2005 Houston Texans season

2005 Houston Texans season
Owner	Bob McNair
General manager	Charley Casserly
Head coach	Dom Capers
Offensive coordinator	Chris Palmer
Defensive coordinator	Vic Fangio
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Jerome Mathis

The Texans host the Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2005

The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and the 4th and final season under head coach Dom Capers. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in 2013). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL Draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002. The team fired head coach Dom Capers after the season; he was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who would coach the team up until 2013. Their Week 3 game was postponed due to Hurricane Rita. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0–8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2005 NFL draft

2005 Houston Texans draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	16	Travis Johnson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
3	73	Vernand Morency	Running back	Oklahoma State
4	114	Jerome Mathis *	Wide receiver	Hampton
5	151	Drew Hodgdon	Center	Arizona State
6	188	C. C. Brown	Safety	Louisiana–Lafayette
7	227	Kenneth Pettway	Defensive end	Grambling State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2005 Houston Texans staff

Front office Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan Head coaches Head coach – Dom Capers Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer Quarterbacks – Greg Roman Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Kippy Brown Tight ends – Tony Marciano Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Joe Pendry Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Mike London Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Defensive backs – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs – Tony Oden Defensive assistant – Robert Saleh Special teams coaches Special teams – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster

2005 Houston Texans final roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Tony Banks  8 David Carr  4 Dave Ragone Running backs 27 Jason Anderson 25 Tony Hollings 34 Vernand Morency KR 44 Moran Norris FB Wide receivers 88 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 13 Jerome Mathis RS 11 Donovan Morgan Tight ends 87 Mark Bruener 81 Matt Murphy 84 Marcellus Rivers		Offensive linemen 67 Milford Brown G 76 Steve McKinney C/G 69 Chester Pitts G/T 68 Tyson Walter C/T 78 Seth Wand T 77 Todd Washington C 70 Fred Weary G 72 Zach Wiegert G/T Defensive linemen 90 Jason Davis DE 95 Jerry DeLoach DE 75 Travis Johnson DE 97 Alfred Malone DE 91 Seth Payne NT 99 Robaire Smith DE		Linebackers 50 Charlie Anderson OLB 93 Jason Babin OLB 59 Frank Chamberlin ILB 54 Troy Evans OLB 56 Morlon Greenwood ILB 53 Shantee Orr OLB 98 Antwan Peek OLB 55 Kenneth Pettway OLB 51 DaShon Polk ILB Defensive backs 33 Jason Bell CB 24 C. C. Brown FS/SS 42 Marcus Coleman FS 26 Glenn Earl SS 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 20 Jammal Lord FS 28 Chris McKenzie CB 23 Dunta Robinson CB 21 Lewis Sanders CB 30 Jason Simmons SS 22 Ramon Walker SS Special teams  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  7 Chad Stanley P		Reserve lists 31 Phillip Buchanon CB/PR (IR) 37 Domanick Davis RB (IR) 63 Drew Hodgdon C (IR) 94 Junior Ioane DE/NT (IR) 83 Bennie Joppru TE (PUP) 71 Todd Wade T (IR) 96 Gary Walker DE (IR) 32 Jonathan Wells FB (IR) 52 Kailee Wong LB (IR) Practice squad -- Quinn Dorsey LB -- Robert Douglas RB 49 Aaron Halterman TE -- Elliott Harris DE -- Reese Hicks G 73 Garrick Jones T -- Andre Torrey LB Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 7 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	Denver Broncos	L 14–20	0–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	Oakland Raiders	W 19–17	1–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Dallas Cowboys	L 9–21	1–2	Texas Stadium	Recap
4	September 2	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–38	1–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–22	0–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–27	0–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
3	Bye
4	October 2	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–16	0–3	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	Tennessee Titans	L 20–34	0–4	Reliant Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–42	0–5	Qwest Field	Recap
7	October 23	Indianapolis Colts	L 20–38	0–6	Reliant Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Cleveland Browns	W 19–16	1–6	Reliant Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–21	1–7	Alltel Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–31	1–8	RCA Dome	Recap
11	November 20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–45	1–9	Reliant Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	St. Louis Rams	L 27–33 (OT)	1–10	Reliant Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Baltimore Ravens	L 15–16	1–11	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–13	1–12	The Coliseum	Recap
15	December 18	Arizona Cardinals	W 30–19	2–12	Reliant Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–38	2–13	Reliant Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20 (OT)	2–14	Monster Park	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

Week One: Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	0	0	7
Bills	6	13	0	3	22

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: September 11, 2005
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,781
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:36. BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 1:43. Bills 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:45. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 13:57. Bills 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09. BUF – Rian Lindell 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Bills 12–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:34. HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick). Bills 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30. BUF – Jason Peters 1-yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 0:29. Bills 19–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:08. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Bills 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:31. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 9/21, 70 yards, 3 INT BUF – J. P. Losman – 17/28, 170 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 48 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 117 yards Top receivers HOU – Mark Bruener – 1 reception, 19 yards BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	0	7	0	7
Steelers	10	10	7	0	27

