Week 8, 2029

played in Houston, TX

53 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	9	0	0	-	12
Houston Texans	0	10	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 CIN - Weston Kerns 44 field goal
2Q: 14:52 CIN - Pete Walker 9 run (Weston Kerns extra point failed)
2Q: 06:35 HOU - Cedric Hover 42 field goal
2Q: 03:55 CIN - Weston Kerns 47 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Keegan Church 6 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 10:59 HOU - Herb Downs 3 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 03:27 HOU - Herb Downs 1 run (Cedric Hover extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 CIN - Weston Kerns 44 field goal
2Q: 14:52 CIN - Pete Walker 9 run (Weston Kerns extra point failed)
2Q: 06:35 HOU - Cedric Hover 42 field goal
2Q: 03:55 CIN - Weston Kerns 47 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Keegan Church 6 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 10:59 HOU - Herb Downs 3 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 03:27 HOU - Herb Downs 1 run (Cedric Hover extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 4-4 4-3
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 319 383
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 86 120
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 3.31 3.75
Net Passing Yards 233 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 1 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/17 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/67 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	4-4	4-3
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	319	383
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	86	120
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	3.31	3.75
Net Passing Yards	233	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 1	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/17	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/67	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:18	OWN 22	13	51	Field Goal
1	5:26	3:08	OWN 44	5	15	Punt
1	0:52	1:10	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	13:19	2:10	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	6:29	2:40	OWN 25	6	45	Field Goal
2	2:43	1:36	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	10:51	4:11	OWN 29	7	35	Punt
3	3:21	4:15	OWN 3	10	56	Punt
4	12:59	1:34	OWN 48	4	8	Punt
4	3:20	0:57	OWN 28	4	17	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:42	2:16	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	2:18	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	14:42	1:23	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	11:09	4:40	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
2	3:49	1:06	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	1:07	0:54	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	6:40	3:19	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
4	14:06	1:07	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:25	8:05	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 49	8	39	Game

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pete Walker	18	48	2.67	19	1	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	5	17	3.40	13	1	0
WR Allen Parisi	2	23	11.50	12	2	0
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Holliday	15	52	3.47	15	3	0
RB Herb Downs	8	17	2.13	11	1	2
QB Mitchell Cheever	6	5	0.83	9	0	0
RB Nicky Gaines	2	41	20.50	23	2	0
WR Roderick Dillon	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	37	21	237	1/4	0	37	1	64.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	33	23	263	0/0	1	35	0	103.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Johnston	5	9	62	12.40	7	36
RB Tony Gyotoku	5	6	26	5.20	19	20
WR Allen Parisi	3	6	41	13.67	1	26
TE Dwight Mukherjee	2	3	16	8.00	0	12
WR Trey Bailey	2	3	16	8.00	0	9
WR Owen Howe	2	4	27	13.50	9	14
FB Bert Bradford	1	1	12	12.00	2	12
RB Pete Walker	1	5	37	37.00	39	37

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roderick Dillon	7	7	88	12.57	22	35	0
TE Victor Duffy	5	6	69	13.80	46	22	0
TE Riley Tindale	4	7	32	8.00	0	13	0
WR Keegan Church	3	5	46	15.33	0	34	1
RB Casey Holliday	2	2	17	8.50	10	12	0
RB Nicky Gaines	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Amir Forbes	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Herb Downs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Roger Feather	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rick Tolbert	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Darren Johnston	1	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Rick Tolbert	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	6	252	42.0	23.3	52	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terry Blanchard	6	300	50.0	38.8	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	0/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	5	67	13.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Lowery	3	66	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Timothy Driscoll	7	1	0.0	32	33
ILB Zack Cotchery	6	4	0.0	28	21
ILB Kody Givens	5	4	0.0	22	14
ILB Harvey Tolliver	5	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Dennis Whalen	5	1	0.0	31	32
CB Eduardo Conley	4	4	0.0	30	20
S Winfred Kirk	4	1	0.0	31	25
S Kenneth Schulz	2	2	0.0	13	25
OLB Mo Wiggins	2	2	0.0	31	29
CB Darrin Buckley	2	1	0.0	12	28
DE Hugh Richard	2	0	0.0	31	31
DT Roy Wilson	2	0	0.0	7	18
S Tristan Myers	2	0	0.0	19	16
DT Shawn Harper	1	0	0.0	24	11
OLB Grady Naumoff	1	0	0.0	2	5
WR Owen Howe	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	8	2	0.0	25	38
CB Jumbo Lyon	6	2	0.0	26	38
ILB Devin Blackledge	5	1	0.0	25	38
S Vernon Cales	5	1	0.0	26	38
OLB Wally Castillo	4	0	1.0	8	11
S Frank Van Fleet	4	2	0.0	26	38
DE Louis Rice	4	1	0.0	25	38
DT Mitchell Gabriel	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB Rick Tolbert	2	1	0.0	24	34
DT Christopher Mallory	2	1	0.0	11	25
CB Chester Johnston	1	1	0.0	18	27
CB Kaleb Peak	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Dale Schokora	1	0	0.0	23	27
DE Lonnie Felkey	1	0	0.0	3	13
DT Tyler Parker	0	1	0.0	21	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shawn Harper	1	0	11
DE Warren Bach	1	0	17
DE Hugh Richard	1	0	31
DT Roy Wilson	1	0	18
ILB Harvey Tolliver	1	0	18
ILB Zack Cotchery	0	1	21

