Official Texans @ Bucs Game Thread, 11/13/2011
 

Texans are on a business trip to Tampa. Will they be able to close the deal? Discuss all the game's transactions in this thread.

Inactives From ESPN.com
 

The full inactives list from Tampa:

Texans:

QB T.J. Yates
CB Sherrick McManis
FS Danieal Manning
G Thomas Austin
T Andrew Gardner
WR Andre Johnson
TE Garrett Graham


Tampa Bay:

CB Anthony Gaitor
L B Dekoda Watson
T Derek Hardman
T James Lee
WR Michael Spurlock
DE Tim Crowder
DT Frank Okam

Haynesworth playing today.....

Texans now mostly 4 pt favorites...

To take care of business:

1. Run it down their throats

2. Take care of the ball.

3. Pressure Freeman.

4. Stay healthy.

Texans win the flip and will receive.

Demps downs the ball in the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.

Yowsir! 1st play, 80 yd pass to JJ for the TD!

Extra point it blocked.

Texans 6, Bucs 0

14:48 left in the 1st quarter.

Great opening play. Now we can jam the ball down their throats.

So I guess the Texans definitely scored the first TD of the day like I like.

Bucs bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 25.

Freeman can't find a receiver and throws it away. Brings up 2nd and 10.

Blount gets 8. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Dump pass to Williams gets 23 and a 1st down.

Pass to Williams is dropped/broken up. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Blount for 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Cushing with the sack! Bucs will have to punt.

JJ fair catches the punt about the Texan 14.

Cush is an animal.

11:53 left in the 1st quarter.

Dump off to OD good for about 12. Ball at the Texan 28.

Dump off to Foster gets 10 and a 1st down.

Foster for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Quick pass to KW gets 5 and the 1st down.

Foster for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Flag presnap. False start Texans (Brown). Makes it 2nd and 15.

Foster gets 6. Ball at midfield. Makes it 3rd and 9.

Pass to Mason good for nice gain. Offside defense is declined. Ball at the Buc 34.

Dump off to OD gets 12. Ball at the Buc 22.

Tate for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Foster for 10. Ball at the 10, 1st and goal.

Schaub can't find a receiver and throws it out of the endzone. 2nd and goal at the 10.

Foster sweeps right for 1. 3rd and goal coming up.

Pass in the endzone is broken up, inc. but flag on the play. Offsides Bucs so 3rd and goal at the 5.

Oh jeez, Schaub is INT'ed by Talib. Bucs ball at their 6.

Texans are challenging that the INT was bobbled/inc.....

He's going to lose this challenge as usual I expect but it's a challenge that I think is worth risking.

wow lucky break on that challenge

Play is ruled an inc pass.

Texans ball at the 5 and will go for the FG.

Rackers 22-yarder is good.

Texans 9, Buc 0

4:29 left in the 1st quarter.

Shows what I know.

I don't really understand the call but as I was saying that was a good challenge from a risk/reward ratio. Anyway, now I get to watch Cushing go nutso again so it's win-win.

I think OD got a new tat.

Kickoff is downed in the endzone so Bucs ball at their 20.

Blount for 4. Makes it 2nd and 6 coming up.

Freeman's pass too low for Winslow, inc. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to Winslow goes for 21 but flag on the play. 15 yard face mask on Winslow after the catch. Ball is at the Buc 21. Makes it 3rd and 9.

Pass to Parker goes inc. so Bucs have to punt.

JJ fields the punt and gets it to the Texan 27.

It looks like Schaub has some latitude with the play calls at the LOS. I don't remember this from previous games.

Tate gets about 6 on the sweep right. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Tate sweeps left for 14.

Tate for 2 tough yards. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Dump out in the flat to Foster goes for 1. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Schaub, nearly sacked, throws it away. Texans have to punt. A Buc (Price) is injured on the play but walks off.

Flag presnap. False start Texans (Alexander) backs it up 5.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Buc 20.

End of the 1st quarter.

Bount TFL'ed by Watt for -4. 2nd and 14 coming up.

Deep pass to Benn goes for 33. 1st and 10.

Blount for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up. Ball near midfield.

Flags presnap. False start Bucs. Makes it 2nd and 13.

Timeout Bucs.

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Dump off pass to Winslow good for short gain but holding on Bucs backs it up more. 2nd and 23 coming up.

Freeman scrambles for about 11. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Short pass is good for about 2. Nice tackle Cush. Makes it 4th and 10 and Bucs will punt.

JJ fair catches at the Texan 10.

10:48 left in the half.

Foster for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Neutral zone infraction against Bucs +5. Makes it 2nd and 4.

Dump off to OD gets about 6 and the 1st down.

Wow! Dump off to Foster goes all the way for the TD! 78 yards!

Texans 16, Bucs 0

8:55 left in the half.

Bucs bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 27.

Blount for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Freeman can't find a receiver and throws it away. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Short pass to Williams is dropped. Bucs will have to punt.

JJ gets about 12 on the punt return. Ball is at the Texan 41.

Foster is just.....diiiirty.

Touchdown of the day: A receiver for Buffalo named Nelson catches a touchdown pass and then goes racing halfway down the field with the ball, sees a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader and gives her a big hug then hands her the football. Turns out the cheerleader is his girlfriend.

