Texans force fumble, drop pickoff on Patriots’ last drive

In Foxborough, around 15 members of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots kneeled during the national anthem.

The late-game dramatics will mask some of the overall concerns about the Patriots on both sides of the ball, though the defense did a great job holding the Texans to just field goals in the fourth quarter as the offense sputtered.

The Houston Texans defense is nothing to joke about.

Maybe they were swayed by the Patriots’ near blow-out of New Orleans last week. I mean, that was a lot of a big plays we made.

But Rashaan Melvin snuffed out two other scoring chances by picking off DeShone Kizer, who was intercepted again on the game’s final play – a desperation heave toward midfield.

It’s becoming a battle of big brother versus little brother as the Houston Texans feature several coaches on their staff who got their start with the New England Patriots. Sure enough, a starting Patriots tackle had difficulties with the Houston pass rush, but it sure wasn’t Waddle. What McDaniels is saying is that he feels that Amendola is the best receiver on the Patriots roster at making plays in traffic and when they need to be had.

In his first two National Football League games, Deshaun Watson looked good for a rookie. But on a day of stunning finishes, perhaps none topped what looked like it would be Matthew Stafford completing his 30th fourth-quarter/overtime comeback on a touchdown to Golden Tate in the final seconds that was overturned by replay.

Houston’s offense converted the short field into points.

Brady got the best of the rookie Watson, but we got a glimpse as to what he’s going to look like in the future. Games like this prove why he is the GOAT. The defense could give the Patriots problem as they have a really good defensive line that could continue to put pressure on Tom Brady throughout the game. Houston will host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Oct. 1.

New England hosts the Carolina Panthers. He became the third player in Texans history with two sacks and a fumble return for a touchdown in a game, joining Mario Williams and J.J. Watt. He was only seconds away form giving head coach Bill Belichick his first ever loss to the rookie quarterback at home. Instead, Brady stood with his hand over his chest.

Denver were one of seven previously unbeaten teams to taste defeat in early games on Sunday.

The only time Watson didn’t look like a polished product was an bad decision early in the second quarter.