From July 5th onward Chris Carter was among the top 2 or 3 players who could change the outcome of a game with one swing. Chris Carter finished with 37 dingers and 88 RBIs. Four Astros players added 50 ribbies or more in 2014 (Jason Castro 56, Matt Dominguez 57, Jose Altuve 58, and George Springer 50 before injury took him out).
Power football. Dominating the line of scrimmage. Lets also not forget one reason that men like Justin Durant and Rolando McClain came to play on Sunday night. Seems Rod Marinelli used the S word on Dallas all week.
NRG Stadium was quiet. Eerily quiet until the final minute of play in the first half when Ryan Fitzpatrick began providing a nice mix of runs and passes culminating in an 8 play 80 yard drive that placed Houston in a 10-7 whole at the half. Fitz connecting on a 35 yard pass to DeANDRE HOPKINS to end the shutout. As fans began to
Trevone Boykin would enjoy a four touchdown performance by air and a fifth on the ground the TCU quarterback combined for 398 yards.
Why couldn’t we see a Super Bowl last February 2nd like we did last Sunday in Seattle? Were you grinning like the cat that ate the canary when that field goal and the Hawks padded their lead to 8 when the spread was at 5? Did you also cringe when Peyton Manning drove the length of the field to force overtime before Marshawn Lynch ended all doubts?
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 9:31AM