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Vol. 50, No. 36 » - September 1- 7,
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Texans capture Governor's Cup; prepare to close preseason against Tampa Bay
By Yolande Y. Lezine
Sports Editor
The Houston Texans rebounded from their terrible performance last week and displayed a showing that could make them a force to be reckoned with during the season as they defeated the Dallas Cowboys 23-7 to capture the Governor's Cup in front of a sellout crowd at Reliant Stadium.
"There were no excuses about how we played in New Orleans," Texans safety Bernard Pollard stated. "But we were able to bounce back and play strong as a defensive unit and set the tone of how the game would be."
It has been seen throughout the 2010 training camp that the Texans are more for real this year, then they've ever been in year's pass. Their expectations are high! And their goal is to make the playoffs outright! And if they play everyone on the schedule like they did the Dallas Cowboys, then there is no reason why they shouldn't be there.
This will be the last week of the preseason coming up and the Texans will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night in their preseason finale.
The regular season will tell the story as Houston faces their old nemesis Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts at Reliant Stadium on Sunday, September 12th.
This will the first game of the regular season and its a Divisional game.
And if the Texans are to make the playoffs we must beat the teams in our division such as the Colts, Tennessee Titans, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, especially since we get to play them twice.
Texans/Cowboys Notebook:
 *Texans Tight End Owen Daniels has been cleared to join practices with the rest of the team. Daniels, 27, is recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury that he suffered to his right knee last season.
*The Texans lost another draft pick to a season-ending injury. Rookie return man Trindon Holliday underwent surgery on his injured left thumb. Holliday was taken with the Texans second pick in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft in April.
*Jacoby Jones will be returning punts for the Texans even though he's competing for more playing time at wide receiver. Jones scored the Texans first touchdown catching a 24-yard pass from Matt Schaub in the first quarter.
 *Linebacker DeMeco Ryans recovered a Tony Romo-Dallas Cowboys fumble.
*Rookie cornerback Kareem Jackson from Alabama intercepted a tipped pass and almost scored in the game.
*Running back Arian Foster rushed for over 110 yards and scored one touchddown.
He is the first running back in Texans history to go for over 100 yards in a preseason game.
*This will be cut week in the National Football League as rosters will have to be trimmed to 75 players by August 31st and then 53 players by Saturday, September 4th.
*Texans safety Dominique Barber and Cowboys running back Marion Barber are brothers.
*Both head coaches are from the state of Texas. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak attended St. Pius High School and Dallas head coach Wade Phillips attended Port Neches-Groves High School. |
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