Official Texans @ Ravens Game Thread, 10/16/2011

[Keith]

Discuss today's game action in this thread.

[Arky]

No Holliday this week:

BALTIMORE — Hot off the presses, here are inactives and lineup changes for the Texans’ Week 6 game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Kickoff is at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Texans inactives
13 QB T.J. Yates
16 WR Trindon Holliday
26 CB Brandon Harris
61 G Thomas Austin
66 T Andrew Gardner
80 WR Andre Johnson
86 FB James Casey

Texans starting lineup changes
Jacoby Jones will start at wide receiver for Andre Johnson. Lawrence Vickers will start at fullback for James Casey.

Ravens inactives
22 CB Jimmy Smith
25 CB/RS Chris Carr
28 S Tom Zbikowski
66 G Ben Grubbs
71 T Mark LeVoir
83 WR Lee Evans
94 OLB Sergio Kindle

Ravens starting lineup changes
Torry Smith will start at wide receiver for Lee Evans. Andre Gurode wills tart at left guard for Ben Grubbs.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Arky

No Holliday this week:

So much for going for broke this week.

[Arky]

Texans win the toss and will receive.

Kickoff goes out of the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.

[Arky]

Dump off to KW gets about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Foster slips down for no gain. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass over the middle to KW good for about 11 and a 1st down.

Screen to AF gets blown up, pass is inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

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

Pass to Mason complete for about 12 and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 47.

Tate for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Schaub is sacked by Lewis -7. 3rd and 15 coming up.

Foster gets the 1st down on the delay! 16 yards. Ball at the Raven 42.

Flat pass to Foster is dropped, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass over the middle to BJ is too tall, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to OD over the middle is off the mark, inc. Texans have to punt.

Nice punt by Hartmann is downed inside the Raven 5 at the 3.

9:55 left in the 1st quarter.

[barrett]

What wasn't grounding about that play?

[Arky]

Rice for about 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Pass to Boldin is good for about 16 and a 1st down. Ball at the Raven 23.

Pass to Smith gets another nice gain. Ball at the Raven 37.

Flag presnap. Offside Ravens -5. Makes it 1st and 15.

Rice for about 5 or 6. Makes it 2nd and 9.

Pass over the middle to Rice gets good yards to the Texan 47. 1st down.

Pass to Boldin gets about 12 and another 1st down.

Whoa, Flacco is sacked by throws it away at the last minute - ruled inc.

On 2nd and 10, Rice gets about 1 or 2. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Flacco hits Boldin for the 1st down at the Texan 22.

Pass to Rice gets 9 and Texan 12. 2nd and 1 coming up.

Leach gets about 3 and the first down.

Pass to Dickson goes to the 1 yard line.

Leach just short of the goal line. Flags down. Unnecessary roughness on A Smith, 1/2 the distance.

Rice is gummed up for no gain. Ball at the 1 foot line. 2nd and goal.

Rice is stopped short. Flags down again. A Smith again. Auto first down at the 1.

Flacco sneaks for the TD.

Ravens 7, Texans 0

1:08 left in the 1st quarter.

[WMH]

Smith needs to keep his composure. Love the fire that guy plays with, but geez, 2 first downs inside the 1?

[Arky]

Kickoff goes out of the endzone. Texans ball at their 20.

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

Foster for about 2 more. 3rd and 6 coming up.

End of the 1st quarter.

[Arky]

On 3rd and 6, pass to Mason gets about 12 and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 36.

Foster for 4. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Schaub can't find a receiver and scrambles for about 3 up the gut. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to OD goes for the 1st down at midfield.

Pass to OD gets 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Foster for maybe 1. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to JJ is underthrown, inc. Texans have to punt.

Punt is fair caught at the 11 by the Ravens.

11:07 left in the half.

[barrett]

After 2 practices together schaub has more chemistry with mason than JJ.

[Nconroe]

Seems Schaub low on his passes quite often again

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by WMH

Smith needs to keep his composure. Love the fire that guy plays with, but geez, 2 first downs inside the 1?

Best place to get a personal foul. I mean, how far can they push you back?

Whether we win or lose, we need to win the personal foul battle. We have to show we are not the pussies the bullies in this league think we are.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Best place to get a personal foul. I mean, how far can they push you back?

Whether we win or lose, we need to win the personal foul battle. We have to show we are not the pussies the bullies in this league think we are.

I think winning convinces them of that. Losing and getting stupid penalties gets you laughed at. Smith needs to push the guy before the whistle.

[Arky]

Flag presnap. False start Raven -5. Makes it 1st and 15.

Pass in the flat is broken up by KJ, inc but flag on the play. Holding on KJ. 5 yards and an auto 1st down.

Flacco's pass sails inc in the flat. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Flacco is sacked at the 2! Jamison gets credit. 3rd and 19 coming up.

Pass to Smith on the sideline goes inc. Raven have to punt.

JJ brings the punt back to the Raven 46. About 5 yards on the return. Texans ball.

10:06 left in the half.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

After 2 practices together schaub has more chemistry with mason than JJ.

That's because Mason runs precise routes. That third down underthrow was all due to JJ who ran three yards beyond the first down marker rather than the one yard that Schaub expected.

[Arky]

Schaub can't find a receiver and throws it away. Flags on the play. Holding on Ravens (Lewis). 5 yard and an auto 1st down.

Tate gets 12. 1st down at the Raven 29.

Tate for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Foster gets 1. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Pass to KW gets 6... Brings up 4th and 1, Texans to go for it.

Handoff to Foster...don't think he got it. Ravens takeover on downs.

[barrett]

Refs are killing us.

[Arky]

7:33 remaining in the half.

Rice for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Rice for 3. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Flacco sack/fumble! Jamison! Texans ball at the Raven 17.

[HPF Bob]

Jamison with the trifecta - sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery. Cool.