Houston dominant in matchup of struggling teams

HOUSTON -- For the first time this season, the Houston Texans weren't left to answer questions about their horrible run defense and inability to stop big plays. Instead, the defense got to celebrate its best performance since 2004 as the Texans beat the struggling Oakland Raiders 29-6 on Sunday. The 165 yards Houston allowed was the second fewest in team history and the fewest since giving up 126 in a win over Jacksonville almost five years ago. "Everybody was having fun," defensive end Antonio Smith said. "When you're having fun you have confidence in what you do. You don't second-guess. You don't pull up when you can (go full speed) and that's when you make big plays." Steve Slaton scored two touchdowns and Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff for a score to help out in the win. The Texans (2-2) finally found their running game and figured out a way to shut down someone else's as Houston's NFL-worst defense held the Raider...