Official Texans @ Bengals Game Thread, 11/16/2015

[Arky]

Texans ball at their 22.

Pass to Hop is caught out of bounds, inc. Hop gets called for PI.....Makes it 1st and 20.

Blue for 4 yards. 2nd and 16 coming up.

Pass to Griffin is dropped, inc. 3rd and 16 coming up.

Handoff to Grimes gets 9. Texans have to punt.

Bengals return the punt to about their 24.

[Arky]

Bengals ball at their 24.

Eeesh, deep ball to Jones draws the PI on KJo. 29 yards on the penalty.

Dalton scrambles for 7.

Hill caught for a loss of 1.

Flags presnap. False start Bengals, -5. Makes it 3rd and 9 coming up at the Texans 46.

Dalton pressured, throws it away, inc. Bengals have to punt.

Mumph fair catches at the Texan 17.

[Big Texas]

Offense still sucks...they should just stop running...or pass to set up the run

[Arky]

Texans ball at their 17.

8:30 left in the 1st qtr.

Blue for 4.

Blue caught for a loss of 2. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Hoyer sacked at the 10 yard line. Texans will have to punt.

Jones brings the punt back all the way to the Texan 30 or so but a flag is down.....Offsetting penalties... replay the down....

Jones brings the punt back to about the Bengal 48.

[HPF Bob]

Four penalties already, one dropped pass, one sack.

Same old Texans.

[Arky]

Bengals ball at their 49.

Bernard for 3.

Pass to Green gets 20. Ball at the Texan 28.

Pass to Eifert gets 14.

End around sniffed out by Mercilus. Loss of 8. 2nd and 18 coming up.

Flat pass to Bernard only gets 1. 3rd and 17 coming up.

Bengals use a timeout with 2:31 left in the 1st qtr.

Screen pass only gets about 6..... Bengals will go for the FG.

Nugent's 32-yarder is good but flag is down.... holding on Bengals backs it up 10 yards. Rekick.

Nugent's 42-yarder is good.

Bengals 3, Texans 0

1:28 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is brought back to the Texan 22.

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Texan's ball at their 22.

Checkdown to Blue gets 9.

Pass to Shorts kinda low but shoulda been caught, inc. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Blue gets about 3 and the 1st down.

Pass to Hop over the middle broken up, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Shorts gets 1. Hard hit on Shorts. 3rd and 9 coming up.

End of the 1st qtr.

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On 3rd and 9, pass to Washington goes to the Bengal 45, 1st down.

Pass to Fido goes to the Bengal 21. Adam Jones shaken up on the play. Injury timeout.

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Hoyer scrambles all the way to the 5. 1st and goal.

Blue to the 1. 2nd and goal.

Blue caught for a loss of 3. 3rd and goal.

Pass to Hop in the endzone a little off the mark, inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Novak's 22-yarder is good.

Texans 3, Bengals 3

12:16 left in the half.

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is brought back to the Bengal 18.

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Bengal's ball at their 18.

Dalton keeps for 11 yards right up the gut.

Dalton caught for loss of 2 (sack?)... 2nd and 11 coming up.

Dalton tries to scramble up the gut again but Dunn snags him... 3rd and 9 coming up.

Pass to Green inc but flag is down.... Holding on KJo.... auto 1st down at the Bengal 35.

Hill caught in the backfield by Charles James... loss of 3.

Pass to Jones gets 13 and the 1st down.

Deep pass to Jones sails out of bounds, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Screen to Hewitt gets about 7. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Bernard goes right for 5 and the 1st down at the Texan 41.

Oy, pass is popped up in the air and nearly INT'ed by C James but falls inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Bengals use a timeout with 7:35 left in the half.

On 2nd and 10, deep pass to Burkhead is too long, inc. Brings up 3rd and 10.

Checkdown to Bernard goes for the 1st down at the Texan 27.

Bernard for 6.

Bernard for no gain. Brings up 3rd and 4.

Pass to Eifert broken up by Pleasant, inc. Bengals to go for the FG.

Nugent's 39-yarder is good.

Bengals 6, Texans 3

5:26 left in the half.

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is brought back to the 27 by Mumph.

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Texan's ball at their 27.

Polk for 1.

Pass to Griffin gets 7. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Pass to Washington broken up, inc. Texans will have to punt.

Bengals bring the punt back to the 25 yard line.