Week 3, 2079

played in Houston, TX

81 degrees, stormy, 26 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	7	7	-	30
Houston Texans	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
1Q: 02:16 CIN - Marcos Cooper 23 field goal
2Q: 13:41 HOU - Victor Holzberger 5 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 10:37 CIN - Marcos Cooper 46 field goal
2Q: 05:38 CIN - Kaden Jamison 17 pass from George Suhocki (Marcos Cooper extra point)
2Q: 02:02 HOU - Caden Buysse 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Marcos Cooper 42 field goal
3Q: 10:56 CIN - Gus Peterson 10 run (Marcos Cooper extra point)
4Q: 02:49 CIN - Gus Perkins 20 run (Marcos Cooper extra point)
4Q: 00:16 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 13 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
1Q: 02:16 CIN - Marcos Cooper 23 field goal
2Q: 13:41 HOU - Victor Holzberger 5 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 10:37 CIN - Marcos Cooper 46 field goal
2Q: 05:38 CIN - Kaden Jamison 17 pass from George Suhocki (Marcos Cooper extra point)
2Q: 02:02 HOU - Caden Buysse 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Marcos Cooper 42 field goal
3Q: 10:56 CIN - Gus Peterson 10 run (Marcos Cooper extra point)
4Q: 02:49 CIN - Gus Perkins 20 run (Marcos Cooper extra point)
4Q: 00:16 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 13 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 329 360
- Offensive Plays 56 59
- Yards per Play 5.88 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 107 73
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 3.69 3.65
Net Passing Yards 222 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 22 - 0 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.22 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:57 29:03

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	329	360
- Offensive Plays	56	59
- Yards per Play	5.88	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	107	73
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	3.69	3.65
Net Passing Yards	222	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 22 - 0	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.22	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:57	29:03

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:09	4:59	OWN 19	8	75	Field Goal
2	13:32	3:00	OWN 43	5	28	Field Goal
2	8:57	3:28	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 28	6	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	9:50	2:01	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	5:19	5:03	OWN 11	8	34	Punt
4	12:55	2:22	OWN 30	5	14	Punt
4	7:08	2:23	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
4	4:19	1:45	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 25	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:51	OWN 21	12	77	Field Goal
1	2:10	3:38	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	10:32	1:35	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
2	5:29	3:35	OWN 25	7	57	Field Goal
3	10:46	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	7:49	2:30	OWN 31	4	17	Punt
3	0:16	2:21	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	10:33	3:25	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
4	4:45	0:26	OWN 21	4	2	Downs
4	2:34	2:24	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: George Suhocki, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gus Peterson	26	84	3.23	17	3	1
RB Gus Perkins	2	24	12.00	20	1	1
QB George Suhocki	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kristopher Johnston	9	22	2.44	9	0	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	6	19	3.17	7	0	0
QB D.J. Keeley	3	31	10.33	18	1	0
WR Victor Holzberger	1	5	5.00	5	0	1
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	26	22	226	1/4	1	27	0	115.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	37	26	295	2/8	1	33	0	102.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brady Blair	5	6	31	6.20	6	13	0
TE Kaden Jamison	5	6	77	15.40	37	27	1
TE Sedrick Flaherty	3	3	34	11.33	14	18	0
RB Gus Peterson	3	3	26	8.67	18	21	0
RB Gus Perkins	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Jesse Humphries	2	2	27	13.50	16	24	0
WR Angel Cole	1	3	21	21.00	10	21	0
FB Sergio Martinez	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deon Zimmerman	10	14	141	14.10	89	33	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	7	10	48	6.86	21	15	1
TE Buddy Ratto	5	6	57	11.40	17	19	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Alfred Aalders	1	1	30	30.00	25	30	0
WR Victor Holzberger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
CB Melvin Ruth	1	0
RB Gus Peterson	1	0
WR Brady Blair	1	0
QB George Suhocki	0	1
CB Gerald Briles	0	1
G Elliot Woodling	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Collin Darchi	0	0	1	0
RB Kristopher Johnston	0	0	1	0
OLB Glenn Boyd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darius Contreras	4	192	48.0	39.3	55	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	5	221	44.2	38.4	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcos Cooper	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	4	29	7.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	4	92	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.C. Brookes	9	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Gus Farrington	6	1	1.0	20	33
OLB Theodore Winslett	6	1	1.0	12	12
ILB Karl Ehlert	4	2	0.0	19	33
S Silas Britt	4	0	0.0	12	28
CB Melvin Ruth	3	1	0.0	19	37
DT Joe Jankowski	3	1	0.0	20	39
CB Gerald Briles	2	1	0.0	18	38
DT Louis Kinney	2	0	0.0	9	27
CB Abraham Alcott	2	0	0.0	9	28
OLB Darien Bridges	2	0	0.0	12	20
DE Jimmie Yellope	1	1	0.0	16	37
S Elliot Reynolds	1	1	0.0	8	17
S Roderick Stevenson	1	0	0.0	2	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ruben Schmid	7	3	0.0	29	27
S Collin Darchi	7	2	0.0	27	27
OLB Lenny Levitt	6	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Glenn Boyd	4	2	0.0	25	21
DE Grady Mahoney	3	0	1.0	23	20
OLB Keegan Harden	3	3	0.0	27	22
S Quentin Clinton	3	2	0.0	13	15
DT Benjamin Angelone	3	0	0.0	16	20
CB Renaldo Lapointe	3	0	0.0	20	20
ILB Derrick Runyon	2	2	0.0	14	6
OLB Vernon Herek	2	1	0.0	7	11
DE Spencer Tyler	1	2	0.0	24	17
CB Nate Duncan	1	0	0.0	10	9
DT Gregory Gray	1	0	0.0	14	9
CB David Edwards	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Jose Tatum	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Kody Tucker	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gus Farrington	1.0	0	1	33
OLB Theodore Winslett	1.0	0	0	12
OLB Darien Bridges	0.0	2	1	20
DT Joe Jankowski	0.0	1	2	39
DT Louis Kinney	0.0	1	0	27
DE Jimmie Yellope	0.0	0	1	37

