5 Questions with Battle Red Blog: will either team win?

Chris Shepherd: Based on the first two weeks of the season, if you were an offensive coordinator tasked with creating a game plan to attack the Texans defense, what does your plan look like? What areas of the field are you attacking, what weaknesses are you targeting? How do you beat this Texans defense?

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 20: Will Anderson Jr. #51 and Sheldon Rankins #98 of the Houston Texans react during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at NRG Stadium on September 20, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images Scott Barzilla: I think you attack the interior of their defense with Jonathan Taylor . The edges are the strength of their defense and it keeps you ahead of the chains. If you get behind the sticks it's going to be a long day.

Chris Shepherd: From weeks one to two we saw a big improvement from the Indy defense. Granted that improvement went from lockout replacement players level to simply very bad NFL defense level, in what ways could the Colts defense prevent the Texans offense from righting the ship after a disappointing outing last week?