Texans beat Redskins, making it 7 in a row
LANDOVER, MD. — Justin Reid returned an interception 101 yards to help the Houston Texans overcome a mistake-prone Deshaun Watson and beat the Washington Redskins, 23-21, on Sunday for their seventh consecutive victory.
Washington’s loss came at a significant price when quarterback Alex Smith suffered a gruesome ankle injury on a sack in the third quarter.
Smith’s right ankle turned the wrong way as he was sacked by Kareem Jackson and J.J. Watt on.
Colt McCoy replaced Smith and threw for a touchdown pass and led a long scoring drive for Washington (6-4), which likely will have to rely on the journeyman quarterback the rest of the way.
Peterson’s up-down play
Adrian Peterson ran for two touchdowns to continue climbing the NFL rushing chart, but was bottled up on a lot of his other carries.
Peterson’s 3- and 7-yard TD runs gave him 105 in his career and moved him past former Redskins star John Riggins into sole possession of sixth all time, one behind Jim Brown for fifth.
Peterson finished with 51 yards on 16 carries.
Quiet Thomas
In his second game with the Texans, Demaryius Thomas was a nonfactor. Watson only threw his way twice — once on a play wiped out by a penalty — and the former Broncos receiver did not have a catch.
Thomas stayed in Houston during the bye week in Houston to study the playbook and watch film after making a handful of newcomer mistakes in his debut. Thomas had three catches for
61 yards in that game, but disappeared from the offence Sunday.
Mr. Relevant
Washington receiver Trey
Quinn made a major impact in his return after missing more than two months with a highankle sprain. Quinn, who was “Mr. Irrelevant” caught four passes for 49 yards.