Week 8, 1993

played in Houston, AL

58 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:01 CIN - Troy Vincent 69 interception return (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 02:22 HOU - Len Bias 2 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 06:35 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
4Q: 08:02 HOU - Greg McMurtry 8 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:01 CIN - Troy Vincent 69 interception return (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 02:22 HOU - Len Bias 2 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 06:35 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
4Q: 08:02 HOU - Greg McMurtry 8 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 4-3
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 243 290
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 3.92 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 73 121
- Rushing Attempts 25 37
- Yards per Rush 2.92 3.27
Net Passing Yards 170 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 2 22 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.59 7.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/18 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/43 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/11 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/69 2/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	4-3
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	243	290
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	3.92	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	73	121
- Rushing Attempts	25	37
- Yards per Rush	2.92	3.27
Net Passing Yards	170	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 2	22 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.59	7.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/18	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/43	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/11	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/69	2/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	3:11	OWN 44	6	11	Punt
1	6:14	3:39	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
2	13:33	1:58	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	10:17	2:10	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	2:15	1:37	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	5:38	OWN 14	8	69	Interception
3	6:30	1:57	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:47	1:33	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	14:49	4:09	OWN 32	8	40	Missed FG
4	7:51	4:21	OWN 20	11	58	Missed FG
4	2:17	0:08	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	4	-11	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 21	2	13	Interception
1	13:53	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:41	3:27	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
1	2:35	4:02	OWN 31	8	42	Missed FG
2	11:35	1:18	OWN 18	4	23	Punt
2	8:07	5:52	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 32	3	28	Half
3	9:22	2:52	OWN 37	5	41	Field Goal
3	4:33	1:46	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	1:14	1:25	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	10:40	1:31	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	9:09	1:18	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
4	3:30	1:13	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	2:09	1:05	OPP 40	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Bo Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	12	37	3.08	12	1
Erric Pegram	7	25	3.57	8	0
Sammie Smith	4	3	0.75	2	0
Jim Everett	1	4	4.00	4	0
Dan Majerle	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	37	121	3.27	14	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Everett	33	22	194	4/24	0	34	2	56.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	22	13	175	2/6	2	22	1	95.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bruce Hill	6	6	39	6.50	15	12
RB Tupac Shakur	5	6	38	7.60	34	34
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	7	62	15.50	46	26
WR Courtney Hawkins	4	4	42	10.50	3	24
WR Brian Brennan	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
FB Dan Majerle	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Mark Chmura	1	3	2	2.00	0	2

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	3	5	54	18.00	38	22	0
WR Greg McMurtry	3	3	37	12.33	17	18	1
WR Carl Pickens	3	6	33	11.00	0	17	0
WR James Jett	2	3	31	15.50	0	20	0
TE Len Bias	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	18	18.00	10	18	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Troy Vincent	1	69	69.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Woolford	1	28	28.00	0
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Courtney Hawkins	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Owen Gill	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	258	43.0	38.7	48	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	8	373	46.6	36.3	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	0/3	0/2	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	5	43	8.6	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill S Preston	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	9	0	0.0	36	22
ILB Al Smith	7	1	0.0	35	22
S Chris Oldham	5	3	0.0	35	23
OLB Lamar Lathon	4	2	0.5	25	17
DT Bill Maas	4	1	0.0	26	16
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	1	0.0	19	7
CB William White	3	1	0.0	31	20
OLB Richard Tardits	3	1	0.0	22	10
DE Mike Jones	2	1	0.5	15	9
DE Jeff Lageman	2	2	0.0	26	13
S Eugene Robinson	2	1	0.0	19	22
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron Rivera	1	0	1.0	13	11
OLB Randy Kirk	1	1	0.0	12	7
DE Ray Agnew	1	1	0.0	22	15
ILB Troy Benson	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Erik Howard	1	0	0.0	24	19
S Terry Hoage	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Bill S Preston	0	1	0.0	15	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	8	0	0.0	23	34
DE Skip McClendon	6	0	1.5	19	27
ILB Marvin Jones	5	1	0.0	22	34
CB David Pool	5	0	0.0	25	36
CB Donnell Woolford	4	2	0.0	24	34
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	0.0	12	23
CB Brian Allred	4	1	0.0	15	26
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	0	1.0	5	8
DT Bert Tharpe	3	3	0.0	20	30
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2	2	0.5	18	24
DE Kurt Ploeger	2	1	0.5	12	17
S Myron Guyton	2	1	0.0	20	34
DT Gilbert Brown	1	1	0.5	6	7
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	19	30
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0.0	18	19
ILB Hal Garner	0	1	0.0	3	0
S Jim Cain	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ron Rivera	1.0	0	11
DE Mike Jones	0.5	1	9
OLB Lamar Lathon	0.5	0	17
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	2	15
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	13

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	1.5	1	1	27
OLB Kenny Tippins	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.5	0	2	24
DE Kurt Ploeger	0.5	0	0	17
DT Gilbert Brown	0.5	0	0	7
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	6	1	22
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	0	7
S Eugene Robinson	1	0	22
ILB Al Smith	1	0	22
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	17
S Chris Oldham	1	0	23
DE Mike Jones	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Pool	4	1	0	36
S Le Roy Butler	4	0	0	34
CB Brian Allred	3	0	0	26
ILB Marvin Jones	2	2	1	34
CB Donnell Woolford	2	1	1	34
OLB Jack Del Rio	2	0	0	23
S Myron Guyton	2	0	0	34
DE Kurt Ploeger	1	0	0	17
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0	19
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Radloff	2	7	25	1	37
Ron Solt	2	5	25	2	37
David Williams	1	3	25	1	37
Jim Mills	1	3	25	0	37
Larry Heck	1	3	25	0	37
Mark Chmura	1	1	19	0	21
Roy Jones Jr	0	1	7	0	5
Dan Majerle	0	1	15	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommy Vardell	3	6	0	27	0	8
Jim Dombrowski	2	7	1	37	0	24
Kevin Belcher	2	7	0	37	0	24
Brian Holloway	2	5	0	37	1	24
Todd Peat	1	9	0	37	0	24
Len Bias	0	2	0	27	0	17
Vlade Divac	0	1	0	37	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Hoage	1	12
Anthony Morgan	1	10
Bruce Hill	1	7
Mike Reichenbach	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Vardell	2	8
Owen Gill	1	22
Desmond Howard	1	20
Tyji Armstrong	1	16
Derek Brown	1	8

