Sunday Noon on FOX Announcers: Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth Next week is the bye, if I don't start Week 8 by that Tuesday, someone @ me so I will remember to do it.
Yes, we gave Atlanta their only win this year, but we beat the Jags 37-17 and the Steelers 30-6, and those teams have a combined 6 wins. That's the way we need to play the Saints. The Saints haven't beat anyone with a winning record this year, and the 3 teams they beat have a combined 3 wins, so maybe they aren't as big of a defensive threat as the numbers show them to be. Also, Carr has been playing with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder the past couple weeks and has been sacked 15 times. I hope our old Texan Tyrann Mathieu isn't the one to claim Stroud's first interception. We can't afford dropped passes or a poor rushing game. We also have to be able to stop the rush, especially in the red zone. With Dell ruled out It very well could be a fight to the finish, but I'm hoping Collins has a heck of a game, and with our home field advantage, a couple sacks on Carr, and an interception or forced fumble recovery we end up with another upset win. Scoring Texans 23 PTS per game Rushing/Receiving TD 1/8 Field Goals (15) 93.8% #29 Scoring in the Red Zone (TD only) 35.29% Saints Defense (#4) 15.2 PTS per game and 5 TD allowed, #7 Red Zone Defense 46.2% TD allowed Saints 19.2 PTS per game Rushing/Receiving TD 3/4 Field Goals (11) 91.7% #26 Scoring in the Red Zone (TD only) 43.75% Texans Defense (#11) 20 PTS per game and 11 TD allowed, #21 Red Zone Defense 58.8% TD allowed Total Offensive YDS per game Texans (#11) 357.4 YDS per game Saints Defense (#4) 274.6 YDS per game allowed Saints (#25) 289.0 YDS per game Texans Defense (#18) 338.8 YDS per game allowed Passing Stats Texans 274.8 passing YDS per game Saints Defense (#4) 7 INT and 183 YDS allowed 5 passing TD allowed Saints 191.8 passing YDS per game Texans Defense (#18) 3 INT and 226.4 YDS allowed 3 passing TD allowed Stroud 1,461 YDS 61.3 CMP % TD/INT 7/0 RTG 98.4 Carr 946 YDs 65.3 CMP% TD/INT 4/2 RTG 86.1 Rushing Stats Saints Rushing 97.2 YDS per game Texans Defense (#17) 112.4 YDS per game 8 rushing TD allowed Texans Rushing 82.6 YDS per game Saints Defense (#8) 91.6 YDS per game 1 rushing TD allowed Defensive Forced Fumbles / Fumble Recovery Texans 7/4 Saints 1/2 Penalties # Texans 6.6 penalties per game # Saints 7.2 penalties per game
Last week brought me back down a few inches to earth.. which means I wasn't too high on their asses anyway.. Saints- 24 Texans - 10 That high may never come back..
I expect the Texans to have the lead with 2 minutes remaining in the game. Better hope they have the ball on offense. =(
Though Derek Carr being on the other side offers hope, I don't feel good about this game. Saints defense is nasty.
Maybe it's not as nasty as it seems though. I mean the 3 teams they beat only have a combined 3 wins this season. They haven't beat anyone with a winning record and we beat two of the division leaders badly.
Carr has been sacked 4 more times than Stroud. Maybe we can add to his 15 sacks. Maybe we give him his 3rd interception too.
Expect the worst, hope for the best. I expect a score of 31 -17 Saints, but I hope that's flipped and that we have 5 sacks.
