Week 3, 2049

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	3	0	-	3
Houston Texans	0	21	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 HOU - Byron Jones 88 interception return (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 09:18 HOU - Gustavo Johnstone 15 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 02:01 HOU - Mack Drieberg 17 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 07:33 HOU - Richard Tatum 8 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 02:53 CIN - Ronald Gerhardt 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 HOU - Byron Jones 88 interception return (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 09:18 HOU - Gustavo Johnstone 15 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 02:01 HOU - Mack Drieberg 17 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 07:33 HOU - Richard Tatum 8 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 02:53 CIN - Ronald Gerhardt 25 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 5 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 201 320
- Offensive Plays 57 59
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 121 181
- Rushing Attempts 38 37
- Yards per Rush 3.18 4.89
Net Passing Yards 80 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 10 - 2 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 85 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.21 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/21 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/99
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	5	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	201	320
- Offensive Plays	57	59
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	121	181
- Rushing Attempts	38	37
- Yards per Rush	3.18	4.89
Net Passing Yards	80	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 10 - 2	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	85	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.21	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/21	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/99
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:34	30:26

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	8:01	8:51	OWN 17	17	65	Interception
2	14:10	1:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	9:12	3:27	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	2:32	0:31	OWN 20	2	-6	Interception
2	1:55	1:28	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
3	7:22	4:37	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
4	12:19	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:24	2:51	OWN 9	5	29	Punt
4	3:06	1:57	OWN 7	3	1	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	3:35	OWN 11	7	32	Punt
2	12:33	3:21	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	5:45	3:13	OWN 4	8	37	Punt
2	2:01	0:06	OPP 17	1	17	Touchdown
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 35	3	15	Half
3	15:00	7:38	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
3	2:45	5:26	OWN 20	10	46	Punt
4	11:49	3:25	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
4	5:33	2:27	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 34	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Roman Steinmetz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Fronimopoulos	21	40	1.90	7	0
William Ohanian	10	51	5.10	18	3
Alexander Dawley	4	24	6.00	8	0
J.R. England	3	6	2.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	25	152	6.08	26	5
Richard Tatum	9	14	1.56	7	0
Dan Burnett	2	8	4.00	8	0
Gregory Schwartz	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alexander Dawley	18	10	85	1/5	0	18	2	28.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	22	16	139	0/0	3	24	0	128.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Leland Levesque	3	5	16	5.33	3	9
RB Mark Fronimopoulos	2	2	14	7.00	2	10
WR Kenneth Bledsoe	2	4	27	13.50	8	18
WR DeVante Parker	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
WR Perry Green	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Derrick Sjostrom	1	1	15	15.00	1	15
TE Winston Rasmic	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Fernando Rosalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Percy Ingram	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gustavo Johnstone	5	6	46	9.20	13	15	1
WR Mack Drieberg	4	5	25	6.25	12	17	1
WR Marc Francis	3	4	29	9.67	10	16	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	3	8	8.00	10	8	0
WR Mo Preston	1	1	24	24.00	24	24	0
RB Richard Tatum	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
FB Gregory Schwartz	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB C.J. Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Byron Jones	1	88	88.00	1
CB Vernon Hargreaves	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brayden Wright	7	353	50.4	48.3	61	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	232	46.4	38.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Garrett	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer Emmons	2	39	19.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Stubblefield	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tony Leporati	8	1	0.0	34	22
OLB George Winkel	6	0	0.0	19	12
S Carlos Buckley	5	5	0.0	35	22
OLB Malcolm Wilson	5	2	0.0	23	12
CB Willie Colgan	5	1	0.0	37	22
DT Nate Orchard	4	1	0.0	29	22
CB Roger Chandler	3	1	0.0	35	22
DT Jameson Banks	3	0	0.0	23	6
OLB Gregory Breen	3	0	0.0	20	12
DE Rich Brandon	2	1	0.0	16	7
DT Xavier Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	20	11
CB Sawyer Emmons	2	0	0.0	31	20
S Larry Gonzalez	1	2	0.0	11	7
DE Johnnie Jenkins	1	1	0.0	27	16
TE Derrick Sjostrom	1	0	---	---	---
S Mitchell McNeil	0	2	0.0	10	8
DE Bryson Ardan	0	1	0.0	33	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Blaine Stubblefield	8	3	0.0	32	15
ILB Byron Sims	6	0	0.0	34	19
S James Sample	5	2	0.0	26	14
DT Terry Kern	5	1	0.0	33	16
OLB Bill Brill	5	1	0.0	22	10
OLB Denzel Perryman	3	0	0.0	27	16
OLB Pedro Madison	2	0	1.0	23	9
DE Harvey Handley	2	2	0.0	21	11
CB Darius Cash	2	1	0.0	19	2
DE Herman Carlson	2	0	0.0	25	12
ILB Kody Shea	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Vernon Hargreaves	2	0	0.0	24	16
S Artie Garrett	2	0	0.0	14	7
DE J.T. Mathews	2	0	0.0	13	7
S Terry Mathews	1	4	0.0	30	14
CB Byron Jones	0	2	0.0	28	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Johnnie Jenkins	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Bryson Ardan	0.0	0	2	0	21

