Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Cincinnati, OH

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	9	3	8	-	23
Cincinnati Bengals	7	21	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 HOU - Nick Novak 24 field goal
1Q: 07:35 CIN - Giovani Bernard 1 run (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 12:59 HOU - Nick Novak 28 field goal
2Q: 08:31 CIN - Jeremy Hill 6 run (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 05:32 CIN - Adam Jones 0 blocked punt return (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 03:57 HOU - Nick Novak 48 field goal
2Q: 01:05 CIN - A.J. Green 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Nick Novak 42 field goal
3Q: 07:27 HOU - Nick Novak 20 field goal
4Q: 14:54 CIN - Mike Nugent 24 field goal
4Q: 09:44 HOU - Alfred Blue 13 run (T.J. Yates pass to Garrett Graham for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 HOU - Nick Novak 24 field goal
1Q: 07:35 CIN - Giovani Bernard 1 run (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 12:59 HOU - Nick Novak 28 field goal
2Q: 08:31 CIN - Jeremy Hill 6 run (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 05:32 CIN - Adam Jones 0 blocked punt return (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 03:57 HOU - Nick Novak 48 field goal
2Q: 01:05 CIN - A.J. Green 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Nick Novak 42 field goal
3Q: 07:27 HOU - Nick Novak 20 field goal
4Q: 14:54 CIN - Mike Nugent 24 field goal
4Q: 09:44 HOU - Alfred Blue 13 run (T.J. Yates pass to Garrett Graham for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 10-8 13-4
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 371 349
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 115 110
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 5.23 2.97
Net Passing Yards 256 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.40 9.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 12/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 5/117
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	10-8	13-4
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	371	349
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	115	110
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	5.23	2.97
Net Passing Yards	256	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.40	9.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	12/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	5/117
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	5	73	Field Goal
1	7:28	2:14	OWN 36	4	1	Punt
1	1:41	3:47	OWN 9	10	80	Field Goal
2	8:21	3:04	OWN 18	3	-14	Punt
2	5:17	1:25	OWN 38	4	31	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:43	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 35	1	10	Field Goal
3	11:03	3:44	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
4	14:49	5:11	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	5:26	3:04	OPP 48	9	37	Downs
4	1:49	0:55	OWN 35	4	-12	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	4:21	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	5:14	3:33	OWN 21	6	28	Punt
2	12:54	4:33	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	3:52	2:53	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:57	OWN 16	6	28	Punt
3	7:19	7:30	OWN 29	15	64	Field Goal
4	9:38	4:12	OWN 34	7	22	Fumble
4	2:22	0:33	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 23	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Carlos Dunlap, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arian Foster	10	23	2.30	10	1	0
T.J. Yates	7	64	9.14	17	2	0
Alfred Blue	4	18	4.50	13	1	1
Jay Prosch	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Hill	20	50	2.50	11	1	1
Giovani Bernard	13	59	4.54	13	2	1
Andy Dalton	3	0	0.00	4	0	0
A.J. Green	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Yates	36	21	288	4/32	0	60	0	84.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	23	18	255	2/16	1	37	0	127.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	7	61	12.20	9	23
WR Jaelen Strong	5	10	88	17.60	57	60
FB Jay Prosch	4	4	53	13.25	44	40
RB Chris Polk	2	2	21	10.50	18	15
RB Alfred Blue	2	3	14	7.00	9	14
RB Arian Foster	1	2	39	39.00	35	39
TE Garrett Graham	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Cecil Shorts	1	4	6	6.00	1	6
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dale Everett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Green	4	7	57	14.25	16	20	1
WR Marvin Jones	3	4	57	19.00	18	27	0
RB Jeremy Hill	3	4	19	6.33	19	9	0
RB Giovani Bernard	2	2	28	14.00	15	22	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	44	22.00	35	37	0
WR Brandon Tate	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Ryan Hewitt	1	1	25	25.00	20	25	0
FB Earl Caldwell	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Max Hopper	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Eddie Pleasant	1	0
Kevin Johnson	1	0
Christian Covington	0	1
Kurtis Drummond	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	TD
Andy Dalton	1	0
Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0
Adam Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	3	98	32.7	24.0	51	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	3	153	51.0	42.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	5/5	2/2	0/0	48	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Nugent	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	1	7	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dre Kirkpatrick	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Hopkins	4	92	23.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Alford	5	117	23.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	8	2	0.0	32	22
ILB Max Bullough	6	3	0.0	37	25
DE J.J. Watt	6	0	0.0	32	17
DT Christian Covington	4	1	0.5	17	8
OLB John Simon	3	1	0.5	32	20
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	3	2	0.0	36	23
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	1	0.0	37	25
S Eddie Pleasant	3	1	0.0	37	25
ILB Benardrick McKinney	3	1	0.0	19	6
DT Vince Wilfork	3	0	0.0	20	17
CB Kareem Jackson	3	0	0.0	36	23
S Kurtis Drummond	2	1	0.0	9	8
CB Kevin Johnson	2	1	0.0	16	16
DE Riddick Farley	1	2	1.0	16	16
DE Jared Crick	1	1	0.0	26	17
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1	0	0.0	2	2

