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Mark Lane

Texans coach Lovie Smith wishes RB Dameon Pierce had touched the ball inside red zone

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce didn’t touch the ball once when the offense had a first-and-goal from the 3-yard line.

The Texans had an optimistic moment three yards away from the end zone with 14:01 to go in the second quarter leading 3-0 over the Cleveland Browns. The Texans passed three times and handed off once with that lone carry going to running back Dare Ogunbowale for two yards.

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The Texans were leading 3-0 and were stuffed.

Coach Lovie Smith told reporters after the game he would have liked to done something in hindsight.

“Hindsight right now, I wish we had done something different,” said Smith. “That didn’t work. Thought we had a good play there. When you go for it on fourth down like that, I felt like we needed a touchdown in that situation. It’s so hard to get down there. We need to be able to convert on those.”

The Texans were able to get a safety after backing up the Browns. However, Cleveland was able to get four turnovers throughout the contest, scoring immediately on two of them, to beat the Texans 27-14.

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