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Fortunately, somewhere between Charlotte last Sunday and NRG yesterday, the Texans’ offensive line found its balls, Alfred Blue found some patience, and the defense executed its finishing move of frazzling a young quarterback.

Spence played in the base defense and Williams came in on the nickel package.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were trailing the Cleveland Browns 14-0 and were facing a third-and-11 from their own 24-yard line late in the first quarter of their preseason game Saturday.

In front of its home crowd on Monday Night Football, the Buccaneers would appear to be more motivated to earn a victory.

Two evenings ago, Mariota made his NFL debut in an admittedly irrelevant preseason game on the road against the Atlanta Falcons.