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Houston Texans 2013 Schedule Thread

Speedy said:
As a regular tailgater, I'd prefer zero prime time home games. Noon games are so much better.
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I prefer the excitement of a primetime game, as well as I am not much of a morning person...I would especially rather drinking in the afternoon/night compared to morning.

3:30 Patriots game is a good time.

As far as the schedule I am glad we play KC before the bye and Indy after.
 
Have a Thursday night game against the JAGS four days after late NE game.

Thats a tuff turn around.

DEC 1 vs NE 3:25pm
DEC 5 at JAGS 8:25
 
76Texan said:
No please. Playing the Pats in the afternoon then head to Jacksonville for a Thurday game is bad enough.
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So you think playing 7 of 9 prime time games on the road is easier than playing more of them at home? I disagree. If you are a good team you will have a lot of prime time games - if you want minimal total prime timers then start Blaine Gabbert ar QB. I would rather have at least 30% of our prime time games at home.

Speedy said:
As a regular tailgater, I'd prefer zero prime time home games. Noon games are so much better.
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As a regular tailgater I prefer prime time or at least 3 PM games. Rolling out of the rack at 7AM for the noon kickoffs isn't ideal. Except for Sept which is too hot later so noon is best then. Also prime time (even 3 PM) games are more electric and fun to attend.
 
Fred said:
So you think playing 7 of 9 prime time games on the road is easier than playing more of them at home? I disagree. If you are a good team you will have a lot of prime time games - if you want minimal total prime timers then start Blaine Gabbert ar QB. I would rather have at least 30% of our prime time games at home.


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I didn't say anything about that.
I specifically talked about the Dec 1 game against the Pats, which is already at home in the afternoon.

The next game at Jacksonville is a Thursday night game; that's not going to change. It would have nice if they can schedule for the away team (playing Thursday) to have the previous week off. But it is what it is.

What I meant is that I don't want to change the Dec 1 game to a night game, and then going on the road just a little over 3 days afterward. Actually, the team will probably have to fly out on Wednesday.
 
Nick Scurfield notes on schedule

1. Texans schedule, Twitter-style: The Texans’ schedule in 140 characters or less: @ SD(MNF), TEN, @ BAL, SEA, @ SF(SNF), STL, @ KC, BYE, IND(SNF), @ ARI, OAK, JAC, NE, @ JAC(TNF), @ IND, DEN, @ TEN

2. West Coast opener: The Texans’ season opener at San Diego kicks off at 9:20 p.m. CT. If that seems unusually late, that’s because it is. It’s the latest kick and first West Coast Monday night game in team history. It’s also the first primetime opener for the Texans since their inaugural game against Dallas in 2002, which was a Sunday night game at Reliant Stadium. Accounting for an overnight flight and two-hour time change, the Texans likely won’t get back to Reliant Stadium after the game until Tuesday at 7 or 8 a.m.

3. Road opener: This will be just the second time in eight years under Gary Kubiak that the Texans open on the road. The only previous time was at Pittsburgh in 2008, a 38-17 loss.

4. 4 primetime, 1 at home: The Texans have four primetime games in 2013, a year after they had five nationally televised matchups (four in primetime, one on Thanksgiving Day). Just like in 2012, only one of their primetime games is at home (Indianapolis, Week 9).

5. Flex possibilities: The Texans’ home games against the New England Patriots (Week 13, 3:25 p.m. kickoff) and Denver Broncos (Week 16, noon) are prime candidates to be flexed into a later time slot. Flex scheduling begins in Week 11, which means the Texans’ games vs. Oakland (Week 11), vs. Jacksonville (Week 12), at Indianapolis (Week 15) and at Tennessee (Week 17) also could be moved.

6. Patriots part deux: The Texans also played the Patriots in Week 13 last season. They lost 42-14 to drop their record to 11-2, the start of a 1-3 skid that knocked them out of the top seed in the AFC. They lost 41-28 to New England in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Both of those games were on the road; this time, the Texans get Tom Brady at Reliant Stadium.

7. Tough stretch 1: Weeks 3-5. The Texans have road games at both of last year’s Super Bowl participants (Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers) sandwiched around a home game against the Seattle Seahawks, who went 11-5 in 2012 and were a missed field goal away from playing in the NFC Championship Game.

