Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson had his best game of the season this past Sunday. Can he now have a “statement game” against the first-place Kansas City Chiefs?
FanSided’s “Stacking the Box” Podcast spoke this week about the play of Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and the upcoming Week 6 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, asking whether the QB will have a “statement game.”
The podcast stated the following about Watson at the end of the program, starting at the 56:40 time mark in the “looking forward” segment, saying Watson is going to walk into Kansas City and make a statement as he had the aforementioned five touchdown passes and the Chiefs are a little “wobbly.”
Watson last Sunday not only had five touchdown passes against the Atlanta Falcons, but he was 28-of-33 for 426 yards and had a perfect passer rating of 158.3 to go with the touchdown passes, averaging 12.9 yards per completion. Watson also rushed four times for 47 yards, averaging 11.8 yards per rush.
For the season, Watson is 110-of-159 for 1,364 yards passing with 11 touchdowns and one interception. Watson also has 22 carries for 122 yards with three touchdown runs. This season through five games, Watson also has a passer rating of 115.9, and he’s averaging 8.6 yards per completion.
The statement game is described on the “Stacking the Box” Podcast as Watson throwing four touchdown passes at Arrowhead Stadium. This season, Watson has thrown four or more touchdowns just once this season with the five-touchdown pass performance last Sunday.
Twice this season, Watson has had a three-touchdown pass game, and those came against the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 and Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Four touchdown passes aren’t out of the picture, but as mentioned, Watson has only done that once all season.
Watson will be opposing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and these two were a part of the 2017 NFL Draft class where Watson was drafted 12th overall and Mahomes was drafted 10th overall.
Both the Texans and Chiefs traded up to select their now-franchise quarterbacks, with Watson being a top quarterback in the league and Mahomes being the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player. This should be an exciting game as both teams aren’t perfect on either side of the ball, but both the Texans and Chiefs have very talented quarterbacks and talented players all around.
For Watson to have a four-touchdown passing day, he’ll need another stout performance not only from himself, but from his wide receivers and the offensive line because last Sunday was the first time they didn’t allow a sack in a game this season.
A “statement game” could easily happen for Watson. If it does, the Texans could have their fourth win of the season, and with that, the Chiefs would have back-to-back losses, which would be a feat in itself.