Conference Semifinals, 2036

played in Cincinnati, OH

27 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	0	8	10	-	18
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 CIN - Chris Hazam 3 run (Devan Shelton extra point)
2Q: 08:45 CIN - Devan Shelton 21 field goal
2Q: 00:51 CIN - Alfredo Hartrick 6 pass from Perry Briggs (Devan Shelton extra point)
3Q: 06:44 CIN - Dustin Kimberly 1 run (Devan Shelton extra point)
3Q: 02:16 HOU - Rod Caro 70 run (Alek Torgersen pass to Rod Caro for conversion)
4Q: 13:19 HOU - Walt Beckles 40 field goal
4Q: 07:54 HOU - Anthony Miller 5 pass from Alek Torgersen (Walt Beckles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 CIN - Chris Hazam 3 run (Devan Shelton extra point)
2Q: 08:45 CIN - Devan Shelton 21 field goal
2Q: 00:51 CIN - Alfredo Hartrick 6 pass from Perry Briggs (Devan Shelton extra point)
3Q: 06:44 CIN - Dustin Kimberly 1 run (Devan Shelton extra point)
3Q: 02:16 HOU - Rod Caro 70 run (Alek Torgersen pass to Rod Caro for conversion)
4Q: 13:19 HOU - Walt Beckles 40 field goal
4Q: 07:54 HOU - Anthony Miller 5 pass from Alek Torgersen (Walt Beckles extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 375 407
- Offensive Plays 61 74
- Yards per Play 6.15 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 142 185
- Rushing Attempts 24 44
- Yards per Rush 5.92 4.20
Net Passing Yards 233 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 7.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/66 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/50 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 16
Time of Possession 24:33 35:27

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	375	407
- Offensive Plays	61	74
- Yards per Play	6.15	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	142	185
- Rushing Attempts	24	44
- Yards per Rush	5.92	4.20
Net Passing Yards	233	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	7.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/66	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/50	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 16
Time of Possession	24:33	35:27

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	2:32	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
1	7:10	1:45	OPP 48	4	12	Punt
1	1:08	4:32	OWN 20	10	38	Punt
2	8:38	2:51	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 39	3	7	Half
3	15:00	0:32	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
3	6:36	1:58	OWN 32	4	16	Punt
3	2:16	0:18	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
3	0:31	2:19	OWN 27	7	50	Field Goal
4	11:03	3:15	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	6:46	2:44	OWN 22	7	30	Punt
4	2:16	0:54	OPP 43	3	14	Fumble

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:30	1:20	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	5:25	4:17	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
2	11:36	2:58	OWN 6	7	90	Field Goal
2	5:47	5:07	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
3	14:28	7:52	OWN 21	15	79	Touchdown
3	4:38	2:22	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	1:58	1:27	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	13:12	2:09	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
4	7:48	1:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	4:02	1:46	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 29	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Perry Briggs, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rod Caro	15	114	7.60	70	3	1
RB Roc Thomas	8	16	2.00	6	0	0
QB Alek Torgersen	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chris Hazam	20	85	4.25	27	3	1
RB Leslie Fletcher	13	66	5.08	22	2	0
QB Perry Briggs	9	33	3.67	8	0	0
WR Dustin Kimberly	2	1	0.50	1	0	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alek Torgersen	35	19	243	2/10	1	36	0	85.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Perry Briggs	29	20	226	1/4	1	31	0	103.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Albert Kaplan	4	9	69	17.25	48	36	0
RB Rod Caro	4	7	64	16.00	27	24	0
WR Anthony Miller	4	7	35	8.75	21	12	1
FB Zack Stevens	2	2	9	4.50	3	6	0
WR Nickolas Gunn	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	0
TE Gilbert Furnas	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Elijah Hitchcock	1	2	28	28.00	14	28	0
WR Brad Whatley	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Ross	7	8	69	9.86	24	23	0
WR Dante Pettis	5	8	85	17.00	52	31	0
TE Alfredo Hartrick	4	6	40	10.00	9	22	1
WR Dustin Kimberly	2	2	7	3.50	7	4	0
RB Leslie Fletcher	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rufus Turner	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0
RB Chris Hazam	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dexter Remington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Alek Torgersen	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Jeffery Redden	0	1	0	0
DE Jonathan Roby	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Ledesma	7	308	44.0	33.6	52	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dashawn Kinder	7	332	47.4	37.4	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Beckles	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devan Shelton	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Caro	4	50	12.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett McArthur	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Caro	2	61	30.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Ross	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kaleb Middleton	10	1	0.0	41	28
DE Ruben Frederick	7	1	1.0	43	29
OLB Takkarist McKinley	6	4	0.0	44	30
CB Floyd Gilmore	5	3	0.0	44	30
DT Julio Richmond	5	1	0.0	38	22
S Tavarius Moore	4	2	0.0	44	30
S Curtis Fulmore	4	1	0.0	38	20
S Sammy Hopkins	4	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	3	2	0.0	30	20
CB Sawyer Giles	3	1	0.0	30	21
CB Carlton Davis	3	0	0.0	44	30
DE Dustin Whiting	2	1	0.0	38	21
ILB Brody Perini	2	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Terry Baum	1	1	0.0	12	8
DT Bennett Moen	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Deion Schroeder	0	2	0.0	6	9