8. Tough stretch 2: Weeks 13-17. The Texans finish the season with three of four games on the road against division opponents. The only home game in that stretch is against Peyton Manning and the Broncos, last year’s top seed in the AFC. The game before that stretch is against the Patriots.
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Fred said:
Some home prime time games would be nice.
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76Texan said:
No please.
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76Texan said:
I didn't say anything about that.
I specifically talked about the Dec 1 game against the Pats, which is already at home in the afternoon.

The next game at Jacksonville is a Thursday night game; that's not going to change. It would have nice if they can schedule for the away team (playing Thursday) to have the previous week off. But it is what it is.

What I meant is that I don't want to change the Dec 1 game to a night game, and then going on the road just a little over 3 days afterward. Actually, the team will probably have to fly out on Wednesday.
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The essence of my original post and your reply are as above. If you "didn't say anything about my post then I am not sure why you quoted it. If your objection was to the side point of flexing only that one game you could have said that instead of no thanks to any home prime time games which you seemed to infer.

As to flying to Jax on a Wed after a home game that is 3 or even 7 hours later ... it's the Jags for crying out loud. Every other team hitting the road for a Thur game has a tougher match even if they have their bye the week before. I think the Ravens played Sun night at home then hit the road on Thur this last season. If the Texans season this year ends like rhe Ravens last year - I am good with that.
 
Fred said:
Some home prime time games would be nice. Was hoping for a Sunday and Monday night at home. Instead only 1 of 4 prime time games at home after only 1 of 5 at home last year. Although NE on Dec 1 and Den on Dec 22 could be Sunday night flex candidates.
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76Texan said:
No please. Playing the Pats in the afternoon then head to Jacksonville for a Thurday game is bad enough.
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I guess I need to delete everything and just quote the Dec 1 vs NE part.

Sorry for the confusion.
 
Fred said:
As to flying to Jax on a Wed after a home game that is 3 or even 7 hours later ... it's the Jags for crying out loud. Every other team hitting the road for a Thur game has a tougher match even if they have their bye the week before. I think the Ravens played Sun night at home then hit the road on Thur this last season. If the Texans season this year ends like rhe Ravens last year - I am good with that.
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The Ravens played at home on Sunday then played at home the next Thursday against the Browns.
 
The schedule doesn't look too bad. Weeks 3-5 look tough, but besides that it seems like a very reasonable schedule. Of course, that's just on paper. Some of these games will be tougher than anticipated while some won't. I just want the season to get here already!
 
76Texan said:
I guess I need to delete everything and just quote the Dec 1 vs NE part.

Sorry for the confusion.
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The delete out is good with a short reply. Else a longer answer. But hey, its just a football MB - no problem.

76Texan said:
The Ravens played at home on Sunday then played at home the next Thursday against the Browns.
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They were home against the Browns? Then we can be tougher than the Ravens! (If we can hold up against the mighty Jags.)
 
TexanSam said:
The schedule doesn't look too bad. Weeks 3-5 look tough, but besides that it seems like a very reasonable schedule. Of course, that's just on paper. Some of these games will be tougher than anticipated while some won't. I just want the season to get here already!
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The Ravens could have between 8 to 13 new players in their rotation (not all are starters)... Hopefully, they have yet to gel as a team early in the season. ???
 
76Texan said:
The Ravens could have between 8 to 13 new players in their rotation (not all are starters)... Hopefully, they have yet to gel as a team early in the season. ???
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Hopefully that's the case, but you can never discount them. The Rams could be a good team this year. They're improving under Jeff Fisher, so that may be a tough game. Same thing with KC. I don't think they'll be playoff contenders, but they're much more talented than last year's record shows. Schedules are fun to look at since the season is still months away, but an easy schedule now may ultimately be a hard one once the season starts and vice versa.
 
Fred said:
The delete out is good with a short reply. Else a longer answer. But hey, its just a football MB - no problem.


They were home against the Browns? Then we can be tougher than the Ravens! (If we can hold up against the mighty Jags.)
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I'm on my IPhone. Sometimes I'm lazy because of the tiny keyboard.

At any rate, I just went through last year schedule and it didn't seem to make much difference. Teams that had to go on the road the following Thursday had a combined 7-7 or 7-8 record (I lost track a little toward the end.)

