Incompletions: Texans v. Ravens (Having Fun Having a Real Good Time)

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty ImagesMATT WESTON:

For the most part, football has looked like football in the time of COVID-19. Sure, there were somethings that needed some getting used to. Detroit’s MVP Baseball 2005 crowd, the bloodcurling screams along the line of scrimmage, the clattering of shoulder pads, the empty seats surrounding the scoreboard when watching THE FILM, and, of course, the offputting Madden crowd noise.

None of it bothered me though. Football was football. It was just slightly different. Until yesterday.

The Houston Texans played like the Houston Texans play against AAA teams like the Baltimore Ravens. And during this display of servile ineptitude there were multiple plays…