While the Jets offense could have a favorable matchup against the Texans defense, the Green & White have to take care of the ball. It's turned over the ball a league-high 23 times this season and the Texans are tied for fourth in the NFL with 19 takeaways. Houston had 5 turnovers in its win over the Titans last weekend, despite yielding 420 yards.
"When Lovie Smith signed here with the Texans, one thing they talked about was increasing the number of takeaways, that's what Lovie is known for," Texans team reporter Deepi Sidhu said. "This defense only had 9 takeaways in all of 2020. They've had 10 in the last two weeks alone, against Miami and the Titans. They had 4 interceptions against Ryan Tannehill and in the last two games, 6 interceptions by five players. If you haven't seen much of the Texans, the one thing you need to know is they're really good at taking the ball away."
Saleh added of the group: "So much respect for [Smith] and a lot of the principles we teach is all from that same Lovie, Monty Kiffin school of thought. They're doing a really good job of mixing things up, they have a young defense, very active front. Justin Reid, I had a chance to coach his brother, he's pretty damn good. They're a good group."
"When Lovie Smith signed here with the Texans, one thing they talked about was increasing the number of takeaways, that's what Lovie is known for," Texans team reporter Deepi Sidhu said. "This defense only had 9 takeaways in all of 2020. They've had 10 in the last two weeks alone, against Miami and the Titans. They had 4 interceptions against Ryan Tannehill and in the last two games, 6 interceptions by five players. If you haven't seen much of the Texans, the one thing you need to know is they're really good at taking the ball away."
Saleh added of the group: "So much respect for [Smith] and a lot of the principles we teach is all from that same Lovie, Monty Kiffin school of thought. They're doing a really good job of mixing things up, they have a young defense, very active front. Justin Reid, I had a chance to coach his brother, he's pretty damn good. They're a good group."