	---	---	---	41
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	16	24	1	41
RB Walt Tubbs	5	25	---	---	10	40
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	12	24	1	37
RB Mack Brown	10	20	---	---	1	31
TE Cary Williams	0	2	---	---	27	29
WR Enrique Hayes	6	22	---	---	---	28
TE Richie Cole	3	5	---	---	13	21
WR Rod Barlow	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	6	9	1	16
WR Kai Humphries	0	10	---	---	4	14
T Clifton Burgo	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jamie Crawford	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Patrick Harden	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Dan Fitzgerald	0	1	---	---	4	5
OLB Tim Wright	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Leland Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leroy Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Wayne Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Peter Westbrook	27	49	---	---	9	85
G Jacob Wardzala	27	49	---	---	9	85
WR Jerry Logan	24	43	---	---	17	84
WR Raymond Dawsey	27	49	---	---	4	80
QB Arnold Jackson	27	49	---	---	---	76
T Ernie Middleton	27	49	---	---	---	76
T Warren Richardson	27	49	---	---	---	76
C Carter Zabriskie	27	49	---	---	---	76
CB Joel Terrell	---	---	15	46	2	63
OLB Peter Sweeney	---	---	15	46	2	63
CB Carter Springer	---	---	15	46	2	63
S Lester McGee	---	---	15	46	2	63
TE Cary Thomas	19	42	---	---	---	61
DT Earl Connell	---	---	11	34	10	55
WR Jameson Schultz	17	37	---	---	---	54
OLB Kai Kubis	---	---	15	38	1	54
S C.J. Girling	---	---	9	38	2	49
RB Chester Pieri	11	29	---	---	5	45
CB Shaun Jamison	---	---	13	30	1	44
DE Patrick George	---	---	10	32	1	43
DT James Reese	---	---	3	15	22	40
DT Jake Hudgens	---	---	13	27	---	40
DT Blake Kiner	---	---	11	27	1	39
RB Pedro Webb	7	5	---	---	26	38
S Jackson Bauer	---	---	4	13	18	35
DE Leroy Wilcox	---	---	7	18	9	34
DE J.C. Buckley	---	---	0	8	26	34
DE Elijah Hancock	---	---	5	23	1	29
RB Bennett Covey	9	9	---	---	9	27
TE Gilbert Giles	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB Arnie Meier	---	---	0	0	25	25
WR Harvey Doyle	8	13	---	---	---	21
WR Gerald Stetson	0	2	---	---	18	20
S Kenyon Washington	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Rob Olivea	---	---	1	13	1	15
RB Raul Spreen	8	7	---	---	---	15
WR Ron Lerma	4	9	---	---	---	13
C Conner Cash	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Rickey Dilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Rico Grabovez	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Calvin Mercado	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Sam Nardone	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Les Bibla	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Tommy Tamburrino	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Rich Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Daryl Nixon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	13	73	5.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	6	18	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	43	23	4	0	4	4	9	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arnold Jackson	44	29	4	1	1	8	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	141	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	132	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	17	8	2	68	1	46
WR Bert Keen	10	7	1	108	2	34
WR Enrique Hayes	5	2	1	28	0	22
TE Earnest Hatcher	3	2	0	10	0	35
TE Richie Cole	2	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Mack Brown	2	1	0	19	0	20
RB Walt Tubbs	2	1	0	3	0	25
WR Theodore Rivera	1	1	0	32	1	30

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Thomas	12	8	0	60	0	42
WR Raymond Dawsey	10	5	0	41	0	49
WR Jameson Schultz	9	7	1	93	2	37
WR Harvey Doyle	4	2	0	-2	0	13
RB Chester Pieri	4	3	0	44	1	29
WR Jerry Logan	4	3	0	23	0	43
RB Raul Spreen	1	1	0	31	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mack Brown	1	13	13.00	4.00
RB Walt Tubbs	1	-3	-3.00	5.25

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pedro Webb	3	-2	-0.67	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	3	2	12	4.00	6.21

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arnold Jackson	9	6	41	4.56	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richie Cole	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
RB Mack Brown	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Otis Branch	1	1	13	13.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Thomas	3	2	12	4.00	5.00
RB Chester Pieri	2	1	7	3.50	11.00
WR Raymond Dawsey	2	1	8	4.00	4.10
WR Jameson Schultz	1	1	10	10.00	10.33
WR Jerry Logan	1	1	4	4.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	12	5	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arnold Jackson	15	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	6	1	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	3	2	0
RB Walt Tubbs	2	1	0
WR Bert Keen	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Thomas	3	1	1
WR Jameson Schultz	3	3	1
WR Raymond Dawsey	3	1	1
WR Harvey Doyle	2	2	0
RB Chester Pieri	2	1	1
WR Jerry Logan	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)