Week 8, 2026

played in Houston, AL

82 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	7	7	-	21
Houston Texans	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 CIN - Joe Burrow 6 run (Shaun Hanks extra point)
1Q: 06:48 HOU - Cody Parkey 53 field goal
2Q: 08:30 HOU - Cody Parkey 19 field goal
3Q: 10:08 CIN - Kyle Dugger 63 interception return (Shaun Hanks extra point)
4Q: 01:17 CIN - Roger Marvin 35 interception return (Shaun Hanks extra point)
4Q: 01:04 HOU - Brayden Robertson 90 kickoff return (Cody Parkey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 CIN - Joe Burrow 6 run (Shaun Hanks extra point)
1Q: 06:48 HOU - Cody Parkey 53 field goal
2Q: 08:30 HOU - Cody Parkey 19 field goal
3Q: 10:08 CIN - Kyle Dugger 63 interception return (Shaun Hanks extra point)
4Q: 01:17 CIN - Roger Marvin 35 interception return (Shaun Hanks extra point)
4Q: 01:04 HOU - Brayden Robertson 90 kickoff return (Cody Parkey extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 5-3 3-4
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 245 273
- Offensive Plays 70 67
- Yards per Play 3.50 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 40 94
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 1.54 3.48
Net Passing Yards 205 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 2 39 - 15 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 215 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/42 7/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 5/56
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/90
Interception Ret./Yards 5/116 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:13 28:47

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	5-3	3-4
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	245	273
- Offensive Plays	70	67
- Yards per Play	3.50	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	40	94
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	1.54	3.48
Net Passing Yards	205	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 2	39 - 15 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	215	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/42	7/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	5/56
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/90
Interception Ret./Yards	5/116	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:13	28:47

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	6:41	2:57	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
2	14:38	2:50	OWN 2	8	20	Fumble
2	8:24	4:16	OWN 25	10	54	Missed FG
2	2:33	0:19	OWN 39	2	0	Interception
2	1:08	1:06	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
3	13:55	2:04	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	8:59	0:56	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	6:07	1:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:23	1:36	OWN 26	4	8	Punt
4	14:07	1:34	OWN 8	3	-5	Punt
4	11:25	2:14	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
4	8:46	2:36	OPP 39	5	12	Interception
4	4:39	2:49	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	50	3	-4	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	4:24	OWN 25	7	39	Field Goal
1	3:44	4:06	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
2	11:48	3:24	OPP 22	7	20	Field Goal
2	4:08	1:35	OWN 28	5	33	Interception
2	2:14	1:06	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 39	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:51	1:51	OWN 23	4	31	Interception
3	10:00	1:01	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	8:03	1:56	OWN 46	4	45	Interception
3	5:02	1:39	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
3	1:47	2:40	OWN 17	4	30	Punt
4	12:33	1:08	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	9:11	0:25	OWN 34	3	0	Interception
4	6:10	1:31	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	1:50	0:46	OWN 13	3	7	Interception

