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Texans vs. Falcons: 3 Bold Predictions for Week 5

By Stephen Forsha

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 29: Carlos Hyde #23 of the Houston Texans attempts to run around Ross Cockrell #47 of the Carolina Panthers during the first half at at NRG Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 29: Carlos Hyde #23 of the Houston Texans attempts to run around Ross Cockrell #47 of the Carolina Panthers during the first half at at NRG Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 15: Grady Jarrett #97 of the Atlanta Falcons reacts following sacking Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 15: Grady Jarrett #97 of the Atlanta Falcons reacts following sacking Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

3. Grady Jarrett will have 3 sacks against Texans

Even though Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett is battling an elbow injury and was limited in practice this week, the Houston Texans will have a very strong test against Jarrett. It is also uncertain if they will be able to stop the defensive tackle on Sunday afternoon.

Jarrett is one of the better defensive tackles in all of the NFL, and already this season Jarrett has collected a total of two sacks through the first four games. Now he is facing an offensive line that continues to find their identity, plus facing a quarterback in Deshaun Watson who hasn’t done his offensive line a lot of favors as of late.

As the offensive line and quarterback in Houston continue to get on the same page, they have allowed too many sacks this season with the offensive line being responsible for 18 sacks this season through four games.

This is a chance for Jarrett to have a breakout type of game this season and for the first time in his career have a three-sack game. Last season Jarrett was close to that milestone, having two games of two sacks against the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, two teams last season who also had their issues on the offensive line.

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