2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

GAME 13: Houston 20, Cincinnati 1941,202 • Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio • Dec. 11, 2011GAME SUMMARYThe Texans won 20-19 after trailing the CincinnatiBengals16-3 at halftime to clinch their fi rst-ever AFCSouth title and playoff berth.Led by their defense and rookie QB T.J. Yates,the Texans overcame a mistake-fi lled fi rst half torally for a last-second victory against the Bengals atPaul Brown Stadium. Yates threw the game-winning6-yard touchdown pass to WR Kevin Walter withtwo seconds remaining.Yates, making his second-career start and fi rston the road, went 26-of-44 for 300 yards with twotouchdowns and an interception. He saved his bestfor last, leading two 80-yard scoring drives in thefourth quarter.The last drive started at the Texans’ 20-yard linewith 2:33 left to play, down 19-13 and with no timeouts.Yates moved the Texans into the Cincinnatihalf of the fi eld and kept the drive alive on thirdand-15from the 40 with a 17-yard run up the middlefor a fi rst down. WR Jacoby Jones then drew apass interference penalty on CB Adam Jones atthe 6-yard line with 12 seconds remaining. After anincomplete pass intended for Walter, Yates foundhis man in the middle of the end zone to win thegame.The Texans dug themselves a 13-point hole in afi rst half that included drops on a potential touchdownpass and on a potential interception that eventuallyled to a Bengals fi eld goal.In the second quarter, RB Ben Tate lost a fumbleon fi rst-and-goal from the 1-yard line. The Bengalsresponded with a 97-yard touchdown drive, goingup 13-3 on a 17-yard scoring pass from QB AndyDalton to Jerome Simpson. Texans K Neil Rackersmissed a 47-yard fi eld goal in the fi nal minute ofthe second quarter, and the Bengals wound up witha 49-yard fi eld goal to go up 16-3 seconds beforehalftime.Houston allowed only 81 yards and six fi rst downsafter halftime.OLB Connor Barwin sparked the turnaround bysacking Dalton and forcing a fumble on the fi rst playof the third quarter. OLB Brooks Reed recoveredat the Cincinnati 17-yard line, and Yates hit TE JoelDreessen for a 4-yard touchdown pass four playslater.The Bengals went up 19-10 with a 28-yard fi eldgoal late in the third. In the fourth quarter, Yatesled a 13-play, 88-yard drive ending with a 33-yardRackers fi eld goal with 5:35 remaining. The Texans’defense allowed two fi rst downs before stopping theBengals near midfi eld and forcing a punt.SCORINGSCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT TotalHouston Texans 3 0 7 10 - 20Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 3 0 - 19SCORING DRIVESTeam Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)HOU CINTexans 1 9:51 N.Rackers 46 yd. Field Goal (7-59, 3:08) 3 0Bengals 1 4:54 M.Nugent 22 yd. Field Goal (9-71, 4:57) 3 3Bengals 1 2:31 M.Nugent 47 yd. Field Goal (4--4, 0:53) 3 6Bengals 2 3:02 J.Simpson 17 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (15-97, 7:45) 3 13Bengals 2 0:06 M.Nugent 49 yd. Field Goal (4-32, 0:24) 3 16Texans 3 12:27 J.Dreessen 6 yd. pass from T.Yates (N.Rackers kick) (4-17, 1:52) 10 16Bengals 3 2:07 M.Nugent 28 yd. Field Goal (12-88, 6:48) 10 19Texans 4 5:31 N.Rackers 33 yd. Field Goal (13-83, 6:04) 13 19Texans 4 0:02 K.Walter 6 yd. pass from T.Yates (N.Rackers kick) (13-80, 2:31) 20 19TEAM STATISTICSTEXANS BENGALSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 25 16THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 9-16-56% 5-13-38%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-1-100%TOTAL NET YARDS 412 285NET YARDS RUSHING 144 101NET YARDS PASSING 268 184PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 44-26-1 28-16-0KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-4-2 6-3-1PUNTS Number and Average 2-51.5 4-46.5FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0Net Punting Average 51.5 39.0TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 30 23PENALTIES Number and Yards 5-50 3-27FUMBLES Number and Lost 4-3 2-2TOUCHDOWNS 2 1EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts Kicking Made-Attempts 2-2 1-1FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-3 4-4RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 1-3-33%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 0-2-0%SAFETIES 0 0TIME OF POSSESSION 31:44 28:16INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, B. Tate 8-67, A. Foster 15-41, T. Yates 5-36.Cincinnati, C. Benson 21-91, B. Scott 6-4, A. Hawkins 1-4, A. Dalton 1-2.PASSING (C-A-Y-I): Houston,T. Yates 26-44-300-1. Cincinnati, A. Dalton 16-28-189-0.RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, O. Daniels 7-100, K. Walter 6-76, A. Foster4-33, J. Jones 3-39, B. Tate 3-30, J. Dreessen 3-22. Cincinnati, A. Green 5-59,J. Gresham 3-45, J. Simpson 2-38, B. Scott 2-15, A. Caldwell 2-10, A. Hawkins1-22, C. Benson 1-0.SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, C. Barwin 1.0-5. Cincinnati, K. Jennings 1.0-2, C.Crocker 1.0-2, M. Lawson 1.0-3, M. Johnson 1.0-4, G. Atkins 0.5-10, R. Geathers0.5-10.INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, none. Cincinnati, R. Nelson 1-23.TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, D. Manning 8-3-11, D. Ryans 4-2-6, C. Barwin4-1-5, J. Joseph 4-1-5, G. Quin 4-1-5, B. Cushing 3-1-4, J. Watt 3-1-4, B. Reed2-1-3, K. Jackson 2-0-2, S. Cody 0-2-2, T. Dobbins 0-2-2, B. McCain 1-0-1, A.Smith 1-0-1, J. Allen 0-1-1, E. Mitchell 0-1-1, T. Nolan 0-1-1. Cincinnati, T. Howard9-3-12, R. Nelson 7-2-9, D. Peko 3-4-7, R. Maualuga 4-2-6, K. Kennings 5-0-5,C. Crocker 4-1-5, M. Lawson 2-3-5, A. Jones 4-0-4, F. Rucker 2-2-4, M. Johnson2-1-3, G. Atkins 1-2-3, N. Clements 1-1-2, R. Geeathers 0-2-2, T. Mays 1-0-1, B.Johnson 0-1-1.MISSED FIELD GOAL: Houston, N. Rackers 47 (WR).HOUSTONTEXANS.COM 87