Houston Texans Dominate Miami Dolphins in 23-13 Win

Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub threw 2 touchdown passes as the Texans defeated the Miami Dolphins 23-13.

The Texans had the lead for the whole game after starting the scoring off in the first quarter with two consecutive Neil Rackers field goals.

Miami's sieve-like pass defense was no match for Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub, who threw for 230 yards and had a quarterback rating of 118.5. Johnson made seven catches for 93 yards with one touchdown reception.

Texans running back Arian Foster re-aggravated his hamstring injury during the first half and pulled himself from the game at halftime.  Backup Ben Tate rushed for 103 yards and caught 4 passes.

The Dolphins committed two turnovers, had a 22-yard field-goal attempt blocked and missed a 34-yarder. Daniel Thomas rushed for 107 yards in his NFL debut, but Chad Henne went 12 for 30 and was especially erratic in the red zone.

The Texans improved to 2-0 for the second year in a row.

Miami is 0-2 for the fifth time in the past six years. The Dolphins lost for the 11th time in their past 12 home games.

Information from the Associated Press used in this report