Week 8, 2038

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	13	0	3	-	16
Houston Texans	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 HOU - Ace Sanders 24 pass from Hugh Cooper (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:14 CIN - Deron Jozwiak 27 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - D.J. Halley 46 run (Deron Jozwiak extra point)
2Q: 00:09 CIN - Deron Jozwiak 57 field goal
4Q: 13:33 HOU - Ian Zupancic 24 field goal
4Q: 06:18 CIN - Deron Jozwiak 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 HOU - Ace Sanders 24 pass from Hugh Cooper (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:14 CIN - Deron Jozwiak 27 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - D.J. Halley 46 run (Deron Jozwiak extra point)
2Q: 00:09 CIN - Deron Jozwiak 57 field goal
4Q: 13:33 HOU - Ian Zupancic 24 field goal
4Q: 06:18 CIN - Deron Jozwiak 38 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 3-4
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 239
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 5.23 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 145 113
- Rushing Attempts 37 25
- Yards per Rush 3.92 4.52
Net Passing Yards 169 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 18 - 0 35 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/36
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 3.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/44 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 5/50
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 3/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	3-4
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	239
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	5.23	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	145	113
- Rushing Attempts	37	25
- Yards per Rush	3.92	4.52
Net Passing Yards	169	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 18 - 0	35 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/36
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	3.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/44	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	5/50
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	3/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:50	27:10

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	2:59	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	6:29	4:49	OWN 19	10	15	Punt
1	0:08	3:59	OWN 10	9	80	Field Goal
2	8:44	1:22	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
2	3:16	1:36	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	0:17	0:13	OWN 44	1	16	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	7:18	1:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:20	2:07	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	13:25	7:13	OWN 39	11	40	Field Goal
4	4:21	1:50	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	1:58	1:03	OPP 37	3	2	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 26	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
1	8:38	2:09	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
1	1:40	1:32	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt
2	11:09	2:25	OWN 38	4	12	Punt
2	7:22	4:06	OWN 23	10	41	Punt
2	1:40	1:23	OWN 20	7	43	Missed FG
3	11:50	4:32	OWN 7	7	39	Punt
3	5:42	1:22	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
3	2:13	3:48	OPP 44	11	37	Field Goal
4	6:12	1:51	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	2:31	0:33	OWN 45	4	-8	Downs
4	0:55	0:54	OWN 20	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: K.C. Sigsbee, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. Halley	21	100	4.76	46	3	1
Claude Doyle	12	18	1.50	6	0	0
Johnny Marsh	4	27	6.75	14	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darren Pigeon	10	35	3.50	12	1
Denard Robinson	10	31	3.10	11	1
Byron Schwantes	3	36	12.00	26	2
Hugh Cooper	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	22	18	176	1/7	0	30	0	100.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Cooper	35	16	162	5/36	1	24	0	68.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Trevor Simms	5	5	33	6.60	5	12
WR Rich Curtis	4	6	36	9.00	14	16
WR Bart Ives	2	2	45	22.50	30	30
FB Les Reynolds	2	2	7	3.50	4	5
RB Claude Doyle	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
FB Will Creaven	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Levon Fedo	1	1	16	16.00	2	16
RB D.J. Halley	1	1	26	26.00	28	26
TE Jake Bauman	1	2	8	8.00	0	8

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	5	10	24	4.80	1	13	0
TE Dwayne Allen	4	6	52	13.00	12	21	0
WR Harry Rock	3	9	30	10.00	5	13	0
WR Ace Sanders	2	4	38	19.00	15	24	1
WR Howard Hutek	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Richie Dreslough	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Denard Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
D.J. Halley	1	0	0
Rich Curtis	0	1	0
K.C. Sigsbee	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hugh Cooper	1	0	0
Ethan Brown	0	1	0
Max Hout	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Volmert	8	338	42.3	33.5	62	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	7	321	45.9	39.9	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deron Jozwiak	3/3	1/1	1/1	57	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/2	0/1	0/1	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alonzo Lucas	1	2	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ace Sanders	5	50	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	1	32	32.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	94	31.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ross Samuels	5	4	1.0	21	36
CB Desmond Trufant	5	1	0.5	25	40
S Colin Tubbs	5	3	0.0	25	40
ILB Sam Massare	5	2	0.0	22	24
CB Eddie Hill	5	1	0.0	22	35
DE K.C. Sigsbee	4	2	2.5	18	33
OLB Skip Devries	3	0	1.0	10	15
S Ken Donovan	2	3	0.0	24	35
CB Noah Flynn	2	1	0.0	15	34
DE Zander Farmer	2	0	0.0	14	15
DT Jaxson Oxley	2	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Dan Beckam	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Charles Ragonesi	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	0	0.0	15	31
CB Dexter Dunn	1	0	0.0	6	19
ILB Daryl Durgin	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Hugh Stephenson	0	2	0.0	18	29

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	10	3	0.0	33	20
S Dwight Marshall	7	2	0.0	36	21
CB Rod Torres	6	2	0.0	37	22
DT Cris Woods	5	0	0.0	23	17
OLB Donald Morehead	4	4	0.0	27	19
DT Jared Hernandez	4	2	0.0	26	20
CB Wesley Crane	4	0	0.0	11	9
DE Marcell Dareus	3	2	1.0	34	22
OLB Roderick McKenzie	3	0	0.0	10	4
ILB Max Hout	3	0	0.0	11	5
S Lenny Bruce	1	2	0.0	36	23
DT C.J. Russell	1	1	0.0	14	5
S Reggie Whitfield	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Shane Maier	1	0	0.0	33	18
OLB Grady Sanders	0	2	0.0	19	12
DE Aldon Smith	0	1	0.0	24	13
DE Adrian Robertson	0	1	0.0	4	0
DT Ty Terry	0	1	0.0	15	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE K.C. Sigsbee	2.5	1	2	33
OLB Skip Devries	1.0	1	0	15
OLB Ross Samuels	1.0	0	1	36
CB Desmond Trufant	0.5	0	0	40
DT Jaxson Oxley	0.0	1	0	33
DE Whitney Mercilus	0.0	0	1	31

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcell Dareus	1.0	0	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	3	2	40
CB Eddie Hill	3	0	35
ILB Sam Massare	2	1	24
S Colin Tubbs	2	1	40
OLB Ross Samuels	2	0	36
S Ken Donovan	2	0	35
CB Noah Flynn	1	2	34
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	0	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	0	20
CB Rod Torres	3	0	22
CB Wesley Crane	3	0	9
DT Cris Woods	2	0	17
ILB Max Hout	2	0	5
OLB Donald Morehead	1	1	19
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	22
DT C.J. Russell	1	0	5
CB Shane Maier	1	0	18
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	9
S Lenny Bruce	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herman Maxwell	4	11	34	0	23
Hugh Mathanaporn	2	6	37	0	23
James Brewer	1	9	37	0	23
Calvin Wolf	0	4	37	1	23
Jonathan Cooper	0	2	37	0	23
Will Creaven	0	1	14	0	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Hitchcock	4	7	25	0	40
Allen Reeves	3	4	25	1	40
Brant Tyler	1	4	25	1	40
Ethan Brown	0	3	25	2	40
Dwayne Allen	0	2	21	0	25
Richie Dreslough	0	2	10	0	11
Chad Starks	0	1	21	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Samuels	3	18
Terry Barnhill	2	26
Dexter Dunn	1	15
Kelvin LaCroix	1	10
Will Creaven	1	3

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bennie Brister	1	17
Grady Sanders	1	11

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ross Samuels	---	---	21	36	18	75
Hugh Mathanaporn	37	23	---	---	11	71
Desmond Trufant	---	---	25	40	2	67
Colin Tubbs	---	---	25	40	2	67
Trevor Simms	33	19	---	---	14	66
Noah Flynn	---	---	15	34	16	65
Ken Donovan	---	---	24	35	3	62
James Brewer	37	23	---	---	1	61
Eddie Hill	---	---	22	35	3	60
Johnny Marsh	37	23	---	---	---	60
Jonathan Cooper	37	23	---	---	---	60
Calvin Wolf	37	23	---	---	---	60
Rich Curtis	34	20	---	---	4	58
Herman Maxwell	34	23	---	---	---	57
Sam Massare	---	---	22	24	9	55
Jaxson Oxley	---	---	21	33	1	55
K.C. Sigsbee	---	---	18	33	2	53
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	15	31	3	49
Hugh Stephenson	---	---	18	29	2	49
Jake Bauman	26	15	---	---	---	41
Dexter Dunn	---	---	6	19	15	40
D.J. Halley	23	10	---	---	7	40
Skip Devries	---	---	10	15	14	39
Zander Farmer	---	---	14	15	8	37
Bart Ives	21	12	---	---	3	36
Les Reynolds	7	6	---	---	18	31
Will Creaven	14	11	---	---	3	28
Claude Doyle	14	13	---	---	---	27
Terry Barnhill	0	0	---	---	26	26
Bryan Saide	1	0	---	---	19	20
Levon Fedo	4	5	---	---	11	20
Alonzo Lucas	8	4	---	---	7	19
Charles Ragonesi	---	---	7	8	1	16
Kelvin LaCroix	3	0	---	---	10	13
Basil Bruce	---	---	1	4	7	12
Dan Beckam	---	---	6	5	---	11
Bruce Sloan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Shawn Houston	0	0	---	---	11	11
K.C. Ferguson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Diego Benson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Daryl Durgin	---	---	5	4	---	9
Deron Jozwiak	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Volmert	0	0	---	---	8	8
Neal Wolfe	---	---	0	0	5	5
Luther Nickles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Russell Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Brown	25	40	---	---	9	74
Lenny Bruce	---	---	36	23	11	70
Rod Torres	---	---	37	22	11	70
Hugh Cooper	25	40	---	---	---	65
Allen Reeves	25	40	---	---	---	65
Brant Tyler	25	40	---	---	---	65
Lonnie Hitchcock	25	40	---	---	---	65
Chad Starks	21	32	---	---	9	62
Dwight Marshall	---	---	36	21	3	60
Marcell Dareus	---	---	34	22	3	59
Shane Maier	---	---	33	18	7	58
Michael Wheeler	---	---	33	20	3	56
Dwayne Allen	21	25	---	---	10	56
Mercury Stokes	14	27	---	---	15	56
Darren Pigeon	11	19	---	---	25	55
Bennie Brister	11	27	---	---	17	55
Donald Morehead	---	---	27	19	8	54
Harry Rock	11	25	---	---	17	53
Jared Hernandez	---	---	26	20	3	49
Cris Woods	---	---	23	17	3	43
Grady Sanders	---	---	19	12	11	42
Aldon Smith	---	---	24	13	3	40
Howard Hutek	14	23	---	---	1	38
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	5	6	25	36
Ace Sanders	8	15	---	---	11	34
Greg Cunningham	11	7	---	---	15	33
Roderick McKenzie	---	---	10	4	16	30
Denard Robinson	11	11	---	---	5	27
C.J. Russell	---	---	14	5	6	25
Wesley Crane	---	---	11	9	3	23
Ty Terry	---	---	15	6	2	23
Max Hout	---	---	11	5	6	22
Richie Dreslough	10	11	---	---	---	21
Rodney Tylke	---	---	5	9	7	21
Byron Schwantes	3	10	---	---	---	13
Joseph Hernandez	4	8	---	---	---	12
Shannon Weinke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Burt Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	4	2	1	7
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Adrian Robertson	---	---	4	0	1	5
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	9	1.1
Middle	14	93	6.6
Right	14	44	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	61	5.1
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	22	18	2	1	1	2	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Cooper	35	16	2	4	1	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	95	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	61	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Curtis	6	4	0	36	0	20
WR Trevor Simms	5	5	0	33	0	19
RB Claude Doyle	2	1	0	6	0	13
WR Bart Ives	2	2	0	45	1	12
FB Les Reynolds	2	2	0	7	0	6
TE Jake Bauman	2	1	1	8	0	15
FB Will Creaven	1	1	0	-1	0	11
TE Levon Fedo	1	1	0	16	0	5
RB D.J. Halley	1	1	0	26	1	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	10	5	0	24	0	27
WR Harry Rock	9	3	1	30	0	25
TE Dwayne Allen	6	4	0	52	1	25
WR Ace Sanders	4	2	0	38	1	15
WR Howard Hutek	3	1	0	10	0	23
TE Richie Dreslough	1	1	0	8	0	11
RB Denard Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. Halley	3	-5	-1.67	4.76
Claude Doyle	1	-2	-2.00	1.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darren Pigeon	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
Denard Robinson	1	-3	-3.00	3.10
Byron Schwantes	1	14	14.00	12.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Marsh	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Cooper	3	0	0	0.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	7	7.00	6.60

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	1	8.67
WR Harry Rock	1	3.33
WR Ace Sanders	1	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Doyle	4	1
D.J. Halley	4	1
Johnny Marsh	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Schwantes	3	2
Darren Pigeon	1	1
Denard Robinson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	6	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Cooper	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Simms	3	3	2
WR Rich Curtis	1	1	0
WR Bart Ives	1	1	1
FB Les Reynolds	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Hutek	2	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	0	0
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	0
WR Harry Rock	1	0	0
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)