Game: Houston Texans (2-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-1)
Series Leader: Cincinnati Bengals: 3-1
Streak: Texans won last game
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 2-1. Kubiak: 1-0
Broadcast: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Don Criqui, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 154 (Hou.), 121 (Cin.). XM: 107 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Battle Red Blog
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Sunny with a high of 54 degrees [Weather.com]
Uniform: Orange
Television Coverage: If the Bengals sellout, then southwest Ohio and parts of Northern Kentucky and most of the state of Texas and parts of the surrounding states. [506]
CINCINNATI BENGALS
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| INACTIVE | OUT | PROBABLE |
| Andre Smith | T Andre Smith (foot) | S Kyries Hebert (hip) |
| Jordan Palmer | LB Rashad Jeanty (finger) | |
| Roy Williams | DOUBTFUL | S Chinedum Ndukwe (hamstring) |
| Brian Leonard | RB Brian Leonard (groin) | QB Carson Palmer (left thumb) |
| Scott Kooistra | DE Frostee Rucker (ankle) | WR Jerome Simpson (illness) |
| Jerome Simpson | ||
| Frostee Rucker | QUESTIONABLE | |
| Chase Coffman | DT Tank Johnson (foot) | |
| S Roy Williams (forearm) | ||
HOUSTON TEXANS
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| INACTIVE | OUT | PROBABLE |
| Nick Ferguson | S Nick Ferguson (knee) | LB Zach Diles (knee) |
| Shaun Cody | LB DeMeco Ryans (shoulder) | |
| Dan Orlovsky | QUESTIONABLE | DE Mario Williams (shoulder) |
| Glenn Martinez | DT Shaun Cody (illness) | |
| Antwaun Molden | LB Brian Cushing (foot) | |
| DelJuan Robinson | ||
| Tutan Reyes | ||
| Anthony Hill |