Last week the Texans obtained a fifth quarterback-B.J Daniels-from the Seattle Seahawks to back up Weeden while waiting for Brian Hoyer to be cleared from his concussion protocol from an independent neurologist.
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They lucked out on their current quarterback Brandon Weeden who was fetched out of the Dallas Cowboys’ scrap heap when back-up T. J. Yates went down with a knee injury just about the same time Tony Romo returned from his broken collarbone.
The Houston Texans could win the AFC South Division mainly due to how well quarterback Brandon Weeden ran the offense the past two weeks.
Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien was really honest about his team early on this season, saying they simply weren’t very good.
In the first half, running back Antonio Andrews fumbled, and the Texans picked up the loose ball and ran it in for a touchdown.
The initial diagnosis from doctors last Sunday was that he had torn the said ligament, and tests conducted the following Monday in Houston confirmed the extent of the injury.
NOTES: Titans WR Kendall Wright started and caught three passes before going to the locker room after re-injuring his left knee, which kept him out of three games in November.
-QB Zach Mettenberger dropped to 0-9 all-time as a starting quarterback for the Titans. Alfred Blue registered just his second 100-yard rushing game of the season, and the ground attack helped take pressure off both of Houston’s quarterbacks.
If there is any good news for the Titans, the loss did put them one step away now from obtaining the first overall pick in the 2016 draft.
“I take a lot of responsibility in that, that I am not getting the message clearly across of what has to happen for us to win the game”, Mularkey said.
At that point the 2-5 Texans looked dead in the water, but O’Brien was right, there was a lot of season left to be played.
“I wanted to do my job and do my job well and get into the playoffs and have a big season so he could continue being the head coach, because I have such respect for him and he’s the only coach I’ve had in the NFL”, Manning said. “That’s how he plays the game. We’re not the type of team that can get behind early and come back”. “We say the same things each and every week“.
By then, a malaise had settled over the offense, which went three-and-out on six of its final 10 possessions.
Despite the Titans’ best efforts, the Texans’ star receiver, DeAndre Hopkins had a solid day with seven catches for 117 yards and a score.
The Titans will be playing without their rookie quarterback, Marcus Mariota. He’s 0-3 in his starts this season after going 0-6 as a starter in 2014. Houston is allowing just 189.5 passing yards per game since Week 8 and Mettenberger will likely struggle today versus the Texans’ stout defense.
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O’Brien said Clowney had no structural damage to his foot.
