Week 8, 2026

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	13	6	-	22
Houston Texans	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 HOU - Jamal Gardner 20 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 14:04 HOU - Spencer Hanson 45 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 03:37 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 33 field goal
3Q: 15:00 CIN - Seth McCorvey 86 kickoff return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 13:19 HOU - Jamal Gardner 54 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 11:38 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 43 field goal
3Q: 06:22 HOU - Bruce Darche 20 field goal
3Q: 01:36 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 52 field goal
4Q: 12:49 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 19 field goal
4Q: 07:48 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 HOU - Jamal Gardner 20 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 14:04 HOU - Spencer Hanson 45 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 03:37 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 33 field goal
3Q: 15:00 CIN - Seth McCorvey 86 kickoff return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 13:19 HOU - Jamal Gardner 54 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 11:38 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 43 field goal
3Q: 06:22 HOU - Bruce Darche 20 field goal
3Q: 01:36 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 52 field goal
4Q: 12:49 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 19 field goal
4Q: 07:48 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 50 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 1-7 5-2
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 306 419
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 4.57 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 125 123
- Rushing Attempts 19 36
- Yards per Rush 6.58 3.42
Net Passing Yards 181 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 18 - 1 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/38 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.77 11.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/125 7/169
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:46 30:14

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	1-7	5-2
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	306	419
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	4.57	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	125	123
- Rushing Attempts	19	36
- Yards per Rush	6.58	3.42
Net Passing Yards	181	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 18 - 1	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/38	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.77	11.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/125	7/169
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:46	30:14

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	4:18	OWN 23	6	24	Punt
1	4:10	1:44	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
2	13:46	4:38	OWN 31	9	41	Missed FG
2	6:34	3:04	OWN 6	10	78	Field Goal
2	1:33	1:24	OWN 42	6	33	Interception
3	13:04	1:31	OWN 20	5	54	Field Goal
3	6:16	1:34	OWN 44	7	21	Missed FG
3	3:14	1:43	OWN 20	4	45	Field Goal
3	1:26	3:45	OPP 29	8	27	Field Goal
4	11:16	3:35	OWN 40	7	27	Field Goal
4	4:05	0:50	OWN 12	3	0	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
1	7:26	3:16	OWN 6	6	14	Punt
1	2:26	3:40	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	9:08	2:34	OWN 35	5	24	Punt
2	3:30	1:57	OWN 39	5	26	Missed FG
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 12	1	-1	Half
3	14:47	1:43	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
3	11:33	5:17	OWN 33	9	64	Field Goal
3	4:42	1:28	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	12:41	1:25	OWN 45	3	15	Fumble
4	7:41	3:36	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	3:15	3:15	OPP 43	8	37	Game

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karl Chapman	11	96	8.73	43	3	0
Jay Bishop	8	29	3.63	14	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	23	86	3.74	25	1
LeSean McCoy	10	38	3.80	11	1
Gene Chandler	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Dean Rivers	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Smith	43	18	219	5/38	0	47	1	48.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	26	19	296	0/0	3	54	0	148.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Karl Chapman	5	6	42	8.40	14	21
RB Jay Bishop	4	7	35	8.75	12	14
WR Brenden Lipford	2	7	45	22.50	32	32
WR Darrell Helfrich	2	5	9	4.50	0	8
WR Lionel Galloway	2	4	32	16.00	5	19
TE Mel Beaver	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Greg Ellison	1	7	47	47.00	9	47
WR Jack Curtis	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Vince Roberts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	7	10	103	14.71	56	54	2
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	54	18.00	24	29	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	14	7.00	13	10	0
TE Nolan Brooks	2	2	25	12.50	9	14	0
WR Spencer Hanson	2	3	57	28.50	34	45	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	16	16.00	8	16	0
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Preston Beadnell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Herb Hampton	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rusty Smith	2	0	0
Brett Price	0	1	0
Morris Poor	0	1	0
Winfred Glover	0	1	0
Seth McCorvey	0	1	0
Kelvin Jefferson	0	0	1
Tom Moore	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
LeSean McCoy	1	0
Nolan Brooks	1	0
Herb Hampton	0	1
Bob Hutton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Goodwin	3	122	40.7	40.7	47	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	4	164	41.0	36.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	5/7	3/5	2/3	52	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	2	109	54.5	1
Darrell Helfrich	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	7	169	24.1	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dan Clinton	8	1	0.0	21	13
S Dana Kelleher	6	4	0.0	31	25
S Kelvin Jefferson	4	2	0.0	27	21
ILB Brett Price	4	1	0.0	31	21
DT Moe Robinson	4	1	0.0	20	19
DE Cornell Lang	4	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Tom Moore	4	0	0.0	19	12
DT Britt Bullock	3	3	0.0	17	11
DE Walt Fraaije	3	1	0.0	28	17
OLB Dwight Heinlein	2	2	0.0	20	15
DE Kirk Laws	2	0	0.0	17	8
CB Glen Patton	1	1	0.0	27	19
DT Sammy Barton	1	1	0.0	16	7
DE Travis Melnik	1	0	0.0	8	9
ILB Levon Newnam	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Seth McCorvey	1	0	0.0	33	25
WR Jack Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Peters	0	1	0.0	14	11
OLB Winfred Lofton	0	1	0.0	12	8
CB Fred Caldwell	0	1	0.0	26	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Herb Hampton	7	0	1.0	17	40
ILB Bob Hutton	5	3	1.5	17	47
CB Nolan Miller	4	2	0.0	15	39
DE Carlos Dunlap	3	0	1.5	18	33
ILB Alonzo Conrady	3	1	0.0	12	26
S Harry Anaya	3	0	0.0	12	37
ILB Stephen Harvey	2	0	1.0	2	5
ILB Lawrence Fisk	2	2	0.0	2	14
S Perry Coffin	2	2	0.0	11	34
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	1	0.0	17	42
S Brock Cochrane	2	0	0.0	16	38
DE Kendrick Hussey	2	0	0.0	14	37
DT Levon Jacobs	1	2	0.0	14	38
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0.0	15	45
DT Butch Ena	1	0	0.0	10	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornell Lang	0.0	0	2	0	18
DE Kirk Laws	0.0	0	1	0	8

