The Houston Texans face the Cincinnati Bengals for a battle between two teams out of the playoffs that are playing for respect and to build momentum going into the offseason.
For the Texans (4-10), every game is an audition for their new coach and general manager, who chairman and CEO Cal McNair is diligently searching to install. Not only do players want to provide good tape for the new Texans staff to look at, but they also want to have great tape just in case the new regime in Houston wants to do extensive churning of the roster.
Deshaun Watson will be the star of the game. The three-time Pro Bowler has played magnificently in 2020 despite the rest of the team not exactly meeting the occasion, save for left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who earned his second career Pro Bowl. If there are any GIF-able moments, or highlights for Sportscenter, they will no doubt come out of drives where Watson has the ball in his hands.
The Bengals aren’t going to lie down just because they are 3-10-1. Cincinnati is coming off a shocking upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. No doubt second-year coach Zac Taylor will want to build off of that positive energy and get his team to buy into his culture, because the turnaround is expected to happen in 2021 when Joe Burrow returns from his torn ACL.
To get ready for the Week 16 action here is important game day information so you can catch the game.
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Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans — Sunday, Dec. 27 at 12:00 p.m. CT
TV channel: FOX (Chris Meyers & Greg Jennings)
Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM & 100.3 FM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)
Location: NRG Stadium
Forecast: Partly cloudy, 68 degrees, 11 mph wind (indoors)
Referee: Brad Rogers
Odds: Bengals -7.5
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