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Official Texans @ Jaguars Game Thread, 11/13/2016
The 5-3 Texans head off to Jacksonville on Sunday to take on the 2-6 Jaguars. The Texans will be looking for their first road win, the Jags will be looking for their first true home win (their other "home" win was in London).
Jags QB Blake Bortles has thrown for 2156 yds, 59.2% completion, 14 TDs, 10 INTs and has a 80.1 rating. The main rushers are TJ Yeldon (253 yds, 3.6 avg), Chris Ivory (236 yds, 4.1 avg) and Bortles himself (199 yds, 6.0 avg). Leading receivers are Allen Hurns (443 yds, 14.3 avg), Marqise Lee (442 yds, 13.0 avg), Allen Robinson (442 yds, 11.3 avg) and Julius Thomas (245 yds, 11.7 avg). The Jag defense is a respectable 11th allowing 334.5 yds/gm but 25th in points allowed (26.9). The Texans don't get much respect in recent power rankings but many keep picking them to win week after week. It's been noted that the Texans schedule actually becomes easier as they face only one team with a winning record (Oakland) in their final eight games.... --------------------------------------------------------------- TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, Nov 13. Announcers = Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon The line = (mostly) Texans by 1.5 --------------------------------------------------------------- Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area: FOX (early) = Green Bay @ Tennessee, Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston FOX (late) = Dallas @ Pittsburgh, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman -------------------------------------------------------------- Prime time: TNF = Cleveland @ Baltimore (NFLN) SNF = Seattle @ New England (NBC) MNF = Cincinnati @ NY Giants (ESPN) |
I'm feeling reasonably confident although wary how easily this squad turns into a pumpkin on the road. The Texans have a higher winning percentage over the years when playing in Florida than they do playing in Texas.
One thing critics have noticed is that Bortles gets a lot of his yards in garbage time after the other team has pulled way ahead. The Texans do not specialize in pulling way ahead so it will be interesting to see what happens down the stretch of a tight game. The Texans should be wary of the TE tandem of Julius Thomas and Marcedes Lewis. Hopefully, our safeties are back at 100% for this game. |
I could feel reasonably confidant about this game if it were in NRG but not on the road.
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A bit of funny business going on with the spread..... Jags now favored by 2.5.
Takes big money to move the line so it looks like the sharps/syndicate bettors love the Jags for some reason.... If I had to guess, it's a situational thing: Texans lousy road team, Jags showing improvement, Texans somewhat banged up.....plus, there may be some other long term metrics/trends that are pointing to the Jags.... Frankly, I don't see it.... Texans have had 2 weeks to prepare and the Jags haven't proven much of anything, yet. I'm on the Texans....still, this might be a game where everything goes wrong..... |
Texans win the toss and defer. Jags to receive the opening kickoff.
--------------------------------------------- Kickoff is a touchback. Jag's ball at their 25. --------------------------------------------- Yeldon gets caught by McKinney for loss of 1. Pass to TE gets 6. 3rd and 5 coming up. Pass to Robinson on the sideline gets 7 and the 1st down. Pass to Lewis gets no gain. Yeldon goes for 4. Brings up 3rd and 6. Wooooooooooohooo, pick 6 Kareem Jackson! Texans 7, Jags 0 11:57 left in the 1st qtr. |
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Jag's ball at their 25.
---------------------------------------- Ivory for 1. Dumpoff to Ivory gets 8. 3rd and 1 coming up. Short pass to Ivory gets about 3 and the 1st down. End around to Lee gets 6. Pass to Robinson gets 5 and the 1st down. Deep pass to Hurns is caught but out of bounds, inc. Ivory rushes for 5. Brings up 3rd and 5 at the Texan 49. Pass to Lee gets 8 and the 1st down. Ivory sweeps right for 13. Ball marked at the Texan 26. Timeout Texans with 7:21 left in the 1st qtr. ---------------------------------------------- Pass to Koyack goes to the Texan 11 yard line. Short pass to Yeldon gets 3. Pass to Lewis gets 3. 3rd and 4 coming up at the Texan 5 yard line. Pass to Thomas goes for the TD. Texans 7, Jags 7 5:14 left in the 1st qtr. |
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
------------------------------------------- L Miller for 3. Pass to Griffin gets 6. 3rd and 2 coming up. A Jag (Cyprien) shaken up on the play. Injury timeout. ------------------------------------------- One 3rd and 2, L Miller gets 3, 1st down. Oz pressured, throws it at the feet of a receiver, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. L Miller for 1. Brings up 3rd and 9. Pass to Fido gets 13, 1st down at midfield. L Miller for 4. L Miller busts loose! 45 yards, down at the 1 yard line. 1st and goal. Blue stopped for no gain. Pass to Griffin good for the TD! Texans 14, Jags 7 19 seconds left in the 1st qtr. |
Lee brings the ensuing kickoff back to about the Jag 20 yard line. Jag's ball.
