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class="fn org">Houston Texans</span> season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_McNair" title="Bob McNair">Bob McNair</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Smith_(American_football_executive)" title="Rick Smith (American football executive)">Rick Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Offensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Sherman" title="Mike Sherman">Mike Sherman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Smith_(American_football_coach)" title="Richard Smith (American football coach)">Richard Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home field</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Stadium">Reliant Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header note" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">8–8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division place</th><td class="infobox-data">4th <a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">AFC South</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Did not qualify</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2008_Pro_Bowl" title="2008 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Texans_season" title="2006 Houston Texans season">2006</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_seasons" title="List of Houston Texans seasons">Houston Texans seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Texans_season" title="2008 Houston Texans season">2008</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2007 Houston Texans season</b> was the franchise's 6th season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and the 2nd under <a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_head_coaches" title="List of Houston Texans head coaches">head coach</a> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a>. The Texans improved upon their 6–10 record from the previous, finishing the season at 8–8 for the franchise's first non-losing season. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The offseason was dominated by rumors and speculation surrounding the future of <a href="/wiki/David_Carr_(American_football)" title="David Carr (American football)">David Carr</a> and the Texans. <a href="/wiki/Jake_Plummer" title="Jake Plummer">Jake Plummer</a> was a leading candidate to replace Carr until he was traded to Tampa Bay and then retired. The Texans also contacted free agent <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Garcia" title="Jeff Garcia">Jeff Garcia</a> before he signed with Tampa Bay. Finally, on March 21 the Texans struck a deal with Atlanta and traded draft picks for their backup quarterback, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a>. Carr was cut on March 23 and later signed by the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a>. </p><p>Another situation of great speculation to fans was that of <a href="/wiki/Domanick_Williams" title="Domanick Williams">Domanick Williams</a>. Williams, the Texans all-time leading rusher, had a lingering knee injury that kept him side-lined for the entirety of the 2006 season. The Texans signed <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> during free agency and eventually released Williams on March 23, 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_Additions/Subtractions"><span id="Player_Additions.2FSubtractions"></span>Player Additions/Subtractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Player Additions/Subtractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg/220px-Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg/330px-Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg/440px-Texans_huddle_Dec_9_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Texans players huddle on offense against <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay</a> in 2007 week 14</figcaption></figure> <p>Additions: </p> <ul><li>RB <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a></li> <li>LB <a href="/wiki/Danny_Clark_(American_football)" title="Danny Clark (American football)">Danny Clark</a></li> <li>SS <a href="/wiki/Michael_Boulware" title="Michael Boulware">Michael Boulware</a></li> <li>OT <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Black_(American_football)" title="Jordan Black (American football)">Jordan Black</a></li> <li>DT <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Zgonina" title="Jeff Zgonina">Jeff Zgonina</a></li> <li>LB <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Barber_(American_football)" title="Shawn Barber (American football)">Shawn Barber</a></li> <li>QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a></li> <li>CB <a href="/wiki/Jamar_Fletcher" title="Jamar Fletcher">Jamar Fletcher</a></li> <li>WR <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a></li></ul> <p>Subtractions: </p> <ul><li>DE <a href="/wiki/Antwan_Peek" title="Antwan Peek">Antwan Peek</a></li> <li>WR <a href="/wiki/Eric_Moulds" title="Eric Moulds">Eric Moulds</a></li> <li>DE <a href="/wiki/Jason_Babin" title="Jason Babin">Jason Babin</a></li> <li>DT <a href="/wiki/Seth_Payne" title="Seth Payne">Seth Payne</a></li> <li>OT <a href="/wiki/Zach_Wiegert" title="Zach Wiegert">Zach Wiegert</a></li> <li>CB <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Sanders" title="Lewis Sanders">Lewis Sanders</a></li> <li>RB <a href="/wiki/Domanick_Williams" title="Domanick Williams">Domanick Williams</a></li> <li>QB <a href="/wiki/David_Carr_(American_football)" title="David Carr (American football)">David Carr</a></li> <li>LB <a href="/wiki/Troy_Evans_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Troy Evans (football)">Troy Evans</a></li> <li>FS <a href="/wiki/Michael_Stone_(American_football)" title="Michael Stone (American football)">Michael Stone</a></li> <li>LB <a href="/wiki/Kailee_Wong" title="Kailee Wong">Kailee Wong</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NFL Draft">2007 NFL Draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;;text-align:center;"><b>2007 Houston Texans draft</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">10 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Amobi_Okoye" title="Amobi Okoye">Amobi Okoye</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2006 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;">from <a href="/wiki/2007_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2007 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">73 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Jones" title="Jacoby Jones">Jacoby Jones</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Lane_College" title="Lane College">Lane</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">123 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Bennett" title="Fred Bennett">Fred Bennett</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2006 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;">from <a href="/wiki/2007_New_Orleans_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 New Orleans Saints">New Orleans</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">144 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Harrison" title="Brandon Harrison">Brandon Harrison</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">S</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2006 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">163 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Frye" title="Brandon Frye">Brandon Frye</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">OT</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;">from <a href="/wiki/2007_New_Orleans_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 New Orleans Saints">New Orleans</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">6 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">183 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Studdard" title="Kasey Studdard">Kasey Studdard</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American and Canadian football)">G</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2006 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">7 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">218 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Zac_Diles" title="Zac Diles">Zac Diles</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2006 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d9e9f9; color:black;">     </span> Made roster  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFCC00; color:black;">  †  </span> <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#faecc8; color:black;">  *  </span> Made at least one <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> during career</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Texans swapped their first-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_draft" title="2007 NFL draft">2007 NFL draft</a> (8th overall) with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> for their first-round pick (10th overall) as part of the Matt Schaub deal. In drafting Okoye, who was 19 at the time of the draft, the Texans took the youngest player in NFL Draft history. Okoye ended up being a "<a href="/wiki/Draft_(sports)#Draft_bust" title="Draft (sports)">bust</a>"; the pick immediately after was 7x <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowler</a> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a>, who was chosen by the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>. </p><p>The Texans also traded their second-round selections in 2007 and 2008 as part of the Schaub deal and did not choose again until the third round, when they took Jacoby Jones from Division II Lane College, the highest picked player who did not play in Division I FBS or FCS that year. </p><p>Guard Kasey Studdard (6th round) became the second Texas Longhorns player drafted by the Texans (Sloan Thomas was taken in the 7th round in 2004). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undrafted_free_agents">Undrafted free agents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Undrafted free agents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>2007 Undrafted Free Agents of note </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DelJuan_Robinson" title="DelJuan Robinson">DelJuan Robinson</a> </td> <td>Defensive tackle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darius_Walker" title="Darius Walker">Darius Walker</a> </td> <td>Running back </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staff">Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #03202F; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #A71930"><b>2007 Houston Texans staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – <a href="/wiki/Bob_McNair" title="Bob McNair">Bob McNair</a></li> <li>Vice chairman – Philip Burguières</li> <li>General manager – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Smith_(American_football_executive)" title="Rick Smith (American football executive)">Rick Smith</a></li> <li>President – <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Rootes" title="Jamey Rootes">Jamey Rootes</a></li> <li>Director of pro personnel – Brian Gardner</li> <li>Associate director of pro personnel – Bobby Grier</li> <li>Director of college scouting – Dale Strahm</li> <li>Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan</li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a></li> <li>Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sherman" title="Mike Sherman">Mike Sherman</a></li> <li>Special assistant to the head coach – Bob Karmelowicz</li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Shanahan" title="Kyle Shanahan">Kyle Shanahan</a></li> <li>Running backs – Chick Harris</li> <li>Wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Kirksey" title="Larry Kirksey">Larry Kirksey</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Pariani" title="Brian Pariani">Brian Pariani</a></li> <li>Offensive line – <a href="/wiki/John_Benton_(American_football)" title="John Benton (American football)">John Benton</a></li> <li>Assistant offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Pollack_(American_football)" title="Frank Pollack (American football)">Frank Pollack</a></li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Bender" title="Tim Bender">Tim Bender</a></li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Mike_McDaniel" title="Mike McDaniel">Mike McDaniel</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Smith_(American_football_coach)" title="Richard Smith (American football coach)">Richard Smith</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/Jethro_Franklin" title="Jethro Franklin">Jethro Franklin</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Holland" title="Johnny Holland">Johnny Holland</a></li> <li>Defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Jon_Hoke" title="Jon Hoke">Jon Hoke</a></li> <li>Assistant defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Martin_Bayless" title="Martin Bayless">Martin Bayless</a></li> <li>Senior defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bush" title="Frank Bush">Frank Bush</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Perry_Carter" title="Perry Carter">Perry Carter</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Saleh" title="Robert Saleh">Robert Saleh</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Marciano_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Marciano (American football)">Joe Marciano</a></li> <li>Administrative coordinator/coaching assistant – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hightower" title="Richard Hightower">Richard Hightower</a></li></ul> <p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Strength and conditioning – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Riley" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Riley">Dan Riley</a></li> <li>Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9" style="background:#001831; color:white; text-align:center;">Houston Texans 2007 final roster </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Quarterbacks</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Shane_Boyd" title="Shane Boyd">Shane Boyd</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a></li></ul> <p><b>Running backs</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Jameel_Cook" title="Jameel Cook">Jameel Cook</a> FB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a> FB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">37</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Darius_Walker" title="Darius Walker">Darius Walker</a></i></li></ul> <p><b>Wide receivers</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">89</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Anderson_(American_football)" title="David Anderson (American football)">David Anderson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> KR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">12</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Jones" title="Jacoby Jones">Jacoby Jones</a></i> PR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a></li></ul> <p><b>Tight ends</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bruener" title="Mark Bruener">Mark Bruener</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">81</span> <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Dreessen" title="Joel Dreessen">Joel Dreessen</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">88</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Putzier" title="Jeb Putzier">Jeb Putzier</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Offensive linemen</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">71</span> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Black_(American_football)" title="Jordan Black (American football)">Jordan Black</a> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brisiel" title="Mike Brisiel">Mike Brisiel</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Butler" title="Rashad Butler">Rashad Butler</a> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(American_football)" title="Mike Flanagan (American football)">Mike Flanagan</a> C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">75</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Frye" title="Brandon Frye">Brandon Frye</a></i> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Drew_Hodgdon" title="Drew Hodgdon">Drew Hodgdon</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">69</span> <a href="/wiki/Chester_Pitts" title="Chester Pitts">Chester Pitts</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Ephraim_Salaam" title="Ephraim Salaam">Ephraim Salaam</a> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">64</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Studdard" title="Kasey Studdard">Kasey Studdard</a></i> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Winston" title="Eric Winston">Eric Winston</a> T</li></ul> <p><b>Defensive linemen</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">93</span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Bulman" title="Tim Bulman">Tim Bulman</a> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">96</span> <a href="/wiki/Earl_Cochran" title="Earl Cochran">Earl Cochran</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Travis_Johnson_(defensive_end)" title="Travis Johnson (defensive end)">Travis Johnson</a> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">94</span> <a href="/wiki/N._D._Kalu" title="N. D. Kalu">N. D. Kalu</a> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Maddox" title="Anthony Maddox">Anthony Maddox</a> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">91</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Amobi_Okoye" title="Amobi Okoye">Amobi Okoye</a></i> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">66</span> <i><a href="/wiki/DelJuan_Robinson" title="DelJuan Robinson">DelJuan Robinson</a></i> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">98</span> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Weaver" title="Anthony Weaver">Anthony Weaver</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">92</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Zgonina" title="Jeff Zgonina">Jeff Zgonina</a> DT</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Linebackers</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Anderson" title="Charlie Anderson">Charlie Anderson</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Clark_(American_football)" title="Danny Clark (American football)">Danny Clark</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">54</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Zac_Diles" title="Zac Diles">Zac Diles</a></i> MLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Morlon_Greenwood" title="Morlon Greenwood">Morlon Greenwood</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">59</span> <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a> MLB</li></ul> <p><b>Defensive backs</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">32</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Fred_Bennett" title="Fred Bennett">Fred Bennett</a></i> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Boulware" title="Michael Boulware">Michael Boulware</a> SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">24</span> <a href="/wiki/C._C._Brown" title="C. C. Brown">C. C. Brown</a> SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Curome_Cox" title="Curome Cox">Curome Cox</a> FS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Will_Demps" title="Will Demps">Will Demps</a> FS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Demarcus_Faggins" class="mw-redirect" title="Demarcus Faggins">Demarcus Faggins</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Jamar_Fletcher" title="Jamar Fletcher">Jamar Fletcher</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Von_Hutchins" title="Von Hutchins">Von Hutchins</a> CB/FS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Dexter_Wynn" title="Dexter Wynn">Dexter Wynn</a> CB/KR/PR</li></ul> <p><b>Special teams</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> K</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Pittman" title="Bryan Pittman">Bryan Pittman</a> LS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Turk" title="Matt Turk">Matt Turk</a> P</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Reserve lists</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">67</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jon_Abbate" title="Jon Abbate">Jon Abbate</a></i> LB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Roc_Alexander" title="Roc Alexander">Roc Alexander</a> S <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Barber_(American_football)" title="Shawn Barber (American football)">Shawn Barber</a> LB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Earl" title="Glenn Earl">Glenn Earl</a> S <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> RB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">31</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Harrison" title="Brandon Harrison">Brandon Harrison</a></i> S <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">62</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Jackson_(American_football)" title="Scott Jackson (American football)">Scott Jackson</a> C/G <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Killings" title="Cedric Killings">Cedric Killings</a> DT <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Mathis" title="Jerome Mathis">Jerome Mathis</a> WR/KR <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_McKinney" title="Steve McKinney">Steve McKinney</a> C <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Dunta_Robinson" title="Dunta Robinson">Dunta Robinson</a> CB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Simmons" title="Jason Simmons">Jason Simmons</a> S <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Spencer_(American_football)" title="Charles Spencer (American football)">Charles Spencer</a> T <small>(PUP)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Chris Taylor (American football)">Chris Taylor</a> RB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Weary_(offensive_lineman)" title="Fred Weary (offensive lineman)">Fred Weary</a> G <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">63</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_White_(offensive_lineman)" title="Chris White (offensive lineman)">Chris White</a> C <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li></ul> <p><b>Practice squad</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Arliss_Beach" title="Arliss Beach">Arliss Beach</a> RB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">52</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Casta%C3%B1eda" title="Eduardo Castañeda">Eduardo Castañeda</a></i> LB <sup>Int'l</sup></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevis_Coley" title="Kevis Coley">Kevis Coley</a> LB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">60</span> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Eslinger" title="Greg