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Texans Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
In the second half of Sunday's loss to Indianapolis, the Texans' run defense vanished. It is a problem that is reoccurring.
Against a Colts offense that ranked last in the NFL with an average of 69.2 yards rushing, the Texans surrendered 154, including a 4.5-yard average per carry.
"They tried to pound us in the beginning, but we didn't let them do it," cornerback Dunta Robinson said about the Colts rushing for 37 yards and a 3.1 average per carry in the first half. "After that, it surprised me a little that they'd try to establish the run in the second half, but they did.
"They made the correct adjustments."
Those adjustments led to the Texans getting crushed in the second half.
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NFL Power Poll: Giants move to top of the line (SportingNews.com)NULL
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Redskins skidding as Zorn revisits Seattle (Yahoo! Sports)Why is Washington so wishy-washy? Answers to that and more in the latest 32 Questions.
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Masterful Manning leads Colts past Texans 33-27 (AP)
Peyton Manning finally found a way to get the Colts' offense in gear Sunday. He used the pass to create running lanes, mystified the Houston defense with gashing plays, wore down the Texans with a steady repertoire of no-huddle offense and got his teammates playing at full throttle. This is how Manning believes Indianapolis can win.
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Sanders, Okoye out in Texans-Colts game (AP)Colts safety Bob Sanders, last season's NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was inactive for Sunday's game against Houston. Sanders missed Wednesday's practice, taking a regular rest day, then participated in Thursday's workouts. But after hurting his knee, Sanders sat out again Friday. The Colts have neither disclosed which knee Sanders injured nor how extensive the injury may be.
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Week 11 NFL picks: Romo can cure what ails Cowboys (SportingNews.com) Seven weeks, seven games left for every team in the NFL. That leaves plenty of time for teams that have...
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McNair says Kubiak is 1 to turn around Texans (AP)Texans owner Bob McNair is confident in coach Gary Kubiak, and the billionaire's goal for this season remains seeing his team in the playoffs for the first time. "Right now we're still trying to make the playoffs and until mathematically we cannot do it, that's our goal and that doesn't change," McNair said Wednesday.
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Conditioning plays huge role in extended careers (Yahoo! Sports)Offseason programs and dieting have contributed to players taking better care of themselves.
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Thirtysomethings still producing at a high level (Yahoo! Sports)Kurt Warner and Ray Lewis are among the older veterans seemingly drinking from a fountain of youth.
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NFL Power Poll: Quite a rush for Tuck, Haynesworth (SportingNews.com) The New York Giants' surprising Super Bowl run proved what kind of a power rush can come with a strong pass...
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Ravens riding young arm to success (Yahoo! Sports)Rookie quarterback Joe Flacco has helped pull Baltimore into a tie for the AFC North lead.
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Winners and losers: Belichick works magic (Yahoo! Sports)Bill Belichick appears to be doing his best coaching job since the Pats' 2001 Super Bowl team … possibly ever.
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Cry, Whine and Moan: Lots of sad sacks in Week 10 (Yahoo! Sports) License to complain annoyingly is hereby granted to fans of the following teams this week: Detroit Lions .
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Flacco leads soaring Ravens to 41-13 win (AP)
The Baltimore Ravens have won four straight, rookie Joe Flacco is showing the poise of a veteran and Ray Lewis looks as good as ever. Scary thing is, the Ravens think they can get much better. Flacco threw two touchdowns and Lewis had a pair of interceptions to lead the Ravens to a 41-13 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
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Okoye out for Texans (AP)Defensive tackle Amobi Okoye joined quarterback Matt Schaub on the Houston Texans' inactive list for Sunday's game against Baltimore. Okoye, the Texans' first-round draft pick in 2007, has been bothered this week by a high ankle sprain. Schaub is out at least two weeks after hurting his left medial collateral ligament on a hit by Minnesota's Jared Allen in last week's 28-21 loss.
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Week 10 NFL picks: Joy of sacks for Giants, Steelers (SportingNews.com)The New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers are duking it out every week for the NFL team lead in sacks, and it's no surprise they are on the short list of Super Bowl 43 favorites.
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Backup QBs starting to become more relevant (SportingNews.com)The theory that a backup quarterback is a team's second-most important player is being put to the test this season. Soon, 14 teams could have gone with second-stringers.
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Texans LB Diles out for season with broken leg (PA SportsTicker)HOUSTON (Ticker) - Houston Texans linebacker Zac Diles is out for the season after breaking his left leg during practice Wednesday.
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Allen responds to Kubiak's charges (AP)Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen responded to allegations from Houston coach Gary Kubiak that his hit on quarterback Matt Schaub was dirty. Allen says he didn't intend to injure Schaub when he hit the quarterback in the knee on Sunday. Schaub's medial collateral ligament was damaged and he is expected to miss two to four weeks.
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Texans sign QB Nall, release DE Kalu (PA SportsTicker)The Houston Texans on Wednesday signed journeyman quarterback Craig Nall.
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