Watt will miss rest of the season again after injury
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt sustained a season-ending injury to his pectoral muscle on Sunday in a win over the Oakland Raiders.
Watt was injured in the second quarter of Houston’s 27-24 win and tweeted afterward that he was done for the season.
His tweet said: “This game can be beautiful and it can also be brutal. Absolutely gutted that I won’t be able to finish the season with my guys and give the fans what they deserve. I truly love this game and can’t stand letting you guys down. Thank you for all of the thoughts & wellwishes.”
That tweet came after he retweeted a video of him making a tackle for a loss. The caption on the tweet read: “Look out for No. 99.”
This is the third time in four seasons that the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year has had a season-ending injury. He missed the last 13 games of 2016 with a back injury which required surgery and played just five games in 2017 before breaking his leg. He played all 16 games last season and was a firstteam All-Pro after finishing with 16 sacks and 18 tackles for losses.
BLANK LOOKING AT COACHING CHANGE >> Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he’s using the bye week to take a look at the head coaching situation of his struggling team.
Blank said Sunday that he wants to get through it
before deciding the future of Dan Quinn, whose team has lost six straight and 12 of 16.
VIKINGS’ KEARSE ARRESTED
FOR DWI, GUN >> Minnesota Vikings backup safety Jayron Kearse has been arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of driving while impaired and with a loaded gun.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a trooper stopped Kearse just before 4 a.m. Sunday after seeing a Mercedes drive around a barricade onto a closed portion of Interstate 94. The patrol says Kearse had a blood alcohol level of 0.10 percent, above Minnesota’s legal limit of 0.08 percent, and a loaded firearm in the car.
PATS’ SCORELESS STREAK ENDS >> Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield’s TD pass to Demetrius Harris in the second quarter ended a 71-0 scoring streak by the Patriots. They scored the final 21 points in their win over the Giants on Oct. 10 and then shut out the Jets 33-0 last week.
MILESTONES >> Seattle’s Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes without an interception in a 27-20 win at Atlanta, making him the first player in NFL history with at least one TD pass and zero INTs in eight consecutive road games. ... The Rams’ Todd Gurley has 63 total touchdowns in 65 games, tied with Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis and LaDainian Tomlinson for the second-most in that span since 1970. Only Chuck Foreman with 64 had more in his first 65 games.