Week 8, 2047

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	3	7	10	-	23
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 HOU - Ernest Torres 38 field goal
2Q: 07:09 HOU - Ernest Torres 18 field goal
2Q: 00:51 CIN - R.J. Ellard 45 field goal
3Q: 11:11 HOU - Tyrus Farmer 39 interception return (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 11:44 CIN - R.J. Ellard 37 field goal
4Q: 06:18 HOU - Ernest Torres 23 field goal
4Q: 01:58 HOU - Tyrus Farmer 41 interception return (Ernest Torres extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 HOU - Ernest Torres 38 field goal
2Q: 07:09 HOU - Ernest Torres 18 field goal
2Q: 00:51 CIN - R.J. Ellard 45 field goal
3Q: 11:11 HOU - Tyrus Farmer 39 interception return (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 11:44 CIN - R.J. Ellard 37 field goal
4Q: 06:18 HOU - Ernest Torres 23 field goal
4Q: 01:58 HOU - Tyrus Farmer 41 interception return (Ernest Torres extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 7-0 4-3-1
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 326 273
- Offensive Plays 68 74
- Yards per Play 4.79 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 141 80
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 4.86 3.48
Net Passing Yards 185 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 1 47 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 3.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/50 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 2/80 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 18
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	7-0	4-3-1
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	326	273
- Offensive Plays	68	74
- Yards per Play	4.79	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	141	80
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	4.86	3.48
Net Passing Yards	185	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 1	47 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	187	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	3.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/50	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	2/80	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 18
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	1:19	OWN 23	4	22	Punt
1	8:54	2:34	OWN 25	6	54	Field Goal
1	4:27	1:38	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	11:32	4:30	OWN 41	10	58	Field Goal
2	5:36	1:30	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 25	3	15	Half
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	9:28	0:55	OWN 35	4	-8	Punt
3	6:36	1:06	OWN 45	4	17	Punt
3	2:27	2:27	OWN 17	9	50	Interception
4	11:39	5:28	OWN 24	9	70	Field Goal
4	3:55	1:51	50	3	1	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 28	3	-4	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	11:58	3:04	OWN 6	5	27	Punt
1	6:20	1:53	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	2:49	2:49	OWN 4	5	44	Punt
2	13:04	1:32	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:02	1:26	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	4:06	3:21	OWN 11	10	61	Field Goal
3	12:45	1:43	OWN 18	4	16	Interception
3	11:02	1:34	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
3	8:33	1:57	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	5:30	3:03	OWN 1	9	20	Punt
4	15:00	3:21	OWN 40	7	40	Field Goal
4	6:11	2:16	OWN 25	10	25	Downs
4	2:04	0:18	OWN 1	2	0	Interception
4	1:46	0:50	OWN 25	4	3	Downs

Game MVP: Tyrus Farmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kevin Taylor	12	88	7.33	21	5
RB Dylan Sampson	11	41	3.73	10	1
WR Rufus Ellard	3	11	3.67	14	1
QB Don Meredith IV	2	-1	-0.50	1	0
TE Mason Cox	1	2	2.00	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jesse Cortez	10	28	2.80	14	1
QB Henry Miller	8	46	5.75	23	1
RB Philip Compton	5	6	1.20	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	38	18	187	1/2	0	29	1	51.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Miller	47	22	215	4/22	0	39	2	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Travis Hunter	6	14	56	9.33	11	18
TE Horace Burgess	6	10	59	9.83	4	20
WR Howard Banks	4	6	27	6.75	9	12
WR Tre Terry	1	3	29	29.00	14	29
FB Claude Mantovani	1	3	16	16.00	2	16
WR Rufus Ellard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kevin Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	5	7	58	11.60	11	24
RB Jesse Cortez	5	8	40	8.00	7	13
WR Todd Kerr	4	11	23	5.75	15	14
TE Fernando Cassity	2	6	24	12.00	2	13
WR Joey Chacon	2	2	7	3.50	1	6
TE Ramon Basinger	2	3	21	10.50	7	12
WR Dan Kelley	1	6	39	39.00	37	39
RB Philip Compton	1	3	3	3.00	3	3
TE Cary Dennis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tyrus Farmer	2	80	40.00	2

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dillon Thieneman	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	8	405	50.6	48.1	64	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Peyton Hickman	9	400	44.4	38.3	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Ellard	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	4	35	8.8	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Cunningham	1	24	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gage Singleton	8	3	0.0	23	42
ILB Tyrus Farmer	5	1	0.5	16	41
CB Lewis Young	4	3	0.0	23	46
S Jim Buckley	4	2	0.0	23	51
DT Jalen Gillespie	4	1	0.0	13	26
OLB Adam Kelley	4	1	0.0	6	16
S Mack Cunningham	4	0	0.0	7	21
ILB Morris Romero	3	2	0.0	7	10
DE Darren Raggio	2	0	2.0	15	25
DT Hector Stanton	2	0	1.0	12	25
DT Victor VanDervoort	2	2	0.0	21	43
S Nicky Monroe	2	1	0.0	16	30
DE Andrew McIntyre	1	1	0.5	14	39
CB Mac McWilliams	1	1	0.0	14	35
WR Travis Hunter	1	0	---	---	---
CB Upton Stout	1	0	0.0	9	26
CB Jonas Sanker	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Brendan Nelson	1	0	0.0	5	15

