Texans Cruise In 27-7 Win Over Jaguars

Brandon Clark of SB Nation’s Jacksonville Jaguars blog, Big Cat Country, senses all momentum is lost and believes the Jaguars were simply outmatched by a more talented team.

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The Houston Texans moved to 2-0 on the young NFL season and more importantly, they got an important divisional road win as they try to defend their AFC South crown. Things are already looking very good in that regard, as Tennessee and Jacksonville are two games back at 0-2 and Indianapolis is 1-1.

SB Nation’s Battle Red Blog points out that it was a record setting day for the Texans:

Ben Tate and Arian Foster had big days, as the Texans beat the Jaguars 24-7 on Sunday. Tate found the end zone twice for Houston while Foster played the role of workhorse, rushing for 110 yards and a TD off 28 carries.

Houston jumped out to a 17-0 lead after TDs from Tate and Foster, and never looked back. The only blemish on the day for the Texans was allowing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Jones-Drew.

It’s unclear exactly what the injury is or whether it’s serious. Henne was brought on as a backup in the offseason, one of the better backup options in the league.

Gabbert has not looked great in the Jaguars game, completing only 7-of-19 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown. You couldn’t blame the Jaguars if they decided to make a change at quarterback, injury or not. No interceptions is a good start for Gabbert but averaging less than three yards per completion is not.

Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET, and the game can be seen on CBS. For a detailed coverage map, click here.

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OddShark’s Week 2 odds preview lists trends for each Week 2 matchup. It’s noted that Houston has gone 9-4 straight-up in its last 13 games while the total has gone over for Jacksonville in five of its last six games.

Five Dimes lists the Texans as 9-point favorites, while Bovada, SportsBook.com and Top Bet all have the Texans favored by 7.5 points. The over/under is set around 41.