HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans moved closer to clinching the AFC South by bouncing back from last week’s loss with a win over the
Jets.Now they’ll try to get banged-up players DeAndre Hopkins and Lamar Miller
healthy before visiting the Super Bowl champion Eagles next week. A win could
leave open the possibility of getting a first-round playoff bye.The Texans
(10-4) have won nine of their last 10 games after opening the season 0-3 to give
coach Bill O’Brien 10 regular-season wins for the first time in his five years
with the team. It’s the first time the Texans have had 10 wins in the regular
season since setting a franchise-record with 12in 2012.“It’s great. I think 10
wins is hard to do in this league
Bradley Roby Jersey ,” O’Brien said. “I give our players and our coaching staff a ton of credit. Our players have worked very hard to get to this point in the
season. There is a long way to go here.”The Texans led by 13 at halftime before
the Jets rallied to take a 22-19 lead with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter.
Deshaun Watson then connected with DeAndre Hopkins on a 14-yard touchdown to put
the Texans on top, and they added a field goal after that to secure the 29-22
victory.Hopkins injured his ankle in the fourth quarter and had to be helped off
the field by teammates. But he returned after that and the injury doesn’t appear
serious.Miller could be more of a concern after he hurt his ankle in the first
quarter and returned for a series in the second before sitting out for the rest
of the game. O’Brien said he doesn’t think the injury is “major,” but that he’d
know more next week.With Miller out on Saturday, Houston’s only other active
running back was Alfred Blue. Blue, who has been used this season to spell
Miller, was ineffective against the Jets, finishing with nine carries for 6
yards.If Miller is limited next week, the Texans could look to D’Onta Foreman to
pick up the slack. Foreman was put on the active roster from the physically
unable to perform on Dec. 4, but has been inactive in the two games
since.Foreman has been out since Nov. 19, 2017 when he tore his Achilles tendon
after running for 327 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie season. O’Brien
said they put him on the active roster because they thought he’d be able to help
the team this season. He’s been participating fully in practice, but it’s
unclear if he’s ready to contribute in a game.Another concern for the Texans
this week is finding a way to better protect Watson. The second-year quarterback
was taken down six times Saturday and has been sacked 52 times this
season
Tashaun Gipson Jersey , most in the NFL.“There is no doubt that there were too many sacks, absolutely no doubt about it,” O’Brien said. “But … I don’t put all
of that on the offensive line. Some of that is offensive line, some of it is
route running, some of it is holding the ball too long, things like that. Some
of it is play calling, and so hopefully we can get better.”Despite the sacks
Watson had another solid game, throwing for 294 yards and two touchdowns. It was
the most yards he’s thrown for since finishing with 375 yards passing in a win
over Dallas on Oct. 7.His performance on Saturday made him the first player in
NFL history to have at least 5,000 yards passing (5,291), 40 TD passes (43) and
700 yards (705) rushing in his first 21 games.On a day the Texans had trouble
running the ball
Zach Fulton Jersey , Watson reveled in being able to lead the team to the comeback win.“I just like the ball in my hands,” he said. “Like they say, just
give me an opportunity to make a play. I think I can make it. Be smart, try not
take any unnecessary hits and protect myself. I feel like with the ball in my
hands, I can give the team a lot of energy and this offense can go.”Despite
their impressive turnaround to reach double-digit wins so beginning the season
0-3, the Texans know they’ll have to maintain focus.“That’s awesome, but our
goals are still ahead of us,” Hopkins said. “We can’t sit here and celebrate 10
wins. We expect to win like this with the guys we have in this locker
room.”Houston Texans Game Day Live: Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Rams (First
Quarter) Welcome back to the 2018 Houston Texans preseason, folks. It’s time for
the penultimate tilt in the Texans’ slate of exhibition games with a clash
against the Los Angeles Rams. What’s important about this afternoon is that it
looks set to be our first look at a number of the Texans starters from last
season with Bill O’Brien has indicated that all healthy players will start the
game against the Rams. That means J.J. Watt is back. That means we get our first
look at Tryann Mathieu playing in a game setting while wearing a Texans uniform.
How long the starters play is yet to be seen, but until then, let’s just enjoy
seeing what these guys look like together on the field for the first time. So
sit back
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