Week 3, 2042

played in Cincinnati, OH

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	0	0	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	3	16	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 HOU - B.J. Lincoln 10 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:57 HOU - Dixon Edwards 21 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 06:41 CIN - Paxton Pasto 41 field goal
2Q: 01:03 HOU - Dixon Edwards 20 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 09:38 CIN - Paxton Pasto 24 field goal
4Q: 12:45 CIN - Paxton Pasto 43 field goal
4Q: 07:48 CIN - Bishop Sankey 19 pass from Cory Hamilton (Paxton Pasto extra point)
4Q: 00:58 CIN - Tucker Knudsen 31 pass from Cory Hamilton (Cory Hamilton pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 HOU - B.J. Lincoln 10 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:57 HOU - Dixon Edwards 21 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 06:41 CIN - Paxton Pasto 41 field goal
2Q: 01:03 HOU - Dixon Edwards 20 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 09:38 CIN - Paxton Pasto 24 field goal
4Q: 12:45 CIN - Paxton Pasto 43 field goal
4Q: 07:48 CIN - Bishop Sankey 19 pass from Cory Hamilton (Paxton Pasto extra point)
4Q: 00:58 CIN - Tucker Knudsen 31 pass from Cory Hamilton (Cory Hamilton pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 388 314
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 6.26 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 147 166
- Rushing Attempts 34 34
- Yards per Rush 4.32 4.88
Net Passing Yards 241 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 1 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.61 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/46 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:30 31:30

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	388	314
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	6.26	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	147	166
- Rushing Attempts	34	34
- Yards per Rush	4.32	4.88
Net Passing Yards	241	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 1	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.61	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/46	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:30	31:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:24	2:27	OWN 24	6	13	Punt
1	2:25	4:41	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	6:33	3:32	OWN 20	9	71	Interception
2	1:40	0:50	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
3	9:32	7:27	OWN 20	14	49	Downs
4	12:37	2:00	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	7:42	2:19	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	6	44	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	2:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	4:57	2:32	OWN 13	5	12	Punt
2	12:44	6:11	OWN 20	12	56	Field Goal
2	3:01	1:21	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	15:00	5:28	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
3	2:05	4:28	OWN 31	7	43	Field Goal
4	10:37	2:55	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	5:23	4:36	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown

Game MVP: Cory Hamilton, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	18	65	3.61	14	2
Jerald Newman	8	56	7.00	16	2
Cary Hicks	8	26	3.25	18	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bishop Sankey	26	129	4.96	17	3
Alexander Conway	7	35	5.00	12	3
Cory Hamilton	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	28	21	241	0/0	3	34	1	121.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Hamilton	22	16	169	3/21	2	31	0	125.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	6	6	109	18.17	35	34	2
WR Cedric Allison	5	8	56	11.20	8	19	0
RB C.J. Grant	3	4	10	3.33	0	10	0
WR Mercury Stokes	2	5	22	11.00	2	14	0
WR Gene Banks	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	1
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	18	18.00	5	18	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simms	4	4	50	12.50	16	26	0
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	3	5	25	8.33	26	26	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	3	25	12.50	18	19	1
WR Tucker Knudsen	2	2	38	19.00	18	31	1
WR Marlon Grayson	2	5	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Cris Ostrander	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Barry Washington	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Earl Hanson	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C.J. Grant	1	0	0	0
Wesley Cook	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jaxson Oxley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Brew	3	110	36.7	36.7	50	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Volmert	3	147	49.0	46.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paxton Pasto	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hutton	2	9	4.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ostrander	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	1	28	28.0	0
Gene Banks	1	29	29.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerome Henry	10	4	0.0	34	25
CB Percy Van DeWege	6	0	0.0	34	25
S Alexis Carmazzi	6	0	0.0	34	24
DE Rodney Tylke	5	1	1.0	18	16
ILB Sam Massare	5	2	0.0	23	20
OLB Donald Morehead	4	1	1.0	23	14
S Sam Bishop	4	1	0.0	34	25
OLB Max Hout	3	3	1.0	16	10
CB Kennedy Cassidy	2	2	0.0	28	20
CB Rod Torres	2	1	0.0	31	23
DE Johnny Lester	2	1	0.0	32	23
FB Kirk Curley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Emmett Cable	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Brian Van Hoose	1	0	0.0	11	7

