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2026 · WEEK 2 · 2026-09-20 · FINAL

CIN at HOU

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans · Adrian Hill

20 — 6
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

8.0Accepted penalties / game
62.4Accepted yards / game
5Games played
8.0Accepted penalties / game
71.3Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPAdrian Hill
17.8Accepted penalties / game
131.6Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

CIN PENALTIES
12

78 accepted yards

HOU PENALTIES
9

83 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
21

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
161

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

False Start38%8 accepted
Offensive Holding14%3 accepted
Defensive Holding10%2 accepted
Illegal Contact5%1 accepted
Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact5%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense11Defense5
52% of accepted24% of accepted

5 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON CINFalse Start5 yds

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

Q1ON 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.

Q1ON CINFalse Start5 yds

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

Q1ON 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.

Q2ON CINFalse Start5 yds

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

Q2ON CINFalse Start5 yds

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

Q2ON 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.

Q2ON 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.

Q2ON 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.

Q3ON 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.

Q3ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

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

Q3ON CINFalse Start5 yds

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

Q3ON 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.

Q3ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

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

Q3ON 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.

Q4ON 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.

Q4ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

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

Q4ON 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.

Q4ON 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.

Q4ON 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.

Q4ON 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.