Dark Horse Tavern » Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans got their third

HOUSTON (AP) — straight win on Sunday.But it came with a price as the already-banged up quarterback took 19 more hits in the 20-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills.Watson was sacked seven times and took 12 other hits from the Bills. The second-year player Seantrel Henderson Color Rush Jersey , questionable this week with a chest injury, was slow to get up several times and didn’t seem to be moving as well as he normally does.Houston coach Bill O’Brien was asked about the performance of the offensive line and what the group can do to improve.“I don’t know, I really don’t,” he said. “I think we’ve got to go back and figure it out … it starts with me. So, we just have to keep grinding to figure it out, figure out how to get better.”Watson brushed off questions about his health, saying he didn’t “want to make any excuses,” but his teammates acknowledged the injury and said it made them want to do more to help him.“When you’ve got a guy that sacrifices everything when he’s hurt Corey Moore Color Rush Jersey , everybody around him better do the same thing, especially if it’s your quarterback,” defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said. “I think everybody put that on their shoulders this week and just tried to give it all up for him.”Watson was 15 of 25 for 177 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble. He’s been sacked 25 times this season and taken 66 other hits behind a line that was supposed to be improved this year.O’Brien was certainly happy with the win, but knows his team must improve on offense if it hopes to compete with Jacksonville next week.“We’re not going to be able to be where we want to be unless we figure this thing out on offense,” he said. “And figure out what we have to be to be able to run the ball, throw the ball consistently.”Some things to know about Houston’s win over Buffalo.ALLEN’S HEALTHBuffalo rookie quarterback Josh Allen’s status for next week is uncertain after he left Sunday’s game with an elbow injury. Coach Sean McDermott said after the loss that the Bills were still evaluating Allen’s injury and he didn’t have any more details on it. Allen did not speak to the media.Allen was injured when Houston’s Whitney Mercilus hit his right elbow with his helmet after Allen’s pass.Allen threw for 84 yards and ran for 20 before being replaced by Nathan Peterman. Peterman threw for 61 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, including one that was returned 28 yards by Johnathan Joseph for a touchdown that put the Texans on top with 1:23 remaining.Kareem Jackson intercepted him after that to seal Houston’s win.HAIRY TACKLEHouston’s Jadeveon Clowney dragged running back Chris Ivory down by one of his long dreadlocks for a 3-yard loss early in the fourth quarter. The cringe-worthy play made Ivory’s head snap back as Clowney clutched his hair for the tackle.“I was supposed to set that edge, but I took it inside Jordan Thomas Color Rush Jersey ,” Clowney said. “And if I go inside coach said: ‘You better make that tackle.’ So, I was trying to do whatever it takes to make that tackle. I tried to reach out and grab for his jersey and I pulled him by the hair.”Clowney said Ivory approached him after the play to ask him about it.“He said: ‘Come on man, why did you pull my hair?’ and I said: ‘Come on man, why you trying to run from me,'” Clowney said.Clowney, who also has long dreadlocks, knows that being tackled like that had to hurt badly.“I’ve been pulled by my hair a few times,” he said. “They made it part of the uniform and if I can reach for him again I would.”THE “OLD GUYSJoseph is 34 and Jackson is 30 Stephen Anderson Color Rush Jersey , leading the young players on Houston’s defense to joke that the “old men” were the stars of Sunday’s game.“I’m cool with that,” Jackson said. “They can call us old all they want as long as we’re going out there and flying around.”The two players are ranked first and second in career interceptions in franchise history.Joseph took the lead with his 15th interception with the Texans on his touchdown return on Sunday, but Jackson regained the franchise lead when he grabbed his 16th one less than a minute after that.__ The Texans kicked an early field goal. Then they kicked a lot of more field goals. All these field goals, five of them in fact, in addition to a beautiful floating touchdown pass to Jordan Thomas and a Zach Cunningham pick-six gave Houston 29 points.Down early and down by a lot, the Browns threw the ball downfield. It worked, even if the end results weren’t there. A touchdown was called back thanks to a holding call. An almost touchdown was lost thanks to a Justin Reid forced fumble at the one yard line. After another Texans field goal made it 29-7, with time fleeting Jeff Allen Color Rush Jersey , as it always is, this game was officially over, as it had been since halftime. A late touchdown pass to Rashard Higgins against Aaron Colvin only changed the final deficit. Houston ran the ball well for the second week in a row. Lamar Miller looks like the Miami version of Lamar Miller. Deshaun Watson navigated the flotsam in the pocket and found his checkdowns to create first downs. It was a casual win. It was the type of win that happens when a good team plays a bad team. The Texans have now won nine games in a row. They are now 9-3 and will play the Indianapolis Colts next Sunday at 12 p.m. CST at NRG Stadium.