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dusty Wooden	9	2	33	26
S Vinny Powell	8	1	32	28
CB Desmond Trufant	5	1	32	28
OLB Junior Jameson	5	1	27	14
DE Julian Lyle	5	1	28	24
ILB Neil Farrell	4	1	30	14
OLB Earl Hanson	3	2	23	25
S Brent Dawkins	3	1	33	28
S Eugene Catron	3	0	4	11
DT Alonzo Hughes	2	0	14	16
DT Jaxson Oxley	1	3	30	23
OLB George Winkel	1	2	10	3
DE Grady Rodriguez	1	0	14	20
OLB Bucky Coffey	1	0	6	5
DT Rylan Johnston	0	2	21	14
DE Marty Eisenbraun	0	1	28	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rodney Tylke	1.0	1	0	16
OLB Donald Morehead	1.0	0	1	14
OLB Max Hout	1.0	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Rodriguez	1	0	20
DE Julian Lyle	1	0	24
ILB Neil Farrell	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sam Massare	4	0	20
ILB Jerome Henry	3	0	25
S Alexis Carmazzi	2	1	24
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	25
CB Rod Torres	1	0	23
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	14
OLB Max Hout	1	0	10
S Sam Bishop	1	0	25
ILB Emmett Cable	1	0	3

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dusty Wooden	5	0	0	26
ILB Neil Farrell	4	0	0	14
S Brent Dawkins	3	1	0	28
OLB Earl Hanson	3	0	1	25
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	0	28
S Vinny Powell	1	0	0	28
S Eugene Catron	1	0	0	11
OLB George Winkel	1	0	0	3
OLB Bucky Coffey	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Buddy Brandon	3	5	0	34	28
Doug Beasley	2	10	0	34	28
Wesley Cook	2	5	0	34	28
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	4	1	34	28
B.J. Lincoln	1	1	1	27	17
Bruce Sloan	0	2	0	34	28

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Flowers	3	5	0	34	0	25
Arnold Kirk	3	4	1	34	0	25
Jared Flannery	2	8	1	30	0	18
Jonathan Cooper	2	8	0	34	1	25
Joseph Snyder	1	2	0	34	2	25
Kenny Olshansky	1	2	0	3	0	4
Johnny Barney	1	1	0	1	0	3
Myles Duncan	0	2	0	27	0	20
Jaiden Stolowitz	0	1	0	26	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Lincoln	1	13

