Mills throws TD pa s, Texas beat 49ers 17-0 to end preseason August 25 HOUSTON (AP) Davis Mills threw a touchdown pa s to Chris Moore to help the Houston Texans beat the San Francisco 49ers 17-0 on Thursday night in the preseason finale for both teams.Mills was 6 for 10 for 58 yards with an interception. He played the entire first half and the first drive of the second half, finishing off his night with a 16-yard touchdown pa s to Moore.Mills second-quarter interception hit the hands of Moore in the end zone, but was deflected by Samuel Womack III and picked off Eric Wilson Jersey by Tarvarius Moore. San Francisco starting quarterback Trey Lance was 7 for 11 for 49 yards on three scorele s drives. Two of the drives ended in Andre Dillard Jersey punts and one ended on downs. Lance was scrambling from the Houston pa s rush on many of his plays and was sacked once.Backup 49ers quarterbacks Nate Sudfeld and Brock Purdy both threw an interception. Houston took a 7-0 lead when rookie fourth-round pick running back Dameon Pierce scored on a 1-yard run that capped off a lengthy drive on the Texans first po se sion. Pierce is listed behind veteran running backs Marlon Mack and Rex Burkhead on the depth chart but he started Thursday night. Mack had 10 rushes for 55 yards, and Burkhead had 10 carries for 28 yards.Houston rookie safety Jalen Pitre, a second-round pick, had five tackles, including one for a lo s.Texans kicker Matt Ammendola made a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter to put Houston up 17-0 Javon Hargrave Jersey . Ammendola later mi sed from 31 yards. Veteran kicker Kaimi Fairbairn was sidelined with an injury so the Texans signed Ammendola for the preseason finale. Undrafted rookie linebacker Segun Olubi led San Francisco with nine tackles. INJURIESTwo San Francisco second-string linebackers suffered injuries in the first half. Oren Burks suffered a knee injury and Curtis Robinson suffered an ankle injury. Defensive tackle Akeem Spence was evaluated for a concu sion. FIRST-ROUND PICKSTexans first-round draft picks cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., taken third overall, and left guard Kenyon Green, the 15th pick, both played in the game, with Stingley starting and Green taking reps with the second team.HONORING ROOTESThe Texans observed a pregame moment of silence and video tribute for former team president Jamey Rootes. Jason Croom Jersey He died this week after a battle with mental health i sues, his wife said in a Facebook post. Rootes served as team president from the inaugural season in 2002 until February 2021.UP NEXT49ers: At Chicago on Sept. 11.Texans: Host Indianapolis on Sept. 11. in this topic Davis Mills Houston Texans National Football League Akeem Spence Davis Mills Chris Moore Tarvarius Moore Trey Lance Marlon Mack Curtis Robinson Houston Texans San Francisco 49ers Image of Pel shines bright for Brazilian fans at World Cup The image of a young Pel celebrating goals and lifting trophies with Brazils national team appeared brightly on the shirts, flags and banners of Brazilian fans gathering before t... 8 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Spain or Morocco? World Cup pa sions blur in Spanish exclave The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans Jordan Mailata Jersey on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see w... 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in Englands 3-0 win against Senegal 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS
