Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
NFL 2026 · Week 2 · · Reliant Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans, Week 2 of the 2026 season: Cincinnati Bengals won 20–6.
Result
Cincinnati Bengals 20–6 Houston Texans
Closing line HOU −3, total 45.5 (stayed under). Cincinnati Bengals covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is HOU −3, total 45.5.
Houston Texans
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season before this game
| Texans | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Points per game | 31.0 | 33.0 |
| Points allowed per game | 36.0 | 27.0 |
| Points difference | -5 | +6 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 0-1 | 1-0 |
Head-to-head record
Houston Texans lead 9–5 in 14 meetings since 2002.
| P | Texans | T | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| At Houston Texans | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
- Biggest Houston Texans win
- Cincinnati Bengals 6–35 Houston Texans (2008 Week 8)
- Biggest Cincinnati Bengals win
- Cincinnati Bengals 38–3 Houston Texans (2002 Week 9)
- Average points per meeting
- 39.0
- Houston Texans against the spread (W-L-P)
- 9-5
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Houston Texans 30–27 Cincinnati Bengals2023 Week 10 · line CIN −5.5 (Texans covered)
- Cincinnati Bengals 37–31 Houston Texans2020 Week 16 · line HOU −7.5 (Texans did not cover)
- Houston Texans 13–9 Cincinnati Bengals2017 Week 2 · line CIN −5.5 (Texans covered)
- Cincinnati Bengals 10–12 Houston Texans2016 Week 16 · line HOU −3 (Texans did not cover)
- Houston Texans 10–6 Cincinnati Bengals2015 Week 10 · line CIN −10 (Texans covered)
- Cincinnati Bengals 22–13 Houston Texans2014 Week 12 · line HOU −3 (Texans did not cover)
- Cincinnati Bengals 13–19 Houston Texans2012 Wild card round · line HOU −4 (Texans covered)
- Cincinnati Bengals 10–31 Houston Texans2011 Wild card round · line HOU −4 (Texans covered)
- Houston Texans 20–19 Cincinnati Bengals2011 Week 14 · line CIN −2.5 (Texans covered)
- Houston Texans 28–17 Cincinnati Bengals2009 Week 6 · line CIN −4 (Texans covered)
Recent games
Houston Texans
- Lv Buffalo BillsWeek 1 · did not cover BUF −1.531–36
- L@ New England Patriots2025 Divisional round · did not cover NE −316–28
- W@ Pittsburgh Steelers2025 Wild card round · covered HOU −330–6
- Wv Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 18 · did not cover HOU −9.538–30
- W@ Los Angeles Chargers2025 Week 17 · covered LAC −1.520–16
- Wv Las Vegas Raiders2025 Week 16 · did not cover HOU −14.523–21
- Wv Arizona Cardinals2025 Week 15 · covered HOU −10.540–20
- W@ Kansas City Chiefs2025 Week 14 · covered KC −4.520–10
- W@ Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 13 · covered IND −320–16
- Wv Buffalo Bills2025 Week 12 · covered BUF −5.523–19
Recent games
Cincinnati Bengals
- Wv Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 1 · covered CIN −3.533–27
- Lv Cleveland Browns2025 Week 18 · did not cover CIN −9.518–20
- Wv Arizona Cardinals2025 Week 17 · covered CIN −737–14
- W@ Miami Dolphins2025 Week 16 · covered CIN −3.545–21
- Lv Baltimore Ravens2025 Week 15 · did not cover BAL −2.50–24
- L@ Buffalo Bills2025 Week 14 · covered BUF −634–39
- W@ Baltimore Ravens2025 Week 13 · covered BAL −732–14
- Lv New England Patriots2025 Week 12 · covered NE −7.520–26
- L@ Pittsburgh Steelers2025 Week 11 · did not cover PIT −5.512–34
- Lv Chicago Bears2025 Week 9 · did not cover CHI −342–47