| Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1985 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 35590 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Larry Moriarty 6 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 34 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 47 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 3 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 20 pass from Boomer Esiason (Steve Kreider run) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 22 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Stan Edwards 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 28 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 34 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 32 FG | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike McCloskey 24 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 23 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanford Jennings 9 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 27 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 52 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 59 | LOLB | Jeff Schuh |
| 56 | LILB | Ron Simpkins |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 73 | LOT | Harvey Salem |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 55 | C | Jim Romano |
| 62 | ROG | John Schuhmacher |
| 74 | ROT | Bruce Matthews |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 40 | HB | Butch Woolfolk |
| 30 | FB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 76 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 53 | LILB | Avon Riley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 94 | ROLB | Frank Bush |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 21 | FS | Bo Eason |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Stan Edwards | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Oliver Luck | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 3 | 381 | 7.3 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 75.9 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 0 | 266 | 8.6 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eddie Brown | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 39 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 24t | 1 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9t | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Jamie Williams | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bo Eason | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Jim Breech | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 2.0 |
| Keith Bostic | 1.0 |
| Richard Byrd | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: November 13, 2025 |