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As Andrew mentioned , I'll be liveblogging tonight's Titans - Texans game on ESPN Monday Night Football beginning at 7:30 PM CT.

Houston running back Ryan Moats will start in place of Steve Slaton on Sunday, and Indianapolis will be without cornerback Kelvin Hayden.

1:06 - Texans come out driving down the field... the offense producing as advertised until a 2nd and 4 at the Buffalo 32 when Matt Schaub looks for Owen Daniels and overthrows him.

THEIR initial concern was simply to stop embarrassing themselves. Seriously. After the first three weeks of the season, finding the right gaps and making a play every now and then was a legitimate goal for the Texans' defense.

Manning High School's John Fulton has only been completely healthy for about half of the football season.

How Pee Dee and Coastal Carolina players did in Sunday's NFL games: PEE DEE John Abraham - Had four tackles and 1/2 sack in win over Bears.

With flu symptoms spreading around the locker room , Texans players are spraying their lockers with Lysol, and hand sanitizer is more valuable than tape.

The end zone interception Matt Schaub tossed just before the end of the first half from the Raiders' 19 seemed to put the Texans' offense into a funk it never escaped.

One of the best receivers in the game will get a chance at beating a highly-touted cornerback, as wideout Andre Johnson leads the Houston Texas against Nnamdi Asomugha and the Oakland Raiders this Sunday at Reliant Stadium in a battle of 1-2 teams.

The Texans need players to step up in defense as they rank last in the league in total yards allowed per game .

After spending all kinds of money and draft picks on defensive line, the Texans still aren't very good there.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The situation: The Texans had just driven to a touchdown that made it 31-31 near the end of the third quarter.

I'm not sure either, but experience with this team has taught to be very reluctant in assuming they have turned the corner.

Can you imagine allowing Kerry Collins and the Titans' offense 24 points in the first half, and you didn't turn the ball over to shorten the field? Well, that's exactly what's happened.

WELCOME back, Dunta Robinson. You're just in time for the real fun. Cut it kind of close, didn't you? I'm just sayin'. Anyway, here's hoping you're half as happy to see us as we are to see you.

Less than a week after he reported and signed his one-year tender as the franchise player, cornerback Dunta Robinson will start against the New York Jets on Sunday.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky It's a subtle change, and I am not sure how much of a bearing it will have on the Texans' pass defense this season.

Sanchez is a rookie QB, in the first real start of his professional career. Sanchez showed poise against the Giants and Eagles, but did struggle against the Ravens prior to that in his first pro start.

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Texans' cornerback Dunta Robinson will report for the 2009 season on Sunday morning.