Official Site of the Texans · Dec 25, 2016
Whitney Mercilus returns, tallies 2 sacks in victory
Whitney Mercilus returned with a bang.The Texans outside linebacker missed Week 15's win over the Jaguars with a back injury, but tallied a pair of sacks in the Christmas Eve triumph over the Bengals. Mercilus said he and the defense didn't do anything differently on Saturday night.
“We just did our deal," Mercilus said. "We have an aggressive group. Just being able to work moves, work gains, get in his face, force some bad throws, especially our DBs, they did a great job.”
Both sacks came in the second half for Mercilus, as he dropped Andy Dalton for a loss of eight yards and six yards, respectively.
