2015 Week 10 · Mon, Nov 16, 2015 · Paul Brown Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
10
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Cincinnati Bengals
6
CIN -10 upsetU 46.5 ✓
Houston Texans 10–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
22/38, 197 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-6.0 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
12/22, 123 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-1.9 expected points added · -9.8% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
5/11 for 57 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · -0.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 12/22 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1.9 |
| T.J. Yates | 5/11 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Grimes | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Alfred Blue | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Chris Polk | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| T.J. Yates | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 33% | -0.4 |
| Ryan Griffin | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 18% | 4.7 |
| Nate Washington | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 15% | -0.9 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6% | 1.7 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 21% | -0.9 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles James | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Simon | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Peters | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 22/38 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani Bernard | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Andy Dalton | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jeremy Hill | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Marvin Jones | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 18% | 0.8 |
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 24% | -0.1 |
| Giovani Bernard | 5 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 21% | -0.9 |
| Tyler Eifert | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 18% | -2.8 |
| Ryan Hewitt | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Jeremy Hill | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.6 |
| Rex Burkhead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Iloka | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Sims | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Lamur | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Rey | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geno Atkins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -10
- Closing total
- 46.5
- HOU moneyline
- +400
- CIN moneyline
- -470
Bengals closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 16 — under by 30.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- HOU 15 days · CIN 11 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Marvin Lewis