Official Texans vs. Titans Game Thread, 1/1/2012
 

Happy New Year!

Lots of key inactives, Foster, Joseph, OD... The team's mailing this one in.

Can't believe they've got the roof closed today...

Ben Tate for 155+ today....

Titans win the toss and will receive.

Mariani brings the kickoff back to the Titan 20. A Titan (Otto) injured on the play. Injury timeout.

Ball is spotted at the Titan 8. (must've been a penalty)

Pass to Williams good for 11.

Pass to CJ good for 20.

Pass to Williams good for 10. Ball at the Titan 49.

Pass over the middle goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Washington gets 6. 3rd and 4 coming up.

3rd down pass is off the mark, inc. Titans have to punt.

Keo fair catches the punt at the Texan 10.

Yates is sacked -5. 2nd and 15 coming up.

Tate for 3. Brings up 3rd and 12.

Pass to Dreessen gets 15 and a 1st down.

Dump off to Casey goes for about 14. Ball at the Texan 38.

Check down to Tate gets 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Ward for about 1. Makes it 3rd and 1.

Ward powers for about 7. 1st down at the Titan 46.

Tate for 11.

Dump off to Tate gets 8 or 9. Brings up 2nd and 1.

Tate hurdles for about 4 and the 1st down. Ball at the Titan 21.

Ward for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up. Under 6 minutes left in the 1st quarter.

Ward sweeps left to the 7 yard line but roughing out of bounds on the Titans makes it half the distance to the goal. Ball is spotted at the Titan 4. 1st and goal.

Tate powers it in for the TD.

Texans 7, Titans 0

That is just manhandling some fools.

Yates apparently shaken up and headed to the locker room. At this point it's approaching the comical.

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

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CJ for about 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Pass is tipped inc. Good pressure. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Hasselbeck is sacked by A Smith! Titans have to punt.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 35. Texans ball.

With Garcia inactive and OD inactive the team literally has no other person to play quarterback today. Wildcat every play I guess.

The field looks to be in great condition today. :rolleyes:

Delhomme in at QB for the Texans.

Pass to AJ good for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Tate for about 3. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Pass to KW off the hands, inc. Texans have to punt.

Mariani brings the punt back to the Titan 28.

CJ for 2 or 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

CJ for 3 or 4. Make it 3rd and 3.

Pass to Washington gets 8 and the 1st down.

Pass to Cook good all the way to the Texan 40. Encroachment on Barwin is declined.

CJ for about 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

End of the 1st quarter.

CJ sweeps left for big gain. 27 yards(?). Goes out of bounds at the Texan 8 yard line. 1st and goal.

CJ for maybe 1. 2nd and goal at the 7 coming up.

Dump off to Hall gets about 4. 3rd and goal coming up from the 3.

Timeout Texans with 13:13 left in the half.

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Pass over the head of Cook in the endzone, inc. Titans to go for the FG.

Bironas 21-yarder is good.

Texans 7, Titans 3

13:06 left in the half.

Demps brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 26.

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Pass to Ward off the mark, inc. Illegal formation on Texans -5, still 1st down. 1st and 15.

Screen to Dreessen only gets 1. 2nd and 14 coming up.

Ward goes right side for about 1. 3rd and 13 coming up.

Pass to JJ is broken up, inc. Texans have to punt.

Mariani brings the punt back to the Titan 31 but flags on the play. Illegal block in the back is assessed against the Texans. 15 yarder. Places the ball at the Titan 46. 11:17 left in the half.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a block in the back assessed on a kicking team.

Hasselbeck is sacked by A Smith! #2. Makes it 2nd and 18.

Pass to Hawkins good for 7. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Pass to Hawkins goes for about 5. Titans have to punt.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 3.

Tate TFL'ed -2 (almost safety). Ball at the 1. 2nd and 12 coming up.

Tate sweeps left for about 4 but offsides Titans makes it 2nd and 7.

Delhomme hits Casey for nice gainer. 21 yards.

Ward rumbles for 14. Ball at the Texan 43.

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

Oh jeez, Delhomme is stripped/sacked. Titans recover.

Titans ball at the Texan 33.

Hall for about 4. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Pass to Cook goes all the way to the Texan 5. 1st and goal.

CJ for maybe 1. 2nd and goal from the 4.

CJ to the 2 yard line. 3rd and goal.

Pass to Avery in the corner goes for the TD.

Titans 10, Texans 7

3:48 left in the half.

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

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Pass to AJ good for nice gainer, 16 yards. Flag on Titans for personal foul, 15 yards. Places the ball at the Titan 49.

Dump off to Casey gets 9.

Tate for 1 and the 1st down. Under 2 1/2 minutes left.

Ward TFL'ed -2. 2nd and 12 coming up.

2 minute warning.

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Nice catch. Pass to Casey good for about 6. 3rd and 6 coming up.

3rd down pass is nearly INT'ed, but inc. Brings up 4th and 6 and the Texans will attempt a 52-yard FG.

Rackers kick is good!

Texans 10, Titans 10

1:14 left in the half.

Mariani downs the ensuing kickoff in the endzone. Titans ball at their 20. 1:09 left in the half.

