If given a do-over, Texans coach David Culley said he’d reverse his decision to punt when the offense had the opportunity for another third-down try when Sunday's game was tied at 7 in the second quarter.
On third and 15 at the Houston 38, Tyrod Taylor’s 13-yard pass to Brandin Cooks reached the Cleveland 49, creating fourth and 2. But Browns defensive end Takkarist McKinley was penalized for being offsides, which gave the Texans the opportunity to try again with a third-and-10 play.
Instead, Culley declined the penalty. The Texans didn’t go for it, either. Culley said after the game that they attempted to pin the Browns deep within their territory with Cam Johnston, a punter who pinned opponents within their 20 eight times during the preseason and three times in the regular-season opener against the Jaguars.
Culley added Monday that frustration over penalties clouded his judgment and that he was only thinking about field position factors at the time.
On second and 7 at the Houston 46, left guard Tytus Howard was penalized for a false start, which backed the Texans to their own 41. That was Houston’s first penalty of the game. Tyrod Taylor’s swing pass to Brandin Cooks was dropped for a three-yard loss, which set up the third-and-15 play.
The Browns didn’t score on the resulting drive. Justin Reid intercepted Baker Mayfield and returned the pick to the Cleveland 24, a turnover that led to a Texans touchdown and 14-7 lead. But had the Texans elected to try for another third down, the offense would’ve had the chance to convert the opportunity and continue on a drive that possibly could’ve produced meaningful points.
“If I had to do it over again, I would have taken the penalty,” Culley said. “I’ll tell you as I thought about it, it was more out of frustration than anything. We were second and 7. We get a false start, I think it was Tytus (Howard) had a false start. Then we go to second and 12 then very next play we lose three yards on it. So, now we are second and 15. And then we got the penalty, the first thing that went through my mind and I was a little frustrated at the time because I was thinking field position. I did not want to do anything to hurt us. Because Cam (Johnston) as a punter, we had the ball right there at about the 49-yard line. I figured that he has been very, very good at being able to pin them back, and I was thinking that.
"But again, that was just out of frustration on my part because of the series that we were having at that time. But no, if I had to do that again I would take the penalty. And give our offense a chance to get the first down, which I should have done.”
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