Week 8, 2044

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	13	10	-	23
Houston Texans	3	7	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 HOU - Tony Bernard 45 field goal
2Q: 05:40 HOU - Roger Kuennen 7 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
3Q: 11:05 CIN - Chester Check 8 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)
3Q: 08:33 CIN - Rusty Fuller 52 field goal
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Tony Bernard 28 field goal
3Q: 00:29 CIN - Rusty Fuller 42 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CIN - Rusty Fuller 28 field goal
4Q: 04:42 HOU - Tony Bernard 47 field goal
4Q: 01:10 CIN - Karl Berry 7 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 HOU - Tony Bernard 45 field goal
2Q: 05:40 HOU - Roger Kuennen 7 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
3Q: 11:05 CIN - Chester Check 8 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)
3Q: 08:33 CIN - Rusty Fuller 52 field goal
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Tony Bernard 28 field goal
3Q: 00:29 CIN - Rusty Fuller 42 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CIN - Rusty Fuller 28 field goal
4Q: 04:42 HOU - Tony Bernard 47 field goal
4Q: 01:10 CIN - Karl Berry 7 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 6-2 1-6
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 321 285
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 5.10 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 91 158
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.94
Net Passing Yards 230 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 1 25 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/42 5/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.22 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	6-2	1-6
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	321	285
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	5.10	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	91	158
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.94
Net Passing Yards	230	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 1	25 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/42	5/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.22	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	3:45	OWN 28	6	36	Missed FG
1	5:06	0:50	OWN 25	2	-3	Interception
1	3:01	4:20	OWN 4	11	18	Punt
2	10:21	1:14	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	5:28	1:14	OWN 39	3	-9	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 38	1	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	10:18	1:50	OPP 38	3	3	Field Goal
3	4:54	4:33	OWN 21	7	54	Field Goal
4	13:39	1:56	OWN 31	3	-7	Punt
4	10:28	3:21	OWN 35	9	54	Field Goal
4	4:36	3:35	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 38	1	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
1	9:21	4:15	OWN 43	6	29	Field Goal
1	4:16	1:15	OWN 48	3	-8	Punt
2	13:41	3:20	OPP 44	6	19	Fumble
2	9:07	3:39	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	4:14	3:59	OWN 7	11	62	Missed FG
3	10:56	0:38	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	8:28	3:34	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
3	0:21	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	11:43	1:15	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	7:07	2:31	OWN 46	4	24	Field Goal
4	1:01	0:39	OWN 25	5	13	Downs

Game MVP: Brady Gozinsky, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB George Spires	16	37	2.31	9	0
QB Kenneth Duffy	5	33	6.60	11	1
RB Derrick Ingram	5	21	4.20	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Roger Kuennen	11	70	6.36	11	2	1
RB Rufus Crawford	10	56	5.60	19	2	0
RB Richard Merrill	10	30	3.00	15	2	0
WR Tony Grabulis	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Duffy	30	22	272	7/42	2	36	1	109.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Kuennen	25	12	150	5/23	0	30	1	50.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Berry	8	11	134	16.75	76	36	1
TE Steve Taylor	4	5	40	10.00	25	28	0
WR Wally Brady	4	7	59	14.75	6	26	0
TE Chester Check	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	1
RB George Spires	2	2	23	11.50	7	16	0
WR Alec Stone	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Derrick Ingram	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Grabulis	3	5	37	12.33	15	18
WR Leonardo Fagan	3	5	48	16.00	18	24
TE Riddick Lyons	2	4	38	19.00	22	30
WR Drake Hampton	2	3	22	11.00	9	19
RB Rufus Crawford	1	3	8	8.00	5	8
RB Richard Merrill	1	4	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Jackson Maddux	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Amari Fordham	1	8	8.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Kenneth Duffy	1	0	0
WR Christian Hummel	1	0	0
DE Brady Gozinsky	0	1	1
OLB Howie Ashmore	0	1	0
G Scott Young	0	1	0
OLB Preston Salmon	0	0	1
CB Classroom Campion	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Rufus Crawford	2	1	0
QB Roger Kuennen	1	0	0
WR Drake Hampton	0	1	0
G Bernard Hagler	0	0	1
DT Vincent Benavidez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mo Whittle	4	218	54.5	42.0	68	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	4	197	49.3	44.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Fuller	3/5	2/4	1/3	52	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	3/4	2/3	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Hummel	2	20	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Fanning	2	30	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Hummel	2	40	20.0	0
Karl Berry	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Fanning	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Classroom Campion	6	3	0.0	22	20
DE Brady Gozinsky	5	0	2.0	25	25
CB Vince Aronovitch	5	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Henry Bradley	5	0	0.0	23	23
DE Chandler Sutton	3	0	2.0	25	23
CB Robbie Hampton	3	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Lance Simons	3	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Preston Salmon	2	2	0.0	22	24
S Amari Fordham	2	2	0.0	32	30
CB Ted Lavery	2	1	0.0	21	24
OLB Kirk Owens	2	0	0.0	10	5
DE Junior Jenkins	2	0	0.0	25	19
OLB Ty Westbrook	2	0	0.0	14	7
DE Ruben Barker	1	0	1.0	7	8
DT Howard Hitchcock	1	2	0.0	23	26
S Pete Momberg	1	1	0.0	10	10
CB Chandler Ickes	1	0	0.0	15	13
DT Robbie Johnston	1	0	0.0	16	15
WR Wally Brady	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Amos Brown	7	2	0.0	25	37
S Sebastian Fanning	5	0	0.0	26	37
S Zachery Parker	5	0	0.0	15	21
DT Vincent Benavidez	4	0	2.0	15	22
DE Griffin Ruby	4	3	1.0	26	37
CB Cornelius Ballard	4	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Van Bernard	4	0	0.0	7	8
DE Elias Mitchell	3	2	3.0	20	27
ILB Desmond Alcala	3	3	0.0	21	27
S Jesse Allen	3	2	0.0	26	37
DT Anthony McWilliams	3	1	0.0	17	18
DT Eli Marquardt	2	0	0.0	4	17
ILB Aidan Hebron	1	0	0.5	5	10
CB Jerald Rodriguez	1	2	0.0	8	14
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	---	---	---
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leo McDaniel	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE J.J. Choate	1	0	0.0	16	17
CB Cristian Emerson	1	0	0.0	26	37
DE Rex Schulte	0	1	0.5	3	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chandler Sutton	2.0	1	0	23
DE Brady Gozinsky	2.0	0	2	25
DE Ruben Barker	1.0	1	0	8

