Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson's two busted plays broke the Bengals’ heart Thursday night in a 13-9 loss before a baffled 52,942 at Paul Brown Stadium that left their shattered offense without a touchdown after two games for the first time in their history.
And it leaves their season at 0-2 after two excruciating home losses never thought imaginable and knowing a Bengals' team has never made the postseason starting at 0-2 with Aaron Rodgers looming next week in Green Bay. Watson broke a 49-yard scramble on third-and-15 for a touchdown at the end of the first half and his 13-yard scramble capped a killing six-minute drive with 1:58 left that turned a 55-yarder into a 42-yard field goal by rookie Ka’imi Fairbaim and the Bengals needed a touchdown to win and that just wasn’t in the cards.