Texans' last-second win vs. Bengals nets $5.5M parlay payout - ESPN

One of the largest payouts on a parlay bet ever reported by a U.S. sportsbook — $5.5 million — came down to the final seconds and a game-winning drive authored by Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.

A bettor in Florida won $5.5 million on a $500,000 four-leg NFL parlay with the newly re-opened Hard Rock sportsbook, when Texans kicker Matt Ammendola hit a 38-yard field goal on the final play to lift Houston to a 30-27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

The four legs of the same-game parlay were:

• The Houston Texans to beat the Cincinnati Bengals

• The Texans-Bengals to go over 44.5 points

• Texans running back Devin Singletary to score a touchdown

• Singletary to go over 51.5 rushing yards

They all hit, as the underdog Texans upset the Bengals. Singletary rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown, and Stroud completed 3 of 4 passes to get Houston into field goal position on the final drive.

«Who else cooked us?» Hard Rock sportsbook's account posted on X, formerly Twitter, noting the big parlay payout.

Hard Rock's online sportsbook in Florida had been closed for two years, while a legal battle played out all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Since re-opening last Tuesday, a source familiar with the action said million-dollar bets have not been uncommon.

On Wednesday, a bettor in Florida placed two bets totaling $1,546,000 on a one-win Kent State football team against Bowling Green.

The bets:

• $1.12 million on Kent State +10.5 (-115)

• $426,000 on Kent State money line at +325

Bowling Green won 49-19.

Jon Chapper, senior director of communications for Hard Rock Digital, confirmed the Kent State bets to ESPN, but declined to disclose whether they were from the same player who won the $5.5 million parlay.