Official Texans vs. Steelers Game Thread, 10/2/2011
 

What are these 2011 Texans really made of?

The Texans look to close out the first quarter of the regular season with a bounceback at home. Discuss the game action in this thread.

Arian Foster says he'll play. For how long?

Steelers' OL missing two starters and also starting a rookie at RT. Wade needs to dial up the blitzes.

This is the first of three "nut up" games where the Texans are going to be punched in the mouth. Will they have the balls to hit back?

KJ inactive...
 

Don't think he's hurt, but Kareem Jackson listed as inactive this week...

Good afternoon.

Texans win the toss and will receive...

D Manning brings the kickoff back to the 22, fumbles and flag on the play... Block in the back on the Texans (Dobbins) so half the distance to the goal line...

Ball at the 5.

Foster for 2. Brings up 2nd and 8.

Dump off to OD gets about 10 and a 1st down.

Pass goes too tall for AJ, inc, makes it 2nd and 10.

Foster for about 9. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Foster gets 3 and a 1st down.

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

Tate powers for 18. 1st and 10. Steeler safety (Clark) injured on the play. Injury timeout.

Ball at the Texan 48.

Foster sweeps left for about 4 but flag on the play. Holding on Texans (Dreessen) backs it up. Makes it 1st and 20.

Dump off to Dreessen gets good yardage. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Foster gets about 5.5. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Foster goes right for 4 but flag on the play. Holding on Dreessen again. Makes it 3rd and 11.

Schaub hits OD for the 1st down. Ball at the Steeler 33.

Foster for 6 on the left side. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Foster slips through for 4 and the 1st down.

Tate for maybe 1. 2nd and 9 coming up. Ball at the Steeler 22.

Dump off to Foster gets 9 or 10.... Texans in the redzone. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Schaub can't find a receiver and scrambles for about 2 and the 1st down at the 12.

Foster up the gut for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Foster to the .5 yard line. 1st and goal at the 1.

Little dump off to OD is good for the TD!

Texans 7, Steelers 0

4:05 left in the 1st quarter.

That was a drive. Let's go defense

Mornin' folks!

Helluva drive to start us off. Wish it wasn't undisciplined, but overcoming that and running down their throats is winning football.

Arian makes all the difference.

Whats up with the penalties? JEEZ!

Hartmann's kickoff goes out of the endzone. Steelers ball at their 20.

Mendenhall caught in the backfield but offsides on Texans makes it 1st and 5 at the Steeler 25.

Mendenhall for 6 and the 1st down.

Pass to Wallace goes for 22 - bad tackling by the Texans. Flag on Wallace for taunting.... Makes it 1st and 10 at the Steeler 38.

Pass to Sanders gets 10 or 11. 1st down.

Quick hitter over the middle goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Roethlisberger pressured throws it inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Roethlisberger is sacked by Barwin! Fumble! Dang, flag on Texans for illegal contact... 1st and 10 Steelers at the Texan 47.

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

Roethlisberger pressured throws it inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Roethlisberger sacked! Barwin, I believe. Steelers have to punt.

Punt is downed at the Texan 4 yard line. Texans ball.

Foster for about 3. Brings up 2nd and 7 at the Texan 7.

End of 1st quarter.

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Pass to OD goes for big gainer but flag on Myers for illegal use of hands, 1/2 the distance. Makes it 2nd and 12 coming up.

Foster hits the left side for 20. Whew, out of the hole... Ball at the Texan 23.

Pass is too tall for OD, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for 4 or 5. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to AJ gets about 8 and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 35.

Foster for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Pass to AJ gets about 5. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Foster comes up short of the 1st down. On 4th and 2, Texans to punt.

Steelers fair catch the punt at their own 5.

Mendenhall TFL by Allen -1. 2nd and 11 coming up.

Mendenhall gets about 8 or 9 on the right side. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Dump off to Miller only gets 1. JJo nice tackle. Makes it 4th and 1. Steelers to punt.

Not much on the return by JJ....Flag on the play.... Holding on Texans (Harris) so back it up. Texans ball at their 33.

Penalties: Texans 7, Steelers 1

This lack of discipline is more concerning than any of the other concerns we've had about this team for a while.

Foster springs for about 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Foster for just 1. 3rd and a long 3 coming up.

Pass to AJ goes to midfield and a 1st down.

Oh no. Dump to AJ goes for nice gain but AJ goes down lame... looks like the knee... Injury timeout.

AAAAAAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

We are forsaken!

I can't believe this.

Dump off to Casey, hurdles for about 7 or 8, fumbles but recovers his own fumble. Harrison of the Steelers is shaken up on the play. Makes it 2nd and 2. Another injury timeout.

Foster gets the 2 and a 1st down.

Foster hits the right side for about 9. Ball at the Steeler 17.

Foster goes around the left side for the 1st down at the Steeler 11.

Obie for 4. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Low pass to KW goes inc. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass into the endzone to Foster is off his hands, inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Rackers 25-yarder is good.

Texans 10, Steelers 0

2:33 left in the half.

Redman brings Hartmann's kickoff back to the Steeler 20.

Whoa, pass to Miller pings off a couple of Texans and ends up in Miller's hands for a 7 yard gain. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Two minute warning.