------------------------------------------ Titans 14, Packers 0 Redskins 14, Vikings 0 ------------------------------------------ Yeldon gets in a scrum for 7. End of the 1st qtr. ------------------------------------------ On 2nd and 3 at their 27, Yeldon gets 5 and the 1st down. Yeldon dodges his way for 5 yards. 2nd and 5 coming up. Pass at the sideline gets sniffed out for a loss of 1. Nice tackle, McKinney. Pass to Lee over the middle goes for 18. Ball at the Texan 45. Ivory sweeps right for no gain but a flag is down..... holding on Jags, -10. Makes it 1st and 20. Pass to Robinson gets 11. Pass ricochets off the receivers foot and is INT'ed by Mercilus! Texan's ball at the Jag 49. |
Nice catch on the errant pass by Dhop. Gain of 8.
Blue powers for 5 and the 1st down. Pass to B Miller off the mark, inc. Blue caught for loss of 3. 3rd and 13 coming up. Texans use a timeout (#2). ----------------------------------------------- On 3rd and 13 at the Jag 39, pass to Dhop along the sideline draws the PI but the Texans get caught for hands to the face. Offsetting, replay the down. Pass to Fido gets 7......... Texans to go for the FG. Novak's 49-yarder peels off wide left, no good. Score remains: Texans 14, Jags 7 9 minutes left in the half. |
Jags ball at their 31 after the missed FG.
--------------------------------------------- Ivory for 2. Pass to Lee gets 7. 3rd and 1 coming up. Pass to Hurns gets 2 and the 1st down. Pass to Robinson at the sideline gets 16. Ball at the Texan 34. Ivory for 2. Handoff is bumbled but the Jags fall on it. Loss of 4. 3rd and 12 coming up. Pass to Robinson off the mark, inc. Jags to go for the long FG. Myers 54-yarder is good. Texans 14, Jags 10 5:17 left in the half. |
Ervin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 22. Texan's ball.
------------------------------------------- L Miller for maybe 2. Pass to Griffin on the sideline gets 1. 3rd and 7 coming up. Oz scrambles for the 1st down at the 36 yard line. Screen pass gets batted down, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. L Miller bottled up for a loss of 1. 3rd and 11 coming up. L Miller injured on the play, injury timeout with 3 minutes left in the half. -------------------------------------------- Pass to Hop gets the 1st down but a flag is down....holding on Jags is declined. Ball at the Jag 49. Pass to B Miller gets 10 and the 1st down. 2 minute warning. -------------------------------------------- Pass to Hop gets almost 8. Blue for no gain. 3rd and 3 coming up. Pass to Hop is off the mark, inc. Texans to go for the FG. Novak's 50-yarder is off to the right, no good. Jags ball at their 40 yard line. |
Pass to Thomas too high, inc.
On 2nd and 10, pass to Thomas gets 2. Brings up 3rd and 8 with 57 seconds left in the half. Bortles pressured, scrambles away for a gain of about 10 or so and the 1st down. Dumpoff to Yeldon gets 7. 41 seconds left in the half. Pass to Lee off the mark, inc. 3rd and 3 coming up. Quick pass to Lee is broken up, inc. Jags going for it on 4th and 3. Bortles pass almost picked by Demps but inc. Texans takeover on downs at their 40 yard line. |
Oz's pass is batted down, inc.
Oz scrambles for about 7 and draws the roughing penalty while running out of bounds. Places the ball at the Jag 37 with 17 seconds left. Pass to Griffin too high, inc. Deep pass to Hop too long, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up with 7 seconds left in the half. Crappy pass to Hop comes up short. Texans going for it 4th down.... Deep pass goes out bounds, inc. End of the half. Texans 14, Jags 10 |
Osweiler is a joke.
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What was that last series about ? O'Brien didn't even act like he was interested in getting into position and salvaging any points, like maybe a FG from 40 or 35 yards ? Sure Novak can't hit if from 50 but maybe he can from 35.
It gets more and more discouraging watching Osweiler. I almost wished he had a gotten nicked up from the out of bounds hit from the Jags defender so they would have to bring in Savage for a few plays. |
2nd half kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
------------------------------------------ Pass to Hop at the sideline too high, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. L Miller for 1. On 3rd and 9, pass to Hop caught out of bounds, inc. but flags are down..... double holding calls on the Texans are declined. Texans to punt. Nice tackle by Ervin on the punt ... flags down.... personal foul on the Jags.... places the ball at the Jag 13. Jag's ball. |
BO is working on nine straight incompletions. How far will he go?
