Week 8, 2029

played in Houston, TX

59 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	0	8	-	14
Houston Texans	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 38 field goal
2Q: 03:44 HOU - Ian Zupancic 19 field goal
2Q: 01:22 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 57 field goal
3Q: 06:58 HOU - Sammy Farrington 15 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 13:12 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 28 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 06:13 CIN - Claude Doyle 8 pass from Archie Griffin (Claude Doyle run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 38 field goal
2Q: 03:44 HOU - Ian Zupancic 19 field goal
2Q: 01:22 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 57 field goal
3Q: 06:58 HOU - Sammy Farrington 15 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 13:12 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 28 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 06:13 CIN - Claude Doyle 8 pass from Archie Griffin (Claude Doyle run for conversion)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 2-6 5-2
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 257 375
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 86 117
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 3.19 5.32
Net Passing Yards 171 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 0 40 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 191 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 11/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 4/48
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:58 30:02

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	2-6	5-2
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	257	375
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	86	117
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	3.19	5.32
Net Passing Yards	171	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 0	40 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	191	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	11/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	4/48
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:58	30:02

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 40	5	33	Missed FG
1	11:20	2:22	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
1	8:02	3:38	OWN 17	6	45	Punt
1	1:33	2:19	OPP 45	4	24	Field Goal
2	12:03	2:49	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	3:39	2:25	OWN 20	8	40	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	10:55	0:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	6:52	1:35	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:11	1:55	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	12:59	2:22	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
4	9:46	3:43	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
4	3:34	2:11	OWN 29	6	21	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 44	1	11	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	0:48	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
1	8:58	0:56	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	4:24	2:51	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
2	14:14	2:11	OWN 29	5	30	Punt
2	9:14	5:35	OWN 23	10	75	Field Goal
2	1:14	0:52	OWN 26	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 22	5	37	Punt
3	9:59	3:07	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	5:17	2:06	OWN 44	5	13	Interception
3	1:16	3:17	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	10:37	0:51	OWN 43	3	-1	Interception
4	6:03	2:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:23	1:21	50	4	15	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jimmie Mahaffey, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Claude Doyle	21	72	3.43	20	2
Karl Chapman	5	11	2.20	5	0
Archie Griffin	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	14	73	5.21	27	2	0
Sammy Farrington	5	30	6.00	15	2	1
Gene Chandler	3	14	4.67	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Griffin	29	13	165	3/20	1	29	0	74.6
J.C. Kelly	2	2	26	0/0	0	19	0	118.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	40	23	268	2/10	1	45	2	65.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Taft	4	9	69	17.25	18	29	0
RB Claude Doyle	4	7	27	6.75	5	10	1
WR Brenden Lipford	3	4	51	17.00	11	18	0
TE Johnny Mayes	3	4	37	12.33	0	19	0
FB Anthony Sherman	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Karl Chapman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Charlie Watson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	8	15	133	16.63	55	29	1
TE Frank Fortune	4	4	21	5.25	8	12	0
WR Jamal Gardner	3	3	59	19.67	24	45	0
FB A.J. Murray	2	3	2	1.00	2	3	0
WR Dean Rivers	2	4	20	10.00	3	14	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	4	23	11.50	4	16	0
WR C.J. Dylla	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Christopher Conte	1	0	0.00	0
CB Adam Young	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nick Fairley	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gene Chandler	1	0	0	0
Walter Jelinek	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stephen Lyle	7	299	42.7	33.0	53	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	7	290	41.4	30.1	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	2/3	1/2	1/1	57	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermale Hines	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	4	48	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	2	54	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	7	3	0.0	22	40
S Christopher Conte	5	2	0.0	16	27
DT Nick Fairley	3	0	1.5	15	35
OLB Ken Lathon	3	1	0.5	19	39
CB Seth McCorvey	3	2	0.0	20	37
S Dana Kelleher	3	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Levon Newnam	3	0	0.0	7	12
S Jermale Hines	3	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Norman Colon	2	2	0.0	19	30
DT Daniel Brazinski	2	1	0.0	7	7
DE Dwayne Compton	2	0	0.0	15	23
DE Rickey Merriman	2	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Quentin Nixon	1	1	0.0	4	7
S Brenden Parker	1	1	0.0	6	15
ILB Clarence Peterson	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Charles Alcott	1	0	0.0	14	35
CB Kenyon Matunda	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Adam Young	1	0	0.0	17	35

