⚠ FAKE PUNT ALERT ⚠
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📱: https://t.co/Nm64mQkAPf pic.twitter.com/7tVf5VG62z— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) January 3, 2021
The Houston Texans have nothing to lose.
On a fourth-and-2 from the Texans’ 46-yard line, interim coach Romeo Crennel decided to go for it against the Tennessee Titans down 10-3 early in the second quarter.
Rather than keep quarterback Deshaun Watson and the offense out there, the punt team took the field. A curious note was quarterback A.J. McCarron was the personal protector for punter Bryan Anger.
Long snapper Jon Weeks direct-snapped the ball to McCarron, who then threw a pass to receiver Steven Mitchell for a 20-yard gain to get into the Titans’ territory.
Houston capped off the drive with a 43-yard field goal from kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn.