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Giants Noon Sun., Oct. 17 Kansas City Noon Sun., Oct. 24 BYE Mon., Nov. 1 at Indianapolis 7:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 7 San Diego Noon Sun., Nov. 14 at Jacksonville Noon Sun., Nov. 21 at N.Y. Jets* Noon Sun., Nov. 28 Tennessee Noon Thurs., Dec. 2 at Philadelphia 7:20 p.m. Mon., Dec. 13 Baltimore 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 19 at Tennessee* Noon Sun., Dec. 26 at Denver* 3:05 p.m. Sun., Jan. 2 Jacksonville* Noon Bold indicates home games. * indicates kickoff times can change to 3:00 or 7:00 due to flexible scheduling. 2010 HOUSTON TEXANS SCHEDULE Give the Texans their first win in the season opener since beating Kansas City 20-3 in 2007. • Give Houston its second win in the all-time se- ries against Indianapolis. • Give Houston its 50th regular season win in franchise history. • Improve head coach Gary Kubiak’s record in season openers to 2-3. • Improve the Texans all-time record on Kickoff Weekend to 4-5. • Improve head coach Gary Kubiak’s all-time re- cord to 32-33. • Give the Texans three straight wins at home dating back to a 35-27 loss against Indianapolis on 11/29/09. A TEXANS WIN SUNDAY WOULD... HOUSTON OPENS SEASON AGAINST AFC SOUTH DIVISION RIVAL INDIANAPOLIS vs. (0-0) (0-0) Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010 Time: Noon CT Site: Reliant Stadium Capacity: 71,054 Surface: Natural Grass All-Time Series: Indianapolis leads 15-1 Television: CBS (KHOU-TV locally) Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) Dan Dierdorf (color analyst) Radio: KILT 610-AM and 100.3 FM Marc Vandermeer (play-by-play) Andre Ware (color analyst) Rich Lord (sideline) KLAT 1010 AM Rolando Becerra (play-by-play) Enrique Vasquez (color analyst) The Houston Texans open the 2010 season against AFC South nemesis and defending AFC Champions, the Indianapolis Colts, on Sunday, September 12 at Reliant Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 noon. The NFL’s top two aerial attacks from a year ago will be on dis- play, with many of the same weapons in their respective arsenals. Only Houston’s 290.9 passing yards per game topped Indianapolis’ 282.2 yards per game in the NFL in 2009. Texans QB Matt Schaub is coming off a Pro Bowl season that saw him lead the league with 4,770 yards passing, the sixth-highest total in NFL history. Nearly a third of those yards went to All-Pro WR Andre Johnson, who has led the NFL in receiving yardage each of the last two seasons. But it’s the Texans run game that may be more pivotal to the team’s success. Under the guidance of new offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, the Texans offense showed that it could impose its will in the preseason. Second-year RB Arian Foster closed out the 2009 season with 99- and 117-yard rushing efforts and carried that momentum over to 2010, where he ranked fourth in the AFC in pre- season rushing. Getting off the field will be key for the Texans defense, but will be no easy task. Colts QB Peyton Manning, now in his 13th year, has a pair of targets in 10th-year veteran WR Reggie Wayne and TE Dal- las Clark, who both had 1,000-yard receiving seasons a year ago. Indianapolis has led the NFL in third-down conversion rate every year since 2005.

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HOUSTONTEXANS.COM

HOUSTON TEXANS WEEKLY RELEASE

GAME 1

VS Houston Texans Vs. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Reliant stadium - SUNday, September 12, 2010 - Noon CT

Date Opponent Time Sun., Sept. 12 Indianapolis Noon Sun., Sept. 19 at Washington 3:15 p.m. Sun., Sept. 26 Dallas Noon Sun., Oct. 3 at Oakland 3:05 p.m. Sun., Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants Noon Sun., Oct. 17 Kansas City Noon Sun., Oct. 24 BYE Mon., Nov. 1 at Indianapolis 7:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 7 San Diego Noon Sun., Nov. 14 at Jacksonville Noon Sun., Nov. 21 at N.Y. Jets* Noon Sun., Nov. 28 Tennessee Noon Thurs., Dec. 2 at Philadelphia 7:20 p.m. Mon., Dec. 13 Baltimore 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 19 at Tennessee* Noon Sun., Dec. 26 at Denver* 3:05 p.m. Sun., Jan. 2 Jacksonville* Noon

Bold indicates home games.* indicates kickoff times can change to 3:00 or 7:00 due to flexible scheduling.

2010 HOUSTON TEXANS SCHEDULE

• Give the Texans their first win in the season opener since beating Kansas City 20-3 in 2007.

• Give Houston its second win in the all-time se-ries against Indianapolis.

• Give Houston its 50th regular season win in franchise history.

• Improve head coach Gary Kubiak’s record in season openers to 2-3.

• Improve the Texans all-time record on Kickoff Weekend to 4-5.

• Improve head coach Gary Kubiak’s all-time re-cord to 32-33.

• Give the Texans three straight wins at home dating back to a 35-27 loss against Indianapolis on 11/29/09.

A TEXANS WIN SUNDAY WOULD...

HOUSTON OPENS SEASON AGAINST AFC SOUTH DIVISION RIVAL INDIANAPOLIS

vs. (0-0) (0-0) Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010Time: Noon CTSite: Reliant StadiumCapacity: 71,054Surface: Natural GrassAll-Time Series: Indianapolis leads 15-1

Television: CBS (KHOU-TV locally) Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) Dan Dierdorf (color analyst) Radio: KILT 610-AM and 100.3 FM Marc Vandermeer (play-by-play) Andre Ware (color analyst) Rich Lord (sideline)

KLAT 1010 AM Rolando Becerra (play-by-play) Enrique Vasquez (color analyst)

The Houston Texans open the 2010 season against AFC South nemesis and defending AFC Champions, the Indianapolis Colts, on Sunday, September 12 at Reliant Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 noon.

The NFL’s top two aerial attacks from a year ago will be on dis-play, with many of the same weapons in their respective arsenals. Only Houston’s 290.9 passing yards per game topped Indianapolis’ 282.2 yards per game in the NFL in 2009. Texans QB Matt Schaub is coming off a Pro Bowl season that saw him lead the league with 4,770 yards passing, the sixth-highest total in NFL history. Nearly a third of those yards went to All-Pro WR Andre Johnson, who has led the NFL in receiving yardage each of the last two seasons.

But it’s the Texans run game that may be more pivotal to the team’s success. Under the guidance of new offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, the Texans offense showed that it could impose its will in the preseason. Second-year RB Arian Foster closed out the 2009 season with 99- and 117-yard rushing efforts and carried that momentum over to 2010, where he ranked fourth in the AFC in pre-season rushing.

Getting off the field will be key for the Texans defense, but will be no easy task. Colts QB Peyton Manning, now in his 13th year, has a pair of targets in 10th-year veteran WR Reggie Wayne and TE Dal-las Clark, who both had 1,000-yard receiving seasons a year ago. Indianapolis has led the NFL in third-down conversion rate every year since 2005.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSMEDIA SCHEDULE

Day Date Mon. Sept. 6 No media availabilityTues. Sept. 7 Players day offWed. Sept. 8 Practice: 11:35 a.m.-1:10 p.m. Gary Kubiak: After practice Open Locker Room: 2:00 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 9 ractice: 11:35 a.m.-1:10 p.m. Gary Kubiak: After practice Open Locker Room: 2:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 Practice: 11:05 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Gary Kubiak: After practice Open Locker Room: 12:35 p.m. . Sat. Sept. 11 No media availabilitySun. Sept. 12 Kickoff vs. Colts, NoonMon. Sept. 13 Gary Kubiak Press Conference, 3:30 p.m.**-All practice times subject to change

TEXANS MEDIA SCHEDULE (Sept. 6-13)

Texans Schedule/Game Information ................................... 1Media Schedule/Table of Contents ..................................... 2Texans Game Day Information ..........................................3-4All Community Team ............................................................... 5Texans Head Coach Gary Kubiak ......................................... 6Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell............................................ 6Texans Coaching Staff ........................................................... 7Texans General Manager Rick Smith .................................. 7What To Look For This Week ................................................ 8The Texans Wire ..................................................................... 9TEXANS-COLTSStatistical Comparison ......................................................... 10Notable Texans-Colts Connections ................................... 10Texans-Colts Breakdown .................................................... 11The Last Time They Met....................................................... 12TEXANS NOTESSeason Opener Highs and Lows ........................................ 13Texans Preseason Notes..................................................... 142010 Texans Notes ...........................................................15-172009 Texans Notes ...........................................................18-22Gary Kubiak Notes ...........................................................23-24Offensive Notes ................................................................25-34Defensive Notes ...............................................................35-42Special Teams Notes ......................................................43-442010 Draft Recap ................................................................... 45Media Information/Out-of-town Media ........................46-47Texans Transactions ............................................................ 48Rosters and Depth Chart.................................................49-532009 Team Statistics ........................................................54-552009 Participation.................................................................. 562009 Starters .......................................................................... 572010 Preseason Team Statistics....................................58-592009 NFL Standings............................................................... 62

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Texans players are available in the locker room on all practice days and coaches are available to media on the field following workouts. Head coach Gary Kubiak will speak with the media after every practice.

All interview requests for the Houston Texans execu-tives, coaches and players should go through the Texans media relations department.

For out-of-town media requesting Texans players and as-sistant coaches, please send your request to Communica-tions Manager Evan Koch at [email protected], or call his office phone at (832) 667-2050. Media can also contact Communications Assistant Charles Hampton at [email protected] or call at (832) 667-2282. For more information on the Texans’ civic and business affairs and on Lone Star Sports and Entertain-ment, contact Corporate Communications Manager Zac Emmons at [email protected] or on his office phone is (832) 667-2220.

Requests for owner Bob McNair, general manager Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak should be sent to the attention of Communications Director Kevin Cooper. His e- mail address is [email protected], and of-fice phone is (832) 667-2203.

TEXANS INTERVIEW REQUESTS

Kevin Cooper (832) [email protected] Emmons (832) [email protected] Hampton (832) [email protected] Koch (832) [email protected] Reynolds (832) [email protected]

Mailing Address:Houston Texans CommunicationsTwo Reliant ParkHouston, TX 77054

TEXANS PR CONTACTS

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2010 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS

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TEXANS VS. COLTSGAME DAY INFORMATION

For every home game, the Houston Texans create a theme and build all of the day’s entertainment around that concept. For the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, the theme is Texans Liberty White Out.

Texans fans are all encouraged to wear white to the game, creating a “white out” effect in Reliant Stadium. The team will do its part, wearing its Liberty White jer-seys and pants. This marks the fifth straight season that the Texans have donned their all-white uniforms for the home opener.

Texans owner Bob McNair came up with the name “Lib-erty White” in honor of the family’s beloved dog, Liberty. Ironically, Liberty the dog is not white. She’s black.

The Texans will also honor the men and women at NASA prior to the game. A group of approximately 30 NASA em-ployees will help hold the American flag on the field for the national anthem, and NASA astronauts will serve as the honorary captains.

LIBERTY WHITE OUT

The national anthem will be performed by country music star Clay Walker. Originally from Beaumont, Walker has been a Texans fans since the franchise was awarded by the NFL in 1999. Walker wrote and performed the team’s theme song, “It’s Football Time in Houston,” which is played at every Texans home game.

Four of Walker’s albums, including his self-titled debut CD in 1993, have gone platinum, while two others went gold. He has had 30 singles register on the Billboard Hot 100, including four Number One hits.

Walker has performed the national anthem prior to at least one Texans home game every year since 2002.

A color guard from the United States Marine Corps will present the American flag for the national anthem.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

On Tuesday, September 7, RB Steve Slaton will make a special visit to HFD Fire Station No. 20, located at 6902 Nav-igation. The station was badly damaged during Hurricane Ike in 2008 and is finally back to full operational strength.

Slaton will present a framed no. 20 jersey as a symbol of his and the team’s appreciation for their service to the Houston community.

STEVE SLATON AT FIRE STATION NO. 20

The Houston Texans are encouraging all Texans fans to take part in Go Texans Day on Friday, September 10 by wearing their Texans gear to work, school, or just around town.

Go Texans Day is a Texans tradition that dates back to the team’s first season in 2002. This year, the NFL has jumped on board with its “Back To Football Friday” con-test, which rewards the city that shows the most support for its team.

Fans, schools and businesses can register for the con-test at www.NFL.com/backtofootball.

GO TEXANS DAY - FRIDAY

When the Texans and the Colts head to the locker rooms at halftime, Texas country music star Kevin Fowler will take the field to entertain the crowd.

Fowler is a native Texan who grew up in Amarillo and currently lives in Austin. Since his debut album titled “One for the Road” was released in 1997, Fowler has released five subsequent records. His most recent, the 2007 release “Bring It On,” peaked at no. 14 on Billboard magazine’s Hot Country list.

HALFTIME ENTERTAINMENT

The Texans introduced their “50-80 Rule” in 2005 which implies that the roof will be open the when the game time temperature is projected to be between 50 and 80 degrees.

The expected high for Sunday’s matchup is in the low 90s at kickoff, with a 30 percent threat of rain meaning the roof will likely be closed. The roof status is confirmed two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff.

If open, the referee has sole discretion to close it once the game has started. After the two-minute warning, the roof must remain as it is. Once closed, the roof cannot be re-opened during the game.

RELIANT’S 50-80 ROOF RULE

Reliant Energy, the Power Behind the Houston Texans, will provide Reliant Power Towels to the first 40,000 fans at Sunday’s game.

As part of the Texans Liberty White Out, the towels will be white and will feature the Reliant Energy logo.

RELIANT ENERGY POWER TOWELS

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Houston Texans fans have made a habit of filling Reliant Stadium for every home game, and never has that been more apparent than this year.

The Texans have sold a franchise-record 64,355 season tickets, leaving a maximum of just 6,699 tickets available on a single-game basis.

HOUSTON TEXANS SEASON TICKETS,YEAR-BY-YEAR

Season Total Season Tickets2010 64,3552009 61,3232008 64,0472007 61,8782006 60,9382005 61,4352004 61,0472003 60,3442002 59,308

PACKING THE (POWER) HOUSE

The Texans have played to capacity crowds at Reliant Stadium since beginning play in the NFL in 2002, selling out all 82 preseason and regular season home games in franchise history. The Texans are looking to continue their streak going into 2010.

Following the 2002 season, Reliant Stadium seating was expanded to 71,054, incorporating more “Raving Fans.”

HOUSTON’S RAVING FANS

Houston is considered by many to be one of the best cit-ies in America when it comes to fine cuisine and Reliant Stadium hosts the annual Houston Livestock Show & Ro-deo World Championship Barbecue Cookoff.

It should come as no shock, then, that the tailgate parties on Texans game days are unmatched.

Last season, Forbes Traveler magazine declared Hous-ton Texans fans the best tailgaters in the NFL, topping such traditional hot food hotbeds as Kansas City, Green Bay and Philadelphia.

AMERICA’S TOP TAILGATE

Expectations surrounding the Houston Texans going into the 2010 season are higher than they have ever been, and it showed throughout the preseason. The television ratings for the Houston’s four preseason games were an amazing 47.2 percent higher than in 2009.

HOUSTON TEXANS LOCAL TV RATINGS,2009 PRESEASON VS. 2010 PRESEASON

2009 2010Week Opp. Rating Opp. Rating % Diff.1 @ KC 8.2 @ ARZ 11.6 +41.5%2 NO 8.0 @ NO 12.1 +51.3%3 MIN 13.6 DAL 16.4 +20.6%4 @ TB 5.9 TB 12.4 +110.2%AVERAGES 8.9 13.1 +47.2%

Houston’s Week 3 game with Dallas pulled in a whop-ping 16.4 rating matched or bettered five of the Texans’ regular season games in 2009.

HOUSTON TEXANS TV RATING COMPARISONYear Week Opponent Rating Share2010 PS 3 vs. DALLAS 16.4 31.02009 RS 13 at Jacksonville 16.4 33.12009 RS 15 at St. Louis 15.5 36.02009 RS 1 vs. New York Jets 14.3 29.32009 RS 8 at Buffalo 13.3 30.0 2009 RS 6 at Cincinnati 13.1 30.5

POWERFUL PRESEASON NUMBERS

TEXANS VS. COLTSGAME DAY INFORMATION

Football is King in Texas, and a big part of the pageantry of the game is the cheerleaders on the sideline. Nowhere are the cheerleaders a bigger part of the experience than at Houston Texans games.

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders were named the best-looking squad in the NFL last season by Bleacher-Report.com, with Andrea (pictured, front row right) top-ping the publication’s list of the most attractive women in the league.

CHEERLEADERS ARE NO. 1

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TEXANS ALL-COMMUNITY TEAM

Every season, Houston Texans football players have the opportunity to participate in the Texans All Community Team, also known as the TACT program. Each participat-ing player buys a block of tickets to every Texans home game and donates them to a charity of their choice, allow-ing hundreds of children access to a Houston Texans expe-rience they would likely otherwise never have.

With 23 players participating this year, the TACT program is bigger and more impactful than ever. Some of the ben-efitting groups include the Houston Texans YMCA, Ronald McDonald House, Casa Esperanza, USO Kids, Make a Wish Foundation, Houston Parks and Recreation and Shriners Hospital.

Following is a list of each of the TACT groups for this sea-son, the players that support them, the organizations that they serve and their seat locations in Reliant Stadium.

TEXANS ALL-COMMUNITY TEAM

KEVIN BENTLEY57 NEX^ LVL

YES PrepSection 624, Rows M & N

DUANE BROWNBROWN’S POCKET PROTECTORS

Houston Parks & RecreationSection 624, Rows G, H & J

SHAUN CODYCOMMANDER’S KIDS

Tejano Center for Community ConcernsSection 625, Rows F & G

JOEL DREESSEN, CHRIS MYERS & DAN ORLOVSKYGRIDIRON WARRIORS

The Warrior ProjectSection 630, Row T

DAVID ANDERSON, OWEN DANIELS & ERIC WINSTONSMALL, MEDIUM & LARGE

Shriner’s HospitalSection 625, Rows L & K

ANDRÉ DAVISDAVIS DASH

Ronald McDonald HouseSection 625, Rows L & M

ANDRE JOHNSONAJ’S CREW

Bastian ElementarySection 623, Row G

VONTA LEACHVONTA’S VICTORIES

ProVision, Inc.Section 624, Row N

AMOBI OKOYE & MARIO WILLIAMSSUPERJITS

Casa Esparanza & USO KidsSection 624, Rows F & G

DEMECO RYANSDEMECO’S TENACIOUS TACKLERS

Discovery Youth FoundationSection 625, Rows M & N

MATT SCHAUBSCHAUB’S AERIAL ATTACKMake-A-Wish FoundationSection 625, Rows J & K

ANTONIO SMITHNO WEAPONS

US Dream AcademySection 743, Rows Q & P

KEVIN WALTERWALTER’S WARRIORS

Sunshine Kids FoundationSection 624, Row M

EUGENE WILSONWILSON’S BALL HAWKERS

Boys & Girls Club Y.E.T. Center - Finnegan Park Boys & Girls Club Y.E.T. Center - Driver Park

Section 624, Rows K & J

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Gary Kubiak is the winningest head coach in Texans history with 31 career victories in four years, includ-ing the three best seasons in team history over the last three years. One of Kubiak’s primary goals upon arriving in Houston was to create a home field advantage at Re-liant Stadium, and he has made great strides in that direction. The Texans have posted a 20-12 home record since 2006.

Kubiak guided the Texans to a 9-7 record in 2009, highlighted by a season-ending four-game win streak to capture the franchise’s first winning season. Houston narrowly missed its first-ever playoff berth, losing a tie-breaker for the final spot on the last day of the season. The 2009 Texans set franchise records for total offense, scoring offense, total defense and scoring defense. A franchise-record five players earned trips to the Pro Bowl, led by Pro Bowl MVP Matt Schaub.

The 2008 Texans matched their record from the year be-fore, going 8-8 for a second straight year despite an 0-4 start in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, which devastated much of Houston and southeast Texas. Houston became just the tenth team in NFL history to start a year 0-4 and fin-ish with a record at or above .500. Houston was one of 11 teams to go 8-4 or better over the last 12 games; and nine of those teams were in the playoffs. The offense enjoyed its most productive season to date, ranking third in the NFL and setting a franchise record with 6,113 total yards.

Year two for Kubiak saw the team achieve the best re-cord in franchise history, finishing 8-8. The Texans won three of their last four and five of their last seven to finish the season at .500. In addition, the Texans set a team mark with a 6-2 record at Reliant Stadium in 2007.

In his rookie season, Kubiak tripled the team’s win total of the previous year, guiding the club to a 6-10 record. The six victories included wins in three of the last five games of the season and the fran-chise’s first ever win against Indianapolis. All six wins came versus AFC opponents, giving the Texans their most wins against conference foes in team annals.

TEXANS HEAD COACH GARY KUBIAKCOLTS HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL

GARY KUBIAK2006-10 Head Coach Houston Texans2003-05 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos1995-2002 Offensive Coordinator/QBs Denver Broncos1994 Quarterbacks San Francisco 49ers1992-93 Running Backs Texas A&M

Gary KUBIAKHEAD COACH5TH YEAR WITH TEXANS 17TH YEAR IN NFL

Jim Caldwell enters his second season as head coach of the Colts. Caldwell served with Indianapolis for seven years before taking over as field general in 2009. Caldwell spent his first three seasons as quarterbacks coach be-fore earning the expanded title of assistant head coach prior to the 2005 sea-son. He was elevated to associate head coach with the club on January 21, 2008.

Caldwell produced one of the most notable seasons by a first-year NFL head coach. He directed the club to a 14-2 record before winning two playoff games and reaching Super Bowl XLIV. The club tied franchise marks for regular-sea-son (2005) and overall victories (16, 2006).

Caldwell became the only NFL rookie head coach to win his first 14 games in a season, surpassing Potsy Clark (8, Portsmouth, 1931), and he surpassed Wally Lemm (10, 1961 Houston Oilers-1962 St. Louis Car-dinals) for the most consecutive wins to start a career. Caldwell also became the second first-year head coach since the 1978 NFL move to a 16-game season to win 14 games (George Seifert, San Francisco, 1989). The 14-0 start marked the third in league history (16-0, New Eng-land, 2007; 14-0, Miami, 1972).

