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

The Houston Texans will try to spoil the Tennessee Titans’ playoff chances with a win without starters. How will they do so? Their own say.

Deshaun Watson: React to new things

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Barring an injury to A.J. McCarron, Deshaun Watson won’t play on Sunday. However, he still has advice for his team that will face the Titans for the second time in three weeks: adjust to whatever new thing Tennessee hits them with.

“The biggest thing is really just trying to react to the new things,” Watson said on Thursday. “You can’t really pick out – especially playing them in a two-week span – pick out the new things that they’re going to do. You just kind of see out there and watch the film on what they did last time and what they did in previous weeks and even last week against the Saints, and then see if it’s the same thing but a different look. That’s the biggest thing, so as long as we’re all on the same page and we’re doing the right things and seeing it through the same set of eyes, we’ll be just fine.”

If the Texans can adjust to whatever new things the Titans throw at them, they may find themselves restricting their divisional rivals from visiting the postseason.