Houston Texans coordinators to blame in Carolina Panthers loss

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Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Houston Texans: Watch Davis Mills TD’s huge pass to Anthony Miller by Stephen Forsha

The Houston Texans lost a totally winnable game on Thursday Night Football.

Carolina Panthers

24

Houston Texans

9

Where to start? It was a very winnable game for the Houston Texans, especially after Christian McCaffrey left the game with a hamstring injury, and first-round pick Jaycee Horn also left the game. Offensive coordinator Tim Kelly was in a world of his own, continuing to lead the ball against a Panthers defense that was one of the best, if not the best, in the league before the game.

When Davis Mills finally got the nod to throw the ball, he looked better than he has been doing all year, leading a throw-capped touchdown to Anthony Miller to get their first score. But again, Joey Slye missed a big kick and left the Texans 7-6 at halftime.

Not to mention the countless flags that were thrown from both sides of the ball as it looked more like a refereeing clinic than a football match. It was the story of the first half.

The Houston Texans looked like an inexperienced team on Thursday Night Football, and that was painfully reaffirmed

The second half was marked by stranger play calls and maintaining the race. It was also shocking that Lovie Smith didn’t have that defense ready to play against Sam Darnold. Darnold had two fumbles that the Texans couldn’t recover.

It would have been an obvious big swing as position on the pitch was paramount when the two fumbles occurred. Lonnie Johnson Jr. and Eric Murray were so far off the ball it was difficult to understand what was going on. It shows how much this team depends on turnovers to put the offense in a good scoring position.

It’s a game where the Houston Texans have to learn that rookie QB can’t be pampered once you take them out. The only way to learn as a beginner is to have the parts as is and take what happens.

It’s been a short week, the injuries were there, but this Texans team once again played pretty close to Carolina. Even if it didn’t look like that sometimes.

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