# Week 2, 2026: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

Sep 20, 2026 · final: Bengals 20, Texans 6 · 26 calls on record

Who do pundits pick in Bengals vs Texans? Of 18 pundits with a call on record, the room is split, 9 each. 7 named a score; the median has the Texans by 2. The Bengals won 20-6, so 9 of 18 had the winner. Their graded calls averaged 41 out of 100.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-2-bengals-at-texans

Picks:

- [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd) took the Texans; said Sep 19, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e43d4655-1b30-4892-a8ee-3cfe6bf29dba
- [Chris Broussard](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-broussard) took the Texans; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a54915e0-49e6-427b-a7a5-4feb5d0f3cbb
- [Greg Jennings](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-jennings) took the Texans; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/420d3e29-6224-43a2-8d68-b15c864838cd
- [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins) took the Bengals; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/36d4ede8-3066-4102-abbc-cb08e4544c92
- [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright) took the Texans; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d9357a30-3f1d-4be4-8ce6-529f21f9aeac
- [John Granato](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-granato) took the Texans; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9d9f9b6b-94a8-48dc-aa1b-e2549b84a2eb
- [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lance-zierlein) took the Bengals; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fcf4502c-2097-4ddb-989f-796469c8138e
- [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lance-zierlein) took the Texans; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d5b2172-ce70-4885-9a4e-8661f1781241
- [John Granato](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-granato) took the Texans; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/393e48f2-e8b5-4d41-9a77-36454d9c3829
- [Jared Dubin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin) took the Texans, Texans 26–Bengals 24; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 21.43 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2d7a391a-171e-4d38-abb6-3284a7670a86
- [LaVar Arrington](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lavar-arrington) took the Bengals; said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3de676f-cc70-4b5d-83ae-61333921c385
- [Brady Quinn](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brady-quinn) took the Bengals; said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76728f56-0fc7-40dc-8cb7-9cb5e90dd42f
- [Jonas Knox](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jonas-knox) took the Bengals; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/56c27b64-468b-43b3-8ae8-39364973c7d6
- [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Texans, Texans 28–Bengals 23; said Sep 18, 2026; scored 28.57 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29185ff4-dec4-498f-aa45-4ca2d72dcbe3
- [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nate-tice) took the Bengals; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de
- [Matt Harmon](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-harmon) took the Bengals; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21a71025-ab65-4716-ac2c-e77ad5ce3348
- [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nate-tice) took the Bengals, Bengals 20–Texans 17; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 73.81 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 18.75) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de
- [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani) took the Texans, Texans 27–Bengals 23; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 26.19 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6937b9aa-572a-4449-821a-32af833332f6
- [Jared Dubin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin) took the Texans, Texans 26–Bengals 24; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 21.43 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fc610de-6a6c-43c4-af7c-4c00c056d117
- [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani) took the Texans, Texans 27–Bengals 23; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 26.19 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/655e3b13-48e3-4472-8e72-6742885b4641
- [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan) took the Bengals; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0ee2daf0-868b-4ffd-a252-f478174d97f6
- [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman) took the Texans, Texans 24–Bengals 17; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 33.33 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a2c5da4-3fba-43d7-82eb-dc25b81f245e
- [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd) took the Bengals, Bengals 31–Texans 27; said Sep 17, 2026; scored 76.19 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5e7a2965-bd9c-4c78-81b8-cb9ff18f6520
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bengals, Bengals 23–Texans 20; said Sep 15, 2026; scored 73.81 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 15.44) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb6d274b-c294-4c3d-ba42-d3dee06c6e87
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Texans; said Aug 19, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/50eb251e-cf6b-417d-a0d6-bccba95e06fc
- [John Granato](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-granato) took the Texans; said May 19, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/90fd3c9e-7281-40ec-be9b-f741f1f476b0

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-2
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology