(AP Photo/Dave Einsel; previous weekly reviews are here)
The Texans (3-4) won their third game in a row for the first time in franchise history by drubbing the Bengals (0-8), who are truly dreadful. The Texans still have not beaten a good team this season, so it’s not time to start printing playoff tickets just yet.
However, one thing struck me about this game and almost every other one that the Texans have played during the 2+ years of the Kubiak era — the Texan players appear to play hard, if not particularly well all the time, for Kubiak. That effort reflects that at least the players think that he is the man to lead them to greater success. In contrast, it is clear that a number of Bengal players have packed it in on Bengal Coach Marvin Lewis. The Texans attempt to even their record next Sunday against the Vikings (3-4) in Minneapolis.