Cincinnati Bengals

AFC North · every figure below is computed from real ingested data

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CIN @ HOU

Week 2, 2026 · 2026-09-20 · 1:00 PM ET

HOU -3

O/U 47.5 · ML +124/-148

Reliant Stadium: Partly Cloudy, 80°F, wind 5 mph

Reliant Stadium has a retractable roof, so this only affects play if the roof is open.

Storylines

Chase Brown grades out as CIN's best

Chase Brown (RB) sits at 75 out of 100 for 2025 — a percentile against every other player at that position, built from charted performance rather than raw totals.

Where They Stand

The Cincinnati Bengals grade 56.3, 19th in the league and above average on this scale. Nothing is lopsided: secondary 60, pass rush 39, offensive line 38. Recent form reads 3-2 across 5 games, and winning them comfortably at +5.4 a game. The AFC North grades 57.3, 5th of eight. The last three results, most recent first: W 33-27 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, L 18-20 vs Cleveland Browns, W 37-14 vs Arizona Cardinals. Head coach Zac Taylor is 1-0 this season and running 6.2 points above what this roster's own grades would predict — real evidence of coaching value, not just talent.

At 49% to qualify they are live but behind — a bubble team on these numbers. Projected record 8.8-8.2; they take the division in 19% of runs.

Written from this club's own stored numbers — its Power Rating and the parts that make it up, its last five games, its division, its remaining schedule and its depth chart. Which facts appear depends on where this club is unusual, so no two teams get the same summary. Deterministic, not written by a language model: the site builds where no local model exists and cloud inference is ruled out.

Injury Report

No injury report published yet for Week 2. Reports are filed during game week — nothing is invented in the meantime.

HOU — Last 10 Games

9-1 their last 10

How HOU have actually been playing — their own recent form, not this fixture's history.

2026 wk1 vs BUF31–36
2025 wk18 vs IND38–30
2025 wk17 vs LAC20–16
2025 wk16 vs LV23–21
2025 wk15 vs ARI40–20
2025 wk14 vs KC20–10
2025 wk13 vs IND20–16
2025 wk12 vs BUF23–19
2025 wk11 vs TEN16–13
2025 wk10 vs JAX36–29

CIN vs HOU — Last 10 Meetings

2-8 last 10

2023 wk10HOU 30 – 27 CIN
2020 wk16CIN 37 – 31 HOU
2017 wk2HOU 13 – 9 CIN
2016 wk16CIN 10 – 12 HOU
2015 wk10HOU 10 – 6 CIN
2014 wk12CIN 22 – 13 HOU
2012 wk18CIN 13 – 19 HOU
2011 wk18CIN 10 – 31 HOU
2011 wk14HOU 20 – 19 CIN
2009 wk6HOU 28 – 17 CIN

Postgame Quick Hits | Bengals Follow Zac Taylor's Script and Ride New Defense And Old Situations To Opening Day Win

For a front office that dropped more than $200 million on its offseason defensive overhaul and for a head coach who ran game-closing four-minute drills incessantly this training camp, the Bengals’ 33-27 Opening Day win over the Buccaneers Sunday looked like a postcard drawn up especially for the 66,625 fans who descended on Paycor Stadium.

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Everything The Bengals Said after Week 1 against the Buccaneers

Read everything the Bengals said after their 33-27 victory over the Buccaneers.

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Bengals Beat Buccaneers 33-27 | POSTGAME RECAP, NOTES & QUOTES

The Bengals defeated the Buccaneers to open the 2026 season Sunday.

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Seven Bengals Inactive For Week 1 Against Buccaneers

A look at who's inactive for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 of the 2026 season.

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Pregame Quick Hits | Anthony Muñoz Rules The Jungle As He Recalls His NFL Debut Vs. A Bucs Great

In honor of Sunday’s Orange Out at Paycor Stadium, the Ruler of the Jungle is donning his jersey for the first on the field since he played his last game at Riverfront Stadium more than 30 years ago.

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How To Watch Buccaneers vs Bengals for Week 1 of the 2026 Season

Learn how to watch, listen and stream the Buccaneers-Bengals game in Week 1 of the 2026 season.

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Joe Giles-Harris, Tanner Hudson Elevated | BENGALS ROSTER UPDATE

The Bengals today elevated LB Joe Giles-Harris and TE Tanner Hudson from the practice squad to the active roster for tomorrow’s game against Tampa Bay.

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Quick Hits | With DJ Turner II A Go, Here's Why Marvin Lewis Says Bengals Favored To Win His Old Stomping Grounds In AFC North

Bengaldom heaved a sigh of relief after Friday’s practice when head coach Zac Taylor said starting cornerback DJ Turner II (hamstring) was good to go for Sunday’s opener against the Bucs (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s FOX19) at Paycor Stadium.

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Week 1 Injury Report | Buccaneers vs Bengals

Take a look at the injury reports of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Week 1 of the 2026 season.

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What to Watch For | Buccaneers vs. Bengals Week 1

The Bengals open the 2026 regular season on Sunday when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Paycor Stadium.

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Season at a Glance

2026 Record

1-0

From completed real game results.

Power Rating

56.3

Above average — 19th of 32, from results, unit and roster grades, and availability.

Injuries Reported

No report filed for this week yet.

From the Record Book

On this day in 2025: Bengals beat JAX 31-272025-09-14 · home
On this day in 2017: Bengals lost to HOU 9-132017-09-14 · home
Bengals are 5-9 vs HOU since 2002Real record from completed games in this database.
Widest margin vs HOU: 38-3 in 200235-point difference.

PIT	10-7	59%
BAL	8-9	47%
CIN	6-11	35%
CLE	5-12	29%

1	vs TB	W 33-27
2	@ HOU	2026-09-20
3	@ PIT	2026-09-27
4	vs JAX	2026-10-04
5	@ MIA	2026-10-11
7	@ BAL	2026-10-25
8	vs TEN	2026-11-01
9	@ ATL	2026-11-08
10	vs PIT	2026-11-15
11	@ WAS	2026-11-23
12	vs NO	2026-11-29
13	@ CLE	2026-12-06
14	vs KC	2026-12-13
15	@ CAR	2026-12-20
16	@ IND	2026-12-27
17	vs BAL	2026-12-31
18	vs CLE	2027-01-10