Texans vs. Patriots Score: Play-by-Play in Live Blog of Monday Night Football Game

Dec 10, 2012 07:59 PM EST

FINAL SCORE Texans 14-42 Patriots 

GAME OVER! Patriots are winners. 

3rd & 12 another knee taken... Brady jogs to the field to congratulate Schaub. 

2nd & 11 2nd knee taken

Patriots will take a knee as the clock rolls down

TIMEOUT PATS--- We're not ready for an onside kick---

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FG GOOD!

2:04 left in this game... TOUCHDOWN TEXANS!! 

3rd & GOAL at the one... Yates can't hear call coming from up top. Take a time. 

2nd & GOAL clock stops 8 seconds before 2-minute warning--- Toss to Tate! Stopped at the one. Down on the sideline and now gets up. 

1st & GOAL 2:14 left on the clock ---- Yates scrambles right and overthrows receiver Martin

3rd & 6 Cozy runs for the first down!

2nd & 6 Pass to the left incomplete... 2:23 remaining in the game.... 

1st & 10 for Texans from Pats' 25.... Run for four

1st & 20 gain of three on run to the right... INTERCEPTION! Ball tipped in the air and Texans recover

1st & 10 big gain by Bolden erased by holding call. Had 16-yards on run.

2nd & 5 Bolden gains five on the ground.

1st & 10 Patriots  Ryan Mallett at QB. Hand off gains five.

PUNT- Fair catch by Welker at the 10. Why is Welker even on the field in a 35-point blowout?

3rd & 16 Johnson in motion. They play it safe and run it to the left... 4th & 11

2nd & 12 Yates chased. A loss of about four.

Schaub is on the sidelines... MAYO WITH A HUGE HIT! 

Texans receive--- TOUCHBACK 7:23 remaining in the game---- 

TOUCHDOWN Ridley on a 14 yard run

3rd & 4 WHAT. A. HOLE. Ridley runs it in! TOUCHDOWN! He kicks down the door and salutes in his celebration. 

2nd & 6 Ridley gains two.... After the huddle, the Patriots run to the ball and snap the ball immediately.

1st & 10 at Texans 20. Gain of four and milking the clock.

2nd & 7 Vereen gets 10 more. FIRST DOWN!

1st & 10  I think Brady wants the running game to have a touchdown... Pass to Lloy, can't break tackle gains three

1st & 10 Vereen takes it up the middle. Gain of 12 

2nd & 6 WHOA! Stiff arm by RIdley has Texans defender on the ground. First down.

1st & 10 Ridley gets it, misses hole to the left and goes for four

2nd & 4 Lloyd with the first down grab. The Patriots are going no-mercy on the Texans

1st & 10 Ridley with a hard run to the right for a gain of six.

PUNT--- Patriots will take over from OWN 32

2nd & 3 Texans gains two.. then get stopped on 3rd & 1 ... No mobility in the offensive line. I would go for a fake at this point

1st & 10 Tate almost breaks loose from tackle... gain of 7

1st & 10. Tate runs it for 10 right up the middle

TOUCHBACK! 1st & 10 from OWN 20.... JJ Watt has not done his wheelchair dance today.

Texans to receive. This one looks like Green Bay all over again.

TOUCHDOWN Patriots PAT GOOD!.... 14:15 remaining in thhe game. The Pats getting the bounces. 

2nd & 10 drops back. Screen to Woodhead. Breaks a tackle! Breaks another one! Ball goes loose! It's in the end zone! LLOYD RECOVERS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! JJ WATT WHACKED THE BALL OUT AND THE PATRIOTS RECOVER!

1st & 10 again from OWN 27 Texans look like they will blitz. they do. Quick pass to Welker is incomplete

1st & 10 FLAG DOWN Hernandez inside the 10... Holding offense and defense... Offset penalties

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BRADY STEPS UP INTO THE POCKET, RUNS FOR THE FIRST AND THE FIST PUMPS AT THE CLOSE OF THE THIRD QUARTER!

