An Optimist’s View of the 2017 Arizona Cardinals Schedule
By Jeremy Meek
The week eleven matchup with the Houston Texans looks to be a great one
The Houston Texans have quietly become a dangerous team in the NFL. Since 2011, they have had just one season under .500, and have made the playoffs in five of the seven seasons. They have a few playoff wins as well.
The lack of offense has been the only thing preventing them from being true Super Bowl contenders. Defensively, they dominated in 2016. Despite JJ Watt being hurt, the Texans ranked second in passing yards allowed and twelfth against the run.
The Cardinals and Texans have only met a few times, and only once since 2009. The last meeting was in 2013. The Cardinals did win that one. This year’s matchup will be two completely unfamiliar teams.
Defense will be the biggest story in this one. The Cardinals will have to find a way to generate offense, which won’t be easy. The Texans did lose a key piece in the secondary in AJ Bouye. Arizona 19 – Houston 17