The Texans were playing from behind most of this game and they just didn’t have enough to win in the end.  Matt Schaub started this game and he was 11 for 16 for 139 yards with 1 interception before leaving the game with a injury.  Sage Rosenfels replaced Schaub and he rallied the troops completing 21 of 29 passes for 224 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Owen Daniels was the star in the passing game for the Texans last Sunday as he caught 11 passes for 133 yards (12.1 avg).  Steve Slaton was also busy in this game rushing for 62 yards on 16 carries (3.9 ypc) and he also caught 8 passes for 56 yards (7.0 avg).  The Texans finished up with 389 yards in this game but it just wasn’t enough to beat the Vikngs.  The Vikings rushed for 177 yards on 35 carries (5.1 ypc) in this game and that really hurt the Texans.  The Texans fell to 3-5 on the season with this loss.

The Texans were winning this game 27-10 with only 8:18 left in the game before the roof fell in.  Peyton Manning led the Colts on a 11 play, 81 yard TD drive cut the Texans’ lead to 27-17.  Then it really turned sour as Sage Rosenfels lost two fumbles that led to the final 14 points the Colts scored in this football game.  This game really hurts as the Texans’ executed the perfect gameplan for the first 3 1/2 quarters.  The Texans rushed for 156 yards on 32 carries (4.9 ypc) with rookie Steve Slaton being the standout carrying the ball 16 times for 93 yards (5.8 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Andre Johnson also had a huge game with 9 grabs for 131 yards (14.6 avg) with a TD grab.  Sage Rosenfels appeared ready to steal the starting job from Matt Schaub until his implosion late in the game.  He completed 21 of 33 passes for 246 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 16 yards (4.0 ypc) but lost two fumbles.  The Texans are now 0-4 on the season.

The Texans played a great game on offense but it wasn’t enough to beat the Jaguars last Sunday.  Matt Schaub had an outstanding game completing 29 of 40 passes for 307 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the football 5 times for 24 yards (4.8 ypc).  Steve Slaton also had a solid game as he rushed for 33 yards on 10 carries (3.3 ypc) and he also caught 8 passes for 83 yards (10.4 avg) with a TD (30 yarder).  WR Kevin Walter also had a huge game for the Texans as he caught 8 passes for 76 yards (9.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs (5, 8 yarders).  TE Owen Daniels was busy in this game catching 7 passes for 87 yards (12.4 avg).  The Texans finished up with 79 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 40 passes for 307 yards.

The only word that comes to mind about the Texans’ defense is putrid.  CB Jacques Reeves and LB Zach Diles led the way on defense for Houston with 6 tackles apiece.  The Jaguars finished up with 139 yards rushing on 25 carries (5.6 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 32 passes for 236 yards.  The Texans are now 0-3 on the season.

The Texans really stunk it up against the Titans last Sunday.  Matt Schaub looked lost again in this game completing 17 of 37 passes for 188 yards with 0 TD passes and 3 interceptions (one was returned 99 yards for a TD by CB Cortland Finnegan).  Steve Slaton made his starting debut for the Texans and he was solid.  He carried the ball 18 times for 116 yards (6.4 ypc) with a TD run.  He also added 4 catches for 8 yards (2.0 avg) in this game.  TE Owen Daniels led the Texans in the passing game with 4 catches for 71 yards (17.8 avg).  The Texans finished up with 146 yards rushing on 28 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 37 passes for 171 yards.

The defense wasn’t much better for the Texans in this game.  Linebacker DeMeco Ryans did his part in this game with 13 tackles and a fumble recovery.  S Will Demps and LB Zach Diles pitched in with 8 tackles apiece in this game.  The Titans finished up with 154 yards rushing on 36 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 26 passes for 189 yards.  The Texans are now 0-2 on the season with this loss.

This game definately wasn’t as close as the final score indicates as the Texans were down 35-3 after three quarters when the Steelers called the dogs off.  Matt Schaub completed 25 of 33 passes for 202 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions.  He did not play well at all in the first three quarters of this football game.  Ahman Green carried the football 5 times for 28 yards (5.6 ypc) before getting dinged up in this game.  Rookie Steve Slaton followed him into the game as he was tough carrying the ball 13 times for 43 yards (3.3 ypc) and he also added 3 grabs for 6 yards (2.0 avg) in his NFL Debut.  Andre’ Johnson did most of his damage in the 4th quarter of this game as he caught 10 passes for 102 yards (10.2 avg).  Kevin Walter pitched in with 3 catches for 41 yards (13.7 avg) with a TD grab against the Steelers.  The Texans finished this game with 75 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 33 passes for 159 yards.

The Texans’ Defense was equally awful against both the pass and the run last Sunday against the Steelers.  Linebacker Zac Diles led the way for the Texans on Defense with 13 tackles.  Fellow linebacker DeMeco Ryans was all over the field also as he finished with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery.  DE Mario Williams was effective in rushing the passer with 2 sacks and 6 tackles.  The Steelers finished up this game with 183 yards rushing on 39 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 13 of 18 passes for 122 yards.  The Texans are a much better football team than they showed last Sunday against the Steelers and hopefully they will start showing that this week.