CINCINNATI (AP) – Texans cornerback Charles James stopped in a corner of the tiger-striped end zone and cupped a hand to his right ear, seeing what the crowd had to say about this outcome.
Not much. They’d seen it before.
T.J. Yates came off the bench in the second half and rallied Houston to a 10-6 victory on Monday night that knocked the Bengals from the ranks of unbeaten and added to the Texans’ legacy of tormenting the team from Cincinnati.
“Yes, it was a little nostalgic,” said Yates, who threw a 22-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins in the fourth quarter for the game’s only touchdown.
Nostalgic for the Texans (4-6). Miserable for the Bengals (8-1), who struggled on offense all game and then let a chance to pull it out slip away in the end.