The Cincinnati Bengals approached their Week 2 matchup against the Houston Texans with uncertainty due to star quarterback Joe Burrow’s back injury. However, Tom Pelissero of The Ringer reported on Sunday morning that Burrow was expected to start, barring any last-minute setbacks, and ultimately, he played through the injury and led his team to a […]
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The Houston Texans are now 0-2 to begin the season after falling 20-6 to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. While C.J. Stroud did everything humanly possible to keep his team in it, his efforts were just not enough. There was some concern about his health after the game, as Stroud was seen limping. When asked […]
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The Carolina Panthers haven’t been a favorite very often in recent seasons, but they did close as a 2.5-point road favorite against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Carolina not only hadn’t covered any of its last 12 games as a favorite, but had lost all of them outright. The last game the Panthers had won outright as a favorite came nearly five years ago, back on Sept. 23, 2021, when Carolina beat the Houston Texans 24-9 as a 4.5-point home favorite. It was a different story Sunday afternoon. T...
Bengals Defeat Texans 20-6 | POSTGAME RECAP, NOTES & QUOTES Sep 20, 2026 at 04:16 PM Bengals Communications Copied! The Bengals won their first road game of the year Sunday, defeating the Houston Texans 20-6 to improve to 2-0 in 2026. QB Joe Burrow completed 20-of-31 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns, while WR Ja’Marr Chase caught seven passes for 75 yards and two scores. Meanwhile, WR Tee Higgins had five catches for a team-leading 95 yards. Cincinnati’s revamped defense held the Texans...
The Cincinnati Bengals cruised past the Houston Texans 20–6 in Week 2 on September 20, 2026.
Since 1990, 12 percent of teams have gone 0-2 and made the playoffs. The Texans have done that on a few occasions and they will have to do it again after the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Houston Texans 20-6. It was a game that felt a lot like last season. The Texans defense harassed Joe […]
Ja’Marr Chase got off to a slow start in Week 1 with just two catches for 12 yards. He’ll be at the top of the highlight reels for Week 2. With the Bengals locked in a scoreless tie late in the first half against the Houston Texans, Chase got Cincinnati on the board in spectacular fashion. On first-and-10 from the Houston 32-yard line, Chase ran a go route down the right sideline. Texans cornerback Derek Stingley had tight man coverage on Chase, but no help over the top. Bengals quarterback Jo...
Joe Burrow has been dealing with a back injury throughout the week leading up to the Cincinnati Bengals’ matchup against the Houston Texans. With the game set to kick off at 1 p.m. EST, reports reveal what the 29-year-old quarterback said about his situation to NFL insider Jay Glazer. Burrow needed just two words to […]
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Hello and good morning all you guys, gals, and nonbinary pals, and welcome to week 2 of the NFL season. Let’s try to put Sunday behind us. Because the Texans already have. They don’t live in the past. I don’t want to live in the past. You don’t want to live in the past either. […]
Pregame Quick Hits | Joe Burrow Gets Nod; Shemar Makes Season Debut With B.J. Hill Out Sep 20, 2026 at 11:32 AM Geoff Hobson Bengals.com Senior Writer Copied! HOUSTON _ As he promised last week, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (back) went from questionable to starting Sunday’s game here against the Texans (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12) at Reliant Stadium with the al-clear coming when third quarterback Josh Johnson went on the inactive list. But defensive tackle B.J. Hill (Achilles) was ruled in...
Houston Texans 9 TE Brevin Jordan 12 WR Nico Collins 33 LB Jake Hummel 37 CB Collin Wright 69 G Ed Ingram 78 OT Nate Thomas 90 DE Jadeveon Clowney 1 / 20 WR Ja’Marr Chase arrives at Reliant Stadium ahead of Week 2 against the Texans in Houston, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. RYAN MEYER/Bengals 2 / 20 LB Demetrius Knight Jr. arrives at Reliant Stadium ahead of Week 2 against the Texans in Houston, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. RYAN MEYER/Bengals 3 / 20 CB Dax Hill arrives at Reliant Stadium ahead of Week 2 ...
