Wild Card Playoff Games, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

52 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	0	3	0	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 HOU - LeSean McCoy 4 pass from Mitchell Gallier (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 03:45 HOU - Mason Crosby 50 field goal
2Q: 10:23 CIN - C.J. Bradley 38 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - Hakeem Nicks 9 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
3Q: 03:25 HOU - Mason Crosby 21 field goal
4Q: 13:07 CIN - C.J. Bradley 28 field goal
4Q: 00:26 CIN - C.J. Bradley 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 HOU - LeSean McCoy 4 pass from Mitchell Gallier (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 03:45 HOU - Mason Crosby 50 field goal
2Q: 10:23 CIN - C.J. Bradley 38 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - Hakeem Nicks 9 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
3Q: 03:25 HOU - Mason Crosby 21 field goal
4Q: 13:07 CIN - C.J. Bradley 28 field goal
4Q: 00:26 CIN - C.J. Bradley 25 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 348 266
- Offensive Plays 61 57
- Yards per Play 5.70 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 121 105
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 4.32 3.62
Net Passing Yards 227 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 0 25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/63 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	348	266
- Offensive Plays	61	57
- Yards per Play	5.70	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	121	105
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	4.32	3.62
Net Passing Yards	227	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 0	25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/63	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	8:48	5:10	OWN 20	10	47	Field Goal
1	1:32	2:20	OWN 25	5	43	Fumble
2	10:18	2:30	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	1:50	0:58	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
3	10:43	7:23	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
4	13:00	0:58	OWN 20	4	0	Punt
4	9:05	5:40	OWN 32	9	22	Punt
4	2:12	0:58	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 32	2	0	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	2:34	OWN 23	4	38	Interception
1	3:38	2:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	14:12	3:54	OWN 42	9	37	Field Goal
2	7:48	5:58	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	3	16	Half
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 44	6	20	Punt
3	3:20	5:20	OWN 45	9	44	Field Goal
4	12:02	2:57	50	5	1	Punt
4	3:25	1:13	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	1:14	0:53	OPP 15	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Mitchell Gallier, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alonzo Wire	15	74	4.93	17	2
LeSean McCoy	9	24	2.67	6	0
Mitchell Gallier	4	23	5.75	7	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Felix Jones	18	58	3.22	15	1
Maurice Greer	7	38	5.43	8	0
Tyrus Yonney	4	9	2.25	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Gallier	32	19	232	1/5	1	49	0	92.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	25	15	181	3/20	1	24	1	78.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Russell Lucas	4	7	58	14.50	10	25	0
WR Preston Beadnell	4	6	85	21.25	38	49	0
WR Dean Rivers	3	5	51	17.00	12	26	0
TE Keith Zinger	2	2	18	9.00	2	10	0
WR Dwight Donovan	2	4	10	5.00	0	9	0
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	4	2.00	2	4	1
TE T.J. Ross	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Jamal Gardner	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Dominic Evans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brenden Lipford	5	7	70	14.00	15	22	0
RB Felix Jones	3	5	29	9.67	0	17	0
WR Dale Schneider	2	2	37	18.50	15	24	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	4	13	6.50	0	9	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Tyrus Yonney	1	2	19	19.00	6	19	0
WR Derrick Williams	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Vince Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dana Kelleher	0	1	0	0
Jeremy Thompson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	5	150	30.0	22.0	46	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	4	181	45.3	34.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	22	7.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	3	85	28.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	2	55	27.5	0
Peter Walker	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kent Jarvis	7	3	0.0	25	22
ILB Lawrence Fisk	6	3	1.0	27	28
S Luke Hartland	5	2	0.0	12	11
ILB Hugh Rogers	4	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Herb Hampton	4	1	0.0	25	22
DE Derrick Harvey	3	0	1.0	13	14
CB Casey Donovan	3	0	0.0	25	15
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	0	1.0	12	18
S Bryant Satterfield	2	0	0.0	18	20
CB Tyrell Johnson	2	0	0.0	20	17
DE Joey Sims	2	0	0.0	17	15
CB Rich Silverstone	1	1	0.0	10	14
ILB Fred Noll	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Levon Jacobs	1	0	0.0	19	24
OLB Pete Turner	1	0	0.0	9	10
G Matt Slauson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sedrick Harvey	1	0	0.0	10	4
S Antonio Giles	1	0	0.0	10	11
DT Alex Rivera	0	2	0.0	11	10
OLB Peter Heuvicq	0	1	0.0	4	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	9	2	0.0	25	27
CB J.C. Ehlert	7	3	0.0	24	28
S Vernon Elliott	5	3	0.0	25	30
DT Kentwan Balmer	4	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Ed Butler	3	2	0.0	22	22
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	2	0.0	18	20
CB Darius Butler	3	2	0.0	19	27
S Craig Steltz	3	1	0.0	17	25
DE Walt Fraaije	2	1	1.0	20	27
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	0.0	15	13
OLB Paul Posluszny	1	1	0.0	9	16
DE Sedrick Ellis	1	1	0.0	11	19
DE Kris Rivers	1	0	0.0	25	24
QB Maurice Greer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Thompson	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Dana Justice	1	0	0.0	10	12
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Maurice Cutting	0	1	0.0	19	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Harvey	1.0	0	2	0	14
ILB Lawrence Fisk	1.0	0	0	0	28
CB Lawrence Abbey	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	1	1	1	27
DT Levon Jacobs	0.0	1	0	0	24

