DJ Bien Aimé, ESPN
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texans coach DeMeco Ryans praised running back Joe Mixon’s three-touchdown performance in Houston’s 34-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys on “Monday Night Football.” In response, they called it “war power.”
Mixon did the heavy lifting for the Texans offense, scoring all of his offensive touchdowns and rushing for 109 yards. His three rushing touchdowns were the second-most in a single game in his career.
Mixon tied the Texans’ single-game rushing touchdown record, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. But Lyons and Mixon credited the offensive line for paving the running lanes for the former Pro Bowl returnee.
“Joe, when he’s on, he’s a force for us,” Lyons said. “The run game starts with our offensive line. I challenged them to play fast and play aggressive. I thought they did a really great job. The way they just kept stirring it up in the run game. I really like them and I’m proud of how they’ve continued to fight and continue to step up to the challenge. ”
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According to ESPN Research, 79 of Mixon’s 109 rushing yards came before contact, including a 45-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter that resulted in no touches. , which was the longest scoring run of his career. It was Mixon’s sixth consecutive rushing touchdown, tying the longest in Texans history set by former All-Pro running back Arian Foster in 2011.
“I think everyone followed the game plan, and we came here and executed for four quarters,” Mixon said. “It was great to see the O-line come so far forward and impose their will. … There was a time in the fourth quarter when (the offensive line) was like, ‘Okay, let’s play this.’ ”Boys. And I’m like, “—“. I went to (Texans offensive coordinator) Bobby Slowik and he was like, ‘Yeah, they’re trying to run it.’
The offensive line opening up holes for Mixon also helped quarterback CJ Stroud have an efficient game. He completed 67.6 percent of his passes for 257 yards, including an interception, tied for the third-highest completion percentage of the season. He also went 8-for-8 for 99 yards on play-action passes, according to Next Gen Stats.
And most importantly, the offensive line limited pressures on Stroud to just 36% of his dropbacks, lower than his rate of 41% for the season, which begins Monday.
“(They) were amazing. I went back there many times and felt at home,” Stroud said. “I think we had a good mix of protection. There’s always things to sort out, but we’ve definitely taken a step forward and that’s what we wanted.”
According to ESPN Research, Mixon becomes the third player in NFL history to score at least 10 rushing touchdowns in his first eight games with a new team, and the first since running back Eric Dickerson with the Los Angeles Rams in 1983. He became a player.
“We put it together well in the passing game and the run game, so we can build on that,” right tackle Titus Howard told ESPN. “We just have to build on these games and build on them for the rest of the season. We know what we have to do. It was the best week of practice all season, so we just have to build on that.” Don’t go.”
