2011 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 7, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
10
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Houston TexansWinner
31
HOU -4 ✓O 38 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 31–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
27/42, 257 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-11.3 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
11/20, 159 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.3 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 27/42 | 257 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Leonard | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Andy Dalton | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Cedric Benson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | -1.6 |
| Bernard Scott | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 5 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 29% | -12.4 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 5 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Brian Leonard | 6 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 17% | 0.0 |
| Donald Lee | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2% | 3.5 |
| Jerome Simpson | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 14% | 0.5 |
| Bernard Scott | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 10% | 2.6 |
| Ryan Whalen | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Cedric Benson | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Nelson | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Fanene | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Lawson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Howard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geno Atkins | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Geathers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Yates | 11/20 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 24 | 153 | 6.4 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ben Tate | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.9 |
| James Casey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| T.J. Yates | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 45% | 5.5 |
| Arian Foster | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 15% | 2.7 |
| Owen Daniels | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 30% | -0.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brooks Reed | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Smith | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jamison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Barwin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4
- Closing total
- 38
- CIN moneyline
- +202
- HOU moneyline
- -226
Texans closed -4 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 38; the game landed 41 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- CIN 6 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Gary Kubiak