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Mahoney	1.0	0	0	20
DT Gregory Gray	0.0	1	0	9
DT Benjamin Angelone	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Theodore Winslett	5	0	12
S J.C. Brookes	5	0	39
OLB Gus Farrington	3	3	33
S Silas Britt	3	0	28
ILB Karl Ehlert	2	2	33
CB Melvin Ruth	2	1	37
CB Abraham Alcott	2	1	28
CB Gerald Briles	2	0	38
S Roderick Stevenson	1	0	2
S Elliot Reynolds	1	0	17

Houston	Caught	PPlay
S Quentin Clinton	3	15
OLB Lenny Levitt	3	27
CB Ruben Schmid	3	27
OLB Glenn Boyd	3	21
OLB Vernon Herek	2	11
CB Renaldo Lapointe	2	20
S Ralph Lane	1	11
CB Nate Duncan	1	9
OLB Keegan Harden	1	22
S Collin Darchi	1	27
CB David Edwards	1	11
ILB Derrick Runyon	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Desmond Megorden	3	6	29	0	27
C Roosevelt Rives	2	7	29	0	27
G Elliot Woodling	2	6	29	0	26
G Enrique Lynn	1	4	29	1	27
T Jumbo Mueller	1	4	29	0	27
TE Sedrick Flaherty	0	1	25	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelly Levine	2	6	20	0	39
C Clyde Everett	2	3	20	0	39
T Andres Bonar	1	4	20	1	39
TE Alfred Aalders	1	1	6	0	15
G Jessie Giles	0	2	20	0	39
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	0	1	6	0	8
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	20	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kaden Jamison	3	9
Theodore Winslett	1	20
Gerald Briles	1	18
J.C. Brookes	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alfred Aalders	1	22
Vernon Herek	1	21
Kendrick Mueller	1	18
Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	17
Jessie Nelson	1	15
Carter Whiting	1	12
Kristopher Johnston	1	10
Jessie Giles	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gerald Briles	---	---	18	38	18	74
S J.C. Brookes	---	---	20	39	11	70
CB Melvin Ruth	---	---	19	37	12	68
G Desmond Megorden	29	27	---	---	7	63
RB Gus Peterson	27	18	---	---	18	63
G Enrique Lynn	29	27	---	---	7	63
T Jumbo Mueller	29	27	---	---	7	63
DT Joe Jankowski	---	---	20	39	2	61
DE Jimmie Yellope	---	---	16	37	7	60
WR Angel Cole	27	27	---	---	5	59
S Silas Britt	---	---	12	28	18	58
QB George Suhocki	29	27	---	---	---	56
C Roosevelt Rives	29	27	---	---	---	56
OLB Gus Farrington	---	---	20	33	2	55
G Elliot Woodling	29	26	---	---	---	55
WR Brady Blair	15	20	---	---	19	54
ILB Karl Ehlert	---	---	19	33	1	53
TE Sedrick Flaherty	25	20	---	---	---	45
OLB Theodore Winslett	---	---	12	12	20	44
CB Abraham Alcott	---	---	9	28	6	43
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	9	27	2	38
DE Roy Gore	---	---	18	18	---	36
WR Griffin Moseley	13	11	---	---	11	35
OLB Darien Bridges	---	---	12	20	1	33
TE Kaden Jamison	13	6	---	---	9	28
FB Sergio Martinez	3	6	---	---	19	28
WR Jesse Humphries	13	14	---	---	---	27
TE Frank Osgood	2	0	---	---	23	25
S Elliot Reynolds	---	---	8	17	---	25
OLB Luke Money	---	---	1	6	11	18
DE Juan Downs	---	---	5	3	1	9
DE Horace Scott	---	---	0	8	1	9
WR Grant Weinstein	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Marcos Cooper	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Gus Perkins	2	6	---	---	---	8
P Darius Contreras	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Gus McGee	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Dakota Ingram	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Claude McGee	---	---	0	0	6	6
OLB Randy Garrison	---	---	0	4	1	5
S Roderick Stevenson	---	---	2	2	---	4
RB Al Huntley	1	2	---	---	---	3
G William Hickman	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Brady Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hardy Boore	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sean Herndon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Chandler Bridges	20	39	---	---	7	66
G Jessie Giles	20	39	---	---	5	64
WR Demetrius Reynolds	18	36	---	---	6	60
C Clyde Everett	20	39	---	---	---	59
T Andres Bonar	20	39	---	---	---	59
G Kelly Levine	20	39	---	---	---	59
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	29	27	3	59
QB D.J. Keeley	20	39	---	---	---	59
S Collin Darchi	---	---	27	27	3	57
OLB Lenny Levitt	---	---	27	27	3	57
RB Kendrick Mueller	11	26	---	---	18	55
TE Buddy Ratto	20	34	---	---	---	54
WR Victor Holzberger	18	35	---	---	---	53
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	27	22	1	50
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	23	20	6	49
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	25	21	3	49
