Official Texans @ Jets Game Thread, 10/8/2012

[Arky]

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

Dumpoff pass is not handled, inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Sanchez sacked by Watt! Jets have to punt.

Punt is fair caught by Holliday at the Texan 15.

[Arky]

Flags presnap. 12 men on the field for Jets. Makes it 1st and 5.

Foster for about 12. Ball at the Texans 32.

Foster for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up at the Texan 40. A Jet is injured on the play. Injury timeout. 5:32 left in the game.

[Arky]

Foster just short of the 1st down on the run. Makes it 3rd and a half yard.

Foster comes up short..... about a football length short.... Texans to punt with 4:07 left in the game.

Jets fair catch the punt at their 15 yard line. 3:28 left in the game.

[Arky]

Powell rushes for about 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Tebow in.

Pass is deflected by Barwin, inc. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Pass to Kerley complete for 5 and the 1st down. Ball at the Jet 30.

Pass to Hill good for 10.

Sanchez's pass off the mark, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up. 2:21 left in the game.

Sanchez is sacked by McCain! Makes it 3rd and 18 coming up.

Sanchez pass is deflected and INT'ed by KJ! Texans ball at the Jet 42!

[chuck]

I hate this.

[chuck]

D steps up!

[Arky]

Foster for no gain. Jets use their final timeout.

Foster for -2.

Foster loses 3.... makes it 4th and 15. Texans to punt.

Punt goes to the 4 yard line but illegal motion on the Texans. Jets decline and accept the ball at their 9. 4 seconds left.

Sanchez pass is deflected by Watt, inc. Time runs out.

Game Over.

Final Score:

Texans 23, Jets 17

Not their best ball game. But it works for now... The "old" Texans would've lost this one....

[Nconroe]

Defense. 3:18. To go.

[Nconroe]

Tipped pass to Kareem the Man Jackson. Now can we safely run out the clock. I think so.

[Nconroe]

That was approriate for Watt to swat down ball on the last play. JJ is quite a difference maker.

Texans 5-0. Close one.

[TheMatrix31]

Ugly, ugly game but I'll take it. We HAVE to fix our special teams. Also HAVE to get the secondary right again.

Defense only game up 10 points, 7 of which off the Schaub INT.

Watt is an animal. Best player in football so far this year? May very well be.

[WMH]

That was just what we all needed. A wake up call for all of us.

Sunday should be fun, as the Pack had a similar wake up call.

Hope Cush's injury isn't too bad.

[HPF Bob]

The "old" Texans would've lost this one....

Yup. That's what we have to come away with. Texans weren't at their best and they still won with a huge assist from Watt.

I honestly think the difference was when the Jets were on the doorstep in the 4th quarter and they took Tebow out for 2nd and 3rd down. I'm guessing he figures out a way to score given two more chances then the Jets are down by only two with about twelve minutes left.

I think if they'd got that close, we'd find a way to choke but a six-point lead is a little easier.

JJo seems to be hurting but he's a warrior.

One end of the field, a lot of guys were slipping from about the 15 on in. We got a big break when we got that 12-man penalty on the Jets to move us from our 15 to the 20.

Rex Ryan about Watt: "The Knicks should get this guy too."