Texans vs. Jaguars final score,Turnovers sink Jacksonville in London and more takeaways
Texans vs. Jaguars final score,Turnovers sink Jacksonville in London and more takeaways
After a clean first half, play between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans got very sloppy in the second half. Jacksonville botched a field goal try on their first possession of the second half, which turned out to be foreshadowing of what was to come
The Jaguars had three consecutive turnovers in the fourth quarter, which allowed Houston to extend its lead. The Texans were not immune to mistakes, either. Running back Carlos Hyde was way downfield on a long run when Jarrod Wilson knocked it out of his hands at the 1-yard line. The Jaguars recovered in the end zone
Bill O'Brien's team minimally keeps pace with Indianapolis (depending on who wins Colts-Steelers today) within the AFC South while Jacksonville falls below .500 in the division
Houston controlled things on the ground while playing a cleaner football game. The Texans rushed for 216 yards on 34 attempts (6.4 yards per carry) Sunday
With run production like that, teams do not need to pass the ball. Quarterback Deshaun Watson had just 194 passing yards, but play designs by O'Brien were effective because they had multiple options
Why the Jaguars lost
To this point in the season, rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew II had been fairly secure with the football. Coming into the game, he had thrown two interceptions in eight games. He doubled that total with two additional interceptions against a banged-up Houston secondary. Minshew also lost two more fumbles, which has been a problem for the Washington State product. He had already fumbled seven times this season
At halftime, Jacksonville was facing a 9-3 deficit. On the first possession of the second half, they attempted a field goal try but the snap was high and it took too long for the snap to get down so kicker Josh Lambo initiated a fire drill
Instead of three potential points, the team was left with nothing. Houston scored 10 points on their next two drives to essentially put the game out of reach. The Jaguars did not score during the second half
Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson pulled a couple of rabbits out of the hat during Sunday's game against the Jaguars. On this particular play, he was in the grasp of Yannick Ngakoue when he somehow managed to distributed the ball to running back Carlos Hyde
