Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans are trying to Settle The Score In The 2011-2012 Bout

After their dismal performances last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans are trying to rebound in 2011-2012, so they will come across each other on the field in Week 8 of the NFL season. Both teams were simply awful on defense a year ago, with the Texans 29th in points allowed and the Jaguars 27th. Both teams, again, are making a lot of progress on the defensive end over the first 7 weeks of this season.

The Jaguars, though, have numerous problems on offense this year. They’re dead last in the league in total yards, rushing TDs, first downs, and passing yards. The group is also closing in on last place in a few other areas, notably passing TDs and points scored. Their performance up to now this season has been disappointing, unsurprisingly, and there is really no reason to anticipate them to do any better this week versus the Texans.

Does the Houston defense even need to do just about anything to stop the Jags’ offense? Whilst Jaguars do a great job of failing at every offensive play, the Houstons still must stop Jones-Drew and force them into long plays on 2nd and 3rd downs. And on the offensive end, the Texans need to keep their game dynamic, throwing different types of plays at the Jags defense. Fortunately for Jacksonville, their defense continues to be improved enough to give the Texans some trouble.

Both teams have had a tricky early schedule so far, but do not count the Jaguars out yet. Although the Texans are the slightly better team in this match-up, the Jags can hang around and keep games close. Jacksonville only has been completely blown out from one game so far this season – a 32-3 loss to the Jets – but have struggled to pull out more than a number of wins. The Texans will need to surface strong and make up a lead if they hope to keep the Jaguars out of the game once and for all
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The Texans are the -9 ½ point favorites with the over-under at 40 ½ points.


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