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Texans VS Dolphins! Week 2

Even without Arian Foster(notes), Houston made a major statement to the two-time defending AFC South champions in its season opener. With the possible return of the league’s reigning rushing leader, the Texans could become even more of a threat in Week 2.

That’s bad news for a Miami Dolphins team trying to rebound from one of the worst defensive performances in franchise history.

Houston looks to snap a six-game road losing streak and stay unbeaten against Miami on Sunday when the Dolphins try to end their woes at home.

In his first game as an outside linebacker in Wade Phillips' 3-4 defense, Mario Williams recorded two sacks and forced Colts quarterback Kerry Collins into an intentional grounding call.

"Throughout camp, there were questions about how he's adjusting to the linebacker position, and he steps up and has two sacks and three quarterback hurries," coach Gary Kubiak said. "Some of it was with his hand up (off the turf when the ball was snapped), some of it was with it down, and that's how he's going to play all year."

Healthy dose of Cushing

Inside linebacker Brian Cushing led the team with seven tackles and also had a hit on the quarterback.

"He played with great effort," coach Gary Kubiak said. "He played very well.

"The biggest thing with Cush right now is he's been on the field for practice every day. He's healthy, and it's showing up in his play."

Making his mark

Free safety Danieal Manning, who left Chicago to sign with the Texans as a free agent, had a 46-yard kickoff return and played well on defense.

"You've got a seasoned pro with a good young player in (strong safety) Glover Quin). You saw what Manning does for us in blitz packages, him coming on some schemes. He can get there very quickly.

"He's brought a lot of energy to our team. He's brought leadership to the back end."

South	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Streak
Houston Texans	1	0	0	1.000	34	7	1-0-0	0-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	Won 1
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000	16	14	1-0-0	0-0-0	1-0-0	1-0-0	Won 1
Tennessee Titans	0	1	0	.000	14	16	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	Lost 1
Indianapolis Colts	0	1	0	.000	7	34	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0	Lost 1

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• Schaub threw for 220 yards on 17-of-24 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 78.5 for the day. 
• DE Antonio Smith notched his first sack of the season and forced a fumble. The forced fumble was the seventh of his career and his first since 10/3/10 at Oakland. 
• RB Ben Tate’s 116 yards were the most by a Texans running back in his debut for the team. Stacey Mack rushed for 89 yards in the season opener at Miami on 9/7/03. 
• Tate made his NFL debut after missing his rookie season due to injury and gained four yards on his first career carry. 
• Tate scored his first career touchdown on a 2-yard run in the first quarter. 
• RB Derrick Ward made his first start as a Texan and his first since 9/27/09 vs. the New York Giants when he played for Tampa Bay. 
• Ward scored the Texans’ first touchdown of the season on a 1-yard run in the first quarter. It was the 11th of his career. Ward has scored in consecutive games dating back to the 2010 season finale vs. Jacksonville (1/2/11). 
• Ward surpassed 2,500 career rushing yards on his 1-yard touchdown run, his sixth carry of the game. He entered the season with 2,476 career yards. 
• DE J.J. Watt recovered a fumble in his NFL debut, falling on a fumbled snap in the first quarter. Watt finished the game with five solo tackles and one quarterback hit. 
• OLB Mario Williams picked up the 50th sack of his career when he dropped Collins for a nine-yard loss in the fourth quarter. He entered the game with 48.0 career sacks. 
• Williams picked up his first sack of the season on Indianapolis’ first drive, dropping Colts QB Kerry Collins for a nine-yard loss. 
• Williams’ two sacks were the sixth and seventh of his career on opening day. He had 1.0 last season vs. Indianapolis, 2.0 in 2008 at Pittsburgh and 2.0 in 2007 vs. Kansas City. Although he officially had one sack in last season’s opener, he actually registered a pair of half-sacks, giving him four multi-sack efforts in six season openers. 
• Williams registered his 12th career multi-sack game and his third on opening day. He also had 2.0 sacks in 2007 vs. Kansas City and in 2008 at Pittsburgh. 
• Williams forced a fumble on his second sack of the day. It was his 11th career forced fumble. 
• The team voted on season-long captains Friday. The offense elected WR Andre Johnson and QB Matt Schaub, while the defense elected ILB DeMeco Ryans and DE Antonio Smith. K Neil Rackers is the special teams captain. 

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NFL players from the Longhorns: Texas Leads The Way With 40 Players

Name	Team	Position
Lyle Sendlein	Arizona Cardinals	Center
Justin Blalock	Atlanta Falcons	Guard
Cory Redding	Baltimore Ravens	Defensive Tackle
Sergio Kindle	Baltimore Ravens	Linebacker
Henry Melton	Chicago Bears	Defensive End
Richmond McGee	Chicago Bears	Punter
Cedric Benson	Cincinnati Bengals	Running Back
Jordan Shipley	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receiver
Quan Cosby	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receiver
Roddrick Muckelroy	Cincinnati Bengals	Linebacker
Colt McCoy	Cleveland Browns	Quarterback
Phil Dawson	Cleveland Browns	Place kicker
Shaun Rogers	Cleveland Browns	Defensive Tackle
Leonard Davis	Dallas Cowboys	Guard
Roy E. Williams	Dallas Cowboys	Wide Receiver
Jermichael Finley	Green Bay Packers	Tight End
Frank Okam	Houston Texans	Defensive Tackle
Kasey Studdard	Houston Texans	Guard
Derek Lokey	Kansas City Chiefs	Defensive Tackle
Derrick Johnson	Kansas City Chiefs	Linebacker
Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs	Running Back
Ricky Williams	Miami Dolphins	Running Back
Brian Robison	Minnesota Vikings	Defensive End
Cedric Griffin	Minnesota Vikings	Cornerback
Cullen Loeffler	Minnesota Vikings	Long Snapper
David Thomas	New Orleans Saints	Tight End
Aaron Ross	New York Giants	Cornerback
Charlie Tanner	New York Jets	Guard
Rodrique Wright	New York Jets	Defensive End
Lamarr Houston	Oakland Raiders	Defensive End
Michael Huff	Oakland Raiders	Safety
Casey Hampton	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Tackle
Jonathan Scott	Pittsburgh Steelers	Offensive Tackle
Limas Sweed	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide Receiver
Tony Hills	Pittsburgh Steelers	Offensive Tackle
Nathan Vasher	San Diego Chargers	Cornerback
Quentin Jammer	San Diego Chargers	Cornerback
Tarell Brown	San Francisco 49ers	Cornerback
Earl Thomas	Seattle Seahawks	Safety
Chris Ogbonnaya	St. Louis Rams	Running Back
Hunter Lawrence	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Place kicker
Roy Miller	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Defensive Tackle
Tim Crowder	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Defensive End
Ahmard Hall	Tennessee Titans	Fullback
Bo Scaife	Tennessee Titans	Tight End
Chris Simms	Tennessee Titans	Quarterback
Michael Griffin	Tennessee Titans	Safety
Vince Young	Tennessee Titans	Quarterback
Brian Orakpo	Washington Redskins	Linebacker
Derrick Dockery	Washington Redskins	Guard