Week 8, 2047

played in Cincinnati, OH

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	7	0	0	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	10	21	6	0	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 CIN - DeVante Parker 19 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
1Q: 07:25 HOU - Walt Lane 1 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point failed)
1Q: 03:01 CIN - Ronald Gerhardt 25 field goal
2Q: 08:44 HOU - Walt Lane 3 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 04:51 CIN - Jaiden Stolowitz 3 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
2Q: 03:10 CIN - DeVante Parker 50 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
2Q: 00:37 CIN - Spencer Arnold 39 fumble return (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
3Q: 11:44 CIN - Tyrell McGregor 18 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 CIN - DeVante Parker 19 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
1Q: 07:25 HOU - Walt Lane 1 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point failed)
1Q: 03:01 CIN - Ronald Gerhardt 25 field goal
2Q: 08:44 HOU - Walt Lane 3 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 04:51 CIN - Jaiden Stolowitz 3 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
2Q: 03:10 CIN - DeVante Parker 50 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
2Q: 00:37 CIN - Spencer Arnold 39 fumble return (Ronald Gerhardt extra point)
3Q: 11:44 CIN - Tyrell McGregor 18 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Ronald Gerhardt extra point failed)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 2-5 6-2
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 305 349
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 4.55 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 90 168
- Rushing Attempts 23 39
- Yards per Rush 3.91 4.31
Net Passing Yards 215 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 16 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 230 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.89 11.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/54 2/16
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-7 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 6/107 1/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:59 30:01

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	2-5	6-2
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	305	349
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	4.55	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	90	168
- Rushing Attempts	23	39
- Yards per Rush	3.91	4.31
Net Passing Yards	215	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	16 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	230	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.89	11.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/54	2/16
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-7	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	6/107	1/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:59	30:01

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	11:04	3:46	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	2:54	2:12	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	14:52	1:30	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
2	13:22	4:46	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
2	4:41	1:31	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:40	2:10	OWN 19	5	20	Fumble
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 28	1	-7	Half
3	11:38	5:31	OWN 14	12	40	Punt
3	3:04	1:42	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	14:53	1:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	10:16	1:40	OWN 30	3	14	Interception
4	4:19	3:10	OWN 7	11	65	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 5	1	6	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:06	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	7:18	4:24	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
1	0:42	0:50	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
2	8:36	3:55	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	3:10	0:30	50	1	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:22	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
3	6:07	3:03	OWN 2	7	33	Punt
3	1:22	1:29	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	13:46	3:30	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
4	8:36	4:17	OWN 49	6	3	Punt
4	1:09	0:45	OWN 28	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Gilbert Sampson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	11	39	3.55	10	1	0
Walt Lane	8	20	2.50	9	0	2
Roman Steinmetz	4	31	7.75	10	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexander Conway	19	93	4.89	27	4
Tanner Gadsden	19	69	3.63	20	2
Gilbert Sampson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	41	25	230	3/15	0	37	1	66.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Sampson	16	12	181	0/0	4	50	0	151.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edgar Ellis	6	9	39	6.50	3	16
WR Wesley Rodriguez	5	10	81	16.20	29	37
WR Maurice Kinney	4	7	48	12.00	6	16
RB C.J. Grant	4	5	24	6.00	14	9
TE Gustavo Johnstone	3	3	15	5.00	0	9
WR Melvin Ferentz	2	5	18	9.00	8	15
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	5	5.00	5	5
WR Darrell Hamilton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeVante Parker	6	7	124	20.67	56	50	2
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	1
FB Tyrell McGregor	2	2	28	14.00	21	18	1
WR Willie Wissick	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Amir Kemp	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brent Dawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgar Ellis	1	0	0
Ryan Tittle	0	1	0
Emmanuel Bennett	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Clancy	1	0	0	0
Spencer Arnold	0	1	0	1
Asher Hyman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	7	270	38.6	36.9	44	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brayden Wright	6	282	47.0	44.8	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Gerhardt	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	1	-7	-7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Clancy	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Crangle	3	53	17.7	0
Melvin Ferentz	3	54	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Clancy	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	7	2	0.0	33	16
ILB Keegan Jennings	5	2	0.0	20	7
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	1	0.0	33	14
S James Sample	3	2	0.0	33	15
ILB Owen Robbins	3	1	0.0	15	4
OLB Trenton Herndon	3	0	0.0	29	10
DT Lee Kirkaldie	3	0	0.0	21	8
CB Colin Crangle	2	3	0.0	22	10
S Terry Mathews	2	1	0.0	32	13
DT Alejandro Gentry	2	0	0.0	13	12
CB Darqueze Dennard	2	0	0.0	29	12
CB Blaine Stubblefield	2	0	0.0	31	15
S Reuben Owen	2	0	0.0	8	1
DE Harvey Handley	2	0	0.0	23	12
DT Luke Visconti	1	1	0.0	27	5
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	0.0	9	2
CB Darius Cash	1	0	0.0	10	4
DE Herman Carlson	0	1	0.0	18	8

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Stephone Anthony	7	3	0.0	22	38
OLB Asher Hyman	6	2	1.0	17	33
CB Isaac Sehorn	6	0	0.0	21	44
S K.C. Richardson	5	2	0.0	21	42
CB Irv Grubb	5	1	0.0	20	44
DT Jaxson Oxley	5	0	0.0	18	31
DT Randy Diaz	3	0	2.0	16	31
DE Julian Lyle	2	1	0.0	19	36
DE Jeremy Csonka	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Zachary Denver	2	0	0.0	11	20
S Spencer Arnold	1	1	0.0	18	34
CB Phil Emmons	1	1	0.0	10	10
S Brent Dawkins	1	1	0.0	22	42
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Grady Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	15	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S James Sample	0.0	0	1	0	15

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Diaz	2.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Asher Hyman	1.0	0	0	0	33
ILB Stephone Anthony	0.0	1	0	0	38
DE Grady Rodriguez	0.0	0	3	4	35
DE Julian Lyle	0.0	0	2	1	36
DE Zachary Denver	0.0	0	1	1	20
CB Irv Grubb	0.0	0	1	0	44
DE Jeremy Csonka	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	0	16
DT Lee Kirkaldie	2	0	8
S James Sample	2	0	15
CB Colin Crangle	1	1	10
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	14
ILB Keegan Jennings	1	0	7
CB Blaine Stubblefield	1	0	15
CB Darius Cash	1	0	4
S Emmanuel Bennett	0	1	4

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Irv Grubb	5	1	0	44
OLB Asher Hyman	5	0	0	33
CB Isaac Sehorn	4	0	0	44
ILB Stephone Anthony	3	0	0	38
S K.C. Richardson	2	0	0	42
S Brent Dawkins	1	3	1	42
DT Jaxson Oxley	1	0	0	31
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0	14
CB Phil Emmons	1	0	0	10
DE Grady Rodriguez	1	0	0	35
DE Jeremy Csonka	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Brandon	2	3	23	0	44
Kyle Long	1	5	22	1	36
Quentin Hanson	1	5	21	0	44
John Rockcliffe	1	3	22	2	41
Cole Freels	1	2	23	0	38
Ryan Tittle	0	1	7	0	10

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
J.B. Wegert	4	13	36	16
Arnold Kirk	4	11	39	16
Lorenzo DiMatteo	2	4	39	16
Jaiden Stolowitz	2	3	32	14
Darrell Kerchner	1	2	39	16
Tyrell McGregor	0	2	28	9
Edgar Moorman	0	2	39	16
Fernando Rosalez	0	1	10	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Emmanuel Bennett	2	17
Darrell Hamilton	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Reeves	2	30
Phil Emmons	1	25
Willie Wissick	1	17
Tanner Gadsden	1	17
Mitch McCree	1	7
Brent Dawkins	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cole Freels	23	38	---	---	7	68
Roman Steinmetz	23	44	---	---	---	67
Buddy Brandon	23	44	---	---	---	67
Quentin Hanson	21	44	---	---	---	65
John Rockcliffe	22	41	---	---	---	63
Kyle Long	22	36	---	---	---	58
Melvin Ferentz	16	28	---	---	12	56
Colin Crangle	---	---	22	10	21	53
Wesley Rodriguez	15	38	---	---	---	53
Walt Lane	11	20	---	---	22	53
Denzel Perryman	---	---	33	16	2	51
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	31	15	3	49
James Sample	---	---	33	15	1	49
Darnell Dietz	---	---	33	14	1	48
Terry Mathews	---	---	32	13	3	48
B.J. Lincoln	8	19	---	---	17	44
Maurice Kinney	8	20	---	---	16	44
Edgar Ellis	18	26	---	---	---	44
Trenton Herndon	---	---	29	10	4	43
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	29	12	1	42
Gustavo Johnstone	14	19	---	---	8	41
C.J. Grant	12	24	---	---	1	37
Harvey Handley	---	---	23	12	---	35
Luke Visconti	---	---	27	5	1	33
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	21	8	2	31
Herman Carlson	---	---	18	8	4	30
Keegan Jennings	---	---	20	7	2	29
Owen Robbins	---	---	15	4	10	29
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	9	2	18	29
Darius Cash	---	---	10	4	15	29
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	7	4	17	28
Bruce Hackney	---	---	16	4	7	27
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	13	12	1	26
Ryan Tittle	7	10	---	---	9	26
Darrell Hamilton	4	12	---	---	10	26
O.J. Chaudhuri	2	7	---	---	7	16
Sammie Collins	1	6	---	---	7	14
Morris Packer	1	4	---	---	7	12
Reuben Owen	---	---	8	1	3	12
Vernon Porterfield	2	4	---	---	6	12
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bobby Walker	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isaac Sehorn	---	---	21	44	9	74
Spencer Arnold	---	---	18	34	20	72
Brent Dawkins	---	---	22	42	4	68
Irv Grubb	---	---	20	44	---	64
K.C. Richardson	---	---	21	42	---	63
Stephone Anthony	---	---	22	38	---	60
J.B. Wegert	36	16	---	---	5	57
Lorenzo DiMatteo	39	16	---	---	2	57
Amir Kemp	31	14	---	---	11	56
Arnold Kirk	39	16	---	---	---	55
Julian Lyle	---	---	19	36	---	55
Edgar Moorman	39	16	---	---	---	55
Gilbert Sampson	39	16	---	---	---	55
Darrell Kerchner	39	16	---	---	---	55
Jaiden Stolowitz	32	14	---	---	7	53
Grady Rodriguez	---	---	15	35	---	50
Asher Hyman	---	---	17	33	---	50
Jaxson Oxley	---	---	18	31	---	49
Doug Reeves	---	---	6	12	30	48
Randy Diaz	---	---	16	31	---	47
Phil Emmons	---	---	10	10	25	45
DeVante Parker	31	14	---	---	---	45
Tyrell McGregor	28	9	---	---	1	38
Tanner Gadsden	19	2	---	---	17	38
Zachary Denver	---	---	11	20	7	38
Alexander Conway	20	14	---	---	---	34
Jeremy Csonka	---	---	10	16	7	33
Fernando Rosalez	10	3	---	---	17	30
Donovan Hickman	---	---	5	14	10	29
Willie Wissick	5	5	---	---	17	27
William Ohanian	6	2	---	---	16	24
Edward Clancy	7	2	---	---	9	18
Kenny Olshansky	3	0	---	---	7	10
Blake Battle	1	0	---	---	7	8
Ronald Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch McCree	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brayden Wright	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Maggard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kyle Geathers	0	0	---	---	7	7
David McKenzie	5	1	---	---	---	6
Ross Chickson	---	---	2	2	---	4
Will Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Landon Pippin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Small	0	0	---	---	---	0
Beckett Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ernest Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	17	92	5.4
Right	16	67	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	41	25	2	1	2	4	7	7	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Sampson	16	12	2	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	101	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	48	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	67	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	50	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	13	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	90	45.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wesley Rodriguez	10	5	2	81	2	38
WR Edgar Ellis	9	6	0	39	0	26
WR Maurice Kinney	7	4	0	48	0	20
WR Melvin Ferentz	5	2	0	18	0	28
RB C.J. Grant	5	4	0	24	0	24
TE Gustavo Johnstone	3	3	0	15	0	19
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0	5	0	19
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	12

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVante Parker	7	6	0	124	2	14
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	3	2	0	6	0	14
WR Amir Kemp	3	1	1	10	0	14
FB Tyrell McGregor	2	2	0	28	0	9
WR Willie Wissick	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Lane	2	4	2.00	2.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Conway	2	17	8.50	4.89
Tanner Gadsden	2	4	2.00	3.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	2	1	9	4.50	5.61

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Sampson	5	3	40	8.00	11.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	8.10
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	9	9.00	4.80

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jaiden Stolowitz	2	1	3	1.50	2.00
WR DeVante Parker	2	1	19	9.50	17.71
FB Tyrell McGregor	1	1	18	18.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Conway	4	0
Tanner Gadsden	3	2
Gilbert Sampson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	11	6	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Sampson	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edgar Ellis	4	2	2
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	3	2
WR Maurice Kinney	3	1	1
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVante Parker	2	1	1
WR Willie Wissick	1	1	1
WR Amir Kemp	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,800 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (19,900)
End Zone 10,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,800 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (19,900)
End Zone	10,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)