THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME
Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans.
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs.
The Bengals and Texans have met 15 times since 2002, 13 in the regular season and 2 in the playoffs. In the playoffs the Texans lead 2–0. It is usually close: 9 of the 15 games were decided by 8 points or fewer. The most recent meeting, in 2026, went to the Bengals, 20–6.
- Regular season
- CIN 6 · HOU 7
- Playoffs
- CIN 0 · HOU 2
- Home record
- CIN 2–5 · HOU 4–4
- Points per meeting
- CIN 18.9 · HOU 19.2
- Current streak
- CIN won the last meeting
- CIN biggest win
- By 35 · CIN 38, HOU 3 (2002)
- HOU biggest win
- By 29 · CIN 6, HOU 35 (2008)
Every meeting
| Season | Game | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Week 2 | CIN 20, HOU 6 | CIN |
| 2023 | Week 10 | HOU 30, CIN 27 | HOU |
| 2020 | Week 16 | CIN 37, HOU 31 | CIN |
| 2017 | Week 2 | HOU 13, CIN 9 | HOU |
| 2016 | Week 16 | CIN 10, HOU 12 | HOU |
| 2015 | Week 10 | HOU 10, CIN 6 | HOU |
| 2014 | Week 12 | CIN 22, HOU 13 | CIN |
| 2012 | Wild Card | CIN 13, HOU 19 | HOU |
| 2011 | Wild Card | CIN 10, HOU 31 | HOU |
| 2011 | Week 14 | HOU 20, CIN 19 | HOU |
| 2009 | Week 6 | HOU 28, CIN 17 | HOU |
| 2008 | Week 8 | CIN 6, HOU 35 | HOU |
| 2005 | Week 4 | HOU 10, CIN 16 | CIN |
| 2003 | Week 10 | HOU 27, CIN 34 | CIN |
| 2002 | Week 9 | CIN 38, HOU 3 | CIN |
Results through (Eastern time).
From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999. Regular season and playoffs, counted by franchise: Raiders games include Oakland, Chargers games San Diego, Rams games St. Louis.