Week 8, 2026

played in Houston, TX

88 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	28	7	10	-	45
Houston Texans	3	17	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 HOU - Darrin Borders 25 field goal
2Q: 13:22 HOU - Lewis Lee 88 interception return (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 09:23 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 14 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 09:14 HOU - Edwin Forbes 86 kickoff return (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 05:16 CIN - Roger Farr 3 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 03:09 CIN - Will Tanner 4 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 01:23 CIN - Byron Dunn 1 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:02 HOU - Darrin Borders 41 field goal
3Q: 08:01 HOU - Kurt Snyder 12 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 05:04 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 22 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 11:06 CIN - K.C. Carter 5 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CIN - Rickey Rosebrock 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 HOU - Darrin Borders 25 field goal
2Q: 13:22 HOU - Lewis Lee 88 interception return (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 09:23 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 14 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 09:14 HOU - Edwin Forbes 86 kickoff return (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 05:16 CIN - Roger Farr 3 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 03:09 CIN - Will Tanner 4 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 01:23 CIN - Byron Dunn 1 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:02 HOU - Darrin Borders 41 field goal
3Q: 08:01 HOU - Kurt Snyder 12 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 05:04 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 22 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 11:06 CIN - K.C. Carter 5 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CIN - Rickey Rosebrock 42 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 6-2 1-6
First Downs 31 20
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 21 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 516 319
- Offensive Plays 74 52
- Yards per Play 6.97 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 150 69
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.60
Net Passing Yards 366 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 1 36 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 366 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 10.76 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/13 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 4.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/53 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 7/234
Interception Ret./Yards 2/34 1/88
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:07 23:53

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	6-2	1-6
First Downs	31	20
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	21	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	516	319
- Offensive Plays	74	52
- Yards per Play	6.97	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	150	69
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.60
Net Passing Yards	366	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 1	36 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	366	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	10.76	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/13	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	4.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/53	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	7/234
Interception Ret./Yards	2/34	1/88
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:07	23:53

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:53	1:37	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
1	4:47	6:36	OWN 1	14	76	Interception
2	13:11	3:57	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	8:57	3:49	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:33	1:33	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
2	2:15	0:58	OPP 11	4	11	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 34	7	55	Fumble
3	7:52	2:59	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
3	0:33	4:33	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	7:59	3:11	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	3:04	2:17	OPP 38	6	13	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:07	OWN 28	12	64	Field Goal
1	7:16	2:29	OWN 44	4	17	Punt
2	5:08	0:35	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
2	3:00	0:45	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 28	5	48	Field Goal
3	10:54	3:02	OWN 11	6	89	Touchdown
3	4:53	4:20	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
4	11:00	3:01	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
4	4:48	1:44	OWN 7	6	31	Downs
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 41	3	20	Game

Game MVP: Fred Mount, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	21	82	3.90	11	1	1
Richie Reichardt	17	56	3.29	6	0	0
Fred Mount	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	12	57	4.75	10	2
Jackie Barber	2	10	5.00	6	0
Earl Rader	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	34	24	366	0/0	5	52	1	133.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	36	25	256	1/6	1	34	2	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Tanner	7	8	101	14.43	16	52	1
TE Thurman Hutchison	5	6	95	19.00	35	47	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	4	8	74	18.50	27	24	2
WR Byron Dunn	4	4	61	15.25	10	29	1
WR Roger Farr	2	2	18	9.00	0	15	1
FB Charlie Sanford	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Richie Reichardt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brad Barnett	5	5	32	6.40	12	11	0
WR Bucky Organ	4	7	63	15.75	6	30	0
WR Earl Rader	4	8	41	10.25	3	15	0
WR Kurt Snyder	3	5	22	7.33	0	12	1
WR Scottie Walters	3	4	64	21.33	29	34	0
TE Reggie Freeman	2	2	2	1.00	4	3	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randall Henry	1	16	16.00	0
S Rex Ramirez	1	18	18.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lewis Lee	1	88	88.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Mount	1	0	0
K.C. Carter	1	0	0
Sedrick Connell	0	1	0
T.J. Preston	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edwin Forbes	1	0	0
Vernon Morrison	0	1	0
Scottie Walters	0	1	0
Clay Raymer	0	0	1
Andy Inthapany	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Restifo	2	102	51.0	45.5	53	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	135	45.0	31.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	6/6

