View Full Version : Official Texans vs. Jets Game Thread, 11/22/2015
The 4-5 Texans host the 5-4 New York Jets in an early game this Sunday at NRG Stadium. The Jets are coming off a 22-17 home loss to the Buffalo Bills in a TNF game so they will have a some extra rest. Jet QB Ryan Fitzpatrick didn't have a particularly good game going 15/34, 193 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs and a 57.6 rating.
The Texans are coming off a 10-6 road victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on MNF so it is a somewhat short week for them. At present, QB Brian Hoyer is going through concussion protocol and is not expected to start. That leaves newly acquired TJ Yates as the possible starter and the even more newly acquired Brandon Weeden as emergency backup...
One matchup to keep an eye on will be Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins vs. all world CB Darrelle Revis.
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon, Sunday, Nov 22
Announcers (http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2015&wk=11) = Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
The line (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) = pending*
*One book has Jets by 2.5 but all the others are waiting on confirmation of the Texan QB situation.
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
FOX (late) = Green Bay @ Minnesota -- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
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Prime time:
TNF = Tennessee @ Jacksonville, NFLN
SNF = Cincinnati @ Arizona, NBC
MNF = Buffalo @ New England, ESPN
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Teams on bye: Cleveland, New Orleans, New York Giants, Pittsburgh
HPF Bob
11-19-2015, 10:14 AM
It's really unfair to have a team coming off a Thursday game to play a team coming off a Monday night game. Bye weeks can't be avoided but you'd think there are 20-odd teams coming off Sunday games they could schedule for the Thursday-night's next week on the schedule. You're giving one team approx. twice the healing/prep time as the other.
It's really unfair to have a team coming off a Thursday game to play a team coming off a Monday night game. Bye weeks can't be avoided but you'd think there are 20-odd teams coming off Sunday games they could schedule for the Thursday-night's next week on the schedule. You're giving one team approx. twice the healing/prep time as the other.
It happens next week, too..... We get New Orleans off their bye...
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Man, I don't know about this one (Jets game). A lot of signs favoring the Jets here....
Every game so fk'n important, now that the Texans squandered the 1st half of the season...
HPF Bob
11-19-2015, 03:22 PM
Squandered is right. Three blowout losses, one embarrassment against the Colts and an "acceptable" loss in Carolina. They did not even come close to winning any of the games they lost so they must really feel lucky to be 4-5.
The Jets are a hard team to figure. They started out hot and then they've collapsed as the injuries have piled up. They're a team the Texans *can* match up with plus they'll be at home.
If they can somehow manage to win 2 of the next 3, they set up nicely for the home stretch (after losses to New England and Indy). They close with Jacksonville and Tennessee. That winds up as an 8-8 season and maybe 9-7 if they can pull off another miracle but I'm not predicting that.
Squandered is right. Three blowout losses, one embarrassment against the Colts and an "acceptable" loss in Carolina. They did not even come close to winning any of the games they lost so they must really feel lucky to be 4-5.
The Jets are a hard team to figure. They started out hot and then they've collapsed as the injuries have piled up. They're a team the Texans *can* match up with plus they'll be at home.
If they can somehow manage to win 2 of the next 3, they set up nicely for the home stretch (after losses to New England and Indy). They close with Jacksonville and Tennessee. That winds up as an 8-8 season and maybe 9-7 if they can pull off another miracle but I'm not predicting that.
Yep. The Texan defense will need to continue to play like they have in the last two games. They haven't allowed a touchdown in 10 quarters, now.... Hoyer or TJ or whomever needs to figure out how to manufacture some points against this good Jet defense....
It would also be a great time to beat the Colts in Indy...... During that game, you know the announcers will inform us viewers, "You know, the Texans have never won in Indianapolis" 528 times. :rolleyes: I would really like to see that comment die a harsh death....
I'm starting to feel a bit better about this Jets game.... I'm seeing some sharp action leaning towards the Texans side. But that doesn't mean anything - the sharps can be wrong..... They're just less wrong than the general public over time....
nunusguy
11-21-2015, 09:59 PM
The Texans are promoting former New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens running back Akeem Hunt to the active roster from the practice squad, according to sources not authorized to speak publicly.
