Both teams probably had this game circled as a game they should win and needed to win to have a bounce-back season in 2014.
Not only did the Houston Texans get the win, but they also did so in convincing fashion, dramatically improving their chances of making the playoffs. As I mentioned on the live blog, since 1990 teams that have started 2-0 have made the playoffs 63 percent of the time.
Sixty-three percent is far from a guarantee, but with winnable games against the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys in their next three coming up, they have a chance to put themselves in a great position to make a run at reaching the postseason.
As for the game, the Texans dominated in just about every way possible.
They ran the ball better, won the turnover battle, dominated the time of possession and executed on third down much better than the Oakland Raiders.
In particular the running game and defense starred—the two units that we all know need to continue to shine this season for the team to have success.
This team is definitely not perfect, and it still has many things to work on—needs more pass rush and more push from the offensive line—but 2-0 is still a good enough reason to get excited. Never say never, but I'll go ahead and say there's no chance the Texans lose 14 in a row again like they did in 2013 after starting 2-0.
Mostly positive, check out the grades for each position unit on the Texans.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1D91FXs
via IFTTT September 14, 2014 at 06:17PM
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