Joe Burrow's Cincinnati Bengals travel to NRG Stadium to take on the Houston Texans in Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season.
The Cincinnati Bengals got their 2026 NFL season off to a strong start with an important win in the season opener, and they will look to build on that result at NRG Stadium. While Joe Burrow was listed as questionable for this game according to the NFL’s official website , insider Adam Schefter reported on X that the quarterback is officially active and will start the game . ...
The Houston Texans face a tough Cincinnati Bengals team without their best wideout in Nico Collins.
The Houston Texans look to be in front of a tough test ahead as Week 2 presents them with a battle against the Cincinnati Bengals . However, it’s even tougher than anticipated as they won’t have wide receiver Nico Collins available.
As reported by plenty of outlets, including Adam Schefter of ESPN , Nico Collins is missing today’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a hamstring...
Death, taxes and one of the NFL's most talented wideouts once again unable to stay on the field.
Houston entered the season with one of the NFL’s most feared defenses, but Josh Allen and the Bills exposed some […]
The Cincinnati Bengals will be facing the Houston Texans in Week 2, and there had been uncertainty in the air regarding a key player. Joe Burrow has been dealing with a back injury all week, though things had been trending upward. Sunday morning, Tom Pelissero of The Ringer said the expectation was that Burrow would […]
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Hey all, we’re back. Again. Man, last Sunday wasn’t fun was it? Whoo, I’ll tell you, that could’ve ended just a little better. Just one little bit better. Defense. Really. But we’re past that, we’re past that. We’re gonna see how our receiving corps is going to bounce back from Nico Collins’ absence. Will Kayshon […]
The Cincinnati Bengals are headed to Houston for a marquee matchup against the Texans on Sunday. Some cards are stacked against Cincinnati this week, be it injuries or oddsmakers. If Cincinnati can get the win and start off 2-0, their postseason hopes look wide open. If they falter, they need to gain momentum in the […]
If you just watched the box score of the Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 1 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, you wouldn’t think Dexter Lawrence II did very much. If you watched the game, however, you saw that the Bengals’ blockbuster trade for the defensive tackle already looks like a massive success. Lawrence was double-teamed on […]
Bad enough the Texans lost a game that they felt they should have one against the Bills at home. However, they didn’t exactly get a lot of respite this week, for on and off-field reasons. A few events of note: Off-Field Considerations: Hard to find a player under more of a microscope than CJ Stroud. […]
The Houston Texans are looking for the offense to pick up the pace for the 2026 season. The team lost in Week 1, but the offense looked better than it did to end the 2025 season. One of the reasons why is that was is the fact that wide receiver Nico Collins stepped up. However, […]
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The Cincinnati Bengals are expecting Joe Burrow to start at quarterback vs. the Houston Texans on Sunday. But just in case, the team is protecting itself in the event another quarterback needs to suit up. On Saturday, the Bengals announced the elevation of quarterback Josh Johnson and linebacker Joe Giles-Harris from the practice squad to […]
The Cincinnati Bengals are set to take on the Houston Texans in a highly anticipated week two game. The Bengals are coming off a big time win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while the Texans are coming off a close loss to the Buffalo Bills. Now, with less than 24 hours before kick off, the […]
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The Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday elevated quarterback Josh Johnson and linebacker Joe Giles-Harris from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s Week 2 matchup against the Houston Texans. Both players received standard elevations for the game. Johnson’s promotion comes as starting QB Joe Burrow deals with a back issue. Burrow was limited […]
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NFL Transactions Texans Per Aaron Wilson, the Texans are elevating S George Odum and WR Lewis Bond for Week 2. Odum, 32, went undrafted out of Central Arkansas in 2018. He later signed a three-year contract with the Colts. Indianapolis placed an original-round tender worth $2.183 million for the 2021 season. Odum signed a three-year, $11 million deal with the 49ers in 2022. In March of 2024, Odum signed a two-year extension with San Francisco worth $10.8 million. However, the 49ers let Odum go...