GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt Schaub certainly didn’t look like a guy whose knee wasn’t healthy enough for him to play just six days ago.
Schaub returned from a four-game absence to throw for a career-high 414 yards in the Houston Texans’ 24-21 victory over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday. He also led a final drive to set up Kris Brown’s 40-yard field goal on the last play of the game.
“It came off my foot and I knew right away it was good,” Brown said.
After sitting out the Texans’ (6-7) victory over Jacksonville on Monday night, Schaub returned Sunday to play with a brace on his left knee — but his mobility certainly didn’t suffer. He made big plays on rollouts and bootlegs all afternoon, completing passes to eight receivers as the Texans racked up 549 yards of total offense.
Green Bay’s third straight loss makes it highly unlikely it will be back in the playoffs this season. It was the fifth loss by four points or fewer this season for Green Bay (5-8).
“The frustrating part is, it’s been right there in front of us,” Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. “We’ve had the opportunity to execute and finish those games off and we haven’t.”
