Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler threw nine straight incompletions before his third-quarter touchdown pass to Stephen Anderson.
Osweiler stunk for most of Sunday’s game, but so did the Jaguars. The Texans scored a defensive touchdown on the game’s first series and generated just enough offense to win, 24-21.
A 57-yard punt return by Tyler Ervin set up the Anderson touchdown. The Texans never trailed, and their defense more than held up its end of the bargain. The Jaguars got a late touchdown and two-point conversion to cut their deficit to three, but they couldn’t get a stop late -- or when they needed them most throughout the game.
Osweiler finished just 14-of-27 for 99 yards but threw two touchdown passes. The Texans ran for 181 yards and forced two turnovers.
Kareem Jackson returned his interception 42 yards to open the game. Almost all of the big plays in the game were made by the Texans.
Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 265 yards, but as often happens Bortles and the Jaguars were playing from behind for much of the game.
The Texans move to 6-3 and remain in first place in the AFC South. The Jaguars fall to 2-7.
