Houston Texans: Turning them into a Champion (madden 09)

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Game 11: Texans @ Browns

Score:
Texans-34
Browns-6

Game Leaders
passing: (HOU)Matt Schaub 15/28 165yrds 2Td's 2Int's
rushing: (HOU)Steve Slaton 18att 76yrds 1Td
receiving: (HOU)Andre Johnson 7rec 97yrds 1Td

Game Recap:
I dont think the Cleveland Browns ever showed up to this game. Matt Schaub still has trouble with interceptions but it hasnt been too big of a problem the Texans keep winning. Owen Daniels added 3 catches for 20yrds and one touchdown. The Texans defense keeps playing tough and producing turnovers. Anthony Weaver added 3 sacks, Marlon Greenwood and Mario Williams each added a sack. Demeco Ryans had 2 interceptions, rookie linebacker Xavier Adibi returned his only interception for a 100yrd TD return, safety Will Demps also added an interception.

Next Game:
Jaguars (6-5) @ Texans(8-3)

Injuries: Texans (Shaun Alexander - foot fracture-out for season) Jaguars(QB David Garrad out 1 week -hip pointer)

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For anybody wondering here are the standings for the entire league

NFL Standings

AFC South
1.Colts (8-3)
2.Texans (8-3)
3.Jaguars (6-5)
4.Titans (3-8)

AFC North
1.Ravens (5-6)
2.Steelers (5-6)
3.Bengals (5-6)
4.Browns (3-8)

AFC EAST
1.Jets (8-3)
2.Patriots (8-3)
3.Dolphins (5-6)
4.Bills (3-8)

AFC West
1.Chargers (8-3)
2.Raiders (6-5)
3.Broncos (6-5)
4.Chiefs (5-6)

NFC South
1.Buccs (9-2)
2.Panthers (5-6)
3.Falcons (5-6)
4.Saints (5-6)

NFC North
1.Packers (5-6)
2.Bears (5-6)
3.Lions (3-8)
4.Vikings (2-9)

NFC East
1.Cowboys (8-3)
2.Redskins (7-4)
3.Eagles (6-5)
4.Giants (6-5)

NFC West
1.Seahawks (7-4)
2.Rams (5-6)
3.49ers (3-8)
4.Cardinals (3-8)

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Game 12: Jaguars @ Texans

Score
Jaguars-29
Texans-26 in OT

Game Leaders
passing: (JAX)Tim Rattay 24/43 254yrds 1Td 2Int
rushing: (JAX)Fred Taylor 22att 161yrds 1Td
receiving: (HOU)Chris Henry 4rec 87yrds

Game Recap
The only Offensive points the Texans score were on field goals and one touchdown from Steve Slaton who also had 55yrds on 21att...Matt Schaub threw fo 229yrds 0Td and 2ints, pretty horrible game for him...The Texans had a total of 5 sacks on the game Rosevelt Colvin, Travis Johnson, Amobi Okoye, Dunta Robinson, and Mario Williams each had a sack...Glenn Earl and Morlon Greenwood each had an int...

Next Game: Texans(8-4) @ Packers (5-7)

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Game 13: Texans @ Packers

Score
Packers-24
Texans-7

Game Leaders:
passing: (GB)Aaron Rodgers 22/31 276yrds 2tds 1int
rushing: (HOU)Ahman Green 22att 77yrds
receiving: (GB)Donald Driver 7rec 100yrds

Game Recap:
The Texans continue there losing streak against the Packers...dropping into a 3-way tie for first place with the Colts and Jaguars at (8-5)...nothing spectaular from the Texans in this game besides Demeco Ryans having 10 tackles and another interception...Travis Johnson was the only Texans Defensive player to get to the quarterback adding the only sack one sack...

