Week 8, 2023

played in Cincinnati, OH

44 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	0	3	0	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	10	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 CIN - Gary McCarthy 43 field goal
1Q: 10:52 HOU - Bucky Organ 20 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 03:46 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 49 field goal
2Q: 14:44 CIN - Kurt Barge 7 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CIN - Lionel Boult 14 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 07:21 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 47 field goal
3Q: 02:51 CIN - Charlie Sanford 4 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 01:12 CIN - Gary McCarthy 30 field goal
4Q: 05:26 CIN - K.C. Carter 11 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 CIN - Gary McCarthy 43 field goal
1Q: 10:52 HOU - Bucky Organ 20 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 03:46 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 49 field goal
2Q: 14:44 CIN - Kurt Barge 7 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CIN - Lionel Boult 14 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 07:21 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 47 field goal
3Q: 02:51 CIN - Charlie Sanford 4 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 01:12 CIN - Gary McCarthy 30 field goal
4Q: 05:26 CIN - K.C. Carter 11 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 3-4 5-3
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 395 336
- Offensive Plays 79 79
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 73 93
- Rushing Attempts 13 30
- Yards per Rush 5.62 3.10
Net Passing Yards 322 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 65 - 30 - 6 49 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/18 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.5
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 6/60
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	3-4	5-3
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	395	336
- Offensive Plays	79	79
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	73	93
- Rushing Attempts	13	30
- Yards per Rush	5.62	3.10
Net Passing Yards	322	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	65 - 30 - 6	49 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/18	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.5
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	6/60
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:16	32:44

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	1:30	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	6:41	3:01	OWN 45	7	23	Field Goal
1	1:37	0:25	OWN 45	3	5	Fumble
2	14:37	0:55	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	11:58	5:32	OWN 26	13	54	Interception
2	3:22	0:45	OPP 43	3	9	Missed FG
2	1:04	0:52	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 37	5	27	Interception
3	8:55	1:41	OWN 35	4	35	Field Goal
3	2:40	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	1:04	2:07	OWN 38	5	35	Interception
4	12:42	1:38	OPP 34	3	4	Missed FG
4	8:19	0:58	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
4	6:11	0:45	OWN 4	4	7	Downs
4	5:17	2:06	OWN 20	10	68	Downs
4	2:00	1:28	OWN 33	7	46	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
1	13:39	1:29	OPP 26	3	0	Field Goal
1	10:40	3:59	OWN 32	7	30	Missed FG
1	3:40	2:03	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	1:12	1:35	OPP 36	8	36	Touchdown
2	13:42	1:44	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
2	6:26	3:04	OWN 14	6	29	Fumble
2	2:37	1:33	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OPP 47	2	0	Half
3	11:39	2:44	OWN 15	8	62	Fumble
3	7:14	4:34	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	2:28	1:24	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal
4	13:57	1:15	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	11:04	2:45	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
4	7:21	1:10	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
4	5:26	0:09	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
4	3:11	1:11	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 44	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Fred Mount, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Rivers	8	53	6.63	32	1
Heath Brodie	2	8	4.00	4	0
Jerame Englund	2	9	4.50	8	0
C.J. Lynch	1	3	3.00	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	16	65	4.06	15	3	1
Dominic Henry	11	25	2.27	10	1	0
Fred Mount	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Ernest Scott	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	49	22	239	1/6	1	43	5	27.0
C.J. Lynch	16	8	89	0/0	0	20	1	40.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	49	26	243	0/0	3	26	0	87.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bucky Organ	11	22	153	13.91	31	43	1
WR Jerome Wilkins	6	13	53	8.83	17	16	0
WR Earl Rader	5	13	56	11.20	1	19	0
TE Wesley Walsh	3	3	26	8.67	5	17	0
WR William Bondy	3	6	30	10.00	1	19	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jamal Rivers	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Monty Klinghagen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kurt Snyder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kurt Barge	8	14	62	7.75	22	12	1
FB Charlie Sanford	5	6	56	11.20	29	20	1
WR Mercury Dawkins	3	8	49	16.33	25	26	0
TE Brant Emerson	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	11	14	7.00	1	11	0
WR Lionel Boult	2	2	28	14.00	9	14	1
WR D.J. Miklusicak	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB Ernest Scott	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
RB K.C. Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Luther McClanahan	2	34	17.00
CB Randall Henry	2	13	6.50
S Rondell Marsh	1	13	13.00
S Bruce Prescott	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bucky Organ	1	0	0
Earl Rader	1	0	0
Tom Taves	0	1	0
Trevor Canas	0	1	0
Quinn McKenzie	0	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	0	1
Leo Murray	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kurt Barge	2	0	0
Mercury Dawkins	1	0	0
K.C. Carter	1	0	0
Sedrick Cleaver	0	1	0
Lionel Boult	0	1	0
Harvey Springer	0	1	0
Kirk Kerr	0	1	0
Ronnie Clements	0	0	1
Rickey Wolf	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	2	88	44.0	41.5	46	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	7	337	48.1	42.0	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	2/4	2/4	0/1	49	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	4	43	10.8	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Barge	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	2	55	27.5	0
Jerome Wilkins	1	34	34.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Clements	2	31	15.5	0
Kurt Barge	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	9	1	0.0	28	43
ILB Leo Murray	7	0	0.0	22	37
CB Dean Barber	5	0	0.0	13	20
S Burt Morlando	4	4	0.0	28	43
DT Clay Raymer	4	2	0.0	24	42
DE Ronald Woodward	3	3	0.0	29	45
ILB Brady Godfrey	3	2	0.0	8	12
WR Earl Rader	3	0	---	---	---
CB Fred Lemons	2	3	0.0	23	37
CB Trevor Canas	2	1	0.0	23	43
CB Donny Willis	2	1	0.0	23	25
WR Bucky Organ	2	0	---	---	---
G Alvin Finley	2	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrell Murack	1	2	0.0	18	21
S Jerald Perkins	1	2	0.0	19	37
OLB Alonzo Bush	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0.0	22	35
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	0.0	6	15
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0.0	17	23

