Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans: game summary
Final · December 27, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
Reliant Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
CINHOU 
- 540Total yards488
- 371Passing yards322
- 29/38Completions/attempts24/33
- 9.8Yards per pass9.5
- 169Rushing yards166
- 33Rushing attempts17
- 5.1Yards per rush9.8
- 27First downs23
- 6-133rd down efficiency4-9
- 1-24th down efficiency0-0
- 2-4Red zone (made-att)2-3
- 71Total plays51
- 7.6Yards per play9.6
- 0Turnovers1
- 0Fumbles lost1
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 0-0Sacks (yards lost)1-2
- 5-35Penalties (yards)6-46
- 36:10Time of possession23:50
Game leaders
Passing
Brandon AllenCIN · QB · 29/37, 371 YDS, 2 TD
Deshaun WatsonHOU · QB · 24/33, 324 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing
Samaje PerineCIN · RB · 13 CAR, 95 YDS, 2 TD
David JohnsonHOU · RB · 12 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Tee HigginsCIN · WR · 6 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD
Brandin CooksHOU · WR · 7 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown8:32Drew Sample 8 Yd pass from Brandon Allen (Austin Seibert Kick)7-0
- Field goal1:22Ka'imi Fairbairn 21 Yd Field Goal 7-3
2nd quarter
- Field goal3:30Austin Seibert 35 Yd Field Goal 10-3
- Touchdown1:54Brandin Cooks 25 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10-10
3rd quarter
- Touchdown12:59Samaje Perine 46 Yd Run (Austin Seibert Kick)17-10
- Touchdown9:05David Johnson 4 Yd Run (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)17-17
- Touchdown5:46Tee Higgins 20 Yd pass from Brandon Allen (Austin Seibert Kick)24-17
- Touchdown0:55David Johnson 2 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)24-24
4th quarter
- Field goal10:35Austin Seibert 48 Yd Field Goal 27-24
- Touchdown6:15Darren Fells 22 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)27-31
- Touchdown1:57Samaje Perine 3 Yd Run (Austin Seibert Kick)34-31
- Field goal0:18Austin Seibert 36 Yd Field Goal 37-31
Player stats
Cincinnati Bengals
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Allen | 29/37 | 371 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 126.5 |
| Alex Erickson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaje Perine | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 2 | 46 |
| Giovani Bernard | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Trayveon Williams | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brandon Allen | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 1 | 30 | 9 |
| Alex Erickson | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| Giovani Bernard | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| A.J. Green | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Samaje Perine | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Trenton Irwin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Mike Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Phillips | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeShaun Sims | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hubbard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| William Jackson III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Margus Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cethan Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lawson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Covington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackensie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keandre Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 24/33 | 324 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 133.9 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 12 | 128 | 10.7 | 1 | 48 |
| Deshaun Watson | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 1 | 50 | 10 |
| Keke Coutee | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Jordan Akins | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| David Johnson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Chad Hansen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Charlie Heck | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Max Scharping | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kahale Warring | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Steven Mitchell Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cunningham | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson Jr. | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Adams | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Crossen | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Reid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Moore Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Watkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Chesley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Blacklock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brennan Scarlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Reliant Stadium · Houston, TX
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 12,344
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Greg Meyer (Back judge) · Tab Slaughter (Umpire) · Walt Coleman (Line judge) · Eugene Hall (Side judge) · Jerod Phillips (Down judge) · Brad Rogers (Referee) · Nathan Jones (Field judge)
About this game
Who won Bengals vs Texans?
Bengals won 37-31 over Texans on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
When was Bengals vs Texans played?
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, at 1:00 PM ET at Reliant Stadium.
Where was Bengals vs Texans played?
At Reliant Stadium.