Texans look for second win of the season against Atlanta

Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Mallett (15) walks off the field against the Atlanta Falcons during …

Ryan Mallett is just 10 of 21 for 117 yards for the Texans who have struggled to find any rhythm on offense.

Last season the team relied heavily on Foster and he had over 1500 total yards, including 1246 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. Now the Texans and JJ Watt look for two wins in a row.

-With the Houston Texans’ secondary constantly double-teaming Julio Jones, quarterback Matt Ryan connected with seven different receivers and appears to have found a No. 2 target in Leonard Hankerson.

Whether it’s Foster or Blue, the Texans need to run the ball a lot on Sunday to hopefully keep the Falcons’ offense on the sidelines if they are going to pull off the road upset.

Now the Texans have a few big bodies up front which means the Falcons will have to pass in order to open up the running lanes. They won each of their first three games under new coach Dan Quinn by rallying from fourth-quarter deficits, but this one was over much sooner. The Texans dropped to 1-3 on the year.

Houston is off to a woeful 1-2 start but there cause for optimism.

The Falcons will be extremely confident coming into this game having rallied back from being 14 points down to the Dallas Cowboys last week to end up winning comfortably 39-28. Being on a short week and things like that, I think it’s important for us to stick with Ryan right now.

CHICAGO – Jay Cutler threw for two touchdowns and redeemed himself following an interception by helping set up a 49-yard field goal by Robbie Gould with two seconds left for Chicago.

The Carolina Panthers are also 4-0 after Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes to Ted Ginn Jr in the 37-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Also, running back Terron Ward added an 8-yard touchdown run.

Falcons running back Devonta Freeman, left, celebrates his second touchdown run of the day with quarterback Matt Ryan during the second quarter of their NFL football game against the Texans in Atlanta on Sunday, October 4, 2015.

Arian Foster fumbled, leading to a recovery by Atlanta’s Desmond Trufant at the Houston 24-yard line. “I’ve got tons of respect for him”.

Jonathan Grimes has been officially ruled out after not practicing all week with a knee issue.

Falcons running back Devonta Freeman breaks a tackle attempt by… Up and down the roster, this is a team that is playing with tremendous confidence. Now he’s with the Texans, signed off the Vikings’ practice squad, with a chance to stick if he can make the most of it, especially if he makes an impact on special teams.

“Life goes on, and we still have games to play, ” Foster said. “It sounds kind of cocky, but it’s just the mindset you kind of have to have”. It’s a process and I’ve always had hope.

“I was proud of them”, Bowles said of the Jets.

O’Brien must have had a movie night for himself on Sunday because he’s made the call.