Official Texans vs. Bengals Wild Card Playoff Game Thread, 1/07/2012

[Arky]

Pass to Green good to the Texan 26. 20 yards.

Scott for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Pass is batted down at the LOS by Jamison, inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Dalton sacked by Reed! Bengals to try the long FG.

Nugent's 50-yarder is no good.

Score remains:

Texans 7, Bengals 7

12:45 left in the half. Texans ball at their 40.

[Arky]

Yates pressured but gets back to the LOS. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for 4. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to OD goes inc. Texans have to punt.

Punt goes into the endzone. Bengals ball at their 20.

11:24 left in the half.

[Arky]

Pass to Hawkins gets 7 or 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Benson gets 2. Ball at the Bengal 30.

Red flag down. Bengals challenge that they got the first down (Ball was marked just short).

Ruling on the field is confirmed. Still 3rd and 1.

Dalton sneaks for 1 and gets the 1st down.

Pass to Lee goes for big gainer, 36 yards. Flag on the play. Late hit on A Smith, 15 yards. Places the ball at the Texan 18.

Dump to Benson loses about 2. 2nd and 12 coming up.

Pass is almost INT'ed by McCain. Makes it 3rd and 12 coming up.

Shovel pass to Leonard only gets 1. Bengals to go for the FG.

Nugent's 37-yarder is good.

Bengals 10, Texans 7

7:09 left in the half.

[Arky]

Bengals are moving the ball way too easy.....

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The ensuing kickoff is downed by the Texans in the endzone. Texans ball at their 20.

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Foster for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Yates uses a timeout (#1, 2 left).

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Pass to KW good for 11 and the 1st down.

Oy, deep pass to AJ goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster squirms for about 6. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to OD good for the 1st down. Bengals throw the red flag and challenge that OD got the ball stripped on the way down. Looks like the Bengal just wrestled the ball away after OD was down....

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Play stands as called. No more challenges left for the Bengals...

Foster sweeps right for 12. Ball at the Bengal 43.

Foster sweeps right again and only gets 1. 2nd and 9 coming up. 3:30 left in the half.

Pass to OD goes inc. Brings up 3rd and 9.

Pass to AJ good for 17 and a 1st down. Ball at the Bengal 25.

Tate for about 2. Under 3 minutes left in the half.

Dump off to Foster gets not much but flag on the play. Refs rule no foul.

2 minute warning.

[Arky]

Ball at the Bengal 21, 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass into the endzone to AJ is broken up, inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Rackers 39-yarder is good.

Texans 10, Bengals 10

1:48 left in the half.

[Arky]

Rackers kickoff goes out of the endzone. Bengals ball at their 20.

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How about a turnover....

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Dump off Leonard sniffed out by Cushing -1.

Dalton scrambles for about 15, 1st down.

Ball is INT'ed by Watt at the LOS! Pick 6!

Texans 17, Bengals 10

52 seconds left in the half.

[Arky]

Bengals down the kickoff in the endzone. Bengals ball at their 20. Braman down on the play. Injury timeout.

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Leonard for about 1. 2nd and 9 coming up. Less than 30 seconds left.

Leonard gets about 20 on the delay. Timeout Bengals with 7 seconds left. Ball at the Bengal 40.

Dalton sacked by Watt!

Halftime.

Texans 17, Bengals 10

[Nconroe]

Nice of Cincy to burn both of its challenges.

And now, fantastic pick six. Yahoo, yipeea-yi- yeh mr jj watt.