Tania Ganguli, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

RTC: Randy Bullock comes through

Reading the coverage of the Houston Texans ...

Randy Bullock isn't a guy who shows a ton of emotion. Part of that has probably been the stoic face he's needed to show in games during which he's struggled.

Back when they were happening, Bullock accepted the criticism and owned up to his troubles. Now he's having a completely different experience, and there are hints of what it means to the kicker three years out of Texas A&M. They appeared in the smiles that escaped his mouth as he talked about the confidence Texans coach Bill O'Brien showed him by letting him attempt a 55-yard field goal. Sometimes people need time. Bullock's growth has showed the value of patience.

Bullock made three field goals on Sunday, two of them from at least 50 yards away, writes Dave Zangaro of CSNHouston.com.

  • David Barron of the Houston Chronicle offers his perspective on Bullock's excellent day.

  • J.J. Watt's teammates have come to expect the extraordinary from him, writes Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle. He includes an exchange between cornerback Johnathan Joseph and safety Danieal Manning in which they discuss how unsurprised they were that Watt scored after picking off Bills quarterback EJ Manuel.

  • Coaches offered Watt a chance to take a breather after his 80-yard pick-six, but he didn't want it, writes Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press. She notes Watt has more touchdowns than Andre Johnson and Arian Foster combined.

  • The Chronicle's Jerome Solomon notes we are a long way from figuring out whether the Texans are a good team. But so far, they've shown they are not a bad team. Sunday's game was filled with weird contradictions, he adds. The Texans couldn't run the ball well, they turned it over too much and didn't improve their third-down efficiency and still won.

  • Chris Baldwin of Houston's Culture Map says Watt offered an otherworldly, dominant performance. He concludes his column by asking: Who says quarterbacks rule all?

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