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jamal Adams	5	4	0.0	22	32
ILB Garrett Harmon	5	3	0.0	24	34
OLB Damien Whitfield	4	2	0.0	24	34
DE J.C. Corgan	3	0	1.0	23	26
CB Rickey Clouse	3	2	0.0	24	37
S Arturo Rosen	3	2	0.0	22	24
OLB Shane Tamaarkin	3	2	0.0	23	35
DT Jeffery Redden	3	1	0.0	17	17
ILB Clifton Woodson	3	0	0.0	9	16
DE Jonathan Roby	2	1	1.0	23	23
CB Levi Kohberger	2	0	0.0	24	37
OLB Anthony Walker Jr.	2	0	0.0	1	6
S Grant Haley	2	0	0.0	4	15
CB Quin Blanding	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Al Guerra	1	0	0.0	0	8
DT Gage Kaesviharn	1	0	0.0	7	20
DE Taco Charlton	0	1	0.0	2	17
CB Donny Ellison	0	1	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ruben Frederick	1.0	1	1	3	29
OLB Takkarist McKinley	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Dustin Whiting	0.0	0	0	1	21

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jonathan Roby	1.0	1	2	2	23
DE J.C. Corgan	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Al Guerra	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Shane Tamaarkin	0.0	0	2	2	35
DE Taco Charlton	0.0	0	2	0	17
ILB Garrett Harmon	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Floyd Gilmore	6	0	30
OLB Kaleb Middleton	5	0	28
DT Julio Richmond	2	0	22
S Sammy Hopkins	2	0	11
CB Sawyer Giles	2	0	21
S Tavarius Moore	1	0	30
S Curtis Fulmore	1	0	20
OLB Terry Baum	1	0	8
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	0	1	20

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rickey Clouse	3	0	37
S Jamal Adams	2	3	32
CB Levi Kohberger	2	1	37
OLB Anthony Walker Jr.	2	0	6
OLB Damien Whitfield	2	0	34
ILB Garrett Harmon	2	0	34
ILB Clifton Woodson	1	0	16
CB Donny Ellison	1	0	17
S Arturo Rosen	1	0	24
S Grant Haley	1	0	15
CB Quin Blanding	1	0	6
DE Al Guerra	1	0	8
DE J.C. Corgan	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kyle Ross	3	7	1	24	0	37
G Dan Wiggins	2	4	0	12	0	13
G Don Warren	1	5	0	24	1	37
C Mercury Ferguson	1	2	0	12	0	24
FB Zack Stevens	1	1	0	2	0	10
T Desmond Harrison	0	3	0	24	0	37
T Jeffery Willis	0	1	0	24	0	37
RB Rod Caro	0	0	0	20	1	27

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryan Conway	6	11	44	0	30
T Perry Small	3	5	44	1	30
T Avery Ramirez	2	8	44	0	30
C Donovan Craig	2	4	44	0	30
G Tim Ulrich	1	5	44	0	30
TE Alfredo Hartrick	0	1	42	0	28
TE Rufus Turner	0	1	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Caro	1	24
Kemoko Turay	1	24
Tavarius Moore	1	17

