HOUSTON -- made the most of his limited opportunity Saturday night.Hoyer threw a 58-yard touchdown pa s to III on Houston's first drive in Mike Mitchell Jersey the ' 23-10 victory over the in the preseason opener for both teams.Competing with for the starting job, Hoyer also connected with for a 2-point conversion to give the an 8-0 lead.But coach Bill O'Brien wouldn't provide any details on how the competition was shaping up, but did say that Mallett will start the next game."They were consistent, the calls were made properly," coach Bill O'Brien said. "We had a few things here and there, but as far as operation of the offense for the first game out, I thought they did a decent job."Hoyer, who signed with Houston in the offseason after starting for Cleveland most of last year, finished 2 for 4 for 67 yards. Ryan Shazier Jersey "It was more just a new fresh start for me and you want to go out and put your best foot forward, so I think it was just that for me," he said.Mallett completed his first eight pa ses and was 10 of 11 for 90 yards, but the didn't score on any of his four po se sions."I felt good," Mallett said. "We were moving the ball. We knew what we were doing ... we've just got to improve on that and get better for next week." failed to move the offense on Jack Butler Jersey his only drive, going 1 for 3 for 14 yards before a punt.Mallett took over for Houston's second drive and moved the down to the 1 before the offense stalled. Houston had eight chances to score after that thanks to a pa s interference call, but couldn't convert."You've got to score points there," Mallett said. was 8 of 11 for 86 yards and a touchdown for San Francisco.Former Australian profe sional rugby player , who Franco Harris Jersey was playing in his first NFL game, had a 53-yard run early in the second quarter. Hayne, who was signed as an undrafted free agent in March, burst through the line before juking a defender and dashing to the 13."He can play in space," San Francisco coach Jim Tomsula said. "He's a premier athlete in the world in space."Gabbert found two plays later on a 10-yard touchdown pa s to make it 8-7., a rookie third-round pick, caught a 10-yard touchdown pa s from to give Houston a 15-10 lead early in the third quarter. linebacker sacked rookie in the end zone for a safety to extend the lead to 17-10 later in the third.Houston's had nine carries for 59 yards, highlighted Ramon Foster Jersey by a 32-yard trot in the first quarter. He'll likely start for the with out indefinitely after groin surgery last week. added two 41-yard field goals for Houston in the fourth quarter.Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s