Week 8, 2077

played in Houston, TX

57 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	17	0	7	-	31
Houston Texans	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 CIN - Lonnie Benson 2 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
1Q: 00:39 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
2Q: 06:55 CIN - Alvin Scott 49 field goal
2Q: 01:51 CIN - Dillon Malley 1 pass from George Suhocki (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 00:47 CIN - Sawyer Watkins 70 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
4Q: 11:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 21 field goal
4Q: 03:16 CIN - Lonnie Benson 2 run (Alvin Scott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 CIN - Lonnie Benson 2 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
1Q: 00:39 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
2Q: 06:55 CIN - Alvin Scott 49 field goal
2Q: 01:51 CIN - Dillon Malley 1 pass from George Suhocki (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 00:47 CIN - Sawyer Watkins 70 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
4Q: 11:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 21 field goal
4Q: 03:16 CIN - Lonnie Benson 2 run (Alvin Scott extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 1-7 2-5
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 5 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 239 211
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 4.12 3.30
Net Rushing Yards 139 76
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 4.79 3.30
Net Passing Yards 100 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 0 38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 110 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.45 3.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 9/68
Punt Returns/Yards 6/77 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:58 30:02

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	1-7	2-5
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	5	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	239	211
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	4.12	3.30
Net Rushing Yards	139	76
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	4.79	3.30
Net Passing Yards	100	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 0	38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	110	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.45	3.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	9/68
Punt Returns/Yards	6/77	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:58	30:02

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:59	1:33	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	10:48	4:37	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
1	0:32	3:29	OWN 38	6	3	Punt
2	8:56	2:08	OWN 48	5	20	Field Goal
2	5:25	2:03	OPP 45	3	-8	Punt
2	1:51	0:11	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:23	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	10:25	2:09	OWN 29	4	26	Punt
3	5:56	1:26	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
3	3:17	1:27	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	15:00	0:47	OWN 21	3	-5	Punt
4	10:57	2:20	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
4	7:57	4:50	OPP 23	7	23	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 42	2	-6	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:01	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	12:26	1:38	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	6:11	5:39	OWN 31	10	67	Field Goal
2	12:03	3:07	OWN 8	5	9	Punt
2	6:48	1:23	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
2	3:22	1:31	OWN 2	4	14	Interception
2	1:40	0:53	OWN 25	4	-2	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 29	1	3	Half
3	13:09	2:44	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	8:16	2:20	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	4:30	1:13	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	1:50	1:50	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	14:13	3:16	OWN 47	7	49	Field Goal
4	8:37	0:40	OWN 13	4	4	Interception
4	3:07	2:19	OWN 11	5	1	Punt

Game MVP: Lonnie Benson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lonnie Benson	15	50	3.33	20	3	2
RB Sawyer Watkins	12	86	7.17	70	2	1
QB George Suhocki	2	3	1.50	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kristopher Johnston	14	54	3.86	12	1
RB Kendrick Mueller	4	-3	-0.75	4	0
RB Drake Peters	3	8	2.67	6	0
WR Terrence Jaster	1	3	3.00	3	0
QB D.J. Keeley	1	14	14.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	27	15	110	2/10	1	18	0	77.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nathan Clements	20	13	90	1/6	0	21	1	54.2
D.J. Keeley	18	10	63	2/12	0	14	1	39.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dillon Malley	6	13	30	5.00	7	14	1
TE Sedrick Flaherty	2	2	16	8.00	2	9	0
TE Jeremy Randle	2	4	28	14.00	0	18	0
WR Marcus Clay	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
WR Johnnie Van Buren	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Sawyer Watkins	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Lonnie Benson	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Keegan Kakoza	5	6	47	9.40	16	17
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	10	42	8.40	27	21
WR Francisco Smolka	3	6	6	2.00	0	4
TE Buddy Ratto	3	6	31	10.33	0	12
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	4	12	4.00	3	9
RB Drake Peters	2	3	12	6.00	11	13
TE Kody Mahaffey	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
RB Kristopher Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lawrence Burnett	1	0	0.00	0
OLB James Osborne	1	18	18.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Sawyer Watkins	1	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Darius Collier	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Anderson	9	400	44.4	39.8	52	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	10	449	44.9	35.2	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alvin Scott	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	6	77	12.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	2	49	24.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence Jaster	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Ehlert	7	0	0.0	23	30
OLB Andrew Blackburn	6	1	0.5	10	17
OLB James Osborne	6	3	0.0	21	35
DT Joe Jankowski	6	0	0.0	21	35
S Lawrence Burnett	5	2	0.0	23	40
CB Gerald Briles	3	2	0.0	22	39
CB Melvin Ruth	3	0	0.0	18	30
S Roderick Stevenson	2	1	0.0	13	33
OLB Gus Farrington	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB C.J. Stevens	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Juan Downs	1	1	1.0	21	32
DE Jermaine Lustyk	1	0	1.0	2	14
DE Alexander Rhoden	1	1	0.5	2	5
DE Colton Detsch	1	1	0.0	21	27
DT Louis Kinney	1	1	0.0	12	28
ILB Bill Cerf	1	1	0.0	0	11
S Silas Britt	1	1	0.0	12	25
CB Zach Hutson	0	2	0.0	9	17
DE Jimmie Yellope	0	1	0.0	11	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Collier	6	1	0.0	25	23
S Collin Darchi	6	0	0.0	28	20
S Silas Greer	5	2	0.0	24	29
DE Gerald Cook	3	1	2.0	26	25
DT Sam Stortz	3	1	0.0	19	13
OLB Keegan Harden	3	1	0.0	25	23
CB Trent Corbett	3	0	0.0	26	25
CB Ruben Schmid	2	1	0.0	22	29
ILB Timothy Sherman	2	0	0.0	6	0
OLB Dave Craig	2	0	0.0	14	14
DE Marcos Cochrane	1	2	0.0	23	22
S Adam Sutter	1	1	0.0	3	15
WR Keegan Kakoza	1	0	---	---	---
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bo Oliver	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Malachi Clayton	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Grady Mahoney	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Benjamin Angelone	1	0	0.0	14	17
OLB Glenn Boyd	0	2	0.0	9	9
CB Nate Duncan	0	1	0.0	14	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Downs	1.0	1	1	32
DE Jermaine Lustyk	1.0	0	1	14
OLB Andrew Blackburn	0.5	1	0	17
DE Alexander Rhoden	0.5	0	0	5
DE Jimmie Yellope	0.0	1	0	10
DE Colton Detsch	0.0	0	1	27
DT Joe Jankowski	0.0	0	1	35

