“To win the game, no one had to do anything super heroic”, Hasselbeck said.
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Houston blanked the Colts in the second half and limited Indianapolis to only 190 total yards, including 50 on the ground. Yates, left with 1:14 to go in the first half because of an injured left knee.
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported that it is an ACL injury that will end Yates’ season.
With the win, Houston improves to 7-7 and moves into sole possession of first place in the division.
A week after a disappointing 15-12 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Denver Broncos had to be feeling much better about themselves heading into the half with a 27-13 lead over the red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers.
But all the Colts got out of it was an 11-yard TD pass from Hasselbeck to Donte Moncrief early in the second quarter and a 29-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri to take a 10-0 lead. “It was a great play call, and I misinterpreted the angle on the route”. I’ve got all the confidence in the world in these guys. It was a tough day. They’ve all asked for a chance. Kareem Jackson’s long return put Houston in position for a third Nick Novak field goal. There will be plenty of Colts fans who now say to shut him down for the rest of the season because of the Colts’ slim playoff hopes now, but the reality is that if Luck is truly healthy, he’ll play. “The Colts kept us in this division by losing a couple of games and we knew that we had to take advantage of it. That’s what we did”. Strong caught it, raced up the field and dived into the end zone.
Teammates praise Hasselbeck: It’s doubtful it served as much consolation considering the abuse Hasselbeck endured at the hands of the Texans, but his teammates appreciated his grit. This one got away from us, but Houston played a heck of a game. “We knew it was a must-win and we knew what we had to do to possibly advance”.
-Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who missed Friday’s practice because of an undisclosed illness and was listed as questionable, started as expected against the Titans.
But the injury and the loss certainly damaged Indy’s postseason plans, and there’s still no indication if Andrew Luck will play next week at Miami.
At the end of a 9-yard run, Peterson had his ankle rolled up on while being tackled.
Yates’ only successful drive ended in an injury for him. The short five-play, 24-yard drive was set up by a 19-yard punt return by Quan Bray. Weeden completed 11 of 18 pass attempts for 105 yards and a touchdown. Houston’s Alfred Blue ran 20 times for 107 yards….
“We can’t let up on these two games we have left”, receiver DeAndre Hopkins said after catching eight passes for 94 yards.
For the Broncos and their fans, Osweiler’s second-half struggles these past two weeks has to be more concerning than his first half against Pittsburgh is encouraging.
Texans coach Bill O’Brien said after the game that regular starter Brian Hoyer likely will be the December 27 starter at Tennessee if Hoyer passes the concussion protocol test this week.
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Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates left Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts shortly before halftime with a left knee injury.
