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Five things to know about the Titans-Texans game:
By the time they'd wrapped up the 31-28 victory over the Chargers it was already heading toward dawn in Texas, and the team didn't get back to the stadium until 7:30 a.m.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans mounted the biggest comeback in franchise history to win their opener,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys.
SPLITTING CARRIES: Three-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster played on Monday after missing the entire preseason with calf and back problems. He had 18 carries for 57 yards,Wholesale China Jerseys, and Ben Tate added 55 yards on nine carries. But Kubiak said Wednesday that he wants to split the carries evenly between the pair this week. Foster was frustrated in the fourth quarter Monday when Kubiak went to Tate instead of him. Foster said he has to learn how to deal with the situation, even if he isn't thrilled about it.
SMITH'S BACK: Houston defensive end Antonio Smith returned this week after serving a three-game suspension for hitting Miami guard Richie Incognito with the Dolphins player's helmet in a preseason game. He was docked about $354,000 for the incident, and said he learned he can't let other players get in his head, and something like that won't happen again.
The Titans, after a 16-9 win over the Steelers last week, are looking at this game as a way make a statement against the two-time division champions.
That gave the Texans an even shorter week to recover from the emotional game and prepare for their AFC South matchup with the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. And after the terrible start they had in San Diego, they've got plenty to work on in the abbreviated week.
"You look around the league on opening day, it seemed like there's some strange things that go on,Cheap MLB T-shirts, but we were able to weather the storm and play probably as good as we could play for a quarter and a half," he said. "So (we're) just looking for some consistency, that's what it's about and it needs to start here real quick."
NO MORE HATE: The fans in Houston seem to have gotten over being dumped by owner Bud Adams for Tennessee in the 1990s. Munchak said of course people were upset when a team leaves after 36 years. But Munchak returns to Houston often for charity events, and he said there are still some die-hard Oilers fans who tell them they root for the Titans every week except when they play the Texans.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON: Houston's Andre Johnson and Tennessee's Chris Johnson both have a history of big games in this rivalry. Chris Johnson has four 100-yard games against Houston, including a series-high 197 yards rushing in 2009. Andre Johnson has also eclipsed the 100-yard mark four times against Tennessee, with his series-high of 207 yards coming in 2008. Chris Johnson averages 89.3 yards a game against Houston. Andre Johnson had 12 catches for 146 yards in Houston's opener for his 18th career game with at least 10 receptions and 100 yards,Supply NHL Gear Store, most in NFL history.
"It's a team we're very familiar with and a team we know if we're going to make a move in the AFC,Cheap Basketball Jerseys China, we have to be able to beat them," Tennessee coach Mike Munchak said. "So, it's going to be a great challenge to us."
As unhappy as he was with the Texans' sloppy play, Kubiak was impressed with the way they rebounded.
ROAD TRIPPING: The Titans are one of three NFL teams opening the season with consecutive road games, and it's something Tennessee hasn't done since 1994 when this franchise was the Houston Oilers. It's the 11th time for the Oilers/Titans to play the first two games away from home. But they've won both once,Cheap Wholesale Nike Sb Shoes, and that was in 1981 when the Oilers won at the Los Angeles Rams and followed by winning at Cleveland.
"We've got to do everything better," coach Gary Kubiak said. "It was so rough the first half as a team ... so it's just cleaning up everything." |
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