Too Many Mistakes: Texans Turnovers Hurt in 20-13 Divisional Loss to Ravens

Lardarius Webb #21 of the Baltimore Ravens and Andre Johnson #80 of the Houston Texans reach for an incomplete pass The Texans knew that Sunday’s divisional battle with the Ravens would be a tough game. Issue was, they made it tougher on themselves than it should have been. The team turned the ball over four times to the Ravens none, and that was a huge stat in the teams 20-13 loss to Baltimore that ends the Texans 2011 season. The Texans controlled the line of scrimmage most of the afternoon, but an early turnover by Jacoby Jones on a punt return set up an easy Ravens score, and rookie QB T.J. Yates threw three picks as Baltimore built a 17-3 lead after the first quarter. Houston rallied as Neil Rackers kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 17-6, and then Arian Foster ran in from a yard out to make it 17-13 at halftime. The Texans had their shots in the second half, but the tough Ravens defense turned them away each time, and in the end Yates had a late pass picked off by Ed...