FINAL SCORE! Bengals 13-19 Texans
TEXANS WIN!
- They get the first down! ---------- They take a knee!
Texans will be facing 2nd down when we return.
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4th & 11 JONES TURNS IT OVER ON DOWNS! This one could be over.
Dalton to the end zone! Had Green wide open! Perfect pass would have given the Bengals a possible lead!
9:03 remaining in this one... Texans will receive
FG coming for Bengals--- GOOD!
2nd & 10 Dalton scrambles for a couple of yards
Pass goes incomplete A.J. Green down the line!
Green Ellis into Texans territory after a first down run!
Tate with a great return to make up for earlier fumble at the 12
They get down to the six but FG coming --- FG GOOD
The Bengals have 15 minutes to change things around.
3rd & GOAL from 11--------- END OF THE 3RD QUARTER-------------------------
2nd & GOAL shotgun Givesit to foster who gains seven
Schaub lucky pass wasn't intercepted by Newman... Walter intended receiver
1st & GOAL from Bengals 18... Will this result in another FG???
Foster gains five and goes to the four--- Flag on the play. OH! Holding on the Texans
The Texans are attacking again --- 1st & GOAL
2nd & 7 They bring the blitz and Green never sees the pass and Joseph makes the grab!!! INT! Texans will have great field possession
Manning on top of the neutrel zone... 1st & 10 Ellis gain of three yards
Quickly 3rd & 5 after gain of five on the run and Watt blocked pass
TATE FUMBLES IT!! Recovers at OWN 10
4th & 1 fans want them to go for it! Offense gets booed.
3rd & 3 shotgun Pitch to Foster. Avoids first tackler, would lost four... Only gain two
2nd & 10 Foster in the backfield... Schaub drops back and Daniels makes reception for a gain of 7
1st & 10 from OWN 41play action. Schaub chances by Dunlap. Throws it out of bounds
3rd & 2 Now Foster with a reception and they gain 10 extra yards than necessary. FIRST DOWN!
2nd & 6 Foster gets it again, bounces away from tackle and gains four
3rd straight 100-rushing yard game for Foster. First player in history to accomplish that feat
Touchback--- Texans start at OWN 20--- 1st & 10 Foster gains four
33-yarder is good! Back to a one-possession game---
Texans get charged timeout and challenge. Dalton must do hand exercises. He held on to the football afte Barwin slapped throwing hand
7:53 remaining in the third--- If rule is turned around, FG will be tougher
4th & 4 FG coming CHALLENGE! The Texans challenge the ruling of an incomplete pass. TIMEOUT
3rd & 4 shotgun... Ball batted loose. They call it an incomplete pass. The Bengals stayed away from the run even though they needed only four yards for the first down
2nd & 4 shotgun, Dalton changs things. Dalton goes up... Overthrows Green
1st & 10 Dalton to Green again. Gain of six on the stretch by Green. He's heating up
45 yard play from Dalton to Green
1st & 10 Just like that! Green burns Joseph and Dalton hits him deep in Texans territory!
2nd & 5 shotgun. Dalton looks in his direction again, but hits Hawkins. The little tough man gets hit by about three Texans
1st & 10 Dalton hits Green... gain of five... Green with first catch
Bengals to receive. Start from the 10 and receiver slides into the 20
PAT GOOD! Foster already has 99 rushing yards in this one
2nd & GOAL FOSTER SCORES THE TEXANS' first touchdown!!
1st & GOAL Foster runs it up the middle and gains three
1st & 10 Andre Johnson with the catch! First down! Texans down at the Bengals' 5
1st & 10 Texans at Bengals 38 play action! Foster makes the grab as he was uncovered
3rd & 2 Schaub drops back and looks deep! FLAG is thrown. Pass was incompelte, but lag went to Lawson on Graham the tight end
Texans with the ball. now 13:00 minutes to go in the third quarter--- Foster with a beautiful cut for a gain of 7
The second half has kicked off and the Bengals get flagged.
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:04 seconds left-- 1st & 10 Dalton on the field-- The Bengals take a knee---
PASS BROKEN UP AFTER IT LOOKED LIKE TEXANS HAD A FIRST DOWN!! Adam Jones with the hard hit!
4th & 4 :09 seconds remaining-- Need to get ball out to the sidelines if they want to add another FG.