The Texans cut outside linebacker Kourtnei Brown to create a roster spot for Hunt.
The Texans need depth and speed at running back. Chris Polk is dealing with a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable on the injury report after not practicing Friday.
Hunt ran a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash at his Pro Day workout. He had a 37.5-inch vertical leap, a 3.96 short shuttle and a 10-2 broad jump.
Hunt finished his career with over 4,600 all-purpose yards, ranking him among the top backs in Purdue history along with Kory Sheets and Mike Alstott.
http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2015/11/texans-promoting-running-back-akeem-hunt-to-active-roster-from-practice-squad/
I like it. When is the last time if ever we saw a sub 4.4 guy at RB for the Texans ? With Foster gone, they need to have a new name in the DC at RB, and do we ever need some speed, a guy with a burst taking handoffs.
HPF Bob
11-22-2015, 11:06 AM
I'm guessing by halftime he'll be Akeem Hurt.
TJ's gotta protect the ball..
Gametime in 5 minutes....
Texans to receive.
Kickoff is a touchback.
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Texan's ball at their 20.
Blue for 1.
Checkdown to Grimes gets 5. Brings up 3rd and 4.
Pass to Hop gets 5 and the 1st down.
Goodness, Hops had a step and Yates misses him deep....inc.
Pass to Shorts is bobbled, inc. Brings up 3rd and 10.
Short pass to Shorts is dropped, inc. Texans have to punt.
Jets bring the punt back to about their 24.
Jet's ball at their 24.
12:28 left in the 1st qtr.
Dumpoff to Ivory goes for 9.
Powell runs for 5 and the 1st down.
Pass to Marshall gets almost 8.
Ridley for a gain of 7 and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 47.
Watt gets a TFL for a loss of 2. 2nd and 12 coming up.
Ridley for 3 or 4 but flag is down..... Watt offsides, makes it 2nd and 7.
Screen to Ridley gets blown up, loss of 5.
On 3rd and 12, dumpoff to Powell goes inc. Jets will have to punt.
Punt goes into the endzone, touchback.
7:53 left in the 1st qtr.
Texan's ball at their 20.
Blue for 2.
Grimes gets 13 running right from the wildcat. 1st down.
Grimes sweeps right for 3.
Dumpoff over the middle to Blue gets about 7 and the 1st down.
Blue for 3.
Pass to Hop goes for 13 at the sideline. Ball at the Jet 35.
Blue for 3.
Prosch for 3. Brings up 3rd and 4.
Shorts in the wildcat, carries all the way to the Jet 17, 1st down.
Pass to Grimes gets 4.
Blue for about 3... Brings up 3rd and 3.
Short pass over the middle to Washington gets 4 and the 1st down at the Jet 6 yard line.
Blue for 4. 2nd and goal at the 2 coming up.
Jump ball to Watt goes inc.
End of the 1st qtr.
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On 3rd and goal at the 2, Yates is pressured and throws it away, inc. Texans to go for the FG.
Novak's 20-yarder is good.
Texans 3, Jets 0
14:53 left in the half.
Jets bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 23 yard line.
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Jet's ball at their 23.
Deep ball to Marshall goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Ivory gets about 2.
On 3rd and 8, pass to Powell sails over his head, inc. Jets have to punt.
Mumph brings the punt back to about the Texan 35 but flags are down.....illegal formation on the Jets adds 5 yard to the return.
Texan's ball at their 40.
Pass to Griffin gets 7.
Blue for 1. Brings up 3rd and 2.
Shorts (wildcat) sweeps right for 7 and the 1st down.
Blue for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.
Blue for no gain.
On 3rd and 9, Yates is sacked and fumbles - Jets recover at the Texan 47.
Jet's ball at the Texan 47.
Pass to Enunwa good for 16.
Powell for 9.
Pass over the middle goes inc. 3rd and 1 coming up.
Ivory for no gain. Jets to go for the FG.
Bullock's 40-yarder is good.
Texans 3, Jets 3
8:21 left in the half.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Texan's ball at their 20.
Hunt for 2.
Pass to Strong off the mark, inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.
Screen to Griffin loses 1. Texans will have to punt.
Kerley brings the punt back to the Jet 38.
Jet's ball at their 38.
