Outlook of Henry's season changed with epic performance

[December 11, 2018]  Houston Texans: The team's nine-game winning streak is over and veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph didn't necessarily see it as a bad development. "I hate to lose, but probably was the best thing for this team to lose that game," Joseph said of Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The way Joseph sees it, a long string of victories makes players forget the pain and torture of losing. "I think it's a learning experience," Joseph said. "Sometimes you think that winning is easy. I'm not saying that. That's what we were doing as a team, what I think, to go on a nine-game winning streak to make history. Sometimes you get that little lapse going on."

Indianapolis Colts: Star receiver T.Y. Hilton had a season-best 199 receiving yards against the Texans to post his club-record 11th game of 150 or more receiving yards, snapping a tie with Hall of Fame member Marvin Harrison. Hilton made five first-down catches and caught nine of the 12 passes in which he was targeted by quarterback Andrew Luck. "T.Y. does some things very special. He does some things that not many other people can do," Luck told reporters. "So we saw some opportunities through film that we thought we could take advantage of. Once we got that first one, it was like 'Ok, yeah, here we go, let's get it.'" Hilton is 14 yards away from his fifth career 1,000-yard receiving season.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette's underwhelming season continued in last Thursday's 30-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans when he had just 36 rushing yards on 14 carries -- his long gain was 7 -- and caught two passes for 5 yards. Fournette has just 350 yards in six games this season while twice injuring a hamstring and also missing a game due to suspension for an incident in a game against the Buffalo Bills. A TMZ-released video displayed Fournette yelling at a fan during the loss to the Titans and coach Doug Marrone said he asked Fournette about it and was told the fan used a racial slur. Fellow running back T.J. Yeldon said he heard the use of the slur.

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) scores a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 30-90. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports

Tennessee Titans: One game has changed the outlook of Derrick Henry's season. The stellar contest against the Jaguars in which Henry gained a franchise-record 238 yards and scored four touchdowns -- including tying Tony Dorsett's NFL mark with a 99-yard scamper -- is overshadowing the fact he didn't even reach 60 yards in any of the first 12 games or have a run longer than 16 yards. "I just had to look myself in the mirror and overcome it," Henry said. "Continue to work, continue to get better. I never made an excuse for myself, but just had to keep chopping down wood." Titans coach Mike Vrabel indicated Henry (712 yards) can expect a lot of carries in the cold December weather.

--Field Level Media

[© 2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.]

Copyright 2018 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.  Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.