It shouldn’t get lost in picking apart everything the Texans did wrong that Cincinnati deserves a ton of credit too.
That Bengals defense looked legit. Their interior DL was dominant, the pass rush was overwhelming and the coverage held up extremely well behind it. Whatever you think of Houston’s OL, Cincinnati’s front deserves credit for completely taking over the game and making the offense one dimensional.
That defense looks a hell of a lot better than many expected coming into the season.
And offensively when Cin needed plays, Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins made them.
Plenty for Houston to fix, but plenty of credit due to the Bengals too.