Week 10: Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Gresham, Rucker looking to step up in reunion

When Cincinnati takes on Arizona on Sunday Night Football, there will be several former Bengals getting a shot at their old team after signing with the Cardinals in recent years. Jermaine Gresham and Frostee Rucker are among them.

What fans accomplished Monday by booing Bengals

You spent the money and had every right in the world to voice your displeasure with your team's performance, just don't get salty when that is the perception you carry of your fandom.

Bengals' defense playing in Mike Zimmer fashion

Lost in the ugliness of Monday's loss to the Texans was the beauty of another great performance by the Bengals' defense as they held another team to just 10 points and looked like the Bengals' former Mike Zimmer-coached defenses.

Texans vs Bengals: Unsung Hero of the Week

We take a look at some of the more underrated Bengals' performances in their loss against the Texans. Cast your vote and sound off on your selection!

Whitworth: This is one of the most important weeks

A few key Bengals spoke to the local media on recently, and had some very interesting things to say about the loss against the Texans and the upcoming matchup against Carson Palmer and the Cardinals.

Texans vs Bengals: Most Valuable Player

It was a rough game for the Bengals on Monday Night Football, but we're still going to roll out the weekly MVP award for the team. Cast your vote and sound off on your selection!

Dalton on Watt comments: Reaction wasn’t warranted

Andy Dalton hasn't listened to the J.J. Watt interview and he doesn't plan to. He is admitting that his response wasn't warranted and what he did wrong was listen to the media telling him about Watt's quote opposed to hearing it on his own.

Week 10 Bengals vs Texans: What We Learned

As surprising as it was that the Bengals couldn't extend their franchise-best record to 9-0, plenty was learned on Monday night and not much was lost. We take a look at the biggest takeaways from Monday night.

Texans vs Bengals: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

We take a look at the best and worst from the Cincinnati Bengals in their disappointing 10-6 loss against the Houston Texans. This week marks a stark contrast to the first eight games of this season.

Bengals social media roundup: Rookies pay bill

The Bengals suffered their first loss of the season, and the post-game reaction was noticeably different than it has been for the last eight games. Let's just say, losing is not nearly as fun as winning.

Week 10 Bengals vs Texans: Goat of Week

Now that the Bengals have recorded a loss on the season, we're resurrecting the Goat of the Week series and go about the process that no one enjoys - figuring out who and what contributed to the Bengals' loss.

Bengals rookies can't manage to get in on action

Let's just chalk Monday's loss up to another important lesson for the Bengals' rookie class in how to accept defeat and move on. How did the rookies perform on Monday night? Well, they weren't given many opportunities.

Revisiting our 5 keys to win and what went wrong

Last week we posted the five things the Bengals needed to do (or avoid) to come away with a win against Houston. Now we're going back to see how accurate those keys were and if the Bengals accomplished them in their loss.

Bengals running game struggles continue on MNF

After the running backs and offensive line carried the maligned Bengals' offense in 2014, it's been a different story in 2015. The epiphany became painfully evident on Monday night against the Texans.

Adam Jones on Hopkins' TD: Put the game on me

Adam Jones was very vocal in the locker room after the Bengals loss to the Texans on Monday night. Reporters gathered around as he took credit for not making a play on the Texans only touchdown.

Bengals vs Texans: 5 thoughts from MNF loss

As bad as Monday's loss was to the Texans in primetime, the Bengals are still 8-1 and can right a lot of their wrongs this week. Here are five thoughts from Cincinnati's first loss of 2015 to Houston on Monday Night Football.

Tyler Eifert headlines Bengals stars no-showing

It was an awful night for the Bengals' offense on Monday night against the Texans, with a few stars struggling in the bright lights. While Tyler Eifert is on the road to a Pro Bowl campaign in 2015, he had the worst game of his career on Monday.

Bengals vs Texans: Offensive/Defensive snap count

We take a look at some of the most notable points from the Bengals' offensive and defensive snap counts and offer the full breakdown on both sides of the ball. Jeremy Hill received less than half the snaps that Giovani Bernard got, and deservedly so.

Tweets, immediate reaction from Bengals' 1st loss

The Bengals suffered their first loss of the season and the Twitterverse reacted with a lot of hate and negativity, but some optimism and reminders that even with a loss, the Bengals are 8-1. And there's nothing to hate about 8-1.

Dalton disappointed in Watt's post-game comments

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was offended by comments made by Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt following Monday's loss.

Bengals vs Texans: Winners and Losers

We take a look at the Bengals' winners and losers following their matchup with the Texans. It was an ugly game that saw both offenses nonexistent for much of the way and the defenses having to carry their clubs.

Loss No. 1: Texans bring down Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals have dropped their first game of the season. The game featured many of the usual primetime traits that have hounded the Bengals for years.

Dalton and Green connect for best Bengals play yet

Halftime entertainment: Monkeys riding dogs

Domata Peko with a sack and belly dance