2009 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2009 · Paul Brown Stadium

Houston TexansWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

CIN -4 upsetU 46 ✓Bengals closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Houston Texans 28–17.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · HOU

Matt SchaubQB

28/40, 392 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

23.6 expected points added · +13.8% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

23/35, 259 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

2.3 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Chris BrownRB

9 att, 45 yds, 0 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

16 att, 44 yds, 1 TD

-2.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · HOU

Andre JohnsonWR

8/14 for 135 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 4.5 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Chad JohnsonWR

5/7 for 103 yds, 0 TD

20% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Schaub	28/40	392	4	1	2	23.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Chris Brown	9	45	5.0	-0.2
Steve Slaton	19	43	2.3	-10.0
Matt Schaub	3	-1	-0.3	1.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Andre Johnson	8	14	135	0	38%	4.5
Steve Slaton	6	6	102	1	16%	10.9
Owen Daniels	7	9	78	2	24%	6.4
Jacoby Jones	2	2	29	1	5%	3.1
Kevin Walter	3	4	29	0	11%	0.9
David Anderson	1	1	12	0	3%	1.9
Vonta Leach	1	1	7	0	3%	0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
DeMeco Ryans	8	4	0.0	0	0
Brian Cushing	5	3	0.0	1	2
Bernard Pollard	4	2	0.0	0	0
Dunta Robinson	4	1	0.0	0	1
Mario Williams	2	1	0.0	0	0
Glover Quin	2	1	0.0	0	1
Eugene Wilson	2	1	0.0	0	0
John Busing	1	1	0.0	0	0
Connor Barwin	2	0	1.0	0	0
Jacoby Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	23/35	259	1	1	1	2.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cedric Benson	16	44	2.8	1	-2.3
Carson Palmer	1	2	2.0	0	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Chad Johnson	5	7	103	0	20%	4.6
Andre Caldwell	6	9	57	0	26%	-0.1
Laveranues Coles	4	5	40	1	14%	2.7
Daniel Coats	4	6	32	0	17%	-5.0
Chris Henry	1	3	20	0	9%	-0.7
J.P. Foschi	1	3	6	0	9%	-5.4
Cedric Benson	2	2	1	0	6%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Leon Hall	10	2	0.0	0	1
Dhani Jones	4	7	0.0	0	0
Chinedum Ndukwe	6	4	0.0	0	0
Brandon Johnson	2	5	0.0	0	0
Keith Rivers	3	3	0.0	0	0
Robert Geathers	3	2	0.0	0	1
Jonathan Fanene	2	2	1.0	0	0
Pat Sims	2	2	1.0	0	0
Morgan Trent	2	2	0.0	0	0
Chris Crocker	2	1	0.0	1	2

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -4
Closing total: 46
HOU moneyline: +172
CIN moneyline: -190

Bengals closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46; the game landed 45 — under by 1.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 49°F, wind 2 mph
Referee: Bill Leavy
Rest: HOU 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Gary Kubiak vs Marvin Lewis