2014 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2014 · NRG Stadium
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
22
at
Houston Texans
13
HOU -3 upsetU 44.5 ✓Dome
Cincinnati Bengals 22–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
24/35, 233 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.0 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
21/45, 189 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-13.2 expected points added · -15.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 24/35 | 233 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hill | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Giovani Bernard | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Andy Dalton | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 12 | 16 | 121 | 0 | 46% | -3.5 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 5 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 20% | 4.9 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 17% | 0.9 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | 1.7 |
| Jeremy Hill | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| James Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Rey | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Lamur | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Iloka | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 21/45 | 189 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Ryan Mallett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Graham | 4 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 16% | -1.3 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 21% | 0.2 |
| Andre Johnson | 3 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 28% | -5.5 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Damaris Johnson | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 12% | -0.8 |
| Alfred Blue | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Keshawn Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -5.5 |
| Ryan Griffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Morris | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mohamed | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jumal Rolle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Bouye | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 44.5
- CIN moneyline
- +135
- HOU moneyline
- -149
Texans closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 35 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Bill O'Brien