Commanders Dominant vs. Texans in First Half

The Washington Commanders hold a three-score lead over the Houston Texans in the first half of Sunday's game.

Jeremy Brener | Nov 20, 2022

The Washington Commanders are hushing their critics in the first half of their game against the Houston Texans, holding a 20-0 lead at the end of the second quarter.

While the Commanders went three-and-out on their first drive, the defense responded with a bang after cornerback Kendall Fuller picked off Texans quarterback Davis Mills for a pick six to open the scoring.

The Commanders doubled their lead at the beginning of the second quarter on a Curtis Samuel 10-yard rushing touchdown. Samuel's touchdown capped off a nine-play, 85-yard drive.

The Texans only found one first down the entire first half, allowing the Commanders to flex even harder.

There was a little bit of concern heading into this week that the Commanders would get complacent after a big win against the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles and a short week. However, the Commanders are proving that head coach Ron Rivera has them well-prepared for today's game.

“Yeah, so the message today was, these guys have only won one game, but you go back and look at their games, they're close," Taylor Heinicke said earlier this week. "I think it's within one score and they could very well be five and three. So, it's a good football team. They’re very fundamentally sound. We can't take them lightly. Obviously, we had a huge game against the divisional opponent, undefeated, big win.

"The worst thing that we can do is go and lay an egg on Sunday. So again, we're just trying to keep the ball rolling, keep working hard. The next game is the most important game, so we gotta put the Eagles in the rear view and get ready for the Texans. It's gonna be a tough one.”

The Commanders lead 20-0 and the Texans will receive the second-half kickoff.

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Published Nov 20, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.