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Bob Hutton	1.5	2	47
DE Carlos Dunlap	1.5	0	33
OLB Herb Hampton	1.0	2	40
ILB Stephen Harvey	1.0	0	5
DT Levon Jacobs	0.0	2	38
DE Kendrick Hussey	0.0	2	37
ILB Alonzo Conrady	0.0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dan Clinton	4	0	13
S Kelvin Jefferson	3	1	21
OLB Tom Moore	3	0	12
CB Seth McCorvey	2	1	25
DT Moe Robinson	2	0	19
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	25
DT Britt Bullock	1	0	11
DE Travis Melnik	1	0	9
OLB Dwight Heinlein	1	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Herb Hampton	5	0	1	40
CB Nolan Miller	3	1	0	39
S Harry Anaya	2	2	0	37
ILB Lawrence Fisk	2	0	0	14
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	0	0	42
S Brock Cochrane	2	0	0	38
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0	31
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	2	6	17	0	45
Derrick Wayne	2	3	17	0	43
Winfred Glover	2	2	15	1	42
Morris Poor	1	3	14	0	34
Les Griffith	0	3	17	2	43
Vince Roberts	0	1	14	0	27
Alan Searcy	0	1	5	0	14
Teddy Freeman	0	0	4	1	9
Donny Osborne	0	0	2	1	4

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Walter Jelinek	3	13	2	36	26
Gosder Cherilus	2	4	0	26	23
Frank Fortune	2	2	0	23	13
Leonard Gillespie	1	3	0	31	20
Mitch Petrus	1	2	0	15	10
Antoine Caldwell	1	1	0	6	4
Alonzo Hansen	0	5	0	36	25
Darrell Erickson	0	3	0	24	13
Ethan Bowens	0	1	0	30	22

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Seth McCorvey	3	17
Winfred Lofton	1	19
Kelvin Jefferson	1	16
Jack Curtis	1	16
Dana Kelleher	1	3

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Rivers	1	15
Spencer Hanson	1	14