The Texans had one of those victories; the OT game against the Lions.

I'm sure the players had fun, LOL!
 
TexanSam said:
Hopefully that's the case, but you can never discount them. The Rams could be a good team this year. They're improving under Jeff Fisher, so that may be a tough game. Same thing with KC. I don't think they'll be playoff contenders, but they're much more talented than last year's record shows. Schedules are fun to look at since the season is still months away, but an easy schedule now may ultimately be a hard one once the season starts and vice versa.
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I hear ya'; we don't take any team for granted.
I normally plan for at least a loss against some certain team that we're favored to win on paper.
 
I'll be asleep before the end of that damn fricking Monday night opener. I HATE late games on a work night.
 
Lurvinator11 said:
Damn. I don't want New England in December.

Also, am I the only one that's upset over the fact that we have to wait until 9:30 to watch the season opener??
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Not only is at 9:30, but it's on Monday. That's a long wait. At least we can get a full day of watching every other game on Sunday.
 
Fred said:
As a regular tailgater I prefer prime time or at least 3 PM games. Rolling out of the rack at 7AM for the noon kickoffs isn't ideal. Except for Sept which is too hot later so noon is best then. Also prime time (even 3 PM) games are more electric and fun to attend.
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Getting out that early gets you there ahead of all the people who don't like rolling out of the rack that early. Lot less hassle. And you get home much earlier as well.

Plus it's a drag waiting around for a 3:00 game much less a Sunday night or having to wait a whole extra day for a Monday nighter. I hate that. I don't like the wait even when they are on the road. That Monday night opener will be brutal. Waiting and waiting and waiting....
 
Just going to be honest here.

When I look at that schedule I can't help but think that this will be Kubiak's and maybe schaub's last year as texans.
 
Fred said:
Some home prime time games would be nice. Was hoping for a Sunday and Monday night at home. Instead only 1 of 4 prime time games at home after only 1 of 5 at home last year. Although NE on Dec 1 and Den on Dec 22 could be Sunday night flex candidates.
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I thought that too, but I could also see CBS protecting those games. I think they have something along the lines of 5 games they can protect to keep from being moved to Sunday Night. Plus Denver and New England already have 5 primetime games. 3 teams are allowed 6 games so if either of them gets flexed another week they wouldn't be allowed to move. Looking at the weeks 11-16 schedules I would say that the NE-Hou and Den-Hou would be the highest profile CBS games if everyone stays at the top of their respective divisions. CBS won't give those up. Besides the week we play Denver New England visits Baltimore on NBC. I don't think the NBC would swap those games unless Baltimore just falls flat this year.
 
Rey said:
Just going to be honest here.

When I look at that schedule I can't help but think that this will be Kubiak's and maybe schaub's last year as texans.
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That statement is not Texans Worthy.

Turn in your letter jacket.
 
That schedule looks like 8-8 or maybe 9-7 at best.

Opening on the road at what amounts to a 9:30 pm start for our guys, and it being primetime, has "L" written all over it.

Will win the next game.

Then three games in a row that are a bit scary.

Could be looking at a potential for 1-4 or 2-3 or 3-2 after the first 5 games are played. That's going to rattle a team that ended its season in New England looking like Gary's squad from his first couple of years here.

I'll say 3-2 would be a satisfactory scenario heading into week 6. Trying to stay positive, but I mean gosh...last year at this time we looked at our 2012 schedule and a lot of us nailed the predictions fairly quickly...and we ended up doing pretty much what a lot of us said we'd do. This year? No like at all.

That schedule looks rough the way it's stacked on home vs. road games and then the 3-straight games early on vs. really tough competition. Factor in that our final four games have 3 away games, ouchie.
 
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counting our tough games as automatic losses (trying to be pessimistic), i come up with at least 10 wins. i see 5-1 within the division because we get to play gabbert and locker 4 times. then predicting wins over chiefs, raiders, chargers, rams and cardinals. we'd have to melt down pretty badly to not win the division again, and even worse to miss the playoffs.
 
I feel confident we'll win the division again. How long we last in the playoffs is another matter entirely.
 
Rey said:
Just going to be honest here.

