Jaguars RB Fournette (hamstring) uncertain for Patriots
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Houston Texans: Quarterback Deshaun Watson was spotty in his return from last November's ACL tear in his right knee during Houston's season-opening loss to the New England Patriots. Watson was 17-of-34 passing for 176 yards, one touchdown, and one interception and referred to his play as "terrible on my part." However, coach Bill O'Brien was willing to cut Watson some slack. "It's only his seventh game as a starter in this league," O'Brien said. "He hasn't played football in a live game, a regular season game, in a while. ... There's a little bit of rust involved in all of those things and I know that he will improve. He'll work very hard to improve but there's a lot of work to do."
Indianapolis Colts: Quarterback Andrew Luck played in a regular season game for the first time in 20 months and he was winning balls all over the football field in the opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Luck completed a career-best 39 passes while connecting with nine different receivers en route to passing for 319 yards in his first game under new coach Frank Reich. "I think it was fun getting to see how Frank calls a whole game," Luck said. "I really feel there were some times when we got into a really good rhythm and everybody is catching the ball and running the ball and we were moving the ball. We'll work to capture that feeling for 60 minutes, and we knew it wasn't going to be perfect."
Jacksonville Jaguars: Running back Leonard Fournette suffered a right hamstring injury in the opener against the New York Giants and his status for the AFC Championship Game rematch with the New England Patriots will likely be determined late in the week. "I talked to (the doctors) and they said it was a minor hamstring injury," Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said. "We have a lot of time and we will see where it is. If he is ready to go, we will ease him back in there. We will see how he feels. I think a lot of it depends on that." Fournette rushed for 41 yards on nine carries against the Giants before exiting as T.J. Yeldon (51 yards on 14 carries) handled most of the workload the rest of the contest.
Tennessee Titans: Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker was placed on injured reserve Monday with a serious ankle injury suffered in Sunday's loss to the Miami Dolphins. The Titans haven't disclosed his injury but Walker reportedly broke the ankle and his loss represents a big blow to the Tennessee offense. "Disappointing because he puts a lot into it," Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel said. "He plays hard. Been a productive player for us and somebody that I was excited to coach and be with. Hopefully, we'll see where he's at after surgery and then re-evaluate his potential return." Second-year pro-Jonnu Smith 19 career catches, one against Miami) figures to get more targets in the passing game.
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