Game MVP: Kyle Dugger, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	18	17	0.94	7	0	0
QB Joe Burrow	5	16	3.20	14	1	1
RB Devante Shelton	2	9	4.50	10	1	0
RB Zack Moss	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brayden Robertson	19	71	3.74	23	1
RB Jermar Jefferson	5	8	1.60	5	0
RB Santiago Butler	2	8	4.00	8	0
QB Wesley Brayshaw	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Burrow	42	25	215	2/10	0	28	2	53.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Brayshaw	39	15	185	1/6	0	22	5	14.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Evan Engram	8	13	78	9.75	13	18
WR Bo Ng	5	7	49	9.80	22	28
WR Elias Shipp	5	9	51	10.20	19	24
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	4	7	11	2.75	6	4
WR Joe Reed	2	2	22	11.00	18	18
TE Donnell Silvia	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR D. K. Metcalf	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Devante Shelton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry McLaurin	6	9	80	13.33	45	22
TE George Kittle	5	15	58	11.60	11	20
TE Charlie Maxwell	2	3	26	13.00	15	16
FB Philip Hines	1	1	17	17.00	11	17
WR Chandler Whitson	1	7	4	4.00	0	4
WR Rondell Bowker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brandon Aiyuk	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kyle Dugger	2	75	37.50	1
CB Cary Phan	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Scott Emmons	1	6	6.00	0
CB Roger Marvin	1	35	35.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Cody Stargell	1	0	0.00	0
DE Walter Hou	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	0	0
WR Tutu Atwell	1	0	0
FB Chris Springer	0	1	0
G Diego Goodge	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1	0
DE Walter Hou	0	1	1
CB Jeff Okudah	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Byron Lee	9	439	48.8	40.3	59	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Pettus	8	356	44.5	40.9	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Hanks	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tutu Atwell	1	9	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	5	56	11.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	1	90	90.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kyle Dugger	6	3	0.0	23	28
OLB Ryan Anderson	5	0	0.0	21	28
ILB Maynard Gomez	5	0	0.0	26	31
DE Kevin Lorenzen	4	4	1.0	27	40
S Jumbo Sandoval	4	1	0.0	27	40
CB Cary Phan	4	1	0.0	23	35
OLB Scott Emmons	4	0	0.0	7	12
CB Caleb Farley	4	0	0.0	23	28
DT Terrell Johnson	2	0	0.0	17	27
DE Quinnen Williams	1	3	0.0	25	38
CB Troy Pride	1	2	0.0	7	10
CB Caiden Roberts	1	1	0.0	6	17
CB Eddie Jackson	1	0	0.0	4	4
WR Bo Ng	1	0	---	---	---
WR Elias Shipp	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roger Marvin	1	0	0.0	3	10
ILB Kevin Scobee	0	1	0.0	14	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Walter Hou	7	6	1.0	26	44
OLB Mike Jennings	7	2	0.0	26	43
S Marcus Peters	5	2	0.0	26	43
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	2	0.0	24	31
S Cole Porter	5	0	0.0	26	43
OLB Cody Stargell	5	0	0.0	14	19
CB Jeff Okudah	5	0	0.0	26	44
DT Raul Burkhammer	3	1	1.0	16	38
DT Teddy Huffman	2	1	0.0	14	32
DE Scottie Boyd	2	1	0.0	23	43
TE George Kittle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Malachi Schultz	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	0.0	10	22
CB Tyrone Dolliver	1	0	0.0	26	44
QB Wesley Brayshaw	1	0	---	---	---
WR Chandler Whitson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jonathan Garvin	0	1	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Lorenzen	1.0	0	3	2	40
DE Darrell Taylor	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Quinnen Williams	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Terrell Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Carson Clinton	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Myron Moore	0.0	0	1	0	18

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Raul Burkhammer	1.0	1	1	0	38
DE Walter Hou	1.0	0	0	0	44
DT Teddy Huffman	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Malachi Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	6
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Scottie Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	43
OLB Mike Jennings	0.0	0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cary Phan	4	1	1	35
OLB Ryan Anderson	3	0	0	28
S Kyle Dugger	2	0	2	28
OLB Scott Emmons	2	0	1	12
ILB Maynard Gomez	1	1	0	31
CB Roger Marvin	1	0	1	10
CB Caiden Roberts	1	0	0	17
DE Kevin Lorenzen	1	0	0	40
CB Caleb Farley	0	2	0	28
ILB Kevin Scobee	0	1	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Jennings	6	3	0	43
S Cole Porter	4	1	0	43
S Marcus Peters	4	0	0	43
DE Walter Hou	2	0	1	44
DT Raul Burkhammer	2	0	0	38
CB Jeff Okudah	1	1	0	44
OLB Cody Stargell	1	0	1	19
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	1	0	0	31
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	0	22
CB Tyrone Dolliver	1	0	0	44
DT Teddy Huffman	1	0	0	32
DE Scottie Boyd	1	0	0	43

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Diego Goodge	1	6	26	1	44
T Devante Walters	1	5	26	1	44
G Robert Hunt	1	4	26	0	44
C Sean Bernstein	0	5	26	0	44
T Wade Shields	0	1	26	0	44

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neil Derosa	4	7	0	27	0	40
C James Daniels	2	9	1	27	0	40
G Billy Rudebusch	1	3	0	27	0	40
T Isaiah Wilson	1	2	0	27	1	40
T Sean Segas	0	5	0	27	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Edwards-Helaire	2	13
Eddie Jackson	1	26
Devante Shelton	1	18
Diego Goodge	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Hou	1	13

