Week 8, 2029

played in Houston, TX

85 degrees, stormy, 12 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	7	10	-	27
Houston Texans	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:07 CIN - Harold Rayfield 26 field goal
2Q: 09:45 CIN - Bryan Kerr 5 pass from Ricardo Scarlett (Harold Rayfield extra point)
3Q: 07:26 CIN - Alexis Dole 7 pass from Ricardo Scarlett (Harold Rayfield extra point)
3Q: 01:37 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 27 field goal
4Q: 11:36 CIN - Harold Rayfield 47 field goal
4Q: 05:28 CIN - Hayden Rosebrock 5 run (Harold Rayfield extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:07 CIN - Harold Rayfield 26 field goal
2Q: 09:45 CIN - Bryan Kerr 5 pass from Ricardo Scarlett (Harold Rayfield extra point)
3Q: 07:26 CIN - Alexis Dole 7 pass from Ricardo Scarlett (Harold Rayfield extra point)
3Q: 01:37 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 27 field goal
4Q: 11:36 CIN - Harold Rayfield 47 field goal
4Q: 05:28 CIN - Hayden Rosebrock 5 run (Harold Rayfield extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 7-1 4-3
First Downs 23 10
- by Rushing 10 0
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 381 202
- Offensive Plays 72 61
- Yards per Play 5.29 3.31
Net Rushing Yards 169 3
- Rushing Attempts 40 5
- Yards per Rush 4.23 0.60
Net Passing Yards 212 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 53 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 217 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 3.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/4
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 2/34
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 26
Time of Possession 37:34 22:26

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	7-1	4-3
First Downs	23	10
- by Rushing	10	0
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	381	202
- Offensive Plays	72	61
- Yards per Play	5.29	3.31
Net Rushing Yards	169	3
- Rushing Attempts	40	5
- Yards per Rush	4.23	0.60
Net Passing Yards	212	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	53 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	217	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	3.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/4
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	2/34
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 26
Time of Possession	37:34	22:26

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 16	4	19	Punt
1	10:59	2:35	OWN 39	4	14	Punt
1	7:06	6:05	OWN 29	11	62	Field Goal
2	13:36	4:01	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	7:22	1:33	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:43	1:37	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 11	4	42	Half
3	13:21	6:06	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
3	5:35	1:14	OWN 32	4	18	Interception
3	1:31	2:11	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
4	13:08	1:37	OPP 36	3	6	Field Goal
4	11:03	3:03	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
4	6:57	1:38	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	1:54	0:39	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	1:01	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
1	8:24	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:01	2:25	OWN 33	6	23	Downs
2	9:35	2:13	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
2	5:49	1:06	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
2	3:06	2:05	OWN 26	7	58	Interception
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	3	30	Interception
3	7:15	1:40	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	4:21	2:50	OPP 23	5	13	Field Goal
4	14:20	1:12	OWN 5	3	-3	Punt
4	11:31	0:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	8:00	1:03	OWN 4	4	5	Downs
4	5:19	3:25	OWN 25	9	24	Downs
4	1:15	0:39	OWN 20	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Shannon Upshaw, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Xavier Bishop	18	45	2.50	12	2	0
RB Raul Giles	13	85	6.54	25	4	0
RB Hayden Rosebrock	6	43	7.17	15	1	1
RB Braden Cobb	2	-3	-1.50	3	0	0
QB Branden Gibson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Sergio Nafis	2	1	0.50	5
WR Leonardo Thomas	1	0	0.00	0
QB Roberto Hitchcock	1	0	0.00	0
RB Bennett Maryland	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Scarlett	31	23	217	1/5	2	20	1	101.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Valdez	44	25	195	3/14	0	29	2	49.0
Roberto Hitchcock	9	5	18	0/0	0	14	0	60.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Vitter	8	11	77	9.63	7	20	0
TE Erik Ellison	6	8	56	9.33	9	19	0
WR Alexis Dole	5	6	53	10.60	10	16	1
WR Ronnie Shannon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Bryan Kerr	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Norbert Borders	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Xavier Bishop	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herb Murphy	16	32	140	8.75	40	29
WR Jerald Houston	6	8	34	5.67	1	14
WR Leonardo Thomas	3	5	21	7.00	4	11
RB Sergio Nafis	2	2	1	0.50	0	3
TE Bill Redmon	2	5	14	7.00	0	7
TE Cesar Sorensen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shannon Upshaw	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Tyrus Loveless	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Colin Moore	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Steve Vitter	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Shannon	0	1	0
OLB Lamont Hatcher	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Lenny Valdez	1	0	0
G Orlando Dickinson	0	1	0
ILB Colin Moore	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Coleman	7	327	46.7	36.1	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Montague	7	314	44.9	36.3	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Rayfield	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Weisenbach	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Dole	4	20	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Thomas	2	34	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Upshaw	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Thomas	1	34	34.0	0
Edwin Coleman	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Henry Deskiewicz	6	0	0.0	4	51
OLB Lamont Hatcher	5	1	2.0	5	56
CB Shannon Upshaw	5	1	1.0	5	56
S Morris Malone	5	1	0.0	5	56
OLB Marty Shackelford	4	0	0.0	3	29
CB Nick Baxter	3	1	0.0	4	45
ILB Walter Monroe	3	0	0.0	4	44
CB Toby Vonnegut	3	0	0.0	1	18
OLB Tyrus Brewer	3	0	0.0	1	6
DE Hayden Dore	1	1	0.0	5	50
RB Xavier Bishop	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Sergio Farmer	9	3	0.0	39	32
ILB Colin Moore	9	1	0.0	36	32
DT Leroy Kelley	7	0	0.0	27	23
S Dexter Dalzell	6	3	0.0	40	32
OLB Maxwell Forbes	5	4	0.0	31	24
CB Trey Johnston	4	1	0.0	35	26
DT Allen Clemons	4	0	0.0	21	19
DE Damon Weber	2	0	1.0	11	12
DT Darius Daniels	2	2	0.0	28	22
S Curtis Nellums	2	1	0.0	10	8
CB Edwin Coleman	2	0	0.0	27	20
WR Herb Murphy	2	0	---	---	---
CB Malcolm Wynn	2	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Salvador Hughes	1	2	0.0	8	6
DE Johnnie Mickney	1	2	0.0	30	20
DE Dixon Morrison	1	1	0.0	33	23
OLB Josue Bensen	1	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Sebastian Shaw	1	0	0.0	6	2
S Taurus Inhofe	1	0	0.0	30	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamont Hatcher	2.0	0	1	2	56
CB Shannon Upshaw	1.0	0	0	0	56
DE Hayden Dore	0.0	1	4	6	50
DE Raul Gunn	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Graham Darius	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Deron Rupp	0.0	0	1	0	33

