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2026 · TraditionalCincinnati · 6 of 9
455.3
Yards / game
470.5
2.83
Points / drive
3.31
4.9
TDs / game
4.8
46.7
3rd-down %
60.0
86.2
RZ TD %
69.0
0.9
Turnover margin
0.8
2.6
Sacks / game
1.8
6.0
TFL / game
4.8
14.6
Havoc / game
13.4
41.1 / 58.9
Pass / Rush split
42.8 / 57.2
2026 · Situational matchup
When Cincinnati has the ball
Cincinnati's early-down offense ranks 20th of 138. Houston's early-down defense ranks 120th of 138.
Cincinnati's passing-down offense ranks 31st of 138. Houston's passing-down defense ranks 76th of 138.
Cincinnati's third-down offense ranks 16th of 138. Houston's third-down defense ranks 81st of 138.
Cincinnati's red-zone offense ranks 7th of 138. Houston's red-zone defense ranks 114th of 138.
When Houston has the ball
Houston's early-down offense ranks 33rd of 138. Cincinnati's early-down defense ranks 89th of 138.
Houston's passing-down offense ranks 6th of 138. Cincinnati's passing-down defense ranks 98th of 138.
Houston's third-down offense ranks 1st of 138. Cincinnati's third-down defense ranks 124th of 138.
Houston's red-zone offense ranks 71st of 138. Cincinnati's red-zone defense ranks 35th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.030 last 3 vs 0.143 season (-0.112)
▼Defense form0.122 last 3 vs 0.063 season (+0.059)
Offense formabout the same(0.183 last 3 vs 0.207 season)
▼Defense form0.102 last 3 vs -0.017 season (+0.118)
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJC French IV — 1510 yd, 13 TD
RushingCole Tabb — 621 yd, 9 TD
ReceivingJV Gibson — 385 yd, 4 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingConner Weigman — 2053 yd, 20 TD
RushingMakhi Hughes — 516 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingAmare Thomas — 620 yd, 6 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Cincinnati offense
20thof 1380.113325 plays
vs
Houston defense · allowed
120thof 1380.090Cincinnati defense · allowed
89thof 1380.019vs
Houston offense
33rdof 1380.088406 plays
Passing downs
Cincinnati offense
31stof 1380.182150 plays
vs
Houston defense · allowed
76thof 138-0.002164 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
98thof 1380.083170 plays
vs
Houston offense
6thof 1380.352149 plays
Third down
Cincinnati offense
16thof 1380.36390 plays
vs
Houston defense · allowed
81stof 1380.06096 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
124thof 1380.22396 plays
vs
Houston offense
1stof 1380.554105 plays
Red zone
Cincinnati offense
7thof 1380.32779 plays
vs
Houston defense · allowed
114thof 1380.16362 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
35thof 138-0.17087 plays
vs
Houston offense
71stof 1380.017122 plays
Field advancement
Cincinnati offense
32ndof 13854.1%vs
Houston defense · allowed
71stof 13843.6%Cincinnati defense · allowed
117thof 13850.9%vs
Houston offense
1stof 13866.4%Away
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Cincinnati Offense vs Houston DefenseCincinnati · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.15#43
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#360.16
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.152#19
420 plays
EPA/Play
#1040.065
allowed · 427 plays
0.145#29
176 plays
EPA/Pass
#1180.132
allowed · 240 plays
0.157#13
244 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#63-0.021
allowed · 187 plays
49.8%#35
420 plays
Success Rate
#10447.8%
allowed · 427 plays
50.6%#27
Pass Success Rate
#12649.4%
allowed
49.2%#61
Rush Success Rate
#3944.2%
allowed
54.1%#32
Available Yards %
#7143.6%
allowed
70.0#60
Net Field Position
#176.7
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.113#20
325 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1200.090
allowed
6.4#31
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#667.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Cincinnati Defense vs Houston OffenseHouston · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.07#95
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#50.45
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.067#107
allowed · 450 plays
EPA/Play
#110.182
517 plays
0.015#85
allowed · 227 plays
EPA/Pass
#110.264
230 plays
0.121#123
allowed · 223 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#290.116
287 plays
48.0%#108
allowed · 450 plays
Success Rate
#356.3%
517 plays
44.4%#86
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#357.4%
50.0%#114
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#655.4%
50.9%#117
allowed
Available Yards %
#166.4%
75.5#3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#1067.0
0.019#89
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#330.088
406 plays
7.5#44
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#25.5
2026 · Situational EPAHouston · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.157
423 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.188
526 plays
0.060
459 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.046
436 plays
0.327
79 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.017
122 plays
-0.170
87 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.163
62 plays
0.363
90 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.554
105 plays
0.223
96 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.060
96 plays