New York Jets vs Houston Texans Second Half Thread

The first half of the New York Jets week 9 game against the Houston Texans is in the books, and the Jets are trailing the Texans by seven points at 7 – 0.

The two teams battled through a scoreless first quarter. The Texans had the best chance at scoring, driving the ball down to the Jets 11 yard line before a Quinnen Williams strip sack and Will McDonald fumble recovery squelched that drive.

The quarter closed with the Jets in striking distance, driving down to the Texans 19 yard line.

On the first play of the second quarter Malachi Corley scampered into the end zone on an apparent touchdown run. In a play emblematic of this entire dumpster fire of a season, the rookie receiver made a monumentally dumb mistake, dropping the ball in celebration short of the goal line. The play resulted in a touchback and a turnover. Freakin’ Jets.

After a few drives that went nowhere, the Jets got off a 75 yard punt, pinning the Texans at their own two yard line. That presented the Jets an opportunity. In typical Jets fashion, they squandered it. The Texans put together a 98 yard touchdown drive to take a 7 – 0 lead with a little more than three minutes left in the half.

The Jets next drive went nowhere and the Texans got the ball back. They drove the ball to within range for a 56 yard field goal attempt, but they missed it.

The Jets got the ball back near midfield, but Davante Adams dropped a perfect pass from Aaron Rodgers and the Jets were held scoreless as the half ended.

The Jets went into the locker room after getting shut out in the first half. They trail the Texans by seven points at 7 – 0. Nothing we saw in the first half or in the entire season suggests the Jets are capable of overcoming this relatively minor deficit.

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