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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson’s standard for himself is to be legendary.
For this reason, it is why the two-time Pro Bowler puts the botched shotgun snap to seal their 26-20 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, not on center Nick Martin, but on himself.
“Like I always preach, my standard is trying to be legendary, and I’m working towards it,” said Watson, who completed 26-of-38 for 341 yards and an interception. “Even regardless. Like I said before, it’s not only on Nick, I should have caught the ball. That’s because I hold myself up to that legendary standard, so I should have made that catch on that snap.”
Watson was unable to bring the ball in for possession on the failed second-and-goal play from the 4-yard line. The ball squirted away, and linebacker Anthony Walker fell on it to give the Colts the ball back with 1:22 in the game.
For Watson, who has been a consistent winner going all the way back to his little league days, taking bizarre, creative losses throughout 2020 has been tough to handle. Furthermore, he feels he has let a large constituency down.
Said Watson: “I just felt like I’m just disappointed the whole city, I mean, honestly. That’s how I took it. Everyone might think differently, but I just took it that way. That’s why I was sitting on the bench and that was — because we’re so close, and with being so close these last four years since I’ve been here, where we just can’t for some reason haven’t got over that stepping stool.”
The Texans are 4-8 on the season. Not only will they probably not repeat as AFC South champions for the third year in a row, but their quest to qualify for the postseason is also in doubt. The Texans may be playing for next year.
When Houston does get a chance to go back to the drawing board, Watson intends to lead Houston over the hump.
“One day we will for sure,” said Watson. “I promise you that.”