View Full Version : Offical Texans vs. Titans Game Thread, 10/02/2016
The 1-2 Tennessee Titans pay a visit to NRG stadium to face the Texans in an early game Sunday. The Titans are coming off a 17-10 home loss to the Oakland Raiders last Sunday. QB Marcus Mariota is 67/107 averaging 229.3 yds/gm and has a rating of 79.3 while throwing for 4 TD's and 4 INT's. Look for him to hand the ball off to Demarco Murray (6.0 yds/carry) and pass to Tajae Sharpe (11.2 avg.), Delanie Walker (13.9 avg.) and Murray (7.8 avg.).
The 2-1 Texans are coming off a 27-0 loss to New England on Thursday Night Football. The Texans should be in rebound mode though the Titans always put up a good fight....
TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday 10/2/16
Announcers (http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2016&wk=4) = Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta
The Line (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) = (mostly) Texans by 4.5 to 5
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
CBS Early Bird Special (London) = Indianapolis vs Jacksonville, 8:30 am CST, Greg Gumbel, Trent Green
FOX (late) = Dallas @ San Francisco, 3:25 pm CST, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
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Prime time:
TNF = Miami @ Cincinnati (NFLN)
SNF = Kansas City @ Pittsburgh (NBC)
MNF = NY Giants @ Minnesota (ESPN)
Nconroe
09-29-2016, 09:12 PM
I see Mariotta has same no of interceptions thrown in 3 games as Osweiler, 4. Not good for either QB.
I predict team with least turnovers Sunday is going to win.
610 Radio reporting OB to take over play calling duties. Godsey still OC - the play calling will be OB only...
A lot of sharp action (http://www.sportsbookreview.com/picks/nfl/nfl-week-4-betting-where-the-sharps-are/75251) on the Titans this week..... not good news....
OTOH, I kinda like this guys viewpoint (http://www.sportsbookreview.com/picks/nfl/game-by-game-against-the-spread-predictions-for-nfl-week-4/75131):
Titans vs. Texans
Houston's offense went MIA last week, prompting a search party at Gillette Stadium but to no avail. Where it disappeared, nobody knows. Not even Bill O'Brien had any feasible answers. Let's just hope it made the flight back to Houston this week and will deign to make an appearance on Sunday. It's important not to get carried away by one game. Then there is also the genius of Bill Belichick and his second-to-none game-planning that has to be taken into consideration. Anyway, that was last week and they can't go back in time and put in a redo. So on to the next week where the Titans are slotted for a visit to NRG Stadium. If the Texans aren't mad and don't take out their revenge on the hapless Titans they're not worth the hype.
Titans to kickoff...
Kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
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Pass to L Miller over the middle gets 5.
Pass to Fuller gets nice gain to the Texan 44.
L Miller for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.
Dump to L Miller goes to the Titan 40, 1st down.
L Miller carries for 6.
Oz throws deep into the end zone but out of bounds, inc. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Strike to Fuller gets the 1st down at the Titan 27.
Nice moves by L Miller takes the ball to the Titan 14.
Fido makes the catch! TD!
Texans 7, Titans 0
10:31 left in the 1st qtr.
Nconroe
10-02-2016, 12:11 PM
Wow, that looked sharp. Great catch by Fido for TD.
Titans bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 20.
Pass to Sharpe good for 5.
Murray for 3.
Murray comes up short on 3rd down. Titans to punt.
Punt goes into the end zone, touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
8:21 left in the 1st qtr.
Pass over the middle to Strong gets 5.
Miller for no gain.
Pass to Fido gets the 1st down and tack on a horse collar penalty, places the ball at the Texan 46.
Pass to Griffin goes to the 9 yard line!
L Miller goes left for about 4.
Fuller wide open for the TD!
Texans 14, Titans 0
5:34 left in the 1st qtr.
chuck
10-02-2016, 12:22 PM
How about this - how about BOB keeps control of the play calling? Everybody OK with that?
Titans bring the ensuing kickoff back to the 28 yard line. Titan's ball.
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Murray for 3.
Murray goes left for about 10 and the 1st down.
Pass to Walker goes all the way to the Texan 35. 24 yards on the play.
Pass to Walker off his hands, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Murray for almost 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Mariota pressured, throws inc. Titans to go for the FG.
Succop's 48-yarder is good.
Texans 14, Titans 3
2:36 left in the 1st qtr.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
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Oz is sacked by Orakpo, loss of 10.
