Week 8, 1996

played in Houston, AL

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	3	7	-	13
Houston Texans	7	6	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 CIN - Cary Blanchard 25 field goal
1Q: 00:21 HOU - Bo Jackson 2 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 07:00 HOU - Chris Jacke 30 field goal
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Chris Jacke 31 field goal
3Q: 12:48 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal
3Q: 09:01 HOU - Bo Jackson 16 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 03:38 CIN - Cary Blanchard 43 field goal
4Q: 07:01 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 1 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 01:09 HOU - Chris Jacke 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 CIN - Cary Blanchard 25 field goal
1Q: 00:21 HOU - Bo Jackson 2 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 07:00 HOU - Chris Jacke 30 field goal
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Chris Jacke 31 field goal
3Q: 12:48 HOU - Chris Jacke 28 field goal
3Q: 09:01 HOU - Bo Jackson 16 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 03:38 CIN - Cary Blanchard 43 field goal
4Q: 07:01 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 1 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 01:09 HOU - Chris Jacke 26 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 1-7 5-2
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 267 270
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 3.93 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 92 103
- Rushing Attempts 17 41
- Yards per Rush 5.41 2.51
Net Passing Yards 175 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 26 - 3 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/31 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.43 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/9 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 46
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	1-7	5-2
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	267	270
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	3.93	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	92	103
- Rushing Attempts	17	41
- Yards per Rush	5.41	2.51
Net Passing Yards	175	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 26 - 3	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/31	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.43	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/9	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 46
Time of Possession	28:37	31:23

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:01	2:07	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	10:19	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	8:23	2:27	OPP 29	5	21	Field Goal
1	0:10	3:44	OWN 19	7	29	Fumble
2	6:52	3:06	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	2:06	0:44	OWN 23	4	18	Interception
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
3	12:42	0:50	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	8:55	0:46	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
3	8:02	4:29	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
3	1:33	3:39	OWN 3	8	37	Punt
4	9:13	2:20	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	4:33	0:30	OWN 33	4	6	Downs
4	2:10	0:34	OWN 6	4	8	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:59	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	11:54	1:35	OWN 14	4	30	Punt
1	5:56	5:46	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	11:26	4:34	OPP 44	8	31	Field Goal
2	3:46	1:40	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	1:22	1:17	OWN 48	5	38	Field Goal
3	14:01	1:19	OPP 15	3	4	Field Goal
3	11:52	2:57	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
3	8:09	0:07	OPP 26	1	1	Fumble
3	3:33	2:00	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	12:54	3:41	OWN 18	8	16	Punt
4	6:53	2:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:03	1:53	OPP 39	3	2	Punt
4	1:36	0:32	OPP 14	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 19	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo McDonald, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	8	27	3.38	9	0
Rich Gannon	6	52	8.67	12	2
Heath Sherman	3	13	4.33	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	37	93	2.51	18	2	0
David Klingler	4	10	2.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	45	26	206	6/31	1	30	3	48.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	26	18	173	1/6	2	21	0	113.1