6:59 left in the half.
Ivory for about 2.
Fitz scrambles for nice gain but fumbles at the end of the run... refs rule no fumble but holding on the Jets backs it up. Makes it 2nd and 18 coming up.
Dumpoff to Powell gets 11. 3rd and 7 coming up.
Pass to Decker is off the mark, inc. Jets will have to punt.
Mumph goes out of bounds with the punt at the Texan 15.
Texan's ball at their 15.
5:02 left in the half.
Blue for loss of 2.
Pass to Hop goes for 18.
Blue for 7.
Oh yeahhhhhhhh, deep pass to Hop is good for the TD! 61 yards!
Texans 10, Jets 3
3:04 left in the half.
Jets bring the ensuing kickoff back to the Jet 39.
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Jet's ball at their 39.
Pass to Marshall gets 8.
Watt gets in the backfield for a TFL. Loss of 4. Brings up 3rd and 6 at the Jet 43.
2 minute warning.
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Watt with the sack! Loss of 8. Jets will have to punt.
Mumph brings the punt back to the Texan 18.
Texan's ball at their 18.
1:44 left in the half.
Pass to Washington goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Grimes powers for 6. Jets use a timeout.
Pass to Washington goes inc but flag on the defense for holding = 5 yards and an auto 1st down.
Yates pressured, throws deep but no one home, inc. 2nd and 10 at the Texan 29 coming up.
Grimes goes for 6. 3rd and 4 coming up. 1 minute left in the half.
Pass is snagged by Washington for the 1st down. Offsides Jets is declined. 33 seconds left in the half. Ball at the Texan 44.
Pass to Hop at the sideline too high, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Yates pressured throws it towards Hop, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Yates throws deep to Hop but well covered and overthrown, inc. Texans will punt.
Punt goes into the endzone, touchback. 6 seconds left in the half.
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Jet's kneel it.
Halftime.
Texans 10, Jets 3
TJ is living dangerously.
Need to see some adjustments to counter the blitz package they're throwing at him.
Jets bring the 2nd half kickoff back to their 18.
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Jet's ball at their 18.
Pass to Decker is broken up by JJo, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Fitz's deep pass is off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Deep pass to Smith is broken up, inc. Jets will have to punt.
Mumph brings the punt back to the Texan 46.
Texan's ball at their 46.
Pass to Washington is dropped/broken up, inc.
Blue for about 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Yates' pass off the mark, inc. Texans will have to punt.
Jets fair catch the punt at their 13.
Jet's ball at their 13.
Ivory gets loose for 23.
Ivory fumbles! Texans recover! Play is under review..... Ivory may have been down.....
Player is ruled down by contact. Makes it 2nd and 10 coming up.
Oy, terrible play by Demps with a PI on Decker on the deep ball. Places the ball at the Texan 20.
Ridley for loss of 1.
Pass to Marshall off his hand, inc. Makes it 3rd and 12 coming up.
Pass to Marshall in the endzone is complete for the TD.
Texans 10, Jets 10
11:23 left in the 3rd qtr.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Texan's ball at their 20.
Blue loses 3. 2nd and 13 coming up.
Pass from Yates is over the head of Washington, inc. 3rd and 13 coming up.
Pass to Shorts goes to the 33.. way to hang onto the ball, Shorts..... 1st down.
Shorts gets loose on the flat pass and takes it all the way to the Jet 32.
Shorts (wildcat) goes for 5.
Blue powers for almost 5... they give him the 1st down.
Eheh, gadget play (pass) to Blue works for the TD! 23 yards!
Texans 17, Jets 10
7:51 left in the 3rd qtr.
The ensuing kickoff is brought back to the 20.
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Jet's ball at their 20.
Pass over the middle is broken up by JJo, inc.
Powell goes right side for 5. Brings up 3rd and 5.
Sack by Watt! Loss of 7. Jets will have to punt.
Mumph gets swarmed at the Texan 37 on the punt return.
Texan's ball at their 37.
Dumpoff to Grimes goes for 19.
Grimes (wildcat) goes for 9.
TJ pressured, throws it away, inc. Brings up 3rd and 1.
Hunt sweeps left for the 1 yard and the 1st down. Ball at the Jet 34.
