The Cincinnati Bengals had the opportunity to play the spoiler role against the Houston Texans. In a pivotal primetime game for both teams, the Bengals defense played stout. A win for the Texans would punch their ticket for the postseason. The only thing the Bengals spoiled was Christmas Eve for fans. They came up on the losing end, 12-10.
Once again, Cincinnati struggled to produce anything to be positive about in the first half. Andy Dalton led the patchwork offense on a 14-play, 67-yard drive to end the first 30 minutes with three points. Yet, there was still the unyielding feeling that something wasn’t going to go right for this team.