| Played in Cincinnati, OH, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Cincinnati won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jessie Becker kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Odell Lawson returned the ball 25 yards to the CIN32. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| 1-10-CIN32 (1Q: 14:32) Doug Kotar ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-6-CIN36 (1Q: 13:54) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (1Q: 13:23) Charlie Smith ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. Key block delivered by Henry Allison. |
| 2-2-HOU45 (1Q: 12:54) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 3-4-HOU47 (1Q: 12:08) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. Burrow gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 11:38) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Gray Schreiber, assisted by S Prentice McCray. Key block delivered by George Starke. |
| 2-2-HOU23 (1Q: 11:12) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Mack Alston for 21 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 1-2-HOU02 (1Q: 10:30) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 10:30) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 10:21) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 71 yards from the CIN30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU14. Tackled by Norm Thompson. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (1Q: 09:58) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by DT Maulty Moore. Key block delivered by Tom Banks. |
| 2-3-HOU21 (1Q: 09:13) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 08:27) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 15 yards. Tackled by DT Donnell Erofeev, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stark gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (1Q: 08:02) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 2-2-HOU48 (1Q: 07:17) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Butch Stark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-HOU48 (1Q: 07:07) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. |
| 4-2-HOU48 (1Q: 06:57) Jeremy Woodcock punted 33 yards. Lemar Parrish called for a fair catch at the CIN19. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (1Q: 06:50) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-CIN37 (1Q: 06:21) Ken Anderson pass was dropped by WR Charlie Joiner. |
| 2-10-CIN37 (1Q: 06:11) Charlie Smith ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-5-CIN42 (1Q: 05:34) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson, assisted by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Krepfle gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 04:57) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Joiner gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 04:14) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-HOU14 (1Q: 04:10) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-1-HOU10 (1Q: 03:25) Charlie Smith ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 3-2-HOU11 (1Q: 02:52) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston's Jim Cheyunski was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-4-HOU04 (1Q: 02:15) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. Cincinnati 13, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 02:15) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 14, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 02:06) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 60 yards from the CIN30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Tim Kearney. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 01:37) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 1-10-CIN48 (1Q: 01:00) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Maulty Moore. |
| 2-6-CIN44 (1Q: 00:23) Kendall McKinley ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by DT Donnell Erofeev. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-CIN39 (2Q: 15:00) Kendall McKinley ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. CB Ken Riley knocked down Ron Saul to break up the play. |
| 4-1-CIN39 (2Q: 14:34) Jeremy Woodcock punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 14:27) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Dave Robinson. Key block delivered by George Starke. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (2Q: 14:02) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (2Q: 13:27) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Henry Allison. |
| 2-5-CIN44 (2Q: 12:47) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mack Alston. CB Jackie Wallace defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CIN44 (2Q: 12:40) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. Smith gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CIN44 (2Q: 12:06) Billy Van Heusen punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 12:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 45 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (2Q: 11:23) Kendall McKinley ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery, assisted by CB Ken Riley. |
| 2-6-CIN31 (2Q: 10:50) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Maulty Moore, assisted by S Jerry Moore. ILB Pat Hughes knocked down Desmond Cribbs to break up the play. |
| 3-5-CIN30 (2Q: 10:14) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. ILB Brad Dusek defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CIN30 (2Q: 10:04) Jeremy Woodcock punted 30 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 09:57) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 2-11-CIN19 (2Q: 09:10) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 3-10-CIN20 (2Q: 08:32) Ken Anderson sacked by DE Al Cowlings and DE Elvin Bethea for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. |
| 4-18-CIN12 (2Q: 07:52) Billy Van Heusen punted 50 yards. White Shoes Johnson returned the kick 3 yards to the HOU41. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 07:45) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. S Jerry Moore defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU28 (2Q: 07:33) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by RB Kendall McKinley. |
| 3-10-HOU28 (2Q: 07:27) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. |
| 4-10-HOU28 (2Q: 07:21) Jeremy Woodcock punted 28 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 6 yards to the CIN50. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| 1-10-CIN50 (2Q: 07:10) Doug Kotar ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by George Starke. |
| 2-2-HOU42 (2Q: 06:40) Charlie Smith ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-2-HOU42 (2Q: 06:08) Ken Anderson pass was intended for WR Larry Brunson and was intercepted by OLB Larry Stallings at the HOU28. Tackled by Larry Brunson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 05:57) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 05:36) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 2-4-CIN50 (2Q: 05:16) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (2Q: 04:57) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Billy Johnson. |
| 2-10-CIN36 (2Q: 04:52) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 13 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN23 (2Q: 04:33) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DE Cedrick Hardeman blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CIN23 (2Q: 04:23) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. |
| 3-2-CIN15 (2Q: 04:07) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Nelson gained 2 yards after the catch. Cincinnati 14, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 04:07) Extra point by Jessie Becker was good. Cincinnati 14, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 04:01) Jessie Becker kicked off 58 yards from the HOU30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 88 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 20, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 04:01) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 21, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 03:41) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 68 yards from the CIN30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Terry Brown. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 03:19) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-HOU24 (2Q: 03:15) Kendall McKinley ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Maulty Moore, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| 2-1-HOU28 (2Q: 02:54) Kendall McKinley ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 02:38) Quinn Newsome ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Tim Kearney. |
| 2-9-HOU31 (2Q: 02:19) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-3-HOU37 (2Q: 02:00) Quinn Newsome ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. Key block delivered by Tom Banks. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 01:52) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Furness. |
| 2-7-HOU33 (2Q: 01:36) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for WR Mercury Duncan and was intercepted by CB Lemar Parrish at the CIN28. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Mercury Duncan. |
| 1-10-CIN32 (2Q: 01:24) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-7-CIN35 (2Q: 00:53) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan. Joiner gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (2Q: 00:24) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 00:13) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 00:02) Bill McClard attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 24, Houston 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 79 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman. |
