Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks Preview

By J.E. | Saturday, October 15, 2005 | ( 0 )

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The Houston Texans (0-4) travel to Qwest Field to meet the Seattle Seahawks (3-2). Kickoff is set for 8:30pm ET in Seattle.

The Houston Texans are still looking for that elusive first win of the season. It will be an uphill battle for them to accomplish that feat against the Seattle Seahawks.

Led by quarterback David Carr, the Texans are dead last in the NFL in total offense. Carr, the former No.1 overall pick in the draft, has completed just 60 passes for 542 yards and 3 touchdowns in 4 games. He has been picked off 4 times, and has been sacked a whopping 27 times. The Seattle defense has racked up 15 sacks so far this year, and will be looking to add to that total against the Texans.

Houston's leading receivers barely have over 100 yards on the season. Jabar Gaffney has caught 10 passes for 119 yards, while running back Domanick Davis has 18 catches for 116 yards and a score. Davis also leads the team in rushing yards with 318.

Seattle is coming off a 37-31 victory over St. Louis last week. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw for 316 yards and 2 TDs despite being without his two starting wide receivers, Darrell Jackson and Bobby Engram. Jackson, who is recovering from knee surgery, and Engram, who is nursing some sore ribs, will miss this week's contest as well. Joe Jurevicius and DJ Hackett will get the start instead. Jurevicius had one of his best game as a pro last week, hauling in 9 passes for 137 yards and a score.

As usual, Shaun Alexander will handle the running duties for Seattle. Alexander rushed for 119 yards and 2 TDs against St. Louis. He now has gained 574 yards and scored 8 touchdowns this season. He should have a big day against a Houston defense that gives up an average of 118.8 rushing yards per game.

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