View Full Version : Official Texans @ Titans Game Thread, 12/27/2015
The 7-7 Texans travel to Nashville this Sunday to take on the 3-11 Tennessee Titans in an early game. The Titans last win was 3 weeks ago beating the Jaguars at home, 42-39. Since then, they've had two road losses - one to the Jets 30-8 and one to the Patriots 33-16. Mariota is out, Mettenberger is in at QB for the Titans.
The Texans are coming off a 16-10 road win at Indianapolis and will be looking to put a stranglehold on making the playoffs. Brandon Weeden will probably start at QB for the Texans.
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon, Sunday, Dec. 27
Announcers (http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2015&wk=16) = Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
The line (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) = pending (QB's)
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
FOX (early) = Dallas @ Buffalo -- Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston
FOX (late) = Green Bay @ Arizona -- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
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Prime time:
TNF = San Diego @ Oakland, NFLN
Saturday night = Washington @ Philadelphia, NFLN
SNF = NY Giants @ Minnesota, NBC
MNF = Cincinnati @ Denver, ESPN
HPF Bob
12-23-2015, 07:16 PM
Let me get this right: Mallett is croqueted. Savage is IR'd. Yates is IR'd. Hoyer is concussed and we are now down to the guy the Cowboys cut earlier this season and his backup, BJ and the Bear? ay-yi-yi-yi.
The surprise of the Wildcat is now in every DC's film library. Weedeater needs to play way above his ability. That's all I can say.
We could be the ugliest playoff team of all time. Forget the W-L record, this is the Rosie O'Donnell of playoff teams. Speaking of which, how's Rosie's throwing arm? She was in a baseball flick once. Yeah.
5 points. Texans favored by 5 (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) is the new line. That's more like it though I would have put it at 3 with the new QB (Weeden).......
5 points. Texans favored by 5 (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) is the new line. That's more like it though I would have put it at 3 with the new QB (Weeden).......
Thinking that's indicative of how bad the Titans are.
HPF Bob
12-27-2015, 10:21 AM
Thinking that's indicative of how bad the Titans are.
Hoyer is out. I think if the Texans clinch today that he will be kept out of next week's game too so he'll be as clear-headed as possible for the playoffs.
That sounds weird just saying that.
Hoyer is out. I think if the Texans clinch today that he will be kept out of next week's game too so he'll be as clear-headed as possible for the playoffs.
That sounds weird just saying that.
Agree. If that's the case, wouldn't mind seeing them give that new kid some snaps. I mean....why not?
Don't think today's game will be an issue for the D. Whether or not the O can get to 17 will likely be the key. I.E....rinse and repeat.
Texans defer and kickoff. Kickoff is a touchback.
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Titan's ball at their 20.
Andrews for 1.
Pass to Wright gets 4. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Pass to Walker gets the 1st down at the 33 yard line.
Mettenberger pressured, throws it away, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Andrews fumbles, Demps picks it up and scores! Scoop 'n score! 33 yards.
Texans 7, Titans 0
13:01 left in the 1st qtr.
chuck
12-27-2015, 12:08 PM
I LOVE scoring the first touchdown of a Sunday. It seems like forever since I've been able to remind everyone of this.
Nice start. Wish the ponies were on Fox this week for a little PIP action.
Titans bring the ensuing kickoff back to the 17.
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Titan's ball at their 17.
Pass to Wright good for 7.
Cobb for 9 and a 1st down.
Andrews caught for loss of 1. 2nd and 11 coming up.
Screen to Cobb loses a couple. 3rd and 13 coming up.
Slant to Wright goes for 6. Titans will have to punt.
Mumph brings the punt back to the Texan 13.
Texan's ball at their 13. 9:28 left in the 1st qtr.
Blue for 5.
Flat pass to Washington gets 8 and a 1st down.
Blue slips down for a couple. 2nd and 8 coming up.
BJ Daniels fires to Strong for about 7. 3rd and 1 coming up.
Blue gets 2 and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 37.
Flags presnap. False start D Brown, -5. 1st and 15 coming up.
Blue gets about 6. 2nd and 9 coming up.
Weeden's pass sails too high, inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.
Pass to Hop sails over his head, inc. Texans will have to punt.
Punt is fumbled! Texans recover inside the 10 yard line!
Texan's ball officially at the Titan 11.
BJ Daniels keeps for 2.
Blue for maybe 1. Brings up 3rd and 7.
Weeden can't find a receiver and scrambles for 4 or 5. Texans to go for the FG.
Novak's 22-yarder is good.
Texans 10, Titans 0
3:19 left in the 1st qtr.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Titan's ball at their 20.
