Instant analysis of the Jaguars’ 31-20 loss to the Houston Texans today:
FIRST HALF
*Houston’s first half was full of explosive plays, starting on its opening drive – 31-yard catch by old friend Cecil Shorts. But the Jaguars forced a punt.
*The Jaguars’ first drive reached midfield, started by a 25-yard Allen Robinson catch and extended on a fourth-and-1 Houston penalty (Kareem Jackson holding). But Julius Thomas had the first of his two first-half drops to help stall the drive.
*Houston scored first on a 16-play, 99-yard drive that consumed 8:24 of the first quarter clock.