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

AFC WILD CARD: Houston 31, Cincinnati 1071,725 • Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas • Jan. 7, 2012GAME SUMMARYIn the fi rst playoff game in franchise history andfi rst playoff game in the city of Houston since 1994,the Texans defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31-10 infront of a record crowd of 71,725 at Reliant Stadium.The Texans’ defense had four sacks, three interceptionsand one touchdown – a 29-yard interceptionreturn by rookie DE J.J. Watt – against Bengalsrookie QB Andy Dalton. Texans RB Arian Fosterran for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries,and WR Andre Johnson had a 40-yard touchdowncatch in his long-awaited playoff debut.After falling behind 7-0 midway through the fi rstquarter, the Texans went on a 31-3 run the rest ofthe way. They outrushed the Bengals 188-76 andwon the turnover battle 3-0.The Bengals scored fi rst with a 1-yard touchdownrun by Cedric Benson with 7:34 left in the fi rstquarter. It was set up by a 52-yard pass interferencepenalty on Texans S Glover Quin on a deep passfrom Dalton intended for rookie WR A.J. Green.The Texans responded with a six-play, 80-yarddrive to tie the game. Foster scored on an 8-yardtouchdown run on fi rst-and-goal.The Bengals and Texans traded fi eld goals in thesecond quarter. Texans K Neil Rackers’ 39-yardermade it 10-10 with 1:48 left in the fi rst half. Threeplays later, Watt made the play of the game. Hejumped behind the line of scrimmage and snaredDalton’s pass, then tucked the ball away and ran 29yards to the end zone.The second half was scoreless until late in the thirdquarter, when rookie QB T.J. Yates hit Johnson for a40-yard touchdown down the left sideline.On the next drive, the Bengals went for it onfourth-and-three from the Houston 47. Dalton waspressured by Watt, Reed and Connor Barwin intothrowing a desperation pass that was picked off byformer Bengals CB Johnathan Joseph at the 25-yard line.Texans FS Danieal Manning made a spectacularinterception near midfi eld on the Bengals’ next drive.On a pass intended for Green at the right sideline,Manning caught the ball at the peak of his jump andjust barely came down with both feet inbounds.Three plays later, Foster ran for a 42-yard touchdownon third-and-seven. He burst around the edgeon an outside zone run to the right, then tossedaside Crocker at the 20-yard line as he tiptoed downthe sideline on his way to the end zone.SCORINGSCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT TotalCincinnati Bengals 7 3 0 0 - 10Houston Texans 7 10 7 7 - 31SCORING DRIVESTeam Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)CIN HOUBengals 1 7:34 C.Benson 1 yd. run (M.Nugent kick) (5-74, 2:23) 7 0Texans 1 4:57 A.Foster 8 yd. run (N.Rackers kick) (6-80, 2:37) 7 7Bengals 2 7:09 M.Nugent 37 yd. Field Goal (8-61, 4:15) 10 7Texans 2 1:48 N.Rackers 39 yd. Field Goal (13-59, 5:21) 10 10Texans 2 0:52 J.Watt 29 yd. interception return (N.Rackers kick) 10 17Texans 3 1:08 A.Johnson 40 yd. pass from T.Yates (N.Rackers kick) (9-83, 4:37) 10 24Texans 4 5:15 A.Foster 42 yd. run (N.Rackers kick) (3-45, 1:46) 10 31TEAM STATISTICSBENGALS TEXANSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 21 19THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-13-46% 6-12-50%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 0-0-0%TOTAL NET YARDS 300 340NET YARDS RUSHING 76 188NET YARDS PASSING 224 152PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 42-27-3 20-11-0KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 3-3-3 6-6-5PUNTS Number and Average 3-48.3 5-50.2FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0Net Punting Average 44.3 42.2TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 20 40PENALTIES Number and Yards 3-25 5-87FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-0 0-0TOUCHDOWNS 1 4EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-1 4-4FIELD GOALS 1-2 1-1RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-1-100%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100%SAFETIES 0 0TIME OF POSSESSION 30:17 29:43INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING (Att-Yds): Cincinnati, B. Leonard 3-34, A. Dalton 3-17, C. Benson7-14, B. Scott 6-11. Houston, A. Foster 24-153, B. Tate 9-37, J. Casey 1-0, T.Yates 1-(-2).PASSING (C-A-Y-I): Cincinnati, A. Dalton 27-42-257-3. Houston, T. Yates11-20-159-0.RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Cincinnati, B. Leonard 6-36, A. Green 5-47, J. Gresham5-46, J. Simpson 3-33, B. Scott 3-29, R. Whalen 2-24, D. Lee 1-36, A. Hawkins1-8, C. Benson 1-(-2). Houston, A. Johnson 5-90, A. Foster 3-29, O. Daniels 2-29,K. Walter 1-11.SACKS (Sk-Yds): Cincinnati, R. Nelson 1.0-7, G. Atkins 1.0-0. Houston, E.Mitchell 1.0-0, B. Reed 1.0-09, A. Smith 1.0-8, J. Watt 1.0-7.INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Cincinnati, none. Houston,J. Watt 1-29, D. Manning1-0, J. Joseph 1-1.TACKLES (S-A-T): Cincinnati, T. Howard 6-0-6, R. Nelson 5-1-6, J. Fanene5-1-6, M. Lawson 4-1-5, D. Peko 4-0-4, A. Jones 4-0-4, G. Atkins 3-1-4, N.Clements 3-0-3, R. Geathers 2-1-3, R. Maualuga 1-2-3, C. Crocker 2-0-2, K.Jennings 2-0-2, F. Rucker 1-1-2, D. Skuta 1-0-1, C. Dunlap 1-0-1. Houston, B.Cushing 5-3-8, D. Manning 5-2-7, J. Joseph 6-0-6, A. Smith 5-0-5, G. Quin 4-1-5,B. Reed 3-2-5, J. Allen 3-2-5, E. Mitchell 3-1-4, K. Jackson 3-1-4, D. Ryans 2-2-4,C. Barwin 3-0-3, S. Cody 1-2-3, J. Watt 2-0-2, T. Jamison 1-1-2, T. Dobbins 1-0-1,Q. Demps 1-0-1.MISSED FIELD GOAL: Cincinnati, M. Nugent 50 (WR).HOUSTONTEXANS.COM 91