The Houston Texans have eased to a fourth consecutive victory courtesy of a 24-6 triumph over the New Orleans Saints at NRG Stadium this evening.
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Houston’s Cecil Short scored on a three yard run to give Houston a 14-0 lead.
“We struggled on the early downs”. I was kind of encouraged by that.
How bad was it after watching a replay of the game? “It was a big play for us”. This past draft looks to be real good and I’m excited about coaching them.
“I felt pretty good”, Peat said.
“When you’re playing against a front like Houston, you know Watt is going to be a challenge”. The Jacksonville Jaguars, who were looking to make a push for the division title, saw those hopes take a hit today after losing 31-25 to the San Diego Chargers.
When the Saints failed to put a touchdown on the scoreboard, it marked the first time in 156 games that they hadn’t reached the end zone. Brees, who had a passer rating of 61.6, was sacked twice by J.J. Watt.
Brees was 25 of 44 for 228 yards. They didn’t convert on any of the six.
Indy took the lead for good on Hasselbeck’s 9-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton midway through the third quarter.
“They’re a very good pass rush team, they’ve got very good cover guys on the back end”, Brees said. That is what it is so now for us as tough a pill it is to swallow yesterday and it’s tough for every one of us. “He gives his players a lot of information to help them in certain situations”.
“They’re doing all of the things that great teams do, “said Payton”. Those add up, though.
The Texans looked like one of the worst teams in the National Football League for the majority of the first half of the season. “I just want to be out there and be part of the team”.
-PK Kai Forbath booted a 57-yard field goal with 1:12 remaining in the first half, the longest of his career and third-longest in franchise history. The culprit: an inability to move the ball on first and second downs. Hoyer was seven-of-seven in the air on the drive. “He does them all the time at practice… We tried to keep him in the pocket and play tight coverage”. We couldn’t do diddly … poo offensively.
Watt had 8.5 sacks in his last five games.
Hoyer completed his first 11 passes before he was intercepted by Jairus Byrd. Jackson, who also finished with four tackles (two solo) and a tackle for a loss, credits improved communication with the recent success in the defensive backfield. “There will be some things that we’ve got to clean up but overall, it was organized and efficient”.
Griffin knocked down the pylon on his way out of bounds on his touchdown on the first drive and the play was reviewed but upheld because the ball crossed the goal line.
It’s time for major changes out on Airline Drive.
Former Hahnville and LSU Tiger Alfred Blue ran for 77 yards and a touchdown as Houston soundly defeated New Orleans, 24-6. This Sunday, the Saints host the undefeated Carolina Panthers. What’s left for the Saints to play for at this point? Whether it’s Kikaha or Andrus (Peat) or any of the young players and we have had a number of them play early this year.
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And while you can make jokes about the AFC South (it’s easy, trust us), the Texans are playing well enough to be legitimate playoff contenders regardless of address.