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walt Fraaije	1.0	0	2	27
DE Sedrick Ellis	0.0	1	0	19
S Vernon Elliott	0.0	1	0	30
DE Kris Rivers	0.0	0	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Casey Donovan	3	0	0	15
OLB Herb Hampton	2	1	0	22
ILB Lawrence Fisk	2	0	0	28
ILB Hugh Rogers	2	0	0	9
S Luke Hartland	2	0	0	11
S Kent Jarvis	1	1	0	22
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	1	0	18
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	1	17
DE Derrick Harvey	1	0	0	14
OLB Pete Turner	0	1	0	10

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.C. Ehlert	5	0	28
S Vernon Elliott	3	1	30
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	0	20
CB Darius Butler	3	0	27
S Craig Steltz	2	0	25
ILB Brett Price	1	1	27
CB Dana Justice	1	1	12
S Dana Kelleher	1	0	13
DT Kentwan Balmer	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gosder Cherilus	2	3	26	0	28
Antoine Caldwell	1	7	20	0	18
Herb Bradford	1	3	23	0	30
T.J. Ross	1	2	17	0	13
Teddy Perrine	1	2	12	0	11
Matt Slauson	0	4	20	1	25
Dominic Evans	0	2	10	0	14
Mickey Brandon	0	1	24	0	25
Jamon Meredith	0	1	7	0	13