Next Game: Titans(3-10) @ Texans(8-5)
Injuries: Texas-HB-Shaun Alexander-foot frature-out for season
Titans-MLB-Ryan Fowler-upper arm fracture-4 weeks left
Titans-WR-Brandon Jones-Hip Fracture-career ending

AFC South Standings
1.Colts (8-5)
2.Texans (8-5)
3.Jaguars (8-5)
4.Titans (3-10)

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Game 14: Titans @ Texans

Score:
Texans-35
Titans-32/OT

Game Leaders:
passing: (HOU)Matt Schaub 30/42 385yrds 3Tds 2Ints
rushing: (TEN)LenDale White 28att 85yrds 1Td
receiving: (HOU)Andre Johnson 9rec 233yrds 1Td

Game Recap:
After almost vanishing from the scene the past couple weeks Andre Johnson showed big time this week torching the Tennessee secondary...Schaub continued his so-so preformance i honestly think there hasn't been a game where he hasn't thrown an interception...Schaub spread the ball around pretty good in this game Owen Daniels added 6 catches for 63yrds and 1Td also Kevin Walter added another 4 catches for 33yrds and 1Td...The Texans defense while they gave up 32 points the had 3 crucial goal line stand 2 of them in the fourth quarter that forced the titans just to kick a fg so they could get some points...Demeco Ryans led way with 11 tackles...Amobi Okoye got his 9th and 10th sacks of the season while Rosevelt Colvin added his 2nd of the season, Mario Williams also got into the action with his 8th sack of the season...Safety C.C Brown also add the only interception for the Texans Defense...Steve Slaton cracked the 1,000 yrds rushing mark for the season with his 88yrds on 22atts in this game...

Next Game: Texans(9-5) @ Raiders(7-7)
Game Preview: This should be a tough one seeing as how the Raiders are fighting to get into the playoffs and the Texans are fighting to stay in.

Injuries:Texans-HB-Shaun Alexander-foot fracture-out for season
Raiders-C-John Wade-Broken Jaw-3 weeks


AFC South Standings
1.Colts (9-5)
2.Texans (9-5)
3.Jaguars (9-5)
4.Titans (3-11)

Cowboys and the Buccs are the only teams to clinch a playoff spot both are (10-4) this season with two games left in the season.

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Game 15: Texans @ Raiders

Score:
Raiders-20
Texans-3

Game Leaders:
passing: (OAK)JaMarcus Russell 287yrds 1Td 4Ints
rushing: (OAK)Justin Fargas 21att 52yrds 1Td
receiving: (OAK)Javon Walker 8rec 108yrds 1Td

Game Recap:
This was a very Ugly game for the Houston Texans offense...Matt Schaub threw for only 148yrds and no touchdowns and also added 4Ints with 3 of them coming in the fourth quarter trying to force something...the Raiders defense completly shut down the Texans...the running game never got off the ground Steve Slaton and Ahman Green combined for 32yrds and Matt Schaub ran for 21yrds...on the plus side the defense still played pretty good Demeco Ryans led the Texans with 12 tackles and the Game...Mario Williams recorded a sack and so did Anthony Weaver...C.C. Brown, Xavier Adibi, Dunta Robinson, and Jacques Reeves each had an interception...on a side note DE Derrick Burgess of the Oakland Raiders had 4 sacks...Hopefully this lose wont ruin the Texans chances of making the Playoffs...

Next Game: Bears(7-9) @ Texans (9-6)
injuries: Texans-HB-Shaun Alexander-foot fracture-out for season
Bears-none

AFC South Standings
1.Jaguars (10-5)
2.Colts (9-6)
3.Texans (9-6)
4.Titans (4-11)

*Patriots clinch a playoff spot (11-4)
*Cowboys and Buccs clinch there division (11-4)

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Game 16: (Last Game of the Season) Bears @ Texans

Score:
Bears-27
Texans-30

Game Leaders:
passing: (HOU) Matt Schaub 25/38 324yrds 2Td 0int
rushing: (CHI)Matt Forte 25att 95yrds 1Td
receiving: (HOU)Andre Johnson 8rec 178yrds 2Td

Game Recap:
Texans led all of this game until 2:00 left in the 4th qrt when Rex Grossman hit Devin Hester for a 55yrd touchdown score. Running the 2min offense looked fairly easy for Matt Schaub, the big play on the drive was a 42yrd pass to Andre Johnson to get them in fg range then ahman green worked the bears for another 20yrds while running the clock and getting the ball closer for kicker Kris Brown...for the rest of the Texans Steve Slaton had a poor showing so Ahman Green stepped in with 13att for 53yrds and 1Td...Devin Hester looked like a very good deep threat for the Bears catching 3 balls for 97yrds and 1TD...Chris Henry also added 8 catches for 96yrds...Anthony Weaver added another sack and Xavier Adibi added the only interception of the game...