Caldwell’s leadership has helped the Colts annually have one of the NFL’s most prolific offenses. Indianapolis ranked 2nd in NFL passing in 2009. The performance was a continuation of excellence that has seen the Colts rank

in the top four in NFL scoring offense in eight of the past 11 years. Caldwell has been a part of Colts teams that pro-duced 10-6, 12-4, 12-4, 14-2, 12-4, 13-3, 12-4 and 14-2 re-cords.

JIM CALDWELL2009-10 Head Coach Indianapolis Colts2005-8 Assistant Head Coach Indianapolis Colts2002-04 Quarterbacks Indianapolis Colts2001 Quarterbacks Tampa Bay Buccaneers1993-2000 Head Coach Wake Forest1988-92 Passing Game Coordinator Penn State1987 Quarterbacks Penn State1986 Wide Receivers Penn State1985 Assistant Coach Louisviell1982-84 Assistant Coach Colorado1981 Assistant Coach Northwestern1978-80 Assistant Coach Southern Illinois

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HEAD COACH COMPARISON

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GENERAL MANAGER RICK SMITHTEXANS COACHING STAFF

Rick Smith enters his fifth season as Texans general manager after being named to the post on June 5, 2006. The Texans have accumulated 31 wins since then, giving him the most wins for a general manager in Texans his-tory. The Texans have gotten better every season with Smith at the helm and posted their first win-ning season in 2009, going 9-7. Smith has built a team that has battled throughout the year as evidenced by a combined 14-6 re-cord in the final month of the season over the last four years. That record ranks fourth in the NFL and tops among teams in the AFC South. Houston had an NFL-worst .211 winning percentage in the last month of the season before his arrival.

Smith has assembled a front office staff that has the Texans pointed toward sustained success in the NFL and has established himself as a prominent voice around the league in his four years at the helm with the Texans. He was appointed to the NFL’s prestigious eight-man Compe-tition Committee by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on December 5, 2008 and was honored with the Tank Younger Award in 2008, presented annually by the Fritz Pollard Al-liance for outstanding work in an NFL front office. Smith was also an original member of the General Managers Ad-visory Committee that provides advice and other feedback to the NFL Football Operations department on the integrity of the game, expansion of technology and other ways to improve the game.

Smith’s main philosophy has been to build through the draft and supplement via free agency. Last season, 13 players who the Texans signed or acquired during Smith’s tenure started 10 or more games. In the final win of the season against the Patriots, 15 of Houston’s 22 starters had been with the Texans since his arrival in June 2006.

During the 2009 draft, Houston selected eight players, with four starting at least one game. First-round pick LB Brian Cushing was selected to the Pro Bowl and name Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Second-round pick DE Connor Barwin led all NFL rookie defensive ends with 4.5 sacks.

RICK SMITH

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The Houston Texans made three additions to the offen-sive coaching staff in the offseason: Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison, Quarterbacks Coach Greg Knapp and Of-fensive Assistant Marc Lubick.

The 51-year-old Dennison is entering his 16th season in the NFL as a coach and his 25th year in the league overall. Dennison has spent 24 years with the Denver Broncos, first as a player from 1982-90 and then as a coach from 1995-09, before being named the Texans’ offensive coor-dinator on January 11, 2010.

Dennison served as offensive coordinator in Denver from 2006-08 after his predecessor, Gary Kubiak, left Denver to become the head coach of the Texans. He coached the Broncos offensive line from 2001-05 and resumed that role in 2009. He also coached Denver’s special teams from 1997-2000 and was an offensive assistant from 1995-96.

Knapp is entering his 16th season in the NFL as a coach, including the last nine seasons as an offensive coordina-tor. Overall, Knapp is entering his 25th year in coaching.

Knapp coached Texans QB Matt Schaub in Atlanta from 2004-06 as the offensive coordinator of the Falcons.

Knapp spent last season as the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks and guided an attack that averaged 316.8 yards per game, including 218.9 per game through the air.

Lubick is entering his third season in the NFL as a coach or scouting assistant. He worked as Colorado State’s tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2009. He worked as the Rams wide receivers coach from 2005-07.

OFFENSIVE OFFSEASON HIRES

Gary Kubiak Head CoachFrank Bush Defensive CoordinatorRick Dennison Offensive CoordinatorJoe Marciano Special Teams CoordinatorRay Rhodes Senior Defensive AssistantJohn Benton Offensive LinePerry Carter Assistant Defensive BacksDavid Gibbs Defensive BacksChick Harris Running BacksJohnny Holland LinebackersLarry Kirksey Wide ReceiversGreg Knapp QuarterbacksBill Kollar Asst. Head Coach/Defensive LineMarc Lubick Offensive AssistantBruce Matthews Offensive AssistantBrian Pariani Tight EndsFrank Pollack Assistant Offensive LineRobert Saleh Assistant LinebackersMatt Schiotz Assistant Strength & ConditioningCedric Smith Strength & Conditioning

2010 HOUSTON TEXANS COACHING STAFF

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK

• The Texans recording the 50th win in franchise history.

• The Texans selling out their 83rd consecutive game.

• The Texans scoring a touchdown in their 60th straight game dating back to the 2006 season. Under head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have failed to score a touchdown in only one game, Dallas 2006.

• The Texans offense gaining 400-plus yards for the fifth straight game, dating back to 2009. Houston is 4-0 in those games.

• WR Andre Johnson extending his own team record of catches in consecutive games to 67. He has caught a pass in 101 of his 102 career games.

• Johnson becoming the 76th player in NFL history with 8,000 career receiving yards with 52.

No. Player years (seasons) Gms Rec. Yards 75 Bill Brooks 1986-1996 (11) 169 583 8,001 76 Don Hutson 1935-1945 (11) 116 488 7,991 77 Tony Hill 1977-1986 (10) 141 479 7,988 78 Ozzie Newsome 1978-1990 (13) 198 662 7,980 79 Bobby Mitchell 1958-1968 (11) 148 521 7,954 80 Andre Johnson 2003-2009 (7) 102 587 7,948

• Johnson reaching 600 career receptions with 13.

• Johnson reaching 8,000 yards from scrimmage with 16. He currently has 7,984 yards from scrimmage.

• LB DeMeco Ryans and DE Mario Williams extending the longest current streak for starting games to 65, which ranks third all-time in team history.

• WR Kevin Walter reaching 2,500 receiving yards as a Texan with 30.

• QB Matt Schaub throwing his 60th career touchdown pass with one.

• Schaub tying Sage Rosenfels’ team record of throwing a touchdown pass in nine consecutive games. Schaub threw a touchdown pass in each of the last eight games of 2009.

• RB Steve Slaton reaching 400 career rushing attempts with his first carry of the season.

• Slaton tying Corey Bradford for third place on the Tex-ans all-time touchdowns scored list with 18. Slaton cur-rently has 17 career touchdowns.

• RB Arian Foster rushing for 100 yards in back-to-back games, marking the fifth time in team history a player has done that. Foster ran for 117 yards against New England in the 2009 season finale.

• WR Jacoby Jones caught touchdown passes in each of the last two games of 2009 and with a touchdown catch against the Colts will mark the fourth time in Texans history a player has caught a touchdown pass in three consecutive games.

• Jones moving into third place on the Texans all-time re-turn yardage list with 28 return yards. He currently has 2,095 career return yards (1,099 punt, 996 kickoff) and ranks fourth behind Jerome Mathis’ 2,122 career return yards.

• DE Mario Williams reaching 40.0 sacks for his career with a half-sack, extending the team record he already owns. He currently has 39.5 career sacks.

• LB DeMeco Ryans extending his team career record for tackles (518) and solo tackles (403).

• TE Owen Daniels and WR Kevin Walter becoming the fifth and sixth players in team history to score 100 points with at least 10 points. Both currently have scored 90 points as Texans.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Minnesota at New Orleans NBC 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12Cleveland at Tampa Bay CBS NoonMiami at Buffalo CBS NoonCincinnati at New England CBS NoonIndianapolis at Houston CBS NoonDenver at Jacksonville CBS NoonAtlanta at Pittsburgh FOX NoonOakland at Tennessee CBS NoonCarolina at New York Giants FOX NoonDetroit at Chicago FOX NoonArizona at St. Louis FOX 3:15 p.m.Green Bay at Philadelphia FOX 3:15 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle FOX 3:15 p.m.Dallas at Washington NBC 7:20 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13Baltimore at New York Jets ESPN 6:00 p.m.San Diego at Kansas City ESPN 9:15 p.m.

NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE(All times Central)

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THE TEXANS WIRE

FIRST TEST FOR ODHouston Texans Pro Bowl TE Owen

Daniels should see his first game action Sunday since going down with a torn ACL against Buffalo in Week 8 of 2009. At the time of the injury, Daniels was on pace to have a career year with 40 receptions for 519 yards and five touchdowns.

He was placed on the active PUP list at the start of train-ing camp but worked relentlessly to rehab his knee. Dan-iels’ diligence, with the help of the Texans Athletic Sports Medicine Staff, has paid off. Head Coach Gary Kubiak informed the team and media on August 27:

“It was good news,” Kubiak said. “Owen has been cleared and is totally healthy. I was out on the practice field during special teams when he called (Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer Geoff Kaplan) and talked to Dr. James Andrews. He’s fired up and it’s great for our team and the team knows it. We’re looking for him to get back.”

GOING YOUNG AT THE CORNERSHouston may have the youngest corner-

backs in the NFL. But those cornerbacks have the confidence and support of head coach Gary Kubiak.

“Well, we were going young at that posi-tion,” Kubiak said. “We just feel good about our young group...We made a decision to go young there as a group. We feel good about it. Like I said, it’s about as young a group as I’ve ever been around, but they’ve been very effective. They’ve played very good.”

The Texans will start second-year Glover Quin and rookie first-round draft pick Ka-

reem Jackson against the Colts. Molden, who is entering his third NFL season, is the senior member of the group. Second-year CB Brice McCain and rookies Sherrick Mc-Manis and Jamar Wall complete the position corps.

RACKERS WINS KICKING JOBK Neil Rackers came out on top of the

Texans tightest training camp battle, sup-planting incumbent K Kris Brown. Rackers, who has 905 points in his 10 previous NFL seasons and holds the NFL record for field goals in a season with 40 in 2005, was 4-for-4 on field goals in the preseason.

But it was Rackers’ ability on kickoffs that set him apart, according to head coach Gary Kubiak.

“From a field goal standpoint, to me, was as even as you could get,” Kubiak said. “The deciding factor for me was the kickoffs. I really like what Neil does from that stand-point. I think he drives the ball.”

(RE)WARD IN THE BACKFIELDThe Texans bolstered their backfield on

Saturday, September 4, signing veteran RB Derrick Ward. Ward has rushed for 2,159 yards in his career, playing with the New York Giants from 2004-08 and with the Tam-pa Bay Buccaneers in 2009.

“We hope Derrick can run like he did when he was a very productive player with the Giants,” head coach Gary Kubiak told John McClain of the Hous-ton Chronicle. “He’s run a lot of zone plays like we run. He’s also played some special teams.”

Ward led the Giants in with 1,409 combined yards in 2008, rushing for 1,025 yards (5.6 average)and catching 41 passes for 384 yards.

NEW FACES ON DEFENSEThe Texans also added depth on the de-

fensive side of the ball on Sunday, Sept. 5, signing second-year LB David Nixon and rookie CB Jamar Wall.

Nixon played in three games with Oak-land in 2009 and hails from College Station, Texas. He attended A&M Consolidated H.S. before going on to play at BYU, where he was a three-time All-Mountain West Con-ference Academic selection and set a con-ference record with 43 tackles for loss as a senior.

Wall, a native of Lubbock, Texas, drafted by Dallas in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL

Draft and played collegiately at Texas Tech, where he earned All-Big 12 Conference honors.

FINDING THE RIGHT GUARDThe interior line is often overlooked but

got plenty of attention from the Texans coaching staff in the 2010 preseason. Posi-tion battles were waged on either side of center during training camp. Wade Smith seems to have won the job at left guard, but head coach Gary Kubiak didn’t tip his hand in the battle for right guard between Mike Brisiel and Antoine Caldwell in his final press conference of the preseason on September 3.

“We’ll lock in our starting lineups toward the end of the week as we head into India-napolis,” Kubiak said. “But I thought they

both played well. I think Caldwell has continued to hold his own. I think Mike’s continued to push him. I think for us right now, going into week one, the question is more so, do we have some type of a rotation system that we think we’re better off doing that, to just saying one guy is taking the whole football game.”

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Caldwell

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STATISTICAL COMPARISONNOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Sunday’s game against Indianapolis will mark the first time in franchise history that Houston has opened the sea-son against an AFC South Division team. The Texans have opened the season against AFC East teams three times (Miami, 2003; Buffalo, 2005; New York Jets, 2009).

DID YOU KNOW?

NFL NFL HOU Rnk IND Rnk Avg. Yards Per Game 383.1 4 363.1 9Avg. Per Play 5.9 6 5.9 3Rushing Yards Per Game 92.2 30 80.9 32Rushing Yards Per Play 3.5 31 3.5 30Net Yards Passing Per Game 290.9 1 282.2 2Passing Yards Per Play 7.9 3 7.5 8Interception Rate 2.9% 15 3.2% 21Sacks/Attempt 4.2% 5 2.2% 1First Downs/Game 21.3 4 21.2 5Punt Return Avg. 10.0 10 5.2 28Kickoff Return Avg. 22.6 16 22.2 18FG Made 65.6% 28 80.0% 213rd Down Pct. 40.2% 15 49.2% 14th Down Pct. 66.7% 5t 45,5% 20Red Zone Pct. 52.4% 12 66.0% 2Goal To Go Pct. 64.3% 21 79.3% 4Time of Possession 31:54 7t 27:40 30Points Per Game 24.3 10 26.0 7

2009 OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON

NFL NFL HOU Rnk IND Rnk Avg. Yards Per Game 324.9 13 339.2 18Avg. Per Play 5.3 16 5.0 8Rushing Yards Per Game 106.9 11 126.5 24Rushing Yards Per Play 4.3 13 4.3 19Net Yards Passing Per Game 217.9 14 212.7 14Passing Yards Per Play 6.4 19 5.8 3Interception Rate 2.6% 5 2.7% 19Sacks/Attempt 5.5% 15 5.8% 23First Downs/Game 18.8 28t 20.0 27Punt Return Avg. 4.3 10 8.4 16Kickoff Return Avg. 22.5 23 25.3 313rd Down Pct. 39.3% 20 45.0% 314th Down Pct. 42.9% 29 31.6% 2Red Zone Pct. 64.9% 28 49.0% 13Goal To Go Pct. 72.0% 22 54.6% 4Points Per Game 20.8 18t 19.2 8Point Differential/Game 3.4 19 6.8 9Yard Differential/Game 58.2 9 23.9 14

2009 DEFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON

TEXANS WITH CONNECTIONS TO INDIANAAssistant head coach/defensive line coach Bill Kollar coached defensive line and special teams at Purdue (1988-89); SS Bernard Pollard is from Fort Wayne, where he at-tended South Side H.S. and played collegiately at Purdue; FS Eugene Wilson attended Merrillville H.S.

COLTS WITH CONNECTIONS TO TEXASDefensive coordinator Larry Coyer was assistant head coach/defensive backs coach at the University of Houston (1990); special defensive assistant Rod Perry was on staff with Houston Oilers (1995-96); RB Joseph Addai was born in Houston and attended Sharpstown H.S.; DB Melvin Bullitt was born in Bryan and attended Naamen Forest H.S. and Texas A&M; DT Keyunta Dawson played at Texas Tech; DB Jacob Lacey resides in Garland and attended Naamen For-est H.S.; LS/TE Justin Snow was born in Ft. Worh and attend Abilene Cooper H.S. and Baylor; OT Tony Ugoh was born in Houston and attended Westfield H.S.; Wide receivers coach Ron Turner coached at Texas A&M (1988); DE Jerry Hughes was born in Sugar Land and attended Stephen F. Austin H.S. and TCU.

TEXANS-COLTS COLLEGE CONNECTIONSTexans RB Arian Foster and Colts offensive assistant Jim Bob Cooter were teammates at Tennessee in 2006; Texans QB Matt Schaub played at Virginia when Colts assistant of-fensive line coach Ron Prince was on staff there; Texans LB Zac Diles played for Kansas State when Prince was head coach there in 2006; Texans FS Eugene Wilson and K Neil Rackers played at Illinois with Colts DB Kelvin Hayden while Colts wide receivers coach Ron Turner was head coach there; Texans WR Andre Johnson and C Chris Myers played with Colts WR Reggie Wayne at Miami; Texans DE Antonio Smith and Colts OT Charlie Johnson were teammates at Oklahoma State); Texans DT Shaun Cody and Colts DT Fili Moaia were teammates at Southern California; Texans LB David Nixon and Colts WR Austin Collie were teammates at BYU; Texans CB Jamar Wall and Colts DT Keyunta Dawson were teammates at Texas Tech; Texans DE Tim Jamison and Colts RB Mike Hart were teammates at Michigan.

TEXANS-COLTS PRO CONNECTIONSTexans head coach Gary Kubiak (1995-2005, offensive co-ordinator Rick Dennison (1995-2009), defensive coordinator Frank Bush (1995-2003) served on Denver’s staff with Colts defensive coordinator Larry Coyer (2000-06) and defensive line coach John Teerlinck (1997-2001); Texans special teams coordinator Joe Marciano (1996-2001) served with Indianapolis head coach Jim Caldwell (2001), offensive co-ordinator Clyde Christiansen (1996-2001), defensive backs coach Alan Williams (2001) and tight ends coach Ricky Thomas (1997-2001) on Tampa Bay’s staff.

NOTABLE TEXANS-COLTS CONNECTIONS

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OVERALL: 1-15 HOME: 1-7 AWAY: 0-8Date Site W/L Score Att. 9/22/02 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 23-3 69,204 12/1/02 RCA Dome, Ind. L 19-3 56,82010/26/03 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 30-21 56,13212/28/03 RCA Dome, Ind. L 20-17 70,68011/14/04 RCA Dome, Ind. L 49-14 56,51112/12/04 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 23-14 70,76210/23/05 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 38-20 70,62111/13/05 RCA Dome, Ind. L 31-17 57,2099/17/06 RCA Dome, Ind. L 43-24 56,61412/24/06 Reliant Stadium, Hou. W 27-24 70,1329/23/07 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 30-24 70,76512/23/07 RCA Dome, Ind. L 38-15 57,26210/5/08 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 31-27 70,11811/16/08 Lucas Oil Stadium, Ind. L 33-27 66,20111/8/09 Lucas Oil Stadium, Ind. L 20-17 66,03311/29/09 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 35-27 70,990

TEXANS-COLTS ALL-TIME RESULTS

TEXANS-COLTS BREAKDOWN

TEXANS’ CAREER STATS VS. COLTS

PASSINGPlayer G A-C-I Yds Pct. TD Sk/Lst Rtg M. Schaub 3 118-90-6 831 76.3 4 7/42 85.1*D. Orlovsky 1 34-23-0 233 67.6 1 0/0 96.8*with Detroit

RUSHINGPlayer G Att. Yds Avg. Lg TD S. Slaton 4 46 323 7.0 71t 4

RECEIVINGPlayer G Rec. Yds Avg. Lg TD A. Johnson 12 65 749 11.5 39 3K. Walter 8 26 366 14.1 61 1O. Daniels 5 19 189 9.9 33t 1 S. Slation 4 11 64 5.8 12 0J.Jones 6 10 120 12.0 45 1V. Leach 7 10 54 5.4 9 3D. Anderson 5 7 55 7.9 14 0J. Dreessen 5 6 51 8.5 14 0J. Casey 1 2 17 8.5 12 0

PUNT RETURNSPlayer G PR Yds Avg. Lg TD FC J. Jones 6 6 145 24.2 74 0 5

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer G KOR Yds Avg. Lg TD J. Jones 6 12 294 24.5 29 0

KICKINGPlayer G FG FGA Lg XP XPA KO TBN. Rackers 3 3 3 42 5 5 6 2

PUNTINGPlayer G No. Blk Avg. Lg TB I20 Net M. Turk 13 51 0 43.7 70 3 18 38.8

TEXANS TOP PERFORMANCES VS. COLTS

• WR Andre Johnson caught nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown against the Colts on 10/5/08. Johnson also caught 10 passes for 103 yards against the Colts on 11/8/09.

• RB Steve Slaton had 14 carries for 156 yards, includ-ing a 71-yard touchdown run against the Colts on 11/16/08. Slaton scored two touchdowns and ran for 93 yards on 16 carries against the Colts on 10/5/08.

• QB Matt Schaub threw for 311 yards on 32-of-43 pass-ing with a touchdown and two interceptions for an 82.6 rating against the Colts on 11/8/09.

• WR Jacoby Jones returned two punts for 86 yards, in-cluding a career-long 74-yard return against the Colts on 9/23/07.

• DE Mario Williams sacked Colts QB Peyton Manning twice for a loss of 12 yards on 10/5/08.

• LB DeMeco Ryans recorded 13 tackles against the Colts on 9/23/07 and had 11 tackles against the Colts on 11/16/08.

• SS Bernard Pollard had 12 tackles and intercepted two passes for 36 yards against the Colts on 11/8/09. Pollard had 10 tackles against the Colts on 11/29/09.

• Three of FB Vonta Leach’s four career touchdown re-ceptions have come against the Colts.

TEXANS-COLTS SERIES NOTES

• Six of the eight games the Texans have played against the Colts since Gary Kubiak has been head coach have been decided by eight points or less.

• Houston has led in the fourth quarter in three of the last four meetings between the two teams.

• The Texans have averaged 20.4 points per game at home and 16.8 points per game on the road in the series.

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THE LAST TIME THEY MET...Indianapolis 35, Houston 27

reliant Stadium - houston, texas - nov. 29, 2009

COLTS TEXANS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 28 27 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-6-33% 4-8-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 342 396 NET YARDS RUSHING 114 122 NET YARDS PASSING 228 274 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 35-27-2 42-31-2 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-6-3 6-2-1 PUNTS Number and Average 2-52.5 2-53.0 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 48.5 49.5 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 34 28 PENALTIES Number and Yards 3-25 10-129 FUMBLES Number and Lost 0-0 1-1 TOUCHDOWNS 5 3 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 5-5 3-3 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 0-1 2-2 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 3-5-60% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-1-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:08 31:52

TEAM STATISTICS

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive inf0) IND HOU Texans 1 8:25 V.Leach 7 yd. pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) (11-79, 6:35) 0 7Texans 1 2:10 C.Brown 5 yd. run (K.Brown kick) (7-66, 3:46) 0 14Texans 2 10:49 K.Brown 35 yd. Field Goal (8-23, 4:00) 0 17Colts 2 5:46 P.Garcon 9 yd. pass from P.Manning (M.Stover kick) (8-74, 5:03) 7 17Texans 2 1:00 K.Brown 33 yd. Field Goal (11-65, 4:46) 7 20Colts 3 11:20 R.Wayne 4 yd. pass from P.Manning (M.Stover kick) (9-80, 3:40) 14 20Colts 4 8:24 D.Clark 6 yd. pass from P.Manning (M.Stover kick) (7-89, 2:50) 21 20Colts 4 8:09 C.Session 27 yd. interception return (M.Stover kick) 28 20Colts 4 2:52 C.Simpson 23 yd. run (M.Stover kick) (4-37, 1:43) 35 20Texans 4 0:18 J.Jones 10 yd. pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) (12-75, 2:34) 35 27

SCORING DRIVES

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT TotalIndianapolis Colts 0 7 7 21 0 35Houston Texans 14 6 0 7 0 27

SCORING

Houston jumped out to a 20-7 halftime lead, but could not hold on despite limiting the Colts to 244 passing yards and outgaining Indianapolis 396-342. Houston sacked Colts QB Peyton Manning twice and intercepted a pair of passes. Texans QB Matt Schaub finished with 284 passing yards and two touchdowns. WR Kevin Walter and RB Steve Slaton tied for the team lead with seven receptions.

• LB Brian Cushing intercepted his third pass of the sea-son when he picked off Peyton Manning in the second quarter. Cushing returned the interception 20 yards.

• CB Brice McCain made his first career interception when he picked off Manning in the second quarter.

• SS Bernard Pollard finished with 10 tackles, including eight solos. It was his second double-digit tackle game of 2009, both of which came against Indianapolis.

• QB Matt Schaub threw his 20th touchdown pass of the season and the 50th of his career when he hit FB Vonta Leach for a seven-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive of the game.

• Schaub topped 3,000 passing yards for the season when he completed his fourth pass of the game. He became the first Texans passer to throw for over 3,000 yards in back-to-back seasons.

• P Matt Turk averaged 53.0 yards on two punts and post-ed a net average of 49.5.

• DE Mario Williams made his fifth sack of 2009 when he tackled Manning for an eight-yard loss in the third quar-ter. The sack gave Williams 35.5 for his career.

• Williams has 5.0 sacks against the Colts in his career, which is his most against any team and he has recorded at least one sack in four of his last five games against the Colts.

TEXANS GAME NOTES

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD J.Addai 15 69 4.6 15 0 D.Brown 5 27 5.4 9 0 C.Simpson 2 20 10.0 23 1 P.Manning 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Total 23 114 5.0 23 1 PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Manning 35 27 244 2/16 3 31 2 100.2 Total 35 27 244 2/16 3 31 2 100.2 PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD D.Clark 10 9 63 7.0 11 1 P.Garcon 7 5 63 12.6 24 1 A.Collie 5 4 70 17.5 31 0 R.Wayne 6 3 19 6.3 8 1 J.Addai 4 3 13 4.3 9 0 D.Brown 2 2 11 5.5 7 0 T.Santi 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 Total 35 27 244 9.0 31 3

COLTS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD S.Slaton 10 57 5.7 12 0 C.Brown 11 56 5.1 12 1 M.Schaub 2 6 3.0 7 0 K.Walter 1 3 3.0 3 0 Total 24 122 5.1 12 1 PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT M.Schaub 42 31 284 2/10 2 22 2 87.8 Total 42 31 284 2/10 2 22 2 87.8 PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD K.Walter 7 7 73 10.4 22 0 S.Slaton 8 7 49 7.0 12 0 A.Johnson 9 5 67 13.4 21 0 J.Jones 4 3 27 9.0 10 1 C.Brown 3 3 20 6.7 12 0 J.Casey 4 2 17 8.5 12 0 V.Leach 3 2 11 5.5 7 1 J.Dreessen 1 1 14 14.0 14 0 D.Anderson 3 1 6 6.0 6 0 Total 42 31 284 9.2 22 2

TEXANS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

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OVERALL: 3-5 HOME: 2-3 AWAY: 1-2Date Opponent W/L Score Att. 9/8/02 DALLAS W 19-10 69,6049/7/03 at Miami W 21-20 73,0109/12/04 SAN DIEGO L 27-20 70,2559/11/05 at Buffalo L 22-7 71,7819/10/06 PHILADELPHIA L 24-10 70,1809/9/07 KANSAS CITY W 20-3 70,0809/7/08 at Pittsburgh L 38-17 64,0019/13/09 N.Y. JETS L 24-7 70,118

TEXANS ALL-TIME SEASON OPENERS

TEXANS SEASON OPENER HIGHS AND LOWS

High Low Points 21, at MIA 9/7/03 7, at BUF 9/11/05First Downs 20, 2x last: vs. KC 9/9/07 11, vs. NYJ 9/13/09Total Off. 393, at MIA 9/7/03 120, at BUF 9/11/05Net Rushing 127, at MIA 9/7/03 38, vs. NYJ 9/13/09Net Passing 266, at MIA 9/7/03 25, at BUF 9/11/05Off. Plays 66, at MIA 9/7/03 48, vs. NYJ 9/13/09Rush Att. 35, vs. DAL 9/8/02 13, vs. NYJ 9/13/09Pass Att. 33, 2x last: vs. NYJ 9/13/09 21, at BUF 9/11/05Pass Comp. 25, at PIT 9/7/08 9, at BUF 9/11/05INTs Thrown 3, at BUF 9/11/05 0, 2x last: vs. PHI 9/10/06Sacks Allowed 6, vs. DAL 9/8/02 0, at MIA 9/7/03Fumbles 2, 3x last: vs. NYJ 9/13/09 0, at MIA 9/7/03Fumbles Lost 2, 2x last: at BUF 9/11/05 0, 3x last: vs. PHI 9/10/06Turnovers 5, at BUF 9/11/05 0, 2x last: vs. PHI 9/10/06Penalties 11, vs. DAL 9/8/02 3, vs. PHI, 9/10/06Yards Penalized 83, vs. SD 9/12/04 20, vs. PHI, 9/10/06Time of Poss. 33:55, vs. DAL 9/8/02 21:14, vs. NYJ 9/13/09Defensive INTs 2, 2x last: vs. KC 9/9/07 0, 2x last: at BUF 9/11/05Takeaways 4, vs. KC, 9/9/07 0, 2x last: at BUF 9/11/05

TEXANS HIGHS AND LOWS IN OPENERS

High Low Points 38, by PIT 9/7/08 3, by KC 9/9/07First Downs 24, by PHI, 9/10/06 11, by DAL 9/8/02Total Off. 462, by NYJ 9/13/09 219, by KC 9/9/07Net Rushing 190, by NYJ 9/13/09 72, KC, 9/9/07Net Passing 311, by PHI, 9/10/06 112, by DAL 9/8/02Off. Plays 73, by NYJ 9/13/09 53, by KC 9/9/07Rush Att. 42, by NYJ 9/13/09 17, by KC 9/9/07Pass Att. 35, by PHI, 9/10/06 18, by PIT 9/7/08Pass Comp. 24, by PHI, 9/10/06 13, by DAL, PITINTs Thrown 2, 2x last: vs. KC 9/9/07 0, 4x last: NYJ 9/13/09 Sacks Allowed 3, 2x last: vs. KC 9/9/07 0, by NYJ 9/13/09Fumbles 3, 3x last: at PIT 9/7/08 0, 2x last: by PHI 9/10/08Fumbles Lost 2, by KC, 9/9/07 0, 3x last: by PHI 9/10/08Turnovers 4, by KC, 9/9/07 0, 2x last: by BUF 9/11/05Penalties 11, by MIA 9/7/03 4, by PIT 9/7/08Yards Penalized 117, by DAL 9/8/02 40, by KC 9/9/07Time of Poss. 38:46, by NYJ 9/13/09 26:05, by DAL 9/8/02Defensive INTs 3, by BUF 9/11/05 0, 2x last: by PHI 9/10/08Takeaways 5, by BUF 9/11/05 0, 2x last: by PHI 9/10/08

OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS IN OPENERS

Mark, Player, Opponent Yards Rushing 89, S. Mack at MIA, 8/7/03Rushing Attempts 27, S. Mack at MIA, 8/7/03Rushing TDs 2, D. Davis vs. SD, 9/12/04Receptions 10, A. Johnson at PIT 9/7/08Yards Receiving 142, A. Johnson vs. KC 9/9/07Receiving TDs Combined Yds (rush/rec.) 157, D. Davis vs. SD, 9/12/04All-Purpose Yards 179, J. Moses vs. SD, 9/12/04Yards Passing 266, D. Carr at MIA, 8/7/03Pass Attempts 33, M. Schaub at PIT 9/7/08 33, M Schaub vs. NYJ 9/13/09Pass Completions 25, M. Schaub at PIT 9/7/08TD Passes 2. D. Carr vs. DAL, 9/8/02Interceptions Thrown 3, D. Carr at BUF, 9/11/05Longest Run 18, A. Green vs. KC 9/9/07Longest Completion 78t, Carr to Bradford at MIA, 8/7/03Longest Kickoff Return 49, J. Moses vs. SD, 9/12/04Longest Punt Return 21, J. Moses vs. SD, 9/12/04Longest Int. Return 14, J. Busing vs. NYJ 9/13/09Longest Punt 59, M. Turk vs. KC 9/9/07Longest Field Goal 50, K. Brown at MIA, 8/7/03Touchdowns Scored 2, D. Davis vs. SD, 9/12/04Points Scored 15, K. Brown at MIA, 8/7/03

TEXANS INDIVIDUALHIGHS AND LOWS IN OPENERS

Mark, Player, Team Yards Rushing 138, W. Parker at PIT 9/7/08Rushing Attempts 26, L. Tomlinson vs. SD, 9/12/04Rushing TDs 3, W. Parker at PIT 9/7/08Receptions 8, A. Gates vs. SD, 9/12/04Yards Receiving 141, D. Stallworth vs. PHI 9/10/06Receiving TDs 2, C. Chambers at MIA, 8/7/03 2, H. Ward at PIT 9/7/08Combined Yds (rush/rec.) 138, W. Parker at PIT 9/7/08All-Purpose Yards 157, B. Westbrook vs. PHI 9/10/06Yards Passing 314, D. McNabb vs. PHI 9/10/06Pass Attempts 35, D. McNabb vs. PHI 9/10/06Pass Completions 24, D. McNabb vs. PHI 9/10/06TD Passes 3, J. Fiedler at MIA, 8/7/03 3, D. McNabb vs. PHI 9/10/06Interceptions Thrown 2, J. Fiedler at MIA, 8/7/03 2, D. Huard vs. KC 9/9/07Longest Run 46t, M. Wiley vs. DAL, 9/8/02Longest Completion 57t, Fielder to Chambers at MIA, 8/7/03Longest Kickoff Return 33, C. Rogers at MIA, 8/7/03, WelkerLongest Punt Return 18, J. Leonhard vs. NYJ 9/13/09Longest Int. Return 22, T. Vincent at BUF, 9/11/05 Longest Punt 58, B. Moorman at BUF, 9/11/05Longest Field Goal 48, N. Kaeding vs. SD, 9/12/04Touchdowns Scored 3, W. Parker at PIT 9/7/08Points Scored 18, W. Parker at PIT 9/7/08

OPPONENT INDIVIDUALHIGHS AND LOWS IN OPENERS

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TEXANS PRESEASON NOTES

Houston Opponents Total First Downs 83 81Rushing 27 28Passing 51 45Penalty 5 83rd Down: Made/Att 18/51 18/473rd Down Pct. 35.3% 38.3%4th Down: Made/Att 5/7 5/64th Down Pct. 71.4% 83.3%Possession Avg. 29:46 30:14Total Net Yards 1445 1187Avg. Per Game 361.3 296.8Total Plays 257 234Avg. Per Play 5.6 5.1Net Yards Rushing 420 348Avg. Per Game 105.0 87.0Total Rushes 99 103Net Yards Passing 1025 839Avg. Per Game 256.3 209.8Sacked/Yards Lost 4/28 8/56Gross Yards 1053 895Attempts/Completions 154/94 123/83Completion Pct. 61.0% 67.5%Had Intercepted 2 4Punts/Average 13/42.5 15/45.9Net Punting Avg. 35.1 44.8Penalties/Yards 22/234 22/199Fumbles/Ball Lost 5/3 4/1Touchdowns 7 12Rushing 2 3Passing 5 8Returns 0 1

2010 PRESEASON STATISTICS

Date Opponent Result Sat., Aug. 14 at Arizona L, 19-16 Sat., Aug. 21 at New Orleans L, 38-20Sat., Aug. 28 Dallas W, 23-7 Thurs., Sept. 2 Tampa Bay L, 24-17

TEXANS 2010 PRESEASON RESULTS

• RB Arian Foster’s 110 rushing yards against Dallas set a team preseason record, was the NFL preseason single-game high and one of only four100-yard rushing games in the NFL this preseason.

• Foster ranked fourth in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in rushing yards with 169 total.

AFC PRESEASON RUSHING LEADERS Att. Yds Avg. Lg TD1. M.Bennett, OAK 54 236 4.37 44 02. J.Dwyer, PIT 39 183 4.69 40 13. J.Battle, KC 35 180 5.14 50 14. A.Foster, HOU 28 169 6.04 21 25. J.Ringer, TEN 25 165 6.60 47 0

• TE James Casey set a team preseason record with eight receptions in the preseason finale against Tampa Bay, surpassing the record of seven receptions, set by WR Andre Johnson on August 28 against Dallas.

• TE James Casey, WR Andre Johnson and WR Jacoby Jones tied for the team lead with 12 receptions apiece to tie for fourth in the AFC preseason rankings.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Houston’s offense led the AFC and ranked third in the NFL, averaging 361.3 yards of total offense per game.

• The Texans offense led the AFC in passing yards per game (256.3) and sacks allowed (2.6 percent of all pass attempts), while ranking second in interception rate (1.3 percent).

• The Texans ranked 9th in total defense in the final NFL preseason rankings, giving up 296.8 yards per game.

• Houston’s run defense ranked sixth in the NFL, giving up 87.0 yards per game.

• The Texans set a team preseason record with 417 yards of offense (101 rushing, 316 passing) against Tampa Bay in the preseason finale, passing the previous mark of 405 yards, set against New Orleans on August 16, 2008.

• QB John David Booty and QB Dan Orlovsky combined to help set a Houston preseason team record with 316 net yards passing, besting the old record of 289 yards passing, set against New Orleans on August 16, 2008.

TEAM NOTES

W L PCT. STJacksonville 2 2 .500 W2 Tennessee 2 2 .500 W1Houston 1 3 .250 L1Indianapolis 0 4 .000 L4

2010 AFC SOUTH PRESEASON STANDINGS

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2010 TEXANS NOTES

The Texans’ 2010 slate features teams with a combined .547 winning percentage from a year ago, tying it with Ten-nessee’s schedule for the toughest in the NFL. Houston will play seven regular season games against six teams that made the playoffs in 2009 and 11 games against teams that were .500 or better a year ago.

Houston plays Baltimore (AFC Divisional), Dallas (NFC Divisional), Super Bowl runners-up and AFC South rival Indianapolis and San Diego (AFC Divisional) at Reliant Sta-dium and will visit Indianapolis, the New York Jets (AFC Championship) and Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card).

In addition, the Texans will play preseason road games against the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints and Arizona (NFC Divisional), and a home game against Dallas.

2010 NFL OPPONENT WINNING PERCENTAGES Rk. Team Comb. W-L Pct. T1. Houston Texans 140-116 .547 T1. Tennessee Titans 140-116 .547 3. Dallas Cowboys* 139-117 .543 4. Cincinnati Bengals* 138-118 .539 5. Jacksonville Jaguars 137-119 .535 6. New England Patriots* 136-120 .531 7. New York Giants 135-121 .527 8. Washington Redskins 134-122 .523 9. Philadelphia Eagles* 133-123 .520 T10. Cleveland Browns 132-124 .516 T10. Indianapolis Colts* 132-124 .516 12. Baltimore Ravens* 130-126 .508 T12. Detroit Lions 130-126 .508 T14. Chicago Bears 129-127 .504 T14. Minnesota Vikings* 129-127 .504 T16. Buffalo Bills 128-128 .500 T16. Miami Dolphins 128-128 .500 T16. New York Jets* 128-128 .500 T16. Oakland Raiders 128-128 .500 20. Atlanta Falcons 127-129 .496 21. Pittsburgh Steelers 126-130 .492 T22. Green Bay Packers* 125-131 .488 T22. Kansas City Chiefs 125-131 .488 24. Denver Broncos 124-132 .484 25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 123-133 .480 26. Carolina Panthers 122-134 .477 27. New Orleans Saints* 120-136 .469 28. San Francisco 49ers 117-139 .457 T29. San Diego Chargers* 116-140 .453 T29. Seattle Seahawks 116-140 .453 31. St. Louis Rams 115-141 .449 32. Arizona Cardinals* 114-142 .445

*Indicates team made the 2009 playoffs Texans 2010 opponents in bold

SCHEDULING DIFFICULTY

Houston has two coaches remaining from the inaugural season. Running backs coach Chick Harris and special teams coordinator Joe Marciano are the lone holdovers from the 2002 staff and have been present for all 164 pre-season and regular season Texans games.

THE ORIGINAL TEXANS

There certainly is no lack of NFL experience on the Tex-ans’ sidelines. Houston’s coaching staff consists of nine former players with a combined total of 71 seasons played in the NFL. The group is also one of eight NFL teams with a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Offensive As-sistant Bruce Matthews) on staff. Only San Francisco has more coaches on staff with NFL playing experience than the Texans: Former NFL Cumulative NFL Staff players on staff Playing Experience San Francisco 10 80Houston 9 71Green Bay 8 69 Kansas City 6 70 New York Jets 6 61

TEXANS COACHING STAFF NFL PLAYING EXPERIENCE (Seasons)Gary Kubiak (9) Denver, 1983-91Frank Bush (2) Houston Oilers, 1985-86Perry Carter (4) Kansas City 1995; Oakland 1996-98 Rick Dennison (9) Denver 1982-90Johnny Holland (7) Green Bay 1987-93Bill Kollar (8) Cincinnati 1974-76; Tampa Bay 1977-81Bruce Matthews (19) Houston Oilers/ Tennessee Titans 1983-2001Frank Pollack (6) San Francisco 1990-91; 1994-97 Ray Rhodes (7) New York Giants 1974-79; San Francisco 1980.

WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE

With the loss of the last original Texan, K Kris Brown, WR Andre Johnson has assumed the role of elder statesman for the Texans franchise.

Johnson, the team’s first-round draft pick and third over-all selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, is the only Texan who played for the team prior to the 2006 season, prior to head coach Gary Kubiak’s tenure in Houston. He is currently third on the all-time games played list for the Texans with 102 and will become just the third player to play eight sea-sons with the team in 2010.

DRE CLAIMS SENIORITY

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2010 TEXANS NOTES

Oldest Texans playerMatt Turk, 42 (Born 6/16/1968)

Youngest Texans playerBen Tate, 22 (Born 8/21/1988)

Most seasons as a TexansAndre Johnson - 8 seasons

Most NFL seasonsMatt Turk - 15 seasons

Tallest TexanEric Winston, 6-7

Shortest TexanSteve Slaton and Brice McCain - 5-9

College with the most TexansColorado State (5)David AndersonMike BrisielJoel DreessenJesse NadingShelley Smith

Conference with the most TexansBig Ten - 9 Players

Former 1st rd draft picks - 6Duane Brown (2008)Brian Cushing (2009)Kareem Jackson (2010)Andre Johnson (2003)Amobi Okoye (2007)Mario Williams (2006)

Pro Bowlers - 8Brian Cushing (2010)Owen Daniels (2009)Andre Johnson (2005, ‘07, ‘09, 10)Neil Rackers (2005)DeMeco Ryans (2008, ‘10)Matt Schaub (2010)Matt Turk (1996, ‘97, ‘98)Mario Williams (2009, ‘10)

Played College in Texas - 5James Casey (Rice)Frank Okam (Texas)Kasey Studdard (Texas)Jamar Wall (Texas Tech)Jon Weeks (Baylor)

Coaches who played in the NFL - 9Frank BushPerry CarterRick DennisonJohnny HollandBill KollarGary KubiakBruce MatthewsFrank PollackRay Rhodes

Native Texans - 10 James Casey (Azle)Zac Diles (Abilene)Anthony Hill (Houston)Brice McCain (Terrell)Earl Mitchell (Galena Park)David Nixon (Converse)Frank Okam (Dallas)Wade Smith (Dallas)Jamar Wall (Lubbock)Eric Winston (Midland)

2010 ROSTER FACTS AND FIGURES

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has built an organi-zational infrastructure that has helped place his franchise among the world’s most valuable sports franchises. The Texans rank tenth on Forbes’ 2010 list of the 10 Most Valu-able Teams In Sports with an estimated worth of $1.15 bil-lion. Houston ranks sixth in the NFL in value, according to the list.

Perhaps most impressive is the fact that the Texans are the only team on the list founded in the 21st century.

