Official Texans vs. Jags Game Thread, 12/30/2018

[Arky]

An uneventful 3rd qtr.

Personal foul penalty by the Jags on a FG attempt leads another series of downs but ultimately another FG attempt. Fairbairn good from 24.

Texans 20, Jags 3

10:52 left in the game.

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NYG 25, Cowboys 21 (10:38 left)

[Arky]

Final score:

Texans 20, Jags 3

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Guess we expect to see Watson the Tailback next week..

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Arky

Final score:

Texans 20, Jags 3

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Guess we expect to see Watson the Tailback next week..

Right because up to the very end Watson not just end the game but O'Briene is calling his number in rushing plays. O'Brien definitely dosen't believe in babying his QBs.
Anyway 11-5 after beginning 0-3 is actually pretty impressive.

[chuck]

Zierlein speculated that BOB was running Watson so much because he wants next week's opponent to have to spend time game planning that.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by chuck

Zierlein speculated that BOB was running Watson so much because he wants next week's opponent to have to spend time game planning that.

That suggests guile on OB's part....

If memory serves, we should learn times and pairings sometime during the SNF game tonight.....

[chuck]

Early game on Saturday, in case there was any doubt at all.

[barrett]

During the game today CBS ran a graphic about how a team has gone last to first for 15 of the past 16 seasons. This year the Texans and Bears did it. They marvel over how this happens.

How it happens is the NFL openly doctors the schedule to make it happen. 13% of your schedule is determined by your divisional finish. So last year the Jags used the last place schedule to win a division and everyone declared them good. Then they played a first place schedule with the same roster and went 5-11. The NFL is a tiny sample size league and a few extra wins here or there change the whole tone of a season.

So the Texans got last place last year and because of that got to beat the Broncos and Browns (last place teams from a year ago). The Colts went 1-1 against the Raiders and Bengals. The Titans went 0-2 against the Ravens and Chargers. That means every team went 9-5 against their identical schedule and the division was handed to the Texans and the playoffs to the Colts via artificial parity.

It honestly amazes me that the NFL does this and everyone just accepts it. There is no way MLB would just say the Rangers got last so they get an extra 10 games against the Tigers and Orioles next year while the Astros play 10 extra against the Red Sox and Indians. But somehow the NFL sells parity through a doctored schedule and everyone just accepts it.