Texans...24 Raiders...17

OAKLAND -- Sage Rosenfels again saved his best for the last quarter, leading the Houston Texans to another win over the struggling Oakland Raiders.

Rosenfels connected with Andre’ Davis on a 42-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter that helped Houston end a three-game skid. The Texans remained unbeaten in three meetings with Oakland by beating the Raiders, 24-17.

Getting his first start of the season in place of the injured Matt Schaub, Rosenfels produced little for Houston (4-5) until after the Raiders (2-6) cut a 17-point deficit to seven early in the fourth quarter. Ron Dayne, who rushed for a season-high 122 yards, bulled his way to the Oakland 42 on three rushes for 23 yards.

Then on third and two, Davis sped past cornerback Stanford Routt and caught the long scoring pass that gave the Texans a 24-10 lead with 7:50 to go.

Rosenfels has thrown all seven of his touchdown passes in the fourth period this season.

Quoteworthy: “As much as they may hate me or anybody else they don’t understand how I feel.” -- Josh McCown, Raiders quarterback, on the team’s fans