Houston Texans' defense turns in performance reminiscent of last season: ‘Fun to watch'
The Texans defense had a performance reminiscent of the group that ran through the NFL last year.
Key points
- REPORT CARD: Grading Houston's win over LA Chargers Los Angeles padded its stats on offense in garbage time of Houston's 44-22 win at SoFi Stadium, but the Texans' defense looked like a cohesive and disruptive unit.
- Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (90) sacks Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) during the second half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Nov.
- That's back to being what I'm used to seeing out of our defensive line." TEXANS 44, CHARGERS 22 Houston 10 14 7 13 - 44 L.A.
(Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle) Houston Texans defensive coordinator Matt Burke felt his defense had returned from the off week with a renewed focus heading into Sunday's game versus the Los Angeles Chargers.
"I felt the physicality from our guys." That style has been something the Texans' defense has been trying to find all season.
Additional details
- said Wednesday a question the defense had to answer to was "Are we playing our brand of ball on tape on a consistent level?" That answer had been no for most of the first seven games.
- "The effort that they showed up front, it was fun to watch," Ryans said of the defensive front.
- Key Plays: Stingley 0 interception return to Houston 20; Marks 14 run; Stroud 15 pass to Boutte on 3rd-and-1; Stroud 28 pass to Schultz; Stroud 8 run on 3rd-and-7.
- "Fun to watch when the quarterback drops back and our D-line is getting home.
- The defense hadn't been swarming and it was imperative to get back to playing more fundamentally sound and with an edge, Ryans said during the week.
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