2012 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 5, 2013 · Reliant Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
13
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Houston TexansWinner
19
HOU -4 ✓U 42.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 19–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
29/38, 262 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-1.7 expected points added · +10.0% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
14/30, 127 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-17.0 expected points added · -13.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 14/30 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -17.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Andy Dalton | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Brian Leonard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 5 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 38% | -3.5 |
| Marvin Jones | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 17% | -1.7 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 14% | -0.9 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24% | -4.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 7% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Nelson | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Geathers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Sims | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 29/38 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 32 | 140 | 4.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Ben Tate | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Daniels | 9 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 31% | 2.9 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 17% | 1.6 |
| Arian Foster | 8 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 22% | -1.2 |
| Garrett Graham | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 8% | 2.3 |
| Kevin Walter | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14% | -0.4 |
| James Casey | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | -6.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shiloh Keo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shayne Graham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -4
- Closing total
- 42.5
- CIN moneyline
- +181
- HOU moneyline
- -202
Texans closed -4 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 32 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- CIN 6 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Gary Kubiak