Texans vs. Jaguars

                                                                                         

Houston -3 vs. Jacksonville

A pair of disappointing 4-7 AFC South teams begin playing out the string this week as they face off this Monday night when the Jaguars travel to Houston to take on the Texans.

Both teams have been disappointments, but especially the Jaguars. While the Texans were supposed to be better, few people gave them a chance to contend in the stacked AFC South. But the Jaguars were supposed to be the dark horse and possibly the Super Bowl representative from the AFC. Instead, the Titans and not the Jaguars, are about to unseat the Colts in the AFC South. With their loss to Tennessee two weeks ago, Jacksonville was officially eliminated from the division. They lost their second straight home game to Minnesota 30-12 last week and have all but been eliminated from postseason contention.

The Jaguars have lost four out of their last five. The only victory during that stretch was a road win over the winless Detroit Lions. David Garrard continues to have a disappointing season after last season's terrific year. Last week Garrard threw for 317 yards and a touchdown but also threw two interceptions. On a pair of turnovers, Jacksonville was losing 14-0 to Minnesota within the first five minutes of last week's ball game which necessitated the Jaguars throw the ball. This meant few carries for the running back tandem of Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor who collectively carried 9 times for 24 yards with no scores. Jones-Drew was Garrard's top receiver last week at 9 catches for 113 yards. But when your running back is your top receiver, it usually means you lose that game.

The Texans put a stop to a three game skid when they played a solid road game and won 16-6 over the Browns. Sage Rosenfels has had a tough few games filling in for injured starter Matt Shaub, however he did have a very good game in Cleveland. Rosenfels went 24 of 32 for 275 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.

The Jaguars won the first game between the divisional rivals earlier this season 30-27. Prior to that game the Texans had won three of the last four games.

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