Eslinger">Greg Eslinger</a> C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Hamilton" title="Derrick Hamilton">Derrick Hamilton</a> WR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">42</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Mitchell_(safety)" title="Brandon Mitchell (safety)">Brandon Mitchell</a></i> S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">39</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Roberson" title="Derrick Roberson">Derrick Roberson</a></i> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">68</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Stevenson" title="Dan Stevenson">Dan Stevenson</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">86</span> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Williams_(American_football)" title="Harry Williams (American football)">Harry Williams</a> WR</li></ul> <p><small><i>rookies in italics</i><br /></small> <small>53 active, 16 inactive, 9 practice squad</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 11</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2007 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 19–20 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Stadium">Reliant Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/bears-at-texans-2007-pre-1">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 18</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2007 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 33–20 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-cardinals-2007-pre-2">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 25</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2007 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 28–16 </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/cowboys-at-texans-2007-pre-3">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">August 30</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–31 </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-buccaneers-2007-pre-4">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2007 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 20–3 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Stadium">Reliant Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-texans-2007-reg-1">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 16 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2007 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 34–21 </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-panthers-2007-reg-2">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 23 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2007_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2007 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–30 </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/colts-at-texans-2007-reg-3">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td>September 30 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2007 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 16–26 </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-falcons-2007-reg-4">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2007 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 22–19 </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/dolphins-at-texans-2007-reg-5">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 14 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2007_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2007 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 17–37 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-jaguars-2007-reg-6">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 21 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2007_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2007 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 36–38 </td> <td>3–4 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/titans-at-texans-2007-reg-7">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 28 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2007 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–35 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qualcomm_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualcomm Stadium">Qualcomm Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-chargers-2007-reg-8">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 4 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2007 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 24–17 </td> <td>4–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McAfee_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="McAfee Coliseum">McAfee Coliseum</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-raiders-2007-reg-9">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td colspan="6"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">Bye</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2007 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–10 </td> <td>5–5 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/saints-at-texans-2007-reg-11">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>November 25 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2007_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2007 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 17–27 </td> <td>5–6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-browns-2007-reg-12">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>13 </th> <td>December 2 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2007_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2007 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 20–28 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-titans-2007-reg-13">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 28–14 </td> <td>6–7 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/buccaneers-at-texans-2007-reg-14">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>15 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">December 13</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2007 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 31–13 </td> <td>7–7 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/broncos-at-texans-2007-reg-15">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>16 </th> <td>December 23 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2007_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2007 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 15–38 </td> <td>7–8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA_Dome" title="RCA Dome">RCA Dome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-colts-2007-reg-16">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>17 </th> <td>December 30 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2007_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2007 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 42–28 </td> <td>8–8 </td> <td>Reliant Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/jaguars-at-texans-2007-reg-17">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Note:</b> Intra-division opponents are in <b>bold</b> text. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standings">Standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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</th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(2)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2007_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2007 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.813 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">450 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">262 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(5)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2007_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2007 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td 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</td> <td style="text-align:center;">384 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_1:_vs._Kansas_City_Chiefs">Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week One: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Chiefs</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>3</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Reliant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Stadium">Reliant Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 9</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 PM <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Time zone">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (<a href="/wiki/Retractable_roof" title="Retractable roof">retractable roof</a> closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,080</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ian_Eagle" title="Ian Eagle">Ian Eagle</a> (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Wilcots" title="Solomon Wilcots">Solomon Wilcots</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> 26-yard field goal, 7:33. <i>Texans 3–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 21 yards, 3:54.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> 77-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (Kris Brown kick), 6:01. <i>Texans 10–0. <b>Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:12.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> 38-yard fumble return (Kris Brown kick), 14:01. <i>Texans 17–0.</i></li> <li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Medlock" title="Justin Medlock">Justin Medlock</a> 27-yard field goal, 0:26. <i>Texans 17–3. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:30.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 5:00. <i>Texans 20–3. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 10:26.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Damon_Huard" title="Damon Huard">Damon Huard</a> – 22/33, 168 yards, 2 INT</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> – 16/22, 225 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Larry Johnson (running back)">Larry Johnson</a> – 10 rushes, 43 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> – 16 rushes, 73 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>KC – <a href="/wiki/Samie_Parker" title="Samie Parker">Samie Parker</a> – 4 receptions, 48 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The Texans began their 2007 campaign at home against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>. After a scoreless first quarter, Houston came out pounding in the second quarter with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 26-yard field goal, while QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> completed a 77-yard touchdown pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>. In the third quarter, DE <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> showed his reason for being last year's #1 overall pick by returning a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, the Chiefs got their only score of the game with kicker <a href="/wiki/Justin_Medlock" title="Justin Medlock">Justin Medlock</a> nailing a 27-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Texans sealed the victory with Brown kicking a 28-yard field goal. </p><p>Matt Schaub, in his Texans debut, went 16 of 22 for 225 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. </p><p>With the win, Houston began their season at 1–0. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_2:_at_Carolina_Panthers">Week 2: at Carolina Panthers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Week 2: at Carolina Panthers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Two: Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td><td>3</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Panthers</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>21</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 16</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,665</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_Parry_(American_football_official)" title="John Parry (American football official)">John Parry</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(sportscaster)" title="Gus Johnson (sportscaster)">Gus Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Play-by-play" class="mw-redirect" title="Play-by-play">play-by-play</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Tasker" title="Steve Tasker">Steve Tasker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Color_commentator" title="Color commentator">color commentator</a>)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_Sr." title="Steve Smith Sr.">Steve Smith Sr.</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jake_Delhomme" title="Jake Delhomme">Jake Delhomme</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Kasay" title="John Kasay">John Kasay</a> kick), 6:38. <i>Panthers 7–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:31.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 12-yards pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 5:04. <i>Panthers 14–0. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:30.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> 31-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 3:48. <i>Panthers 14–7. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:16.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Andre Johnson 9-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Kris Brown kick), 8:27. <i>Tied 14–14. <b>Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:39.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – Kris Brown 25-yard field goal, 2:17. <i>Texans 17–14. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:54.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> 13-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 11:28. <i>Texans 24–14. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:33.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> fumble recovery in end zone (Kris Brown kick), 11:16. <i>Texans 31–14.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 33-yard field goal, 9:07. <i>Texans 34–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 5:39.</b></i></li> <li>CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 74-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 4:26. <i>Texans 34–21. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:23.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> – 20/28, 227 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Jake_Delhomme" title="Jake Delhomme">Jake Delhomme</a> – 27/41, 316 yards, 3 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> – 15 rushes, 71 yards, TD</li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/DeAngelo_Williams" title="DeAngelo Williams">DeAngelo Williams</a> – 8 rushes, 31 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 7 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>CAR – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_Sr." title="Steve Smith Sr.">Steve Smith Sr.</a> – 8 receptions, 153 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Following their home win over the Chiefs, the Texans flew to <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a> for their Week 2 match-up against the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a>. In the first quarter, Houston trailed early as QB <a href="/wiki/Jake_Delhomme" title="Jake Delhomme">Jake Delhomme</a> hooked up with WR <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(Carolina_Panthers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers)">Steve Smith</a> for a 7-yard and a 12-yard TD pass. Houston responded with QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> completing a 31-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>. In the second quarter, Schaub and Johnson hooked up with each other again on a 9-yard TD pass. The Texans took the lead prior to halftime with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 25-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Houston increased its lead with RB <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> getting a 13-yard TD run. On the following kickoff, Panthers FB <a href="/wiki/Nick_Goings" title="Nick Goings">Nick Goings</a> fumbled the ball, causing it to roll into Carolina's end zone, where WR <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> landed on it for a touchdown, giving a huge momentum swing towards the Texans. In the fourth quarter, Houston put the out the game out of reach with Brown kicking a 33-yard field goal. The Panthers mustered up one last score as Delhomme completed a pass to Smith, who broke off many Texans defenders and ran 74 yards for a touchdown. In the end, Houston held on to win. </p><p>With the win, not only did the Texans begin their season at 2–0 for the first time in franchise history, but their 34 points in one game also became a franchise record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_3:_vs._Indianapolis_Colts">Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Colts</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>13</td><td>3</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 23</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (retractable roof closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,765</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Morelli" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Morelli">Peter Morelli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Mathis" title="Jerome Mathis">Jerome Mathis</a> 84-yard kickoff return (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 14:39. <i>Texans 7–0.</i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Clark" title="Dallas Clark">Dallas Clark</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/Adam_Vinatieri" title="Adam Vinatieri">Adam Vinatieri</a> kick), 6:06. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 8:33.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 33-yard field goal, 14:18. <i>Texans 10–7. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 6:48.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Addai" title="Joseph Addai">Joseph Addai</a> 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:46. <i>Colts 14–10. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:32.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 10:32. <i>Colts 17–10. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:28.</b></i></li> <li>IND – Joseph Addai 8-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:38. <i>Colts 24–10. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:35.</b></i></li> <li>IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 2:41. <i>Colts 27–10. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:13.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Samkon_Gado" title="Samkon Gado">Samkon Gado</a> 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 14:21. <i>Colts 27–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:20.</b></i></li> <li>IND – Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal, 10:40. <i>Colts 30–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:41.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a> 1-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (Kris Brown kick), 2:49. <i>Colts 30–24. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 7:51.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> – 20/29, 273 yards, TD</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> – 27/33, 236 yards, TD, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Addai" title="Joseph Addai">Joseph Addai</a> – 22 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Jameel_Cook" title="Jameel Cook">Jameel Cook</a> – 5 rushes, 15 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> – 4 receptions, 84 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> – 4 receptions, 70 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Following an impressive win over the Panthers, the Texans went home for an AFC South duel with the defending Super Bowl champions, the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> (who Houston won against last time at home). In the first quarter, the Texans delivered the first punch with WR <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Mathis" title="Jerome Mathis">Jerome Mathis</a> returning a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. However, the Colts responded with QB <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Clark" title="Dallas Clark">Dallas Clark</a>. In the second quarter, Houston retook the lead with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 33-yard field goal. However, Indianapolis went ahead with RB <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Addai" title="Joseph Addai">Joseph Addais</a> 4-yard TD run. </p><p>In the third quarter, the Colts managed to put the Texans in a huge hole with kicker <a href="/wiki/Adam_Vinatieri" title="Adam Vinatieri">Adam Vinatieri</a>'s 36-yard field goal, Addai's 8-yard TD run, and Vinatieri's 28-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Houston tried a comeback with RB <a href="/wiki/Samkon_Gado" title="Samkon Gado">Samkon Gado</a>'s 1-yard TD run. Indianapolis got their final score of the game with Vinatieri kicking a 35-yard field goal. The Texans drew close with QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a>'s 1-yard TD pass to RB <a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a>. However, the Colts managed to hold on to win. </p><p>With the loss, Houston fell to 2–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_4:_at_Atlanta_Falcons">Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Four: Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td><b>16</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td><b>26</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 30</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (played indoors)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,312</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Austin" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerald Austin">Gerry Austin</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Beuerlein" title="Steve Beuerlein">Steve Beuerlein</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Morten Andersen</a> 28-yard field goal, 8:14. <i>Falcons 3–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:01.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> 35-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 5:34. <i>Texans 7–3. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:40.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jenkins_(wide_receiver)" title="Michael Jenkins (wide receiver)">Michael Jenkins</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joey_Harrington" title="Joey Harrington">Joey Harrington</a> (Morten Andersen kick), 1:13. <i>Falcons 10–7. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards, 4:21.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Michael Jenkins 7-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Morten Andersen kick), 8:22. <i>Falcons 17–7. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:51.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Morten Andersen 22-yard field goal, 1:52. <i>Falcons 20–7. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:46.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – Kris Brown 42-yard field goal, 0:05. <i>Falcons 20–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:47.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 10:13. <i>Falcons 20–13. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:47.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Morten Andersen 36-yard field goal, 4:00. <i>Falcons 23–13. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:13.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 19-yard field goal, 14:52. <i>Falcons 23–16. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:08.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Morten Andersen 46-yard field goal, 8:16. <i>Falcons 26–16. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:36.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> – 28/40, 317 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Joey_Harrington" title="Joey Harrington">Joey Harrington</a> – 23/29, 223 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> – 15 rushes, 62 yards</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Warrick_Dunn" title="Warrick Dunn">Warrick Dunn</a> – 18 rushes, 62 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD</li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jenkins_(wide_receiver)" title="Michael Jenkins (wide receiver)">Michael Jenkins</a> – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Colts, the Texans flew to the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> for an interconference battle with the winless <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>, where QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> fought against his former team. </p><p>In the first quarter, Houston trailed early as Falcons kicker <a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Morten Andersen</a> nailed a 28-yard field goal. The Texans managed to take the lead with Schaub completing a 35-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a>. However, Atlanta regained the lead with QB <a href="/wiki/Joey_Harrington" title="Joey Harrington">Joey Harrington</a> completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jenkins_(wide_receiver)" title="Michael Jenkins (wide receiver)">Michael Jenkins</a> In the second quarter, Houston's current woes continued with Harrington and Jenkins hooking up with each other again as 7-yard TD pass, along with Andersen kicking a 22-yard field goal. The Texans got their only score of the period with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> nailing a 42-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Houston kept closer with a 37-yard field goal, but the Falcons eventually responded with Andersen kicking a 36-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Texans again crept closer with Brown getting a 19-yard field. Yet again, Atlanta replied with Andersen kicking a 46-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Falcons held on to get their first win of the year. </p><p>With their second-straight loss, the Texans fell to 2–2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_5:_vs._Miami_Dolphins">Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Five: Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Dolphins</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td><b>19</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td><td>6</td><td><b>22</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 7</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (retractable roof closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,156</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Corrente" title="Tony Corrente">Tony Corrente</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a> (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Texans returned home for a Week 5 duel with the winless <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>. In the first quarter, Houston took the early lead with RB <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> getting a 1-yard TD run. However, the Dolphin answered with kicker <a href="/wiki/Jay_Feely" title="Jay Feely">Jay Feely</a> getting a 23-yard field goal, along with RB <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Brown" title="Ronnie Brown">Ronnie Brown</a> getting a 3-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Texans' recent struggles continued as Miami managed to get 40-yard and a 33-yard field goal from Feely. The Texans ended the half with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 54-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Houston began to retaliate with Brown nailing a 43-yard and a 54-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Dolphins managed to get a 48-yard field goal. The Texans snapped their two-game skid with Brown making field goals from 20 and 57 yards. </p><p>With the win, the Texans improved to 3–2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_6:_at_Jacksonville_Jaguars">Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Six: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>8</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Jaguars</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td><td>21</td><td><b>37</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 14</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,715</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Carey_(American_football_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Carey (American football official)">Mike Carey</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>Coming off their home win over the Dolphins, the Texans flew to <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a> for a Week 6 AFC South showdown with the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>. In the first quarter, Houston struck first with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 20-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Texans increased its lead with Brown kicking a 35-yard field goal. However, the Jaguars took the lead with QB <a href="/wiki/David_Garrard" title="David Garrard">David Garrard</a> completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/George_Wrighster" title="George Wrighster">George Wrighster</a>, along with kicker <a href="/wiki/John_Carney_(American_football)" title="John Carney (American football)">John Carney</a> getting a 37-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Houston continued to trail as Garrard completed a 9-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Reggie Williams (wide receiver)">Reggie Williams</a> (with a blocked PAT). The Texans responded with Brown getting a 33-yard field goal. However, in the fourth quarter, Jacksonville pulled away with RB <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Jones-Drew" title="Maurice Jones-Drew">Maurice Jones-Drew</a> getting a 7-yard TD run, LB <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Smith_(linebacker)" title="Daryl Smith (linebacker)">Daryl Smith</a> returning a fumble 77 yards for a touchdown, and Jones-Drew getting a 57-yard TD run. Houston's only response was back-up QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completing a 1-yard TD pass to FB <a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a>. </p><p>With the loss, the Texans fell to 3–3. </p><p>So far this year, Houston is 1–3 without WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>, who was still recovering from injuries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_7:_vs._Tennessee_Titans">Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Seven: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Titans</b></td> <td>6</td> <td>16</td> <td>10</td><td>6</td><td><b>38</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>29</td><td><b>36</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 21</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (retractable roof closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,734</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Nemmers" title="Larry Nemmers">Larry Nemmers</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (NFL on CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play-by-play) & <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Bironas" title="Rob Bironas">Rob Bironas</a> 52-yard field goal, 12:30. <i>Titans 3–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:30.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a> 26-yard fumble return (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 9:43. <i>Texans 7–3.</i></li> <li>TEN – Rob Bironas 25-yard field goal, 0:52. <i>Texans 7–6. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 4:46.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – Rob Bironas 21-yard field goal, 11:46. <i>Titans 9–7. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:14.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/LenDale_White" title="LenDale White">LenDale White</a> 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 5:36. <i>Titans 16–7. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:29.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – Rob Bironas 30-yard field goal, 1:06. <i>Titans 19–7. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:53.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – Rob Bironas 28-yard field goal, 0:00. <i>Titans 22–7. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 0:45.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – Rob Bironas 43-yard field goal, 10:53. <i>Titans 25–7. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 5 yards, 3:15.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Henry_(running_back)" title="Chris Henry (running back)">Chris Henry</a> 4-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 3:01. <i>Titans 32–7. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:24.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/David_Anderson_(American_football)" title="David Anderson (American football)">David Anderson</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> pass from Sage Rosenfels), 13:43. <i>Titans 32–15. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:18.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> 6-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Kris Brown kick), 8:15. <i>Titans 32–22. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:53.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – Rob Bironas 29-yard field goal, 3:47. <i>Titans 35–22. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:27.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Putzier" title="Jeb Putzier">Jeb Putzier</a> 7-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Kris Brown kick), 1:37. <i>Titans 35–29. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:10.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – André Davis 53-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Kris Brown kick), 0:57. <i>Texans 36–35. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:40.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – Rob Bironas 29-yard field goal, 0:00. <i>Titans 38–36. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 0:57.