1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and good evening. Welcome to Texans All Access. 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Mark vonder Mere for tonight, and boy 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: do we have a special show for you today. We're 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: going to count down the top ten plays in the 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: history of the franchise. And I'm doing it with a 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: large committee, a very large committee of one. That's right, 7 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Johnny's on vacation. I'm here and I'm going to do 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: this solo, the top ten plays in the history of 9 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: the franchise. And I did plenty of research, and by research, 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: I mean searching the crevices of my mind to find 11 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: out what these are. Now here are the criteria, Because 12 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: we could go a lot of different directions with this, 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: I want to make something clear. These are, in my opinion, 14 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: the most memorable, the most electrifying plays in the history 15 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: of the franchise, the ones that we will always talk 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: about and will continue to talk about the longest. Now 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean that something that does not make the 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: list is in spectacular. There might have been spectacular plays 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: made by whoever that are not in this top ten. 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: It's just like when you have this MVP debate in 21 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: the NBA this week. It's not like you're saying whoever 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: second place is no good? Right, It's not like when 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: you're saying is Lebron better than Jordan? If you pick 24 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: one or the other, that the other guy's no good. 25 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: It's not like you're saying number eleven in a top 26 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: ten playlist is no good, just like the sixty fifth 27 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: team in the NCAA tournament. Oh wait a minute, it's 28 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: it's sixty eight teams now, and I've lost count. They 29 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: live too many teams in anyway, let's get to it, 30 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: the top ten plays in the history of the franchise. Now, 31 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: I am not going to reveal to you some of 32 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: the surprises, because I want the show to unfold that way, 33 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, surprises along the way. But what we will 34 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: do is count them down from ten. I'll talk about 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: the play, I'll run the play, I'll talk about the 36 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: background of the play, and we will go from there. 37 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: How does that sound good? Let's roll top ten plays 38 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: in the history of the franchise, and I will tell 39 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: you right now. These don't have to necessarily necessarily be 40 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: winning plays or plays in a win, but I think 41 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: they should be. There should be some magnitude of the situation. 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: There should be a spectacular, large, spectacular element of the 43 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: play itself. And again, memorability is huge in this deal. 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: So here is and let's go, honorable mention. First, I'm 45 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: not going to give you the tenth one just yet, 46 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: honorable mention. I didn't put Sage Rosenfels to Andre Davidson 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: O seven fifty three yard touchdown bomb. I did not 48 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: put it in the top ten, but I could have. 49 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: I think I think there was room for that maybe 50 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: via debate, that you could get that play. And that 51 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: was part of the loss though, because Rob Baronas kicked 52 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: a field goal moments later that would beat the Texans, 53 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: but that did give the Texans a lead when they 54 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: were down thirty two to seven. I talked about that 55 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: recently on the Sage Rosenfels podcast, and we had Sage 56 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: on the show as well. Another one that didn't make 57 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: it Arian Foster seventy eight yard touchdown reception against Tampa 58 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: Bay in twenty eleven, which was spectacular. I mean, that 59 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: was such a great play. Took a short pass, ranted 60 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: in seventy eight yards and he was just phenomenal. That 61 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: was two weeks after running another one in seventy eight 62 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: yards two or three weeks. It was incredible. Arians run 63 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: was amazing and those were two seventy eight yard touchdown 64 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: receptions as part of the six game winning streak for 65 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: this team. And that was the first ever playoff year. 66 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: But that did not make the list. Let's get to 67 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: the list now. Number ten, Top ten plays in the 68 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: history of the Houston Texans franchise from last year. That's right. 69 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: I debated over this. The committee had a long session 70 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: over this one, the committee being me. Number ten is 71 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: to Shaun Watson touchdown run against Cincinnati September fourteenth, twenty seventeen. 72 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: You all remember what happened in the opener blowout loss. 73 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: Watson comes in after and the half throws a touchdown 74 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: past the DeAndre Hopkins. Texans lose. Anyway, they have three 75 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: days to prepare for a Bengals team that was desperate. 76 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: They had three days to get ready without any tight ends. 77 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: They didn't have any tight ends in the game. I 78 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: think they just signed Evan Bayliss to the active fifty three, 79 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: got in for a couple of plays. I mean, they 80 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: really didn't have tight ends in this game. They went 81 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: with seven offensive linemen on occasion. Watson was up against 82 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: it along with the rest of his teammates, who, by 83 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: the way, played outstanding defense then night. Let's not let 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: that get unsaid. But it was Watson who stole the show. 85 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: His debut on his birthday, and at midfield he took 86 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: a hit by Geno Atkins. Moments later he would give 87 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: Houston the only touchdown of this game. I'm third and fifteen. 88 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: DeShawn gets the snap A little time here now, pocket collapsing, 89 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: Watson scrambling forward. Watson avoids a defender, running to the right, 90 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: the forty Watson, thirty five, thirty, Watson twenty five, twenty 91 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: right side life fifteen ten, cutting inside Brook and roll. 92 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson, touchdown Houston. There it is, DeShawn Watson his 93 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: TD run, Top ten play in franchise history, number ten. 94 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: Some of you are saying, really, well, here's the thing 95 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: after that and again, Watson through nineteen touchdown passes in 96 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: his six and a half games last year, but that 97 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: was one that stands out to me. I think that 98 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: that's his signature play. So even though he's such a 99 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: great passer, I think that run is a signature play 100 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: for him. I explained the context of the evening. I 101 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: know the season slid out of control ultimately anyway, but 102 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: Watson gave the Texans a one in one record with 103 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: that run and the rest of his play, and again, 104 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: the defense really helped. They won thirteen to nine that night. 105 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: Let's definitely give the defense a ton of credit in 106 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: that one. But that was one of the greatest plays 107 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: I've ever seen, because you had never seen a Texans 108 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: quarterback do anything close to that. It was Michael Vick 109 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: like it was. Somebody's compared it to Vince Young thirty 110 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: nine yard touchdown running overtime against the Texans and h six. 111 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I don't want to talk 112 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: about that. That's a painful memory. But I think Watson 113 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: showed you what he's got or some of what he's 114 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: got on that particular night with that particular run. That's 115 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: number ten, okay, number nine. Now I moved this around 116 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: the top ten and I debated whether it should even 117 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: be in there. It's a field goal, and you're thinking, 118 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: wait a minute, if it's a field goal, it's got 119 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: to be a winning field goal, right. How many of 120 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: those do We really have got a few, But this 121 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: one belongs to Chris Brown, and this was not a gimme. 122 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: It was not a chip shot. It was a forty 123 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 1: eight yard field goal. And you're thinking, well, okay, I 124 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: know he hit a few of those in his career. 125 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: He had one game, by the way against the Miami 126 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: Dolphins and oh seven where Brown hit two from fifty 127 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: three yards and another from fifty seven to win it. 128 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: That was an NFL record at the time. But this 129 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: forty eight yard field goal did something the Texans had 130 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: never done before, and it happened on Christmas Eve against 131 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: the dreaded Indianapolis Colts, otherwise known as at the time Goliath. 132 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: Oh no, let's go Let's go crazy, which is what 133 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: this building is going to do. When Chris Brown knocks 134 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: this field goal through Hey, I rhymed on Christmas. It'll 135 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: be from about forty eight yards as Chad Stanley will 136 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: hold Brian Pittman, the long snapper, the snap is down, 137 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: Brown's kick on the way, it has to distance. It's good, 138 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas. The Texans beat the Colts for the first 139 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: time ever. Chris Brown good has time runs out twenty 140 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: seven twenty four. The Texans win. That was some kind 141 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: of celebration. And let me paint the picture for you. 142 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: That was two thousand and six Christmas Eve, and the 143 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: Texans had never beaten the Colts. They had lost nine 144 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: in a row to start franchise history against Indye because 145 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: that was year five, so nine in a row to 146 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: lose to Peyton Manning and the Colts. Peyton Manning had 147 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: been lighting up the Texans, and Gary Kubiak in his 148 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: second meeting against Indee was able to get one hundred 149 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: and fifty three yards out of Ron Dane and two tds, 150 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: and the Texans just kind of hung in there all 151 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: night long, playing a little bit of keepaway from Manning, 152 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: played a good enough defensive performance in order to get 153 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: Chris Browns set up for a forty eight yard field 154 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: goal to win the game. David Carr made a throw 155 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: to Andrey Johnson to set up that field goal. But 156 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: to me, that's a top ten play. Was such a 157 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,239 Speaker 1: great moment, we'll never forget it. Christmas Eve, two thousand 158 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: and six. Chris brown number nine play in the history 159 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: of the franchise. All right, moving right along, let's get 160 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: to number eight. I feel like John Harris when he 161 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: does that Texans replay Ultimate eleven show. This is kind 162 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: of how he puts it together. But this is my turn. 163 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: Johnny Let's roll number eight and the all time top 164 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: ten plays in franchise history. J J. Watt, you've heard 165 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: of him now. This is the only play in the 166 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: top ten of this list that happened in a loss. 167 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: This happened in a loss. And what whose legend took 168 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: off after the playoff session of twenty eleven? This is 169 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen. What was on fire? This is Bill O'Brien's 170 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: first year. Watt in Week two against Oakland catches a 171 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: touchdown pass Watt against Buffalo with an interception that he 172 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: returns a long way for a Tedia picks for JJ 173 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: Watt in that Bill's game at NRG Stadium. Here, the 174 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: Texans were on a Thursday night and they were desperate 175 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: for a victory. They fell behind twenty four nothing in 176 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: this game. The Colts were unbelievable on side kicks successfully attempted, 177 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: and it seemed like it wasn't gonna be Houston's night. 178 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: But eventually the Texans chipped away, got back into the game, 179 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: and you just felt like something had to happen, something 180 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: great had to happen. And what made it happen? With 181 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 1: an incredible play that we will never forget. It's one 182 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: of the loudest times I've ever heard n RG stadium. 183 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: And I just painted the picture for you about what 184 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: and all the things he had been doing, and it 185 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: felt like there was nothing he couldn't do and you 186 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 1: needed him to make a play, and he made a 187 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: play in the biggest possible way. Third down at twelve 188 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: for the Colts at the forty five yard line of Houston. 189 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: It's what time? Luck shotgun one back Bradshaw. Luck drops 190 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: the snap and there's a chase for the ball. Hey, 191 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: guess who's got it? JJ? Who has left? Thirty five 192 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: thirty twenty five, twenty fifteen ten five touchdown? You gotta 193 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 1: be kidding me. J. J. Watt scores and this place 194 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: is going crazy. Yes, it was, Like I said, it 195 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: was one of the loudest times I've ever heard NRG stadium. 196 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: And yes, I got lucky as a play by play 197 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: announcer saying it's what time and then what makes that play? 198 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: And Andre Ware was going crazy. I was going crazy. 