2010 FORBES 10 MOST VALUABLE TEAMS IN SPORTSRank Team League Worth (Billions) 1. Manchester United Premier League (England) 1.87 2. Dallas Cowboys NFL 1.65 3. Washington Redskins NFL 1.55 4. New York Yankees MLB 1.50 5. New England Patriots NFL 1.36 6. Real Madrid La Liga (Spain) 1.35 7. Arsenal Premier League (England) 1.20 8. New York Giants NFL 1.18 9. New York Jets NFL 1.17 10. Houston Texans NFL 1.15

TEXANS SHOWING THEIR VALUE

There are only three position players on the Texans Week 1 roster who are 30 years or older, tying it with Caro-lina for having the fewest 30-plus year old position players in the NFL. Only LB Kevin Bentley (30), RB Derrick Ward (30) and FS Eugene Wilson (30) are 30 or older.

In addition, the Texans are the fifth youngest team in the NFL with an average age 25.9 years old. The average NFL player is 26.4 years old and the average team has 9.0 posi-tion players at least 30 years old.

FEWEST 30-PLUS POSITION PLAYERS (as of September 12, 2010)

Avg. 30+ 30+ TEAM Age Plyr Pos Plyr Carolina 25.1 5 3 Jacksonville 25.6 8 8 Tampa Bay 25.6 7 7 Miami 25.8 5 5 Green Bay 25.9 7 7 Houston 25.9 5 3

YOUTH OF TEXANS NATION

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The Houston Texans and the Greater Houston YMCA have partnered to open a new YMCA facility in the Palm Center community of Third Ward. The facility, located at the corner of Griggs Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard, will replace the old South Central YMCA.

The partnership is the first of its kind, making the new Houston Texans YMCA the first YMCA facility in the country to be named after a professional sports team.

“I have admired the work done by the YMCA since my childhood in North Carolina,” said Texans found-er and CEO Robert C. McNair. “We are proud to be able to support an organization that promotes health and family values, and it gives me great pleasure to give back to a group that gave so much to me as a child.”

“The level of commitment shown by the Houston Texans and owner Bob McNair will, for years to come, greatly improve the quality of life for so many Houstonians who chose to make this YMCA branch a part of their day. The surrounding neighborhoods

will benefit. For that we are grateful,” said Mayor Bill White. “We are proud of the work and the joy generated by the YMCA every day.”

The new facility is the first and most visible result of a larger partnership between the Texans and the YMCA. In keeping with the Texans’ stated goal of being the most community-connected professional sports franchise in the world, the team selected the YMCA as its primary strategic community partner and will work with YMCA staff to develop program-ming to benefit the children and the community served by the facility. Construction of the new cen-ter began in November of 2009, with an anticipated opening in January of 2011.

Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak is anoth-er YMCA alumnus.

“I grew up right across the street from the M.D. Anderson YMCA,” Kubiak said. “A lot of the things I learned in the sports world and growing up about how to be a good kid and how to be a good person really stem from my youth growing up there.”

2010 TEXANS NOTES

TEXANS PARTNER TO OPEN NEW YMCA

Above is a rendering of the Houston Texans YMCA, set to open in January 2011 at the corner of Griggs Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

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2009 TEXANS NOTES

• The Texans scored a franchise-record 388 points for the year, besting the previous record of 379 points in 2007.

• The Texans scored three or more touchdowns in 11 games, breaking the franchise record of nine set in 2008.

• Houston scored 46 touchdowns in 2009, which broke the team single-season record of 43 set in 2007.

• Houston scored 88 points in the opening period to best the record of 87 points scored in the first quarter in 2007.

• Houston had 6,129 total yards, breaking the franchise record of 6,113 yards set in 2008. It was the second 6,000-yard season in team history.

• The Texans defense allowed 333 points, breaking the franchise scoring defense record of 339 points in 2004.

• The Texans defense held opponents to 5,198 yards al-lowed, besting the previous mark of 5,230 set in 2002.

• The Texans gained more than 400 total net yards of offense in each of the last four games and finished with eight 400-yard games in 2009.

• Houston’s three defensive touchdowns tied for the second-most in franchise history. The Texans scored five defensive touchdowns in 2004 and also had three defen-sive scores in 2002.

• The Texans went 9-3 when winning time of possession. • The Texans outrushed their opponents 10 times and

went 7-3 in those games.• The Texans forced opponents to go three-and-out 52

total times in 2009.• QB Matt Schaub led the NFL with 4,770 passing yards

and WR Andre Johnson led the league with 1,569 receiv-ing yards to became the first pair of teammates to lead the league in those categories since QB Brett Favre and WR Antonio Freeman in 1998. Schaub and Johnson were the eighth set of teammates to lead the league since 1970.

• WR Andre Johnson became the second receiver since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to lead the league in receiving yards in consecutive years. Jerry Rice did so in 1989-90 and 1993-95.

• QB Matt Schaub became the first Texan to lead the NFL in passing with 4,770 passing yards, which was also the sixth-highest total in NFL history.

2009 SNAPSHOT

HOUSTON TEXANS Offense Defense Mark Rank Mark RankTotal 383.1 4 324.9 13 Rushing 92.2 30 106.9 T-10Passing 290.9 1 217.9 18

Special Teams Mark RankPunt Ret. Avg. 10.0 10 Punt Cover. 4.3 2Kick Ret. Avg. 22.6 16Kick Cover. 22.5 14

2009 REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS

W L PCT. ST Indianapolis 14 2 .875 L 2Houston* 9 7 .563 W 4Tennessee 8 8 .500 W 1Jacksonville 7 9 .438 L 4

*Highest finish in team history.

2009 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS

Houston Opponents Total First Downs 340 300Rushing 93 91Passing 231 175Penalty 16 343rd Down: Made/Att 82/204 79/2013rd Down Pct. 40.2% 39.3%4th Down: Made/Att 8/12 9/214th Down Pct. 66.7% 42.9%Possession Avg. 31:54 28:06Total Net Yards 6129 5198Avg. Per Game 383.1 324.9Total Plays 1043 974Avg. Per Play 5.9 5.3Net Yards Rushing 1475 1711Avg. Per Game 92.2 106.9Total Rushes 425 396Net Yards Passing 4654 3487Avg. Per Game 290.9 217.9Sacked/Yards Lost 25/149 30/187Gross Yards 4803 3674Attempts/Completions 593/399 548/344Completion Pct. 67.3% 62.8%Had Intercepted 17 14Punts/Average 67/42.8 76/46.8Net Punting Avg. 39.4 40.4Penalties/Yards 95/833 92/728Fumbles/Ball Lost 21/11 27/13Touchdowns 46 39Rushing 13 17Passing 29 19Returns 4 3

2009 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

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The Texans ended the 2009 season strong, winning their last four games to match the longest streak in team his-tory. Houston also won four straight in 2008, from 11/23/08 through 12/14/08.

Only the San Diego Chargers, who won their last 11 games, have a longer regular-season winning streak than the Texans heading into 2010.

MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WINSTeam Wins Losses StreakSan Diego Chargers 13 3 Won 11Houston Texans 9 7 WON 4Cleveland Browns 5 11 Won 4Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 Won 3Dallas Cowboys 11 5 Won 3Atlanta Falcons 9 7 Won 3Carolina Panthers 8 8 Won 3

CLOSING ON A HOT STREAK

Associated Press All-Pro TeamWR Andre Johnson (First Team)LB Brian Cushing (Second Team)

Associated Press Rookie of the YearLB Brian Cushing

Pro Football Weekly All-Pro TeamWR Andre Johnson (First Team)LB Brian Cushing (First Team)

Sporting News All-Pro TeamWR Andre Johnson (First Team)

Pro Football Weekly Defensive Rookie of the YearLB Brian Cushing

NFL Pro BowlLB Brian CushingWR Andre Johnson (Starter)LB DeMeco RyansQB Matt Schaub (Starter and Game MVP)DE Mario Williams (Starter)

NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the YearWR Andre Johnson

AFC Player of the WeekQB Matt Schaub (Offense-Week 2)WR Jacoby Jones (Special Teams-Week 4)LB Brian Cushing (Defense- Week 6)LB Brian Cushing (Defense- Week 8)

AFC Rookie of the MonthLB Brian Cushing (November and December)

2009 TEXANS HONORS

2009 TEXANS NOTES

QB Matt Schaub threw for sixth-highest passing yards total in NFL history in 2009 and was named MVP of the 2010 Pro Bowl.

Houston’s offense ranked fourth in the NFL in 2009, aver-aging 383.1 yards per game, and one reason for that suc-cess was the ability to keep drives alive by gaining first downs. The Texans ranked fourth in the league with 340 first downs on the season, an average of 21.3 per game.

Houston’s 340 first downs tied the team single-season record, first set in 2008.

MOST FIRST DOWNS, 2009Team Rush Pass Pen TotNew England Patriots 114 222 37 373New Orleans Saints 115 215 18 348Minnesota Vikings 99 220 24 343Houston Texans 93 231 16 340Indianapolis Colts 69 241 29 339Dallas Cowboys 110 203 22 335Green Bay Packers 102 201 32 335Miami Dolphins 129 188 16 333Pittsburgh Steelers 96 210 25 331Atlanta Falcons 105 192 33 330San Diego Chargers 80 222 28 330

TEXANS MOVING THE CHAINS

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Houston was one of the best teams in the league on first in 2009. The Texans ranked sixth in the NFL with an aver-age gain of 6.10 yards on first down.

YARDS PER PLAY ON FIRST DOWNTeam Plays Yards Yds/PlayDallas Cowboys 466 3,037 6.52Philadelphia Eagles 437 2,840 6.50New Orleans Saints 473 2,957 6.25New England Patriots 493 3,037 6.16Pittsburgh Steelers 465 2,853 6.14Houston Texans 480 2,930 6.10Baltimore Ravens 453 2,683 5.92New York Giants 455 2,665 5.86Arizona Cardinals 467 2,735 5.86Indianapolis Colts 451 2,626 5.82

PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST

The Texans offense a league-high 290.9 passing yards per game in 2009. A big reason for that passing productiv-ity was the ability to hit the big play.

Houston produced 67 plays of 20 or more yards in 2009, which was the ninth-highest total in the league. The passing attack accounted for 63 of those, which was the fourth-most in the NFL.

MOST PASS PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS, 2009 Team 20+ Pass 20+ TDs Avg. Dist.San Diego Chargers 67 11 31.0Philadelphia Eagles 65 13 34.1Pittsburgh Steelers 64 11 30.5Houston Texans 63 8 31.0Indianapolis Colts 62 14 29.8

EXPLOSIVE PASSING ATTACK

The Texans passing attack led the NFL in 2009, averaging 290.9 yards per game. A large portion of the credit for that success goes to a sure-handed group of receivers.

According to STATS, Inc., Texans receivers dropped only 20 passes in 2009 out of 419 catchable passes, or 4.8 per-cent of the time. Both numbers were the best in the NFL.

FEWEST DROPPED PASSES, 2009Team Att Comp Drop Catchable Drop %Houston 593 399 20 419 4.8New Orleans 544 378 21 399 5.3Arizona 594 392 23 415 5.5Chicago 563 340 20 360 5.6Atlanta 570 332 21 353 5.9

IN GOOD HANDS

2009 TEXANS NOTES

The Texans passing game has been one of the most dan-gerous in the NFL over the last two seasons. Houston has averaged 278.8 net passing yards per game to rank sec-ond in the league since 2008.

MOST NET PASSING YARDS PER GAME, 2008-09Team Att Cmp Pct Yds YPGNew Orleans Saints 1,180 791 67.0 9,332 291.6Houston Texans 1,148 766 66.7 8,921 278.8Arizona Cardinals 1,224 810 66.2 8,690 271.6Indianapolis Colts 1,186 795 67.0 8,609 269.0San Diego Chargers 997 650 65.2 8,196 256.1

The 2009 Texans passing attack was the most prolific in franchise history, averaging a league-high 290.9 yards per game. That is nearly 25 yards per game ahead of the pre-vious record, set in 2008.

MOST NET PASSING YARDS PER GAME, HOUSTON TEXANS HISTORY

Team Record Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG2009 9-7 593 399 67.3 4,654 290.92008 8-8 555 367 66.1 4,267 266.72007 8-8 529 346 65.4 3,751 234.42004 7-9 471 286 60.7 3,246 202.92006 6-10 481 329 68.4 2,778 173.62003 5-11 439 248 56.5 2,655 165.92005 2-14 449 270 60.1 2,237 139.82002 4-12 447 235 52.6 2,225 139.1

HOUSTON’S PROLIFIC PASSING ATTACK

WR Andre Johnson accounted for a nearly a third of Houston’s re-ceiving yards in 2009 and joined Jerry Rice as the only player in NFL history to lead the NFL in receiving yards in back-to-back seasons.

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The Texans defense struggled early in 2009, giving up an average of 436.7 yards and 28.7 points per game through the first three weeks of the season. The defense improved more than any group in the league, giving up 139.1 fewer yards per game in the last 13 games than it did in the first three.

Houston’s defense went from allowing a league-worst 436.7 yards per game in the first three to just 299.1 in the last 13, ranking fourth in the NFL. On the ground, the Tex-ans went from giving up 205.0 yards per game over the first three games to 84.3 over the rest of the year, which was the second-lowest average in the league in that time.

DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT, 2009 HOUSTON TEXANS

First 3 Last 13 DifferenceRush Yards/Gm 205.0* 84.3 -120.7Pass Yards/Gm 231.7 214.8 -16.9Total Yards/Gm 436.7* 299.1 -137.6Points/Gm 28.7 19.0 -9.7* Worst in the NFL

TURNING IT AROUND

Over the last 13 games of the season, Houston’s defense was one of the best in the NFL. In addition to ranking fourth in total defense and second in rushing defense over that time span, the Texans were ninth in scoring defense. From the beginning of October through the end of the season, Houston allowed a mere 19.0 points per game.

POINTS PER GAME ALLOWEDSINCE WEEK 4, 2009

Team G TD FG 2pt Sfty Pts PPGDallas Cowboys 13 21 14 0 0 189 14.5New York Jets 13 23 15 0 0 203 15.6Baltimore Ravens 13 22 18 0 0 208 16.0Carolina Panthers 13 25 16 0 0 221 17.0San Francisco 49ers 13 23 23 0 0 228 17.5Green Bay Packers 13 29 9 1 2 234 18.0Cincinnati Bengals 13 26 18 0 0 235 18.1New England Patriots 13 30 9 0 0 235 18.1Houston Texans 13 28 17 0 0 247 19.0Buffalo Bills 13 28 18 2 1 254 19.5

FROM OCTOBER ON

Over the last 13 games of the 2009 season, Houston’s de-fense was one of the best in the NFL. In addition to ranking fourth in total defense and second in rushing defense over that time span, the Texans were ninth in scoring defense. From the beginning of October through the end of the sea-son, Houston allowed only 19.0 points per game.

POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED SINCE WEEK 4, 2009Team G TD FG 2pt Sfty Pts PPGDallas Cowboys 13 21 14 0 0 189 14.5New York Jets 13 23 15 0 0 203 15.6Baltimore Ravens 13 22 18 0 0 208 16.0Carolina Panthers 13 25 16 0 0 221 17.0San Francisco 49ers 13 23 23 0 0 228 17.5Green Bay Packers 13 29 9 1 2 234 18.0Cincinnati Bengals 13 26 18 0 0 235 18.1New England Patriots 13 30 9 0 0 235 18.1Houston Texans 13 28 17 0 0 247 19.0

STINGY SCORING DEFENSE

DE Mario Williams led the Texans with 9.0 sacks in 2009 and was named to the Pro Bowl.

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2009 TEXANS NOTES

Houston’s defense struggled against the run early in 2009, allowing an average of 205.0 yards per game in its first three contests. The defense did a complete 180 over the remainder of the season. From Week 4 onward, the Texans ranked second in the NFL in rushing defense, holding opponents to an average of 84.3 yards per game on the ground.

RUSHING YARDS PER GAME ALLOWEDSINCE OCTOBER 1, 2009

Team G Att Yards YPC YPGGreen Bay Packers 13 273 947 3.5 72.8Houston Texans 13 297 1,096 3.7 84.3Dallas Cowboys 13 292 1,104 3.8 84.9Minnesota Vikings 13 277 1,118 4.0 86.0Pittsburgh Steelers 13 311 1,208 3.9 92.9

The 2009 Texans defense produced five of the 10 lowest opponent rushing totals in franchise history over the last 10 games. Ten of the 45 games that the Texans have held an opponent under 100 yards rushing came in 2009.

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED,HOUSTON TEXANS HISTORY

Opponent, Date Att Yards YPC TDNew York Jets, 11/26/06 26 27 1.0 1Jacksonville, 10/31/04 12 39 3.3 0Arizona, 12/18/05 13 39 3.0 0Arizona, 10/11/09 16 44 2.8 1Oakland, 10/4/09 21 45 2.1 0Cincinnati, 10/18/09 17 46 2.7 1New Orleans, 11/18/07 19 47 2.5 0Chicago, 12/19/04 26 54 2.1 0San Francisco, 10/25/09 19 59 3.1 0Miami, 12/27/09 16 60 3.8 1

STOUT AGAINST THE RUN

The Texans ranked 13th in the NFL in total defense 2009, giving up an average of 324.9 yards per game, and 15th in scoring defense, allowing an average of 20.8 points per game.

One of the biggest reasons for the defense’s early strug-gles was a tendency to give up big plays. Houston sur-rendered four plays of 50 or more yards in the first three weeks of the season, all of which went for touchdowns. Tennessee RB Chris Johnson scored on runs of 57 and 91 yards and a 69-yard catch, and Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew scored on a 61-yard run.

Without those four plays, which accounted for 278 yards and 28 points, Houston would have ranked seventh in to-tal defense and tied for eighth in scoring defense.

2009 TEXANS DEFENSEOVERALL

Plays Yards Yds/Play YPG Points PPG974 5,198 5.3 324.9 333 20.8

WITHOUT 4 PLAYSPlays Yards Yds/Play YPG Points PPG970 4,920 5.1 307.5 305 19.1

Those four plays represent less than half of one percent of Houston’s defensive snaps, yet they still account for appoximately five percent of the total yards and approxi-mately eight percent of points allowed last year. The three running plays made up 0.8 percent of all rushes against the Texans last year, yet they accounted for 12.2 percent of Houston’s rushing yards allowed.

PERCENT OF SEASON TOTALSCategory 4 Plays Season Tot. Pct of TotalPlays 4 974 0.41%Total Yards 278 5,198 5.3%Points 28 333 8.4%Rushes 3 396 0.75%Rush Yards 209 1,711 12.2%

LIMITING THE BIG PLAY

Houston’s defense was one of the league’s best at forc-ing three-and-out drives in 2009. The Texans forced their opponents to go three-and-out on 50 of 172 series, or 29.1 percent of the time. The Houston defense ranked third in three-and-out drives and in three-and-out percentage.

MOST THREE-AND-OUT DRIVESNFL DEFENSES

Team Series 3 & Out 3 & Out PctNew York Jets 177 60 33.9Minnesota Vikings 162 53 32.7Houston Texans 172 50 29.1Seattle Seahawks 185 51 27.6San Francisco 49ers 191 50 26.2

GETTING OFF THE FIELD

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GARY KUBIAK NOTES

The Texans headed into the 2009 season finale against New England (1/3/10) still in the thick of the playoff hunt. To have any hope of advancing to the postseason, Hous-ton needed to first beat the Patriots.

A look at head coach Gary Kubiak‘s record in season fi-nales indicated that a win was in the cards. Kubiak is 4-0 in season finales since taking over in 2006.

The Texans opponent the last three years has had either a playoff spot or playoff seeding on the line heading into the last game of the season.

TEXANS IN SEASON FINALES, 2006-09Opponent, Date Opp. Rec. W/L ScoreNew England, 1/3/10# 10-5 W 34-27Chicago Bears, 12/28/08^ 9-6 W 31-24Jacksonville Jaguars, 12/30/07* 11-4 W 42-28Cleveland Browns, 12/31/06 4-11 W 14-6

* Jacksonville had clinched playoff spot.^ Chicago needed a win to clinch playoff spot.# New England needed a win to clinch #3 seed.

A PERFECT ENDING

Houston finished the season at 9-7, setting a team record for most wins in a season thanks to four straight victories to clinch the franchise’s first winning record.

Since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, the Texans have gone 14-6 in the final month of the season. That .700 winning percentage in December and January is the fourth-highest in the league over the last four years.

BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN DECEMBER/JANUARY, 2006-09

Team G W L T PctSan Diego Chargers 19 19 0 0 1.000New England Patriots 19 16 3 0 0.842Philadelphia Eagles 19 15 4 0 0.789Houston Texans 20 14 6 0 0.700Indianapolis Colts 19 13 6 0 0.684Tennessee Titans 19 13 6 0 0.684Green Bay Packers 18 12 6 0 0.667Carolina Panthers 19 12 7 0 0.632Chicago Bears 19 12 7 0 0.632Pittsburgh Steelers 19 12 7 0 0.632

TEXANS HEAT UP IN DECEMBER

When head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, he brought with him an offensive philosophy based on a strong running game and a precision passing attack.

Since 2006, the Texans have had the most accurate passing offense in the NFL. Texans quarterbacks have combined to complete 66.8 percent of their passes, which is the highest in the league over the last four years.

HIGHEST TEAM COMPLETION PERCENTAGE, 2006-09

Team Att Cmp Pct Yds YPGHouston Texans 2,158 1,441 66.8 15,450 241.4New Orleans Saints 2,412 1,603 66.5 18,149 283.6Indianapolis Colts 2,294 1,512 65.9 16,950 264.8New England Patriots 2,239 1,458 65.1 16,136 252.1Arizona Cardinals 2,359 1,488 63.1 16,417 256.5

TEXANS ON THE MARK

The improved pass protection of the offensive line has been a key reason the Houston passing attack has been one of the most dangerous in the NFL under head coach Gary Kubiak over the last three seasons.

Since 2007, Texans quarterbacks have been sacked 79 times on 1,756 pass plays, or a mere 4.50 percent of the time. That sack percentage is the sixth-best in the NFL over the last three years.

