...Talib was out (injury mid 2Q I believe). The Texans are easily prolific enough to overcome a 3 score deficit with ~28 minutes of clock left.
Then:
Foster runs left 3 yards (Ninko, Deadrick)
Foster runs up the middle -2 yards (Deadrick)
Schaub completes pass to A. Johnson for 8 yards (Dennard)
Punt on 4th & 1.
So, with the opportunity ripe for a drive to make it a 2 score game with TONS of clock left, Hou used it's best offensive players and the Pats forced a 3 and out! 2 runs for 1 yard in an important drive followed by a textbook tackle short of the 1st down is a defensive stand.
The next series was the bomb to Stallworth. Game over.
Great example. A lot better than (the fact that we might disagree with one or the other of the Penalties called will, when combined with 25 cents, get us a three minute local call from any payphone that can still be found):
1st and 10 at BAL 8 J.Flacco pass short middle to R.Rice to BLT 20 for 12 yards (J.Mayo).
1st and 10 at BAL 20 (No Huddle) J.Flacco pass incomplete deep right to T.Smith. PENALTY on BLT-M.Yanda, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at BLT 20 - No Play.
1st and 20 at BAL 10 R.Rice left guard to BLT 16 for 6 yards (D.Hightower).
2nd and 14 at BAL 16 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass incomplete deep right to T.Smith. PENALTY on NE-D.McCourty, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at BLT 16 - No Play.
1st and 10 at BAL 21 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass short middle to J.Jones to BLT 42 for 21 yards (S.Gregory).
1st and 10 at BAL 42 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass short right to T.Smith ran ob at NE 42 for 16 yards.
1st and 10 at NE 42 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass short left to D.Pitta to NE 37 for 5 yards (S.Moore).
2nd and 5 at NE 37 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass short right to R.Rice to NE 10 for 27 yards (K.Arrington). NE-K.Arrington was injured during the play.
1st and 10 at NE 10 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass incomplete short left to D.Pitta.
2nd and 10 at NE 10 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco sacked at NE 22 for -12 yards (sack split by C.Jones and K.Love). PENALTY on NE-B.Spikes, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at NE 10 - No Play.
1st and 5 at NE 5 (No Huddle) J.Flacco pass short right to T.Smith for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. 30 27
J.Tucker extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Cox, Holder-S.Koch. 30 28