Andre Johnson hurt in 17-10 victory

For the second time this season, receiver Andre Johnson went down on the Reliant Stadium grass surface as if he’d been shot.

The first time was against Pittsburgh, and the injury to his right hamstring required surgery and caused him to miss six games.

In Sunday’s 17-10 victory over Atlanta, Johnson was running a deep route, and he went down without being touched again, this time suffering an injury to his left hamstring.

“I’ve got an MRI scheduled in the morning, and we’ll find out exactly what it is,” Johnson said after the game. “I know it’s not as bad as the last injury, but I’m definitely worried about it.

“If I came back from the one earlier in the season, I can definitely come back from this one.”

There was a high school playoff game at Reliant Stadium on Saturday night between LaPorte and Port Arthur Memorial. Whether the high school game had anything to do with the grass field not being up to standard remains to be seen, but Johnson wasn’t the only player injured without being touched.

Inside linebacker Brian Cushing and punter Brett Hartmann suffered knee injuries. Cushing was able to return. Hartmann is probably gone for the season.

“I was a little nervous, especially with the way it (right knee) got caught under me,” said Cushing, who was chasing tight end Tony Gonzalez when he was injured. “It just felt awkward. I think it was more of a scare than anything going down like that. How I feel right now, I know I’ll be OK.”

After the injuries, expect the Texans to be checking the field carefully before the next home game against Carolina.

“It’s put together different than most fields, but since I’ve been here, I’ve thought it’s pretty darn good,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “I haven’t noticed that it’s any different from any other place we play.”


(chron.com)