Week 3, 2025

played in Houston, AL

78 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	7	-	7
Houston Texans	7	7	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 HOU - Brayden Robertson 32 run (Roman Shea extra point)
2Q: 00:45 HOU - Drake Hutton 69 interception return (Roman Shea extra point)
3Q: 09:31 HOU - Roman Shea 21 field goal
4Q: 06:56 CIN - Elias Shipp 3 pass from Bryce Petty (Shaun Hanks extra point)
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Roman Shea 31 field goal
4Q: 00:10 HOU - Roman Shea 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 HOU - Brayden Robertson 32 run (Roman Shea extra point)
2Q: 00:45 HOU - Drake Hutton 69 interception return (Roman Shea extra point)
3Q: 09:31 HOU - Roman Shea 21 field goal
4Q: 06:56 CIN - Elias Shipp 3 pass from Bryce Petty (Shaun Hanks extra point)
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Roman Shea 31 field goal
4Q: 00:10 HOU - Roman Shea 38 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 10 13
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 176 287
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 2.79 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 24 136
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 1.20 3.78
Net Passing Yards 152 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 19 - 2 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.53 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:02 36:58

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	10	13
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	176	287
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	2.79	4.16
Net Rushing Yards	24	136
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	1.20	3.78
Net Passing Yards	152	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 19 - 2	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.53	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:02	36:58

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
1	7:56	3:38	OWN 41	5	13	Punt
1	2:02	1:43	OPP 45	3	6	Punt
2	13:59	1:13	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	7:13	1:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:01	0:58	OWN 28	3	-3	Interception
2	2:03	1:27	OWN 6	7	46	Interception
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	3	10	Half
3	9:25	0:59	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	5:04	3:24	OWN 6	6	33	Punt
4	13:32	1:29	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	10:29	3:44	OWN 42	13	58	Touchdown
4	4:22	0:50	OWN 30	4	-9	Downs
4	2:22	0:35	OWN 25	4	-4	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	4:47	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	4:18	2:16	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
1	0:19	1:20	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
2	12:46	5:33	OWN 23	11	39	Punt
2	6:06	2:05	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	3:03	1:00	OPP 39	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 39	13	57	Field Goal
3	8:26	3:22	OWN 18	6	41	Punt
3	1:40	1:40	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	15:00	1:28	OPP 31	3	5	Missed FG
4	12:03	1:34	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	6:45	2:23	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	3:32	1:10	OPP 21	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:43	OPP 21	3	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brayden Robertson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	14	3	0.21	9	0
RB Devante Shelton	2	3	1.50	4	0
FB Chris Springer	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
QB Joe Burrow	2	19	9.50	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brayden Robertson	24	115	4.79	32	1	1
RB Santiago Butler	9	4	0.44	5	0	0
QB Colt McCoy	3	17	5.67	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Petty	23	10	118	2/20	1	35	0	74.1
Joe Burrow	18	9	54	0/0	0	20	2	16.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	31	19	170	2/19	0	32	0	76.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D. K. Metcalf	6	9	64	10.67	19	26	0
WR Aaron Dobson	4	5	15	3.75	6	21	0
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	6	20	6.67	7	11	0
TE Evan Engram	2	5	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Elias Shipp	2	12	8	4.00	0	5	1
WR Rashard Higgins	1	1	20	20.00	1	20	0
TE Wheels Boult	1	1	35	35.00	0	35	0
RB Devante Shelton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry McLaurin	8	12	51	6.38	3	19
TE George Kittle	5	6	77	15.40	33	32
WR Brandon Aiyuk	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
WR Sterling Shepard	1	2	19	19.00	7	19
RB Brayden Robertson	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Santiago Butler	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
TE Leonard Shannon	1	3	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Drake Hutton	1	69	69.00	1
S Roman Kemp	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0
TE Evan Engram	1	0
TE Wheels Boult	0	1
WR Elias Shipp	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force
C Anthony Robertson	1	0
S Miles Killebrew	0	1
CB Tyrone Dolliver	0	1
ILB Dan Delgado	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	8	361	45.1	40.6	53	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Pettus	9	387	43.0	35.3	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Hanks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roman Shea	3/4	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	5	49	9.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D. K. Metcalf	2	58	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Maynard Gomez	7	2	0.0	23	32
DE Kevin Lorenzen	6	0	1.5	35	32
CB Roger Marvin	6	4	0.0	35	33
OLB Jordan Jenkins	5	3	0.0	32	22
DT Terrell Johnson	5	2	0.0	33	23
S Kyle Dugger	5	1	0.0	21	13
ILB Trevor Burroughs	4	3	0.5	32	21
CB Caiden Roberts	4	0	0.0	31	28
DE Quinnen Williams	3	3	0.0	36	33
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	2	1	0.0	4	12
CB Eddie Jackson	2	0	0.0	35	33
DE Carson Clinton	2	0	0.0	20	16
S Reuben Gillespie	1	2	0.0	19	21
S Jumbo Sandoval	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Gene Banks	1	0	0.0	16	17
WR Elias Shipp	1	0	---	---	---
DE Seth Sunderland	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Corbin Guinn	0	1	0.0	3	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miles Killebrew	6	3	0.0	19	26
OLB Mike Jennings	6	2	0.0	20	43
CB Tyrone Dolliver	4	0	0.0	20	43
DT Teddy Huffman	3	0	1.0	18	26
DT Raul Burkhammer	3	1	0.5	16	26
OLB Cody Stargell	3	3	0.0	20	23
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	3	0	0.0	3	19
S Cole Porter	3	0	0.0	18	38
DE Scottie Boyd	2	3	0.5	20	35
DE Walter Hou	2	1	0.0	20	43
S Roman Kemp	1	1	0.0	0	19
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	0.0	17	27
S Drake Hutton	1	0	0.0	3	20
CB Jeff Okudah	0	1	0.0	20	43

