Official Texans @ Bucs Game Thread, 11/13/2011

[Keith]

Texans are on a business trip to Tampa. Will they be able to close the deal? Discuss all the game's transactions in this thread.

[HPF Bob]

The full inactives list from Tampa:

Texans:

QB T.J. Yates
CB Sherrick McManis
FS Danieal Manning
G Thomas Austin
T Andrew Gardner
WR Andre Johnson
TE Garrett Graham


Tampa Bay:

CB Anthony Gaitor
L B Dekoda Watson
T Derek Hardman
T James Lee
WR Michael Spurlock
DE Tim Crowder
DT Frank Okam

[Arky]

Haynesworth playing today.....

Texans now mostly 4 pt favorites...

[TheMatrix31]

To take care of business:

1. Run it down their throats

2. Take care of the ball.

3. Pressure Freeman.

4. Stay healthy.

[Arky]

Texans win the flip and will receive.

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

[Arky]

Yowsir! 1st play, 80 yd pass to JJ for the TD!

Extra point it blocked.

Texans 6, Bucs 0

14:48 left in the 1st quarter.

[HPF Bob]

Great opening play. Now we can jam the ball down their throats.

[chuck]

So I guess the Texans definitely scored the first TD of the day like I like.

[Arky]

Bucs bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 25.

Freeman can't find a receiver and throws it away. Brings up 2nd and 10.

Blount gets 8. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Dump pass to Williams gets 23 and a 1st down.

Pass to Williams is dropped/broken up. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Blount for 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Cushing with the sack! Bucs will have to punt.

JJ fair catches the punt about the Texan 14.

[TheMatrix31]

Cush is an animal.

[Arky]

11:53 left in the 1st quarter.

Dump off to OD good for about 12. Ball at the Texan 28.

Dump off to Foster gets 10 and a 1st down.

Foster for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Quick pass to KW gets 5 and the 1st down.

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

Flag presnap. False start Texans (Brown). Makes it 2nd and 15.

Foster gets 6. Ball at midfield. Makes it 3rd and 9.

Pass to Mason good for nice gain. Offside defense is declined. Ball at the Buc 34.

Dump off to OD gets 12. Ball at the Buc 22.

Tate for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Foster for 10. Ball at the 10, 1st and goal.

Schaub can't find a receiver and throws it out of the endzone. 2nd and goal at the 10.

Foster sweeps right for 1. 3rd and goal coming up.

Pass in the endzone is broken up, inc. but flag on the play. Offsides Bucs so 3rd and goal at the 5.

Oh jeez, Schaub is INT'ed by Talib. Bucs ball at their 6.

[Arky]

Texans are challenging that the INT was bobbled/inc.....

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Arky

Texans are challenging that the INT was bobbled/inc.....

He's going to lose this challenge as usual I expect but it's a challenge that I think is worth risking.

[Keith]

wow lucky break on that challenge

[Arky]

Play is ruled an inc pass.

Texans ball at the 5 and will go for the FG.

Rackers 22-yarder is good.

Texans 9, Buc 0

4:29 left in the 1st quarter.

[chuck]

Shows what I know.

[chuck]

I don't really understand the call but as I was saying that was a good challenge from a risk/reward ratio. Anyway, now I get to watch Cushing go nutso again so it's win-win.

I think OD got a new tat.

[Arky]

Kickoff is downed in the endzone so Bucs ball at their 20.

Blount for 4. Makes it 2nd and 6 coming up.

Freeman's pass too low for Winslow, inc. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to Winslow goes for 21 but flag on the play. 15 yard face mask on Winslow after the catch. Ball is at the Buc 21. Makes it 3rd and 9.

Pass to Parker goes inc. so Bucs have to punt.

JJ fields the punt and gets it to the Texan 27.

[chuck]

It looks like Schaub has some latitude with the play calls at the LOS. I don't remember this from previous games.

[Arky]

Tate gets about 6 on the sweep right. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Tate sweeps left for 14.

Tate for 2 tough yards. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Dump out in the flat to Foster goes for 1. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Schaub, nearly sacked, throws it away. Texans have to punt. A Buc (Price) is injured on the play but walks off.

Flag presnap. False start Texans (Alexander) backs it up 5.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Buc 20.

End of the 1st quarter.