Pass to Fido over the middle gets the 10 back. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Screen to Fuller goes for big gainer. Ball at the Titan 47.
L Miller goes left for about 5 but holding brings it back. Makes it 1st and 20.
Short pass to L Miller gets 10. 2nd and 10 coming up.
End of the 1st qtr.
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Nice catch by Fuller. Goes to the Titan 27.
L Miller gets caught for loss of 3.
Oz pressured, throws it away. Brings up 3rd and 13. A Titan player injured on the play, injury timeout.
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On 3rd and 13, Oz is pressured again and has to get rid of it. Intentional grounding on Oz....Texans to punt.
Titans have 12 men on the field, +5. Texans to now try the FG.
Novak's 53-yarder is good.
Texans 17, Titans 3
13:42 left in the half.
The ensuing kickoff is brought back to the 22 yard line. Titan's ball.
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Murray for 2 or 3.
Pass to Mathews goes for big gainer. Ball ends up at the Texan 16.
Murray goes right for 13. 1st and goal.
Mariota pressured, throws it over the end zone, inc. 2nd and goal coming up.
Murray takes it in for the TD. Flags after the score....taunting on the Titans to be assessed on the ensuing kickoff.
Texans 17, Titans 10
11:21 left in the half.
Big Texas
10-02-2016, 12:59 PM
You can definitely tell the difference with Bill calling the plays...
Bills 13, Pats 0
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Ervin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 31. Texan's ball.
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Blue motors for about 17.
Oz's pass off the mark to Hop, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Fido gets 18. Ball at the Titan 34.
Blue caught for loss of 1.
Pass to Blue gets 5. 3rd and 6 coming up.
Oz's pass goes high and inc. Texans to go for the FG.
Novak's 48-yarder is off to the right, no good. Fido injured on the play...
Score remains:
Texans 17, Titan 10
8:25 left in the half.
Big Texas
10-02-2016, 01:01 PM
Well there you have it folks...Texans luck when things are going well
chuck
10-02-2016, 01:01 PM
CJ is having the game of his life and now he'll be out for the year. Or forever. Who knows. Typical.
Titans takeover at their own 38.
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Mariota scrambles for 9.
Henry goes left for 2 and the 1st down.
Mariota starts to run, pulls up and throws the INT to Demps! Texans takeover on their own 41.
chuck
10-02-2016, 01:08 PM
The egregiously bad OL play is the root of all of the offensive issues. I don't know if a 100% Duane Brown is enough.
6:55 left in the half.
Oh jeez, pass to Hop is tipped up and the Titans INT. Titan's ball at the Texan 39.
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Murray rumbles for almost 8.
Murray for about 1. Brings up 3rd and 2.
Mariota keeps it for the about 3 and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 27. Hal injured on the play....
Pass to Sharpe in the end zone is broken up, inc. Brings up 2nd and 10.
Henry up the gut for about 6. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Flat pass to Murray goes to the Texan 7. 1st and goal.
Mariota's pass goes out of the back of the end zone, inc.
On 2nd and goal, Murray carries to about the 1 yard line. 3rd and goal coming up.
Murray takes it in for the TD.
Texans 17, Titan 17
3:10 left in the half.
The ensuing kickoff is downed in the end zone, touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
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Pass to Strong gets almost 10.... 2nd and short coming up.
L Miller gets a couple and the 1st down.
2 minute warning.
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Pass to Griffin broken up, inc.
L Miller carries for about 6.
On 3rd and 4, pass to Fuller behind him, inc. Texans to punt.
Punt is fielded and downed quickly at the Titan 12. Titan's ball.
Short pass to Wright gets a couple. Texans use a timeout. 1:09 left in the half.
Mariota pressured, throws it away, inc.
Mariota's pass is tipped and incomplete. Titan's will have to punt.
Ervin brings the punt back to the Texan 45 but flags are down.....Holding on the Titans +10. Ball at the Titan 44.
Pass to Griffin goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up, 42 seconds left in the half.
Pass to Griffin goes to the 38. Texans use a timeout. 35 seconds left in the half.
Pass to Griffin gets close to the 1st down... Brings up 4th and 1. Texans use their final timeout. 15 seconds left in the half. Oh no, play clock runs out, -5. Texans going for it on 4th and 6....
Titans use a timeout....
Pass to Hop along the sideline broken up but draws the PI flag.... Texans now going for the FG.
Novak's 45-yarder is good.
