Official Texans vs. Vikings Game Thread, 8/31/2009
 

Monday Night... should be a fun atmosphere at the game, so long as the soft version of the team that showed up last week has stayed home.

I'm looking forward to our defense feasting on a purple dinosaur tonight. What about all of you?

I am really looking forward to seeing how our defense responds after last weeks debacle. I am also tired of #4, and would love to see Mario and Connor get in a few good licks on him.

The day is crawling by in anticiptation of heading to Reliant later today.

Well, it will be interesting to see how the Texans respond against another good team. I caught most of New Orleans vs. Oakland game a few days ago on the NFLN and New Orleans just obliterated them 45-7. And I've got the Raiders as a team on the rise! Even the Saints 2nd teamers looked good just like they did against us. So, judging by these last two preseason games, New Orleans might just really be an offensive juggernaut and it might take another powerful offense to beat them. I believe the Saints are going to make a lot teams look bad this year and Coach Sean Payton needs to tone it down lest he become the Urban Meyer of pro football...

At any rate, big game tonight - I can't wait....

I hope we make that guy (I refuse to even say his name) look terrible. Seriously, I want him to be 0-15 with at least 3 picks and a couple of lost fumbles...and not just to make me feel better about our defense. Then maybe tip Sage off on a play or two to make that guy look even worse.

I gave up my tickets for tonight, so maybe I'll actually get to see the game because I didn't really pay much attention at the Saints game. Hopefully they'll play well enough that I actually like what I see.

I am expecting us to win in a close one, like 28-24, but mainly hope the defense plays better is main thing want to see.

"TONIGHT ON BFPN, IT'S BRETT FAVRE and some guys in purple against the Washington Generals on BFPN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!. FOR AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT HOW BRETT FAVRE IS MAKING THE TRANSITION, LET'S SPEND AN HOUR WITH FAVRE'S WIFE!"

(cue tinkling piano)

Mrs Favre: This off-season has been soooooo hard on Brett, not knowing whether he might play this year or with whom. He's been in mourning ever since one of his hunting dogs died. He was really taken aback by that.

Gruden: I think that was a fumble back there.

Mrs Favre: And then Mr. Childers came down and he was just like family to us and he said it was no big deal if Brett missed all of training camp, that was just so comforting.

Gruden: Uh, guys. There's a football game on.

Mrs. Favre: I'm just so greatful for all the love and attention shown by BFPN what with the round-the-clock coverage of Brett's eating and sleeping and what not. As a wife, it's always important to know what your husband is doing when he's away.

Gruden: It looks like they're bringing out an ambulance.

Mrs. Favre: I know Brett is just so thankful for all his fans and the support they showed as Brett came out of retirement for the eighth time and we just know the Lord will take care of us even at less than $20 million dollars a year. (sniff) We- we'll get by somehow.

Gruden: They brought a priest out there now. Are they giving him last rites?

Mrs. Favre: We look forward to another football season in Green Bay...or at least close to it. I'm not sure why all these folks are wearing purple...

I hope there's a bounty out on Jared Allen. I'm sure Schaub will kick in a nice contribution.

that's awesome Bob

Gametime!

Texans kick off. Vikes return it to about the 25.

O-M-G, 1st play, Peterson takes it all the way

Vikes 7, Texans 0

Woe is the run defense.....

What a great handoff by Favre! The way he put that ball right in AP's breadbasket was pure brilliance.

That looked like the LB's to me...don't know if it was Demeco or one of the OLB's, but the D-line looked like they did their job.

that was rediculous

Vikes kick off. AD bring it out to about the 27...

1st play, Slaton fumbles. Vikes to challenge on the fumble that he wasn't down, yet....

Challenge is ruled not a challenge. ??? Still Texans ball, whew...

Texans fail on 3rd down and punt..

This did not start out well at all. We all knew that AP was getting that ball. What the hell happened. Especially after last week.

That was no fluke either. He was untouched

1 play into the game AP has 75 yards rushing. He's on pace for 200, especially if we are going to play 3 and out.

It's like we're in midseason form.

Vikes ball at their own 31.

Dump to Shiancoe goes for about 19 yds..

Nice BTL tackle by DeMeco...

A Smith offsides....

3rd and 2 - Favre sacked by Mario!

Vikes to punt.

Sack that attention whore punk!

Mario seems to consistently show that he wants to win. What about everyone else.

He could have given up on that play, but his motor kept going, despite the fact that Farve should've gotten rid of that ball.

Good play Mario. I guess good play secondary.

Antonio Smith is the highest paid player on the team. Wow. He is more invisible out there than Travis Johnson and Travis actually has an excuse.

Texans ball at their own 15.

Screen to OD goes for about 6. 3rd and 3.

1st down pass to AJ is good at the 31 yard line.

Slaton not much. 3rd and 6 coming up....

Dump to Slaton comes about a yard short of a 1st down. Texans to punt.

No holes for Slaton anywhere.

So far, suck, suck, suck!!!!!

Gruden sounds like a post-puberty Theismann

Unfortunately, we're playing the Vikings defense before they get all their mid-season astroturf injuries and steroid suspensions. By October, it's easier to beat them.

Vikes ball at their own 23.

On 1st down, good pressure by AO makes the pass incomplete.

Demeco stops AP after a 3 yard gain.

Favre hits Shiancoe for the 1st down. Ball at the 37.

Illegal block on Vikes - ball at the 31.

DeMeco doing it tonight...

Now, 3rd and 6 for the Vikes...... Looks to be 1 yard short.

Vikes to punt.

Hopefully we get better, but right now we look a mess. I have seen Demeco make 90% of the tackles on the D. Where is everyone else.

Our Offense looks sub sub par at best.

i've seen him being held several times in the preseason...even though they weren't called you have to beat your man for them to hold you. looking for much more from him

Texans ball at their 20.

Short gain by C Brown.

Brown rumbles close to the 1st down but offsetting penalties nullify the play.

Schaub int. grounding/loss of down - Jared Allen breathing down his neck..

Inc. to Johnson on 3rd down.

Texans to punt.

Another horrible offensive series. Why would Shaub make that screen pass if Winfield was pressing AJ?

Well at least Chris Brown looked decent.

Vikes return the punt into Texan territory - about the 49 yd line....

Short gain by Peterson.

End of 1st qtr.

This team blows. Playoffs my ass. Only the team's ludicrously weak schedule will give them any hope of sniffing .500 again.

I'm looking at the defense and I simply don't know which corps is worse, the D line, the linebackers or the secondary.

And the team has ZERO running game. That's why none of the bootlegs ever work anymore.

Sack by DeMeco! Makes for 3rd and long...

DeMeco trips up Taylor so Vikes to punt.

Wow. Demeco looks like Mike Singletary out there. He is all over the place.

well, Demeco is playing his heart out. sack and stop of AP for force the punt. yeah, overall, Minnesota looks quicker and stronger right now.

Great series for Demeco. Now let's get the ball out of our own end.

Another sack. Good Job. He has 7 tackles and a sack. That is more than half the tackles the team has so far. Where is everyone else. Is Adibi even playing?

Again Mario looked great.

What a good pass, Matt.

JJ fair catches the punt at the Texan 13..... long way to go...

C Brown for 6.

Schaub Int'ed. Vikes ball at the Texan 24.

W T F is Schaub doing? There is no reason to throw that pass. He had more yardage looking at Brown coming out of the backfield and Brown didn't have two guys all up in his jock.

There's Demeco again. Shaun Cody looks like a keeper.

That was a TERRIBLE roughing call.