Buccaneers vs. Houston Texans 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 09 Houston Texans 37
The Buccaneers lost their fourth game out of the last five, falling to Houston by the score of 37–9.
On the first play of the game, Matt Schaub completed a pass to Jacoby Jones, who proceeded to go for an 80-yard touchdown.
In the second quarter, Arian Foster had a 78-yard touchdown reception from Schaub, and the Texans were in control of the game throughout. Josh Freeman threw three interceptions, two of which led to touchdowns for Houston.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: John Parry
- UMPIRE: Dan Ferrell
- HEAD LINESMAN: Derick Bowers
- LINE JUDGE: Ructy Baynes
- SIDE JUDGE: Keith Washington
- FIELD JUDGE: Scott Edwards
- BACK JUDGE: Perry Paganelli
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Bob McGrath
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- TEXANS: 14:48-1Q Jones 80 pass from Schaub (kick blocked)
- TEXANS: 04:29-1Q Rackers FG22
- TEXANS: 08:55-2Q Foster 78 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 00:00-2Q Barth FG55
- TEXANS: 08:10-3Q Foster 5 run (Rackers kick)
- TEXANS: 02:03-3Q Ward 4 run (Rackers kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 11:17-4Q Parker 9 pass from Freeman (pass failed)
- TEXANS: 05:38-4Q Tate 11 run (Rackers kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #76 J. Juttah
- C: #52 J. Faine
- RG: #75 D. Joseph
- RT: #65 J. Trueblood
- TE: #82 K. Winslow
- WR: #17 A. Benn
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #27 L. Blount
- TE: #88 L. Stocker
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #71 M. Bennett
- DT: #92 B. Price
- DT: #95 A. Haynesworth
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- SLB: #57 A. Hayward
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- WLB: #58 Q. Black
- LCB: #25 A. Talib
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #26 S. Jones
- FS: #36 T. Jackson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 11 Johnson, 18 Stroughter, 22 Asante, 23 Lewis, 28 Lumpkin, 31 Biggers, 32 Madu. 33 Mack, 41 Lynch, 44 Lorig, 48 Economos, 51 Cutrera, 53 Diles, 54 Hayes, 62 Larsen, 69 Dotson, 80 Pianalto, 87 Parker, 89 Briscoe, 90 Miller, 91 Bowers, 97 Johnson
DID NOT PLAY
- none.
INACTIVE
- 24 Gaitor, 56 Watson, 73 Hardman, 77 Lee, 81 Spurlock, 96 Crowder, 98 Okam
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Blount 10-34, Lumpkin 4-31, Freeman 3-25, J.Johnson 1-0.
- TEXANS: Foster 17-84, Tate 13-63, Ward 11-36, Jones 1-2, Schaub 1-1, Leinart 1-(-1).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 33-15-170-3-1, J.Johnson 2-0-0-0-0.
- TEXANS: Schaub 15-11-242-0-2.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Lumpkin 5-30, Winslow 3-33, Benn 2-47, Williams 2-43, Parker 2-17, Blount 1-0.
- TEXANS: Foster 4-102, Daniels 3-31, Jones 2-87, Mason 1-16, Walter 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- TEXANS: McCain 1-10, Demps 1-5, Cushing 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Stroughter 3-77, Briscoe 1-12.
- TEXANS: Stroughter 3-77, Briscoe 1-12.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Parker 2-34.
- TEXANS: Jones 4-10.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Price 1-7.
- TEXANS: Barwin 1.5-7.5, Reed 1-10, Cushing 1-8, Watt 0.5-3.5.
