After a season filled with adversity and injuries the Houston Texans season ended in Baltimore with a 20-13 defeat at the hands of the Ravens. This game will leave a bad taste in the Texans players mouths for the coming months. With ample opportunities for the offense to win this game, the Texans came up short despite a valiant effort from their defense.
Trust us when we are grateful to be in this position, but the Texans had a chance to beat the Ravens in Baltimore despite the “hostile” environment the Texans faced. Losing is not the issue, but the way the game came to and end is what hurts. The whole season came down to one play, not a defensive or offensive snap, but to a punt return.
Here is a look at the game.
1. Jacoby Jones……enough said.
2. The Texans defense was stellar. The Texans defense held the Ravens to 227 total yards on offense, but still came up short. The offense did not help them when needed, and gave the defense a short field to def...
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State of the Texans:
PLAYERS:
Jacoby Jones,
J.J. Watt,
Brooks Reed,
Tim Dobbins,
Ray Rice,
Arian Foster,
Andre Johnson,
T.J. Yates,
Matt Schaub,
Owen Daniels
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens
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