It’s time for another Thursday Night Quickie and I’m all lathered up and ready for some football! Let’s get right into the action.
(5-6) Houston Texans at
(7-4) Philadelphia Eagles
At 5-6 the Texans haven’t lived up to their preseason hype. In a strenuous AFC South the Texans still have a fighting chance to regain the division lead but they absolutely need a win tonight to do it. Luckily for the hot-seated Gary Kubiak his All-Pro wide-out Andre Johnson wasn’t suspended for his fight over the weekend. Eagles corner Asante Samuel is out tonight, putting Philly's D in a tough spot. Samuel would likely have covered Johnson for most of the game. Even if he were completely healthy, Samuel can’t consistently win over Johnson, so there's no one Eagle corner that can man him up. Safety help is a requirement. Matt Schaub has to expose the soft Eagle secondary on every possible play.
I’m expecting fireworks in Philly tonight. The Eagles are likely angry and ready to explode after being shut down by the Bears for most of the game. Houston’s defense is porous and highly susceptible to the big play, so DeSean Jackson might be ready for one of those nights. While they might be able to run the ball with Aryan Foster effectively, I’m not convinced the Texans can put up enough points to hang with the Eagles. And there's no way they can put the clamps on Michael Vick, who only needs to pay attention to Mario Williams on the outside. Otherwise I expect Vick to go off tonight. Eagles win big.
That felt fantastic. And I'm so clean still! Giggity.
