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.