Texans 20, Titans 17
7 seconds left in the half.
The ensuing kickoff is pooched and goes out of bounds. Ball will be placed at the Titan 40.
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Mariota scrambles for a couple .... time runs out.
Halftime.
Texans 20, Titans 17
Titans bring the 2nd half kickoff back to their 33 yard line. Titan's ball.
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Pass to AJ gets 6.
Murray gets 3. 3rd and 1 coming up. A Titan (Conklin) injured on the play. Injury timeout.
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On 3rd and 1, Murray gets the 1 and the 1st down.
Mariota pressured, throws it away but holding on the Titans backs it up 10. 1st and 20 coming up.
Quick pass to Sharpe gets about 6 but flag on the Texans for offsides. Makes it 1st and 15.
Pass to AJ over the middle gets about 7.
Murray gets about 4. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Flags presnap....false start Titans, -5. Brings up 3rd and 9.
Pass to Mathews gets the 1st down at the Texan 34.
Mariota throws inc but flags are down..... illegal formation Titans, offsides Texans, replay 1st down.
Mariota overthrows deep pass towards the end zone, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Murray for 4. 3rd and 6 coming up.
Titans use a timeout.
contd....
On 3rd and 6, pass to AJ goes to the 11 yard line, 1st down. Goodness, there was some holding there....
Murray for 1.
Murray for 1 more. Brings up 3rd and goal from the 8.
Pass to Walker in the end zone broken up by Bouye, inc. Titans to go for the FG.
Succop's 26-yarder is good.
Texans 20, Titans 20
7:04 left in the 3rd qtr.
barrett
10-02-2016, 02:11 PM
On the perimeter we are in a different league than Tennessee. But inside we can't get any pressure on the QB and we can't block for ours.
The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
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L Miller for 6. Allen injured on the play..... Injury timeout...
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Pass to Prosch is good for the 1st down but flags are down..... "no foul" says the ref.
L Miller for 4.
Pass to Fuller gets the 1st down.
Nice running by L Miller gets about 10.
L Miller loses 2. 2nd and 12 coming up.
Oz's pass is INT'ed by the Titans at the 22 yard line. Titan's ball.
chuck
10-02-2016, 02:22 PM
Should have drafted a TE.
Clowney with the sack! Loss of 6.
Henry for about 2. 3rd and 15 coming up.
Flags presnap.....false start Titans, -5. 3rd and 20 coming up.
Pass to Walker gets 10. Titans will have to punt.
Ahoy! We've found a punt returner! Fuller for 67 yards and the TD!
Texans 27, Titans 20
56 seconds left in the 3rd qtr.
barrett
10-02-2016, 02:24 PM
Jacoby Jones 2.0 does his best Jacoby Jones impression and takes a punt to the house!
Titans bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 23. Titan's ball.
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Murray for maybe 2.
Murray for 4 or 5.
End of the 3rd qtr.
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On 3rd and 3, Mariota scrambles for 3 ..... Refs mark it short of the 1st down.... Malarkey challenges that Mariota got the 1st down.....
Ruling on the field stands. 4th down coming up. Titans to punt.
Ervin receives the punt and is tackled immediately. Texan's ball at their 23.
14:10 left in the game.
Flags presnap, false start Texans, -5.
Pass to Strong goes for 8. 2nd and 7 coming up.
Short pass to Strong gets 3. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Pass to Hop is well defensed, inc. Texans will have to punt.
Punt is brought back to the Titan 33. Titan's ball.
barrett
10-02-2016, 02:38 PM
I'm struggling to understand how Hopkins could have instant chemistry with Hoyer, Mallett, Yates, and Weeden, but he can't connect with Osweiller after a full offseason, preseason, and a month of games.
Murray carries for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.
Murray caught for a loss. 3rd and 8 coming up.
Pass to Wright is inc. but James II PI's him... auto 1st down at the Texan 41.
Mariota's pass to the sideline goes inc. Holding on the Titans, -10.
Murray carries for 2. 2nd and 18 coming up.
Pass to Sharpe is knocked loose by Bouye, inc. 3rd and 18 coming up.
Mariota's pass is deflected and flutters inc. Titans will have to punt.
Punt is blocked but the refs had blown the whistle prior..... Refs rule replay 4th down..........
Ervin fair catches at the Texan 8. Texan's ball.
chuck
10-02-2016, 02:46 PM
What a seven point ass raping by a group of incompetents.
barrett
10-02-2016, 02:46 PM
I don't know how officials are evaluated, but this crew should be knocked as hard as possible for blowing dead a blocked punt TD on what turned out to be a phantom flag they had to pick up. Pathetic. Instead of effectively ending the game, we are backed up on our own goal line.
barrett
10-02-2016, 02:48 PM
What a seven point ass raping by a group of incompetents.
Yep. It looks like a master's seminar in how to kick around a terrible football team while keeping it close. Guys who were consciously point shaving couldn't carry a team this well.
10:05 left in the game.
L Miller for 6.
L Miller for 1. 3rd and 3 coming up.
Pass to Hop gets the 1st down at the Texan 21.
L Miller gets loose for 14.
L Miller for no gain.
Oz pressured, then has his pass batted down, inc. Brings up 3rd and 10.
Oz scrambles for the 1st down near midfield.
L Miller for 3. About 6 minutes left in the game.
Fuller on the sweep just gets 1. Brings up 3rd and 7.
Pass to Strong just inches short of the 1st down..... Texans going for it....
Oh jeez, Prosch gets stood up. Titans takeover on downs with 4:34 left in the game.
barrett
10-02-2016, 02:56 PM
Why don't we challenge that 3rd down? We have 3 timeouts we don't need and we still could have run our FB into the line on 4th down if they didn't overturn it.
Ball at the Titan 42.
Murray cuts back and gains 10.
Deep pass to Walker over his head, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Flags presnap.... false start Titans, -5. Makes it 2nd and 15 coming up.
Pass to Sharpe gets about 10. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Pass to Wright gets the 1st down at the Texan 32.
Murray for 4. A little over 2 minutes left in the game.
Mariota's pass is broken up by Hal, inc.
2 minute warning.
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On 3rd and 6, pass is broken up by JJo, inc. Brings up 4th and 6. Titan's going for it....
Pass to AJ off the mark, inc! Texans takeover on downs with 1:47 left in the game.
L Miller for no gain.
L Miller for about 3. Brings up 3rd and 7.
L Miller for a couple. Texans will let the clock run and call a timeout with 14 seconds left in the game. Texans to punt.
Punt is brought back to the Titan 25. 4 seconds left.
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Titans try to lateral but have no success... game over.
Final score:
Texans 27, Titans 20
barrett
10-02-2016, 03:14 PM
I'm not sure if playing in the worst division in football helps or hurts us. Obviously it helps us get to 9 wins and the playoffs on occasion, but the bar is set so low that we can be consistently mediocre and rarely pay for it. Then we show up with today's effort against a real team and get housed.
chuck
10-02-2016, 03:15 PM
We have a long way to do before the Texans could be considered an elite team but 3-1 at the quarter post is nothing to sniff at. Now things should get a little tougher.
Yikes, look at the AFC South (http://www.espn.com/nfl/standings) standings............
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Fuller's punt return was the difference (obviously). Perfect timing on giving him an opportunity in that role. The other 59+ minutes of the game was two teams with execution problems....
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Pats get shut out at Gillette by the Bills. For some reason, I find that amusing.....
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Probably won't see a line on the Texans vs. Vikes until after the Vikes play their Monday nighter. I'm guessing Vikes by 6-7.....
nunusguy
10-02-2016, 05:22 PM
We have a long way to do before the Texans could be considered an elite team but 3-1 at the quarter post is nothing to sniff at. Now things should get a little tougher.
At Minny, then Indy here, and then MNF @ Denver. Yep coming up it's gonna be a real tough stretch.
barrett
10-02-2016, 06:16 PM
At Minny, then Indy here, and then MNF @ Denver. Yep coming up it's gonna be a real tough stretch.
Bradford and Simien are the QBs of the two winning teams we face in that stretch. Obviously both are backed by great defenses, but both should be close games that we are in.
As for the Colts, at some point they just need to be looked at as a bad football team. They couldn't get to 10 wins in last year's pathetic AFC south. They are 3-6 in their last 9. They got run off the field by the Jags in the first half on a neutral site. They might be the worst run franchise in the NFL. They are propped up by tanking in the right season. I honestly think all other 31 teams would have got more out of 5 years of Luck.
I think 2-1 is really possible with this stretch.
Keith
10-02-2016, 09:31 PM
Thanks Arky for the commentary. I had to miss most of the game live as my son was pitching today, and the last bit of the 4th quarter I had to watch with no volume.
