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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 = Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta The Line = (mostly) Texans by 4.5 to 5 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- Prime time: TNF = Miami @ Cincinnati (NFLN) SNF = Kansas City @ Pittsburgh (NBC) MNF = NY Giants @ Minnesota (ESPN) |
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...
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A lot of sharp action on the Titans this week..... not good news....
OTOH, I kinda like this guys viewpoint: Quote:
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Titans to kickoff...
Kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25. ------------------------------------------- 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. |
Wow, that looked sharp. Great catch by Fido for TD.
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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. |
How about this - how about BOB keeps control of the play calling? Everybody OK with that?
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Titans bring the ensuing kickoff back to the 28 yard line. Titan's ball.
------------------------------------ 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.
---------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------- 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.
----------------------------------------- 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. |
You can definitely tell the difference with Bill calling the plays...
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Bills 13, Pats 0
---------------------------------------------- Ervin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 31. Texan's ball. ---------------------------------------------- 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. |
Well there you have it folks...Texans luck when things are going well
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CJ is having the game of his life and now he'll be out for the year. Or forever. Who knows. Typical.
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Titans takeover at their own 38.
------------------------------------------- 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. |
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.
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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. --------------------------- 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.
-------------------------------------------- Pass to Strong gets almost 10.... 2nd and short coming up. L Miller gets a couple and the 1st down. 2 minute warning. --------------------------------------------- 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.
--------------------------------------------- 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.
-------------------------------------------- Pass to AJ gets 6. Murray gets 3. 3rd and 1 coming up. A Titan (Conklin) injured on the play. Injury timeout. --------------------------------------------- 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. |
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.
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The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.
---------------------------------------------- L Miller for 6. Allen injured on the play..... Injury timeout... ---------------------------------------------- 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. |
Should have drafted a TE.
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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. |
Jacoby Jones 2.0 does his best Jacoby Jones impression and takes a punt to the house!
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Titans bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 23. Titan's ball.
----------------------------------------- Murray for maybe 2. Murray for 4 or 5. End of the 3rd qtr. ----------------------------------------- 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. |
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.
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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. |
What a seven point ass raping by a group of incompetents.
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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.
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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. |
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.
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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. -------------------------------------------- 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. |
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