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Cook	2.0	0	1	25
DT Benjamin Angelone	0.0	1	1	17
DE Marcos Cochrane	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Ehlert	4	1	0	30
S Lawrence Burnett	3	0	1	40
OLB James Osborne	3	0	1	35
CB Melvin Ruth	2	2	0	30
S Roderick Stevenson	2	1	0	33
CB Gerald Briles	2	0	0	39
OLB Andrew Blackburn	2	0	0	17
OLB Gus Farrington	2	0	0	8
CB C.J. Stevens	2	0	0	15
ILB Bill Cerf	1	0	0	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Darius Collier	3	0	23
S Collin Darchi	2	1	20
OLB Dave Craig	2	0	14
CB Trent Corbett	1	1	25
DT Sam Stortz	1	0	13
OLB Jonah Wheeler	1	0	15
DE Marcos Cochrane	1	0	22
OLB Keegan Harden	1	0	23
S Adam Sutter	1	0	15
CB Bo Oliver	1	0	5
DE Grady Mahoney	1	0	4
CB Malachi Clayton	0	1	14
S Silas Greer	0	1	29
OLB Glenn Boyd	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brady Hernandez	4	5	29	0	29
C Conrad Riley	2	8	29	0	29
T Jumbo Mueller	2	7	29	1	29
G William Hickman	1	2	29	0	29
C Roosevelt Rives	0	4	29	0	29
TE Sedrick Flaherty	0	1	27	0	23
RB Sawyer Watkins	0	0	13	1	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josue Arcenaux	3	4	19	2	23
G Kelly Levine	2	3	23	0	41
T Carter Whiting	1	5	23	0	41
T Andres Bonar	0	6	23	1	41
G Jessie Giles	0	2	23	0	41
TE Buddy Ratto	0	1	21	0	33
TE Van Otomo	0	1	4	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Sawyer Watkins	1	29
Juan Downs	1	16
Brady Hernandez	1	16
Lonnie Benson	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Levine	5	15
Derrick Runyon	2	28
Kody Mahaffey	1	30

