CINCINNATI ?-- With four touchdown passes, Matt Schaub deprived the Bengals of another day for drama.
Schaub tied his career high with his four scoring throws-two of them to tight end Owen Daniels-as the Houston Texans had their way all day, pulling away to a 28-17 victory over a Cincinnati team that couldn't stay close enough to give itself a chance at the end.
The Bengals (4-2) had won three straight games in the last 22 seconds, pulling off one improbable drive after another because an opponent failed to finish them off. They had one more escape on Sunday-Steve Slaton fumbled with the Texans (3-3) in field-goal range with 6:12 left.
Drama? Not this time. The Bengals fumbled the ball two plays later, a sign the odds had caught up with them.