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Pedro Madison	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE J.T. Mathews	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Malcolm Wilson	4	0	12
CB Roger Chandler	4	0	22
CB Willie Colgan	2	0	22
OLB Gregory Breen	2	0	12
S Carlos Buckley	1	1	22
OLB George Winkel	1	0	12
ILB Tony Leporati	1	0	22
CB Sawyer Emmons	1	0	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	3	0	0	19
OLB Denzel Perryman	2	0	0	16
OLB Bill Brill	1	1	0	10
CB Vernon Hargreaves	1	0	1	16
CB Blaine Stubblefield	1	0	0	15
DE J.T. Mathews	1	0	0	7
OLB Pedro Madison	1	0	0	9
CB Byron Jones	0	1	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edgar Moorman	2	9	32	0	17
Devonte Dacosta	2	7	34	0	16
Taylor Decker	2	5	32	0	16
Otis Franklin	2	4	33	1	18
Derrick Sjostrom	1	1	26	0	15
Mitchell Johnston	0	3	32	0	18
Fernando Rosalez	0	1	26	0	8
Omar Stinson	0	1	5	0	1
William Ohanian	0	1	20	0	5
Todd Maggard	0	1	9	0	3
Rickey Briel	0	1	7	0	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Rockcliffe	6	10	0	36	22
Chad Webb	5	6	0	34	22
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	8	0	36	22
Buddy Brandon	2	6	1	34	22
Gregory Schwartz	2	2	0	25	12
Corbin Myre	1	3	1	35	22
Harvey Halpern	0	2	0	4	0

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
William Ohanian	2	14
J.R. England	1	15
Winston Rasmic	1	15
Willie Colgan	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Horton	1	12
Roderick Schneider	1	11