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	25	37	---	---	9	71
Jim Mills	25	37	---	---	---	62
Ron Solt	25	37	---	---	---	62
Wayne Radloff	25	37	---	---	---	62
Jim Everett	25	37	---	---	---	62
David Williams	25	37	---	---	---	62
Courtney Hawkins	21	32	---	---	8	61
Chris Oldham	---	---	35	23	2	60
Troy Vincent	---	---	36	22	2	60
Al Smith	---	---	35	22	2	59
Erik Howard	---	---	24	19	10	53
William White	---	---	31	20	2	53
Yancey Thigpen	21	30	---	---	---	51
Bill S Preston	---	---	15	14	21	50
Brian Brennan	10	24	---	---	14	48
Mark Chmura	19	21	---	---	8	48
Ron Rivera	---	---	13	11	22	46
Lamar Lathon	---	---	25	17	2	44
Eugene Robinson	---	---	19	22	2	43
Dan Majerle	15	20	---	---	8	43
Bill Maas	---	---	26	16	---	42
Jeff Lageman	---	---	26	13	2	41
Tupac Shakur	14	24	---	---	---	38
Ray Agnew	---	---	22	15	---	37
Richard Tardits	---	---	22	10	2	34
Mike Jones	---	---	15	9	10	34
Wes Hopkins	---	---	20	5	6	31
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	19	7	4	30
Sammie Smith	4	3	---	---	22	29
Bruce Hill	4	14	---	---	7	25
Randy Kirk	---	---	12	7	5	24
Terry Hoage	---	---	6	5	12	23
Mark Boyer	3	2	---	---	15	20
Roy Jones Jr	7	5	---	---	8	20
Erric Pegram	7	10	---	---	---	17
Troy Benson	---	---	3	4	5	12
Gene Carroll	---	---	3	3	5	11
Anthony Morgan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Will Wolford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerry Crafts	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	37	24	---	---	10	71
Carl Pickens	33	22	---	---	12	67
David Pool	---	---	25	36	3	64
Brian Holloway	37	24	---	---	---	61
Kevin Belcher	37	24	---	---	---	61
Jim Dombrowski	37	24	---	---	---	61
Bo Jackson	37	24	---	---	---	61
Vlade Divac	37	24	---	---	---	61
David Klingler	37	24	---	---	---	61
Donnell Woolford	---	---	24	34	2	60
Le Roy Butler	---	---	23	34	3	60
Myron Guyton	---	---	20	34	5	59
Bert Tharpe	---	---	20	30	9	59
Marvin Jones	---	---	22	34	3	59
Len Bias	27	17	---	---	6	50
Warren Powers	---	---	19	30	1	50
Skip McClendon	---	---	19	27	3	49
Brian Allred	---	---	15	26	7	48
James Jett	26	19	---	---	2	47
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	18	24	4	46
Tommy Vardell	27	8	---	---	8	43
Mo Lewis	---	---	18	19	3	40
Jack Del Rio	---	---	12	23	2	37
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	12	17	8	37
Tyji Armstrong	10	7	---	---	16	33
Desmond Howard	7	5	---	---	20	32
Greg McMurtry	12	10	---	---	8	30
Kenny Tippins	---	---	5	8	15	28
Owen Gill	0	0	---	---	22	22
Derek Brown	4	8	---	---	8	20
David Fulcher	---	---	5	11	2	18
Anthony Florence	---	---	2	3	13	18
Jim Cain	---	---	4	7	5	16
Greg Robinson	2	0	---	---	12	14
Gilbert Brown	---	---	6	7	---	13
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	3	3	6	12
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	10	10
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bill Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ricky Lurtsema	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hal Garner	---	---	3	0	1	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Kratch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Joe Hobert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	38	2.9
Middle	8	17	2.1
Right	16	66	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Everett	33	22	4	2	0	4	2	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	22	13	2	2	2	0	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	37	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	4	62	2	30
WR Bruce Hill	6	6	39	0	14
RB Tupac Shakur	6	5	38	1	24
WR Brian Brennan	4	1	4	0	24
WR Courtney Hawkins	4	4	42	1	32
TE Mark Chmura	3	1	2	0	21
FB Dan Majerle	2	1	7	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	6	3	0	33	0	22
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	0	54	1	24
TE Len Bias	3	1	1	2	0	17
WR Greg McMurtry	3	3	0	37	0	10
WR James Jett	3	2	1	31	1	19
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	0	18	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erric Pegram	1	0	0.00	3.57
Tupac Shakur	1	1	1.00	3.08

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	6	-4	-0.67	3.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Everett	2	0	0	0.00	5.88

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	3	3	27	9.00	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0	0.00	0.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	8	8.00	12.33
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	17	17.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Smith	2	0
Jim Everett	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	7	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Everett	12	10	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	4	4	1
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	3	3	2
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	1
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Len Bias	3	1	1
WR Greg McMurtry	2	2	2
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	0
WR James Jett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)