Week 8, 2035

played in Cincinnati, OH

56 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	7	0	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	0	13	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:14 HOU - Moses Waters 10 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 CIN - Weston Kerns 46 field goal
2Q: 10:59 HOU - Denzel Buckley 4 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 08:22 CIN - Kirk Madison 45 pass from Bernard Luttrell (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 01:09 CIN - Weston Kerns 27 field goal
3Q: 07:41 CIN - Weston Kerns 43 field goal
3Q: 02:40 HOU - Kelly Nichols 8 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 13:32 CIN - Weston Kerns 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:14 HOU - Moses Waters 10 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 CIN - Weston Kerns 46 field goal
2Q: 10:59 HOU - Denzel Buckley 4 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 08:22 CIN - Kirk Madison 45 pass from Bernard Luttrell (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 01:09 CIN - Weston Kerns 27 field goal
3Q: 07:41 CIN - Weston Kerns 43 field goal
3Q: 02:40 HOU - Kelly Nichols 8 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 13:32 CIN - Weston Kerns 34 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 3-4 0-8
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 305 346
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 85 87
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 2.74 4.58
Net Passing Yards 220 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 49 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.33 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/122 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	3-4	0-8
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	305	346
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	85	87
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	2.74	4.58
Net Passing Yards	220	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	49 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	220	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.33	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/122	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
1	7:31	4:24	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	14:47	3:57	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	8:03	2:33	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
2	1:03	0:49	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	7:34	3:28	OWN 42	7	24	Punt
3	2:40	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
3	0:19	1:01	OWN 15	3	-4	Interception
4	13:25	3:56	OWN 28	8	34	Punt
4	8:44	3:43	OWN 30	5	25	Punt
4	2:29	0:39	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 26	3	-1	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	4:35	OWN 20	10	37	Punt
1	3:07	3:20	OWN 21	7	50	Field Goal
2	10:50	2:47	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	5:30	4:27	OWN 9	9	81	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 3	1	14	Half
3	15:00	7:26	OWN 19	14	55	Field Goal
3	4:06	1:26	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
3	2:31	2:12	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	14:18	0:53	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal
4	9:29	0:45	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	5:01	2:32	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
4	1:50	0:39	OWN 27	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Michael Schwartz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Buckley	15	23	1.53	13	1	1
RB Moses Waters	11	59	5.36	21	3	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	4	-1	-0.25	7	0	0
WR Craig Margolies	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Carson Becker	8	27	3.38	9	0
QB Bernard Luttrell	6	29	4.83	8	0
RB Norbert Newson	5	31	6.20	15	2

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	30	17	220	0/0	1	40	1	77.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Luttrell	49	28	264	1/5	1	45	1	70.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kelly Nichols	4	4	40	10.00	3	16	1
WR Gavin Newsome	3	8	56	18.67	40	40	0
WR Craig Margolies	3	5	40	13.33	10	23	0
TE Victor Duffy	2	6	28	14.00	0	18	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	28	14.00	15	17	0
RB Denzel Buckley	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Devon Ligeski	1	3	19	19.00	1	19	0
RB Moses Waters	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Norbert Newson	9	12	27	3.00	9	14	0
WR Kirk Madison	6	9	92	15.33	56	45	1
TE George Drexler	5	12	58	11.60	1	22	0
TE Brady Mickens	2	2	26	13.00	19	26	0
WR Devon Winslett	2	5	11	5.50	6	8	0
WR Rickey Kerr	2	5	44	22.00	13	25	0
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Carson Becker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Darren Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kelvin Harr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Owen Ross	1	25	25.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Connor O'Neill	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	7	319	45.6	34.1	58	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	4	200	50.0	38.0	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	2	8	4.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Margolies	5	122	24.4	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damien Bennett	8	4	0.0	18	49
S Quinn Hudson	8	2	0.0	19	44
CB Elliot Sukova	7	0	0.0	15	50
ILB Owen Ross	5	1	0.0	19	50
CB Edwin Hutton	5	1	0.0	15	33
DT Marlon Ackerman	3	0	0.0	13	40
CB Braxton Finkenstadt	2	2	0.0	10	23
DT Kendrick Talley	2	1	0.0	6	9
S Omar Fregoso	2	0	0.0	12	42
DE Gage Nixon	1	0	1.0	18	49
DT Tyler Parker	1	1	0.0	18	42
DE Colin Lake	1	1	0.0	14	41
S Sean Morrison	1	1	0.0	4	18
OLB Casey Sutton	1	1	0.0	7	19
RB Moses Waters	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Whalen	9	1	0.0	31	30
DT A.J. Writt	5	2	0.0	27	23
S Terrence Hanks	4	3	0.0	17	21
OLB Dale Jorgenson	4	2	0.0	30	30
CB Henry Lowery	4	1	0.0	19	23
S Vance Grady	4	0	0.0	31	30
CB Connor O'Neill	3	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Will Ward	2	3	0.0	10	12
S Cary Buchman	2	2	0.0	18	9
DE Tre Wilcox	2	0	0.0	17	16
DE Hugh Richard	1	1	0.0	16	17
CB Rodolfo Satchel	1	1	0.0	24	17
DT Samuel Osborne	1	1	0.0	30	30
OLB Thurman Murphy	1	0	0.0	5	4
TE George Drexler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Philip Dickenson	1	0	0.0	15	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Nixon	1.0	1	2	1	49
DT Tyler Parker	0.0	3	0	1	42
DT Marlon Ackerman	0.0	1	2	0	40
DE Alec Worthy	0.0	1	1	0	10