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elias Mitchell	3.0	0	1	0	27
DT Vincent Benavidez	2.0	0	0	1	22
DE Griffin Ruby	1.0	0	0	2	37
DE Rex Schulte	0.5	0	0	0	9
ILB Aidan Hebron	0.5	0	0	0	10
DE J.J. Choate	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Amos Brown	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robbie Hampton	2	2	0	25
CB Vince Aronovitch	2	1	0	23
OLB Henry Bradley	2	0	0	23
S Pete Momberg	1	0	0	10
CB Chandler Ickes	1	0	0	13
CB Ted Lavery	1	0	0	24
OLB Preston Salmon	1	0	0	24
DE Brady Gozinsky	1	0	0	25
CB Classroom Campion	1	0	0	20
S Amari Fordham	0	0	1	30

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cornelius Ballard	4	0	0	31
S Zachery Parker	4	0	0	21
S Jesse Allen	3	1	0	37
S Sebastian Fanning	2	1	1	37
OLB Van Bernard	2	0	0	8
ILB Desmond Alcala	2	0	0	27
DT Anthony McWilliams	1	0	0	18
OLB Amos Brown	1	0	0	37
DT Eli Marquardt	1	0	0	17
DE Griffin Ruby	1	0	0	37
CB Jerald Rodriguez	1	0	0	14
ILB Aidan Hebron	0	1	0	10
CB Cristian Emerson	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Scott Young	1	6	26	2	37
T Andy Drake	1	6	26	0	37
C Clarence Stoner	1	5	26	1	37
C Lincoln Purdy	1	3	26	1	37
G Axel Wicher	0	1	26	3	37

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bernard Hagler	2	2	1	32	0	30
G Daquan Titone	2	2	0	32	1	30
T Steve Eisner	1	10	0	32	1	30
G Tristan Clemons	1	3	0	32	2	30
TE Riddick Lyons	1	1	0	30	0	28
C Benjamin Reed	0	3	0	32	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Howie Ashmore	2	19
Kerry Ballard	1	24
Derrick Ingram	1	20
Ricky Monroe	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Griffin Ruby	1	24
Rufus Crawford	1	23
Jermaine Winters	1	23
Daquan Titone	1	8
Bernard Hagler	1	8

