Official Texans vs. Colts Game Thread, 11/21/2019

[Arky]

The 6-4 Texans will host the 6-4 Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football this week. The Texans are coming off a 41-7 beatdown administered by the Baltimore Ravens on the road. The Colts are coming off a 33-13 home win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Winner will get the lead in the AFC South division.

Hard to say which way this goes so I'm going to refer to a pair of games in the Texan's past this year. Earlier in the year, the Texans had a pitiful showing against the Carolina Panthers at home but rebounded nicely against the Atlanta Falcons the next week. Since the Texans are coming off another similar pitiful outing against the Ravens, I'm going to say they rebound again. Of course, the Falcons are not the Colts but I think the Texans will play with more focus and cover the 4 pt. spread.....

Texans 26, Colts 17

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TV = FOX/NFLN (channel 26 local), 7:20 pm, Thursday, 11/21/2019

Announcers = (probably) Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

The line = Texans by 3½ to 4

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Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

CBS (early) = Carolina @ New Orleans, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

FOX (early) = Seattle @ Philadelphia, Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis

FOX (late) = Dallas @ New England, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

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Other prime time:

SNF = Green Bay @ San Francisco (NBC)

MNF = Baltimore @ LA Rams (ESPN)

Byes = Arizona, Kansas City, LA Chargers, Minnesota

[Keith]

Quite possibly the most important game for the Texans on their regular season schedule. But we all probably thought that when the schedule first came out.

I'm optimistic. Watson is a primetime player. O'Brien actually seems to be decent at getting his team to rebound. The Ravens are simply a really good football team and losing to them in Baltimore is not like losing at home to the Panthers. Teams coming home from London after a bye also have a terrible (winless?) record this season, and that now includes the Texans.

T.Y. Hilton will probably play, and he seems to live for this game every season. The Colts lost their top RB, but their team really runs the ball well regardless. Their coaching seems better.

But Watson is likely to prove again that he is the difference maker.

[HPF Bob]

I wish I could be positive but the Colts routinely have our asses. We have never beaten Brisket and the loss of Mack, while daunting, probably won't hurt them much. Texans need to find a pass rush, something they lacked last week. The defensive backs we got healthy during the bye week all got re-injured in Baltimore and now we are without Reid too.

My survival card is such a mess, I'm going with the Lions over the Deadskins this week. Yes, the Lions for my final strike.

[Arky]

Gametime!

Texans win the toss and defer, Colts get the ball first.

One first down but then a couple of good defensive plays force the Colts to punt.

Carter fair catches at the Texan 15.

10:45 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

1st qtr ends with the Texans going into Colt territory.

Texans have to settle for a 35-yard Fairbairn FG.

Texans 3, Colts 0

13:42 left in the half.

[barrett]

Colts illegally jump off our center and no call. We can’t buy a call against these guys.