Happy Sunday Texans, part one, Big Cat Country! The Jaguars remain in London to face division rivals, the Houston Texans. The Jags and Texans have played each other 48 times, and Houston leads the series 32-16. The odds favor Jacksonville, so let’s look at the Jags beating the Texans at home throughout the decades, while hoping the Jaguars come home with two wins.
The Texans didn’t make their NFL debut until 2002.
Jimmy Smith, Fred Taylor, and LaBrandon Toefield scored touchdowns. Byron Leftwich completed 18 of 29 pass attempts for 194 yards and was sacked once for a loss of 12 yards. Taylor led the team with 163 rushing yards, and Smith led the way with 58 receiving yards. Seth Marler made two of three field goal attempts. Paul Spicer had a two-yard interception. Tony Brackens and Rob Meier sacked Dave Ragone three times for a loss of 17 yards. Akin Ayodele led the team with seven tackles.
Tommy Bohanon and Jaydon Mickens each scored two touchdowns, and Keelan Cole and Corey Grant each scored a touchdown. Blake Bortles completed 21 of 29 pass attempts for 326 yards. Grant led the team with 69 rushing yards, and Cole led the way with 186 receiving yards. Josh Lambo made the field goal attempt. Barry Church had an interception. Calais Campbell, Dante Fowler Jr., and Malik Jackson sacked TJ Yates four times for a loss of 29 yards.
Jacksonville’s running back room was on full display, as two touchdowns were scored by Bhayshul Tuten and Travis Etienne Jr. Trevor Lawrence completed 20 of 40 passes for 222 yards and was sacked twice for a loss of 17 yards. Etienne led the team with 56 rushing yards, and Brenton Strange led the way with 61 receiving yards. Cam Little made one of the field goal attempts but missed one from 47 yards. Jourdan Lewis and Antonio Johnson intercepted two of Stroud’s passes. Travon Walker, Josh Hines-Allen, and Arik Armstead sacked Stroud twice for a loss of 20 yards. Tyson Campbell led the team with seven combined tackles.
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