2017 Week 2 · Thu, Sep 14, 2017 · Paul Brown Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
13
at
Cincinnati Bengals
9
CIN -5.5 upsetU 38 ✓
Houston Texans 13–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
20/35, 224 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-9.4 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
15/24, 125 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-4.8 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
7/13 for 73 yds, 0 TD
54% of team targets · 0.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 15/24 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Lamar Miller | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 0 | -5.1 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 54% | 0.2 |
| Lamar Miller | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13% | 2.7 |
| Tyler Ervin | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 21% | -1.0 |
| Braxton Miller | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Jackson | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Reader | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cole | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Covington | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 20/35 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Jeremy Hill | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| John Ross | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -7.2 |
| Giovani Bernard | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 5 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 26% | 1.5 |
| Alex Erickson | 4 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 19% | 1.2 |
| Tyler Eifert | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 13% | 2.2 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 23% | -3.4 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13% | -3.2 |
| Joe Mixon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Jeremy Hill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Rey | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Iloka | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan Willis | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darqueze Dennard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -5.5
- Closing total
- 38
- HOU moneyline
- +211
- CIN moneyline
- -236
Bengals closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 22 — under by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- HOU 4 days · CIN 4 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Marvin Lewis