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Lorenzen	1.5	0	0	1	32
ILB Trevor Burroughs	0.5	0	0	0	21
CB Eddie Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Gene Banks	0.0	0	2	0	17
OLB Jordan Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Teddy Huffman	1.0	0	2	26
DT Raul Burkhammer	0.5	0	2	26
DE Scottie Boyd	0.5	0	2	35
DE Walter Hou	0.0	1	0	43
OLB Mike Jennings	0.0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Caiden Roberts	4	0	28
ILB Maynard Gomez	3	2	32
OLB Jordan Jenkins	3	1	22
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	2	1	12
CB Eddie Jackson	2	1	33
S Reuben Gillespie	1	0	21
DE Kevin Lorenzen	1	0	32
DE Seth Sunderland	1	0	12
S Kyle Dugger	1	0	13
CB Roger Marvin	1	0	33
DE Quinnen Williams	0	1	33

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Dolliver	4	1	0	43
OLB Mike Jennings	3	2	0	43
S Miles Killebrew	2	2	0	26
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	2	0	0	19
OLB Cody Stargell	2	0	0	23
S Drake Hutton	1	0	1	20
S Roman Kemp	1	0	1	19
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	17
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	0	27
S Cole Porter	1	0	0	38
DT Teddy Huffman	1	0	0	26
DE Scottie Boyd	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Devante Walters	1	5	20	1	43
T Rees Odhiambo	1	1	20	0	43
G Parker Ehinger	0	6	20	1	43
C Sean Bernstein	0	4	20	0	43
G Robert Hunt	0	2	20	0	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neil Derosa	3	9	36	1	33
T Isaiah Wilson	3	6	36	0	33
G Billy Rudebusch	1	9	36	0	33
C Hroniss Grasu	1	5	36	1	33
T Sean Segas	1	4	36	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Seth Sunderland	1	29
Chris Herndon	1	24
Evan Engram	1	11
Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Okudah	3	15
Charlie Maxwell	1	27
Dan Delgado	1	24
Deandre Baker	1	23
Neil Derosa	1	13