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Chmura	9	12	47	5.22	2	10	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	14	41	6.83	0	12	1
RB Tupac Shakur	4	4	33	8.25	20	24	0
WR Michael Irvin	3	7	39	13.00	15	21	0
WR Ted Logan	2	4	44	22.00	9	30	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Scott Galbraith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	5	8	37	7.40	26	16	2
WR James Jett	5	6	71	14.20	13	20	0
TE Len Bias	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	26	13.00	13	21	0
WR Terrell Owens	2	4	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Eric Martin	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0.00
CB Nate Clune	1	12	12.00
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earnest Byner	1	0	0
Rich Gannon	1	0	0
Mark Chmura	1	0	0
Curtis Duncan	0	1	0
Troy Vincent	0	1	0
Tupac Shakur	0	1	0
Eric Moore	0	0	1
Randy Fuller	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Martin	1	0	0
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
Dwayne Carswell	0	1	1
Donnell Woolford	0	1	0
Tracey Eaton	0	0	1
Bert Tharpe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	5	213	42.6	40.6	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	355	50.7	43.6	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	4/4	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Logan	4	30	7.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	3	60	20.0	0
Curtis Duncan	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	8	6	0.0	41	27
CB Randy Fuller	8	2	0.0	37	26
ILB Jamal Brooks	5	1	0.0	24	9
CB Frank Robinson	5	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Randy Kirk	4	2	0.0	31	18
S Zack de la Rocha	4	2	0.0	41	22
DT Warren Sapp	4	1	0.0	24	19
S Chris Oldham	4	0	0.0	40	27
DE Ernie Logan	4	0	0.0	23	12
CB Troy Vincent	3	1	0.0	40	26
OLB John Johnson	2	0	1.0	7	5
S Toby Wright	2	2	0.0	10	9
TE Mark Chmura	2	0	---	---	---
OLB June Buenning	1	3	0.0	27	24
DT Bryant Young	1	1	0.0	17	9
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
QB Rich Gannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	18	15
DE Jumpy Geathers	0	3	0.0	32	20
DE John Shannon	0	2	0.0	9	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	10	0	0.0	15	47
S Jay Bellamy	6	1	0.0	17	48
ILB Marvin Jones	5	4	0.0	15	42
OLB Mo Lewis	5	1	0.0	16	41
OLB Ricardo McDonald	4	0	4.0	14	45
DT David Rocker	3	1	1.0	14	29
CB Tracey Eaton	2	1	0.0	11	44
CB Nate Clune	2	1	0.0	15	45
S Sam Shade	2	0	0.0	12	44
CB Ray Mickens	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	1.0	10	38
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Roman Phifer	0	1	0.0	1	8
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	0.0	10	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Bryant Young	0.0	0	2	0	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	4.0	0	2	2	45
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	0	1	0	38
DT David Rocker	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.0	1	0	0	38
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Randy Fuller	4	0	26
CB Frank Robinson	3	0	18
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	26
ILB Jamal Brooks	2	0	9
S Chris Oldham	1	1	27
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	18
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	15
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	22
DT Bryant Young	1	0	9
S Toby Wright	1	0	9
DT Warren Sapp	1	0	19
OLB June Buenning	0	1	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	6	0	0	47
S Jay Bellamy	4	0	0	48
OLB Mo Lewis	3	1	1	41
ILB Marvin Jones	3	1	0	42
CB Tracey Eaton	3	0	0	44
CB Nate Clune	2	1	1	45
CB Ray Mickens	2	0	0	6
S Sam Shade	1	1	0	44
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	7
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	0	9
ILB Tedy Bruschi	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	2	4	17	1	51
Henry Lush	1	2	17	3	51
Larry Heck	0	2	17	0	51
Eric Moore	0	1	17	1	51
David Williams	0	1	16	1	41
Mark Chmura	0	1	15	0	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Steussie	3	11	41	1	27
Ellison Onizuka	3	7	41	0	27
Jim Dombrowski	2	7	41	0	27
Jon Melander	1	8	41	0	27
Zack Wiegert	1	2	41	0	27
Len Bias	0	1	32	0	20
Tommy Vardell	0	1	14	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Duncan	1	18
Scott Galbraith	1	11
Eric Moore	1	7
Larry Long	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Pickens	2	18
Ostell Miles	1	27
Eric Martin	1	24
Dwayne Carswell	1	22
Tommy Vardell	1	18
Harper LeBel	1	11
Vaughan Johnson	1	11

