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

[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.

[Arky]

Bengals ball at their 25.

3:48 left in the half. A turnover would be kinda nice right along here......

Hill goes left for 1.

Checkdown to Hill gets 3. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Checkdown to Bernard gets 8 and the 1st down. Ball at the Bengal 38.

Flags presnap.... 12 men on the Texans makes it 1st and 5.

2 minute warning.

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Ball at the Bengal 43.

Dalton can't find a receiver and scrambles to the Texan 46 for a 1st down.

Finally, holding on Bengals, -10. Makes it 1st and 20.

Bernard for about 4 on the delay.

Deep pass to Jones sails inc. 3rd and 16 coming up.

Dalton pressured, throws it away, inc. Bengals will have to punt with 41seconds left in the half.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Texans 29.

[Arky]

Texan's ball at their 29.

Checkdown to Grimes goes to the Texan 41. Timeout Texans with 23 seconds left in the half.

Hoyer can't find a receiver and throws it away, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Hop a little off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Grimes for 3. Bengals use a timeout with 6 seconds left in the half to make the Texans punt.

Texans going for it....Hoyer does the hail mary but it is INT'ed by the Bengals in the endzone. Time expires. Nice chunk by Hoyer....about 68 yards...

Halftime.

Bengals 6, Texans 3

[WMH]

Didn't think he had that chunk in him. Didn't work, but at least it was an effort.

This is the D I expected to see this season. At least for the 1st half. They're likely gassed now since the inept O can't sustain a drive, but at least we saw a sliver.