Week 8, 2017

played in Houston, AL

46 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	3	-	10
Houston Texans	0	3	3	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:21 CIN - Justin Hardy 10 pass from Carson Palmer (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Julian Salyer 40 field goal
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Julian Salyer 47 field goal
4Q: 09:15 HOU - Dominique Edison 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco pass to Adam Thielen for conversion)
4Q: 04:53 CIN - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:21 CIN - Justin Hardy 10 pass from Carson Palmer (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Julian Salyer 40 field goal
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Julian Salyer 47 field goal
4Q: 09:15 HOU - Dominique Edison 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco pass to Adam Thielen for conversion)
4Q: 04:53 CIN - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 3-4
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 235 260
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 3.31 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 106 45
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 3.79 1.80
Net Passing Yards 129 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 15 - 0 37 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.00 5.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 5/25 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	3-4
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	235	260
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	3.31	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	106	45
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	3.79	1.80
Net Passing Yards	129	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 15 - 0	37 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.00	5.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	5/25	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
1	7:17	2:50	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	3:09	3:58	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
2	11:52	0:56	OWN 43	4	29	Missed FG
2	9:05	2:00	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
2	6:11	3:16	OWN 40	5	7	Punt
2	1:48	0:59	OWN 35	3	-8	Punt
3	11:38	1:16	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
3	8:13	0:46	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	4:54	2:23	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	1:10	1:26	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	11:52	1:06	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	9:09	4:23	OWN 24	8	61	Field Goal
4	2:10	1:25	OWN 10	10	32	Downs
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	3:23	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
1	4:27	1:18	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	14:11	2:19	OWN 25	3	-20	Punt
2	10:56	1:51	OWN 35	5	16	Punt
2	7:05	0:54	OPP 38	3	5	Missed FG
2	2:55	1:07	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 40	4	37	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 25	8	10	Punt
3	10:22	2:09	OWN 38	3	-9	Punt
3	7:27	2:33	OWN 24	7	46	Field Goal
3	2:31	1:21	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	14:44	2:52	OWN 10	6	36	Punt
4	10:46	1:37	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
4	4:46	2:36	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	0:45	0:37	OPP 42	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Branch, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Dwyer	17	77	4.53	34	2
RB Jay Ajayi	7	11	1.57	4	0
RB Mike Moss	2	7	3.50	4	0
QB Carson Palmer	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Justin Hardy	1	1	1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bishop Sankey	11	-5	-0.45	3	0
RB Stephen Sanders	10	32	3.20	10	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	3	15	5.00	5	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	38	15	160	5/31	1	38	0	61.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	21	13	138	1/4	1	33	0	96.9
Tavaris Jackson	16	7	87	1/6	0	25	0	61.2

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Jenkins	4	13	32	8.00	0	13	0
WR Kennedy Bentsen	3	7	18	6.00	2	7	0
FB T.J. Davies	2	4	37	18.50	11	31	0
TE Blake Bell	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Justin Hardy	2	5	48	24.00	0	38	1
WR Roddy White	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Jay Ajayi	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Riddick Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Levine Toilolo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Thielen	6	8	94	15.67	53	25	0
TE Michael Egnew	5	7	65	13.00	32	33	0
RB Nelson Agholor	3	8	12	4.00	0	7	0
RB Stephen Sanders	2	2	10	5.00	11	11	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	3	14	7.00	2	13	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	7	5	5.00	8	5	1
WR Donte Moncrief	1	2	25	25.00	23	25	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Rasul Douglas	1	0	0	0
OLB Jose May	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Julius Thomas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	10	481	48.1	40.5	57	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	11	510	46.4	40.5	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	2/3	2/3	0/1	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rasul Douglas	5	25	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Jenkins	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nick Perry	7	1	1.0	24	38
ILB Bud Dupree	7	1	1.0	23	28
CB Quintin Demps	7	0	0.0	25	39
S Scott Patton	6	1	0.0	25	39
S Devan Masucci	5	1	0.0	25	39
DE Aldon Smith	4	2	0.0	24	31
DT Erick Evans	3	2	0.0	18	21
OLB Jose May	2	0	0.0	12	7
ILB Rodolfo Appleton	2	0	0.0	2	11
DT Sheldon Rankins	1	3	0.0	20	25
CB Nevin Lawson	1	1	0.0	25	39
DE Shaun Bridges	1	0	0.0	11	21
DT Byron Moore	0	2	0.0	9	21
CB Logan Ryan	0	1	0.0	10	28
DE Eduardo Connell	0	1	0.0	15	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Austin Johnson	7	0	0.0	26	27
DE Danny Shelton	5	1	1.0	28	40
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	5	2	0.0	28	43
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	0	0.0	28	27
DT Alan Branch	4	0	2.0	13	27
ILB Bobby Carpenter	4	2	0.0	27	27
DT Justin Ellis	3	1	1.0	17	28
S Ladarius Webb	3	2	0.0	28	40
DE Phil Taylor	2	1	1.0	28	31
OLB Keenan Robinson	2	2	0.0	18	15
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	0	0.0	1	16
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.0	13	33
CB Tharold Simon	1	0	0.0	25	42
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	0.0	0	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nick Perry	1.0	0	0	0	38
ILB Bud Dupree	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Shaun Bridges	0.0	2	2	0	21
DE Eduardo Connell	0.0	1	1	1	26
DE Aldon Smith	0.0	0	2	0	31
DT Erick Evans	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Sheldon Rankins	0.0	0	1	0	25

