Conference Finals, 2036

played in Houston, AL

37 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	7	3	-	20
Houston Texans	7	13	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:03 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 68 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
1Q: 09:19 CIN - Grayson Malone 7 run (Derrick Wellman extra point)
2Q: 12:35 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 20 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point failed)
2Q: 05:13 CIN - Derrick Wellman 21 field goal
2Q: 02:37 HOU - Jason Brockermeyer 41 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 03:24 CIN - Taylor Palmer 33 pass from Gus Breeze (Derrick Wellman extra point)
4Q: 14:09 HOU - A.J. Dingle 49 field goal
4Q: 08:00 CIN - Derrick Wellman 39 field goal
4Q: 03:13 HOU - Chase Weinberg 10 run (A.J. Dingle extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:03 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 68 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
1Q: 09:19 CIN - Grayson Malone 7 run (Derrick Wellman extra point)
2Q: 12:35 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 20 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point failed)
2Q: 05:13 CIN - Derrick Wellman 21 field goal
2Q: 02:37 HOU - Jason Brockermeyer 41 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 03:24 CIN - Taylor Palmer 33 pass from Gus Breeze (Derrick Wellman extra point)
4Q: 14:09 HOU - A.J. Dingle 49 field goal
4Q: 08:00 CIN - Derrick Wellman 39 field goal
4Q: 03:13 HOU - Chase Weinberg 10 run (A.J. Dingle extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 14-4 17-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 414 429
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 5.75 8.25
Net Rushing Yards 144 163
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 4.65 5.26
Net Passing Yards 270 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 28 - 0 20 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 270 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.59 12.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 2/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 3/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:22 24:38

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	14-4	17-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	414	429
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	5.75	8.25
Net Rushing Yards	144	163
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	4.65	5.26
Net Passing Yards	270	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 28 - 0	20 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	270	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.59	12.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	2/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	3/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:22	24:38

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	4:38	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	4:13	4:51	OWN 20	10	43	Punt
2	12:21	7:16	OWN 27	12	69	Field Goal
2	2:23	1:57	OWN 23	4	23	Punt
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 11	6	19	Punt
3	8:59	5:48	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	14:02	2:10	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	10:14	2:21	OWN 31	5	47	Field Goal
4	3:04	1:55	OWN 14	10	25	Downs
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 37	3	25	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
1	9:11	4:58	OWN 37	10	61	Interception
2	14:22	2:01	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	5:05	2:42	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 5	1	10	Half
3	10:55	1:56	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	3:11	4:09	OWN 25	9	43	Field Goal
4	11:52	1:38	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	7:53	4:49	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
4	1:09	0:34	OPP 39	3	9	Missed FG

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dakota Estep	26	107	4.12	22	4	0
RB Grayson Malone	4	22	5.50	8	0	1
QB Gus Breeze	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Stanley Griffin	22	136	6.18	20	6	0
RB Chase Weinberg	9	27	3.00	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Breeze	41	28	270	0/0	1	37	0	94.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	20	11	272	1/6	3	68	1	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Burk	6	8	89	14.83	25	37	0
WR Camden Franz	6	11	28	4.67	17	13	0
TE Keegan Lincoln	5	7	41	8.20	1	12	0
FB Brad Wilburn	3	3	22	7.33	1	11	0
WR Treylon Burks	3	3	31	10.33	19	13	0
RB Dakota Estep	3	4	17	5.67	9	7	0
TE Taylor Palmer	2	3	42	21.00	26	33	1
RB Grayson Malone	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jason Brockermeyer	4	5	114	28.50	64	41	1
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	4	7	117	29.25	96	68	2
WR Caleb McConnell	2	3	20	10.00	0	21	0
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1	21	21.00	15	21	0
TE Kylen Granson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ted Hickman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Phil Lovstad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Landon Singleton	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Braden Barlow	4	174	43.5	37.3	49	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	2	101	50.5	40.5	63	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Wellman	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Dingle	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Ingram	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jevon Holland	3	64	21.3	0
Deon Moorman	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Ingram	2	70	35.0	0
Justin Jefferson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Deon Moorman	6	0	0.0	31	21
ILB Landon Singleton	5	4	0.0	20	6
DE Conner Pritchett	5	0	0.0	24	10
OLB Ezekiel Carter	3	1	0.0	20	5
OLB Tanner Paz	3	0	0.0	30	13
DE Greg Douglas	3	0	0.0	18	4
DE Todd Mills	2	1	0.5	19	5
DE Tony Kelly	2	2	0.0	14	15
DT Riley Haas	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Jermaine Johnson	1	0	0.5	13	17
CB Landon Marble	1	3	0.0	31	21
S Marlon Plesko	1	2	0.0	15	16
ILB Frank Newman	1	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Earl Garrison	1	1	0.0	19	8
CB Manuel Main	1	0	0.0	11	16
DE Edwin Conley	1	0	0.0	9	13
S Damon Ellis	1	0	0.0	16	11
S Jevon Holland	0	1	0.0	31	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	10	2	0.0	29	40
S Kenny Franckhauser	7	0	0.0	24	31
CB Eli Jamison	6	4	0.0	24	32
OLB Dean Villars	6	2	0.0	22	29
CB Teddy Tasker	5	3	0.0	31	41
S Frank Finley	3	2	0.0	29	40
CB Terrence Wolfe	3	1	0.0	5	5
DE Jermaine Schwartz	3	1	0.0	22	30
CB Antoine Winters	3	0	0.0	23	30
DE Collin Starnes	2	2	0.0	22	32
DE Richard Talley	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Camden Holleran	2	0	0.0	26	32
DT Kerry Chadwick	1	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Monty Layne	1	1	0.0	9	11
S Spencer Krieger	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Torque Lewith	1	0	0.0	9	13
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Clyde Connell	1	0	0.0	9	11
S Noah Greene	0	1	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jermaine Johnson	0.5	0	17
DE Todd Mills	0.5	0	5
DE Conner Pritchett	0.0	2	10
DE Edwin Conley	0.0	1	13
OLB Earl Garrison	0.0	1	8

