Official Texans @ Cowboys Game Thread, 10/5/2014

[Arky]

The ensuing Texan's kickoff is downed in the end zone, touchback. Cowboy's ball at their 20.

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Murray for 1. Timeout Texans (#1). 2:23 left in the game.

Delay of game on the Cowboys, -5. 2nd and 14 coming up.

Screen to Harris goes for 8. 3rd and 6 coming up. Texans use timeout #2.

Romo's pass sails inc down the sideline. Flag down on Romo for intentional grounding. Cowboys will have to punt from their end zone w/2:10 remaining.

K Martin brings the punt back to the Cowboy 45.

2 minute warning.

[Arky]

Screen to AJ goes for 20.

Pass to Hopkins goes to the 6 yard line.

Foster to the 1. 2nd and goal at the 1.

Foster punches it in!

Texans 17, Cowboys 17

41 seconds left in the game.

[Arky]

Bullock's ensuing kickoff is brought out to the Cowboy 17. Cowboy's ball.

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Dumpoff to Murray goes for 8. 29 seconds left in the game.

Dumpoff to Murray goes for 16. 23 seconds left in the game.

Screen to Bryant is dropped, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Murray goes for 15. Ball at the Texan 45. 12 seconds left in the game.

Pass to Bryant goes for 8. Ball at the Texan 37. 7 seconds left in the game.

Murray for 2. 3 seconds left. Cowboys use their last timeout. Cowboys to attempt the 53 yard FG.

Texans use their last timeout.

Bailey's 53-yarder is no good.....Eheh.

Let's go to OT....

[Keith]

Didn't care much for that prevent D in the Cowboys' final drive of regulation, but final result was a long, missed field goal.

Nice to see all the Battle Red in the stands in Arlington.

[Arky]

Texans win the toss in OT and will receive.

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The kickoff sails out of the end zone, touchback. Texans will have the ball at their 20.

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Foster pops loose for 24.

Foster for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up. Ball at midfield.

Blue for 2. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Pass to Foster goes inc. Texans will punt.

Punt is touched at the 20 yard line but holding on the Cowboys backs it up more. Cowboys will have the ball at their 9.5 yard line.

[Arky]

Murray for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Pass to Bryant gets 4. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Murray gets 11 and the 1st down. Ball at the Cowboy 30.

Romo's pass off the mark, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Timeout Dallas.

Murray for 1. Brings up 3rd and 9.

Jeez, Romo throws it up for grabs and Bryant comes down with it. Big gainer. Ball at the Texan 31.

Murray for no gain.

Murray for no gain. Brings up 3rd and 10. Bailey on for the FG on 3rd down.

Bailey's 49-yarder is good.

Final score:

Cowboys 20, Texans 17

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Dang, a winnable game slips away.......

[chuck]

The team has to blitz to get any sort of pass rush and the secondary is vulnerable. The OLBs are invisible and the injuries to the secondary have really hurt.

On the bright side Foster ran a lot better against a good defense than I thought he would.

Year after year after year of terrible drafts is impossible to overcome.

[barrett]

Chuck, the roster is turned over when a new staff arrives. Recent bad drafts may have helped Kubiak get fired (yay!), but they have little to do with today. This year's draft is the only truly relevant one to this team. Clowney's absence when we continue to get nothing from our OLB is rough. If he isn't healthy and having an impact this year, we blew the pick. Fitzpatrick's incompetence is an issue with the draft this year since we could have addressed that need in the draft.

As for the secondary, they played great today even with everyone hurt. We gave up 1 TD when Watt couldn't bring down a gimp (even JJ makes mistakes I guess), and we gave up a long play in OT when a superhuman player made a superhuman play. Even the other TD was an obvious penalty and a better/healthier CB is not going to get pushed any less by Dez Bryant. None of that is on the secondary, even with all the injuries.

The truth is I am just not that invested in this team winning or losing right now. We have no QB and it's all pretend until we do. Until then I will have fun watching but I have zero expectations no matter how many wins we steal.