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Axel Wicher	26	37	---	---	9	72
T Andy Drake	26	37	---	---	9	72
WR Karl Berry	26	37	---	---	5	68
S Amari Fordham	---	---	32	30	4	66
C Lincoln Purdy	26	37	---	---	---	63
QB Kenneth Duffy	26	37	---	---	---	63
C Clarence Stoner	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Scott Young	26	37	---	---	---	63
CB Ted Lavery	---	---	21	24	17	62
WR Wally Brady	26	36	---	---	---	62
WR Alec Stone	17	26	---	---	11	54
OLB Preston Salmon	---	---	22	24	7	53
DE Brady Gozinsky	---	---	25	25	2	52
DE Chandler Sutton	---	---	25	23	4	52
DT Howard Hitchcock	---	---	23	26	2	51
CB Vince Aronovitch	---	---	25	23	2	50
CB Classroom Campion	---	---	22	20	7	49
CB Robbie Hampton	---	---	22	25	2	49
OLB Henry Bradley	---	---	23	23	2	48
DE Junior Jenkins	---	---	25	19	2	46
RB Derrick Ingram	6	15	---	---	20	41
RB George Spires	19	21	---	---	---	40
DT Robbie Johnston	---	---	16	15	8	39
TE Chester Check	14	21	---	---	---	35
TE Steve Taylor	11	17	---	---	5	33
CB Chandler Ickes	---	---	15	13	4	32
WR Kerry Ballard	1	1	---	---	24	26
WR Mason Loper	0	0	---	---	24	24
OLB Howie Ashmore	---	---	2	2	19	23
OLB Ty Westbrook	---	---	14	7	2	23
S Pete Momberg	---	---	10	10	2	22
OLB Lance Simons	---	---	11	6	5	22
WR Christian Hummel	1	0	---	---	20	21
TE Amir Richmond	9	11	---	---	---	20
OLB Kirk Owens	---	---	10	5	2	17
DE Ruben Barker	---	---	7	8	2	17
ILB Joel Somers	---	---	2	2	11	15
OLB Ricky Monroe	---	---	0	0	14	14
S Walt Anderson	---	---	0	0	14	14
K Rusty Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Brenden Nicol	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Scott Huntley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Lenny Dennis	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Mo Whittle	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Matthew Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	26	37	24	87
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	26	37	24	87
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	26	37	20	83
G Daquan Titone	32	30	---	---	8	70
G Bernard Hagler	32	30	---	---	8	70
S Jesse Allen	---	---	26	37	5	68
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	25	37	5	67
QB Roger Kuennen	32	30	---	---	4	66
T Steve Eisner	32	30	---	---	---	62
G Tristan Clemons	32	30	---	---	---	62
C Benjamin Reed	32	30	---	---	---	62
CB Cornelius Ballard	---	---	22	31	8	61
TE Riddick Lyons	30	28	---	---	1	59
RB Rufus Crawford	18	15	---	---	23	56
WR Tony Grabulis	26	24	---	---	1	51
DT Anthony McWilliams	---	---	17	18	15	50
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	21	27	1	49
RB Richard Merrill	16	17	---	---	15	48
DE Elias Mitchell	---	---	20	27	1	48
WR Drake Hampton	26	20	---	---	---	46
TE Jermaine Winters	16	6	---	---	23	45
DT Vincent Benavidez	---	---	15	22	5	42
WR Leonardo Fagan	17	25	---	---	---	42
S Zachery Parker	---	---	15	21	5	41
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	16	17	6	39
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	5	10	14	29
DT Eli Marquardt	---	---	4	17	3	24
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	8	14	1	23
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	3	9	8	20
WR Jeremiah Manuel	2	4	---	---	14	20
TE Darrin Snyder	2	4	---	---	13	19
WR Jackson Maddux	6	5	---	---	5	16
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	7	8	---	15
RB Chandler Blake	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Kris Cote	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Tom Krich	0	0	---	---	8	8
C J.T. Hudgens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	3	1	---	4
WR Samuel Folly	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Everett Diaz	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Zachery Zuleger	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leroy Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bubba Dye	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Brandon Momberg	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	6	14	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	19	103	5.4
Right	5	36	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Duffy	30	22	7	0	0	4	2	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Kuennen	25	12	2	4	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	67	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	73	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	72	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Berry	11	8	134	4	37
WR Wally Brady	7	4	59	2	36
TE Steve Taylor	5	4	40	1	17
WR Alec Stone	2	1	2	0	26
TE Chester Check	2	2	12	0	21
RB George Spires	2	2	23	0	21
RB Derrick Ingram	1	1	2	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis	5	3	0	37	0	24
WR Leonardo Fagan	5	3	0	48	1	25
RB Richard Merrill	4	1	0	-3	0	17
TE Riddick Lyons	4	2	0	38	1	28
RB Rufus Crawford	3	1	1	8	0	15
WR Drake Hampton	3	2	0	22	0	20
WR Jackson Maddux	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kenneth Duffy	1	7	7.00	6.60
RB Derrick Ingram	1	4	4.00	4.20
RB George Spires	1	5	5.00	2.31

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford	2	5	2.50	5.60
QB Roger Kuennen	2	13	6.50	6.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Duffy	6	4	18	3.00	9.07

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Kuennen	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Brady	2	1	7	3.50	8.43
WR Karl Berry	2	1	7	3.50	12.18
TE Steve Taylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	8.00
TE Chester Check	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Riddick Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenneth Duffy	2	1
RB Derrick Ingram	1	0
RB George Spires	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Roger Kuennen	5	2
RB Rufus Crawford	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Duffy	7	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Kuennen	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Berry	5	3	3
WR Wally Brady	2	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riddick Lyons	4	2	1
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	0
WR Drake Hampton	1	0	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,300 (21,800)
End Zone 9,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 4,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,300 (21,800)
End Zone	9,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	4,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (7,500)