2011 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 11, 2011 · Paul Brown Stadium

Houston TexansWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

CIN -2.5 upsetO 37.5 ✓Bengals closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Houston Texans 20–19 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · HOU

T.J. YatesQB

26/44, 300 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

7.7 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

16/28, 189 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-4.1 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

21 att, 91 yds, 0 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

Ben TateRB

8 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · HOU

Owen DanielsTE

7/11 for 100 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added

Receiving · HOU

Kevin WalterWR

6/10 for 76 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 7.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
T.J. Yates	26/44	300	2	1	5	7.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Ben Tate	8	67	8.4	-2.2
Arian Foster	15	41	2.7	-5.0
T.J. Yates	5	36	7.2	3.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Owen Daniels	7	11	100	0	26%	4.8
Kevin Walter	6	10	76	1	24%	7.1
Jacoby Jones	3	6	39	0	14%	0.7
Arian Foster	4	5	33	0	12%	2.4
Ben Tate	3	3	30	0	7%	2.8
Joel Dreessen	3	3	22	1	7%	3.6
Lawrence Vickers	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.3
Derrick Mason	0	3	0	0	7%	-5.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Danieal Manning	8	3	0.0	0
DeMeco Ryans	4	2	0.0	1
Johnathan Joseph	4	1	0.0	2
Connor Barwin	4	1	1.0	0
Glover Quin	4	1	0.0	1
Brian Cushing	3	1	0.0	0
J.J. Watt	3	1	0.0	0
Brooks Reed	2	1	0.0	0
Kareem Jackson	2	0	0.0	0
Shaun Cody	0	2	0.0	1

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	16/28	189	1	0	1	-4.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Cedric Benson	21	91	4.3	-0.1
Andrew Hawkins	1	4	4.0	0.8
Bernard Scott	6	4	0.7	-2.2
Andy Dalton	1	2	2.0	0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
A.J. Green	5	7	59	0	25%	2.0
Jermaine Gresham	3	7	45	0	25%	0.7
Jerome Simpson	2	6	38	1	21%	1.0
Andrew Hawkins	1	1	22	0	4%	0.6
Bernard Scott	2	2	15	0	7%	-0.8
Andre Caldwell	2	3	10	0	11%	-1.6
Cedric Benson	1	1	0	0	4%	-0.5
Chris Pressley	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Thomas Howard	9	3	0.0	0	0
Reggie Nelson	7	2	0.0	1	2
Domata Peko	3	4	0.0	0	0
Rey Maualuga	4	2	0.0	0	0
Manny Lawson	2	3	1.0	0	0
Kelly Jennings	5	0	1.0	0	2
Chris Crocker	4	1	1.0	0	0
Frostee Rucker	2	2	0.0	0	0
Brandon Johnson	2	2	0.0	0	0
Michael Johnson	2	2	1.5	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -2.5
Closing total: 37.5
HOU moneyline: +126
CIN moneyline: -139

Bengals closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 39 — over by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 34°F, wind 4 mph
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: HOU 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Gary Kubiak vs Marvin Lewis