X-rays negative on Texans QB Schaub

Oct 23, 2007 - 12:15 AM HOUSTON (Ticker) - Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub will be listed as day-to-day this week after X-rays of his injured hip came back negative.

Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Schaub is just "beat up" from multiple injuries, including his hip, lower leg and a nagging thigh problem.

Schaub was forced out of Sunday's 38-36 loss to the Tennessee Titans with what was described as a left ankle injury.

"He's just beat up," Kubiak said. "He's got a real bad bruise on his hip and like I said, his lower leg, got a good shot on his lower leg, and of course the thigh that he's been dealing with. So just a combination of all those things."

Schaub finished just 5-of-9 for 23 yards and was sacked twice by the Titans,

Backup Sage Rosenfels led a stirring fourth-quarter rally, throwing four touchdown passes as the Texans erased a 32-7 lead to go ahead, 36-35, with 57 seconds to play.

It wasn't enough as Rob Bironas kicked a 29-yard field goal - his NFL-record eighth of the contest - as time ran out to give the Titans the victory.

Kubiak said he would not hesitate to start Rosenfels this week against the San Diego Chargers if Schaub is not fully healthy.

"Absolutely not. I always look at it this way: You want to know if you put a player out there, he can protect himself. So that's your concern with Matt," Kubiak said. "But, Sage, he's a fine player, and if Matt can't go, we go with Sage, and if Matt's capable but we don't think he's 100 percent, then maybe he's the backup.

"I don't know; that'll play itself out, but we're sure hoping that he is somewhat available once we get to the weekend."