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Schwartz	1	0	1	30
DE Collin Starnes	0	2	4	32
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	0	1	0	40
DE Giovanni Booker	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Deon Moorman	5	1	0	21
OLB Tanner Paz	2	0	0	13
S Damon Ellis	2	0	0	11
CB Landon Marble	1	0	0	21
ILB Frank Newman	1	0	0	16
CB Manuel Main	0	1	0	16
ILB Landon Singleton	0	0	1	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eli Jamison	5	0	32
CB Teddy Tasker	4	3	41
S Kenny Franckhauser	4	0	31
CB Antoine Winters	3	2	30
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	3	1	40
OLB Dean Villars	3	0	29
DE Jermaine Schwartz	2	0	30
S Spencer Krieger	1	0	7
S Frank Finley	1	0	40
CB Terrence Wolfe	1	0	5
ILB Clyde Connell	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Cole Strange	5	8	31	41
G Ivan Theisen	3	7	31	41
T Zion Johnson	2	5	31	41
T Tyrus Lundy	1	5	31	41
C Mickey Dodge	0	4	31	41
TE Keegan Lincoln	0	1	22	41

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nicholas Marler	4	7	2	31	0	21
C Christian Whiting	4	6	0	31	1	21
G Patrick Robustelli	3	5	0	31	0	21
T Paul McCormick	1	5	0	31	0	21
G Sedrick Compton	1	3	0	31	0	21
TE Phil Lovstad	1	3	0	21	0	6
TE Kylen Granson	1	1	0	20	0	15
FB Ted Hickman	0	1	0	9	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Jenkins	2	18
Taylor Palmer	1	19
Dakota Estep	1	19

