"He's just coming in here like a sponge," said defensive tackle Richard Seymour, who played some nose guard in his rookie season, 2001. "I know he's an older guy, but he's coming in trying to adapt to the system and how we do things here. He came in with open arms and listened.".The play highlighted a twosack, twotakeaway performance by a defense that also limited the Texans to a 35 percent conversion rate on third down.Running back Chris Johnson also became just the third player in franchise history to reach 7,000 career rushing yards, joining Eddie George (10,009) and Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (8,574) as the only Titans/Oilers to do so.Johnson finished the game at Houston with 96 yards on 25 carries, marking his second consecutive week with 25 rushing attempts."It's tough. It's really difficult," Locker said of the loss. "This is what's tough about this sport.

UNDATED (AP) Tampa Bay beat Texas 62 last night, giving the Rays a onegame