For the second straight season, the Houston Texans head up to the greater New York City area, New Jersey to be exact, to face off against the New York Jets on that horrible slab of pseudo concrete they call the 'turf at MetLife Stadium.' Last season, C.J. Stroud's head got...
For the second straight season, the Houston Texans head up to the greater New York City area, New Jersey to be exact, to face off against the New York Jets on that horrible slab of pseudo concrete they call the"turf at MetLife Stadium." Last season, C.J. Stroud's head got bounced off that turf, concussing him and knocking him out for two games, in a 30-6 loss to a woeful 4-8 Jets team, coached by Robert Saleh and quarterbacked by Zach Wilson.
Well, it's still that same horrible stadium and playing surface, but this time around it's future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers under center, and the head coach is interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, who replaced Saleh a few weeks ago, and is 0-3 as a head coach. The Texans are trying to avoid becoming Ulrich's first victim, and oddly enough, the oddsmakers have put out a line that says it should happen, with the Jets favored by two points.
The big question here is"What version of a 2-6 team, that's lost three straight, will the Texans get as their opponent?" Will they get one where pride kicks in for the Jets and their performance matches their talent level, which isn't bad at all, or will they get a group that cashes in their chips and is making early vacation plans?
We know that the Jets will get an undermanned version of the Texans, with Stefon Diggs out for the season with a torn ACL and Nico Collins out for at least one more game with a pulled hamstring. Outside of all this, here are four things to watch for:Here is where I start to get a little angry about this two point spread in favor of the Jets. The Houston Texans are coached by DeMeco Ryans, one of the best defensive minds in all of football and one of the brightest culture setters as a head coach.
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