LOWEST SACK PERCENTAGE, 2007-09Team Att Cmp Yds Sk Sk PctNew Orleans Saints 1,832 1,231 13,646 49 2.60Indianapolis Colts 1,737 1,150 12,642 50 2.80Tennessee Titans 1,393 824 8,728 57 3.93Arizona Cardinals 1,814 1,166 12,755 78 4.12Denver Broncos 1,693 1,053 11,682 78 4.40Houston Texans 1,677 1,112 12,672 79 4.50Cleveland Browns 1,476 762 8,182 73 4.71New England Patriots 1,712 1,132 12,736 87 4.84San Diego Chargers 1,468 931 11,201 75 4.86Dallas Cowboys 1,628 1,017 12,181 90 5.24

In comparison, Houston allowed a sack on 10.63 percent of pass plays from 2002-06, giving up 272 sacks on 2,559 plays prior to the arrival of QB Matt Schaub.

HOUSTON TEXANS SACK PERCENTAGES,2002-06 vs. 2007-09

Years W-L Att Cmp Yds Sk Sk Pct2002-06 24-56 2,287 1,368 13,141 272 10.632007-09 25-23 1,677 1,112 12,672 79 4.50

IMPROVED PASS PROTECTION

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GARY KUBIAK NOTES

Ever since he was hired in 2006, head coach Gary Kubiakhas stressed the importance of having a strong running game, and the evidence on the field has proven that phi-losophy to be true throughout his tenure.

The Texans have outrushed their opponents 32 times under Kubiak, and they are 24-8 in those games. Houston outrushed its opponents 10 times this season and was 7-3 in those games.

HOUSTON TEXANS WHEN OUTRUSHINGOPPONENTS, 2006-09

Game, Date Texans Opponent Diff. ScoreBUF, 11/19/06* 188 70 +118 21-24@ BUF, 11/1/09 186 97 +89 31-10DEN, 12/13/07 158 72 +86 31-13IND, 10/5/08* 156 79 +77 27-31IND, 12/24/06 191 114 +77 27-24OAK, 10/4/09 120 45 +75 29-6JAX, 12/30/07 170 96 +74 42-28DET, 10/19/08 150 77 +73 28-21NE, 1/3/10 144 74 +70 34-27@ MIA, 12/27/09 162 60 +62 27-20CHI, 12/28/08 127 69 +58 31-24NO, 11/18/07 103 47 +56 23-10@ CAR, 9/16/07 119 66 +53 34-21@ CIN, 10/18/09 87 46 +41 28-17KC, 9/9/07 109 72 +37 20-3TEN, 10/29/06* 148 111 +37 22-28@ GB, 12/7/08 141 108 +33 24-21SF, 10/25/09 90 59 +31 24-21@ JAX, 11/12/06 148 118 +30 13-10JAX, 10/22/06 131 102 +29 27-7@ OAK, 11/4/07 178 153 +25 24-17SEA, 12/13/09 85 62 +23 34-7@ IND, 11/16/08* 177 154 +23 27-33MIA, 10/12/08 114 96 +18 29-28@ CLE, 11/23/08 112 95 +17 16-6@ OAK, 12/3/06 129 113 +16 23-14@ IND, 11/8/09* 81 72 +9 17-20IND, 11/29/09* 122 114 +8 27-35TEN, 12/14/08 107 100 +7 13-12@ SD, 10/28/07* 115 109 +6 10-35CIN, 10/26/08 109 105 +4 35-6@ ARZ, 10/11/09* 45 44 +1 21-28* Indicates losses.

OUT-RUSHING TO JUDGEMENT

Under head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have made running the ball effectively a priority, and that philosophy has been proven in the team’s won-lost record over the last four years. When Houston has run the ball 30 or more times over the last three seasons, the team is 19-2. By contrast, Houston is 1-23 when rushing less than 25 times.

HOUSTON TEXANS RECORD BY RUSHING ATTEMPTS, 2006-09

Rushing Att. Avg. Rush Yds Record30 or more 134.0 19-225-29 111.8 11-8Less than 25 68.8 1-23

TEXANS IN A RUSH TO WIN

One of head coach Gary Kubiak’s themes with his team has been the importance of winning the turnover battle. Since 2006 under Kubiak, the Texans have won the turn-over battle 21 times. Houston is 18-3 in those games.

Houston had a minus-one turnover ratio in 2009, giving the ball away 28 times and forcing 27 turnovers. The Tex-ans were 6-1 in games where they won the turnover battle.

HOUSTON TEXANS WITH POSITIVETURNOVER MARGIN, 2006-09

Game, Date Giveaways Takeaways Diff. W/LNE, 1/3/10 1 2 +1 WTEN, 11/23/09 0 1 +1 LSF, 10/25/09 1 2 +1 W@ CIN, 10/18/09 2 3 +1 WOAK, 10/4/09 2 3 +1 W@ TEN, 9/20/09 0 2 +2 WTEN, 12/14/08 1 2 +1 WJAX, 12/1/08 1 3 +2 W@ CLE, 11/23/08 2 5 +3 WCIN, 10/26/08 0 3 +3 WNO, 11/18/07 2 3 +1 W@ OAK, 11/4/07 1 3 +2 W@ CAR, 9/16/07 1 3 +2 WKC, 9/9/07 2 4 +2 WCLE, 12/31/06 1 3 +2 WIND, 12/24/06 0 1 +1 WTEN, 12/10/06 0 2 +2 L@ OAK, 12/3/06 2 5 +3 W@ JAX, 11/12/06 0 4 +4 WJAX, 10/22/06 0 2 +2 WPHI, 9/10/06 0 1 +1 L

WIN TURNOVERS = WIN GAMES

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TEXANS OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW

The Texans are coming off a record performance for the third consecutive season, setting a franchise record for total offense in 2009. Houston’s offense gained 6,129 yards, an average of 383.1 per game, to rank fourth in the NFL. Those numbers bested the totals from 2008 when the Texans ranked third in the league with 6,113 total yards.

Houston cracked the league’s top 10 in scoring offense for the first time in 2009, averaging a franchise-record 24.3 points per game.

The offense was paced by the league’s most prolific passing attack. The Texans gained a league-best 290.9 yards per game through the air last season.

QB Matt Schaub had one of the best seasons in NFL his-tory, passing for a league-high 4,770 yards with 29 touch-downs and 15 interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 98.6. His 4,770 passing yards were the sixth-most in NFL history. Schaub started all 16 games for the first time in his career and guided the Texans to a franchise-best 9-7 record. He improved his record as the Texans starter to 19-19.

Schaub’s primary receiving option once again was WR Andre Johnson, who solidified his place as arguably the best receiver in the NFL. Johnson finished with 101 catch-es for an NFL-best 1,569 yards and a career-high nine touchdowns. He became just the second receiver in NFL history to post back-to-back 1,500-yard seasons and was also the second receiver to lead the league in receiving yards in consecutive seasons.

Schaub had an array of options at his disposal in addi-tion to Johnson. WR Kevin Walter caught 53 passes for 611 yards and two touchdowns and David Anderson had a career year with 38 receptions for 370 yards. That duo helped pick up the slack when Pro Bowl TE Owen Danielswent down for the year with a knee injury in Week 8. Dan-iels was putting together an All-Pro caliber year with 40 catches for 519 yards and five touchdowns through eight games.

While the passing attack flourished, the ground game struggled for most of the season, ranking 30th in the NFL with an average of 92.2 yards per game. Second-year RB Steve Slaton led the team with 437 yards despite missing the final five games. Rookie Arian Foster showed promise late in the year, gaining 216 yards in the final two games of the season.

The key to the offense’s success continued to be the of-fensive line. Under the leadership of RT Eric Winston, who has started 54 consecutive games, the line allowed just 25 sacks on 608 pass plays, or 4.1 percent. That was the fifth-best sack percentage in the league last season.

OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW

QUARTERBACKSThe Texans offense will lie in the capable hands of 2010

Pro Bowl MVP Matt Schaub once again this season. Schaub posted elite numbers in 2009, which marked

his first season starting all 16 games as a pro. He ranked among the league’s top five passers in six categories and his 4,770 passing yards not only led the league, but were also the sixth-most in NFL history. Schaub also led the league in attempts (583) and completions (396). His 67.9 completion percentage was fourth in the league, and he ranked fifth in yards per attempt (8.18) and passing touch-downs (29). His 98.6 passer rating ranked seventh.

Schaub was the starting quarterback for the AFC in the 2010 Pro Bowl and earned Most Valuable Player honors after setting the Pro Bowl record with a passer rating of 151.3, throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns.

In three seasons as the Texans starter, Schaub has thrown for 10,054 yards with 53 touchdowns and 34 inter-ceptions. Schaub has posted a quarterback rating of 94.2 since joining the team, which is by far the highest in fran-chise history among quarterbacks with at least 200 pass attempts.

Dan Orlovsky won the backup job in the 2010 preseason. Orlovsky signed with the Texans during the opening week-end of free agency following the 2008 season. He started seven games in 2008 for the Detroit Lions, completing 143-of-255 passes for 1,616 yards with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions.

OFFENSE POSITION-BY-POSITION

QB Matt Schaub led the NFL in passing yards (4,770), at-tempts (583) and completions (396) in 2009.

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RUNNING BACKSSecond-year RB Arian Foster, who came on strong late

in 2009, enters the season as the starter. Foster spent the first 10 weeks of 2009 on the Texans’ practice squad but came on strong once he was elevated to the active ros-ter, finishing fourth on the squad with 257 yards rushing. Foster had back-to-back standout performances to close the 2009 season, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown at Miami (12/27/09) and following that up with a 119-yard, two-touchdown performance in the season finale vs. New England (1/3/10). Foster entered the 2010 training camp as the back to beat and came out on top, setting a preseason rushing record with 110 yards against Dallas on August 28.

Despite missing the last five games of 2009 with a shoul-der injury, RB Steve Slaton led the team in rushing for the second-straight year with 437 yards on the ground. Now healthy, Slaton presents a favorable option as the no. 2 back and is a prospect to return kickoffs.

The Texans bolstered their backfield with the addition of veteran RB Derrick Ward immediately following the pre-season. Ward led the Giants in with 1,409 combined yards in 2008, rushing for 1,025 yards (5.6 average)and catching 41 passes for 384 yards. He spent the 2009 season with Tampa Bay.

Rookie RB Ben Tate’s season was cut short when an ankle injury in the first preseason game sidelined him for the year. Tate was drafted with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft after a stellar four-year career at Auburn University. In a school lineage that included past and present NFL running backs Bo Jackson, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown, Tate was just the second Auburn Tiger to lead the school in rushing three-straight seasons.

FB Vonta Leach has played in all 59 games he’s been with the Texans since joining the team mid-way through the 2006 season and has developed a reputation as one of the best blocking backs in the NFL. His primary function is to clear running room for the Texans’ tailbacks. Leach has proven to be a reliable receiver out of the backfield with 68 career receptions for 446 yards and four touchdowns.

WIDE RECEIVERSThe Texans receiving corps, led by All-Pro Andre John-

son, continues to be one of the deepest and most danger-ous groups in the NFL. Johnson led the league in receiv-ing yards for the second consecutive year with 1,569 and caught a career-high nine touchdown passes. Johnson has 587 career receptions for 7,948 yards and 42 touch-downs. Since 2006, Johnson has been the most productive receiver in the NFL, averaging 90.2 yards per game.

Kevin Walter started opposite Johnson for the third straight year and followed up a career year in 2008 by catching 53 passes for 611 yards and two touchdowns. Since joining the Texans in 2006, Walter has caught 195 passes for 2,470 yards and 15 touchdowns.

David Anderson turned in the best season of his young career in 2009. The fifth-year receiver out of Colorado State caught 38 passes for 370 yards, both career highs. Since being picked in the seventh round in 2006, Anderson has caught 70 passes for 769 yards and three touchdowns.

Fourth-year pro Jacoby Jones made significant strides toward turning his tremendous athleticism into consistent playing time in the offense last year. Jones caught a ca-reer-high 27 passes for 437 yards and finished second on the team with six touchdown catches. In three seasons, Jones has caught 45 passes for 667 yards and six touch-downs.

Seventh-round draft pick, WR Dorin Dickerson out of Pittsburgh, will be the new face in the group. Dickerson played the latter half of his college career at tight end, set-ting school records for touchdown receptions at that posi-tion. He has since shown the speed to play wide receiver in the NFL, while also maintaining some of the size and blocking ability that made him an elite collegiate tight end.

The Texans were also hit hard by injury in the receiving corps and return game. Houston selected LSU speedster Trindon Holliday in the sixth round. Holliday, who clocked a 10.0 to win in the 100-meter dash at the 2009 Track and Field Championship, was known primarily for his return skills in college while playing running back. He suffered a thumb injury during the preseason that landed him on injured reserve for the season.

André Davis suffered a hip injury in the preseason open-er that landed him on IR for the entire year. In 2009, Davis caught six passes for 59 yards on the year. Since joining the Texans in 2007, Davis has caught 52 passes for 855 yards and three touchdowns.Arian Foster enters the 2010 season as the Texans start-

ing running back.

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TIGHT ENDSThe tight end position was dealt a tough blow with the

loss of Pro Bowler Owen Daniels to a season-ending knee injury in Houston’s Week 8 win at Buffalo in 2009. Dan-iels was on pace for a career year, with 40 catches for 519 yards and five touchdowns through eight games. In four seasons, he has caught 207 passes for 2,501 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was elevated to the active roster from the Active PUP List the last week of the preseason and should see his first action on his rehabilitated knee against Indianapolis.

The loss of Daniels in 2009 certainly affected the of-fense but was lessened as Joel Dreessen emerged as a viable receiving threat in his own right in Daniels’ ab-sence. Dreessen played in all 16 games for the second straight season and caught 26 passes for 320 yards and a touchdown. Since joining the Texans in 2007, Dreessen has caught 41 passes for 452 yards and three touchdowns.

Second-year TE James Casey is sure-handed option with with surprising speed. Casey has the ability to line up any-where on the field and caught six passes for 64 yards in his rookie year. He set a Texans preseason record with eight receptions against Tampa Bay on September 2.

Anthony Hill is on the Physically Unable To Perform (PUP) List heading into season opener. Hill aught one pass while serving as the team’s primary blocking tight end be-fore his rookie year was cut short when he was placed on injured reserve with a left knee injury on December 15.

The Texans added fourth-round draft pick Garrett Gra-ham. Graham set a Wisconsin school record for tight ends with 16 career touchdown receptions to go along with 121 catches and 1,492 yards. He started 33-of-40 games played for Wisconsin and earned First Team All-Big Ten Conference selections as a junior and senior.

OFFENSIVE LINE

The Texans offensive line paved the way for the most prolific season in franchise history and helped Houston’s passing attack lead the league, averaging 290.9 yards per game. Inuries to key players in the unit in 2009 have result-ed in increased depth heading into 2010. Every returning Texans lineman has starting experience.

Despite the injuries and, at times, inexperience of the line in 2009, it allowed just 25 sacks on the season, which was the second-lowest total in team history.

Fifth-year veteran Chris Myers has started 32 straight games at center and returns to lead the calls on the line for the Texans.

Mike Brisiel is coming off a left foot injury that placed him on injured reserve in 2009 and cost him the final 11 games after he started the first five at right guard.

Versatile lineman Antoine Caldwell has the ability to play any of the three interior line positions and made three starts at right guard during his rookie campaign and saw action in 11 total games a year ago.

Brisiel and Caldwell both impressed head coach Gary Kubiak with their play during the preseason. The competi-tion was so tight at the right guard position that Kubiak didn’t announce a starter in his final preseason press con-ference.

Kasey Studdard, the team’s sixth-round pick in the 2007 draft, made his first career start in Week 3 vs. Jacksonville (9/27) following Chester Pitts’ season-ending injury and started the remaining 14 games.

Duane Brown, Houston’s first-round pick in 2008, has started all 32 games of his career at left tackle. After split-ting reps as a rookie, Brown played nearly every offensive snap in 2009, missing only a few series in the second half at St. Louis (12/20) in Week 15.

At RT, Eric Winston has started 55 consecutive games for the Texans. Winston, a third-round pick in the 2006 draft, has started every game over the last three seasons and is widely considered one of the best right tackles in the league.

Fifth-year veteran Rashad Butler was the primary back-up at both tackle spots in 2009. Butler has played in nine career games.

Veteran newcomer G Wade Smith will start at LG. Smith played the majority of his snaps with the Kansas City Chiefs (2008-09) at right guard and center and worked primarily at tackle with the New York Jets (2006-07). The former third-round selection of Miami in 2003 has played in 74 career games with 34 starts.

G Shelley Smith was taken in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and a two-time All-Mountain West Coference selection at Colorado State and will back up both guard positions on the line.

Chris Myers has started each of the last 32 games at cen-ter for the Texans.

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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES

WR Andre Johnson has averaged 77.9 yards per game through his stellar career. His career average is thehigh-est in NFL history among players with at least 100 games played.

MOST RECIEVING YARDS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY(Minimum 100 games played)

Player G Rec Yds TD YPGAndre Johnson* 102 587 7,948 42 77.9Randy Moss* 186 926 14,465 148 77.8Torry Holt* 173 920 13,382 74 77.4Marvin Harrison 190 1,102 14,580 128 76.7Jerry Rice 303 1,549 22,895 197 75.6* indicates active players

ANDRE TOPS THEM ALL

WR Andre Johnson has been an integral part of the Tex-ans offense ever since the team drafted him third overall in 2003. Johnson has averaged 5.75 receptions per game in his career, the third-highest average in NFL history.

Since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, John-son is averaging 6.65 catches per game, which would be the most in NFL history.

MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME,NFL HISTORY

(Minimum 450 receptions)Player G Rec Yds Avg Rec/GmAnquan Boldin* 95 586 7,520 12.8 6.17Marvin Harrison 190 1,102 14,580 13.2 5.80Andre Johnson* 102 587 7,948 13.5 5.75Larry Fitzgerald* 92 523 7,067 13.5 5.68Torry Holt 173 920 13,382 14.5 5.32* indicates active players

ALWAYS OPEN

WR Andre Johnson led the NFL in both receptions and receiving yards in 2008 with 115 catches for 1,575 yards. When the 2009 season concluded, Johnson found himself back on top of the league with 1,569 yards and tied for third in receptions with 101.

Johnson joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only receivers since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to lead the league in yards in back-to-back seasons. Rice did so in 1989-90 and again from 1993-95.

LEADING THE NFL IN RECEIVING YARDS,BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS

Player Year Rec Yds Avg TDAndre Johnson 2009 101 1,569 15.5 9Andre Johnson 2008 115 1,575 13.7 8Jerry Rice 1995 122 1,848 15.1 15Jerry Rice 1994 112 1,499 13.4 13Jerry Rice 1993 98 1,503 15.3 15Jerry Rice 1990 100 1,502 15.0 13Jerry Rice 1989 82 1,483 18.1 17

THE NEW “FLASH 80”

WR Andre Johnson finished the 2009 season with 1,569 yards on 101 receptions to join former Indianapolis WR Marvin Harrison (2001-02) as the only players to have back-to-back 1,500-yard receiving seasons.

NFL RECEIVERS WITH 1,500 YARDS IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS

Player Year Rec Yds Avg TDAndre Johnson 2009 101 1,569 15.5 9Andre Johnson 2008 115 1,575 13.7 8Marvin Harrison 2002 143 1,722 12.0 11Marvin Harrison 2001 109 1,524 14.0 15

THE 1,500-1,500 CLUB

According to ESPN Stats & Information, WR Andre John-son is tied for the third-most games with at least 10 re-ceptions and 100 yards receiving by an NFL player since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Only future Hall of Fame WRs Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison had more. Johnson is tied with another future Hall of Famer, Tim Brown.

MOST CAREER GAMES WITH 10+ CATCHES & 100+ YARDS SINCE 1970

Player Career GP 10-100 Gms PctJerry Rice 303 15 4.95%Marvin Harrison 190 14 7.37%Andre Johnson 102 13 12.75%Tim Brown 255 13 5.10%

THE NEW “FLASH 80”

In 25 career games against NFC teams, WR Andre John-son has caught 164 passes for 2,295 yards and 16 touch-downs against. His average of 91.8 yards per game since 2003 is more than eight yards higher per game than any other player in the NFL in that time span.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME VS. NFC OPPONENTS, 2003-09

Player, Tm G Rec Yds TD YPGA. Johnson, HOU 25 164 2,295 16 91.8C. Ochocinco, CIN 28 161 2,332 17 83.3B. Marshall, DEN 14 69 1,158 7 82.7T. Holt, JAX 75 463 6,193 42 82.6L. Fitzgerald, ARZ 67 401 5,466 42 81.6

DOMINANT VS. THE NFC

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WR Andre Johnson has has made a habit of playing well against AFC South opponents under head coach Gary Ku-biak. Johnson’s average of 85.4 yards per game against divisional opponents leads all NFL receivers since 2006. His average of 6.33 receptions per game in the division ranks third.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAMEVS. DIVISION OPPONENTS, 2006-09

Player, Tm. G Rec Yds YPG Rec/GmA. Johnson, HOU 21 133 1,793 85.4 6.33L. Fitzgerald, ARZ 24 159 2,030 84.6 6.63R. Wayne, IND 24 139 2,006 83.6 5.79S. Smith, CAR 22 118 1,738 79.0 5.36W. Welker, NE 23 151 1,729 75.2 6.57

MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAMEVS. DIVISION OPPONENTS, 2006-09

Player, Tm. G Rec Yds YPG Rec/GmL. Fitzgerald, ARZ 24 159 2,030 84.6 6.63W. Welker, NE 23 151 1,729 75.2 6.57A. Johnson, HOU 21 133 1,793 85.4 6.33A. Boldin, ARZ 21 124 1,577 75.1 5.90R. Wayne, IND 24 139 2,006 83.6 5.79

COMING UP BIG IN THE DIVISION

Andre Johnson has been arguably the most dominant re-ceiver in the NFL since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006. Johnson’s production really exploded, however, when QB Matt Schaub took charge in 2007.

In the three previous seasons, Johnson has averaged 97.4 yards per game. In the four seasons prior to Schaub’s arrival, Johnson averaged just 64.8 yards per game.

ANDRE JOHNSON, 2003-06 VS. 2007-09Seasons G Rec Yds Avg TD YPG2003-06 61 311 3,953 12.7 17 64.82007-09 41 276 3,995 14.5 25 97.4

Johnson has caught 42 touchdown passes in his career, including a career-high nine in 2009. Schaub has account-ed for 18 of them, which is more than any other Texans quarterback.

