Texans vs. Seahawks first quarter recap
Texans 3rd drive (16 plays, 72 yards, 8:55) — Houston responded well and didn’t panic, even after facing a second-and-16. Rookie QB Davis Mills kept calm and distributed the football. The Texans picked up a third-and-8 with a WR Brandin Cooks reception, but he was determined to have committed pass interference. Houston settled for a K Ka’imi Fairbairn field goal, but the Seahawks roughed snapper Jon Weeks. Although the field goal was good, Houston took points off the board to keep the drive going. Cooks seemed to score a touchdown, but the booth review determined he was a yard short, but it did give Houston a first-and-goal. However, rookie TE Brevin Jordan committed illegal formation and pushed the Texans back second-and-goal from the 5-yard line. Houston can’t punch it in and have to settle for the original Fairbairn field goal anyway, this time from 21 yards out. 10-10
That 16-play #Texans drive ties their second-longest of the season (Week 2 at Cleveland). The longest is an 18-play drive to start the #Patriots game in Week 5.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) December 12, 2021
Seahawks 3rd drive (7 plays, 33 yards, 4:09) — Aside from the first drive, the Seahawks defense has had no issue moving the football against Houston’s defense. QB Russell Wilson, who is the fourth-most pressured quarterback in the NFL entering Week 14 with 27.7% of his dropbacks resulting in pressures, faces no problem with the Houston pass rush. The Seahawks do make use of the field position after Houston stops them on third-and-5 from the Texans’ 43-yard line by backing them up at the 2.
Texans 4th drive (3 plays, 6 yards, 0:56) — Houston gives it to RB Rex Burkhead twice and forces the Seahawks to burn two of their three timeouts. On a third-and-9 from their own 3-yard line, Mills rushes out of bounds to stop the clock with 1:07 to go until halftime.
Seahawks 4th drive (1 play, 55 yards, 0:08) — All it takes is one play as Wilson hits WR Tyler Lockett for a touchdown. K Jason Myers misses the extra point wide left. Seahawks, 16-10
Texans 5th drive (6 plays, 15 yards, 0:52) — The Texans use some razzle dazzle on the kickoff return to get to their own 42-yard line with 41 second until halftime. Houston at least puts three on the board as K Ka’imi Fairbairn nails a 61-yard field goal. Seahawks, 16-13
Stats
Texans
Mills: 16/21, 175 yards, TD; 1 carry, 5 yards
Burkhead: 9 carries, 29 yards
Brandin Cooks: 5 catches, 57 yards
Brevin Jordan: 3 catches, 15 yards, TD
Seahawks
Wilson: 8/11, 163 yards, TD; 1 carry, 8 yards
Penny: 7 carries, 64 yards, TD
Lockett: 4 catches, 113 yards, TD