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Wednesday 18 November
NFL Roundup
Texans send Bengals to 1st loss, 10-6 behind backup TJ Yates
JOE KAY Yates was something else. Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) celebrates after scoring a touchdown as
AP Sports Writer And so was the Texans’ de- Cincinnati Bengals strong safety George Iloka (43) stands to the side in the second half of an NFL
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Tex- fense, which looked awfully football game in Cincinnati, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015.
ans were the perfect team familiar as well.
to give the Bengals their first The Texans (4-5) Associated Press
loss - on their home field in made Andy Dalton look
a big Monday night game, bad during first-round play- of the ball by Quintin penalties and missed plays. backs managed only 25
no less. They have a way of off wins over the Bengals Demps with 40 seconds left. Telling statistics: The quar- yards in the first half.
doing this to them - espe- during the 2011 and 2012 ‘’I had both hands on the terbacks led their teams in It got more foreboding
cially ifT.J. Yates is running seasons. J.J. Watt returned ball and I took one off to rushing. Hoyer had 15 yards when Hoyer walked off the
the offense. an interception for a touch- break my fall and he ripped on one scramble, and Dal- field to get examined for a
Yates took over in the third down in that breakthrough it out,’’ Green said. ‘’I was ton had 30 yards on five concussion after the sec-
quarter after Brian Hoy- playoff win in 2011. trying to break my fall. carries. ond series of the second
ersustained a concussion The Texans were all over ‘’We’ll be all right. It’s tough That was especially bad half. Yates hadn’t thrown
and led Houston to a 10-6 Dalton again on Monday to lose. Not everything is for the Texans, who have a pass in a game since he
victory on Monday night, night. going to be pretty.’’ been trying unsuccessfully was signed on Oct. 28 to re-
throwing the touchdown ‘’I feel like it’s 2011,’’ said Yates’ touchdown pass de- to get one of the league’s place Ryan Mallett.
pass that knocked the Ben- Watt, who had one of the cided a lackluster game by worst running games going On his third completion - the
gals out of the ranks of the three sacks of Dalton. ‘’I’m both offenses. with Arian Foster sidelined touchdown - Yates added
NFL’s unbeaten. pretty excited. This is an in- The Bengals led 6-3 after a by an Achilles tendon in- to his legacy of beating the
The Bengals (8-1) were try- credible team.’’ first half that was filled with jury. The Texans’ running Bengals.q
ing to make NFL history and And no longer an unbeat-
join New England and Car- en team, thanks in large
olina at 9-0 - there’s never measure to Yates.
been such a trio. A backup Yates ended his first drive
quarterback with a history with a 22-yard touchdown
of beating them got in the pass to DeAndre Hopkins,
way. who made a one-handed
Yates beat them twice as a catch in the end zone for
rookie during the 2011 sea- the game’s only TD.
son, including a first-round ‘’I can’t say enough about
playoff win that was the T.J. doing what he did,’’
Texans’ first-ever in the post- Watt said. ‘’I think every
season. That experience time we come into this
helped get him through his stadium, he should be our
impromptu performance quarterback.’’
on Monday night. Dalton had another tough
‘’It’s a little nostalgic,’’ said time against a Texans de-
Yates, who went 5 of 11 for fense, going 21 of 37 for
69 yards. ‘’I have a lot of 187 yards with an inter-
good memories in Cincin- ception and three sacks.
nati.’’ Cincinnati’s final chance
And now, another one. slipped away when A.J.
Cincinnati contained some Green made a catch for
of the NFL’s top quarter- what would have been a
backs while getting off to first down at the Texan 23-
the best start in club history. yard line, then was stripped
