2016 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Final
Cincinnati Bengals 10 at Houston Texans 12. Final.
Houston Texans 12–10 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Cincinnati Bengals
53 dressed · 9 never used
- 68Kevin ZeitlerG · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 70Cedric OgbuehiOT · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 61Russell BodineC · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 74Jake FisherOT · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 14Andy DaltonQB · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 87C.J. UzomahTE · Full-time97%61 snaps
- 11Brandon LaFellWR · Full-time97%61 snaps
- 77Andrew WhitworthT · Full-time95%60 snaps
- 33Rex BurkheadRB · Heavy rotation78%49 snaps
- 83Tyler BoydWR · Heavy rotation73%46 snaps
- 16Cody CoreWR · Heavy rotation62%39 snaps
- 89Ryan HewittTE · Situational24%15 snaps
- 86James WrightWR · Situational24%15 snaps
- 32Jeremy HillRB · Situational21%13 snaps
- 73Eric WinstonT · Situational11%7 snaps
- 12Alex EricksonWR · Situational10%6 snaps
- 60T.J. JohnsonC · Situational8%5 snaps
- 30Cedric PeermanRB · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Houston Texans
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 79Jeff AllenOG · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 76Duane BrownT · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 74Chris ClarkT · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 10DeAndre HopkinsWR · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 71Xavier Su'a-FiloG · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 3Tom SavageQB · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 65Greg ManczC · Every snap100%64 snaps
- 15Will FullerWR · Full-time95%61 snaps
- 12Keith MumpheryWR · Heavy rotation75%48 snaps
- 28Alfred BlueRB · Heavy rotation70%45 snaps
- 87C.J. FiedorowiczTE · Heavy rotation67%43 snaps
- 84Ryan GriffinTE · Rotational30%19 snaps
- 41Jonathan GrimesRB · Situational19%12 snaps
- 45Jay ProschFB · Situational16%10 snaps
- 33Akeem HuntRB · Situational11%7 snaps
- 89Stephen AndersonTE · Situational8%5 snaps
- 63Kendall LammT · Situational8%5 snaps
- 82Wendall WilliamsWR · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
28/41, 268 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.7 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
18/29, 176 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-8.8 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected
Receiving · CIN
6/10 for 130 yds, 1 TD
24% of team targets · 8.2 expected points added
Receiving · HOU
3/6 for 43 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · -0.8 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 28/41 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Burkhead | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Jeremy Hill | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | −2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 6 | 10 | 130 | 1 | 24% | +8.2 |
| Cody Core | 8 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 34% | −6.3 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 15% | +2.7 |
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10% | −0.9 |
| Tyler Boyd | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10% | −4.8 |
| Ryan Hewitt | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | +0.4 |
| James Wright | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | −0.2 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | +0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vincent Rey | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Iloka | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallace Gilberry | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Sims | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Savage | 18/29 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 1 | −4.4 |
| Tom Savage | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 3 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 21% | −0.8 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 4 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 24% | +0.7 |
| Will Fuller | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 21% | −1.0 |
| Akeem Hunt | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 7% | +1.5 |
| Alfred Blue | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 14% | +0.1 |
| Keith Mumphery | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | −1.0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Bouye | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Quintin Demps | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Hal | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Texans -3
- Closing total
- 41.5
- Bengals moneyline
- +139
- Texans moneyline
- -154
Texans closed -3, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 22 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- Bengals 6 days · Texans 6 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Bill O'Brien