Texans roll into bye week 7-3 after 37-9 blowout

The Texans continue to prove they are something entirely different in 2011, this time after a merciless 37-9 beatdown of a mediocre Buccaneer team in Tampa Bay. For the second time this year, the Texans embarrassed an opponent in front of their home fans, and never gave them a chance to get back in the game. The domination on the ground continues. While the numbers aren’t as eye-popping as they were last week (wow, how spoiled am I?), the Texans still romped for 185 yards on the ground, again led by the unquestioned best one-two running back punch in the NFL. Neither Arian Foster nor Ben Tate were able to cross the 100-yard rushing mark, but both seemed to operate with ease at times. The Texans ran the ball 44 times, including 17 for Foster and 13 for Tate. Foster flat out made the Bucs look silly on several plays, particularly on the 78 yard touchdown catch and run. The second cut he made to the inside of the field that sprung him for the score was simply astonishing. ...