Week 8, 2038

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	3	0	-	3
Houston Texans	3	10	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
2Q: 12:05 HOU - Darrin Borders 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Pete Siders 6 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:15 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 14 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 03:39 CIN - Ken Brisby 31 field goal
4Q: 08:59 HOU - Darrin Borders 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
2Q: 12:05 HOU - Darrin Borders 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Pete Siders 6 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:15 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 14 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 03:39 CIN - Ken Brisby 31 field goal
4Q: 08:59 HOU - Darrin Borders 24 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 1-7 5-2
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 6 13
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 308 350
- Offensive Plays 64 72
- Yards per Play 4.81 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 104 200
- Rushing Attempts 13 54
- Yards per Rush 8.00 3.70
Net Passing Yards 204 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 21 - 1 17 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/4 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 21:16 38:44

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	1-7	5-2
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	6	13
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	308	350
- Offensive Plays	64	72
- Yards per Play	4.81	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	104	200
- Rushing Attempts	13	54
- Yards per Rush	8.00	3.70
Net Passing Yards	204	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 21 - 1	17 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/4	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	21:16	38:44

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	6:49	4:20	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
2	11:58	2:00	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	1:54	1:39	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
3	9:05	2:39	OWN 27	4	19	Punt
3	5:11	1:39	OWN 34	6	52	Field Goal
3	1:25	2:54	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	8:54	2:50	OWN 18	10	68	Downs
4	4:16	0:32	OPP 47	4	0	Interception
4	2:30	1:41	OWN 12	8	27	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	6:16	OWN 35	12	64	Field Goal
1	2:29	5:31	OWN 41	10	55	Field Goal
2	9:58	8:04	OWN 5	16	95	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:55	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	6:26	1:15	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:32	2:07	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	13:31	1:47	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	11:44	2:50	OPP 25	5	18	Field Goal
4	6:04	1:48	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	3:44	1:14	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 39	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Todd Downs, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devin Bernard	11	72	6.55	20	4	0
Jack Peterson	2	32	16.00	17	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	40	160	4.00	14	1	0
Earnest Stadtmauer	10	45	4.50	14	2	1
Todd Downs	4	-5	-1.25	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Peterson	50	21	210	1/6	0	34	1	46.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Downs	17	14	164	1/14	1	32	0	126.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Johnston	6	8	50	8.33	21	18
RB Devin Bernard	4	6	32	8.00	41	34
WR Travis Greenway	3	8	15	5.00	0	14
TE Geoff Newton	3	6	55	18.33	24	33
WR Richie Sebek	3	10	46	15.33	9	21
WR Tyrus Bruce	2	11	12	6.00	0	8
FB Ken Botte	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pete Siders	4	4	44	11.00	16	20	1
WR Derrick Seaman	3	3	36	12.00	17	22	0
WR Tommie Drake	2	2	39	19.50	31	32	0
TE Griffin Barton	2	4	15	7.50	0	12	0
FB Trevor Davis	2	3	24	12.00	24	24	0
TE Bart Geib	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Maurice McGee	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Travis Greenway	1	0
Devin Bernard	1	0
Bob Johnston	1	0
Geoff Newton	0	1
Josh Meucci	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force
Bart Geib	1	1
Phillip Burgraff	0	1
Lamar Timpson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fernando Palmer	5	240	48.0	34.6	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	5	231	46.2	36.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Brisby	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	3/3	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Greenway	4	27	6.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Seaman	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Bernard	3	58	19.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Willis	1	33	33.0	0
Maurice McGee	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tony Eklin	11	4	0.0	45	18
OLB Geoff Horton	9	3	0.0	41	14
S R.J. Braddock	6	4	0.0	51	17
DT Giovanni Dawkins	6	1	0.0	44	11
CB Frankie Newsome	5	4	0.0	50	17
DE Shawn Leoni	4	2	0.0	42	16
DE Ellis Nevicosi	4	0	0.0	42	15
OLB Antonio Hazam	3	2	0.0	31	12
DT Nolan Richert	3	1	0.0	29	8
S Richard Sweeney	3	1	0.0	44	18
CB Daryl Baker	2	2	0.0	27	5
OLB Morris Chopper	2	1	0.0	14	4
DT Donny Lamm	2	1	0.0	25	9
CB Bernard Jefferson	2	0	0.0	48	18
DT Denzel Wynn	1	1	1.0	24	9
WR Richie Sebek	1	0	---	---	---
S Dylan Fujita	1	0	0.0	11	3
OLB Antonio Brewer	0	1	0.0	10	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	6	5	0.0	13	37
OLB Phillip Burgraff	5	3	0.0	12	47
CB Lamar Timpson	5	1	0.0	12	47
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	3	1	0.0	12	47
CB Winston Bensen	3	1	0.0	9	48
S Barry Durham	3	0	0.0	13	48
S Harold Mason	2	0	0.0	13	48
OLB Vinny Compton	2	0	0.0	2	9
DE Sammie Back	1	0	1.0	9	29
S Marco Hardy	1	3	0.0	2	20
DT Barry Kamin	1	1	0.0	2	0
DE Scott Meier	1	0	0.0	6	29
CB Maurice McGee	1	0	0.0	2	14
DE Hardy McDonald	0	2	0.0	12	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Denzel Wynn	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Donny Lamm	0.0	1	0	0	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammie Back	1.0	1	2	1	29
DE Hardy McDonald	0.0	1	1	0	40
DE Rusty Ansara	0.0	0	3	1	28
DT Eric Sarfaty	0.0	0	2	1	33
OLB Vinny Compton	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Scott Meier	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tony Eklin	3	0	18
S R.J. Braddock	3	0	17
CB Frankie Newsome	3	0	17
S Richard Sweeney	1	1	18
OLB Geoff Horton	1	0	14
DE Ellis Nevicosi	1	0	15
DE Shawn Leoni	1	0	16
CB Bernard Jefferson	1	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Phillip Burgraff	4	2	0	47
CB Lamar Timpson	3	2	0	47
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	1	0	37
CB Winston Bensen	3	0	0	48
S Harold Mason	2	1	0	48
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	2	1	0	47
OLB Vinny Compton	1	1	0	9
CB Maurice McGee	1	0	1	14
S Marco Hardy	1	0	0	20
S Barry Durham	1	0	0	48
OLB Tyrell Kinney	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coffey	1	4	13	0	45
Gene Hatteberg	1	3	13	0	51
Floyd Dunn	1	2	12	1	19
Adrian Holcombe	1	1	13	0	41
Ken Botte	1	1	10	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Flowers	7	10	1	54	0	18
Kent Niechniedowicz	5	8	1	54	0	18
Corwin Hicks	4	11	0	53	1	18
Trevor Davis	4	7	0	40	0	15
Arnie Reed	3	10	0	54	0	18
Cole Bennett	2	3	0	53	0	18
Frankie Hardy	0	1	0	1	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Buckner	2	14
Geoff Newton	1	13
Tyrus Bruce	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Hardy	3	14
Bart Geib	2	16
Trevor Davis	2	13

