On to Houston....

[TomPatriot]

That's not unusual. The Pats employ scores of variations on each coverage scheme very week. So, yeah, I would expect a wide variety of coverage schemes.

 

[Vindicate]

That's not unusual. The Pats employ scores of variations on each coverage scheme very week. So, yeah, I would expect a wide variety of coverage schemes.

Any idea on if the offense that the Texans are bringing to the table is more efficient than week 3? That's what largely allowed us to control the game - only allowing a few plays past the 50 yard line lmao. Has anything changed since?

 

[TomPatriot]

Any idea on if the offense that the Texans are bringing to the table is more efficient than week 3? That's what largely allowed us to control the game - only allowing a few plays past the 50 yard line lmao. Has anything changed since?

I don't know. I don't remember that much about the week 3 game and haven't looked at it since.

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

Some interesting tidbits by Alex Speier on Houston (unlikely) playoff run

Texans have defied the numbers by getting this far - The Boston Globe

A different sort of differential: The Texans were outscored by 49 points during the regular season, a margin that is historically bad for a team that reached the playoffs. It’s the seventh-worst of any playoff team since the merger in 1970, and the worst by a playoff team since the 8-8 Tim Tebow-led Broncos of 2011 (minus-81) got demolished by the Patriots, 45-10, in the divisional round after a surprising win over the Steelers in the wild-card round.

No offense, but there is no offense: Since 2000, 204 teams have made the playoffs. The Texans’ 279 regular-season points rank 203d in that group, surpassed only by the 2005 Bears (260 points as a prelude to a one-and-done playoff run).

The defense delivers: Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels called the Texans the best pass defense he has faced all year, and undoubtedly, they made life hard on opposing offenses — even without superstar J.J. Watt as an anchor.

While their yield of 20.5 points per game was 11th in the NFL, the Texans permitted the fewest yards per game (301.3) along with the second-fewest plays of 20 or more yards. They also led the NFL in the frequency of forcing three-and-outs (27.6 percent).

Yet for much of the year — as was the case for New England — Houston’s defense was characterized largely by its ability to limit big plays. In recent weeks — again, like the Patriots — the group has become even more impactful.