Houston Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been named to his third first-team All-Pro, the Associated Press announced Friday.
Houston Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins has done it again.
The former 2013 first-round pick from Clemson was named to his third first-team All-Pro on Friday, the Associated Press announced.
Hopkins caught 104 passes for 1,165 yards and seven touchdowns to help the Texans to a 10-6 record and win their second consecutive AFC South title and the sixth division title in franchise history.
For Hopkins, he breaks a tie with Andre Johnson for the most first-team All-Pro selections by a Texans receiver. As a Texans player, Hopkins’ three such selections are second-most in club history behind defensive end J.J. Watt’s five.
Hopkins and the Texans will face the Buffalo Bills in the AFC wild-card Saturday at 3:35 p.m. at NRG Stadium.
Buffalo Bills CB DeAndre Hopkins has nothing to say to about Houston Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins’ social media post.
Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White is playing down is matchup with Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins all this week.
Hopkins gave White plenty of reason to do the opposite.
In a since-deleted post on his social media, Hopkins posted a photo of him scoring a touchdown with White in coverage during the Bills-Texans 2018 meeting. The caption read “2020 mood.”
While deleted, The Bills Wire’s Bradley Gelber took a screen grab of the now-deleted post:
While not a direct knock at White, it seems pretty clear what Hopkins was getting at. The catch he made on White was an incredible one to say the least, so Hopkins certainly remembers it. White probably does as well.
Regardless of all that, the Bills’ No. 1 cornerback had little to say about the post this weekend.
“I don’t know. Nothing. Just try to go out and play my game,” White told reporters Thursday.
In addition, White also completely downplayed any one-on-one matchup between him and Hopkins.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a one-on-one matchup. I mean, because, there’s 11 guys on the field,” White said. “Whenever he comes to the left side I have to be on my game and when he lines up on the right, Kevin (Johnson) will have to be on his best game. It’s going to take all 11 of us to try and limit him.”
As a top competitor, White likely had some fire burning in his stomach over Hopkins’ comments. But it appears he’s taking the high road in an effort to keep his mind right and focused on the task at hand, a mature and smart move by the third-year pro.
The Buffalo Bills are back in the playoffs and will be facing the Houston Texans.
The Buffalo Bills are back in the playoffs for the second time in three years, and will be facing the AFC South champions Houston Texans. After a surprising 10-6 season, the Bills will be going to Houston to face Deshaun Watson, J.J. Watt, and DeAndre Hopkins on Wild Card weekend.
Here are the five matchups to watch against Houston on Saturday:
Let’s not beat around the bush here, this is the biggest test in the young career of Tre’Davious White. These two locked horns last season and White had an underrated performance. He held the Pro Bowl receiver to five catches, 63 yards, and one touchdown. White was in a great coverage, but Hopkins made an exceptional back shoulder grab that only a few players can make in the NFL.
White has had the best season of his career, with six interceptions, and 17 pass breakups the most important stat for White though, is that he’s allowed zero touchdowns this season. Putting him in the running for Defensive Player of the Year.
DeAndre Hopkins on the other hand, has been having a down year by his lofty standards. The Pro Bowler has 104 catches, 1,165 yards, and seven touchdowns. His past two seasons saw him go over 1,300 yards, and go into double digits for touchdowns as well.
With fellow wide receivers, Will Fuller V and Kenny Stills both listed as questionable for Saturday the offense will run through quarterback Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins.
Previewing the Houston Texans’ Super Bowl LIV chances, with NFL betting odds, picks, futures and best bets.
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AFC Champion: +1800
If you’re anything like me, then seeing a quadruple-digit betting line for a relatively healthy, division-winning team with a franchise quarterback is very exciting. The Texans have been well-coached and structured enough to have a winning record in five of the six seasons Bill O’Brien has been their head coach.
Also, the Texans have won the AFC South and made the playoffs in four of six seasons under O’Brien, but this time, they have a legitimate franchise quarterback in Deshaun Watson to help them advance in the postseason. Also, the 21-7 drubbing to the Indianapolis Colts last year in the playoffs gave Watson much needed postseason experience.
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The 2019 Texans are the most balanced offense in their team’s history, statistically and personnel-wise. Thousands of words have been written about the explosiveness of the passing game featuring Watson, and WRs DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller, but little has been said about an elite run game.
