2020 · Week 16
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Dec 27, 2020 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals defeated Houston Texans 37–31. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bengals had just a 37% chance going in. Bengals improve to 4-10-1; Texans fall to 4-11. Brandon Allen paced the offense with 371 passing yards and 2 TDs; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 22 |
| 540 | Total yards | 490 |
| 371 | Passing yards | 324 |
| 169 | Rushing yards | 166 |
| 29/38 | Comp / Att | 24/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:37) (Shotgun) 8-B.Allen pass short left to 89-D.Sample for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-A.Seibert extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q1(1:24) 7-K.Fairbairn 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q2(10:10) 3-A.Seibert 49 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(3:33) 3-A.Seibert 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(2:00) 4-D.Watson pass deep left to 13-B.Cooks for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q3(13:09) 34-S.Perine left tackle for 46 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-A.Seibert extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(9:09) (Shotgun) 31-D.Johnson up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q3(5:53) 8-B.Allen pass deep left to 85-T.Higgins for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-A.Seibert extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(:58) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short left to 31-D.Johnson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q4(10:39) 3-A.Seibert 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q4(6:27) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short right to 87-D.Fells for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q4(2:00) (Shotgun) 34-S.Perine up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-A.Seibert extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q4(:21) 3-A.Seibert 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Allen | 29/37 | 371 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Erickson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Allen | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 13 | 95 | 2 |
| Giovani Bernard | 16 | 65 | 0 |
| Trayveon Williams | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins | 6 | 9 | 99 | 1 |
| Samaje Perine | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Alex Erickson | 6 | 6 | 88 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 7 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Trenton Irwin | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 24/33 | 324 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 12 | 128 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 7 | 10 | 141 | 1 |
| David Johnson | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Keke Coutee | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Chad Hansen | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kahale Warring | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |