Official Texans @ Colts Game Thread, 12/22/2011
 

Time to shine in front of a "national" audience.

Obviously the Texans need to keep winning to help their cause for the playoffs, but getting a win here is probably more important to their psyche than anything else. Lose and it could get ugly.

Everyone in the NFL is watching. I want our guys to put on a show, especially on defense, to let everybody know that Indy isn't giving us the division, we're taking it.

OD will play. Inactive:

QB Jeff Garcia
WR Andre Johnson
TE Garrett Graham
OG Mike Brisiel
OT Andrew Gardner
CB Sherrick McManis
S Troy Nolan

I saw Maehl suited up....

Would like to see Tate to hit 1000 yds. this year... He's at 846 right now...

Let's get 'em, boys....

Houston wins the toss and defers. Colts to receive...

Rackers kick goes out of the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.

Message sent...

Orlovsky sacked! Texans recover!

Texans ball at the Colt 17.

Cracker sack.

EXACTLY what I was talking about. Let's keep the foot on the gas.

Foster for 8 or 9. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Foster punches it in from about the 9!

Texans 7, Colts 0

14:06 left in the 1st quarter.

So, what was the point spread?

Recalculating....

Yep, well done Cush.

Too soon to start looking ahead to next week?

Colts down the ensuing kickoff in their endzone. Colts ball at their 20.

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Addai TFL for -1. 2nd and 11 coming up.

DanO's pass in the flat is high and inc. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Flags presnap. Neutral zone infraction on the Texans, 5 yards. Makes it 3rd and 6 coming up.

Deep pass to Wayne sails inc. Colts have to punt.

JJ brings the punt back to the Texan 37 or so...

Foster for 4 on the right side. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Oy, Yates stripped winding up. Colts recover. Colts ball at the Texan 36.

Brown tripped up after gaining 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Brown for 3. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Barwin with the sack! Colts have to punt.

JJ fair catches at the Texan 8.

We're going to end up with a full box of cracker sacks.

This is pretty damn infectious.

Foster for 1 but flag on the play. Holding on Winston, half the distance. Places the ball at the Texan 4. 1st and 14.

Yates rolls out and hits OD for 4. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster sweeps right for 1. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Foster TFL -4. Texans have to punt.

Garcon brings the punt back to inside the Texan 30.

Foster for 1 but flag on the play. Holding on Winston, half the distance. Places the ball at the Texan 4. 1st and 14.

Yates rolls out and hits OD for 4. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster sweeps right for 1. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Foster TFL -4. Texans have to punt.

Garcon brings the punt back to the Texan 27.

The Colts are a defense you run at, not around. They have good lateral speed. They just don't hold up well if you run through them.

Addai for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Addai for no gain. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Collie is good for about 10 and the 1st down.

Addai for 3. Ball at the Texan 10. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Addai for 4 or 5. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Addai for 1. Nice tackle Cush. Colts to go for the FG.

Vinatieri's 23-yarder is good.

Texans 7, Colts 3

4:38 left in the 1st quarter.

I can't for the life of me understand why a zone blocking team lines up in two-back, two-tight end sets and thinks they can run the ball. Spread the field, run the ball, give the backs some space to work with.

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

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Dump to KW goes for big gain. 28 yards. Ball at the Texan 48.

Foster hits the right side for 18.

Tate goes left side for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Yates pass to OD is off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to KW gets 7 or 8. Texans to go for the FG.

Rackers 44-yarder is good.

Texans 10, Colts 3

2:01 left in the 1st quarter.

I know he caught the ball, but how about an interference call there? The guy was riding his back.

I can't for the life of me understand why sports broadcasts provide aerial cameras over enclosed stadiums.

Rackers kickoff goes out of the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.

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Pass to Eldridge goes for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Brown for 2. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to Collie too high, inc. Colts have to punt.

JJ brings the punt back to the Texan 46 but flags on the play. Illegal block in back on Texans (Alexander). Places the ball at the Texan 26.

So you can see the signage of course.

That looks like a pretty decent place, actually. I went to the old RCA Dome ages ago and it was about what you'd imagine.

Foster for 28 on the right side. Ball at the Colts 46.

End of the 1st quarter.

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Foster for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Tate gets hammered for a TFL. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Yates is sacked. Texans have to punt.

Colts fair catch the punt at their 10.

The combination of Caldwell and TJ's having a rookie's feel for the pocket is killing me.

Addai TFL'ed by Watt. 2nd and 11 coming up.

DanO's pass to Wayne goes for 12 and a 1st down. Flag for (?) adds 5 more yards.

Pass to Garcon loses 1.

Addai for about 6. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Watt on the sack but they get Watt for helmet-to-helmet. Bad call. 1st and 10 Colts at their 38.

Addai for 3 or 4.

Addai for maybe 1. Makes it 3rd and 6 coming up.

3rd down pass is broken up, inc. Colts have to punt. 8:50 left in the half.

JJ brings the punt back to the Colt 17, flag on the play. Illegal block in the back on Texans (BJ), 1/2 the distance to the goal. Places the ball at the Texan 8.

Shall I remind you fellows that this referee is the same f#ckface who high-fived Vince Young after the Titans beat the Texans a couple of years ago?

With the stinkers NFLN has had the last few weeks GODell apparently told the refs to keep the Colts in this game at all costs.

I wonder when coaches will just teach quarterbacks to duck their heads as they get hit in order to draw more flags, just like they teach punters to hold their leg up in the air if any rusher is close.

Texans have no downfield threat at all. This is getting very discouraging with that and having these refs with their head up their ass.

Yates rolls out right and throws inc to Casey. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Tate for 2. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Foster for just 1. Texans have to punt.

Colts fair catch at their 39.

7:15 left the half.

Pass to Wayne good for 17 at the Texan 44.

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

Pass sails inc but PI on JJo. 5 yards and an auto 1st down.

Addai for 2 or 3. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Dang, pass goes inc but they're going to get Manning for PI. 5 yards, auto 1st down. Ball at the Texan 21.

Quick slant to Wayne gets about 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Brown for 2. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Reed bats down the pass, inc. Colts will go for the FG.

Vinatieri's 32-yarder is good.

Texans 10, Colts 6

3:36 left in the half.

Need a big play, Texans.....

There have been quite a few more corner and safety blitzes today than I have seen in any other game this year. I wonder if it's the game plan due to something they see with the Colts or if it's a difference between Wade and Reggie's calls.

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

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Dump to Dreessen gets 6 or 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Foster for 2. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Man, dump to Dreessen goes for no gain. Texans have to punt.

2 minute warning.

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Garcon fair catches at the Colt 22.