Week 3, 2025

played in Houston, TX

67 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	10	7	-	34
Houston Texans	7	14	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 CIN - Aidan Mangrum 34 field goal
1Q: 02:39 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 44 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 11:41 HOU - Marty DeMulling 9 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 09:29 CIN - Monty Wallace 35 fumble return (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
2Q: 02:27 HOU - Vernon Soprano 71 interception return (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 00:50 CIN - Javier Farrell 8 pass from Scottie Neff (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
3Q: 11:23 CIN - Aidan Mangrum 26 field goal
3Q: 10:18 CIN - Matthew Maloney 27 pass from Scottie Neff (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
3Q: 05:05 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 43 field goal
4Q: 10:07 CIN - Scottie Neff 22 run (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
4Q: 01:06 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 CIN - Aidan Mangrum 34 field goal
1Q: 02:39 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 44 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 11:41 HOU - Marty DeMulling 9 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 09:29 CIN - Monty Wallace 35 fumble return (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
2Q: 02:27 HOU - Vernon Soprano 71 interception return (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 00:50 CIN - Javier Farrell 8 pass from Scottie Neff (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
3Q: 11:23 CIN - Aidan Mangrum 26 field goal
3Q: 10:18 CIN - Matthew Maloney 27 pass from Scottie Neff (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
3Q: 05:05 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 43 field goal
4Q: 10:07 CIN - Scottie Neff 22 run (Aidan Mangrum extra point)
4Q: 01:06 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 52 field goal

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 499 296
- Offensive Plays 76 53
- Yards per Play 6.57 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 161 20
- Rushing Attempts 39 4
- Yards per Rush 4.13 5.00
Net Passing Yards 338 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 1 46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 346 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 9.14 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/58 13/95
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/71
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 38:52 21:08

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	499	296
- Offensive Plays	76	53
- Yards per Play	6.57	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	161	20
- Rushing Attempts	39	4
- Yards per Rush	4.13	5.00
Net Passing Yards	338	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 1	46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	346	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	9.14	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/58	13/95
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/71
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	38:52	21:08