Next Game: none...have to wait and see if the Texans get in the playoffs

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FINAL NFL STANDINGS

AFC South
1.Y-Jaguars (11-5)
2.X-Colts (10-6)
3.Texans (10-6)
4.Titans (4-12)

AFC East
1.Y-Jets (11-5)
2.X-Patriots (11-5)
3.Dolphins (7-9)
4.Bills (5-11)

AFC West
1.Z-Chargers (11-5)
2.Broncos (9-7)
3.Raiders (8-8)
4.Chiefs (6-10)

AFC North
1.Y-Ravens (8-8)
2.Bengals (8-8)
3.Steelers (6-10)
4.Browns (6-10)

NFC South
1.Z-Bucs (12-4)
2.X-Panthers (10-6)
3.Falcons (7-9)
4.Saints (7-9)

NFC East
1.Y-Cowboys (11-5)
2.X-Eagles (10-6)
3.Redskins (8-8)
4.Giants (7-9)

NFC West
1.Y-Seahawks (9-7)
2.Rams (8-8)
3.Cardinals (6-10)
4.49ers (5-11)

NFC North
1.Y-Packers (7-9)
2.Bears (6-10)
3.Lions (6-10)
4.Vikings (6-10)

X-Clinched playoff spot
Y-Clinched Division
Z-Conference

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AWARDS

MVP: Tom Brady
Offensive Player: Peyton Manning
Defensive Player: Demeco Ryans
Offensive Rookie: Steve Slaton
Defensive Rookie: Xavier Adibi
Best--
QB: Peyton Manning
HB: Brian Westbrook
WR: Reggie Wayne
OL: Shawn Andrews
DL: Anthony Weaver
LB: Demeco Ryans
DB: Bob Sanders
K: Stephen Gostkowski
Coach: Jon Gruden

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TEXAN PRO-BOWLERS

OFFENSE
WR-Andre Johnson
-----98rec 1496yrds* 12Tds
TE-Owen Daniels
-----62rec 541yrds 6Tds

DEFENSE
DE-Mario Williams
-----57tackles 9sacks
DE-Anthony Weaver
-----63tackles 15sacks*
DT-Amobi Okoye
-----52tackles 10sacks
DT-Travis Johnson
-----45tackles 5sacks
OLB-Xavier Adibi
-----93tackles 1sack 4ints
OLB-Morlon Greenwood
-----84tackles 3sacks 3ints
MLB-Demeco Ryans
-----132tackles* 1sack 7ints*
CB-Dunta Robinson
-----93tackles 1sack 3ints
FS-Will Demps
-----86tackles 3ints
SS-C.C. Brown
-----90tackles 1sack 5int

*-Led League

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TEXANS TEAM LEADERS

Passing
Matt Schaub
--3,745yrds 26Tds 30Ints 79.8rating

Rushing
Steve Slaton
--1105yrds 11Tds 4.1avg
Ahman Green
--270yrds 3Tds 3.6avg

Receiving
Andre Johnson
--98rec 1496yrds 12Tds
Chris Henry
--67rec 790yrds 2Tds
Owen Daniels
--62rec 541yrds 6Tds

Tackles
Demeco Ryans--132
Xavier Adibi--93
Dunta Robinson--93
C.C. Brown--90

Tackles for Loss
Weaver--22
Okoye--20
Williams--20
Ryans--18

Sacks
Weaver--15
Okoye--10
Williams--9
Travis Johnson--5

Interceptions
Ryans--7
Fred Bennett--5
C.C. Brown--5
Adibi--4
Jacques Reeves--3
Robinson--3
Demps--3