199 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: No one in the building thought the Texans could possibly 200 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: lose that game. In fact, NFL Network had that game 201 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: on recently. And yes, I watched it. I was watching 202 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter of it and I saw it. I 203 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: picked it up in the part after that. The Texans 204 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: get the ball back and they're down five with under 205 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: five minutes to go. There they are with a chance 206 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: to win. They actually have a first down in colts territory, 207 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: but they get an offensive pass interference penalty. They get 208 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: a fumble on an iffy call, and they actually get 209 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: the ball back late, but Fitzpatrick fumbles pass rush closing 210 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: in on him and the game is over after being 211 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: down twenty four. Nothing not so bad that you could 212 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: come back and actually get into the game. But the 213 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: Texans failed to make the playoffs that year, and any 214 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: other victory would have gotten them in. They went nine 215 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: and seven. As you might recall, it was just one 216 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: of those very tough years. What an MVP candidate, certainly 217 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year, and what a season for JJ. 218 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Let's continue now. Top ten plays in franchise history. Mark 219 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: Vantamer with you tonight. Now that was number eight. Let's 220 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: go to number seven. This one was a thriller and 221 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: it was one the Texans would win. It was unexpectedly 222 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: extremely difficult to win it. The Texans were having their 223 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: greatest season ever, and the opponent was Jacksonville. It was 224 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: twenty twelve, and little did we know on this particular 225 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: day that Chad Henney would come off the bench for 226 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: the Jaguars and light the Texans up. They did not 227 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:54,719 Speaker 1: know what hit them. This is why, or one of 228 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: the reasons why Andre Ware and I are always fearful 229 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: in a sports respect sort of way of Chatt Henny 230 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: coming into a game, because he's had some good games 231 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: against the Houston Texans and this was by far his best. 232 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: Houston eventually fell behind by fourteen points, and again the 233 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: Texans were having here the greatest season. No one expected 234 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 1: Jacksonville to even come close in this game on this 235 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: particular day, but they did, and Houston was struggling big 236 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: time offensively, defensively well, Eventually they would heat up. Matt 237 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: shob would really get it going. In fact, get it 238 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: going to the tune of the second best all time 239 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: passing mark yardage wise in the history of NFL games. 240 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: He tied Warren Moon at five hundred twenty seven throwing 241 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: yards in this game. Wow. Coming back from fourteen points 242 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: down on the fourth quarter, the Texans forced overtime. How 243 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: was overtime. Glad you asked. Each kicker made kicks to 244 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: keep it going. So we went deep into overtime, and 245 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: eventually Jacksonville would go for it fourth and ten, getting 246 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: late under three minutes to go. I believe Houston will 247 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: get the ball around midfield and eventually Number eighty, who's 248 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: on this list at least twice, maybe more, Number eighty 249 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: for the Houston Texans, would make the play of the 250 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: game of the season, and in my opinion, one of 251 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: the top ten plays in the history of the franchise. 252 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: Shop in the gun throws it right side wide receiver screen. 253 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: I'd right shots it across the forty thirty five towards 254 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: right thirty twenty five, twenty fifteen, ten five, rock and 255 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: roll the tex sends will win it. I'd ray shot 256 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: said forty eight yards. My goodness, Houston wins it. Over time, 257 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: the Texans roar pack from two touchdowns down in regulation 258 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: to take it in the extra session. As the special 259 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: season continues. That was indeed a special season, all time 260 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: best record in the history of the franchise at twelve 261 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: and four, But things could have gone a lot better 262 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: down the stretch. As you might recall, a few days 263 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: later on Thanksgiving, the Texans had to go deep into 264 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: overtime again. They were down double figures again at the 265 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 1: Lions and eventually won that one deep in overtime, Detroit 266 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: missing a field goal and ot. Ultimately the Texans prevailing, 267 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: and they would go to Tennessee the following week and 268 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: then set up their showdown with the New England Patriots. 269 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: And that's when they lost three out of four to 270 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: conclude the regular season in twenty twelve, missing out by 271 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: one game on home field advantage throughout the playoffs, so 272 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: they just weren't the same. They went two and fourteen 273 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: the next year. You know the rest. But that afternoon 274 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville one an offensive performance on Ray Johnson, Matt Shop, 275 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: the whole gang able to come from behind and win 276 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: that game. Now, that is the number seven play in 277 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: the history of the franchise, as named by our committee. 278 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: Me coming up, let's go six through one. We'll have 279 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: it all for you. What do you think they are? 280 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: What's not going to make the list? How upset could 281 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: you possibly be about a play you love not on 282 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: this list? Well, love your feedback. Let's talk about it. 283 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: It's happening next on Texans All Access Summer Friday night. 284 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: That means we do some different stuff. Mark Vandermer with 285 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: you on Texans All Access here from the Hunday Texans 286 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: Radio studio. By the way, next week summer celebrations, some 287 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: of our best of interviews and elements of Texans Radio 288 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: throughout the year so far. Johnny Harris will have the 289 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: week for you, a ton of interviews and fun stuff, 290 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: and we'll have the July fourth All American Dude Draft 291 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: whole bunch of other things as well. All right, let's 292 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: get back to this. The top ten plays in the 293 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: history of the franchise, and if you're just joining us, 294 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: don't worry. I'll run down what you missed. Number ten 295 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: was Deshaun Watson's touchdown run when the Texans took on 296 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: the Bengals Week two this year. I explained why. I 297 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: thought it was a huge play at the time, and 298 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna have a huge career and that's his signature 299 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: so far, even though it's a run and not a pass. 300 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: I just believe that to be the case. Number nine 301 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: Chris Brown his field goal to help the Texans beat 302 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: the Colts for the first time ever Christmas Eve two 303 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: thousand and six. What a celebration that ensued then, And 304 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: it was fun talking about that game with some of 305 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: the guys who came back last year for Andre Johnson's 306 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor weekend. I was enjoyable to catch up 307 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: with some former Texans. Number eight the only play on 308 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: this list that occurred in a loss. That was JJ 309 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: Watt's fumble recovery for a touchdown against the Colts October ninth, 310 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, a game in which the Texans trailed twenty 311 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: four nothing. That play would pull them within five, but 312 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: they ultimately would lose anyway, but it was such a 313 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: moment I had to put it on the list. And 314 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: number seven to get you caught up Andrey Johnson his 315 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: game winning overtime catch and run against the Jacksonville Jaguars 316 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: November eighteenth, two twelve. Now would Andre Johnson come up 317 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: on the list again, of course he's going to. Let's 318 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: get to play number six in the all time top 319 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: ten plays of franchise history as voted on by me. 320 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: All right, here we go. It was two thousand and eight, 321 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: and I like presenting the scene for you with some 322 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: of these plays. Again, the criteria being memorable play, the context, 323 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: of the situation, and I think memorable's a big word. Here. 324 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: Are we going to talk about this play forever? We'll 325 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: talk about this one forever and maybe another one or 326 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: two that Andrey Johnson, maybe let's go here. Though it 327 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: was two thousand and eight, Hurricane Ike hit after opening week. 328 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: The Texans opened up at Pittsburgh, did not do well 329 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: up there, and then the hurricane arrives. Week two was 330 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 1: supposed to be Baltimore at NRG Stadium, but the hurricane hit, 331 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: so no game, and as luck would have it, just 332 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: schedule luck in this case, the Ravens and the Texans 333 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: both had the same bye week, so they moved that 334 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 1: Week two game to the bye week which was later 335 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: on in the season. So the Texans had the week off, 336 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: they had to eat their Week two because of the hurricane. 337 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: And there you have it. Well you thought, well, we 338 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: can they can get back on track, right, I mean 339 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: they lost to Pittsburgh. This was a talented offensive team 340 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: that the year before it got five hundred for the 341 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: first time, but they lost at Tennessee. Then they lost 342 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: to the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road. David Garrard in overtime, 343 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: they put up some numbers in both those games, but 344 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: again losses oh and three. They come home to face 345 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: the Colts. Match shop has an illness Sage Rosenfeld starts, Yes, 346 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: that was Rosencopter. Two thousand and eight, Week four. The 347 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: Texans would lose that game after being up seventeen points 348 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: in the second half, and they dropped to oh and four. 349 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: They couldn't possibly lose to the Miami Dolphins, though, could they? Yes? 350 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: They could? They trailed again. What a funk Hurricane Ike 351 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: laid on this team, and obviously much more serious things 352 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: going on with a hurricane, But I'm just talking about 353 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: the football context of it all. So Week five, there 354 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: they are about to lose to Biam and they have 355 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: the ball late with a chance to win. But it's 356 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: fourth down and ten and match Shob is in trouble. 357 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: And what do you do when you're in trouble? Back then, 358 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: I know what you'd do. Now, you'd go to number ten. 359 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: Back then you went to number eighty and shot through 360 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: a ball that wasn't a very good one. Look, he 361 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 1: had a lot of nice performances for this team. This 362 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: ball should have would have could have been an interception. 363 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: But the greatest player of the history of the franchise, 364 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: decided it was going to be a reception and the 365 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: drive would continue. Fourth down and ten, Texans at their 366 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,919 Speaker 1: thirty six yard line. Shob in the shotgun three wide 367 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: set Steve Slayton in the backfield with Matt shob Daniels 368 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: in motion to the right. Shop takes the snap, steps 369 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: out to the right, plants that he throws to the 370 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: left sideline and cut by Andray Johnson at the forty 371 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: one yard line over Jeremiah Bell. An amazing grab by 372 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: Andrey Johnson. I really don't even know if the call 373 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,719 Speaker 1: does it justice, and I'm to admit that now. I 374 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: think because you didn't know how that drive was going 375 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,959 Speaker 1: to end up. It was fourth and ten, the drive continued, 376 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: but you still weren't in touchdown range exactly. You had 377 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: a lot of plays to make before you could try 378 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: to win the football game. Eventually, they got it down 379 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: inside the five yard line and as you may recall, 380 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: match Shop ran it in for the winning score, which 381 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: could have made this list. I think that would make 382 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: a top twenty play, even though it's a Shop running play. 383 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: My gosh, who would have thunk it? But it caught 384 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,640 Speaker 1: everybody by surprise and he was able to get into 385 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: the end zone and the Texans were able to avoid 386 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: an Owen five start. There they were staring Owen five 387 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: in the face. A year after going five hundred for 388 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: the first time. You thought prospects were good at the 389 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: first ever winning season, but they were owing fourth. They 390 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: win the game eventually after that Andre Johnson fourth and 391 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: ten conversion, and a couple of other things to point 392 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: out about that year. That Hurricane Ike year after that 393 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: went over Miami. They went two and two in their 394 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: next fourth, so there were three and seven and just dead. 395 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: But they started to get on a run. Rosenfels won 396 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: a couple of games shop came back against green Bay. 397 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: That was the year the Texans beat Green Bay at 398 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: lambeau Field with Chris Brown hitting the game winning field goal. 399 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: Maybe I could have put that play on this list, 400 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: but I didn't. That's still one of my all time 401 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: favorite road victories. We could do that list another time, 402 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: but the Texans eventually finished eight and eight. They missed 403 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: out on a golden opportunity for their first ever winning 404 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: season because you remember the second in the last week 405 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 1: they lost at Oakland with JaMarcus Russell playing what might 406 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: have been the only great game of his career. Played 407 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: great that day and beat the Texans, Houston beat Chicago 408 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: and the finale to go eight and eight. Anyway, that 409 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: was it. That play. Shop to Andre Johnson for that 410 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: conversion that turns out to be the number six play 411 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: of the history of the franchise. Boy, we gotta get 412 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: it going, don't we. On this list. Let's go to 413 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: number five and DeAndre Hopkins enters the picture. Well, Hopkins 414 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: has made so many mind blowing catches. I mean, you 415 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: can just think of one after the other. The DeAndre 416 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: Hopkins highlight reel is ridiculous. I mean when you think 417 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: about all the side line toe tappers that he's made, 418 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: the incredible hands, all of it. And what's beautiful about 419 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,400 Speaker 1: this franchise wide receiver wise is you have Andre Johnson, 420 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: for a long time, one of the very best in 421 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,719 Speaker 1: the game, if not the best, and his style and 422 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: then a different style, And you know how I like 423 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 1: to put it with these wide receivers, they're kind of artists. 