3rd & 5 Pats have been going no huddle, but now milk the clock to get one last play in the third quarter

1st & 10 gain of five... 2nd & 5 Ridley runs it and is stopped

1st & 10 play action... Lloyd on his knees and makes the catch. That's FIRST DOWN! Yell the fans at Foxborough

2nd & 1 first down on the run.... It has been a very clean game for the Patriots. No turnovers so far. 

1st & 10 from OWN 35... Hernandez with the 9 yard catch

2nd & 8 Man-to-man. Pass to Hernanded, but over thrown. There's a flag. Penalty on Texans

1st & 10 Welker in motion. Ridley keeps legs moving but only goes for two yards

4th & 3 PUNT--- Jones with a booming kick. Welker juggles and brings it up to OWN 28

3rd & 3 empty backfield... Martin couldn't hang on! Had the balls in his hand. Ball slips right through his arms

2nd & 2 Tate wrapped and brought down by Tate! Harris with the hit! Took down Schaub as he dropped back to pass.

1st & 10 gain of eight on pass to Johnson

Tirico must have been pumping some Jay-Z over commercial break. Just confused HOF for HOV. 

4:50 remaining in the third. Texans have a chance to cut lead in half.

4th & 10 PUNT... Caught at the 29 taken to the 39, but a push in the back. The crowd knew it. The refs didn't miss it. 

3rd & 3 Mercilus SACK! Brady goes down! 

2nd & 10 BOOM! Lloyd makes the catch and Lloyd makes the tackle. Gain of 7

1st & 10 OWN 20. Welker can't make reception. 

Here comes Brady--- 1st & 10 (How about a turnover for the Texans)

Patriots receive--- TOUCHBACK! McCourty doesn't even make an attempt to take it out.

Texans get on the board. PAT GOOD! 6:12 remaining in the third quarter... 

2nd & GOAL here comes the run. From the i formation. RUN LEFT! FOSTER IN! Foster Bows. TOUCHDOWN!

1st & GOAL NOBODY OPEN! Either Foster was blocking or well covered, but nobody was open outside. Schaub throws it away.

1st & GOAL! Texans finally attacking.... Pats get flagged. 12-men on the field. Half a distance to the goal. at the 1

2nd & 13 Casey leaps over McCourt and lands on the two! 

1st & 20 Foster on the screen, steps out of bounds before he can turn the corner

1st & 10 at Pats 29... DEEP PASS!!! Jean open, but after a pass interference. 

1st & 10 Texans from Texans 49. INTO PATS territory! First down.

2nd & 6 Empty backfield. Schaub hit. Ball drops on Johnson's hand. No catch. Arrington called for pass interference!

1st & 10 Schaub drops back... Johnson gains about four

1st & 10 from OWN 12-- Johnson with the grab to the 28. Gain of 16... Defense with illegal use of hands. Five yard penalty ball at the 33

Martin tries to sir it up... Runs the return the other way... No gain though.

Texans to receive--- By the way, Brady streaking. 45 straight games with a TD

63-YARD TD RECEPTION! 4th TD Pass for Brady. 

3rd & 10 STALLWORTH BREAKS A TACKLE! HE'S GOING ALL THE WAY! HE GETS TACKLED! STRETCHES HIS ARM AND SCORES!!!

2nd & 10 shotgun Welker drops it. 

1st & 10 Shotgun, pass to Welker a little out of reach. Incomplete pass

2nd & 10 Hernandez with the first down! Another play action by the Patriots. 

1st & 10... Guess who hits Brady again!? Before the end of the game Watt will have a sack. Incomplete pass to the left

Pats start from OWN 26 10:54 on the clock in the third quarter  

4th & 1 Trick play? No. Play it safe as they should have. Welker only gains three

3rd & 9 Though Talib is not in the game, Johnson still having a hard time breaking loose.... Backfield empty... Schaub underneath to Johnson and he's a yard shy of the first down!

2nd & 7 the fans are LOUD! ... Foster in the backfield. Stoped for a loss of two.

