Week 3, 2046

played in Cincinnati, OH

78 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	0	0	-	14
Cincinnati Bengals	6	14	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 CIN - Wendell Thayer 26 field goal
1Q: 01:33 CIN - Wendell Thayer 35 field goal
1Q: 01:27 HOU - Frankie Newsome 100 kickoff return (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 11:37 CIN - Christian Mandzuk 9 pass from Donnie Rezac (Wendell Thayer extra point)
2Q: 02:29 HOU - Trevor Davis 3 pass from Emmanuel O'Dwyer (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CIN - Ryan Witt 17 pass from Donnie Rezac (Wendell Thayer extra point)
3Q: 01:14 CIN - Ronnie Starks 32 fumble return (Wendell Thayer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 CIN - Wendell Thayer 26 field goal
1Q: 01:33 CIN - Wendell Thayer 35 field goal
1Q: 01:27 HOU - Frankie Newsome 100 kickoff return (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 11:37 CIN - Christian Mandzuk 9 pass from Donnie Rezac (Wendell Thayer extra point)
2Q: 02:29 HOU - Trevor Davis 3 pass from Emmanuel O'Dwyer (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CIN - Ryan Witt 17 pass from Donnie Rezac (Wendell Thayer extra point)
3Q: 01:14 CIN - Ronnie Starks 32 fumble return (Wendell Thayer extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 305 332
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 4.62 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 61 73
- Rushing Attempts 23 21
- Yards per Rush 2.65 3.48
Net Passing Yards 244 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 3 43 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 264 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/38 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/100 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	305	332
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	4.62	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	61	73
- Rushing Attempts	23	21
- Yards per Rush	2.65	3.48
Net Passing Yards	244	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 3	43 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	264	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/38	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/100	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:13	0:52	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	5:58	1:20	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	11:30	0:55	OWN 25	4	9	Interception
2	8:56	6:36	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 25	3	23	Half
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 25	10	38	Punt
3	8:23	3:14	OWN 41	5	27	Interception
3	1:55	0:48	OWN 29	3	3	Fumble
3	1:07	4:57	OWN 25	9	41	Missed FG
4	10:11	2:48	OWN 5	5	22	Punt
4	5:00	2:11	OWN 32	8	59	Downs
4	2:14	0:08	OPP 42	1	0	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:47	OWN 16	13	75	Field Goal
1	7:21	1:23	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	4:38	3:11	OWN 34	9	48	Field Goal
1	1:10	4:40	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	10:35	1:39	OWN 46	4	12	Punt
2	2:20	1:29	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
3	10:06	1:43	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:09	3:14	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	11:10	0:59	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	7:23	2:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:49	0:35	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 30	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Donnie Rezac, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stephen Lindsay	14	36	2.57	14	1
Chris Terry	5	21	4.20	11	1
Tucker Messerly	3	4	1.33	5	0
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.B. Oliver	8	31	3.88	13	1
Donnie Rezac	7	24	3.43	10	1
Norm Irwin	4	7	1.75	4	0
Jon Moss	1	4	4.00	4	0
Warren Davidson	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	39	25	264	4/20	1	21	3	60.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Rezac	43	23	278	3/19	2	30	0	89.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bart Mandzuk	7	9	77	11.00	33	21	0
TE Leslie Johnston	6	6	67	11.17	14	21	0
WR Tre Flaherty	5	9	50	10.00	28	18	0
FB Trevor Davis	2	3	24	12.00	16	21	1
RB Chris Terry	2	2	32	16.00	16	19	0
WR Tucker Messerly	2	7	10	5.00	8	12	0
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Demetrius Dodge	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Christian Mandzuk	10	15	154	15.40	69	30	1
WR Dwight Apolonio	3	6	24	8.00	12	14	0
TE Francisco Sanders	2	3	28	14.00	0	25	0
TE Ivan Hjerppe	2	5	20	10.00	10	11	0
WR Jon Moss	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB J.B. Oliver	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Warren Davidson	1	4	21	21.00	13	21	0
FB Ryan Witt	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	1
WR Bernard Cook	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Norm Irwin	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Riley Unruh	1	0	0.00	0
CB Edward Terrell	1	0	0.00	0
CB Asher Dewit	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Tre Flaherty	1	0
Alvin Lindsay	1	0
Bart Mandzuk	0	1

Cincinnati	Recov	Force	TD
Ronnie Starks	1	0	1
Riley Unruh	0	1	0
Edward Terrell	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	4	198	49.5	40.5	60	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malcolm Kemp	7	327	46.7	41.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Thayer	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Messerly	5	38	7.6	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Mandzuk	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Newsome	1	100	100.0	1