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Branch	2.0	0	0	0	27
DE Danny Shelton	1.0	2	4	2	40
DE Phil Taylor	1.0	1	1	1	31
DT Justin Ellis	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	0	1	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quintin Demps	5	1	39
OLB Nick Perry	5	0	38
S Devan Masucci	3	0	39
ILB Bud Dupree	3	0	28
CB Nevin Lawson	1	1	39
OLB Jose May	1	0	7
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	31
ILB Rodolfo Appleton	1	0	11
S Scott Patton	0	2	39

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	29
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	0	27
S Ladarius Webb	2	0	40
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	0	16
CB Tharold Simon	1	2	42
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	1	15
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	27
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	33
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	12
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	40
DT Austin Johnson	1	0	27
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	0	2	43
CB Zack Sanchez	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lamar Flournoy	2	4	28	0	43
FB T.J. Davies	2	2	15	1	13
T Ryan Ramczyk	1	2	28	0	43
C Eric Wood	0	9	28	0	43
G Owen Sampson	0	6	28	2	43
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	2	28	2	43
TE Blake Bell	0	2	28	0	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tre' Jackson	1	4	25	0	39
G Cody Whitehair	1	4	25	0	39
T Courtney Bronson	1	3	25	1	39
C Ryan Pontbraind	0	7	25	0	39
T Jammal Brown	0	4	25	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Erick Evans	2	14
Roddy White	1	19
Mike Moss	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Julius Thomas	2	30
Cody Whitehair	2	17
LeGarrette Blount	1	20
Bishop Sankey	1	13