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Quick pass in the flat goes inc. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Deep pass to Wallace goes for 40 yards and a 1st down. Ball at the Texan 33. 1:48 left in the half.

Dump to Wallace gets about 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Pass to Miller gets the 1st down at the Texan 20. Timeout Steelers, have one left. 1:11 left in the half.

Moore powers all the way to the Texan 7 but flag on the play. Late hit on Steelers (Pouncey) -15. 1st and 10 at the Texan 21.

Pass to Brown goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. 58 seconds left in the half.

Pass into the endzone is just out of reach, inc. Makes it 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Wallace is good for 9. Steelers going for it on 4th and 1. Roethlisberger tries to draw the Texans offsides but Steelers have to call their last timeout. Steelers to go for the FG.

30-yard FG is blocked by JJo! JJo had open ground for the TD but flag on the play.... Penalty on the Texans (Manning) for a block in the back during the return so no score. Time ran out on the play.

Halftime:

Texans 10, Steelers 0

Un. Be. Lievable.

Steelers brought their refs. Texans are going to lose again. I can feel it.:mad:

Halftime stats:

Passing: Schaub 10/15, 96 yards, 1 TD

Rushing: Foster 19/94, Tate 2/20, Obie 1/4

Receiving: AJ 4/36, OD 3/30, Dreessen 1/14, Casey 1/8, Foster 1/8

Tackles: Allen/Manning/Barwin/Cushing 3 each, McCain 2

Time of possession: Texans 21:32, Steelers 8:28

Penalties: Texans 8/49, Steelers 2/30

Redzone: Texans 1/2, Steelers 0/1

Total yards: Texans 216, Steelers 125

3rd down conversions: Texans 5/7, Steelers 1/4

Turnovers: n/a

Correction: Manning on the block of the FG right before halftime.

Brown returns the 2nd half kickoff back to the Steelers 26.

Quick pass to Johnson goes for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Mendenhall gets 4 and the 1st down.

Roethlisberger pressured, tosses it inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Sack by Mario! -5 yard. 3rd and 15 coming up.

Pass to Ward good for 19 and a 1st down at midfield.

Mendenhall for no gain or -1. 2nd and 10 coming up.

False start Steelers -5. Makes it 2nd and 15 coming up.

Pass to Brown good for about 9. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to Brown gets 6 and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 38.

Roethlisberger runs out of time and has to use a timeout.

Ridiculous. The referees haven't called anything that was patently unfair other than Wallace's taunting call in the first quarter. The Texans are playing stupid, penalty-prone football and they are getting punished for it.

On 1st and 10 at the Texan 38, pass to Brown goes for big gainer. Ball at the Texan 15.

Mendenhall for 4. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Mendenhall for no gain. Makes it 3rd and 5 from the Texan 11.

Roethlisberger can't find a receiver and scrambles for the 1st down at the Texan 3. 1st and goal.

Mendenhall sweeps right for the TD.

Texans 10, Steelers 7

7:02 left in the 3rd quarter.

I love the way teams find our suckiest CB and abuse them in one on one coverage...thanks Jason Allen...

Of course they do, but one thing that has been underscored today is that Jason Allen, bad as he is, is far better than Jackson.

Manning downs the Steeler kickoff in the endzone. Texans ball at their 20.

Foster for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Dump off to Foster only gets 1. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass off Foster's hands sails inc. Texans have to punt.

Sanders is tripped up by Casey on the return. Ball is placed at the Steeler 37. 5:37 left in the 3rd quarter.

Redman goes for about 18 and a 1st down.

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

Redman for about 2. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Redman gets 5 and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 32.

Moore gets 14 up the gut. Ball at the Texan 17.

Flag presnap. False start Steelers -5. Makes it 1st and 15.

Timeout Steelers.

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End around to Brown goes for 8. Makes it 2nd and 7.

Moore goes right side for about 6. Makes it 3rd and 2.

Redman comes up about 1 yard short of the 1st down. Steelers will go for the FG.

End of the 3rd quarter.

Suisham's 26-yarder is good.

Texans 10, Steelers 10

14:57 left in the game.

Need some offense and a score s

Manning brings the kickoff back to the Texan 15.

Foster for 3.

Foster only gets 1. Makes it 3rd and 6 coming up.

Dump to OD gets about 7 and the 1st down.

Deep pass to OD goes for 29. Ball is at the Steeler 43.

Foster runs it in from 43! Nice......

Texans 17, Steelers 10

12:02 left in the game.

Difference maker.

Oh my goodness, we needed that....


Welcome back Arian Foster...

Come on Defense...

Lets please help out Jason Allen...

I was talking about this with someone else earlier. Tate is good. He's real good. But Foster is so much better than Tate it's like he's playing a different sport altogether.

Brown brings the kickoff back to the Steeler 17.

Redman goes right side for about 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Roethlisberger sacked! Holding on Steelers is declined. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Pass to Ward is broken up, inc. Steelers have to punt. Very hard hit on Ward by Allen to break up the pass.

JJ brings the punt back to the Texan 40.

Nobody deserves to get blindsided more than Heinz ward.

I can't stand that dude...

About 50 NFL players can do what ben Tate does, run it really well in the right situation. I honestly don't know anyone who does more things well than foster at rb.

While that should've been a sack ...I am impressed with the pressure we are getting...