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 70,742
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
• Box score

Game information

First quarter PIT – Jeff Reed 37-yard field goal, 10:07. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:49. PIT – Hines Ward 16-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 8:04. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:28. Second quarter PIT – Hines Ward 14-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 14:55. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yard, 4:21. PIT – Jeff Reed 35-yard field goal, 3:58. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:16. Third quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 7:05. Steelers 20–7. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:44. PIT – Willie Parker 10-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 3:51. Steelers 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:01. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 14/21, 254 yards, 2 TD HOU – David Carr – 16/26, 167 yards, TD Top rushers PIT – Willie Parker – 25 rushes, 111 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 15 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 49 yards

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Four: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	3	7	0	10
Bengals	3	7	0	6	16

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,714
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker
• Box score

Game information

First quarter CIN – Shayne Graham 24-yard field goal, 4:35. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 84 yards, 7:52. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 13:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 9:06. CIN – Jeremi Johnson 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:09. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 3:53. Third quarter HOU – Moran Norris 4-yard pass from David Car (Kris Brown kick), 7:40. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:27. Fourth quarter CIN – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 5:04. Bengals 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:31. CIN – Shayne Graham 46-yard field goal, 1:10. Bengals 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 7 yards, 1:59. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 17/26, 174 yards, TD CIN – Carson Palmer – 25/34, 276 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 19 rushes, 81 yards CIN – Rudi Johnson – 19 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 6 receptions, 88 yards CIN – T. J. Houshmandzadeh – 8 receptions, 105 yards

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	3	14	10	34
Texans	0	6	3	11	20

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 70,430
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
• Box score

Game information

First quarter TEN – Ben Troupe 10-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 5:54. Titans 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:51. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 32-yard field goal, 14:38. Titans 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:59. HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 7:09. Titans 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:34. TEN – Rob Bironas 52-yard field goal, 2:20. Titans 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:36. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 43-yard field goal, 12:26. Titans 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:23. TEN – Jarrett Payton 5-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 6:06. Titans 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:53. TEN – Drew Bennett 16-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 2:16. Titans 24–9. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 49-yard field goal, 14:06. Titans 27–9. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 1:37. HOU – Kris Brown 47-yard field goal, 11:32. Titans 27–12. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:22. TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 7:45. Titans 34–12. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 3:30. HOU – Corey Bradford 3-yard pass from David Carr (David Carr pass to Corey Bradford), 1:55. Titans 34–20. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:37. Top passers TEN – Steve McNair – 22/31, 220 yards, 2 TD HOU – David Carr – 18/27, 131 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Chris Brown – 22 rushes, 78 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 19 rushes, 130 yards Top receivers TEN – Drew Bennett – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 8 receptions, 43 yards

Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Six: Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	3	7	0	10
Seahawks	14	7	7	14	42

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT / 5:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Overcast, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 66,196
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:12. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:57. SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:08. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:51. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 7:50. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 6:52. SEA – Joe Jurevicius 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:45. Seahawks 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:05. Third quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:23. Seahawks 28–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:17. HOU – Domanick Williams 27-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:35. Seahawks 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:17. Seahawks 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:18. SEA – Maurice Morris 11-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:14. Seahawks 42–10. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:54. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 19/33, 179 yards, TD SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 14/20, 168 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 18 rushes, 40 yards SEA – Shaun Alexander – 22 rushes, 141 yards, 4 TD Top receivers HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 10 receptions, 87 yards SEA – Peter Warrick – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	10	14	38
Texans	0	14	0	6	20

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 70,621
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
• Box score

Game information

First quarter IND – Edgerrin James 1-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 3:42. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:22. Second quarter IND – Dallas Clark 31-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:22. Colts 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:17. HOU – Domanick Williams 8-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:15. Colts 14–7. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 7:52. HOU – Jabar Gaffney 8-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:30. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:31. Third quarter IND – Edgerrin James 9-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:18. Colts 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:28. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 36-yard field goal, 0:17. Colts 24–14. Drive: 18 plays, 66 yards, 7:22. Fourth quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 7-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:38. Colts 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:39. IND – Montae Reagor 37-yard fumble return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:07. Colts 38–14. HOU – Jerome Mathis 89-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 7:56. Colts 38–20. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 21/27, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 6/9, 48 yards, TD, INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 21 rushes, 139 yards, 2 TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 28 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Reggie Wayne – 9 receptions, 89 yards HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 4 receptions, 25 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Eight: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	10	3	0	3	16
Texans	7	3	3	6	19

