Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans Game Highlights - 2026 NFL Season Week 2.

From Houston, CBS Sports presents the National Football League. Today, it's the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans. Our kickoff is next. And four-man rush caught by Chase. Shire the first and may have moved the pile there with a nice move. Al Shire comes in to finish him off. He did get the first, put him at the 44. Nice gain of eight through the air. Here comes Burrow, third and 11, then 34. Sanderson, he's got Burrow, held. Murray in the pistol and the call on first and 10. And brought down, hit by Mafe and Hall on a gain of four. And they're up to about the 12 on the play. Stroud, third down and five. And he goes outside, incomplete for Hutchinson. Covered on the play by Hill. And it's fourth and five. Many people thought the best, as Mel was saying, the best defense in pro football. Here's Brown with a burst up the middle. And he's got the first down, tackled by Harsh. From behind. They've given up a couple of runs, but that time they're getting it brought back because of the holding call. First and 20 up the middle. And a quick hitter at the 50-yard line. Grabbed right there, Yosivash. Or was it Young? It was Young. It's Burrow, mims the block. He moved right there past the 40. Running back, Woody Marks. Second down, 10. Inside, Shultz, the tight end. At about the 14. And hit on the play by Cassius Howell. Boy, are they high on this kid. Especially with the injuries that they have at wide receiver. Look for more tight ends being involved. Third down, three. Underneath they go. On the move. Shultz will fly down that sideline. He gets away from Carter. He veers inside their territory. Battle brings him down. Catch and run a 35. First and 20. With Marks back there. And a block by Ursary. And a catch made at about the 45-yard line. And grabbed by Booty. The former New England Patriot acquires. With the hamstring, so who knows how long that's going to be. Could be a week, could be a month. Not sure how extensive that is. Marks plugged up. Allen comes through, knocks him down. Moffay was there too. Boy, have they made a complete about-face with their defense. Even though we've had the balls at the 34. And it's third and 12. They go underneath. We were just talking about him. But he nudges his way for the first down. And Ursary are the two tackles for the Texans. Third down and eight. Ground the block. Messy pocket. Stroud. Dumps it. Marks from behind. Grabbed. Carter flagged. To put the first points. Oh, bad snap. Bobbled on the play by the punter Kroger. Chased on the play. Throws it away. And the Bengals dodge it. It just goes right through his hands, Kevin. Wow. I don't think it was too bad. It's a little bit to the inside. But that's one you've got to catch. Watch how he has to turn his hands. But it doesn't skip. At their 16, first and 10. Myers in motion. Chase Brown gets the call. And shimmies up the middle to about the 23. And a gain of seven. Second down and three. Brown the block. Burrow on the move. Throws downfield. And caught by T. Higgins. Finally brought down in there by Blankenship. It's P. Ryan in the back. And a second and 15. Here they come. And down goes Burrow. Oh, he was crushed by Demille Hunter. Third and Abilene now for the Bengals. Little shovel pass. And Rankins read it well. And Brown had no place to run. No place to hide. Fourth down. Gain of the yard. Had it going in week one. So, here we go. After the Bengal punt. First and 10. 33. Montgomery in. The fake and the pass. Up the middle. It goes. Burrow. Hurdling like Houston McCair. And going for 26. With the hurdle to the 41 of Cincinnati. That's a first down for the Texans. Johnson there. At the second down and seven. It's Stroud. Brown the block at the right tackle. There's Schultz again. Brought down by Davis. It's a gain of 11. It's another first down. That'll be a great addition for this offense when he's back. It's a third and nine for Stroud. They bring four. He throws up the middle. There's Montgomery. Grabbed by Hill. Trying to push the pile. It's going to be close. Dax Hill is the one to grab him. Lane on the move. Stroud under center. Montgomery the call. And they stop him. What a play. Dexter Lawrence was there. Carter was there. What a play for Al Golden's D. Third down and eight. And P. Ryan in the back. And Burrow to the air. And the slash. The drive to the 41. Up to the 41. P. Ryan in the back. Six in the secondary. And Burrow underneath. Caught by Higgins. Room to roam. Look at him dodge and wiggle and take it to the 31. Higgins free catches 62 yards. He's been the big threat. Brown is the bat. 32 of Houston. Burrow deep for Chase. Touchdown. I thought he was falling. Unbelievable. Touchdown reception. He and Stingley are both going for this ball. Let's see. He gets the possession. And, yeah, both feet are down. Oh, the contortion. Control. Concentration. Yep. That's in. That one's dragging. What a play. Stingley is in position. He's on top of Chase. They're battling for this ball. How he gets his body turned around and is able to secure the ball. To the air. First and ten. And up the middle he goes. And Hutchinson. Who is rustled down by Dax Hill from behind. 