NFL roundup: Texans score 20 straight points to upend Patriots

 

[August 11, 2023]  Davis Mills and Case Keenum each threw a touchdown pass while the Houston Texans held the New England Patriots to 180 total yards in a 20-9 preseason victory on Thursday night in Foxborough, Mass.

After Jalen Mills intercepted rookie C.J. Stroud's pass on the game's first possession, Nick Folk got the Patriots on the board first with a 44-yard field goal.

Houston took a 7-3 lead into halftime on Davis Mills' 6-yard TD toss to Nathaniel Dell, who finished with game highs of five catches and 65 yards.

Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 draft, finished 2-for-4 passing for 13 yards.

Dalton Keene gave the Texans a 14-3 lead in the third with a 1-yard TD plunge, capping an eight-play, 55-yard drive.

On a fourth-and-3 play in the fourth quarter, Keenum capped the Texans' scoring with a 5-yard touchdown toss to Alex Bachman to make it 20-3.

The Patriots scored their lone TD on rookie quarterback Malik Cunningham's 9-yard run late in the fourth. Cunningham, who led a 14-play, 75-yard drive en route to that touchdown, was 3-of-4 passing for 19 yards and rushed for a team-leading 34 yards on five carries.
 

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones didn't play, with Bailey Zappe completing 12 of 14 passes for 79 yards.

Seahawks 24, Vikings 13

Second-team quarterback Drew Lock threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns as the host Seattle Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-13 in the exhibition opener for both Thursday night.

 Aug 10, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills (10) throws a pass over New England Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings (33) during the first half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports/File photo

With both teams playing mostly second-unit players, Lock rallied the Seahawks from a 10-0 deficit. He completed 17 of 24 passes and also threw an interception off a tipped ball.

Nick Mullens staked the Vikings to a 10-0 lead. He led them 71 yards to a 26-yard field goal by Greg Joseph and 80 yards to a touchdown - a 4-yard pass from Mullens to Nick Muse. Mullens finished 14 of 20 for 139 yards.

Lock threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Easop Winston Jr. to make it 10-7 with 4:16 left in the first half. Jason Myers tied the game at 10 early in the second half, kicking a 35-yard field goal.

After Joseph gave the Vikings the lead again with a 54-yard field goal, Lock put Seattle ahead to stay with a 19-yard scoring pass to Jake Bobo at the end of the third quarter. Bobo, an undrafted rookie out of UCLA, led the Seahawks with three catches for 55 yards.

The Hawks also got a late touchdown when Holton Ahlers hit Matt Landers from 30 yards.

--Field Level Media

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