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Seth McCorvey	---	---	33	25	17	75
Les Griffith	17	43	---	---	9	69
Rusty Smith	19	48	---	---	---	67
Kelvin Jefferson	---	---	27	21	16	64
Les Monroe	17	45	---	---	---	62
Derrick Wayne	17	43	---	---	---	60
Dana Kelleher	---	---	31	25	3	59
Glen Patton	---	---	27	19	13	59
Morris Poor	14	34	---	---	10	58
Winfred Glover	15	42	---	---	---	57
Darrell Helfrich	7	33	---	---	16	56
Jay Bishop	8	22	---	---	25	55
Brett Price	---	---	31	21	2	54
Jack Curtis	9	26	---	---	16	51
Fred Caldwell	---	---	26	20	2	48
Walt Fraaije	---	---	28	17	2	47
Vince Roberts	14	27	---	---	4	45
Brenden Lipford	16	27	---	---	---	43
Moe Robinson	---	---	20	19	3	42
Greg Ellison	10	31	---	---	---	41
Cornell Lang	---	---	20	18	1	39
Winfred Lofton	---	---	12	8	19	39
Dwight Heinlein	---	---	20	15	2	37
Karl Chapman	11	25	---	---	---	36
Lionel Galloway	1	13	---	---	22	36
Dan Clinton	---	---	21	13	1	35
Bubba Wilson	11	16	---	---	6	33
Britt Bullock	---	---	17	11	4	32
Tom Moore	---	---	19	12	1	32
Kirk Laws	---	---	17	8	2	27
Corey Peters	---	---	14	11	1	26
Marco Zellars	2	3	---	---	21	26
Sammy Barton	---	---	16	7	2	25
Teddy Freeman	4	9	---	---	10	23
Irv Huettner	2	8	---	---	13	23
David Medaris	4	6	---	---	10	20
Alan Searcy	5	14	---	---	1	20
Travis Melnik	---	---	8	9	2	19
Mel Beaver	4	9	---	---	5	18
Donny Osborne	2	4	---	---	10	16
Levon Newnam	---	---	5	5	5	15
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	14	14
Johnnie Goodwin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Timothy Krock	---	---	4	2	---	6
Shorty Kroner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Livanis	---	---	15	45	14	74
Brock Cochrane	---	---	16	38	18	72
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	17	42	12	71
Bob Hutton	---	---	17	47	6	70
Alonzo Hansen	36	25	---	---	6	67
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	17	31	18	66
Herb Hampton	---	---	17	40	7	64
Gene Chandler	36	26	---	---	---	62
Walter Jelinek	36	26	---	---	---	62
Nolan Miller	---	---	15	39	6	60
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	14	37	8	59
Levon Jacobs	---	---	14	38	6	58
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	12	26	20	58
Gosder Cherilus	26	23	---	---	6	55
Harry Anaya	---	---	12	37	6	55
Jamal Gardner	31	23	---	---	---	54
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	18	33	2	53
C.J. Spiller	24	20	---	---	8	52
Ethan Bowens	30	22	---	---	---	52
Leonard Gillespie	31	20	---	---	---	51
Perry Coffin	---	---	11	34	5	50
Dean Rivers	21	10	---	---	15	46
Frank Fortune	23	13	---	---	10	46
Darrell Erickson	24	13	---	---	2	39
Butch Ena	---	---	10	19	5	34
LeSean McCoy	12	10	---	---	9	31
Mitch Petrus	15	10	---	---	6	31
Daryl Barricelli	7	3	---	---	18	28
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	2	14	11	27
Preston Beadnell	16	9	---	---	---	25
Jessie Johannsen	11	12	---	---	---	23
Nolan Brooks	9	10	---	---	4	23
Spencer Hanson	2	7	---	---	14	23
Max Castillo	0	0	---	---	21	21
Stephen Harvey	---	---	2	5	12	19
Antoine Caldwell	6	4	---	---	6	16
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ralph Flannery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damon Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.T. Garrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bert Klepfer	---	---	0	3	1	4
Calvin Green	---	---	0	0	2	2
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammy Farrington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	76	5.8
Middle	5	6	1.2
Right	1	43	43.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	39	3.3
Middle	17	73	4.3
Right	5	14	2.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Smith	43	18	3	7	5	3	9	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	26	19	5	2	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	79	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	47	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	131	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	112	28.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	7	2	0	45	1	27
RB Jay Bishop	7	4	0	35	0	22
WR Greg Ellison	7	1	2	47	1	31
RB Karl Chapman	6	5	0	42	1	25
WR Darrell Helfrich	5	2	2	9	0	33
WR Lionel Galloway	4	2	0	32	0	13
WR Jack Curtis	3	1	0	3	0	26
TE Vince Roberts	2	0	1	0	0	27
TE Mel Beaver	2	1	0	6	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	10	7	103	2	23
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	54	2	10
WR Spencer Hanson	3	2	57	1	7
WR Preston Beadnell	2	0	0	0	9
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	14	0	20
TE Nolan Brooks	2	2	25	0	10
TE Frank Fortune	2	1	8	0	13
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	16	0	10
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	19	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	3	11	3.67	8.73
Jay Bishop	1	2	2.00	3.63

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	2	0	0.00	3.74
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0.00	3.80
Gene Chandler	1	-2	-2.00	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Smith	6	0	0	0.00	5.09

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	1	20	10.00	11.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Overall Avg
WR Greg Ellison	3	6.71
RB Jay Bishop	2	5.00
TE Vince Roberts	1	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	20	20.00	10.30
WR Spencer Hanson	1	0	0	0.00	19.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	2	1
Jay Bishop	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	2	1
C.J. Spiller	2	1
Dean Rivers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Smith	14	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jay Bishop	5	3	2
WR Jack Curtis	3	1	0
WR Brenden Lipford	2	0	0
WR Lionel Galloway	2	1	1
TE Vince Roberts	1	0	0
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	1
WR Spencer Hanson	2	1	1
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1
TE Nolan Brooks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,100)
End Zone 11,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,100)
End Zone	11,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)