Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans (December 27, 2020)

Game Recap

In a week 16 meeting, the Bengals finished with a 37-31 victory over the Texans. Both teams were dead even moving into the last quarter 24-24 when the Bengals outscored Texans 13-7.

The Bengals were guided by Brandon Allen who had 371 yards in the air, 2 touchdowns, zero interceptions, was 29 of 37 passing. Samaje Perine ran for 95 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns. Tee Higgins had 99 receiving yards, 1 touchdown.

For the Texans, Deshaun Watson connected on 324 passing yards in the air, 3 touchdowns, 0 picks, was 24 of 33 passing. David Johnson ran for 128 rush yards, 1 TD. Brandin Cooks had 141 receiving yards, 1 touchdown.

In the shootout, the Bengals registered 540 total yards, 27 first downs, 0 turnovers and 5 penalties. They were 6 of 13 on third downs. The Texans tallied 488 total yards, 23 first downs, 1 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were 4 of 9 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Cincinnati BengalsCIN defeat Houston TexansHOU 37-31
• Date: Sunday, December 27, 2020
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• Cincinnati Bengals Stats - Yards: 540, Turnovers: 0
• Houston Texans Stats - Yards: 488, Turnovers: 1
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: HOU by 7.5
• -- Over/Under: 46.0

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
CIN	7	3	14	13	37
HOU	3	7	14	7	31

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Brandon Allen	CIN	29-37	371	2	0	42
Deshaun Watson	HOU	24-33	324	3	0	50
Alex Erickson	CIN	0-1	0	0	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
David Johnson	HOU	12	128	1	48
Samaje Perine	CIN	13	95	2	46
Giovani Bernard	CIN	16	65	0	11
Deshaun Watson	HOU	5	38	0	14
Trayveon Williams	CIN	2	6	0	6
Brandon Allen	CIN	2	3	0	4

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Brandin Cooks	HOU	7	141	1	50
Tee Higgins	CIN	6	99	1	30
Alex Erickson	CIN	6	88	0	42
Giovani Bernard	CIN	7	66	0	28
A.J. Green	CIN	4	64	0	33
Keke Coutee	HOU	5	54	0	17
Samaje Perine	CIN	4	41	0	15
Jordan Akins	HOU	4	39	0	15

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
CIN	33	169	2
HOU	17	166	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
CIN	29-38	371	2	0	0
HOU	24-33	324	3	0	1

More Game Information On The Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

• Attendance: 12,344
• Weather:
• Time of Game: 3:04 - 3 hours, 04 minutes