Final
Texans eye third straight win against hapless Bengals
Oct 21, 2008 - 9:36 PM CINCINNATI (0-7) AT HOUSTON (2-4), 4:05 pm EDTHOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Texans slowly are starting to turn their season around. The Cincinnati Bengals wish they could say the same.
The Texans aim for their third consecutive victory when they host the winless Bengals on Sunday.
It's an odd scheduling quirk for Houston, which, because of damage caused by Hurricane Ike, was forced to play its first three games on the road but now is in the midst of four straight home contests, including back-to-back outings against winless squads.
Matt Schaub had his finest outing of the season last weekend, completing 26-of-31 attempts for 267 yards and two touchdown passes to tight end Owen Daniels in a 28-21 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Schaub's favorite target was Andre Johnson, who made 11 catches for 141 yards in recording his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game.
"He's going to make some big plays for us," Schaub said. "As a quarterback, if you get one-on-one coverage with him, he's going to secure the ball and make a big play for us."
Houston running back Steve Slaton continued his stellar rookie season with 80 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Veteran Ahman Green added 62 yards and a touchdown.
However, the Texans did allow the Lions to score 10 points in the fourth quarter, including a 96-yard TD pass, to close within the final margin.
"We just made mistakes in the second half," Johnson said. "All in all, we got the win and that's all that matters."
The Bengals would like to know that feeling. Cincinnati dropped to 0-7 following last weekend's 38-10 mauling at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A feeble offense which has been limited to 14 points or fewer five times will again be led by Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will start his fourth game Sunday in place of an ailing Carson Palmer (elbow).
Fitzpatrick is averaging just 4.6 yards per pass attempt in his three starts and has not been helped by a non-existent running game.
Cedric Benson replaced starter Chris Perry last weekend and rushed for 52 yards on 14 carries. Perry is averaging 2.6 yards per carry, the lowest in the league for a starter.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CINCINNATI 3 3 0 0 6
HOUSTON 7 7 14 7 35 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN
(KRIS BROWN KICK), 2:18. HOUSTON
7-0
CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 43 YD, 8:36. Drive:
13 plays, 54 yards in 6:18. Key
plays: Fitzpatrick 11-yard pass on
Oct 26 6:46 PM - NFL
TD HST
STEVE SLATON 20 YD RUN
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
CINCINNATI 6
HOUSTON 35 9:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Bengals 6, Texans 35 4th - 9:54Oct 26 6:23 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CINCINNATI 3 3 0 6
HOUSTON 7 7 14 28 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN
(KRIS BROWN KICK), 2:18. HOUSTON
7-0
CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 43 YD, 8:36. Drive:
13 plays, 54 yards in 6:18. Key
plays: Fitzpatrick 11-yard pa
Oct 26 6:10 PM
TD HST KEVIN WALTER 39 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 6, Texans 28 3rd - 6:30Oct 26 5:54 PM
TD HST KEVIN WALTER 39 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 6, Texans 28 3rd - 6:30Oct 26 5:54 PM
TD HST KEVIN WALTER 39 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 6, Texans 28 3rd - 6:30Oct 26 5:54 PM- NFL
TD HST
KEVIN WALTER 39 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
CINCINNATI 6
HOUSTON 28 6:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals 6, Texans 28 3rd - 6:30Oct 26 5:54 PM
TD HST KEVIN WALTER 0 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 6, Texans 21 3rd - 9:19Oct 26 5:41 PM
TD HST KEVIN WALTER 0 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 6, Texans 21 3rd - 9:19Oct 26 5:41 PM
TD HST KEVIN WALTER 0 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 6, Texans 21 3rd - 9:19Oct 26 5:41 PM- NFL
TD HST
KEVIN WALTER 0 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
CINCINNATI 6
HOUSTON 21 9:19 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals 6, Texans 21 3rd - 9:19Oct 26 5:41 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CINCINNATI 3 3 6
HOUSTON 7 7 14 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN
(KRIS BROWN KICK), 2:18. HOUSTON
7-0
CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 43 YD, 8:36. Drive:
13 plays, 54 yards in 6:18. Key
plays: Fitzpatrick 11-yard pass o
Oct 26 5:20 PM - NFL
FG CIN
SHAYNE GRAHAM 32 YD
CINCINNATI 6
HOUSTON 14 0:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals 6, Texans 14 2nd - 0:50Oct 26 5:13 PM
TD HST DAVID ANDERSON 6 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 3, Texans 14 2nd - 3:23Oct 26 4:59 PM
TD HST DAVID ANDERSON 6 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 3, Texans 14 2nd - 3:23Oct 26 4:59 PM
TD HST DAVID ANDERSON 6 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 3, Texans 14 2nd - 3:23Oct 26 4:59 PM- NFL
TD HST
DAVID ANDERSON 6 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
CINCINNATI 3
HOUSTON 14 3:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals 3, Texans 14 2nd - 3:23Oct 26 4:59 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CINCINNATI 3 3
HOUSTON 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN
(KRIS BROWN KICK), 2:18. HOUSTON
7-0
CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 43 YD, 8:36. Drive:
13 plays, 54 yards in 6:18. Key
plays: Fitzpatrick 11-yard pa
Oct 26 4:39 PM - NFL
FG CIN
SHAYNE GRAHAM 43 YD
CINCINNATI 3
HOUSTON 7 6:24 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Bengals 3, Texans 7 1st - 6:24Oct 26 4:24 PM
TD HST JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 0, Texans 7 1st - 12:42Oct 26 4:11 PM
TD HST JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK)
Bengals 0, Texans 7 1st - 12:42Oct 26 4:11 PM- NFL
TD HST
JACOBY JONES 73 YD PUNT RETURN
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
CINCINNATI 0
HOUSTON 7 12:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Bengals 0, Texans 7 1st - 12:42Oct 26 4:11 PM
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