2026 Week 2 · Regular season

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans: 2026 Week 2

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Uploaded: 2026-09-20
Description: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans official game highlights from NFL.com

Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Houston Texans, 20–6. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Bengals vs. Texans Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 2 Final CIN at HOU

Home team

Houston Texans

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Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS
Venue: Reliant StadiumHouston, TX

Postgame video

Bengals vs. Texans 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Bengals vs. Texans Final Score and Game Result

Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Houston Texans, 20–6.

Winner

Cincinnati Bengals

20–6

CIN record

Cincinnati Bengals

2-0

HOU record

Houston Texans

0-2

Quarter-by-quarter result

Bengals vs. Texans Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 2

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 20–6 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CIN Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	10	3	20
HOU Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	6

Top performers

Bengals vs. Texans Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

CIN

Joe Burrow

20/31, 207 YDS, 2 TD

HOU

C.J. Stroud

30/55, 353 YDS

Rushing Yards

CIN

Chase Brown

20 CAR, 80 YDS

HOU

C.J. Stroud

3 CAR, 29 YDS

Receiving Yards

CIN

Tee Higgins

5 REC, 95 YDS

HOU

Dalton Schultz

12 REC, 140 YDS

Sacks

CIN

Cedric Johnson

HOU

Sheldon Rankins

Tackles

CIN

Demetrius Knight Jr.

HOU

Azeez Al-Shaair

Game statistics

Bengals vs. Texans Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

CINStatisticHOU

121st Downs22

5-153rd down efficiency5-17

0-04th down efficiency0-4

267Total Yards374

182Passing314

85Rushing60

0Turnovers0

12-78Penalties9-83

1-1Red Zone (Made-Att)0-4

30:49Possession29:11

Every scoring play

Bengals vs. Texans Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q23:29

CIN
Ja'Marr Chase 32 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
7–0
Q21:17

HOU
Ka'imi Fairbairn 37 Yd Field Goal
7–3
Q312:28

CIN
Evan McPherson 51 Yd Field Goal
10–3
Q33:03

CIN
Ja'Marr Chase 18 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
17–3
Q30:35

HOU
Ka'imi Fairbairn 45 Yd Field Goal
17–6
Q412:16

CIN
Evan McPherson 57 Yd Field Goal
20–6

Individual statistics

Bengals vs. Texans Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Burrow	20/31	207	6.7	2	0	5-25	54.3	105.2

Houston Texans Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	30/55	353	6.4	0	0	4-39	50.7	74.3
Kai Kroeger	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	--	39.6

Rushing Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chase Brown	20	80	4.0	11
Samaje Perine	2	6	3.0	4
Joe Burrow	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Houston Texans Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
C.J. Stroud	3	29	9.7	14
Jaylin Noel	1	13	13.0	13
David Montgomery	6	10	1.7	4
Woody Marks	8	8	1.0	3

Receiving Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tee Higgins	5	95	19.0	0	23	10
Ja'Marr Chase	7	75	10.7	2	32	9
Samaje Perine	1	16	16.0	0	16	1
Andrei Iosivas	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Colbie Young	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Erick All Jr.	2	5	2.5	0	5	3
Chase Brown	3	2	0.7	0	6	5
Dohnte Meyers	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Houston Texans Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Dalton Schultz	12	140	11.7	35	14
Kayshon Boutte	3	37	12.3	21	5
Xavier Hutchinson	3	37	12.3	18	9
Foster Moreau	2	34	17.0	25	2
Jared Wayne	2	33	16.5	18	7
Jaylin Noel	1	31	31.0	31	5
Woody Marks	5	27	5.4	12	6
David Montgomery	2	14	7.0	8	2

