Packers vs. Texans: A Preview of an Intense NFL Matchup

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00:00Let's get into this Packers-Texans game here, man.

00:06Stroud vs. Love is a really, really fun quarterback battle.

00:13Green Bay does enter as the healthier team, though, with Nico Collins out and still some

00:17injuries for Houston's defense that last week a lot of stuff was covered up due to the fact

00:22that they were playing the New England Patriots, and look, man, they absolutely rolled in that

00:26game.

00:27To beat the NFL by 20 in their own building is a great win, and that's what the Texans

00:31put up.

00:32It was their most dominant victory of the season, but now they have a really tough task

00:36on their hands going to Green Bay here, Donnie.

00:38What do you look for in this matchup?

00:39I think it's going to be fantastic, and you might actually be getting a Super Bowl preview

00:42because when both of these teams are healthy and at their best, they're damn near unstoppable

00:46on offense.

00:47It will be fun to play out, but as I talked about that San Francisco 49ers game earlier

00:50today, sometimes it comes down to can you protect your quarterback?

00:54So if I'm looking from Green Bay's side of things, they have an average offensive line,

00:57and yes, Love can be a mobile quarterback, he's got a lot of good young wideouts and

01:00a running game that can sort of buoy, but for me, Joe, it comes down to Hunter and Anderson

01:04on the outsides as defensive ends.

01:06If you can collapse that pocket, you can give your team a chance, but having said that,

01:10it's Green Bay Packers for me today.

01:11I just think overall, there's a better football team, home field advantage on their side,

01:15Nico Collins still not being there.

01:17Look, Tank Dell is a very good wide receiver, Stephon Diggs was brought in to play big.

01:20I don't think this is a blowout by any means, but give me the Green Bay Packers here today.

01:24I agree with you.

01:25I think it's Green Bay, but I do feel we get through the 47 and a half.

01:28I think both offenses potentially can eat here.

01:31The matchup for me, Kevin, is it's back-to-back road games for Houston 1, right?

01:36And the offenses that they have faced, dominating Buffalo with Josh Allen, limited weapons,

01:41holding up to 9 of 30 in terms of the completion percentage, and then last week, Drake May,

01:46even though he put up 250 yards, they turned him over, they had the football for a majority

01:52of the first half, built a huge first half lead, and then just never looked back.

01:57They're going to be challenged today by all of these weapons that Green Bay has, and playing

02:01on the road and the fact that Green Bay is a dominant home team, that's why I like Jordan

02:05Love here.

02:06They can run it, they can throw it.

02:07I like to see Christian Watson get involved.

02:10I think he duplicates the performance that he did last week.

02:13I think the rushing attack could take over.

02:15I think they win it by 7 to 10.

02:17It might be close for a half, but they pull away in the second half.

02:21Yeah, this number, again, it's 3, there's 2 and a half still out there, so you could

02:25kind of...

02:26Out of respect towards the Texans, 2 and a half's out there.

02:28I really do think that.

02:29The Texans are really good, though, Don.

02:31Like I guess, I mean, with the injuries, I hear you, but again, you're up to 3.

02:35I think a 3 and a half would be a lot of Houston, Houston, Houston.

02:38They gave 5 and a half to Arizona, right?

02:40Yeah, they did, right?

02:41Right.

02:42And I was on Arizona, too, which was tough, because Love came out, and Love was on fire.

02:47And look, he's a touchdown throw machine.

02:49Every game, he walks out there, throws 2 touchdowns, and then you kind of go from there.

02:53The interceptions so far this season, he's got 6 picks in just the 4 games.

02:57The only quarterback that's thrown more touchdowns, which is incredible, because he's only played

03:00in the 4 games, is Baker this year.

03:02Jordan Love is going to compete for that touchdown lead.

03:04He should not be in the MVP race.

03:06We'll handle that when he ends up being in that MVP race, but it is what it is.

03:10I look at this game, though, I kind of think under, where maybe the Nico Collins absence

03:16hits Houston a little bit harder this week.

03:18Again, we've seen the Jordan Love turnovers.

03:21Those come on the wrong side of the field.

03:23A lot has to go right to get over a number like this.

03:26I'm leaning a little bit on the under at 48 and a half, but the reason we did this game

03:30after that Super Bowl kind of preview is, you look at this game, and it kind of is a

03:35sneaky one, right?

03:36They both feel legit.

03:39If you were to invest, and I know your answer is Green Bay, so I'll go to you first, Donnie,

03:43in either the Packers or the Texans, right?

03:45Big picture.

03:46Even if it was just to win a conference.

03:47Do you feel strongly on which one of them it would be?

03:50Look, I like the Texans.

03:52Came into them very high this season.

03:53Thought CJ Stroud would take another step, even after his tremendous rookie year, but

03:57if you're just looking at the Green Bay Packers, defensively, I think they give them a slight

04:01nod over the Texans.

04:02And again, I like the Texans' defense.

04:03I think they can collapse the pocket.

04:05On offense, I just like Green Bay a little bit better.

04:07Now, granted, does that change if Nico Collins is healthy, and this would be a statement

04:10game if they go in and win at Green Bay.

04:13But when we talk about those levels where it's like, what are you going to be doing

04:15for the playoffs?

04:16I loved what I saw from Green Bay last year, and we expected that to be an extension of

04:20that playoff run last year, right into the season.

04:22Almost got derailed, Joe, right off the bat against the Philadelphia Eagles with that

04:24knee injury, which Love shook off here.

04:27It would be the Green Bay Packers.

04:28It's a Green Bay for me, too, and it's because of LeFleur.

04:31I said, one of the most...

04:32Great coach.

04:33Yeah.

04:34Gets very underrated.

04:35Doesn't get put with the upper echelon, I feel, in terms of the coaches.

04:39Obviously not from the Coach of the Year odds, once Aaron Rodgers left, and he's done a fantastic

04:44job.

04:45And I'll just give credit to Houston.

04:47They answered the bell with the bullseye on their back, at least up until this point.

04:53Just like Jacksonville did last year, but they tailed off one and five down the stretch.

04:57Up until this point, they've answered all the questions.

05:00We knew that they had expectations.

05:02They've answered those.

05:03C.J. Stroud still playing well and looking great in year number two, Kev.

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