Official Texans @ Ravens Game Thread, 11/17/2019

[Arky]

Play stands as called.

Ravens takeover on downs.

[Arky]

Texan defense holds again and the Ravens will attempt a 55-yard FG.

Fake! Didn't work!

Texan's ball at their 39, good field position.

2:12 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

Ravens face 2nd and 10 backed up at their 10 yard line as the 1st qtr. ends.

No score.

[chuck]

NFL officials have obviously decided that they don't like having that play challengeable, and so they will literally never overturn the call made on the field no matter how egregious the foul turns out to have been.

They are doing what they can to turn the NFL into the NBA, a totally unwatchable shitshow.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

NFL officials have obviously decided that they don't like having that play challengeable, and so they will literally never overturn the call made on the field no matter how egregious the foul turns out to have been.

They are doing what they can to turn the NFL into the NBA, a totally unwatchable shitshow.

Only NFL refs could screw up a call so bad that they single-handedly decided who went to the Super Bowl, so bad that the league had a change of rule, and the refs response is to ignore that rule because it implies they screw up calls.

[chuck]

And yet the league today stopped what it was doing and overturned a non-call specifically so they could hang a penalty on Richard Sherman.

[Arky]

Jackson hits Roberts in the end zone for the 15-yard TD. Ravens take the lead.

Ravens 7, Texans 0

9:17 left in the half.

[Arky]

Jackson hits Andrews in the end zone for an 18-yard TD pass.

Ravens 14, Texans 0

2:14 left in the half.

[Arky]

Texans face 2nd and 4 at their 31 at the 2 minute mark of the half.

Dang, where are the rollouts? Watson the pocket passer ain't getting it done....

[Arky]

Texans attempting the 43-yard FG with just a few seconds left in the half.

Fairbairn is no good.

Ravens 14, Texans 0

Halftime.

[chuck]

I don't really mind that the secondary is not good. They're doing what they can to address that. Maybe they'll get better, who knows.

But it drives me crazy how Baltimore is absolutely abusing the Texans at the LOS. I understand that Baltimore is a legitimate Super Bowl team and the Texans aren't, but it is just irresponsible to effectively cede the LOS.

Also, I cannot understand why they stubbornly keep Fairbairn on the team. Yes, I watch a lot of football and am well aware that lots of kickers have lots of problems. But accountability has to exist somewhere. Of course, BOB still has a job, TWO jobs, really, so accountability is apparently not real central to the Texans' management strategy.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Arky

Play stands as called.

Ravens takeover on downs.

Get rid of the rule. Missing that in real time is poor. Staring at that on replay and refusing to admit your mistake is malfeasance.