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	2:19	OWN 1	4	12	Punt
1	8:43	4:44	OWN 21	10	62	Field Goal
1	2:23	3:09	OWN 6	6	25	Punt
2	11:32	2:27	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	5:51	3:35	OWN 20	7	45	Interception
2	2:16	1:37	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 21	9	70	Field Goal
3	11:10	1:07	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
3	4:59	4:00	OWN 25	7	37	Punt
4	14:12	4:14	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	9:11	6:19	OWN 37	9	30	Punt
4	1:00	0:36	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 25	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 46	4	6	Punt
1	10:30	1:47	OWN 42	4	2	Punt
1	3:59	1:36	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
2	14:14	2:42	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	9:05	3:14	OWN 37	7	29	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	3	6	Half
3	10:03	5:04	OWN 41	8	33	Field Goal
3	0:59	1:47	OWN 3	4	30	Punt
4	9:58	0:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	2:52	1:52	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:18	OWN 16	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Scottie Neff, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adam Stargell	34	123	3.62	25	3	0
Scottie Neff	3	27	9.00	22	1	1
Isaiah McKenzie	2	11	5.50	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roman Gomez	2	9	4.50	6	0
Oliver Hutton	1	11	11.00	11	1
Pat Crockett	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Neff	35	25	346	2/8	2	45	1	109.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	46	23	293	3/17	2	44	1	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javier Farrell	12	13	204	17.00	86	45	1
WR Matthew Maloney	6	7	64	10.67	45	27	1
FB Willie Starks	4	4	35	8.75	11	15	0
WR Monty Wallace	2	5	27	13.50	12	15	0
TE Tom Prince	1	1	16	16.00	15	16	0
RB Adam Stargell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jonathan Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Zack Schulz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eugene Caldwell	6	11	83	13.83	21	28	0
TE Marty DeMulling	4	9	41	10.25	10	15	1
TE Jake Grubbs	3	5	53	17.67	25	23	0
WR Sawyer Simmons	3	8	75	25.00	11	44	1
RB Roman Gomez	3	3	15	5.00	3	11	0
WR R.J. Weber	3	7	17	5.67	0	8	0
RB Pat Crockett	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Deron Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1	3	3.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Soprano	1	71	71.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Javier Farrell	1	0	0	0
Monty Wallace	0	1	0	1
Matthew Maloney	0	1	0	0
Gus Ardrey	0	0	1	0
Anthony Blackburn	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Oliver Hutton	1	0	0
Pat Crockett	1	0	0
Eugene Ramsey	0	1	0
Nick Reid	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Raymond	5	174	34.8	29.2	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	5	201	40.2	35.2	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Aidan Mangrum	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace McCreary	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Weber	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Maloney	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	3	73	24.3	0
Pat Crockett	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Norman	5	1	0.0	3	31
CB Allen Everett	5	0	0.0	4	45
OLB Gus Ardrey	4	0	2.5	3	34
CB Bernie Covert	4	1	0.0	3	44
CB Tyrus Coffey	2	0	0.0	1	30
DE Dixon Thornburg	1	1	0.5	4	42
S R.J. McNeil	1	1	0.0	3	46
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1	0	0.0	2	11
OLB Lamar Barber	1	0	0.0	4	35
DE Ivan Reese	1	0	0.0	2	22
S Devon Alvarado	1	0	0.0	2	36
ILB Bo Whitfield	1	0	0.0	2	18
DT Reuben Sparkes	1	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Ethan Coles	0	1	0.0	1	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Winston Patton	14	4	0.0	38	37
OLB Damian Francis	11	2	0.0	30	29
DT Lincoln Pepper	6	1	1.0	38	34
ILB Nick Reid	6	1	0.0	31	30
CB Vernon Soprano	6	1	0.0	37	37
CB Riddick Brandon	4	0	0.0	32	35
OLB Phil Milliken	3	1	0.0	18	16
DE Andy Stillman	2	0	1.0	32	32
DE Johnny Coady	2	1	0.0	35	32
S Garrett Luzio	2	0	0.0	31	27
DT Branden Bauer	2	0	0.0	13	14
CB Andrew Fulcher	1	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Abraham Dillon	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Theodore O'Shea	1	0	0.0	7	4
WR Deron Walker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glen Patterson	0	1	0.0	17	17
S Kaden Taylor	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gus Ardrey	2.5	0	1	0	34
DE Dixon Thornburg	0.5	0	3	4	42
DT Dashawn Detsch	0.0	1	1	0	45
DE Joe Levine	0.0	0	1	1	27
CB Bernie Covert	0.0	0	1	0	44
DE Ivan Reese	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Winfred Norman	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Lamar Barber	0.0	0	0	1	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lincoln Pepper	1.0	1	1	1	34
DE Andy Stillman	1.0	0	0	1	32
DE Glen Patterson	0.0	0	2	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allen Everett	5	1	0	45
ILB Winfred Norman	5	0	0	31
CB Bernie Covert	4	0	0	44
S Devon Alvarado	2	1	0	36
S R.J. McNeil	1	1	0	46
OLB Lamar Barber	1	0	0	35
DE Dixon Thornburg	1	0	0	42
CB Tyrus Coffey	1	0	0	30
DE Ivan Reese	1	0	0	22
ILB Bo Whitfield	1	0	0	18
DT Reuben Sparkes	1	0	0	4
OLB Gus Ardrey	0	2	0	34
OLB Kelly Esslinger	0	0	1	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Winston Patton	5	0	0	37
OLB Damian Francis	5	0	0	29
CB Vernon Soprano	3	1	1	37
CB Riddick Brandon	3	1	0	35
ILB Nick Reid	2	0	0	30
OLB Phil Milliken	2	0	0	16
DE Andy Stillman	1	1	0	32
OLB Abraham Dillon	1	0	0	4
CB Theodore O'Shea	1	0	0	4
CB Daquan Harrison	1	0	0	6
DT Branden Bauer	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Erickson	3	9	39	0	37
Jacob Mariotti	2	8	39	0	37
Byron O'Neill	2	7	39	1	37
Harvey Frederick	2	5	39	1	37
Mack Blanchard	2	5	39	0	37
Willie Starks	1	2	6	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antonio Wiggins	2	2	4	0	49
