Official Texans @ Browns Game Thread, 11/16/14

[Arky]

Browns takeover at their 42.

Pass to Crowell gets 11 and a 1st down.

Crowell TFL'ed by Watt and Dent for a loss of 2.

Pass over the middle is broken up by Bouye, inc. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Pass to Gabriel is off the mark, inc. Browns will punt.

K Martin fair catches at the Texan 12. 7:56 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Nconroe]

Hey, is it my imagination, but OL looks pretty physical in charge today.

[Arky]

Pass to Hopkins goes for about 15.

Blue for 8. Ball at the Texan 35.

Blue, nice runnin', gets 11.

Blue for 4.

Pass to Hop gets 7 and a 1st down at the Brown 44.

Grimes gets loose for 12.

Grimes sweeps right for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up. A Brown (Winn) is injured on the play. Injury timeout. Ball at the Brown 28.

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On 2nd and 5, deep pass to Hopkins is out of bounds, inc. 3rd and 5 coming up. Another Brown DL injured on the play..

Short pass to AJ broken up, inc. Texans will go for the FG.

Bullock's 46-yarder is good.

Texans 17, Browns 7

5:16 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Arky]

Mallet looks OK but Keenum looked OK at first, too.... I think they gotta go with him the rest of the year because I think he's the best we got.......

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is brought back and fumbled! Texans recover but the play is under review....

Refs rule the elbow was down and the Browns will have the ball at their 23.

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West gets caught for a loss of 2.

Pass to Austin gets 12 and a 1st down.

Tate is TFL'ed by Watt for a loss of 6. 3:33 left in the 3rd qtr.

Hoyer's pass over the middle is broken up, inc. 3rd and 16 coming up.

Hoyer is pressured and throws inc. Browns will have to punt.

K Martin brings the punt back to the Texan 26. Texan's ball.

[Arky]

Quick pass to AJ gets 6.

Blue gets caught for a loss of 4. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Mallet's pass almost picked off but inc. Texans will have to punt.

Browns return the punt to their 43 yard line. Brown's ball.

[Arky]

Hoyer trips dropping back and is downed for a loss of 8.

Hoyer is pressured and throws it away, inc. Flags are down.....ineligible downfield on the Browns, -5. Texans decline and make it 3rd and 17.

Man, Hoyer almost sacked by Watt, throws downfield, ball pops up in the air and nobody home to catch it. Browns have to punt.

Ball sails over the punter's head and he runs around and gets off a punt. Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 43. Texan's ball.

[Nconroe]

Well, nice 4th down play, Mallett to AJ. and then a bad loss by Blue, ok, FG. let's keep up the defense.

[Arky]

Blue for 1.

End of the 3rd qtr.

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On 2nd and 9, pass to D Johnson gets about 8.

Blue gets 2 or 3 and the 1st down.

Blue for 6.

Blue for maybe 1. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to D Johnson is dropped, inc. Texans look to be going for it on 4th and 3.....

Pass to AJ gets 10 and the 1st down!

Blue caught for a loss of 2.

Short pass to Hopkins goes for 17.

Blue for no gain or loss of 1. 11:08 left in the game.

Blue caught for big loss on the sweep left.... Makes it 3rd and 20.

Swing pass to D Johnson goes for 4. Texans will go for the FG.

Bullock's 37-yarder is good.

Texans 20, Browns 7

9:47 left in the game.

[chuck]

Keenum had no answer to a blitz. Mallett seems to with his pre-snap reads and quick release. In other words, he looks like an NFL quarterback.

Small sample size.