Week 8, 2044

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	3	3	-	9
Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:15 CIN - Wendell Thayer 24 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Tre Flaherty 20 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 09:21 CIN - Wendell Thayer 38 field goal
4Q: 11:20 CIN - Wendell Thayer 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:15 CIN - Wendell Thayer 24 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Tre Flaherty 20 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 09:21 CIN - Wendell Thayer 38 field goal
4Q: 11:20 CIN - Wendell Thayer 33 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 4-3
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 213 274
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 3.33 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 90 69
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 3.00 2.65
Net Passing Yards 123 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 132 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/0 4/48
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	4-3
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	213	274
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	3.33	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	90	69
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	3.00	2.65
Net Passing Yards	123	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	132	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/0	4/48
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	1:49	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
1	8:18	1:37	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	5:10	1:58	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	14:50	4:40	OWN 32	10	61	Field Goal
2	8:06	0:51	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
2	4:50	2:50	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	15:00	5:47	OWN 25	12	54	Field Goal
3	7:14	3:38	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	14:52	3:40	OWN 42	9	42	Field Goal
4	8:27	1:44	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	4:31	2:24	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	1:21	0:41	OWN 4	3	0	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
1	10:38	2:20	OPP 30	4	4	Missed FG
1	6:41	1:31	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
1	3:12	3:22	OWN 19	6	-2	Punt
2	10:10	2:04	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	7:15	2:25	OWN 42	5	20	Punt
2	2:00	1:57	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	9:13	1:59	OWN 25	4	29	Punt
3	3:36	3:44	OWN 23	7	42	Missed FG
4	11:12	2:45	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	6:43	2:12	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	2:07	0:46	OPP 46	4	42	Fumble
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 38	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Howard Heupel, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Benson	12	49	4.08	8	0
J.B. Oliver	10	21	2.10	8	0
Tom Carranza	6	2	0.33	4	0
Bob Dwight	1	14	14.00	14	1
Mark Fields	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kaden Montalvo	16	21	1.31	12	1
Howard Heupel	5	10	2.00	5	0
Chris Terry	4	34	8.50	18	1
Jon Moss	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Dwight	32	20	132	2/9	0	20	1	58.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Heupel	30	19	217	2/12	1	31	0	96.1

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Griffin Barton	4	9	6	1.50	0	8
WR Mark Fields	4	6	28	7.00	16	11
RB Tom Carranza	3	3	16	5.33	0	6
WR Artie Anthony	2	3	16	8.00	3	10
WR Tyrus Bruce	2	3	20	10.00	3	20
TE Kim McGregor	2	4	25	12.50	2	19
WR Lenny Calderon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB J.B. Oliver	1	1	7	7.00	4	7
WR Clarence Armstrong	1	2	8	8.00	0	8

