SEAN PENDERGAST
NFL Week 2: Broncos 16, Texans 9 — Four Winners, Four Losers
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I have no idea how this 2022 season is going to eventually unfold for the Houston Texans. We are two weeks in, and they sit at 0-1-1, after Sunday's 16-9 loss in Denver to the Broncos. It was a hard fought loss, one in which the Texans covered the 10 point spread, but ultimately, like last week against the Colts, it was about the opportunity that was squandered.
Chances are the Texans will finish among the bottom heap of teams in the NFL in 2022, especially if the version of Davis Mills we've seen thus far this season is what we get this entire year. However, if they're hanging around anywhere close to the wild card race in December, they will look back at these first two games and see two opponents who did EVERYTHING (and then some) that they could to hand the Texans a victory.
As it was, Sunday ended in defeat for the Texans. There were winners and losers in Denver, and around the league in Week 2. Let's take a look!
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tl;dr version:
Winners:
4. Dameon Pierce
3. Next Gen Stats and Kyler Murray
2. The defense as a whole
1. The other little sisters of the poor
Losers:
4. Nathaniel Hackett
3. The wallets of several Bucs and Saints
2. Derek Stingley, Jr.
1. Davis Mills
More at link.
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I might add, the fanbase of the Indianapolis Colts must be in total meltdown mode after their 0-1-1 start....