Official Texans @ Steelers Game Thread, 9/27/2020

[Arky]

The 0-2 Texans head out to Pittsburgh this weekend to play the 2-0 Steelers at Heinz field in an early game. The Steelers beat the Broncos last week at home 26-21 while the Texans were losing at home 33-16 to the Baltimore Ravens. Texan QB Deshaun Watson is usually pretty good coming off a loss but if he has no time to throw the ball, we'll probably be looking at another loss. So far, the chemistry is not good yet with the new receivers. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger is mostly healthy and has a good compliment of young receivers led by JuJu Smith-Schuster and 7-year vet TE Eric Ebron, the old man of the group. I expect we will see a lot of Steeler RB James Connor.

The Texans are 2-4 all time vs. Pittsburgh and 1-2 in Pittsburgh. The last time these two met was in Houston, the Texans losing 34-6 on Christmas Day 2017 with a team that would eventually finish 4-12.

I've got the Texans with a better effort here but still not enough:

Steelers 28, Texans 27

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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, September 27, 2020

Announcers = Ian Eagle, Charles Davis

The line = Steelers by 3½ to 4

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

FOX (early) = Washington @ Cleveland, Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman

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

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Prime time:

TNF = Miami @ Jacksonville (NFLN)

SNF = Green Bay @ New Orleans (NBC; Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth)

MNF = Kansas City @ Baltimore (ESPN)

[HPF Bob]

Looking at the schedule, I think the Texans will be 1-7 or 2-6 by mid-season.

Will it be enough to get O'Brien fired?

Squealers 24, Texans 16.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by chuck

... but with a little luck the Nexans could go into the bye 0-7.

RIF BOB

No, it would not get O'Brien fired. It will be fascinating to see just what does.

[Arky]

Texans don't do much on their first drive.

Steelers get 3 on a 33-yard Boswell FG.

Steelers 3, Texans 0

8:55 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

Watson hits Cobb for the 28-yard TD!

Texans 7, Steelers 3

6:01 left in the 1st qtr.

Texans got down the field fast. 7 plays, 74 yards in 2:54.

[Keith]

Not a good sign seeing Zach Cunningham walking into the locker room after the first quarter.

Questionable to return with unspecified leg injury. Saw him walking, so maybe it isn't too tragic.

UPDATE: He made it back during the Steelers' TD drive midway through the second quarter.

[Arky]

D Johnson runs it in from 2 yards!

Texans 14, Steelers 3

11:32 left in the half.

Texans moving the ball better than the two previous games....