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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45

| Sunday, October 19, 2008 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Detroit | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| Houston | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Houston Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Matt Schaub to Owen Daniels. (Kris Brown extra point is good). |
| Houston Touchdown - 1-yard run by Ahman Green. (Kris Brown extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Houston Touchdown - 1-yard run by Steve Slaton. (Kris Brown extra point is good). |
| Detroit Field Goal - 54-yarder by Jason Hanson. |
| Third Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 26-yard run by Kevin Smith. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Houston Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub to Owen Daniels. (Kris Brown extra point is good). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 96-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky to Calvin Johnson. (Dan Orlovsky pass to Calvin Johnson for the two-point conversion). |
| Detroit Field Goal - 54-yarder by Jason Hanson. |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Detroit | Houston |
| First Downs | 15 | 29 |
| Rushes-yards | 19-77 | 34-150 |
| Passing yards | 265 | 267 |
| Return yards | 249 | 254 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 25-12-0 | 31-26-0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-47.3 | 4-48.8 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-31 | 5-41 |
| Time of Possession | 19:56 | 40:04 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Detroit | Kevin Smith 10-61, Dan Orlovsky 2-10, Rudi Johnson 6-8, Calvin Johnson 1--2 |
| Houston | Steve Slaton 17-80, Ahman Green 14-62, Kevin Walter 1-7, Matt Schaub 2-1 |
| Passing | |
| Detroit | Dan Orlovsky (12-25), Yards: 265, Sacked: 2, TD: 1 |
| Houston | Matt Schaub (26-31), Yards: 267, Sacked: 3, TD: 2 |
| Receiving | |
| Detroit | Mike Furrey 6-89, Calvin Johnson 2-154, Michael Gaines 2-11, Jerome Felton 1-11, Kevin Smith 1-7, Shaun McDonald 0--7 |
| Houston | Andre Johnson 11-141, Owen Daniels 6-66, Kevin Walter 3-27, Steve Slaton 3-9, Andre Davis 1-15, Joel Dreessen 1-6, Ahman Green 1-3 |
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