Sunday afternoon football and we will see the Seattle Seahawks travel to the Lone Star State to take on the Houston Texans. The start time is 4:25 pm (Eastern) and the game will be televised on FOX. Current Odds have Seattle listed as 2 point favorites, while the total sits at 41.5.
Analysis: The Seattle Seahawks have never started a season with four straight victories, but they have a shot at doing so when they visit the Houston Texans on Sunday. Seattle is riding a top-notch defense that leads the NFL in scoring defense (9.0) and total defense (241.7 yards) and also has forced 10 turnovers. Defensive end Michael Bennett has 2.5 of Seattle’s seven sacks. On offense, Quarterback Russell Wilson tied his career high with four touchdown passes in their 45-17 win over Jacksonville last weekend and he now has six overall while completing 64.4 percent of his passes. The ground game has chewed up 133 YPG (8th in league) thanks mostly to RB Marshawn Lynch who has carried the football 62 times for 210 yards, but his 3.4 ypc average is the lowest of his career.
The Houston Texans are 2-1 on the year, but could very easily be 0-3 as they needed late comebacks vs San Diego and Tennessee to get their two wins. Last week the Texans were blasted at Baltimore by a 30-9 count for their first loss of the year. Houston’s loss to Baltimore included a franchise-record 14 penalties and zero offensive touchdowns scored. Schaub went 25-for-35 for 194 yards in the setback and had a 37 yards INT returned for a TD. DeAndre Hopkins has been a pleasant surprise and will get a chance to increase his rookie-best numbers of 18 receptions and 243 yards. Defensively Houston ranks second in total defense (249.0) but isn’t anywhere near as stingy in preventing points, allowing 27.3 per contest. Brian Cushing (team-best 24 tackles, one interception) is playing well after having his 2012 campaign cut short by a knee injury.
Pick: I like the Texans here. Seattle is a great team but they can still struggle on the road and this is a Houston team that is very desperate for a big win to get their season back on track. Look for Houston to bounce back from last week's bad loss and show that they are still a very good team in this league.
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