Questionable calls, lasers mar Texans visit to Mexico City
The Texans defense had an outstanding start, allowing just seven net yards rushing until halftime and keeping the Oakland Raiders to just three points off a pair of Houston turnovers.
The Week 12 fixtures sees the Raiders welcome Carolina to Oakland, while the Texans are at home to the San Diego Chargers. O’Brien challenged this time but with no clear angle, the play was not overturned.
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A 75-yard catch and run from fullback Jamize Olawale for six tied the score at 20-20 – two Lamar Miller touchdown rushes boosted the Texans score in between – and the Cooper touchdown grab sealed the deal.
Houston coach Bill O’Brien was irked by a series of officiating decisions that he felt went against his team, especially the Hopkins would-be touchdown. They did at least get some points on the drive when Sebastian Janikowski kicked the 19 yard field goal to make the score 10-3 Oakland. Janikowski purposely left the kickoff short, and Texans rookie Tyler Ervin ran up to field it but had it bounce off his chest.
“I think we played good football, offensively”, Osweiler said.
– “You want a change in culture, you win big games”.
The contest turned midway through the fourth quarter on a matter of inches for the Texans (6-4).
Osweiler was 26-of-39 passing for 243 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
“The fans really showed up”, head coach Jack Del Rio said. The Texans’ defensive front bullied the Raider’s offensive line in the run game. No, the Raiders and Texans won’t be wearing new helmets on Monday, but I kind of wish they would because the Mexican-themed helmets are pretty cool.
FAVORITE TARGET: There’s something about facing Osweiler that brings out the best in Mack. Five plays later, the Raiders scored the go-ahead touchdown and final score of the night. Braxton Miller ran a pretty route that fooled David Amerson and the former Ohio State quarterback recorded his first National Football League touchdown to tie the game at 10. Joe Nedney is the only other player to score in Mexico, the USA and the U.K. Five other players have scored in Canada, the U.K. and the US: running back Steven Jackson and kickers Robbie Gould, Matt Bryant, Dan Carpenter and Jay Feely. Both teams have some experience with playing at altitude, with the Texans traveling to Mile High in Denver last month and the Raiders making annual trips there.