Some questions I have though... why was Ervin returning the next punt after Fuller just took one to the house?
Why did BOB punt instead of going for it with like 4 mins on the clock? Sounded like the OL was often overmatched, the team is missing Watt... just punt it and make an iffy Titans offense go at least 80 yards for the TD.
How was that Titans punt flagged?
How does Hopkins only have like 3 targets until late in the game? Sounds like BOB's playcalling was hot out of the gate, but then it wasn't?
Thanks Arky for the commentary. I had to miss most of the game live as my son was pitching today, and the last bit of the 4th quarter I had to watch with no volume.
Some questions I have though... why was Ervin returning the next punt after Fuller just took one to the house?
I think that was just a one-off. On the play, Ervin and Fuller were both back there which is (I think) kinda rare in today's NFL (2 deep). Punt returners take shots and IMO, Fuller will probably be used in "situations" to avoid the unnecessary collisions..
Why did BOB punt instead of going for it with like 4 mins on the clock? Sounded like the OL was often overmatched, the team is missing Watt... just punt it and make an iffy Titans offense go at least 80 yards for the TD.
I think you mean the 4th and 1 where Prosch got stood up short of the 1st down. I'm guessing OB felt they could get a yard, keep the drive going, burn more clock - i.e., aggressive .... Punting it (conservative) sure looked like the better option after Prosch got stood up...
How was that Titans punt flagged?
The blocked punt (10:12 left in the game)? Refs screwed up. I believe the whistle blew during the snap thus the blocked punt/return for the TD was nullified. The ref explained it that the Texans had 12 men on the field (whistle) yet goes on to say the 12th man DID get off in time so "no foul". "Replay the down", unfortunately for the Texans.... On replay, looked like Hal was closest to the sideline and while a couple of Texans were running off, Hal got off the field the fastest because he was closer to the sideline. The other "runners" saw Hal get off then stopped and lined up.... I believe the whole sequence fooled the ref standing beside Ervin who threw the flag...
How does Hopkins only have like 3 targets until late in the game? Sounds like BOB's playcalling was hot out of the gate, but then it wasn't?
Jeez, I dunno. It looked like he was receiving a lot of defensive attention and coverage on him was tight for the most part. Oz's two INT's came from trying to get DHop involved to the point of almost forcing passes his way. Even the announcers mentioned that it was rare to see Hop get out-maneuvered on some of those passes...
The Titans made some adjustments. Brock started getting inaccurate with the pressure coming his way.....
nunusguy
10-03-2016, 06:35 AM
I'll take this 3-1 for the first quarter of the regular season, not that we have a choice.
But we won the games we were supposed to and split the tough ones (Chiefs & Pats). So it could have been a lot worse though I admit we missed a real opportunity and didn't take advantage of it when we went up against the Pats 3rd string rookie QB.
Now with this road trip to Minny we are going to really get into the meat of the schedule and see what we've got.
barrett
10-03-2016, 07:09 AM
Jeez, I dunno. It looked like he was receiving a lot of defensive attention and coverage on him was tight for the most part. Oz's two INT's came from trying to get DHop involved to the point of almost forcing passes his way. Even the announcers mentioned that it was rare to see Hop get out-maneuvered on some of those passes...
One of the INTs was just a really bad throw. Hopkins had the guy beat and Osweiller just underthrew it by a few yards. But a few of the other passes did look forced.
Gotta root for the Vikings to have a nice, comfortable win tonight vs. the Giants on MNF. Need to have them fat and happy when the Texans visit next Sunday.....
Man, that Minnesota front 7 is strong..... The DB's are pretty dang good, too... Hopefully, Oz makes it out of the game alive.....
nunusguy
10-04-2016, 08:38 AM
Gotta root for the Vikings to have a nice, comfortable win tonight vs. the Giants on MNF. Need to have them fat and happy when the Texans visit next Sunday.....
That's what I was thinking while watching the game last night. Didn't watch it all, just the first half.
The Viking for sure have an impressive, strong defense, but the offense is not among the leagues strongest. With the heat their pass rush will be putting on Brock I sure Brown is back at LT for this game.
chuck
10-04-2016, 02:20 PM
Bradford reminded me of David Carr at his best, a bunch of short, possession passes, not much of a running game, not much in the way of deep threats. The Texans will have to be at their best in tackling.
The Vikings D is very, very good. I'm still not convinced they are an NFC elite team but they may very well be. The Panthers and the Cardinals seem to have a lot of problems.
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