After getting off to a fast start and a 7-0 lead on the game's first drive, the Cincinnati Bengals struggled to put together drives and points as Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud filled the air with several big plays throughout the game.
However, as we've learned about the NFL, games are not decided until the clock reaches zero, and that was the case in this one as Joe Burrow put two interceptions behind him and led the Bengals to a point in the fourth quarter where the Bengals could have taken the lead if not for a dropped pass in the end zone by receiver Tyler Boyd.
While the Bengals did tie the game on an Evan McPherson field goal, they also left time on the clock for Stroud to work some magic in the closing minute of the game until new Texans kicker Matt Ammendola hit the game-winner as the clock ran out, giving Houston a 30-27 and ending the Bengals four-game winning streak and keeping them at the bottom of the AFC North with a short week ahead with a Thursday night match-up against the North leading Baltimore Ravens on the road.
After the game, Dave Lapham joined Dave Berk to discuss the game, where the Bengals stand in the AFC North, and what lies ahead with big games coming up against the Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Jacksonville Jaguars in the next three weeks.
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