1st & 10 shotgunThe pressure comes, but they get the pass off. Schaub gets up to spike ball
3rd & 9 Schaub gets hit and Daniel makes the grab! They are at Bengals' 48
2nd & 10 Schaub to Foster on the screen, but he is takn down hard!! Only gain of one yard
Bengals get the ball back in the second half so it's important that they get something here.
1st & 10 :47 seconds remaining in the half-- Schaub with time, but nobody open
1st & 10 shotgun Schaub drops back. Quick pass and another first down. This time Johnson makes the grab. TIMEOUT
1st & 10 from OWN 11 First down and Daniels goes out of bounds
4th & 8 PUNT Texans will take it from OWN 11 with 1:10 remaining in the Half---
3rd & 8 Dalton with time. Ball goes off Gresham's fingers and Manning of Texans. Incomplete pass!
2nd & 8 Pass to the left. Pass broken up by Jackson. Again makes presence felt
1st & 10 from behind center and they run it
Bengals are going for quick passes
2nd & 10 shotgun Another quick pass. Gets one to Marvin Jones for the first down and he goes out of bounds
1st & 10 from OWN 40 shotgun four wide outs. Quick passs. Incomplete to Gresham
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1st & 10 Texans bring the house, but Dalton races for the first down and beyond
2:19 remaining in the half-- Bengals to receive. Jones takes it to their OWN 28
FG coming--- 22-yard chip shot is good. 3rd field goal of the game and the Texans regain the lead
SCHAUB pressured he passes! Johnson was wide open, but HE MISSES THE PASS!
3rd & 2 TIMEOUT TEXANS! 2:27 remaining in the half---
Texans don't need touchdown. They can go for first down. They are at Bengals' 3
1st & 10 Foster gets hit and taken down gain of 1... 2nd & 9 Pass over the middle. Close to the first inside the 10
3rd & 1 first down for Foster as he takes it straight up again. 1st & 10 with under 4 minutes remaining in the half
2nd & 8 Johnson in motion Schaub drops back. Daniels bobbles, but keeps the ball. Close to the first down.
1st & 10 from 24 gain of two this time. Foster gets off the field to catch his breath
1st & 10 from Bengals 39. Foster dances around. How crafty is he!? First down! Close to the 25 after gian of 15
1st & 10 Bengal injury... Game delayed. We're back!
1st & 10 from OWN 40 Schaub throws down field and isn't intercepted. It's about a 17-yard gain for the Texans on pass to the left.
3rd & 1 i formation. What a hole! Foster gains about 9 FIRST DOWN!
2nd & 14 Schaub with the delayed handoff. Foster goes for 13! Short of the first
1st & 10 from OWN 20... Schaub with time. Foster is covered well and loses four
PAT GOOD! The crowd here in Texas is SILENT! 9:30 remaining in the half--- Texans to receive
3rd & 3 HALL STEPS IN FRONT OF THE PASS! Works the sidelines... PICK SIX!!! And just like that! The Bengals' secondary has a chance to give the Bengals the lead!
2nd & 7 Foster with a gain of a couple on catch and run to the right
Texans start from OWN 11
CORRECTION--- INT was ruled incomplete... Bengals punt.
DALTON FINALLY GOES DEEP! But... JACKSON WITH THE INTERCEPTION! Texans ball deep in their OWN territory.
Loss of about four yards. Watt applied pressure.
Gresham extends for a yard and it's 2nd & 9. Green Ellis with the grab, but it's for a loss.
4th & 3 FG! GOOD!---- Kickoff coming... Bengals to receive... Jones brings it out and finds space! Stripped up at the 26 and Bengals will start at OWN 28
3rd & 8 Bengals D suffocating! Prevent first down again!
Foster on the run. Goes nowhere... 2nd & 10 gain of two on pass to the left
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Last play of the quarter----
3rd & 1 QB sneak. Schaub looks to have the first down.
2nd & 5 gain of four yards on the run... short of first down
1st & 10 Foster up the gut. Gain of five.
2nd & 8 incomplete pass, but there's a flag. A LOT OF CONTACT DOWN FIELD! Holding on Bengals Burfict charged with the infraction
1st & 10 from Bengals 40 gain of two on run to the left by Foster. The Bengals swarmed over to make the stop
1st & 10 from OWN 41 play action goes down field. And Johnson is wide open for 19 yard gain
3rd & 4 coming as Foster is short of the first down. Refs give forward progress. FIRST DOWN! Walters secures the catch
5:12 remaining in the first quarter--- Texans will hit the field
PUNT from the 20. Martin slips a tackle, is take down at around the 30
3rd & 13 Dalton GOES DOWN!! Guess who??? J.J. Watt! Bengals can't capitalize on the big run play by Green Ellis.
