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KC
This looks like an offense that really needs Brandin Cooks and all of their talented players (ahem, Pierce & Green) if they're going to have any chance at sustained success #WeAreTexans
Houston
Texans o38
24
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Los Angeles
Rams +2.5
20
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Game Charts
Full Play By Play
| 1ST 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Houston kicked off for 61 yards, Raymond Calais returned kickoff for 15 yards | |
| 1st Drive | ||||
| 1ST 14:55 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Jacob Harris to the right for 8 yard gain, tackled by Christian Kirksey | |
| 1ST 14:20 | 2 & 2 | Jake Funk rushed to the right for no gain, tackled by Kamu Grugier-Hill | |
| 1ST 13:41 | 3 & 2 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the left intended for Jacob Harris | |
| 1ST 13:36 | 4 & 2 | Houston committed 5 yard penalty (Offside) | |
| 1ST 13:24 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford sacked by Christian Kirksey for 5 yard loss | |
| 1ST 12:50 | 2 & 15 | John Wolford passed to Brycen Hopkins down the middle for 8 yard gain, tackled by Kamu Grugier-Hill | |
| 1ST 12:15 | 3 & 7 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the right intended for Raymond Calais | |
| 1ST 12:11 | 4 & 7 | LA Rams committed 5 yard penalty (False Start) | |
| 1ST 12:11 | 4 & 12 | Riley Dixon punted for 52 yards. Desmond King II returned punt for 13 yards | |
| 2nd Drive | ||||
| 1ST 11:59 | 1 & 10 | Davis Mills passed to Nico Collins to the left for 17 yard gain, tackled by Cobie Durant. Nico Collins fumbled | |
| 1ST 11:30 | 1 & 10 | Marlon Mack rushed to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Terrell Burgess | |
| 1ST 10:58 | 2 & 5 | Davis Mills passed to Nico Collins down the middle for 5 yard gain, tackled by Tyler Hall | |
| 1ST 10:25 | 1 & 10 | Davis Mills sacked by Cobie Durant for 2 yard loss | |
| 1ST 9:46 | 2 & 12 | Marlon Mack rushed to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Michael Hoecht | |
| 1ST 9:70 | 3 & 9 | Davis Mills passed to Rex Burkhead to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Terrell Burgess | |
| 1ST 8:23 | 4 & 8 | Cameron Johnston punted for 40 yards, touchback | |
| 3rd Drive | ||||
| 1ST 8:14 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Lance McCutcheon to the left for 22 yard gain, tackled by Jonathan Owens | |
| 1ST 7:43 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Landen Akers to the left for 21 yard gain, tackled by Derek Stingley Jr. | |
| 1ST 7:11 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the right | |
| 1ST 7:40 | 2 & 10 | Houston committed 5 yard penalty (Neutral Zone Infraction) | |
| 1ST 7:40 | 2 & 5 | John Wolford rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Kamu Grugier-Hill | |
| 1ST 6:30 | 3 & 1 | Houston committed 5 yard penalty (Offside) | |
| 1ST 6:11 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Jake Funk to the left for 1 yard loss, tackled by Kamu Grugier-Hill | |
| 1ST 5:35 | 2 & 11 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the left intended for Landen Akers | |
| 1ST 5:30 | 3 & 11 | John Wolford sacked by Demone Harris for 1 yard loss | |
| 1ST 4:53 | 4 & 12 | Matt Gay kicked a 43-yard field goal | |
| 1ST 4:49 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams kicked off for 68 yards, Tremon Smith returned kickoff for 26 yards | |
| 4th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 4:43 | 1 & 10 | Marlon Mack rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jake Gervase | |
| 1ST 4:11 | 2 & 6 | Davis Mills incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Conley | |
| 1ST 4:80 | 3 & 6 | Davis Mills sacked by Jonah Williams for 23 yard loss. Davis Mills fumbled. Max Scharping recovered fumble for no gain | |
| 1ST 3:25 | 4 & 29 | Cameron Johnston punted for 66 yards. Austin Trammell returned punt for 12 yards | |
| 5th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 3:12 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford sacked by Jonathan Greenard for 10 yard loss | |
| 1ST 2:31 | 2 & 20 | John Wolford passed to Austin Trammell to the left for 11 yard gain, tackled by Desmond King II | |
| 1ST 1:56 | 3 & 9 | John Wolford sacked by Roy Lopez for 6 yard loss | |
| 1ST 1:14 | 4 & 15 | Riley Dixon punted for 54 yards. Chester Rogers returned punt for no gain. Houston committed 4 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 6th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 1:30 | 1 & 10 | Marlon Mack rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Benton Whitley | |
| 1ST 0:27 | 2 & 8 | Marlon Mack rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jonah Williams | |
| 1ST 0:00 | 3 & 4 | End of 1st Quarter | |
| 2ND 15:00 | 3 & 4 | Davis Mills passed to Nico Collins to the right for 8 yard gain, tackled by Derion Kendrick | |
| 2ND 14:23 | 1 & 10 | Rex Burkhead rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Earnest Brown IV | |
| 2ND 13:44 | 2 & 8 | Marlon Mack rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss, tackled by Jonah Williams | |
| 2ND 13:10 | 3 & 9 | Davis Mills incomplete pass to the left intended for Chris Conley | |
| 2ND 12:56 | 4 & 9 | Cameron Johnston punted for 53 yards. Landen Akers returned punt for no gain | |
| 7th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 12:47 | 1 & 10 | Raymond Calais rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Demone Harris | |
| 2ND 12:15 | 2 & 8 | John Wolford rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hansen | |
| 2ND 11:40 | 3 & 7 | John Wolford passed to Austin Trammell to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Blake Cashman | |
| 2ND 11:70 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the left intended for Landen Akers | |
| 2ND 11:10 | 2 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Brycen Hopkins down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by Blake Cashman | |
| 2ND 10:28 | 3 & 4 | John Wolford rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Kurt Hinish | |
| 2ND 9:47 | 4 & 2 | John Wolford passed to Brycen Hopkins down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by Eric Murray | |
| 2ND 9:10 | 1 & 10 | Raymond Calais rushed to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Blake Cashman | |
| 2ND 8:40 | 2 & 5 | Raymond Calais rushed to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Rasheem Green | |
| 2ND 8:60 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford fumbled. John Wolford recovered fumble for no gain | |
| 2ND 7:29 | 2 & 15 | John Wolford passed to Brycen Hopkins to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Isaac Yiadom | |
| 2ND 6:48 | 3 & 12 | John Wolford sacked by Grayland Arnold for 7 yard loss | |
| 2ND 6:11 | 4 & 19 | Riley Dixon punted for 44 yards, touchback | |
| 8th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 6:10 | 1 & 10 | Davis Mills passed to Brevin Jordan to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hummel | |
| 2ND 5:19 | 2 & 9 | Davis Mills incomplete pass down the middle intended for Chris Moore | |
| 2ND 5:15 | 3 & 9 | Davis Mills incomplete pass to the left intended for Nico Collins | |
| 2ND 5:11 | 4 & 9 | Cameron Johnston punted for 54 yards. Landen Akers returned punt for 4 yards. LA Rams committed 15 yard penalty (Illegal Block) | |
| 9th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 4:58 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Lance McCutcheon to the right for 29 yard gain, tackled by Isaac Yiadom | |
| 2ND 4:30 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Brycen Hopkins down the middle for 11 yard gain, tackled by Jalen Reeves-Maybin | |
| 2ND 4:70 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the right intended for Lance McCutcheon | |
| 2ND 3:59 | 2 & 10 | LA Rams committed 5 yard penalty (False Start) | |
| 2ND 3:59 | 2 & 15 | Raymond Calais rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | |
| 2ND 3:17 | 3 & 15 | John Wolford passed to Brycen Hopkins to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Grayland Arnold | |
| 2ND 2:39 | 4 & 8 | Riley Dixon punted for 28 yards, no return | |
| 10th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 2:31 | 1 & 10 | Marlon Mack rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Brayden Thomas | |