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Wade Shields	26	44	---	---	10	80
T Devante Walters	26	44	---	---	10	80
G Diego Goodge	26	44	---	---	10	80
G Robert Hunt	26	44	---	---	10	80
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	23	38	---	---	13	74
TE Evan Engram	26	44	---	---	1	71
C Sean Bernstein	26	44	---	---	---	70
QB Joe Burrow	26	44	---	---	---	70
S Jumbo Sandoval	---	---	27	40	2	69
DE Kevin Lorenzen	---	---	27	40	2	69
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	25	38	1	64
WR Elias Shipp	18	41	---	---	4	63
WR Bo Ng	18	43	---	---	1	62
CB Cary Phan	---	---	23	35	3	61
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	26	31	2	59
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	17	27	10	54
S Kyle Dugger	---	---	23	28	2	53
CB Caleb Farley	---	---	23	28	---	51
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	21	28	1	50
WR Joe Reed	12	33	---	---	---	45
DE Darrell Taylor	---	---	22	22	---	44
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	14	26	3	43
OLB Scott Emmons	---	---	7	12	24	43
TE Albert Okwuegbunam	10	7	---	---	25	42
DE Myron Moore	---	---	7	18	10	35
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	6	17	12	35
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	4	4	26	34
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	12	17	1	30
CB Roger Marvin	---	---	3	10	15	28
RB Devante Shelton	2	5	---	---	18	25
FB Chris Springer	6	2	---	---	17	25
ILB Ronald Blackwell	---	---	2	9	12	23
WR Christian Kirk	0	1	---	---	17	18
CB Troy Pride	---	---	7	10	1	18
WR Tutu Atwell	5	1	---	---	11	17
WR D. K. Metcalf	2	4	---	---	8	14
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Byron Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Donnell Silvia	7	1	---	---	---	8
K Shaun Hanks	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Corbin Guinn	---	---	1	0	1	2
RB Zack Moss	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Michael Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jermaine Simon	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Damien Donaldson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Walter Hou	---	---	26	44	13	83
C James Daniels	27	40	---	---	10	77
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	26	44	1	71
S Cole Porter	---	---	26	43	2	71
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	26	44	1	71
S Marcus Peters	---	---	26	43	1	70
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	26	43	1	70
RB Brayden Robertson	20	36	---	---	13	69
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	24	31	13	68
G Billy Rudebusch	27	40	---	---	---	67
T Sean Segas	27	40	---	---	---	67
QB Wesley Brayshaw	27	40	---	---	---	67
G Neil Derosa	27	40	---	---	---	67
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	23	43	1	67
T Isaiah Wilson	27	40	---	---	---	67
TE George Kittle	26	38	---	---	---	64
WR Terry McLaurin	26	35	---	---	---	61
TE Charlie Maxwell	12	21	---	---	27	60
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	16	38	1	55
WR Chandler Whitson	18	32	---	---	---	50
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	14	32	1	47
CB Marshall Perdue	---	---	4	16	17	37
WR Rondell Bowker	4	4	---	---	27	35
OLB Cody Stargell	---	---	14	19	1	34
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	10	22	1	33
FB Philip Hines	13	20	---	---	---	33
RB Norm Copeland	0	0	---	---	27	27
OLB Kerry Meadows	---	---	0	1	25	26
DT Marco Quesnel	---	---	10	6	9	25
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	5	6	9	20
S Drake Hutton	---	---	0	2	16	18
WR Brandon Aiyuk	9	8	---	---	---	17
DT Jonathan Garvin	---	---	10	7	---	17
RB Jermar Jefferson	5	1	---	---	10	16
TE Clayton Feagles	0	2	---	---	10	12
P Tevin Pettus	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Frederick Tripodi	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Robert Hainsey	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR James Proche	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Seth Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Santiago Butler	2	3	---	---	---	5
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Corwin Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	5	-7	-1.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	31	15.5
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Burrow	42	25	2	0	4	5	4	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Brayshaw	39	15	3	2	2	5	8	3	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	91	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	134	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	4	51	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Evan Engram	13	8	2	78	0	44
WR Elias Shipp	9	5	0	51	1	41
WR Bo Ng	7	5	1	49	1	43
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	7	4	0	11	0	38
WR D. K. Metcalf	2	0	0	0	0	4
WR Joe Reed	2	2	0	22	0	33
RB Devante Shelton	1	0	1	0	0	5
TE Donnell Silvia	1	1	0	4	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Kittle	15	5	2	58	1	38
WR Terry McLaurin	9	6	0	80	2	35
WR Chandler Whitson	7	1	0	4	0	32
WR Brandon Aiyuk	3	0	0	0	0	8
TE Charlie Maxwell	3	2	0	26	0	21
FB Philip Hines	1	1	0	17	0	20
WR Rondell Bowker	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Joe Burrow	1	6	6.00	3.20

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson	2	6	3.00	3.74
RB Jermar Jefferson	1	0	0.00	1.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Brayshaw	4	1	4	1.00	4.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE George Kittle	2	0	0	0.00	3.87
WR Brandon Aiyuk	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Chandler Whitson	1	1	4	4.00	0.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Joe Burrow	1	0
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Burrow	12	9	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Brayshaw	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Evan Engram	6	4	2
WR Bo Ng	2	2	1
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	2	2	0
RB Devante Shelton	1	0	0
WR Elias Shipp	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry McLaurin	5	4	2
WR Chandler Whitson	4	1	1
WR Brandon Aiyuk	2	0	0
TE George Kittle	1	0	0
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (20,400)
End Zone 13,400 (14,800)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,100 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (20,400)
End Zone	13,400 (14,800)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,100 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)