The Houston Texans are hard to stop when they have a ground game.
When Joe Mixon is in the huddle, Houston might be the most complete offense in the NFL.
Mixon capped off a promising second quarter with his second touchdown run of the game, this time from 4 yards out, to put the Texans back in front by six over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
So far, Mixon’s basically handled business and taken the Packers’ lunch money and made them beg for mercy.
CASH IT IN
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Houston has trusted its defense to force turnovers and give the offense a second opportunity. Nevile Hewitt picked off Packers star Jordan Love on the opening drive to set up a Ka’imi Fairbairn field goal.
Just before Mixon’s 32-yard run to eventually set up the score, Calen Bullock recorded his third pick of the regular season. Surprisingly, takeaways were the subject of conversation, but more so for C.J. Stroud.
Green Bay entered Sunday with an NFL-leading 17 takeaways, including nine interceptions.
The Packers defense has created problems for Stroud and the passing game. While he’s 5-of-11 for 44 yards, the Texans continue to trust the ground game with Mixon.
Joe Mixon is the best RB in the league.
I said what I said.
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He finished the first half with 81 yards rushing on 11 carries and two touchdowns. That’s an average over 7.6 yards per attempt.
With a win, the Texans would advance to 6-1, marking their best start since 2012.