Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans

1-0, 0-0 Away

0-1, 0-1 Home

Will Anderson calls Texans’ loss to Bills a 'wake-up call' for the defense ahead of Bengals visit

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Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals

Name	Status	Est. Return
Samaje PerineS. PerineRB	QuestionableKnee	Sep 20
Joe BurrowJ. BurrowQB	QuestionableBack	Sep 20
Brian Parker IIB. Parker IIOT	IR-RUndisclosed	Oct 11
Ja'Sir TaylorJ. TaylorCB	IR-RUndisclosed	Oct 11

Houston Texans

Name	Status	Est. Return
Ed IngramE. IngramG	QuestionableGroin	Sep 20
Jadeveon ClowneyJ. ClowneyDE	QuestionableKnee	Sep 20
Nico CollinsN. CollinsWR	QuestionableHamstring	Sep 20
Henry To'oTo'oH. To'oTo'oLB	IRShoulder	Oct 18
Jake HummelJ. HummelLB	DoubtfulGroin	Sep 20

Bengals

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/13/26	vsTB	W33-27
8/28/26	@PHI	W30-13
8/22/26	vsCHI	W27-9
8/13/26	vsDET	W16-14
1/4/26	vsCLE	L20-18

Texans

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/13/26	vsBUF	L36-31
8/28/26	@CAR	L16-13
8/20/26	vsLV	L22-20
8/13/26	vsLAC	L27-7
1/18/26	@NE	L28-16

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Cincinnati BengalsBengalsCIN

(1-0)

(1-0, 0-0 Away)

o46.5

-110

Houston TexansTexansHOU

(0-1)

(0-1, 0-1 Home)

-2.5

-110

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American Football Conference

AFC North	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore	1	0	1.000	41	23
Cincinnati	1	0	1.000	33	27
Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000	20	13
Cleveland	0	1	.000	10	34

AFC South	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Jacksonville	1	0	1.000	34	10
Houston	0	1	.000	31	36
Indianapolis	0	1	.000	23	41
Tennessee	0	1	.000	10	23

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