Blue goes for 14.
Pass to Hop in the endzone good for the TD!
Texans 24, Jets 10
3:24 left in the 3rd qtr.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Jet's ball at their 20.
Ivory gets 7. Covington injured on the play....
Ivory gets 2. 3rd and 1 coming up.
Pass to Decker gets 25 but a flag is down.....illegal contact and holding on the Texans is declined...... Texans challenge that it was a "no catch".....
Play stands.....
Deep pass to Smith should've been caught for a TD but inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Decker goes for 17. Ball at the Texan 30.
Powell sweeps left for 3.
Fitz's pass is deflected, caught by one of his lineman and loses 5. Brings up 3rd and 12.
End of the 3rd qtr.
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Fitz's deep pass is broken up, inc but flag is down... Holding on the Jets makes it 3rd and 22.
Fitz pass over the middle is broken up, inc. Jets will punt.
Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 6 yard line.
Texan's ball at their 6.
Blue for about 5.
Blue for 3. Brings up 3rd and 2.
Grimes gets 1. Texans have to punt.
Jets bring the punt back to their 41. Flag is down.... Penalty on the Jets for blocking the gunner out of bounds, -15. Places the ball at the Jet 14.
Jet's ball at their 14.
Pass to Enunwa gets 6.
Ivory caught for no gain. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Pass to Marshall gets 5 and the 1st down but flag is down.....holding on KJo is declined.
Bad snap results in a loss of 9. 2nd and 19 coming up.
Pass to Decker goes for 22 and the 1st down.
Fitz is pressured and throws it away, inc.
Deep pass is broken up by C James, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Fitz is sacked by Simon and Clowney! Jets will have to punt.
Mumph gets hit on the punt and fumbles....but recovers it...whew...
Texan's ball at their 23.
Dumpoff to Blue gets 3.
Blue for 2. Brings up 3rd and 5.
Yates' pass is off the mark, inc. Texans will have to punt.
Jets bring the punt back to their 27.
Jet's ball at their 27.
7:11 left in the game. How about a turnover, defense?
Dump off to Powell goes big gainer, 25 yards. Ball at the Texan 48.
Pass to Decker goes for 18.
Short pass to Powell gets 5.
Pass in the endzone is caught but out of bounds, inc. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Fitz keeps for 4.5. Jets go for it on 4th and 1.
Fitz keeps again for 3 and the 1st down.
Pass to Decker in the endzone goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Dumpoff to Powell goes to the 6 yard line. 1st and goal.
Fitz keeps for the TD up the gut.
Texans 24, Jets 17
4:20 left in the game.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Texans ball at their 20.
Flags presnap. Jones double-clutches the snap, -5. 1st and 15 coming up.
Blue for 2.
Shorts (wildcat) keeps for 2. Brings up 3rd and 11. Jets use a timeout.
Pass to Washington just gets 3 or 4 but flag on the Jets for 12 men on the field. Makes it 3rd and 6. Texans use a timeout with 3:24 left in the game.
Pass to Hop is broken up, inc. Texans will have to punt.
Kerley brings the punt back to the Jet 41.
Jet's ball at their 41.
Pass to Marshall gets 5.
Pass to Enunwa over the middle is broken up, inc. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Pass is tipped inc. Brings up 4th and 5 with 2:53 left in the game.
Pass is INT'ed by Pleasant! Texans ball at their 37.
Texan's ball at their 37.
Blue for no gain. Jets use a timeout (#2).
Blue for no gain. Jets use their final timeout with 2:34 left in the game.
TJ pressured, just throws it away, inc. Texans to punt.
Punt goes into the endzone, touchback.
barrett
11-22-2015, 03:08 PM
That is a brutal offensive possession.
Jet's ball at their 20.
2:19 left in the game.
Dumpoff to Powell gets 14.
2 minute warning.
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False start Jets, -5. Makes it 1st and 15.
Pass is picked by Hal! Texan's ball!
barrett
11-22-2015, 03:13 PM
That's a fabulous defensive possession.
Texan's ball at the Jet 14.
Texans kneeling it.
Kneel #2.
Kneel #3.
Final score:
Texans 24, Jets 17
Good job, Texans. Nice playing by TJ - good enough for a W....
