View Full Version : Official Texans vs. Colts Game Thread, 9/11/2011
Keith
09-11-2011, 09:41 AM
The road to the playoffs, nay the Promised Land, begins here.
Joe Joe
09-11-2011, 10:03 AM
Are you ready for some football?
Here's to seeing a pass rush and an improved secondary.
popanot
09-11-2011, 11:40 AM
Kubiak - Don't be a dweeb. Come out with your foot on the throttle and never let up. Make a statement.
Inactives: (http://blog.houstontexans.com/2011/09/11/texans-colts-inactives-lineup-changes-2/)
Hot off the presses, here are inactives and lineup changes for the Texans’ Week 1 game against the Indianapolis Colts at Reliant Stadium. Kickoff is at noon CT.
Texans inactives
13 QB T.J. Yates
23 RB Arian Foster
26 CB Brandon Harris
36 CB Roc Carmichael
61 G Thomas Austin
75 T Derek Newton
93 DE Tim Bulman
92 DT Earl Mitchell
Texans starting lineup changes
Derrick Ward will start at running back for Arian Foster.
Colts inactives
11 WR Anthony Gonzalez
15 WR Blair White
18 QB Peyton Manning
21 DB Kevin Thomas
32 RB Darren Evans
61 OG Jamey Richard
92 DE Jerry Hughes
Colts starting lineup changes
Kerry Collins will start at quarterback for Peyton Manning.
Some bettors are still hitting the Texans on this one. Spread (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) was up to 10.5 on some boards but has since come down to 10....
Texans win the toss and will receive.
Nice return by Manning brings it all the way out to the Texan 40.
Pass to AJ good for 20 or 21.
Ugh, pass off the fingers of AJ and Colts INT. Colts ball at their 40.
Joe Joe
09-11-2011, 12:10 PM
Loving the Watt pick.
Collins pass good for 5 yards. Brings up 2nd and 5.
Addai rushes for about 11 and a 1st down.
Addai for about 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.
Collins sacked by Mario! -10 yards. 3rd and 17 coming up.
Screen to Addai gets about 3 so Colts have to punt.
Punt goes into the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 12:11 PM
Nice sack by Mario
Ward for about 4. 2nd and 6 coming up.
Pass to Dreessen good for 21. Ball at the Texan 45.
Ward for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.
Ward runs for about 9. 1st down at the Colts 40.
Tate gets 4 tough yards. 2nd and 6 coming up.
Pass to AJ goes to the Colts 20, 1st down.
Tate for 2.
Pass to AJ good for 8, just short of the 1st down. Ball at the 10.
Ward for 3 and the 1st down. 1st and goal at the 7.
Ward for no gain or -1. 2nd and goal coming up.
Schaub's pass goes out of the back of the endzone, inc. 3rd and goal coming up.
On 3rd down, Schaub's pass goes inc in the endzone.
Rackers on for the FG. 25 yarder is good.
Texans 3, Colts 0
4:27 left in the 1st quarter.
chuck
09-11-2011, 12:23 PM
This is not the sharpest Schaub we have seen.
Colts bring the kickoff back to their 18.
Collins sack/fumble! A Smith on the initiall hit, Sean Cody on the recovery. Texan ball at the Colts 12!
Pass to Dreessen gets about 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.
Tate to the 1. 1st and goal at the 1.
Ward punches it in.
Texans 10, Colts 0
2:56 left in the 1st quarter.
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 12:29 PM
lot of rollouts and slightly off target passes by Schaub for sure
K returns and kick coverage pretty good so far.
And nice fumble force by Antonio and recovery by Cody and Williams.
And Ward just powered in , nice start now for 10-0, much thanks to the defense.
Colts down the ensuing kickoff in the endzone so Colts ball at their 20.
Collins fumbles the snap and JJ Watt recovers! Texans ball at the Colts 18!
Flat pass to JJ gets about 10. 1st and goal at the 8.
Ward for 5. 2nd and goal at the 3.
Tate punches it in!
Texans 17, Colts 0
1:41 left in the 1st quarter.
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 12:38 PM
wonder who Colts will run out at QB now?
great start Texans
Colts down the kickoff in the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.
Addai for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Wayne good for 17 and a 1st down.
Addai for about 12. Ball at midfield.
Addai for about 6 but flag on the play. Facemask on Colts -15. Makes it 1st and 25.
End of 1st quarter.
HPF Bob
09-11-2011, 12:45 PM
Couldn't write this much better. 17-0 with Foster safely planted on the bench. Schaub already has his INT out of the way and defense has already forced a pair of TOs.
BTW, Colts' D seems very vulnerable to the run without Sanders back there.
