A breakout game in Fuller's 2019 campaign
Texans player of the game: Fuller highlights dominant offensive showing
Oct 6, 2019, 2:32 pm
A breakout game in Fuller's 2019 campaign
Texans Wide Receiver Will Fuller
Will Fuller was dominate for the Texans against the Falcons on Sunday helping them with almost every scoring drive on the day.
He started the day with a strike from Deshaun Watson through a tight window for the Texans first score of the day.
The window on that Will Fuller touchdown catch. pic.twitter.com/KMjloaDt8r
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) October 6, 2019
The next time out Watson would again find his favorite target of the day.
Fuller V finds the end zone AGAIN.@Will_Fuller7 | #ATLvsHOU pic.twitter.com/s7YBzRw7Hv
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) October 6, 2019
On a Texans field goal drive Fuller had a 36 yard scamper to get into Falcons territory and got the team in position for the kick with a gain of eight yards on third and long.
Two of the next three drives would see Fuller get stuffed at the one yard line, nearly scoring both times. The Texans would put points on the board both times, once on the ground with Carlos Hyde and another through the air to Darren Fells.
The icing came as the Texans sought him out to close out the game. On third down just under the two-minute warning Fuller hauled in a 44-yard strike for a score galloping into the end zone.
Fuller would finish the day with a fantastic 14 catches fro 217 yards and three touchdowns. He tied the franchise record for receptions and touchdowns in a single game with his performance. It was the fifth highest single-game yard total in franchise history. It is the most yards in a game Fuller has had in either his college or NFL career. He had two games in college where he scored three touchdowns.
Fuller said these were the most yards he has had in one game since high school where his high total was 276 yards.
The latest update from Astros GM Dana Brown on the club's flagship station did not ease anyone's concerns this week. Brown said he was optimistic that Kyle Tucker would be back before September. September?
Which made us wonder what type of injury Tucker is really dealing with? A bone bruise doesn't typically take this long to heal.
Be sure to watch the video above as ESPN Houston's Joel Blank and Barry Laminack share their thoughts on Tucker's health, the Astros' secrecy when it comes to injuries, and much more!