Texans RB Joe Mixon scores opening touchdown vs. Lions
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNNov 10, 2024, 08:44 PM ET
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DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.”HOUSTON — The Houston Texans couldn’t script a better start to their “Sunday Night Football” matchup vs. the Detroit Lions.
On the sixth play of the Lions’ opening drive, Texans safety Jalen Pitre deflected a pass from Lions quarterback Jared Goff, and safety Jimmie Ward intercepted it.
The Texans wasted little time and marched into the end zone on an eight-play, 33-yard drive capped by an 8-yard Joe Mixon rushing touchdown. The score put them up 7-0 in the first quarter.
— NFL (@NFL) November 11, 2024 Quarterback C.J. Stroud kept the scoring drive alive by converting a third-and-10 and a third-and-16 with passes to wideouts Tank Dell and John Metchie III, respectively.