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Austin Horn	1	4	20	1	22
Sam Baker	1	2	24	1	25
Blake Schlueter	1	2	9	0	11
Derrick Wayne	1	2	23	0	18
Vince Roberts	1	1	20	0	21
Les Monroe	0	4	18	0	14
Les Griffith	0	3	12	0	14
Lonnie Fisher	0	2	23	1	19
Wayne Kieburtz	0	2	16	0	17
Darren Hansen	0	1	14	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Heuvicq	1	19
Keith Zinger	1	16
R.J. Cote	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Kelleher	3	13
Felix Jones	1	21
Vince Roberts	1	10
Derrick Williams	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	27	28	11	66
Mitchell Gallier	28	33	---	---	---	61
Gosder Cherilus	26	28	---	---	7	61
Herb Bradford	23	30	---	---	7	60
Teddy Flannery	---	---	26	27	3	56
Kent Jarvis	---	---	25	22	4	51
Mickey Brandon	24	25	---	---	---	49
Herb Hampton	---	---	25	22	2	49
Levon Jacobs	---	---	19	24	3	46
Matt Slauson	20	25	---	---	---	45
T.J. Ross	17	13	---	---	14	44
Casey Donovan	---	---	25	15	3	43
Alonzo Wire	17	9	---	---	16	42
Antoine Caldwell	20	18	---	---	4	42
Bryant Satterfield	---	---	18	20	3	41
Dwight Donovan	14	14	---	---	13	41
Preston Beadnell	18	23	---	---	---	41
Dean Rivers	13	18	---	---	9	40
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	20	17	2	39
LeSean McCoy	11	23	---	---	5	39
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	12	18	9	39
Russell Lucas	18	20	---	---	---	38
Joey Sims	---	---	17	15	6	38
Rich Silverstone	---	---	10	14	10	34
R.J. Cote	8	16	---	---	10	34
Antonio Giles	---	---	10	11	11	32
Derrick Harvey	---	---	13	14	4	31
Mike Patterson	---	---	13	11	5	29
Peter Heuvicq	---	---	4	6	19	29
Walter Van Valkenberg	8	15	---	---	5	28
Jamon Meredith	7	13	---	---	7	27
Jumbo Wheeler	11	6	---	---	9	26
Dominic Evans	10	14	---	---	2	26
Luke Hartland	---	---	12	11	2	25
Teddy Perrine	12	11	---	---	---	23
Hugh Rogers	---	---	11	9	2	22
Alex Rivera	---	---	11	10	---	21
Keith Zinger	0	4	---	---	16	20
Pete Turner	---	---	9	10	1	20
Jamal Gardner	3	5	---	---	11	19
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	10	4	---	14
Fred Noll	---	---	2	0	5	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gene Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Felix Jones	22	19	---	---	21	62
Vernon Elliott	---	---	25	30	3	58
Kris Rivers	---	---	25	24	8	57
Maurice Greer	29	28	---	---	---	57
Darius Butler	---	---	19	27	10	56
Brett Price	---	---	25	27	2	54
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	24	28	2	54
Sam Baker	24	25	---	---	2	51
Vince Roberts	20	21	---	---	10	51
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	18	20	11	49
Austin Horn	20	22	---	---	7	49
Ed Butler	---	---	22	22	4	48
Walt Fraaije	---	---	20	27	---	47
Craig Steltz	---	---	17	25	2	44
Lonnie Fisher	23	19	---	---	2	44
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	20	20	3	43
Derrick Wayne	23	18	---	---	---	41
Dana Kelleher	---	---	15	13	13	41
Derrick Williams	16	17	---	---	7	40
Wayne Kieburtz	16	17	---	---	7	40
Maurice Cutting	---	---	19	19	2	40
Dale Schneider	11	12	---	---	14	37
Hakeem Nicks	17	18	---	---	2	37
Brenden Lipford	20	16	---	---	---	36
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	11	19	3	33
Darren Hansen	14	10	---	---	9	33
Les Griffith	12	14	---	---	7	33
Les Monroe	18	14	---	---	---	32
Emmitt Leopold	8	10	---	---	14	32
Dana Justice	---	---	10	12	9	31
Ben Bernstein	---	---	5	7	17	29
Paul Posluszny	---	---	9	16	2	27
Blake Schlueter	9	11	---	---	7	27
Fred Davis	10	6	---	---	7	23
Peter Walker	0	2	---	---	16	18
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	7	9	2	18
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	7	8	1	16
Tyrus Yonney	7	9	---	---	---	16
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	6	3	4	13
Randall Nastasi	---	---	2	4	4	10
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alex Burnett	---	---	2	3	---	5
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sammie Hanson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Sherman Sosinski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Casey Suggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Gallier	32	19	4	1	2	4	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	25	15	2	0	0	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	154	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Lucas	7	4	0	58	1	20
WR Preston Beadnell	6	4	1	85	2	23
WR Dean Rivers	5	3	1	51	1	18
WR Dwight Donovan	4	2	0	10	0	14
TE T.J. Ross	2	1	0	1	0	13
TE Keith Zinger	2	2	0	18	0	4
FB Dominic Evans	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	0	4	0	23
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	0	5	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	7	5	70	1	16
RB Felix Jones	5	3	29	0	19
WR Hakeem Nicks	4	2	13	0	18
WR Derrick Williams	3	1	5	0	17
RB Tyrus Yonney	2	1	19	0	9
WR Dale Schneider	2	2	37	1	12
TE Fred Davis	1	1	8	0	6
TE Vince Roberts	1	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Wire	1	0	0.00	4.93
LeSean McCoy	1	-1	-1.00	2.67

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Felix Jones	3	2	0.67	3.22
Maurice Greer	1	4	4.00	5.43
Tyrus Yonney	1	1	1.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Gallier	4	2	16	4.00	7.25

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	4	3	20	5.00	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Lucas	1	0	0	0.00	8.29
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	0	0.00	14.17
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	12	12.00	10.20

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	2	13	6.50	3.25
RB Felix Jones	1	1	7	7.00	5.80
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Wire	3	1
Mitchell Gallier	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Felix Jones	4	3
Maurice Greer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Gallier	7	6	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Beadnell	4	4	3
FB Dominic Evans	1	0	0
WR Dwight Donovan	1	1	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Felix Jones	3	2	1
WR Brenden Lipford	3	3	2
WR Dale Schneider	1	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,900)
End Zone 13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,900)
End Zone	13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,800)