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1st Qtr. Texans vs. Steelers: Week 3

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2nd Qtr. thread will post with roughly 2 minutes left to play in the 1st Qtr. All game threads will remain open. In GAME THREADS, please follow these guidelines:

  • Trutxfan alert: Folks can go ahead and post comments in the 1st Qtr. thread. He posted in the Pre-Game thread and said he’s going to be away for the rest of the day.
  • No GIFs, no uploaded photos, no embeds of any kind, no links except for a link to the new thread.
  • Text and emoji icons are permitted.
  • Each quarter will have its own thread and will post when there’s roughly 2 minutes to play in a Quarter. Only in rare instances will a Part 2 be created if a Quarter is slow and comments are piling up
  • Overtime situations will always have it’s own thread. Always.
  • If you don’t migrate to the new thread, that’s on you. Boyce usually posts a link to the new thread, and others can as well.

Pre-Game Texans vs. Steelers: Week 3

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https://506sports.com/ for NFL broadcast and coverage maps info. Schedule for today’s threads is here in the article.

Schedule for Sunday’s threads:

1st Quarter Thread posts Sunday morning at 11:45 a.m. CT (kickoff is noon CT on CBS)

2nd Qtr., 3rd Qtr., and 4th Qtr. threads post with roughly 2 minutes to play in the previous Quarter. An Overtime Thread will post if needed.

All game threads, Pre-game Thread included, stay open all day/night. This allows folks to linger and finish up or even go back to conversations in those threads.

Postgame Thread posts a few minutes after the end of the game.

Late Games Thread will post pretty quickly after the Postgame Thread.

SNF Thread will post at 7:00 p.m. (kickoff is 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC).

Daily Thread 9-26-2020: Weekend Discussion

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If watching weekend football is in your plans, visit https://506sports.com/ for college and NFL broadcast schedules and coverage maps. Have a great weekend. Thread schedule is posted below.

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Schedule for the weekend:

Weekend Thread posts Saturday morning at 5:00 a.m. CT

Pregame Thread posts Sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. CT

1st Quarter Thread posts Sunday morning at 11:45 a.m. CT (kickoff is noon CT on CBS)

2nd Qtr., 3rd Qtr., and 4th Qtr. threads post with roughly 2 minutes to play in the previous Quarter. An Overtime Thread will post if needed.

All game threads, Pregame Thread included, stay open all day/night. This is allows folks to linger and finish up or even go back to conversations in those threads.

Postgame Thread posts a few minutes after the end of the game.

Late Games Thread will post pretty quickly after the Postgame Thread.

SNF Thread will post at 7:00 p.m. (kickoff is 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC).

Daily Thread 9-24-2020

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See what they’re saying in Steeler territory. Also: The Good Morning Football crew discusses the matchup, with Brandt boldly and confidently choosing the Texans over the Steelers.

Texans coping with DeAndre Hopkins’ absence same way Steelers are moving on from Antonio Brown
By Tim Benz, TribLive.com

Excerpt from the article: This team had a generational talent at wide receiver who was suddenly traded during the offseason. Now that franchise is trying to figure out if any of the other receivers on the roster are capable of being a legit No.1 target.

No, I’m not flashing back to the 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers, after dealing Antonio Brown to the Raiders. I’m looking at the 2020 Houston Texans after sending DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona.

Without Hopkins, Houston is 0-2 to start 2020. The Texans come to Heinz Field Sunday. So far, some of their pass catchers have flashed. But they are looking for one to be a true lead option for quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Seem familiar, Pittsburgh? It should. We watched the Steelers receiving corps go through those challenges without Brown around to draw defensive attention last year.

(video) Brandt: Why Texans will beat Steelers in Week 3
By Good Morning Football

The “Good Morning Football” crew discusses whether the Houston Texan and Pittsburgh Steelers more evenly matched than their records indicate.

Daily Thread 9-23-2020

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Take a look at Stephen Forsha’s analysis of where each AFCS team stands through 2 weeks of play. Is it too early to think about WR prospects in the 2021 Draft? Eric Edholm provides commentary on the topic.

Houston Texans Rivals Report: Titans lead AFC South after two weeks
By Stephen Forsha, ToroTimes.com

Excerpt from the article: Looking at the Titans’ win over the Jaguars, Tennessee won by a 33-30 score with the help of a strong scoring first half with a 24-10 lead, but Jacksonville is scrappy and outscored the Titans, 20-9 in the fourth quarter.

Jacksonville is much more dangerous than anyone expected them to be, and Gardner Minshew put the Jaguars on his back offensively and was 30-of-45 for 339 yards passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The Jaguars didn’t miss Leonard Fournette either as James Robinson totaled 102 yards on 16 carries for Jacksonville with one touchdown, all while averaging 6.4 yards per carry.

Jacksonville also has D.J. Chalk at wide receiver, and he had four receptions for 84 yards, catching all four targets that went his way.

Nobody expected the Jaguars to defeat the Colts in Week 1 (which they did), but to play within three points of the Titans, that especially wasn’t expected to happen in Week 2.

The article also takes a look at the Colts through 2 weeks of the 2020 NFL season, as well as a brief look at the upcoming Texans vs. Steelers matchup.

NFL draft makeover: Texans must give Deshaun Watson the supporting cast he needs
By Eric Edholm, Yahoo! Sports

Excerpt from the article: The Texans currently have six receivers on their active roster, four more on their practice squad and one (rookie Isaiah Coulter) on injured reserve. Are any of them clearly part of the big picture going forward?

Coulter deserves a long look, and Cobb’s 2021 cap hit anchors him to the team another year, but Fuller and Stills are free agents-to-be. There will be notable change at this spot next season.

Could the 2021 NFL draft provide answers? That’s the hope, although lacking first- and second-round choices clearly limits the team’s firepower.

Early-round prospect

Louisville WR Tutu Atwell

As it stands now, the Texans won’t pick until Round 3. They also have two picks in Round 4, one in Round 5 and two more in Round 6, along with their own seventh-rounder. They are not projected to receive any compensatory picks.

Daily Thread 9-22-2020

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Some betting odds on Texans vs. Steelers (be sure to click the link as there is a lot of good commentary in that article!), and a brief but well-balanced Mark Lane article regarding It’s Time To Worry vs. It’s Not Time To Worry.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans 2020: Prediction, Spread, Odds For NFL Week 3
By Anthony Riccobono, International Business Times

Excerpt from the article: The Steelers are 3.5-point favorites for Sunday’s game, according to the betting odds compiled by OddsShark. The over/under is 45.

Pittsburgh is undefeated with a pair of victories over mediocre opponents. The Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-16 in Week 1, followed by a 26-21 victory over the Denver Broncos, who were forced to play Jeff Driskel at quarterback for most of the Week 2 contest.

Even if Houston is headed for a disappointing season, they should be the best team Pittsburgh has faced, thus far.

Watson hasn’t posted a passer rating of 90.0 or better yet. He’s never gone three straight games without reaching that mark in his NFL career. 

Don’t be surprised if Watson carries Houston to its first win of the season.

Prediction: Houston over Pittsburgh, 23-20

How worried should the Texans be with 0-2?
By Mark Lane, TexansWire.com

This is a short article but packed with some good stuff, so there’s no excerpt. You’ll enjoy choosing to click the link. There’s both sides of the coin: Peter King says it’s not time to worry about being 0-2 (and gives his reasons why), and then there’s a twitter embed (2-minutes of audio/podcast clip) by Jake Asman who says it’s time to worry and here’s why.