That’s right, I said elite. What else do you call the ninth-ranked team in total rushing yards (2,009), eighth in yards per carry (4.6) and with 17 rushing touchdowns with a multi-faceted run game? Carlos Hyde was a great offseason pickup—245 carries for 1,070 yards and six touchdowns—but Duke Johnson provides a dual-threat spell back and Watson added 413 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
Taking the TEXANS +1800 to come out of the AFC is a tremendous value, and gives you a plethora of hedge options (betting the other side against the Texans to minimize financial exposure and/or ensure a profit) should they advance to the AFC title game.
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Talk about value, betting TEXANS +3300 to win Super Bowl LIV is a juicy play. Playoff competition isn’t new to the Texans and they’ve already beaten three AFC playoff teams in the regular season: the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6 (31-24), the New England Patriots in Week 13 (28-22) and the Tennessee Titans in Week 15 (24-21).
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Also, their emotional leader, and best defensive player, DE J.J. Watt is coming back for the postseason. The defense took a noticeable dip with Watt out of the lineup since Week 8 due to a pectoral injury. Sans Watt, the Texans gave up more yards per game, yards per play, points per game and were minus-31 in point differential compared to a plus-24 point differential with Watt playing.
All the teams in the playoffs have a worthy argument of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, but only the Texans are getting a first-ballot Hall of Fame player back for the postseason.
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Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien believes the matchup between WR DeAndre Hopkins and Buffalo Bills CB Tre’Davious White will be a big factor.
There are plenty of matchups that comprise any playoff game, but for the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills on Saturday in the AFC wild-card, there may be none bigger than receiver DeAndre Hopkins versus cornerback Tre’Davious White.
The All-Pro wideout will be going against arguably the best cornerback this season as the former 2017 first-round pick from LSU broke up 17 passes and grabbed six interceptions.
Coach Bill O’Brien has tremendous respect for White.
“Tre’Davious White is a great player,” O’Brien said. “He’s one of the better corners in the league and we’ve got what we feel like is the best receiver in the league, so it’s a great matchup.”
Hopkins caught 104 passes for 1,165 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games with the Texans this season, earning his fourth career Pro Bowl selection along the way. For Hopkins, he will be debuting in his fifth career playoff game while White will make his second postseason appearance.
“That’s what playoff football is all about, when great players are going against each other, both guys are competing at a high level,” said O’Brien. “It’ll be a big part of the game.”
The only time Hopkins faced White was on Oct. 14, 2018, in a 20-13 win for Houston over Buffalo. Hopkins caught five passes for 63 yards and a touchdown while White collected two tackles, including a tackle for loss, and was flagged for two defensive holding penalties.
76. ESPN is broadcasting their first game in the series. CBS has broadcast all nine of the previous games.
77. The Texans are 7-14 on ESPN, including playoffs. Here are the results by series:
ESPN Sunday Night Football: 1-3
ESPN Monday Night Football: 6-11
78. The Bills are on 8-14 ESPN, including playoffs. Here are the results by series:
ESPN Sunday Night Football: 8-8
ESPN Monday Night Football: 0-6
79. Joe Tessitore and Anthony “Booger” McFarland will be the eighth different play-by-play team to broadcast a game in the series.
80. The Texans are 1-2 with Tessitore and McFarland with the lone win coming last season on Nov. 26 versus the Tennessee Titans 34-17.
81. The Bills are 0-1 with Tessitore and McFarland with their only game a 25-6 loss to the New England Patriots on Oct. 29, 2018.
82. The Texans are 4-2 on KTRK, Houston’s ABC affiliate, who will be simulcasting the game.
83. The Bills are 19-25 on ABC since 1970.
84. Sunday’s game will be the 65th NFL postseason game, including Super Bowls, either broadcast or simulcast on ABC.
85. The first game in Texans history was broadcast on ESPN (Sept. 9, 2002). Meanwhile the first game in Bills’ history was broadcast on ABC (Sept. 11, 1960).
Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White knows the challenge the secondary faces in containing Houston Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
The Houston Texans are taking on the No. 2 scoring defense in the NFL in the Buffalo Bills for Saturday’s AFC wild-card at NRG Stadium. However, the defense that gave up 16.2 points per game also has a challenge on its hands in containing All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White, who is arguably the best cornerback of the season with 17 pass breakups and six interceptions, knows it won’t be up to him alone to contain Hopkins.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a one-on-one matchup. I mean, because, there’s 11 guys on the field,” White said via the Bills Wire. “Whenever he comes to the left side I have to be on my game and when he lines up on the right, [Cornerback] Kevin (Johnson) will have to be on his best game. It’s going to take all 11 of us to try and limit him.”
