Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Houston 37, Tampa Bay 9
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 13, 2011
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Temperature: 77°
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 56037

Arian Foster piled up 186 yards from scrimmage and a pair of touchdowns as the Houston Texans pushed their winning streak to four games with a 37-9 demolition of the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Matt Schaub completed 11 of 15 passes for 242 yards and a pair of long touchdowns and Ben Tate rushed for a score for the Texans (7-3), who are running away with a weak AFC South.

Houston announced right from the start that it would be aggressive on Sunday, as Schaub hit Jacoby Jones with an 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage. Another short drive was capped early in the second quarter when Schaub found Foster, who raced 78 yards for a touchdown.

Foster went to the ground for a 5-yard score in the third and fellow running backs Derrick Ward and Tate also had a touchdown.

The Texans defense got into the act as well, picking off Josh Freeman three times and recovering a fumble.

Freeman completed just 15 of 35 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown.

Tampa Bay (4-5) has lost three straight to fall off the pace in the NFC South.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Houston   Tampa Bay
Arian Foster Player LeGarrette Blount
17 Attempts 10
84 Yards 34
4.9 Avg Yards 3.4
1 Touchdowns 0
17 Long 9
Receiving
Houston   Tampa Bay
Arian Foster Player Arrelious Benn
4 Receptions 2
102 Yards 47
25.5 Avg Yards 23.5
1 Touchdowns 0
78 Long 33
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Houston 420 185 235 5 1 3 4.0 0
Tampa Bay 231 90 141 1 1 0 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Green Bay. The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Jacksonville. The Texans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.