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Damon Weber	1.0	0	0	12
DE Johnnie Mickney	0.0	1	0	20
DT Allen Clemons	0.0	0	1	19
DT Leroy Kelley	0.0	0	1	23
OLB Maxwell Forbes	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shannon Upshaw	4	2	1	56
S Morris Malone	4	1	0	56
OLB Marty Shackelford	4	1	0	29
S Henry Deskiewicz	4	0	0	51
CB Nick Baxter	3	1	0	45
ILB Walter Monroe	3	1	0	44
CB Toby Vonnegut	3	0	0	18
OLB Lamont Hatcher	2	0	0	56
OLB Tyrus Brewer	2	0	0	6
DE Hayden Dore	1	0	0	50
DE Myles McCormick	0	1	0	35
ILB Tyrus Loveless	0	0	1	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Colin Moore	5	0	1	32
S Dexter Dalzell	4	0	0	32
CB Sergio Farmer	3	1	0	32
CB Edwin Coleman	2	0	0	20
CB Malcolm Wynn	2	0	0	8
DT Leroy Kelley	1	1	0	23
CB Trey Johnston	1	0	0	26
DE Damon Weber	1	0	0	12
S Curtis Nellums	1	0	0	8
OLB Josue Bensen	1	0	0	12
S Taurus Inhofe	1	0	0	24
OLB Maxwell Forbes	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T J.J. Ihler	4	8	0	40	0	32
T Leonardo Laney	3	6	0	40	1	32
T Brenden Bauer	3	6	0	40	0	32
G Donte Schroeder	2	9	0	40	0	32
C Drew Bridges	1	8	1	40	0	32
FB O.J. Giles	0	1	0	7	0	10
TE Bryan Kerr	0	1	0	12	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chad Mueller	1	2	5	0	56
T Abel Martin	0	1	5	1	56
C Quinn Wilhite	0	1	5	0	56
G Zachery Hazel	0	0	5	2	56

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Marty Shackelford	1	23
Louis Lynch	1	16
Lamont Hatcher	1	15
Brenden Bauer	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sergio Farmer	4	24
Cesar Sorensen	1	23