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tre Flaherty	6	7	54	9.00	18	20	1
WR Bart Mandzuk	5	7	73	14.60	42	31	0
TE Henry Ramsey	3	7	20	6.67	0	12	0
WR Jon Moss	2	4	37	18.50	29	29	0
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR DeAndre Greer	1	2	22	22.00	21	22	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Liam Stewart	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Frankie Newsome	1	0
Giovanni Dawkins	0	1
Bryan Sanderson	0	1
Jameson Shalon	0	1
Marlon Strickland	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Carson Wagner	2	0
Jon Moss	1	0
Howard Heupel	1	0
Rusty Ansara	0	1
Zachary Coffey	0	1
Kerry Turnbull	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grant Ramirez	8	340	42.5	36.5	50	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	8	340	42.5	37.5	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Thayer	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Newsome	3	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Wagner	4	48	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Greer	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryan Sanderson	7	1	0.0	24	26
CB Frankie Newsome	6	1	0.0	22	32
DT Giovanni Dawkins	4	0	1.0	18	23
ILB Jaylen Gunn	4	2	0.0	14	18
CB Jamie Ellard	4	2	0.0	26	32
S Ernest Rzentkowski	3	2	0.0	26	32
DT Rickey Rice	3	1	0.0	20	19
CB William O'Neill	3	0	0.0	18	23
DE Glen Petrafassi	2	1	1.0	26	26
S Pedro Tatum	2	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Ricardo Williamson	2	0	0.0	10	8
ILB James Soprano	1	1	0.0	10	11
DE Jason Hayes	1	1	0.0	12	21
CB Lamar Timpson	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Andy Gust	1	0	0.0	8	4
DT Diego Miller	1	0	0.0	10	16
WR Mark Fields	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Caiden Walters	0	1	0.0	9	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Zach Jacquet	7	1	0.0	30	34
OLB Asher Marsh	6	0	1.0	14	17
S Shawn Hickman	6	4	0.0	17	20
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	6	3	0.0	29	32
DE Rex Hauer	4	4	0.0	30	31
OLB J.T. Phillips	4	3	0.0	28	32
CB Mack Schulz	3	0	1.0	12	11
DT Mack Reynoso	3	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Ed Demyan	3	0	0.0	22	20
OLB Drew Lawrence	3	0	0.0	14	16
S Gabe Hanks	2	1	0.0	28	32
DT Camden Cox	2	1	0.0	19	23
S Korey Fichialos	1	3	0.0	16	19
CB J.R. Robbins	1	1	0.0	18	23
ILB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Giovanni Dawkins	1.0	0	23
DE Glen Petrafassi	1.0	0	26
DT Diego Miller	0.0	1	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Asher Marsh	1.0	0	0	17
CB Mack Schulz	1.0	0	0	11
DE Rickey Loyd	0.0	1	1	14
DT Camden Cox	0.0	1	0	23
OLB J.T. Phillips	0.0	0	2	32
OLB Ed Demyan	0.0	0	1	20
DE Rex Hauer	0.0	0	1	31
CB Liam Stewart	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB William O'Neill	3	1	23
S Pedro Tatum	3	1	28
CB Frankie Newsome	2	0	32
OLB Bryan Sanderson	2	0	26
ILB Jaylen Gunn	1	2	18
CB Lamar Timpson	1	1	11
CB Jamie Ellard	1	1	32
OLB Ricardo Williamson	1	0	8
ILB James Soprano	1	0	11
S Jameson Shalon	1	0	2
S Andy Gust	1	0	4
DE Jason Hayes	1	0	21
DT Diego Miller	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zach Jacquet	6	0	0	34
OLB Asher Marsh	3	1	0	17
S Shawn Hickman	2	0	0	20
DE Rex Hauer	2	0	0	31
ILB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0	2
S Gabe Hanks	1	0	0	32
OLB Ed Demyan	1	0	0	20
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	1	0	0	32
CB J.R. Robbins	1	0	0	23
OLB Drew Lawrence	1	0	0	16
CB Mack Schulz	1	0	0	11
S Korey Fichialos	0	2	0	19
CB Liam Stewart	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corey Glenn	5	8	30	1	34
Fred Walton	4	14	56	1	60
Eddie Scott	1	3	30	0	34
Jeffrey Donaldson	0	2	4	0	8
Griffin Barton	0	1	27	0	33
Kim McGregor	0	1	10	0	14
Nicolas Carlson	0	1	30	0	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zane Duran	3	7	26	0	32
Bernie Flowers	2	4	26	1	32
Kerry Turnbull	1	2	26	0	32
Frankie Hardy	0	4	26	0	32
Devin Gerhardt	0	2	26	1	32
Trevor Davis	0	2	4	0	5
Henry Ramsey	0	1	21	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Bryan Sanderson	2	24
Marlon Strickland	1	25
Tom Carranza	1	24
Giovanni Dawkins	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Terry	1	24
Kaden Montalvo	1	16
Devin Gerhardt	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Walton	56	60	---	---	11	127
Corey Glenn	30	34	---	---	11	75
Eddie Scott	30	34	---	---	11	75
Nicolas Carlson	30	34	---	---	11	75
Bryan Sanderson	---	---	24	26	24	74
Ernest Rzentkowski	---	---	26	32	16	74
Frankie Newsome	---	---	22	32	12	66
Bob Dwight	30	34	---	---	---	64
Tyrus Bruce	29	31	---	---	1	61
Griffin Barton	27	33	---	---	---	60
Jamie Ellard	---	---	26	32	2	60
Giovanni Dawkins	---	---	18	23	13	54
Glen Petrafassi	---	---	26	26	2	54
Pedro Tatum	---	---	18	28	1	47
Jason Hayes	---	---	12	21	10	43
William O'Neill	---	---	18	23	1	42
Tom Carranza	6	11	---	---	24	41
Mark Fields	16	25	---	---	---	41
Ricardo Williamson	---	---	10	8	22	40
Rickey Rice	---	---	20	19	1	40
Diego Miller	---	---	10	16	10	36