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Randall Henry	7	0	0.0	10	62
CB Harvey Springer	6	3	0.0	8	42
S Luther McClanahan	6	1	0.0	12	59
S Bruce Prescott	3	2	0.0	10	64
OLB Quinn McGregor	3	2	0.0	7	20
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	3	0.0	9	53
S Rondell Marsh	2	0	0.0	11	60
DT Rickey Wolf	2	0	0.0	10	48
DE Monty Magnone	2	0	0.0	11	52
ILB Henry Granata	2	0	0.0	11	50
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	1.0	6	24
CB J.B. Lee	1	2	0.0	7	50
CB Wally Yancey	1	0	0.0	7	23
DE Dixon Bishop	1	0	0.0	11	44
WR Mercury Dawkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donovan Harding	1	0	0.0	2	14
DT Victor Borders	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Marcus Quigley	1	0	0.0	2	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	1	3	0	45
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	0	18
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0	23
DT Clay Raymer	0	3	3	42
DE Oscar Battle	0	2	4	35
ILB Brady Godfrey	0	1	0	12
DT Tyrell Murack	0	1	0	21
ILB Leo Murray	0	1	0	37

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eugene Schwartz	1.0	0	0	24
DE Monty Magnone	0.0	1	4	52
DE Dixon Bishop	0.0	1	3	44
DE Marcus Quigley	0.0	1	0	22
DE Donovan Harding	0.0	0	2	14
DT Tony Nixon	0.0	0	1	18
ILB Henry Granata	0.0	0	1	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	9	2	43
ILB Leo Murray	3	1	37
CB Dean Barber	3	0	20
S Harvey Reeves	2	0	14
CB Trevor Canas	1	2	43
S Jerald Perkins	1	1	37
S Tom Taves	1	0	16
OLB Alonzo Bush	1	0	7
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	12
DT Clay Raymer	1	0	42
CB Donny Willis	1	0	25
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	35
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	37
S Burt Morlando	0	1	43

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randall Henry	7	0	2	62
CB Harvey Springer	5	1	0	42
S Luther McClanahan	4	0	2	59
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	1	0	53
S Bruce Prescott	2	0	1	64
OLB Quinn McGregor	2	0	0	20
CB Wally Yancey	1	1	0	23
CB J.B. Lee	1	1	0	50
S Rondell Marsh	1	0	1	60
DE Dixon Bishop	1	0	0	44
DT Rickey Wolf	1	0	0	48
DE Monty Magnone	1	0	0	52
ILB Henry Granata	1	0	0	50
DE Donovan Harding	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	1	3	13	0	66
Ernest Occean	1	2	9	1	35
Myron Rodriguez	1	2	12	0	46
Alvin Finley	1	2	13	0	60
Oscar Reese	0	1	1	0	26

