The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Will This Texans Win Get the Wheel Turning in Houston?

Episode Date: October 12, 2026

Will This Texans Win Get the Wheel Turning in Houston?

We may have more burger calls and we even about Texans calls. Let's go. Houston Texans. Nobody cares. It's that's true. The Titans. The game sucked. Y'all, I'm just going to be the realist. You need realism in Houston Radio, and I'm bringing it to you.

The game was atrocious. Well, Anderson, Deniel Hunter, by the way, kicked some serious ass. Yes. Nicol Collins, God love you. C.J. Stroud was great. Kimey Fairbrook and kicked 50-yard fugals with his eyes closed. But generally speaking, the game was awful. The Texans...

It was a great game. It was a terrible game. I thought it was awesome. It beat up on them. Kimey Fairbren kicking a bunch of field goals. Then they got some touchdown. CJ Stroud played well. Woody Marks ran well.

You got a 26-3-ass weapon. That's what you needed when you're 0ed 4. So I'm happy. As Battle Red Ross, you should be. On to the next one. Because let me tell you something. Good for the old point differential. I'll tell you that.

Astros have no problem with the point differential for the Texans so far this year. They're back to home. Mine is two. That's crazy. Shout out to the Titans. All right. 713.

212. 570. You guys are up and about your energy level. You fired up? See, I will feel this way. There's nobody who should be fired up and like it's the best game ever. I didn't say that, but I'd like a little bit. Like, for instance, is the gas grill turned on now?

Because it was off. You go in four years at the gas grill. Oh, okay. Did it turn on? Huh. It's a terrible analogy. It's fine. I get it.

Yeah. How's it going to let it slops? This is Monday, you know. Gotta ease into the week. That's my first attempt. That's okay. You're 0 for one. Look, they're 0 and 4, and they beat a bad Titans team.

Nobody's going to throw a parade. I would say this. You should be generally excited if they win against the Jaguars in London on Sunday. Nobody should throw a parade, but they were 7.5 point ferrets. They won by 23. They looked very good. They got turnovers. They outperformed even, okay, you say Vegas expectations don't matter.

but they're usually pretty good. So they well outperformed that. They weren't good in Manhattan, Kansas on Saturday for the beat down. No, they weren't good in Dallas either. But they're at least an indicator of how things should play out if they play 10 or 100 times or whatever. So this is one of the games where the Texans looked great. They beat them 329 yards to 187.

They won the turnover battle as well. You got a little bit of something going against the run game, which does matter because Jeffrey Simmons in that Tennessee interior is a good interior. and you're able to get somewhat of a run game going there. So a step in the right direction, yes, cause for parade, no, but you got a win against a bad team like you were supposed to do. It could have gone the other way. We've seen a lot of big disappointments in this town.

So they didn't do that. They're one in four. Now go win in London. And then maybe some eyes can really perk up. And then you have what, the Giants after that? Is that correct? Very winnable. Yeah, it's Jamis and the Giants.

winnable. Very winnable. And then is it the Chargers after that or the Browns? That's a guarantee. Those are guarantee. I'm telling you, this squad could run off a bunch here. They really could. This is an important month. So I said 10 and 7 was in play. It's not a must win game. No, but it would help. It'd be very nice. If they could get this one in London, then as you said, home for the Giants, at the Chargers, at the Browns, and then home for Indianapolis. And then Lamar Jackson should be back in Baltimore by then. we're talking about end of November. So we've got a long way to go. Of course, D'emico Ryan's going to say they're trying to go 1 in O this week. Marvin Harrison, how much does he factor in?

I don't know. Kayshaun Booty has been mostly a non-factor. You already traded for him. Now you traded away for another pick, a significant pick, a second round pick. For a number four pick who just has not performed to that level, I'm not super excited about the trade, but at least they're doing something. That's what I've always asked for. Like, at least go out and do something, Casario.

And he did. You and I have argued for over a decade about must-wins. Oh, God. In theory, it's not. Hold on. But I want to go ahead. Go ahead. I'm going to shut up.

You win this game. You're right, not say right back in the race, but you're closer. You lose, and the Jaguars may go run and hide, and I'll give you an example. You have the Texans this Sunday. Home for the Colts. The Colts are mid. at the Ravens, that would be a tough game. That's also on a short week too.

That feels right for a Ravens victory. Then at Tennessee, at the Giants, home for the Titans. So in many respects, you kind of need this one. I don't say really, really bad, but real bad? Well, hold on, though.

Week three was a must win. They lost. So by that measure, The season's over. You must win the game. Nobody's ever season's over. No, if you must win and you don't, it's the over. That's what must means.

If you must win and you lose, it's over. We need to have a heart. So week three was a must win. We need to have. So week four, hold on, okay, let's get close. Let me call. Oh, we're getting close here, folks. Come here.

It's okay. No, come here. No, week four was a must win too. There are thousands. They lost that one. There are thousands of people, Ross. Yeah. That are coaches, that are players that hear this term must win.

Yeah. And they use it all the time. time. It annoys me. I know it does. You're the only one doesn't buy into it. That's not true. Okay. Who else? Is that one comedian? Anybody with a brain? Yeah, that one comedian, Brian Regan. He's smart. Yeah, but he's a smart guy. He's working at the prickly pear lounge and Lufkin. I don't know. He's worth more than both of us combined. Is he a millionaire? He's a popular. Shane Gillis? He's getting crushed for his SNL. Yeah, he dropped an F-bomb too. That's a shame. Okay. Okay, look. Just come to our side. No, there was... Come to our side. But week four was a month. But week four was a month. must win. They lost. No. Nobody said that. No. What? Nobody said that? Everybody was saying week four

was a must win. I wouldn't say it. And they lost. I don't listen to other people. No, you did. I'm pretty sure you said week four was a must win. They lost. So what? So every week's a must win. I almost cursed. Every week's a must win in the NFL. So that's fine. So this week's a must win. Guess what? Week after that, must win. Week after that, they must win.

How about they need it badly? Yeah, that's fine. It's an important game. It's the NFL. You get 17 of them. You got to win. Well, they've lost four and they've won one. Season's not over, though.