Cincinnati	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Whalen	2	3	30
DT Samuel Osborne	2	2	30
OLB Thurman Murphy	1	0	4
DE Broderick Callahan	1	0	16
DT A.J. Writt	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Damien Bennett	6	0	0	49
CB Elliot Sukova	5	1	0	50
CB Edwin Hutton	4	2	0	33
ILB Owen Ross	4	0	1	50
S Quinn Hudson	3	0	0	44
S Omar Fregoso	2	0	0	42
S Sean Morrison	1	1	0	18
OLB Casey Sutton	1	1	0	19
CB Braxton Finkenstadt	1	0	0	23
DT Marlon Ackerman	1	0	0	40
S Mario Collette	0	1	0	12

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vance Grady	4	0	0	30
CB Henry Lowery	3	0	0	23
OLB Dennis Whalen	2	1	0	30
OLB Dale Jorgenson	2	0	0	30
S Terrence Hanks	2	0	0	21
CB Connor O'Neill	1	1	1	22
CB Rodolfo Satchel	1	1	0	17
S Cary Buchman	1	0	0	9
OLB Will Ward	1	0	0	12
DE Broderick Callahan	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Michael Schwartz	4	10	0	31	30
T Richie Hardy	2	3	1	31	30
G Parker Wallace	1	6	0	31	30
C Kennedy Hill	1	5	0	31	30
G Grayson Fecht	0	5	0	31	30
TE Kelly Nichols	0	1	0	8	13

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ted Tucker	2	6	19	0	50
T Earl Raymond	1	2	19	1	50
C Percy Norton	1	2	19	0	50
G Mario Sonnier	1	2	19	0	50
G Norman Mickney	1	2	19	0	50
FB Dale Walsh	1	1	5	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Braxton Finkenstadt	1	15
Quinn Hudson	1	14
Parker Wallace	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Johnston	4	21
Thurman Murphy	3	21