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gerald Briles	---	---	22	39	13	74
T Brady Hernandez	29	29	---	---	16	74
DE Juan Downs	---	---	21	32	16	69
G William Hickman	29	29	---	---	10	68
C Roosevelt Rives	29	29	---	---	10	68
T Jumbo Mueller	29	29	---	---	10	68
DT Joe Jankowski	---	---	21	35	11	67
S Lawrence Burnett	---	---	23	40	2	65
CB Melvin Ruth	---	---	18	30	15	63
WR Johnnie Van Buren	26	26	---	---	9	61
QB George Suhocki	29	29	---	---	---	58
OLB James Osborne	---	---	21	35	2	58
C Conrad Riley	29	29	---	---	---	58
S Silas Britt	---	---	12	25	20	57
OLB Andrew Blackburn	---	---	10	17	28	55
ILB Karl Ehlert	---	---	23	30	1	54
RB Sawyer Watkins	13	11	---	---	29	53
TE Sedrick Flaherty	27	23	---	---	---	50
DE Colton Detsch	---	---	21	27	1	49
WR Dillon Malley	23	26	---	---	---	49
RB Lonnie Benson	18	21	---	---	10	49
TE Jeremy Randle	12	7	---	---	29	48
S Roderick Stevenson	---	---	13	33	1	47
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	12	28	2	42
CB C.J. Stevens	---	---	8	15	18	41
WR Marcus Clay	15	17	---	---	---	32
WR Irving Hutton	6	5	---	---	20	31
DE Jermaine Lustyk	---	---	2	14	12	28
CB Zach Hutson	---	---	9	17	---	26
ILB Bill Cerf	---	---	0	11	14	25
DE Jimmie Yellope	---	---	11	10	1	22
OLB Gus Farrington	---	---	4	8	1	13
C Dusty Canales	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Richie Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Leo Mendheim	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Alexander Rhoden	---	---	2	5	1	8
K Alvin Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Brady Blair	2	5	---	---	---	7
TE Alfred Gima	3	1	---	---	---	4
RB Gus Perkins	0	1	---	---	3	4
WR Griffin Moseley	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Desmond Megorden	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hardy Boore	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Hugh Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Enrique Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
S J.C. Brookes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kelly Levine	23	41	---	---	15	79
T Andres Bonar	23	41	---	---	12	76
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	22	29	14	65
T Carter Whiting	23	41	---	---	---	64
G Jessie Giles	23	41	---	---	---	64
WR Keegan Kakoza	18	37	---	---	---	55
TE Buddy Ratto	21	33	---	---	---	54
S Silas Greer	---	---	24	29	1	54
DE Gerald Cook	---	---	26	25	1	52
CB Trent Corbett	---	---	26	25	1	52
WR Demetrius Reynolds	16	36	---	---	---	52
TE Kody Mahaffey	8	13	---	---	30	51
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	25	23	1	49
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	25	23	1	49
S Collin Darchi	---	---	28	20	---	48
DE Marcos Cochrane	---	---	23	22	1	46
RB Kendrick Mueller	7	26	---	---	11	44
RB Drake Peters	7	6	---	---	30	43
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	14	11	18	43
C Josue Arcenaux	19	23	---	---	---	42
QB D.J. Keeley	18	20	---	---	---	38
WR Francisco Smolka	11	20	---	---	6	37
WR Terrence Jaster	4	13	---	---	20	37
G Aiden Eide	4	18	---	---	12	34
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	9	9	15	33
DT Sam Stortz	---	---	19	13	---	32
OLB Jonah Wheeler	---	---	17	15	---	32
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	14	17	1	32
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	2	0	28	30
OLB Dave Craig	---	---	14	14	1	29
RB Kristopher Johnston	16	13	---	---	---	29
CB Malachi Clayton	---	---	3	14	10	27
QB Nathan Clements	5	21	---	---	---	26
S Julio Plichta	---	---	7	0	18	25
CB Bo Oliver	---	---	5	5	15	25
S Adam Sutter	---	---	3	15	1	19
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	6	4	9	19
WR Deon Zimmerman	3	6	---	---	9	18
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	1	6	9	16
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	12	12
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Douglas Samuels	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Timothy Sherman	---	---	6	0	---	6
TE Van Otomo	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	5	5

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	3	74	24.7
Right	13	15	1.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	27	15	0	0	5	5	2	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nathan Clements	20	13	1	0	3	1	2	2	1
D.J. Keeley	18	10	0	1	2	3	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	35	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	92	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dillon Malley	13	6	2	30	26
TE Jeremy Randle	4	2	1	28	7
WR Johnnie Van Buren	3	1	1	5	26
TE Sedrick Flaherty	2	2	0	16	23
RB Sawyer Watkins	2	1	1	7	11
WR Marcus Clay	2	2	0	13	17
RB Lonnie Benson	1	1	0	11	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Reynolds	10	5	3	42	1	36
WR Francisco Smolka	6	3	1	6	0	20
WR Keegan Kakoza	6	5	0	47	0	37
TE Buddy Ratto	6	3	0	31	0	33
RB Kendrick Mueller	4	3	0	12	0	26
RB Drake Peters	3	2	1	12	0	6
TE Kody Mahaffey	2	2	0	3	0	13
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lonnie Benson	5	17	3.40	3.33
RB Sawyer Watkins	4	8	2.00	7.17

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kristopher Johnston	2	0	0.00	3.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	1	1	1	1.00	4.07

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nathan Clements	2	0	0	0.00	4.50
D.J. Keeley	2	1	5	2.50	3.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dillon Malley	1	1	1	1.00	2.31

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demetrius Reynolds	3	1	5	1.67	4.20
WR Francisco Smolka	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lonnie Benson	2	1
RB Sawyer Watkins	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	11	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nathan Clements	7	4	1
D.J. Keeley	6	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Malley	7	3	2
TE Sedrick Flaherty	1	1	0
TE Jeremy Randle	1	1	0
WR Johnnie Van Buren	1	0	0
WR Marcus Clay	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Ratto	4	2	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	3	2	1
WR Keegan Kakoza	2	2	1
TE Kody Mahaffey	2	2	0
WR Francisco Smolka	1	1	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,900 (18,200)
End Zone 4,000 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,700 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,700 (11,700)
Club Seats 6,700 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,900 (18,200)
End Zone	4,000 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,700 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,700 (11,700)
Club Seats	6,700 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (9,500)