FIRST DOWN: COACHING DECISIONS
The difference in a one-score game in the NFL typically comes down to just a few plays.
There were two plays in particular that went Houston’s way in their 20-13 win that were the topic of a lot of conversation in head coach Jim Caldwell’s postgame press conference.
The first was a third-quarter pass from Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler to receiver DeAndre Hopkins that was very close to being a fumble, but was ruled incomplete on the field. Hopkins caught the ball, took two steps, and then had the ball knocked out before it looked like he could make a “football move,” which is required for it to be a fumble.