Bengals Beat Texans 20-6 in Week 2
Cincinnati Bengals 20, Houston Texans 6 at Reliant Stadium. Joe Burrow went 20 of 31 for 207 yards with 2 touchdowns.
The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Houston Texans 20-6 on Sunday, September 20 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. The Texans are 0-2 and the Bengals are 2-0.
20-6 
Final How did the scoring go?
It was tied 0-0 after the first quarter, the Bengals led 7-3 at halftime, and the Bengals led 17-6 after three quarters. The Bengals scored first on a Ja'Marr Chase 32-yard pass from Joe Burrow with 3:29 left in the second quarter. The final points came on an Evan McPherson 57-yard field goal for the Bengals in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Bengals, Joe Burrow went 20 of 31 for 207 yards with 2 touchdowns. Chase Brown had 20 carries for 80 yards, and Tee Higgins caught 5 passes for 95 yards. For the Texans, C.J. Stroud went 30 of 55 for 353 yards and led the team on the ground, where he had 3 carries for 29 yards, and Dalton Schultz caught 12 passes for 140 yards.
What do the team stats show?
The Texans outgained the Bengals 374 to 267 in total yards. Neither team turned the ball over. On third down, the Bengals went 5-15 and the Texans went 5-17. Time of possession was 30:49 for the Bengals and 29:11 for the Texans.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Texans winning, with a projected score of Bengals 24, Texans 26 at low confidence. The pick missed, with the Bengals winning instead. The Friday update trimmed Houston to 52 percent after Nico Collins was ruled out, but it did not flip the pick. C.J. Stroud threw 55 times for 353 yards without a touchdown, and Joe Burrow, playing through a sore back, threw two touchdown passes. Cincinnati's defense has now carried both of its wins.
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- ESPN: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans box score
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