Blake Bortles fumbled on Jacksonville’s third play of each half Color Rush Cullen Gillaspia Jersey , leading to 10 points and his benching in a 20-7 loss to the streaking Houston Texans on Sunday.The Texans (4-3) won their fourth consecutive game thanks to those two turnovers and took a one-game lead in the AFC South.Deshaun Watson, who reportedly made the 800-mile road trip by bus instead of plane, had a touchdown pass despite playing with a bruised lung and injured ribs. Lamar Miller ran for a season-high 100 yards and聽a score聽.Watson’s health and Jacksonville’s quarterback situation surely will be the main topics going forward.Cody Kessler replaced Bortles in the third quarter and聽threw a short touchdown pass to T.J. Yeldon聽, creating speculation he might supplant Bortles in the starting lineup.The Jaguars (3-4) signed Bortles to a three-year, $54 million contract in February with the belief he was good enough to lead the defensive-minded team back to the playoffs. Bortles has been downright awful in three straight losses, with two touchdown passes and eight turnovers.Coach Doug Marrone clearly had seen enough when he made the switch Sunday. Marrone also benched Bortles in the 2017 preseason Cheap Cullen Gillaspia Jersey , only to give him the starting job back nine days later.Bortles played turnover-free football in the postseason, gaining top executive Tom Coughlin’s confidence and landing the new contract. Now it’s unclear how much of the money he will get.Bortles聽lost the ball both times聽trying to scramble. The first one led to a field goal, and Watson connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a 10-yard score following聽the second one聽. That was one of several one-on-one matchups Hopkins won against talkative cornerback Jalen Ramsey.Hopkins’ best was a聽one-handed catch for 31 yards along the sideline聽in the first quarter.The Texans led 13-0 at the break, the third time in as many games Jacksonville has failed to score before halftime. The Jaguars had never done that previously in franchise history.They also had scoreless halves against Kansas City (24-0) and Dallas (20-0), so the Jags were outscored 57-0 in the first half in three straight weeks.HAL STARTSTexans safety Andre Hal, who returned to practice this week following treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma Cullen Gillaspia Jersey Womens , was in the starting lineup. Hal was diagnosed with the disease in May and immediately began treatment. He received the news of his remission last month.The 26-year-old Hal, a seventh-round draft pick from Vanderbilt in 2014, is in his fifth year with the Texans. He started all 16 games last season and had three interceptions.KEY INJURIESTexans: WR Keke Coutee left in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and was ruled out at halftime.Jaguars: CB Tyler Patmon was ruled out in the second quarter because of a strained neck, forcing rookie safety Ronnie Harrison into a bigger role. … Backup linebacker Donald Payne injured in his left knee on a special teams play. … DE Calais Campbell left the game in the fourth with a stinger.UP NEXTTexans: Return home to host Miami on Thursday night.Jaguars: Face Philadelphia in a “home game” at Wembley Stadium in London. You get a pick! You get a pick! Everyone gets a pick!"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旼roupThink: Who Should the Houston Texans Draft? New,45commentsYou get a pick! You get a pick! Everyone gets a pick!CDTShareTweetShareShareGroupThink: Who Should the Houston Texans Draft? Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Cody Ford against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2018 Orange BowlSteve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsThis one is all about wish fulfillment. With the draft only weeks away and the Houston Texans lack of free agency moves to fill immediate needs, they really can’t afford to misfire in the draft. That being said Cullen Gillaspia Houston Texans Jersey , everyone on the masthead has their go-to player they want to see in battle red in 2019. Here’s the question: If you had the power to make sure the Houston Texans drafted one specific player in this month’s NFL draft, who would it be and why are you so jazzed about him? Brett KollmannKenneth LevyBrett KollmannMatt WestonCapt RonMike BullockWho is your “must have” new player? Is he on this list, or did we miss the one guy you know Houston has to have? Give us your wish list in the comments section.
