Week 3, 2033

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	10	3	10	-	26
Houston Texans	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 CIN - Weston Kerns 31 field goal
2Q: 07:20 CIN - Weston Kerns 19 field goal
2Q: 04:39 CIN - Justics Smart 52 interception return (Weston Kerns extra point)
3Q: 11:25 CIN - Weston Kerns 26 field goal
3Q: 01:38 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 32 field goal
4Q: 09:22 CIN - Darryl Joyner 54 interception return (Weston Kerns extra point)
4Q: 02:29 CIN - Weston Kerns 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 CIN - Weston Kerns 31 field goal
2Q: 07:20 CIN - Weston Kerns 19 field goal
2Q: 04:39 CIN - Justics Smart 52 interception return (Weston Kerns extra point)
3Q: 11:25 CIN - Weston Kerns 26 field goal
3Q: 01:38 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 32 field goal
4Q: 09:22 CIN - Darryl Joyner 54 interception return (Weston Kerns extra point)
4Q: 02:29 CIN - Weston Kerns 39 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 4 4
Total Net Yards 294 317
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards per Play 4.59 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 132 81
- Rushing Attempts 39 20
- Yards per Rush 3.38 4.05
Net Passing Yards 162 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 2 47 - 21 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 162 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 4.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/51 11/86
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 5/152 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:57 27:03

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	4	4
Total Net Yards	294	317
- Offensive Plays	64	70
- Yards per Play	4.59	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	132	81
- Rushing Attempts	39	20
- Yards per Rush	3.38	4.05
Net Passing Yards	162	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 2	47 - 21 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	162	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	4.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/51	11/86
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	5/152	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:57	27:03

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	3:45	OWN 20	8	66	Field Goal
1	3:20	2:05	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
2	13:20	6:06	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
2	5:59	0:55	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	1:55	1:16	OWN 1	4	21	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 46	2	13	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 25	8	66	Field Goal
3	9:49	3:06	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
3	1:33	2:22	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	11:22	1:51	OWN 32	4	11	Interception
4	6:28	2:29	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	3:34	1:13	OPP 19	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:48	1:48	OPP 33	4	17	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 31	6	26	Punt
1	6:52	3:32	OWN 22	6	43	Interception
1	1:15	2:55	OWN 3	10	54	Punt
2	7:14	1:15	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	5:04	0:38	OWN 40	2	0	Interception
2	4:26	2:31	OWN 15	6	49	Punt
2	0:39	0:14	OPP 40	2	0	Interception
3	11:18	1:29	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	6:43	5:10	OWN 14	11	71	Field Goal
4	14:11	2:49	OWN 12	5	14	Punt
4	9:31	0:20	OWN 22	1	5	Interception
4	9:11	2:43	OWN 35	7	25	Downs
4	3:59	0:25	OWN 14	4	5	Downs
4	2:21	0:33	OWN 35	3	1	Interception