JOHNSON TOUCHDOWNS BY QUARTERBACKQuarterback TouchdownsMatt Schaub 18David Carr 13Sage Rosenfels 8Tony Banks 3

SCHAUB-TO-JOHNSON

WR Andre Johnson has been dominant at Reliant Sta-dium over in the last four-plus seasons. Since head coach Gary Kubiak took over in 2006, Johnson has caught 201 passes for 2,909 yards and 15 touchdowns in 29 home games.

Johnson’s average of 100.3 yards per game at home is more than 15 yards higher than the next-best player, Carolina WR Steve Smith, who averages 85.1 yards per game at home.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, 2006-09, HOME GAMES ONLY

Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPGA. Johnson, HOU 29 201 2,909 15 100.3S. Smith, CAR 29 179 2,467 17 85.1R. Wayne, IND 32 202 2,673 18 83.5L. Fitzgerald, ARZ 30 188 2,485 23 82.8A. Boldin, ARZ 27 157 2,050 15 75.9

ANDRE AT HOME IN RELIANT

WR Andre Johnson’s 62 receiving yards against San Francisco (10/25/09) pushed his career total to 7,013. Johnson became the 18th active player and the 106th player all-time to go over 7,000 career yards.

Johnson reached the milestone in his 93rd career game, which tied him with Cincinnati WR Chad Ochocinco for seventh-fastest in NFL history to reach 7,000 yards.

FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 7,000 YARDS,NFL HISTORY

Player Years Games Career YdsLance Alworth# 1962-1972 72 10,266Torry Holt* 1999-2009 82 13,382Randy Moss* 1998-2009 83 14,465Jerry Rice# 1984-2004 83 22,895Isaac Bruce* 1994-2009 88 15,208Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 92 14,580Andre Johnson* 2003-2009 93 7,948Chad Ochocinco* 2001-2009 93 9,952* indicates active players# indicates members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

ANDRE 7,000

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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES

WR Andre Johnson has played in 57 games over the last four seasons under head coach Gary Kubiak. In that time, he has caught 379 passes for 5,142 yards and 30 touch-downs. Johnson’s 90.2 yards per game average is the best in the league since 2006.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, 2006-09Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPGAndre Johnson, HOU 57 379 5,142 30 90.2Reggie Wayne, IND 64 372 5,229 35 81.7Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ 60 362 4,878 41 81.3Steve Smith, CAR 58 313 4,571 28 78.8Anquan Boldin, ARZ 55 327 4,118 28 74.9

Since QB Matt Schaub joined the Texans, Johnson’s yards-per-game average is even more impressive. In 41 games over the last three seasons, Johnson has averaged 97.4 yards per contest, nearly 14 yards higher than the next-best average.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, 2007-09Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPGAndre Johnson, HOU 41 276 3,995 25 97.4Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ 47 293 3,932 35 83.7Reggie Wayne, IND 48 286 3,919 26 81.6Brandon Marshall, DEN 46 307 3,710 23 80.7Wes Welker, NE 46 346 3,688 15 80.2

COMING UP BIG IN THE DIVISION

WR Andre Johnson has 31 career 100-yard games, 22 of which have come under head coach Gary Kubiak. The Texans are 15-7 under Kubiak when Johnson tops 100 re-ceiving yards, including a 4-2 in 2009.

TOPPING THE CENTURY MARK

WR Andre Johnson played in the 100th game of his ca-reer in Week 15 at St. Louis in 2009 and caught nine passes for 196 yards. Johnson’s 576 receptions through the first 100 games of his career ranks third in NFL history. Only Marvin Harrison and Anquan boldin had more.

MOST RECEPTIONS, FIRST 100 CAREERGAMES, NFL HISTORY

Player G Rec Yds TD Rec./GmMarvin Harrison 100 591 7,913 66 5.91Anquan Boldin* 94 583 7,482 45 6.20Andre Johnson* 100 576 7,812 41 5.76Randy Moss* 100 549 8,640 84 5.49Torry Holt* 100 547 8,598 48 5.47* indicates active players

NO. 80 IN HIS FIRST 100

WR Andre Johnson has caught 587 passes for 7,948 yards and 42 touchdowns in his career. In Week 5 at Ari-zona in 2009, Johnson moved into the top 100 on the NFL’s all-time reception list. He finished the season in a tie for 57th on the all-time list with Hall of Fame RB Marcus Allen.

Johnson is nine catches away from moving into the top 50 in NFL history heading into 2010 and ranks 80th on the all-time receiving yardage list.

MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORYRank Player G Rec Yds YPG48 Keith Byars 189 610 5,661 30.049 Joe Horn 163 603 8,744 53.650t Anthony Miller 155 595 9,148 59.050t Sterling Sharpe 112 595 8,134 72.652 Curtis Conway 167 594 8,230 49.353t Terry Glenn 137 593 8,823 64.453t Tony Martin 177 593 9,065 51.255 Harold Carmichael 182 590 8,985 49.456 Fred Biletnikoff# 190 589 8,974 47.257t Marcus Allen# 222 587 5,411 24.457t Andre Johnson* 102 587 7,948 77.9* indicates active players# indicates members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

80 IN THE TOP 100

WR Andre Johnson caught his 500th career pass in a Week 2 win against Tennessee in 2009, his 88th career game. Johnson was the second-fastest receiver in NFL history to reach 500 receptions. He fell back to third on the list when, in Week 12, Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald caught his 500th career pass in his 87th career game.

FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 500 CATCHES,NFL HISTORY

Player Years GamesAnquan Boldin* 2003-2009 80Larry Fitzgerald* 2004-2009 87Andre Johnson* 2003-2009 88Lionel Taylor 1959-1968 89Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 90Randy Moss* 1998-2009 93* indicates active players

80 IN THE TOP 100

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MATT SCHAUB NOTES

QB Matt Schaub was one of the elite quarterbacks in the led the NFL with 4,770 passing yards in 2009 but also rivaled the best single-season outputs in league history. Schaub became the first Texan to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season on his way to the sixth-highest single-season total in NFL history.

NFL ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TOTALSPlayer, Tm. Year Att Cmp Yds RateD. Marino, MIA 1984 564 362 5,084 108.9D. Brees, NO 2008 635 413 5,069 96.2K. Warner, STL 2001 546 375 4,830 101.4T. Brady, NE 2007 578 398 4,806 117.2D. Fouts, SD 1981 609 360 4,802 90.6M. Schaub, HOU 2009 583 396 4,770 98.6D. Marino, MIA 1986 623 378 4,746 92.5D. Culpepper, MIN 2004 548 379 4,717 110.9D. Fouts, SD 1980 589 348 4,715 84.7W. Moon, HOU 1991 655 404 4,690 81.7

SCHAUB AMONG ALL-TIME GREATS

QB Matt Schaub led the NFL in passing yards with 4,770. His favorite target, All-Pro WR Andre Johnson, led the league in receiving yards with 1,569. Schaub and Johnson became just the eighth quarterback-receiver duo to do so since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 and the first since 1998.

QB-WR COMBOS TO LEAD NFL IN PASSING & RECEIVING YARDS, 1970-2009

Tm., Year QB Yards WR YardsHOU, 2009 M. Schaub 4,770 A. Johnson 1,569GB, 1998 B. Favre 4,212 A. Freeman 1,424STL, 1987 N. Lomax 3,387 J.T. Smith 1,117SD, 1982 D. Fouts 2,883 W. Chandler 1,032SD, 1980 D. Fouts 4,715 J. Jefferson 1,340BAL, 1976 B. Jones 3,104 R. Carr 1,112PHI,1973 R. Gabriel 3,219 H. Carmichael 1,116SF, 1970 J. Brodie 2,941 G. Washington 1,100

HOUSTON’S AERIAL ASSAULT

QB Matt Schaub ranked in the top five among NFL quar-terbacks in six categories. Schaub set franchise records with an NFL-best 4,770 yards passing and 29 touchdowns and 98.6 passer rating in 2009. In addition to leading the NFL passing yards he led in attempts (583) and comple-tions (396).

Schaub’s 67.9 completion percentage was fourth in the NFL, and he was fifth in yards per attempt (8.18) and touch-down passes (29). His 98.6 passer rating ranked seventh.

MATT SCHAUB, 2009 BY CATEGORYCategory Stat AFC Rank NFL RankPASSING YARDS 4,770 1 1ATTEMPTS 583 1 1COMPLETIONS 396 1 1Completion Pct. 67.9 2 4Yards per Attempt 8.18 3 5Touchdown Passes 29 2 5Passer Rating 98.6 4 7

MOST PASSING YARDS, 2009Player, Tm. Att Cmp Yds TD INT RateM. Schaub, HOU 583 396 4,770 29 15 98.6P. Manning, IND 571 393 4,500 33 16 99.9T. Romo, DAL 550 347 4,483 26 9 97.6A. Rodgers, GB 541 350 4,434 30 7 103.2T. Brady, NE 565 371 4,398 28 13 96.2

MOST COMPLETIONS, 2009Player, Tm. Att Cmp Yds TD INT RateM. Schaub, HOU 583 396 4,770 29 15 98.6P. Manning, IND 571 393 4,500 33 16 99.9T. Brady, NE 565 371 4,398 28 13 96.2D. Brees, NO 514 363 4,388 34 11 109.6B. Favre, MIN 531 363 4,202 33 7 107.2

HIGHEST COMPLETION PCT., 2009Player, Tm. Att Cmp Pct Yds RateD. Brees, NO 514 363 70.6 4,388 109.6P. Manning, IND 571 393 68.8 4,500 99.9B. Favre, MIN 531 363 68.4 4,202 107.2M. Schaub, HOU 583 396 67.9 4,770 98.6B. Roethlisberger, PIT 506 337 66.6 4,328 100.5

MOST YARDS PER ATTEMPT, 2009Player, Tm. Att Cmp Yds YPA RateP. Rivers, SD 486 317 4,254 8.75 104.4B. Roethlisberger, PIT 506 337 4,328 8.55 100.5D. Brees, NO 514 363 4,388 8.54 109.6A. Rodgers, GB 541 350 4,434 8.20 103.2M. Schaub, HOU 583 396 4,770 8.18 98.6

NO. 8 IN THE TOP 5 MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, 2009Player, Tm. Att Cmp Yds TD INT RateD. Brees, NO 514 363 4,388 34 11 109.6B. Favre, MIN 531 363 4,202 33 7 107.2P. Manning, IND 571 393 4,500 33 16 99.9A. Rodgers, GB 541 350 4,434 30 7 103.2M. Schaub, HOU 583 396 4,770 29 15 98.6

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MATT SCHAUB NOTES

QB Matt Schaub put together the most productive sea-son by a quarterback in Texans history and one of the best passing years in NFL history in 2009. Schaub threw for the sixth-most yards in a year in league history and shattering virtually every Texans single-season passing mark.

MATT SCHAUB’S 2009 SEASONCOMPARED TO TEXANS RECORDS

Previous SchaubCategory Record 2009Passing Yards 3,531 (Carr, ‘04) 4,770Pass Attempts 466 (Carr, ‘04) 583Completions 302 (Carr, ‘06) 399Touchdowns 16 (Carr, 04) 29Passer Rating 92.7 (Schab, ‘08) 98.6Yards Per Attempt 8.00 (Schaub, ‘08) 8.18300-Yard Games 4 (Schaub, ‘08) 9

SCHAUB’S RECORD-BREAKING YEAR

QB Matt Schaub set the franchise single-season mark for most 300-yard games in 2008 with four. In 2009, he more than doubled that total, racking up a nine 300-yard games.

Schaub’s nine 300-yard games in 2009 were tied for the third-most in NFL history, trailing only Rich Gannon (2002) and Drew Brees (2008) who each had 10.

MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, 2009Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds TD 300 GmsM. Schaub, HOU 583 396 4,770 29 9P. Manning, IND 571 393 4,500 33 9T. Brady, NE 565 371 4,398 28 7D. Brees, NO 514 363 4,388 34 7T. Romo, DAL 550 347 4,483 26 7

THE 300 CLUB

QB Matt Schaub finished fourth in the league in comple-tion percentage in 2009, hitting 67.9 percent of his at-tempts. His completion percentage was at or above 70 in nine of the team’s 16 games to lead the NFL.

MOST 70%+ COMPLETION GAMES, 2009 Gms w/ Player, Tm Att Cmp Pct. Yds 70+ Pct M. Schaub, HOU 583 396 67.9 4,770 9D. Brees, NO 514 363 70.6 4,388 8B. Roethlisberger, PIT 506 337 66.6 4,328 7P. Manning, IND 571 393 68.8 4,500 6A. Rodgers, GB 541 350 64.7 4,434 6B. Favre, MIN 531 363 68.4 4,202 6

MATT ON THE MARK

QB Matt Schaub completed 67.9 percent of his passes in 2009 to rank fourth in the NFL. It wasn’t a fluke. Since entering the league in 2004, he has completed 65.3 percent of his passes which ranks third in NFL history.

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE,NFL HISTORY (MIN. 1,000 ATT.)

Player Att Cmp Yds Pct.Chad Pennington* 2,469 1,631 17,804 66.1Kurt Warner* 4,070 2,666 32,344 65.5Matt Schaub* 1,413 923 11,087 65.3Peyton Manning* 6,531 4,232 50,128 64.8Drew Brees* 4,164 2,697 30,646 64.8* Active players.

NOT AN ANOMALY

QB Matt Schaub has been one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the NFL from 2007-09, completing 67.0 percent of his pass attempts. Schaub hasn’t just dinked and dunked his way down the field, however.

Schaub has averaged 8.03 yards per pass attempt since joining the Texans in 2007, which is the second-highest in the league in that time. That average would rank fifth in NFL history. Schaub’s overall career average of 7.85 yards per attempt is tied for ninth all-time.

HIGHEST PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT,2007-09

Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds YPA RateTom Brady, NE 1,154 776 9,280 8.04 106.6Matt Schaub, HOU 1,252 839 10,054 8.03 94.2Philip Rivers, SD 1,424 906 11,415 8.02 97.7Tony Romo, DAL 1,520 958 12,142 7.99 95.7Aaron Rodgers, GB 1,105 711 8,690 7.86 98.7

HIGHEST PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT,NFL HISTORY

Player Att Cmp Pct Yds YPAOtto Graham# 1,565 872 55.7 13,499 8.63Sid Luckman# 1,744 904 51.8 14,686 8.42Norm Van Brocklin# 2,895 1,553 53.6 23,611 8.16Tony Romo* 1,857 1,178 63.4 15,045 8.10Matt Schaub** 1,252 839 67.0 10,054 8.03Ben Roethlisberger* 2,411 1,526 63.3 19,302 8.01Steve Young# 4,149 2,667 64.3 33,124 7.98Kurt Warner* 4,070 2,666 65.5 32,344 7.95Ed Brown 1,987 949 47.8 15,600 7.85Bart Starr# 3,149 1,808 57.4 24,718 7.85* Active players.** As Texans starter only (2007-2009).# Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

THE BAYOU BOMBER

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QB Matt Schaub has been outstanding within the friendly confines of Reliant Stadium ever since he joined the Tex-ans in 2007. Schaub has a 12-6 record with a passer rating of 98.6 in 18 home starts.

MATT SCHAUB IN HOME STARTS, 2007-09Game, Date W/L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RateNE, 1/3/10 W 39 24 303 2 1 92.1 SEA, 12/13/09 W 39 29 365 2 1 109.5IND, 11/29/09 L 42 31 284 2 2 87.8TEN, 11/23/09 L 39 25 305 2 0 105.2SF, 10/25/09 W 30 20 264 2 0 116.5OAK, 10/4/09 W 22 11 224 1 1 82.4JAX, 9/27/09 L 35 26 300 3 1 116.4NYJ, 9/13/09 L 33 18 166 0 1 55.9CHI, 12/28/08 W 36 27 328 2 0 121.1TEN, 12/14/08 W 39 23 284 1 0 90.1CIN, 10/26/08 W 28 24 280 3 0 144DET, 10/19/08 W 31 26 267 2 0 124.1MIA, 10/12/08 W 42 22 379 1 2 71.4NO, 11/18/07 W 33 21 293 2 0 112.3TEN, 10/21/07 L 9 5 23 0 0 60.9MIA, 10/7/07 W 34 20 294 0 1 74.9IND, 9/23/07 L 33 27 236 1 2 81.3KC, 9/9/07 W 22 16 225 1 1 101.5AVERAGES 12-6 32.6 21.9 267.8 1.5 0.7 98.6

Schaub has completed 67.9 percent of his passes and has averaged 267.8 yards per game at home, which ranks fourth among NFL passers in that time span.

PASSING YARDS PER GAME AT HOME, 2007-09Player, Tm Att Cmp Pct Yds YPGD. Brees, NO 866 603 69.6 7,307 304.5T. Brady, NE 604 413 68.4 4,765 280.3K. Warner, ARZ 820 550 67.1 6,205 269.8M. Schaub, HOU 586 395 67.4 4,820 267.8T. Romo, DAL 746 465 62.3 6,103 265.3

SCHAUB MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME

QB Matt Schaub has been outstanding on the road in 2008 and 2009. In 13 road starts since 2008, he has completed 67.3 percent of his passes and has thrown for 3,778 yards and 19 touchdowns. Schaub’s average of 290.6 yards per game on the road is the best in the NFL in that time.

MOST PASSING YARDS PER GAME, ROAD STARTS, 2008-09

Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds TD INT YPGM. Schaub, HOU 477 321 3,778 19 15 290.6D. Brees, NO 589 383 4,341 25 19 289.4T. Romo, DAL 467 293 3,713 18 11 285.6P. Manning, IND 530 364 4,071 33 17 271.4A. Rodgers, GB 500 304 4,019 28 13 267.9

Schaub guided the Texans to a franchise-record 5-3 road record in 2009. In Houston’s eight away games, Schaub passed for 2,273 yards and 13 touchdowns with only seven interceptions. That equates to a passer rating of 100.6.

MATT SCHAUB ON THE ROAD, 2009Opponent, Date Att Cmp Yds TD INT Rate@ Tennessee, 9/20 39 25 357 4 0 127.8@ Arizona, 10/11 50 35 371 2 1 96.3@ Cincinnati, 10/18 40 28 392 4 1 124.2@ Buffalo, 11/1 34 25 268 0 2 71.7@ Indianapolis, 11/8 43 32 311 1 2 82.6@ Jacksonville, 12/6 27 19 207 1 1 89.6@ St. Louis, 12/20 40 28 367 1 0 107.0TOTALS 273 192 2,273 13 7 100.6

AT HOME ON THE ROAD

QB Matt Schaub passed for 230 of the team’s 340 total first downs (67.6 percent). His 230 passing first downs were the second-most in the NFL this season.

MOST PASSING FIRST DOWNS, 2009Player, TM Att Cmp Yds TD INT 1stP. Manning, IND 571 393 4,500 33 16 237M. Schaub, HOU 583 396 4,770 29 15 230T. Brady, NE 565 371 4,398 28 13 214B. Favre, MIN 531 363 4,202 33 7 211D. Brees, NO 514 363 4,388 34 11 210

MATT MOVING THE CHAINS

QB Matt Schaub has led the Texans on five game-win-ning drive since joining the Texans in 2007. Each of them have lasted seven or more plays and have covered at least 59 yards.

SCHAUB’S GAME-WINNING DRIVESGame, Date Score Plays Yards Time Final@ STL, 12/20/09 13-13 7 81 3:31 16-13@ TEN, 9/20/09 31-31 9 63 4:15 34-31@ GB, 12/7/08 21-21 9 75 1:49 24-21MIA, 10/12/08 23-28 12 76 1:42 29-28MIA, 10/7/07 19-19 8 59 1:32 22-19

Schaub has also led one drive that tied a game and forced overtime.

SCHAUB’S GAME-TYING DRIVEGame, Date Score Plays Yards Time Final@ JAX, 9/28/08 24-27 9 53 1:47 27-30

SCHAUB’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES

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WR David Anderson, a seventh-round pick out of Colo-rado State, played his way from the practice squad onto the 53-man roster as a rookie and has never looked back.

In 2009, Anderson was vital to the offense, particularly after Pro Bowl TE Owen Daniels was lost for the remain-der of the year with a knee injury in Week 8 at Buffalo. Anderson’s 38 receptions and 370 yards in 2009 were both career highs.

DAVID ANDERSON, YEAR BY YEARSeason GP/GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2006 9/0 1 27 27.0 27 02007 8/0 12 131 10.9 24 12008 16/1 19 241 12.7 65 22009 16/8 38 370 9.7 27 0TOTALS 49/9 70 769 11.0 65 3

Anderson posted four of his six highest reception totals and three of his five highest yardage totals in 2009

DAVID ANDERSON’S BEST GAMESOpponent, Date Rec Yds Avg Lg TDTEN, 11/23/09 5 52 10.4 15 0@ STL, 12/20/09 5 34 6.8 10 0SEA, 12/13/09 4 49 12.3 27 0TEN, 10/21/07 4 45 11.3 24 1BAL, 11/9/08 4 46 11.5 22 0@ JAX, 12/6/09 4 39 9.8 15 0RED indicates games played in 2009.

D.A.’s CAREER YEAR

When the Texans drafted WR Jacoby Jones in 2008, his combination of size and speed made him an immedi-ate threat on punt returns. He burst onto the scene in his rookie year, averaging 9.5 yards per return, but struggled to find playing time on offense.

In 2009, Jones emerged as a legitimate deep threat in the passing game, averaging 16.2 yards per catch while posting career highs in receptions (27), yards (437) and touchdowns (6).

Jones averaged a touchdown per every 4.5 catches in 2009, which was the best ratio in the NFL.

RECEPTIONS PER TOUCHDOWN, 2009Player, Tm. Rec Yds Avg TD Rec/TDJ. Jones, HOU 27 437 16.2 6 4.50R. Meachem, NO 45 722 16.0 9 5.00V. Shiancoe, MIN 56 566 10.1 11 5.09R. Williams, DAL 38 596 15.7 7 5.43B. Watson, NE 29 404 13.9 5 5.80

HOUSTON’S BIG-PLAY THREAT

WR Kevin Walter has emerged as one of the most reli-able pass-catching threats in the league since joining the Texans in 2006, and particularly over the last three sea-sons. Since 2007, Walter has averaged 59.3 catches for 770 yards and five touchdowns per season.

Walter is also closing in on second place on the fran-chise’s all-time receiving yardage list. He trails TE Owen Daniels by just 31 yards.

HOUSTON TEXANS ALL-TIME LEADERSCAREER RECEIVING YARDS

Player Seasons Rec Yds Avg TDA. Johnson 2003-09 587 7,948 13.5 42O. Daniels 2006-09 207 2,501 12.1 15K. Walter 2006-09 195 2,470 12.7 15J. Gaffney 2002-05 171 2,009 11.7 7D. Williams 2003-05 154 1,276 8.3 5

MATT MOVING THE CHAINS

WR Jacoby Jones emerged as a deep threat at receiver in 2009 and hauled in the game-winning touchdown catch in the season finale against New England.

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Houston’s defense in 2009 took on a new look thanks to the addition of new defensive coordinator Frank Bush. Bush was promoted from his previous post as senior de-fensive assistant on January 13.

The 2009 season marked Bush’s first opportunity to call plays on defense and the results were generally positive. After a rough start in the first three games, the Texans defense made a tremendous turnaround. From Week 4 on-ward, Houston ranked fourth in the league in total defense and ninth in scoring defense.

One of the biggest keys to any successful defense is a strong group of leaders, and the Texans defense is in great hands with co-captains LB DeMeco Ryans and DE Mario Williams. The Pro Bowl duo were the first two draft picks by head coach Gary Kubiak and have been the heart and soul of the defense from Day One. Ryans is the fran-chise’s all-time leading tackler with 518 career stops and Williams owns the franchise career sack record with 39.5.

Williams was joined by a new face on the other end of the line in 2009. DE Antonio Smith joined the Texans as a free agent after helping the Arizona Cardinals come within seconds of winning the Super Bowl XLIII. Smith tied for second on the team with 4.5 sacks in 2009.

On the inside, the combination of third-year DT Amobi Okoye and free agent DT Shaun Cody helped the Texans tie for 10th in rushing defense and second against the run after Week 4.

Ryans had an additional duty in 2009 on top of merely calling the defense: he had to teach a rookie linebacker the nuances of the game and Brian Cushing, the team’s first-round draft pick, was a model student.

Cushing led the team with 133 tackles and had four sacks, four interceptions and two forced fumbles. His play earned him a slew of honors, including AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, second-team AP All-Pro, a spot in the Pro Bowl, two AFC Defensive Player of the Week awards and two NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month honors.

The secondary was led by SS Bernard Pollard, who add-ed a physical presence on the back end after signing with the Texans on September 24. Pollard tied for the team lead with four interceptions and scored two touchdowns - one on a fumble recovery and another on a 70-yard intercep-tion return.

DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW

DEFENSIVE ENDSLeading the way on the defensive line once again is DE

Mario Williams, who earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl in 2009. Williams finished the year with 9.0 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 20 quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Williams is the franchise’s career sack leader with 39.5.

Williams had more help than ever when it came to rush-ing the passer in 2009, thanks to the addition of DE Antonio Smith, who joined the Texans as a free agent last year after helping the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII. Smith is a physical end who often slid inside on passing downs and tied for second on the team with 4.5 sacks, which was the second-highest total of his career.

A second-round draft pick in 2009, DE Connor Barwin ended the season tied with Smith for second on the team with 4.5. His 4.5 sacks were the second-most by a rookie in team history.

A rookie free agent a year ago, Tim Jamison saw action in six games and was inactive for five others after being signed to the active roster on October 6, and finished the season with two tackles.

Second-year DE Jesse Nading has split time between the Texans practice squad and active roster since 2008, playing in six games that season and one game in 2009.

Tim Bulman, who set a career high with 18 tackles in 2009 was placed on the reserve/injured list on August 16 with a shoulder injury.

DEFENSE POSITION-BY-POSITION

DE Antonio Smith recorded 4.5 sacks in his first season as a Texan in 2009.

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his 93 solo stops led the team. He became the first player in franchise history to record 500 career tackles in Week 15 of 2009, leads in the NFL with 403 solo tackles since 2006 and has registered 10 or more tackles in 22 of his 64 career games.

Special teams standout and ninth-year veteran Kevin Bentley once again worked as Ryans’ top backup in the middle last season. Bentley also started the final seven games of the 2008 season at SAM linebacker after Zac Diles broke his leg and started seven of the final eight games. In 2009, he was voted a co-captain for the special teams and led the team for the second consecutive sea-son with 20 special teams tackles.

The biggest addition to the defense last season was rookie Brian Cushing, Houston’s first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2009 draft. Cushing started every game his rookie season and led the team and finished second in the AFC with 133 tackles. He also had four interceptions, two forced fumbles, a safety and 4.0 sacks. His outstand-ing play landed him a slew of awards and honors, includ-ing AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, PFWA Rookie of the Year, second-team AP All-Pro and a spot in the Pro Bowl. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month twice each.

WLB Zac Diles rebounded from a broken leg that ended his 2008 campaign to play in all 16 games for the first time in his career and finished with 61 tackles, including 45 solo stops, and seven tackles for loss in 2009.

Third-year linebacker Xavier Adibi played in all 16 games in a reserve role and finished with three total tackles in 2009. He was also a strong contributor on special teams, adding eight tackles and a forced fumble.

New to the Texans is fourth-round draft pick Darryl Sharpton. Sharpton started 30 of the 52 games he played at the University of Miami at three different linebacking positions. Second-year LB David Nixon was signed by the Texans on September 5 and should provide depth on special teams. Nixon played in three games last year with Oakland.

Darnell Bing showed up on film in the Texans first pre-season game but was placed on the reserve/injured list with a neck injury.

CORNERBACKSThe Texans will have one of the youngest starting cor-

nerback duos in the NFL. Second-year man Glover Quin and rookie Kareem Jackson head into the season as start-ers. A fourth-round draft pick in 2009, Quin moved into the starting lineup in Week 4 vs. Oakland (10/4) and started 12 games in 2009. Quin finished fourth on the team with 64 tackles and had a team-high 11 passes defensed in his rookie campaign.

The Texans selected Jackson in the first round with the 20th overall selection following his junior season with 2009 BCS National Champion Alabama. He returned an inter-

DEFENSIVE TACKLESDefensive tackle Amobi Okoye bounced back from a dis-

appointing second season and became a more consistent contributor in 2009. He started all 16 games for the first time in his career and set a career high with 38 tackles, including 26 solo stops and added 1.5 sacks. Despite it be-ing his third year in the NFL, Okoye was still the youngest player on the Texans roster in 2009 at 22 years .

Houston bolstered the interior of the line by signing Shaun Cody away from Detroit as a free agent in 2009. A second-round pick by the Lions in 2005, Cody has played in 67 games with 25 starts in his career and recorded 21 tackles, including 12 solo stops, and 0.5 sacks in his first season as a Texan.

Third-year tackle Frank Okam saw action in three games in his sophomore campaign in 2009. The biggest of the Texans defensive linemen at 6-5, 346, Okam spent the majority of last year working on the scout team defense imitating the opposition’s best interior lineman.

The Texans bolstered their line in the 2010 NFL Draft, se-lecting Arizona’s Earl Mitchell in the third round. Mitchell started his collegiate career as a tight end/H-back before switching to defensive tackle, where he started the final 25 games of his career and earned All-Pac 10 honors.

LINEBACKERSThe Texans linebacking corps will be anchored once

again by fifth-year MLB DeMeco Ryans. Ryans is the cap-tain and unquestioned leader of the defense, and earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2009 season. He finished second on the team with 123 total tackles, and

DT Amobi Okoye started all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2009.

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SAFETIESVeteran FS Eugene Wilson fought through a knee injury

suffered in a 2009 preseason game for nine games before before a foot injury ended his season prematurely. Wilson finished the season with 29 tackles and two interceptions.

Second-year safety Dominique Barber took advantage of the opportunity when Wilson went down and started a career-high four games before seeing his season cut one game short due to a hamstring injury in 2009. Barber fin-ished the year with 25 tackles, four passes defensed and one interception. He also scored his first career touch-down in the 2009 season opener on a 48-yard fumble re-turn for touchdown.

Bernard Pollard joined the Texans as free agent in the third week of 2009 and finished third on the team with a career-high 102 tackles and tied for the team lead with four interceptions to go along with 1.5 sacks. He notched a career-high two interceptions in Week 9 at Indianapolis (11/8) and scored his second career touchdown in Week 13 vs. Seattle (12/13) on a 70-yard interception return for touchdown.

Troy Nolan, who was taken in the seventh round of the 2009 draft by the Texans, missed his entire rookie season due to a broken arm suffered in the first preseason game of last season.

ception 79 yards and had 13 pass breakups and 49 tackles during Alabama’s national championship run.

Another rookie a year ago, Brice McCain, a sixth-round draft pick in 2009, played a vital role in the team’s pass defense. McCain played in all 16 games with two starts and had 11 solo tackles, three passes defensed and an interception.

Antwaun Molden excelled on special teams as a rookie in 2008 but has seen each of his two seasons cut short by injury. Molden has played in 18 games and was selected to USA Today’s All-Joe Team in 2008.

The Texans also selected Northwestern University CB Sherrick McManis in the fifth round of the draft. McManis has been lauded for his tremendous football instincts and fought through injury his senior season at NU to earn the team’s Defensive MVP honor.

Houston signed Texas native Jamar Wall on Sept. 5. Wall was drafted by Dallas in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and played collegiately at Texas Tech, where he earned All-Big 12 Conference honors.

SS Bernard Pollard posted a career-best 102 tackles and tied for the team lead with four interceptions in 2009.

CB Glover Quin finished fourth on the team with 64 tack-les as a rookie in 2009.

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DE Mario Williams is one of the most disruptive pass rushers in the NFL, with 35.0 sacks over the last three sea-sons. What makes Williams special is that he is equally adept at playing the run. His 16.5 tackles for loss since 2007 are the second-most by an AFC defensive lineman.

Williams’ 51.5 total negative plays (sacks and tackles for loss) since 2007 are the fourth-most in the NFL and are the most among AFC defenders.

MOST NEGATIVE PLAYS, 2007-09Player, Team G Sacks TFL TotalJared Allen, MIN 46 44.5 22.5 67.0DeMarcus Ware, DAL 48 45.0 16.5 61.5Trent Cole, PHI 48 34.0 24.5 58.5Mario Williams, HOU 48 35.0 16.5 51.5James Harrison, PIT 47 34.5 16.5 51.0

MOST NEGATIVE PLAYS BY AFC DEFENSIVE LINEMEN, 2007-09

Player, Team G Sacks TFL TotalMario Williams, HOU 48 35.0 16.5 51.5Dwight Freeney, IND 38 27.5 7.5 35.0Aaron Schobel, BUF 37 17.5 14.0 31.5Albert Haynesworth, TEN* 27 14.5 13.5 28.0Kyle Vanden Bosch, TEN 42 19.5 8.5 28.0* Haynesworth signed with Washington in 2009 offsea-

son.

GETTING INTO THE BACKFIELD

DE Mario Williams has been one of the most dangerous sack specialists in the NFL over the last four seasons, with 39.5 career sacks. Williams has been even more danger-ous at Reliant Stadium.

Williams has 26.0 sacks in 32 career home games. In 32 career games on the road, Williams has 13.5 sacks. Wil-liams has also forced seven fumbles at home as compared to two on the road, and two of his three career fumble re-coveries have come in Houston.

MARIO WILLIAMS, HOME VS. AWAYLocation Gms Sacks Yds FF FR TDHome 32 26.0 167.5 7 2 1Away 32 13.5 69.5 2 1 0

HOME IS WHERE THE SACKS ARE

Texans DE Mario Williams has played as well as any defensive player in the league over the last three years. Williams is averaging nearly a sack per game over the last three seasons with 35.0 sacks in 48 games, including seven multi-sack games.

Williams’ sack total is the third-highest in the NFL over the last three seasons, and his average of 0.73 sacks per game is tied for third.

MOST SACKS, 2007-2009Player, Team Games Sacks Sacks/GmDeMarcus Ware, DAL 48 45.0 0.94Jared Allen, MIN 46 44.5 0.97Mario Williams, HOU 48 35.0 0.73Elvis Dumervil, DEN 48 34.5 0.72James Harrison, PIT 47 34.5 0.73

SUPER MARIO

DE Mario Williams has recorded 38.5 sacks through 63 career games. His sack total through his first four seasons puts him on par with some of the NFL’s all-time elite pass rushers.

Williams’ 39.5 sacks are more than Kevin Greene, Chris Doleman and Michael Strahan each had in their first four NFL seasons.

Bruce Smith had 44.5 sacks in his first four seasons en route to a league-record 200 career sacks. Reggie White had an amazing 70.0 sacks in his first four years, though it bears noting that he played two seasons in the USFL prior to joining the NFL.

TOP FIVE, NFL ALL-TIME SACK LIST:SACKS IN FIRST FOUR NFL SEASONS

Player Career 1st 4 Yrs TotalReggie White 1985-2000 70.0 198.0Bruce Smith 1985-2003 44.5 200.0Mario Williams 2006-2009 39.5 39.5Kevin Greene 1985-1999 30.0 160.0Chris Doleman 1985-1999 22.5 150.5Michael Strahan 1993-2007 18.0 141.5

STACKING UP WITH THE GREATS

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LB DeMeco Ryans has led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles 28 times in 63 career games (44.4 percent). He has averaged 8.11 tackles per game and 6.30 solo tack-les per game since 2006. Ryans leads all NFL defenders over the last four seasons with 397 solo tackles.

NFL LEADERS, SOLO TACKLES, 2006-09Player, Tm G Tot Solo Asst Solo/GmD. Ryans, HOU 64 518 403 115 6.30K. Morrison, OAK 64 512 402 110 6.28L. Fletcher, WAS 64 550 393 157 6.14L. Briggs, CHI 61 465 380 85 6.23P. Willis, SF 48 467 359 108 7.48

Ryans also ranks second in total tackles over the last four seasons with 511 stops, trailing only Washington LB Lon-don Fletcher.

NFL LEADERS, TOTAL TACKLES, 2006-09Player, Tm G Tot Solo Asst Tkl/GmL. Fletcher, WAS 64 550 393 157 8.59D. Ryans, HOU 64 518 403 115 8.09K. Morrison, OAK 64 512 402 110 8.00R. Lewis, BAL 60 475 342 133 7.92P. Willis, SF 48 467 359 108 9.73

DeMECO AT THE TOPLB DeMeco Ryans scooped up a fumble in the first quar-

ter of Houston’s Week 5 game at Arizona (10/11) and re-turned it 29 yards. It was his first fumble recovery of the season and the eighth of his career.

Seven of Ryans’ eight career fumble recoveries have come over the last three seasons. His seven recoveries put him in a tie for the most by an NFL linebacker since the 2007 season.

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES BY LB, 2007-09

Player, Tm Pos G FR Yds TDDeMeco Ryans, HOU LB 48 7 102 1Chad Greenway, MIN LB 48 7 0 0Bradie James, DAL LB 48 6 1 0Calvin Pace, ARZ LB 44 6 54 1Elvis Dumervil, DEN LB 48 5 0 0James Harrison, PIT LB 47 5 0 0Ben Leber, MIN LB 48 5 20 0D.J. Williams, DEN LB 43 5 9 0LaMarr Woodley, PIT LB 44 5 86 2* Minnesota plays on Monday, December 28.

Ryans also holds the Texans franchise career record for defensive fumble recoveries with eight.

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES,TEXANS HISTORY

Player Pos G FR Yds TDDeMeco Ryans LB 64 8 92 1Morlon Greenwood LB 63 5 15 0C.C. Brown SS 50 4 19 0Jamie Sharper LB 48 4 18 1

DeMECO THE BALLHAWK

LB DeMeco Ryans has been one of the most productive defenders in the NFL since he first stepped foot on the field in 2006, and he passed a major milestone in Week 15 in 2009 at St. Louis (12/20).

With his seventh and final tackle of that game, Ryans became the first player in franchise history to reach 500 career tackles. Earlier in 2009, he became the franchise’s all-time leading tackler, passing former LB Jamie Sharper, who had 442 from 2002-04.

HOUSTON TEXANS ALL-TIME TACKLE LEADERS

Player (Years) G Solo Asst TotDeMeco Ryans (2006-09) 64 403 115 518Jamie Sharper (2002-04) 48 300 142 442Dunta Robinson (2004-09) 84 332 64 396Morlon Greenwood (2005-08) 63 289 96 385Jay Foreman (2002-04) 43 255 97 352

THE TOP TEXAN

LB DeMeco Ryans became the Texans all-time tackle leader in 2009 and has 518 for his career.

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BRIAN CUSHING NOTES

LB Brian Cushing either led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles nine times in 2009. Cushing led all rookie defenders with 133 tackles and was one of just five rook-ies to rank in the league’s top 100 tacklers.

Cushing tied for second among rookies with four inter-ceptions and was the only linebacker in the top six. He also tied for fourth among rookies with 4.0 sacks, trailing teammate DE Connor Barwin who had 4.5.

ROOKIE TACKLE LEADERS, 2009Player, Tm G Tkl Solo Asst Sk FF PDB. Cushing, HOU 16 133 86 47 4 2 10J. Laurinaitis, STL 16 120 107 13 2 1 5L. Delmas, DET 15 91 63 28 1 0 8J. Lacey, IND 16 78 63 15 0 0 13D. Cox, JAX 16 72 58 14 0 0 11

AMERICA’S TOP ROOKIE

ROOKIE INTERCEPTION LEADERS, 2009Player, Tm. Int Yds Avg Lg TDJ. Byrd, BUF 9 118 13.1 37 0B. Cushing, HOU 4 26 6.5 20 0V. Davis, MIA 4 64 16.0 26 1J. Lacey, IND 3 53 17.7 35t 1S. Martin, CAR 3 35 11.7 23 0D. Cox, JAX 3 6 2.0 6 0

ROOKIE SACK LEADERS, 2009Player, Team G Sacks YardsB. Orakpo, WAS 16 11.0 83.5C. Matthews, GB 16 10.0 63.0C. Barwin, HOU 16 4.5 43.0B. Cushing, HOU 16 4.0 30.5B. Jones, GB 14 4.0 25.0M. Shaughnessy, OAK 16 4.0 18.0

LB Brian Cushing was exceptional from the moment he stepped on the field and continued his stellar play through his entire 2009 rookie season.

Cushing’s performance earned him a slew of awards throughout the season, which culminated when he was named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Cushing joined teammate and fellow LB DeMeco Ryans as Texans who won the AP award. Ryans was the AP De-fensive Rookie of the Year in 2006.

The Texans are the first team to boast two Defensive Rookie of the Year winners since LB Peter Boulware (1997) and LB Terrell Suggs (2003) both won the award for the Baltimore Ravens.

AP DEFENSIVE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR,2000-2009

Year Player Position Team2009 Brian Cushing LB Houston2008 Jerod Mayo LB New England2007 Patrick Willis LB San Francisco2006 DEMeco Ryans LB Houston2005 Shawne Merriman LB San Diego2004 Jonathan Vilma LB New York Jets2003 Terrell Suggs LB Baltimore2002 Julius Peppers DE Carolina2001 Kendrell Bell LB Pittsburgh2000 Brian Urlacher LB Chicago

RACKING UP THE HONORS

LB Brian Cushing’s stellar play in 2009 not only landed him atop the team’s tackle chart; he also worked his way into the top five on the league tackle chart. Cushing was second among AFC defenders with 133 tackles and was fourth in the league overall.

LB DeMeco Ryans finished fifth in the AFC and 10th overall with 123 tackles this season. The Texans were the only team in the NFL with two players in the top 10 on the league’s tackle chart in 2009.

TACKLE LEADERS, AFC 2009Player, Tm G Tkl Solo Asst Sk FF PDR. Lewis, BAL 16 134 95 39 3 2 7B. Cushing, HOU 16 133 86 47 4 2 10K. Morrison 16 133 109 24 2 3 1D. Harris 16 126 81 45 5.5 2 3D. Ryans, HOU 16 123 93 30 1 1 2

TACKLE LEADERS, NFL 2009Player, Tm G Tkl Solo Asst Sk FF PDP. Willis, SF 16 152 114 38 4 3 8J. Beason, CAR 16 142 112 30 3 1 7L. Fletcher, WAS 16 142 95 47 2 1 6B. Ruud, TB 16 142 107 35 0 1 7R. Lewis, BAL 16 134 95 39 3 2 7B. Cushing, HOU 16 133 86 47 4 2 10K. Morrison, OAK 16 133 109 24 2 3 1C. Lofton, ATL 16 130 103 27 0 2 2D. Harris, NYJ 16 126 81 45 5.5 2 3D. Ryans, HOU 16 123 93 30 1 1 2

RACKING UP THE HONORS

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BRIAN CUSHING NOTES

LB Brian Cushing was one of Houston’s most reliable and most effective pass rushers in 2009, ranking third on the team with 4.0 sacks in his rookie campaign. He was also one of the best at his position in the NFL when it came to getting to the quarterback.

Among linebackers in 4-3 defenses, Cushing ranked third in sacks ini 2009. Only Washington LB Brian Orakpo (11.0) and Detroit LB Julian Peterson (4.5) had more.

SACKS BY LINEBACKERS, 2009(Players in 4-3 defenses only)

Player, Team G Sacks YardsB. Orakpo, WAS 16 11.0 83.5J. Peterson, DET 16 4.5 22.0B. Cushing, HOU 16 4.0 30.5D. Hawthorne, SEA 16 4.0 22.0D. Jones, CIN 16 3.5 26.0

GETTING AFTER THE QUARTERBACK

LB Brian Cushing was not only a tackling machine throughout his rookie year, he also excelled in pass cover-age. Cushing led all NFL linebackers with four intercep-tions and 10 passes defensed in 2009.

