September 16, 2016 - Texas Chalk Talk

Opportunistic Cougars take care of Bearcats with explosive fourth quarter

September 16, 2016 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

The Bearcats could feel the upset when Alex Thomas intercepted a pass thrown by Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. in the end zone that was turned into a touchdown and a 16-12 in the third quarter of the contest Sept. 15. That feeling lasted all of three minutes, the amount of time it took for Ward to lead the Cougars on a 71-yard drive that ended when he scored on a 12-yard scamper on third-and-11 and a 19-16 lead Houston, ranked No. 6, never relinquished. It was the first of…

Previewing Houston and Kansas City: Chiefs facing a different Texans team months later

September 16, 2016 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

It wasn’t that long ago that Kansas City crushed Houston in both head-to-head matchups in 2015. In fact the Chiefs’ last win was in the playoffs in a 30-0 beatdown where all five turnovers were credited to then-quarterback Brian Hoyer. But the Texans (1-0) may end up thanking Kansas City (1-0) for that. Houston entered the offseason and made changes to the personnel on offense. The biggest was signing quarterback Brock Osweiler. The Texans also signed running back Lamar Miller and drafted receivers Will Fuller and Braxton Miller. That explains…

Previewing Dallas and Washington: will the season end already for the losing team?

September 16, 2016 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

A popular point of conversation is that the team that exits FedEx Field with the loss will have little left to play for. And yet that’s the reality facing Dallas (0-1) and Washington (0-1) after week one losses. Neither wants to be 0-2 because the odds of making the playoffs drop dramatically. So if you’re Washington, you already know the uphill task waiting in November and December. Minnesota, Green Bay, Arizona and Carolina are waiting. And with another NFC East opponent up next in week 3 (New York Giants), it…