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sawyer Emmons	---	---	31	20	27	78
Willie Colgan	---	---	37	22	14	73
Roger Chandler	---	---	35	22	1	58
Alexander Dawley	38	19	---	---	---	57
Devonte Dacosta	34	16	---	---	7	57
Carlos Buckley	---	---	35	22	---	57
Tony Leporati	---	---	34	22	---	56
Bryson Ardan	---	---	33	21	---	54
Derrick Sjostrom	26	15	---	---	12	53
Nate Orchard	---	---	29	22	---	51
Otis Franklin	33	18	---	---	---	51
Edgar Moorman	32	17	---	---	1	50
Mitchell Johnston	32	18	---	---	---	50
Taylor Decker	32	16	---	---	---	48
Johnnie Jenkins	---	---	27	16	5	48
Leland Levesque	21	15	---	---	6	42
Gregory Breen	---	---	20	12	10	42
Mark Fronimopoulos	24	15	---	---	---	39
Fernando Rosalez	26	8	---	---	5	39
DeVante Parker	24	14	---	---	1	39
William Ohanian	20	5	---	---	14	39
Malcolm Wilson	---	---	23	12	---	35
Jameson Banks	---	---	23	6	5	34
George Winkel	---	---	19	12	1	32
Winston Rasmic	9	7	---	---	15	31
Xavier Gerhardt	---	---	20	11	---	31
Kenneth Bledsoe	12	9	---	---	7	28
Larry Gonzalez	---	---	11	7	7	25
Percy Ingram	9	3	---	---	12	24
Rich Brandon	---	---	16	7	---	23
J.R. England	3	2	---	---	15	20
Todd Maggard	9	3	---	---	8	20
Perry Green	16	2	---	---	1	19
Rod Griffin	6	4	---	---	8	18
Mitchell McNeil	---	---	10	8	---	18
Omar Stinson	5	1	---	---	8	14
Rick Riley	---	---	4	0	7	11
Rickey Briel	7	2	---	---	---	9
Demetrius Sellers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brayden Wright	0	0	---	---	8	8
Riddick Stinchcomb	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ronald Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ernest Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Herrington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caiden King	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnnie Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	32	15	18	65
Buddy Brandon	34	22	---	---	5	61
Roman Steinmetz	37	22	---	---	---	59
Gustavo Johnstone	32	18	---	---	9	59
Xavier Su'a-Filo	36	22	---	---	---	58
John Rockcliffe	36	22	---	---	---	58
Corbin Myre	35	22	---	---	---	57
Chad Webb	34	22	---	---	---	56
Byron Sims	---	---	34	19	1	54
Bill Brill	---	---	22	10	20	52
Terry Kern	---	---	33	16	2	51
C.J. Grant	29	8	---	---	12	49
Mack Drieberg	21	15	---	---	13	49
Terry Mathews	---	---	30	14	2	46
Byron Jones	---	---	28	18	---	46
Denzel Perryman	---	---	27	16	2	45
Johnnie Hanson	28	15	---	---	---	43
Gregory Schwartz	25	12	---	---	6	43
James Sample	---	---	26	14	---	40
Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	24	16	---	40
Herman Carlson	---	---	25	12	1	38
Marc Francis	16	12	---	---	8	36
Artie Garrett	---	---	14	7	14	35
Harvey Handley	---	---	21	11	2	34
Jonathan Toma	---	---	17	8	8	33
Pedro Madison	---	---	23	9	1	33
Darius Cash	---	---	19	2	7	28
Wesley Grier	---	---	15	7	6	28
Rod Horton	10	4	---	---	12	26
J.T. Mathews	---	---	13	7	5	25
Dan Burnett	6	3	---	---	13	22
Richard Tatum	9	11	---	---	---	20
Mo Preston	9	10	---	---	---	19
Kody Shea	---	---	7	5	6	18
Roderick Schneider	---	---	3	0	11	14
Harvey Halpern	4	0	---	---	5	9
Philip Babinchak	---	---	5	3	---	8
Darryl Breckterfield	3	0	---	---	5	8
Vincent Sparkman	3	0	---	---	5	8
Drew Seitz	---	---	0	0	6	6
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	5	5
Percy Farr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Cruse	0	2	---	---	---	2
Christopher Grier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phillip Lowe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	1	0.1
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	12	54	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	32	2.3
Middle	11	64	5.8
Right	12	85	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alexander Dawley	18	10	0	2	1	2	1	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	22	16	1	0	2	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	65	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	20	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
FB Leland Levesque	5	3	0	16	15
WR Kenneth Bledsoe	4	2	1	27	9
RB Mark Fronimopoulos	2	2	0	14	15
TE Winston Rasmic	2	0	0	0	7
TE Fernando Rosalez	1	0	0	0	8
WR DeVante Parker	1	1	0	8	14
WR Perry Green	1	1	0	5	2
TE Derrick Sjostrom	1	1	0	15	15
WR Percy Ingram	1	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gustavo Johnstone	6	5	0	46	0	18
WR Mack Drieberg	5	4	1	25	0	15
WR Marc Francis	4	3	1	29	0	12
WR Johnnie Hanson	3	1	0	8	0	15
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Mo Preston	1	1	0	24	1	10
RB Richard Tatum	1	1	0	8	0	11
FB Gregory Schwartz	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	2	6	3.00	2.00
Mark Fronimopoulos	1	-3	-3.00	1.90
William Ohanian	1	6	6.00	5.10

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	1	2	2.00	6.08
Richard Tatum	1	1	1.00	1.56
Gregory Schwartz	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alexander Dawley	1	0	0	0.00	4.72

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	4	4	39	9.75	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Winston Rasmic	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	15	15.00	7.67
WR Mack Drieberg	1	1	17	17.00	5.00
RB Richard Tatum	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
FB Gregory Schwartz	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Dawley	3	2
Mark Fronimopoulos	2	0
J.R. England	1	0
William Ohanian	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	3	2
Dan Burnett	1	1
Richard Tatum	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alexander Dawley	8	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Winston Rasmic	2	0	0
FB Leland Levesque	2	2	2
WR DeVante Parker	1	1	1
WR Perry Green	1	1	0
WR Kenneth Bledsoe	1	1	0
TE Derrick Sjostrom	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marc Francis	2	1	1
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	0	0
WR Mo Preston	1	1	1
WR Mack Drieberg	1	1	0
RB Richard Tatum	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,100)
End Zone 12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,100)
End Zone	12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)