Houston Earns Big Road Win At Cincinnati

Houston Earns Big Road Win At Cincinnati

by Ross Everett

Behind a career day for quarterback Matt Schaub, the Houston
Texans erased a 17-14 halftime deficit to score 14 points in
the second half and defeat the host Cincinnati Bengals
28-17. Schaub threw for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns against
one interception in the solid road victory. Against a team
that had won three straight games in the final seconds,
Houston never gave Cincinnati the chance to create any late
drama.

Houston took the money as +3′ road underdogs with the
outright win, and both teams are now 3-3 on the season
against the NFL pointspread. The 45 points just managed to
stay UNDER the posted total of 46. The Texans have gone
UNDER in 4 of 6 this season while the Bengals evened their
NFL totals record at 3-3.

After the victory, Schaub said that his team knew of
Houston’s penchant for late game comebacks and that ‘putting
them away’ would be a priority:

“Every game went down to the wire for them. Credit goes to
them because they were able to find ways to win those games.
So it was a matter of putting the game away.”

The Texans’ low key head coach Gary Kubiak would only offer
that:

“Matt continues to put up exceptional numbers on the road.”

The defense did a stellar job as well, shutting out the
Bengals in the second half. In the third quarter, Houston
only allowed six yards on nine plays for a franchise record.
Cornerback Dunta Robininson talked about the defensive corps
mindset:

“It was swarm tackling. Everybody has a job to do, and today
we made this team a one-dimensional team. Overall as a
defense, we played well.”

In the losing locker room, wide receiver Chad Ochocinco
admitted that his team knew that they couldn’t rely on last
minute heroics to win games:

“That’s our fault. We’ve been saying that we can’t keep
winning with the way we’ve been playing. We’ve got to be
consistent for all four quarters.”

The Bengals will play their next two games at home, starting
with a contest against the Chicago Bears this Sunday.
Cincinnati is a -1 home favorite with the total set at 42.
They’ll host the Baltimore Ravens the following Sunday
before traveling to Pittsburgh for a game against the
Steelers on November 15. The Texans host the San Francisco
49ers on Sunday, with Houston a -3 home favorite and the
total set at 44.

Ross Everett is a staff oddsmaker for Sports-1 Sportsbook as
well as a widely published freelance sportswriter
specializing in fight sports, investing strategy and how to
<a
href=”http://www.sports-1.com/sports/football-betting/nfl.php”>bet
on NFL</a> football. He is a well known authority on <a
href=”http://www.sports-1.com”>Internet sports betting</a>,
food and wine and fencing. He lives in Las Vegas with three
Jack Russell Terriers and a pet wallaby.