Pass to Fasano good for 8.
Pass to Douglas good for about 4 and the 1st down.
Cobb loses 1. 2nd and 11 coming up.
Sankey for 7. 3rd and 3 coming up.
Pass goes inc but flag in the backfield for holding is declined. Titans have to punt.
Punt goes out of bounds at the 15 yard line. Flag on the Texans for holding (Bouye) makes it 1/2 the distance to the goal line.
chuck
12-27-2015, 12:38 PM
Tannehill (or, as McClain calls him, Tannyhill) is a total idiot.
Texan's ball at their 8.
Polk for 1.
End of the 1st qtr.
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On 2nd and 9, Grimes keeps for 2. 3rd and 7 coming up.
Pass to Hop gets 8 and the 1st down.
Polk runs hard for 6.
Grimes keeps for 5 and the 1st down.
Weeden is stripped/sacked and the Titans recover. Ball at the Texan 25.
Titan's ball at the Texan 25.
Nice run by the Titans but holding brings it back. Makes it 1st and 20 at the Texan 35.
Mettenberger's pass is deflected by Watt, inc. 2nd and 20 coming up.
Cobb for 4. 3rd and 16 coming up.
Mettenberger's pass is off the mark, inc. Titans will go for the FG.
Flag on the Titans for illegal substitution, -5. Titans elect to punt instead.
Punt goes out of bounds at about the Texan 4 or 5 yard line.
Texan's ball at their 5.
11:14 left in the half.
Blue for 2.
Pass to Hop gets 8 and the 1st down.
Blue for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Blue for 4. Brings up 3rd and 6.
Pass to Strong gets 9 and the 1st down.
Blue for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Flat pass to Hop off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Weeden throws it in the dirt, inc. Texans will have to punt.
Punt is downed at the Titan 21.
chuck
12-27-2015, 12:54 PM
8-6 in Miami. Not sure why you'd go for 2 early in the second quarter.
Titan's ball at their 21.
7:05 left in the half.
Dumpoff to D Walker only gets 1.
Pass to Walker gets 3. 3rd and 6 coming up.
Mettenberger's pass sails inc. Titans will have to punt.
Mumph brings the punt back to about the Texan 35.
Texan's ball at their 35.
5 1/2 minutes left in the half.
Deep pass complete to Hop for big gainer. 44 yards.
Pass to Blue gets 5.
Daniels hands off to Blue for 7. 1st and goal at the 9.
Hunt slips down for no gain.
Daniels nearly caught for TFL but tosses to complete but Griffin penalized for blocking downfield. Places the ball at the 19. 2nd and goal.
Pass to Hop goes to the 7 yard line. 3rd and goal coming up.
Weeden can't find a receiver and runs it in for the TD!
Texans 17, Titans 0
2:32 left in the half.
Hasselbeck shaken up, Whitehurst in the game for the Colts.
barrett
12-27-2015, 01:13 PM
This Titans organization is so bad. Watching the product they put on the field makes me feel all warm and fuzzy about McNair and Smith. They really don't have a single positive in their whole franchise. We are playing our 4th and 5th QBs in a 2 QB system you'd see for a HS team, and we are just killing them in Nashville.
I think the entire AFC South makes the argument for contraction in the NFL. Don't move two teams to LA, just get rid of half a dozen franchises. I don't think anyone would notice.
That Hal kid is really playing pretty well. He's a 2nd year guy, right?
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Titan's ball at their 20.
Pass to Fasano good for 12.
Pass over the middle is broken up, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Ditto. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Douglas good for 13 and the 1st down at the Titan 45.
2 minute warning.
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Pass to the WR goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Walker broken up, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Pass over the middle broken up by JJo, inc. Titans will punt.
Mumph brings the punt back to the Texan 13.
Texan's ball at their 13.
Pass nearly INT'ed but inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. 1:32 left in the half.
Grimes for 6 but flag is down....holding on the Texans, 1/2 the distance places the ball at the 6.
Grimes for 4. Brings up 3rd and 12 at the Texan 11. Titans use a timeout with 1:21 left in the half.
Texans now punting.... Douglas returns the punt to the Texan 40.
Titan's ball at the Texan 40.
Deep pass sails inc to Douglas. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass is deflected, inc.
On 3rd and 10, pass too low to catch, inc. Titans are going to punt.
Mumph fair catches at the Texan 11.
Texan's ball at their 11.
Grimes for 5. B Jones shaken up on the play.
Clock runs dry.
Halftime.
Texans 17, Titans 0
That Hal kid is really playing pretty well. He's a 2nd year guy, right?
