Opportunistic defense wins game for Texans 23-14 over Raiders
The Raiders just kept giving the Texans good field position and the Texans made them pay. DeMarcus Faggins returned a fumble recovery 58 yards for a TD to open the scoring for the Texans. In the second half, the Texans out-scored the Raiders 16-0! Rookie LE DeMeco Ryans had a fantastic game with 13 tackles, a fumble recovery, 2 passes defensed and an interception. Morlon Greenwood added 9 tackles and a fumble recovery. The Raiders did move the ball fairly well, but the Texans kept forcing them to make mistakes. The Raiders carried the ball 26 times for 113 yards (4.3 ypc). The Raiders also completed 25 of 42 passes for 189 net yards passing.
The Texans had a horrible game on offense. David Carr completed 7 of 14 passes for 32 yards. Ron Dayne had a good game with 18 carries for 95 yards (5.3 ypc). Wali Lundy carried the ball 9 times for 33 yards (3.7 ypc) and a TD.
