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The Houston Texans gave this game to the Titans, and it was hard to watch! The Texans out-gained the Titans 427-197 and lost the game! The Titans scored on a 53 yard punt return for a TD (Pacman Jones) and returned a David Carr fumble 40 yards for a TD (DE Tony Brown). David Carr didn’t play very well when he was in the game, even though his numbers don’t look horrible. Carr completed 15 of 21 passes for 113 yards and an interception. Sage Rosenfels relieved him and rallied the troops, completing 18 of 25 passes for 186 yards with 3 TDs and an INT. RB Wali Lundy had another great game, carrying the ball 18 times for 116 yards (6.4 ypc) and caught 5 passes for 33 yards. TE Owen Daniels caught 9 passes for 99 yards and 2 TDs. Andre Johnson had a good game too, catching 9 passes for 78 yards and a TD.
The defense played well on Sunday, LB Marlon Greenwood had 9 tackles and DeMeco Ryans pitched in with 10 tackles. DE Mario Williams had 3 tackles and a sack. The Titans ran the ball 27 times for 111 yards (4.1 ypc). The Titans only completed 7 of 15 passes for 86 net yards passing.
This is a game that pits two young teams that each won their last football game and are starting to come together.
Texans fans would love nothing more than for their team to beat the team that was STOLEN from them! The Texans running game finally showed life last week against a tough Jaguars defense and they should have alot of success running against the “Super Soft” Titans run defense. The Titans allow 164.5 yards rushing per game and 4.7 yards per carry! Rookie RB Wali Lundy (150 rushing yards, 4.2 ypc) will get first shot against the Titans run defense. Samkon Gado also looks like he’s ready to produce after having a decent game last week. The Texans should have no problem throwing the ball against the Titans defense which allows a 94.1 opponents QB rating. Look for David Carr (1,217 yards passing) to attack the Titans with Andre Johnson (47 rec, 591 yards) and Eric Moulds (25 rec, 290 yards).
The Titans will look to continue with what’s been working for them on offense, which is running the football. Travis Henry (383 yards rushing, 4.7 ypc) will get the bulk of the carries against a Texans defense that allows 138.5 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry. QB Vince Young (512 yards passing, 56.5 QB rating) is not ready to attack the Texans secondary which allows 247.2 yards and 66% completions.
This should be a great game to watch, but I have a feeling the Texans are the better team.
The Texans offense needs to play better. The Texans are only averaging 16.5 points per game this season. The Texans need to run the ball better as they only average 78.2 yards rushing per game and 3.2 yards per carry this season. David Carr has been outstanding throwing the ball as the team is averaging 198.2 net yards passing per game and completing 70.5% of their passes. The Texans need to play better on offense to keep their defense off of the field.
The Texans run defense downright stinks! The Texans allow 138.5 yards rushing per game and 4.6 yards per carry! The pass defense is not any better, allowing 247.2 net yards passing per game and allowing opponents to complete 66.0% of their passes.
The Texans played a complete football game and won all three phases of the football game! QB David Carr had another very good football game. Carr completed 25 of 34 passes for 224 yards and 2 TDs. Rookie RB Wali Lundy had a good game carrying the ball 19 times for 93 yards (4.9 ypc) and a TD. Lundy also caught 4 passes for 15 yards. RB Samkon Gado pitched in 10 carries for 27 yards (2.7 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 15 yards. WR Andre Johnson had his usual stellar game, catching 8 passes for 106 yards and a TD. TE Owen Daniels caught 2 passes for 20 yards and a TD.
The defense played it’s best game of the year on Sunday. LB Morlon Greenwood had 6 tackles and recovered a fumble. Rookie DE Mario Williams had a sack and a fumble recovery. The Texans allowed the Jaguars to rush for 102 yards on 25 carries (4.1 ypc). The Jaguars could only muster 118 net yards passing on 14 of 28 completions.
This could be the beginning of something good in Houston if the O-Line and Defense can keep playing like they did against the Jaguars.
Cornerback DeMarcus Faggins and LB Kailee Wong have both been activated off of the PUP list. Look for both of them to get alot of playing time starting this week. The defense can sure use the help.
The Jaguars should pretty much be able to do whatever they want on offense against a Texans defense that allows 145.8 yards rushing per game and 273.0 yards passing per game. Look for the Jags to come out running with their two-headed running back. Fred Taylor will beat them up (367 yards rushing) and then Maurice Jones-Drew will run around them (177 yards rushing). Look for Leftwich to start throwing the ball after they establish a running game, spreading the ball around to Reggie Williams, George Wrighster, Matt Jones and Ernest Wilford. Leftwich also likes to throw to his backs once in awhile.
The Texans must be able to run the ball, or this game will get ugly soon. Ron Dayne needs to step up (167 yards rushing, 2.9 ypc) or Wali Lundy or Samkon Gado will take his job. If the Texans can’t run the ball against the stout run defense of the Jags (92.2 yards rushing per game, 3.5 ypc), then David Carr will have to throw against one of the best secondaries in the NFL. Carr does have two great receivers in Andre Johnson (39 rec, 485 yards) and Eric Moulds (22 rec, 274 yards), but he will have to be careful as the Jags already have 9 interceptions this season. Carr must always know where CB Rashean Mathis is because he is a big-time playmaker that already has 4 interceptions of his own.
This looks like a complete mis-match. All Coach Kubiak can hope for is that Coach Del Rio will show him some mercy in the second half.
The Texans have signed defensive tackle Lional Dalton to try to help with the run defense. The Texans also released Phillip Buchanon.
Rookie linebacker Demeco Ryans has been fantastic so far for the Texans. The second round pick already has 47 tackles and 1.5 sacks and has been the leader of the defense so far this season! DE Mario Williams is off to a slow start to his NFL career. Williams has talent, but only 16 tackles and 1.5 sacks so far this season. The Texans defense has been awful so far this season, but these two guys look like building blocks for the future.
The Texans were actually winning this game at halftime 6-3! The Cowboys came out in the second half like a hungry bear, putting up 31 straight points on the Texans! David Carr had his worst game of the season, completing 15 of 27 passes for 128 yards and 2 interceptions. Sage Rosenfels came in during garbage time and completed 8 of 11 passes for 70 yards. The Texans couldn’t get anything going running the ball. Ron Dayne carried the ball 10 times for 14 yards (1.4 ypc). Samkon Gado carried the ball 4 times for 5 yards (1.3 ypc) and caught 4 passes for 26 yards. Andre Johnson caught 9 passes for 75 yards and Eric Moulds caught 4 passes for 44 yards.
It seemed as if only two Texans decided to play defense the whole game. FS CC Brown had 9 tackles and a sack. LB Demeco Ryans had 8 tackles and a sack. The Cowboys pulverized the Texans on the ground, carrying the ball 37 times for 170 yards (4.6 ypc). The Cowboys completed 19 of 30 passes for 184 net yards thru the air.
The Texans have alot of work to do.