Quarterbacks
David Carr threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Corey Bradford. Chad Hutchinson faced too much pressure, and Bears didn’t score a TD.
Edge: Texans
Running backs
Domanick Davis rushed for 95 yards and a TD. Neither Thomas Jones nor Anthony Thomas had much room to run.
Edge: Texans
Receivers
Bradford had the TD, and Jabar Gaffney had a 69-yard reception in fourth-quarter FG drive.
Edge: Texans
Offensive line
Neither line excelled, but Bears had breakdowns in the run and the pass.
Edge: Texans
Defensive line
Adewale Ogunleye caused a safety by forcing Carr into intentional grounding, Alfonso Boone had a sack and Ian Scott made seven tackles and was tough to block.
Edge: Bears
Linebackers
Jamie Sharper was in on a game-high eight tackles, Kailee Wong applied relentless pressure and knocked down two passes, and Charlie Anderson returned a fumble 60 yards for the game’s last TD.
Edge: Texans
Defensive backs
Rookie Dunta Robinson had an interception and forced the fumble that Anderson returned for the score. Aaron Glenn intercepted a Paul Edinger pass on a fake field goal. Bears had no interceptions.
Edge: Texans
Special teams
Brad Maynard’s punting average of 42.1 yards helped keep the Bears in the game. Chad Stanley averaged just 30.7 for Houston. Edinger missed field goal from 39 when it might have set the tone for the game. Houston’s Kris Brown missed from 43. Return games even.
Edge: Bears
Coaching
Bears’ offense couldn’t find anything that worked. And Lovie Smith erred by declining intentional delay-of-game penalty that would have left Texans with fourth-and-12 from Bears’ 31 with the score 10-5. Texans converted and went on for a TD.
Edge: Texans