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wally Castillo	1.0	0	0	11
DE Louis Rice	0.0	2	0	38
DE Lonnie Felkey	0.0	1	0	13
DT Christopher Mallory	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Timothy Driscoll	5	0	33
ILB Zack Cotchery	5	0	21
CB Darrin Buckley	2	0	28
ILB Kody Givens	2	0	14
CB Eduardo Conley	2	0	20
OLB Dennis Whalen	1	1	32
S Winfred Kirk	1	0	25
OLB Grady Naumoff	1	0	5
S Kenneth Schulz	1	0	25
DT Roy Wilson	1	0	18
ILB Harvey Tolliver	1	0	18
S Tristan Myers	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	0	0	38
CB Jumbo Lyon	4	0	0	38
CB Rick Tolbert	2	2	1	34
ILB Devin Blackledge	2	1	0	38
S Frank Van Fleet	2	0	0	38
OLB Wally Castillo	2	0	0	11
CB Chester Johnston	1	1	0	27
S Vernon Cales	1	0	0	38
CB Kaleb Peak	1	0	0	6
DE Louis Rice	1	0	0	38
DE Lonnie Felkey	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Butch Borders	4	9	26	0	38
G Mario Sonnier	2	5	26	0	33
C Marcus Gaines	2	4	26	0	37
T Amos Foreman	1	5	26	0	38
TE Dwight Mukherjee	0	1	24	0	36
FB Bert Bradford	0	1	5	0	11
T Ted Tucker	0	0	26	1	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	5	10	3	32	33
T Michael Schwartz	4	11	1	32	33
G Juan Collins	1	4	0	32	33
T Isaiah Bensen	1	2	0	32	33
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	0	31	30
FB Jonathan Wilcox	0	1	0	5	4

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Nathanson	1	17
Todd Blair	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Nicky Gaines	3	18
Riley Tindale	1	22
Connor Nixon	1	21
Wally Castillo	1	11
Amir Forbes	1	5
Herb Downs	1	1

