Official Texans vs. Colts Game Thread, 9/11/2011

[Joe Joe]

Are you ready for some football?

Here's to seeing a pass rush and an improved secondary.

[popanot]

Kubiak - Don't be a dweeb. Come out with your foot on the throttle and never let up. Make a statement.

[Arky]

Inactives:

Hot off the presses, here are inactives and lineup changes for the Texans’ Week 1 game against the Indianapolis Colts at Reliant Stadium. Kickoff is at noon CT.

Texans inactives
13 QB T.J. Yates
23 RB Arian Foster
26 CB Brandon Harris
36 CB Roc Carmichael
61 G Thomas Austin
75 T Derek Newton
93 DE Tim Bulman
92 DT Earl Mitchell

Texans starting lineup changes
Derrick Ward will start at running back for Arian Foster.

Colts inactives
11 WR Anthony Gonzalez
15 WR Blair White
18 QB Peyton Manning
21 DB Kevin Thomas
32 RB Darren Evans
61 OG Jamey Richard
92 DE Jerry Hughes

Colts starting lineup changes
Kerry Collins will start at quarterback for Peyton Manning.

Some bettors are still hitting the Texans on this one. Spread was up to 10.5 on some boards but has since come down to 10....

[Arky]

Texans win the toss and will receive.

Nice return by Manning brings it all the way out to the Texan 40.

[Arky]

Pass to AJ good for 20 or 21.

Ugh, pass off the fingers of AJ and Colts INT. Colts ball at their 40.

[Joe Joe]

Loving the Watt pick.

[Arky]

Collins pass good for 5 yards. Brings up 2nd and 5.

Addai rushes for about 11 and a 1st down.

Addai for about 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Collins sacked by Mario! -10 yards. 3rd and 17 coming up.

Screen to Addai gets about 3 so Colts have to punt.

Punt goes into the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.

[Nconroe]

Nice sack by Mario

[Arky]

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

Pass to Dreessen good for 21. Ball at the Texan 45.

Ward for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Ward runs for about 9. 1st down at the Colts 40.

Tate gets 4 tough yards. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Pass to AJ goes to the Colts 20, 1st down.

Tate for 2.

Pass to AJ good for 8, just short of the 1st down. Ball at the 10.

Ward for 3 and the 1st down. 1st and goal at the 7.

Ward for no gain or -1. 2nd and goal coming up.

Schaub's pass goes out of the back of the endzone, inc. 3rd and goal coming up.

On 3rd down, Schaub's pass goes inc in the endzone.

Rackers on for the FG. 25 yarder is good.

Texans 3, Colts 0

4:27 left in the 1st quarter.