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Culliver	8	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Bob Hutton	5	3	0.0	24	28
ILB Lincoln Krzys	4	2	0.0	22	23
DT Leonard Westbrook	4	1	0.0	23	32
S Patrick Chung	4	0	0.0	10	19
S Perry Coffin	4	0	0.0	19	19
DT Cris Batten	3	0	1.0	20	26
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	0	1.0	25	29
S Rico Kennedy	3	2	0.0	23	28
DE Rickey Nelson	2	0	1.0	16	17
ILB Teddy Jamison	2	1	0.0	8	15
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	0	0.0	14	22
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	---	---	---
WR C.J. Dylla	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Edward Patterson	0	1	0.0	8	4
CB Devin McCourty	0	1	0.0	19	27
CB Todd Power	0	1	0.0	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Nick Fairley	1.5	3	35
OLB Ken Lathon	0.5	2	39
DE Charles Alcott	0.0	3	35
DE Larry Sturgis	0.0	2	12

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rickey Nelson	1.0	0	1	17
DT Cris Batten	1.0	0	0	26
CB Timothy Doxzon	1.0	0	0	29
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	2	22
DE Drew Stevenson	0.0	1	0	22
DT Leonard Westbrook	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Levon Newnam	3	0	0	12
S Jermale Hines	3	0	0	19
S Christopher Conte	2	1	1	27
OLB Norman Colon	2	1	0	30
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	0	30
CB Seth McCorvey	2	0	0	37
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	2	0	0	40
CB Adam Young	1	0	1	35
ILB Clarence Peterson	1	0	0	10
OLB Quentin Nixon	1	0	0	7
DT Nick Fairley	1	0	0	35
DE Rickey Merriman	1	0	0	14
OLB Ken Lathon	1	0	0	39
S Brenden Parker	1	0	0	15
CB Kenyon Matunda	0	1	0	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Culliver	6	1	30
S Patrick Chung	4	0	19
ILB Bob Hutton	3	0	28
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1	0	23
S Rico Kennedy	1	0	28
ILB Teddy Jamison	0	3	15
CB Devin McCourty	0	3	27
CB Todd Power	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scottie Brodbelt	4	6	18	0	17
Winfred Glover	1	5	24	2	30
Larry Figley	1	5	24	0	28
Desmond Godfrey	1	2	17	0	27
Martin Baxter	0	3	22	0	28
Maurice Clemons	0	2	25	1	26
Conrad Houle	0	2	3	0	5
Anthony Sherman	0	1	12	0	22