DE Spencer Tyler	---	---	24	17	2	43
TE Alfred Aalders	6	15	---	---	22	43
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	16	20	5	41
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	20	20	1	41
OLB Vernon Herek	---	---	7	11	21	39
CB Jose Tatum	---	---	9	10	14	33
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	10	9	13	32
WR Deon Zimmerman	9	22	---	---	1	32
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	6	8	---	---	17	31
S Quentin Clinton	---	---	13	15	3	31
RB Kristopher Johnston	9	12	---	---	10	31
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	14	6	10	30
S Ralph Lane	---	---	18	11	---	29
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	14	9	4	27
CB David Edwards	---	---	6	11	7	24
S Jessie Nelson	---	---	2	5	15	22
WR Santiago Forsythe	1	2	---	---	17	20
DE Kody Tucker	---	---	8	9	1	18
T Carter Whiting	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Brian Shiver	0	1	---	---	10	11
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Giovanni Gillespie	0	0	---	---	7	7
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Eli Schenck	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Alfredo Cobbs	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Van Otomo	2	4	---	---	---	6
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ronnie Hirshberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Donte Crutchfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Hugh Rhee	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	53	3.8
Middle	1	3	3.0
Right	13	52	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	26	22	5	1	2	0	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	37	26	5	0	0	7	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	74	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	78	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	58	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	140	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brady Blair	6	5	1	31	0	20
TE Kaden Jamison	6	5	0	77	2	6
TE Sedrick Flaherty	3	3	0	34	0	20
RB Gus Peterson	3	3	0	26	1	18
WR Angel Cole	3	1	1	21	1	27
RB Gus Perkins	2	2	0	5	0	6
WR Jesse Humphries	2	2	0	27	1	14
FB Sergio Martinez	1	1	0	5	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deon Zimmerman	14	10	141	4	22
WR Demetrius Reynolds	10	7	48	0	36
TE Buddy Ratto	6	5	57	0	34
RB Kendrick Mueller	2	1	6	0	26
RB Kristopher Johnston	2	1	11	0	12
WR Victor Holzberger	1	0	0	0	35
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	2	0	8
TE Alfred Aalders	1	1	30	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gus Peterson	7	22	3.14	3.23
RB Gus Perkins	1	20	20.00	12.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kendrick Mueller	2	5	2.50	3.17
RB Kristopher Johnston	2	7	3.50	2.44
WR Victor Holzberger	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	3	3	26	8.67	8.69

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	4	3	21	5.25	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kaden Jamison	2	2	25	12.50	12.83
WR Brady Blair	1	1	1	1.00	5.17

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Buddy Ratto	1	1	6	6.00	9.50
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	13	13.00	4.80
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gus Peterson	2	1
RB Gus Perkins	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB D.J. Keeley	1	1
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	6	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sedrick Flaherty	2	2	1
RB Gus Perkins	2	2	1
TE Kaden Jamison	1	1	0
WR Angel Cole	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deon Zimmerman	4	2	2
WR Demetrius Reynolds	3	1	0
WR Victor Holzberger	1	0	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	0
TE Buddy Ratto	1	1	1
TE Alfred Aalders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,000 (18,200)
End Zone 3,900 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,600 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,600 (11,700)
Club Seats 6,500 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,700 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,000 (18,200)
End Zone	3,900 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,600 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,600 (11,700)
Club Seats	6,500 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,700 (9,500)