Special Teams Provide Spark as Houston Texans Stomp Oakland Raiders

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Published: October 4, 2009

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... doesn't it? 

After losing the season opener at home to the Jets, the Texans beat the Titans in Nashville.  In Week Three, the Texans lost to Jacksonville and responded by crushing the Oakland Raiders at home.

The Texans aren't as bad as they looked against the Jets and aren't as good as they looked against the Raiders.  They are somewhere in between, in all likelihood.

But, the Texans played a complete game in Week Four and stomped the Oakland Raiders in all phases of the game.

I thought the key to the game was special teams play.  Sure, the offense played well and the defense played a physical game.  But the special teams were, well, special.

From the opening kickoff, the special teams were on top of their game.  Oakland attempted to bloop a kick between the up-men and the return men.  John Busing alertly caught the blooper and the Texans started the game with a Kris Brown field goal.

Later in the first half, the Raiders tried ...

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