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Brenden Bauer	40	32	---	---	9	81
G Donte Schroeder	40	32	---	---	9	81
T Leonardo Laney	40	32	---	---	9	81
WR Alexis Dole	40	32	---	---	7	79
CB Shannon Upshaw	---	---	5	56	16	77
OLB Lamont Hatcher	---	---	5	56	15	76
T J.J. Ihler	40	32	---	---	---	72
C Drew Bridges	40	32	---	---	---	72
DE Hayden Dore	---	---	5	50	14	69
QB Ricardo Scarlett	36	32	---	---	---	68
S Morris Malone	---	---	5	56	3	64
CB Louis Lynch	---	---	4	44	16	64
TE Erik Ellison	34	28	---	---	1	63
WR Steve Vitter	34	29	---	---	---	63
S Henry Deskiewicz	---	---	4	51	1	56
OLB Marty Shackelford	---	---	3	29	23	55
CB Nick Baxter	---	---	4	45	1	50
ILB Walter Monroe	---	---	4	44	2	50
RB Xavier Bishop	19	14	---	---	17	50
TE Bryan Kerr	12	10	---	---	23	45
DT Deron Rupp	---	---	3	33	7	43
DT Phil Gill	---	---	4	37	1	42
DE Myles McCormick	---	---	3	35	---	38
DT Graham Darius	---	---	2	33	1	36
FB O.J. Giles	7	10	---	---	17	34
WR Ronnie Shannon	19	11	---	---	---	30
WR Norbert Borders	5	8	---	---	17	30
DE Raul Gunn	---	---	2	13	7	22
RB Raul Giles	13	9	---	---	---	22
CB Toby Vonnegut	---	---	1	18	---	19
OLB Tyrus Brewer	---	---	1	6	8	15
ILB Tyrus Loveless	---	---	0	6	8	14
RB Hayden Rosebrock	6	7	---	---	---	13
C Tito Cunningham	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Douglas Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Harold Rayfield	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Branden Skrepenak	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Christopher Alford	6	2	---	---	---	8
P Norman Coleman	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Branden Gibson	4	0	---	---	2	6
DT D.J. Swearingen	---	---	0	4	---	4
WR Donovan Grier	3	0	---	---	---	3
RB Braden Cobb	2	0	---	---	---	2
C Alan Morlando	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Joel Tong	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Gino Griffith	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Sergio Farmer	---	---	39	32	24	95
ILB Colin Moore	---	---	36	32	15	83
S Dexter Dalzell	---	---	40	32	2	74
G Zachery Hazel	5	56	---	---	8	69
CB Edwin Coleman	---	---	27	20	17	64
OLB Maxwell Forbes	---	---	31	24	7	62
T Abel Martin	5	56	---	---	---	61
C Quinn Wilhite	5	56	---	---	---	61
CB Trey Johnston	---	---	35	26	---	61
T Chad Mueller	5	56	---	---	---	61
G Orlando Dickinson	5	56	---	---	---	61
WR Herb Murphy	5	56	---	---	---	61
WR Jerald Houston	5	54	---	---	---	59
DE Dixon Morrison	---	---	33	23	---	56
WR Leonardo Thomas	3	37	---	---	15	55
S Taurus Inhofe	---	---	30	24	1	55
TE Bill Redmon	5	48	---	---	---	53
QB Lenny Valdez	4	47	---	---	1	52
DT Leroy Kelley	---	---	27	23	2	52
DE Johnnie Mickney	---	---	30	20	---	50
RB Sergio Nafis	4	46	---	---	---	50
DT Darius Daniels	---	---	28	22	---	50
DT Allen Clemons	---	---	21	19	2	42
OLB Salvador Hughes	---	---	8	6	24	38
WR O.J. Foilette	1	12	---	---	23	36
TE Cesar Sorensen	0	6	---	---	23	29
OLB Josue Bensen	---	---	14	12	---	26
RB Bennett Maryland	1	9	---	---	16	26
DE Damon Weber	---	---	11	12	2	25
DE Ezra Bueno	---	---	6	7	9	22
TE Zane Stewart	0	6	---	---	16	22
S Curtis Nellums	---	---	10	8	2	20
FB Frank Jefferson	1	2	---	---	16	19
S Ethan Madison	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Malcolm Wynn	---	---	4	8	2	14
QB Roberto Hitchcock	1	9	---	---	---	10
G Lorenzo Vining	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Sebastian Shaw	---	---	6	2	---	8
C Gabriel Russell	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Braxton Wages	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tevin Montague	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Taylor Osborne	---	---	4	0	---	4
WR Grady Myers	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Bert Weisenbach	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Shaun McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Ricardo Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	10	34	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	3	1	0.3
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Scarlett	31	23	1	1	0	2	3	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Valdez	44	25	2	2	3	5	6	5	2
Roberto Hitchcock	9	5	0	0	0	2	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	138	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	81	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	109	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Vitter	11	8	77	1	29
TE Erik Ellison	8	6	56	0	28
WR Alexis Dole	6	5	53	0	32
WR Norbert Borders	2	1	3	0	8
RB Xavier Bishop	2	1	15	0	14
WR Ronnie Shannon	1	1	8	0	11
TE Bryan Kerr	1	1	5	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herb Murphy	32	16	0	140	2	56
WR Jerald Houston	8	6	0	34	0	54
WR Leonardo Thomas	5	3	2	21	0	37
TE Bill Redmon	5	2	1	14	0	48
RB Sergio Nafis	2	2	0	1	0	46
TE Cesar Sorensen	1	1	0	3	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raul Giles	4	12	3.00	6.54
RB Xavier Bishop	2	9	4.50	2.50
RB Braden Cobb	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50
RB Hayden Rosebrock	1	5	5.00	7.17

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sergio Nafis	1	-4	-4.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Scarlett	5	5	28	5.60	7.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Valdez	1	0	0	0.00	4.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Vitter	2	2	12	6.00	7.00
WR Alexis Dole	1	1	7	7.00	8.83
TE Erik Ellison	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
TE Bryan Kerr	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herb Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	4.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hayden Rosebrock	6	2
RB Xavier Bishop	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Scarlett	7	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Valdez	11	10	2
Roberto Hitchcock	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Vitter	4	3	2
WR Ronnie Shannon	1	1	0
WR Alexis Dole	1	1	1
TE Erik Ellison	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herb Murphy	9	7	1
WR Jerald Houston	3	3	1
WR Leonardo Thomas	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 92,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	92,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)