Unbeaten Utah Rallies from 10-0 to Beat Houston 21-13
Utah was down 10-0 in the third quarter and had not scored a point. Then it scored 21 of the game's last 24 points, and it is 7-0. Houston, 6-2, goes home with a 21-13 loss after leading going into the fourth.
The Cougars were up 3-0 on a 24-yard Jonathan Dimas field goal late in the second quarter, and Makhi Hughes made it 10-0 with a 2-yard run midway through the third. That was the last time Houston looked comfortable. Devon Dampier ran 22 yards for a touchdown with 4:25 left in the third, Dimas kicked a 47-yarder to make it 13-7, and that is how Houston went into the fourth quarter. Wayshawn Parker's 5-yard run with 11:57 to play gave Utah a 14-13 lead, the only lead change of the game. Dampier's 9-yard run with 2:09 left sealed it.
Dampier threw for 204 yards on 18 of 26 with two interceptions, and ran 15 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Utah finished with 232 rushing yards on 32 carries and 436 total yards. Houston threw for 282 (Conner Weigman went 19 of 35) but ran for only 86 and lost a fumble. Utah had three sacks. Houston never scored in the fourth quarter.
Fantasy-wise, Dampier gave managers 35.2 points, Parker 19.3 and Houston's Amare Thomas 18.3 on five catches for 133 yards. If you started a Utah quarterback expecting a passing day, the legs bailed you out. This is Utah's seventh win without a loss, and it still did not look easy.