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reggie Nelson	7	1	0.0	22	40
DE Carlos Dunlap	6	2	2.5	17	34
CB Adam Jones	6	1	0.0	13	31
ILB Rey Maualuga	5	1	1.0	22	40
DT Geno Atkins	4	1	0.5	16	24
S Omar Bolden	3	2	0.0	20	36
DT Domata Peko	3	1	0.0	14	30
DE Wallace Gilberry	2	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Vontaze Burfict	2	1	0.0	21	37
S Kemal Ishmael	2	1	0.0	6	14
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	0	0.0	21	40
DT Brandon Thompson	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Marcus Hardison	1	1	0.0	4	13
OLB A.J. Hawk	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Leon Hall	1	0	0.0	17	33
WR Marvin Jones	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Riddick Farley	1.0	0	0	16
OLB John Simon	0.5	0	0	20
DT Christian Covington	0.5	0	0	8
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	1	1	17
DT Vince Wilfork	0.0	1	0	17

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	2.5	0	1	2	34
ILB Rey Maualuga	1.0	0	1	0	40
DT Geno Atkins	0.5	0	1	0	24
DE Wallace Gilberry	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Domata Peko	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Brandon Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	PPlay
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	25
S Eddie Pleasant	3	25
CB Kareem Jackson	2	23
ILB Max Bullough	2	25
S Kurtis Drummond	2	8
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1	2
OLB John Simon	1	20
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	23
DT Christian Covington	1	8
CB Kevin Johnson	1	16
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	6

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Reggie Nelson	4	0	40
ILB Rey Maualuga	3	1	40
CB Adam Jones	3	0	31
S Omar Bolden	3	0	36
DT Geno Atkins	2	0	24
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	0	40
OLB Vontaze Burfict	1	1	37
DT Domata Peko	1	0	30
CB Leon Hall	1	0	33
S Kemal Ishmael	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Jones	2	4	22	1	40
Brandon Brooks	2	3	22	1	40
Derek Newton	1	2	22	1	40
Oday Aboushi	0	3	22	1	40
Duane Brown	0	3	22	0	40

