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Could Comeback Win over Colts Be Turning Point for Brock Osweiler, Texans?

October 17, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Entering Sunday night's home game against the Indianapolis Colts, the high-priced, revamped Houston Texans offense had scored an NFL-low 82 points in five games. Their $72 million quarterback, Brock Osweiler, came into Week 6 ranked in the bottom 10 in the league in terms of completion percentage, interception rate, yards per attempt and passer rating.
For three-and-a-half quarters against the Colts, it was more of the same. 
When Osweiler and the Texans took the field down 23-9 with 7:04 to play in the fourth quarter, there didn't appear to be much hope for an offense that had scored just 22 points in their last seven-and-a-half quarters of football and just 49 in the last four weeks.
At that moment, a struggling Osweiler had completed just 12 of 24 passes for 102 yards. He also had an interception and a fumble, and his 2016 passer rating had plummeted to 67.6. 
On paper, Osweiler—who signed a four-year, $72 million contract with $37 million guarant...

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