Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are 3-3 after Thursday night’s 33-28 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Houston’s defense allowed 24 points in the 1st quarter. The Texans scored 2 touchdowns within 2 minutes in the 2nd quarter but it wasn’t enough to recover from the Colts’ earlier lead. Despite the loss, defensive end J.J. Watt played well, sacking Colts quarterback Andrew Luck twice and scoring a touchdown, his 3rd of the season so far.

Now in his 4th year of professional play, J.J. Watt is quickly establishing himself as the face of the Texas franchise and garnering great popularity among football fans nationwide. Fantasy football outlets were quick to recognize a popular team name among players this year included “Turn Down For Watt” a play on Lil Jon’s song this past summer “Turn Down for What.” In September, Watt signed a 6-year contract extension with the Texans, with a guarantee of just under $52 million. This is the highest amount for a defensive player in NFL history. Although the expectations are high, Watt continues to deliver.

In Thursday night’s game, wide receiver Andre Johnson also reached a milestone of 13,000 receiving yards after catching a 9-yard pass from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Johnson is just the 15th player in NFL history to achieve this.

Rookie linebacker Jadeveon Clowney is expected to return to play some time in October or November, after rehabbing his knee injury suffered in the Texans’ season opener on September 8. Clowney, a junior from the University of South Carolina, was the number 1 draft pick this year by Houston.

With Watt, Johnson, running back Arian Foster and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Houston definitely has the right pieces for success. The Texans’ next game is October 20th where they will face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Monday Night Football. Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien said last week that as of right now Clowney’s return for this game in 50/50.