13-yard catch and run to the 40. Four-man rush. Messy pocket. Got away from Howell. Downfield. He's got the open receiver, Hutchinson. He has been a big target. They got it. They'll bring five. Here comes Howell. There goes Stroud. Chase down the play. And he'll throw it away wisely. And now they'll go for three. So, the defense of Cincinnati holds. Davis was back there. A 37-yard field goal to put the Texans on the board. The hold is good this time after the snap. And it's perfect from 37. And it's a 7-3 game with 1-7. After this play, I think, get some good field position. Because plenty of times on the clock, second and ten. Underneath. Caught by Higgins. Dives for the first down. Brought down by Aziz Alshire. Gain of ten. And second and ten. And he's out to the 28. Second down and ten. They bring four. What a traffic. And down he goes. There he is. Real Anderson. All pro last year. Brings him down. Third Houston sack. Two left for them. Third and 15. Burrow. Brown. Leading the way up the middle was Reisner. And then Petrie was there. They've also got Rankins and others making the stop. And the Bengal running back. And Stroud through the air. 14-21. First and ten. Up the middle and off to the side now. And he's got his receiver. And that was Wayne right in front of Dax Hill. It's midfield. It's big. But when the Bengals have had a hard time getting yardage, this is even bigger for them. It's Burrow. Short. And it's caught by Eric All. A tight end and brought down by Anderson. On this play, covered it and really did a good job of getting that call right. You covered it too, Gene. We thank you very much. Brown, no place to go. Big time hits. All over the joint. Real Anderson came through, led the brigade. Burrow, 12 of 19 through the air. And it's caught underneath. Yosivash. But Shia, the first. Whacked by Blankenship. Got his pregame to this end from 50 yards away. 51-yarder. And he drills it home. And it's 10-3, the Bengals. McPherson. It's been impressive so far here, especially in the red zone, what they've been able to do against the Texans. Second down and seven here. Stroud underneath. And it's caught here by the tight end. And that's Morrow who's brought down by Hill. First and 15 and back to the 34. Stroud. On the move up the middle. And then grabbed on the play by Knight. Fake to Marks. Here comes Stroud. And Marks, who began at Mississippi State, is nudging his way again for a first down at the 40-yard line of Cincinnati. Picks up nine. And today he has carried it nine times. And there's number 10. Then he was wrapped up by T.J. Slayton, the former Green Bay Packers. He took it on third and one. Brinkman, the long snapper. And the 58-yarder has got the accuracy. And it is short. Third down and seven. You've got Gesinki and Sample in there. A couple of tight ends along with Higgins and Jamar Chase. Up the middle they come. Rising around the block. Burrow going down. Got the ball off. P. Ryan's got the first. Down to the 33-yard line. P. Ryan. And he'll tumble ahead for the first down. Brown with the terrific run. Burrow. Got away. Lassoed by Chase. Number two. Watch as he comes out of the route. Right around the goal line or inside the five. But then as Burrow breaks the pocket, Chase sees Al Shire step up, so he goes behind. With the empty backfield. And Stroud to the air. Block. Hit to the 25. Brings it in. Dalivan for the Texans. Seven at the line of scrimmage. They bring five. Here goes Stroud. Ball was, I think, his arm may have been deflected. He was hit, yeah. He was hit. He's very well aware of it and clearly sensitive about it. Who can blame him? He wants to be up there and in. Third and five to the sideline. And Higgins with a great spinning catch. They bring four. Higgins can't get it. It's incomplete. Coverage was heavy. P. Tree was right there. Fourth and five. Oh, he's got the aim and he's got the distance. A 57-yard Bengal field goal from Evan McPherson. He has been perfect coming in. Four of four last week. He's winning playoff games. He's getting his team into that position. First and ten going deep. And he's caught his receiver. What a throw to know. Made the grab. Turner was there. We have the second down and ten. Marks. A little shimmy but nothing there. Redwell brought down. They had an initial hit by. They've made changes on that defense. It's paid off. Back to pass. Third and 11 pressured and torn down. Who came? There's a flag as Lawrence got the quarterback for the Texans and threw him aside. Grab right there that's getting the ball around midfield. Jet sweep. Pass. Chase. And he's going to pick up five yards or close to it. Tanguy follows him. Burrow. Quick throw. Higgins broken up beautifully by Stingley. That was a big stop by the Houston defense. That was very big, yes. By the Houston. Going to empty the backfield with Montgomery going wide and five to choose from. Second down six. Crumbling pocket and down. By Jenkins. Hit by Howell. Oh, they were all. Third down and 11. With Montgomery in the back. They bring four. Here they come. Lawrence in his face. The throw. Dropped by Booty. Third down and eight after the Cincinnati timeout. They bring six. Burrow. Hit and down it goes. Good call. Rankins. His offense is C.J. Stroud. Four-man rush. Pocket down. He staggers and he was tripped up on the play by Jonathan Allen. Down the sideline if he had had time on the previous play. Here we go. And an incompletion on fourth and one. The Bengals take over on downs. And basically seal the win. It's first and ten with Burrow under center. And Chase Brown will take it and bounce. And then devoured by Anderson. Thrown back to the 44. Here is a third and 13 coming up for Cincinnati. And Chase Brown will dart past the 40. Near the 39. For the Texans down by 14. Third down and three. At the two-minute warning. Four-man rush. Stroud is flushed. And the throw. And caught right here by Schultz. He's been trusty today. He's out to the 30. He's got the first down. Hit by Hill and others. Gain of 11. And they'll move the chase. In the red zone getting touchdowns. Third down and five. Montgomery in the back. They'll go over him. Down. What a catch by Schultz. At the 40. And it was right in front of battle. Only rushing three. Have eight down inside the five-yard line. Here they come. Got away from Howell. Drop down. Beautiful sack made. Cedric Johnson to clinch the win for Cincinnati. Turn this thing around. Yep. Remember last year the Texans began 0-3, 1-12, a 14. But today it's Zach Taylor and the Cincinnati Bengals. Who come up victorious on a couple of great touchdown receptions.