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Collins" title="Kerry Collins">Kerry Collins</a> – 25/42, 280 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> – 22/35, 290 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/LenDale_White" title="LenDale White">LenDale White</a> – 27 rushes, 104 yards, TD</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> – 11 rushes, 39 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Roydell_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Roydell Williams (wide receiver)">Roydell Williams</a> – 5 receptions, 124 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Jaguars, the Texans went home for a Week 7 AFC South showdown with the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a>. In the first quarter, the Titans struck first with kicker <a href="/wiki/Rob_Bironas" title="Rob Bironas">Rob Bironas</a> getting a 52-yard field goal. Houston responded with LB <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a> returning a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown. However, Tennessee answered with Bironas getting a 25-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Houston began to struggle as the Titans increased its lead with Bironas kicking a 21-yard field goal, RB <a href="/wiki/LenDale_White" title="LenDale White">LenDale White</a> getting a 1-yard TD run, and even Bironas with a 30-yard and a 28-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, the Texans continued to struggle as Bironas gave Tennessee a 43-yard field goal, while RB <a href="/wiki/Chris_Henry_(running_back)" title="Chris Henry (running back)">Chris Henry</a> got a 4-yard TD run. However, in the fourth quarter, Houston began to fight back. It began with QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/David_Anderson_(American_football)" title="David Anderson (American football)">David Anderson</a>. It continued with Rosenfels' 6-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a>. The Titans got a 29-yard field goal by Bironas. Afterwards, the Texans continued its comeback with Rosenfels completing a 7-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Putzier" title="Jeb Putzier">Jeb Putzier</a> and a 53-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a>. Tennessee got the last-second win as Bironas barely made a 29-yard field goal, making him the first kicker in NFL history to get 8 field goals in one game. </p><p>With their second-straight loss, Houston fell to 3–4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_8:_at_San_Diego_Chargers">Week 8: at San Diego Chargers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Week 8: at San Diego Chargers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Eight: Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Chargers</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualcomm Stadium">Qualcomm Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 28</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 3:05 p.m. CDT / 1:05 <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Slight haze, 78 °F (26 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 60,439</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Leavy" title="Bill Leavy">Bill Leavy</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a> (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dan Dierdorf</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Texans flew to <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualcomm Stadium">Qualcomm Stadium</a> for a Week 8 intraconference game against the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a>. In the first quarter, Houston's recent struggles continued as Chargers QB <a href="/wiki/Philip_Rivers" title="Philip Rivers">Philip Rivers</a> completed a 49-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gates" title="Antonio Gates">Antonio Gates</a>. Later, a goof-up on special teams led to more points as a high punt snap went into the end zone. Punter <a href="/wiki/Matt_Turk" title="Matt Turk">Matt Turk</a> was unable to fall on the ball and San Diego CB <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Cromartie" title="Antonio Cromartie">Antonio Cromartie</a> managed to recover it for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Texans got on the board with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> nailing a 40-yard field goal. However, the Chargers continued their beatdown with Rivers and Gates hooking up again on a 31-yard TD pass. Later, San Diego increased its lead with Cromartie returning an interception 70 yards for a touchdown, along with Rivers completing a 14-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambers" title="Chris Chambers">Chris Chambers</a>. </p><p>After a scoreless third quarter, Houston tried to come back, as QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completed a 28-yard TD to TE <a href="/wiki/Joel_Dreessen" title="Joel Dreessen">Joel Dreessen</a> in the fourth quarter. That was as close to the Chargers as they got. </p><p>With their third-straight loss, the Texans fell to 3–5. </p><p>Starting QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (11/18 for 77 yards and 2 interceptions) left the game in the second quarter with a concussion, after getting a late hit from San Diego CB <a href="/wiki/Drayton_Florence" title="Drayton Florence">Drayton Florence</a>. </p><p>The team is now 1–5 without WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_9:_at_Oakland_Raiders">Week 9: at Oakland Raiders</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Week 9: at Oakland Raiders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Nine: Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Raiders</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/McAfee_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="McAfee Coliseum">McAfee Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 4</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 3:15 p.m. CST / 1:15 p.m. PST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 70 °F (21 °C) (Clear Skies)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 49,603</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Morelli" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Morelli">Peter Morelli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>Trying to snap a three-game skid, the Texans flew to <a href="/wiki/McAfee_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="McAfee Coliseum">McAfee Coliseum</a> for a Week 9 intraconference duel with the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a>. With QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> out with a concussion, back-up QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> got the start. </p><p>In the first quarter, Houston drew first blood as RB <a href="/wiki/Ahman_Green" title="Ahman Green">Ahman Green</a> got an 8-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Texans continued to roll over the Raiders as RB <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> got a 14-yard TD run, while kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> nailed a 40-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Oakland finally managed to respond as kicker <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Janikowski" title="Sebastian Janikowski">Sebastian Janikowski</a> managed to get a 22-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Raiders drew closer as RB <a href="/wiki/Justin_Fargas" title="Justin Fargas">Justin Fargas</a> got a 1-yard TD run. Houston took control with Rosenfels completing a 42-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a>. Oakland's only response was QB <a href="/wiki/Josh_McCown" title="Josh McCown">Josh McCown</a> completing a 28-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Tim_Dwight" title="Tim Dwight">Tim Dwight</a>. </p><p>With their three-game skid snapped, the Texans entered their bye week at 4–5. </p><p>The win also kept Houston unbeaten (3–0) against the Raiders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_11:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints">Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Eleven: New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Saints</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>6</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 18</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (retractable roof closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,780</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Carey_(American_football_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Carey (American football official)">Mike Carey</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Rose" title="Chris Rose">Chris Rose</a> (play-by-play) & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Donahue" title="Terry Donahue">Terry Donahue</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans%2C_2007.jpg/250px-Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans%2C_2007.jpg/375px-Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans%2C_2007.jpg/500px-Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1475" data-file-height="982" /></a><figcaption>Saints QB <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> passes at Houston, week 11</figcaption></figure> <p>Coming off their bye week, the Texans were at home for a Week 11 interconference duel with the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>. In the first quarter, Houston trailed early as Saints kicker <a href="/wiki/Olindo_Mare" title="Olindo Mare">Olindo Mare</a> completed a 52-yard field goal. The Texans responded with QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> completing a 73-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>. In the second quarter, New Orleans regained the lead with QB <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> completing a 6-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Devery_Henderson" title="Devery Henderson">Devery Henderson</a>. Houston replied with Schaub completing a 10-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Dreesen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joel Dreesen (page does not exist)">Joel Dreesen</a>, along with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 36-yard field goal. </p><p>After a scoreless third quarter, the Texans took control in the fourth quarter as Brown nailed a 53-yard and a 23-yard field goal. </p><p>With the win, the Texans (for the first time in franchise history) improved to 5–5. </p><p>Andre Johnson, in his first game back from injuries, had an impressive day with 6 receptions for 120 yards and 1 touchdown. </p><p>DE <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> had a big game, as he had 6 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_12:_at_Cleveland_Browns">Week 12: at Cleveland Browns</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Week 12: at Cleveland Browns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Browns</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td><td>10</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 25</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 72,730</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Terry_McAulay" title="Terry McAulay">Terry McAulay</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>Coming off their home win over the Saints, the Texans flew to <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a> for a Week 12 duel with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>. In the first quarter, Houston shot first as QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Browns got on the board as QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completed a 19-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a>. The Texans regained the lead as kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> managed to get a 41-yard field goal. However, Cleveland took the lead again as Anderson completed a 7-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow</a>. </p><p>In the third quarter, Houston started to fall behind as Browns kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> managed to get a 25-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Cleveland sealed the win with Dawson nailing a 27-yard field goal and RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> getting a 1-yard TD run. The Texans' only response was Schaub's 6-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a>. </p><p>With the loss, Houston fell to 5–6. </p><p>The Browns defense managed to hold Andre Johnson to a season-low 3 receptions for 37 yards. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_13:_at_Tennessee_Titans">Week 13: at Tennessee Titans</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Week 13: at Tennessee Titans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Titans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 2</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,143</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Triplette" title="Jeff Triplette">Jeff Triplette</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>Hoping ro rebound from their road loss to the Browns, the Texans flew to <a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a> for a Week 13 AFC South rematch with the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a>. In the first quarter, Houston got the first punch as RB <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> got a 1-yard TD run. The Titans responded with RB <a href="/wiki/LenDale_White" title="LenDale White">LenDale White</a> getting a 1-yard TD run. In the second quarter, Houston regained the lead with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 45-yard field goal for the only score of the period. </p><p>In the third quarter, the Tennessee took the lead with QB <a href="/wiki/Vince_Young" title="Vince Young">Vince Young</a> completing a 43-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Roydell_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Roydell Williams (wide receiver)">Roydell Williams</a>, along with an 11-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Justin_Gage" title="Justin Gage">Justin Gage</a>. In the fourth quarter, the Texans tried to get a comeback as QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completed a 28-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>, yet the Titans responded with RB <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(running_back,_born_1981)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Brown (running back, born 1981)">Chris Brown</a> getting a 7-yard TD run. Houston tried to come back and take the lead, but their only response was Browns' 50-yard field goal. </p><p>With the loss, the Texans fell to 5–7. They have now lost 7 out of their last 8 divisional road games. </p><p>QB <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (3/5 for 34 yards) was knocked out of the game in the first quarter with a left shoulder injury. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_14:_vs._Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers">Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Fourteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Buccaneers</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 9</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Indoor (Roof closed)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,237</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Leavy" title="Bill Leavy">Bill Leavy</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a> (play-by-play) & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Donahue" title="Terry Donahue">Terry Donahue</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg/250px-Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg/375px-Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg/500px-Texans_intro_Dec_9_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Texans players enter the field against Tampa Bay</figcaption></figure> <p>Trying to snap a two-game losing skid, the Texans went home for a Week 14 interconference duel with the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>. In the first quarter, Houston drew first blood as QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Buccaneers got on the board with RB <a href="/wiki/Earnest_Graham" title="Earnest Graham">Earnest Graham</a> getting a 4-yard TD run. Afterwards, Houston answered with Rosenfels completing an 8-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a>. </p><p>In the third quarter, the Texans immediately increased their lead as WR <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> returned the half's opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. Tampa Bay responded with Graham getting an 11-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Houston ended the game with Rosenfels completing a 4-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a>. </p><p>With the win, the Texans improved to 6–7. </p><p>For DE <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> (the 1st pick of last year's draft), his 1 sack in the game increased his season total to a franchise-best 9.5 sacks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_15:_vs._Denver_Broncos">Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Broncos</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">December 13</span></li><li><b>Game time</b>: 7:15 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Mostly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C) (retractable roof open)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,747</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Carollo" title="Bill Carollo">Bill Carollo</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hammond" title="Tom Hammond">Tom Hammond</a> (play-by-play) & <a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a> (play-by-play)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> 5-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 11:04. <i>Texans 7–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:56.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> 41-yard field goal, 8:49. <i>Texans 7–3. <b>Drive: 17 plays, 70 yards, 9:20.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 7:38. <i>Texans 10–3. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:11.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – Jason Elam 47-yard field goal, 4:31. <i>Texans 10–6. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:07.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> 6-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 5:17. <i>Texans 17–6. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Scheffler" title="Tony Scheffler">Tony Scheffler</a> 12-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> (Jason Elam kick), 0:36. <i>Texans 17–13. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:24.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> 4-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Kris Brown kick), 10:06. <i>Texans 24–13. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:30.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a> 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:20. <i>Texans 31–13. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 5:01.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> – 27/39, 254 yards, TD</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> – 16/27, 200 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Selvin_Young" title="Selvin Young">Selvin Young</a> – 8 rushes, 34 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> – 11 rushes, 67 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> – 11 receptions, 107 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off their impressive home win over the Buccaneers, the Texans stayed at home, donned their battle red alternates, and played a Thursday night intraconference duel with the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> as head coach <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a> faced his former team. In the first quarter, Houston drew first blood as QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> got a 5-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Broncos got on the board with kicker <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> getting a 41-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Texans responded with kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> getting a 41-yard field goal. Denver ended the half as Elam nailed a 47-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Houston replied with RB <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> getting a 6-yard TD run. Denver answered with QB <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> completing a 12-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Tony_Scheffler" title="Tony Scheffler">Tony Scheffler</a>. In the fourth quarter, the Texans pulled away as Rosenfels completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>, while FB <a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a> managed to get a 1-yard TD run. </p><p>With the win, Houston improved to 7–7. The game marked the only appearance of the Texans on primetime television of the season, their first since 2005, and the first game in 2007 played with the roof open. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_16:_at_Indianapolis_Colts">Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Texans</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>8</td><td><b>15</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Colts</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>21</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>38</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/RCA_Dome" title="RCA Dome">RCA Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis, Indiana</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 23</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (played indoors)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 57,262</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Hochuli" title="Ed Hochuli">Ed Hochuli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (color commentator)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> 17-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 11:14. <i>Texans 7–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:46.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Vinatieri" title="Adam Vinatieri">Adam Vinatieri</a> 29-yard field goal, 6:55. <i>Texans 7–3. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:19.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Addai" title="Joseph Addai">Joseph Addai</a> 2-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. <i>Colts 10–7. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:40.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Clark" title="Dallas Clark">Dallas Clark</a> 6-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:42. <i>Colts 17–7. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 4:21.</b></i></li> <li>IND – Dallas Clark 11-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:39. <i>Colts 24–7. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:41.