Dave Lapham’s Keys To Bengals Victory Over The Houston Texans

The Cincinnati Bengals will look for their fifth straight and sixth wins overall when they host the Houston Texans and rookie quarterback CJ Stroud on Sunday afternoon at Paycor Stadium.

The Texans enter the game on a high note after some last-second heroics from Stroud over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday. However, the Bengals continue to take their play to another level, knocking off the Buffalo Bills in front of a national audience last Sunday night.

Will the Bengals look past the Texans with a significant match-up and quick turnaround game against the Baltimore Ravens scheduled for Thursday night?

Since the win over the Bills, the Bengals have seen their injury reports grow as Tee Higgins and Sam Hubbard missed practice Thursday, and Ja'Marr Chase continues to nurse his back, having returned to practice on Thursday.

The Texans lead the overall series and hold a 4-2 advantage in games played in Cincinnati. The Bengals did win the most recent contest between the two 37-31 in Houston during the 2020 season.

Will the Bengals remain hot and head to Baltimore with a five-game winning streak?

Will critical injuries to key offensive players slow down the success Joe Burrow has seen the past few weeks?

In the latest edition of In The Trenches With Dave Lapham, presented by First Star Logistics, Keys To Bengals Victory, Lap provides the key ingredients Zac Taylor's team needs to continue their winning ways.

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