New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr 'Livid' After Loss To Houston Texans
The revamped Houston Texans defense caused problems for the New Orleans Saints offense on Sunday and frustrated quarterback Derek Carr. The Saints had plenty of scoring chances but put up just 13 points.
“I was livid coming off the field,” Carr said. “I had to calm down a little bit. We as an offense (missed) too many details. If we just do those things right, we would’ve scored 28 points. It’s not what I wanted and not what I expected. You look in the mirror. We have a lot of problem solvers and not problem creators. So, it’s up to us as leaders to make sure we’re solving problems and not creating more.”
Saints QB Derek Carr gets sacked by the Texans' defense on Oct. 15, 2023.
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Although missing two field goals on the day, Carr and the Saints had a chance to go on top in the fourth quarter with four minutes to play. On 4th and 4 from the Texans' 14-yard line, Carr completed a pass to running back Alvin Kamara, but he was tackled short of the line to gain, turning the ball over on downs.
And that's just one example of several missed opportunities the Houston defense forced on the Saints' offense.
The Saints got the ball back with 2:41 left in the game, but after a drive to the Houston 24, Carr was intercepted by Texans corner Steven Nelson to end the game.
“Just way too many mistakes and way too many missed opportunities,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said. “We’ve got to do a better job of executing our jobs. If we’re not executing our jobs, then we need to find somebody else to execute those jobs.
“I wish I had the answer because if I did, we’d have it fixed,” he said. “It’s an area that has to get better. At the end of the day, that ends up costing you games. I thought we moved the ball efficiently, but then we have negative plays, and it’s hard to overcome that. There’s certainly a lot of things that we’ve got to clean up.”
This Houston Texans team is vastly improved over previous seasons and with the team sitting at 3-3, just one game behind division leader Jacksonville.
