Houston Texans: 5 Takeaways from Week 7 loss to Colts
For how great the Houston Texans played last week, that was not the case when they lost for the third straight time against the Indianapolis Colts.
First things first, from the looks of things for the Houston Texans, the non-touchdown call where Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins that didn’t count, as play was stopped, was an inexcusable call made by the officials.
Plain and simple, it cost the Texans momentum and six points, and it changed the game, and that is a fact. On the other hand, the Texans did themselves no favors as their secondary at cornerback showed weakness, and to be honest, the offensive line took a step back after taking two steps forward the previous two games.
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Though the Texans lost by just seven points by a 30-23 score, they honestly didn’t play that well to lose by only a touchdown, and this showing was a big letdown after such a great Sunday last weekend. When playing the Colts, the Texans can’t afford to be held scoreless in any quarter, but especially the opening 15 minutes of play.
The Texans didn’t have more than one touchdown in any quarter played on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, and it took the Texans six drives to score a touchdown, as their first five drives ended with consecutive punts and three straight field goals. Even after their first touchdown drive in the third quarter, the Texans’ offense followed that up with a turnover on downs.
It wasn’t a day to write home about by any means for the Texans, and moreover it was just a disappointing way to have a game play out after a “statement win” the previous week. Houston had more total yards than the Colts (391-383), including 100 yards rushing as a team compared to 62 by Indianapolis.
Jacoby Brissett had more passing yards than Deshaun Watson at 321-291, but the Texans averaged 6.4 yards per play, compared to 5.7 yards by the Colts.
Then there are the penalties, injuries and lack of production to discuss as Houston drops to 4-3 overall on the season, a half-game back in the AFC South standings behind the Colts, who are now 4-2 overall.
Next are 5 takeaways from the loss and a quick look forward to next Sunday when the Texans host the Oakland Raiders.