In their most recent matchup, a 20-13 Texans victory on Oct. 14, 2018, Hopkins caught five passes for 63 yards a touchdown. The Texans’ passing game wasn’t exactly on point as quarterback Deshaun Watson was playing through a rib injury sustained the previous week against the Dallas Cowboys in a 19-16 overtime victory at NRG Stadium on Sunday Night Football.
White had two tackles and a tackle for loss in the losing effort. The former 2017 first-round pick from LSU knows that in order to stop Hopkins and beat the Texans, he will have to do his job, but so will his teammates.
Buffalo Bills CB on Houston Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins.
The highlighted matchup for many during Saturday’s Bills-Texans Wild Card meeting will be Tre’Davious White against DeAndre Hopkins.
White didn’t allow a single touchdown this season in coverage. Hopkins put up massive numbers, 104 catches, 1,165 yards and seven scores, and he sat out Week 17, too.
But White said on Thursday that it might not be what it seems on paper. Sometimes White follows a team’s No. 1 target in coverage. Sometimes he doesn’t. The defender suggested the latter could be the case.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a one-on-one matchup. I mean, because, there’s 11 guys on the field,” White told reporters. “Whenever he comes to the left side I have to be on my game and when he lines up on the right, Kevin (Johnson) will have to be on his best game. It’s going to take all 11 of us to try and limit him.”
Considering expectations of White, who had his first Pro Bowl season in 2019, it could be a bit of a surprise if he doesn’t follow Hopkins around the field. White’s comment could also mean nothing and the corner could be the guy still tasked with doing so.
Digging deeper into White’s thoughts, mentioning Kevin Johnson, not Levi Wallace, as the player opposite him, is intriguing. Wallace injured his ankle against the Jets in Week 17 and has practiced in a limited capacity this week. Per White, we could be seeing plenty of Johnson, who was actually a former first-round pick of the Texans, on Saturday.
If it is Johnson and not Wallace, White’s comment do matchup with a bit of Sean McDermott as well. The coach said earlier this week that he has confidence in trotting Johnson out there against his former team.
“We’ve got a lot of confidence in Kevin. He’s had a good season. I think he’s continued to grow; he fits into our defense,” McDermott said.
Nine things to know about the Buffalo Bills’ Wild Card opponent, the Houston Texans.
After waiting for a Week 17 game that was… lacking meaning, the week is finally here. It’s playoff time once again in western New York.
The Bills will play in the postseason for the second time in the last three years under head coach Sean McDermott. While ending the season with three losses in four games, the Bills were essentially locked into a playoff berth early.
That leads them down to Texas where the Houston Texans, the 10-6 AFC South champs, wait.
Here are nine things to know about the Bills’ Wild Card opponent, the Texans:
The Bills did not play the Texans this year. The two sides have faced off nine times in the regular season with the most recent one going down as a loss for Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen. However, it was only an Allen loss in the record books.
Instead, it was really a trademark Nathan Peterman loss.
Allen took a weird injury in this one. On a completion to Kelvin Benjamin (ah yes, the memories), Allen took a bump on the back of his elbow. The then-rookie QB exited the game late in the third quarter and Peterman took over. Buffalo went on to lose 20-13, falling to 2-4 overall. With 1:34 left in the game, the Texans hit a field goal to tie the game at 13. Another 11 seconds later on Buffalo’s ensuing drive, Peterman tossed a pass toward the sideline which was intercepted by Jonathan Joseph for a game-winning, pick-six interception.
Luckily, there is no way this one will include Peterman.
By video, #JoshAllen injury is contusion to throwing arm. Hit after throw in back of elbow/triceps. Pain tolerance and effectiveness issue. Doubt long term injury for @buffalobillspic.twitter.com/EMXk6PEXeH
Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson and WR DeAndre Hopkins are active against the Tennessee Titans in Week 17.
Maybe the Houston Texans are trying to beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 after all.
The Texans announced their inactives ahead of their 3:25 p.m. CT kickoff against the Titans at NRG Stadium. Quarterback Deshaun Watson and receiver DeAndre Hopkins, both of whom were questionable with a back and illness respectively, were not inactive when the inactives came out Sunday afternoon.
Instead, Houston listed DT D.J. Reader, WR Will Fuller (groin), WR Kenny Stills (knee), CB Bradley Roby (hamstring), ILB Benardrick McKinney (concussion), OLB Jacbon Martin (knee), and OT Laremy Tunsil (ankle) as inactive.
The Titans listed CB Adoree’ Jackson, WR Cody Hollister, DE Matt Dickerson, WR Adam Humphries, G/T Kevin Pamphile, WR Kalif Raymond, and DT Isaiah Mack as inactive.
