The Houston Texans and Head Coach Bill O'Brien were over their win against the Cleveland Browns by the time they had returned to Houston. In the post-practice press conference yesterday, Head Coach O'Brien channeled his inner Bill Belichick in stating that, "The Cleveland game is over. Like, that game is over. We are on to Cincinnati and our guys need to understand that. We need to go out there and practice like we understand; we have a big, big challenge coming in on Sunday.”
Quarterback Ryan Mallett was also focusing on the challenge ahead when Cincinnati comes to town for their first home game since Mallett was given the starting job after Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched when the Texans lost at the hands of the 7-3 Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 31-21.
This week, however, both Head Coach Bill O'Brien and quarterback Ryan Mallett are focused on the challenge that the Bengals and their quarterback Andy Dalton will bring into their house. The Bengals are, however, coming off of a win that was embarrassing for the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome.
With both teams riding the high of a win in Week 11, it will be interesting to see how they clash in the Texans home stadium. Will Andy Dalton keep riding this TD streak that he has restarted since their embarrassing loss at the hands of the Browns? Or will O'Brien and the offense have J.J. Watt line up with the offense to throw a wrench at the Bengals and surprise them with another offensive touchdown from a defensive player?