Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | |
| Houston Texans | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 3:29 | Cincinnati Bengals touchdown. Ja'Marr Chase 32 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick) |
| 1:17 | Houston Texans field goal. Ka'imi Fairbairn 37 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati Bengals field goal. Evan McPherson 51 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:03 | Cincinnati Bengals touchdown. Ja'Marr Chase 18 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick) |
| 0:35 | Houston Texans field goal. Ka'imi Fairbairn 45 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati Bengals field goal. Evan McPherson 57 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats |
| First down | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Total first downs | 12 | 22 |
| First downs from rushing | 3 | 3 |
| First downs from passing | 9 | 15 |
| First downs from penalties | 0 | 4 |
| Third down | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Third downs attempted | 15 | 17 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 33 % | 29 % |
| Fourth down | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Total yards | 267 | 374 |
| Total rushing yards | 85 | 60 |
| Total passing yards | 182 | 314 |
| Total offensive plays | 59 | 78 |
| Average yards per play | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Time of possession | 30:49 | 29:11 |
| Rushing | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Total rushing plays | 23 | 18 |
| Total rushing yards | 85 | 60 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Penalties committed | 12 | 9 |
| Penalty yards | 78 | 83 |
| Turnovers | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Texans |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Chase Brown | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Burrow | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
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| Houston Texans | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| David Montgomery | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Woody Marks | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Passing |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Joe Burrow | 31 | 20 | 65 % | 207 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 5-25 | 53.5 |
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| Houston Texans | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| C.J. Stroud | 55 | 30 | 55 % | 353 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 4-39 | 48.0 |
| Kai Kroeger | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -- |
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| Receiving |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Tee Higgins | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 2 | 32 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Colbie Young | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Erick All Jr. | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Chase Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Houston Texans | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Dalton Schultz | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 0 | 35 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Foster Moreau | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Jared Wayne | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Woody Marks | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 |
| David Montgomery | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
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| Fumbles |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| None |
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| Houston Texans | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Kai Kroeger | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Carter | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Johnson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Davis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence II | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shemar Stewart | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaton Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Ivey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Jules | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oren Burks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Murphy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Giles-Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Houston Texans | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Hall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster Moreau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Fisher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kick returns |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Dohnte Meyers | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 40 | | 0 |
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| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Woody Marks | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Dohnte Meyers | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
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| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Cincinnati Bengals | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Evan McPherson | 2/2 | 57 | 2/2 | 8 |
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| Houston Texans | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 2/3 | 45 | 0/0 | 6 |
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| Punting |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Ryan Rehkow | 8 | 345 | 43.1 | 0 | 4 | 59 |
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| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Kai Kroeger | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
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Last updated on Sunday, September 20, 2026 5:45 PM.
