Joe Mixon was the Houston Texans' breakout star of Week 1. He tallied just nine carries and 25 yards in a 19-13 win Sunday night after an injury late in the third quarter.
Houston's running back limped off the field in the third quarter after a play in which he "got rolled up on," per Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans. He ultimately returned for a pair of carries in the fourth quarter. Mixon didn't see the incident as an unfortunate result from a normal football play. Instead, Mixon insinuated postgame a flag should have been thrown on Chicago Bears linebacker T.