Week 2 · Sunday, 20 September 2026 · 1:00 PM ET

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

Final. CIN 20–6 HOU. The official gamebook is pending separately. Follow NFL scores

ESPN scoreboard · Observed 2026-09-21T21:17:36.954Z. Refresh for updates.

Historical season profiles and statistical comparison

Where the profiles collide

HOU HOU takeaways (top-8) vs CIN ball security (bottom-8 giveaways)takeaways→giveaways

Cincinnati Bengals · 2025 record 6-11

Wrong end of the spectrum on 4 of 5 key categories (points allowed, sacks, qb hits, turnover margin). The profile of a team that struggles.

#12Points scored414
#30Points allowed492
#26Sacksproxy · pressure rate34
#27QB hitsproxy · pressure rate79
#31Turnover margin-14

Houston Texans · 2025 record 12-5

Right end of the spectrum on 3 of 5 key categories (points allowed, sacks, turnover margin). The profile of a team that goes far.

#13Points scored404
#2Points allowed295
#6Sacksproxy · pressure rate48
#15QB hitsproxy · pressure rate95
#2Turnover margin+17

Profiles 2025 · Slate from nflverse games.csv. An edge is printed ONLY where one club sits top-8 and the other bottom-8 on a paired axis from last season's profile — a measured spectrum gap, not a prediction. No edge = no line. Scores fill from the same file as games are played.

Game week, injuries and availability

Availability · depth behind

This week · one displacement plan

Reading current report and chart evidence…

Joe Burrow · QB · chart #1 · ACTIVE2026-09-18 · Back · Practice: FP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLEChanged: 2026-09-17 practice LP → 2026-09-18 FP; game designation unreported → QUESTIONABLEReport evidenceRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T21:09:04.854ZBehind: Joe Flacco
B.J. Hill · DT · chart #2 · ACTIVE2026-09-18 · NIR - Rest / Achilles · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLEChanged: 2026-09-17 practice LP → 2026-09-18 DNP; game designation unreported → QUESTIONABLEReport evidenceRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T21:09:04.854ZBehind: Kris Jenkins Jr. · Landon Robinson
Dexter Lawrence II · DT · chart #1 · ACTIVE2026-09-18 · NIR - Rest · Practice: DNP · Game designation not reportedChange unknown: no earlier comparable report connectedReport evidenceRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T21:09:04.854ZBehind: B.J. Hill · T.J. Slaton Jr. · Kris Jenkins Jr. · Landon Robinson

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Availability · depth behind

This week · one displacement plan

Reading current report and chart evidence…

Nico Collins · WR · chart order unresolved · ACTIVE2026-09-17 · Hamstring · Practice: DNP · Game designation not reported · Official gameday inactiveChanged: 2026-09-16 practice LP → 2026-09-17 DNP; game designation unreported → unreportedReport evidenceRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T21:09:09.942ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file
Jadeveon Clowney · DE · chart order unresolved · ACTIVE2026-09-17 · Knee · Practice: DNP · Game designation not reported · Official gameday inactiveNo change from the connected 2026-09-16 reportReport evidenceRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T21:09:09.942ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file
Ed Ingram · G · chart order unresolved · ACTIVE2026-09-17 · Groin · Practice: LP · Game designation not reported · Official gameday inactiveChange unknown: no earlier comparable report connectedReport evidenceRoster designation evidence · 2026-09-21T21:09:09.942ZBehind: No deeper chart row on file

All 40 connected restrictions and reports

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Gameday reporting · CIN at HOU

2026-09-20 · 13:00 ET. Practice DNP does not establish gameday OUT.

CIN inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: CIN gameday reporting Observed 2026-09-21T15:56:36.733Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: CIN injury reporting

CIN reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-09-21T15:56:36.733Z.

https://www.bengals.com/news/

https://www.bengals.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-texans-inactives-week-2-2026

https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-buccaneers-inactives-week-1-2026

HOU inactives: Brevin Jordan (TE No. 9), Nico Collins (WR No. 12), Jake Hummel (LB No. 33), Collin Wright (CB No. 37), Ed Ingram (G No. 69), Nate Thomas (T No. 78), Jadeveon Clowney (DE No. 90) sourced · Owner: HOU gameday reportingTexans Inactives: Week 2 vs. Cincinnati Bengals · published 2026-09-20T15:30:08.007Z Observed 2026-09-21T15:56:37.402Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: HOU injury reporting

HOU reporting evidence

official_gameday_list · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-09-21T15:56:37.402Z.

https://www.houstontexans.com/news/

https://www.houstontexans.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-inactives-week-2-vs-cincinnati-bengals

Game week · CIN at HOU

Final confirmed by ESPN scoreboard. The official gamebook is pending separately.

CIN desk · HOU desk · All week 2 games

Injury report — observed 2026-09-17 / 2026-09-18CIN 7 row(s) · HOU 6 row(s). Jonathan Allen · 2026-09-18 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Joe Burrow · 2026-09-18 · Practice: FP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; B.J. Hill · 2026-09-18 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Samaje Perine · 2026-09-18 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Shemar Stewart · 2026-09-18 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Daxton Hill · 2026-09-18 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Dexter Lawrence · 2026-09-18 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Jadeveon Clowney · 2026-09-17 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Nico Collins · 2026-09-17 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Jacob Hummel · 2026-09-17 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Trent Brown · 2026-09-17 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Wade Woodaz · 2026-09-17 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Ed Ingram · 2026-09-17 · Practice: LP · Game designation: unreportedsourced · 2026-09-18 · Club injury reports
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Inactives — 90 minutes before kickAwaiting official inactive lists. Both club sources have been checked; no scratches are inferred.not_yet_available · 2026-09-20T11:30:00-04:00 · Gameday reporting
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Kick — CIN at HOU, 2026-09-20 13:00 ETFinal — CIN 20 · HOU 6 (ESPN scoreboard). The official gamebook is pending separately.sourced · 2026-09-20T13:00:00-04:00 · League schedule
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Official gamebook — the NFL Game Summary after the gamethe score is on the slate; the book itself has not landednot_yet_available · 2026-09-20 · Official game summaries
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Review — confirmed resultFinal — CIN 20 · HOU 6, confirmed by ESPN scoreboard. Official gamebook and further postgame analysis remain pending.sourced · 2026-09-21T21:17:36.954Z · Club review
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Review

CIN 20 · HOU 6 — Final (ESPN scoreboard); official gamebook pending

ESPN scoreboard · 2026-09-21T21:17:36.954Z