2006 · Week 3
Washington Commanders at Houston Texans
Sep 24, 2006 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Washington Commanders defeated Houston Texans 31–15. ScoutIndex had favored Commanders (62%) going in. Commanders improve to 1-2; Texans fall to 0-3. Clinton Portis paced the offense with 86 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 2 catches for 78 yards. Commanders out-gained the opponent 495–269 in total yards.
Team stats
| WAS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 15 |
| 495 | Total yards | 269 |
| 261 | Passing yards | 208 |
| 234 | Rushing yards | 61 |
| 24/27 | Comp / Att | 19/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 24/27 | 261 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 16 | 124 | 1 |
| Clinton Portis | 16 | 86 | 2 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Rock Cartwright | 5 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladell Betts | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 2 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| Santana Moss | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 19/29 | 208 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Dayne | 14 | 58 | 0 |
| Samkon Gado | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |