Week 8, 2041

played in Houston, TX

81 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 CIN - Paxton Pasto 45 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - Myles Duncan 10 pass from Cory Hamilton (Paxton Pasto extra point)
2Q: 00:35 HOU - Mercury Stokes 7 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:36 CIN - Paxton Pasto 19 field goal
4Q: 13:10 CIN - Trevor Simms 15 pass from Cory Hamilton (Paxton Pasto extra point)
4Q: 00:15 CIN - Paxton Pasto 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 CIN - Paxton Pasto 45 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - Myles Duncan 10 pass from Cory Hamilton (Paxton Pasto extra point)
2Q: 00:35 HOU - Mercury Stokes 7 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:36 CIN - Paxton Pasto 19 field goal
4Q: 13:10 CIN - Trevor Simms 15 pass from Cory Hamilton (Paxton Pasto extra point)
4Q: 00:15 CIN - Paxton Pasto 30 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 2-5
First Downs 13 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 222 317
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 3.47 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 153 77
- Rushing Attempts 50 19
- Yards per Rush 3.06 4.05
Net Passing Yards 69 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 14 - 9 - 0 44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 69 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 2/15 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/7 2/75
Interception Ret./Yards 2/36 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:07 25:53

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	2-5
First Downs	13	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	222	317
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	3.47	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	153	77
- Rushing Attempts	50	19
- Yards per Rush	3.06	4.05
Net Passing Yards	69	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	14 - 9 - 0	44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	69	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	2/15	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/7	2/75
Interception Ret./Yards	2/36	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:07	25:53

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	3:46	OWN 38	7	34	Field Goal
1	7:16	1:29	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
1	2:49	1:32	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
2	13:55	1:49	OWN 17	4	15	Punt
2	9:24	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:56	2:05	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
2	2:51	0:57	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 14	1	12	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	12:22	1:53	OPP 11	3	9	Field Goal
3	8:35	5:31	OWN 25	9	45	Missed FG
3	1:36	1:43	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
4	14:11	1:11	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
4	10:25	4:23	OWN 38	8	27	Punt
4	4:23	1:49	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
4	1:19	1:09	OPP 16	3	3	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:13	1:57	OWN 40	3	10	Fumble
1	5:47	2:58	OWN 20	7	32	Downs
1	1:17	2:22	OWN 2	6	38	Punt
2	12:06	2:42	OWN 31	5	33	Punt
2	7:52	2:56	OWN 31	6	8	Punt
2	1:54	1:25	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	12:40	0:18	OWN 28	1	-5	Interception
3	10:29	1:54	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	3:04	1:28	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	14:53	0:42	OWN 26	2	6	Interception
4	13:00	2:35	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	6:02	1:39	OWN 20	8	37	Downs
4	2:34	1:15	OWN 7	4	9	Downs
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 42	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Jonathan Cooper, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bishop Sankey	31	134	4.32	16	6
Alexander Conway	18	17	0.94	8	0
Cory Hamilton	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cary Hicks	8	7	0.88	9	0
Byron Schwantes	7	36	5.14	14	2
Jerald Newman	4	34	8.50	20	2

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Hamilton	14	9	69	0/0	2	15	0	115.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	44	21	244	1/4	1	45	2	53.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simms	2	2	28	14.00	14	15	1
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	2	5	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Rusty Finley	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Danny Sanderson	2	2	10	5.00	1	6	0
FB Myles Duncan	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
WR Butch Sonntag	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	9	14	130	14.44	7	45	0
WR Mercury Stokes	6	11	50	8.33	2	14	1
WR Gene Banks	4	9	24	6.00	2	9	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	6	27	27.00	4	27	0
RB Cary Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Byron Schwantes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brent Dawkins	2	36	18.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Vinny Powell	1	0
D.J. Halley	1	0
Kelechi Osemele	0	1
Desmond Trufant	0	1
Julian Lyle	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Jerald Newman	1	0
Cary Hicks	1	0
Dwayne Hildreth	1	0
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Volmert	9	405	45.0	37.4	61	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wayne Marshak	7	292	41.7	35.3	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paxton Pasto	3/4	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kayden Drain	3	25	8.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hildreth	4	28	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kayden Drain	1	7	7.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	75	37.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	8	2	0.0	19	45
OLB Elliot Schwartz	5	1	0.0	17	44
OLB Earl Hanson	5	0	0.0	9	33
ILB Neil Farrell	4	1	0.0	12	18
DT Randy Diaz	4	1	0.0	13	30
DE Julian Lyle	2	2	1.0	18	39
CB Noah Flynn	2	3	0.0	10	28
S Vinny Powell	2	2	0.0	19	45
OLB Junior Jameson	2	0	0.0	4	3
CB Isaiah Fabbrizzi	2	0	0.0	16	42
OLB Hugh Stephenson	1	1	0.0	8	10
S Brent Dawkins	1	1	0.0	19	45
DT Jaxson Oxley	1	0	0.0	12	28
DT Rylan Johnston	1	0	0.0	12	30
DE Marty Eisenbraun	0	1	0.0	6	13
DE Grady Rodriguez	0	1	0.0	13	28

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	9	3	0.0	50	14
OLB Darnell Dietz	6	4	0.0	47	11
S Alexis Carmazzi	6	4	0.0	49	14
CB Rod Torres	6	2	0.0	45	11
OLB Donald Morehead	5	1	0.0	32	11
ILB Jerome Henry	4	3	0.0	30	7
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	2	0.0	20	8
DE Rodney Tylke	3	1	0.0	37	12
OLB Max Hout	3	0	0.0	22	6
DT Lee Kirkaldie	3	0	0.0	39	9
DT Ty Terry	2	1	0.0	11	5
ILB Sam Massare	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Francisco Reeves	2	0	0.0	23	2
T Bruce Sloan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gene Banks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trent Steiner	1	0	0.0	11	2
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	0	0.0	49	14
CB Kennedy Cassidy	1	0	0.0	24	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Julian Lyle	1.0	0	2	39
DT Jaxson Oxley	0.0	1	0	28
DE Grady Rodriguez	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Elliot Schwartz	0.0	1	0	44
DT Randy Diaz	0.0	0	2	30
DE Marty Eisenbraun	0.0	0	1	13
DT Rylan Johnston	0.0	0	1	30

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	11
OLB Darnell Dietz	0	1	11
DE Abel Kurtz	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	5	0	0	45
OLB Elliot Schwartz	4	0	0	44
OLB Earl Hanson	3	1	0	33
ILB Neil Farrell	2	0	0	18
CB Noah Flynn	2	0	0	28
S Vinny Powell	1	1	0	45
S Brent Dawkins	1	0	2	45
OLB Hugh Stephenson	1	0	0	10
DT Randy Diaz	1	0	0	30
CB Isaiah Fabbrizzi	1	0	0	42

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	2	1	11
CB Rod Torres	2	0	11
S Dwight Marshall	1	0	14
ILB Sam Massare	1	0	3
OLB Max Hout	1	0	6
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	11
ILB Jerome Henry	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jonathan Cooper	6	11	1	50	14
Jared Flannery	2	9	0	50	14
Blaine Flowers	2	8	0	50	14
Arnold Kirk	1	12	0	50	14
Kelechi Osemele	1	5	0	50	14
Myles Duncan	1	2	0	35	9
Jaiden Stolowitz	0	1	0	43	14
Rusty Finley	0	1	0	31	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Houston	2	2	19	1	45
Bruce Sloan	1	1	19	0	45
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	5	19	0	45
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	3	19	0	45
Doug Beasley	0	2	19	0	45
Coby Fleener	0	1	15	0	26
Kirk Curley	0	1	15	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Myles Duncan	2	21
D.J. Halley	1	21
Kelechi Osemele	1	13
K.C. Ferguson	1	13
Marty Stringer	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Hildreth	1	20
Kirk Curley	1	16
Coby Fleener	1	15
Darnell Dietz	1	12
Dixon Edwards	1	8

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelechi Osemele	50	14	---	---	13	77
Jonathan Cooper	50	14	---	---	13	77
Vinny Powell	---	---	19	45	1	65
Desmond Trufant	---	---	19	45	1	65
Myles Duncan	35	9	---	---	21	65
Jared Flannery	50	14	---	---	---	64
Blaine Flowers	50	14	---	---	---	64
Cory Hamilton	50	14	---	---	---	64
Arnold Kirk	50	14	---	---	---	64
Jaiden Stolowitz	43	14	---	---	7	64
Brent Dawkins	---	---	19	45	---	64
Elliot Schwartz	---	---	17	44	1	62
Noah Flynn	---	---	10	28	21	59
Isaiah Fabbrizzi	---	---	16	42	---	58
Julian Lyle	---	---	18	39	---	57
Rylan Johnston	---	---	12	30	6	48
Rusty Finley	31	8	---	---	7	46
Randy Diaz	---	---	13	30	1	44
Alexander Conway	18	8	---	---	16	42
Earl Hanson	---	---	9	33	---	42
Mike Raffensperger	14	6	---	---	21	41
Grady Rodriguez	---	---	13	28	---	41
Jaxson Oxley	---	---	12	28	---	40
Bishop Sankey	32	6	---	---	1	39
Danny Sanderson	30	9	---	---	---	39
Hugh Stephenson	---	---	8	10	17	35
Neil Farrell	---	---	12	18	2	32
Trevor Simms	23	6	---	---	---	29
Marty Eisenbraun	---	---	6	13	7	26
Junior Jameson	---	---	4	3	17	24
Butch Sonntag	18	4	---	---	---	22
D.J. Halley	0	0	---	---	21	21
Bradley Peller	---	---	2	14	---	16
Riddick Jacoby	3	0	---	---	12	15
Oliver Farmer	0	0	---	---	15	15
Herman Maxwell	0	0	---	---	13	13
K.C. Ferguson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Johnny Barney	0	0	---	---	13	13
Paxton Pasto	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marty Stringer	---	---	0	0	9	9
Donald Volmert	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kayden Drain	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bucky Coffey	---	---	0	0	7	7
John Bailey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Melvin Ferentz	3	0	---	---	---	3
Erick Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Hitchcock	19	45	---	---	7	71
Darnell Dietz	---	---	47	11	12	70
Dixon Edwards	19	42	---	---	8	69
Rod Torres	---	---	45	11	12	68
Dwight Marshall	---	---	50	14	4	68
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	49	14	4	67
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	49	14	3	66
Jerald Newman	19	45	---	---	---	64
Bruce Sloan	19	45	---	---	---	64
Shawn Houston	19	45	---	---	---	64
Doug Beasley	19	45	---	---	---	64
Xavier Su'a-Filo	19	45	---	---	---	64
Coby Fleener	15	26	---	---	15	56
Kirk Curley	15	25	---	---	16	56
Abel Kurtz	---	---	37	14	5	56
Donald Morehead	---	---	32	11	11	54
Rodney Tylke	---	---	37	12	5	54
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	39	9	5	53
Mercury Stokes	15	32	---	---	1	48
Jerome Henry	---	---	30	7	8	45
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	24	7	9	40
Byron Schwantes	11	14	---	---	14	39
Sam Massare	---	---	6	3	28	37
Cary Hicks	8	28	---	---	1	37
Francisco Reeves	---	---	23	2	11	36
Gene Banks	4	27	---	---	---	31
Max Hout	---	---	22	6	3	31
Michael Wheeler	---	---	20	8	2	30
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	7	3	17	27
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	5	0	20	25
Kelvin Benjamin	3	14	---	---	5	22
Cedric Allison	1	3	---	---	17	21
Ty Terry	---	---	11	5	5	21
Blake Holliman	1	10	---	---	8	19
Trent Steiner	---	---	11	2	6	19
Sammie Gwinn	3	4	---	---	9	16
Wesley Cook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wayne Marshak	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	3	1	---	4
Butch Craig	---	---	3	0	---	3
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	28	97	3.5
Right	16	27	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	9	58	6.4
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Hamilton	14	9	0	0	1	1	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	44	21	3	6	4	2	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	23	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	33	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	66	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	64	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	114	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	5	2	1	11	14
WR Trevor Simms	2	2	0	28	6
WR Butch Sonntag	2	0	0	0	4
TE Rusty Finley	2	2	0	10	8
WR Danny Sanderson	2	2	0	10	9
FB Myles Duncan	1	1	0	10	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	14	9	2	130	2	42
WR Mercury Stokes	11	6	1	50	0	32
WR Gene Banks	9	4	1	24	0	27
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	1	0	27	1	14
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	0	13	0	26
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	28
RB Byron Schwantes	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bishop Sankey	6	8	1.33	4.32
Alexander Conway	1	0	0.00	0.94

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Hamilton	3	3	31	10.33	4.93

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	3	1	7	2.33	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	15	15.00	14.00
FB Myles Duncan	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Danny Sanderson	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	7	3.50	4.55
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Bishop Sankey	8	2
Alexander Conway	4	0
Cory Hamilton	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Newman	2	0
Cary Hicks	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Hamilton	4	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	3	1	1
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	6	4	2
WR Mercury Stokes	3	3	2
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,100)
End Zone 13,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,100)
End Zone	13,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)