Web produced by: Megan WasmundThe NFL and the Bengals have announced that the game against the Houston Texans scheduled for November 9 has been changed. The game will now take place on Sunday, October 26 at 4:05 p.m.
The Bengals were scheduled to have a bye week on October 26. The team's bye week will now by November 9.
The changes have been made as an effort by NFL to accommodate the Texans after Hurricane Ike damaged the Reliant Stadium.
Below is the official press release from the CIncinnati Bengals Public Relations.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; SAT., SEPT. 13, 2008 FROM CINCINNATI BENGALS PUBLIC RELATIONS
BENGALS' GAME AT HOUSTON MOVED UP TO OCTOBER 26
The NFL announced today that the Bengals' scheduled game at the Houston Texans, originally set for Sunday, Nov. 9, has been changed to Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4:05 p.m. eastern time. The Bengals originally had a bye for the weekend of Oct. 26, but Cincinnati's bye will now be the weekend of Nov. 9.
The changes were made as part of a three-team rescheduling caused by damage in Houston from Hurricane Ike, including damage to Houston's Reliant Stadium. Because conditions in Houston will prevent this weekend's Baltimore at Houston game from being played, the Baltimore-Houston game has been rescheduled for Nov. 9. The Ravens and Texans will now have their byes this weekend. Baltimore's bye had originally been scheduled the weekend of Nov. 9, and Houston's bye had originally been scheduled the weekend of Oct. 26.
