They did not try that. They couldn't even try it because their mistakes put them down by 21 in the blink of an eye.
Foster had 15 carries, (hardly grinding it out) ran it one time for a great gain on a holding call then the Texans decided they wanted to start passing.
I don't see why it couldn't change. Why even play the game then? I mean really?
Why do you put words in my mouth? "Why even play the game then?"
All I am saying, and others are too, is that we can't take this Bengals game and say "Holy moly! We got our momentum back! Whew!"
OK, yes, technically any given Sunday any team has a shot. But really, come on now, do you expect us to win next Sunday? I mean, in your bones you feel this is a win RIGHT NOW???
What's the harm in saying that we need the Patriots to stumble and we need our A+ game? Is that evil? Is that being a bad fan? Or is it just telling it like it is?
Lining up these two teams, in 10 games, you expect us to beat the Patriots how many times? Tell the truth.
Nobody wants to be butt honest, though. No. We beat the Bengals, so...nobody say for one second that we're up against it in this next game.
We're up against it.
We had a chance to get them to come to us. We had two chances. I liked our chances at home. Not in THEIR house.
I'm talking real talk here, btw. I'm talking straight up football and what this all comes down to: Odds. Bookies and wagerers live and die by it, and most times the odds-makers are right, and they get it wrong sometimes...but most times they get it right. For a purpose. They don't get sentimental. They look at cold hard facts.
Like I said, many times over: I'm glad for the fans on this Bengals game. And glad for the Texans players, too. The last home game and we won it. That's a good thing. But doesn't change the upcoming odds that the Patriots will go about normal business next weekend.