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Cook	2	46	23.0	0
Mackenzie Reid	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky McElroy	8	0	0.0	20	42
ILB Dean Churchill	5	1	0.0	21	46
DE Rex Hauer	4	0	2.0	19	43
CB Norm Briseno	3	3	0.0	21	44
DE Melvin Craig	3	1	0.0	13	25
OLB Ed Demyan	3	0	0.0	11	23
S Korey Fichialos	3	0	0.0	15	35
CB J.R. Robbins	3	0	0.0	8	26
DT Manuel Terhorst	2	0	1.0	12	23
CB Frankie Newsome	2	1	0.0	13	27
S Sammie Holmes	2	1	0.0	21	46
DT Camden Cox	2	0	0.0	5	18
S J.C. Miceli	2	0	0.0	5	6
DE Ruben Ellis	1	2	0.0	10	16
RB Stephen Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---
QB Emmanuel O'Dwyer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Les Peebles	1	0	0.0	14	28
WR Tucker Messerly	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nathan Madrid	0	1	0.0	8	21

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riley Unruh	9	3	0.0	23	43
CB Jamie Ellard	6	3	1.0	22	41
ILB Leslie Reed	6	2	0.0	23	43
S Kendall Borders	5	3	0.0	22	37
CB Edward Terrell	5	2	0.0	18	30
DE Glen Petrafassi	4	1	0.0	23	34
DE Heath Robbins	4	0	0.0	18	37
S Ronnie Starks	3	0	0.0	9	32
DT Rickey Rice	2	0	1.0	16	39
DE Evan Carlisle	2	0	1.0	22	37
OLB Kai Claire	2	0	1.0	11	30
S Pedro Tatum	2	1	0.0	8	11
DT Giovanni Dawkins	0	1	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rex Hauer	2.0	0	4	1	43
DT Manuel Terhorst	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Camden Cox	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Mackenzie Ebbitt	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Nicky McElroy	0.0	1	0	0	42
DE Ruben Ellis	0.0	0	2	0	16
DE Nathan Madrid	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Dean Churchill	0.0	0	1	0	46

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rickey Rice	1.0	0	0	39
DE Evan Carlisle	1.0	0	0	37
CB Jamie Ellard	1.0	0	0	41
OLB Kai Claire	1.0	0	0	30
DE Glen Petrafassi	0.0	2	3	34
OLB Riley Unruh	0.0	1	0	43
ILB Leslie Reed	0.0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dean Churchill	5	1	46
CB Norm Briseno	4	2	44
OLB Ed Demyan	3	1	23
OLB Nicky McElroy	3	1	42
CB J.R. Robbins	2	1	26
CB Frankie Newsome	2	0	27
S Korey Fichialos	2	0	35
DT Camden Cox	1	0	18
S J.C. Miceli	1	0	6
S Sammie Holmes	0	1	46

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Edward Terrell	4	1	1	30
OLB Riley Unruh	4	0	1	43
CB Jamie Ellard	4	0	0	41
ILB Leslie Reed	4	0	0	43
S Ronnie Starks	3	1	0	32
S Kendall Borders	3	0	0	37
DE Heath Robbins	2	0	0	37
OLB Kai Claire	1	0	0	30
CB Asher Dewit	0	1	1	24
S Dexter Tyler	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wyatt Slone	3	10	0	23	1	43
Ben Humphries	3	6	1	23	0	43
Shannon Mills	1	1	0	23	1	43
Leo Kehl	0	4	0	23	1	43
Gerald Newhart	0	2	0	23	1	43

