Walter, Texans send Bengals to 0-8 in 35-6 drubbing
Kevin Walter is much better against the Cincinnati Bengals than
he was as one.
In his first meeting against his former team, Walter scored two touchdowns to
lead the Houston Texans to a 35-6 victory over the winless Bengals on Sunday.
Walter scored one touchdown in three seasons with Cincinnati, but set a career
high by scoring his fourth and fifth touchdowns of the year on Sunday.
Of course, Walter had help from a bevy of strong Texans performances led by Matt
Schaub’s three touchdown passes and Andre Johnson’s fourth straight 100-yard
game.
The win gave Houston (3-4) three consecutive victories in a single season for
the first time in franchise history, and dropped Cincinnati to 0-8 for the
fourth time. The Bengals are two losses away from their team-worst 0-10 start,
which came in 1993.
The 29-point loss is their largest of the season and they’ve allowed 73 points
in the last two weeks...more
Scoring Summary
CIN - HOU
1st Quarter
12:42
HOU
TD
Kyle Larson punt. Jacoby Jones returned punt for 73
yards (Kris Brown made PAT)
0 - 7
6:24
CIN
FG
Shayne Graham kicked a 43-yard field goal
3 - 7
2nd Quarter
3:23
HOU
TD
Matt Schaub passed to David Anderson to the left for 6
yard gain (Kris Brown made PAT)
3 - 14
0:50
CIN
FG
Shayne Graham kicked a 32-yard field goal
6 - 14
3rd Quarter
9:19
HOU
TD
Matt Schaub passed to Kevin Walter to the right for 7
yard gain (Kris Brown made PAT)
6 - 21
6:30
HOU
TD
Matt Schaub passed to Kevin Walter to the right for 39
yard gain (Kris Brown made PAT)
6 - 28
4th Quarter
9:54
HOU
TD
Steve Slaton rushed to the left for 20 yard gain (Kris
Brown made PAT)
6 - 35
Team Statistics
CIN
HOU
First Downs
16
23
Passing
10
17
Rushing
5
5
Penalty
1
1
Third Down Efficiency
8-14
10-13
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
253
384
Total Plays
56
60
Average Gain Per Play
4.5
6.4
NET YARDS RUSHING
105
109
Rushes
22
31
Average Per Rush
4.8
3.5
NET YARDS PASSING
148
275
Completions-Attempts
20-32
24-28
Yards Per Pass Play
4.4
9.5
Times Sacked
2
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
7
5
Had Intercepted
2
0
PUNTS
3
2
Average Punt
42.3
29.5
PENALTIES
7
7
Penalty Yards
51
55
FUMBLES
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
24:49
35:11
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
New Page 1
Preview:
The winless Cincinnati Bengals could be missing their starting
quarterback for the remainder of 2008, and already will be without their top
draft pick for the rest of the season. Oddly enough, their best chance to
finally break into the win column could be coming up on Sunday when the Bengals
head to Reliant Stadium looking for their fourth consecutive victory over the
Houston Texans. With a 38-10 loss to Pittsburgh last week, Cincinnati (0-7)
remained winless through seven games for the fifth time since 1991...more
Pick:
There is certainly some upset possibility here (as there
is with any 0-7 team) but Houston is 2-1 at home and has won two in a row, so
they have all the momentum, but 9 is way too many points to lay against a team
that has an offense that good potentially. The Bungles are back, and they
are cursed Texans 34 - Bengals 27
Notable:
The still-Carson
Palmer-less 'Gals are 0-4 on the road, struggle on offense, and put a
bad defense up against a Texans team averaging 28 points the past four
games.
The Bungles have no way of
slowing down both Andre Johnson and Steve Slaton, and on the other side,
expect Mario Williams to blow by them to drop Ryan Fitzpatrick a few
times.
22.8
8.5