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Hazam	1	24
Rufus Turner	1	24
Rickey Clouse	1	13
Jonathan Roby	1	12
Bryan Conway	1	8
Avery Ramirez	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Takkarist McKinley	---	---	44	30	24	98
S Tavarius Moore	---	---	44	30	17	91
OLB Kaleb Middleton	---	---	41	28	7	76
CB Carlton Davis	---	---	44	30	1	75
CB Floyd Gilmore	---	---	44	30	1	75
DE Ruben Frederick	---	---	43	29	1	73
RB Rod Caro	20	27	---	---	24	71
G Don Warren	24	37	---	---	8	69
C Kyle Ross	24	37	---	---	4	65
S Curtis Fulmore	---	---	38	20	7	65
QB Alek Torgersen	24	37	---	---	1	62
T Jeffery Willis	24	37	---	---	---	61
DT Julio Richmond	---	---	38	22	1	61
T Desmond Harrison	24	37	---	---	---	61
TE Albert Kaplan	23	36	---	---	1	60
DE Dustin Whiting	---	---	38	21	---	59
WR Anthony Miller	23	32	---	---	1	56
CB Sawyer Giles	---	---	30	21	---	51
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	30	20	---	50
C Mercury Ferguson	12	24	---	---	8	44
WR Elijah Hitchcock	15	25	---	---	---	40
FB Zack Stevens	2	10	---	---	24	36
WR Brad Whatley	17	19	---	---	---	36
DT Bennett Moen	---	---	6	7	18	31
RB Roc Thomas	8	12	---	---	10	30
G Dan Wiggins	12	13	---	---	4	29
ILB Kemoko Turay	---	---	1	0	24	25
ILB Brody Perini	---	---	12	9	---	21
OLB Terry Baum	---	---	12	8	1	21
TE Gilbert Furnas	6	13	---	---	---	19
S Sammy Hopkins	---	---	7	11	---	18
CB Arnold Chandler	---	---	1	1	16	18
RB Lukas Nieman	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Grayson Pickett	1	1	---	---	15	17
DE Deion Schroeder	---	---	6	9	1	16
WR Zachery Delgado	5	7	---	---	4	16
WR Nickolas Gunn	0	3	---	---	5	8
C Brenden Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Cornelius Somogyi	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Daniel Ledesma	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Josh Sweat	---	---	3	2	1	6
K Walt Beckles	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Perry Weinstein	---	---	1	2	---	3
S Francisco Larsen	---	---	1	0	1	2
QB Jalen Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Zack Fletcher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Bryan Conway	44	30	---	---	8	82
G Tim Ulrich	44	30	---	---	8	82
T Avery Ramirez	44	30	---	---	8	82
T Perry Small	44	30	---	---	8	82
WR John Ross	43	29	---	---	4	76
WR Dante Pettis	44	30	---	---	1	75
WR Dustin Kimberly	35	23	---	---	17	75
C Donovan Craig	44	30	---	---	---	74
CB Rickey Clouse	---	---	24	37	13	74
QB Perry Briggs	44	30	---	---	---	74
TE Alfredo Hartrick	42	28	---	---	---	70
CB Levi Kohberger	---	---	24	37	3	64
RB Chris Hazam	28	12	---	---	24	64
OLB Shane Tamaarkin	---	---	23	35	3	61
OLB Damien Whitfield	---	---	24	34	1	59
ILB Garrett Harmon	---	---	24	34	1	59
DE Jonathan Roby	---	---	23	23	12	58
S Jamal Adams	---	---	22	32	1	55
S Arturo Rosen	---	---	22	24	4	50
DE J.C. Corgan	---	---	23	26	---	49
CB Donny Ellison	---	---	13	17	15	45
RB Leslie Fletcher	16	18	---	---	10	44
DT Jeffery Redden	---	---	17	17	8	42
TE Rufus Turner	6	7	---	---	24	37
ILB Clifton Woodson	---	---	9	16	11	36
S Grant Haley	---	---	4	15	17	36
DT Gage Kaesviharn	---	---	7	20	---	27
OLB Cameron Ross	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	2	17	1	20
DE Al Guerra	---	---	0	8	8	16
CB Quin Blanding	---	---	2	6	7	15
WR Dexter Remington	2	2	---	---	8	12
C Courtney Fields	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dashawn Kinder	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Bennett McArthur	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Anthony Walker Jr.	---	---	1	6	---	7
K Devan Shelton	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Christian Ellis	---	---	0	3	---	3
FB Casey Abe	2	0	---	---	---	2
TE Quinn Flannery	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Marty Boston	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Sean Harlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dale Gantry	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dixon Cassidy	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Henry Scholl	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ty Vargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	18	127	7.1
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	22	61	2.8
Right	17	104	6.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alek Torgersen	35	19	3	1	2	5	6	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Perry Briggs	29	20	6	4	1	1	2	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	89	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	39	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	115	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Albert Kaplan	9	4	0	69	1	36
RB Rod Caro	7	4	0	64	1	27
WR Anthony Miller	7	4	2	35	0	32
WR Brad Whatley	4	1	0	10	0	19
FB Zack Stevens	2	2	0	9	0	10
TE Gilbert Furnas	2	1	0	10	0	13
WR Nickolas Gunn	2	2	0	18	0	3
WR Elijah Hitchcock	2	1	0	28	1	25

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Ross	8	7	1	69	1	29
WR Dante Pettis	8	5	0	85	3	30
TE Alfredo Hartrick	6	4	0	40	1	28
RB Leslie Fletcher	2	1	0	5	0	18
WR Dustin Kimberly	2	2	0	7	0	23
RB Chris Hazam	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Rufus Turner	1	1	0	20	1	7
WR Dexter Remington	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rod Caro	2	-1	-0.50	7.60

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chris Hazam	3	8	2.67	4.25
QB Perry Briggs	2	8	4.00	3.67
RB Leslie Fletcher	2	3	1.50	5.08
WR Dustin Kimberly	1	1	1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alek Torgersen	1	1	5	5.00	6.94

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Perry Briggs	6	3	15	2.50	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alfredo Hartrick	3	2	6	2.00	6.67
WR John Ross	2	1	9	4.50	8.63
RB Leslie Fletcher	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rod Caro	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leslie Fletcher	4	3
QB Perry Briggs	2	1
RB Chris Hazam	1	0
WR Dustin Kimberly	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alek Torgersen	12	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Perry Briggs	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rod Caro	4	2	1
WR Anthony Miller	4	3	3
WR Brad Whatley	2	0	0
TE Albert Kaplan	1	0	0
TE Gilbert Furnas	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dante Pettis	4	2	2
WR John Ross	2	2	0
TE Alfredo Hartrick	2	2	2
RB Leslie Fletcher	2	1	0
TE Rufus Turner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)