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Pass to Lewis off the mark, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Yeldon for 6. Brings up 3rd and 4. Pass to Robinson goes for 15. Yeldon gets caught by Clowney for a loss of 1. Pass to Robinson gets 5. 3rd and 5 coming up. Pass to Yeldon gets 17 and the 1st down. Deep pass to Hurns too long, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. Ivory for 2. Brings up 3rd and 8. Pass to Thomas gets 2. Jags will be punting..... Punt goes into the end zone for a touchback. Texan's ball at their 20. 9:13 left in the 3rd qtr. |
Hunt for 9.
Oz scrambles for 3 or 4 on a busted play. Pass to Hop broken up, inc. On 2nd and 10, Hunt gets loose but flag on Clark for holding brings it back. Makes it 2nd and 20 coming up. Pass to Fido gets 5. 3rd and 15 coming up. Delay to Hunt only gets 3. Texans will punt. Nice tackle by Anderson keeps the punt return from being worse, Jags will have the ball at their 28 yard line. |
Bortles sacked by Reader! Loss of 8.
Pass over the middle goes inc. On 3rd and 18, pass to Lewis loses 3 more. Jags will have to punt. Ervin brings the punt all the way back to the Jag 7 yard line! 57 yards on the return! |
Pass to Anderson goes for the TD! 7 yards.
Texans 21, Jags 10 4:07 left in the 3rd qtr. |
Jags bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 21. Jag's ball.
--------------------------------------- Ivory for 4. Ivory for 3. Flag down.... holding on the Jags makes it 2nd and 16 coming up. Oh jeez, deep pass is PI'ed by KJ. Places the ball at the Jag 43. Ivory for 3. Ivory for no gain. Brings up 3rd and 7. Pass to Robinson goes for 19 and a 1st down at the Texan 35. Timeout Jags (#1) with 1:21 left in the 3rd qtr. ------------------------------------------------- Bortles pass can't find a home, inc. Yeldon for 5. Brings up 3rd and 5. Pass to Thomas gets 4...... Jags going for it on 4th and 1. End of the 3rd qtr. ------------------------------------------------- Jags change their minds and opt to go for the FG. Myers 44-yarder is good. Texans 21, Jags 13 14:56 left in the game. |
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
-------------------------------------- Hunt for 4. Hop gets called for PI. Makes it 2nd and 16. Oz's pass too hot to handle, inc. Brings up 3rd and 16. Well done, Hunt! 17 yards on the sweep, 1st down. Blue gets 4 tough yards. Blue gets almost 6. Measurement shows the Texans about a football short of the 1st down. On 3rd and 1, pitchout to Hunt gets 11 and the 1st down. Blue powers for 12. Good, tough running by Blue.... Hunt for 2. Oz gets sacked. Loss of 7. On 3rd and 15, Hunt gets about 4.....Texans will go for the FG..... Novak's 51-yarder is good. (Hooray!) Texans 24, Jags 13 8:32 left in the game. |
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Jag's ball at their 25.
Gotta keep Blake "4th quarter" Bortles in check, here..... --------------------------------------------- Pass to Lee gets 15. Whoa, deep pass to Lee is underthrown, inc. Shoulda been a completion. Pass to Robinson gets 16. Yeldon caught by Clowney for loss of 1. Deep pass to Robinson too long, inc. Brings up 3rd and 11. Simon with the sack! Loss of 10. Jags to punt. Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 27. Texan's ball with 6:05 left in the game. |
L Miller gets 16.
L Miller for 1. Pass to Hop good for 6. 3rd and 3 coming up. Swing pass to Hunt only gets 2. Texans to punt on 4th and 1. Lechler's punt goes out of bounds at the Jag 8 yard line. Jag's ball with 3:44 left in the game. |
Pass to Robinson off his hands, inc.
Pass to Thomas gets 12. Bortles pass is batted down by Simon, inc. Pass to Hurns gets 10 and the 1st down. Pass to Hurns broken up by Socks, inc. Oh, jeez, offsides Texans and KJ does the PI on a deep ball. Huge penalty. Places the ball at the Texan 28. Pass to Koyack goes for 13. Pass to Thomas goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up from the Texan 15. Pass to Robinson in the end zone good for the TD. Jags going for two.... Pass to Robinson good for the 2 pt conversion. Texans 24, Jags 21 2:17 left in the game. |
The ensuing kickoff is bobbled by Ervin. Texans will have the ball at their 8 yard line.
---------------------------------------------- L Miller for 3. Timeout Jags (#2). L Miller for 2. 2 minute warning. ---------------------------------------------- On 3rd and 5, slant pass to Hop goes for the 1st down at the Jag 23. L Miller loses 1. Jags use their last timeout with 1:10 left in the game. L Miller for 2. L Miller for 2. Time runs out. Final score: Texans 24, Jags 21 Whew. Well, it's becoming the standard ugly Texans win (TM)... |
Akeem Hunt should have never been cut.
For as ugly as this season has been at times, the Texans at 6-3 haven't been three games over .500 since the glory days of Schaub iirc. So there's that. Next week in primetime against the Raiders in Mexico is setting us up for another national nightmare most likely, but it sure would be nice if they'd flip the script on that one. Would be huge for potential playoff seeding. |
Blake Bortles' throwing motion looks like a long armed pitching machine. I think his mechanics have gotten much worse since he's been in the league. Maybe he actually had talent at some point and JAX just ruined him. But his throwing motion is turning into right handed Tebow.
We were terrible today and led wire to wire in a road win. That is a testament to Jacksonville. Our kicker was embarrassing, but their punter was worse. Not only did they give up the long return on a no hang time punt, but they punted from the 40 and put it 10 yards deep in our end zone. That is the worst punt I've ever seen. Then he added a shank out of bounds. Our QB missed 9 in a row at one point and couldn't move the ball. Theirs countered by completing passes to the opposing team. We move to 6-3 but Tennessee is looking frisky enough that we might need to win 10 games. |
Early line = Raiders by 5.5 on MNF....
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6-3 record and -28 in point differential. LOL. That's maximizing your point production. Maybe Oz is one of those "just win, baby" QBs you judge on winning percentage (now 11-5 for his career), not on his stats. Seriously, you look at him vs. Bortles and wonder to yourself which one was once a third overall pick.
You could see how much better we looked defensively with Demps and Hal back in the secondary. Raiders are an interesting matchup. The keys are shutting down the running game and getting a solid job defending Amari Cooper. Oakland should be a team we can move the ball on at get some scoring opportunities. I think we can beat the spread but not as confident we can win the game. Still, we have an enviable cushion - 1.5 game lead plus the silent 1/2 game of winning head-to-head for a tiebreaker. 3-0 in the division and suddenly, that Packers game doesn't look so impossible to win. |
Hard to complain after a W, but... 27 attempts and 99 yards from our starting 'NFL' QB. But hey, it's not about stats. :rolleyes: We've all been teleported back to the Carr/Capers era where the QB is incapable of pushing the ball beyond 4yds. Well, at least Brock hasn't started 'scrambling' out of bounds behind the LOS.....yet.
Not a huge deal, but WTH was OB thinking running the ball the last 2 or 3 plays of the game rather than just kneeling down? :confused: Greater risk of a fumble and Miller is already banged up so why have him take on the extra hits? OB had a couple brain-fart moments yesterday. Man, this franchise!!! :mad::mad: |
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This Sunday since our game is Monday night, I may for the first time in years need to go to a Sports Bar to see the Tennesse vs Indy game since you know that CBS will be telecasting the Baltimore @ Cowboys as the AFC game. |
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------------------------------------------ Thought the pass rush was kinda weak yesterday. Slap/push/push/slap/push and then stand around..... Minus the two sacks, Bortles had good protection ... Good for DJ Reader, though, getting his sack - he's the "future"... ------------------------------------------ In the Oakland game, they'll be coming off their bye and should be rested up. Wouldn't surprise me to see the line hit 7+...... Perhaps they (the Raiders) will drink plenty of the local water to stay hydrated.... |
Me thinks Carr (and his teammates in support of him) is going be a wee bit motivated to embarrass the Texans on national TV. And considering the Texans history in primetime, he'll likely succeed.
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I would say TV programmers well understand that the Cowboys are a big draw nationally and in the state of Texas. It's probably not enough to sway our local Houston stations to usurp the Cowboys so that some us Texan fans can watch our division rivals (the way they do it in Dallas).... I know I'd much rather see Titans vs. Colts - and I will cause I got a free year of Sunday Ticket this year.... |
I'm not sure what tv station would *want* to pass up a matchup of two division leaders for a matchup of two also-rans. They have to think about their ratings, you know.
And if the seeding holds up, we're on course for a New England-Dallas Super Bowl in H-town which means you can make an absolute killing if you have some tickets to scalp. I was glad to see the sack from Reader (although he was really just cleaning up someone else's rush). If we plays regularly, we can call him My Weekly Reader. |
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And speaking of Seattle, looks they might be able to give Dallas a real tussle for the NFC title. |
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