Defensive Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Demetrius Knight Jr.	12	4	0	0	0	1
Dax Hill	10	4	0	0	4	0
Jordan Battle	8	4	0	0	1	0
DJ Turner II	5	4	0	0	2	0
Barrett Carter	5	2	0	1	0	0
Cedric Johnson	4	3	2	2	0	2
Bryan Cook	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	3	3	1	3	0	1
Jalen Davis	3	2	0	0	1	0
Dexter Lawrence II	3	2	0	1	0	1
Shemar Stewart	2	2	1	1	0	1
T.J. Slaton Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Boye Mafe	2	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Ivey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kyle Dugger	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tacario Davis	2	1	0	0	0	0
PJ Jules	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oren Burks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Murphy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Giles-Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cashius Howell	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Texans Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Azeez Al-Shaair	12	6	0	0	0	0
Will Anderson Jr.	8	4	1	3	1	2
Tommy Togiai	6	1	0	0	0	0
Kamari Lassiter	5	4	0	1	0	0
Reed Blankenship	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jake Hansen	5	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pitre	4	3	0	0	0	0
Mario Edwards Jr.	4	0	0.5	0	0	1
Sheldon Rankins	3	2	1	2	0	2
Logan Hall	3	2	1	1	0	2
Derek Stingley Jr.	3	2	0	0	1	0
Sabastian Harsh	2	1	0.5	0	0	1
Danielle Hunter	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ka'imi Fairbairn	1	1	0	0	0	0
Foster Moreau	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aiden Fisher	1	1	0	0	0	0
British Brooks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamal Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	2/2	100.0	57	2/2	8

Houston Texans Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	2/3	66.7	45	0/0	6

Game flow

Bengals vs. Texans Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

CIN 100%Home win probabilityHOU 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Bengals vs. Texans Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 26 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
CIN	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 1:05	3	6	1:05	CIN 41	CIN 47
HOU	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 0:43	3	2	0:43	HOU 13	HOU 15
CIN	Punt5 plays, 3 yards, 3:04	5	3	3:04	CIN 46	CIN 49
HOU	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:32	3	5	1:32	HOU 8	HOU 13
CIN	Punt5 plays, 15 yards, 3:56	5	15	3:56	CIN 40	HOU 45
HOU	Downs12 plays, 76 yards, 6:20	12	76	6:20	HOU 8	CIN 16
CIN	Punt5 plays, 11 yards, 3:12	5	11	3:12	CIN 16	CIN 27
HOU	Downs7 plays, 48 yards, 3:15	7	48	3:15	HOU 33	CIN 18
CIN	Touchdown7 plays, 81 yards, 3:24	7	81	3:24	CIN 19	HOU 0
HOU	Field Goal9 plays, 54 yards, 2:12	9	54	2:12	HOU 27	CIN 19
CIN	Punt5 plays, 10 yards, 0:56	5	10	0:56	CIN 18	CIN 28
HOU	End of Half3 plays, 23 yards, 0:21	3	23	0:21	HOU 24	HOU 47
HOU	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:30	3	0	0:30	HOU 36	HOU 36
CIN	Field Goal4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02	4	8	2:02	HOU 41	HOU 33
HOU	Missed FG8 plays, 33 yards, 4:59	8	33	4:59	HOU 27	CIN 40
CIN	Touchdown8 plays, 52 yards, 4:26	8	52	4:26	CIN 48	HOU 0
HOU	Field Goal7 plays, 42 yards, 2:28	7	42	2:28	HOU 31	CIN 27
CIN	Field Goal7 plays, 33 yards, 3:19	7	33	3:19	CIN 28	HOU 39
HOU	Punt4 plays, 17 yards, 1:34	4	17	1:34	HOU 20	HOU 37
CIN	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 0:48	3	5	0:48	CIN 18	CIN 23
HOU	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 1:30	3	-1	1:30	HOU 41	HOU 40
CIN	Punt5 plays, 7 yards, 3:20	5	7	3:20	CIN 20	CIN 27
HOU	Downs6 plays, 20 yards, 1:49	6	20	1:49	HOU 21	HOU 41
CIN	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 1:05	3	2	1:05	HOU 41	HOU 39
HOU	Downs13 plays, 50 yards, 1:58	13	50	1:58	HOU 12	CIN 19
CIN	End of Game1 play, -1 yard, 0:12	1	-1	0:12	CIN 38	CIN 38

Official game information

Bengals vs. Texans Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance70,747

Reported crowd at Reliant Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Reliant Stadium.

Game officials

Trawick Boger — Field Judge
Barry Anderson — Umpire
Adrian Hill — Referee
Greg Steed — Back Judge
Julian Mapp — Line Judge
Danny Short — Down Judge
Glen Fucik — Side Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Bengals vs. Texans Being Played?

Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.

Why this game matters

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When is Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX.

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