Updated at 9:04 a.m., Sunday, October 21, 2007
NFL: Texan QB Schaub leaves game twice with injuries
Associated Press
HOUSTON Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub left Sunday's game against Tennessee for the second time after a helmet-to-helmet hit by Albert Haynesworth.The Texans trailed 19-7 with a minute left in the first half when Haynesworth delivered the blow on Schaub, who threw incomplete. Haynesworth was whistled for a personal foul.
Schaub lay on the field for several minutes before gingerly jogging off. Team officials said Schaub injured his right hip and his return was "questionable."
Sage Rosenfels replaced Schaub and fumbled, setting up a 28-yard field goal by Rob Bironas, his fifth of the half.
The Texans' offense mustered only 24 total yards in the opening half.
Schaub also left the game in the first quarter with a left ankle injury. He limped off the field and was taken to the locker room for X-rays, then jogged back to the sideline early in the second quarter.
Schaub has started every game for the Texans this season since being acquired from Atlanta early this year.
