The Houston Texans fell to 7-8 on the season after getting punished by the Colts yesterday.  Sage Rosenfels completed 22 of 36 passes for 233 yards with 2 TD passes and 3 interceptions.  Darius Walker was busy as he carried the football 19 times for 66 yards (3.5 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 44 yards (7.3 avg).  Andre Johnson (7 rec, 74 yards) and Kevin Walter (4 rec, 69 yards) each caught a TD pass in this game.  The Texans finished up with 66 yards rushing on 19 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 36 passes for 233 yards.

CB Fred Bennett (11 tackles) and LB Morlon Greenwood (9 tackles) led the way for the Texans Defense.  The Colts finished up with 120 yards on 31 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 40 passes for 338 yards.

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The Texans blew this game open in the 4th quarter with two TDs.  Sage Rosenfels had a solid game as he completed 16 of 27 passes for 200 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  Rosenfels also carried the ball 4 times for 3 yards with a TD run.  Ron Dayne (11 car, 67 yards, TD) and Darius Walker (13 car, 66 yards) split a solid running attack against the Broncos in this game.  Andre Johnson had another solid game with 6 catches for 86 yards and a TD.  The Texans finished up this game with 158 yards rushing on 31 carries (5.1 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 27 passes for 200 yards.

The Texans’ defense was led by Morlon Greenwood (12 tackles) and Mario Williams who had 7 tackles and 3.5 sacks.  The Broncos finished up with 72 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.6 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 39 passes for 236 yards.

Both of these teams have dim hopes of making the playoffs if they win there last three games of the season.  It also will pit the master (Mike Shanahan) against his student (Gary Kubiak) which will make for some good looks on the coaches faces during the game.

Look for the Broncos to attack the Texans with their running game at the start of the season.  Travis Henry (653 yards rushing) and Selvin Young (569 yards rushing) will likely split the carries against a Texans’ defense that is allowing 118.2 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  As soon as the Broncos establish the running game Jay Cutler will throw the ball deep off of play action.  The Broncos offensive line has been really good this season but they need to keep DE Mario Williams (9.5 sacks) away from Jay Cutler if they are going to have success throwing the football.  Brandon Marshall is having a career year (75 rec, 1,029 yards, 6 TDs) and the Texans are having problems in the secondary as they are allowing 217.2 yards passing per game.

The Texans will probably come out passing the ball to attempt to entice the Broncos to abandon the running game early.  The Broncos cornerbacks and safeties are overrated so Sage Rosenfels should attack them deep with Andre Johnson and short with Kevin Walter and Owen Daniels.  If the Texans build a lead they should be able to grind the game out on the ground with Darius Walker against a defense that is allowing 138.8 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.

PREDICTION:  DENVER BRONCOS 24,  HOUSTON TEXANS 21

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The Texans will likely be without their leading rusher this Thursday against the Broncos with a bad ankle.  Dayne has carried the football 162 times for 618 yards (3.8 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  Undrafted rookie Darius Walker from Notre Dame will get his first NFL start against a Broncos’ defense which is allowing 138.8 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  Hopefully he will run better than he did in his NFL debut last week against the Bucs when he rushed for 46 yards on 16 carries (2.9 ypc).

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The Texans made big plays when they had to yesterday as they improved to 6-7 on the season.  Sage Rosenfels had a really good game as he completed 27 of 36 passes for 209 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 interceptions.  He did lose two fumbles in the game though.  Ron Dayne rushed for 17 yards on 7 carries (2.4 ypc) before he injured himself and had to leave the game.  Undrafted rookie Darius Walker got his first NFL action and he carried the ball 16 times for 46 yards (2.9 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 35 yards (5.8 avg).  Andre Johnson (9 rec, 82 yards), Kevin Walter (5 rec, 47 yards) and Owen Daniels (3 rec, 20 yards) each caught a TD pass yesterday.  The Texans finished up with 71 yards rushing on 27 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 36 passes for 186 yards.

LB Morlon Greenwood (13 tackles, sack) and safety Will Demps (9 tackles, fumble recovery) led the way on the defense for the Texans yesterday.  The Bucs finished up with 71 yards rushing on 17 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 38 passes for 234 yards.

Andre Davis also had a big effect on the outcome of this game as he returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD in this game.

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This comes as no surprise as Ahman Green has been struggling with injuries all season long.  Green only played in 6 games this season for the Texans and he carried the ball 70 times for 260 yards (3.7 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also caught 14 passes for 123 yards (8.8 avg).  Green has been replaced as the main running back by Ron Dayne who has had a solid season so far.  He has played in 10 games and he has carried the football 155 times for 601 yards (3.9 ypc) with 3 TD runs and he also has caught 14 passes for 93 yards (6.6 avg).

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The Texans just couldn’t keep up with the Titans offense and that killed them in the end.  Matt Schaub completed 3 of 5 passes for 34 yards before leaving the game with a injured left shoulder.  Sage Rosenfels replaced Schaub and he completed 17 of 30 passes for 185 yards with a TD pass and a interception.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 25 yards (12.5 ypc).  Ron Dayne led the way on the ground for the Texans with 86 yards rushing on 18 carries (4.7 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg).  Andre Johnson led the way in the passing game for the Giants with 9 catches for 116 yards (12.9 avg) with a TD.  The Texans finished up with 119 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 35 passes for 196 yards.

The defense was led by DeMeco Ryans (14 tackles), Will Demps (12 tackles) and Mario Williams (7 tackles, 2.5 sacks) yesterday.  The Titans finished up with 153 yards rushing on 29 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 31 passes for 229 yards.

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