1st & 10 from OWN 9... Run of maybe two. Vinkovich with the stop

Schaub has yet to figure out the Patriots' defense and not taken advantage of open receivers. Let's see if the Texans adjust in the 2nd half and make this one a ball game.

13:03 to play in the third quarter--- Texans will take the field when we get back.

PUNT! Fieldered at the 17... And Texans can't do anything. FLAG! Quin charged with the hold! 

3rd & 8 Brady drops back.. Stallworth couldn't bring it down and Brady sits on the floor like an upset 5-year-old as he is brought down by Watt. 

2nd & 10 Gain of two by Vereen.. 

Boy has the Texans' defense stepped it up after the first three Pats drives

1st & 10 Shotgun fake to the running back. Brady hurried, steps up and throws incomplete pass

3rd & 1 Vereen hustles for the first down! 

2nd & 10 gain of nine on the play

From OWN 20 1st & 10... no gain

The Texans' interception early in the game proved pivotal. They've had a couple of chances to knockdown, minimum three points in at least two drives. Without the interception and had the Texans at least settled for three score could have been 14-6 with the Texans facing a smaller deficit.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATS

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 13/19 165 3 0
Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
S. Ridley 8 22 0 14
S. Vereen 2 5 0 4
D. Woodhead 1 4 0 4
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
A. Hernandez 6 38 2 13
B. Lloyd 3 57 1 37T
W. Welker 3 52 0 25
D. Woodhead 1 18 0 18
Fumbles FUM LOST REC YDS
S. Ridley 1 0 0 0
A. Hernandez 0 0 1 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
S. Gostkowski 0/0 0 3/3 3
Defense T-A SCK INT FF
J. Mayo 4-1 0 0 0
V. Wilfork 3-1 1 0 1
D. Hightower 3-0 0 0 0
D. McCourty 3-0 0 1 0
A. Talib 3-0 0 0 0
R. Ninkovich 2-1 0.5 0 0
A. Dennard 2-0 0 0 0
S. Gregory 2-0 0 0 0
T. Scott 0-2 0.5 0 0
C. Jones 1-0 0 0 0
B. Spikes 1-0 0 0 0
B. Deaderick 0-1 0 0 0
M. Cole 0-1 0 0 0
T. Wilson 0-1 0 0 0
 
HOUSTON TEXANS
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
M. Schaub 12/23 159 0 1
Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
A. Foster 12 44 0 15
J. Forsett 1 -2 0 -2
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
A. Johnson 4 58 0 25
A. Foster 3 32 0 23
L. Jean 2 31 0 24
O. Daniels 2 24 0 13
J. Forsett 1 14 0 14
Fumbles FUM LOST REC YDS
M. Schaub 1 0 0 0
C. Myers 0 0 1 0
Defense T-A SCK INT FF
G. Quin 2-4 0 0 0
D. Sharpton 1-3 0 0 0
D. Manning 0-4 0 0 0
J. Joseph 2-0 0 0 0
J. Watt 1-1 0 0 0
K. Jackson 1-1 0 0 0
T. Dobbins 1-1 0 0 0
B. James 0-2 0 0 0
E. Mitchell 0-2 0 0 1
Q. Demps 0-2 0 0 0
B. Harris 1-0 0 0 0
C. Barwin 0-1 0 0 0
S. Cody 0-1 0 0 0
 

Texans controlling the clock, but the Pats are controlling the scoreboard


HOU NE
First Downs 10 13
Total Yards 177 196
Passing Yards 135 165
Rushing Yards 42 31
Penalties (Yds) 3(36) 2(15)
Turnovers 1 0
Punts (AVG) 3(38) 3(40)
Time of Pos. 16:20 13:40
 

Here's a pic of Brady celebrating with Lloyd after their TD. 

Here come the stats.

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3rd & 10 . Foster runs it and gains nine.... 

