Tight ends
Sunday’s win was the second-straight of minimal action from the Texans’ tight ends. Darren Fells and Jordan Akins combined for three receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown.
The touchdown came in the first half of the win, which would be the Texans’ second of the night. A 13-yard score for Fells, Deshaun Watson rolled out on Houston’s signature tight end-RPO design. In getting his seventh touchdown of the season, he passed Owen Daniels (2012) and Joel Dreesen (2011) for most in a single-season for the Texans.
Like most of the offensive position groups, the tight ends played mistake-free football — outside of a Jordan Thomas drop, which was negated due to penalty. Pre-film review, they blocked sufficiently and they caught passes when they needed to. Just as Bill O’Brien and Tim Kelly drew it up.