Texans’ defensive grades from 23-20 win over the Buccaneers

The Houston Texans defense turned in an opportunistic performance against the Tamp Bay Buccaneers Saturday afternoon in a 23-20 win in Week 16.

safeties

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(AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)

The safeties did a good job of capitalizing on Winston’s mistakes, but they had a few of their own as tight ends O.J. Howard, Codey McElroy, and Cameron Brate produced three catches for 46 yards, one catch for 30 yards, and two for 11 yards respectively. Still, Justin Reid was able to come up with an interception on the Buccaneers’ second drive of the game that resulted in three points for Houston, and Jahleel Addae added an interception on the Bucs’ second to last drive of the game. Tashaun Gipson had five tackles.

Grade: A