Globe headline: Texans "nearly pulled off" upset

[sb1]

The Houston Texans hit Tom Brady repeatedly and nearly pulled off a historic upset. bos.gl/sUlsH7l #Patriots




Lol wut?

 

[Wordsmyth]

And lost by 18.

Go figger.

 

[brdmaverick]

The headline should have been............"Texans hang in for longer than expected but Patriots again prove to be too much."

 

[mosslost]

The Houston Texans hit Tom Brady repeatedly and nearly pulled off a historic upset. bos.gl/sUlsH7l #Patriots




Lol wut?

Pats sucked.. but yeah wtf are they talking about? It's one thing to admit we looked rusty.. even strangely nervous in my opinion... but I never once though even for a moment they would not win this game. Hell they covered that huge spread. (on a later FG too, imagine if you had money on the Texans.. )

 

[Crazy Patriot Guy]

We're definitely spoiled. We won Super Bowl 38 by winning three playoff games by a combined 16 points. We beat Houston by 18 last night and it's time to panic.

 

[Ivan]

Yes, the Texans almost pulled off an upset in their blowout loss.

Who owns the Globe?

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

I'm actually impressed with how well the Texans D played. Having watched almost none of their games, I was expecting a paper tiger. But instead, they seemed like the real deal, and never gave the Pats a chance to find their rhythm.

Kudos to Romeo Crennell for coaching up that defense! I wouldn't be surprised if the teams we face next week (or in the Super Bowl) try to replicate the same gameplan

 

[RobertWeathers]

It was a one score game for a while but claiming they almost pulled of an upset is absurd

 

[mosi]

I'm actually impressed with how well the Texans D played. Having watched almost none of their games, I was expecting a paper tiger. But instead, they seemed like the real deal, and never gave the Pats a chance to find their rhythm.

Kudos to Romeo Crennell for coaching up that defense! I would not be surprised if the teams we face next week (or in the Super Bowl) try to replicate the same gameplan

Agree 100%. Romeo did the same thing to the 2007 Pats. If you remember the Browns game that year was uncomfortably close. The Giants said that was their model for how to play that Pats team.

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

"Texans nearly didn't get blown out." Would be a better headline, and more accurate.

 

[patchick]

"Texans nearly didn't get blown out." Would be a better headline, and more accurate.

or "Texans Succeed in Making Patriots Fans Uncomfortable for 3 Quarters"

a 3-score win just isn't a near upset, no way.

 

[luuked]

Well they were close to scoring 20+ points which I'd say would be an upset..

 

[mosi]

It was a one score game for a while but claiming they almost pulled of an upset is absurd

That game was close and could have turned on a few plays. They Pats could have easily lost that game.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

The Houston Texans hit Tom Brady repeatedly and nearly pulled off a historic upset

The New England Patriots dropped several potential interceptions and finally put Steve Grogan in the game and nearly pulled off a historic upset in Super Bowl XX.

 

[RobertWeathers]

That game was close and could have turned on a few plays. They Pats could have easily lost that game.

Absolutely.

 

[ThatllMoveTheChains!!!]

"The Globe nearly writes a correct headline"

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

The Houston Texans hit Tom Brady repeatedly and nearly pulled off a historic upset. bos.gl/sUlsH7l #Patriots




Lol wut?

Seriously? What other team in this league wins 34-16 and the narrative is a "near upset"?

Why not a "Rusty Patriots bring their C- game to divisional and still blew out the other team" narrative?

 

[HTownChris]

If the Texans actually had a competent QB, who knows. I knew that DEF was good, but hard to judge in the AFC South on how good they actually were.

 

[mosi]

The funny thing is that the people screaming this was a blowout and not close are the people on the game day threads posting about how the Pats suck and what a joke they are.

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

Almost an upset if you took Houston with the 16 point spread.

Yes, the game looked sloppy for what we expect from the Patriots but we won by more points than Atlanta.