Try and try they might, the Houston Texans just couldn’t claw their way to victory in an ugly match against the Seattle Seahawks. They might have picked Sam Darnold off, they might have blocked a field goal,

The Seattle Seahawks (5-2) triumphed 27-19 over the Houston Texans (2-4) in a game that wasn't as close as the scoreboard indicated. Seattle struggled to get out of their own way, committing four turnovers -- their most in a game since 2020.

The Seahawks joined the 49ers and Rams at 5-2 by outlasting the Texans, who couldn't take advantage of four Seattle turnovers.

The Texans couldn't run or throw the ball effectively. The offensive line somehow looks worse than it did last season. The ballyhooed offensive system installed in the offseason seems worse than "Ask Madden"-the algorithm-based option to decide which play to run next in the iconic Madden NFL video game.

The Seattle Seahawks survived a rather sloppy and sluggish Monday Night Football showdown against the Houston Texans to the tune of 27-19. While it was ultimately a one score game, this was not nearly indicative of how uncompetitive it mostly was.

The Houston Texans lost big Monday night out at Lumen Field against the Seattle Seahawks and not just on the field with a lack of an offensive identity

Monday night was a tough one for the Houston Texans. The defense manufactured four takeaways against the Seattle Seahawks, held Seattle to just two third-down conversions in the entire game, scored a touchdown themselves — all to lose by eight points in a 27-19 defeat to the Seahawks.

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