"For a backup quarterback replacing the starter on a first-place team, Matt Leinart could not ask for a better situation.

Because of the Texans' open date, Leinart has two weeks to prepare for the next game at Jacksonville.

When Matt Schaub was so banged up before suffering the injury to the Lisfranc joint in his right foot that may cause him to undergo season-ending surgery, Leinart started getting some practice reps with the first team.

Leinart gets back Andre Johnson, the NFL's best receiver who has missed the last six games after undergoing surgery on his hamstring."