They say the cheerleaders are not allowed to fraternize with the Cowboy players. I guess they don't have a rule about the other team's players.

7:47 left in the half.

Tate for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Schaub is sacked by Price. 3rd and 17 coming up.

Foster for 6 so Texans have to punt.

Punt is bobbled but still brought back for 23 yards. Bucs ball at their 37.

They will tomorrow.....

Freeman dumps off to Williams for nice gain but holding on Bucs brings it back. Makes it 1st and 20.

Pass to Winslow good for 14. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Blount TFL'ed for -2. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Dump off to Lumpkin gets 16 and the 1st down.

Freeman is nearly sacked but manages to scramble for 11 and a 1st down. Ball is at the Texan 33.

Pass to Williams down the sideline goes for 20 and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 13.

2 minute warning.

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Freeman's pass to Blount is dropped, inc. Makes it 2nd and 10 at the Texan 13.

Pass goes off the hands of Briscoe, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Parker good for 8. Makes it 4th and 2. Bucs to go for it.....

Pass is broken up by KJ in the endzone, inc. Texans takeover on downs.

Fantasy stat department: Tim Tebow: ZERO passing yards in the first half (could not even complete a shovel pass), 24 yds rushing including a TD.

Denver leads at KC, 10-0.

Well, well, well....Kareem actually came out on the winning end of that play.:D

Foster for about 3 but flag on the play. Holding on Texans (Myers). 1/2 the distance. Makes it 1st and 12 at the Texan 3.

Foster TFL'ed -2 (almost safety). 2nd and 14 coming up.

Timeout Bucs.

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Schaub sneaks for 1.

Timeout Bucs, again. 1:31 left in the half.

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Foster only gets 2. Texans have to punt on 4th and 11.

Timeout Texans.

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Bucs bring the punt back to the Texan 47. Bucs ball. A Buc (Johnson) is injured on the play in the endzone. 28 seconds left in the half.

Pass to Winslow good for 7. 21 seconds left in the half.

Pass to Briscoe gets 2.

Freeman spikes it with 3 seconds left. Bucs will attempt the 54-yard FG.

Timeout Texans.

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FG is good, officially 55 yards.

Texans 16, Bucs 3

Halftime.

I debated in my mind whether it would have been smarter for Hartmann to just take the safety and then punt from the 20. Up by 16, you're still up by two TDs even after the safety and you reduce the chance of another score before the half.

Still, a 13-pt. lead looks pretty good on the road. We even got the Schaub WTF interception out of the way.

Halftime stats:

Passing: Schaub 9/12, 222 yards, 2 TD's

Rushing: Foster 9/28, Tate 5/24

Receiving: Foster 3/89, OD 3/31, JJ 1/80, Mason 1/16

Tackles: Cush 6, Nolan 4, Ryans/Demps/McCain/Watt 2 each

Time of possession: Texans 15:52, Bucs 14:08

Turnovers: Texans 0, Bucs 0

3rd down efficiency: Texans 1/5, Bucs 2/8

Red Zone: Texans 0/1, Bucs 0/1

Total yards: Texans 268, Bucs 166

Penalties: Texans 3/12, Bucs 6/49

1st downs: Texans 10, Bucs 5

Hartmann's 2nd half kickoff goes out of the endzone so Bucs ball at their 20.

Blount for 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Blount gets 8 and the 1st down.

Freeman is sacked by Reed! Makes it 2nd and 20.

Freeman is sacked by Barwin! Makes it 3rd and 24.

Pass is batted down by Reed, inc. Bucs have to punt.

JJ not much on the punt return. Texans ball at their 35. 12:14 left in the 3rd quarter.

Foster scoots for 13. Ball at the Texan 48.

Foster goes right side for 17. Ball at the Buc 35.

Tate sweeps left for 13.

Quick pass to JJ gets 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Ward goes up the gut for 7. 1st and goal at the 7.

Ward for 2 or 3. Makes it 2nd and goal at the 5.

Foster runs it in!

Texans 23, Bucs 3

8:10 left in the 3rd quarter.

Bucs bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 24.

Dump off to Blount goes for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Blount goes up the gut for 9. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Freeman keeps for the 1st down. Ball at the Buc 35.

Freeman can't find a receiver and throws it away. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Freeman sacked by Watt! 3rd and 17 coming up.

Pass to Winslow is broken up, inc. Big breakup by JJo. Bucs have to punt. Whoa, officials get together and rule the ball was a catch and that Cush INT'ed! Texans have the ball at the Buc 39!

Let's run the ball down the field and pound it in and wrap this one up.

Foster sweeps right for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Tate for 5 and a 1st down.

Tate for about 4. 2nd and 6 coming up. OD got rolled up on on the play..... injury timeout.

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TE screen is sniffed out and goes inc. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Dump off to Foster goes all the way to the 9. 1st and goal at the 9.

Ward gets 5. 2nd and goal a the 4.

Ward runs it in!

Texans 30, Bucs 3

2:03 left in the 3rd quarter.

That's what I'm talking about. Everyone in the building knows what the Texans are going to do and they just can't stop it.