Good ol’ Daniel Jones. He was definitely a wild card in last wk’s POW, & he didn’t disappoint. Sure his oline could’ve helped more, but he was holding onto the ball too long, didn’t see wide open receivers & went back to his TO producing ways, which is what I thought he had under control @ this pt. His poor play w/Lewis’ punt return fumble put far too much stress on NYG’s over performing “D” against Kyler Murray & co. MIA pulled off the backdoor cover & IND blew the doors off LAV. The New York fricken Jets couldn’t even cover 27 ½ pts against SEA which torpedoed my normally reliable Teaser & 14 ½ pt play.
Regular Season POW 9-5, Teasers 6-8, GOY 0-0, Overall 38-42-2
IND -6 ½ (bought ½ pt) is off a manhandling @ LAV & are coming into form on both sides of the ball. Injuries combined w/Rivers trying to find chemistry w/this “O” led to a handful of awful gms that derailed IND’s plans of taking the South early in the season. Now tied w/TEN for the div lead (TEN owns tiebreak) that goal is still within their grasp & places extra importance on div wins. Enter HOU who is off a drubbing @ CHI against the mighty Mitch Trubisky. Obviously there’s a great chance for a letdown here but I’m relying on the good coaching staff of IND & Rivers understanding what’s @ stake here against a lesser opponent. HOU played very competitive just a few wks ago @ HOU, however IND’s “O” struggled there due to All-World LT Castonzo being out & 2 fill-ins allowing 3 sacks & multiple pressures on Rivers to hold them to only 26 pts. When Rivers had time, he dissected HOU’s awful secondary. W/the loss of playmaking safety Justin Reid, things should only get worse for HOU. Oh, & HOU w/out injuries already owned the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] worst run “D”, so upstart rookie RB Jonathon Taylor will have success balancing IND’s “O”. Nyheim Hines almost broke 2 long returns in their last gm, so that’s another aspect HOU’s coaching staff will be concerned about. Deshaun Watson has a legitimate argument for League MVP based on how awful this team would be w/out him. Even he has to be getting tired after being sacked the most in the NFL & missing 1 play last wk against CHI due to a massive hit. Do you recall how HOU lost their last tilt against IND? That has to be wear & tear thanks to an exhausting season w/so many lost players to terrible trades, injury & a coaching change. Even JJ Watt seems to be questioning efforts from this squad. Even tho they’re out of PO contention, these are still pro players on HOU & will be playing hard because it’s their jobs & this is a div rival. But IND is just head & shoulders above HOU rt now & Castonzo will make a major difference from their previous matchup.
HOU 19
IND 34
5 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
Regular Season POW 9-5, Teasers 6-8, GOY 0-0, Overall 38-42-2
IND -6 ½ (bought ½ pt) is off a manhandling @ LAV & are coming into form on both sides of the ball. Injuries combined w/Rivers trying to find chemistry w/this “O” led to a handful of awful gms that derailed IND’s plans of taking the South early in the season. Now tied w/TEN for the div lead (TEN owns tiebreak) that goal is still within their grasp & places extra importance on div wins. Enter HOU who is off a drubbing @ CHI against the mighty Mitch Trubisky. Obviously there’s a great chance for a letdown here but I’m relying on the good coaching staff of IND & Rivers understanding what’s @ stake here against a lesser opponent. HOU played very competitive just a few wks ago @ HOU, however IND’s “O” struggled there due to All-World LT Castonzo being out & 2 fill-ins allowing 3 sacks & multiple pressures on Rivers to hold them to only 26 pts. When Rivers had time, he dissected HOU’s awful secondary. W/the loss of playmaking safety Justin Reid, things should only get worse for HOU. Oh, & HOU w/out injuries already owned the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] worst run “D”, so upstart rookie RB Jonathon Taylor will have success balancing IND’s “O”. Nyheim Hines almost broke 2 long returns in their last gm, so that’s another aspect HOU’s coaching staff will be concerned about. Deshaun Watson has a legitimate argument for League MVP based on how awful this team would be w/out him. Even he has to be getting tired after being sacked the most in the NFL & missing 1 play last wk against CHI due to a massive hit. Do you recall how HOU lost their last tilt against IND? That has to be wear & tear thanks to an exhausting season w/so many lost players to terrible trades, injury & a coaching change. Even JJ Watt seems to be questioning efforts from this squad. Even tho they’re out of PO contention, these are still pro players on HOU & will be playing hard because it’s their jobs & this is a div rival. But IND is just head & shoulders above HOU rt now & Castonzo will make a major difference from their previous matchup.
HOU 19
IND 34
5 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
