This week’s edition of Thursday Night Football is between two AFC teams on opposite sides of the spectrum.
The Houston Texans are expanding on their surprising success from last year, led by quarterback CJ Stroud, with a hot 6-2 start. Cincinnati Bengals fans are very familiar with one of the names responsible for their success this year. Running back Joe Mixon has 4.9 yards per carry, over 600 total yards, and five touchdowns in five games with the team. They may be relying on him even more tonight without wide receivers Nico Collins or Stefon Diggs, who are both injured.