J.J. Watt and Texans beat Titans in Mettenbergers first start

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J.J. Watt and Texans beat Titans in Mettenbergers first start

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- takes the NFL very seriously, so he gave rookie quarterback a reminder that this isn't high school by mocking the first-time starter with a pretend selfie.Watt celebrated and sent his me sage after coming up with two sacks, a batted pa s he nearly picked off and a forced fumble as the beat the 30-16 Sunday for a win in the franchise's 200th game.The defensive end said he noticed Mettenberger posted a few selfies this week, including one a couple hours before kickoff."I take my job very seriously, and if I was a rookie quarterback and a starter for my first time in the league I'd be a Kingsley Enagbare Jersey little bit more focused than that," Watt said. "Maybe he'll learn from it, maybe not, but we won the game and that's all that matters."The (4-4) snapped a three-game skid and beat the team they replaced in Houston for the fourth time in five games. ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a pa Zayne Anderson Jersey s for a score, topping 100 yards rushing in his fourth straight game for the first time he's done that in his career."He makes a lot of yards because of his vision," Houston coach said. "He sets up blocks well. He has great instincts. He's good in the pa sing game. It's all the things I've said from day one with him. He's tough and he's a big back. He's hard to tackle. He had a whale of a football game." linebacker played for the first time since hurting his knee in the season opener. Clowney played mostly in pa sing situations and finished with one tackle.Mettenberger turned the ball over twice, finishing with 299 yards pa sing and two touchdowns. The (2-6) go into their bye having lost two straight."Nobody quit, nobody gave up," coach said. "It was very tough out there today, but we will correct this."The had given up 24 points in a single quarter each of their past two lo ses. This time, they trailed only 3-0 early before scoring 27 straight points.They had no trouble throttling a Tenne see offense Bronson Kaufusi Jersey playing three rookies with left tackle and running back joining Mettenberger. intercepted a Mettenberger pa s in the second quarter to end the ' first drive into Houston territory, and recovered the fumble after Watt sacked Mettenberger and popped the ball out to end Tenne see's first drive in the third quarter.Houston led 13-3 at halftime, a lead that should have been much bigger.The forced the to settle for two field goals by on drives inside the Tenne see 12, and Darnell Savage Jersey Houston had first-and-goal at the 2 when Fitzpatrick was sacked for the fourth time.Foster broke loose on a 34-yard TD where he cut back to his right and outraced the to the pylon with 6:00 left in the first half to put Houston ahead to stay. He also caught a 5-yard TD pa s and scored on a 1-yard run that he set up with a 43-yard run in the third quarter.Bullock finished with three field goals, including a long of 49 yards.Whisenhunt turned his offense over to Mettenberger, the sixth-round draft pick out of LSU, after the had lost five of six with mi sing three of those with separate injuries. Mettenberger gave glimpses of his strong arm with a 48-yard to s to and Eric Wilson Jersey a 43-yarder to . The rookie had his first career TD pa s on a 6-yarder to .The quarterback switch didn't fix Tenne see's other woes. The run game remains nonexistent. Three of the ' six penalties were on the offense, and not being flagged once in the second half counted as progre s.Notes: Fitzpatrick became the 41st quarterback in NFL history with 1,500 yards rushing. He needed 3 and got 12 on four scrambles. ... The have allowed 10 sacks in the past two games. ... Whisenhunt said WR sprained a joint in his shoulder. ... The now have lost eight of their last 10 at home.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s
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