What To Say After That One...

I'm almost speechless after that one. The Texans didn't just lose to the Jaguars on Sunday, they got a reality check. A 37-17 beatdown was all I needed to bring me back down to earth. I guess I never really saw flaws in this team because the Texans had yet to be blown out. Then they went to Jacksonville.

The fact that the Jaguars haven't beaten the Texans in four of the last six meetings made the loss worse. The Texans seem to always beat the Jaguars, and the roles were reversed on Sunday. Matt Schaub even played a subpar game, throwing for 259 yards and an interception.

So instead of the Texans improving to 4-2 and taking over second place in the AFC South, the Texans move in reverse to 3-3 and last place in the division, something Houston fans got used to seeing.

Don't get me wrong, I am not writing this team off. As I have mentioned before, I might have too high expectations for the team. But when you watch a team like the Jaguars struggle mightily in the first half and commit three turnovers in the game, you have to wonder where it all went wrong.

The Texans entered the fourth quarter trailing 16-9, and still in the game. And then the Texans forgot how to tackle. Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew took over the game, and Jacksonville scored 21 points in the final quarter to complete the pounding.

It looked good to see Texans running back Ahman Green out there for the first time in three games, but the offense was still held to only 60 yards on the ground. Offensive penalties seemed to bring any big play back, and the offense couldn't score a touchdown in the red zone to save their life. On the Texans first drive, they had three plays from the 2-yard line and still had to settle for a Kris Brown field goal. And on another chance to score, wide receiver Andre Davis fumbled the ball on the 1-yard line into the endzone for a Jacksonville touchback. It was definately a stomach punch game to some degree.

Next week the Texans host the Tennessee Titans, in Vince Young's second homecoming. Wide receivers Andre Johnson and Jacoby Jones should be back, and hopefully can give the team the boost they need.

My prediction: Texans 23, Titans 17.