When I look at that schedule I can't help but think that this will be Kubiak's and maybe schaub's last year as texans.
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It's hard to say, McNair's got PatienceBalls the size of cannonballs. So who knows.

I know it's a .47xx schedule, but I don't like That Baltimore, SanFran, Seattle thing & I don't think the Rams are going to be a push over.

Then I'm scared of the Jacksonville, NewEngland, Jacksonville, Indy, Broncos, Titans thing to end the season. All December games. I doubt we'll go into December with 9 wins, much less 10.

Jacksonville, Dec 1st..... New England, Dec 5th... WTF?? I'd be surprised if we win 2 of the last 4.
 
thunderkyss said:
It's hard to say, McNair's got PatienceBalls the size of cannonballs. So who knows.

I know it's a .47xx schedule, but I don't like That Baltimore, SanFran, Seattle thing & I don't think the Rams are going to be a push over.

Then I'm scared of the Jacksonville, NewEngland, Jacksonville, Indy, Broncos, Titans thing to end the season. All December games. I doubt we'll go into December with 9 wins, much less 10.

Jacksonville, Dec 1st..... New England, Dec 5th... WTF?? I'd be surprised if we win 2 of the last 4.
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I keep forgetting we have Ed Reed....

I think he's going to do more to have the team prepared in important games than Kubiak ever did.
 
htownfan32 said:
Still, 11-5 is acceptable.

We could win @ Baltimore. The Ravens are not the team everyone thinks they are. @SF... we don't do well against mobile QBs. Think Cam Newton, Christian Ponder, etc.
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Thanks for reminding me of that game. That was a rough game to watch. Shut AP down and allow a below average QB to beat us. A real shot to the man-bag, for sure
 
We tend to fold like lawn chairs on prime time. I hope that's not the case with the upcoming season, but, our history is our history. Trying to think positive, but...
 
HOU-TEX said:
Thanks for reminding me of that game. That was a rough game to watch. Shut AP down and allow a below average QB to beat us. A real shot to the man-bag, for sure
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This is where a guy like Cushing can help.
Wade was so set in containing these guys on the edges, he let them up the middle to make plays from time to time.
We need somebody with a presence in the middle to lay down the law.
One hit and they will think twice.
 
htownfan32 said:
Still, 11-5 is acceptable.

We could win @ Baltimore. The Ravens are not the team everyone thinks they are. @SF... we don't do well against mobile QBs. Think Cam Newton, Christian Ponder, etc.
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i believe we'll take the ravens too . . . 12-4 is very feasible . . . ;)
 
GP said:
That schedule looks like 8-8 or maybe 9-7 at best.

Opening on the road at what amounts to a 9:30 pm start for our guys, and it being primetime, has "L" written all over it.

Will win the next game.

Then three games in a row that are a bit scary.

Could be looking at a potential for 1-4 or 2-3 or 3-2 after the first 5 games are played. That's going to rattle a team that ended its season in New England looking like Gary's squad from his first couple of years here.

I'll say 3-2 would be a satisfactory scenario heading into week 6. Trying to stay positive, but I mean gosh...last year at this time we looked at our 2012 schedule and a lot of us nailed the predictions fairly quickly...and we ended up doing pretty much what a lot of us said we'd do. This year? No like at all.

That schedule looks rough the way it's stacked on home vs. road games and then the 3-straight games early on vs. really tough competition. Factor in that our final four games have 3 away games, ouchie.
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Yes last year everyone on here had us starting 11-1 :thinking:
 
htownfan32 said:
That's why I'm worried about Russell Wilson.
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I'm sure Russell Wilson has a few things to worry about himself. Just like Cam (Superman) Newton did. Just like Vince did, Just like Bruce Gradkowski, Just like Suan King, Just like Aaron Brooks, & a lot of other flash in the pans.

It's easy to shock everyone when no one knows who you are. Much different than when they're studying your game for weeks.

It's also difficult for people who had been successful in the past, to maintain that success. Instead of just being who they are, they try to be who they were last year, or the year before.

I'm not saying Russell Wilson is nothing to worry about, just saying he's nothing to worry about yet. We've got JjWatt, Brian Cushing, Jjo, Kjax, DMann, & Ed fk'n Reed to make things especially hard for him 12 noon @ Reliant on Sept 29.
 
imatexan said:
Yes last year everyone on here had us starting 11-1 :thinking:
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Last year, people thought we'd be 11-5 or 12-4, maybe even 13-3.