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PLAYOFFS
wild card round
Jets-24
Colts-16

Seahawks-17
Eagles-13

Patriots-24
Ravens-16

Packers-48
Panthers-12

Divisional Round
Chargers-28
Pats-19

Bucs-46
Packers-32

Jaguars-30
Jets-23

Cowboys-19
Seahawks-17

Conference Round
Chargers-24
Jaguars-14

Bucs-34
Cowboys-13

SUPERBOWL
Bucs-17
Chargers-12

Superbowl MVP-Ronde Barber 8tackles 1int
*only touchdown of game Jeff Garcia td pass to Joey Galloway, all other points scored on FGs

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Into the Offseason we go!!!!

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Notable Retiring Players

Superbowl Champs:
Jeff Garcia
Joey Galloway
Derrick Brooks

Colts: Marvin Harrison
Jets: Brett Favre

Texans retirees: TE Mark Bruener, FS Nick Ferguson

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Resignings:

RT Eric Winston(82)
SS C.C. Brown(78)
WR Chris Henry(82)

*traded Ahman Green to the Lions for a 4th round pick

NFL Draft-(Texans picks)
1. WR-Michael Crabtree(87)-Texas Tech
2. LT-Alex Boone(82)-Ohio St
3. CB-Mike Mickens(77)-Cincinnatti
4. RG-Kraig Urbik(76)-Wisconsin
4. DE-Kenny Mainor(69)-Troy
5. RG-Cedric Dockery(72)-Texas
5. LT-Michael Oher(62)-Ole Miss
6. TE-Travis Beckum(76)-Wisconsin
6. C-Max Unger(73)-Oregon
7. FB-Chris Ogbonnaya(69)-Texas

I drafted Michael Crabtree because i thought we would be the prefect compliment to Andre Johnson...I drafted five offensive linemen to try and find a few gems and maybe some backups...Alex Boone will start right away at left tackle and last years first round pick Duane Brown will move to right guard...Mike Mickens gives me depth and a good kick returner and a possible future starter in the secondary...Kenny Mainor(DE) just adds depth to the strong defensive line...TE Travis Beckum is another weapon for Matt Schaub to throw too and gives a valuable backup to Owen Daniels and wont lose much if i have to take Daniels out...Fullback Chris Ogbonnaya was just a sentimental pick cause i am a Texas Longhorn fan and had no idea who to take with my last pick...

FA Signings
HB-Ron Dayne-1yr deal-signed him cause he gives me an excellent balance of speed(slaton) with power(dayne)
FS-Marcus Griffen-2yr deal a backup to Will Demps

Notable picks in the NFL Draft
#1 overall to the Tennessee Titans-CB Malcolm Jenkins from Ohio St
#10 QB Hunter Cantwell goes to the Bears (maybe they found their QB)
#17-MLB Rey Maualuga-Cincinnati Bengals (last year took another USC LB Keith Rivers)
#18-WR Derrick Williams-Raiders-excellent punt returner and speed burner from Penn st.
#19-LB James Laurinaitis goes to Broncos

*Bills take QBs in the 1st round and second round
*Patriots, Chargers, Cowboys, and Dolphins all take QB's in first round
*3 of the top 4 picks were QB's


Questions for the Up-coming season
1.Will Steve Slaton have a sophomore slump?
2.Will Matt Schaub be able to spread the ball around enough to his wide receivers, and if not who leaves?
3.Can the defensive line do it again?
4.Will the secondary hold up again, after a very over acheiving year?
5.If Slaton slumps will Dayne and Brown be enough
6.Can Matt Schaub cut down on his league leading 30 interceptions?
7.Can Andre Johnson repeat last years numbers?
8.Which rookie will step up this year like Slaton did last year?
9.Can the Texans beat the Jaguars and Colts this year?
10.Can the Texans finaly make that leap into the Playoffs?