Texans at Raiders final score: Houston wins the turnover battle, beats Oakland 30-14

Sometimes, all you have to do to beat the Oakland Raiders is let them beat themselves. That’s precisely what the Houston Texans did Sunday, defeating the Raiders 30-14 at the O.co Coliseum. New Houston head coach Bill O’Brian is now 2-0, while the Raiders fall to 0-2.

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On the first drive of the game, Houston made it clear it would try to control the ball. The Texans called five runs for Arian Foster and five short passes on the opening drive. Foster took his fifth carry for 41 yards to the goal line. That’s when J.J. Watt entered the game and Ryan Fitzpatrick found his star defensive end for the touchdown catch.

It’s as if the Raiders didn’t even notice he was in the game. The Raiders punted on their first possession and the Texans followed it up by scoring on a Foster run to go up 14-0.

Rookie quarterback Derek Carr threw an interception to corner Kareem Jackson on the next drive, and Houston would answer with a field goal.

It only got uglier for the Raiders. With about a minute left before halftime, the Raiders were driving and near midfield when Carr completed 26 yard pass to James Jones. Jones fumbled the ball, recovered and ran down to the Houston 13 before fumbling again and losing possession.

The third quarter was all Houston while Oakland continued to shoot themselves in the foot. At the Texan’s 38 yard line, Oakland fumbled the first possession away. Ryan Fitzpatrick connected with DeAndre Hopkins on a 12-yard touchdown pass to go up 24-0. Houston would add a field goal before the fourth quarter.

The Raiders got their first score of the game when Darren McFadden ran in from the goal line following a pass interference call on the Texans. Houston would add one more field goal to go up 30-7. Carr would find Jones for a touchdown pass in garbage time. It was too little, too late.

The Raiders had four total turnovers while Houston stayed turnover free. For the Texans, Fitzpatrick finished with an efficient 14-for-19 passing for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Foster had 138 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries.

For Oakland, Carr completed 27-of-42 passes for 263 yards, a touchdown and two picks. He also added 58 rushing yards on four carries and was the team’s leading rusher. McFadden finished with 37 yards on 12 carries.