Official Texans @ Broncos Game Thread, 9/23/2012

[Arky]

Halftime stats:

Passing: Schaub 10/17, 199 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: Foster 9/53, Tate 4/18, K Martin 1/18

Receiving: KW 2/70, AJ 1/60, Graham 2/39, K Martin 1/18, OD 2/12

Tackles: JJo/Cush/KJ 4 each, Manning/Demps/Watt 3 each, Barwin/Reed 2 each

TOP: Texans 14:12, Broncos 15:48

Turnovers: Texans 1, Broncos 0

1st downs: Texans 13, Broncos 11

3rd down efficiency: Texans 5/7, Broncos 2/8

Red zone: Texans 1/1, Broncos 0/2

Total yards: Texans 285 Broncos 204

[Arky]

Broncos 2nd half kickoff goes out of the endzone. Texans ball at their 20.

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Oy, deep pass to AJ inc. Close..... 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for 4. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Schaub's pass to KW at the sideline goes inc. Texans have to punt.

Broncos bring the punt back to their 32. Broncos ball.

[Arky]

McGahee caught for loss of 2. 2nd and 12 coming up.

Manning pressured, spikes the ball, inc. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Pass to Thomas along the sideline goes inc. Broncos have to punt.

Holliday takes the early hit on the catch - penalty on the Broncos, 15 yards. Texans ball at their 38. 12:56 left in the 3rd quarter.

[Arky]

Foster for 3.

Foster for 5. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Short pass to KW good for 3 and the 1st down. Flag on V Miller for roughing Schaub, 15 yards. Ball is at the Denver 36.

Oh my, deep pass to AJ in the endzone inc, can't hang on. Schaub is roughed up again. 15 more yards. Places the ball at the Bronco 21.

[Arky]

Tate for 3.

Foster for 5. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Foster just gets 1 but flag down. Holding on Texans, do-over, makes it 3rd and 12.

Pass over the middle to Martin is inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Graham's 41-yarder is good.

Texans 24, Broncos 11

9:11 left in the 3rd quarter.

[Arky]

Need more cushion....

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Broncos bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 26.

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Mannings screen pass is dropped. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Timeout called by Manning at the LOS....

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[barrett]

I love how with these refs you can get a timeout like 5 seconds after the play clock hits zero.

[chuck]

That's a confident defensive series.

[WMH]

Schaub just said "Where's my ****************ing helmet"

Nice!

[barrett]

I thought Denver got away with 2-3 late hits in the first half.

[Big Texas]

There's got to be some fines or suspensions....both of those hits looked intentional

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

There's got to be some fines or suspensions....both of those hits looked intentional

Guys have really started pushing it with the officials the past 2 weeks. Lots of stuff dirty and late.

[barrett]

We are almost completely ignoring anything more than 10 yards downfield.

[Arky]

Tate goes left side for about 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Tate for 1. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to KW over his head, inc. Texans have to punt.

Punt goes into the endzone, touchback. 5:17 left in the 3rd quarter. Broncos ball at their 20.

[chuck]

There's just way too much confusion on those out routes.

[Nconroe]

Both defenses seem to be dominating right now. Time for some Foster.

[TheMatrix31]

Gotta pick these balls off.

Actually, gotta score SEVEN.

[chuck]

It looks like the BoP are getting a ton of push out of the DEs and not much push out of the OLBs who seem content to stay in their lanes and occupy the OL outside. I haven't seen too much trickery up front.

[Arky]

On 2nd and 10, screen pass goes for -1.

On 3rd and 11, pass to Stokely gets 10.....flag down ...... Holding on JJo. Auto 1st down at the Bronco 30.

Hillman for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Short pass is broken up by Reed, inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Deep pass to Decker complete for big gainer but flag down. Holding on Broncos brings it back. Makes it 3rd and 17.

Manning's pass over the middle is inc. Broncos have to punt.

Holliday slow out of the gate on the punt return - just a couple of yards. Ball at the Texan 28.

[TheMatrix31]

Beating ourselves with these damn penalties.