Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans

Blogged under Bloglockers, General, Current Weeks Matchup, Front Page by dawgpounded on Friday 19 October 2007 at 5:55 pm
This will be an interesting game as the Titans travel to the city that they were stolen from.  For that reason, look for the Texans crowd to be sky high for this ball game.  It’s also likely that the Titans will be without Vince Young (quad) on Sunday but that might hurt the Texans as Kerry Collins is a better passer than Young is.

Look for the Titans to run the football first like they always do.  Chris Brown is a little banged up with an ankle injury so LenDale White might have to shoulder most of the load.  White has rushed for 276 yards and only 3.2 yards per carry so far this season but the Texans have allowed 116.8 yards rushing per game and 4.8 yards per carry this season.  The Titans offensive line has paved the way for the Titans to average 141.8 yards rushing per game this season.  Kerry Collins will likely try to stretch the defense by taking some deep shots to Justin Gage and Roydell Williams.  The best hope for the Texans would be to blitz a lot in this game and try to force Collins into throwing some bad passes.

The Texans have defended the home turf pretty well as they are 2-1 on the season and they’ve outscored there opponents 66-52 at home.  Matt Schaub must protect the football better as he has already thrown 5 pickoffs and he’s also lost 3 fumbles.  Look for the Texans to throw the ball often as the Titans are only allowing 63.8 yards rushing per game this season.  Schaub must be careful against the Titans who have only allowed 3 TD passes and picked off 7 passes already this season.  Still, look for the Texans to throw deep to Andre Davis and shorter passes to TE Owen Daniels and WR Kevin Walter.

PREDICTION:  With Chris Brown and Vince Young likely out for Sunday, look for the Texans to make just enough plays against the Titans defense to take home a close victory.  TEXANS 17, TITANS 14.

 

Jacksonville Jaguars 37, Houston Texans 17

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, General, Front Page by dawgpounded on Sunday 14 October 2007 at 9:44 pm

The Texans were dominated in this game much worse than the score indicates as they scored a garbage TD in the 4th quarter.  Matt Schaub did not play well in this game as he completed 19 of 31 passes for 259 yards with 0 TD passes, 1 interception and a lost fumble.  Schaub was replaced late in the game by Sage Rosenfels who played great.  He completed 11 of 12 passes for 82 yards with 1 TD and 0 INTs.  Ahman Green did a lot of sub par work today as he carried the ball 16 times for 44 yards (2.8 ypc).  Samkon Gado also got a little work in as he carried the ball 4 times for 15 yards (3.8 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg).  WR Kevin Walter put up some impressive numbers as he caught 12 passes for 160 yards (13.3 avg) and TE Owen Daniels also had a good game with 5 grabs for 79 yards (15.8 avg).  The Texans finished up with 61 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.5 ypc) and they also completed 30 of 43 passes for 329 yards.

CB DeMarcus Faggins led the defense with 8 tackles but the Texans were horrible on that side of the football.  The Jaguars rushed for 244 yards on 26 carries (9.4 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 34 passes for 213 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271014030

Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Blogged under Bloglockers, General, Current Weeks Matchup, Front Page by dawgpounded on Thursday 11 October 2007 at 10:13 pm

This will be a key battle in the AFC South as the Texans are a surprising 3-2 on the season and the Jaguars are a solid 3-1.  The Texans are a little banged up still on offense and that’s not a good thing when you’re playing the Jaguars defense.

The Jags have tightened up their run defense after allowing the Titans to run for a stunning 282 yards in the season opener.  The Jags have only allowed 46.3 yards rushing per game the last three weeks.  The Texans must still attempt to run the ball or Matt Schaub will be under a siege of blitzes.  The Texans are hoping that Ahman Green can play as that might be able to help them have balance in the offense.  If Green can’t go the Texans will likely throw the ball really often.  TE Owen Daniels, Kevin Walter and Andre’ Davis will put some pressure on the Jags defense but CB Rashean Mathis is one of the best cover corners in the NFL so Schaub should steer clear of dealing with him too much on Sunday.

The Jaguars prefer to run the football and it will be interesting to see how that plays out.  The Texans run defense is much improved this season as they are allowing 91.4 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry.  Still, look for Fred Taylor (207 yards rushing), Maurice Drew (182 yards rushing) and QB David Garrard (108 yards rushing) will put a lot of pressure on the Texans’ front 7.  In the passing game look for Garrard (105.4 QB Rating) to be efficient against a defense that is allowing 213.2 yards passing per game.  The amazing thing about Garrard’s passing success this season is the fact that he’s moving the football around as only two receivers have caught 12 or more passes this season for the Jags.

PREDICTION:  The Jaguars are on a roll and look for it to continue this Sunday.  The combination of their running game and defense will be too much for the Texans.

The Houston Texans place WR/KR Jerome Mathis on I.R.

Blogged under Bloglockers, General, Injury Reports, Breaking News, Front Page by dawgpounded on Tuesday 9 October 2007 at 11:06 am

Jerome Mathis has been placed on the Injured Reserve List ending his season.  Mathis caught 1 pass for 15 yards and he also returned 11 kickoffs for 320 yards (29.1 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Dexter Wynn will replace him as the kick returner and he has done a good job for the Texans so far. 

Houston Texans 22, Miami Dolphins 19

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, General, Front Page by dawgpounded on Monday 8 October 2007 at 9:37 pm

It’s amazing but the MVP of this game for the Texans was kicker Kris Brown.  Brown nailed 5 field goals including 3 of them that were 54 yards or more including the game winning 57 yarder with 1 second left.  Matt Schaub had another efficient game as he completed 20 of 34 passes for 294 yards with 0 TDs and 1 INT.  Ron Dayne was busy with 16 carries for 40 yards (2.5 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Samkon Gado also pitched in with 19 yards on 8 carries (2.4 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 24 yards (12.0 avg).  Owen Daniels (6 rec, 96 yards), Kevin Walter (5 rec, 67 yards) and Andre’ Davis (4 rec, 79 yards) all had good games too.  The Texans finished up with 74 yards rushing on 28 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 34 passes for 278 yards.

The Texans were led on defense by safety C.C. Brown who had 8 tackles and 1 interception and linebacker DeMeco Ryans also had 8 tackles.  The Dolphins rushed for 137 yards on 25 carries (5.5 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 29 passes for 148 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271007034

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