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clint Boling	4	14	37	1	25
Andrew Whitworth	2	7	37	1	25
Andre Smith	2	4	37	0	25
Kevin Zeitler	1	6	37	0	25
T.J. Johnson	1	1	37	0	25
Tyler Eifert	0	2	25	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurtis Drummond	3	14
Kevin Johnson	1	19
Ryan Griffin	1	18
Cecil Shorts	1	17
Alfred Blue	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Connell	2	11
Giovani Bernard	1	19
Mario Alford	1	14
Jake Fisher	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Brooks	22	40	---	---	8	70
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	37	25	8	70
T.J. Yates	22	40	---	---	5	67
DeAndre Hopkins	22	39	---	---	6	67
Max Bullough	---	---	37	25	2	64
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	37	25	1	63
Duane Brown	22	40	---	---	---	62
Derek Newton	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ben Jones	22	40	---	---	---	62
Oday Aboushi	22	40	---	---	---	62
Kareem Jackson	---	---	36	23	1	60
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	36	23	1	60
Rahim Moore	---	---	32	22	4	58
John Simon	---	---	32	20	2	54
Kevin Johnson	---	---	16	16	19	51
J.J. Watt	---	---	32	17	1	50
Cecil Shorts	7	23	---	---	17	47
Jared Crick	---	---	26	17	4	47
Jaelen Strong	17	28	---	---	1	46
Garrett Graham	16	23	---	---	3	42
Chris Polk	8	9	---	---	23	40
Vince Wilfork	---	---	20	17	1	38
Arian Foster	14	24	---	---	---	38
Riddick Farley	---	---	16	16	---	32
Jay Prosch	8	16	---	---	7	31
Kurtis Drummond	---	---	9	8	14	31
Alfred Blue	8	14	---	---	8	30
Dale Everett	4	11	---	---	14	29
Christian Covington	---	---	17	8	3	28
Charles James	---	---	3	5	18	26
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	19	6	---	25
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	2	2	17	21
Ryan Griffin	0	1	---	---	18	19
C.J. Fiedorowicz	5	7	---	---	7	19
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Adams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenny Hilliard	1	5	---	---	---	6
B.J. Welch	---	---	0	0	5	5
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Foghorn Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adam Jones	---	---	13	31	25	69
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	21	40	8	69
Reggie Nelson	---	---	22	40	5	67
Rey Maualuga	---	---	22	40	5	67
Kevin Zeitler	37	25	---	---	4	66
Vontaze Burfict	---	---	21	37	5	63
Andrew Whitworth	37	25	---	---	---	62
Andre Smith	37	25	---	---	---	62
Clint Boling	37	25	---	---	---	62
Andy Dalton	37	25	---	---	---	62
A.J. Green	37	25	---	---	---	62
T.J. Johnson	37	25	---	---	---	62
Omar Bolden	---	---	20	36	5	61
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	17	34	4	55
Leon Hall	---	---	17	33	4	54
Marvin Jones	30	21	---	---	---	51
Domata Peko	---	---	14	30	5	49
Wallace Gilberry	---	---	18	27	3	48
Earl Caldwell	19	17	---	---	9	45
Geno Atkins	---	---	16	24	3	43
Giovani Bernard	15	8	---	---	19	42
Tyler Eifert	25	14	---	---	3	42
Jeremy Hill	22	17	---	---	---	39
Ryan Hewitt	12	11	---	---	15	38
Kemal Ishmael	---	---	6	14	16	36
Brandon Tate	11	5	---	---	15	31
A.J. Hawk	---	---	5	7	18	30
Brandon Thompson	---	---	10	16	3	29
Tyler Kroft	9	3	---	---	14	26
Marcus Hardison	---	---	4	13	7	24
Santiago Connell	---	---	5	4	11	20
Vincent Rey	---	---	6	8	4	18
Max Hopper	5	4	---	---	6	15
Mario Alford	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tom Christen	---	---	5	6	1	12
Mike Nugent	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charlie Banks	---	---	0	0	6	6
Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Russell Bodine	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jake Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cedric Ogbuehi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	3	3
Drew Stanton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kimario McFadden	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sammie Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gilbert Shillingford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	14	103	7.4
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	22	66	3.0
Right	3	17	5.7
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Yates	36	21	4	2	4	2	6	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	23	18	5	1	2	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	54	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	160	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	58	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	105	15.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	118	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaelen Strong	10	5	2	88	1	28
WR DeAndre Hopkins	7	5	0	61	1	39
WR Cecil Shorts	4	1	1	6	0	23
FB Jay Prosch	4	4	0	53	1	16
RB Alfred Blue	3	2	0	14	0	14
RB Arian Foster	2	1	0	39	1	24
TE Garrett Graham	2	1	1	6	0	23
RB Chris Polk	2	2	0	21	0	9
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Dale Everett	1	0	0	0	0	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Green	7	4	1	57	1	25
WR Marvin Jones	4	3	1	57	1	21
RB Jeremy Hill	4	3	0	19	0	17
RB Giovani Bernard	2	2	0	28	1	8
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	0	44	1	14
WR Brandon Tate	1	1	0	10	0	5
TE Ryan Hewitt	1	1	0	25	1	11
FB Earl Caldwell	1	1	0	3	0	17
WR Max Hopper	1	1	0	12	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	4	12	3.00	2.30
Alfred Blue	2	13	6.50	4.50
T.J. Yates	1	8	8.00	9.14

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Hill	5	18	3.60	2.50
Andy Dalton	1	4	4.00	0.00
Giovani Bernard	1	1	1.00	4.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Yates	11	5	17	1.55	8.00

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	5	2	18	3.60	11.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jaelen Strong	4	2	8	2.00	8.80
WR Cecil Shorts	2	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Alfred Blue	2	1	0	0.00	4.67
RB Chris Polk	1	1	6	6.00	10.50
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	8.71
WR Dale Everett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	4	2	18	4.50	8.14
WR Marvin Jones	1	0	0	0.00	14.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Yates	3	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Giovani Bernard	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Yates	9	8	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	10	9	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	3	1
RB Chris Polk	2	2	2
WR Jaelen Strong	2	1	0
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	3	2	2
RB Giovani Bernard	2	2	2
WR Brandon Tate	1	1	1
WR Marvin Jones	1	1	1
TE Ryan Hewitt	1	1	1
RB Jeremy Hill	1	1	1
WR Max Hopper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (19,800)
End Zone 14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (19,800)
End Zone	14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)