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Hatteberg	3	6	21	1	46
Micah Zwillinger	2	6	21	0	46
Britt Batista	1	4	21	1	46
Bert Howe	1	1	15	0	16
Randall Radomile	0	1	21	1	46
Francisco Sanders	0	1	13	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Foster	2	20
Chris Terry	2	17
Korey Dacosta	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ivan Hjerppe	2	22
Glen Petrafassi	2	13
Heath Robbins	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dean Churchill	---	---	21	46	15	82
Ben Humphries	23	43	---	---	5	71
Gerald Newhart	23	43	---	---	5	71
Wyatt Slone	23	43	---	---	5	71
Shannon Mills	23	43	---	---	5	71
Sammie Holmes	---	---	21	46	2	69
Norm Briseno	---	---	21	44	2	67
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	23	43	---	---	---	66
Leo Kehl	23	43	---	---	---	66
Rex Hauer	---	---	19	43	2	64
Les Peebles	---	---	14	28	22	64
Nicky McElroy	---	---	20	42	2	64
Bart Mandzuk	19	39	---	---	3	61
Tre Flaherty	21	37	---	---	---	58
Frankie Newsome	---	---	13	27	17	57
Leslie Johnston	21	34	---	---	---	55
Tucker Messerly	20	27	---	---	7	54
Korey Fichialos	---	---	15	35	2	52
Stephen Lindsay	16	25	---	---	6	47
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	12	23	9	44
Melvin Craig	---	---	13	25	2	40
Chris Terry	7	14	---	---	17	38
Ed Demyan	---	---	11	23	1	35
J.R. Robbins	---	---	8	26	---	34
Alvin Lindsay	3	10	---	---	21	34
Ruben Ellis	---	---	10	16	7	33
Adrian Gillooly	---	---	10	21	1	32
Nathan Madrid	---	---	8	21	1	30
J.C. Miceli	---	---	5	6	16	27
Trevor Davis	0	11	---	---	15	26
Demetrius Dodge	1	6	---	---	18	25
Camden Cox	---	---	5	18	---	23
Chuck Foster	---	---	0	0	20	20
Mackenzie Ebbitt	---	---	5	15	---	20
Wayne Carter	7	7	---	---	---	14
Quinn Duesenberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
T.J. Murray	0	5	---	---	---	5
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Myles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	4	4
Asher Marsh	---	---	0	1	---	1
Zachary Salcines	0	0	---	---	1	1
Frankie Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leslie Mozart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Drew Lawrence	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Hatteberg	21	46	---	---	9	76
Randall Radomile	21	46	---	---	9	76
Britt Batista	21	46	---	---	9	76
Heath Robbins	---	---	18	37	18	73
Jamie Ellard	---	---	22	41	7	70
Glen Petrafassi	---	---	23	34	13	70
Christian Mandzuk	21	43	---	---	5	69
Donnie Rezac	21	46	---	---	2	69
Leslie Reed	---	---	23	43	2	68
Micah Zwillinger	21	46	---	---	---	67
Riley Unruh	---	---	23	43	1	67
Kai Claire	---	---	11	30	21	62
Evan Carlisle	---	---	22	37	1	60
Kendall Borders	---	---	22	37	1	60
Rickey Rice	---	---	16	39	1	56
Jon Moss	15	35	---	---	3	53
Francisco Sanders	13	35	---	---	1	49
Edward Terrell	---	---	18	30	1	49
Ivan Hjerppe	7	14	---	---	22	43
Asher Dewit	---	---	19	24	---	43
Ronnie Starks	---	---	9	32	1	42
Dwight Apolonio	11	31	---	---	---	42
Corey Glenn	6	30	---	---	3	39
Giovanni Dawkins	---	---	17	17	4	38
Norm Irwin	5	8	---	---	22	35
Bert Howe	15	16	---	---	---	31
Warren Davidson	6	23	---	---	---	29
J.B. Oliver	10	13	---	---	---	23
Corwin Rhodes	4	8	---	---	10	22
Pedro Tatum	---	---	8	11	2	21
Ryan Witt	7	13	---	---	---	20
Dexter Tyler	---	---	1	6	11	18
Mackenzie Reid	0	1	---	---	15	16
Bernard Cook	6	6	---	---	3	15
Carl Walters	---	---	0	0	11	11
Richie Gaylor	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gilbert Curtis	---	---	1	8	---	9
Wendell Thayer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Fields	0	0	---	---	8	8
Malcolm Kemp	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raymond Bentley	---	---	0	0	7	7
Byron Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jameson Rohrbacher	---	---	0	4	---	4
Tyler Stevenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Griffith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Martin Trufant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	11	20	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	39	25	3	2	1	4	4	3	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Rezac	43	23	5	1	1	7	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	48	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	97	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	113	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	6	0.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	73	18.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	76	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	83	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bart Mandzuk	9	7	0	77	1	39
WR Tre Flaherty	9	5	1	50	0	37
WR Tucker Messerly	7	2	0	10	0	27
TE Leslie Johnston	6	6	0	67	1	34
FB Trevor Davis	3	2	0	24	1	11
RB Chris Terry	2	2	0	32	0	14
WR Demetrius Dodge	2	0	0	0	0	6
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	1	0	4	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Christian Mandzuk	15	10	0	154	3	43
WR Dwight Apolonio	6	3	1	24	0	31
TE Ivan Hjerppe	5	2	0	20	0	14
WR Jon Moss	4	1	0	5	0	35
RB Warren Davidson	4	1	0	21	1	23
TE Francisco Sanders	3	2	0	28	1	35
RB J.B. Oliver	2	1	0	3	0	13
WR Bernard Cook	2	1	0	5	0	6
FB Ryan Witt	1	1	0	17	0	13
RB Norm Irwin	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jon Moss	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	5	4	24	4.80	6.77

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Rezac	9	4	34	3.78	6.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bart Mandzuk	3	2	14	4.67	8.56
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
TE Leslie Johnston	1	1	7	7.00	11.17

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Moss	3	1	5	1.67	1.25
TE Ivan Hjerppe	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Christian Mandzuk	1	1	9	9.00	10.27
RB J.B. Oliver	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Warren Davidson	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
FB Ryan Witt	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Terry	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
J.B. Oliver	4	1
Donnie Rezac	2	1
Jon Moss	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	10	7	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Rezac	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Trevor Davis	3	2	2
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	1
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	1	0
WR Tre Flaherty	2	1	1
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Christian Mandzuk	3	3	3
WR Dwight Apolonio	2	1	1
WR Jon Moss	1	0	0
TE Ivan Hjerppe	1	0	0
WR Bernard Cook	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,600 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (19,800)
End Zone 12,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,600 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (19,800)
End Zone	12,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,800)