Houston Texans (1-8-1) – Washington Commanders (6-5): 10-23
On paper, it wasn’t the most spectacular game of the week. On the pitch, it was even worse. The friends of the beautiful game have passed the trick in front of this encounter and no one can really blame them. After 60 minutes of play, Washington emerged victorious from a match mastered from start to finish. Houston and Davis Mills were never able to compete, while Taylor Heinicke just managed.
5 yards in 30 minutes
Earlier in the day, the quarterback had just been confirmed as the starting pitcher for this franchise. He did not disappoint Ron Rivera in this meeting. However, it is not he who scores the first points for his team, but his defense. From the second game of the Texans at the start of the game, Kendall Fuller puts his hands on a pass from Mills and returns it to the end zone for 37 yards (0-7).
The beginning of a long desert crossing for Houston’s attack in the first half. It’s simple, the Texans will only gain 5 yards in the first 30 minutes… At the same time, the Commanders are slowly widening their gap. A running touchdown from Curtis Samuel and two kicks from Joey Slye to tip the visitors up 20 points at halftime.
Washington back in the race
In this situation, the second period becomes anecdotal. The two teams exchange field goals (3-23) and Houston will save the honor at the very end of the match with a touchdown in the race of Davis Mills (10-23). But as usual, the Texans have never been able to contain the opposing races (143 yards in the race for the Commanders) and have failed to put Dameon Pierce in the rhythm (10 races for 8 yards). Above all, they were pressured on the offensive line with 5 sacks and 9 QB Hits allowed.
With this success, Washington returns to positive in a raised NFC East. The Commanders, struggling at the start of the season, return to the playoff race with a fifth victory in six games. For Houston the difficult season continues. Their last, and only, victory dates back to October 9. An eternity.
