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Joe Mixon Confronted Ravens Player After Errant Punt Hit Texans Assistant Coach

Mixon took exception to the punt hitting one of the Texans assistants.

Tim Capurso

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon confronts Ravens players and assistant coaches before a Christmas Day game at NRG Stadium.
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon confronts Ravens players and assistant coaches before a Christmas Day game at NRG Stadium. / Screengrab Twitter @wyche89
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Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon wasn't feeling very holly or jolly before the team's Christmas Day game against the Baltimore Ravens. As NFL Network's Steve Wyche reported before the game, Mixon, on the field for warmups, took exception to an errant punt hitting a Texans assistant coach.

Mixon took the ball and punted it as far as he could into the stands, then confronted the punter, prompting multiple Ravens players, including backup quarterback Josh Johnson, to exchange words with the Houston back.

Mixon was eventually ushered away, but one can bet that if emotions run high during the Ravens-Texans game, this pregame incident will be pointed to as the catalyst.

The second Christmas Day game features a battle of two playoff-bound teams in Baltimore (10-5) and Houston (9-6), and if this encounter was any indication, the contest will have the intensity of a postseason environment.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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