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Fleming	3	72	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Forbes	7	234	33.4	1

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bucky Newman	7	2	0.0	11	32
CB Randall Henry	5	1	0.0	10	35
OLB Richard Blackston	5	0	0.0	15	29
S Rex Ramirez	4	2	0.0	15	37
CB Doug Fleming	3	0	1.0	12	32
DE Monty Magnone	3	1	0.0	12	29
OLB Ben Battles	2	2	0.0	5	7
DT Rickey Wolf	2	1	0.0	11	28
CB T.J. Preston	2	1	0.0	11	26
CB Phillip Halbert	2	0	0.0	9	33
DT Victor Borders	1	0	0.0	9	24
S Wes Chechetts	1	0	0.0	14	33
ILB Sammy Freeman	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Ted Ottis	1	0	0.0	0	8
DE Bob Marischen	0	1	0.0	11	28

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vernon Morrison	6	6	0.0	20	13
ILB Raymond Wilcox	6	3	0.0	31	28
DE Oscar Battle	5	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Lewis Lee	5	1	0.0	23	24
S Burt Morlando	4	4	0.0	36	30
DT Tyrell Murack	4	2	0.0	28	20
DT Clay Raymer	4	1	0.0	28	19
CB Trevor Canas	4	0	0.0	29	28
CB Dean Barber	4	0	0.0	21	14
CB Fred Lemons	3	1	0.0	21	19
DE Ronald Woodward	3	0	0.0	34	30
S Harold Mason	2	3	0.0	32	29
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	0.0	22	22
DE Trevor Hawthorne	1	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	0	0.0	17	8
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0.0	9	6
TE Kelly Madera	1	0	---	---	---
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
S J.J. Donovan	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Brady Kirk	1	0	0.0	6	6
S Jumbo Hines	0	1	0.0	8	5
DT Keith Small	0	1	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Doug Fleming	1.0	0	0	32
DT Victor Borders	0.0	2	1	24
DE Bob Marischen	0.0	2	0	28
DT Rickey Wolf	0.0	1	0	28

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	0	30
DE Oscar Battle	0	2	1	24
DT Clay Raymer	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bucky Newman	6	0	0	32
OLB Richard Blackston	4	0	0	29
CB Randall Henry	3	0	1	35
CB Phillip Halbert	2	1	0	33
CB T.J. Preston	2	0	0	26
CB Doug Fleming	2	0	0	32
OLB Ted Ottis	1	1	0	8
S Rex Ramirez	1	0	1	37
OLB Ben Battles	1	0	0	7
S Wes Chechetts	1	0	0	33
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	0	28
ILB Sammy Freeman	1	0	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Canas	6	1	0	28
OLB Lewis Lee	3	0	1	24
OLB Vernon Morrison	3	0	0	13
CB Dean Barber	3	0	0	14
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	0	28
S Burt Morlando	2	0	0	30
CB Andy Inthapany	1	2	0	22
S J.J. Donovan	1	1	0	6
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	6
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Sedrick Connell	4	5	0	33	27
Christian Roosenraad	3	6	1	32	24
Oscar Wooten	3	6	1	38	31
Gus Murphy	2	9	0	40	33
Mickey Edwards	1	7	0	36	32
Nick Vigil	1	1	0	2	3
Thurman Hutchison	1	1	0	34	25
Mo Powell	0	3	0	19	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	2	3	1	15	0	37
Arnold Crews	1	4	0	13	1	27
Raymond Takemura	1	4	0	14	0	29
Joey Crawford	1	1	0	10	0	16
Ernest Occean	0	2	0	15	0	37
Josh Buckner	0	1	0	14	0	29

