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This is the best of the Ben Mallor show on Fox Sports Radio.

So the NFL week two schedule begins.

Much hype.

The build up, the lead up to Cincinnati and Houston was all about who.

Yes, it was about Deshawn Watson, right?

Perfect for television.

His birthday, first NFL start, and then they had to play the game.

Then they had to play the game.

Now, the Cincinnati Bengals are deficient in football ability on the offensive side.

And so are the Houston Texans, for that matter.

And it made for a very bad watch.

It was a bad watch between these two combatants in the National Football League. And in the end,

it was a war of attrition between the Texans and the Bengals.

And Houston ended up standing out in front.

And one more, one more play, and they won the game.

13 to 9 was the final.

Remember, Cincinnati was the overwhelming favorite in the gambling community.

We told you the other day that this was a team that was hot.

People kept betting on the Bengals, the common gambler, the sharp better, loved Cincinnati

at home so much so that the point spread at Paul Brown Stadium at one point had gone all the way

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