The Texans have been the Bengals’ late-season Achilles heel in recent years. In a season that’s turned everything fans thought they knew about Cincinnati football upside down, can the Bengals finally reverse the trend?
The Houston Texans are the league’s best team when it comes to handing the Bengals crushing losses late in the year. It’s become something of a tradition. They knocked Cincinnati out of the playoffs twice in the past five years—once in 2011 and a second time in 2012. At 3-5, they shocked the NFL when they handed the 8-0 Bengals their first loss last season.