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	19	44	14	77
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	19	50	4	73
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	18	49	5	72
G Parker Wallace	31	30	---	---	11	72
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	18	49	3	70
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	15	50	4	69
C Kennedy Hill	31	30	---	---	7	68
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	18	42	2	62
QB Mitchell Cheever	31	30	---	---	---	61
G Grayson Fecht	31	30	---	---	---	61
T Michael Schwartz	31	30	---	---	---	61
T Richie Hardy	31	30	---	---	---	61
WR Gavin Newsome	31	29	---	---	1	61
DE Colin Lake	---	---	14	41	6	61
WR Craig Margolies	26	26	---	---	6	58
DT Marlon Ackerman	---	---	13	40	2	55
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	12	42	1	55
TE Victor Duffy	26	27	---	---	---	53
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	15	33	5	53
CB Braxton Finkenstadt	---	---	10	23	15	48
TE Kelly Nichols	8	13	---	---	21	42
WR Devon Ligeski	19	15	---	---	6	40
S Sean Morrison	---	---	4	18	15	37
RB Denzel Buckley	16	14	---	---	---	30
RB Moses Waters	13	16	---	---	1	30
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	7	19	2	28
FB Jonathan Wilcox	7	5	---	---	14	26
S Mario Collette	---	---	7	12	4	23
WR Sean Newland	5	3	---	---	14	22
OLB Ralph Griffith	---	---	1	1	20	22
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	2	10	7	19
DT Kendrick Talley	---	---	6	9	3	18
WR Kenyon Bishop	3	0	---	---	14	17
CB Bert Floyd	---	---	6	9	2	17
RB Tim Fecht	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	5	9	1	15
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Rob Carbone	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jimmie Willis	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Edgar Andrews	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jorge Hastings	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ted Tucker	19	50	---	---	8	77
G Mario Sonnier	19	50	---	---	8	77
G Norman Mickney	19	50	---	---	8	77
T Earl Raymond	19	50	---	---	8	77
C Percy Norton	19	50	---	---	---	69
QB Bernard Luttrell	19	50	---	---	---	69
WR Rickey Kerr	10	40	---	---	19	69
RB Norbert Newson	8	40	---	---	18	66
WR Kirk Madison	17	47	---	---	---	64
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	31	30	---	61
S Vance Grady	---	---	31	30	---	61
OLB Dale Jorgenson	---	---	30	30	---	60
DT Samuel Osborne	---	---	30	30	---	60
TE George Drexler	12	46	---	---	---	58
DT A.J. Writt	---	---	27	23	---	50
CB Philip Dickenson	---	---	15	16	17	48
CB Henry Lowery	---	---	19	23	4	46
CB Connor O'Neill	---	---	17	22	7	46
TE Brady Mickens	6	13	---	---	25	44
S Cary Buchman	---	---	18	9	17	44
FB Dale Walsh	5	17	---	---	21	43
WR Devon Winslett	13	29	---	---	1	43
DE Broderick Callahan	---	---	25	16	---	41
CB Rodolfo Satchel	---	---	24	17	---	41
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	16	17	7	40
S Terrence Hanks	---	---	17	21	---	38
WR Darren Johnston	8	5	---	---	21	34
DE Tre Wilcox	---	---	17	16	---	33
OLB Thurman Murphy	---	---	5	4	21	30
OLB Will Ward	---	---	10	12	---	22
WR Kelvin Harr	6	3	---	---	11	20
RB Carson Becker	10	8	---	---	---	18
DT Blaine Carpenter	---	---	2	7	7	16
OLB Trey Reeck	---	---	3	0	10	13
ILB Harvey Tolliver	---	---	1	0	11	12
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Jeffrey Goss	---	---	3	7	---	10
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Douglas Daly	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Curtis Solik	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Zach Hickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Derek Tauscher	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Derrick Tuggle	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Blake Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rickey Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	17	21	1.2
Right	4	3	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	30	17	2	1	0	4	7	5	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Luttrell	49	28	4	1	2	6	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	-10	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	163	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	89	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gavin Newsome	8	3	56	1	29
TE Victor Duffy	6	2	28	0	27
WR Craig Margolies	5	3	40	1	26
TE Kelly Nichols	4	4	40	0	13
WR Devon Ligeski	3	1	19	0	15
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	28	0	5
RB Denzel Buckley	1	1	7	0	14
RB Moses Waters	1	1	2	0	16

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Drexler	12	5	0	58	1	46
RB Norbert Newson	12	9	0	27	0	40
WR Kirk Madison	9	6	1	92	1	47
WR Devon Winslett	5	2	0	11	0	29
WR Rickey Kerr	5	2	1	44	1	40
TE Brady Mickens	2	2	0	26	1	13
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Kelvin Harr	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	1	1	0	3	0	2
RB Carson Becker	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Buckley	1	4	4.00	1.53
RB Moses Waters	1	10	10.00	5.36

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bernard Luttrell	2	9	4.50	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	2	1	8	4.00	7.33

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Luttrell	2	0	0	0.00	5.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kelly Nichols	1	1	8	8.00	10.00
WR Devon Ligeski	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Madison	1	0	0	0.00	10.22
TE George Drexler	1	0	0	0.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	0
RB Denzel Buckley	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	2	2
QB Bernard Luttrell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	10	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Luttrell	14	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Victor Duffy	3	1	1
WR Gavin Newsome	3	1	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	1
WR Devon Ligeski	1	1	1
RB Moses Waters	1	1	0
WR Craig Margolies	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE George Drexler	6	1	1
RB Norbert Newson	4	2	2
WR Rickey Kerr	2	1	1
TE Brady Mickens	1	1	1
WR Devon Winslett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,300 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (17,500)
End Zone 12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,300 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (17,500)
End Zone	12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)