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HOUSTON -- When rookie wideout Jaylin Noel scored his archetypal touchdown successful the Houston Texans' 44-10 roadworthy triumph implicit the Baltimore Ravens, Noel did what helium was told to do: Celebrate.
"I've been connected the violative guys a batch for the past mates weeks astir making definite they person immoderate celebrations acceptable for the extremity zone," Texans manager DeMeco Ryans said. "It's conscionable a intelligence happening to me. If you're reasoning astir celebrations, past you'll get successful the extremity zone."
Noel had been reasoning astir however helium would observe his archetypal NFL touchdown, but helium didn't expect it to pb to a scuffle.
So, wherefore did it?
Well, Noel's solemnisation happened to mimic Hall of Fame linebacker and Ravens large Ray Lewis' celebrated "squirrel dance," and Ravens cornerback Jaire Alexander took objection and tried to rip distant the rookie's memento arsenic the 2 wrestled connected the crushed for the shot earlier they were separated.
"When Jaire tried to propulsion the shot away, I wasn't adjacent reasoning astir it," Noel told ESPN. "I was conscionable excited to spell observe with my coaches and teammates. That's wherefore you spot maine tally immediately. I'm like, 'Aw whatever.' I didn't attraction what helium had to do."
Jaylin Noel hits the Ray Lewis squirrel creation and the Ravens bash NOT look to beryllium amused pic.twitter.com/ySDRGAguaD
— NFL connected CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) October 5, 2025Noel's touchdown and solemnisation were among the finishing touches of a 70-10 violative outburst successful the Texans' two-game triumph streak against the Tennessee Titans and Ravens heading into their Week 6 bye.
If you rewind to the Wednesday erstwhile the Texans were 0-3 and preparing for the winless Titans heading into Week 4, that's erstwhile Ryans deployed his celebratory tactic. Houston was averaging a league-low 12.7 points per crippled aft 3 weeks -- a nonstop byproduct of a disappointing commencement for an discourtesy featuring aggregate erstwhile Pro Bowlers successful backmost C.J. Stroud, wideout Nico Collins and moving backmost Nick Chubb.
The Texans were coming disconnected a 17-10 nonaccomplishment to the Jacksonville Jaguars that was crammed with violative woes and 3 turnovers. It was their 3rd consecutive crippled with little than 300 full yards.
Some caput coaches successful a squad gathering pursuing an 0-3 commencement mightiness person unleashed a frantic conflict outcry -- demanding results from the discourtesy to forestall the play from slipping away. But Ryans' demeanor was the opposite, and truthful was his request.
"It's a amusive crippled to play, arsenic stressful arsenic it whitethorn be, arsenic hard arsenic it whitethorn be, you got to beryllium capable to bask it arsenic well," Ryans told ESPN. "And I privation to person a joyful squad that enjoys those large moments and games."
THE TEXANS' SCORING mean for the play jumped up to 21.6 points per crippled (22nd) heading into Week 7, and Ryans & Co. are hoping the celebrating continues arsenic they question westbound to look the Seattle Seahawks (4-2) connected "Monday Night Football" (10 p.m. ET, ESPN).
"[There's] thing amended than scoring, getting successful the extremity portion -- particularly erstwhile you haven't done it a lot," Ryans said. "Getting successful determination is an breathtaking moment, and I wanted guys to truly relish that and beryllium arrogant of that moment."
Since Ryans' speech, the absorption has been connected executing. But there's an added constituent successful the Texans' preparation.
"It's chill man, I deliberation we request a mates much successful our backmost pocket," Stroud said. "Execution breeds vigor and each that chill amusive stuff. No 1 celebrates if you're not doin...
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