The $72-million man is now an expensive clipboard holder.
The Texans benched starting quarterback Brock Osweiler in the second quarter of Sunday's home game against the Jaguars.
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Osweiler was 6 of 11 for 48 yards with two costly interceptions that led to 10 Jacksonville points. The Jaguars jumped out to a 13-0 second-quarter lead, and Texans coach Bill O'Brien had seen enough.
Tom Savage replaced Osweiler and immediately led an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended with a 2-yard Akeem Hunt touchdown run.
Savage attempted just one pass on the drive, but it was a 32-yard completion to Wendall Williams that got the Texans to the Jaguars 16-yard line.
Tom Savage is in.
— NFL (@NFL) December 18, 2016
And Tom Savage is making plays. SWEET pass 👌 #JAXvsHOU https://t.co/NpbCNVvObB