2nd & 7 Barwin tackles receiver for a loss of 6!!! He read that beautifully! Ellis was the receiver in the flat
1st & 10 Dalon buys himself time as he spins away from a sack.Runs it out of bounds after a gain of about 2 or 3
Here comes the Bengal offense.--- 1st & 10 the Texans fans have the ground shaking. HERE'S GREEN ELLIS! On a simple run to the right he breaks out to the secondary and down at the 42
7:49 remaining in the 1st quarter--- Bengals will start at around own 16
FG unit hits the field 48-yard by Graham--- IT'S GOOD! First points of the game. Graham sneaked it in the left post.
3rd & 3 play fake. Quick pass! Daniels goes to the ground, but can't haul it in. INCOMPLETE pass. The Bengals were bringing the pressure.
2nd & 2 Tate stopped for a loss. Loss of about one. Atkins blew up the play.
1st & 10 in Bengals' territory... Play action! Foster gets the ball. TIP TOES DOWN THE LINE and does his best Johnny Manziel, but he was out before the first down marker
2nd & 6 Reverse! Martin takes it to the left! Gains 15 and now they are rolling. Bengals look completely fooled
1st & 10 Foster goes for about four on this run. This time he took it right up the middle
1st & 10 Foster goes for 15!! Run to the left. What a gab. Down at the 42
2nd & 7 Foster in the back field. Schaub drops back and we have our longest play of the day! Daniels with the grab! To the 24
1st & 10 from the 4... Foster gets it. No brainer gains three
Texans with an illegal push on the back. Will start at around OWN 5
PUNT--- Martin returns it from the 7... Looks like he made himself dizzy as he ran it back and then lost his balance. FLAG on the play
3rd & 8 shotgun. Another kick pass. Now the Texans get a hand in there to break the pass. Quin with a lot of contact, but gets fingertips on the pass
2nd & 8 fans begin to disrupt with noise... Quick pass. DROPPED! Gresham really screwed that one up. It was a sure first down.
1st & 10 Bengals from OWN 38 gain of about 2 on run up the gutt, but Watt all over than one.
PUNT! Jones to receive--- Takes it after a bounce.... goes NOWHERE! Texans all over the stop
3rd & 13 Schaub to Dainels. Nowhere near the first down, but they got some plays off. 4th & 5
2nd & 9 here's the screen. Foster doesn't go anywhere. Four yards lost on the play. Reggie Nelson with the penetration and stuff.
1st & 10 here come Schaub, Johnson and Foster-- The play action fools everybody, but there's nobody to throw to. Schaub scrambles for gain of about two
Manning brings it our and brings it out to their OWN 16
The Houston Texans win the toss and they elect to receive!
The fans are LOUD! The coin flip decision coming!
The Texans havesome pretty cool decoration around their stadium.
Kickoff is just minutes away now as the texans are gettiing introduced.
We are about 10 min until football! Who do you have winning this one?
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The action begins at 4:30 p.m. ET as the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Houston Texans for their second AFC Wild Card matchup in as many years. This will be a game you don't want to miss and if you can't watch it, we have a live blog with play-by-play and scoring updates just for you.
Let's compare these two squads as we near kickoff.
Though the Texans boast the better record, they didn't necessarily hobble into the playoffs, but they could have ended their season in better fashion. They lost three of their last four games to finish the season 12-4, but were bettered by the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots in the final week as both teams wrapped their season with wins.
The Bengals resurrected their season down the stretch winning seven of their last eight. They jump kicked their playoff run with a huge victory over the New York Giants in Week 10 and almost the momentum almost helped them take the division from the Baltimore Ravens who truly hobbled into the playoffs.
The Bengals finished 2012 with a 10-6 record and bring the eighth best defense allowing just 20 points per game, the 6th best defense in total yards allowed and 7th best passing defense allowing just 212 passing yards per game.
As for the Texans, they can beat you on both offense and defense. They score the eighth most points in the league averaging 26 per game, while their running is the 8th best in the league averaging fewer than 133 per game.
On the defensive end, they allowed just over 20 points per game for 10th in the league and their run defense was 8th best allowing only 97 per game.
The Texans will have to watch out for A.J. Green, while the Bengals' defense will have to step up their ground game with Arian Foster attacking on the rush.
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