November 9, 2025 • 6 mins
Houston Texans radio voice Marc Vandermeer and analyst Andre Ware break down the Texans' dramatic 36-29 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 9, 2025. The Texans rallied from a 29-10 deficit as backup quarterback Davis Mills threw two touchdown passes and rushed for the go-ahead score, overcoming an early interception to deliver a clutch performance.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We're all catching our breath here in the booth as
the Houston Texans have come all the way back from
a twenty nine to ten deficit to knock off Jacksonville
thirty six to twenty nine, a touchdown on the final
play by Sheldon Rankins as the Jacks drop the five
and four Texans four and five? Dra What does the
pass rush report look like?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
It's plentiful, that's for sure. Our CHIB sack report. Texans
had five sacks in today's game. Daniel Hunter tied a
career high three and a half in today's game. Will
Anderson Junior added one, and then here he toy Atoa
is credited with a half sack. As part of Sacks
for Hunger, HIB will donate one thousand dollars to the
(00:38):
Houston Food Bank every time Texans sacked the quarterback. The
HIB Sack Attack It's brought to you by ETB, the
official tailgate headquarters of the Houston Texas.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Four consecutive games with a sack for Will Anderson Junior,
eighth player in the franchise to do that. That's a
lot of players. That's more than I would think.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
I would think.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Maybe Mario Williams JJ Watt. Obviously maybe Whitney, but the
eighth player to do it. That is something. Now, Dalton
Schultz has set a new franchise record for catches by
a tight end in the first nine games of a season.
Forty fifth catch, breaking Owen Daniels record for a Texans
tight end. That's pretty strong. Seven for fifty three and
(01:16):
a touchdown. The second touchdown pass of the day thrown
by Davis Mills. Well, let's start right there, Drey no CJ. Stroud.
Today Davis Mills gets the start pick on the first series,
yet he bounces all the way back when needed most
as he throws two touchdown passes and runs in the
go ahead school.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, we told you he was streaky, right, kind of
like a shooting guard. When he gets going, he's going,
and when he's not, it's somewhere in the middle and
tough start, rocky start for him. But once he got
himself hot and got going, this offense followed and they
were able to pull one out. The touchdown run caught
(01:57):
the Jags and what looked like man to man, I
couldn't imagine why they would be playing it down there,
But he got outside contained. Guys had their backs to
him and he found his way in the end zone.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
I mean, he put on a kind of performance that
might get an AFC Offensive Player of the Week, you
never know. And they ran the ball well enough, right Dray,
because when they were trying that final drive, the run
was a big part of it. And Shubb, even though
he didn't start this game forty seven yards on five carries,
what he mark sixty three yards on fourteen carries. And
you look up at the end of the day and
the Texans ran it for one to thirty. Not bad.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Well, yeah, when you're they're gonna be with his defense
and you run the ball for one thirty, you're gonna
have yourself in a position to win a lot of games.
This defense will keep you competing in most games. And
then it's just don't mess it up, you know, and
do a little bit have a heart beat on offense.
They had more than that today, which is why they
were able to come all the way back third in.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
The league against the run coming into the day. Nicocollins
seven catches, we mentioned, Schultz with seven, Higgins had five
catches in this one, Noel had four, and you get
the feeling Kirk had one. They trusted the rookies in
this one, dre When you look at Marx and Noel
Higgins and they've been trusting Ursery at left tackle all season.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Tell you what he had the false start that you know,
it makes you a little bit frustrated, But for the
most part, he played a good game. I thought Trim
Brown at the other tackle spot played a good game.