(Ravens 14, Steelers 0)
Carter for about 7. Makes it 2nd and 18.
Dump to Wayne gets 7. 3rd and 11 coming up.
Pass to Clark gets 2 so Colts have to punt. Nice tackle by GQ to keep him from getting more..
JJ fields the punt and is downed at the Texan 11.
Pass to AJ good for 20, 1st down.
Tate for 10, 1st down.
Pass to AJ goes for nice gainer. Ball at the Colts 38.
Ward for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.
Dump to Casey gets 8 and the 1st down.
Tate for 10 on the left side.
Tate loses 1. Makes it 2nd and 11.
Pass to OD good to the Colts 6 yard line. 1st and goal.
Ward for 2. 2nd and goal at the 4.
Schaub hits AJ in the back of the endzone for the TD!
Texans 24, Colts 0
6:57 left in the half.
HPF Bob
09-11-2011, 12:58 PM
We're either looking at a fantastic blowout or an epic disaster. It's the Texans, so I won't conclude it's over yet.
Colts down the kickoff in the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.
Collins pass sails over Clark inc.
Addai loses 2 or 3 on the sweep right - nice tackle JoJo.
Flag pre-snap. Delay of game on Colts. Makes it 3rd and 17.
Collins deep pass to Collie goes inc. Colts have to punt.
JJ brings the punt back to the Texan 38.
5:25 left in the half.
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 01:10 PM
We're either looking at a fantastic blowout or an epic disaster. It's the Texans, so I won't conclude it's over yet.
That is funny, yeah, it's over for today. almost too easy.
barrett
09-11-2011, 01:15 PM
I have never watched a 34 team and said wow about the DEs.
But wow.
Bootleg pass to KW goes inc. Flag on the play, holding on Colts, 5 yards, auto 1st down.
Tate for about 7, ball at midfield.
Tate for 14. Ball at the Colts 36.
Ward for 8.
Ward is tripped up in the backfield and loses 2 or 3. Makes it 3rd and 5.
Timeout Texans with 2:28 left in the 1st half.
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Pass to KW complete over the middle to the Colts 17 and a 1st down.
2 minute warning.
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Pass is tipped at the LOS and falls inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Schaub sacked by Mathis -3. Brings up 3rd and 13.
Tate gets about 9. Texans to go for the FG on 4th and 4.
Racker's 29-yarder is good.
Texans 27, Colts 0
1:34 left in the half.
TheMatrix31
09-11-2011, 01:17 PM
This is prettayyy pretttttttayyyyyyyy pretttttayyyyyyyyyyyy prettayyyyyy good.
Kickoff goes out of the endzone so Colts ball at their 20.
Pass to Wayne complete for about 13.
Pass to Garcon off the mark, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Dump to Addai off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.
3rd down pass goes inc, tipped by GQ, nearly INT'ed by KJ. Colts to punt.
Haha, JJ fields the punt and runs it back - all the way, 79 yard TD!
Texans 34, Colts 0
54 seconds left in the half.
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 01:22 PM
Way to go Jacoby, you earned it.
Colts down the kickoff in the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.
Addai for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.
Addai for 2, 1st down.
Clock runs out, halftime.
Texans 34, Colts 0
HPF Bob
09-11-2011, 01:25 PM
Okay. I don't think we lose this one unless the Colts trot out Ryan Fitzgerald or Frank Lloyd Reich for the second half.
Would be funny as hell though to watch Schaub go into a hurry-up, point wildly all over the place, change the formation and then calmly hit AJ on a sideline route. They'd never do it, but it would be nice to give Indy a taste of their own medicine after all these years.
Halftime stats:
Passing: Schaub 12/16, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Tate 10/61, Ward 11/39
Receiving: AJ 6/89, Casey 2/16, Dreessen 1/21, KW 1/14, OD 1/12, JJ 1/10
Tackles: Ryans 4, A Smith 3, Allen/GQ/Watt 2 each
Time of possession: Texans 19:39, Colts 9:47 (?)
Turnovers: Texans 1, Colts 2
3rd down efficiency: Texans 2/4, Colts 0/4
Red zone: Texans 3/5, Colts 0/0
1st downs: Texans 19, Colts 5
Total yards: Texans 259, Colts 72
Penalties: Texans 0/0, Colts 3/25
Okay. I don't think we lose this one unless the Colts trot out Ryan Fitzgerald or Frank Lloyd Reich for the second half.
Would be funny as hell though to watch Schaub go into a hurry-up, point wildly all over the place, change the formation and then calmly hit AJ on a sideline route. They'd never do it, but it would be nice to give Indy a taste of their own medicine after all these years.
It's been a long time coming. After watching Peyton "run 'em up" Manning all these years, feels like a little bit of karma is shifting back into place...