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Clifton_Dawson" title="Clifton Dawson">Clifton Dawson</a> 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:20. <i>Colts 31–7. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:40.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> 7-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:08. <i>Colts 38–7. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:20.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> 6-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (<a href="/wiki/Darius_Walker" title="Darius Walker">Darius Walker</a> run), 1:07. <i>Colts 38–15. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:37.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> – 22/36, 233 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT</li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> – 28/35, 311 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Darius_Walker" title="Darius Walker">Darius Walker</a> – 19 rushes, 66 yards</li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Kenton_Keith" title="Kenton Keith">Kenton Keith</a> – 10 rushes, 60 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD</li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> – 10 receptions, 143 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off an impressive blowout of the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>, the Texans packed up and traveled to Indianapolis to do battle with their division rival. Houston drew first blood with as QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> threw a 17-yard TD pass to Kevin Walter. The Colts responded to the TD with a 29-yard Vinatieri field goal. The Colts, who got off to a slow start in the 1st Quarter, scored three touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, a 2-yard TD run by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Addai" title="Joseph Addai">Joseph Addai</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> TD passes to tight end <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Clark" title="Dallas Clark">Dallas Clark</a>. In the 3rd quarter, the Colts continued to pull away from the struggling Texans. Clifton Dawson scored a 4-yard TD Run and Manning passed to <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> for a 7-yard TD. In the 4th quarter, the Colts put in backups and QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> threw a 6-yard TD to <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> and Darius Walker rushed up the middle for the 2-Point Conversion. The Texans fell 38–15, ending their 2-game win streak and hopes for their first winning season. </p><p>With the loss, the Texans fell to 7–8. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_17:_vs._Jacksonville_Jaguars">Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #021018 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB0028, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB0028;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Jaguars</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>21</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td><b>42</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 30</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C) (retractable roof open)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,059</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Corrente" title="Tony Corrente">Tony Corrente</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play-by-play) & <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a> (play-by-play)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Reggie Williams (wide receiver)">Reggie Williams</a> 22-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Gray" title="Quinn Gray">Quinn Gray</a> (<a href="/wiki/Josh_Scobee" title="Josh Scobee">Josh Scobee</a> kick), 7:12. <i>Jaguars 7–0. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:48.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> 2-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 14:57. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:11.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> (Kris Brown kick), 3:21. <i>Texans 14–7. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 8:34.</b></i></li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Wilford" title="Ernest Wilford">Ernest Wilford</a> 6-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Josh Scobee kick), 0:29. <i>Tied 14–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:52.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> 97-yard kickoff return (Kris Brown kick), 0:15. <i>Texans 21–14.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – André Davis 104-yard kickoff return (Kris Brown kick), 14:47. <i>Texans 28–14.</i></li> <li>HOU – Ron Dayne 12-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 7:19. <i>Texans 35–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:10.</b></i></li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Matt Jones (wide receiver)">Matt Jones</a> 5-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Josh Scobee kick), 1:53. <i>Texans 35–21. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:26.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Darius_Walker" title="Darius Walker">Darius Walker</a> 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 13:07. <i>Texans 42–21. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:46.</b></i></li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Wilford" title="Ernest Wilford">Ernest Wilford</a> 17-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Kris Brown kick), 2:56. <i>Texans 42–28. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:17.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Gray" title="Quinn Gray">Quinn Gray</a> – 25/39, 302 yards, 4 TD</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> – 11/18, 128 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Jones_(fullback)" title="Greg Jones (fullback)">Greg Jones</a> – 14 rushes, 71 yards</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> – 21 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Matt Jones (wide receiver)">Matt Jones</a> – 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD</li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 6 receptions, 74 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Hoping to end their season on a high note, the Texans went home and played a Week 17 AFC South rematch with the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> (who were playing mainly with backups, due to them already clinching a playoff berth). </p><p>In the first quarter, Houston trailed early as QB <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Gray" title="Quinn Gray">Quinn Gray</a> completed a 22-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Reggie Williams (wide receiver)">Reggie Williams</a> for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Texans took the lead with RB <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a> getting a 2-yard TD run and QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a>. Jacksonville tied the game with Gray completing a 6-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Wilford" title="Ernest Wilford">Ernest Wilford</a>. Afterwards, Houston immediately responded with WR <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Davis" title="André Davis">André Davis</a> returning a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. </p><p>In the third quarter, the Texans increased their lead as Davis returned the second half's opening kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown. In doing so, Davis became the 7th player in NFL history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game. Afterwards, Houston kept its momentum going with Dayne getting a 12-yard TD run. The Jaguars responded with Gray completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Matt Jones (wide receiver)">Matt Jones</a>. In the fourth quarter, the Texans pulled away with RB <a href="/wiki/Darius_Walker" title="Darius Walker">Darius Walker</a> getting a 1-yard TD run. Jacksonville ended the game with Gray and Wilford hooking up with each other again on a 17-yard TD pass. </p><p>With the win, Houston finished its season at 8–8. </p><p>For the year, the Texans scored a total of 43 touchdowns and managed to get 8 wins on the year (both franchise records). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team">Team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="150" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Category </th> <th width="100" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Total yards </th> <th width="110" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Yards per game </th> <th width="80" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">NFL rank<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(out of 32)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Passing offense</td> <td>3,751</td> <td>234.4</td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing offense</td> <td>1,586</td> <td>99.1</td> <td>22nd </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total offense<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>5,337</th> <th>333.6</th> <th>14th </th></tr> <tr> <td>Passing defense</td> <td>3,682</td> <td>230.1</td> <td>25th </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing defense</td> <td>1,825</td> <td>114.1</td> <td>19th </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total defense<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>5,507</th> <th>344.2</th> <th>24th </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual">Individual</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Individual"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="150" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Category </th> <th width="150" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Player </th> <th width="100" style="background-color: #03202F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A71930, inset -2px -2px 0 #A71930;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th align="center" colspan="4">Offense </th></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a></td> <td>2,241 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing touchdowns</td> <td>Matt Schaub</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing yards</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Dayne" title="Ron Dayne">Ron Dayne</a></td> <td>773 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing touchdowns</td> <td>Ron Dayne</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving yards</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a></td> <td>851 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving touchdowns</td> <td>Andre Johnson</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center" colspan="4">Defense </th></tr> <tr> <td>Tackles <span style="font-size:85%;">(Solo)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a></td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sacks</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a></td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Interceptions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Bennett" title="Fred Bennett">Fred Bennett</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Source</b>:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Houston_Texans_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 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