Official Texans @ Jaguars Game Thread, 9/16/2012

[barrett]

I don't think this Jags defense is that good, and we are a far more dangerous offense than the Ponder-led Vikings who moved the ball with no problems (26 points and 389 yards of total offense, Jags also had a total of 2 sacks for 4 yards and no INTs against the young QB). Not to mention the Jags are extremely banged up on defense and on the OL.

I think MJD can get some yards but he has never been a real big play threat and it is hard to string together long drives without your QB efficiently converting 3rd downs. I can't see Gabbert and a banged up OL converting enough 3rd downs to make even a 100 yard day for MJD move the scoreboard much.

I know as Texans fans many of us are conditioned to expect the worst, but Texans 27-13.

[HPF Bob]

There are two competing images for me. One is when we used to get road wins in J-Ville unexpectedly when we were a young franchise and the other is that hail mary deflection that won the game for the Jags there a few years ago.

For some reason, the Jaguars make things more challenging for us than it appears on paper but they are still a team in transition while the Texans are just tweaking before peaking.

Texans win, 23-13, but there's always that hail mary pass to haunt us.

[chuck]

My thinking is more or less the same as last week. If the Texans can't go on the road and beat what is basically a bad team to snatch a division win then they are not the team we think they are or want them to be.

Wade knows that the Jags have an exceptional running back. Kubes knows that the Vikings moved the ball with relative ease. The Texans are a far more talented team, a far more dangerous team. I expect them to get off the bus and demonstrate it.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by chuck

My thinking is more or less the same as last week. If the Texans can't go on the road and beat what is basically a bad team to snatch a division win then they are not the team we think they are or want them to be.

Wade knows that the Jags have an exceptional running back. Kubes knows that the Vikings moved the ball with relative ease. The Texans are a far more talented team, a far more dangerous team. I expect them to get off the bus and demonstrate it.

Well said.

[Arky]

Texans win the toss and will receive.

Holliday brings the kickoff back to about the Texan 22.

[Arky]

Screen to Casey goes for 9.

Dumpoff to KW goes for 6.

Swing pass to OD goes for about 12. Ball at the Texan 48.

Dumpoff to Tate gets 11.

Tate rushes for 5.

Foster for 4. Brings up 3rd and 1.

Foster gets 3 off left guard and a 1st down.

Pass over the middle to OD good for 4. Ball at the Jags 25.

Tate goes left side for 9.

Tate for 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Dumpoff pass to Foster goes inc. 3rd and 7 coming up.

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

Graham's 31-yarder is good.

Texans 3, Jags 0

9:25 left in the 1st quarter.

[HPF Bob]

Disappointing end to a promising drive.

If the screens were working so well, why did we go away from them?

[Arky]

Jags starting at their 20.

Pass to Robinson broken up, inc but flag on the play.....offside Cody. Makes it 1st and 5.

MJD goes for 1. 2nd and 4 coming up.

MJD for about 2 but flag on the play. Offsides B Reed give the Jags a 1st down at the 30.

Pass to Potter good for 4.

MJD goes around right end for 14.

MJD for about 3. Ball at the Texans 48. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Dump off to Jones gets 4. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Gabberts pass tipped by Watt, inc. Jags to punt.

Holliday fair catches the punt at the Texan 12.

[Warren]

Dikembe Wattumbo?

[chuck]

Let's march down the field, put the ball in the end zone, open up a 10 point lead and not look back.

[Arky]

Pass to OD comes up short, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for 1. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Screen to AJ goes for 6. Texans to punt.

Thomas is corralled at the Jags 24 on the punt return. Nice punt, good coverage.

[chuck]

Or not. Puta.

[Arky]

Ball is marked at the Jags 25.

Flags presnap. False start Jags backs it up 5. 1st and 15 coming up.

MJD for no gain.

Pass to Potter too tall, inc. 3rd and 15 coming up.

Flags presnap, false start Jags makes it 3rd and 20.

Gabbert scrambles for 5. Jags have to punt.

Nice return by Holliday. Brings it back 35 yards to the Jags 41.

[HPF Bob]

Jags have a midget and now so do we...

[Nconroe]

Nice 35 yd KR by Holliday.

Come on offense.

[Arky]

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

Pass to Casey gets just 4.

Pass to OD gets 9 and the 1st down at the Jags 26.

Touchdown Tate but he may have stepped out of bounds at about the 2..... review coming up.... Nice run whatever the ruling is..

Ruling is Tate stepped out at the 2, ball placed at the 1.5.

Tate for maybe 1. 2nd and goal coming up.

Foster punches it in!

Texans 10, Jags 0

15 seconds left in the 1st quarter.

[HPF Bob]

Did Tate step out at the two? It's being reviewed.

[Nconroe]

Prettty good scamper around the right for 26 yd TD by Tate.

[HPF Bob]

There's your difference in the two runners. Tate didn't cut back when he could have on the previous run but Foster cuts back and scores easily.

[Arky]

Parmelee returns the ensuing kickoff back to the Jags 21.

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Jags call a timeout at the LOS...

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MJD for 12.

End of the 1st quarter.