Texans beat Packers 24-21 on Brown’s
40-yard field goal
Matt Schaub certainly didn’t look like a guy whose knee wasn’t
healthy enough for him to play just six days ago.
Schaub returned from a four-game absence to throw for a career-high 414 yards in
the Houston Texans’ 24-21 victory over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on
Sunday. He also led a final drive to set up Kris Brown’s 40-yard field goal on
the last play of the game.
Schaub’s knee even held up under the intense celebration afterward.
“Kris jumped on me and just held on and I said, ‘Come on, we’ve got more guys to
celebrate with,”’ Schaub said. “It was just excitement, one of those team wins.
You just want to go around and give everyone a hug.”
After sitting out the Texans’ (6-8) victory over Jacksonville on Monday night,
Schaub returned Sunday to play with a brace on his left knee—but his mobility
certainly didn’t suffer. He made big plays on rollouts and bootlegs all
afternoon, completing passes to eight receivers...
Video Recap: A last second
field goal by Kris Brown gave the Houston Texans a 24-21 victory over the Green
Bay Packers. Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker have the recap
Matt Schaub passed to Kevin Walter to the left for 58
yard gain (Kris Brown made PAT)
7 - 0
2nd Quarter
5:07
GB
TD
Aaron Rodgers passed to Donald Lee to the left for 20
yard gain (Mason Crosby made PAT)
7 - 7
1:50
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 30-yard field goal
10 - 7
3rd Quarter
11:53
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 41-yard field goal
13 - 7
4th Quarter
14:56
GB
TD
Ryan Grant rushed to the right for 6 yard gain (Mason
Crosby made PAT)
13 - 14
10:05
HOU
TD
Matt Schaub passed to Andre Johnson to the left for 11
yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Matt Schaub pass to Andre Johnson)
21 - 14
5:56
GB
TD
Aaron Rodgers passed to Jordy Nelson to the right for 9
yard gain (Mason Crosby made PAT)
21 - 21
0:00
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 40-yard field goal
24 - 21
Team Statistics
HOU
GB
First Downs
24
16
Passing
18
10
Rushing
6
5
Penalty
0
1
Third Down Efficiency
7-13
1-10
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-1
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
549
387
Total Plays
74
52
Average Gain Per Play
7.4
7.4
NET YARDS RUSHING
141
108
Rushes
31
20
Average Per Rush
4.5
5.4
NET YARDS PASSING
408
279
Completions-Attempts
28-42
19-30
Yards Per Pass Play
9.5
8.7
Times Sacked
1
2
Yards Lost to Sacks
6
16
Had Intercepted
1
1
PUNTS
3
8
Average Punt
42.3
39.5
PENALTIES
4
6
Penalty Yards
30
65
FUMBLES
5
0
Fumbles Lost
3
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
34:03
25:57
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any credit for two straight
Houston Texans wins. With
Rodgers getting some heat for
losing close games, the Packers
look to bounce back from their
latest defeat Sunday when they
host a Texans team that may be
set to put Schaub back in the
starting lineup. Green Bay (5-7)
is 1-4 in games decided by five
points or fewer after making a
habit of winning close games in
its charge to the playoffs last
season...
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and his 2,897 yards ranks seventh in the NFL. The Texans in the cold of Green
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