Texans Rip Titans' Hearts Out on Last Snap - Can They Win 2 of Next 3?

Awaiting tonight's kickoff for the completion of Week 11 here in the NFL, the Texans halt the Titans once again in their afternoon battle, closing out yesterday's game in the final seconds following a walk-off field goal by Matthew Wright with the final score of 16-13. Regarding a quick turnaround for Houston this week, the Texans turn their attention to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills for a big showdown for Amazon Prime's TNF kickoff. Looking at Houston's next 3 games and weighing the possibility of C.J. Stroud to sit out another week, Dan and Chris evaluate yesterday's victory and pose: can the Texans squeeze out some wins rolling into the next few weeks against the AFC's known and top competitors?  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, I continue the Texans conversation as that see Ross
wants to get in there on that. But real quick here, Gordy,
as I said, I'm the banker, and remember the game
A dealer or no deal. You've got case number eighteen,
I guess, And you know you've seen maybe one of
the big numbers come off the board, but for the
most part, you've seen a lot of small ones come off.
So I'm about to offer you a really, really nice

(00:21):
offer for your briefcase. You got there. Like I said,
you picked number eighteen, and I'm gonna give you in
this case for the Texans two out of three. Texans
will win two out of these next three games against
the Bills on Thursday night, the Colts the following week
in Indianapolis, and then you go on the road and
face the Chiefs here in these next three games, I'm

(00:43):
giving you two out of three. Really, at least for me,
if you're the banker and I've got case number eighteen,
you offer me you win Thursday night, you win in
Kansas City, and you lose to Indianapolis. I'm taking it
because it seems like the AFC South at this point
is just way too much to be able to try
to strive for. So if you give me two out

(01:05):
of those three where I've got tie breakers over Buffalo
and over Kansas City, and especially the Kansas City game
right there, because I don't think that they are going
to finish the season nine to eight or something like that.
But at ten and seven could be a possibility. And
if you're talking about ten and seven being the sixth
or the seventh spot to get you into the playoffs,

(01:27):
absolutely I want that team behind me.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
Here's the problem with your scenario is you're gifting You're
gifting me a win. Like the odds are they are
not going to win two of these next three. That
would be a borderline miracle if they win two out
of these next three. So my question is which one
is the most likely of wins? Home for Buffalo? Gues
who scored how many points yesterday? A ton Josh Allen,

(01:52):
tough to break down, James Cook having a nice season. Yeah,
they scored forty four points yesterday. I guess the Bucks.
That's a good team. That's a playoff team, gonna be
a division winner. Tampa Bay. So Buffalo scored forty plus
points yesterday at Indianapolis, who just doesn't seem to lose
this year. Daniel Jones playing great. They're eight and two,

(02:17):
They've lost two games, both on the roads, so they're
undefeated at home this year. The Colts are Jonathan Taylor
had an awesome year, and then you're at Kansas City.
I would venture to say, but that's Sunday Night football.
I was gonna venture to say Dan that I feel
like of the three teams, the most beatable are the

(02:38):
Kansas City Chiefs because of how they've played this year,
up and down. But that game is on Sunday Night
football in Kansas City on December seventh, probably gonna be
a cold front coming through. Then, Dan, when's shock made off.
That's a thirty degree game, and you gotta go up
there and win. So you answer the question of the three,
these next three, what's the most winnable?

Speaker 1 (03:00):
I mean, I even think Thursday Night is actually the
most winnable because I mean Buffalo, Thursday nights are complete
wild cards, and the home team usually is the one
with the advantage because you're not the one that has
to even stretch even further for your preparation of the week,
because I mean Buffalo, that's not a that's not a

(03:22):
quick flight. So I mean, you're probably gonna have to
get on the plane early Wednesday to get down here.
Maybe you get a walk through in at the hotel
in the ballroom somewhere, but that's about all you're gonna
be able to do. And then I mean, just having
that quick turnaround and being on the road. I feel
good about Thursday night for the Texans.

Speaker 2 (03:41):
Yeah, I don't know, man, that they were in a
tight game with Tampa going into the fourth quarter. Tampa
scores a touchdown to take a one point lead. Buffalo
immediate respond immediately responds eight plays eighty one yards to
retake the lead. Tampa goes three and out Buffalo with
another eight play eighty five yard touchdown drive. And that

(04:02):
was kind of all she wrote, Tampa Bay fumbles and
that was it. They are. That's a tough team, man,
it's a tough team. Now. You know, they did lose
two weeks ago in Miami, uncharacteristic loss. But before that
beat the Chiefs beat the hell out of the Panthers
forty to nine. I mean, they've got several games this

(04:23):
year when they've scored in the forties. So if you
got Davis Mills out there. You ain't competing with the
team of scored at the forties.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
And we will find out a lot today too about CJ. Shroud.
As I mentioned, Tamiko Ryans in about four hours from
now going to meet with the media and they're gonna
have open locker room over there at NRG Park before
we get the practice week started for the Texans. They'll
get back out on the practice field tomorrow, but again
Thursday nights against the Bills coming up fast and furious.