Houston Texans: The 2011 season outcome had Matt Schaub been healthy

Week 14 – December 11, 2011 – Houston Texans @ Cincinnati Bengals

Before we reveal the simulated score, let’s pause to remember the play to send the Texans to the playoffs.

Enjoy it while you can Texans fans because in the simulation, Yates never touches the ball and “The Drive” never happens.

Actual Score: Houston 20, Cincinnati 19

Simulated Score: Houston 34, Cincinnati 9

No drama was needed for this game although we would’ve wanted New Orleans to beat Tennessee. But the Texans took care of business as they won 34-9. Foster would be the star of the game with two touchdown scores despite rushing 80 yards on 22 carries. Tate would also rush in for a score while Schaub delivered an 18-23, 325 -yard performance and one touchdown pass to Jacoby Jones.

The only two things Bengals fans would’ve been proud of were that Andy Dalton did not throw an interception and the safety they picked up late in the game.

Scoring

1st Quarter

HOU – 8:13 TD Arian Foster 14 yd run (7-0 HOU)

HOU – 2:13 FG Rackers 45 yds (10-0 HOU)

2nd Quarter

HOU – 9:12 TD Schaub 21 pass to Jacoby Jones (17-0 HOU)

CIN – 3:30 TD Brian Leonard 22 run (17-7 HOU)

HOU – 0:00 FG Neil Rackers 20 yds (20-7 HOU)

3rd Quarter

HOU – 8:29 TD Arian Foster 11 run (27-7 HOU)

4th Quarter

HOU – 9:59 TD Ben Tate 1 run (34-7 HOU)

CIN – 8:28 Safety (34-9 HOU)

Houston celebrates a playoff berth and the AFC South championship. Just like the real season, the Texans are 10-3 and are on top of the AFC. Now for the real fun as we replay the three games with Schaub at quarterback. First up, Carolina.