424 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: Hopkins is a very different kind of artist than Andre Johnson, 425 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: but they're both superb, phenomenal, all time great wide receivers. Well, 426 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: what's the best catch of hopkins career. Degree of difficulty 427 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: maybe you say Pittsburgh last year or whatever. But the 428 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: play that's gonna make this list, this top ten play 429 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: list of franchise history, happened on a Monday night football occasion. 430 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: The Texans were on the road and I just talked 431 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: about two thousand and eight and how they were dead 432 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: in the water. Well they were doornail dead in two fifteen. 433 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 1: They were two and five and going nowhere. To make 434 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: matters worse. In those five losses, you had the perplexing 435 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: blowout at Atlanta loss, and you had the mind boggling 436 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: blowout at Miami. You had the Ryan Mallett drama. Yet, 437 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: so many things going against this football team, some of 438 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: itself inflicted. Whatever. But they were two and five. They 439 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: beat Tennessee at the time, not a very good team. 440 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: So there they were three and five headed to the Bengals, 441 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: an undefeated Bengals team, by the way, for Monday night football. 442 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: How is this going to turn out? I mean, you're 443 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: playing eight and oh Cincinnati at their place, Bengals eager 444 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: to show the world that they are the real deal, 445 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: and the Texans at three and five just dead. Brian 446 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: Hoyer's a starting quarterback. He gets knocked out of the game. 447 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: The defense is playing well though, keeping the Texans in 448 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: the game. Enter t J. Yates. How does this happen? Yates, 449 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: who four years earlier would send the Texans to the 450 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: playoffs for the first time in that stadium. All of 451 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,640 Speaker 1: a sudden, he's in the game, with minimal practice time, 452 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: just a couple of weeks to get ready for this one, 453 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: and really not even getting ready. Hoyer was the guy, 454 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: but Yates his first pass to the dirt intended for 455 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: Ryan Griffin. Then he gets going a bit. Fourth quarter, 456 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: finds Griffin a couple of times, they get it down 457 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: and scoring range, and DeAndre Hopkins comes up with one 458 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: of the greatest plays in the history of the franchise. 459 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: Yates knew what to do, just get it in the 460 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: general zip code of number ten and let him go 461 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: to work. The Yates under center blew in the backfield, 462 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: two receivers left, one of the right side and watchington. 463 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,400 Speaker 1: Yates drops back, fires left side of the end zone, 464 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: wats Hopkins and DeAndre with the catch, touchdown Yates to Hopkins, 465 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: as the text sends, take the lead. You cannot write 466 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: this DJ Yates brings the Texans in front of the Bengals, 467 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: and that was one of those situations where I didn't 468 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: even see how great the catch really was from my 469 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: vantage point in the broadcast booth across the field and 470 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: way up high, and then you watch all the replays 471 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: and just amazed about the footwork, the handwork of DeAndre 472 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: Hopkins able to hang onto that football and get the 473 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: only touchdown of the game. That was a ten sixth 474 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,360 Speaker 1: victory that night for the Houston Texans as they would 475 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: go to four and five. I'll never forget the plane 476 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: ride home because you knew that, hey, this season's not over, 477 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: and the way the AFC South was going at the time, 478 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: you get a chance to do some damage if you 479 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: got on a roll, and get on a roll, they 480 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 1: would they would finish seven and two, and that play 481 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: was a huge part of it. That's the signature play 482 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: of that season. And that was the season they beat 483 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: the Colts in Indie for the first time. And by 484 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: the way, I'll play spoiler for you right now, no 485 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: play from that game, the first ever win over the 486 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: Colts in Indy, is on this list. Not that that 487 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: wasn't a phenomenal win I'll still rate that extremely high 488 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: in the all time victory road victory list. Whatever. Maybe 489 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 1: we'll do another one of those. Hey, it's summer, we 490 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: have to do stuff like this, right, Let's keep it 491 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 1: going with the list. DeAndre Hopkins at number five with 492 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: his TD catch at Cincinnati Monday Night Football. All right, 493 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 1: that was twenty fifteen. By the way, what's number four. Well, 494 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: a lot of you are thinking maybe this next place 495 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: should be number one, but it's not. It is the 496 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: first touchdown in the history of the franchise. David Carr 497 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: to Billy Miller September eighth, two thousand and two. I 498 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,959 Speaker 1: still get chills thinking about this and the setup leading 499 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: in to the start of franchise history. So notable here 500 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: because Carr found Miller for the first ever touchdown of 501 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: any kind. It was in the Hall of Fame game 502 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: in Canton against the New York Giants. Car to Miller 503 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: that combo hooked up a lot that year. Miller was 504 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: the leading receiver on the team in two thousand and two. 505 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: Good receiving tight end. Former Broncho David Carr, of course, 506 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: a rookie at a Fresno State. Well, it's opening night. 507 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: I'll never forget talking to Bob Trumpie in the booth, 508 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: Bob Trumpy, who played in the league, of course, and 509 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 1: was an all time great analyst for NBC, and at 510 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 1: the time, he's doing Westwood One Sunday Night Football, and 511 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: he says to me, and I worked a game with 512 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: Trumpy the year before, so we knew each other a 513 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: little bit, and he said, look, they'll be lucky to 514 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: get a snap to the quarterback. This is an expansion team. 515 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: You're just trying to get through the game tonight, just 516 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: trying to get through the season, build for the future. 