Official Texans @ Bills Game Thread, 11/01/2009
 

Discuss the game action in here.

One game doesn't make a season, but it seems to me we'll know a lot about what kind of team the Texans are in 2009 based on how they handle just this one game.

And no excuses about the weather. Sure, upper 40s may be cool, but this is football. No precipitation, winds under 10 mph.... sounds like a nice day actually.

Inactives: Fred Bennett, Frank Okam, Nick Ferguson, Anthony Hill.

Pivotal game. Just a golden opportunity for the team to "cross the bridge" and stay there....

Seems like every week, but I see turnovers again as being critical. Texans must not cough it up to the opportunistic Bills.....

The good news is that Kyle Williams, Donte Whitner, and Shawn Nelson are out for them.

Bennet must have really gotten into the dog house to be inactive again. I though he was fairly promising as a rook, but he sure doesn't seem to fit what Gibbs Jr is trying to do.

All I ask is that we don't forget that TO is still on this team. I don't care what alot of TO haters have to say about him, he is still a very dangerous threat. I am not concerned about Lee Evans' speed as much as I am about TO's size. We need Mario to take up residence in the backfield today.

We're a better man-to-man team... We just don't do as well in zone....

Texans win the toss and will receive.

AD bobbles the ball and never gets going. Texans ball at the 15.

On first down, Schaub scrambles for 7.

Schaub hits OD over the middle for a 22 yard gain. Ball at the Texan 40.

Screen to Slaton goes for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

End around to JJ goes for a big gain - 17 yards.

Moats for about 6. Ball at the Bill 33.

Schaub INT'ed by Byrd. Bills ball at the 13.

Reed for 4 yards.

Lynch for about 8 gets the 1st down.

Lynch for about 8 more.

Lynch TFL -2. Brings up 3rd and 3.

Pass goes inc. so Bills to punt.

What a waste of a GREAT drive!

Yep, awful pass by Matt.....

Short return by JJ brings the punt back to the Texan 31.

Slaton for about 2.

Screen to KW goes for about 3. 3rd and 6 coming up.

3rd down pass goes inc. so Texans to punt.

OD down...

Oh jeez. Owen's down.

What's the deal with that 3 yard nonsense?

Turk's punt fair caught by the Bills at their 23 but refs mysteriously place the ball at the 26....

Pass to TO good for about 3. One of the Bills (Meredith) is down.

OD's knee is getting wrapped in ice - doesn't look good.... His day is probably over...

Lynch for no gain. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Pass to Johnson 2 yards short of the 1st down so Bills to punt.

We've forced the most three-and outs in the entire league? WTF.

Excellent 70 yard return by JJ is nullified by holding on Diles....

Texans end up with the ball at their own 47. 6:09 left in the 1st quarter.

1st down pass to AJ is inc.

Another wasted JJ return......

Get some GLUE on that f'ers HANDS.

Short pass to AJ good for 6. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Slaton catches the pass for the 1st down but coughs it up. Bills recover. :(

Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers....

Bills gain 3 on 1st down.

Jackson for about 4. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Fitzpatrick sacked by Cushing! Bills to punt...

15 yard return by JJ but illegal block in the back on Barber. Texans ball at their own 20.

Oh...my...God.

Moats for 6 on 1st down.

Schaub's pass goes through AJ's hands and is INT'ed by Byrd. Bills ball at the 29.

On the very next play, TO takes it to the house on a reverse.

Bills 7, Texans 0

2:31 left in the 1st quarter.

Two things are constant week in and week out. One, Slaton is an unrepentant fumbler. Two, Marciano's special teams make Raiders-like mistakes.

AD brings the kickoff back to the 25.

Schaub hits AJ for 12.

Moats for about 13 - crosses midfield.

If we were playing anyone else we would be losing 21-0 right now. This is definitely a terrible way to make your case for a playoff push.

However, with all the misfortune we have time to turn it around.

Terrible late hit call there.

On 1st down, Schaub forced to throw it away.

Schaub scrambles for about 9 up the gut. Late hit on Bills. +15. Ball at the Bills 25.

Schaub sacked on 1st down. 2nd and 21.

Short pass to DA good for 7. 3rd and 14 coming up.

End of 1st quarter.

Offsides Bills +5. 3rd and 9 coming up.

3rd down pass goes inc. so Texans to go for the FG....

42 yard attempt by K Brown is good.

Bills 7, Texans 3

They might want to run it more - the run game seems to be working today....

Bills bring the kickoff back to their own 27.

Dump to the TE goes for about 9. 2nd and 1.

Jackson for about 3 and the 1st down.

A Smith smacks Fitzgerald as he passes - ball goes inc.

Jackson for about 3. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Fitzgerald hits Reed for 15 yards and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 41.

Jackson sweeps for about 3.

Jackson for 1. Brings up 3rd and 5.

Fitzgerald sacked by A Smith. Bills to punt.

Moorman's punt goes out at the Texan 10. Texans ball.

C Brown for 3 but flag on the play. Illegal shift Texans = 1st and 15.

1st down pass goes inc.

Dump to C Brown picks up 8. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Schaub hits DA crossing for 27! 1st down. Ball at the Texan 40.

Moats for 3. 2nd and 7.

Dump to Moats goes for 20. Ball at the Bills 37.

This is where we truly see if OD was a product of the offense.

Whatever...

Slaton's fumbling is in his head.

Screen to C Brown goes for -1.

Flat pass to Casey picks up about 7. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Schaub hits KW for a 1st down at the Bills 25.

Moats for about 3. 2nd and 7.

Moats for 8 picks up the 1st down.

C Brown for about 1. 2nd and 9 at the 12.

Dump to C Brown goes for -1. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Shovel pass to KW goes for 9 - just short of the 1st down. Officially, 4th and 2.

Timeout Texans to discuss.... 2:21 left in the half.

Definitely. However, I say ride the hot hand. Moats is doing great. But we should see Slaton, I hope, after the half.

For every 3 good plays we run one dumb one. The hand off to Chris Brown, who in turn tries to bounce outside.