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
R.J. Braddock	---	---	51	17	4	72
Bernard Jefferson	---	---	48	18	4	70
Frankie Newsome	---	---	50	17	3	70
Tyrus Bruce	12	49	---	---	8	69
Tony Eklin	---	---	45	18	4	67
Travis Greenway	5	44	---	---	16	65
Geoff Horton	---	---	41	14	10	65
Richard Sweeney	---	---	44	18	3	65
Bob Johnston	11	43	---	---	11	65
Jack Peterson	13	51	---	---	---	64
Gene Hatteberg	13	51	---	---	---	64
Ellis Nevicosi	---	---	42	15	5	62
Shawn Leoni	---	---	42	16	4	62
Giovanni Dawkins	---	---	44	11	7	62
Jeffrey Donaldson	13	41	---	---	7	61
Rich Coffey	13	45	---	---	---	58
Adrian Holcombe	13	41	---	---	---	54
Antonio Hazam	---	---	31	12	6	49
Josh Meucci	0	22	---	---	20	42
Devin Bernard	12	23	---	---	6	41
Geoff Newton	9	18	---	---	13	40
Nolan Richert	---	---	29	8	2	39
Denzel Wynn	---	---	24	9	6	39
Burt Wilson	1	30	---	---	7	38
Donny Lamm	---	---	25	9	1	35
Daryl Baker	---	---	27	5	1	33
Ken Botte	10	10	---	---	11	31
Morris Chopper	---	---	14	4	13	31
Floyd Dunn	12	19	---	---	---	31
Richie Sebek	0	30	---	---	---	30
Kent Buckner	4	8	---	---	14	26
Cornell Cote	---	---	4	2	20	26
Dylan Fujita	---	---	11	3	7	21
Neil Jones	0	12	---	---	7	19
Terry Guthrie	0	11	---	---	7	18
Jeff Gaytan	2	8	---	---	3	13
Oliver Shire	---	---	9	1	1	11
Antonio Brewer	---	---	10	0	---	10
Bubba Callanan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phillip Greer	---	---	3	1	2	6
Fernando Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kris Clements	0	5	---	---	---	5
Ken Brisby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lenny Scott	---	---	0	0	2	2
Heath Kong	0	0	---	---	2	2
Deron Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cole Bennett	53	18	---	---	8	79
Bernie Flowers	54	18	---	---	7	79
Pete Siders	49	18	---	---	7	74
Kent Niechniedowicz	54	18	---	---	1	73
Arnie Reed	54	18	---	---	1	73
Todd Downs	54	18	---	---	---	72
Corwin Hicks	53	18	---	---	---	71
Griffin Barton	53	18	---	---	---	71
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	12	47	9	68
Trevor Davis	40	15	---	---	13	68
Winston Bensen	---	---	9	48	10	67
Harold Mason	---	---	13	48	2	63
Barry Durham	---	---	13	48	2	63
Phillip Burgraff	---	---	12	47	2	61
Lamar Timpson	---	---	12	47	2	61
Darnell Bates	44	14	---	---	---	58
Hardy McDonald	---	---	12	40	2	54
Floyd Juarez	---	---	13	37	3	53
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	7	33	3	43
Scott Meier	---	---	6	29	6	41
Derrick Seaman	27	9	---	---	5	41
Sammie Back	---	---	9	29	1	39
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	8	26	2	36
Marco Hardy	---	---	2	20	14	36
Lonnie Jackson	18	5	---	---	13	36
Bart Geib	15	4	---	---	16	35
Earnest Stadtmauer	10	4	---	---	21	35
Rusty Ansara	---	---	6	28	1	35
Rodney Burney	13	1	---	---	12	26
Maurice McGee	---	---	2	14	9	25
Vinny Compton	---	---	2	9	12	23
Tommie Drake	1	2	---	---	11	14
Tyrell Kinney	---	---	0	6	7	13
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	3	2	5	10
Ricardo Barnes	1	0	---	---	8	9
Tyrone Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frankie Hardy	1	0	---	---	7	8
Luke Willis	---	---	0	3	4	7
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Barry Kamin	---	---	2	0	2	4
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	3	3
Junior Peters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wendell Begay	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ted Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Beaudry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	4	35	8.8
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	65	5.0
Middle	27	97	3.6
Right	11	43	3.9
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Peterson	50	21	3	2	5	9	10	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Downs	17	14	4	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	55	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	4	19	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	8	136	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	56	18.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	15	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	12	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Bruce	11	2	2	12	0	49
WR Richie Sebek	10	3	1	46	1	30
WR Travis Greenway	8	3	2	15	0	44
WR Bob Johnston	8	6	0	50	0	43
TE Geoff Newton	6	3	0	55	1	18
RB Devin Bernard	6	4	0	32	1	23
FB Ken Botte	1	0	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Pete Siders	4	4	0	44	1	18
TE Griffin Barton	4	2	1	15	0	18
FB Trevor Davis	3	2	0	24	1	15
WR Derrick Seaman	3	3	0	36	1	9
WR Tommie Drake	2	2	0	39	1	2
TE Bart Geib	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	9	22	2.44	4.00
Earnest Stadtmauer	4	18	4.50	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Peterson	7	0	0	0.00	4.20

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	6	6	31	5.17	9.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Overall Avg
WR Travis Greenway	2	1.88
WR Tyrus Bruce	2	1.09
TE Geoff Newton	1	9.17
RB Devin Bernard	1	5.33
WR Bob Johnston	1	6.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Siders	2	2	16	8.00	11.00
TE Bart Geib	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	7	7.00	19.50
TE Griffin Barton	1	1	3	3.00	3.75
WR Derrick Seaman	1	1	-1	-1.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Jack Peterson	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	8	5
Earnest Stadtmauer	4	1
Todd Downs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Peterson	13	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Downs	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Bruce	6	0	0
WR Richie Sebek	4	2	2
RB Devin Bernard	2	1	0
WR Travis Greenway	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Griffin Barton	2	0	0
TE Pete Siders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)