Texans are 5-5 and are now right in the middle of the wild card race as well as having a shot at the division title....
HPF Bob
11-22-2015, 03:26 PM
Thanks again, Arky.
Damn Falcons.
Nice ugly win. In T.J. we trust.
Even though our end zone was finally dented, you have to be excited with how the defense has come together. Again, no Kareem Jackson to draw holding flags.
Hop is Da Bomb
Damn Colts.
Damn Falcons......
Yep, Matty Ice was Matty Icepick 6 today (see what I did there? :p). 3 INTs.
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Texans won the turnover margin today 2-1, pretty sure that puts them back at 0 give/take for the year after being pretty bad (-8?, -10?) earlier in the year.
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Hop hit the 1000 yd receiving mark today. Has 1045 total yards, now. He trails Julio (1189) and Antonio Brown (1141) of Pittsburgh for the league lead in that department... He was tied with Cincinnati TE Tyler Eifert for the league lead in receiving TDs (9) but as I'm typing, Eifert just went ahead.....
Very good to see that much imagination come out of the Texans O. Kinda reminded me when we took Keenum out of the deer stand. Don't have your regular guys, so don't try to do the same stuff.
Very encouraged to see the D put together 3 consecutive solid games. Hopefully, the D we all expected to see is here to stick for the balance of the year.
Early line (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) has the Texans as 2.5 to 3 point favorites over the Saints next Sunday....
Somewhat different week of football with the three Thursday/Thanksgiving games this week....
HPF Bob
11-23-2015, 10:06 AM
Drew Brees coming off a bye vs Hoyer/Yates. I think I see that line shrinking as the week goes on.
Ya, Saints are very good in recent years coming off their bye (http://espn.go.com/blog/new-orleans-saints/post/_/id/19523/saints-desperate-for-their-usual-bye-week-bump):
NEW ORLEANS -- The bye week was the best thing that could have happened to the 4-6 New Orleans Saints.
A chance to get healthy and recharge their batteries after an ugly two-game losing streak? Sure, all of those things.
But the Saints also have an uncanny knack for winning after bye weeks.
The Saints won five straight games following their bye from 2009-2013. Then last year, when they were struggling just as badly as they are this season, they came back from the bye and played one of their best games of the entire season at Detroit -- only to blow a 13-point lead in the final 3:38.
If they can come out just as strong Sunday at the Houston Texans, they’ll have a chance to get back on the right track.
“The mood in the locker room is we have six weeks, we have a lot of time to turn this thing around,” Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan said last week before players were given the entire week off.
More at link.
3 pts for the Texans is the usual home field advantage thingy.... Essentially, they are saying on a neutral field, the 5-5 Texans and the 4-6 Saints are about even and I've got no debate for that..... Think it will boil down to our crappy offense vs. their crappy defense and our pretty good defense vs. their pretty good offense...
nunusguy
11-24-2015, 07:56 AM
J.J. Watt continues to be J.J. Watt, including posting far and away the top grade this week among 3-4 defensive ends (only the Rams’ Aaron Donald out-graded him among interior defenders), but Jadeveon Clowney is quietly beginning to emerge as the player the Texans thought he could be when they drafted him No. 1 overall in the 2014 draft.
Clowney has been steadily impressive as a run defender all season, with the exception of the occasional hiccup when he goes AWOL and loses contain, but the Jets game marked the first real sighting of Clowney as a pass-rushing force, and that does not bode well for opposing offenses.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/11/23/pro-jadeveon-clowney-helping-fuel-houstons-playoff-bid/
Looks like Clowney had a good day Sunday against the Jets, anyway that's what profootballfocus.com seems to think.
HPF Bob
11-24-2015, 09:52 AM
Clowney was in the picture sometimes during Sunday's game. He was in on one sack where Fitz practically ran into him. He is getting upfield with more regularity and that's good but then Mercilus has been merciless. Cushing has played very well the past two weeks also.
nunusguy
11-24-2015, 01:23 PM
Clowney was in the picture sometimes during Sunday's game. He was in on one sack where Fitz practically ran into him.
Clowney rushing right beside Watt on several plays was being double-teamed while Watt only had a single blocker to contend with and beat.
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