Week 8, 2035

played in Cincinnati, OH

44 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	14	-	17
Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:19 CIN - Ken Brisby 43 field goal
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Darrin Borders 31 field goal
3Q: 06:18 CIN - Ken Brisby 50 field goal
4Q: 13:35 HOU - Darnell Bates 12 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 05:33 HOU - Darnell Bates 32 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:19 CIN - Ken Brisby 43 field goal
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Darrin Borders 31 field goal
3Q: 06:18 CIN - Ken Brisby 50 field goal
4Q: 13:35 HOU - Darnell Bates 12 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 05:33 HOU - Darnell Bates 32 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 5-2 2-6
First Downs 19 11
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 338 196
- Offensive Plays 66 50
- Yards per Play 5.12 3.92
Net Rushing Yards 67 100
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 2.09 4.00
Net Passing Yards 271 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 23 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 292 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 3.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 18
Time of Possession 36:01 23:59

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	5-2	2-6
First Downs	19	11
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	338	196
- Offensive Plays	66	50
- Yards per Play	5.12	3.92
Net Rushing Yards	67	100
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	2.09	4.00
Net Passing Yards	271	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	23 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	292	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	3.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 18
Time of Possession	36:01	23:59

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
1	6:14	6:28	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
2	13:07	1:53	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	8:43	4:29	OWN 12	11	42	Punt
2	2:32	2:04	OWN 27	6	22	Punt
3	11:58	1:58	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
3	6:13	7:44	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
4	9:34	4:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	4:51	3:01	OWN 45	6	9	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 13	2	-2	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	5:51	OWN 5	12	69	Field Goal
2	14:46	1:39	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
2	11:14	2:31	OWN 16	4	25	Punt
2	4:14	1:42	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 3	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	10:00	3:47	OWN 48	8	19	Field Goal
4	13:29	3:55	OWN 19	7	35	Punt
4	5:21	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:50	0:57	OWN 15	3	-2	Fumble

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	23	48	2.09	12	1	1
Jackie Barber	5	8	1.60	7	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	4	11	2.75	7	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devin Bernard	18	69	3.83	15	3
Raymond Vitale	4	19	4.75	7	0
Shannon Watkins	2	9	4.50	6	0
Brenden Richard	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	31	24	292	3/21	1	32	0	116.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brenden Richard	23	10	111	2/15	0	25	0	58.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	10	12	107	10.70	31	23	0
WR Kurt Snyder	5	7	48	9.60	11	15	0
TE Pete Siders	3	3	52	17.33	29	23	0
RB Darnell Bates	2	3	43	21.50	30	32	1
WR Jim Shea	2	3	20	10.00	4	14	0
WR Randal Posante	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kent Buckner	4	6	72	18.00	28	25
WR Ron Erickson	2	4	12	6.00	0	9
WR Sam Dimcheff	1	5	8	8.00	0	8
FB Shannon Watkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Desmond Caldwell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Omar Hernandez	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Devin Bernard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR J.C. Coyle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackie Barber	1	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	0	1	0
Norman Nixon	0	1	0
Keith Small	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brenden Richard	1	0	0	0
Emmanuel Brisman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	6	264	44.0	39.3	49	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Mills	6	276	46.0	42.7	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	1	0	0.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Omar Hernandez	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	1	22	22.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Omar Hernandez	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wendell Begay	4	3	0.0	12	20
ILB Raymond Wilcox	4	1	0.0	19	6
S Barry Durham	4	1	0.0	25	24
DT Wendell Fletcher	4	0	0.0	19	16
CB Lamar Timpson	4	0	0.0	25	25
DT Eric Sarfaty	3	2	1.0	16	10
DT Keith Small	2	0	0.5	6	9
S Harold Mason	2	3	0.0	25	25
OLB Irving Bauer	2	0	0.0	7	3
ILB Norman Nixon	1	3	0.0	6	17
OLB Carl Ingram	1	1	0.0	17	17
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	1	0.0	14	8
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB C.J. Stewart	1	0	0.0	0	5
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	0	0.0	24	23
S Alan Cutler	1	0	0.0	0	9
DE Herman Engelke	1	0	0.0	25	25
DE Sammie Back	0	3	0.5	14	16
DT Barry Kamin	0	1	0.0	9	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Curtis Reeves	12	4	0.0	32	34
CB Bernard Jefferson	7	2	0.0	31	34
S Giles Quinn	7	1	0.0	31	34
OLB Louie Gardocki	7	1	0.0	32	30
DE Emmanuel Brisman	5	0	2.0	27	30
S Claude Thomason	4	1	0.0	32	34
DT Gus Breaux	3	4	0.5	30	30
CB Frankie Newsome	3	1	0.0	32	34
CB Frank Griffith	2	1	0.0	11	18
DT Giovanni Dawkins	2	0	0.0	12	13
DT Nolan Richert	1	0	0.5	3	9
DT Isaac Reese	1	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Dan Irwin	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Shawn McElroy	0	1	0.0	31	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eric Sarfaty	1.0	0	0	1	10
DE Sammie Back	0.5	0	3	1	16
DT Keith Small	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Herman Engelke	0.0	1	2	0	25
DE Lance Garrison	0.0	1	0	0	9
S Alan Cutler	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Wendell Fletcher	0.0	0	0	1	16

