HOUSTON (CBS HOUSTON) – The Texans saw the return of outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney to action in their win over the Jets and he paired well with Whitney Mercilus who is on a hot streak.

“It does a lot for us,” Clowney said when asked about rushing in tandem with Mercilus. “Guys can’t protect that well with all of us on the field at the same time…It worked. It worked this game.”

Clowney spent a lot of the day bumped inside attacking the interior of the Jets line while Mercilus stayed rushing from the outside.

“It was part of the gameplan. Coach came up with a good gameplan we executed it.”

Clowney said it was fun to play inside which is something he hadn’t done in a while. He mentioned he used his quickness against the interior linemen as well as playing off the other defensive linemen.

Mercilus had another standout performance being all over the field for the Texans and causing havoc for Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.

It is all about translating his success in practice.

“Just coming in day in, day out, working my craft. Just to be a better pass rusher and better run stopper,” Mercilus said.

He mentioned they had the center-quarterback exchange timed out well from practice but came up a little short on some of the plays.

Clowney, who added some pass deflections and a half-sack to his resume today, liked his performance.

“I think I did good on the rushes. Playing inside isn’t an easy task…Got pressure on the quarterback, a lot of pressure, caused some interceptions and everything, tipped passes.”

Clowney wasn’t one to revel in the accomplishments of this game.

“On to New Orleans for me and put this game behind us. Good to get the win, and get ready to prepare for (the Saints.)”

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