Throughout the Houston Texans training camp this past summer, the attention from the fans and media on the Texans' offensive side of the football was squarely on the space age passing game that GM Nick Caserio and head coach DeMeco Ryans appeared to be putting together, by adding Stefon Diggs...
Throughout the Houston Texans training camp this past summer, the attention from the fans and media on the Texans' offensive side of the football was squarely on the space age passing game that GM Nick Caserio and head coach DeMeco Ryans appeared to be putting together, by adding Stefon Diggs to a wide receiver room that already included Nico Collins and Tank Dell.
However, once the regular season arrived this past Sunday in Indianapolis, it was Mixon's back on which the offense rode to a 29-27 victory to start the season 1-0. Sure, Diggs did some very productive things, specifically two short touchdown catches, but when it came time to close the game out, it was Mixon rushing nine yards on a game clinching 3rd and 3 to end the Colts' hopes for the day.
Per Texans P.R., Mixon’s 159 rushing yards were the sixth most in NFL history by a player making their debut with a new team. Also, the 159 yard total was the sixth most in franchise history for one game, and second most by a Texan in any Week 1 contest, trailing only Arian Foster's huge Week 1 against the Colts in 2010. Of his 159 rushing yards, 101 of them came after contact, the second most in the NFL this past week and fourth most by Mixon in his career.
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