HOUSTON -- showed off his potential in the ' preseason home opener. The top overall pick in the draft made big hits behind the line on consecutive plays and threw a touchdown pa s to in the ' 32-7 win over the on Saturday night. Houston selected Clowney out of South Carolina to form a powerful 1-2 pa s-rushing attack with . Watt dre sed but did not play on Saturday, and Clowney proved too much for Atlanta (1-1). He tackled running back for a 2-yard lo s and then beat left tackle for a sack on . returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and returned an interception 64 yards for another score for the (1-1), who showed significant improvement after last week's 32-0 lo s in Arizona. Baker left on a cart in the second quarter with a right knee injury, a potentially huge blow to the ' reshaped offensive line. Baker started 16 games in 2012 Wayne Selden Jr. Jersey , but played in just four games last season because of a left knee injury that required surgery in November. Ryan went 3 for 7 in a quarter and a half of work and caught two pa ses in his first live-game action since he broke his right foot in Week 5 last season. Fitzpatrick completed 9 of 12 pa ses for the , guiding the offense much more smoothly than he did against the . He went 3 for 5 and had a 10-yard scramble on Houston's initial scoring drive and rookie , a sixth-round pick from LSU, finished it with runs of 10, 3 and 1 yard to put the in front. replaced Ryan with 6:20 left in the first half and led the on an 11-play, 66-yard touchdown drive. Renfree, competing with for the backup job behind Ryan, found on a 12-yard pa s with 1:32 left for the tying score.Rookie played one series before Fitzpatrick returned to lead the in the final 90 seconds before halftime. Fitzpatrick had a 15-yard scramble and then connected with for a 31-yard gain to the 15. A ' penalty moved the ball to the Atlanta 8, and Fitzpatrick avoided the rush to his right before finding Posey in the back of the end zone with 19 seconds left. , competing with Savage for the backup role behind Fitzpatrick, started the second half for the and guided a drive to the Atlanta 22 before intercepted him near the goal line. Houston's special teams and defense took over from there. blocked 's punt from the end zone, and Grimes scooped up the loose ball and ran 17 yards for a score. Yates played the fourth quarter under constant pre sure, and tried a futile tackle attempt on Hal's return. Matt Bullough also intercepted Yates, setting up a 33-yard field goal by .Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s Jake Peters Jersey