2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Reliant Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals

Houston TexansWinner

HOU -9 ✓U 45.5 ✓Texans closed -9 and covered, winning by 29.

Houston Texans 35–6 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · HOU

24/28, 280 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

22.0 expected points added · +21.1% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

20/32, 155 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-7.7 expected points added · -1.5% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

15 att, 53 yds, 1 TD

-2.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

13 att, 49 yds, 0 TD

0.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ryan Fitzpatrick	20/32	155	0	2	2	-7.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Cedric Benson	13	49	3.8	0.4
Ryan Fitzpatrick	7	42	6.0	2.0
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	1	9	9.0	0.8
Kenny Watson	1	5	5.0	0.0

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Rashad Jeanty	6	2	0
Domata Peko	2	4	0
Dexter Jackson	4	2	0
Brandon Johnson	3	2	0
Chinedum Ndukwe	2	3	1
Johnathan Joseph	2	2	0
Leon Hall	1	3	0
Marvin White	2	2	0
Eric Henderson	1	1	0
Ryan Fitzpatrick	1	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Schaub	24/28	280	3	0	1	22.0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Steve Slaton	15	53	3.5	1	-2.4
Ahman Green	9	41	4.6	0	1.4
Ryan Moats	3	17	5.7	0	-0.7
Matt Schaub	4	-2	-0.5	0	-0.5

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Zac Diles	3	5	0.0	0	0
Dunta Robinson	5	2	0.0	1	2
Nick Ferguson	5	2	0.0	0	0
Demarcus Faggins	3	1	0.0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	1	3	0.0	1	2
Fred Bennett	1	2	0.0	0	0
Jacques Reeves	3	0	0.0	0	1
Tim Bulman	1	1	0.0	0	0
Travis Johnson	1	1	1.0	0	1
Mario Williams	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Texans closed -9 and covered, winning by 29.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 41 — under by 4.5.

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