1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Game preview, Texans at Colts, Let's go, John Harris. It 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: is the forty seventh meeting between Houston and the Horseshoe 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: and the all time series not good, thirteen thirty two 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: and one. 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 2: I will not rest. 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: I will not have peace until the Texans have the 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: edge in the series and that could take a while. 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: Even with the recent success. You've won three in a 9 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: row against Indie, Demico, Ryan's three and one against the Horseshoe. 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: It is a beautiful thing. 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: But you've got to find a way to keep this 12 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: thing going, this positive momentum in a series that was 13 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: once owned by the Colts and they still own the 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: all time record. 15 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 3: They will and they will for a little bit. But 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: we've got we've gotten even with the Titans. Yeah, and 17 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 3: we own it against the Jaguars. Yes, So okay, progress, 18 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 3: We just we have one more wall to climb, and 19 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 3: that's gonna be tough because all the years initially that 20 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 3: Peyton Manning was there, et cetera, and those years built 21 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: up your hate for the Colts. But like you said, 22 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 3: three in a row swept them, lindlast year, won the 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 3: last game at twenty twenty three. You've also won three 24 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 3: straight at Lucas Oil, starting with Davis Mills come back 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: the thirty two to thirty one game at twenty two, 26 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 3: and then obviously Week eighteen in twenty twenty three that 27 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 3: led to Week one at twenty twenty four. So that 28 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 3: building used to be a house of horrors, right, but 29 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 3: it's a place where the Texans have gone in and 30 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: landed some haymakers and come out of there with wins. 31 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: And you might be able to rename this Nico Collins 32 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: Stadium if the trend continues back to back great games 33 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: by Nico Collins in that building. As that takes us 34 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: to Medello matchups of the game, and I know you've 35 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 1: got a good one. 36 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 3: Yep, Nico versus Sauce Man. It is the matchup I 37 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 3: think in this game. Yeah, we can talk about the 38 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 3: trenches and it's going to be big into trenches, there's 39 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 3: no question about that. But the coach went out and 40 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: got Sauce Gardner because they couldn't cover big, physical wide 41 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 3: receivers with anybody they had, even Trevaria's Ward. They signed 42 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 3: Travaria's Ward in the offseason, but he was hurt for 43 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 3: a while. Now he's back, but they couldn't cover anybody 44 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 3: on the outs, in particular Nico Collins, and Nico has 45 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: lit them up. Now, Nico didn't play in the Week 46 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: eight game here, so the last time he was played 47 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: the Colts it was those two back to back regular 48 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 3: season games in Lucas Oil, and he went off and 49 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 3: the Colts just couldn't cover him. 50 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,839 Speaker 2: That's why they went and got Sauce. Let's be honest. 51 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're gonna be some great receivers that the Colts 52 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 3: are gonna face, but they got to face twelve twice 53 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 3: a year. Texas faced the Jets, Sauce's former team, twice, 54 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 3: but Nico in the first contest only played three plays, 55 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: and then he missed twenty twenty four's game because he 56 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 3: was dealing with a hamstring that hurt against Buffalo last year. 57 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 3: So they haven't faced one another. But this is the 58 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 3: kind of game that you watch those two because it's 59 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 3: gonna be a physical battle. That is gonna be a 60 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 3: football war with those two, because Nico likes to get physical, 61 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: not so much in his route running all that, but 62 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 3: after he catches the ball, Sauce wants to grab and 63 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: hold and clutch and pull and do whatever. That's just 64 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 3: the way he plays because he's that physical. So that battle, 65 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 3: that Modello matchup right there between Nico and Sauce is 66 00:02:58,840 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 3: gonna be worth the price of him. 67 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: Miss all right. 68 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,839 Speaker 1: Colts offense number one scoring offense in the league. Now, 69 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: they've dropped down a bit in recent weeks. They're eight 70 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: and three now, but the low water mark in a 71 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: win is twenty nine points. They usually get well over 72 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: thirty and the losses the high water mark is twenty. 73 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: So when obviously they have trouble scoring, they have trouble winning. 74 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Big surprise. The turnover factor with Daniel Jones in New 75 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: York was a big problem. Obviously he's fumbled the ball 76 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: eight times. He's lost three, but eight fumbles have been 77 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: on the ground available to whoever could recover them. So 78 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: the Texans have to obviously get after Jonathan Taylor. So 79 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: that's a big matchup Front seven versus Jonathan Taylor, and 80 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: then you can go after Daniel Jones. Take it as 81 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: it comes, absolutely, and you say front seven, and I 82 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: agree with you, but I think it's got to be 83 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: all eleven when twenty eight has the ball, it's got 84 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: to be everybody arriving at the ball. I mean he's 85 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: had nine hundred I think it's nine hundred and sixty 86 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: four yards in eight games against US. He had his 87 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: best game against US, ironically in the Week eighteen game 88 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three. We're at one hundred and eighty 89 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: eight yards and they were gashing us in the third 90 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: quarter and it wasn't until he went out with an 91 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: ankle injury where they he really got slowed after that. 92 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: But he's had four games. 93 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: I think it is a thirty plus carries against US, 94 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: and I think that's what it's gonna take. So as 95 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 3: a that's a massive matchup for all eleven arriving at 96 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 3: the ball when he has it and really limiting his 97 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 3: impact on this game. You can't miss the run fit, 98 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 3: you can't be out of your gap because we've seen it, 99 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 3: you've called it. 100 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 2: He can take it eighty to the house in a blink. 101 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: He's got that kind of vision and ability and you 102 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 3: got to wrap him up. 103 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 2: That's huge. If I'm a Texans coach. 104 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: As soon as I start preparing for the Colts and 105 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 3: I get over to fumbles and I see that number 106 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 3: eight on Daniel Jones, my first note is, look, beat 107 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 3: them up front, get to the quarterback, but chop at 108 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 3: the ball, get your hands on his hands, and the 109 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 3: ball will I'm out. 110 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: Make sure it's not just the sack. Now, you got 111 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 2: to insure the sack, right, but make sure. 112 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: It's a little bit more because if you can get 113 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 3: your hands on his wrist, his elbow, whatever, you've got 114 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 3: a good opportunity to knock the ball out like the 115 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: Steelers did to him. 116 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's the second leading rusher on the team, Daniel Jones, 117 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: but it's under two hundred yards. He hasn't been going 118 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: crazy running the footballs Jonathan Taylor and really nobody y 119 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 1: else with any kind of volume, So that'll be interesting. 120 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: Mattress Firm Sleeper of the Game. Mattress Firm, the official 121 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: sleep partner of the Houston Texans. 122 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 2: Who do you have, Well. 123 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: I know you're going on defense, so that means I'm 124 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 3: going on offense, and I think talking sleeper, I think 125 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 3: Jalen Knowle. 126 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 2: Okay, because I steal. 127 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 3: I'm gonna steal some Special Teams too, because I think 128 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: Special Teams has. 129 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:46,799 Speaker 2: Got to have a game. 130 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, they've got to have a Frank Ross like Special Teams. 131 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: Studley game going up against his former employer that's right. 132 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 3: He hasn't had We haven't had one in a while, 133 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: and I think it's time for that. We can't allow 134 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 3: upon return for a touchdown. We cannot fumble the ball 135 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 3: on a kickoff return. We cannot give up a ninety 136 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 3: eight yard kickoff return. If we are controlling the game 137 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,559 Speaker 3: and we give up a big return, it can flip 138 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 3: the game. 139 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: We cannot allow that to happen. So special team's gotta 140 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: be big. 141 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 3: But for me, I think getting Jalen Knowle involved offensively. 142 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 3: You know, Christian Kirk stepped up, made some big plays 143 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 3: last week against the Bills. I think Jalen getting him 144 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 3: the ball on certain opportunities, his ability to get down 145 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: the field. When I see Josh downs, I think of 146 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 3: Jalen Knowle and down just continue to get more opportunities 147 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 3: and he's become a star for them. So my sleep 148 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 3: of the game is going to end up being Jalen Knowle. 149 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: I love it because the way the receivers have played lately, 150 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: Kirk's coming off a big game for the Texans, right, 151 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: Higgins is really coming along. Niko is Nico nol. We've 152 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: seen him make some big plays. You have X making 153 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: big plays you have playmakers all over the place. They're 154 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: spreading the ball around. This is what you want to see. 155 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: My sleeper is He's hardly a sleeper on the roster. 156 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: It's his he's al Shire. But in this way, Johnny 157 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: as he's getting a takeaway. He's had his hands on 158 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: the ball a lot lately, unable to haul in picks. 159 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: He will find a way. He wants to find a way. 160 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: I believe he will find a way to have a 161 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: big impact in this one. He always has an impact 162 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: with this defense, number one defense in the league in 163 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: yards allowed, but Azz maybe an extra special game for 164 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: him against Indy. 165 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 3: I'm gonna give you one of the obviously every player's 166 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 3: got it to do list. Yeah, I think one of 167 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 3: the to do list items for disease is making sure 168 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 3: that his running partner j Speed just keep the emotions 169 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: in check. Hejy's going against a team that drafted him, 170 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 3: that he's played for a long time. He's gonna want 171 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 3: to He's gonna have to keep EJ and EJ is 172 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: pretty level headed, but still in a game where you're 173 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 3: facing your former team, you want to make every play possible. 174 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 2: Azz is gonna have to be that captain say hey man, 175 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 2: we're good. Just take a breath. Let's men him. Just 176 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 2: remind him of that throughout the game. 177 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 3: Stay focused, make your plays, don't try and do too much. 178 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 3: It's your former team, so I think that's where Captain 179 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 3: Disease is gone to step up. 180 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: Both teams want this and need this so badly. It 181 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: is a huge adding Texans and Colt Sunday at noon, 182 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: Go Texans.