This Sunday’s matchup between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans is being called a grudge match for Vince Young. I’m sure the rookie quarterback isn’t reading as much as the media, but if he can lead the Titans to beat the Texans this Sunday, Houston fans won’t be able to stop thinking about how they passed up their hometown. . little boy.
Houston fans have been working on the “Vince Young thing” all season, but were briefly forgotten last week when they flipped favorite Jacksonville. How appropriate that they travel to Tennessee this week to put their complaints to rest or give them more life.
The Titans are coming off a bye after Vince Young led them to victory against the Redskins. The Texans are coming off their best effort of the season embarrassing the favored Jags. If history is any indicator, the Titans will take this one home, having won six of eight meetings all-time. However, the Texans are the hottest team winning two or their last three games and I don’t think I need to mention what they did to Jacksonville last week any other time.
If Houston wants to pull off two straight wins and three wins in its last four games, it will have to do so on the road, a place that hasn’t been too friendly for them this season. Houston has played just two road games this year losing both. The Texans were beaten by Peyton Manning and Indy 43-24 in Week 2 and by Dallas 34-6 two weeks ago. These teams are obviously of a higher caliber than Tennessee and the momentum that comes from last week’s big win could be the answer to Houston’s problems on the road.
Tennessee started the season 0-3 behind Kerry Collins and since Vince Young took over, the Titans have gotten better every week. Young nearly defeated the Indianapolis Colts on October 8 before defeating the Redskins the following week.
Sunday’s game comes down to the quarterback game. David Carr may not win many popularity votes in Houston, but he is the fourth-highest-rated quarterback in the league and completes a league-best 70.3 percent of his passes with nine touchdowns to four interceptions. He also has a good target in Andre Johnson, who leads the league in receiving yards with 591, and makes Carr’s job easier. Vince Young brings the element of playmaking ability to the table. Will you stay cool and collected against his hometown team or will you let his emotions get the best of you? I have the winning angle for Sunday’s big game in the bag and I’m so confident in my winning side that I’m making this play my 5*NFL BEST BET for week 8.