Official Texans vs. Colts Game Thread, 9/11/2011

[Keith]

The road to the playoffs, nay the Promised Land, begins here.

[Joe Joe]

Are you ready for some football?

Here's to seeing a pass rush and an improved secondary.

[popanot]

Kubiak - Don't be a dweeb. Come out with your foot on the throttle and never let up. Make a statement.

[Arky]

Inactives:

Hot off the presses, here are inactives and lineup changes for the Texans’ Week 1 game against the Indianapolis Colts at Reliant Stadium. Kickoff is at noon CT.

Texans inactives
13 QB T.J. Yates
23 RB Arian Foster
26 CB Brandon Harris
36 CB Roc Carmichael
61 G Thomas Austin
75 T Derek Newton
93 DE Tim Bulman
92 DT Earl Mitchell

Texans starting lineup changes
Derrick Ward will start at running back for Arian Foster.

Colts inactives
11 WR Anthony Gonzalez
15 WR Blair White
18 QB Peyton Manning
21 DB Kevin Thomas
32 RB Darren Evans
61 OG Jamey Richard
92 DE Jerry Hughes

Colts starting lineup changes
Kerry Collins will start at quarterback for Peyton Manning.

Some bettors are still hitting the Texans on this one. Spread was up to 10.5 on some boards but has since come down to 10....

[Arky]

Texans win the toss and will receive.

Nice return by Manning brings it all the way out to the Texan 40.

[Arky]

Pass to AJ good for 20 or 21.

Ugh, pass off the fingers of AJ and Colts INT. Colts ball at their 40.

[Joe Joe]

Loving the Watt pick.

[Arky]

Collins pass good for 5 yards. Brings up 2nd and 5.

Addai rushes for about 11 and a 1st down.

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

Collins sacked by Mario! -10 yards. 3rd and 17 coming up.

Screen to Addai gets about 3 so Colts have to punt.

Punt goes into the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.

[Nconroe]

Nice sack by Mario

[Arky]

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

Pass to Dreessen good for 21. Ball at the Texan 45.

Ward for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Ward runs for about 9. 1st down at the Colts 40.

Tate gets 4 tough yards. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Pass to AJ goes to the Colts 20, 1st down.

Tate for 2.

Pass to AJ good for 8, just short of the 1st down. Ball at the 10.

Ward for 3 and the 1st down. 1st and goal at the 7.

Ward for no gain or -1. 2nd and goal coming up.

Schaub's pass goes out of the back of the endzone, inc. 3rd and goal coming up.

On 3rd down, Schaub's pass goes inc in the endzone.

Rackers on for the FG. 25 yarder is good.

Texans 3, Colts 0

4:27 left in the 1st quarter.

[chuck]

This is not the sharpest Schaub we have seen.

[Arky]

Colts bring the kickoff back to their 18.

Collins sack/fumble! A Smith on the initiall hit, Sean Cody on the recovery. Texan ball at the Colts 12!

[Arky]

Pass to Dreessen gets about 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Tate to the 1. 1st and goal at the 1.

Ward punches it in.

Texans 10, Colts 0

2:56 left in the 1st quarter.

[Nconroe]

lot of rollouts and slightly off target passes by Schaub for sure

K returns and kick coverage pretty good so far.

And nice fumble force by Antonio and recovery by Cody and Williams.

And Ward just powered in , nice start now for 10-0, much thanks to the defense.

[Arky]

Colts down the ensuing kickoff in the endzone so Colts ball at their 20.

Collins fumbles the snap and JJ Watt recovers! Texans ball at the Colts 18!

[Arky]

Flat pass to JJ gets about 10. 1st and goal at the 8.

Ward for 5. 2nd and goal at the 3.

Tate punches it in!

Texans 17, Colts 0

1:41 left in the 1st quarter.

[Nconroe]

wonder who Colts will run out at QB now?

great start Texans

[Arky]

Colts down the kickoff in the endzone. Colts ball at their 20.

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

Pass to Wayne good for 17 and a 1st down.

Addai for about 12. Ball at midfield.

Addai for about 6 but flag on the play. Facemask on Colts -15. Makes it 1st and 25.

End of 1st quarter.

[HPF Bob]

Couldn't write this much better. 17-0 with Foster safely planted on the bench. Schaub already has his INT out of the way and defense has already forced a pair of TOs.

BTW, Colts' D seems very vulnerable to the run without Sanders back there.

[Arky]

(Ravens 14, Steelers 0)

Carter for about 7. Makes it 2nd and 18.

Dump to Wayne gets 7. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Pass to Clark gets 2 so Colts have to punt. Nice tackle by GQ to keep him from getting more..

JJ fields the punt and is downed at the Texan 11.