2026 · Week 2
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Sep 20, 2026 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals beat Houston Texans 20–6. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bengals had just a 32% chance going in. Bengals improve to 2-0; Texans fall to 0-2. Joe Burrow led the way with 207 passing yards and 2 TDs. Texans out-gained the opponent 413–292 in total yards.
Team stats
| CIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 18 |
| 292 | Total yards | 413 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 353 |
| 85 | Rushing yards | 60 |
| 20/31 | Comp / Att | 30/56 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(3:37) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 1-J.Chase for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(1:20) 15-K.Fairbairn 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
- Q3(12:32) 2-E.McPherson 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(7:33) 15-K.Fairbairn 58 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
- Q3(3:12) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 1-J.Chase for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(:39) 15-K.Fairbairn 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger. PENALTY on HOU-66-K.Rutledge, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q4(12:21) 2-E.McPherson 57 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 20/31 | 207 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 20 | 80 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins | 5 | 10 | 95 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 7 | 9 | 75 | 2 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Colbie Young | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Erick All | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 30/55 | 353 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Kroeger | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 12 | 14 | 140 | 0 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 3 | 9 | 37 | 0 |
| Foster Moreau | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Jared Wayne | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 5 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |