Bengals vs. Texans
NFL Week 2, 2026 season. Sunday, Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 PM CT. Reliant Stadium. Referee: Adrian Hill.
The Sim's pick: Houston Texans
Sim wrong- Projected score
- CIN 22, HOU 26
- Sim line
- HOU -4
- Backtest
- made after kickoff
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Bengals vs. Texans box score
Official stats. Updated .
Cincinnati Bengals
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 20/31 | 207 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Chase Brown | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Burrow | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | |
| Tee Higgins | 5 | 10 | 95 | 0 | |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 7 | 9 | 75 | 2 | |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Colbie Young | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Erick All | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chase Brown | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dohnte Meyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kicking | FG | 50+ | XP | Pts | |
| Evan McPherson | 2/2 | 2 | 2/2 | 8 |
Houston Texans
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 30/55 | 353 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| David Montgomery | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Woody Marks | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | 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 | |
| Kicking | FG | 50+ | XP | Pts | |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 2/3 | 0 | 0/0 | 6 |
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The Sim's take
The Sim made the Texans a clear favorite at home: 65% to beat the Bengals, with a projected score of 26-22 (HOU by 4).
The Bengals came in 1-0. The Texans came in 0-1.
Final: Bengals 20, Texans 6. The Sim's pick was wrong.
Bengals: last 5 games
- W 33-27 vs Buccaneers Week 1
- L 18-20 vs Browns Week 18, 2025
- W 37-14 vs Cardinals Week 17, 2025
- W 45-21 at Dolphins Week 16, 2025
- L 0-24 vs Ravens Week 15, 2025
Texans: last 5 games
Last meetings: Bengals vs. Texans
- 2023, Week 10 HOU 30 at CIN 27 Texans won
- 2020, Week 16 CIN 37 at HOU 31 Bengals won
- 2017, Week 2 HOU 13 at CIN 9 Texans won
- 2016, Week 16 CIN 10 at HOU 12 Texans won
- 2015, Week 10 HOU 10 at CIN 6 Texans won
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