Official Wild Card Playoff Round - Texans vs. Bills Game Thread, 1/4/2020

[Arky]

Texans win the OT toss and will receive.

[Arky]

False start on Tunsil makes it 1st and 15.

Watson hits Hop for 10.

Hyde for about 2. Brings up 3rd and 3.

Oy, Watson starts to run and pulls up but Fell drops it, inc.

Texans have to punt.

Punt is fair caught at the Bill's 29. Bill's ball.

Need a stand defense....

[barrett]

Neither team wants to win. This is an embarrassment.

[HPF Bob]

The Texans had this game won in regulation. 4th and 1, no Buffalo timeouts left at the Buffalo 31. Go for the 48-yd FG that practically ices the game?

NOOOOOOO! Coach O'Shithead decides to run a sneak against the #1 run defense in the NFL when everybody knows exactly what play is coming and it gets stuffed! If the Texans lose this, that's exactly the play that did it.

[HPF Bob]

Since this is the playoffs, there's technically no "time" left in OT. They keep playing until there's a winner, even if it takes until 3 a.m. They use quarters but they're meaningless.

[chuck]

Go Titans.

I'm perfectly fine with their going for it on 4th down. That was the right call. Not the right play call, but the right call.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

Go Titans.

I'm perfectly fine with their going for it on 4th down. That was the right call. Not the right play call, but the right call.

I agree. Going for it was right. But I’m putting Watson on the move somehow.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

I'm perfectly fine with their going for it on 4th down. That was the right call. Not the right play call, but the right call.

I disagree, but I can see how a 4th down conversion wins the game being better than a field goal only guaranteeing you a 6-point lead.

Just given what we had seen of Josh Allen, he did not inspire much confidence to lead the Bills offense on a TD drive to win.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Since this is the playoffs, there's technically no "time" left in OT. They keep playing until there's a winner, even if it takes until 3 a.m. They use quarters but they're meaningless.

Yes, I know, just posting the times for reference......

Nice win, eh?

[Arky]

Allen loses 2 on 1st down.

Deep ball is knocked away, inc. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Oy, Hargreaves misses the tackle and the Bills convert 1st and 10 at their 42.

Pass to Brown for no gain.

Bills use a timeout.

Allen pressured, throws inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Jeez, pass to Singletary gets 14 and the 1st down.

Allen tries a sweep right but gets tackled by Cunningham for no gain.

Pass to Beasley off the mark, inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Allen keeps for 4 but flag on the play.... Blindside block backs it up 15 yards.

Pass goes inc. Bills will have to punt on 4th and 24.

9:14 left in OT.

[Arky]

Punt rolls dead at the Texan 17. Texan's ball.

Pass to Hop gets about 10....

Hyde for 1.

Oy, Watson gets sacked. Brings up 3rd and 18.

Dump to D Johnson get the 1st down! Play is under review.....

Looks like he got it....

6:07 left in OT. Ball at the Texans 37.

Watson keeps for 5.

Pass to Stills gets 10 and a 1st down at the Bill's 48.

Hyde for about 4.

On 2nd and 6, Watson almost sacked but wriggles loose and hits T Jones for big gainer! Ball all the way to the Bill's 10! 1st and goal! 3:23 left in OT.

Texans going for the FG. Fairbairn on for the 28-yarder.

FG is good! Texans advance!

Final score:

Texans 22, Bills 19

[Keith]

34-yard reception to a man in a #34 jersey in Houston.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Keith

34-yard reception to a man in a #34 jersey in Houston.

Eheh, I questioned the Texans for keeping him coming out of camp. They kept him for that one play....

[Arky]

The good news is, they won. The bad news is they won a trip to Baltimore.

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Watson ends up 20/25, 247 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT. Hopkins ends up 6/90.

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I'm guessing the spread is going to be about 12 or so vs. Ravens....