| 2ND 2:27 | 2 & 6 | LA Rams timeout | |
| 2ND 2:27 | 2 & 6 | Marlon Mack rushed to the left for 8 yard gain, tackled by Jake Gervase | |
| 2ND 2:00 | 1 & 10 | Two-minute warning | |
| 2ND 2:00 | 1 & 10 | Rex Burkhead rushed to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Michael Hoecht | |
| 2ND 1:42 | 2 & 7 | Davis Mills passed to Rex Burkhead to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jake Gervase. Rex Burkhead fumbled. Derion Kendrick recovered fumble and returned for 15 yards | |
| 11th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 1:30 | 1 & 10 | John Wolford passed to Raymond Calais to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Rasheem Green | |
| 2ND 0:55 | 2 & 8 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the right intended for Austin Trammell | |
| 2ND 0:50 | 3 & 8 | John Wolford incomplete pass to the left intended for Raymond Calais | |
| 2ND 0:43 | 4 & 8 | Matt Gay kicked a 36-yard field goal | |
| 2ND 0:40 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams kicked off, touchback | |
| 12th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 0:40 | 1 & 10 | Davis Mills incomplete pass to the left intended for Nico Collins | |
| 2ND 0:35 | 2 & 10 | Davis Mills passed to Brevin Jordan down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by T.J. Carter | |
| 2ND 0:30 | 3 & 4 | Houston timeout | |
| 2ND 0:30 | 3 & 4 | Davis Mills passed to Rex Burkhead to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jake Gervase | |
| 2ND 0:25 | 1 & 10 | Davis Mills incomplete pass to the right intended for Chris Moore | |
| 2ND 0:19 | 2 & 10 | Davis Mills incomplete pass to the left intended for Jalen Camp | |
| 2ND 0:14 | 3 & 10 | Davis Mills passed to Phillip Dorsett to the right for 32 yard gain, tackled by Russ Yeast. LA Rams committed 15 yard penalty (Unnecessary Roughness) | |
| 2ND 0:70 | 1 & 10 | Davis Mills passed to Nico Collins to the right for 18 yard touchdown | |
| 2ND 0:10 | 1 & 10 | Ka'imi Fairbairn made PAT | |
| 2ND 0:10 | 1 & 10 | Houston kicked off for 12 yards, Benton Whitley returned kickoff for no gain | |
| 13th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 0:00 | 1 & 10 | End of Half | |
| 3RD 15:00 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams kicked off for 69 yards, Chester Rogers returned kickoff for 20 yards | |
| 14th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 14:55 | 1 & 10 | Royce Freeman rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hummel | |
| 3RD 14:21 | 2 & 8 | Royce Freeman rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Anthony Hines III | |
| 3RD 13:43 | 3 & 8 | Kyle Allen passed to Chris Moore to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Duron Lowe | |
| 3RD 13:30 | 4 & 1 | Cameron Johnston punted for 48 yards. Austin Trammell returned punt for 5 yard loss | |
| 15th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 12:48 | 1 & 10 | A.J. Rose rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | |
| 3RD 12:12 | 2 & 8 | Bryce Perkins incomplete pass to the right intended for Jacob Harris | |
| 3RD 12:60 | 3 & 8 | Bryce Perkins incomplete pass to the right intended for Jacob Harris | |
| 3RD 12:00 | 4 & 8 | Riley Dixon punted for 54 yards. Chester Rogers returned punt for 30 yards | |
| 16th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 11:46 | 1 & 10 | Royce Freeman rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Jonah Williams | |
| 3RD 11:70 | 2 & 9 | Houston committed 10 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 3RD 10:42 | 2 & 19 | Kyle Allen passed to Royce Freeman to the right for 18 yard gain, tackled by Anthony Hines III | |
| 3RD 10:50 | 3 & 1 | Royce Freeman rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Brayden Thomas | |
| 3RD 9:21 | 1 & 10 | Kyle Allen incomplete pass down the middle intended for Chris Moore | |
| 3RD 9:14 | 2 & 10 | Kyle Allen passed to Mason Schreck to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hummel | |
| 3RD 8:36 | 3 & 5 | Kyle Allen passed to Phillip Dorsett to the right for 8 yard gain, tackled by Duron Lowe | |