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Catron	2	13
Desmond Trufant	2	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Bishop	---	---	34	25	19	78
Rod Torres	---	---	31	23	15	69
Dixon Edwards	32	27	---	---	10	69
Wesley Cook	34	28	---	---	3	65
C.J. Grant	26	23	---	---	16	65
Johnny Lester	---	---	32	23	10	65
Jerald Newman	34	28	---	---	---	62
Bruce Sloan	34	28	---	---	---	62
Doug Beasley	34	28	---	---	---	62
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	34	25	3	62
Xavier Su'a-Filo	34	28	---	---	---	62
Jerome Henry	---	---	34	25	3	62
Buddy Brandon	34	28	---	---	---	62
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	34	24	2	60
Abel Kurtz	---	---	32	22	5	59
B.J. Lincoln	27	17	---	---	13	57
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	28	20	7	55
Sam Massare	---	---	23	20	11	54
Cedric Allison	15	21	---	---	13	49
Donald Morehead	---	---	23	14	10	47
Kirk Curley	23	14	---	---	10	47
Mercury Stokes	21	20	---	---	2	43
Rodney Tylke	---	---	18	16	4	38
Max Hout	---	---	16	10	6	32
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	16	9	1	26
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	11	7	6	24
Gene Banks	4	9	---	---	6	19
Cary Hicks	8	4	---	---	3	15
Coby Fleener	9	3	---	---	2	14
Ty Terry	---	---	2	5	1	8
Herb Brady	---	---	2	3	2	7
Levon Biakabutuka	1	1	---	---	4	6
Emmett Cable	---	---	3	3	---	6
Roderick Hutton	---	---	1	1	3	5
Joseph de Marco	4	1	---	---	---	5
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	4	4
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Earl Gietzen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lionel Brew	0	0	---	---	3	3
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trent Steiner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kelvin Benjamin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	0	0	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Desmond Trufant	---	---	32	28	9	69
Vinny Powell	---	---	32	28	6	66
Jonathan Cooper	34	25	---	---	6	65
Brent Dawkins	---	---	33	28	---	61
Joseph Snyder	34	25	---	---	---	59
Blaine Flowers	34	25	---	---	---	59
Cory Hamilton	34	25	---	---	---	59
Arnold Kirk	34	25	---	---	---	59
Dusty Wooden	---	---	33	26	---	59
Jaxson Oxley	---	---	30	23	---	53
Myles Duncan	27	20	---	---	5	52
Julian Lyle	---	---	28	24	---	52
Trevor Simms	27	19	---	---	4	50
Jared Flannery	30	18	---	---	---	48
Earl Hanson	---	---	23	25	---	48
Jaiden Stolowitz	26	20	---	---	---	46
Neil Farrell	---	---	30	14	1	45
Bishop Sankey	27	17	---	---	---	44
Marlon Grayson	18	13	---	---	13	44
Marty Eisenbraun	---	---	28	13	---	41
Junior Jameson	---	---	27	14	---	41
Tucker Knudsen	15	13	---	---	13	41
Grady Rodriguez	---	---	14	20	3	37
Rylan Johnston	---	---	21	14	---	35
Alonzo Hughes	---	---	14	16	3	33
Rusty Finley	12	5	---	---	16	33
Eugene Catron	---	---	4	11	13	28
Colin Tubbs	---	---	3	13	10	26
George Winkel	---	---	10	3	9	22
Bucky Coffey	---	---	6	5	9	20
D.J. Halley	0	0	---	---	19	19
Isaiah Fabbrizzi	---	---	4	2	10	16
Kennedy Wilcox	3	0	---	---	11	14
Alexander Conway	7	7	---	---	---	14
Kenny Olshansky	3	4	---	---	6	13
Barry Washington	4	7	---	---	---	11
Cris Ostrander	4	4	---	---	3	11
Johnny Barney	1	3	---	---	6	10
Paxton Pasto	0	0	---	---	9	9
Desmond Benge	---	---	2	1	4	7
K.C. Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jonah Viragh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Korey Joppru	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donald Volmert	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrell McGregor	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erick Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	21	107	5.1
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	22	75	3.4
Right	7	46	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	28	21	3	1	1	2	2	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Hamilton	22	16	3	0	4	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	74	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	133	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	86	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Allison	8	5	0	56	0	21
WR Dixon Edwards	6	6	0	109	3	27
WR Mercury Stokes	5	2	1	22	0	20
RB C.J. Grant	4	3	0	10	0	23
WR Gene Banks	2	2	0	13	0	9
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0	3	0	3
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0	10	0	17
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	0	18	0	14

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	5	3	2	25	1	20
WR Marlon Grayson	5	2	2	13	0	13
WR Trevor Simms	4	4	0	50	1	19
RB Bishop Sankey	3	2	0	25	0	17
WR Tucker Knudsen	2	2	0	38	1	13
WR Cris Ostrander	2	2	0	5	0	4
WR Barry Washington	1	1	0	13	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	1	9	9.00	7.00
C.J. Grant	1	0	0.00	3.61

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bishop Sankey	2	5	2.50	4.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	3	2	30	10.00	8.61

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Hamilton	2	1	19	9.50	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Edwards	1	1	20	20.00	18.17
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	1	1	19	19.00	8.33
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Bishop Sankey	8	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	9	7	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Hamilton	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Allison	3	2	1
WR Dixon Edwards	2	2	1
WR Gene Banks	2	2	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	1	1	0
WR Marlon Grayson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,900)
End Zone 14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,900)
End Zone	14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)