Official Texans vs. Ravens Game Thread, 12/13/2010
 

Next up, the 8-4 Ravens come to Reliant Park for Monday Night Football. Can the 5-7 Texans finally put a good game together against a good team with the nation watching? Texans will be in their Battle Red unis....

TV = Monday 7:30pm, ESPN

Announcers = Tirico, Jaworski, Gruden

Opening line = Ravens by 3
Current line = Ravens by 3

Set your DVR's.

Nobody shows up better on the national stage and nobody matches physicality with physicality and intensity with intensity like a Gary Kubiak-led Texans team. Should be a cakewalk.

From the looks of it last night, it would appear they will be without Heap next Monday. Pulled up lame on the first play of the game, and looked to be in some serious pain.

Mark that down as something that doesn't suck.

On offense they're receivers lack deep speed and there line is not that good, so I'm thinking we can get to Flacco ? On the other side of the ball, the Ravens Dline may have mauled Pitts' OLine and Ngata and Suggs are outstanding, but we've got a better line than Pittsburg and I think Schaub will have some time, though his opportunities will be limited. Lewis is way past his prime, as he specializes on jumping on piles long after the ball carrier has been downed.
I see us winning this game, not that it makes that much difference because any real chance the Texans had of making the playoffs is now probably history.

nunu, you better quit smoking that funny stuff! :p

Hey I'm serious, the Ravens aren't the only team in this game that lost their last outing and therefor will come into this MNF contest really pizzed-off looking for some azz to kick. I'm thinking Ray Lewis and Ngata had better have their bonnets secured tightly because it's gonna be stormy-weather in H-Town this Monday.

If history is any indication, the Ravens will find a way to score 28 points, so the Texans have to find a way to score 29. I'm having a hard time believing we're going to put up those kinds of numbers against the Ravens D.

All kidding aside, the Texans MUST put up a better opening quarter defense than they have shown recently to have a chance. If we get behind in the first quarter by 14 or 21 points, as we have been doing lately, you can kiss the game goodby. The Ravens defense is just too good for that to happen.

Texans never show up for nationally televised games. We'll see what happens since they're wearing their battle reds......:rolleyes:

I agree, but I been wrong a lot this year.

I suspect the last shred of a playoff hope dies if the Texans lose this week now that Jacksonville has won.

Yeah, if they lose it probably is all over. They need to win out. There still in it till they ain't. :)

Jags could still slip against the Colts or overlook the Skins...

I think the way it works is, if we win out, then Indy would have to Jacksonville next week, lose to either Oakland or Tennessee, and Jacksonville has to lose to Washington and if not.......then Week 17 Houston/Jacksonville would be for all the marbles.

And it gets flexed for the marquee prime time game with all the marbles on the table.....

Hey, no one ever say there were rules to the what-if game. :rolleyes:

I'm not too worried about the O, Ravens or not, slow start, fast start, whatever. They will put up at least 24 tonight.

The D.....I think someone said earlier thier WR's aren't blazers, and I would agree with that, so maybe we have a chance. Not a Rusty Smith special type of a chance, but at least our DB's won't spend most of the game reading "Boldin" "Mason" or "Some other obscure WR that will go off tonight"

Heading out to drink beer in the orange lot at 3PM on a cold Monday.
NOTHING BETTER!

Sure hope I want to stay in my seat for the whole 4th quarter.....

Time to give the Ravens the thrashing they so richly deserve.....

83% of the betting public likes the Ravens tonight..

Walterfootball likes the Texans +3

Let's go boys!

Gametime!

Texans win the flip and will receive.

Slaton downs the kickoff in the endzone. Texans ball at the 20.

Foster gets 16 on the right side.

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

Schaub's deep pass is broken up by the DB, inc. Makes it 3rd and 7.

Schaub's pass sails inc. Texans have to punt.

Ravens fair catch at their 15. Ravens ball.

Rice for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Flacco sacked by Pollard and Cushing! 3rd and 14 coming up.

Dang, pass to Bolden goes for 15, 1st down.

Whoa, deep pass to Mason is dropped. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Housh goes for about 9. 3rd and 1 coming up.

McClain rushes for the 1st down. Ball at the Raven 36.

Rice for about 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

McGahee for about 2. Flag on Ravens for illegal motion. -5, replay 2nd down.

Rice for about 4. Makes it 3rd and 6.

Pass is broken up by GQ. Ravens have to punt.

JJ fair catches about the Texan 10.

Schaub's pass to OD goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Pass to Dreessen off his hands. Texans have to punt.

Ravens return the punt about 2 yards to their 48 yard line.