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Late Brown Field Goal Helps Texans Edge Rams 16-13
A weird thing happened at Edward Jones Dome Sunday when the St. Louis Rams hosted the Houston Texans. First the expected – the Texans outgained the Rams 419-237, had more first downs (22-15) and a minute and twenty seconds more of ball possession ...
21 Fourth Quarter Points Allow Colts To Rally, Edge Texans 35-27
One thing is for certain about the Indianapolis Colts: they have seemed to be able to beat their opponents in just about every conceivable way possible – or so it seems. During Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, that an...
Late Rally Comes Up Short, Texans Hold Off 49ers 24-21
Early on at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it appeared that their game would be a rout. Steve Slaton had his running legs back and Matt Schaub was exacting damage to the 49ers’ secondary – all...
Schaub’s 4 TD Passes Lead Texans Past Bengals 28-17
The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans actually have something in common – not much in their rushing department but make up for it in spades with superior passing. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, while obviously not Peyton Manning (heck, who is?...
Jones-Drew Runs Roughshod Over Texans’ Run Defense, Jaguars Prevail 31-24
The Houston Texans were riding a bit of momentum as they hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at Reliant Stadium, riding the arm of quarterback Matt Schaub and the speed of wide receiver Andre Johnson. Unfortunately for the Texans, some mistakes, ...
Texans Flat and Dominated in Opening Day Clunker 24-7
What firepower? The Texans opening day offense looked more like something out of the early portion of preseason, as the team was dominated by a Jets defense all day in losing 24-7 at home to New York. Things were so lopsided, the only Texans score wa...
Woman Watching Celebrity Golf Tournament Hit by QB Schaub’s Ball
In a case of the bizarre, a woman was hit with a golf ball from of all people -Texans QB Matt Schaub. Here’s the story about it from the AP: Sally Capehart learned first hand the dangers of attending a celebrity golf tournament. She was wat...
Kubiak Feels Texans Ready to Take that Next Step in 09
The pressure is on for coach Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans, as entering 2009 this is a team that is expected to once again make a leap forward and become one of the better teams in the AFC. Last season started off like a disaster movie, as the ...
Thoughts on the 2009 Draft
Going into the offseason, the Texans were in need of help along the defensive side of the ball. The offense was at times inconsistent but definitely high-powered and explosive. Rookie Steve Slaton was a steal in the third round and led the team in ...
Texans Wrap Up 2008 at 8-8 with 31-24 Win Over Bears
While it was a wild year filled with many tough things on and off the field, the Houston Texans can hold their heads proud as they played spoiler on Sunday in topping the Chicago Bears 31-24 to end the 2008 season at 8-8. They wrapped up the season...
Texans Topple Mighty Titans with 13-12 Win to Move to 7-7
The Texans played what will have to go down as their best game of the season, at least on defense, as they held the mighty Titans to 12 points and pulled out a gutsy 13-12 victory to move to 7-7. The Texans D held the Titans to 281 yards, 13 first d...
Schaub Up for FedEx Air Award
Quarterbacks JAY CUTLER of the Denver Broncos, SHAUN HILL of the San Francisco 49ers and MATT SCHAUB of the Houston Texans are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on December 4 – 8, while running backs CHR...
Texans Now 6-7 After Gutsy 24-21 Win in Green Bay
Many feel that the Texans have not had a lot to play for the past few weeks, but for this gutsy group of players that have had a tough season, the last few weeks have showed just how good they could be. Winning again on Sunday 24-21 over the Green B...
Previewing the Texans Matchup with the Colts
The Colts saved their season last Sunday with a gutsy 24-20 win over the Steelers, and this week at home against the underachieving Houston Texans they will look to continue their run at a wild card spot in the AFC. The 3-6 Texans come in after an a...
Texans Rolled at Home by the Ravens 41-13
For those that thought that going with Sage Rosenfels at QB while Matt Schaub was hurt was going to be a seamless transition probably were as stunned as anyone at Sunday’s effort at Reliant Stadium. Throwing four interceptions and playing a ve...
