Official Texans @ Bills Game Thread, 11/01/2009

[Arky]

Texans kickoff and the ball goes out of the endzone so Bills ball at their own 20. 3:34 left in the game.

Pass to TO good for 13.

Pass to TO for about 8. 2nd and 2.

Dump to Lynch picks up the 1st down.

Pass to TO good for 6.

Deep pass to Evans good for 24 yards. Ball at the Texan 26.

[Arky]

2 minute warning.

Pass is tipped and INT'ed by Cushing! Texans ball!

Texans beginning to kneel it out....

[Arky]

Final Score:

Texans 31, Bills 10

1st time in team history Texans are at 5-3. Yay!

Couldn't ask for a better job in the 2nd half....

C'mon Frisco...

[HPF Bob]

Nice win. If we can go 2-1 over the next four weeks, that makes us 6-4 with both Colts games out of the way. Then we can focus on getting a wild card berth.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Nice win. If we can go 2-1 over the next four weeks, that makes us 6-4 with both Colts games out of the way. Then we can focus on getting a wild card berth.

I think that's 7-4...

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

Slaton's fumbling is in his head.

He's got the YIPS. I'm hoping he doesn't go Chuck Knoblauch on us.
Sort of surprised Kubiak didn't put him back on the field in the 4th qtr, once we had things in control. Could we possibly have Moats as the "feature" guy and Slaton be the 3rd down "change of pace" back? We have to get his head on straight.

Not to mention, I've got Slaton on my fantasy football team today and Beanie Wells sitting on the bench

Moats looked really dependable today and with this passing attack, dependable is all we needed.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by Arky

I think they can pound it... Moats looks good.. C Brown looks slow.. Slaton should get another chance.....

He will. He means too much to this team as a pass catching threat, if nothing else. He just has to get his fumbling problem under control, else every defense will just rip the ball every time he carries.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Arky

I think that's 7-4...

Even better.

[NBT]

Ryan Moats
had Buffalo's goat's ~~

[nunusguy]

No Slaton. NP.
No OD. NP.
Conclusion - we don't have to pay OD or draft high for a running back, they're
just plug-ins in this offense. On the other hand Schaub & AJ - they are mandatory pieces as is an effective OLine which looked pretty good today.
Good job in the second half by that offensive unit and the D also played well,
though the Bills offense was hardly that much of a challenge.
Great win for the Texans !

[HPF Bob]

For the second week in a row, the AFC standings in terms of playoff position are pretty much settled by 3 p.m. on Sunday... For Week 8:

AFC East: New England (5-2)
AFC North: Cincinnati (5-2)
AFC South: Inidianapolis (7-0)
AFC West: Denver (6-1)

Wild Card 1: Pittsburgh (5-2) (3-1 conf)
Wild Card 2: Houston (5-3) (4-2 conf)

Baltimore (4-3) (4-2 conf)
N.Y. Jets (4-3) (4-2 conf)
San Diego (4-3) (4-3 conf)

[Joe Joe]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

N.Y. Jets (4-3) (4-2 conf)

Jets 4-4. I think you have a case of the Slaton's when you type in the Jets record.

[Big Texas]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

For the second week in a row, the AFC standings in terms of playoff position are pretty much settled by 3 p.m. on Sunday... For Week 8:

AFC East: New England (5-2)
AFC North: Cincinnati (5-2)
AFC South: Inidianapolis (7-0)
AFC West: Denver (6-1)

Wild Card 1: Pittsburgh (5-2) (3-1 conf)
Wild Card 2: Houston (5-3) (4-2 conf)

Baltimore (4-3) (4-2 conf)
N.Y. Jets (4-3) (4-2 conf)
Jacksonville (4-3) (3-1 conf)*
San Diego (4-3) (4-3 conf)*

* - assuming late wins.

Baltimore is the only one that scares me of this group remaining. Denver, Cincy, or Baltimore is going to have to have a serious meltdown for us to have a chance.

[Blitzwood]

Thank you for finally benching Slaton, he's the main reason we're 30th in rushing. I've been asking for this for weeks...

He just doesn't hit the hole like Moats does. There is no reason, IMO, to take Moats out of the starting role, unless he gets hurt or starts to get fumble prone.

Moats got an opportunity today and made the most of it, great job!!
How do you take him out with a performance like that??

Kuddos to you.

That's life SS.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Blitzwood

Moats got an opportunity today and made the most of it, great job!!
How do you take him out with a performance like that??

I agree that you can't just sit Moats after a game like that. I hope they use Slaton more in third-down situations and use Moats more on first and second downs. I really loved how he gashed the Bills and also fought for extra yards. However, it should be noted that the Bills were losing defenders to injury all afternoon.

[Big Texas]

I take nothing from Moats. He really shocked the hell outta me. However, Slaton can't just be eliminated from the lineup.

[Nconroe]

I agree Moats really made the best of his opportunity, I think he showed he deserves to start. Player of the game, for Texans , maybe for the entire NFL today. I'm sure they will have some plays designed for SS as well, he's a playmaker we can use in the offense. Moats does hit the line hard and keep driving and knows how to hold onto the ball. Excellent.

[NBT]

Notice how Moats ran between Brown and Studdard all day. All 3 TD's too, I believe. Good to see the Oline finally start to do their thing in the run game.