The Texans (3-5) are in Cincinnati for a Monday Night Football showdown with undefeated Bengals (8-0).
Nobody's giving Houston a chance, and that's fine.
The last two times this team traveled to Paul Brown Stadium, they were underdogs as well.
In 2009, Houston entered the game at 2-3, and they beat the Bengals by a 28-17 margin in what would be the first of three straight victories.
In 2011, rookie T.J. Yates and the Texans trailed for 58 minutes and 58 seconds. But Yates guided the Texans on a game-winning touchdown drive, drilling Kevin Walter for a 7-yard score with 2 seconds remaining.