2nd & 10 :16 seconds left Shotgun... Foster protecting... Schaub misses Jean who was wideout! Jean was wide open. Uncharacteristic of Schaub to miss open receivers

1st & 10 OWN 20 :28 seconds left 1st & 10 from OWN 31. Johnson can't bring it down

Texans almost jump! ---- Ball bounces to the end zone... TOUCHBACK... Texans with 2 timeouts remaining meaning they could use the middle of the field.

TEXANS GET ANOTHER CHANCE! :50 seconds left and Pats will punt

3rd & 3 55 seconds  Brady over the top! Another three and out!  

2nd & 9 from OWN 40 Brady yells 80-hot! shotgun, Hits Lloyd for a game of six

1st & 10 Pats, no timeouts but 1:52 remaining in the gain. 

4th & 5 INCOMPLETE PASS! Schaub hit as he had to make the pass. Mayo went in untouched! The Texans have to get their head in this game and now come up with a huge stop

INJURY TIMEOUT! Texans should go for it and try to hit Johnson as Talib is out and was shadowing the wide receiver well

3rd & 5 ALMOST INTERCEPTED! Pass attemt to Johnson. Was going for first down and beyond. Talib down on the field

Scott helps out the Texans! Jumps on, gets penalized Neutral Zone infraction

Texans trying to attack the Pats and get right back into this game. 

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3rd & 10 shotgun Can't get ball off before 2-Minute Warning

2nd & 10 Foster can't break through the hole. Tripped up by big bodies of Pats D' Line

2:37 to play in the half  

2nd & 10 WHISTLE BLOWS.... PATRIOTS USE 2ND TIMEOUT

1st & 10 2:51 remaining--- Schaub overthrows Arian... New England was blitzing. Foster got lazy on route

1st & 10 and here comes Foster! Takes it to the Patriots' 43!

3:26... Who will step up for the Texans? Need a touchdown without a doubt. FG is nice, but not what Texans need

NO FOUL. False alarm from the referees.

4th & 16 PUNT! Low snap. FLAG... Ball rolls out of bounds close to OWN 29... Ref about to make the call on the field

3rd & 16. Pass to Woodhead incomplete... Watt was running at Brady with hands raised.

FIRST DOWN to Lloyd! Pass interference on Hernandez though... Texans get another chance. WATT POPPED Brady at the end of that play.

3rd & 5... Important stop coming up for Texans. Can't let Pats score as NE will get ball first in the 3rd quarter

2nd & 10 Vereen runs it for a gain of five

1st & 10 from OWN 33 Shotgun... man to man coverage. might go deep! OVERTHROWS Lloyd!

Arrington went with Walter all the way to the ground and knocked it loose

Here they go.... 4th & 5 from Pats 33 shotgun. Pass to the left. INCOMPLETE! Walter called for incomplete pass. Slipper hands or good tackle? 

TIMEOUT TEXANS 4:49 left to play in the half 

3rd & 12 Jean with the gain of seven... 4th & 5 the go for it! 

2nd & 10 Forsett doesn't catch a break on this run. Stopped for a loss. Wilfork bodies Forsett

1st & 10 AGAIN! This time Jones bats it down. Incomplete pass. 2nd batted pass tonight by the Pats

Andre Johnson was double teamed on the play action.

2nd & 7 Foster gets it. Bounces it outside. Hightower unable to bring him down. Runs out of bounds. First down!

1st & 10 play action? YES! . Hits Foster for gain of three. Everybody was covered deep. 

3rd & 1 Foster hits the hole hard! FIRST DOWN!

2nd & 10 Schaub drops back. Johnson once again with the grab. Gain of 8... 4th catch of the game. Need to continue getting him the ball.

1st & 10 from OWN 35... Foster drops a wide open pass. Where is his focus?

1st & 10 OWN 11. Johnson unstoppable! Goes for close to 30 yards on the catch and run. 

Fair catch. Texans will have the ball with over 8 minutes left in the first half 

First three-and-out for the Pats... PUNT

3rd & 2, will Texans finally come up with a stop? Shotgun, BRADY POPPED AS HE WAS THROWING!!! James with the hit. Incomplete pass

2nd & 7 shotgun Hernandez fights and stumbles two yard shy of first down

1st & 10 Ridley gains three yards on run up the middle. Brady quickly getting guys into huddle

9:51 remaining in the half--- Here comes Brady as he will try to go for the kill. 

4th & 4 PUNT Fair catch signaled at OWN 33

3rd & 4 Wilfork goes J.J. Watt on Schaub and bats down a pass. 

2nd & 4 Foster goes nowhere! Patriots overpowering Texans' offensive line. 

1st & 10 from OWN 20 Texans... Foster quickly gets out from the flat and gains about 7. The Texans need to get a mix of plays in. The New England crowd is into it. 

11:01 to play in the half... Gostkowski doesn't allow Texans to bring it back.

13 first downs for Pats... Only 5 for Texans. 177 total yards of offense for Pats only 72 for the Texans. 

TOUCHDOWN PATS! Extra Point Good!

1st & GOAL inside the Texans' 10 ... TOO EASY! Hernandez with a touchdown as he was uncovered. Brady quickly snapped the ball and they are embarassing the Pats with the quick tempo. 

1st & 10 Shotgun, Watt has been silenced. Smith has been silenced. Another first down for the Patriots

1st & 10 from OWN 31 Welker with the screen... Inside the Texans' red zone

Pass interference, looks like a bad call as ball was out of the reach of Welker!

3rd & 10 shotgun, Brady goes deep as the Patriots continue to protect Brady in the end zone. 

1st & 10 Ridley gains two on the run

3rd & 7  Brady in the pocket. With time. bullet to Aaron Hernandez! First down and in Texans' territory

2nd & 6 Ridley stopped Quin with the stop! Loss of a yard 

1st & 10 Woodhead runs it.. gains close to five

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END OF THE 1ST QUARTER

4th & ALOT for the PUNT Welker to receive. Gets sandwiched at OWN 30

3rd & 12 SCHAUB HIT! Loss of 25 as he fumbles the ball. Wilfork batted ball away from Schaub's hands

2nd & 12 Ninkovic with a huge stop again!

1st & 10 Foster stopped by Hightower for a loss of two. 

1st & 10 from OWN 25 for TEXANS play action. Schaub looks deep. Hits Johnson for over yards!

2:49 remaining in the first quarter--- TEXANS TO RECEIVE

37-YARD TD RECEPTION for LLOYD! --- PAT IS GOOD!

1st & 10 another play action! LLOYD IS WIDE OPEN! TOUCHDOWN PATS!

Dobbins went for Ridley as he was completely fooled by the play action.

1st & 10 from midfield Ridley in the backfield. Play action distracts linemen FIRST DOWN!

1st & 10 shotgun, Woodhead on the protection.... Brady hits Woodhead for 19 yards. 

3rd & 10 shotgun Easy. Lloyd hangs on as he is pushed out of bounds. Joseph of Texans covering

2nd & 10 from OWN 18 JJ WATT with big hit on Ridley. Stopped for no gain

1st & 10... Brady gets ROCKED! Gets throw away. Incomplete pass

5:30 left in the 1st quarter 

2nd & 8 Schaub to the end zone. INTERCEPTED! Pats bring it back to OWN 20! McCourty with the INT

1st & 10 from Pats 23 Foster gets it and gains two

3rd & 11 FLAG! Free play... Jean with the grab in the middle of the field! FIRST DOWN!

2nd & 14 Foster goes for just three

1st & 10 Pats 45 Play action... Pats don't by it. Scott with contact. Loss of four. Ninkovic with the sack.

1st & 10 Johnson in motion. Schaub drops back... Owen Daniels with first and more!

2nd & 2 Forsett goes 15! First down as he takes pass from the flat to the Texans' 42

1st & 10 from OWN 20 for Texans- Quick pass to Andre Johnson. Gain of 8

Texans will receive--- TOUCHBACK! 

PAT--- GOOD by Gostkowski

TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS on 7-yard catch by Aaron Hernandez!

