(Photo / Bill Baptist)A cohesive collective of great tackling and on the spot decision making hurled the fading Houston Texans past the rising Cincinnati Bengals 28-17 on Sunday.
The Houston defense was the story of the day as they executed with precision and did not allow last minute heroics from Carson Palmer and the Bengals. The Texans defense held the Bengals to 46 rushing yards and less than 300 yards of total offense.
Out of the 11 starters, it was rookie Linebacker Brian Cushing who shined overall. Cushing combined for 9 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and an interception that sealed the win late in the fourth quarter.
The prolific performance of Houston's defense has only shown up to play for two games thus far this season. From week to week, how are we to know which defense will show? The show stoppers in Cincy, or the guys that allowed Running Backs Chris Johnson and Maurice Jones-Drew to combine for 431 total yards in weeks 2 and 3?
Either way, the Texans are now 3-3 and can either go north or south from here on the heels of their defense.
By: Collin Dakheel
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