Found November 20, 2012 on State of the Texans: Yardbarker Blogger Network
On Sunday, the Houston Texans hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars in their second and final matchup of the regular season. The Texans won the first matchup 27-7 in Jacksonville the second week of the season. This game appeared to be a warm up game for the Thanksgiving game, but the Jaguars had another type of game in mind. The Texans had no idea that the Jaguars would come into this game and bring all they had. Fortunately for the Texans, the Jaguars “A” game wasn’t enough to beat them.   FINAL SCORE: Texans 43 Jaguars 37   TEXANS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 9-1 TEXANS DIVISIONAL RECORD: 3-0 TEXANS AFC CONFERENCE RECORD: 8-0 TEXANS VS NFC CONFERENCE RECORD:  1-1   GAME SUMMARY Texans Total Yards: 640 Jaguars Total Yards: 458   Texans Passing Yards: 504 Jaguars Passing Yards: 372   Texans Rushing Yards: 136 Jaguars Rushing Yards: 86   Texans TOP: 41:40 Jaguars TOP: 31:19   GAME HIGHLIGHTS   THE GOOD The most exciting game of the season came against an unsuspecting opponent. In a supercharged ...
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