Texans 2nd half kickoff goes out of the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.
Pass to Garcon gets 16.
Addai for 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.
Screen to Clark goes all the way to the Texan 39.
Addai sweeps right for about 1 but flag on the play. Holding on Colts -10, makes it 1st and 20.
Pass to Addai is caught out of bounds. 2nd and 20.
Pass to to the sideline goes out of bounds, brings up 3rd and 20.
Dump to Addai gets 10 so Colts have to punt.
Punt goes into the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.
Tate for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.
Pass to AJ gets about 6. 3rd and 2 coming up.
Dump to Casey gets 12 and the 1st down.
Tate for 6 on the left side.
Tate stopped for -1. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Deep pass to AJ off the mark so Texans have to punt.
Punt goes into the endzone so Colts ball at their 20.
Carter for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up for the Colts.
Pass to Wayne goes for big gainer to the Colt 44.
Pass to Wayne on the sideline goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Pass to Garcon complete for 10. Illegal contact on KJ is declined, 1st down Colts.
Dump off pass off the mark, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.
Flag pre-snap. Offside Colts makes it 2nd and 15.
Carter gets about 2 on the left side. 3rd and 13 coming up.
Collins pressured by Mario throws it away. Penalty on Collins for not getting the ball back to the LOS. Colts to punt fom their 31.
Punt rolls out of bounds at the Texan 20.
Slaton for 12 on the left side.
Dump off to Slaton gets 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.
Flag pre-snap, false start Winston, makes it 2nd and 10.
Slaton for no gain. 3rd and 10 coming up.
Pass to JJ goes all the way to the Colt 42, 1st down.
Tate for 3.
Quick hitter to JJ gets 8 and a 1st down.
Schaub can't find a receiver and bootlegs for about 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.
Tate hits the right side for a big gainer. Ball at the Colts 10 yard line.
End of the 3rd quarter.
Tate sweeps right for about 1. 2nd and goal at the 9.
Schaub's pass is batted up in the air but falls inc. 3rd and goal at the 9 coming up.
Schaub's pass is picked off by Brackett. Brackett returns it to the Colts 37 and gets injured on the mass tackle....
Pass to Garcon gets 10.
Addai for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.
Dump to Clark gets 7. 3rd and 1 coming up.
Carter gets about 2 and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 40.
Deep pass to Garcon goes inc but flag on the play... BS call on D Manning for hit on a defenseless receiver. 1st and 10 Colts at the Texan 25.
Collins can't find a receiver and throws it away.
On 2nd and 10, Addai rushes for 6. 3rd and 4 coming up.
Pass to Garcon in the endzone just out of his reach, inc. Colts to go for the FG.
Vinateri's FG is no good.
Score remains:
Texans 34, Colts 0
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 02:21 PM
that was a poor ref call for hitting defenseless player on Manning. and on same play a good pass breakup by J Jo.
I guess fair enough that Vinateiri pushed fg off to right.
ok, Tate fumbles on the 10, getting little sloppy here in 4Q.
Tate sweeps left and fumbles the ball. Angerer of the Colts recovers and takes it to the Texan 13. 10:27 left in the game.
Carter for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.
Flag pre-snap, encroachment on Mitchell, 5 yards, makes it 2nd and 3.
Pass to Wayne in the back of the endzone is complete for the TD.
Texans 34, Colts 7
chuck
09-11-2011, 02:28 PM
The Texans are going to dick around and not score any more points and let Indy score another time or two. Vintage Kubiak, vintage Texans. If you think there's anything particularly different about this team in comparison with previous Kubiak teams you are sadly mistaken. The Texans are going to get dismantled by good teams.
The Texans are going to dick around and not score any more points and let Indy score another time or two. Vintage Kubiak, vintage Texans. If you think there's anything particularly different about this team in comparison with previous Kubiak teams you are sadly mistaken. The Texans are going to get dismantled by good teams.
Ah, Chuck... really looking hard for that dark cloud in the silver lining...;)
Kickoff is out of the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.
Tate loses 2 on the sweep right. 2nd and 12 coming up.
Tate gets the 2 back. 3rd and 10 coming up...
Tate gets about 5 so Texans have to punt on 4th and 4.
Colts fair catch at their 39.
6:57 left in the game.
Pass to Wayne goes all the way to the Texan 25.
Pass to Clark good for 13.
Addai for 1 but flag on the play. Barwin in the neutral zone. Makes it 1st and 5 at the Texan 7.
Pass into the endzone goes inc. 2nd and 5 coming up.
Pass to Collie complete but feet are out of the endzone. 3rd and 5 coming up.
Timeout Colts.
