New York Jets running back Breece Hall helped his team defeat the Houston Texans 30-6 at MetLife with 126 scrimmage yards and a score last season. He will be looking to replicate that type of form when the Jets host the Texans again on Thursday night.
Breece Hall has 316 receiving yards this season, more than any other running back in the league. Let's see if he can increase that number tonight at MetLife Stadium.
Will Breece Hall play against the Texans on Thursday night?
The fact that Breece Hall was left off the New York Jets' injury reports this week suggests that he is not dealing with any injuries.
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Hall, who currently ranks eighth among all RBs in the league in terms of scrimmage yards this season, is expected to carry his typical workload in the Jets offense against the Texans on Thursday.
Having said that, however, as it becomes more and more apparent that Aaron Rodgers, the Jets' soon-to-be 41-year-old quarterback, is declining, there have been numerous calls for the team to start depending more on Breece Hall as a runner out of the backfield.
The Jets have only won twice this season and have lost each of their last five games. During that losing streak, Rodgers has passed for seven touchdowns with six interceptions while completing only 59% of his attempts.
The team may depend more on Hall in Week 9 as a result of the veteran quarterback's passing difficulties. Should that prove to be the case, the third-year running back will play a more significant role on Thursday than he has done all year in a bid to break the team's losing streak.
How to watch Houston Texans vs. New York Jets on Thursday?
The Houston Texans have mastered the art of grinding wins out this season, and that has helped them to second place in the AFC. The New York Jets, who are at 2-6 after a fifth straight loss against the New England Patriots last weekend, will be Houston's opponent in Week 9.
The Texans will be dependent even more on Joe Mixon's rushing skills tonight as top wideouts Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins are sidelined due to injuries.
Below is all the information you need regarding how to watch and stream this Thursday Night Football showdown:
Date and Time: Thursday, Oct. 31, at 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
TV: Exclusively available for streaming on Amazon Prime
Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
Live streaming: NFL+, FuboTV
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