NFL - Madden 2010 Forecast

Originally Published: October 7, 2009 5:11:24 PM PDT

Cards hold off surging Texans

By Jon Robinson
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Larry Fitzgerald might not be injured, but his stats are definitely suffering from the Madden Curse as he is not playing up to his usual superstar standards. Then again, maybe all he needed was to play the Texans to turn things around, as he caught two touchdown passes in the first quarter to help his team beat Houston 20-16.

Kurt Warner threw two interceptions that Houston turned into 10 quick points as they tried to claw their way back into the game. But in the end, it just wasn't enough as Anquan Boldin was able to make a couple huge third-down catches in the final minutes to keep the ball away from Matt Schaub and the surging Texans.

With the win, Arizona evens their record at 2-2 (even with a touch of the curse).

HOUSTON TEXANS

		Passing				Rushing			Receiving
Slot	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	CAR	YDS	TD	REC	YDS	TD
QB	Matt Schaub	15/31	196	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RB	Steve Slaton	0/0	0	0	0	16	71	0	3	17	0
RB	Chris Brown	0/0	0	0	0	6	18	0	0	0	0
WR	Andre Johnson	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	120	1
WR	Kevin Walter	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	37	0
TE	Owen Daniels	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	0
	Team	15/31	196	1	0	22	89	0	15	196	1

Kicking
Slot	Player	Made		Missed		FG		XP		PTS
PK	Kris Brown	54, 31, 35		51		3/4		1/1		10

ARIZONA CARDINALS

		Passing				Rushing			Receiving
Slot	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	CAR	YDS	TD	REC	YDS	TD
QB	Kurt Warner	26/39	282	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
RB	Tim Hightower	0/0	0	0	0	19	62	0	4	26	0
RB	Beanie Wells	0/0	0	0	0	10	31	0	2	38	0
WR	Anquan Boldin	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	114	0
WR	Larry Fitzgerald	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	2
WR	Jerheme Urban	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	35	0
WR	Steve Breaston	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	30	0
TE	Anthony Becht	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
	Team	26/39	282	2	2	29	93	0	26	282	2

Kicking
Slot	Player	Made		Missed		FG		XP		PTS
PK	Neil Rackers	35, 54				2/2		2/2		8