Schaub Out 2-4 Weeks with MCL Injury
It looks as if the Texans will be without starting Quarterback Matt Schaub for at least the next two weeks and maybe even the next month. Getting hurt in Sunday’s 28-21 loss to the Vikings yesterday, today it was stated that Schaub has an injured ...
Texans Win Streak Snapped in Minnesota w/ 28-21 Loss
The Houston Texans road woes continued today as their four game unbeaten streak was halted by the Minnesota Vikings. This would push the Texans mark to 0-4 on the road this year ans will make their drive to the playoffs next to impossible i...
Week Nine Preview: Houston Heads to Minnesota
Back from the bye week, the Minnesota Vikings have a stiff test at home Sunday when they play host to the red hot Houston Texans, winners of three straight after starting the season 0-4. The Vikings are looking to put a playoff run together, and nee...
Week 8: Texans Welcome Winless Bengals to Town
No Carson Palmer, no wins in seven games, 32nd ranked offense. Does it get any worse if you’re a Bengals fan these days? Maybe not, but nevertheless, the Bengals will pack their bags and head to the Lone Star State this weekend, as the team will ...
No Surprise that Johnson’s Success Has Come in Two Wins
The Texans have won two straight games and are back on track to try and make an impact in the 08 season. A big reason for those two wins has been the play of one of the most underrated WR’s in the game today - Andre Johnson. After a slow stre...
Texans Move to 2-4 After 28-21 Win Over Lions
Despite almost blowing a 21-0 lead to the hapless Detroit Lions, the Houston Texans showed enough on Sunday at home to earn their second win of the season, outlasting Detroit 28-21. The Texans jumped on Detroit to go up 21-0 after two first quarter...
Previewing the Texans Matchup w/ Detroit
The Houston Texans saved their season last Sunday when QB Matt Schaub pulled off a gutsy QB sneak on 4th down from the three-yard line trailing against the Dolphins at Reliant Stadium. This Sunday the team takes on the winless Detroit Lions, and the...
Schaub’s Sneak Lifts Texans to First Win 29-28 Over Miami
In what ended up as the most wild game of the early games in week six, the Texans used a Matt Schaub 3-yard QB run for a TD with three seconds left to win their first game of the season, stunning the Miami Dolphins 29-28 at Reliant Stadium. The Texa...
Schaub To Start vs. Dolphins
Apparently recovered from a viral infection (and no doubt shoddy play late in the Houston Texans‘ loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday by quarterback Sage Rosenfels), QB Matt Schaub, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, will sta...
Texans Put Forth Game Effort But Fall 30-27 in OT to Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars have always had issues with the Houston Texans, and on Sunday needed a comeback and then even extra time to top their AFC South rivals 30-27 in Jacksonville. Led by two ground gainers normally not heard from in QB David Garr...
Breaking Down the Texans at Jaguars
The Houston Texans are already looking at changes after starting 0-2, and one of those changes may be at QB, where Sage Rosenfels waits in the wings for Matt Schaub, who has yet to perform well in losses to the Steelers and Titans. Now while blaming...
Kubiak Should Pull the Plug on Schaub and Make the Switch at QB
With the Texans offense struggling after two games, a change at the top position on the team may be coming according to today’s Houston Chronicle. The paper is reporting that if head coach Gary Kubiak takes a long look at the outing of QB Mat...
Kubiak Keeps Faith In QB Schaub
Despite a 38-17 loss to the Steelers on Sunday, Texans head coach Gary Kubiak still has faith in quarterback Matt Schaub. Kubiak says Schaub will have to improve this week but he believes in him. Schaub says, as a player, it means a lot to know Kub...
Texans Tumble Bad in Opener in Pittsburgh 38-17
For the Texans, Sundays opener against the Steelers was a game they would likely rather forget. It was more of an opening day beating, falling 38-17 at Heinz Field. The Steelers dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, rushing f...
Turnovers Important Focus For Texans
The Texans and quarterback Matt Schaub are thinking about protecting the ball as they get ready to start the regular season this Sunday against the Steelers. Schaub says he knows he has to protect the ball and not force it. Meanwhile, head coach Ga...
