Houston: 2015’s Five Best Sporting Moments

Dec 20, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Houston Texans quarterback Brandon Weeden (5) runs with the ball against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Texans won 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

4.  Brandon Weeden Leads The Houston Texans To First Franchise Win In Indianapolis

The Houston Texans certainly needed a pick-me-up from their devastating loss to the New England Patriots on prime-time Sunday night football back on Dec. 13.

With Brian Hoyer out with a concussion sustained during that game, it was up to T.J. Yates to try to help the team win.

But with the streak of bad luck this franchise has had with quarterback health, we as fans still had quite an uneasy feeling going forward.

The game started with lots of disappointments on offense but solid play on defense — with a few blunders on both sides — to keep the Texans in the game.

Why was Nick Novak asked to kick a field goal near 60 yards?  I’ll never figure that one out.

Through almost two quarters though, the team was down 10-3 but you just had a feeling something was going to turn things around for the better.

Yates was knocked out just before the end of the 1st half on a rushing attempt, blowing out his ACL and eventually ruling him out for the season.

It was up to Weeden, who just signed a few weeks prior from the Dallas Cowboys as insurance, to take over the reins.

He came out guns a-blazing, moving the football effectively down the field while the started locking the Colts down not allowing a single point for the rest of the game.

But perhaps the greatest moment, when you knew that this game could be won, was when Weeden confidently made an eight-yard strike to Jaelen Strong to put the Texans up 13-10 and finally for good going on to a 16-10 win after another Novak field goal.

With the Colts being decimated at nearly every position — particularly at quarterback — with Andrew Luck out with injury, this was the best chance for the Texans to make history and they ‘EFFIN DID IT!

This was a monkey this team certainly needed to get off its back — it only took 13 tries but it was done and Andre Johnson‘s probably wondering why in the hell did he decide to fly the coop in the first place.

Tough for ‘Dre but a groundbreaking moment for the Texans!

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