Colassal Collapse in Houston
Hurricane Ike delayed the Houston Texans' home opener by nearly a month. At today's game, I saw a fan with a sign that read "Hurricane Ike can take our roof. But it can't take our Texans soul."
With 5 minutes to go, the Texans had a 27-10 lead. Although Peyton Manning and the Colts then scored a TD to cut the lead to 27-17, the game seemed over when the Colts did not recover an attempt at an onside kick. In fact, no team has ever come from behind in the final 5 minutes while trailing by 17 points.
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entertained tortured by a game that people will talk about for years to come.
With 5 minutes to go, the Texans had a 27-10 lead. Although Peyton Manning and the Colts then scored a TD to cut the lead to 27-17, the game seemed over when the Colts did not recover an attempt at an onside kick. In fact, no team has ever come from behind in the final 5 minutes while trailing by 17 points.
Then Sage Rosenfels attempted his Superman impersonation and tried to leap a
“We were just trying to run the ball,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “We had a nice boot there. We told him (Rosenfels) if he didn’t have anything, just run it and we’ll punt it. They’ll be out of timeouts, and we’ll make them work. He made a great effort [read: he really screwed it up], but the ball came out.”In the greater scheme of things, the people of Houston had the opportunity to forget about the destruction of a hurricane. And be
“I’m in shock,” middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans said. “I still can’t believe what happened. It’s unbelievable.”
