Week 12 Quick Reads (for real this time)

Drew Brees was incredible, and Manning was pretty ok.

The Texans focused their defense on Reggie Wayne, who was the intended target on two picks and caught only three passes for 19 yards. Sunday was the first time since 2006 that Wayne didn’t have more than 64 yards against the Texans, and it was his lowest yardage total in a non-Week 17 “Sorgi Special” since a seven-yard performance against the Broncos in 2002. So, instead, Manning just went 9-of-12 for 133 yards, six first downs, and a touchdown to Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon. While every Colts game usually yields a textbook throw from Manning, his 24-yard throw to Garcon in the third quarter was the absolute perfect example of a throw to beat the Cover-2.