NFL • MATCHUP ARCHIVE
Cincinnati Bengals
@ Houston Texans
CIN — at HOU —
Sunday, September 20 at 1:00 PM EDT. Archived matchup page with the last market data captured before kickoff.
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Current records.
2026 regular-season records calculated from completed games.
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MARKET SNAPSHOT
What the market is saying.
HOU -2.5
CIN +130
HOU -154
45.5
MARKET MOVEMENT
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We store timestamped market snapshots and show only movement we actually captured. “First tracked” is our earliest stored price, not necessarily the sportsbook opening line.
HOU -2.5 → -2.5
2 verified snapshots stored.
45.5 → 45.5
First tracked to current displayed total.
2 snapshots
Tracking began Sep 20, 3:00 AM EDT.
MARKET CONTEXT
Turn the price into probability.
43.5%
Raw implied probability from the displayed moneyline, before removing sportsbook margin.
60.6%
Raw implied probability from the displayed moneyline, before removing sportsbook margin.
8:59 AM EDT
Odds move. This timestamp shows when the displayed market data was last updated.
FAIR MARKET VIEW
Remove the sportsbook margin.
41.8%
Normalized two-way moneyline probability after removing the displayed book margin.
58.2%
Normalized two-way moneyline probability after removing the displayed book margin.
4.1%
The amount by which the two raw implied probabilities exceed 100% for this displayed market.
MATCHUP COMPARISON
How the teams compare.
Per-game performance from completed 2026 regular-season games. Early-season samples are small and will become more useful as games accumulate.
MetricCINHOU
Points scored26.718.0
Points allowed21.025.0
Pass yards247.7264.7
Rush yards91.384.7
INT thrown0.30.0
Sacks3.33.7
Sample: 3 games for CIN · 3 games for HOU
RECENT FORM
How they got here.
Completed 2026 regular-season results, newest first. This is descriptive context, not a prediction.
Last 3 results
L 27–30 at Pittsburgh Steelers · Sep 27
W 20–6 at Houston Texans · Sep 20
W 33–27 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Sep 13
Last 3 results
L 17–19 at Indianapolis Colts · Sep 27
L 6–20 vs. Cincinnati Bengals · Sep 20
L 31–36 vs. Buffalo Bills · Sep 13
WHAT MATTERS
What the numbers say so far.
Performance signals
CIN has scored more so far: 26.7 points per game versus 18.0 for HOU.
CIN has allowed fewer points: 21.0 per game versus 25.0 for HOU.
3-game minimum sample
These are per-game results from completed regular-season games. They describe recent performance and do not by themselves predict the next game.
MATCHUP CHECKLIST
Where each side has shown an edge.
A quick comparison of verified results so far. This is a summary of the data above, not a pick or model prediction.
SignalObserved edge
ScoringCIN
Points allowedCIN
Net pass yardsHOU
Rush yardsCIN
Fewer INT thrownHOU
SacksHOU
Based on 3 completed games for CIN and 3 for HOU. Small samples can swing sharply from week to week.
INJURY REPORT
Who may not be at full strength.
Current game-week injury information. Reports are limited to the eight days before kickoff; status can change through game day.
1 current report
Brian Parker II — I.L. · I.L. - Undisclosed · Reported Sep 21
11 current reports
Kayden McDonald — I.L. · I.L. - Ankle · Reported Sep 21
Sam Hagen — I.L. · I.L. - Undisclosed · Reported Sep 21
K.C. Ossai — I.L. · I.L. - Undisclosed · Reported Sep 21
Jayden Higgins — I.L. · I.L. - Knee - ACL · Reported Sep 21
Braden Smith — I.L. · I.L. - Foot · Reported Sep 21
Solomon Byrd — I.L. · I.L. - Ankle · Reported Sep 21
THE THREE SIGNALS
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WHY THIS PAGE EXISTS
Review the matchup in context.
This archived page preserves the market snapshot and matchup context we captured around game week. Historical prices are descriptive and should not be read as current betting lines.