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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