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Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

Final · Kickoff

2011 Postseason · Wild Card · Reliant Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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CINCincinnati Bengals10Away
HOUHouston Texans31Home
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Texans beat Bengals 31–10 in the Wild Card round

The Houston Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals 31–10 at home at Reliant Stadium in the Wild Card round of the 2011 playoffs on January 7, 2012.

The Bengals went 9–7 in the regular season and the Texans went 10–6. The Texans’ run ended in the Divisional round, a 20–13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The loss ended the Bengals’ season.

In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 20–19 on December 11, 2011. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 19–13 on January 5, 2013.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Texans lead the series 4–3 after meeting No. 7 since 2002 Full series history

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