Houston won the first Monday Night Football game in Texans history.
Steve Slaton was ready for prime time with 130 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, and the Houston Texans opened up the offense in their first-ever Monday Night Football appearance, leading to a 30-17 victory over Jacksonville.
Mario Williams, the defensive end taken ahead of Reggie Bush in the 2006 NFL draft, also played up to the spotlight with three sacks and a forced fumble. Sage Rosenfels was an efficient 14-of-24 for 200 yards with one touchdown and one interception for the Texans (5-7), who also got 75 yards receiving and a touchdown from top target Andre Johnson.
The Jaguars' rushing duo of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew combined for 116 yards and a Taylor touchdown on 21 carries. David Garrard piled up most of his passing stats late in the contest, completing 25-of-35 attempts for 287 yards with one touchdown and an interception.
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Hossa, Red Wings slip past Anaheim
Marian Hossa
Marian Hossa's goal early in the third period sent Detroit over Anaheim, 2-1, at Joe Louis Arena.
Johan Franzen provided the other goal for the Red Wings, who have won two of three and improved to 16-4-4 overall on the season. Chris Osgood had an easy night, needing to make only 15 saves for the win.
Detroit sits in first place in the Central Division and climbed within five points of idle, sizzling San Jose for the top spot in the Western Conference.
Chris Kunitz scored for the Ducks, whose four-game win streak was snapped.
Starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere was blitzed for 38 shots through two periods but allowed only one goal before leaving the game due to muscle cramps. Jonas Hiller finished the game by allowing the game-winner on nine shots over the final 20 minutes.
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