Is this the week when everything starts falling into place for the Houston Texans?
Or is this the Sunday when another 0-3 start becomes a reality?
The Texans look to move to stop the bleeding and pick up their first win against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3. Houston has started slowly out of the gate in the DeMeco Ryans era, starting the year 0-2 three times in the four seasons, but the franchise is trying to avoid an 0-3 start for the third time in seven years, dating back to the final days of Bill O'Brien.
The Texans’ Week 3 showdown between AFC South foes will air on CBS at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday afternoon. The television commentators for the game are Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst) and, Tiffany Blackmon(sideline).
Last
week, it was the offense that sputtered behind insufficient play-calling and terrible on-field execution. QuarterbackC.J. Stroud threw for 353 yards against Cincinnati, but never could find the end zone as Joe Burrow and Co. coasted to a 20-6 win at Reliant Stadium.
In reality, Stroud had zero help with the lack of a run game.
As for the Colts, Daniel Jones led Houston's AFC South rival to a 13-10 lead entering the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs before Patrick Mahomes came to life. The game went to overtime, with each team kicking a field goal, but a pickup of 22 from Kenneth Walker III set up the game-winning field goal by Harrison Butker as time expired was the difference in a tie and a 33-30 Chiefs win.
How do the experts feel about Sunday's showdown? Here's their thoughts entering the battle in Lucas Oil Stadium.
USA Today
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Texans
- Jarrett Bell: Colts
- Nick Brinkerhoff: Texans
- Chris Bumbaca: Texans
- Nate Davis: Texans
- Adam Kauffman: Bengals
NFL.com
- Jeremy Bergman: Texans
- Brooke Cersosimo: Texans
- Dan Parr: Texans
- Gennaro Filice: Texans
- Bobby Kownack: Texans
ESPN
- Stephania Bell: Texans
- Matt Bowen: Texans
- Mike Clay: Colts
- Jeremy Fowler: Benglas
- Dan Graziano: Texans
- Kalyn Kahler: Colts
- Pamela Maldonado: Texans
- Eric Moody: Texans
- Jason Reid: Texans
- Ben Solak: Texans
- Lindsey Thiry: Texans
- Sam Wickersham: Texans
CBS Sports
- Pete Prisco: Texans
- Jared Dubin: Texans
- Ryan Wilson: Texans
- John Breech: Texans
- Tyler Sullivan: Colts
- Dave Richard: Colts
- Jamey Eisenberg: Texans
MMQB
- Albert Breer: Texans
- Eva Geitheim: Texans
- Mitch Goldich: Texans
- Gilberto Manzano: Texans
- Conor Orr: Colts
- John Pluym: Texans
- Matt Verderame: Texans
- Mike Kadlick: Texans
Bleacher Report
- Gary Davenport: Texans
- Brad Gagnon: Texans
- Ian Hanford: Texans
- Kris Knox: Texans
- Maurice Moton: Texans
- Wes O’Donnell: Colts
- Brent Sobleski: Colts
Texans Wire
Cole Thompson: Texans
Ariana Pensey: Texans
Houston Chronicle
Jonathan M. Alexander: Bengals
Reid Laymance: Texans
Greg Rajan: Bengals
Peter Warren: Bengals
Matt Young: Texans
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Week 3 picks: Who the experts are taking in Texans vs. Colts
