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The Houston Texans Do Just Enough to Beat the Jacksonville Jaguars

The Texans desperately needed a win ahead of the bye and they got one

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Cody Stoots
Dec 01, 2024
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The Houston Texans defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-20 to move to 8-5 on the season.

Here are 11 observations from the win on the road.

  1. The Houston Texans can exhale as they head to their bye week. A victory was necessary to get some rest and allow them to reset the deck and focus on their final stretch. A loss would have created an immeasurable level of panic around this team. Things aren’t exactly calm, but they have staved off chaos. It still doesn’t feel great from the outside though.

  2. This game defined exactly what the Texans are as a team. Style points will never

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