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 70,064
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – Jerome Mathis 34-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:55. Texans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:27. CLE – Aaron Shea 8-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Phil Dawson kick), 5:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:36. CLE – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 0:05. Browns 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:07. Second quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 4:14. Browns 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:33. HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 0:10. Browns 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:52. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 13–13. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 7:15. Fourth quarter HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 14:08. Texans 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:19. CLE – Phil Dawson 37-yard field goal, 5:06. Tied 16–16. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:25. HOU – Kris Brown 40-yard field goal, 2:45. Texans 19–16. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:06. Top passers CLE – Trent Dilfer – 12/25, 185 yards, TD HOU – David Carr – 10/20, 138 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Reuben Droughns – 20 rushes, 99 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 28 rushes, 91 yards Top receivers CLE – Antonio Bryant – 4 receptions, 98 yards HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 5 receptions, 64 yards

Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	7	0	14
Jaguars	0	0	7	14	21

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,613
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter HOU – Corey Bradford 31-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:18. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:19. Third quarter JAX – Ernest Wilford 12-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27. HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:19. Texans 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:27. Fourth quarter JAX – Byron Leftwich 8-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:48. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. JAX – Greg Jones 12-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 2:53. Jaguars 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:50. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 22/30, 219 yards, TD JAX – Byron Leftwich – 19/25, 218 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Jonathan Wells – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD JAX – Fred Taylor – 12 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 9 receptions, 91 yards JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	10	0	17
Colts	7	14	7	3	31

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 57,209
• Referee: Peter Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
• Box score

Game information

First quarter IND – Dallas Clark 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:29. Colts 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:48. Second quarter IND – Edgerrin James 5-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:14. Colts 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 8:17. IND – Brandon Stokley 21-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:36. Colts 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:25. HOU – Jonathan Wells 14-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:53. Colts 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:31. Third quarter HOU – Jabar Gaffney 13-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 8:26. Colts 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:22. IND – Marvin Harrison 30-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:54. Colts 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. HOU – Kris Brown 24-yard field goal, 0:59. Colts 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:44. Fourth quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 45-yard field goal, 11:30. Colts 31–17. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 4:29. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 16/25, 138 yards, TD IND – Peyton Manning – 26/35, 297 yards, 3 TD Top rushers HOU – Jonathan Wells – 15 rushes, 58 yards, TD IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 122 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 42 yards IND – Marvin Harrison – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	10	21	0	14	45
Texans	7	0	10	0	17

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 70,481
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
• Box score

Game information

First quarter KC – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:55. KC – Larry Johnson 23-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:20. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:56. HOU – Jerome Mathis 99-yard kickoff return (Kris Brown kick), 4:05. Chiefs 10–7. Second quarter KC – Eddie Kennison 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:14. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:21. KC – Larry Johnson 1-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:23. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:08. KC – Eric Warfield 57-yard interception return (Lawrence Tynes kick), 0:03. Chiefs 31–7. Third quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 8:54. Chiefs 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:35. HOU – Kris Brown 22-yard field goal, 0:42. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:40. Fourth quarter KC – Eddie Kennison 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 8:38. Chiefs 38–17. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 8:19. KC – Samie Parker 6-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:35. Chiefs 45–17. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:04. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 19/29, 220 yards, 3 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 19/36, 182 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Larry Johnson – 36 rushes, 211 yards, 2 TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 13 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tony Gonzalez – 9 receptions, 98 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Week 12: St. Louis Rams

Week Twelve: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	0	3	7	17	6	33
Texans	7	17	0	3	0	27

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 70,010
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & J.C. Pearson
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:35. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:43. Second quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 30-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:33. Texans 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 9:33. HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 4:25. Texans 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:38. STL – Jeff Wilkins 37-yard field goal, 0:58. Texans 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:27. HOU – Corey Bradford 10-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:20. Texans 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:16. Third quarter STL – Torry Holt 19-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:33. Texans 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:15. Fourth quarter STL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:37. Texans 24–17. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 7:21. HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 2:49. Texans 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:35. STL – Isaac Bruce 43-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:26. Texans 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 2:07. STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 27–27. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:14. Overtime STL – Kevin Curtis 56-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, 8:46. Rams 33–27. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:52. Top passers STL – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 19/30, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 25/34, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 25 rushes, 110 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 25 rushes, 78 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 10 receptions, 130 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 159 yards, TD

Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	3	0	9	15
Ravens	0	7	0	9	16

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,909
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 3:43. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:01. Second quarter BAL – Kyle Boller 6-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 13:01. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42. HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:04. Ravens 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 4:38. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Kris Brown 22-yard field goal, 14:30. Texans 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 4:27. BAL – Adalius Thomas 20-yard interception return (kick failed), 7:16. Ravens 13–9. HOU – Kris Brown 29-yard field goal, 3:31. Ravens 13–12. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:45. HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 1:08. Texans 15–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:34. BAL – Matt Stover 38-yard field goal, 0:06. Ravens 16–15. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:02. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 17/37, 165 yards, INT BAL – Kyle Boller – 17/33, 198 yards Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 29 rushes, 155 yards BAL – Chester Taylor – 11 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 70 yards BAL – Mark Clayton – 7 receptions, 86 yards

Week 14: at Tennessee Titans

Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	7	0	0	10
Titans	0	3	7	3	13

at The Coliseum

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,149
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack & Rich Baldinger
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 30-yard field goal, 0:03. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:27. Second quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 23-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:55. HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:19. Texans 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:26. Third quarter TEN – Adam Jones 52-yard punt return (Rob Bironas kick), 3:07. Tied 10–10. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 21-yard field goal, 0:10. Titans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:37. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 17/26, 116 yards, TD TEN – Steve McNair – 18/30, 208 yards Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 22 rushes, 139 yards TEN – Chris Brown – 16 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers HOU – Domanick Williams – 7 receptions, 50 yards, TD TEN – Chris Brown – 3 receptions, 54 yards

Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	0	9	19
Texans	0	24	3	3	30

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 70,024
• Referee: Bill Vonovich
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Terry Donahue & Kevin McCabe
• Box score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 3:43. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:44. Second quarter HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 14:23. Texans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 10:52. ARI – Anquan Boldin 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 10:16. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:54. HOU – Vernand Morency 25-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:57. Texans 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 5:05. HOU –Jonathan Wells 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:50. Texans 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:52. HOU – Kris Brown 27-yard field goal, 0:08. Texans 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:06. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:26. Fourth quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 14:46. Texans 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:52. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from John Navarre (kick failed), 5:32. Texans 27–19. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10. HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Texans 30–19. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:04. Top passers ARI – John Navarre – 14/24, 174 yards, TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 22/33, 150 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 6 rushes, 28 yards HOU – Jonathan Wells – 28 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 134 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 51 yards

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	7	21	38
Texans	3	10	0	7	20

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 70,025
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Rich Gannon
• Box score

Game information

First quarter JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 6:02. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:53. HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 2:21. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:35. Second quarter HOU – Corey Bradford 50-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:43. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:17. JAX – Josh Scobee 26-yard field goal, 4:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 6:57. HOU – Kris Brown 53-yard field goal, 1:03. Texans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:22. Third quarter JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:03. Jaguars 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24. Fourth quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 53-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 12:15. Texans 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:10. JAX – Fred Taylor 15-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 9:16. Jaguars 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:45. JAX – Ernest Wilford 36-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 2:37. Jaguars 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:20. JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 17-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:51. Jaguars 38–20. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:12. Top passers JAX – David Garrard – 18/31, 292 yards, TD HOU – David Carr – 19/29, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 101 yards, TD HOU – Jonathan Wells – 21 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Texans	10	0	7	0	0	17
49ers	0	7	10	0	3	20

at Monster Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: January 1, 2006
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,970
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 9:14. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:47. HOU – Vernand Morency 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:43. Texans 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:18. Second quarter SF – Brandon Lloyd 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (Joe Nedney kick), 0:18. Texans 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:34. Third quarter SF – Joe Nedney 42-yard field goal, 7:33. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 7:22. HOU – Corey Bradford 25-yard pass from Tony Banks (Kris Brown kick), 5:50. Texans 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:29. SF – Mike Adams 40-yard interception return (Joe Nedney kick), 0:10. Tied 17–17. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Overtime SF – Joe Nedney 33-yard field goal, 3:52. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:18. Top passers HOU – Tony Banks – 14/25, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT SF – Alex Smith – 16/29, 159 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Vernand Morency – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD SF – Frank Gore – 25 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD SF – Arnaz Battle – 3 receptions, 52 yards

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	439	247	W1
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	361	269	W3
Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	299	421	L3
Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	260	431	L2

Statistics

Team

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	2,237	139.8	30th
Rushing offense	1,816	113.5	15th
Total offense	4,053	253.3	30th
Passing defense	3,521	220.1	24th
Rushing defense	2,303	143.9	32nd
Total defense	5,824	364.0	31st

Individual

Category	Player	Total
Offense
Passing yards	David Carr	2,488
Passing touchdowns	David Carr	14
Rushing yards	Domanick Williams	976
Rushing touchdowns	Jonathan Wells	4
Receiving yards	Andre Johnson	688
Receiving touchdowns	Corey Bradford	5
Defense
Tackles (Solo)	Morlon Greenwood	82
Sacks	Shantee Orr	7
Interceptions	Glenn Earl	2

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