No one would have thought it at the time, but last week's injury to Dameon Pierce helped the Houston Texans to a win.
With Pierce out, the Texans needed to keep active Dare Ogunbowale, who wound up being their backup running back and emergency kicker. Ogunbowale is expected to continue in that dual role Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals as the Texans try to continue their resurgence.
Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn could miss a couple of weeks after suffering a quad injury before halftime last Sunday, meaning former Jets and Chiefs kicker Matt Amendola will be Houston's new kicker Sunday while Ogunbowale once again will be the backup emergency kicker.