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Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton (20) rushes for a 40-yard touchdown as Jacksonville Jaguars' Brian Williams (29) chases him during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 in Houston. The Texans beat the Jaguars 30-17. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)
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Published December 02, 2008 02:03 am -

Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17



HOUSTON (AP) — Steve Slaton wanted the ball more.

So the rookie marched up to Houston coach Gary Kubiak at halftime, grabbed him by the shirt and told him so.

Kubiak listened and Slaton responded with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Texans to a 30-17 win over slumping Jacksonville in their Monday Night Football debut.

"I wanted to run the ball," Slaton said. "I wanted to let him know that if he needed someone to count on, it was me."

Mario Williams had a season-high three sacks and forced a fumble, Andre Johnson added a TD reception and Kris Brown kicked three field goals in the win, a highlight in Houston's disappointing season so far.

The top pick in the 2006 draft, Williams brought down quarterback David Garrard in the second, third and fourth quarters. He forced a fumble by Garrard on his last sack and Houston recovered on the 7.

"Our defense was excellent throughout the game," Kubiak said. "Our defense played extremely well, gave us tremendous opportunities."

Williams' sack set up Slaton's 7-yard score that made it 23-3 with 4:35 to go. Slaton tacked on a 40-yard TD run and finished with 130 yards rushing on 21 carries. He also had two catches for 52 yards in front of a franchise-record crowd of 70,809.



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