Houston Texans 22, Miami Dolphins 19
The Dolphins left everything on the field yesterday and they still lost as Kris Brown of the Texans hit a 57-yard field goal with 1 second left in the game. Trent Green didn’t last long in this game as he suffered a severe concussion trying to block DT Travis Johnson of the Texans who stood over Green and taunted him even though he couldn’t move! Green completed 1 of 2 passes for 5 yards and he also carried the ball 2 times for 23 yards (11.5 ypc) before he left the game. Cleo Lemon filled in for Green and he completed 15 of 27 passes for 151 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT. Ronnie Brown had another outstanding game as he carried the ball 23 times for 114 yards (5.0 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 5 passes for 39 yards (7.8 avg). Marty Booker was the leading receiver of the Dolphins with 5 catches for 35 yards (7.0 avg). The Dolphins finished up with 137 yards on 25 carries (5.5 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 29 passes for 148 yards.
Safety Cameron Worrell led the way for the defense with 12 tackles. The Dolphins also got good efforts out of old vets Zach Thomas (9 tackles) and Jason Taylor (6 tackles, 2 sacks). The Texans finished up with 74 yards rushing on 28 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 34 passes for 278 yards.