Believe so. Started as a corner but now playing mostly safety...
chuck
12-27-2015, 01:41 PM
There are several cities that have no business with an NFL franchise. Two of them are in our division. I bet Indy would be a strong candidate for a third had they not lucked into a top five all time QB.
In my opinion LA is another place that has no business having an NFL team, much less the two or three they may have in the immediate future.
2nd half kickoff is a touchback.
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Texan's ball at their 20.
Pass to Washington along the sideline good for 21.
Pass over the middle to Hop gets 11 but a flag is down......holding on Titans is declined.
Blue sweeps right for 7.
Pass to Fido gets 6 and the 1st down. Ball at the Titan 36.
Blue for 2.
Pass to Hop along the sideline goes for 17. 1st down at the Titan 15.
Pass to Hop in the endzone broken up, inc.
On 2nd and 10, same play to Hop works for the TD!
Texans 24, Titans 0
11:33 left in the 3rd qtr.
barrett
12-27-2015, 01:48 PM
There are several cities that have no business with an NFL franchise. Two of them are in our division. I bet Indy would be a strong candidate for a third had they not lucked into a top five all time QB.
In my opinion LA is another place that has no business having an NFL team, much less the two or three they may have in the immediate future.
There is no way the people of Nashville and Jacksonville would be heartbroken if they watched the game of the week instead of the home team they are force fed. In Nashville they spend Sunday focused on how the Vols game went on Saturday. The Titans are an afterthought. Jacksonville is just a pointless backwater when compared to the rest of the NFL cities.
The entire AFC South has TWO pro bowl players (Hopkins and Watt). There is a pathetic lack of talent, and probably 4 of the worst 10 Coach/GM/Owner combos in the entire league.
But I can still be excited about a division title. At least I'm not a Titans/Jags fan.
Hope the Fins will get something going vs Clipboard Jesus.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Titan's ball at their 20.
Pass to Douglas gets 15.
Cobb for 4.
On 2nd and 6, Cobb gets 3. 3rd and 3 coming up.
Pass to DGB gets the 1st down but PI on the offense backs it up. Makes it 3rd and 13.
Pass is caught and then stolen by Pleasant! Texan's ball at the Titan 34!
barrett
12-27-2015, 01:57 PM
Am I crazy or is Brandon Weeden our best QB?
Texan's ball at the Titan 34.
Weeden's pass too tall down the sideline, inc.
Blue for 2. 3rd and 8 coming up. About 8 1/2 minutes left in the 3rd qtr.
Pass to Griffin goes to the 19 yard line and gets the 1st down.
Daniels in...gives to Blue for 4.
Weeden in and splits out... Grimes keeps for 1. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Nice catch by Washington for the TD!
Texans 31, Titans 0
6:12 left in the 3rd qtr.
Fins kick a FG.
15-9 Ponies.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Titan's ball at their 20.
Cobb loses 2.
Pass to Douglas goes inc. 3rd and 12 coming up.
Pass goes inc but flag is down.... ref says, "no flag". Titans to punt.
Punt goes out of bounds.
Texan's ball at their 34.
Polk loses 3.
Polk gains 17. 1st down.
Weeden's pass to Hop along the sideline goes inc but they get the CB for PI on Hop. Places the ball at the spot of the foul. 18 yards on the penalty. Ball at the Titan 34.
Polk for 4.
Polk for 2. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Dumpoff to Hunt gets 6 and the 1st down.
Daniels in......hands off to Hunt for 2.
Daniels keeps for 3. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Weeden's jump ball to Hop in the endzone goes inc. Texans to go for the FG.
Novak's 36-yarder is good.
Texans 34, Titans 0
chuck
12-27-2015, 02:18 PM
Am I crazy or is Brandon Weeden our best QB?
I keep wondering what any of these clowns would have looked like with a healthy Arian all year.
barrett
12-27-2015, 02:27 PM
If Mettenberger played 10 years ago when you could hit guys in the head, there would have been fatalities.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Titan's ball at their 20.
Pass to Walker goes for 5.
Pass to Walker goes for 7 and the 1st down.
Mettenberger's deep pass is caught but ruled out of bounds. Titans challenge......
Play is ruled a catch. 31 yards on the play. Ball at the Texan 37.
End of the 3rd qtr.
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Mettenberger's deep pass sails over everyone, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass goes for 7.
Pass to Walker goes inside the 10 yard line. 1st and goal at the 9. Clowney injured on the play..
Pass to Douglas over the middle gets 4.
Sankey gets to the 2. 3rd and goal coming up.
Watt with the strip/sack! Texans recover!
Ponies go up 18-9 over the Fins.
Need Jets, Panthers and Saints wins to clinch today.