2nd & GOAL from the 7... HERNANDEZ GETS THE PASS AND GOES INTO THE END ZONE!!!

1st & GOAL from the four... Ridley gets the handoff... FUMBLE!!! Hernandez on the recovery.

1st & 10 Pats Brady pumps... Pocket collapses but he stands strong, hits WELKER! First down! Inside the five. 

3rd & 6 shotgunBrady with time... OVERTHROWS Slater! Flag is down however. Holding on Texans! 

2nd & 6 Pats quickly set up for next play. INCOMPLETE PASS to Hernandez 

1st & 10 Ridley gets the hand off again... Gets pushed about five yards

2nd & 6 Ridley almost gets through the secondary! Big game! In Pats territory! 

1st & 10 Ridley takes it to the 48 for a gain of four

WELKER RETURNS IT for 31 yards! Close Pats begin around OWN 45. 

3rd & 6 Deep pass!! Jean can't make the play PUNT!

2nd & 11Foster gets it again, gain of five

1st & 10 Foster gets it. Hit once by Wilfork, Foster lost his balance and then dropped for a loss of one

1st & 10 Whistles blow! First timeout taken PATS 14:14 left in the first Pats had 12 men on the field

Foster gets it. Flag doesn't matter. Foster close to the 1st down! HUGE BLOCK FROM ANDRE JOHNSON!

Wow. Texans erase play with an illegal formation on No. 76... 1st & 15

1st & 10 play action? .... Foster gets it and goes for 12! FLAG!

TOUCHBACK! Texans will start from OWN 20

Texans to receive--- Texans win, they're just one win from homefield advantage. Patriots win and they still control own destiny

THIS COULD BE CRITICAL! PATRIOTS WIN COIN FLIP AND DEFER. Texans will receive.

Both teams meet in the midfield for the coin flip

GAME PICKS:
Trent: Texans
Steve: Texans
Stuart: Patriots
Ditka: Patriots
Keyshawn: Patriots
Cris: Texans
TJ: Patriots
Boomer: Patriots  

Let us know who you are rooting for or think will win this matchup. 

KICKOFF about 10 minutes away!

The battle of the the head coaches as it will be Gary Kubiak vs. Bill Belichick

Secondary offensive guys to keep an eye on is Arian Foster on the ground for the Texans and Aaron Hernandez the tight end of the Patriots.

Wide Receiver battle-- Wes Welker is the key for the Patriots, while the Texans need Andre Johnson to step up 

As far as the Patriots, Steve Young believes the Texans; blitz game will be slowed down by Brady's ability to break down the defense.

Trent Dilfer analyzed the Texans use of two tightend set and believes this will give the Patriots a tough time on defense

---------------WELCOME TO THE LIVE BLOG of the Texans vs. Patriots------------------

The anticipation is killer as the New England Patriots and Houston Texans will go head-to-head to wrap up an exciting week of football. Kickoff is a little at around 8:30 p.m. ET.

Check out our live blog of this long awaited matchup as it should be one of the best games this week.

Both teams have been all about winning as of late. The Patriots and Texans are winners of six straight games.

The Pats are 9-3 and clinched the AFC East, while the Texans are already in the playoffs. However, they need tonight to clinch the AFC South. They are 11-1 and have the Indianapolis Colts trailing them with a 9-4 record.

The Texans are tied for the best record in the league with the Atlanta Falcons. They have done it with an elite balance of defense and offense. When you talk points scored, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards, you better believe the Texans rank in the Top 10. Over on defense, they also rank in the Top 10 in points allowed, total yards and rushing yards per game.

However, a number to pay attention to is their 235 passing yards they allow on defense as they face the best scoring team in the NFL that has one of the most lethal passing attacks in the league.

The Patriots average close to 36 points, total 426 total yards per game, 285 yards through the air and rush for 140 a game.

The Texans have the defensive advantage as the Patriots are known for giving up to 380 total yards per and close to 22 points per game.

This is a matchup you don't want to miss and we will bring you all the action.

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