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Vincent	---	---	40	26	11	77
Eric Moore	17	51	---	---	7	75
Al Smith	---	---	41	27	4	72
Chris Oldham	---	---	40	27	4	71
Rich Gannon	17	51	---	---	---	68
Henry Lush	17	51	---	---	---	68
Larry Heck	17	51	---	---	---	68
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	41	22	5	68
Zack Freeman	17	51	---	---	---	68
Mark Chmura	15	38	---	---	14	67
Randy Fuller	---	---	37	26	4	67
Frank Robinson	---	---	18	18	27	63
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	32	20	5	57
David Williams	16	41	---	---	---	57
Ted Logan	12	27	---	---	17	56
June Buenning	---	---	27	24	4	55
Michael Irvin	9	44	---	---	1	54
Randy Kirk	---	---	31	18	4	53
Dan Majerle	13	32	---	---	8	53
Yancey Thigpen	13	40	---	---	---	53
Heath Sherman	4	18	---	---	25	47
Tupac Shakur	13	33	---	---	1	47
Warren Sapp	---	---	24	19	3	46
Ernie Logan	---	---	23	12	8	43
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	15	7	40
Jamal Brooks	---	---	24	9	2	35
Toby Wright	---	---	10	9	14	33
Bryant Young	---	---	17	9	4	30
William Wallace	---	---	12	3	15	30
Earnest Byner	2	9	---	---	17	28
Scott Galbraith	4	10	---	---	11	25
John Johnson	---	---	7	5	10	22
Curtis Duncan	0	1	---	---	18	19
John Shannon	---	---	9	7	3	19
Ryan Wetnight	0	1	---	---	18	19
Mike Martin	1	10	---	---	7	18
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry Long	0	2	---	---	5	7
Jesse James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sherman Klump	---	---	0	0	2	2
Scott Fields	---	---	0	1	---	1
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Melander	41	27	---	---	11	79
James Jett	38	25	---	---	16	79
Todd Steussie	41	27	---	---	11	79
Jim Dombrowski	41	27	---	---	---	68
Bo Jackson	41	27	---	---	---	68
Ellison Onizuka	41	27	---	---	---	68
David Klingler	41	27	---	---	---	68
Zack Wiegert	41	27	---	---	---	68
Jay Bellamy	---	---	17	48	2	67
Donnell Woolford	---	---	15	47	2	64
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	14	45	2	61
Nate Clune	---	---	15	45	1	61
Mo Lewis	---	---	16	41	3	60
Marvin Jones	---	---	15	42	2	59
Sam Shade	---	---	12	44	2	58
Len Bias	32	20	---	---	5	57
Tracey Eaton	---	---	11	44	2	57
Terrell Owens	34	22	---	---	---	56
Carl Pickens	24	13	---	---	18	55
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	13	38	4	55
Bert Tharpe	---	---	10	38	2	50
Tommy Vardell	14	14	---	---	18	46
David Rocker	---	---	14	29	1	44
Kevin Carter	---	---	10	33	1	44
Ostell Miles	8	4	---	---	27	39
Eric Martin	8	4	---	---	24	36
Dwayne Carswell	6	6	---	---	22	34
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	3	9	15	27
Myron Guyton	---	---	5	7	13	25
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	6	13	6	25
Bernard Whittington	---	---	4	13	7	24
Roman Phifer	---	---	1	8	14	23
Kurt Cobain	---	---	3	6	11	20
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	1	2	11	14
Ray Mickens	---	---	2	6	4	12
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Price	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gilbert Brown	---	---	0	3	1	4
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bruce Hill	0	0	---	---	2	2
Todd Peat	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	23	1.8
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	15	60	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	45	26	3	3	4	4	4	3	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	26	18	2	1	3	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	33	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	110	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	30	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	14	6	1	41	0	40
TE Mark Chmura	12	9	1	47	0	38
WR Michael Irvin	7	3	1	39	1	44
WR Ted Logan	4	2	1	44	1	27
RB Tupac Shakur	4	4	0	33	1	33
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	2	0	32
TE Scott Galbraith	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	1	0	0	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	8	5	0	37	0	27
WR James Jett	6	5	0	71	1	25
WR Terrell Owens	4	2	2	14	0	22
TE Len Bias	3	2	0	19	0	20
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	1	-1	0	13
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	0	26	1	6
WR Eric Martin	1	1	0	7	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Heath Sherman	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
Tupac Shakur	1	9	9.00	3.38

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	9	18	2.00	2.51
David Klingler	2	-3	-1.50	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	6	4	20	3.33	4.58

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	5	2	18	3.60	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	2	11	2.75	2.93
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	9	9.00	3.92
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	18	6.00	4.63
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR James Jett	1	0	0	0.00	11.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	1	1
Heath Sherman	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	5	1
David Klingler	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	13	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	3	1
WR Ted Logan	3	1	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	1
WR James Jett	2	1	1
TE Len Bias	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)