Official Texans @ Raiders Game Thread, 11/21/2016

[HPF Bob]

Well, Oakland was a 6.5-pt favorite and - shazzam! - Oakland wins by 7. That's all I needed to know.

Perhaps the chain gang was using the Metric system.

www.footballzebras.com has no comment yet on their blog which is disappointing. You can't have a night like last night and say nothing about it.

I thought this was Osweiler's best game to date. He was finally using both wideouts and tight ends, was converting third downs, etc. That's not to confuse this with Peyton Manning 1999-2013 but it was better than watching Hoyer-to-Shorts.

Dumb coaching decisions, let's start with passing up the field goal try to take the 4th-quarter lead after watching the refs blow the spot on third down? In the end, the Texans' defense wore down in the altitude and Oakland got a TD anyway but Coaching 101 says you take the sure lead late in the game anytime it's offered.

At least the Texans didn't roll over and play dead like they did in Foxboro and Minnesota. I'd rather bitch about a close loss than a no-show loss.

Oh, and we're still in first place plus Luck can't play Thursday against the Steelers so we still have a solid division lead. Still three games left in our division where we ought to win at least two.

Eyes on the prize folks.

[nunusguy]

Colts Andrew Luck unlikely to play Thursday, Scott Tolzien on deck
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports...1/21/94244124/
Good deal ! I'm not proud, I'll take all of the help we can get.

[painekiller]

I'm PK and I approve all the prior messages.

[HPF Bob]

T.J. Ward
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@BossWard43

Did that game seem staged or was it me? 😂
11:35 PM - 21 Nov 2016

Brandon Marshall
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@BMarshh54

So they're cheating now 🤔
10:27 PM - 21 Nov 2016

"What a screw job by the refs in that game. I actually felt sorry for the Texans for a while there. Then of course, they allow the Raiders to go 85 yards in 5 plays, then punt when you know there's little chance of getting the ball back. Combination of terrible officiating and terrible coaching. Thanks for nothing, guys!"

"I don't like O'brien, but in fairness it must be tough to win games in the NFL when your team has to gain 13 yards for a 1st down and not go anywhere near the sideline."

"I can see why he didn't challenge the 3rd down spot, as bad as it was. It's so hard to win challenges and timeouts are so important, he figured they'd just get the 4th and inches. And they DID get it, but got screwed yet again, even after replay. "

"But, even with that Bill O'Brien is the dumbest HC in the league. Not challenging, punting with 3 minutes to go and just one timeout, and not going for it at mid field on 4th and inches when he has a 6'8" QB are three examples of his stupidity that was on full display last night. If I owned the Texans O'Brien would have been unemployed by the time we hit American air space, and not just because of one game he's been terrible for a while now."

"Some bad calls, but O'Brien was coaching like he was listening to some random douchebag in a gameday thread."

"Gotta be kinda hard when the refs decided which teams gonna win before O'Brien gets to make any gameday decisions. "

"I can't stand O'Brien but they got ******. 10 points, minimum."

"O'Brien is not a good game day coach. "

"That implies he's good the other 6 days; little evidence of that."

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

"I don't like O'brien, ......"

"....Bill O'Brien is the dumbest HC in the league...."

"I can't stand O'Brien ...."

"O'Brien is not a good game day coach. "

Bronco fans? Kinda vitriolic, eh? Didn't realize our coach was so polarizing.... Sounds like they're just upset we didn't help them out....

[HPF Bob]

http://www.footballzebras.com/2016/1...-take-the-bad/

Finally, Football Zebras chimed in complete with Dino Blandino's excuses.