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2026 · WEEK 2 · 2026-09-20 · FINAL

CIN at HOU

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans · Adrian Hill ↗

20 — 6
CIN PENALTIES
12

78 accepted penalty yards

HOU PENALTIES
9

83 accepted penalty yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
21

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
161

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

False Start8
Offensive Holding3
Defensive Holding2
Illegal Contact1
Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact1
Unnecessary Roughness1
Intentional Grounding1
Ineligible Downfield Kick1
Illegal Block Above the Waist1
Neutral Zone Infraction1
Face Mask1

Offense vs. defense

Offense11Defense5
52% of accepted24% of accepted

5 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1 · CINFalse Start5 yds

(11:55) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CIN-1-J.Chase, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 44 - No Play.

Q1 · CINOffensive Holding10 yds

(7:21) 30-C.Brown left guard pushed ob at HOU 19 for 26 yards (6-R.Blankenship). PENALTY on CIN-63-D.Fairchild, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 45 - No Play.

Q1 · CINFalse Start5 yds

(5:04) (Field Goal formation) PENALTY on CIN-66-D.Risner, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 40 - No Play.

Q1 · HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(3:07) (Shotgun) 57-B.Fisher reported in as eligible. 7-C.Stroud pass short right to 4-W.Marks to CIN 45 for 5 yards (23-D.Hill). PENALTY on HOU-77-T.Brown, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at 50 - No Play.

Q2 · CINFalse Start5 yds

(11:56) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CIN-64-T.Karras, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 44 - No Play.

Q2 · CINFalse Start5 yds

(11:14) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CIN-75-O.Brown, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 33 - No Play.

Q2 · CINDefensive Holding5 yds

(1:53) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete short right to 14-K.Boutte. PENALTY on CIN-23-D.Hill, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 39 - No Play.

Q2 · CINOffensive Holding10 yds

15-K.Fairbairn kicks 62 yards from HOU 35 to CIN 3. 81-D.Meyers to CIN 28 for 25 yards (59-A.Fisher). PENALTY on CIN-52-C.Johnson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CIN 28.

Q2 · CINIllegal Contact5 yds

(:14) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete short right. PENALTY on CIN-20-T.Davis, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 42 - No Play.

Q3 · HOULowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact15 yds

(14:40) 38-K.Kroeger punts 35 yards to CIN 29, Center-40-A.Brinkman. 81-D.Meyers pushed ob at CIN 44 for 15 yards (87-F.Moreau). PENALTY on HOU-87-F.Moreau, Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 44.

Q3 · HOUFalse Start5 yds

(11:12) PENALTY on HOU-66-K.Rutledge, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 39 - No Play.

Q3 · CINFalse Start5 yds

(6:54) PENALTY on CIN-75-O.Brown, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 48 - No Play.

Q3 · CINDefensive Holding5 yds

(2:59) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud scrambles right end ran ob at HOU 42 for 11 yards (94-S.Stewart). PENALTY on CIN-49-B.Carter, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 42.

Q3 · HOUFalse Start5 yds

(:44) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HOU-77-T.Brown, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 22 - No Play.

Q3 · HOUUnnecessary Roughness15 yds

(:39) 15-K.Fairbairn 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger. PENALTY on HOU-66-K.Rutledge, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.

Q4 · HOUIntentional Grounding13 yds

(10:55) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete short right [97-D.Lawrence]. PENALTY on HOU-7-C.Stroud, Intentional Grounding, 13 yards, enforced at 50.

Q4 · HOUFalse Start5 yds

(9:54) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HOU-77-T.Brown, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 41 - No Play.

Q4 · HOUIneligible Downfield Kick5 yds

(8:30) 38-K.Kroeger punts 45 yards to CIN 15, Center-40-A.Brinkman, fair catch by 81-D.Meyers. PENALTY on HOU-56-J.Hill, Ineligible Downfield Kick, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 15.

Q4 · HOUIllegal Block Above the Waist10 yds

(5:17) 8-R.Rehkow punts 59 yards to HOU 14, Center-46-W.Wagner. 13-J.Noel to HOU 31 for 17 yards (29-K.Dugger; 37-P.Jules). PENALTY on HOU-17-J.Wayne, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 31.

Q4 · CINNeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(4:24) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on CIN-99-M.Murphy, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 32 - No Play.

Q4 · CINFace Mask13 yds

(1:01) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short left to 17-J.Wayne to CIN 25 for 15 yards (0-D.Turner). PENALTY on CIN-0-D.Turner, Face Mask, 13 yards, enforced at CIN 25.