Game MVP: Darryl Joyner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Norbert Newson	30	98	3.27	20	4
RB Denzel Buckley	5	27	5.40	25	1
QB Mitch Blackwell	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0
FB Dale Walsh	2	11	5.50	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adrian Chatham	9	31	3.44	11	1
RB Moses Waters	7	36	5.14	10	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	3	6	2.00	9	0
WR Derek Newton	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	25	15	162	0/0	0	29	2	45.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	34	15	211	2/11	0	32	4	25.1
Korey Loy	13	6	40	1/4	0	18	1	21.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE George Drexler	6	7	89	14.83	19	29
RB Norbert Newson	4	6	18	4.50	7	8
WR Devon Winslett	2	3	20	10.00	3	15
WR Kirk Madison	1	3	23	23.00	7	23
FB Dale Walsh	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Dusty Stokes	1	3	13	13.00	4	13
WR Trey Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Andres Linquist	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Owen Howe	4	7	47	11.75	0	27
WR Gavin Newsome	4	6	35	8.75	15	18
RB Adrian Chatham	3	5	14	4.67	0	8
TE Kelly Nichols	3	3	47	15.67	11	17
TE Victor Duffy	2	10	18	9.00	4	10
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	49	24.50	46	32
RB Donald Cassidy	2	3	36	18.00	23	27
TE Nicholas Caston	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Avery Erickson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Taylor Berry	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Derek Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Joyner	2	67	33.50	1
S Norm Sera	1	22	22.00	0
OLB Justics Smart	1	52	52.00	1
CB Connor O'Neill	1	11	11.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	0.00	0
CB Damien Roberts	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Arnie Jamison	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Damien Roberts	1	0	0	0
CB Rodolfo Zimmerman	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	5	219	43.8	39.6	49	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	6	269	44.8	33.8	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	4/5	0/1	0/1	39	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Bailey	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Berry	3	68	22.7	0
Avery Erickson	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Henry Lowery	7	0	0.0	20	42
S Terrence Hanks	6	1	0.0	20	48
S Norm Sera	6	0	0.0	20	49
DE Broderick Callahan	4	0	0.5	18	46
ILB Harvey Tolliver	4	1	0.0	9	28
OLB Dennis Whalen	4	1	0.0	20	49
CB Darryl Joyner	3	0	1.0	11	32
OLB Griffin Rivers	2	0	1.0	9	19
DE Hugh Richard	2	2	0.5	18	37
ILB Sammie Allen	2	1	0.0	11	20
DT Samuel Osborne	2	0	0.0	18	37
DT Darryl Masucci	1	0	0.0	2	13
WR Devon Winslett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rodolfo Satchel	1	0	0.0	9	21
WR Dusty Stokes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Justics Smart	0	2	0.0	20	50
CB Connor O'Neill	0	2	0.0	11	29
S Britt Codina	0	1	0.0	0	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wally Castillo	11	1	0.0	36	25
ILB Owen Ross	9	2	0.0	39	24
DE Alec Worthy	5	3	0.0	35	25
S Richard Ford	5	3	0.0	39	24
S Quinn Hudson	5	1	0.0	39	25
CB Elliot Sukova	5	0	0.0	33	23
CB Jumbo Lyon	4	0	0.0	34	25
DT Cameron Mallard	2	1	0.0	16	14
DT Jimmie Euerle	2	1	0.0	28	16
DT Ellis Ellard	2	0	0.0	21	10
CB Damien Roberts	1	1	0.0	29	16
WR Owen Howe	1	0	---	---	---
RB Adrian Chatham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyler Parker	1	0	0.0	36	18
RB Donald Cassidy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ellis Riggins	0	2	0.0	14	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Griffin Rivers	1.0	0	0	0	19
CB Darryl Joyner	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Broderick Callahan	0.5	0	3	4	46
DE Hugh Richard	0.5	0	2	0	37
DT Darryl Masucci	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Samuel Osborne	0.0	0	2	0	37
DE Rod Winslett	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Justics Smart	0.0	0	1	0	50
OLB Dennis Whalen	0.0	0	1	0	49