| 2-11-HOU19 (3Q: 14:37) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley. Olds gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 13:57) Kendall McKinley ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood, assisted by CB Norm Thompson. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-5-HOU35 (3Q: 13:27) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (3Q: 13:18) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-HOU31 (3Q: 12:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 12:26) Kendall McKinley ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley, assisted by ILB Brad Dusek. |
| 2-12-HOU46 (3Q: 12:01) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 3-4-CIN46 (3Q: 11:30) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CIN46 (3Q: 10:45) Jeremy Woodcock punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (3Q: 10:40) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Maurice Patton. |
| 2-7-CIN23 (3Q: 09:59) Doug Kotar ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Jeris White. DE Elvin Bethea knocked down Len Gotshalk to break up the play. |
| 3-4-CIN26 (3Q: 09:25) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (3Q: 08:58) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 2-13-CIN33 (3Q: 08:16) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Joiner gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-CIN38 (3Q: 07:45) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 06:59) Ken Anderson pass completed to FB Nate Kido for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-4-HOU37 (3Q: 06:24) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Len Gotshalk. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 05:47) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 2-3-HOU23 (3Q: 05:13) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. Houston's Larry Stallings was hurt on the play. |
| 2-13-HOU33 (3Q: 05:03) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by ILB Jimmy Bernard. |
| 3-2-HOU22 (3Q: 04:32) Odell Lawson ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Maurice Patton, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 4-4-HOU24 (3Q: 03:58) Bill McClard attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 03:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek. Duncan gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 03:10) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 18 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duncan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (3Q: 02:28) Kendall McKinley ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by DT Maulty Moore. |
| 2-10-CIN39 (3Q: 02:04) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson, assisted by OLB Al Atkinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CIN38 (3Q: 01:25) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley, assisted by S Jerry Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CIN15 (3Q: 00:56) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. ILB Pat Hughes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CIN15 (3Q: 00:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. Duncan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-5-CIN05 (3Q: 00:18) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-3-CIN03 (3Q: 00:15) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-8-CIN08 (3Q: 00:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cincinnati 24, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 00:11) Extra point by Jessie Becker was good. Cincinnati 24, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 00:04) Jessie Becker kicked off 69 yards from the HOU30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 30 yards to the CIN31. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CIN31 (4Q: 15:00) Ken Anderson pass completed to FB Nate Kido for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kido gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN41 (4Q: 14:18) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 42 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Joiner gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (4Q: 13:43) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 30, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 13:43) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 31, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 13:36) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 73 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 13:36) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duncan gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 12:52) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. ILB Pat Hughes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (4Q: 12:49) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. OLB Al Atkinson defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU37 (4Q: 12:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (4Q: 12:05) Kendall McKinley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| 2-8-CIN47 (4Q: 11:24) Kendall McKinley ran a draw inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Brown, assisted by S Jerry Moore. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (4Q: 10:53) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CIN31 (4Q: 10:30) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Tim Kearney. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (4Q: 10:04) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN26 (4Q: 09:59) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley. |
| 3-5-CIN21 (4Q: 09:34) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. OLB Al Atkinson drove right through Ron Saul to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-5-CIN21 (4Q: 09:28) Jessie Becker attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 31, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 09:21) Jessie Becker kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Odell Lawson returned the ball 26 yards to the CIN40. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| 1-10-CIN40 (4Q: 09:04) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-8-CIN42 (4Q: 08:35) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Rashad gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 08:00) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-4-HOU40 (4Q: 07:20) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Larry Brunson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ike Delgado. |
| 3-1-HOU37 (4Q: 06:35) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Krepfle. ILB Maurice Patton defended the pass. |
| 4-1-HOU37 (4Q: 06:31) Billy Van Heusen punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 06:26) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by S Dwayne Crump. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Olds gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 06:05) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. CB Ken Riley defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (4Q: 05:59) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU30 (4Q: 05:49) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 4-6-HOU34 (4Q: 05:27) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Royer gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 05:05) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (4Q: 04:57) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for WR Mercury Duncan and was intercepted by CB Lemar Parrish at the CIN48. The interception was returned 52 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cincinnati 37, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 04:57) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 38, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 04:48) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 73 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 04:48) Jack Concannon pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. |
| 2-5-HOU25 (4Q: 04:29) Jack Concannon pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. Duncan gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 04:07) Jack Concannon pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley. |
| 2-2-CIN50 (4Q: 03:45) Jack Concannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-CIN50 (4Q: 03:42) Jack Concannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. CB Ken Riley simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-CIN50 (4Q: 03:33) Jack Concannon pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Brown. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (4Q: 03:17) Jack Concannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CIN43 (4Q: 03:08) Jack Concannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. S Jerry Moore defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CIN43 (4Q: 02:58) Jack Concannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. S Jerry Moore defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CIN43 (4Q: 02:51) Jack Concannon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tom Gallimore. DE Cedrick Hardeman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (4Q: 02:43) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Maurice Patton. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-9-CIN44 (4Q: 02:31) Charlie Smith ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 02:24) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-12-HOU48 (4Q: 02:12) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-HOU45 (4Q: 02:00) Charlie Smith ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 01:16) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 2-10-HOU34 (4Q: 00:30) Ken Anderson dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Cincinnati Bengals 38, Houston Oilers 17 |