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Darren Johnston	25	33	---	---	10	68
CB Timothy Driscoll	---	---	32	33	1	66
G Mario Sonnier	26	33	---	---	7	66
QB Mitch Blackwell	26	38	---	---	---	64
T Amos Foreman	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Butch Borders	26	38	---	---	---	64
T Ted Tucker	26	38	---	---	---	64
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	31	32	1	64
C Marcus Gaines	26	37	---	---	1	64
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	31	31	1	63
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	31	29	1	61
TE Dwight Mukherjee	24	36	---	---	---	60
WR Owen Howe	17	26	---	---	17	60
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	31	25	1	57
CB Eduardo Conley	---	---	30	20	---	50
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	28	21	---	49
S Tristan Myers	---	---	19	16	13	48
CB Darrin Buckley	---	---	12	28	3	43
WR Allen Parisi	18	23	---	---	1	42
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	13	25	3	41
ILB Harvey Tolliver	---	---	23	18	---	41
FB Bert Bradford	5	11	---	---	23	39
RB Pete Walker	20	18	---	---	---	38
ILB Kody Givens	---	---	22	14	1	37
DT Shawn Harper	---	---	24	11	1	36
DE Warren Bach	---	---	10	17	7	34
CB Riley Heath	---	---	1	11	21	33
TE Heath Benaroya	2	6	---	---	23	31
RB Tony Gyotoku	6	20	---	---	4	30
OLB Grady Naumoff	---	---	2	5	21	28
DT Roy Wilson	---	---	7	18	---	25
WR Trey Bailey	10	13	---	---	1	24
CB Henry Lowery	---	---	2	4	14	20
RB Nick Nathanson	0	0	---	---	17	17
T Neil Danner	0	5	---	---	8	13
ILB Sammie Allen	---	---	1	1	11	13
WR Zachary Cote	2	3	---	---	8	13
DE Rod Winslett	---	---	2	4	6	12
G Todd Blair	0	1	---	---	8	9
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Cesar Carmack	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Percy Rodgers	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Bernard Luttrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB R.J. Peterson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Juan Collins	32	33	---	---	7	72
G Desmond Bloom	32	33	---	---	7	72
T Isaiah Bensen	32	33	---	---	7	72
T Michael Schwartz	32	33	---	---	7	72
S Frank Van Fleet	---	---	26	38	2	66
S Vernon Cales	---	---	26	38	2	66
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	26	38	2	66
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	25	38	2	65
C Gerald Peterson	32	33	---	---	---	65
DE Louis Rice	---	---	25	38	2	65
QB Mitchell Cheever	32	33	---	---	---	65
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	25	38	2	65
WR Keegan Church	31	31	---	---	---	62
TE Victor Duffy	31	30	---	---	---	61
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	24	34	2	60
WR Amir Forbes	24	29	---	---	5	58
CB Chester Johnston	---	---	18	27	12	57
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	23	27	---	50
TE Riley Tindale	12	10	---	---	22	44
DT Christopher Mallory	---	---	11	25	8	44
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	21	22	---	43
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	17	23	2	42
WR Roderick Dillon	18	17	---	---	5	40
RB Nicky Gaines	4	11	---	---	18	33
RB Casey Holliday	18	13	---	---	---	31
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	8	11	11	30
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	5	6	15	26
WR Roger Feather	2	7	---	---	14	23
RB Herb Downs	12	9	---	---	1	22
FB Jonathan Wilcox	5	4	---	---	13	22
OLB Alvin Chandler	---	---	0	0	21	21
S Connor Nixon	---	---	0	0	21	21
WR Sean Newland	1	4	---	---	15	20
DE Lonnie Felkey	---	---	3	13	2	18
ILB Collin Chun	---	---	0	1	10	11
ILB Rondell Gomez	---	---	1	0	6	7
C Marvin Pritchett	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Terry Blanchard	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Jose Lewis	---	---	1	1	1	3
TE Dana Asperilla	2	0	---	---	---	2
ILB Craig Blackledge	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Marquis Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jose Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Richie Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	13	52	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	13	1.6
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	6	44	7.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	37	21	4	1	7	4	3	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	33	23	5	2	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	135	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	69	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Johnston	9	5	1	62	1	33
RB Tony Gyotoku	6	5	1	26	1	20
WR Allen Parisi	6	3	1	41	1	23
RB Pete Walker	5	1	2	37	1	18
WR Owen Howe	4	2	0	27	0	26
TE Dwight Mukherjee	3	2	1	16	0	36
WR Trey Bailey	3	2	1	16	0	13
FB Bert Bradford	1	1	0	12	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riley Tindale	7	4	0	32	0	10
WR Roderick Dillon	7	7	0	88	2	17
TE Victor Duffy	6	5	0	69	2	30
WR Keegan Church	5	3	1	46	1	31
RB Casey Holliday	2	2	0	17	0	13
WR Amir Forbes	2	1	0	6	0	29
RB Nicky Gaines	1	1	0	5	0	11
RB Herb Downs	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Roger Feather	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pete Walker	1	9	9.00	2.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Herb Downs	4	4	1.00	2.13
RB Casey Holliday	2	11	5.50	3.47
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	-3	-1.50	0.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	6.41

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	3	3	24	8.00	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwight Mukherjee	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	12	12.00	8.50
WR Keegan Church	1	1	6	6.00	9.20
WR Amir Forbes	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
WR Allen Parisi	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	0
RB Herb Downs	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	13	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Johnston	6	2	1
RB Tony Gyotoku	3	2	1
WR Trey Bailey	2	1	1
WR Allen Parisi	1	0	0
WR Owen Howe	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riley Tindale	3	2	2
TE Victor Duffy	3	3	2
WR Roderick Dillon	2	2	1
WR Keegan Church	1	0	0
RB Nicky Gaines	1	1	0
WR Amir Forbes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (16,000)
End Zone 11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (16,000)
End Zone	11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)