Official Texans @ Saints Game Thread, 9/25/2011

[Arky]

Ball at the Texans 14.

Tate for about 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Schaub's pass to OD comes up short, inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Casey beats the blitz for a huge gainer. Casey all the way to the Saints 22.

Tate for about 11. Ball is at the Saints 11.

Tate for 3 or 4.

Pass to OD in the endzone goes inc. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to AJ only gets about 3 so Texans have to go for the FG.

Rackers 25-yarder is good.

Texans 10, Saints 0

3:17 left in the 1st quarter.

[Arky]

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

Pass to Henderson gets about 7 along the sideline. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Ingram for about 1. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to Sproles, too low/dropped inc but flag on the play. Facemask on Saints is declined, Saints have to punt.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Texans 27 yard line.

[Arky]

Schaub can't find a receiver and loses about 3 on the scramble. 2nd and 13 coming up.

Johnson gets about 8 on the end around. 3rd and 5 coming up at the Texan 32. Saint is injured on the play. Injury timeout.

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Pass to AJ gets about 5, refs call in the chains. 1st down.

Slaton for maybe 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

End of 1st quarter.

[Arky]

Pass to AJ gets about 14. Flag on the play. Illegal use of the hands against Myers brings it back. Makes it 2nd and 19.

Tate for about 5. Makes it 3rd and 14.

Dump to Casey only gets about 8 so the Texans have to punt.

Sproles brings the punt all the way back to the Saints 48 but flag on the play. Block in the back on Saints places the ball at the Saints 14.

[Arky]

Dump to Thomas gets about 7. 2nd and 3 coming up for the Saints.

Ingram runs left for big gain. Ball at the Saints 38.

Pass to Meachem good into Texan territory at the 49.

Ingram TFL by Cush -1.

Shovel pass to Thomas gets 13 and a 1st down.

Thomas wrapped up by Cody for only a gain of 1.

Sproles goes right for 6. Makes it 3rd and 3.

Sproles takes it to the house on a pitch right, 30 yards.

Texans 10, Saints 7

8:23 left in the half.

[Arky]

Saints kickoff goes out of the endzone so Texans ball at their 20.

Pass to AJ goes for huge gainer! Ball at the Saints 32.

Pass to OD goes all the way to the Saints 9! 1st and goal at the 9!

Dump to JJ goes nowhere. 2nd and goal at the 9.

Schaub pass to OD comes up short. 3rd and goal.

Timeout Texans.

Gotta have 7 here, fellas.....

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Owch, quick pass off the mark to AJ. Texans have to go for the FG.

Texans 13, Saints 7

6:20 left in the half.

[Arky]

Sproles brings Hartmann's kickoff back to the Saints 28.

Whoop! JJo picks Brees! Texans ball at the Saints 34!