LOOKING BACK
By John Turney
In Week Two of this NFL season, the Houston Texans travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals on Thursday Night Football. While it wasn;t the most exciting game of the season there were some interesting things.
One was a play in the third quarter, at around the 2:30 mark, where Texans defensive end
J.J. Watt, this time playing right end, had four hats on him, which is coach-speak for having four blockers on him. A quadruple-team.
Don't believe us? Count 'em:
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| This is the television view. Credit: NBC |
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| This is the All-22 overhead view. Credit NFL Game Pass. |
The following are the end zone view from All-22 tape.
Credit: NFL Game Pass |
| Eifert motioned from the right side of formation to outside of Watt |
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Eifert (the left end) and the left tackle, left guard and center converge on Watt
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| And they converge tighter |
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| Eifert breaks off leaving a triple-team |
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| Tackle steps out to help leaving a double as Watt deflects the pass. |
Yes, it's true that all four blockers didn't block him for the entirety of the play, but we think it's pretty impressive to have a center, a guard, a tackle, and a tight end assigned to you at the outset of a play.
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