Nconroe
09-11-2011, 02:40 PM
one or two slight differences with past such as being up 34-0 rather than behind 28-0 before trying to come back.
nice second sack of the game by Mario as well.
5:38 left in the game.
Collins sacked by Mario! Makes it 4th and 14.
Collins pass sails out of the endzone, inc. Texans ball at their 16.
Tate for 12.
Tate for 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.
Tate for 4. Brings up 3rd and 3 with about 3 minutes left in the game.
Tate gets 3 and the 1st down.
2 minute warning.
chuck
09-11-2011, 02:48 PM
Well, the good news is Mario can in fact play OLB. The bad news is that Barwin can't. I expect Reed to see the field more and more.
Texans are kneeling it out.
Final score:
Texans 34, Colts 7
Way to go Texans, nice start to the season!
Fonz the Boss
09-11-2011, 02:51 PM
Looks like Texans will win this game but this has got to be the most disgusting victory ever. I'm disgusted by what I saw in the 2nd half. With 3 turnovers theres no doubt we would have lost this game if sheriff Manning was 100% healthy.
TheMatrix31
09-11-2011, 03:07 PM
Defense was noticeably relaxed in the second half. Then turned it up a bit toward the end.
barrett
09-11-2011, 03:25 PM
Who cares about the 2nd half? The game was over and this is not the BCS where style points count.
This game told us nothing of importance. The Texans are significantly more talented than the colts without manning and they pounded them. The colts paid the price for constructing their team around manning and having a terrible backup plan. I am guessing they will still take one stinker after the reat years this team has had, but really dumb to enter the year with a 35 year old QB with a recent neck surgery and curtis painter as the backup.
Next week should say a lot more. A road game against a slightly better team and a tough stretch looming that makes it almost must win.
But there is nothing disgusting about a 27 point win in the NFL.
Foo'ball Fool
09-11-2011, 04:12 PM
Looks like Texans will win this game but this has got to be the most disgusting victory ever. I'm disgusted by what I saw in the 2nd half. With 3 turnovers theres no doubt we would have lost this game if sheriff Manning was 100% healthy.
The Texans let down in the second half, and that led to them getting sloppy. Yeah, the pick in the 1st quarter was vintage Schaub, but this team was good through the half. Yes, I was concerned by the let down in the second half. Disgusting is a little strong. I don't think there would have been a let down if the Colts would've had Manning under center, and I think the Texans would have held the ball better. And I think the Texans would have won. The score would have just been a lot closer.
barrett
09-11-2011, 04:17 PM
The Texans let down in the second half, and that led to them getting sloppy. Yeah, the pick in the 1st quarter was vintage Schaub, but this team was good through the half. Yes, I was concerned by the let down in the second half. Disgusting is a little strong. I don't think there would have been a let down if the Colts would've had Manning under center, and I think the Texans would have held the ball better. And I think the Texans would have won. The score would have just been a lot closer.
The first quarter pick hit AJ in both hands. Not a great throw, but no reason a ball that hits both his hands should be intercepted.
1. Excellent first half, so - so second half.
2. The Colts aren't the same without Manning for sure.
3. We turned the ball over 3 times, and that just can't be allowed to continue. Tate fumbled away the ball, but also ran for over a hundred yards.
4. All is well though, we are 1-0 with 15 to go.
I was wrong, and that was fun.
I was wrong about the Colts, I guess I have them too much credit, as I thought it would be a much better game than that.
That was the BEST half of football I have ever seen in Houston.
2nd half is what it is, coast mode makes guys not as sharp. Happens everywhere in the league.
W is a W, and looking forward to starting 2-0.
Very sad news about Walter....saw a report of a broken shoulder, out 12+ weeks.....next man up, but we are really gonna miss him with the running game.
HPF Bob
09-11-2011, 06:26 PM
That was the BEST half of football I have ever seen in Houston.
Depends how you look at it. The most satisfying half was the 2nd half against the Cowboys nine years ago. It really never gets old.
Very sad news about Walter....saw a report of a broken shoulder, out 12+ weeks.....next man up, but we are really gonna miss him with the running game.
Maybe they bring back Jeff "You've Got" Maehl to keep all the slow white boy plays in the playbook.
Joe Joe
09-11-2011, 06:26 PM
BTW, CBS would like to inform us again that Kerry Collins has a big arm still.
Blitzwood
09-11-2011, 06:36 PM
Great win to start the season, the momentum on defense is palpable, Miami is on notice. :cool:
Gumble and Dierdoerff almost made me puke the way they pandered to Indy, said they "allowed" us to do what we did. Just kain't get no respect!! We kicked ass and took names. But respect will come with more convincing wins.
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