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"  Talk about a seesaw battle. All nine scores in yesterday&amp;#039;s Texans-Jaguars clash resulted in lead changes. And while Jacksonville&amp;#039;s last touchdown came with a full fourteen minutes left, Houston squandered its final three possessions in a 31-24 loss with two punts, a touchdown negated by an offensive pass-interference penalty, and a goal-line fumble. We asked Brandi, a skydiving, weight-pumping Louisiana native, for her take on the Texans&amp;#039; last stand, the key to a turnaround (&amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s about time we put it together&amp;quot;), and her not-so-ho-hum day job (&amp;quot;I run a sixteen-bed neurological rehabilitation center \u2014 a very courageous group&amp;quot;).  ESQUIRE: Rough loss. What was the team&amp;#039;s biggest problem on the field? BRANDI: It&amp;#039;s hard to pin down one thing. I thought we put in a good effort, but we made a lot of simple mistakes here and there. The pass-interference call that cost us a touchdown and the fumble that cost us the game really stand out. ESQ: What was going through your mind during that fumble, with just two minutes left on the clock? B: Oh, wow \u2014 a lot of emotions. We challenged the call. I&amp;#039;m not sure if that was wishful thinking or nerves, but I just knew there wasn&amp;#039;t indisputable evidence. Waiting for that ref to come back, I was biting my nails I was so nervous. The fans made their opinions very clear, but it&amp;#039;s hard to say if they were upset about the call or the play in general. A fumble at the goal line is a sticky situation; no one likes to be there. We&amp;#039;ll move on from that. Hopefully we learned something from it.  ESQ: Going into the game, the Texans were 7-2 when wearing their Battle Red uniforms. Do you think the color makes a difference? B: There&amp;#039;s been a lot of research about that. In college I studied psychology, and we did a study about whether the color of a team&amp;#039;s jersey affects a referee&amp;#039;s calls. We found that a dark-colored jersey, like black, is associated with being the bad guy, so you may get more flags than a team wearing white jerseys. But winning in red uniforms, I think that&amp;#039;s probably a coincidence.  ESQ: Maurice Jones-Drew, whom Jaguars cheerleader Kelli Schaible told us last week was a fantasy-football stud, rushed for 119 yards and three TDs. How can the Texans bottle him up when they face the Jags again in Week Thirteen? B: That&amp;#039;s a tough one. I have to give credit where credit is due. He&amp;#039;s good. He&amp;#039;s fast. We need to fill those holes and not let him get that initial break. Once he gets through to the secondary, it&amp;#039;s tough to catch him.  ESQ: Did you see any encouraging signs from the Texans? B: I thought Matt Schaub came out more aggressive \u2014 it was encouraging to see him move out of the pocket and run if necessary. Andre Johnson, we love him \u2014 he&amp;#039;s a favorite. And Steve Slaton is ready to break out \u2014 I think we&amp;#039;re going to see more and more from him. We need balance in our offense, and he&amp;#039;ll do that for us.  ESQ: Got a fantasy sleeper for next week? B: Jacoby Jones. Johnson keeps the defense guessing, and when opposing teams double-team him it opens up opportunities for Schaub&amp;#039;s other options. Jones has two touchdowns in his last two games.  ESQ: While we&amp;#039;re dropping names, your squad has three Ashleys, identical twins Larisa and Marisa, a Randi, a Candy, and a Brandi. Ever get mixed up? B: Well, the three Ashleys go by their last names. Larisa and Marisa, some of the girls who&amp;#039;ve been on the squad a long time can tell the difference, but I can&amp;#039;t. I just say, &amp;quot;Hey, Twin!&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Larisa!&amp;quot; and judge by the girl&amp;#039;s face if that&amp;#039;s right or wrong. With Randi, Candy, and Brandi, we just have to listen a little closer. But when I go to appearances with Candy or Randi, I can feel people looking at us funny, like, &amp;quot;Come on, are those really you all&amp;#039;s names?&amp;quot; We get a Sandy and a Mandy, that&amp;#039;ll be half the squad.  ESQ: Before the season, a lot of people were again saying this was going to be the year the Texans finally broke through and made the playoffs. Did they over-hype the team?  B: I wouldn&amp;#039;t say we&amp;#039;re over-hyped. We have the potential \u2014 that&amp;#039;s what the hype is about. It&amp;#039;s just about tapping into it. We&amp;#039;re still a relatively new team, but it&amp;#039;s about time we put it together and make it happen. ESQ: The team&amp;#039;s 1-2 and at home against the Raiders next week. Is that a must-win game? B: It&amp;#039;s a must-win for me. I would love to go 2-2, get back to .500, and go from there. I don&amp;#039;t think the season&amp;#039;s over if we don&amp;#039;t win, and I wouldn&amp;#039;t discount the Raiders \u2014 they&amp;#039;re a good team \u2014 but this is it. No more losing at home.  The Texans cheerleaders have a Facebook fan page, a calendar featuring Brandi coming out in November, and a Web site where she and other members of the squad talk to you directly. RELATED LINKS:   BOOKMARK: More Cheerleaders Talking Football Every Monday This Season!  WEEK TWO: Jaguars Cheerleader on a Big Missed Call  WEEK ONE: Bengals Cheerleader on a Crazy Finish  PRESEASON: Eagles Cheerleader on Michael Vick&amp;#039;s Debut  GALLERY: Funny Jokes from Lots of Beautiful Women   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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