Official Texans @ Redskins Game Thread, 11/18/2018

[Arky]

Texans had an opportunity after the Scarlett INT but a Watson sack and a Fairbairn missed 44-yard FG led to nothing. At the half, the score remains:

Texans 17, Redskins 7

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Indy rolling 24-3 over the Titans....

[Arky]

Watson throws an INT, the Redskins takeover at the Texan 13, McCoy (substituting for an injured A Smith) throws a 9 yard TD pass to Reed.

Texans 17, Redskins 14

4:47 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Arky]

Watson back to getting beat up. Fairbairn good on a 33-yard FG.

Texans 20, Redskins 14

1:19 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Arky]

Peterson runs it in from 7 yards.

Redskins 21, Texans 20

11:57 left in the game.

[Arky]

Fairbairn connects on 54-yarder with 7½ minutes left in the game.

Texans 23, Redskins 21

[Arky]

It's about time the pass rush started kicking ass. Watt and Clowney with sacks on the previous Redskin possession. Texans have the ball at their own 42 with 4:38 left in the game.

[Arky]

Fairbairn misses a 45 yard FG. Redskins have the ball a the Texan 35 with 52 seconds left.

Now in Texan territory. FG would win it for the Redskins.

16 seconds left, ball at the Texan 45.

McCoy tries the deep pass but inc, 8 seconds left.

Redskins attempting the 63 yard FG.

[barrett]

Defense is playing awesome.

Like many games this year the officials are embarrassing themselves. With replay you have a built in copout where you can just say "call stands" any time you feel like it. But somehow these morons confirm a call when there was clear evidence of no catch.

And as I type Watson does the only thing you can't do when your defense is playing like this...he turns it over. Both TOs today come on balls that never should have been thrown. The intercepted screen pass is brutal. Miller loses yards on that play even if he catches it. If any ball needs to be thrown at the guys' feet, it's that ball. Watson is looking better and better the last 7 games, but learning to let go of plays remains a work in progress.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

And as I type Watson does the only thing you can't do when your defense is playing like this...he turns it over. Both TOs today come on balls that never should have been thrown. The intercepted screen pass is brutal. Miller loses yards on that play even if he catches it. If any ball needs to be thrown at the guys' feet, it's that ball. Watson is looking better and better the last 7 games, but learning to let go of plays remains a work in progress.

All true. But I hate that play design.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

All true. But I hate that play design.

True for sure. But in 50-75 plays there will always be some dogs. Great QB play is one part making great plays and one part recognizing those dogs and ending the play without physical or game damage. I think Watson is getting better, but he's so good he still thinks he can make every play a winner.

[barrett]

We got screwed earlier on the reviewed fumble, but the refs just did us a solid on the defensive holding call to give us a first down.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

We got screwed earlier on the reviewed fumble, but the refs just did us a solid on the defensive holding call to give us a first down.

That was a brutal call. The officiating has been pretty awful today. I remember thinking, fairly recently, too, that the NFL officials were as a group the best among major sports. I don't think I can say that anymore. I don't know who is best. Maybe you could go with baseball simply because so many of their frequent mistakes get corrected.

[barrett]

That 2 minutes of clock the free first down got us probably saved us from ourselves today.