National Football League
Philadelphia 34, Houston 24
When: 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, December 2, 2010
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 36°
Head Official: Walt Anderson
Attendance: 69144

Michael Vick had a fast start and a fast finish, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 34-24 victory over the visiting Houston Texans on Thursday night.

Vick threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns and LeSean McCoy scored twice and had a combined 130 yards as the Eagles (8-4) move one-half game ahead of the New York Giants in the NFC East.

Philadelphia scored on its first three possessions of the game to take a 17-3 lead, but had to rally in the fourth quarter after the Texans charged back to take a 24-20 lead in the final minute of the third quarter.

Vick then directed two long scoring drives, capping the first with his own 2-yard run and finishing the second with a 5-yard pass to Owen Schmitt for a 34-24 cushion with 4:18 to play. Philadelphia has scored on 33 of its 55 possessions in the past five games.

Arian Foster rushed for 83 yards and one touchdown and caught a pass for another score for Houston (5-7), which dropped 1 1/2 games behind AFC South co-leaders Jacksonville and Indianapolis.

Matt Schaub finished 22 of 36 for 337 yards with a pair of touchdowns, one interception and a fumble for the Texans. Andre Johnson had six catches for 149 yards.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Houston   Philadelphia
Arian Foster Player Michael Vick
22 Attempts 10
83 Yards 48
3.8 Avg Yards 4.8
1 Touchdowns 1
29 Long 13
Receiving
Houston   Philadelphia
Andre Johnson Player LeSean McCoy
6 Receptions 8
149 Yards 86
24.8 Avg Yards 10.8
0 Touchdowns 1
42 Long 40
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Houston 431 108 323 3 1 1 1.0 1
Philadelphia 416 115 301 4 2 1 2.0 1