517 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 1: The Texans have no chance in this game. And I thought, 518 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: you know what, they did have a chance because I'm 519 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: thinking about upsets. I'm thinking about the Patriots having just 520 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: beaten the Rams in the most recent Super Bowl. I'm 521 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: just thinking that upsets happen all the time. Why not 522 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 1: this night at NRG Stadium, Reliance Stadium, then, why not 523 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: you had the Texans and the Cowboys, and you had 524 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 1: the fans, the fans who had lived without pro football 525 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: five full seasons, who when the Oilers left town, weren't 526 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: sure they were ever going to get a team back. 527 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: There was no guarantee, of course, mister McNair came through 528 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety nine as the franchise was announced, and 529 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: then in two thousand and two, you had your first 530 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: ever regular season game in the stadium and the place 531 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: was going bonkers. I mean, it's the Cowboys. It's opening 532 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: that you could have been playing anybody, but it was Dallas, 533 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: so it made it extra special. And the Texans get 534 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: the ball. First, Car playoffs and goes deep to Corey Bradford, 535 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,360 Speaker 1: who draws past interference and it sets up the Texans 536 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: at the Dallas twenty one. A couple of plays later, 537 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 1: David Carr would go to work and find his favorite 538 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: target for the first ever touchdown. Here's Car calling signals, 539 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: takes the snap, stands tall, rows short left by Miller. 540 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 1: He takes it over the fun to the end zone. Touchdown, Houston, 541 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: David Car to Billy Miller, the first touchdown in Texans history. Chills, 542 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: That's all I can say. I mean, just thinking about 543 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: the reaction of the fans when that occurred, and you're 544 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: about to go up seven nothing on Dallas, and eventually 545 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: the Cowboys would tie the game. But you know, the 546 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: final score, that's a final score you will never forget 547 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: nineteen ten the Texans beat Dallas opening night of franchise history. 548 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 1: I'll never forget it. You'll never forget it. It's a 549 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: beautiful thing. And how was it not a top three 550 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: play in the history of this franchise. And by the way, 551 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: from that game, the seth Payne Gary Walker sack on 552 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: Quincy Carter that produced the final two points for the 553 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: Texans that night, resulting in that sort of odd score 554 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: of nineteen ten. That could have got in there as well. 555 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: You know, the other touchdown of the game was Corey Bradford, 556 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: and that was David Carr finding Corey deep. Corey was 557 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: the original deep threat for the Houston Texans before Andrey 558 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: Johnson got there in year two and started to make Hay. 559 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: But Corey still around as a Texans ambassador and it's 560 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: always great to see him. But my goodness, what a 561 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: great moment. It just was such a special night. And 562 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: obviously a rough season. You go four and twelve in 563 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: your expansion year, matching last year's record or last year's record, 564 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: match that, I should say the other wins at Jacksonville. 565 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: They beat a couple of playoff teams that year. How 566 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: about that you beat the New York Giants at home. 567 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: They went to the playoffs that year they beat the 568 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. I strongly thought about putting 569 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: one of those defensive scores on this top ten plays 570 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: in franchise history list, but I did it because I 571 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: didn't think any of those really stood out. The game 572 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: stands out. The performance of the defense stands out. Aaron 573 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: Glen two touchdowns and Kenny Wright with the other, and 574 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: Chris Brown with a field goal twenty four points against 575 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh on the road in December a team a Steelers 576 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: team that needed that game and would eventually go to 577 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But there was not one singular play that 578 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: really stood out above the rest. This is a top 579 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: ten plays list, and that's why some of you might 580 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: disagree with what is coming up at number three. Hey, 581 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: that rhymes unintentionally, But we'll get to it the top 582 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: three plays in the history of the franchise next as 583 00:30:41,280 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: Texans All Access continues. Really enjoying this one. Tonight Texans 584 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio studio, Mark Vantimre 585 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: with you. John Harris has the show all next week, 586 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: Best of Stuff Summer Celebration it's gonna be great. We've 587 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: got it all ready to go. You don't want to 588 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: miss the programming next week six to seven Texans All Access, 589 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: and I gotta get back to this. Top ten plays 590 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,479 Speaker 1: in the history of the franchise. We are doing it now. 591 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:45,719 Speaker 1: If you just joined us, you think, oh I missed it, 592 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: Here they are. I'll run them down real quick. This 593 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: is kind of like John Harris's Ultimate eleven on Tuesday 594 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: nights during the regular season, what he does with the 595 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 1: Texans replace show, but here we go. Number ten Deshaun 596 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: Watson his touchdown run against the Bengals Week two this year. 597 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: Big play for him. I think it's his signature play 598 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 1: so far. We could debate it anytime. Chris brown Field 599 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: goal as the Texans beat the Colts for the first 600 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: time ever two thousand and six Christmas Eve. Huge play, 601 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: Huge moment. Number eight. JJ Watt recovers the fumble, runs 602 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: it in for a TD against the Colts a Thursday 603 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: night game in twenty fourteen. They don't win it, but 604 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,959 Speaker 1: that was so electrifying, the moment was so large I 605 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,719 Speaker 1: had to put it on the list. Only top play 606 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: in franchise history that occurred in a loss. Andre Johnson 607 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 1: touchdown reception as the Texans beat the Jags ain't overtime. 608 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: That was a forty eight yard screen passed to the 609 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver, a catch and run for Johnson. Won a 610 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: thrilling play, a thrilling game, a thrilling date. And Johnson 611 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: again at number six as the Texans beat the Dolphins 612 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: Week five, about to go own five, but Andre said 613 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: no with a fourth and ten conversion over the back 614 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: of Yeremayah Bell. If it was basketball, you might call 615 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: a foul there, but he just reached over the top 616 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: and wrestled the ball away from Bell, kept that drive going. 617 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: Texans eventually won that game on match shops run into 618 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: the end zone short range. DeAndre Hopkins at number five 619 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: touchdown reception against the Bengals Monday Night Football that game, 620 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: and I think John Harris wants to do a special 621 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: show on that game alone. It was such an amazing night. 622 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: They were two and five, then they went three and 623 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 1: five with the win over Tennessee. Then they went four 624 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: and five with that victory ten to six over the Bengals. 625 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: Hopkins catch was the signature play I think of his 626 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: career so far, and certainly of that season and the 627 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: number four play in the history of the franchise David 628 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: Carter Billy Miller first touchdown in the history of the Texans. 