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tyler Parker	2	18
DE Alec Worthy	1	25
DT Ellis Ellard	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Lowery	6	1	0	42
S Terrence Hanks	4	0	0	48
S Norm Sera	3	1	1	49
CB Darryl Joyner	2	0	2	32
ILB Harvey Tolliver	2	0	0	28
OLB Dennis Whalen	1	1	0	49
ILB Sammie Allen	1	0	0	20
CB Rodolfo Satchel	1	0	0	21
DT Samuel Osborne	1	0	0	37
OLB Justics Smart	0	0	1	50
CB Connor O'Neill	0	0	1	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	1	0	25
CB Elliot Sukova	3	0	1	23
ILB Owen Ross	3	0	0	24
OLB Wally Castillo	2	0	0	25
DE Alec Worthy	1	1	0	25
S Richard Ford	1	1	0	24
CB Damien Roberts	1	0	1	16
DT Cameron Mallard	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Mario Sonnier	3	11	0	39	25
C Lonnie Hicks	3	9	1	39	25
T Earl Raymond	2	6	0	39	25
G Damon Gonsales	2	5	0	39	25
T Ted Tucker	1	4	0	39	25
TE George Drexler	1	2	0	35	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Wade Hancock	2	6	0	20	0	50
G Neal Kinney	2	5	0	20	0	50
T Michael Schwartz	1	4	1	20	0	50
G Cris Gossage	1	2	0	20	2	50
T Richie Hardy	0	3	0	20	0	50
RB Moses Waters	0	0	0	7	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Britt Codina	2	15
Trey Bailey	1	20
Arnie Jamison	1	20
Parker Frederick	1	19
Rod Winslett	1	18
Kelvin Harr	1	15
George Drexler	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Nichols	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Justics Smart	---	---	20	50	1	71
TE George Drexler	35	24	---	---	12	71
S Norm Sera	---	---	20	49	1	70
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	20	49	1	70
S Terrence Hanks	---	---	20	48	1	69
DE Broderick Callahan	---	---	18	46	1	65
QB Mitch Blackwell	39	25	---	---	---	64
G Damon Gonsales	39	25	---	---	---	64
T Ted Tucker	39	25	---	---	---	64
G Mario Sonnier	39	25	---	---	---	64
CB Henry Lowery	---	---	20	42	2	64
T Earl Raymond	39	25	---	---	---	64
C Lonnie Hicks	39	25	---	---	---	64
WR Devon Winslett	35	22	---	---	2	59
CB Darryl Joyner	---	---	11	32	15	58
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	18	37	1	56
DT Samuel Osborne	---	---	18	37	1	56
WR Kirk Madison	34	19	---	---	---	53
RB Norbert Newson	32	20	---	---	---	52
CB Connor O'Neill	---	---	11	29	7	47
WR Dusty Stokes	30	16	---	---	---	46
ILB Sammie Allen	---	---	11	20	8	39
DE Rod Winslett	---	---	4	17	18	39
ILB Harvey Tolliver	---	---	9	28	1	38
WR Trey Bailey	7	6	---	---	20	33
CB Rodolfo Satchel	---	---	9	21	1	31
TE Paul Owens	2	2	---	---	25	29
OLB Griffin Rivers	---	---	9	19	1	29
FB Dale Walsh	5	2	---	---	20	27
OLB Arnie Jamison	---	---	0	1	20	21
DT Darryl Masucci	---	---	2	13	6	21
S Britt Codina	---	---	0	6	15	21
RB Parker Frederick	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Kelvin Harr	1	1	---	---	15	17
TE Andres Linquist	7	9	---	---	---	16
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Denzel Buckley	7	4	---	---	---	11
C Devin Douglas	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Douglas Daly	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Peyton Randle	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Cory Tierney	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Ike Barone	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Levi Goodwin	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Heath Stras	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Bernard Luttrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	39	24	12	75
C Wade Hancock	20	50	---	---	---	70
G Cris Gossage	20	50	---	---	---	70
G Neal Kinney	20	50	---	---	---	70
T Michael Schwartz	20	50	---	---	---	70
T Richie Hardy	20	50	---	---	---	70
TE Victor Duffy	20	49	---	---	---	69
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	39	25	5	69
WR Gavin Newsome	19	42	---	---	7	68
S Richard Ford	---	---	39	24	4	67
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	36	25	5	66
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	35	25	5	65
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	34	25	5	64
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	33	23	4	60
QB Mitchell Cheever	20	36	---	---	---	56
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	36	18	2	56
WR Owen Howe	18	36	---	---	---	54
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	29	16	9	54
RB Adrian Chatham	14	20	---	---	16	50
DT Jimmie Euerle	---	---	28	16	1	45
WR Taylor Berry	8	21	---	---	9	38
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	16	14	6	36
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	21	10	4	35
FB Jonathan Wilcox	4	12	---	---	15	31
CB Jeremy Huntley	---	---	12	2	15	29
WR Derek Newton	5	17	---	---	7	29
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	14	12	2	28
DE Colin Lake	---	---	12	11	4	27
TE Nicholas Caston	1	3	---	---	21	25
ILB Camden Spiller	---	---	2	1	21	24
TE Kelly Nichols	4	12	---	---	7	23
WR Avery Erickson	0	6	---	---	15	21
RB Donald Cassidy	0	20	---	---	---	20
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Moses Waters	7	12	---	---	---	19
DT Damon Page	---	---	3	4	8	15
QB Korey Loy	0	14	---	---	---	14
S Mario Collette	---	---	0	0	14	14
C Roderick Drake	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ruben Herrington	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Rodolfo Zimmerman	---	---	1	0	5	6
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Rodney Kasper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	10	1.3
Middle	21	68	3.2
Right	8	58	7.3
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	25	15	3	0	1	3	4	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	34	15	3	3	1	3	7	1	4
Korey Loy	13	6	0	1	2	0	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	38	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	33	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	13	118	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	56	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	44	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Drexler	7	6	0	89	2	24
RB Norbert Newson	6	4	0	18	0	20
WR Kirk Madison	3	1	1	23	1	19
WR Devon Winslett	3	2	0	20	0	22
WR Dusty Stokes	3	1	0	13	0	16
WR Trey Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Andres Linquist	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Dale Walsh	1	1	0	-1	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	10	2	1	18	0	49
WR Owen Howe	7	4	0	47	1	36
WR Gavin Newsome	6	4	0	35	0	42
WR Taylor Berry	5	0	1	0	0	21
RB Adrian Chatham	5	3	0	14	0	20
WR Avery Erickson	3	0	1	0	0	6
RB Donald Cassidy	3	2	0	36	1	20
TE Kelly Nichols	3	3	0	47	0	12
TE Nicholas Caston	2	1	0	5	0	3
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	0	49	1	12
WR Derek Newton	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Newson	8	4	0.50	3.27
QB Mitch Blackwell	2	-4	-2.00	-2.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	4	2	18	4.50	6.48

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	1	0	0	0.00	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Newson	2	1	2	1.00	3.00
WR Kirk Madison	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
TE George Drexler	1	1	16	16.00	12.71

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Duffy	1	0	0	0.00	1.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	3	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	8	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	9	4	3
Korey Loy	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	2	2	0
WR Dusty Stokes	2	0	0
WR Trey Bailey	1	0	0
WR Kirk Madison	1	0	0
FB Dale Walsh	1	1	0
TE George Drexler	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Victor Duffy	4	1	1
RB Donald Cassidy	3	2	1
WR Avery Erickson	2	0	0
WR Taylor Berry	1	0	0
WR Owen Howe	1	1	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (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	59,700 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (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)