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kylen Granson	1	19
Ted Hickman	1	19
Eli Jamison	1	16
Justin Jefferson	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Mickey Dodge	31	41	---	---	9	81
RB Dakota Estep	27	34	---	---	19	80
T Tyrus Lundy	31	41	---	---	6	78
G Cole Strange	31	41	---	---	6	78
T Zion Johnson	31	41	---	---	6	78
G Ivan Theisen	31	41	---	---	6	78
WR Camden Franz	29	41	---	---	4	74
QB Gus Breeze	31	41	---	---	---	72
WR DeAndre Burk	28	40	---	---	---	68
TE Keegan Lincoln	22	41	---	---	---	63
CB Deon Moorman	---	---	31	21	8	60
S Jevon Holland	---	---	31	14	14	59
CB Landon Marble	---	---	31	21	5	57
WR Treylon Burks	24	17	---	---	15	56
OLB Tanner Paz	---	---	30	13	1	44
TE Taylor Palmer	9	14	---	---	19	42
S Marlon Plesko	---	---	15	16	7	38
DE Conner Pritchett	---	---	24	10	3	37
DT Jermaine Johnson	---	---	13	17	1	31
DE Tony Kelly	---	---	14	15	1	30
S Damon Ellis	---	---	16	11	2	29
CB Manuel Main	---	---	11	16	1	28
OLB Earl Garrison	---	---	19	8	1	28
OLB Ezekiel Carter	---	---	20	5	2	27
ILB Frank Newman	---	---	10	16	1	27
ILB Landon Singleton	---	---	20	6	1	27
DE Todd Mills	---	---	19	5	1	25
OLB Clyde Jenkins	---	---	0	7	18	25
DE Edwin Conley	---	---	9	13	1	23
DE Greg Douglas	---	---	18	4	1	23
DT Riley Haas	---	---	8	12	1	21
ILB Peter Irwin	---	---	1	0	16	17
FB Brad Wilburn	4	10	---	---	---	14
RB Grayson Malone	4	7	---	---	2	13
CB Steve Reichert	---	---	0	0	12	12
RB Peter McCarthy	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Karl Jennings	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Derrick Wellman	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Braden Barlow	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Philip Sweeney	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Sean Kennedy	4	1	---	---	---	5
WR Dashawn Davidson	4	0	---	---	---	4
DE Danny Isakson	---	---	1	1	2	4
G Alan Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wade Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tree Soto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Teddy Tasker	---	---	31	41	2	74
CB Eli Jamison	---	---	24	32	16	72
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	---	---	29	40	2	71
S Frank Finley	---	---	29	40	2	71
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	26	32	2	60
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	24	31	2	57
T Paul McCormick	31	21	---	---	4	56
DE Jermaine Schwartz	---	---	22	30	4	56
TE Kylen Granson	20	15	---	---	19	54
CB Antoine Winters	---	---	23	30	1	54
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	19	20	---	---	15	54
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	22	32	---	54
C Christian Whiting	31	21	---	---	---	52
T Nicholas Marler	31	21	---	---	---	52
G Sedrick Compton	31	21	---	---	---	52
G Patrick Robustelli	31	21	---	---	---	52
QB Don Meredith IV	31	21	---	---	---	52
OLB Dean Villars	---	---	22	29	---	51
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	18	27	1	46
RB Stanley Griffin	22	21	---	---	---	43
WR Caleb McConnell	22	16	---	---	---	38
WR Justin Jefferson	21	6	---	---	10	37
TE Phil Lovstad	21	6	---	---	10	37
FB Ted Hickman	9	6	---	---	19	34
ILB Clyde Connell	---	---	9	11	11	31
WR Jason Brockermeyer	11	15	---	---	---	26
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	3	7	15	25
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	9	10	5	24
OLB Monty Layne	---	---	9	11	2	22
DT Torque Lewith	---	---	9	13	---	22
DE Richard Talley	---	---	9	10	2	21
S Noah Greene	---	---	7	10	4	21
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	9	10	2	21
OLB Kerry Meadows	---	---	2	0	17	19
WR Daquan Ingram	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Leonardo Godsey	0	0	---	---	15	15
CB Terrence Wolfe	---	---	5	5	4	14
RB Chase Weinberg	9	0	---	---	---	9
K A.J. Dingle	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR John David Crow	1	0	---	---	4	5
C Wayne Wachter	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Robert Farmer	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Brendan Ocampo	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Harvey Meyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	10	45	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	8	68	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Breeze	41	28	3	0	2	6	4	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	20	11	7	1	1	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	18	155	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	12	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	58	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	91	30.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	87	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Camden Franz	11	6	1	28	0	41
WR DeAndre Burk	8	6	0	89	2	40
TE Keegan Lincoln	7	5	0	41	0	41
RB Dakota Estep	4	3	1	17	0	34
FB Brad Wilburn	3	3	0	22	0	10
TE Taylor Palmer	3	2	0	42	1	14
WR Treylon Burks	3	3	0	31	0	17
RB Grayson Malone	2	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	7	4	0	117	3	20
WR Jason Brockermeyer	5	4	0	114	2	15
WR Caleb McConnell	3	2	0	20	1	16
TE Kylen Granson	2	0	1	0	0	15
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1	0	21	1	21
FB Ted Hickman	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Phil Lovstad	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dakota Estep	2	-4	-2.00	4.12
RB Grayson Malone	1	7	7.00	5.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stanley Griffin	2	-2	-1.00	6.18
RB Chase Weinberg	1	10	10.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Breeze	3	2	21	7.00	6.59

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	2	1	20	10.00	13.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keegan Lincoln	2	1	8	4.00	5.86
WR Treylon Burks	1	1	13	13.00	10.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	1	20	20.00	16.71
TE Phil Lovstad	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dakota Estep	4	2
QB Gus Breeze	1	1
RB Grayson Malone	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Stanley Griffin	2	1
RB Chase Weinberg	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Breeze	10	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keegan Lincoln	3	3	1
WR Camden Franz	3	2	1
WR DeAndre Burk	2	1	1
WR Treylon Burks	1	1	0
RB Grayson Malone	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb McConnell	2	1	1
WR Jason Brockermeyer	2	2	2
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	2	1	1
TE Kylen Granson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)