Texan's ball at their own 8.
Polk for 2.
Polk for 6. 3rd and 2 coming up.
Polk gets stopped short of the 1st down. Texans will have to punt.
Lechler's punt is brought back to the Titan 28.
Fins kick a FG. 18-12 Ponies.
6ish minutes left.
chuck
12-27-2015, 02:37 PM
18-12 in North Dade.
Titan's ball at their 28.
Pass to Walker gets 5.
Pass to Fasano inc. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Checkdown to Sankey gets 2. Titans will have to punt.
chuck
12-27-2015, 02:42 PM
Wow! This new guy has a wing on him.
(missed a couple of plays)
Blue runs for 2. Ball at the Texan 15.
Daniels' deep pass to Strong complete but out of bounds so inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.
Grimes for about 5. Texans to punt.
Punt is fair caught at the Titan 27.
Titan's ball at their 27.
6:59 left in the game.
Pass to Walker goes for 3.
Pass to Walker off the mark, inc. 3rd and 7 coming up.
Checkdown pass is off the mark, inc. Titans will have to punt.
Mumph fair catches at the Texan 17.
chuck
12-27-2015, 03:01 PM
It is mind boggling that the Texans lost to Miami. That is one shit team.
Lost some data.....
Texans punt and the Titans bring it back to their 30.
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Titan's ball at their 30.
Dumpoff to Sankey gets 11.
Pass to Fasano gets 9.
Checkdown to Sankey goes all the way to the Texan 20. 1st down.
Pass to Douglas along the sideline goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Walker gets 8. 3rd and 2 coming up.
2 minute warning.
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Pass to Douglas goes to the 1 yard line. 1st and goal.
Mettenberger can't find a receiver and throws it away, inc. 2nd and goal coming up.
Pass to DGB off the mark, inc. 3rd and goal coming up.
Mettenberger's pass can't find a home, inc. Brings up 4th and goal.
Titans use a timeout.
Pass to McBride is good for the TD. Titans going for 2.
Pass to Fasano broken up, inc. 2 pt conversion no good.
Texans 34, Titans 6
1:31 left in the game.
No help from the Fins.
Another avenue to clinch this week, and I think it has to do with Monday.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.
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Texan's ball at their 20.
Texans kneeling it.
Kneel again.
Final score:
Texans 34, Titans 6.
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Good job, Texans. One more to go...
@awexler - KC won, Bal won, if Cin wins tomorrow night at Den), then #Texans win the AFC south.
HPF Bob
12-27-2015, 10:33 PM
The Texans played an almost perfect game (for them) but I think the Volunteers could have given them a better opponent. Maybe even Vandy.
Wow. One more win and Houston matches last year's 9-7 record. I told you they had one of the easiest schedules in NFL history and this confirms it. Just a shame they have no QB and (aside from Lechler) no special teams. For all our bitching, a win next week gives the Texans four winning seasons out of their last five.
As long as the Colts still have a way to win the division though, I think they will. The Texans will choke sometime.
This year should demonstrate how idiotic the idea of an 18-game season is. Half the teams are already on backup QBs due to injuries.
Regarding contraction, a few years ago had MLB done some contracting (an idea I'm not totally against) two of the easiest candidates would have been Pittsburgh and Kansas City. Looks a lot different now, doesn't it?
And, dare I say, if the NFL contracted the six teams mentioned upthread, the Texans would be a likely candidate. Truth is, you give almost any city a playoff team and their stadium sells out. Give them an annual also-ran and the place will be half-empty (maybe not Pittsburgh or Green Bay but most places).
Cutting from 32 to 28 makes more sense than 26 and we could drop Tennessee, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Detroit without breaking too many hearts. Move the Saints into the AFC and have four 7-team divisions with the division champs getting a first round bye. Next four in each conference are wild cards.
AFC East: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Miami, New England, NY Jets, Pittsburgh
AFC West: Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, New Orleans, the ?? Chargers and the ?? Raiders.
NFC East: Atlanta, Carolina, Dallas, NY Giants, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Washington
NFC West: Arizona, Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Seattle, San Francisco and the ?? Rams.
Dispersal draft for the four contracted franchises in the same order as the
NFL draft. But, the NFL makes money hand over first so contraction is not going to happen.
chuck
12-28-2015, 01:26 PM
Two things, quickly. One, the Texans' kick return teams are nothing to write home about but at least they hang onto the ball (knock wood). Coverage is fine, punting is average and the kicker is finally someone I think we can trust. So I'm not nearly as down on ST as I have been for the last fifteen years or so.
