In trying to topple the NFL’s leading juggernaut, the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles, the Texans brought more to the table than their current roster of football players on Thursday night.
The evening was Houston’s first official showcase of some beautiful (to me, anyway) red alternate helmets. The new metal lids are part of an overall different spin to many teams’ uniform palettes this season.
And even while the one-win Texans might be one of the worst teams in football — something tells me this fashionable scorching red look might have played a part in an early jump on Philadelphia. You see, Houston saw Teagan Quitoriano score a touchdown on a quick, opening 5:37 possession to take an early 7-0 lead.
Did anyone start Teagan Quitoriano? 😂
(via @HoustonTexans)pic.twitter.com/NQ6n7xUj6h
— ESPN Fantasy Sports (@ESPNFantasy) November 4, 2022
That isn’t what oddsmakers with BetMGM expected, as the Texans had +550 pregame odds to actually not score a touchdown.
I guess when you’ve got some slick new helmets, it really is all about looking good (or at least feeling good) and playing well. NFL fans were a bit more up and down when it came to the Texans’ red alternate helmets.
NFL fans had mixed opinions about the Texans' red alternate helmets
Texans red helmets are so ugly wow
— adam (@_adamhess) November 4, 2022
Texans red jerseys with red helmets 🤢🤢🤢 pic.twitter.com/LlpWpXwA6S
— Bill Enright (@BillEnright) November 4, 2022
This red helmet/red jersey combo might have to be a permanent thing @HoustonTexans.
— Duke Coughlin (@ThatPodGuyDuke) November 4, 2022
These red helmets ruin the texans red look
terrible even though I know many of you will like them somehow— Big Game Bengal (@BengalYouTube) November 4, 2022
#Texans need to wear red helmets more often. This is a clean look.
— Daniel Gotera (@DTGoteraKHOU) November 4, 2022
the texans all-red look is awful. the shiny red on the helmet is like 2 shades lighter than the jerseys
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) November 4, 2022
Not feeling the Texans red helmets.
— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) November 4, 2022
The #Texans shiny red helmets are sweet but they look awful with their red jerseys.
— Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) November 4, 2022
The Texans red helmets don’t work
— Brett (@TheBg_12) November 4, 2022
The Texans helmets are 🔥🔥🔥. But no red pants? pic.twitter.com/k4KSHT6cVX
— Jonathan M Alexander (@jonmalexander) November 3, 2022
Texans helmets would be nicer if they actually matched the shade of red of the jerseys and weren’t so close to being orange
— Ricky (@RickyH174) November 4, 2022
Have the Texans been playing in the red helmets all year? If not this should be their main design going forward!!
— Fine Print (@Fineprint25) November 4, 2022
Unrelated but the Texans need to make the red helmet permanent https://t.co/OeVeNApojW
— Robert J Yezzi (@Yezzball) November 4, 2022
Are the Texans’ helmets and jerseys not being the same shade of red an intentional thing? Because it looks bad.
— S.P. McDonald (@SPMcDonald) November 4, 2022
