Official Texans @ Ravens Game Thread, 11/27/2017

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.

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Pass to Fido gets 9.

Savage's pass over the middle is INT'ed by the Ravens. Raven's ball at the Texan 44.

[Nconroe]

I guess time for TJ Yates, adios Savage.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

I guess time for TJ Yates, adios Savage.

Despite it all there was some inspired football being played out there every now and then.

I can't really put the strip sack on Savage. The OL is a joke (like much of the rest of the team), but goddamn is Savage terrible. Those two interceptions were embarrassing.

I have my problems with BOB but he demonstrated to me that he knows how to get the most out of Watson. I think it's a foregone conclusion that McNeck is going to fire him at year's end (although the radio guys were saying that they think he'll get an extension - I think that's lunacy), and when they do I'm going to laugh my ass off when they hire some 32 year old jackoff who Joshes the whole thing up completely.

In some ways I truly enjoy listening to the enraged rednecks calling in to the postgame show more than the games anymore.

Happy holidays, necks!

[Arky]

Collins for no gain.

2 minute warning.

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Flacco keeps for a big gainer. 25 yards.

Ravens kneeling it.

Final score:

Ravens 23, Texans 16

Coulda won it.....Savage turned the ball over too much...

[Keith]

A pair of fourth down conversions really helped the Ravens offense, which would have been clearly worse than the Texans tonight had it not been for another bout of Savage turnovers. Credit to the Ravens, I suppose, for understanding early on where there were offensive limitations and the need to do something unusual to overcome them.

The Texans, meanwhile, refuse to use the entire width of the field. The Ravens D had a gameplan to blitz often and hold in the secondary, and it mostly worked. I would have liked to see the Texans put in a couple RB screens to keep the Ravens from overusing the blitz. Yes, Savage has a slow processor, but the Texans found a way to make Terrell Suggs look 10 years younger.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Keith

The Texans, meanwhile, refuse to use the entire width of the field. The Ravens D had a gameplan to blitz often and hold in the secondary, and it mostly worked. I would have liked to see the Texans put in a couple RB screens to keep the Ravens from overusing the blitz. Yes, Savage has a slow processor, but the Texans found a way to make Terrell Suggs look 10 years younger.

The middle of the field six, eight yards downfield was widefnopen all night long.

I'll laugh when they fire BOB because I don't think they're anywhere near smart enough to hire an upgrade but JFC WTF are these guys doing?

[Arky]

Early line has the Titans as a 7 to 7½ pt. favorite over the Texans next Sunday....

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Arky

Early line has the Titans as a 7 to 7½ pt. favorite over the Texans next Sunday....

Easy cover, just like tonight. I hope you degenerates took my advice. My rates are notoriously low.

[nunusguy]

Turn overs:Ravens = 0; Texans = 3. Just can't do anything but lose those games with those stats and Savage did throw a bad pic but the others were as much on the LT. Whether it's in the Draft or FA we've got to find a
LT in the upcoming offseason to replace the Clark/Lamm tandem and the rookie tackle Julian Davenport still appears to be a long ways from helping us in the starting lineup. On the other hand the overall pass-pro may have actually improved somewhat
since the beginning of the season.