The Houston Texans take on the Los Angeles Chargers at 3:25 p.m. CT at Rokit Field at Dignity Health Sports Park for a Week 3 encounter that will send one team to 2-1 and on a feeling optimistic and the other 1-2 and searching for answers. The staff at the Texans Wire analyzed the match-up, and here are their predictions:
Bold prediction: texans rb carlos hyde rushes for 100-plus yards, 2 touchdowns
Coty Davis — Entering Sunday’s contest, the Chargers are currently one of the worst teams in the league at defending the run game after allowing 297 rushing yards in their first two games. While facing off against a top-10 team in rushing, the Texans should have no problem in exploiting the Chargers lack to stop the run game.
bold prediction: texans offensive line allows less than three sacks against joey bosa, melvin ingram
Avery Duncan — Rewatch the tape last week, though the line allowed two sacks (quarterback Deshaun Watson owning the two others), they showed immense progress.
bold prediction: wr keke coutee shows up
Mark Lane — The second-year wideout from Texas Tech was relatively invisible against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. He hasn’t had his breakout moment to remind Houston fans that he is back to his dynamic self. Expect Coutee to grab seven catches for 83 yards and a touchdown.
bold prediction: carlos hyde hits the century mark rushing
Anthony Wood — Hyde has been surprisingly successful his opening two games for the Houston Texans, given his lack of experience in the system. Despite this, the last minute pickup has been consistent, bullish in the run, and shown good vision. My prediction is that this will be the week he hits 100 rushing yards for the first time in a Texans uniform.
bold prediction: wr will fuller produces for his fantasy owners
Cole Thompson, managing editor, Aggie Maven SI — Since his arrival to the NFL, Fuller’s biggest issue has been his inability to remain healthy. Now without his dreads, he’s going to try to be a new man against Los Angeles secondary. DeAndre Hopkins will likely be double covered, leading to the fourth-year product being open downfield. Expect a big game from him fantasy owners. His deep-threat speed should help make him deadly against Los Angeles’ secondary.
