Deshaun Watson Articles - Page 27

Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, star quarterbacks for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans, respectively, are slated to play against each other on Sunday afternoon in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game. They are also each expected to earn quite a hefty contract extension in the near future. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the two […]

Deshaun Watson has been executing at a high level lately for the Houston Texans. The continuation of his excellence is a must against a tough opponent this weekend in the Kansas City Chiefs. Fortunately for him, he’s gotten the approval of one of the finest quarterbacks to ever don a Houston jersey. Hall of Fame […]

Often, head coaches don’t like to see their quarterbacks run. It places them in harm’s way, in turn, hampering the chances of winning. However, Bill O’Brien of the Houston Texans is different; he wants to let his quarterback Deshaun Watson run. Watson recorded a 20-yard rushing touchdown in the Texans’ victory over the Buffalo Bills […]

The Houston Texans were able to overcome a double-digit deficit to take down the Buffalo Bills in last week’s Wild Card game in an impressive comeback that was spearheaded by Deshaun Watson. Among the teammates that believe in him, J.J. Watt believes that Houston is never out of a game with Watson under center. “The […]

The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs will square off against one another on Sunday and all eyes will be on quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes. While they will be enemies on Sunday, Mahomes and Watson have a friendship that has lasted since their college days. “If you’ve watched Deshaun since college, even since […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has led the surging AFC South franchise to the divisional round of the playoffs, most recently helping his team defeat the Buffalo Bills. With Deshaun Watson proving to be a leader on and off the field in addition to possessing some insane ability from under center, the Texans will now […]

The Houston Texans are set to hit the road for a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round. The Texans managed to take care of business in the Wild Card Round against the Buffalo Bills thanks to the late-game heroics of quarterback Deshaun Watson and they now have good reason to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round. The Texans were able to advance after Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 28-yard game-winning field goal to defeat the Buffalo Bills in overtime. In Houston’s Wild Card game, Deshaun Watson essentially carried the Texans to a narrow victory. Watson […]

The Houston Texans are moving on. Before there was the magical Deshaun Watson majestic two-sack evasion and a 34-yard completion to Taiwan Jones, there was the Watson pass to Duke Johnson 18-yard pass that would convert a third-and-18, a few plays before the already-legendary play. Watch below. Watson evades pressure, steps up into the pocket […]

Deshaun Watson did it again. The Houston Texans were in a hard-fought battle with the Buffalo Bills in their wild card matchup. After trailing 16-0, Houston stormed back to take a 19-16. However, that did not last as the Bills hit a field goal with just five seconds left in regulation to send the game […]

The Houston Texans are beginning to mount a miraculous comeback against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. Late in the fourth quarter, Deshaun Watson hit DeAndre Hopkins for a 41-yard pass to set up the go-ahead touchdown versus the Bills. WATSON. HOPKINS. 41 YARDS. 🔥 #WeAreTexans #NFLPlayoffs 📺: #BUFvsHOU on ESPN/ABC📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports […]

The Houston Texans are going to need Deshaun Watson to have a special second-half performance and he delivered in the third quarter. For the first score of the game for Houston, Watson carried Buffalo Bills’ defenders on a 10-yard touchdown run. Deshaun Watson put the (Bills) team on his back to make this play #BUFvsHOU […]

The Buffalo Bills will hit the road to take on the Houston Texans on Saturday in the AFC Wild Card Round. The Bills come into the game as 2.5-point underdogs in a showdown of the respective fourth and fifth seeds in the AFC. To end the season, Buffalo lost three of their last four games—including […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson sent out a motivational text to teammates to try and get them amped up heading into their Wild Card matchup against the Buffalo Bills. According to running back Carlos Hyde, Watson sent out a text message to everyone on the offense, reminding them to be great. “Deshaun sent a mass […]

The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans won’t take the field until Saturday in their playoff matchup, but that didn’t stop one Bills player from paying a major compliment to the Texans ahead of the game. Speaking to the media (via MSN) ahead of the game, Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson called Texans’ Deshaun Watson the […]

For the fourth time in five years, the Houston Texans are AFC South division champions, but this time, they are actually looking to make a deep playoff run for the first time in franchise history. Since entering the NFL in 2002, the Texans have never made it past the Divisional Round, and it’s not like […]

Bill O’Brien began the week by saying that the Houston Texans would play their starters in Week 17. He must have changed his mind since then as Houston will sit starters, including Deshaun Watson, versus the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. Texans expected to rest multiple starters against […]

The Houston Texans could enter their Week 17 matchup with the Tennessee Titans with little to play for. If the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers in the game three-plus hours before, they will lock into the fourth-seed, meaning they could afford to rest and prep for the postseason. Though coach Bill O’Brien […]

Despite already clinching the AFC South title, Bill O’Brien shared his intentions of playing his starters in Week 17. On the other hand, Deshaun Watson has “no idea” if he’ll play versus the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. "I have no idea." – Deshaun Watson on whether or not he'll have the day off vs. #Titans. […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was limited in Wednesday’s practice with a back injury, the team announced. The Texans are preparing for a Week 17 matchup with the Tennessee Titans, where they can play spoiler to their rival’s playoff hopes. This puts the Texans in a bit of a tricky situation. They’ve already clinched a […]

Near the end of Saturday’s game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Deshaun Watson was seen reaching towards his lower leg. Luckily for the Houston Texans, Watson says his heel is ‘doing good’ after Houston’s big win, per Avery Duncan. https://twitter.com/averydduncan/status/1208509278140686337?s=20 The Texans’ quarterback seemed to have sustained the injury following a run that he had […]

Frustration is a common theme in the NFL. There are a number of teams that have Super Bowl talent on paper but barely scrape into the bottom half of the playoffs (looking at you, NFC East). The Houston Texans are one of those teams. They’ve shown tremendous potential in big games, like when they dominated […]

When the Chicago Bears selected Mitchell Trubisky with the second overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, they thought they were getting their franchise quarterback. However, three years into Trubisky’s tenure, many are unsure if he is the long-term answer in the Windy City. To make matters worse, Trubisky was chosen ahead of Patrick Mahomes […]

The Arizona Cardinals currently have Kyler Murray under center for their future, but according to Bruce Arians, the team almost drafted Deshaun Watson in 2017. Arians was the head coach for the Cardinals back in 2017 and they were ready to draft Watson with the 13th pick. However, the Houston Texans must have had some […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will make his first appearance at Soldier Field on Sunday and it’s opening up a lot of what-if questions for Chicago Bears fans. The Bears traded up in the 2017 draft to select Mitchell Trubisky while Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson were still on the board. What if the […]

New Orleans Saints superstar Drew Brees made history in Week 15 after breaking Peyton Manning’s mark for most passing touchdowns in NFL history. Current and former NFL stars have since made sure to congratulate him on becoming the most decorated passer of all time. Even Houston Texans quarterback was among those to pay homage to […]

The Houston Texans will square off against the Tennessee Titans in an AFC South showdown in Week 15. Whoever ends up victorious will take sole possession of the lead in the division on Sunday. The Texans come into this game following an embarrassing blowout loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 14. Houston lost the […]

There is no harder team in the league to figure out than the Houston Texans. Their inconsistent play makes the team a week-to-week project. This was extremely present during their Week 14 matchup against the Denver Broncos. In Week 13 on Sunday Night Football, the world watched as the Texans shredded the New England Patriots […]

The Houston Texans are getting dominated by the Denver Broncos. that is not stopping quarterback Deshaun Watson from trying to make plays where he can. Watson was able to add another impressive play to the highlight reel with a spectacular leap into the end zone for a touchdown, via NFL Twitter: AIR WATSON.@DeshaunWatson | #WeAreTexans […]

The Houston Texans are facing a gigantic deficit on Sunday against the Denver Broncos but that won’t stop Deshaun Watson from making throws down the field. To give the Texans their first touchdown of the day, Watson found DeAndre Hopkins for a 43-yard touchdown versus the Broncos. .@DeshaunWatson and @DeAndreHopkins connect for the 43-yard TD. […]

The trick play that the Houston Texans ran on Sunday night against the New England Patriots almost never came into fruition. Before running the play, Deshaun Watson almost checked out of the play that involved DeAndre Hopkins pitching the ball to him. “Honestly it wasn’t the perfect look,” Watson told reporters after the 28-22 win. […]

Heading into Sunday night’s game, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was 0-2 going against the New England Patriots and Tom Brady. Watson has never been afraid to talk about his love for Brady and not knowing how much longer Brady is going to play the game makes the win over Brady and the Patriots even […]

Deshaun Watson was the star at NRG Stadium as the Houston Texans managed to become the second team to take down the New England Patriots, 22-28. His spectacular passing managed to outgun Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots. His performance in Week 13 was so solid that NFL Stats & Info revealed that […]

The New England Patriots were showing some signs of life with their first touchdown of the day. However, the Houston Texans wasted no time in revealing a trick up their sleeve to help maintain the lead. The Texans capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive with on a spectacular option pass from wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to […]

To take a 21-3 lead over the New England Patriots, the Houston Texans received a touchdown connection between Deshaun Watson and Kenny Stills on a deep ball. The Patriots tried their best to contain Watson and force him to make a play from inside the pocket. He made them pay by lobbing a deep ball […]

The Houston Texans and Deshaun Watson are squaring off with the New England Patriots in a massive Sunday Night Football game in Week 13. Both teams lead their respective divisions. At 7-4, the Texans are atop the AFC South. Meanwhile, at 10-1, the Patriots are the top-dogs in the AFC East. Even with both teams […]

The Houston Texans and the New England Patriots face off on Sunday Night Football in a key AFC showdown. The Texans currently sit in first place of the AFC South, but a loss in this game and a win by the Indianapolis Colts would move them back into a tie. Most are picking the Patriots […]

Before Earl Thomas signed with the Baltimore Ravens, there was a chance he would land with the Houston Texans. During his free-agency meeting with the Texans, Bill O’Brien questioned Thomas’ want to play football. “He was at the rodeo at the time,” Thomas says. “Our conversation was not what I thought it was going to […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson struggled to get the offense going in the first half of an AFC South showdown with the Indianapolis Colts. Fortunately, wide receiver Will Fuller continues to provide a much-needed spark: Fuller helped kick off the opening drive of the second half by hauling in a 44-yard bomb from Watson, via […]