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Patrick Wrighster	4	9	30	49
Sedrick Cleaver	1	6	26	41
Gus Murphy	1	5	28	47
Mickey Edwards	1	4	27	40
Daniel Harding	0	3	25	42
Carl Frankel	0	1	8	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Walsh	2	15
Jerome Wilkins	1	18
Kurt Snyder	1	16
Harvey Reeves	1	6
Alan Forbes	0	23
Winfred Stone	0	21
Monty Klinghagen	0	15
Tom Taves	0	12
Donny Willis	0	12
Fred Lemons	0	12
Derrick Vaughn	0	11
Dean Barber	0	11
Brady Godfrey	0	10
William Bondy	0	10
Ronald Woodward	0	9
Antoine Wijaya	0	8
Wendell Giefeke	0	8
Max Pullen	0	6
Earl Rader	0	6
Mack Ingram	0	6
Oscar Reese	0	6
Arnold Lavigne	0	6
Vernon Morrison	0	6
Quinn McKenzie	0	5
Brian Devine	0	5
Bucky Organ	0	3
Myron Rodriguez	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	3
Alonzo Bush	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	3
Clay Raymer	0	3
Leo Murray	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	3
Alfred Streepy	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Nick Diaz	0	2
Jerald Perkins	0	2
Ernie Burton	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Boult	3	17
Ronnie Clements	1	19
Wally Yancey	1	12
Sedrick Cleaver	1	10
Mercury Dawkins	1	9
Ernest Scott	0	23
Charlie Sanford	0	21
Brant Emerson	0	18
Rondell Marsh	0	16
D.J. Miklusicak	0	16
Tommy Begian	0	12
Kirk Kerr	0	12
Gary McCarthy	0	10
Darrell Thingvold	0	10
Carl Frankel	0	10
Christian Roosenraad	0	10
Bruce Hopper	0	7
Kurt Barge	0	6
Harvey Springer	0	6
Vernon Douglas	0	5
Rickey Wolf	0	5
Quinn McGregor	0	5
Luther McClanahan	0	4
Bruce Prescott	0	4
Monty Magnone	0	4
J.B. Lee	0	4
Marcus Quigley	0	4
Randall Henry	0	4
Terrell Campbell	0	3
Norm Huntley	0	3
Dixon Bishop	0	2
Henry Granata	0	2
Tito Delgadillo	0	1
Eugene Schwartz	0	1
Donovan Harding	0	1
Victor Borders	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	5	44	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	20	69	3.5
Right	2	4	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	49	22	2	3	6	4	7	0	5
C.J. Lynch	16	8	1	1	1	0	4	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	49	26	2	1	1	7	11	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	8	99	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	16	5	119	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	82	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	22	11	3	153	3	53
WR Earl Rader	13	5	0	56	0	52
WR Jerome Wilkins	13	6	0	53	0	38
WR William Bondy	6	3	1	30	0	25
RB Jamal Rivers	4	1	2	2	0	30
TE Wesley Walsh	3	3	0	26	0	18
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	1	0	8	0	33
FB Monty Klinghagen	1	0	1	0	0	21
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Barge	14	8	1	62	0	34
WR Tito Delgadillo	11	2	0	14	0	35
WR Mercury Dawkins	8	3	0	49	1	29
FB Charlie Sanford	6	5	0	56	1	19
TE Brant Emerson	3	2	0	13	0	20
WR Lionel Boult	2	2	0	28	0	19
WR D.J. Miklusicak	2	2	0	3	0	8
RB Ernest Scott	1	1	0	4	0	10
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	0	0	0	32
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	0	14	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Lynch	1	3	3.00	3.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	3	17	5.67	4.06
Dominic Henry	1	3	3.00	2.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	3	1	20	6.67	4.88
C.J. Lynch	3	0	0	0.00	5.56

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	11	5	31	2.82	4.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	4	1	20	5.00	6.95
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	4.31
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	4.08

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Barge	4	1	7	1.75	4.43
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	0	0	0.00	1.27
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	3	3.00	4.33
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	4	4.00	9.33
WR Lionel Boult	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	2	2

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Henry	1	0
K.C. Carter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	13	5	1
C.J. Lynch	3	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	15	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Organ	7	3	0
WR Earl Rader	4	0	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	2	1	1
TE Wesley Walsh	1	1	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	0	0
WR William Bondy	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Barge	6	6	2
WR Tito Delgadillo	4	0	0
TE Brant Emerson	2	1	0
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	1
WR Lionel Boult	1	1	1
WR Mercury Dawkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,000 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (19,800)
End Zone 6,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,400 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,800 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,000 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (19,800)
End Zone	6,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,400 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,800 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)