Special Teams Statistics

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Preston	4	12
Tracy Wagner	1	17
Myron Hansen	1	17
Emmitt Rickman	1	10
Phillip Halbert	0	20
K.C. Carter	0	18
J.C. Anthony	0	14
Charlie Sanford	0	14
Bucky Newman	0	14
Randall Henry	0	13
Ted Ottis	0	10
Percy Humphries	0	8
Byron Dunn	0	7
Doug Fleming	0	7
Thurman Hutchison	0	6
Rex Ramirez	0	5
Jack Blackwell	0	4
Nick Vigil	0	3
Victor Borders	0	3
Christian Roosenraad	0	3
Wes Chechetts	0	3
Mo Powell	0	3
Rodney Restifo	0	3
Sedrick Connell	0	3
Rickey Wolf	0	2
Ben Battles	0	2
Bob Marischen	0	2
Richard Blackston	0	2
Bo Sheldon	0	1
Will Tanner	0	1
Rickey Rosebrock	0	1
Monty Magnone	0	1
K.C. Matthews	0	1
Stanley Einertson	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Forbes	1	12
Bucky Organ	1	8
Quinn McKenzie	1	8
Brad Barnett	0	20
Kelly Madera	0	18
Dean Barber	0	16
Reggie Freeman	0	16
Carlton Robinson	0	15
Scottie Walters	0	14
Brady Kirk	0	12
Lewis Lee	0	10
Andy Inthapany	0	9
Jackie Barber	0	9
Joey Crawford	0	7
Raymond Takemura	0	5
Alfred Streepy	0	5
Richie Lake	0	5
Albert Chrebet	0	5
Earl Rader	0	4
Sam Taliancich	0	4
Arnold Crews	0	3
Louie Kleaver	0	3
Ernest Occean	0	2
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Nick Diaz	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	2
Terrell Fulkerson	0	2
Raymond Wilcox	0	2
J.J. Donovan	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
Oscar Battle	0	1
Shawn Fazande	0	1
Jumbo Hines	0	1
Keith Small	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	59	4.2
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	2	8	4.0
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	34	24	5	0	0	4	3	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	36	25	2	1	1	2	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	76	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	162	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	128	25.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	117	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hallman	8	4	74	2	31
WR Will Tanner	8	7	101	1	24
TE Thurman Hutchison	6	5	95	1	25
WR Byron Dunn	4	4	61	1	14
WR Roger Farr	2	2	18	0	8
FB Charlie Sanford	2	1	9	0	18
RB K.C. Carter	2	1	8	0	11
RB Richie Reichardt	2	0	0	0	23

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	8	4	1	41	0	31
WR Bucky Organ	7	4	0	63	1	25
WR Kurt Snyder	5	3	0	22	0	19
RB Brad Barnett	5	5	0	32	0	29
WR Scottie Walters	4	3	0	64	1	8
FB Joey Crawford	2	1	0	6	0	16
TE Reggie Freeman	2	2	0	2	0	22
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0	14	0	17
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	0	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Reichardt	5	20	4.00	3.29
K.C. Carter	2	7	3.50	3.90
Fred Mount	1	7	7.00	6.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	3	8	2.67	4.75
Jackie Barber	1	6	6.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	10	7	51	5.10	10.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	1	1	12	12.00	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hallman	2	1	14	7.00	9.25
WR Will Tanner	2	2	13	6.50	12.63
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	2	20	10.00	15.83
RB Richie Reichardt	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Roger Farr	1	1	3	3.00	9.00
WR Byron Dunn	1	1	1	1.00	15.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	12	12.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Carter	3	1
Richie Reichardt	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	9	8	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Tanner	4	4	4
WR Kennedy Hallman	2	2	2
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	1	1
WR Byron Dunn	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	3	0	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	1
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,000)