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Draw to CJ gets about 3.

Pass to Cook gets about 13 and a 1st down. Timeout Titans with 31 seconds left.

Pass to CJ goes to the Texan 48. 22 seconds left in the half.

Deep pass to Harper is over his head, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up with 17 seconds left.

Pass over the middle to Washington is batted away inc by McCain. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Avery goes all the way to the Texan 25. With 5 seconds left, Titans to go for the FG.

Bironas 43-yarder is good.

Titans 13, Texans 10

Halftime.

This defense is giving up last minute drives and points at an alarming rate.

Halftime stats:

Passing: Delhomme 6/9, 58 yards; Yates 4/4, 47 yards

Rushing: Ward 8/34, Tate 7/26

Receiving: Casey 4/51, AJ 2/21, Tate 2/17, Dreessen 2/16

Tackles: Ryans/Manning/Cush/GQ/KJ 4 each, A Smith/Allen/Demps/Mitchell 2 each

Time of Possession: Texans 15:48, Titans 14:12

Turnovers: Texans 1, Titans 0

1st downs: Texans 13, Titans 11

3rd down efficiency: Texans 2/5, Titans 3/7

Redzone: Texans 1/1, Titans 1/2

Penalties: Texans 2/20, Titans 4/33

Total yards: Texans 151, Titans 207

Why is Houston-area AFC second half TV KC @ DEN and not Ravens @ Cinci ?

This is looking like a pre-season game, at least on our side.

I'm good with giving some of these players some live action before the playoffs spot and I'm glad to see AJ make a few catches even though what I really want to see is AJ on a go route without pulling up.

Defense is still fighting pretty hard. I'd love to see some surge from the OL like they had on the first drive.

The highlight you'll see all weekend though is the scrub who made the tackle without his helmet on.

Nice run by Tate. Lots of backup players in now.

Ravens-Bengals was flexed from an early game by the NFL but somehow CBS decided to show it only in the Cincy and Baltimore local markets. Most of the country is getting Denver-KC except in California which is getting Oakland-SD.

I suspect CBS will switch away from any mismatches to whatever game still has playoff implications and where the outcome is in doubt.

Titans 2nd half kickoff goes out of the endzone. Texans ball at their 20.

Tate pops one! All the way to the Titan 24! 56 yards.

Ward for no gain. Flags down. Clipping against Texans -15. Makes it 1st and 25.

Ward goes for 11. 2nd and 14 coming up.

Tate for no gain. 3rd and 14 coming up.

Pass to JJ goes to the 18. 4th and 4 coming up. Texans to go for the FG. A Texan (Newton) injured on the play. Injury timeout.

Rackers is on for the FG.

37-yarder is good.

Texans 13, Titans 13

11:46 left in the 3rd quarter.

Bob's "scrub" just registered a cracker sack.

Texans ensuing kickoff goes out of the endzone. Titans ball at their 20.

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Hasselbeck sacked by Braman and Nading! 2nd and 17 coming up.

Pass to Cook good for 8. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Pass deep/middle sails inc. Titans have to punt.

Keo returns the punt to the Texan 32. 10:16 left in the 3rd qtr.

Oy, deep pass off the hands of JJ, nearly INT'ed but inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Tate for -1. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Pass to Maehl is off his hands, inc. Texans have to punt.

Nice return on the punt by Mariani but it is coming back because of a block in the back. Places the ball at the Titan 23.

Deep pass down the sideline is caught by Washington. 55 yards.

Pass to CJ goes for 4. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Harper for about 3. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to Avery is off the mark, inc. Titans to go for the FG.

Bironas 33-yarder is good.

Titans 16, Texans 13

7:22 left in the 3rd qtr.

Why anyone throws away from Jackson is beyond me. The guy is simply awful.

He reminds me of a slower Jacques Reeves.

He simply does not know what to do when the ball is in the air.:(

He never even knows that the ball is in the air. Comparisons to Jacques Reeves are apt but Reeves was far better than Jackson. I'm beyond being annoyed with Jackson. He is who he is. He is not good and his ceiling is distressingly low. I'm pissed at the organization for drafting the midget and for stubbornly continuing to allow him to hurt the team.

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

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Flags presnap. False start Texans makes it 1st and 15.

Tate for 1. 2nd and 14 coming up.

Nice catch Casey. Good for 21.

Ward for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Casey good for 15 and a 1st down.

Tate dances for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Tate for just 1. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Tate gets 2 or 3 and the 1st down. Ball at the Titan 25.

Nice pass to Graham goes for nice gainer, 14 yards. Ball at the Titan 11.

Ward for 2 tough yards. 2nd and 8 from the 9.

Screen to BJ only gets 2 or 3. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Flags presnap. Offsides Titans, 1/2 the distance. Makes it 3rd and 3.

Delhomme has all day but can't find a receiver. Throws out of the endzone inc. Flag on Texans for ineligible receiver is declined. On 4th and 3, Texans will go for the FG.

End of the 3rd qtr.

If Delhomme would've at least pretended to want to run that one in, he may have freed up some coverage.

Rackers on for the FG.

FG is good from 22.

Texans 16, Titans 16

14:57 left in the game.