The 1-4 Texans travel to Jacksonville Sunday to take on the 1-4 Jaguars in an early game. The Jags are comng off a 38-31 road loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs. Against the Bucs, Jags QB Blake Bortles was 23/33 for 303 yards, 4 TD's, 1 INT and a rating of 125.4. He was sacked 6 times, however.
The Texans are coming off a 27-20 home loss to the Indianapolis Colts in a Thursday night game. The Texans will try to counter Bortles with JJ Watt who has been tough on Jag's QB's.
Watt has 11.5 sacks in 8 games against the Jaguars and 6 against Bortles in two meetings. QB Brian Hoyer is expected to start for the Texans.
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday
Announcers = Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta (the "F" team)
The line = pickem to Jags by 1.5
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
CBS (late) = San Diego @ Green Bay -- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
FOX (late) = Carolina @ Seattle -- Sam Rosen, John Lynch
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Prime time:
TNF = Atlanta @ New Orleans, CBS/NFLN
SNF = New England @ Indianapolis, NBC
MNF = NY Giants @ Philadelphia