NFL Monday Night Football Free Live Stream: Texans at Jets

October 08, 2012

The NFL Monday Night Football game this evening sees the Houston Texans and New York Jets square off on ESPN as a potent and balanced offense is matched up against an offense that failed to score a single point just a week ago. The 4-0 Texans stand poised to join the Atlanta Falcons as the league's only unbeaten teams left, while the Jets need a victory to stay atop their division and boost a 2-2 record into a winning record. Free online live stream links for tonight's game are at the conclusion of this post.

The Texans come into this game without wowing anyone with any particular facet of their offense. They have, however, found a sound balance between the running and passing game that is making it hard for defenses to determine which attack to pay more attention to. The improved running game behind Arian Foster is taking a lot of pressure off quarterback Matt Schaub and allowing him to not have to force as many balls as in season's past.

Schaub and Foster will be licking their chops going up against the Jets defense. The Jets are already without Darrelle Revis and it showed in the 34-0 drubbing against the San Francisco 49ers last week. If the Jets offense can't get going and the defense is forced to stay on the field a long time, it could be a long Monday night for New York fans.

Complicating matters for the Jets and quarterback Mark Sanchez is the season-ending injury to wideout Santonio Holmes, who joins down tight end Dustin Keller. Jets fans are starting to grow impatient with Sanchez, something that seems to happen every season, and calls are starting to be heard for Tim Tebow. I think it's too early to bench Sanchez considering the Jets can remain tied with the Patriots with a win tonight. Another goose egg or touchdown-less game will hear the Tebow chants grow louder.

The Texans are on a roll and showing no signs of letting up. It's going to be extremely difficult for the injury-deleted Jets to pull this one out, even with the home field advantage. I have to give the edge to the Texans unless they get into turnover trouble.

If a television isn't immediately accessible to you tonight, you can watch the NFL Monday Night Football online live stream of the Houston Texans visiting the New York Jets at ESPN.com. An alternate option is to visit this website for a free online stream. The Jets and Texans game on ESPN gets underway with kickoff at 8:20pm EST/5:20 PST.