Gives them something to think about at that spot and
a couple of different options. So we'll see how they
how this thing shakes out. But I thought those two
(03:31):
played very very well inside.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
No sacks for Josh heinz Allen and Ursery against him
for much of the day. So that's a pretty good
job right there. Now, what about the Texans defense. Yeah,
they gave up some things and special teams gave up
that punt return for a touchdown, which was a huge
score at the time, but they made some big plays,
especially at the end. The Jacks didn't have far to
go to get into Cam Little's range.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Yeah, when you continue to put the Texans in situations,
compromising situations where they're short feels for the opponent, they're
gonna give up some points. The most points they've given
up all season. In this one today to the Jags
in a game, but they made plays winning plays on
defense as well, to give you that gives you a
(04:14):
chance to win a game. They made plays when they
needed a three and out late in the game, they
were able to come up with it. So it's one
of those deals where I think the defense is solid enough,
it's a championship level defense. The offense if they can
do and continue to do what they were doing today
running for over one thirty, this could get itself turned
(04:37):
around in a heartbeat.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Well, I was going to ask you that macro view,
because they made a lot of mistakes today obviously on
their way to a twenty nine to ten deficit. Yet
the exhilaration of this, the fact that they came back
against a divisional foe. They're on their way to Nashville
next week. Some good things can really result from this one.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Long term, Yeah, you feel pretty good about at least
next week. Then when you when you get to the
Bills on Thursday night, you get there. But for next
week going to Tennessee, you couldn't go there with a
bad taste in your mouth. Tennessee couldn't see what was
about to happen with Jacksonville. Had it continued that way,
then that that gives them inspiration alpha off a bye
(05:18):
week to play a little harder than maybe they normally would,
expecting a different result that they haven't had or tasted
too many times this year. I think maybe once all
season long. If I'm right with Tennessee's record, maybe what
are they won in seven, one and eight somewhere around there?
Not having a good campaign, No, not at all. And
so but you don't you want that version of Tennessee.
(05:40):
But now it's a different animal, a different taste that
you carry to Tennessee or to Nashville when you face
the Titans.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Well, yeah, Tennessee one and eight heading into their buy
and the Texans come calling in Nashville next week. So
we'll see how that goes. Texans winners today want a
dramatic win, come from behind her thirty six twenty nine.
They take it. The icing on the cake touchdown on
the final play by Sheldon Rankins, the go ahead score
by Davis Mills, the defense making stops when they had
(06:10):
to most, and the Texans getting within a game of
five hundred with the Titans up next week. This is
Texans Radio
We're all catching our breath here in the booth as
the Houston Texans have come all the way back from
a twenty nine to ten deficit to knock off Jacksonville
thirty six to twenty nine, a touchdown on the final
play by Sheldon Rankins as the Jacks drop the five
and four Texans four and five? Dra What does the
pass rush report look like?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
It's plentiful, that's for sure. Our CHIB sack report. Texans
had five sacks in today's game. Daniel Hunter tied a
career high three and a half in today's game. Will
Anderson Junior added one, and then here he toy Atoa
is credited with a half sack. As part of Sacks
for Hunger, HIB will donate one thousand dollars to the
(00:38):
Houston Food Bank every time Texans sacked the quarterback. The
HIB Sack Attack It's brought to you by ETB, the
official tailgate headquarters of the Houston Texas.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Four consecutive games with a sack for Will Anderson Junior,
eighth player in the franchise to do that. That's a
lot of players. That's more than I would think.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
I would think.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Maybe Mario Williams JJ Watt. Obviously maybe Whitney, but the
eighth player to do it. That is something. Now, Dalton
Schultz has set a new franchise record for catches by
a tight end in the first nine games of a season.
Forty fifth catch, breaking Owen Daniels record for a Texans
tight end. That's pretty strong. Seven for fifty three and
(01:16):
a touchdown. The second touchdown pass of the day thrown
by Davis Mills. Well, let's start right there, Drey no CJ. Stroud.
