HOUSTON, TX—No, it was not pretty. This much is certain.
There was the Zach Wilson flip pass that bounced off Ty Johnson’s back and into the waiting hands of cornerback Tavierre Thomas. There was the Ryan Griffin missed touchdown opportunity that saw a football fall to the end zone turf after smacking his hands appropriately.
Defensively, there was the idea that Bryce Hall put his worst professional outing on tape and a poorly executed third-and-long blitz in the end zone. There was also a play when Wilson’s helmet ripped off his head and a fumble thanks to one of the five sacks relented on the day (no roughing the passer penalty, by the way).