Bob is quite right that there will be no contraction because the league makes too much money (and the players don't do that poorly for themselves, either, and the union - sorry, the UNION - would not want to lose hundreds of jobs). But what I do think is possible to likely is that a couple of owners will get tired of their shit stadiums and/or their shit fans and move their teams abroad. I could easily see the Jag-u-ars in London and the Raiders in Mexico City. And I'm not sure that would be the worst thing in the world for everyone involved.
barrett
12-28-2015, 04:35 PM
With a week between games it's not that big a deal to put a team in Mexico City. It's a negligible difference in flight times. London would be really tough for west coast teams though. I think you'd need to give a bye the week before to any team from the pacific time zone who goes to London. That way they can go early and adjust (your body generally adjusts 1 time zone a day).
I am of the belief that they should play a 16 game season spread out over 18-19 weeks anyways. This would allow byes preceding Thursday games (and London trips), and we might not have as many Yates vs Hasselback matchups if guys had more rest. Plus you are selling an extra 1-2 weeks of TV games. I see no drawback to this and lots of positives.
chuck
12-28-2015, 05:14 PM
The longest possible flight to London would be ten hours. That's really not that big a deal. I'm all for extending the season a week or two and giving teams two byes, and if that were the case travel to London would be a non-issue because you could definitely give west coast teams plus Arizona and Denver two weeks to travel there. Even on the current schedule I don't think it's that big a deal, at least the travel and acclimation. You'd need to go early in the week and you'd lose a day of preparation and you wouldn't have your own facilities to train in. So that would be a drag. And the London team would be on the road half the year which would be a drag on them. But it could be done.
They'd need to change the name of the league, though.
HPF Bob
12-28-2015, 05:52 PM
Mexico City would not be a logistical challenge other than security.
London, however, would be difficult in many ways. I don't care to elongate the season but if a London team is tried, here's what I think they should do:
1) Swap Jacksonville and Miami in their AFC divisions.
2) Make Jacksonville the new London team and put their "home base" in North America in either Jacksonville or Toronto. The home base would be where they would stage their exhibition games and training camp. They would also, schedule permitting, get a regular-season game, possibly the first or last home date of the season.
3) All visiting teams to London would have their bye week scheduled the week before. London would be in the AFC East where travel to and from New York and Boston (and Toronto, near Buffalo) would be relatively simple and have larger media markets than can accommodate so many tourists. All division opponents would have home-and-home dates in London and would receive a bonus from the league to defray costs. London's schedule would be comprised of 3-4 consecutive home games followed by 3-4 consecutive road games so as to reduce fatigue on the London players.
Warren
12-28-2015, 06:45 PM
London's schedule would be comprised of 3-4 consecutive home games followed by 3-4 consecutive road games so as to reduce fatigue on the London players.This would have to be done but I could see other teams complaining that the extended home stands would give London a competitive advantage that would help more than the road trips would hurt. It'd be interesting to see how it would play out.
HPF Bob
12-28-2015, 08:03 PM
I think the regular continent-hopping that the London players would do would more than outweigh any advantage a prolonged homestand might have.
popanot
12-29-2015, 08:31 AM
A distinct advantage would come if the London team had home playoff games. The travelling US-based team would have no buffer time. I'm sure the NFL wouldn't give a rats-arse, but it would be an advantage nonetheless. I personally can't stand the idea of a London-based team. I think it causes more problems than it's worth.
Nconroe
12-29-2015, 09:32 AM
Pretty much agree, teams already have some trouble adjusting to 3 time zones. Try another Euro League if really need to expand overseas, try a B league with some percent of Euro citizen players involved, perhaps with some B league cities her e in Americas.
chuck
12-29-2015, 11:25 AM
A distinct advantage would come if the London team had home playoff games.
We're talking about the Jaguars here, dude. Let's remain realistic.
Keith
12-29-2015, 10:15 PM
A distinct advantage would come if the London team had home playoff games.
Over the long-term though this is probably much more of a disadvantage to a London team having to play road games in the playoffs. The London Jags would be smart to keep a second home of sorts on the continental US for training camps and for deep playoff runs.
Generally, London seems forced. Can't imagine this market really wants an NFL team. The league though is just looking for new revenues. Mexico City would make more sense for a first international team (not counting when the Bills play in Toronto or somesuch).
Nconroe
12-30-2015, 09:36 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone. Wishing us all a great 2016.
I might be wrong, but seems with Weeden at QB, then our WR, RB, even TEs, seem to be doing better. Maybe a maturing process , takes a little patience with these mostly young players and coaches and revolving QB. And Texans at 8-7, have a few good wins to go with their blooper losses. BUT a 34- 6 win is pretty good against any team.
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