Today Davis Mills gets the start pick on the first series,
yet he bounces all the way back when needed most
as he throws two touchdown passes and runs in the
go ahead school.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, we told you he was streaky, right, kind of
like a shooting guard. When he gets going, he's going,
and when he's not, it's somewhere in the middle and
tough start, rocky start for him. But once he got
himself hot and got going, this offense followed and they
were able to pull one out. The touchdown run caught
(01:57):
the Jags and what looked like man to man, I
couldn't imagine why they would be playing it down there,
But he got outside contained. Guys had their backs to
him and he found his way in the end zone.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
I mean, he put on a kind of performance that
might get an AFC Offensive Player of the Week, you
never know. And they ran the ball well enough, right Dray,
because when they were trying that final drive, the run
was a big part of it. And Shubb, even though
he didn't start this game forty seven yards on five carries,
what he mark sixty three yards on fourteen carries. And
you look up at the end of the day and
the Texans ran it for one to thirty. Not bad.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Well, yeah, when you're they're gonna be with his defense
and you run the ball for one thirty, you're gonna
have yourself in a position to win a lot of games.
This defense will keep you competing in most games. And
then it's just don't mess it up, you know, and
do a little bit have a heart beat on offense.
They had more than that today, which is why they
were able to come all the way back third in.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
The league against the run coming into the day. Nicocollins
seven catches, we mentioned, Schultz with seven, Higgins had five
catches in this one, Noel had four, and you get
the feeling Kirk had one. They trusted the rookies in
this one, dre When you look at Marx and Noel
Higgins and they've been trusting Ursery at left tackle all season.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Tell you what he had the false start that you know,
it makes you a little bit frustrated, But for the
most part, he played a good game. I thought Trim
Brown at the other tackle spot played a good game.
Gives them something to think about at that spot and
a couple of different options. So we'll see how they
how this thing shakes out. But I thought those two
(03:31):
played very very well inside.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
No sacks for Josh heinz Allen and Ursery against him
for much of the day. So that's a pretty good
job right there. Now, what about the Texans defense. Yeah,
they gave up some things and special teams gave up
that punt return for a touchdown, which was a huge
score at the time, but they made some big plays,
especially at the end. The Jacks didn't have far to
go to get into Cam Little's range.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Yeah, when you continue to put the Texans in situations,
compromising situations where they're short feels for the opponent, they're
gonna give up some points. The most points they've given
up all season. In this one today to the Jags
in a game, but they made plays winning plays on
defense as well, to give you that gives you a
(04:14):
chance to win a game. They made plays when they
needed a three and out late in the game, they
were able to come up with it. So it's one
of those deals where I think the defense is solid enough,
it's a championship level defense. The offense if they can
do and continue to do what they were doing today
running for over one thirty, this could get itself turned
(04:37):
around in a heartbeat.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Well, I was going to ask you that macro view,
because they made a lot of mistakes today obviously on
their way to a twenty nine to ten deficit. Yet
the exhilaration of this, the fact that they came back
against a divisional foe. They're on their way to Nashville
next week. Some good things can really result from this one.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Long term, Yeah, you feel pretty good about at least
next week. Then when you when you get to the
Bills on Thursday night, you get there. But for next
week going to Tennessee, you couldn't go there with a
bad taste in your mouth. Tennessee couldn't see what was
about to happen with Jacksonville. Had it continued that way,
then that that gives them inspiration alpha off a bye
(05:18):
week to play a little harder than maybe they normally would,
expecting a different result that they haven't had or tasted
too many times this year. I think maybe once all
season long. If I'm right with Tennessee's record, maybe what
are they won in seven, one and eight somewhere around there?
Not having a good campaign, No, not at all. And
so but you don't you want that version of Tennessee.
(05:40):
But now it's a different animal, a different taste that
you carry to Tennessee or to Nashville when you face
the Titans.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Well, yeah, Tennessee one and eight heading into their buy
and the Texans come calling in Nashville next week. So
we'll see how that goes. Texans winners today want a
dramatic win, come from behind her thirty six twenty nine.
They take it. The icing on the cake touchdown on
the final play by Sheldon Rankins, the go ahead score
by Davis Mills, the defense making stops when they had
(06:10):
to most, and the Texans getting within a game of
five hundred with the Titans up next week. This is
Texans Radio
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