What did the Texans do?

[Jman]

@Thats2

That fell under the luck category for me. I mean they made good plays, but it was lucky the first pass bounded straight into the air, lucky Goff’s “fumble” pinged around without hitting the ground, etc…

True, but I think it can also fall under the they shut down WHO WE ARE run game.

Most of it was Pitre & Azeez

Say his name bro FAU alum Azeez Al-Shaair

[jane_doe]

@Thats2

it was lucky the first pass bounded straight into the air, lucky Goff’s “fumble” pinged around without hitting the ground, etc…

They also got lucky with Jamo running the wrong route.

I wouldn’t say the same about the LaPorta pick, though. That was entirely due to the skill of Lassiter getting position on the play.

[Jman]

@Thats2

But we are inevitable.

And ineffable

One of my newest favorite words!!

[stephenboyd57]

Agreed the pass rush was giving us problems but bad luck was really the story early and we still won on the road.

[barreb101]

@jane_doe

I wouldn’t say the same about the LaPorta pick, though. That was entirely due to the skill of Lassiter getting position on the play.

If goff led laporta on that play i doubt it would have been a pick

[Thats2]

Al-Shaair was excellent, and actually that was something else they did different, played with 3-LBs more than any other game this season.

[Thats2]

@stephenboyd57

but bad luck was really the story early

Yeah, that’s why I listed it first. It’s also why any assurances of us being in the Super Bowl gives me the willies. Bad luck can strike at any time. The best teams overcome it, sure, but usually you need help from the other team too (FG miss, Stroud missing Dell, non-PI call, etc…). You can only tempt fate so many times.

[DeadDog]

Imho, that fist half was our team being complacent

I mentioned before the game I was worried we’d come out expecting to win and not playing to win

Our only enemy that can defeat us this year is injuries or our own ego…. Complacency kills … stay context but never complacent my friends

[BarrySanders20]

The Texans woke the PRIDE

[Cashmachine]

@HSVLion

Their players played better than our players.

I know it sounds dumb, but that’s what it felt like happened.

Our guys just flat out didn’t play well in the first half. Especially up front.

Yeah that’s what i saw. They owned the LOS that first half.

[AlexSmithsVallet]

My pet theory is that somebody on the o line has a tell on the snap count. They were coming off the ball so fast it was unstoppable. I think this may have been addressed at the half.
That conspiracy coupled with the fact that they were very fired up coming out and couldn’t maintain it long enough to put is away.