PLAYERS:
Duane Brown,
Wade Smith,
Spencer Johnson,
Derek Newton,
Chris Myers,
Garrett Graham,
Andre Johnson,
Kevin Walter,
James Casey,
Owen Daniels,
Nick Barnett
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills
In this breakdown, we look at Garret Graham’s touchdown catch and the Houston Texans switching it up on third and long. See what you think.
Duane Brown Doing Work
3rd and 10 on the Houston 4 yard line. The Texans usually can count on a screen pass or power play with Wade Smith pulling into the hole. Well, the Texans finally dig into the playbook and switch it up on the Buffalo Bills on 3rd and long.
The Texans are going after Spencer Johnson #91 (Yellow) with one of the oldest football plays, the trap. Duane Brown (Red) will be the offensive lineman executing the trap play. It’s simple, the Texans will leave Johnson unblocked and let him create the crease for Foster.
At the snap, you can see the offensive line blocking everyone except Johnson. He is playing poor technique and runs up field and leaves a free shot for the pulling Brown.
Brown kicks Johnson out, and Foster gets to
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