Official Texans @ Eagles Game Thread, 12/2/2010

[Arky]

Short preparation time for the 5-6 Texans this week as they travel to Philadelphia to take on the 7-4 Eagles on Thursday night. Eagles are coming off a 31-26 loss to the Bears in Chicago and looked a bit mortal in doing so - not like the team that had recently rolled over the Redskins and Giants. For the Texans - has their defense finally woken up? Or was their Sunday shutout over the Titans with a 3rd string QB fool's gold? Was holding Chris Johnson to 5 yds rushing fool's gold? We will find out Thursday when they go against the multi-skilled Michael Vick and his many weapons....

TV = NFLN Thursday, 7:20 pm CST

Announcers = Papa, Theisman, Millen

Opening line = Eagles by 7
Current line = Eagles by 7.5-9.5

Set your DVR's.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by Arky

Announcers = Papa, Theisman, Millen

3.5 hours of hell listening these guys.....

[bckey]

Glad I have to work. This game will be ugly. Announcing and scoring.

[NBT]

I will just let my DVR tape it, and if I like the way it went, I will watch it, otherwise I just erase it. Kubiak better get these guys ready cause they are going to need everthing they can do to beat the Iggles and MV.

[Fonz the Boss]

If AJ doesnt play...

Eagles 31
Texans 14


If AJ plays...

Eagles 31
Texans 28

[Nconroe]

ok, a little optimism, Philly has lost to both Titans and Washington, so they are not invinceable. Although Vic does have himself and other speed weapons on offense. And they have some good DE's.

So, our guys might just win again, if DL is really back and DB's are a little more confident and consistent now. Could be Texans 28 to Philly 27.

[TheMatrix31]

This game will be much closer than everyone thinks.

[Arky]

Well, if the Texans can somehow pull a rabbit out of their butt on Thursday, Sunday will have some games of interests in Houston and most of Texas:

12:00 noon, CBS, Jacksonville vs. Tennessee (Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker)
3:00 pm , CBS, Dallas @ Indy (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman)

Also available:

12:00 noon, Fox, Washington @ NYG (Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa)

[chuck]

How sweet is it that we've had to wait only until Thursday to see our guys take the field again?

[WMH]

Originally Posted by chuck

How sweet is it that we've had to wait only until Thursday to see our guys take the field again?

I'll tell you in about 5 hours.....

[WMH]

HOU inactives: QB Matt Leinart, WR Dorin Dickerson, LB Xavier Adibi, G Kasey Studdard, DE Jesse Nading, TE Owen Daniels, TE Hill, G Smith (Shelley not Wade).

Eagles inactives: Cooper, Samuel, Hughes, Howard, Parker, Wells, Mills and Kafka

[Arky]

Heard an interesting stat a while ago on the radio:

Mike Vick = 0-4 when the temp is under 40º

Houston Texans = 5-0 when the temp is under 40º

[HPF Bob]

Vick led the Falcons to a playoff win at Green Bay in sub-zero conditions a few years ago. I was impressed because the Falcons were a dome team from the South and somebody with the NFL made the genius decision of scheduling a January Lambeau game at night, hoping I'm sure, for the Ice Bowl revisited. Anyway, the stat is bogus. Besides, most of those Texans wins in the cold came when David Carr was the quarterback.

On a better note, Assante Samuel is inactive so the Eagles will be without their best corner.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Vick led the Falcons to a playoff win at Green Bay in sub-zero conditions a few years ago. I was impressed because the Falcons were a dome team from the South and somebody with the NFL made the genius decision of scheduling a January Lambeau game at night, hoping I'm sure, for the Ice Bowl revisited. Anyway, the stat is bogus. Besides, most of those Texans wins in the cold came when David Carr was the quarterback.

On a better note, Assante Samuel is inactive so the Eagles will be without their best corner.

True on the Green Bay game..... John Lopez on 610 mentioned it - guess he missed one... ND Kalu chimed in about beating Atlanta once in the playoffs in Philly.... I will say, whatever the record actually is, Vick is not noted as a cold weather QB....

As to the Texans cold weather wins I can remember these:

1. Crazy Pittsburgh game where the Texans only had something like 50 yds total offense and won.

2. A win in Chicago

3. Nice win a couple of years ago in Green Bay

Can't remember the other two... Cleveland? Buffalo?

[HPF Bob]

NFLN just showed the AJ fight again, to the cheers of the bar I'm in.

[Arky]

Gametime!

Eagles win the flip and elect to receive.

Eagles return the kick for 102 yards but flag on the play. Holding on Eagles. Bring it back.

[HPF Bob]

Dodged a bullet there. The return guy was completely untouched.

[Arky]

Ball at the Eagles 12.

Vick hits Jackson for 30.

Short pass to sideline gets about 4. Brings up 2nd and 6.

Screen to McCoy goes for 16. 1st down.

Hall rushes for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Flag pre-snap - offsides Eagles. Makes it 2nd and 15.

Pass to Maclin for small gain 6 yards. Makes it 3rd and 9.

Pass to Celek goes for nice gain. Ball at the Texan 17, 1st down.

Vick scrambles for 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

[HPF Bob]

Already the speed mismatch between the two units is evident. The Texans are tackling like they'd prefer to keep their hands in their pants to keep warm.

[Arky]

Pass to Maclin for 11, 1st and goal at the 3.

Vick pressured, chunks it away.

Hall takes it to the 1. Makes it 3rd and goal from the 1.

Vick passes to McCoy for the 1 yd. TD.

Eagles 7, Texans 0