Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the Houston Texans (2-0) will be aiming to surpass their 2013 win total when they take on the struggling New York Giants (0-2) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Watch the game on CBS or live stream it by clicking this link. Giants fans can listen to the game on 101.9 WFAN FM, while Texans fans may do likewise on 100.3 The Bull.
The Texans have kicked off the year with two dominant wins that were led by a re-invigorated defense. J.J. Watt is the defensive star, but the unit has been a ballhawking terror as a whole.
"That's something that we ... drive on, even in practice," free safety Kendrick Lewis said. "It showed up in the game. Guys going after the ball, no matter if it's a running back breaking through, if it's a receiver catching the ball and turning up. We're stripping at the ball, trying to cause turnovers any way we can."
The defense is missing one of its key components too, since rookie DE/LB Jadeveon Clowney left Houston's Week 1 win with a knee injury. Watt has been good enough for two defensive ends, with two tackles, a swatted pass, a sack and fumble recovery. He also commands double teams, or even triple teams or else he wreaks havoc.
The Giants' offense has been disastrous through two games, and even though quarterback Eli Manning showed improvement, turnovers did them in. They started the 2013 season 0-6, and despite a furious rally, finished just 7-9. Manning said they can't afford to start that slowly again.
"I think when you are 0-2, you want to get a win soon," Manning said. "We have the Texans coming in and we have another home game, so hopefully we've got to get better, but we have to do it soon. We don't have a whole lot of time to keep waiting to get better."
Texans Injury Report
Jadeveon Clowney
LB
Knee
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Shiloh Keo
S
Calf
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Akeem Dent
LB
Hamstring
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Colton Fiedorowicz
TE
Foot
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Garrett Graham
TE
Ankle
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Illness
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Timothy Jamison
DE
Groin
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Andre Johnson
WR
Ankle
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Johnathan Joseph
CB
Foot
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Louis Nix
DT
Wrist
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Jay Prosch
RB
Hand
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Benjamin Jones
G
Ankle
Did Not Participate In Practice
Questionable
Arian Foster
RB
Hamstring
Limited Participation in Practice
Questionable
Dayario Swearinger
S
Elbow
Limited Participation in Practice
Questionable
Giants Injury Report
Jonathan Beason
LB
Foot
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Odell Beckham
WR
Hamstring
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Devon Kennard
LB
Hamstring
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Markus Kuhn
DT
Ankle
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Steven Weatherford
P
left Ankle
Did Not Participate In Practice
Questionable
James Brewer
T
Back
Limited Participation in Practice
Questionable
Charles Brown
T
Shoulder
Limited Participation in Practice
Questionable
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