Devin Singletary Becomes Houston Texans' First 100-Yard Rusher in Week 10 Win
The Houston Texans, touchdown underdogs against the hosting Cincinnati Bengals, once again pulled off the improbable. And yet, the last-second field goal to ice a chaotic fourth quarter wasn’t the most shocking development of Sunday’s action.
It took 10 weeks and nine games, but the Texans have their first 100-yard rusher of the season. Running back Devin Singletary had his best outing for the season, giving the Houston faithful a glimpse of what this offense could look like with a legitimate ground game.
He didn’t just crack 100 yards, either. He left it in the dust. Singletary ran 30 times for 150 yards and a score. Quarterback C.J. Stroud was the only other Texan with more than one rush.
Singletary takes a handoff from Stroud in the Week 10 win.
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Singletary was quick to share the credit after the Week 10 win.
“Man, the O-Line, they was going crazy, moving guys crazy,” he said. “Tight ends, you had the receivers not only blocking on the edges, they were getting inside the box, getting grimy and dirty.”
It was perhaps the offensive line’s best performance of the season. Stroud was pressured a bit but was only sacked once. The run game gained 188 yards against a legitimately good Cincinnati defense.
Against Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo’s unit, everything clicked, and instead of falling victim to their own hype, the Texans shocked the football world. Stroud out-dueled Cincinnati star Joe Burrow, but it was the run game that made this one possible.
After rushing for the 30th-best yards per attempt in football before Sunday, Houston averaged 5.5 yards per carry and had the volume to match. Finally, it had all come together.
“We’ve been working at it,” Singletary said. “The run game hasn’t been what we’ve wanted it, but that’s the league. We kept fighting, and today, we got it going.”
Sunday’s contest was the best game of Singletary’s career and a miraculous sequel to the Texans’ Week 9 win. If the offense retains anything close to this level of efficiency on the ground, Houston could very well make some noise down the stretch.
