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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 |
