Sunday after an 0-3 start http://www.authenticsdallascowboys.com/cheap-tyrone-crawford-jersey , but they still have plenty of room for improvement.Notably in the red zone where they managed just one touchdown in six trips against the Cowboys."We've got to make major improvements there because we're moving the ball, but we're not scoring touchdowns," coach Bill O'Brien said."We're kicking too many field goals ... that's not a sustainable way to win games in this league and we know that. So, we're going to work hard to get it better this week."The Texans rank third in the NFL by averaging 423.4 yards a game, but are tied for 15th by scoring just 23 points a game. They've struggled in the red zone all season, finishing with touchdowns just 8 of 22 times. Houston has converted more than 50 percent of its chances inside the 20 in just one game this season, when it went 3 for 5 in an overtime win over Indianapolis on Sept. 30.O'Brien said plenty of factors are contributing to the problem and that his staff is focused on fixing it."I think it's a combination of a lot of things," O'Brien said. "It's not a time for us to sit here and list all the things. I think it starts with me. I've got to do a better job of teaching it, designing it, and then there are some things that we have to do a better job of executing."O'Brien credited the defenses Houston has faced for doing a good job of limiting his team in this area and noted how much more difficult things become once an offense is inside the 20."You have to be in this business day in and day out to understand how difficult the red area is," he said. "There's less space, the windows, they open and close very fast, you have to make quick decisions, you have to throw the ball accurately, you've got to be able to run the ball by covering people up and blocking support and all these other things."Quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is fifth in the NFL with 1,621 yards passing, said part of the struggles in the red zone come from his failure to execute plays. He pointed to a couple of throws he made that were short against the Cowboys that kept his team from scoring."We've just got to execute. That's pretty much it," he said. "You can be simple. You can be creative. It doesn't really matter what you do, you've just got to execute the play. The plays are designed to get the ball in the end zone, and if everyone does their job and does it correctly and I make the right throw and make the right read, the ball should end up in the end zone."Watson and the Texans should have more help on offense this week when they host Buffalo with the return of running back Lamar Miller. The starter, who leads the team with 225 yards rushing, was active for the Cowboys game but did not play because of a chest injury.The Texans are confident that if they could figure out a way to finish drives their offense will be in good shape. Watson has looked good in his return this season after missing the last half of his rookie year in 2017 after knee surgery.He's been able to connect consistently with star receiver DeAndre Hopkins and has spread the ball around to Will Fuller and rookie Keke Coutee. Hopkins already has three 100-yard receiving games this season and leads the NFL with 594 yards receiving. Fuller has 278 yards receiving and leads the team with three TD receptions, and Coutee has piled up 160 yards in just two games.After the tough start to the year, Watson is encouraged by his team's work the past two weeks and is focused on getting better to help the Texans continue to build on their recent success."We've got to score in the red zone to put the game away, but we'll correct those mistakes," he said. "These last two weeks have been big ... just everyone just believing and being able to have that will and that determination to get the job done at the end." Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate was driving to work Tuesday when he was behind a two-car accident on a freeway. He ended up spending about 45 minutes to help a woman and her young daughter."No one was stopping or getting out to see what was going on," Tate recalled. "I just put it in park, put my flashers on and made sure everything was OK. I made sure the car was off because it was smoking. I made sure the driver was OK http://www.authenticsdallascowboys.com/cheap-kavon-frazier-jersey , which she was. Then, I went straight to the little girl."Tate said a 3-year-old girl appeared to be safe, but shaken, sitting in the back seat of the car while her mother was making phone calls to get help. Tate and his wife, Elise, had their first child, a girl named Londyn, earlier this year, and his paternal instincts kicked in at the scene of the accident."I didn't even ask. I just picked her up," Tate recalled. "I probably should've asked, but I did what I would've done if Londyn was in that situation."Tate said he didn't exchange information with the woman in the accident and no one recognized him other than a police officer, who pounded fists with him before he resumed his commute to the team's training facility."Hey, good game last week. I didn't want to say anything in front of them," Tate recalled the police officer saying.SAM'S SONGSSam Darnold has a diverse playbook when it comes to his music playlist.The New York Jets rookie quarterback will listen to just about anything and everything before a game, while working out or during the few moments these days when he can just lounge around."It kind of depends on what mood I'm in," Darnold said. "But if I'm just relaxing, probably country. That EDM (electronic dance music) stuff, I kind of got into in college. I've always been into rap and hip-hop and all that."After the Jets' 21-17 loss at Cleveland two weeks ago, Darnold took a few hours that weekend to clear his head by going to an Ed Sheeran concert at MetLife Stadium. The