Fat lady about to sing?

Looks like my predictions have been wrong to this point.

The Texans defense has played much stouter than expected, and has limited the run game to only 60 yards, on less than three yards per carry.

The Texans offense has gotten contributions from the passing game (two touchdowns by Matt Schaub), the run game (65 yards for Ahman Green, including a 46-yarder on a touchdown drive, and over 100 yards total), and special teams (a 91-yard punt return for a TD by Jacoby Jones).

The absence of Terence Newman has had an effect, as his replacement at left corner, Jacques Reeves got burned a few times, including on Jones’ 19-yard TD catch late in the second quarter, that made it 21-6 at the half after the Cowboys pulled within 14-6.

The Cowboys have done a good job of staying in it and trying to make a comeback. Romo had a fairly good three quarters, throwing for 197 yards and a touchdown. He did have an INT on an underthrow, and he also had a few throws that he probably would like to have back. And, the Texans did get some good pressure on him as well, getting him down a few times.

Time’s running out though, and the defense needs to make a stop and get the ball back with enough time on the clock to do something. And, it doesn’t look like that’s happening, as the legend known as Sam Gado is running the clock down. And, Reeves got a needless pass interference call to keep things going as well.

Sorry I’m late getting my first in-game report up. I had to eat dinner, and then my internet decided to act up.

Oh, and it looks like game over now. Sage Rosenfels just connected with David Anderson for a touchdown, and the Texans are now up 28-16 with just a few minutes to go. Another corner got burned there, as rookie Alan Ball got beat by Anderson.

There are some positives to take from the game, but I’ll get to those in my post-game analysis, which will be coming up shortly.