The fourth quarter was all the Houston Texans needed to beat the Miami Dolphins. Houston outscored Miami 17-6 in the final quarter, escaping Sun Life Stadium with a 24-16 win. With 2 interceptions already thrown in the game, Matt Stafford needed to make a play to keep his team in the game. He did just that.
Stafford connected with Week 1 standout Jacoby Jones on a 4th & 2 play for a 59 yard touchdown pass – his only catch of the game. The Texans QB, who finished the day on the sideline after taking a vicious hit on the play from former B.C. Lions defensive end Cameron Wake, completed 14 of 23 passes for 195 yards, with 1 TD – his first as a Texan – and 2 Interceptions.
To keep the struggling offense in the game, the defense was able to keep back-up quarterback Matt Moore mostly in check, completing only 37% of his passes for 118 yards. Moore threw 2 touchdown passes in the loss and was intercepted 3 times. Glover Quin Jr. had two of those picks and rookie Patrick Peterson had the other, who promptly returned it for a 20-yard touchdown giving him his second touchdown in as many games. Peterson was also named NFL Defensive Player of the Week as he made a tackle late on Reggie Bush that saved a touchdown.
Veteran kicker Neil Rackers put the game out of reach late in the 4th Quarter, hitting a 52 yard field goal with one minute left in the game. 45 of Arian Foster’s 82 rushing yards helped wind down the clock on the FG drive. Foster also had the other Texan touchdown in the first quarter.
The Texans (2-0) stay on the road in Week 3, heading into the rambunctious Superdome to take on the New Orleans Saints (1-1) in their first match-up against the NFC this season.
