Official Texans vs. 49ers Fake Game Thread, 8/18/2012

[Arky]

Kaepernick in at QB.

Pass to Moss good for about 7 or 8.

Kaepernick boots left for big gain - 12 yards?

Rush for 8?

Pass to Williams inc. down the field. Flag down. PI on GQ. 1st down at the Texan 28.

Pass in the flat almost INT'ed by Demps, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Moss at the 5 yard line off his hands, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Timeout Niners (#3) - last timeout. 8:06 left in the half.

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Pass to Ginn good for about 7 but flag on the play. Illegal formation Niners -5. Makes it 3rd and 15 coming up.

Hunter on the delay gets almost 15. Makes it 4th and 1 again. Niners to go for the FG.

Akers 36-yarder is good.

Niners 6, Texans 3

6:43 left in the half.

[Arky]

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

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Foster for 5.

Foster for 4. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Nice effort by Casey on the short pass gets the 1st down.

Dumpoff to Foster gets about 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Foster, tripped up for -1. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Pass complete to Jean at the Texan 47, 1st down.

Tate for 3. Ball at midfield. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Nice catch by Jean along the sideline gets the 1st down at the Niner 36.

Foster for 24 on right side! Beautiful block by Casey. Ball at the Niner 12.

Two minute warning.

[Arky]

Pass over the middle too tall for KW in the endzone, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster dances for maybe 3. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Timeout Texans. 1:02 left in the half.

Pass to Jean goes for the TD!

Texans 10, Niners 6

54 seconds left in the half.

[Arky]

Hunter brings the kickoff back to the 21.

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Pass to Williams gets 6.

Pass to the TE gets the 1st down but flags down.... TE with the offensive PI.... bring it back.. 2nd and 14 coming up.

James on the delay - flags.... facemask on Texans... 1st and 10 Niners at their 38.

Clock runs out.

Halftime.

Texans 10, Niners 6

[chuck]

Well, I've seen the Texans play better halfs.

[Nconroe]

That last scoring drive looked good. Otherwise so-so first half..

[Arky]

Abbreviated halftime stats:

Schaub: 11/14, 128 yards, 1 TD

Foster (rushing): 10/46 yds, 4.6 avg.

AJ: 2/49 yds

Jean: 3/33 yds, 1 TD

Foster (receiving): 3/16 yds

K Martin: 1/22 yds

Jamison: 4 tackles, 1 sack

KJ: 4 tackles

Cushing/Quin/Crick: 3 tackles each

0 turnovers both teams.

Total Yards: Texans 177, Niners 149

[barrett]

These refs are terrible. Not just in terms of the calls, but it looks like bad mechanics (wrong guy making calls, bad angles, guessing at calls before they happen).

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

These refs are terrible. Not just in terms of the calls, but it looks like bad mechanics (wrong guy making calls, bad angles, guessing at calls before they happen).

Absolutely. They're so bad I can't even really bring myself to bitch about them. How about we get the real guys out there next week? The NFL officiating is the best among pro sports by a huge margin and this little adventure with god knows who these guys are just underscores that.

[Arky]

Texans (Bullock) to kickoff....

Niners bring the kickoff back to their 24.

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Kaepernick still in.

Pass to Williams good for 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Cartwright for 1. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Dixon tackled for no gain on the short pass by Dobbins. Niners have to punt.

Holliday tackled at the Texan 10 on the punt.

[Arky]

TJ in at QB.

Tate for 6.

Tate for 3 - just short of the 1st down but holding on Brooks brings it back. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Screen to Tate only goes for about 3. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Jean gets 9 and the 1st down.

Pass to Casey in the flat, too tall, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Tate gets caught in the backfield -2. 3rd and 12 coming up.

TJ flushed out, throws it away, inc. Holding on Brooks is declined. Texans to punt.

Punt goes off the returner's hands out of bounds at the Niner 28. 9:26 left in the 3rd quarter.