| 3RD 8:10 | 1 & 10 | Royce Freeman rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Anthony Hines III | |
| 3RD 7:23 | 2 & 6 | Kyle Allen passed to Phillip Dorsett to the right for 8 yard gain, tackled by Grant Haley | |
| 3RD 6:47 | 1 & 10 | Royce Freeman rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Earnest Brown IV | |
| 3RD 6:50 | 2 & 6 | Kyle Allen passed to Teagan Quitoriano to the right for 6 yard touchdown | |
| 3RD 5:58 | 1 & 10 | Ka'imi Fairbairn made PAT | |
| 3RD 5:58 | 1 & 10 | Houston kicked off, touchback | |
| 17th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 5:58 | 1 & 10 | Bryce Perkins passed to Roger Carter Jr. to the right for 14 yard gain, tackled by Eric Murray | |
| 3RD 5:23 | 1 & 10 | A.J. Rose rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Adedayo Odeleye | |
| 3RD 4:48 | 2 & 6 | A.J. Rose rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Blake Cashman | |
| 3RD 4:50 | 3 & 2 | Bryce Perkins fumbled. A.J. Rose recovered fumble for no gain | |
| 3RD 3:25 | 4 & 5 | Riley Dixon punted for 48 yards. Chester Rogers returned punt for no gain. Chester Rogers fumbled. Roger Carter Jr. recovered fumble and returned for 8 yard touchdown | |
| 3RD 3:11 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams committed 10 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 3RD 3:11 | 1 & 10 | Matt Gay made PAT | |
| 3RD 3:11 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams kicked off, touchback | |
| 18th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 3:11 | 1 & 10 | Dare Ogunbowale rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Jairon McVea | |
| 3RD 2:37 | 2 & 3 | Dare Ogunbowale rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hummel | |
| 3RD 2:10 | 1 & 10 | Dare Ogunbowale rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Benton Whitley | |
| 3RD 1:24 | 2 & 3 | Kyle Allen passed to Connor Wedington to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Duron Lowe | |
| 3RD 0:51 | 1 & 10 | Dare Ogunbowale rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Elijah Garcia | |
| 3RD 0:11 | 2 & 6 | Royce Freeman rushed up the middle for 8 yard gain, tackled by Earnest Brown IV | |
| 3RD 0:00 | 1 & 10 | End of 3rd Quarter | |
| 4TH 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Dare Ogunbowale rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by T.J. Carter | |
| 4TH 14:24 | 2 & 9 | Kyle Allen passed to Jalen Camp to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Duron Lowe | |
| 4TH 13:40 | 1 & 10 | Kyle Allen incomplete pass to the right intended for Andy Janovich | |
| 4TH 13:35 | 2 & 10 | Kyle Allen passed to Seth Green to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Anthony Hines III | |
| 4TH 12:56 | 3 & 7 | Kyle Allen incomplete pass to the left intended for Jalen Camp | |
| 4TH 12:49 | 4 & 7 | Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 42-yard field goal | |
| 4TH 12:46 | 1 & 10 | Houston kicked off, touchback | |
| 19th Drive | ||||
| 4TH 12:46 | 1 & 10 | Trey Ragas rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Michael Dwumfour | |
| 4TH 12:80 | 2 & 10 | Bryce Perkins passed to Austin Trammell down the middle for 12 yard gain, tackled by Neville Hewitt | |
| 4TH 11:28 | 1 & 10 | Houston committed 5 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 4TH 11:19 | 1 & 10 | Bryce Perkins passed to Lance McCutcheon to the right for 13 yard gain | |
| 4TH 10:49 | 1 & 10 | Trey Ragas rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hansen | |
| 4TH 10:15 | 2 & 6 | Trey Ragas rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Thomas Booker IV | |
| 4TH 9:35 | 3 & 6 | Bryce Perkins passed to Lance McCutcheon to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Kendall Sheffield | |
| 4TH 8:55 | 4 & 1 | Trey Ragas rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Adedayo Odeleye | |
| 4TH 8:12 | 1 & 10 | Trey Ragas rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hansen | |
| 4TH 7:33 | 2 & 8 | Bryce Perkins passed to Jacob Harris to the left for 6 yard gain, tackled by Fabian Moreau | |
| 4TH 6:51 | 3 & 3 | Bryce Perkins passed to Austin Trammell to the left for 14 yard gain, tackled by Neville Hewitt | |
