The 2-11 Houston Texans head to Jacksonville this Sunday to take on the 2-11 Jags in an early game. The Texans are coming off a 33-13 home loss to the Seahawks, the Jags are coming off a 20-0 road loss to the Titans. The Texans won the initial meeting between the two in Week 1, 37-21 (Ah, for the good ol' days when the Texans could score 30+).
The Jags rookie QB Trevor Lawrence is having a rough go with a bad team. His stats: 271/476, 2735 yards, 58.2% completion , 9 TDs, 14 INTs, 68.9 rating. RB James Robinson is having a decent year - 682 yards, 4.8 avg, 7 TDs. Their top 2 wide receivers are Marvin Jones, Jr. (610 yds, 11.3 avg., 3 TDs) and Laviska Chenault (505 yards, 9.7 avg, 0 TDs).
Jags Head Coach Urban Meyer is no more. This might inspire the Jags to play loose and unfettered. I like the Jags here.
Jags 24, Texans 13
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, 12/19/2021
Announcers = Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
The line = Jags by 3½ to 5½
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We have Saturday NFL this weekend and it looks like a couple of good'uns:
NFLN 3:30 CST = Las Vegas @ Cleveland, Joe Davis, Kurt Warner
NFLN 7:15 CST: New England @ Indianapolis, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
FOX (early) = Dallas @ NY Giants, Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth
FOX (late) = Green Bay @ Baltimore, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
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Prime time:
TNF = Kansas City @ LA Chargers (FOX/NFLN)
SNF = New Orleans @ Tampa Bay (NBC)
MNF = Minnesota @ Chicago (ESPN/ABC)