Cincinnati 0 0 14 6--20 
Houston    7 0  7 9--23 

 First Quarter 
 Hou--Sanford 9 run (Clark kick), 0:00. 

 Third Quarter 
 Hou--Penn 1 run (Clark kick), 11:52. 
 Cin--Vann 58 pass from Kenner (Ruffin kick), 9:36. 
 Cin--Burrow 25 interception return (Ruffin kick), 8:39. 

 Fourth Quarter 
 Hou--Sanford 11 run (kick failed), 10:21. 
 Cin--Mays 59 pass from Kenner (kick blocked), 6:21. 
 Hou--FG Clark 18, 0:05. 

 A--22,315. 

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                     Cin      Hou 
 First downs         15       22 
 Rushes-yards        27-74    48-238 
 Passing             260      194 
 Comp-Att-Int        17-31-2  13-24-3 
 Return Yards        49       6 
 Punts-Avg.          5-37.2   4-40.5 
 Fumbles-Lost        0-0      0-0 
 Penalties-Yards     5-65     6-57 
 Time of Possession  26:29    33:31 

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 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

 RUSHING--Cincinnati, Cooper 20-63, Wize 1-18, 
 Garden 1-3, Mays 1-0, Kenner 4-(-10). 
 Houston, Sanford 27-134, Penn 18-96, McKinley 3-8. 

 PASSING--Cincinnati, Kenner 17-31-2-260. 
 Houston, McKinley 12-23-3149, Sanford 1-1-0-45. 

 RECEIVING--Cincinnati, Vann 6-111, Smikle 5-32, 
 Mays 2-90, Collins-Baker 2-15, Hunt 1-11, Cooper 1-1. 
 Houston, Iglesias 4-36, Middleton 2-77, Regimbald 2-29, 
 Sanford 2-0, Pritchett 1-22, Hill 1-20, Penn 1-10.