629 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: September eighth, two thousand and two. We talked about that 630 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: last segment, So what are the top three us? Now? 631 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 1: I know I'm gonna get some debate on the third play, 632 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: but I'm going with it. Let's have it. It was 633 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 1: Week two of a losing season, but we didn't know 634 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: it was a losing season at the time. The Texans 635 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: won the opener with Arian Foster running for over two 636 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty yards against the Indianapolis Colts, and that 637 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: was such a special day. Indeed, that was the second 638 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: time the Texans ever beat the Colt and Peyton Manning played. 639 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: I think he threw for over four hundred yards in 640 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: that game. So the defense was a little leaky that year, 641 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: and by a little leaky, I mean a lot because 642 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: they completely went for an overhaul on that side of 643 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: the football after the season. The offense was pretty good, 644 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 1: but the defense and in week two, Donovan McNabb and 645 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: Match Shop would get into a shootout at FedEx Field 646 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 1: in the Nation's Capital. Oh my gosh, this was a 647 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:31,359 Speaker 1: tough one. Indeed, Bernard Pollard blocked a field goal. I 648 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 1: mean people were making plays left and right all over 649 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: the field. But the play of the game and one 650 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: of the greatest plays in the history of this franchise. 651 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 1: And again, if you joined us late, the criteria being 652 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:47,280 Speaker 1: memorable and the impact, the impact of a singular play, 653 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: How memorable is it? How much will we talk about 654 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 1: this thing as franchise history continues? If you win multiple 655 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowls under de Shaan Watson, will you still talk 656 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 1: about some of these plays? And I think the answer 657 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:03,280 Speaker 1: is undoubtedly yes. Here it is Andrey Johnson on fourth 658 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: and ten stat familiar because he had a fourth and 659 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: ten play on this list earlier. It's fourth and ten 660 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 1: the Texans Anita touchdown. Match Shop doing whatever he can 661 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: to keep alive in the pockets, slide around and eventually 662 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 1: finding number eighty for one of the top three plays 663 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: in Texans history. Matt gets the snap first pressure, Matt 664 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:26,399 Speaker 1: steps too, is right, Matt trying to step up. Matt 665 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:28,840 Speaker 1: heaves had toward the end zone, wat so Andre Johnson. 666 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: He makes the catch for a text sense touchdown, Andrey 667 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,760 Speaker 1: Johnson plucks it out of the air. How a Textans 668 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: will tie this game. Match Shop just said, go ahead 669 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: and get it. You're the best wide receiver in the league. 670 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,839 Speaker 1: Coming up with a playlight that on fourth and ten 671 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: to tie the game, It's sent it into overtime. The 672 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,359 Speaker 1: Texans eventually won it on a short range, relatively Neil 673 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: Rackers field goal. But what are performance by Andrey Johnson 674 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: and Matt Shop that day as well? But Andre Johnson 675 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: on fourth and ten in front of Redodi And by 676 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: the way, you remember the photograph the cashis Clay Muhammad 677 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: Ali sunny Listen photograph. It was almost a duplicate. Andrey 678 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,360 Speaker 1: Johnson with the fist pump and the defensive back on 679 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,279 Speaker 1: his knees in the background looked a lot like the 680 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,720 Speaker 1: boxing picture and that kind of added to the lore 681 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: of this one. It really did. I don't think there's 682 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: any question about it. It's one of the greatest plays 683 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,359 Speaker 1: in the history of the Houston Texans. And I put 684 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,399 Speaker 1: it in the top three because that's one we will 685 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: always talk about. Now, what did not make the list? 686 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: I'll tell you a lot of you are thinking, how 687 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 1: did it not make the list? The play at Arizona 688 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: where Andrey Johnson knocks over three defenders on his way 689 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: to the end zone. That's one we'll be talking about 690 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 1: for a while. I think that's the most notable snub 691 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,280 Speaker 1: on this list just in terms of, you know, great 692 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 1: plays made in Texans history. But it did not make it. 693 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: Andrey Johnson's got so many it's hard to choose, but 694 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: that one made the top three. Let's get right to 695 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:58,839 Speaker 1: number two. Now, what could this possibly be? I think 696 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 1: you got a feeling of where were going with number one. 697 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 1: Maybe it don't. Because both of these plays happened the 698 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: same season. One of them happened in a regular season game, 699 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: one of them happened in a playoff game. And the 700 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,600 Speaker 1: number two play in the history of the Houston Texans 701 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:19,240 Speaker 1: did occur in the postseason. And this was a play 702 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: that launched JJ Watt into the stratosphere of professional football players. 703 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: Remember his rookie year, It wasn't like he was setting 704 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: the world on fire with sacks, scalore. He even admitted 705 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: later he started to figure some things out his words 706 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,319 Speaker 1: as the season went along, and certainly in the postseason. 707 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: Figure things out he did, clearly. But what had a moment, 708 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 1: Maybe this is the signature moment of his career. In 709 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:50,759 Speaker 1: the playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals. This was a 710 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 1: pretty good Bengals team coming in Andy Dalton from katie 711 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback Texans in the postseason for the first time. 712 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: But the Texans have a rookie quarterback going for themselves. 713 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 1: Tight's fifth round raft choice and the game is tied 714 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 1: at ten. Somebody's got to step up and make a play. 715 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: Halftime is almost here, and what makes a huge play. 716 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: After he does it, you feel like there's no chance 717 00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: the Texans are gonna lose that. Dick Dalton gets the snap, 718 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,720 Speaker 1: throws it, it's intercepted. What takes it across the fifteen 719 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: ten five rock and roll touchdown, Texans pick six, Tabra. 720 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: Just like that, the Texans take the lead. Debra Llan 721 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,280 Speaker 1: Stadium has erupted. You get the idea. All these plays 722 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 1: are can't miss and that was certainly one of them. 723 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:46,560 Speaker 1: JJ Watt with the interception return for a touchdown to 724 00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: break a ten ten tie and paved the way for 725 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:53,480 Speaker 1: the Texans to win. In their playoff debut. Arian Foster 726 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: with a huge touchdown run in the second half that 727 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: could have probably made this list, or at least contended 728 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 1: for making this list Andre Johnson with the touchdown reception. 729 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:04,840 Speaker 1: How great was it to see Andre get into the 730 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:08,319 Speaker 1: end zone in his first ever playoff game. And I 731 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: gotta tell you this my favorite story maybe if that 732 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,880 Speaker 1: whole game was bum Phillips walking out of the tunnel 733 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,560 Speaker 1: as the honorary home field advantage Captain. I mean, bum 734 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: Phillips walking out of the tunnel gave me chills. I 735 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:25,439 Speaker 1: could not contain my excitement when I saw bum walking out. 736 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: I thought, well, you're definitely not losing today. I mean, 737 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,840 Speaker 1: look at this, this is incredible. The place was going crazy. 738 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 1: What a wonderful afternoon and evening. I think it was 739 00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: the three thirty early Saturday playoff window that the Texans 740 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: often find themselves and but I'd like to find myself 741 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:41,680 Speaker 1: in that one. Actually, I don't want to find myself 742 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:42,919 Speaker 1: on that one. I want to be in the week 743 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,560 Speaker 1: two window, wherever that might be. At home. Thank you 744 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 1: very much, Divisional round this coming season. Anyway. That's JJ 745 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: Watt pick six, number two play in the history of 746 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:57,000 Speaker 1: the franchise. I already kind of gave away number one. Well, 747 00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:00,640 Speaker 1: let's get to it right now. This was a really 748 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 1: interesting year. It was the lockout year, the Texans knew 749 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:06,279 Speaker 1: they needed to do a whole lot better. They hired 750 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,880 Speaker 1: Wade Phillips to shore up the defense. I mentioned it 751 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,400 Speaker 1: previously that the defensive side of the ball needed the 752 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: overhaul after the twenty ten campaign. So enter Wade Phillips 753 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:18,840 Speaker 1: and JJ Watt gets drafted. We have no idea how 754 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:20,919 Speaker 1: we have no idea how good he's gonna be. Really, 755 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,879 Speaker 1: let's face it. Then you have free agency starting right 756 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:28,440 Speaker 1: before camp because the lockout ends, and it's a storm 757 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:32,840 Speaker 1: of activity. Jonathan Joseph gets signed, Daniel Manning gets signed. 758 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 1: J Joe and Kareem hit it off right away, and 759 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,319 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the defense is a whole lot better. 760 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 1: Right with Wade Phillips coaching didn't happen right away. It 761 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 1: took a few games to really get into rhythm. Texans 762 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,360 Speaker 1: began the season at three and three, as you might recall, 763 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:48,680 Speaker 1: and we talked about some other players that played a part. 764 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: Arian Foster with a couple of seventy eight yard touchdown receptions, 765 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:55,040 Speaker 1: part of a six game winning streak at one point. Well, 766 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: you knew about match Shop. In the Tampa Bay game, 767 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: he gets hurt late in that game. The next day, 768 00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:03,880 Speaker 1: he's announced to be out for the season, but you're thinking, okay, 769 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: at least they have Matt Liner on the roster. But 770 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: Liner doesn't even last a half, and now you're down 771 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,640 Speaker 1: to t J. Yates, who the rookie from North Carolina, 772 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: a fifth round raft choice. Yes, he started that playoff game, 773 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:21,000 Speaker 1: but he would get his first start against Atlanta as 774 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:24,279 Speaker 1: the Texans came home from Jacksonville. Yates was able to 775 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: finish off that game with a victory beat Atlanta at home, 776 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,160 Speaker 1: and then he goes to Cincinnati. You might remember the 777 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: images of his parents in the stands, sitting way up 778 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: high in the nosebleeds. There's Yates and the Texans and 779 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 1: they're down. They're down at the half. I remember Connor 780 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 1: Barwin and Brooks Read making a big play to begin 781 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: the second half. I remember a lot of things. I 782 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:48,680 Speaker 1: remember Yates throwing for three hundred yards in this game, 783 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:51,560 Speaker 1: and the Texans having the ball at their twenty yard 784 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:54,760 Speaker 1: line with no timeouts and not a lot of time 785 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: to get the ball in the end zone. But Yates 786 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:00,239 Speaker 1: leads them down field. I went Daniels with a couple 787 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:05,160 Speaker 1: of big catches. Yates had maybe the more magnificent, miraculous 788 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:08,040 Speaker 1: play earlier in the drive with a scramble of seventeen 789 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:11,080 Speaker 1: yards on third and fifteen that kept things going. They 790 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,839 Speaker 1: would eventually get it in close. And I select this 791 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:16,120 Speaker 1: as the all time greatest play in the history of 792 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:19,680 Speaker 1: the franchise because it got them to ten wins. It 793 00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:23,840 Speaker 1: was a team play, a great call, great execution, a 794 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 1: great moment. Yates gets to snap, looking to his right, 795 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:31,880 Speaker 1: throws off in the middle, cut touchdown Yston Kevin Walter 796 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 1: with the TV reception two seconds ago. The Texans can 797 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:39,960 Speaker 1: take the lead with the extra point, the former Bengal 798 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:44,280 Speaker 1: with the reception off the arm of t J. Yates. 799 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:48,120 Speaker 1: And there it is not because the play was so spectacular, 800 00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:51,440 Speaker 1: but the context I mentioned it. No timeouts, you have 801 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: the rookie quarterback, you have Kevin Walter. I mean, you 802 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: think about it. Yates to Walter. It wasn't Shop to 803 00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:59,439 Speaker 1: Andrey Johnson, it wasn't Watson, it wasn't Well, we hope 804 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: it's Watson eventually, like this year, that'd be great. But 805 00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:03,600 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, this is what we've got 806 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:08,000 Speaker 1: now through year sixteen of franchise history. So let's just 807 00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 1: take it in here for a moment. This was the 808 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:15,880 Speaker 1: first ever playoff season that touchdown assured well, once they 809 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:18,360 Speaker 1: made the extra point, assured that they would have ten wins, 810 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:20,040 Speaker 1: you knew they were going to win the division at 811 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 1: some point. They did not clinch it on that play, though, 812 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:26,160 Speaker 1: they had to wait for the Titans to lose to 813 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:28,880 Speaker 1: the Saints. In the locker room, they watched the final 814 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,279 Speaker 1: moments of that one and I actually called that one 815 00:43:31,719 --> 00:43:33,759 Speaker 1: off the monitor because we were doing the post game 816 00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:37,400 Speaker 1: show and it was just such a terrific afternoon. I 817 00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:39,880 Speaker 1: think that that is the greatest play in the history 818 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:43,239 Speaker 1: of the franchise because of the whole context around it, 819 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:46,120 Speaker 1: and will never forget it, will we? Well, that's gonna 820 00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:48,279 Speaker 1: do it for the show. I mentioned some of the 821 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 1: plays that didn't make it. I'd love to continue the conversation. 822 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:52,480 Speaker 1: I know John Harris is going to have a lot 823 00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,919 Speaker 1: to say through Doherty and dB City as well when 824 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:57,960 Speaker 1: we all get back from a little break. But I 825 00:43:58,080 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 1: just want to thank you all for listening, and this 826 00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:04,520 Speaker 1: show will be available on iTunes, on Houston Texans dot com, 827 00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 1: all over the place wherever fine podcasts are available. Thanks 828 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:09,680 Speaker 1: so much for being a part of it. Have a 829 00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:11,840 Speaker 1: great weekend everyone, and go Texans.