Tyler Boyd’s dropped touchdown was a brutal lasting image of the Bengals’ upset loss to Texans

It can’t be described as the reason the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Houston Texans Sunday, but Tyler Boyd’s dropped go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter is definitely part of why they didn’t win.

It took a series of unlikely events to even give the Bengals a chance to take the lead after trailing by 10 — including just the second interception of the season thrown by CJ Stroud — but with under two minutes left in the game, Cincinnati had a chance to take the lead.

Unfortunately, Boyd couldn’t haul in a wide open touchdown on third down, leaving the Bengals to settle for a game-tying field goal instead.

Had Boyd caught the pass, the underdog Texans (+7) would have needed a touchdown to win (though the cover seemed to be secured). But with the game tied, Houston had plenty of time left to drive into position for a field goal to win outright as time expired.

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