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Hansen	2	6	1	22	0	42
Leonard Gillespie	2	4	0	18	1	36
Walter Jelinek	2	2	1	22	1	42
Jason Smith	1	3	0	22	0	40
Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0	18	0	26
Ethan Bowens	0	2	0	22	0	39
A.J. Murray	0	1	0	10	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Watson	2	25
Gary Lindquist	2	12
Curtis Fredericks	1	12
Norman Colon	1	10
Brenden Lipford	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Shaw	1	15
Todd Power	1	11
Jason Smith	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenyon Kennedy	---	---	22	40	7	69
Seth McCorvey	---	---	20	37	6	63
Johnny Mayes	22	21	---	---	17	60
Martin Baxter	22	28	---	---	10	60
Ken Lathon	---	---	19	39	2	60
Norman Colon	---	---	19	30	10	59
Larry Figley	24	28	---	---	5	57
Archie Griffin	25	32	---	---	---	57
Vince Taft	25	30	---	---	---	55
Winfred Glover	24	30	---	---	---	54
Nick Fairley	---	---	15	35	4	54
Adam Young	---	---	17	35	---	52
Anthony Sherman	12	22	---	---	17	51
Maurice Clemons	25	26	---	---	---	51
Charles Alcott	---	---	14	35	1	50
Claude Doyle	22	28	---	---	---	50
Dana Kelleher	---	---	16	30	2	48
Nolan Brooks	12	14	---	---	20	46
Scottie Brodbelt	18	17	---	---	10	45
Christopher Conte	---	---	16	27	2	45
Desmond Godfrey	17	27	---	---	---	44
Dwayne Compton	---	---	15	23	3	41
Kelly Springer	---	---	6	11	24	41
Brenden Lipford	12	17	---	---	9	38
Tyrus Dietrich	7	16	---	---	15	38
Kenyon Matunda	---	---	12	24	1	37
Jermale Hines	---	---	7	19	10	36
Charlie Watson	3	5	---	---	25	33
Clarence Peterson	---	---	5	10	14	29
Gary Lindquist	9	6	---	---	12	27
Rickey Merriman	---	---	6	14	6	26
Brenden Parker	---	---	6	15	3	24
Curtis Fredericks	6	5	---	---	12	23
Larry Sturgis	---	---	9	12	1	22
Levon Newnam	---	---	7	12	1	20
Daniel Brazinski	---	---	7	7	5	19
Conrad Houle	3	5	---	---	10	18
Quentin Nixon	---	---	4	7	5	16
Karl Chapman	5	6	---	---	1	12
Harold Brackens	2	9	---	---	---	11
Mario McNiven	0	0	---	---	10	10
Stephen Lyle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.C. Kelly	2	2	---	---	---	4
Brett Nykolaiszyn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ricardo Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	22	42	---	---	9	73
Jason Smith	22	40	---	---	9	71
Gene Chandler	22	42	---	---	---	64
Jamal Gardner	18	35	---	---	11	64
Walter Jelinek	22	42	---	---	---	64
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	23	32	9	64
Ethan Bowens	22	39	---	---	1	62
Chris Culliver	---	---	19	30	10	59
Jimmie Mahaffey	19	36	---	---	1	56
Bob Hutton	---	---	24	28	4	56
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	25	29	2	56
Leonard Gillespie	18	36	---	---	---	54
Rico Kennedy	---	---	23	28	2	53
C.J. Spiller	16	32	---	---	4	52
Aaron Hernandez	18	26	---	---	8	52
Devin McCourty	---	---	19	27	3	49
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	22	23	3	48
Cris Batten	---	---	20	26	2	48
Drew Stevenson	---	---	23	22	2	47
Sammy Farrington	11	13	---	---	23	47
A.J. Murray	10	22	---	---	11	43
Rickey Nelson	---	---	16	17	9	42
Perry Coffin	---	---	19	19	3	41
Patrick Chung	---	---	10	19	10	39
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	14	22	1	37
Todd Power	---	---	7	18	11	36
Teddy Jamison	---	---	8	15	8	31
C.J. Dylla	6	21	---	---	4	31
Dean Rivers	4	10	---	---	15	29
Edward Patterson	---	---	8	4	15	27
Frank Fortune	4	12	---	---	9	25
Ronald McGarrity	3	2	---	---	17	22
Ernie Fitzgerald	4	9	---	---	8	21
Louie Shaw	---	---	2	3	15	20
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	10	6	1	17
Roderick Garner	---	---	1	0	15	16
Tandon Doss	1	1	---	---	10	12
Rondell Brady	0	2	---	---	9	11
Brandon Perkins	---	---	4	6	1	11
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alvin Crenshaw	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	2	2
Don Myers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Ausberry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	7	14	2.0
Right	10	46	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	48	8.0
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	6	34	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Griffin	29	13	1	2	0	8	4	0	0
J.C. Kelly	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	40	23	3	2	0	3	10	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	17	133	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	73	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Taft	9	4	69	1	30
RB Claude Doyle	7	4	27	0	28
WR Brenden Lipford	4	3	51	0	17
TE Johnny Mayes	4	3	37	0	21
WR Tyrus Dietrich	3	0	0	0	16
FB Anthony Sherman	2	1	7	0	22
RB Karl Chapman	1	0	0	0	6
RB Charlie Watson	1	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	15	8	133	2	36
WR Dean Rivers	4	2	20	0	10
RB C.J. Spiller	4	2	23	0	32
TE Frank Fortune	4	4	21	0	12
WR C.J. Dylla	4	1	4	0	21
FB A.J. Murray	3	2	2	0	22
WR Jamal Gardner	3	3	59	1	35
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	0	0	0	26
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Farrington	1	15	15.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Griffin	5	2	17	3.40	5.69

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	3	2	6	2.00	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Johnny Mayes	2	1	9	4.50	9.25
RB Claude Doyle	2	1	8	4.00	3.86
RB Charlie Watson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	1	6	3.00	8.87
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Doyle	4	0
Archie Griffin	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Chandler	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Griffin	8	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brenden Lipford	2	2	1
WR Tyrus Dietrich	2	0	0
WR Vince Taft	2	0	0
TE Johnny Mayes	1	1	1
RB Claude Doyle	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	2	1
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	1
WR C.J. Dylla	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,100)
End Zone 11,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,100)
End Zone	11,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)