Thursday Night Football! YAY!

Max Miceli


... Except not really.

   When I first heard about the idea of Thursday Night Football a few years back, I was so excited to have another night that I could watch football. After putting up with years of horrendous meaningless games, I'm about done with this crapfest called TNF. T.G.I.T? more like thank god not everyone has the NFL network.
   Tonight is probably a new low for TNF. The one win Indianapolis Colts are playing the Yates led Houston Texans.
   While the Colts finally got there first win last week, the Texans proved how bad they can be by getting thoroughly beat down by Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.
   We can't get too upset with the Texans for losing that game though. They were missing there best player on offense there best player on defense and their starting quarterback. With Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, and Mario Williams out, the Texans were missing some of those important pieces to the team on both offense and defense.
   Now I can't talk about a Texans game without giving love to a UNC alum T.J. Yates. With Schaub out, Yates is getting his opportunity to strut his stuff in the NFL, but he hasn't had too much luck. In three starts, he has three interceptions, ten sacks, and two lost fumbles with a passer rating of 75.5, but he won't have to do much more than hand off the ball tonight against the Colts.
   In a game that will pit a thousand yard rusher, Arian Foster, against a defense that gives up an average of 138.7 rushing yards per game, it doesn't seem as though the Colts low scoring Peyton-less offense will have much of a chance.
   As a Colts fan, it kills me, but I guess I have been spoiled with a decade of Peyton Manning. However, I think the Texans win this one with ease. The sole reason is the running the Texans have and the lack of offensive production for the Colts.

Texans    28
Colts       13