Texans Blast Raiders, 30-14
Arian Foster had a big day on the ground, leading the way to a solid victory for the Texans over the Raiders, 30-14, in Oakland.
Ryan Fitzpatrick found the end zone for two touchdowns against the Raiders on 14 of 19 passing for 139 yards and no interceptions. In comparison, Derek Carr went 27 of 42 with 263 yards passing, one touchdown and two picks for the Raiders.
Foster ran all over the Raiders for 138 yards on 28 attempts with a touchdown in addition to two receptions for 12 yards. Andre Johnson caught six passes for 74 yards.
The Houston defense was the deciding factor in the victory, giving up 101 yards rushing and 263 passing.
Raiders wide receiver James Jones provided some spark with 112 receiving yards and one touchdown.
The Texans head to East Rutherford next week to face off with the Giants (0-2) while the Raiders travel to Foxborough to play the Patriots (0-1).
Texans Passing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | ||||
C+ | 79 | R. Fitzpatric | 14 | 19 | 139 | 2 | 0 | |||
Raiders Passing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | ||||
B- | 81 | D. Carr | 27 | 42 | 263 | 1 | 2 | |||
Texans Rushing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A+ | 100 | A. Foster | RB | 28 | 138 | 4.9 | 1 | |||
C- | 71 | A. Blue | RB | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | |||
- | - | J. Grimes | RB | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |||
Raiders Rushing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
B- | 81 | D. Carr | QB | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | |||
C+ | 80 | D. McFadden | RB | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 1 | |||
- | - | L. Murray | RB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
Texans Receiving Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
B- | 81 | A. Johnson | WR | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | |||
C- | 71 | G. Graham | TE | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |||
C | 73 | D. Hopkins | WR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |||
Raiders Receiving Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A+ | 98 | J. Jones | WR | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 | |||
C+ | 80 | A. Holmes | WR | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
C+ | 77 | M. Rivera | TE | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |||