British singer is a one-man band with his microphone, guitar and foot loop pedal system."Super," Darnold said. "I would go again. He's one of those dudes who's amazing in concert, just what he's able to do with everything."So, if he had to pick three other concerts right now to see, what would they be?"I would probably have to say Jack Johnson," Darnold said of the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Hawaii. "He would have to be one of them."After thinking for a couple of seconds, Darnold switched things up and chose two of his favorite hip-hop artists."I want to see J. Cole live," he said. "That would be cool. And, probably Kendrick Lamar. I want to see him, as well."Any rock bands?"Rock? Yeah, definitely," he said. "Foo Fighters Youth Travis Frederick Jersey , Pixies — they're not really around anymore, but my dad's a big fan — Nirvana."How about Metallica, whose "Enter Sandman" was Darnold's walk-up song when he was selected No. 3 overall at the NFL draft site in Arlington, Texas?"A little bit," Darnold said with a big smile. "That's a little harder, a little metal-ish. But I like it all."HELPING OUTFalcons linebacker De'Vondre Campbell and the Super Bowl host committee in Atlanta celebrated "Crucial Catch Month" with the American Cancer Society this week, honoring cancer survivors and community members currently receiving services from the Southside Medical Center and Oakhurst Medical Center, both of which are funded in part by the NFL and the ACS.Campbell is an ACS ambassador.In July, the society and the NFL awarded $3.2 million in grant funding to 32 health systems across the country, including $100,000 to Southside Medical Center, to address disparities in breast cancer mortality that exist among women of color. Additional funding through another group, the Community Health Advocates implementing Nationwide Grants for Empowerment and Equity (CHANGE), is being directed to Oakhurst Medical Center to focus on breast cancer screening and colorectal cancer screening.This month, each NFL team is hosting a Crucial Catch game at its home stadium."As the only organization attacking cancer from every angle, we are so pleased to continue our life-saving work with the NFL and our Crucial Catch partnership, and to partner with the Super Bowl Host Committee as we work together to fight cancer, especially as we join forces in Atlanta for Super Bowl 53 in 2019," said Sharon Byers, the chief marketing and development officer for the American Cancer Society.During Super Bowl week, the American Cancer Society and NFL will host an event to celebrate 10 years of partnership and raise awareness about the Crucial Catch initiative, which began in 2009 and has raised more than $18 million for the ACS.GIANTS GETTLEMAN GOINGNew York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman is traveling with the team for this weekend's game in Charlotte, North Carolina, against the Carolina Panthers.It's the first time the 67-year-old Gettleman is accompanying the team since it was announced in early June he was undergoing treatment for lymphoma. Gettleman has finished his treatments.It's appropriate he is making this trip. Before being named the Giants' general manager in late December, he was the Panthers general manager from January 2013 to July 2017. Carolina made the playoffs in his first three seasons, playing in the Super Bowl in February 2015.He drafted defensive lineman Kawann Short, guard Trai Turner and halfback Christian McCaffrey, while signing quarterback Cam Newton and linebacker Luke Kuechly to long-term contracts.TAKK ATTACKTakk McKinley's first name is pronounced "tack," and Takk likes to talk.McKinley, a second-year defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, told reporters this week he regards Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger Youth Cole Beasley Jersey , a two-time Super Bowl champion, as a legendary quarterback. But that doesn't mean McKinley is all that impressed."Big Ben, you know, he's one of the best quarterbacks of all time, but he hasn't seen Takk McKinley, and that's just me being honest," McKinley said. "So, great quarterback and respect him, but he hasn't seen me."McKinley played behind Adrian Clayborn as a rookie last year, finishing with six sacks in 16 games after Atlanta drafted him late in the first round out of UCLA. Despite missing a game this season with a groin injury, McKinley is tied for second in the NFL with five sacks. He had three last week against Cincinnati, but took little satisfaction in his performance."We lost," he said. "You flush it down the toilet. We watched film on it ... we're not focused on that game no more. We're focused on Pittsburgh."McKinley took a deadpan approach in speaking twice with the media this week. He's anything but monotone on the field, grinding across the offensive line to disrupt the backfield and using a shimmy shake to celebrate big plays."Just me being me, out there bringing my energy," he said. "I'm just out there competing, having fun. That's what it's all about. This is a game. Go out there and enjoy it."Asked if there were any sack specialists he has admired over several seasons, McKinley didn't hesitate."I used to like Aldon Smith a lot. Troublemaker," he said. "Greg Hardy, also a troublemaker. Those are my favorite players."Falcons defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel likes what he sees from McKinley."It's great to see a man who wants to put on his helmet and go get the quarterback, and when I say that, it's his passion," Manuel said. "It might not look pretty every single time, but it's everything he has, every single play. It's electrifying for the entire defense."AP Pro Football Writers Dennis Waszak Jr. and Barry Wilner, and AP Sports Writers Tom Canavan, Larry Lage and George Henry contributed.
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