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Brisman	2.0	0	0	3	30
DT Gus Breaux	0.5	0	0	1	30
DT Nolan Richert	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Shawn McElroy	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Isaac Reese	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Shawn Leoni	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lamar Timpson	2	0	25
CB C.J. Stewart	1	0	5
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	0	23
S Alan Cutler	1	0	9
ILB Norman Nixon	1	0	17
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	20
S Barry Durham	1	0	24
OLB Irving Bauer	1	0	3
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	8
ILB Raymond Wilcox	0	1	6

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bernard Jefferson	7	0	34
ILB Curtis Reeves	4	1	34
OLB Louie Gardocki	4	1	30
CB Frankie Newsome	3	1	34
S Giles Quinn	3	0	34
CB Frank Griffith	1	0	18
ILB Dan Irwin	1	0	4
S Claude Thomason	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Flowers	2	6	32	2	34
Arnie Reed	2	2	32	0	34
Nick Diaz	1	7	32	0	34
Mo Dole	1	3	32	1	34
Cole Bennett	0	4	32	0	34
Matthew Hatcher	0	3	18	0	20
Pete Siders	0	2	32	0	34
Rodney Burney	0	1	6	0	8

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Newton	3	6	25	0	25
Gene Hatteberg	2	3	25	1	25
Kenyon Folau	1	5	25	0	25
Byron Doan	1	3	25	1	25
Rich Coffey	1	3	25	0	25
Shannon Watkins	0	2	17	0	13
Ernest Ciervo	0	1	8	0	4
Kent Buckner	0	1	21	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	1	13
Emmanuel Makovicka	1	12
C.J. Stewart	1	8
Mo Dole	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Bruce	1	25
Oliver Najera	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Siders	32	34	---	---	13	79
Mo Dole	32	34	---	---	7	73
Bernie Flowers	32	34	---	---	7	73
Jamal Lemke	32	34	---	---	3	69
Frankie Blincoe	32	34	---	---	---	66
Nick Diaz	32	34	---	---	---	66
Cole Bennett	32	34	---	---	---	66
Arnie Reed	32	34	---	---	---	66
Darnell Bates	26	25	---	---	9	60
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	24	23	12	59
Kurt Snyder	20	23	---	---	13	56
Harold Mason	---	---	25	25	2	52
Lamar Timpson	---	---	25	25	2	52
Herman Engelke	---	---	25	25	1	51
Barry Durham	---	---	25	24	2	51
Matthew Hatcher	18	20	---	---	4	42
Jackie Barber	15	9	---	---	14	38
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	14	8	15	37
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	19	16	1	36
Carl Ingram	---	---	17	17	1	35
Wendell Begay	---	---	12	20	3	35
Sammie Back	---	---	14	16	4	34
Raymond Wilcox	---	---	19	6	5	30
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	16	10	4	30
Norman Nixon	---	---	6	17	6	29
Lance Garrison	---	---	11	9	5	25
Rodney Burney	6	8	---	---	7	21
Norman Pomeranz	2	2	---	---	15	19
Alan Cutler	---	---	0	9	9	18
Keith Small	---	---	6	9	2	17
Barry Kamin	---	---	9	6	1	16
Jim Shea	6	10	---	---	---	16
Tommie Drake	1	0	---	---	14	15
C.J. Stewart	---	---	0	5	8	13
Winston Bensen	---	---	1	2	10	13
Randal Posante	2	5	---	---	5	12
Irving Bauer	---	---	7	3	1	11
Darren Coles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaun Kane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donovan Juckett	---	---	0	0	4	4
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cayden O'Neal	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joel Grzybowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claude Thomason	---	---	32	34	12	78
Frankie Newsome	---	---	32	34	5	71
Curtis Reeves	---	---	32	34	1	67
Giles Quinn	---	---	31	34	2	67
Bernard Jefferson	---	---	31	34	2	67
Louie Gardocki	---	---	32	30	1	63
Shawn McElroy	---	---	31	28	1	60
Gus Breaux	---	---	30	30	---	60
Emmanuel Brisman	---	---	27	30	2	59
Kenyon Folau	25	25	---	---	8	58
Marco Bruce	---	---	14	15	25	54
Byron Doan	25	25	---	---	---	50
Brenden Richard	25	25	---	---	---	50
Joe Newton	25	25	---	---	---	50
Rich Coffey	25	25	---	---	---	50
Gene Hatteberg	25	25	---	---	---	50
Kent Buckner	21	17	---	---	11	49
Isaac Reese	---	---	19	21	3	43
Shannon Watkins	17	13	---	---	8	38
Ron Erickson	20	18	---	---	---	38
Sam Dimcheff	16	19	---	---	1	36
Devin Bernard	19	16	---	---	---	35
Omar Hernandez	9	13	---	---	10	32
Frank Griffith	---	---	11	18	2	31
Giovanni Dawkins	---	---	12	13	3	28
Ernest Ciervo	8	4	---	---	14	26
Raymond Vitale	6	5	---	---	15	26
Dan Irwin	---	---	8	4	8	20
Desmond Caldwell	1	7	---	---	12	20
Nolan Richert	---	---	3	9	7	19
Deon Struble	2	1	---	---	13	16
J.C. Coyle	6	10	---	---	---	16
Artie Anthony	0	2	---	---	14	16
Shawn Leoni	---	---	6	5	---	11
Cornelius Mills	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ike Padron	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ian Sellers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gino Sturgis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zion Finley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Oliver Najera	---	---	0	1	6	7
Richard Sweeney	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ken Brisby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Timothy Braden	---	---	0	0	4	4
Antonio Flannery	---	---	1	0	1	2
Darrell Starks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Les Harley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	18	44	2.4
Right	6	6	1.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	31	24	5	0	1	3	2	4	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brenden Richard	23	10	3	1	3	1	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	45	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	160	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	87	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	81	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	12	10	0	107	2	34
WR Kurt Snyder	7	5	1	48	0	23
TE Pete Siders	3	3	0	52	2	34
RB Darnell Bates	3	2	0	43	1	25
WR Jim Shea	3	2	0	20	0	10
WR Randal Posante	2	1	0	18	0	5
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	1	0	4	0	20

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kent Buckner	6	4	0	72	3	17
WR Sam Dimcheff	5	1	0	8	0	19
WR Ron Erickson	4	2	1	12	0	18
RB Devin Bernard	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR J.C. Coyle	2	0	2	0	0	10
WR Omar Hernandez	2	1	0	8	0	13
FB Shannon Watkins	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Desmond Caldwell	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	2	-2	-1.00	2.75
Darnell Bates	2	11	5.50	2.09

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Barber	3	1
Darnell Bates	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Devin Bernard	2	0
Raymond Vitale	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	10	9	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brenden Richard	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	5	4	3
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	0
TE Pete Siders	1	1	0
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	1	1
WR Jim Shea	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Erickson	3	1	0
WR Sam Dimcheff	2	1	1
TE Kent Buckner	2	1	1
WR Desmond Caldwell	1	1	1
WR Omar Hernandez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 27,800 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,500 (19,800)
End Zone 6,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	27,800 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,500 (19,800)
End Zone	6,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,800)