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Week 2 · Sunday Sep 20 · Final

BengalsatTexans

FinalCIN 20, HOU 6Bengals by 14
SpreadHOU -3Bengals covered
Total45.5stayed under, 26 points
OpenedHOU -2.5moved 0.5 points by kickoff

The passing game. Expect the Bengals to attack through the air all day.

Sunday: Bengals threw for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The model's reads, Over 45.5: it lost.

The depth charts as they stand today.

Bengals passing game, 9th, against a pass defense ranked 25th.

Longer bar, better unit.

Bengals with the ball

Bengals offenseTexans defense
9th
Passing
25th
18th
Run game
11th
23rd
Pass rush
20th
1st
Third down
20th
21st
Big plays
27th
10th
Turnovers
22nd
24th
Red zone
21st

Texans with the ball

Texans offenseBengals defense
10th
Passing
3rd
25th
Run game
23rd
4th
Pass rush
9th
18th
Third down
17th
13th
Big plays
30th
3rd
Turnovers
11th
21st
Red zone
4th

Ranks run 1st (best) to 32nd, 2026 through week 7 as they stood at kickoff, close-game snaps.

Bengals scored 20 against a team total of 21.25: under.

Bengals scored 20 against a team total of 21.25: under. the spread and total, split.

Texans scored 6 against a team total of 24.25: under. the spread and total, split.

The situations on the schedule that fit this game.

This week · Bengals in the first four weeks indoors with the worse head coach by two tiers
133-99
this game200020052010201520202025
133 covered99 did notevery game since 1999, 57%; since 2021 38-22

The last time the Bengals were here, Sep 30, 2018: beat the Falcons by 1 as a 3.5-point underdog.

Inside the luck line: 232 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Bengals.

This week · Bengals with an elite quarterback with a head coach in year eight or later with the team with the line on 3
73-54
this game200020052010201520202025
73 covered54 did notevery game since 1999, 57%; since 2021 19-10

The last time the Bengals were here, Oct 31, 2013: lost to the Dolphins by 2 as a 3-point favorite.

Inside the luck line: 127 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Bengals.

Searched this week: 1,401 spread situations and 79 on the total, every attribute on the schedule alone, in pairs and in triples, against every game since 1999. The luck line sits at z 4.03 on the spread and 3.16 on the total.

No player line on this game was archived with a read.

Nothing was on the official card for this game.