As the year wore on, the predictions looked spot-on.

I don't see the same optimism this time around. I was one touting we'd have a really nice record when the 2012 schedule rolled out, this time around with what I've seen of last year's patterns...not so much.

1.) Opening game is a trouble spot

2.) Second game is doable

3.) Next three games are definitely tough

4.) Our primetime games are always a bit shaky

5.) Late-season skid and inability to close out HFA by beating the Colts? Yep.

Gary Kubiak and Matt Schaub have to do some very special things in 2013 in order for us to retain the AFC South and improve our playoff record.
 
in the NFL every game is tough but I said that last year and some games it seemed we breezed through

Dolphins
Ravens
vs Tenn

and some games we tougher then what we thought

@ lions
vs Jags
@ jets


even the bills were a scrappy team that was in the game in the 4th qtr


so I don't know anymore !!!!!!!!!!!
 
TejasTom said:
John McClain - Texans to open 2013 season on Monday Night Football

Losses: @Bal, @SF, @Indy

I think we drop 2 more. I don't like 3 prime time away games again. I wish the Thursday night game was right after the bye.
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I think anywhere from 10-6 to 13-3 is a legitimate prediction.

To me it comes down to staying relatively healthy. If our best players are healthy come playoff time, we'll be in good shape.

Don't think everyone fully realizes what effect the loss of Cushing had last year. It's hard to lose your team MVP from the previous year and win it all. Still, we finished 12-4 and made the divisional round. Not what everyone wanted, but still darn good. I think this year will be even better.
 
Rey said:
Just going to be honest here.

When I look at that schedule I can't help but think that this will be Kubiak's and maybe schaub's last year as texans.
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If Matt struggles, and Gary keeps status-quot and leaves him in and/or keeps starting him, then you may be correct. If Schaub can do his best Trent Dilfer imitation this year then they both may be ok for the time being.
 
kingtexan said:
If Matt struggles, and Gary keeps status-quot and leaves him in and/or keeps starting him, then you may be correct. If Schaub can do his best Trent Dilfer imitation this year then they both may be ok for the time being.
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This is getting ridiculous. Schaub sucking would have him looking like Dilfer. The only thing Dilfer comes close to beating Schaub in is wiping Schaub out with 49 more INT's in approximately the same number of attempts.
 
infantrycak said:
This is getting ridiculous. Schaub sucking would have him looking like Dilfer. The only thing Dilfer comes close to beating Schaub in is wiping Schaub out with 49 more INT's in approximately the same number of attempts.
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What I meant was his SuperBowl year. The last sentence below says it all.

From WiKi:
Baltimore Ravens

Dilfer signed with the Ravens on March 8, 2000 and became the backup for Tony Banks. After two straight losses and four straight weeks without an offensive touchdown, the Ravens replaced Banks with Dilfer. The Ravens would lose their third straight game and fail to score a touchdown for the fifth straight week. It would be the last time the Ravens would lose a game that season, or go without a touchdown. The Ravens finished the season winning seven straight to earn a wild card berth at 12-4. The 7-1 run also gave Dilfer a 45-39 record as a starter at that point.

In the playoffs, Dilfer went 3-0, and the Ravens advanced to Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida to meet the New York Giants. Halfway through the first quarter he connected with Brandon Stokley on a deep post for a 38-yard touchdown, badly beating Jason Sehorn. A third down 44-yard pass to Qadry Ismail would set up a field goal before halftime, to give Baltimore a 10-0 lead. The Ravens eventually won 34-7. Dilfer's game stats were 12 completions for 153 yards and 1 TD. Dilfer was described as a game manager quarterback for the Ravens that season: He "wasn't elite, but he didn't make costly mistakes, and was supported by a dominant defense."
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kingtexan said:
What I meant was his SuperBowl year. The last sentence below says it all.

From WiKi:
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Yeah and the last sentence is just plain goofy. Dilfer threw 11 INT's in 8 games. Schaub had 12 INT's in 16 last year.

Tell me when the Texans have a D that can play four playoff games and hold their opponents to a total of 23 points.
 
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