Official Texans @ Raiders Game Thread, 9/14/2014

[Arky]

Foster for 1.

Screen to D Johnson is inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Draw to Foster goes for the 1st down. 16 yards. Ball at the Texan 41.

Blue for 2.

Pass to AJ goes for 15.

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

Foster for about 5 but flags are down. Holding on Texans, taunting on Raiders. Offsetting, repeat the down. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Pass to Hopkins good for 15 but holding on Griffin brings it back. Makes it 2nd and 19 coming up.

Screen to Foster goes for 3. 3rd and 16 coming up. 3:01 left in the half. Ball at the Raider 48.

Fitz's pass to Hopkins sails inc so Texans have to punt.

Raiders fair catch at their 11. Raider's ball with 2:27 left in the half.

[Arky]

McFadden for 6.

Pass to Jones in the flat gets 5 and the 1st down.

2 minute warning.

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Carr's pass to J Jones goes for 15. Ball at the Raider 39.

Pass to Streater good for 6.

Wow, goofy play. Pass to Jones goes for big gain, he fumbles, picks it up fumbles again and the Texans (Swearinger) fall on it at their 1 yard line. Play is being reviewed......

Texans get the ball at their 1 yard line.

[Arky]

Foster (?) for 1. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Foster for 2. Texans have to punt.

Lechler's punt is fielded and out of bounds at the Raider 33 yard line.

[Arky]

Pass to J Jones goes for a 1st down but flag is down. Illegal use of the hands on the Texans declined. Ball at the Raider 45.

Carr scrambles for 3. 12 seconds left in the half.

Short pass to McFadden goes for a 1st down as time expires.

Halftime.

[Arky]

Halftime stats:

Passing: Fitz 11/15, 104 yards, 1 TD

Rushing: Foster 18/96, Blue 4/8

Receiving: AJ 5/54, Foster 2/12, Graham 1/26

Tackles: JJo 5, Cushing/Mohammed/Bouye 3 each, Tuggle/Lewis 2 each

Time of possession: Texans 20:46, Raiders 9:14

Total yards: Texans 209, Raiders 174

1st downs: Texans 13, Raiders 8

3rd down efficiency: Texans 6/9, Raiders 0/2

Red zone: Texans 2/3, Raiders 0/0

Penalties: Texans 4/29, Raiders 2/4

Turnovers: Texans 0, Raiders 2

[Arky]

Murray of the Raiders brings the 2nd half kickoff back to the Raider 24. Raider's ball.

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Pass to Jones broken up by KJ, inc.

McFadden goes left side for 2. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Jones gets the 1st down at the Raider 37.

McFadden goes up the middle for 7.

McFadden for about 8. Ball at the Texan 46.

Screen to Reece goes for 11.

Carr's deep pass sails out of bounds, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

McFadden goes left and is TFL'ed for -3. 3rd and 13 coming up.

Fumble!!!! Receiver fumbles after the completed pass and JJo picks it up for 50 yards the other way. Texans ball at their 21.

[Arky]

Foster for 1.

Foster for maybe 1. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Hopkins inc but flags are down. Holding on the Raiders, 5 yards and an auto 1st down. Ball at the Raider 15.

Fitz's pass to Hopkins in the endzone sails inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for about 3. About 9 minutes left in the 3rd qtr.

On 3rd and 8, Fitz hits Hopkins along the sideline for the TD!

Texans 24, Raiders 0

8:29 left in the 3rd qtr.

[chuck]

I'm not sure I've ever seen a guy fumble twice on the same play and I know I've never seen a guy force two fumbles on the same play.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by chuck

I'm not sure I've ever seen a guy fumble twice on the same play and I know I've never seen a guy force two fumbles on the same play.

Kendrick Lewis is being credited with the first forced fumble. Here's the bizarre play-by-play entry:

2-4-OAK 45(1:07) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Carr pass deep right to J.Jones to HOU 30 for 25 yards (K.Lewis). FUMBLES (K.Lewis), and recovers at HOU 28. J.Jones to HOU 14 for 14 yards (J.Joseph). FUMBLES (J.Joseph), RECOVERED by HOU-D.Swearinger at HOU 3. D.Swearinger to HOU 3 for no gain (R.Streater).