| 4TH 6:19 | 1 & 10 | Bryce Perkins rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Jake Hansen. Houston committed 6 yard penalty (Face Mask) | |
| 4TH 5:59 | 1 & 6 | Bryce Perkins passed to Jacob Harris to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Kendall Sheffield | |
| 4TH 5:19 | 2 & 2 | LA Rams committed 5 yard penalty (Delay of Game) | |
| 4TH 5:19 | 2 & 7 | Trey Ragas rushed up the middle for 7 yard touchdown | |
| 4TH 5:11 | 1 & 10 | Matt Gay made PAT | |
| 4TH 5:11 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams kicked off for 61 yards, Phillip Dorsett returned kickoff for 14 yards | |
| 20th Drive | ||||
| 4TH 5:60 | 1 & 10 | Royce Freeman rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Brayden Thomas | |
| 4TH 4:31 | 2 & 8 | Jeff Driskel rushed to the right for 10 yard gain, tackled by Jairon McVea | |
| 4TH 3:44 | 1 & 10 | Houston committed 15 yard penalty (Face Mask) | |
| 4TH 3:36 | 1 & 25 | Royce Freeman rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain, tackled by Anthony Hines III | |
| 4TH 2:57 | 2 & 20 | Jeff Driskel passed to Royce Freeman to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Grant Haley | |
| 4TH 2:25 | 3 & 15 | Jeff Driskel rushed to the right for 14 yard gain, tackled by Jairon McVea | |
| 4TH 2:12 | 3 & 15 | Dare Ogunbowale rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain, tackled by Jairon McVea | |
| 4TH 2:00 | 1 & 10 | Two-minute warning | |
| 4TH 2:00 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams committed 46 yard penalty (Pass Interference) | |
| 4TH 1:53 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams timeout | |
| 4TH 1:53 | 1 & 10 | Jeff Driskel passed to Troy Hairston to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Grant Haley | |
| 4TH 1:10 | 2 & 6 | Jeff Driskel passed to Mason Schreck down the middle for 8 yard touchdown | |
| 4TH 1:50 | 1 & 10 | Ka'imi Fairbairn made PAT | |
| 4TH 1:50 | 1 & 10 | Houston kicked off, touchback | |
| 21st Drive | ||||
| 4TH 1:50 | 1 & 10 | Bryce Perkins passed to Jacob Harris down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by Grayland Arnold | |
| 4TH 0:47 | 2 & 5 | Houston committed 15 yard penalty (Unnecessary Roughness) | |
| 4TH 0:43 | 1 & 10 | Bryce Perkins sacked by Derek Rivers for 7 yard loss | |
| 4TH 0:37 | 2 & 16 | LA Rams timeout | |
| 4TH 0:37 | 2 & 16 | Bryce Perkins passed to Kendall Blanton to the right for 14 yard gain, tackled by Grayland Arnold | |
| 4TH 0:16 | 3 & 2 | Bryce Perkins passed to Raymond Calais down the middle for 8 yard gain, tackled by Neville Hewitt | |
| 4TH 0:12 | 1 & 10 | LA Rams timeout | |
| 4TH 0:12 | 1 & 10 | Houston timeout | |
| 4TH 0:12 | 1 & 10 | Bryce Perkins passed to Lance McCutcheon to the right for 27 yard gain, tackled by M.J. Stewart. Lance McCutcheon fumbled. Grayland Arnold recovered fumble for no gain | |
| 4TH 0:00 | 1 & 10 | End of Regulation | |
| 4TH 0:00 | 1 & 10 | End of Game | |
Game News
Nico Collins also with the catch of the night pic.twitter.com/hGThSINvkR
My first @SportsCenter hit talking about #Texans and how 2022 is Davis Mills' golden opportunity to prove he's the Texans long term answer. pic.twitter.com/kJ2DjgKiLj
Texans are looking for someone to step up at running back beyond Dameon Pierce. Pierce didn't do any reps at walkthrough. Team loved what he did last week. When you get the evaluation you want, you don't necessarily have to double down in preseason.
Texans rookie corner Derek Stingley Jr. @stingjr @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/ySwzvYPgL2
Texans rookie offensive guard Kenyon Green is not slated to play against the Rams for precautionary reasons, per a league source, having just returned to practice Wednesday after being cleared under NFL concussion protocol.
Lovie Smith has a straightforward approach to determining who will be the starting running back for the Houston Texans in 2022.
“I think you let guys play,†Smith told reporters on Aug. 17.
The Texans have five running backs on the roster in Rex Burkhead, Marlon Mack, rookie Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale, and Royce Freeman, but the top three truly are the only ones vying for the starting job.
“They kind of tell you who should start, who should be on the roster, how many plays they should get,†Smith said. “We’ve been going through training camp, practice, we’ve seen a lot, but to see guys finish, I thought that was a big game.â€
Full speed ahead @Kirko58
» @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/r1JuxNrKRs
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) August 20, 2022
The Houston Texans defense may feature some blitzing after all.
With 13:24 to go in the first quarter of the Texans’ preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, linebacker Christian Kirksey came through the middle on a blitz to drop quarterback John Wolford for a 5-yard loss on first-and-10 from the Rams’ 32-yard line
Other Texans players not scheduled to play: linebackers Christian Harris (hamstring) Garret Wallow (ankle), and Kevin Pierre-Louis, tight end Antony Auclair (right knee), nickel back Tavierre Thomas (pulled quadriceps), wide receiver Drew Estrada (leg)
Texans' Demone Harris with the sack on John Wofford
Texans starting o-line: LT Cedric Ogbuehi LG Max Scharping C Jimmy Morrissey RG A.J. Cann RT Tytus Howard
Houston Texans defensive lineman Thomas Booker is another Stanford product on the roster.
The fifth-rounder says that going to the prestigious school in the Pac-12 Conference helped him discover how to study, not only in academics, but also in football.
“Throughout college, both football wise and academic wise, I had like an iPad that I would write on with notes, so, I kind of carried that on to the league,†Booker told reporters on Aug. 17. “I treat all my meetings like classroom sections because that’s kind of what it is.â€
Wolford sacked on third and 11, Matt Gay's FG is good.
Lance McCutcheon stays hot! @mccutcheonlance 📺: #HOUvsLAR on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on NFL+ bit.ly/3dFPIor pic.twitter.com/fGawUnZwgr
Hey! We know these guys. 😠Matthew Stafford 🤠@AndrewWhitworth pic.twitter.com/N8kgMWRZvk
"WE GOT ALL TYPES OF EXCITEMENT HERE AT SOFI!" DC Raheem Morris' real-time reaction to a strip sack. 😂 pic.twitter.com/QoqBddTtO4
Rookie running back Kyren Williams is dressed out and getting some pre-game reps at punt return.
Rookie Cobie Durant making plays 🙌 Coach McVay approves. pic.twitter.com/ogtkE8we08
Derion Kendrick and Jake Gervase combine for a big takeaway there. Gervase shed his block to tackle the runner and force a fumble and Kendrick scooped it up.
Not to be dramatic (because it's the preseason) but I'm not really sure how you can truly evaluate John Wolford after that first half. Five sacks. What worked: McCutcheon connection and pressure-beater throws/catch-and-run to Calais. Hopkins looks solid as well.
Nice play by Robert Rochell on third down. PBU and read it well.
Good play by Terrell Burgess to shed his block and prevent what would otherwise have been a first down, maybe more.
The Houston Texans played their first team offense for the entire first half against the Los Angeles Rams in the second preseason game Friday night at SoFi Stadium.
The Texans had six drives where they could evaluate how well the offense was doing. Houston also had a less difficult challenge as the Texans’ offense was going up against the second and third teamers of the Rams, as opposed to Aaron Donald, Bobby Wagner, and Jalen Ramsey.
Here are four takeaways from the Texans’ first-team offense as they had the entire first half of work against the Rams in the second preseason tilt
Third quarter - Bryce Perkins takes over at QB.
Last week, the Rams’ local broadcast invited Sean McVay to join the coverage during the game against the Chargers, commentating on the action live from the sideline. Against the Texans, it was Raheem Morris’ turn.
NFL Network linked Morris’ headset into the coverage and had him analyzing the game as plays were happening. Morris isn’t calling the plays in the preseason so that’s why it’s possible, and he just happened to be talking to the booth when the Rams came up with a strip-sack by Williams
Morris’ reaction was awesome, getting so excited about the play to end the Texans’ drive
The Rams’ top draft pick this year, Logan Bruss, has been working with the backup offensive line in the preseason as he gets his feet wet in the NFL. Unfortunately, that puts him at risk of injury.
During Friday’s game against the Texans, Bruss’ left leg collided with another player in the second quarter. Bruss came up limping and walking gingerly, heading to the sideline and eventually the locker room.
He also appeared to have a brace on his left knee after suffering the injury, though the severity is not yet clear