Marlon Strickland	3	6	---	---	25	34
Jaylen Gunn	---	---	14	18	1	33
Lamar Timpson	---	---	7	11	14	32
Artie Anthony	6	6	---	---	17	29
Lenny Calderon	15	14	---	---	---	29
Levi Benson	13	9	---	---	4	26
J.B. Oliver	13	13	---	---	---	26
Nathan Madrid	---	---	8	16	---	24
Kim McGregor	10	14	---	---	---	24
James Soprano	---	---	10	11	1	22
Brady Linquist	6	5	---	---	8	19
Caiden Walters	---	---	9	4	1	14
Clarence Armstrong	6	3	---	---	5	14
Andy Gust	---	---	8	4	1	13
Jeffrey Donaldson	4	8	---	---	---	12
Richie Gaylor	0	0	---	---	11	11
Grant Ramirez	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lamont Boyd	---	---	0	0	8	8
Wendell Thayer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jameson Shalon	---	---	0	2	---	2
Albert Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reggie Jeffries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Britt Batista	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Flowers	26	32	---	---	10	68
Devin Gerhardt	26	32	---	---	10	68
Zane Duran	26	32	---	---	10	68
Kerry Turnbull	26	32	---	---	10	68
Zach Jacquet	---	---	30	34	3	67
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	29	32	3	64
Rex Hauer	---	---	30	31	3	64
Gabe Hanks	---	---	28	32	3	63
J.T. Phillips	---	---	28	32	3	63
Mack Reynoso	---	---	24	23	16	63
Howard Heupel	26	32	---	---	2	60
Jon Moss	18	24	---	---	16	58
Frankie Hardy	26	32	---	---	---	58
Korey Fichialos	---	---	16	19	23	58
Kaden Montalvo	20	21	---	---	16	57
Ed Demyan	---	---	22	20	12	54
Tre Flaherty	24	28	---	---	---	52
Henry Ramsey	21	28	---	---	---	49
Bart Mandzuk	18	24	---	---	6	48
Camden Cox	---	---	19	23	2	44
J.R. Robbins	---	---	18	23	1	42
Shawn Hickman	---	---	17	20	2	39
Chris Terry	4	7	---	---	24	35
Trevor Davis	4	5	---	---	24	33
DeAndre Greer	14	14	---	---	4	32
Asher Marsh	---	---	14	17	1	32
Drew Lawrence	---	---	14	16	2	32
Mack Schulz	---	---	12	11	2	25
Liam Stewart	---	---	11	13	1	25
Rickey Loyd	---	---	8	14	---	22
Zachary Coffey	---	---	0	0	22	22
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	2	2	12	16
Rusty Ansara	---	---	2	5	9	16
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	3	3	8	14
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leslie Johnston	5	5	---	---	---	10
Rodney Burney	1	1	---	---	6	8
Carson Wagner	---	---	0	0	8	8
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roosevelt Michalske	---	---	1	3	1	5
T.J. Womack	1	3	---	---	---	4
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Melvin Craig	---	---	2	1	---	3
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmy Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	19	51	2.7
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	42	2.5
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Dwight	32	20	1	0	0	3	6	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Heupel	30	19	5	3	1	6	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	49	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	136	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	15	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Griffin Barton	9	4	6	0	33
WR Mark Fields	6	4	28	0	25
TE Kim McGregor	4	2	25	0	14
WR Artie Anthony	3	2	16	0	6
WR Tyrus Bruce	3	2	20	1	31
RB Tom Carranza	3	3	16	0	11
WR Clarence Armstrong	2	1	8	0	3
WR Lenny Calderon	1	1	6	0	14
RB J.B. Oliver	1	1	7	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bart Mandzuk	7	5	0	73	2	24
TE Henry Ramsey	7	3	0	20	0	28
WR Tre Flaherty	7	6	0	54	1	28
WR Jon Moss	4	2	0	37	1	24
WR DeAndre Greer	2	1	1	22	1	14
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	0	11	0	5
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Benson	1	-3	-3.00	4.08
J.B. Oliver	1	1	1.00	2.10

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Dwight	4	1	6	1.50	4.13

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howard Heupel	4	2	28	7.00	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kim McGregor	2	0	0	0.00	6.25
TE Griffin Barton	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
RB Tom Carranza	1	1	6	6.00	5.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Moss	1	1	8	8.00	9.25
WR DeAndre Greer	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	0	0	0.00	10.43
WR Tre Flaherty	1	1	20	20.00	7.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Carranza	4	0
Levi Benson	1	1
J.B. Oliver	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kaden Montalvo	4	2
Howard Heupel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Dwight	10	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Heupel	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Griffin Barton	3	1	0
RB Tom Carranza	3	3	0
WR Tyrus Bruce	1	0	0
WR Lenny Calderon	1	1	1
TE Kim McGregor	1	1	1
WR Mark Fields	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre Flaherty	3	2	1
WR Jon Moss	1	0	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	1	0
TE Henry Ramsey	1	0	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	0	0

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)