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December 24, 2007
2007 Weekly local football review
(Michael Conroy/AP Photo; previous reviews here)
Call it the dog days of the long and arduous NFL season. The Texans (7-8) are a young and uneven team whose only motivation at this point is attempting to achieve the best record in franchise history (8-8), which isn't saying much. On the other hand, the Colts (13-2) coming into this game didn't have much reason to put out much effort given that had already clinched their fifth straight AFC South title, the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. So, what was the result?
Peyton Manning carved up the Texans' defense like it was a holiday turkey in generating a season-high 458 yards and 33 first downs. The performance was a big step backward for the Texans' defense, which had been showing progress over the past month or so. Meanwhile, after a couple of productive games over the past two weeks, the Texans' offense reverted to form in generating only 299 yards, even though none of the Colts regular defensive linemen played and the Texans were playing against the Colts' reserves for much of the second half.
Oh well, the Texans still have a decent chance to achieve the best record in franchise history next Sunday at Reliant Stadium if they beat the Jaguars (11-4), who have also locked up their playoff spot and will be playing reserves liberally throughout the game. Another loss for the Texans would leave them at 7-9 for the season, which is the record I predicted for the Texans before the season. Regardless of the season-ending record, however, it's hard at this point to project that this team is going to make substantial improvement in its record next season.
Posted by Tom at December 24, 2007 12:00 AM
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