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Once upon a time this season https://www.texansfanshop.com/hats , the Houston Texans were on life support.season, which isn’t saying much.At 0-3, the Texans were staring down the barrel of what could have been another lost season.But then they won.And won again.And won some more.They weren’t all pretty.They weren’t all wins the Texans should’ve won, but they were wins nonetheless.Looking back on it now, with the Texans guaranteed a minimum of a .500 season, those three opening losses seem so distant now, like a massive thunderstorm giving way to a rainbow.Life is funny like that.Monday night’s win was possibly the most complete game the Texans have had all season.Could it be because they do well against teams that have to run the ball a lot?Maybe.Could it be that we’ve finally got the offense we’ve wanted to see all season (save for the Dolphins game)?Possibly.Personally, I’m not going to complain about how we got here...much.I certainly can’t complain about what happened last night because that was a pretty great game all told.Okay, enough stalling.Let’s get to the Dog.As always, in finest Hair of the Dog tradition, all swear words have been replaced by the word [kitten] because kittens are soft and fluffy and adorable and swear words, with some exceptions, aren’t.Enjoy!Pregame Thoughts:Titan MattUT (to Titan Matt)BFDFirst Quarter:UTCapt Ron(The Tennessee Paramours of Livestock kick a field goal, lead 3-0.)UTLuke (to Titan Matt)(Sheep[kitten]ers score on a 67-yard pass to Corey Davis, lead 10-0.)UTBFDUTBFDLuke[Ed. Note:I had to read this three times to make sure it was safe to add to this week’s post.]Kenneth L.Titan Matt (to Kenneth)Capt Ron(Deshaun Watson finds Demaryius Thomas in the end zone for a touchdown.Fart-sniffers lead 10-7.)UTTitan MattRyan (in a cameo appearance)Capt RonBFDLukeUTRyanUTSecond Quarter:Capt Ron(Deshaun Watson runs the ball in for a touchdown.Texans take the lead over the methheads Houston Texans Hoodie , 14-10.)RyanLukeBFDKenneth L.UT (to Kenneth)MDCRyanUTBFD (to UT)Titan MattOh my!BFDTitan Matt(Traitors go for it on fourth and 1, fail to convert on a tight end run up the middle.)Kenneth L.BFDLukeUT(Lamar Miller runs 97 yards for a touchdown on the first play after getting the ball back.Texans lead 21-10.)Kenneth L.UTTitan MattKenneth L.RyanMDCBFDCapt RonMatt BurnhamLukeBFD (to Matt Burnham)Titan Matt (to Matt Burnham)UT (to Titan Matt)Kenneth L.Titan Matt (to UT)(Ryan Griffin drops an easily catchable pass.)UTCapt RonBFDUTMatt BurnhamUTKenneth L.Capt Ron(Texans kick a field goal, lead 24-10.)Halftime Reactions:BFDTitan MattTitan ChrisUTThird Quarter:Titan Matt (to UT)Capt RonUTLukeUT (to Luke)Titan Matt(Texans kick another field goal, lead 27-10.)Matt BurnhamUTLuke (to UT)UT Capt RonUTMDC (to UT)BFDUTLukeTitan MattUTMatt BurnhamCapt Ron(JJo loses his assignment and runs into another defender.Traitorous pigs score touchdown.Texans lead 27-17.)UTBFDTitan MattFourth Quarter:(Deshaun Watson escapes a sack.)UT(Texans run up the middle for no gain, forcing a Texans punt.)Matt BurnhamUTTitan Matt[Ed. Note:Traitor.](Watson takes the ball and runs into the red zone.Traitors challenge whether the ball was fumbled.Call stands.)Kenneth L.This fumble call is the call of the gameBFD(Watson finds Thomas in the end zone again for the touchdown.Texans lead 34-17.)MDCTitan MattUT (to Weston)Matt BurnhamMDC (to Matt Burnham)UTTitan MattCapt RonUT(Texans kneel it out to close the game.Texans win 34-17.)Game Balls:Offense - This has to go to Lamar Miller if for no other reason than the 97-yard touchdown run he had in the second quarter and possibly his best game so far as a Houston Texan.Defense - It would be easy to put J.J. Watt here for the night he had, but I’m going to throw a curve ball and give it to Christian Covington, who got 2.5 sacks on Marcus Mariota.Special Teams - Let’s give it to Ka’imi Fairbairn, who made every kick expected of him on Monday night.Got some other ideas about who should get game balls?Got a better description for the BESFs than what you saw here, throw them out for the public to decide in the comments section! Running back D’Onta Foreman ended his collegiate career at the University of Texas with a 2,028 yard season, arguably operating as the only real weapon in the Longhorns offense in 2016. When he was still on the board for the Houston Texans to pick in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, it seemed almost too good to be true. For Foreman and many others, the Houston native was living the dream, playing for his hometown team and presented with the opportunity to be a key component in an offense run by one of the most electric quarterbacks in H-Town history, Deshaun Watson. While Foreman got off to a slow start http://www.texansfanshop.com/Kahale-Warring-Jersey , his size and shiftiness served him well, as he gobbled up 4.2 yards per play in his rookie season. He really seemed to be the perfect compliment to the Lamar Miller / Alfred Blue running back room - a big back who didn’t shy away from contact yet had the uncanny ability to make tacklers miss. While 4.1 yards per carry isn’t Hall of Fame quality, doing so behind the worst offensive line in the NFL as a rookie was pretty impressive. Unfortunately, D’Onta Foreman tore his Achilles last November. Anyone who has ever paid attention to the Houston Texans’ running game is all too familiar with this injury after what happened to Arian Foster. A few weeks ago, the Texans brought Foreman back to practice and have until December 6th to activate him to the 53-man roster.Foreman says he’s ready to play again.But head coach Bill O’Brien disagrees, most likely due to input from the team’s medical staff.With Lamar Miler lighting the world on fire, Deshaun Watson more than eager to take all the yards the defense will let him and Alfred Blue still happily pounding the A-Gap for 3.4 yards a carry (just enough to be considered a positive run), the Texans do have the luxury of being patient with Foreman. Still, the clock is ticking.December 6th is just a week away. If Houston does activate Foreman, someone will have to exit the 53-man roster to make room. With the injury bug ready to bite at any moment, it’s easy to understand the hesitancy of Texans’ leadership in this situation. An Achilles tear is a huge deal.Bringing Foreman back too soon could jeopardize or end his career, and removing a contributing player from the current roster to roll those dice could be a fool’s errand. Yet if Foreman really is good to go, having his fresh legs for December and January might help make the difference between a deep playoff run and an early exit. What do you think? Should Houston put Foreman back on the shelf until 2019 or should they throw him at the A-Gap on December 9th when Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts come to town to challenge Houston for the AFC South crown?