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Ryan Finley

Houston Texans
Quarterback #15
Houston Texans
Quarterback #15

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Released by Houston

Finley was released by the Texans on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

May 24, 2021 11:56 AM EST


Lands with Houston

Finley was traded from the Bengals to the Texans on Friday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Mar 19, 2021 11:00 AM EST



Quiet end to season

Finley, who didn't play in Sunday's loss to the Ravens, finished his 2020 season completing 17 of 32 passes for 164 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also ran 11 times for 66 yards and one touchdown throughout his five games.

Jan 4, 2021 4:02 PM EST


Returns to backup role

Finley didn't see the field while serving as the backup to starting quarterback Brandon Allen in Sunday's 37-31 win over the Texans.

Dec 28, 2020 10:51 AM EST


Helps key improbable upset

Finley completed seven of 13 passes for 89 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in the Bengals' 27-17 win over the Steelers on Monday night. He also rushed 10 times for 47 yards and another score.

Dec 21, 2020 9:20 PM EST



Set to start Monday

Finley will start Monday against the Steelers after Brandon Allen (knee) was ruled out, Tyler Dragon of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Dec 19, 2020 9:38 AM EST


Draws first-team reps

Finley took all the first-team reps with the Cincinnati offense at Thursday's practice while starting quarterback Brandon Allen (knee) was sidelined, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Dec 17, 2020 2:56 PM EST


Forced into action

Finley completed one of his two pass attempts for five yards in Week 14 against the Cowboys.

Dec 13, 2020 7:09 PM EST


Serviceable in emergency duty

Finley entered the Bengals' 19-7 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday in place of Brandon Allen (chest) with 7:08 remaining in the fourth quarter and completed six of seven passes for 40 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

Dec 6, 2020 2:30 PM EST


Won't get Week 12 start

The Bengals plan to start Brandon Allen at quarterback over Finley in Sunday's game against the Giants, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Nov 25, 2020 6:47 AM EST


Next man up?

With Joe Burrow officially out for the rest of the season, Finley appears to be the next man up, as he's been the backup all season and came in to the game when Burrow got hurt Sunday. But as Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports, Bengals coach Zac Taylor didn't explicitly announce Finley as the starter at Monday's press conference.

Nov 23, 2020 10:20 PM EST


Replaces injured Burrow in loss

Finley completed three of 10 passes for 30 yards and an interception while adding a 19-yard carry after replacing the injured Joe Burrow (knee) in the third quarter of Sunday's 20-9 loss to Washington.

Nov 22, 2020 1:17 PM EST


Struggles in rookie season

Finley started three regular-season games with the Bengals in 2019, in which he completed 41 of 87 pass attempts for 474 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Jan 24, 2020 8:18 AM EST


Bumped from starting job

Coach Zac Taylor said Andy Dalton will be the Bengals starting quarterback moving forward, pushing Finley back to a reserve role, Geoff Hobson of the team's official site reports.

Nov 25, 2019 12:02 PM EST


Struggles with efficiency

Finley completed 12 of 26 pass attempts for 192 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 16-10 loss to the Steelers.

Nov 24, 2019 3:30 PM EST


Struggles in loss to Raiders

Finley completed 13 of 31 pass attempts for 115 yards and an interception Sunday against the Raiders. He also carried three times for 47 yards in the 17-10 loss.

Nov 17, 2019 6:58 PM EST


Efficient against Washington

Finley was 20-of-26 for 150 yards and two touchdowns against Washington in Thursday's second preseason game for the Bengals.

Aug 17, 2019 11:37 AM EST


Likely ahead of Driskell

Finley is now ahead of Jeff Driskell in the battle to become Andy Dalton's primary backup, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Aug 14, 2019 10:55 PM EST


Works with second team

Finley saw his first extended action with the Bengals' second-team offense in Monday's practice, frequently scrimmaging against the first-team defense, Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports.

Aug 5, 2019 9:45 PM EST