Shaun Richardson	1	1	4	1	49
Drew Stansberry	0	1	4	0	49
Jason Bell	0	0	4	1	49
Eugene Ramsey	0	0	4	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Javier Farrell	3	18
Anthony Blackburn	2	14
Adam Stargell	1	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Pepper	1	17
Riley Makowski	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Javier Farrell	37	33	---	---	18	88
Matthew Maloney	38	35	---	---	14	87
Jacob Mariotti	39	37	---	---	7	83
Mack Blanchard	39	37	---	---	7	83
Byron O'Neill	39	37	---	---	5	81
Thomas Erickson	39	37	---	---	---	76
Harvey Frederick	39	37	---	---	---	76
Scottie Neff	39	37	---	---	---	76
Adam Stargell	36	29	---	---	1	66
Zack Schulz	33	31	---	---	---	64
Tom Prince	15	13	---	---	25	53
R.J. McNeil	---	---	3	46	3	52
Allen Everett	---	---	4	45	2	51
Dashawn Detsch	---	---	2	45	2	49
Bernie Covert	---	---	3	44	2	49
Dixon Thornburg	---	---	4	42	1	47
Monty Wallace	19	22	---	---	---	41
Lamar Barber	---	---	4	35	1	40
Devon Alvarado	---	---	2	36	1	39
Gus Ardrey	---	---	3	34	1	38
Luke Sedor	---	---	2	17	19	38
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	2	11	23	36
Willie Starks	6	10	---	---	20	36
Winfred Norman	---	---	3	31	1	35
Joe Levine	---	---	0	27	7	34
Jason Boulware	---	---	2	13	18	33
Tyrus Coffey	---	---	1	30	1	32
Bo Whitfield	---	---	2	18	12	32
Jonathan Finley	6	4	---	---	19	29
Ivan Reese	---	---	2	22	1	25
Isaiah McKenzie	2	4	---	---	19	25
Moe Skeen	---	---	1	10	11	22
Ethan Coles	---	---	1	17	1	19
Anthony Blackburn	0	0	---	---	14	14
Arturo Reeves	---	---	1	12	1	14
Aidan Mangrum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kennedy Raymond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rob Murphy	3	4	---	---	---	7
Jared Horn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harrison Conlan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reuben Sparkes	---	---	2	4	---	6
Frederick Maloney	---	---	0	0	5	5
Horace McCreary	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alvin Mahoney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pedro Lukins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexander Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	38	34	17	89
Vernon Soprano	---	---	37	37	8	82
Johnny Coady	---	---	35	32	13	80
Winston Patton	---	---	38	37	1	76
Andy Stillman	---	---	32	32	7	71
Riddick Brandon	---	---	32	35	3	70
Nick Reid	---	---	31	30	2	63
Jason Bell	4	49	---	---	7	60
Shaun Richardson	4	49	---	---	7	60
Garrett Luzio	---	---	31	27	2	60
Drew Stansberry	4	49	---	---	7	60
Antonio Wiggins	4	49	---	---	7	60
Damian Francis	---	---	30	29	---	59
Eugene Ramsey	4	49	---	---	---	53
Oliver Hutton	4	49	---	---	---	53
Roman Gomez	3	29	---	---	20	52
Sawyer Simmons	4	43	---	---	1	48
Eugene Caldwell	4	44	---	---	---	48
Marty DeMulling	4	41	---	---	1	46
Jake Grubbs	1	17	---	---	24	42
Andrew Fulcher	---	---	18	20	1	39
Braxton Colegrove	---	---	19	18	1	38
Glen Patterson	---	---	17	17	2	36
Phil Milliken	---	---	18	16	1	35
Kaden Taylor	---	---	9	7	19	35
Deron Walker	2	31	---	---	1	34
Abraham Dillon	---	---	4	4	25	33
Lester Fulcher	---	---	11	8	12	31
Theodore O'Shea	---	---	7	4	18	29
Caden Moose	1	7	---	---	20	28
Branden Bauer	---	---	13	14	---	27
Nolan Monroe	0	7	---	---	19	26
R.J. Weber	0	8	---	---	17	25
Pat Crockett	1	13	---	---	7	21
Daquan Harrison	---	---	9	6	---	15
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dakota Holliday	0	5	---	---	---	5
Larry Knight	---	---	0	0	5	5
Manuel Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Blufer	0	0	---	---	---	0
DeAndre Maugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oscar Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Elkon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	29	14.5
Middle	25	97	3.9
Right	11	36	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	2	14	7.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Neff	35	25	5	2	0	3	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	46	23	6	1	6	5	9	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	70	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	98	16.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	98	32.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	13	115	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	94	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Javier Farrell	13	12	204	4	33
WR Matthew Maloney	7	6	64	1	35
WR Monty Wallace	5	2	27	0	22
FB Willie Starks	4	4	35	0	10
RB Adam Stargell	3	0	0	0	29
TE Tom Prince	1	1	16	0	13
WR Jonathan Finley	1	0	0	0	4
TE Zack Schulz	1	0	0	0	31

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Caldwell	11	6	1	83	2	44
TE Marty DeMulling	9	4	3	41	0	41
WR Sawyer Simmons	8	3	0	75	2	43
WR R.J. Weber	7	3	0	17	0	8
TE Jake Grubbs	5	3	1	53	2	17
RB Roman Gomez	3	3	0	15	0	29
WR Deron Walker	2	0	1	0	0	31
RB Pat Crockett	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam Stargell	3	1	0.33	3.62

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	4	2	14	3.50	9.89

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	1	1	9	9.00	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Javier Farrell	2	2	14	7.00	15.69
TE Zack Schulz	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Monty Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marty DeMulling	1	1	9	9.00	4.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Adam Stargell	5	2
Scottie Neff	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	1	1
Pat Crockett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Neff	9	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Javier Farrell	4	4	3
FB Willie Starks	2	2	2
WR Matthew Maloney	1	1	0
RB Adam Stargell	1	0	0
TE Zack Schulz	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Caldwell	3	2	1
WR R.J. Weber	2	0	0
TE Marty DeMulling	1	1	0
WR Deron Walker	1	0	0
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	1	1
RB Roman Gomez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)