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Sean Pendergast - NFL, Week 11: Texans-Redskins — Four Things To Watch For:

3. Game flow
Here is one of the stranger facts I've seen this deep into an NFL season:


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#Redskins have led the entire game in all 6 of their wins. They've trailed the entire game in all 3 of their losses. They have never experienced a lead change through 10 weeks.

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I like this for the Texans, who in five of their six wins, have had to respond to deficits. Don't get me wrong, I'd much rather every Texans game look like the win over Jacksonville, their lone wire to wire victory, since that is far less stressful, but I like knowing that my team has the gumption and weapons to come from behind, if necessary.

2. D.J. Swearinger, unhinged
In case you haven't been following his career since leaving the Texans, D.J. Swearinger, former O'Brien Era discard after the 2014 season, has turned himself into one of the better safeties in the NFL. It sounds weird to even type that, since my memories of Swearinger largely involve (a) his committing undisciplined penalties, (b) his shoveling imaginary food into his mouth with imaginary spoons after big hits, (c) his bailing on a large tab for a vehicle-sized Batman decal on his vehicle, and (d) his dog biting Jadeveon Clowney. Thankfully, for those of us thirsting content, Swearinger shared his thoughts on his time in Houston on Instagram this week....
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jungleboi_swaggg#Houston I Appreciate Coach Gary Kubiak, Coach Wade Phillips, Coach Vance Joseph for Giving Me A Chance Of A Lifetime & Letting Me Be “Myself” My Rookie Year. When They Left My 2nd Year, the New Coaching Staff Would Always Worry About What I Was Doing Or Saying To Other Players ����Well, the Young Swagg Had A Hard Time Adjusting To The New System Nor Did I Want To Play Linebacker Every Play, and I Also Was Late A Few Times Too Many...All Apart Of Growing Up & Learning To Be A Pro. There Was A MisUnderstanding With My Db Coach That Lead To Unprofessional Actions By My Head Coach (o’brien) That I Could No Longer Respect! Which Lead To Me Being Cut. That Same Coach Told Me I Would Be Outta The League In 3Years. Unfortunately, My God & Grind Had A Plan And Knew That 6years Later....I Would Make Him Eat His Words! #LiveIn5 #2spoonzswagggu
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So we learned that, aside from a Strange Addiction To Capital Letters On Every Single Word, Swearinger was not an O'Brien guy. O'Brien apparently told him he'd be out of the league in three years. This means that it's now two straight games where O'Brien's honest, face-to-face assessment of a guy whom he was releasing became public in the week leading up to the game. (What up, Case Keenum?) I'm bracing myself for what Ben Jones has to say before next week's game against the Titans.

1. Redskins banged up offensive line
As far as actual X's and O's in this matchup, the biggest advantage appears to belong to the Texans' front seven, who will be going against a Redskins offensive line that is missing three of its five regular starters, including left tackle Trent Williams. Their right guard is former Texans castoff Tony Bergstrom, who was reportedly told by O'Brien that he was ugly and played guard like a sissy. (Just kidding, but anything's possible, at this point.) J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney should both feast in this game, and if they're able to force the normally mistake-averse Alex Smith into a couple turnovers, or, at the very least, force him into bad down and distance situations, the Texans should be in great shape here.

SPREAD: Texans -2.5
PREDICTION: Texans 24, Redskins 17
RECORD: 5-4 SU, 4-5 ATS

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