BALTIMORE – A game filled with blunders, fumbles and penalties ended in familiar fashion for Houston: Matt Stover kicked a 38-yard field goal with 6 seconds left, giving Baltimore the victory.
Kris Brown's fifth field goal with 1:08 to go had put Houston in position for its second win of the season. But for the second straight week, the Texans couldn't hold on.
Starting at his 13, Baltimore quarterback Kyle Boller completed a 24-yard pass to Todd Heap on third down. Boller then completed an 11-yarder to rookie Mark Clayton, and got the Ravens in field-goal position with a 35-yard pass to Clayton.
"We've got to be able to make plays at the end of the game and bring it home," Houston linebacker Shantee Orr said. "That's what we haven't been able to do the last two weeks."
Houston 3 3 0 9 – 15
Baltimore 0 7 0 9 – 16
First Quarter
Hou–FG K.Brown 39, 3:43.
Second Quarter
Bal–Boller 6 run (Stover kick), 13:01.
Hou–FG K.Brown 26, :04.
Fourth Quarter
Hou–FG K.Brown 22, 14:30.
Bal–A.Thomas 20 interception return (pass failed), 7:16.
Hou–FG K.Brown 29, 3:31.
Hou–FG K.Brown 39, 1:08.
Bal–FG Stover 38, :06.
A–69,909. Time–3:24.
| Hou |
Bal |
|
| FIRST DOWNS |
16 |
15 |
|
| Rushing |
7 |
3 |
|
| Passing |
9 |
9 |
|
| Penalty |
0 |
3 |
|
| THIRD DOWN EFF |
8-20 |
4-13 |
|
| FOURTH DOWN EFF |
0-0 |
1-1 |
|
| TOTAL NET YARDS |
298 |
238 |
|
| Total Plays |
76 |
60 |
|
| Avg Gain |
3.9 |
4.0 |
|
| NET YARDS RUSHING |
165 |
73 |
|
| Rushes |
34 |
23 |
|
| Avg per rush |
4.9 |
3.2 |
|
| NET YARDS PASSING |
133 |
165 |
|
| Sacked-Yds lost |
5-32 |
4-33 |
|
| Gross-Yds passing |
165 |
198 |
|
| Completed-Att. |
17-37 |
17-33 |
|
| Had Intercepted |
1 |
0 |
|
| Yards-Pass Play |
3.2 |
4.5 |
|
| KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB |
6-4-1 |
4-1-0 |
|
| PUNTS-Avg. |
6-35.0 |
8-40.1 |
|
| Punts blocked |
0 |
0 |
|
| FGs-PATs blocked |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE |
149 |
87 |
|
| Punts Returns |
7-50 |
1-0 |
|
| Kickoffs Returns |
4-99 |
3-67 |
|
| Interceptions |
0-0 |
1-20 |
|
| PENALTIES-Yds |
11-93 |
8-71 |
|
| FUMBLES-Lost |
5-1 |
4-2 |
|
| TIME OF POSSESSION |
33:49 |
26:11 |
|
| |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Houston: Davis 29-155, Carr 3-8, Wells 2-2. Baltimore: Taylor 11-40, J.Lewis 8-17, Boller 3-11, Clayton 1-5.
PASSING–Houston: Carr 17-37-1-165. Baltimore: Boller 17-33-0-198.
RECEIVING–Houston: Gaffney 6-40, A.Johnson 4-70, Davis 3-16, Wells 2-12, Armstrong 1-17, Rivers 1-10. Baltimore: Clayton 7-86, Heap 3-51, Mason 3-32, J.Lewis 3-23, Taylor 1-6.
PUNT RETURNS–Houston: Mathis 5-29, Davis 2-21. Baltimore: Sams 1-0.
KICKOFF RETURNS–Houston: Mathis 4-99. Baltimore: Sams 2-46, Taylor 1-21.
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
(Tackles-Assists-Sacks)
Houston: Robinson 5-2-0, Orr 5-1-3, Polk 5-1-0, Greenwood 4-2-0, Sanders 5-0-0. Baltimore: Polley 8-4-0, Scott 7-5-1, Kemoeatu 5-2-0, Suggs 6-0-3, A.Thomas 5-0-1.
INTERCEPTIONS–Houston: None. Baltimore: A.Thomas 1-20.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.