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Owen Sampson	28	43	---	---	12	83
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	28	43	---	---	12	83
T Lamar Flournoy	28	43	---	---	12	83
T Ryan Ramczyk	28	43	---	---	12	83
CB Nevin Lawson	---	---	25	39	14	78
QB Carson Palmer	28	43	---	---	---	71
C Eric Wood	28	43	---	---	---	71
WR Kennedy Bentsen	28	41	---	---	---	69
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	25	39	3	67
S Devan Masucci	---	---	25	39	3	67
S Scott Patton	---	---	25	39	3	67
TE Blake Bell	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR A.J. Jenkins	26	36	---	---	3	65
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	24	38	3	65
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	24	31	2	57
DE Eduardo Connell	---	---	15	26	13	54
CB Logan Ryan	---	---	10	28	15	53
DT Erick Evans	---	---	18	21	14	53
ILB Bud Dupree	---	---	23	28	1	52
TE Riddick Anderson	6	15	---	---	29	50
FB T.J. Davies	15	13	---	---	19	47
OLB Jose May	---	---	12	7	27	46
DT Sheldon Rankins	---	---	20	25	1	46
DT Byron Moore	---	---	9	21	13	43
RB Jay Ajayi	9	29	---	---	---	38
WR Justin Hardy	9	23	---	---	6	38
DE Shaun Bridges	---	---	11	21	2	34
ILB Rodolfo Appleton	---	---	2	11	16	29
RB Jonathan Dwyer	17	7	---	---	1	25
RB Mike Moss	2	4	---	---	17	23
WR Roddy White	0	3	---	---	19	22
CB Rasul Douglas	---	---	1	1	16	18
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	3	11	2	16
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Caden Cortez	---	---	3	4	---	7
TE Levine Toilolo	0	6	---	---	---	6
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR ArDarius Stewart	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Justin Leyva	0	0	---	---	2	2
T John Greco	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Arturo McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
C T. J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tanner Hawkinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	28	43	16	87
G Cody Whitehair	25	39	---	---	17	81
G Tre' Jackson	25	39	---	---	14	78
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	28	40	2	70
RB Nelson Agholor	23	37	---	---	10	70
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	28	40	2	70
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	25	42	2	69
WR Adam Thielen	24	37	---	---	4	65
C Ryan Pontbraind	25	39	---	---	---	64
T Jammal Brown	25	39	---	---	---	64
T Courtney Bronson	25	39	---	---	---	64
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	13	33	16	62
TE Michael Egnew	24	38	---	---	---	62
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	28	31	2	61
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	28	29	2	59
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	28	27	3	58
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	27	27	1	55
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	26	27	1	54
TE Julius Thomas	11	5	---	---	30	46
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	17	28	1	46
RB Bishop Sankey	13	17	---	---	13	43
WR Dominique Edison	11	26	---	---	5	42
DT Alan Branch	---	---	13	27	1	41
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	0	12	26	38
QB Joe Flacco	14	22	---	---	---	36
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	18	15	2	35
RB Stephen Sanders	12	22	---	---	1	35
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	1	16	14	31
WR Donte Moncrief	4	8	---	---	17	29
QB Tavaris Jackson	11	17	---	---	---	28
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	0	16	10	26
FB Rhett Ellison	2	4	---	---	19	25
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	0	14	10	24
RB LeGarrette Blount	0	0	---	---	20	20
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	14	14
G Willie Philip	0	0	---	---	14	14
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Seth Boyd	1	0	---	---	11	12
DT Jameson Leagra	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	0	5	1	6
WR Taywan Taylor	0	1	---	---	5	6
S Duron Harmon	---	---	0	1	2	3
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Leonard Fournette	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	20	41	2.1
Right	4	55	13.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	17	18	1.1
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	38	15	2	2	5	7	6	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	21	13	3	0	1	1	4	1	0
Tavaris Jackson	16	7	1	1	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	18	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	21	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	52	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	69	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	52	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	128	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Jenkins	13	4	2	32	0	36
WR Kennedy Bentsen	7	3	1	18	0	41
WR Justin Hardy	5	2	1	48	1	23
FB T.J. Davies	4	2	0	37	1	13
RB Jay Ajayi	3	1	0	1	0	29
TE Blake Bell	3	2	0	14	0	38
WR Roddy White	1	1	0	10	0	3
TE Riddick Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	15
TE Levine Toilolo	1	0	0	0	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Thielen	8	6	0	94	2	37
RB Nelson Agholor	8	3	1	12	0	37
WR Dominique Edison	7	1	0	5	0	26
TE Michael Egnew	7	5	1	65	1	38
RB Bishop Sankey	3	2	0	14	0	17
RB Stephen Sanders	2	2	0	10	0	22
WR Donte Moncrief	2	1	0	25	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	9	4.50	4.53

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	4	2	11	2.75	4.21

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	13	6.50	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.46
FB T.J. Davies	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
RB Jay Ajayi	1	1	1	1.00	0.33
WR Justin Hardy	1	1	10	10.00	9.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	5	5.00	0.71
TE Michael Egnew	1	1	8	8.00	9.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	2	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	18	9	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	5	2
Tavaris Jackson	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Jenkins	9	4	2
WR Justin Hardy	3	2	2
WR Kennedy Bentsen	2	1	1
WR Roddy White	1	1	1
TE Riddick Anderson	1	0	0
FB T.J. Davies	1	1	0
TE Levine Toilolo	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	3	0	0
RB Nelson Agholor	3	2	0
TE Michael Egnew	2	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	2	1
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	1
WR Donte Moncrief	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)