#Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons
[ESPN Gamecast](https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401547463)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium- Atlanta, GA
Network(s): FOX
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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|7:57 – 2nd|
**Scoreboard**
||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|HOU|3|3|–|–|6|
|ATL|7|0|–|–|7|
**Scoring Plays**
| Team | Quarter | Type | Description |
|:–|:–|:–|:–|
| HOU | 1 | FG | Ka’imi Fairbairn Made 38 Yd Field Goal |
| ATL | 1 | TD | Desmond Ridder 7 Yd Rush Younghoe Koo Made Ex. Pt |
| HOU | 2 | FG | Ka’imi Fairbairn Made 43 Yd Field Goal |
**Passing Leaders**
|Team|Player|C/ATT|YDS|TD|INT|SACKS|
|:–|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
| HOU | C.J. Stroud | 7/11 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| ATL | Desmond Ridder | 7/12 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
**Rushing Leaders**
|Team|Player|CAR|YDS|AVG|TD|LONG|
|:–|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
| HOU | Dameon Pierce | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 |
| ATL | Bijan Robinson | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 |
**Receiving Leaders**
|Team|Player|REC|YDS|AVG|TD|LONG|TGTS|
|:–|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
| HOU | Tank Dell | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| ATL | Jonnu Smith | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
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39 comments
Damn it feels like the biggest uphill climb to score again
It’s about time for a good benching
Arthur Smith’s 3rd down play calling is brutal
Horrendous throw
We suck :/
False start killed that drive
Dam ridder gettin bood up a little lol
I’ve literally never heard an announcer make more excuses for QBs (on both sides) than Schlereth today
As good as we think have played, we still only scored one touchdown lol
Wth was that
Bro can only be accurate when he’s not passing to a 1st round pick.
London was open, if that ball is on the money.
This team sure does end up behind the sticks a lot for a team whose whole roster construction was based on just not moving backwards.
We have to punt again. It’s easy to hit wide open fucking passes but you have to make other throws. He still stared down the receiver there in a tight window with all the time in the world
We should have just went deep
That was on London
Desmond trying to throw hospital passes again. The one good thing about Matt Ryan that was overlooked is that you rarely saw him throw hospital throws.
So there is nothing sophisticated about Smith’s run scheme. It’s being easily handled by probably the weakest run D we’ll see all year. Ridder’s not playing that bad, but the run game is getting us nothing
This offense is so hard to watch for so many reasons
No longer the Red Stallions
Now just the red stallings
Y’all remember when we drafted desmond and he said I’m not leaving until I get a superbowl, can he get a first down first? 😭
1 step forward 2 steps back
How in the hell is this guy an NFL QB??
We gotta get the run game going. It’s not doing Ridder any favors right now
Why play action on 2nd and 11, why I-formation under center on third and long? Just little things that add up.
Kinda wish Ridder was just full time bad without the occasional good drives so we could move on quicker.
Literally I don’t remember more boring game in a long time, maybe it’s me but I never had stronger urge to switch to some other game
While Ridder has looked better today, he’s still not reading the field.
He’s picking a guy to go to before the snap and that’s where he’s going with the ball.
At some point he’s going to have to be able to hang in the pocket, read the field, and make a real decision.
Falcons only allowed to have 1 good drive per half 🙁
Before that last throw, today has been much better than Jacksonville to be fair. Still a lot left to be desired though.
Aints fans now think they’re hot shit because they’re beating the fucking Pats
If ridder played like this every game we would probably be 4-0
Zero targets for Bijan is an interesting choice.
We will waste this season if we keep rolling with Ridder he is so inaccurate it’s insane. The pocket has been fine
Boo them this offense is miserable
Anybody remember that unreal offensive drive back in the 1st quarter? Man, those were the days…
Pitts is so garbage my god, also for as much as we punt. Pinion is fucking trash
We need to talk about how fucking stinky this OL has gotten. On most run plays Jake Matthews in particular is not even moving. McGary is always on the turf. Bijan and Tyler probably know they won’t get positive yardage without making the first few guys miss. It’s so bad to watch. So many TFLs or zero yards gained
Teams loaded up to stop our runs last year and it didn’t matter. These mfs are WEAK as hell now and I don’t understand
I just wanna know what Arthur sees that makes him think we’re trending in a good direction. Because if he doesn’t see anything, then what the fuck are we doing?