The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 11:
Sometimes, rookies play like rookies: This season, Houston has relied on its rookies to help carry the squad, especially on offense. However, there were moments on Sunday when you learn that rookies will act like rookies, even as the most inopportune times. In the 1st half, rookies Woody Marks and Aireontae Ersery showed that for all of the progress they’ve...
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Tonight’s MNF matchup is a matchup of two underwhelming teams that the league, for reasons all their own, insist on inflicting on America. Maybe a squirrel got loose in the scheduling computer? Maybe millions of people have made the poor life decision of being a Cowboy fan. Whatever reason it is, and I’m sure it’s a dumb one, we’re saddled with yet another Cowboys game.
Oh boy.
Anyway, here’s what you need to know to watch/listen to/stream tonight’s game:
Who: “Dallas” Cowboys (3-5-1) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-7)
What: Monday Night Football
Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
When: Monday,...
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This always takes on a different tone than the recap. The recap reflects the emotions of the moment. When you win a game 16-13 on a walk off field goal there are bound to be a number of emotions. The Value of Things is always about analyzing the data to see if we notice any trends. We also look at the great, good, and bad in wins and the good, bad, and ugly in losses.
Teams can always improve even when they are coming off a victory. That is particularly true when facing the worst team in football. When we...
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Have you recovered from the dumbness that was today’s Texans/BESFs game yet? No? Too bad because we still have more football tonight. And this might even be a good game! It’s an NFC matchup that could potentially be an NFCCG preview.
Here’s what you need to know to watch tonight’s game:
Who: Detroit Lions (6-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-2)
What: Sunday Night Football
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
When: Sunday, November 16, 7:20 p.m. CST
Why: Because who knows what hilarious and potentially legally actionable antics Eagles fans might get into.
TV: NBC, Universo
Radio: Westwood One
Streaming: Fubo*,...
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The final score will say the Houston Texans won a close game over the Tennessee Titans 16-13. If you watched nothing but the last two minutes you will be forgiven if you wanted to canonize Davis Mills. After all, Mills led another go ahead scoring drive late in the game. It would seem like all is good in Houston as they finally get back to the .500 mark following an 0-3 start.
Sure, there were lots of things to like about this performance. The defense showed up for a majority of the game and dominated the Titans offense. Much like...
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Did the Texans game leave a bad taste in your mouth? Well not all football is gonna be that bad. Have some late afternoon football to act as a palate cleanser.
Anyway, the maps.
CBS LATE GAMES
Red: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos (Announcers: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo; Referee: Adrian Hill)
Blue: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns (Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty; Referee: Land Clark)
FOX SINGLE GAMES
Red: EARLY GAME
Blue: EARLY GAME
Yellow: EARLY GAME
Light Blue: EARLY GAME
Dark Blue: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams (Announcers: Joe Davis, Greg Olsen; Referee: John Hussey)...
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Hate week? Hate week. HATE WEEK!
Yep, it’s time for the Texans’ annual pilgrimage to that most unholy of lands, Nashville, Tennessee. Or, as it is known in traditional BRB parlance: Methopotamia.
No Stroud, no Fairbairn this week, but hopefully playing against the BESFs will mitigate those losses enough that the Texans come out with the win.
Here’s what you need to know to watch/listen to/stream today’s game:
Who: Houston Texans (4-5) at Tennessee BESFs (1-8)
What: Week 11 of the NFL season
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
When: Sunday, November 16, 12:00 p.m. CST
Why: Because:
TV: Fox
Radio:...
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The bad news is that we’ll still be without QB C.J. Stroud and K Ka’imi Fairbairn, so we’ll have to expect Davis Mills et al to be the offense tomorrow.
The good news is the Texans play Tennessee tomorrow, so if there was going to be any game where you could theoretically go without your starting quarterback, this is the game to do it.
But will you be able to watch at home? Let’s see what 506 Sports has to say.
FOX SINGLE GAMES
Red: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady; Referee: Brad Rogers)
Green: Green...
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Right now, the Texans’ season sits on a knife’s edge. At 4-5, they sit on the outside looking in for the playoffs. Victories need to get banked, the more the merrier. Yet, Houston faces one of the roughest schedules in the league to close out the year. Over their last 8 games, they have to face the Colts (twice), the Bills (at home), the Chiefs (on the road) and the Chargers (on the road). They do get the Raiders (home), Cardinals (home) and the Titans (away), which is their next game. To say that the Titans game is a must-win...
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Week 11 brings the second of the divisional bouts with the Tennessee Titans and Cornelius Bumfuzzle of the Possum Holler Tribune was kind enough to join us for five questions for the upcoming titanic bout between the Texans and the Titans. The Possum Holler Tribune has been covering everything Tennessee sports for the past few decades. Bumfuzzle is the three time winner of the Cletus Snarbuckle Award for journalistic excellence given to the best Tennessee beat writer for a sports publication.
The Texans won the last game 26-0 and the Titans have since fired their head coach. They have struggled...
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Hello, good evening and welcome to week 11 of the NFL season.
Tonight, we travel to the chilly northeast for an AFC East “battle.” The New York Jets travel to Foxboro to take on the, unfortunately, resurgent New England Patriots.
I ain’t gonna lie, this game looks like it could be ugly. Uglier than Amy Adams-Strunk’s soul (I refuse to call her Amy Adams because the actress Amy Adams doesn’t need to be associated with such ugliness).
But I digress. Here’s what you need to know for tonight’s game.
Who: New York Jets (2-7) at New England Patriots (8-2)
What:...
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The Houston Texans are coming off a thrilling home win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and are looking to carry that momentum into another divisional matchup — this time against the Tennessee Titans.
Quarterback Davis Mills got the start last weekend after C.J. Stroud suffered a concussion against the Broncos. Outside of the opening drive, Mills looked sharp and fully in control of the offense.
He’s now in line for at least one more start, with Stroud still dealing with concussion symptoms. Houston was extremely banged up last week, and it looks like that trend may continue heading into the Titans...
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