Texans at Bengals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Houston wasn’t any better, committing four turnovers and allowing a franchise-record 10 sacks.

The Bengals also have a quarterback, and although he played much worse than Tom Savage on Sunday, he did not get pulled.

DeShaun Watson wasn’t flawless but he made plays when he needed to and led the Texans to a much-needed win. But historically, teams that start 0-2 have made the playoffs just 10% of the time, so tonight’s loser is going to be facing an uphill battle the rest of the way. I think the familiar surroundings will do the Bengals some good here so I’ll take Cincinnati to cover. Tom Savage has a nightmare game last week, but Watson wasn’t all that great, either. So what can we expect? Rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for a touchdown, but that was the lone highlight for the Texans – who had few answers for the Jaguars on either end. Coming off lopsided losses – each at home – to division opponents, the Bengals and Texans have a short week to solve their offensive woes when they square off in Cincinnati on Thursday night.

Over on the Bengals’ side, they’re now 0-1 as well after their 20-0 shutout defeat at the hands of the Ravens. The Bengals have some beasts on the defensive line, led by Geno Atkins, and they’ll be in Watson’s face all night.

Quarterback Andy Dalton has turned the ball over five times to begin the season with a mere 54.5 completion percentage. “I have to put this one behind us”, acknowledged Dalton. Miller contributed 31 yards in two receptions. “If he was inaccurate with the ball, I get it”, Schwartz said. J.J. Watt had a fairly quiet game statistically but flushed Andy Dalton out of the pocket on a late third-down.

Fantasy owners, if no one else, want to see how this is going to shake out.

However, ESPN’s Football Power Index is giving the Texans the Bengals the edge in this one. “I’ve only seen so much”. But will Hill vulture goal-line carries?

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said that his team simply needs to find a way to get into the end zone.

Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver John Ross is brushing off the fact that he fumbled on the very first touch of his National Football League career on Thursday evening against the Houston Texans.

Four of Hopkins’ seven catches came in the fourth quarter when Watson was trying to drive down the field and eat time off the clock.