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Bengals at Texans: September 20, 2026

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Houston Texans 20-6 at Reliant Stadium on September 20, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 20, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Joe Burrow (Bengals, 207); C.J. Stroud (Texans, 353). Most rushing yards: Chase Brown (Bengals, 80); David Montgomery (Texans, 10). Most receiving yards: Tee Higgins (Bengals, 95); Dalton Schultz (Texans, 140).

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Scoring by quarter

Scoring by quarter — Cincinnati Bengals / Houston Texans — NFL — September 20, 2026
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cincinnati Bengals0710320
Houston Texans03306

Team comparison

Team comparison — Cincinnati Bengals / Houston Texans — NFL — September 20, 2026
Team statsCINHOU
Total yards267374
Passing yards182314
Rushing yards8560
First downs1222
Yards per play4.54.8
Turnovers00
Penalty yards7883
Red zone (scores/trips)1/10/4

What stood out

  • The Texans out-gained the Bengals 374 to 267 total yards, but the Bengals won.
  • The Bengals' biggest scoring edge came in the 3rd quarter (10-3).

Featured player lines

  • Joe Burrow (CIN QB): 20 CMP, 31 ATT, 207 PASS YDS, 2 PASS TD, 0 INT, 1 CAR, -1 RUSH YDS
  • Chase Brown (CIN RB): 20 CAR, 80 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 5 TGT, 3 REC, 2 REC YDS
  • Samaje Perine (CIN RB): 2 CAR, 6 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 16 REC YDS
  • Dohnte Meyers (CIN WR): 1 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Ja'Marr Chase (CIN WR): 9 TGT, 7 REC, 75 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • Tee Higgins (CIN WR): 10 TGT, 5 REC, 95 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • C.J. Stroud (HOU QB): 30 CMP, 55 ATT, 353 PASS YDS, 0 PASS TD, 0 INT, 3 CAR, 29 RUSH YDS
  • David Montgomery (HOU RB): 6 CAR, 10 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 14 REC YDS
  • Woody Marks (HOU RB): 8 CAR, 8 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 6 TGT, 5 REC, 27 REC YDS
  • Jared Wayne (HOU WR): 7 TGT, 2 REC, 33 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Jaylin Noel (HOU WR): 5 TGT, 1 REC, 31 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Kayshon Boutte (HOU WR): 5 TGT, 3 REC, 37 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Xavier Hutchinson (HOU WR): 9 TGT, 3 REC, 37 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dalton Schultz (HOU TE): 14 TGT, 12 REC, 140 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Foster Moreau (HOU TE): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 34 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
November 12, 2023HOU 30, CIN 27 (at Cincinnati)

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