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Mark Lane

Texans blame inferiority in the trenches, not scripted plays, for bad start against Washington

Scripting the first 10 or so plays in the NFL is quite common, and the Houston Texans have been known to do so.

Given scripting plays is a possibility, it made the interception Davis Mills threw that was returned for a touchdown on the second offensive play all the more puzzling. The second-year signal caller was throwing a 2-yard out to receiver Brandin Cooks that cornerback Kendall Fuller intercepted and returned 37 yards for a touchdown to put Washington ahead 7-0 early in the first quarter in Week 11 at NRG Stadium.

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