With their 1-10-1 record, the Houston Texans are just trying to limp to the finish line of their failed 2022 season in the hopes of starting fresh with some new talent next year. This has been a painful campaign for players, coaches, and especially fans who have watched the team succumb to utter collapse.
Now faced with the challenge of their intrastate rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, in Week 14, it doesn’t seem that the end of their schedule can come fast enough. Houston’s offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton spoke to reporters on Thursday about what he thinks will be the hardest obstacle to overcome in the matchup: the Cowboys’ front seven.
“It’s well documented. We’re talking about one of the best defenses in the National Football League and it starts with the guys up front,” Hamilton explained. “The guys up front allow the guys on the back end to play really aggressively as well. It will be a tremendous challenge, but it’s the National Football league. From week-to-week, you’re going to have these challenges. We just have to come out and play our game.”
Hamilton will need to get creative to help his offense score points against Dallas, and would be wise to plan for some extra protection when he calls passing plays for quarterback Kyle Allen. Houston will be lucky if they’re able to keep this game close, and it is Hamilton’s job to ensure that his unit can put up enough points to stay competitive against one of the NFC’s top teams.
Whether that will happen or not is unclear, but the Texans are heavy underdogs heading into this matchup, so chances are they’re on a collision course for their eleventh loss of the season. If Hamilton can work some magic in practices this week, though, Houston just might be able to surprise their opponent and come out with a hard-fought win.