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jake Cox	7	0	0.0	22	26
ILB Bennett Woodworth	7	0	0.0	23	38
OLB Marshall Hampton	6	3	0.0	29	39
OLB Marcus Keith	5	1	0.0	22	35
DE Marty Harrison	4	2	0.0	25	38
CB R.J. Clements	3	1	0.0	21	31
CB Leroy Gilmore	2	1	0.0	13	14
CB Mansoor Delane	2	1	0.0	29	39
S Sam Mahoney	2	0	0.0	3	14
DT Gustavo Gindin	2	0	0.0	11	20
S Dillon Thieneman	2	0	0.0	26	25
DE Brian Merski	1	2	1.0	28	28
S Edwin Cameron	1	2	0.0	28	36
DT Darrell Longo	1	1	0.0	18	19
DE Dave Newman	1	0	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darren Raggio	2.0	0	3	2	25
DT Hector Stanton	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Andrew McIntyre	0.5	0	5	4	39
ILB Tyrus Farmer	0.5	0	0	1	41
DE Jerry Garcia	0.0	2	3	3	32
OLB Gage Singleton	0.0	0	1	3	42
DT Victor VanDervoort	0.0	0	0	1	43

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brian Merski	1.0	1	0	28
DE Marty Harrison	0.0	2	2	38
CB R.J. Clements	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Marcus Keith	0.0	1	0	35
DT Gustavo Gindin	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gage Singleton	5	0	0	42
S Jim Buckley	4	1	0	51
S Mack Cunningham	3	0	0	21
CB Lewis Young	2	2	0	46
ILB Tyrus Farmer	2	1	2	41
ILB Morris Romero	2	0	0	10
OLB Adam Kelley	2	0	0	16
S Nicky Monroe	1	1	0	30
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	0	35

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jake Cox	5	0	0	26
ILB Bennett Woodworth	4	2	0	38
CB R.J. Clements	3	1	0	31
S Dillon Thieneman	1	2	1	25
CB Leroy Gilmore	1	2	0	14
S Edwin Cameron	1	1	0	36
DE Marty Harrison	1	0	0	38
S Sam Mahoney	1	0	0	14
OLB Marshall Hampton	1	0	0	39
ILB Martin Bullock	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Carlton Threats	4	5	0	29	0	39
T J.J. Lake	3	10	2	29	0	39
T Irving Palmer	3	7	0	29	1	39
G Adrian Mazurek	2	3	0	29	0	39
FB Claude Mantovani	1	1	0	3	0	7
G Zachery Upshaw	0	1	0	29	0	39

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nicky Clark	2	4	23	1	51
G Levon Golden	1	2	23	0	51
T Chris Takemura	0	5	23	1	51
C Tevin Harden	0	3	23	1	51
G Sammie Frederick	0	3	23	1	51

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dylan Sampson	1	29
Elliot Naquin	1	29
Claude Mantovani	1	21

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Mansoor Delane	2	15
Marcus Keith	1	28
Jesse Cortez	1	28
Marshall Lucas	1	19

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Irving Palmer	29	39	---	---	11	79
G Adrian Mazurek	29	39	---	---	11	79
T J.J. Lake	29	39	---	---	11	79
G Zachery Upshaw	29	39	---	---	11	79
S Jim Buckley	---	---	23	51	2	76
CB Lewis Young	---	---	23	46	5	74
TE Horace Burgess	24	34	---	---	14	72
QB Don Meredith IV	29	39	---	---	---	68
C Carlton Threats	29	39	---	---	---	68
WR Travis Hunter	29	39	---	---	---	68
WR Howard Banks	29	39	---	---	---	68
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	23	42	2	67
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	21	43	2	66
RB Dylan Sampson	12	19	---	---	29	60
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	16	41	---	57
CB Upton Stout	---	---	9	26	20	55
DE Andrew McIntyre	---	---	14	39	2	55
WR Tre Terry	20	30	---	---	---	50
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	16	30	4	50
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	14	35	---	49
S Mack Cunningham	---	---	7	21	19	47
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	10	32	---	42
DE Darren Raggio	---	---	15	25	---	40
DT Hector Stanton	---	---	12	25	2	39
DT Jalen Gillespie	---	---	13	26	---	39
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	12	24	---	36
WR Elliot Naquin	3	2	---	---	29	34
RB Kevin Taylor	13	20	---	---	---	33
CB Brendan Nelson	---	---	5	15	11	31
FB Claude Mantovani	3	7	---	---	21	31
TE Mason Cox	1	0	---	---	29	30
OLB Denzel Bernstein	---	---	0	0	26	26
DE Josiah Trotter	---	---	7	6	11	24
OLB Adam Kelley	---	---	6	16	---	22
ILB Morris Romero	---	---	7	10	2	19
WR Rufus Ellard	6	2	---	---	9	17
DT Albert Regis	---	---	0	8	9	17
ILB Marquis Frederick	---	---	0	0	12	12
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Greg Gepner	5	3	---	---	---	8
RB Tanner Cartwright	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Terrance Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Blake Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Shaun Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nicky Clark	23	51	---	---	14	88
OLB Marcus Keith	---	---	22	35	28	85
T Chris Takemura	23	51	---	---	11	85
G Levon Golden	23	51	---	---	11	85
G Sammie Frederick	23	51	---	---	11	85
CB Mansoor Delane	---	---	29	39	15	83
ILB Bennett Woodworth	---	---	23	38	16	77
C Tevin Harden	23	51	---	---	---	74
QB Henry Miller	23	51	---	---	---	74
WR Dan Kelley	19	47	---	---	6	72
RB Jesse Cortez	14	30	---	---	28	72
CB R.J. Clements	---	---	21	31	19	71
OLB Marshall Hampton	---	---	29	39	3	71
WR Todd Kerr	15	45	---	---	9	69
TE Fernando Cassity	20	48	---	---	---	68
S Edwin Cameron	---	---	28	36	3	67
DE Brian Merski	---	---	28	28	10	66
DE Marty Harrison	---	---	25	38	2	65
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	15	32	---	---	14	61
S Dillon Thieneman	---	---	26	25	2	53
CB Jake Cox	---	---	22	26	2	50
DT Darrell Longo	---	---	18	19	3	40
DT Gustavo Gindin	---	---	11	20	8	39
CB Leroy Gilmore	---	---	13	14	10	37
TE Cary Dennis	4	5	---	---	28	37
RB Philip Compton	9	16	---	---	11	36
S Sam Mahoney	---	---	3	14	18	35
TE Ramon Basinger	7	19	---	---	---	26
DE Dave Newman	---	---	5	12	2	19
WR Marshall Lucas	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Martin Bullock	---	---	8	8	1	17
RB Amari Dunn	8	6	---	---	---	14
OLB Jon Colclough	---	---	7	4	1	12
WR Joey Chacon	4	7	---	---	---	11
C Winfred Hansen	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Peyton Hickman	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Danny Houston	0	0	---	---	9	9
K R.J. Ellard	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Sam Mills Jr.	---	---	1	3	---	4
S Steven Dupont	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Andres Cheli	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jackie Reid	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Deron Glover	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Lucas Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jameson Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0
S David Clements	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	23	2.6
Middle	10	77	7.7
Right	8	42	5.3
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	16	70	4.4
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	38	18	2	1	3	9	6	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Miller	47	22	2	2	2	5	12	14	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	128	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	143	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	70	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	14	6	3	56	0	39
TE Horace Burgess	10	6	0	59	1	34
WR Howard Banks	6	4	0	27	0	39
WR Tre Terry	3	1	0	29	1	30
FB Claude Mantovani	3	1	0	16	0	7
WR Rufus Ellard	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Kevin Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	20

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Todd Kerr	11	4	1	23	0	45
RB Jesse Cortez	8	5	0	40	0	30
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	7	5	0	58	1	32
WR Dan Kelley	6	1	0	39	1	47
TE Fernando Cassity	6	2	1	24	0	48
RB Philip Compton	3	1	0	3	0	16
TE Ramon Basinger	3	2	0	21	0	19
WR Joey Chacon	2	2	0	7	0	7
TE Cary Dennis	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dylan Sampson	3	3	1.00	3.73
RB Kevin Taylor	1	10	10.00	7.33

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jesse Cortez	1	-2	-2.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	2	2	12	6.00	4.92

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Miller	1	0	0	0.00	4.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Horace Burgess	2	2	12	6.00	5.90

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Philip Compton	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dylan Sampson	3	1
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jesse Cortez	6	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	13	7	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Miller	13	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Hunter	6	3	2
TE Horace Burgess	4	3	1
WR Tre Terry	1	0	0
WR Howard Banks	1	1	0
FB Claude Mantovani	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Kerr	4	3	1
RB Jesse Cortez	4	3	2
WR Dan Kelley	2	0	0
TE Ramon Basinger	2	2	0
WR Joey Chacon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (13,600)
End Zone 9,800 (9,800)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (13,600)
End Zone	9,800 (9,800)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)