In their own words: 4 keys for the Texans to beat the Colts

The Houston Texans will host the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football for a Week 12 divisional tilt. Here is how to beat them, as they said.

Don’t panic – Deshaun Watson

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“Stay calm, everybody stay calm!” – Michael Scott.

Deshaun Watson’s key to beating the Colts echos the advice of Dunder Mifflin Scranton’s former Regional Manager: stay calm, don’t panic, take one moment of the time and build together a sound 60-minute game of football.

“We can’t look at it in that way and try to get carried away and try to panic or try to put too much pressure on ourselves,” said Watson on Tuesday. “We’ve just got to go out there and play Texans football and take it one play at a time, one moment at a time and play 60 minutes and see how the outcome comes.”

Watson’s leadership on Thursday — in a rebound effort from Sunday — will be the catalyst to if the Texans will be able to stay calm. He will lead an offense desperate to shake off jitters, one step at a time, ideally.