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	36	33	4	73
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	35	33	4	72
CB Roger Marvin	---	---	35	33	4	72
G Parker Ehinger	20	43	---	---	8	71
T Rees Odhiambo	20	43	---	---	8	71
T Devante Walters	20	43	---	---	8	71
DE Kevin Lorenzen	---	---	35	32	4	71
G Robert Hunt	20	43	---	---	8	71
WR D. K. Metcalf	19	39	---	---	6	64
C Sean Bernstein	20	43	---	---	---	63
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	31	28	4	63
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	18	34	---	---	10	62
WR Elias Shipp	19	40	---	---	1	60
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	23	32	5	60
TE Evan Engram	15	31	---	---	11	57
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	33	23	1	57
S Kyle Dugger	---	---	21	13	21	55
OLB Jordan Jenkins	---	---	32	22	---	54
ILB Trevor Burroughs	---	---	32	21	---	53
WR Aaron Dobson	18	33	---	---	---	51
DE Gene Banks	---	---	16	17	13	46
DE Seth Sunderland	---	---	5	12	29	46
S Reuben Gillespie	---	---	19	21	---	40
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	---	---	4	12	21	37
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	20	16	---	36
FB Chris Springer	7	10	---	---	17	34
QB Joe Burrow	14	18	---	---	---	32
QB Bryce Petty	6	25	---	---	---	31
TE Chris Herndon	1	3	---	---	24	28
DT Corbin Guinn	---	---	3	10	12	25
WR Christian Kirk	0	7	---	---	17	24
RB Devante Shelton	2	5	---	---	16	23
WR Rashard Higgins	0	4	---	---	17	21
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	1	1	14	16
CB Pete Frederick	---	---	2	0	9	11
CB Troy Pride	---	---	11	0	---	11
TE Wheels Boult	1	9	---	---	---	10
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Jumbo Sandoval	---	---	2	4	---	6
WR Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Shaun Hanks	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Michael Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jermaine Simon	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Zack Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Myron Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Billy Rudebusch	36	33	---	---	13	82
T Sean Segas	36	33	---	---	13	82
G Neil Derosa	36	33	---	---	13	82
T Isaiah Wilson	36	33	---	---	13	82
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	20	43	15	78
QB Colt McCoy	36	33	---	---	---	69
C Hroniss Grasu	36	33	---	---	---	69
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	17	27	23	67
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	20	43	3	66
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	20	43	1	64
RB Brayden Robertson	26	26	---	---	11	63
DE Walter Hou	---	---	20	43	---	63
WR Terry McLaurin	33	28	---	---	1	62
WR Brandon Aiyuk	33	24	---	---	---	57
TE George Kittle	28	26	---	---	2	56
S Cole Porter	---	---	18	38	---	56
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	20	35	---	55
TE Leonard Shannon	21	33	---	---	---	54
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	16	26	8	50
S Miles Killebrew	---	---	19	26	---	45
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	18	26	---	44
OLB Cody Stargell	---	---	20	23	---	43
FB Philip Hines	10	12	---	---	20	42
RB Santiago Butler	10	7	---	---	20	37
S Roman Kemp	---	---	0	19	15	34
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	5	---	---	27	33
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	3	19	10	32
WR Sterling Shepard	4	4	---	---	20	28
S Drake Hutton	---	---	3	20	4	27
ILB Dan Delgado	---	---	0	0	24	24
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	4	17	---	21
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	2	11	8	21
WR Chandler Whitson	14	0	---	---	---	14
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	0	14	---	14
P Tevin Pettus	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	13	13
S Marcus Peters	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Roman Shea	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Rondell Bowker	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Seth Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wesley Brayshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jimmie Swindal	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Norm Copeland	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jonathan Garvin	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Deon Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Frederick Tripodi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	54	13.5
Middle	20	66	3.3
Right	11	17	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Petty	23	10	3	2	2	5	4	0	0
Joe Burrow	18	9	1	1	1	1	3	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	31	19	1	1	1	6	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	6	22	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	81	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elias Shipp	12	2	1	8	0	40
WR D. K. Metcalf	9	6	1	64	1	39
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	6	3	0	20	0	34
WR Aaron Dobson	5	4	0	15	1	33
TE Evan Engram	5	2	1	10	0	31
RB Devante Shelton	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Rashard Higgins	1	1	0	20	1	4
TE Wheels Boult	1	1	0	35	1	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry McLaurin	12	8	1	51	0	28
TE George Kittle	6	5	0	77	1	26
WR Brandon Aiyuk	4	2	0	14	0	24
RB Brayden Robertson	3	1	0	0	0	26
TE Leonard Shannon	3	1	0	1	0	33
WR Sterling Shepard	2	1	0	19	0	4
RB Santiago Butler	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson	3	11	3.67	4.79
QB Colt McCoy	1	-1	-1.00	5.67
RB Santiago Butler	1	-1	-1.00	0.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Petty	6	4	31	5.17	5.13

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	2	0	0	0.00	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	2	1	11	5.50	3.33
WR Aaron Dobson	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	1	15	15.00	7.11
RB Devante Shelton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Elias Shipp	1	1	3	3.00	0.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry McLaurin	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
RB Brayden Robertson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	4	1
QB Colt McCoy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Petty	9	6	4
Joe Burrow	7	2	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	14	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Elias Shipp	5	0	0
WR D. K. Metcalf	4	4	2
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	2	0
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	1
TE Evan Engram	1	0	0
TE Wheels Boult	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry McLaurin	5	4	2
TE George Kittle	4	4	3
TE Leonard Shannon	2	1	0
WR Brandon Aiyuk	2	1	0
WR Sterling Shepard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (20,400)
End Zone 13,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,100)
Club Seats 8,700 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (20,400)
End Zone	13,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,100)
Club Seats	8,700 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)