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Houston's beleaguered defence dominated and rookie running back Wali Lundy discovered the Texans' lost running game to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-7 on Sunday. Lundy, who hadn't played in the last three games, had 93 yards rushing and a touchdown early in the fourth quarter that extended the lead to 17-7. No Houston running back had gained 60 yards rushing before Sunday and the Texans managed just 34 yards rushing ...

Terrell Owens caught two third-quarter touchdown passes and another in the fourth to power the Dallas Cowboys to a 34-6 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. The win helped the Cowboys avenge an embarrassing loss to their in-state rivals four years ago and reminded everyone why owner Jerry Jones signed the volatile receiver. Owens' touchdowns covered three, 21 and two yards, and his celebrations grew with each. He did ...

Nick Saban was three minutes into a monologue on the sorry state of the Miami Dolphins when his voice began to rise, as if he were rehearsing for a speech to his team. ``It's only going to change when everybody decides, `I'm going to change,''' Saban said. ``If somebody doesn't want to change, they're not going to change. And if they don't do it, then we need to play somebody ...

Mario Williams finally got a sack and the Houston Texans picked up their first win. David Carr scored the go-ahead touchdown on a one-yard run and the Texans survived a late rally by the Miami Dolphins for a 17-15 victory Sunday. The Dolphins trailed 17-9 when Daunte Culpepper found Chris Chambers for a 16-yard touchdown with 1:39 to go. Miami went for the two-point conversion, but the pass by running ...

Mike Brisiel, a rookie offensive guard on the Houston Texans' practice squad, collapsed on the sideline during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins. Team officials said Brisiel was ill, but his condition was not serious. He was not playing in the game. Paramedics attended to the six-foot-five, 300-pound Brisiel with 3:53 left in the quarter and Texans coach Gary Kubiak immediately called his team to the ...

Through three games, Andre Johnson is having the best season of his career. Too bad the Houston Texans are having another bad one. Johnson is third in the NFL with 21 receptions for 309 yards for the 0-3 Texans. He's already almost halfway to his 2005 total of 688 yards. He's also ahead of his performance through three games in 2004, when he finished with 79 receptions for 1,142 yards ...

Houston Texans left tackle Charles Spencer had surgery Monday to repair a broken leg after injuring it the previous day against Indianapolis and will miss the rest of the season. The loss is a major blow to a unit that made progress in efforts to protect David Carr, who has been sacked more than 200 times in the last four seasons. Coach Gary Kubiak said the surgery went well, but ...

Who needs T.O.? A healthy and happy Donovan McNabb threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns, including one to Donte' Stallworth, to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-10 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. The Eagles, looking to move past their post-Terrell Owens hangover, got a great game from Stallworth in his debut after a trade from the Saints. It was also McNabb's regular-season return after missing the ...

Gary Kubiak had just one losing season in his nine-year playing career, and as an assistant coach in Denver he hasn't seen one since 1999. The Houston Texans have never had a winning record, much less reached the .500 mark. So what does the perennial winner expect from a team that plummeted to 2-14 last season? ``I just want to see us get better every time out,'' he said. ``I ...

The Houston Texans figured out a way to field a Heisman Trophy running back after all. And while Ron Dayne doesn't exactly command the hype of say, Reggie Bush, he's excited that his next chance in the NFL means a reunion with Gary Kubiak, Dayne's offensive co-ordinator when the two were in Denver. Of course, now that Kubiak is running the show in Houston, their friendly relationship might be a ...