Keke Coutee catches 11 passes for 109 yards


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 02-10-2018 03:31 IST | Created: 02-10-2018 02:47 IST
Keke Coutee catches 11 passes for 109 yards
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Houston Texans: Rookie wideout Keke Coutee caught 11 passes for 109 yards in Sunday's victory over the Indianapolis Colts and the receptions were the most by a player making his NFL debut since 1970. He will again be part of the game plan this week against the Dallas Cowboys with Will Fuller V battling a hamstring injury. "I had that early drop and that was just a sign of me just getting ready to go and just not looking the ball in," Coutee said. "I was stuck on it for a little while, but I got it out of my mind (and) continued to make plays." Quarterback Deshaun Watson liked what he saw. "He's a playmaker," Watson said of Coutee. "He's a guy that can come in here and help this offence and be electric."

Indianapolis Colts: One day after making a highly questionable decision that played a part in an overtime loss to the Houston Texans, coach Frank Reich insisted going for it on fourth down from his own 43-yard line was the right thing to do. The Colts failed to covert and Houston took advantage of the short field to boot a game-winning field goal. Reich said it was a 10 out of 10 choices after Sunday's game but backed off slightly on Monday. "It's probably not a complete absolute as it is a mindset of being aggressive," Reich said. "There's always a lot of things to consider. To say it's an absolute, it was an emotional, tough loss. The mindset is we're going to be aggressive. That's probably a better perspective for me to put it into context."

Jacksonville Jaguars: The status of running back Leonard Fournette is uncertain after he aggravated his right hamstring injury during Sunday's victory over the New York Jets. Fournette initially suffered the injury in the first half of the opener against the New York Giants and missed the following two games before returning Sunday and exiting in the first half. "It's the same thing: there's a thing that's just pulling at it," Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone said Monday. "It's legit. There is something there. We've just got to do everything we can to just get out whatever that thing is that feels like it catches. That's all I know. I don't know all the doctor's talk. I just give you the layman's talk."

Tennessee Titans: Second-year receiver Corey Davis enjoyed the best performance of his career in Sunday's overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles as he caught nine passes for 161 yards, including the game-winning 10-yard touchdown catch with five seconds left to play. Davis, who had a 51-yard catch during the game, is displaying a higher level of play than at any point in his rookie campaign. "I think that confidence plays a large part in the performance," Vrabel said. "But I think you have to be careful, because you don't want to just feel like you can just roll it out there, and just because you did it one week or you did it for two years that you are just going to automatically do it the next week or the next season." Davis leads the Titans with 22 receptions and 312 yards.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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