INTERCEPTIONS, NFL LBs 2009Player G Int Yds Avg Long TDB. Cushing, HOU 16 4 26 6.5 20 0J. Beason, CAR 16 3 46 15.3 18 0K. Bulluck, TEN 14 3 45 15 23 0C. Greenway, MIN 16 3 49 16.3 36 0D. Hawthorne, SEA 16 3 9 3 5 0D. Johnson, KC 15 3 175 58.3 70 2P. Posluszny, BUF 12 3 20 6.7 17 0J. Vilma, NO 15 3 25 8.3 11 0P. Willis, SF 16 3 33 11 23t 1

PASSES DEFENSED, NFL LBs 2009Player, Tm G Tkl Solo Asst Sk FF PDB. Cushing, HOU 16 133 86 47 4 2 10M. Boley, NYG 11 84 65 19 1 0 8S. Cooper, SD 16 102 71 31 0 3 8J. Vilma, NO 15 110 87 23 2 0 8P. Willis, SF 16 152 114 38 4 3 8

CUSHING IN COVERAGE

LB Brian Cushing joined fellow LB DeMeco Ryans as the only Texans to win the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2009.

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TEXANS DEFENSIVE NOTES

Houston’s defense played considerably better over the last 10 weeks than it did in the season’s first three games in 2009. That improvement can be attributed to many things, but one significant change during that time was the addition of SS Bernard Pollard to the starting lineup.

Since the hard-hitting Pollard was inserted into the start-ing lineup, Houston’s run defense went from a league-worst 205.0 yards per game to an impressive 84.3 per game in the last 13, which was second in the league. Overall, the defense improved by nearly 140 yards per game after Pol-lard joined the starting lineup.

HOUSTON TEXANS DEFENSE WITH & WITHOUT BERNARD POLLARD

Without With DifferenceRush Yards/Gm 205.0* 84.3 -120.7Pass Yards/Gm 231.7 214.8 -16.9Total Yards/Gm 436.7* 299.1 -137.6Points/Gm 28.7 19.0 -9.7* Worst in the NFL

BETTER WITH BERNARD

Houston’s defense was one of the youngest in the league in 2009. All 11 players in the normal starting lineup were 27 years of age or younger, including a pair of then-22-year-olds in LB Brian Cushing and DT Amobi Okoye as well as rookie CB Glover Quin.

Led by 2006 No. 1 overall selection DE Mario Williams and 2006 second-round pick LB DeMeco Ryans, the Tex-ans defense averaged 24.3 years old and just 3.5 years of experience.

2009 TEXANS STARTING DEFENSEPos. Player Exp. AgeRDE Mario Williams 4 24DT Amobi Okoye 3 22NT Shaun Cody 5 26LDE Antonio Smith 6 27WLB Zac Diles 3 24MLB DeMeco Ryans 4 25SLB Brian Cushing R 22LCB Glover Quin R 23FS Dominique Barber 2 23SS Bernard Pollard 4 24RCB Dunta Robinson* 6 27AVERAGES 3.5 24.3*No longer with team

YOUNG GUNS ON DEFENSE

The Texans defense was young in 2009, with the regular starters averaging 24.3 years of age. Pictured above are LB Brian Cushing and DT Amobi Okoye, who were both 22 when the season started.

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SPECIAL TEAMS REVIEW/NOTES

K Neil Rackers takes over a job that only one other man in Texans history has held. Rackers won the tightest battle of training camp and will take over the kicking duties for-merly held by Kris Brown for the last eight seasons.

Rackers hit on 16-of-17 field goal attempts for Arizona last season (94.1 percent) and scored 85 points before an injury forced him to miss the last few weeks of the season.

P Matt Turk has averaged 42.4 yards per punt in his ca-reer and has averaged better than 41 yards per attempt in all but one season. Turk’s 42.8-yard average in 2009 set a Texans record, marking the third consecutive season in which he broke the existing mark. Only 399 of Turk’s 1,037 career punts (38.5 percent) have been returned.

WR Jacoby Jones holds the Texans career record for punt return average at 10.9 yards per return over the last three seasons. He tied the Texans career record for total returns for touchdown when he scored the third of his ca-reer in 2009.

TEAMS OVERVIEW

Under the guidance of special teams coordinator Joe Marciano, Houston allowed the fewest punt return yards in the NFL in 2009. The 104 punt return yards allowed by the Texans was the lowest in the NFL by nearly 30 yards. Houston’s average of 4.3 yards allowed per return ranked second.

PUNT RETURN YARDS ALLOWEDTeam Punts Avg PR Yds A v g Houston Texans 67 42.8 24 104 4.3Jacksonville Jaguars 72 41.9 38 159 4.2New England Patriots 57 39 20 180 9.0Tennessee Titans 69 43.4 29 208 7.2Washington Redskins 76 40.6 32 220 6.9Philadelphia Eagles 76 42.4 39 229 5.9New York Jets 80 42 27 238 8.8New York Giants 64 40.7 28 259 9.3Minnesota Vikings 73 43.9 33 260 7.9St. Louis Rams 90 46.8 41 260 6.3

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE AGAINSTTeam Punts Ret Yards AvgJacksonville Jaguars 72 38 159 4.2Houston Texans 67 24 104 4.3Philadelphia Eagles 76 39 229 5.9St. Louis Rams 90 41 260 6.3Cleveland Browns 94 40 262 6.6Washington Redskins 76 32 220 6.9Kansas City Chiefs 97 40 285 7.1Tennessee Titans 69 29 208 7.2Oakland Raiders 96 63 459 7.3Baltimore Ravens 74 38 287 7.6

UNDER COVER

KICKERNeil Rackers has made 205 of 262 career field goal at-

tempts (78.2 percent) and converted 290 of 295 career extra points attempts (98.3 percent), giving him 905 total career points in 10 NFL seasons. Rackers set an NFL re-cord for most field goals made in a season in 2005, when he went 40-of-42 (95.2 percent) with the Arizona Cardinals.

PUNTERMatt Turk averaged a franchise-record 42.8 yards per

punt in 2009, besting his own mark of 42.3 yards per punt in 2008. Turk has broken the team record in each of the last three seasons and will be playing in his 15th NFL season.

LONG SNAPPERJon Weeks Signed with the Texans during the offseason

and will compete for a roster spot during training camp. Weeks snapped at Baylor for current Chicago Bear and two-time Ray Guy Award winner P Daniel Sepulveda.

RETURNERSWR Jacoby Jones solidified his status as one of the most

explosive returners in the game in 2009. He averaged 10.9 yards per punt return and also returned 24 kickoffs for a 26.6-yard average, including a 95-yard touchdown return.

SPECIAL TEAMS POSITION-BY-POSITION

Texans K Neil Rackers was leading the NFL in field goal percentage before a groin injury forced him to miss the last three weeks of 2009.

Rackers connected on 16-of-17 field goals (94.1 FG per-centage) before the injury.

2009 NFL Field Goal Pct Leaders(through Week 15, 2009)

Player (Team) FGA FGM FG%1. Neil Rackers (Ari) 17 16 94.12t. Ryan Longwell (Min) 24 22 91.72t. Olindo Mare (Sea) 24 22 91.74. Nate Kaeding (SD) 32 29 90.6

RACK ‘EM

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SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

WR Jacoby Jones emerged in 2009 as one of Houston’s most explosive offensive weapons, with four touchdown catches on the year. Jones continues to establish himself as one of the most dangerous return men in the NFL, also.

Following a safety in Houston’s 29-6 2009 Week 4 win vs. Oakland (10/4), Jones returned the free kick 95 yards for a touchdown. He tied the franchise record for total returns for touchdowns and is tied for second in the league for return touchdowns since 2008.

MOST TOTAL RETURNS FOR TD, 2008-09Player, Tm PR KR Ret. Yds TotalJoshua Cribbs, CLE 1 4 3332 5Jacoby Jones, HOU 2 1 1730 3Reggie Bush, NO 3 0 400 3Johnnie Lee Higgins, OAK 3 0 1589 3DeSean Jackson, PHI 3 0 893 3

MOST TOTAL RETURNS FOR TD,TEXANS HISTORY

Player, Tm Years PR KR TotalJ. Jones 2007-09 2 1 3A. Davis 2007-09 0 3 3J. Mathis 2005-07 0 3 3

CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

LB Kevin Bentley’s teammates elected him a co-captain for the Texans special teams units prior to the 2009 season and his play validated that decision.

Bentley led the team for the second consecutive season with 20 special teams stops. He owns the top two single-season special teams tackle totals in franchise history.

MOST SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES,TEXANS HISTORY

Player Year SpTot SpTK SpAKevin Bentley 2008 23 16 7Kevin Bentley 2009 20 9 11Antwaun Molden 2008 19 16 3Ramon Walker 2005 16 13 3Jason Bell 2002 15 14 1

BENTLEY LEADING THE CHARGE

P Matt Turk has set a Texans record for punting average in each of the last three seasons. Last year he averaged 42.8 yards per punt.

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TEXANS 2010 DRAFT CLASS RECAP

Including the 2010 NFL Draft, the Texans have picked a defensive player with seven of their 10 first-round picks and in six of the last seven drafts.

Houston Texans All-Time First-Round Draft PicksYear Player Pos. Pick College 2010 Kareem Jackson CB 20 Alabama2009 Brian Cushing LB 15 USC2008 Duane Brown T 26 Virginia Tech2007 Amobi Okoye DT 10 Louisville2006 Mario Williams DE 1 North Carolina St.2005 Travis Johnson DT 16 Florida State2004 Dunta Robinson CB 10 South Carolina2004 Jason Babin LB 27 Western Michigan2003 Andre Johnson WR 3 Miami (Fla.)2002 David Carr QB 1 Fresno State

TEXANS ALL-TIME NO. 1 PICKS

1 CB Sherrick McManis is the first player from Northwestern drafted by the Texans. 2 Houston had two picks in the fourth round and in the sixth round. 2 Cornerbacks drafted by the Texans in 2010 – Kareem Jackson and Sherrick McManis. 2 Wide receivers drafted by the Texans in 2010 – Trindon Holliday and Dorin Dickerson. 3 Times the Texans traded during the draft. 4.9 Career rushing average for RB Ben Tate at Auburn. 5 Players from Colorado State on the current Texans roster after the selection of G Shelley Smith. 8.0 Career sacks for DT Earl Mitchell at Arizona. 9 Players drafted by the Texans. 10.00 Time, in seconds, that it takes WR Trindon Holliday to run 100 meters. 11 Linebackers drafted by the Texans all-time, more than any other position. 12 Players from Southeastern Conference schools drafted by the Texans in team history, the most from any conference. 14-0 Record for CB Kareem Jackson in 2009 at Alabama. 20 CB Kareem Jackson was the 20th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. 20.5 Driving distance, in miles, from Galena Park North Shore High School, where DT Earl Mitchell attended, to Reliant Stadium. 40 Games started by CB Kareem Jackson during his career at Alabama. 43 Vertical jump, in inches, for WR Dorin Dickerson. 65 Inches tall for Trindon Holliday, the shortest draft pick in Texans history. 255 Total selections in the 2010 NFL Draft. 255 Total career tackles for LB Darryl Sharpton at Miami (Fla.). 3:28 Time elapsed during the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. 1,492 Career receiving yards for TE Garrett Graham at Wisconsin. 3,321 Yards that RB Ben Tate rushed for during his career at Auburn. 7,413 Attendance at the Texans Draft Party, presented by Miller Lite. It was the largest crowd for a draft event in team history.

TEXANS DRAFT BY THE NUMBERS

Round 1, Pick 20 (20th Overall) Kareem Jackson CB Alabama

Round 2, Pick 26 (58th Overall)Ben Tate RB Auburn

Round 3, Pick 17 (81st Overall) Earl Mitchell DT Arizona

Round 4, Pick 4 (102nd Overall)Darryl Sharpton LB Miami (Fla.)

Round 4, Pick 20 (118th Overall)Garrett Graham TE Wisconsin

Round 5, Pick 13 (144th Overall)Sherrick McManis CB Northwestern

Round 6, Pick 18 (187th Overall) Shelley Smith G Colorado State

Round 6, Pick 28 (197th Overall) Trindon Holliday WR Louisiana State

Round 7, Pick 20 (227th Overall)Dorin Dickerson WR Pittsburgh

5 Offensive Players (Running Back, Tight End, Guard, 2 Wide Receivers)

4 Defensive Players (2 Cornerbacks, Defensive Tackle, Linebacker)

THE TEXANS 2010 DRAFT CLASS

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PRACTICE GUIDELINESMEDIA INFORMATION

Designated Media will be allowed at all practices. Dur-ing each practice, the team will use two practice fields. The area between the two practice fields – where the scissor lift is located – is off-limits to media, but media can walk the perimeter of the fields.

Photographers can only cross the covered area if they are accompanied by a Texans PR representative. Photog-raphers can shoot selected portions of practice. Tripods are allowed at practice, however they must be seven yards from the sideline and behind the line of scrimmage at all times. Please do not leave tripods unattended. To not impede the view of the fans at practice, all photographers must kneel when shooting in front of the stands.

Members of the communications staff will be on the field during all practices to assist with any questions. During practices held inside the bubble, all media must stay on the near sideline.

PRACTICE GUIDELINES

Media can apply for credentials at the Texans media website, www.HoustonTexans.com/media.

Please contact Communications Coordinator Charles Hampton at [email protected] or at (832) 667-2282 with any questions or concerns.

CREDENTIALS

Following Texans practice, media are encouraged to take advantage of the media workroom located on the service level at Reliant Stadium across from the Texans’ locker room. The room is available to working media throughout training camp. Phones, Texans information, NFL news releases and other information are available. Wireless service will be available in the media workroom.

During practice, media should park in the Teal Lot lo-cated on Murworth, across from Reliant Stadium in front of the Methodist Training Center. Media can either walk over to the media workroom or drive to the day lot, located at Westridge and Kirby on the south side of Reliant Sta-dium. Media should walk through Budweiser Plaza to the stadium entrance.

TEXANS MEDIA WORKROOM

To access the Houston Texans media website, go to www.HoustonTexans.com/media. The section contains all Texans press materials, daily clips, historical informa-tion and updated team statistics and media guide. Appli-cations are being accepted for training camp, season or individual game credentials. Username and password are both Texans (both case sensitive).

To apply for game credentials, please submit your re-quest on the website the Tuesday before a Texans home game by 5 pm CT.

Fans can access coverage on www.HoustonTexans.com.Throughout the season on Texans TV, the Texans broad-cast live streaming video of press conferences, as well as game highlights, interviews, in-depth team features, com-munity recaps, NFL Network footage and much more.

MEDIA WEBSITE

Reliant Park is located south of downtown Houston, just inside the 610 Loop. The closest airport to Reliant Park is Houston Hobby, which is 20 minutes away and is primarily served by Southwest Airlines. Houston Bush International is a hub for Continental Airlines, and is approximately 45 minutes from Reliant Park.

HOTELS Hilton Americas Houston (Downtown) - 6.85 miles1600 Lamar, (713) 739-8000

Hotel Derek (Galleria) - 7.69 miles2525 West Loop South, (713) 961-3000

Holiday Inn (Stadium) - .19 miles8111 Kirby Drive, (713) 790-1900

Inter-Continental (Galleria) - 9.57 miles222 West Loop South, (713) 627-7600

Marriott Medical Center - 2.08 miles6580 Fannin Street, (713) 796-0080

Marriott West Loop (Galleria) 8.87 miles1750 West Loop South, (713) 960-0111

VISITING MEDIA

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VISITING MEDIA/PARKING

DIRECTIONSFrom Bush International: Take US 59 South to HWY TX-

288 South (Lake Jackson/ Freeport). Follow HWY TX-288 to I-610 West. Exit Kirby Drive (Exit 1C) and turn right. Fol-low Kirby Drive two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on the right and the practice facility on the left. Turn left on Murworth Drive and media parking is in the Teal parking lot located on the right at the practice facility.

From Houston Hobby: Take Airport Boulevard East to Monroe Road. Make a left on Monroe Road and proceed to I-45 North. Make a left onto I-45 North and proceed to I-610 West. Take I-610 to Kirby Drive (Exit 1C). Turn right onto Kir-by. Follow Kirby Drive two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on the right and the practice facility on the left. Turn left on Murworth Drive and media parking is in the Teal parking lot located on the right at the practice facility.

From the East: Take I-610 westbound to the Kirby Drive Exit (Exit 1C). Turn right on Kirby Drive. Follow Kirby Drive two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on the right and the practice facility on the left. Turn left on Murworth Drive and media parking is in the Teal parking lot located on the right at the practice facility.

From the West: Take I-610 eastbound to the Kirby Drive Exit (Exit 1C). Turn left on Kirby Drive. Follow Kirby Drive two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on the right and the practice facility on the left. Turn left on Murworth Drive and media parking is in the Teal parking lot located on the right at the practice facility.

DIRECTIONS

Practice Fields

Parking

Reliant Stadium

Media Workroom

Murworth

Kirby DriveI-610

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TEXANS TRANSACTIONS

» 9/6/2010 Signed LB Isaiah Greenhouse, C Brett Helms, RB Chris Ogbonnaya, T Cole Pemberton, DT Malcolm Shep-pard; WR Bobby Williams and S Torri Williams to the Prac-tice Squad.» 9/5/2010 Signed LB David Nixon and CB Jamar Wall; Re-leased LB Danny Clark.» 9/4/2010 Signed RB Derrick Ward; Placed K Kris Brown and WR André Davis on Reserve/Injured List; Placed TE An-thony Hill on the Reserve/PUP List; Released QB John David Booty, FB Jack Corcoran, TE Derek Fine, LB Isaiah Green-house, C Brett Helms, RB Chris Henry, RB Jeremiah John-son, T Steve Maneri, CB Mark Parson, LB Will Patterson, T Cole Pemberton, S Nicholas Polk, CB Jacques Reeves, DT DelJuan Robinson, DT Malcolm Sheppard, T Adam Stenav-ich, WR Derrick Townsel, DE Mitch Unrein, C Chris White, WR Bobby Williams, S Torri Williams.» 8/30/2010 Placed WR Trindon Holliday and RB Ben Tate on the Resrve/Injured List; TE Owen Daniels elevated to ac-tive roster from Active PUP List; Released CB Fred Bennett, WR London Crawford and DE Pannel Egboh.» 8/24/2010 Signed free agent WR Derrick Townsel; Re-leased DE James Wyche.» 8/20/2010 Signed free agent LB William Patterson; Placed LB Darnell Bing on reserve/injured list.» 8/16/2010 Signed free agent DE James Wyche; Placed DE Tim Bulman on reserve/injured list.» 8/6/2010 Released WR Glenn Martinez.» 8/5/2010 Signed WR Andre Johnson to a contract exten-sion.» 8/4/2010 Signed free agent FB Jack Corcoran; Placed FB Justin Griffith on reserve/injured list.» 8/2/2010 Signed free agent WR London Crawford; Placed WR Glenn Martinez on reserve/injured list.» 7/30/2010 Placed TE Owen Daniels and TE Anthony Hill on active/physically unable to perform list; Signed first-round draft pick CB Kareem Jackson and second-round draft pick RB Ben Tate; Waived CB Pierre Singfield.» 7/29/2010 Placed CB Aaron Glenn on reserve/retired list.» 7/28/2010 Signed free agent CB Aaron Glenn to a one-day contract; Signed fourth-round draft pick TE Garrett Graham.» 7/14/2010 Signed seventh-round draft pick WR Dorin Dick-erson.» 6/17/2010 Signed free agents FB Justin Griffith and WR Bobby Williams; Placed WR Trey Stross on reserve/injured list.» 6/16/2010 Signed free agent TE Derek Fine; Signed sixth-round draft pick G Shelley Smith; Released TE Michael Gaines; Waived FB Jack Corcoran, WR London Crawford, G Kristian Matte, QB Tyler Sheehan and T Adam Ulatoski.» 6/11/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent TE Owen Dan-iels; Signed fourth-round draft pick LB Daryl Sharpton; Waived S Aaron Webster; Waived/injured WR Trey Stross.» 6/10/2010 Signed third-round draft pick DT Earl Mitchell; Released RB Ryan Moats.» 5/27/2010 Signed fifth-round draft pick CB Sherrick Mc-Manis.» 5/17/2010 Signed sixth-round draft pick WR Trindon Hol-liday; Signed undrafted rookie free agents WR London Crawford, G Kristian Matte, T Cole Pemberton and T Adam

Ulatoski.» 5/12/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent LB Danny Clark.» 5/7/2010 Signed undrafted rookie free agents FB Jack Corcoran, LB Isaiah Greenhouse, T Steve Maneri, LB Will Patterson, S Nick Polk, QB Tyler Sheehan, DT Malcolm Sheppard, CB Pierre Singfield, WR Trey Stross, DE Mitch Unrein, S Aaron Webster and S Torri Williams.» 4/24/2010 Selected Miami (Fla.) LB Daryl Sharpton (102nd overall) and Wisconsin TE Garrett Graham (118th overall) in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft; Selected Northwest-ern CB Sherrick McManis in the fifth round (144th overall); Selected Colorado State G Shelley Smith (187th overall) and LSU WR Trindon Holliday (197th overall) in the sixth round; Selected Pittsburgh WR Dorin Dickerson (227th overall) in the seventh round.» 4/23/2010 Traded second-round pick (51st overall) in 2010 NFL Draft to Minnesota Vikings for second- (62nd) and third-round (93rd) picks; Traded second- (62nd) and fifth-round (150th) picks to New England Patriots for second-round (58th) pick; Selected Auburn RB Ben Tate in the sec-ond round (58th overall); Selected Arizona DT Earl Mitchell in the third round (81st overall); Traded third-round (93rd) pick to Kansas City Chiefs for fourth- (102nd) and fifth-round (144th) picks.» 4/22/2010 Selected Alabama CB Kareem Jackson in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.» 4/29/2010 Signed free agent LS Jon Weeks.» 4/26/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent TE Michael Gaines.» 4/14/2010 Re-signed restricted free agents T Rashad But-ler and G Chris White.» 4/7/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent K Neil Rackers.» 4/6/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent RB Ryan Moats.» 4/2/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent SS Bernard Pol-lard.» 3/31/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent LB DeMeco Ryans.» 3/30/2010 Waived LB Toddrick Verdell.» 3/26/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent DE Tim Bulman.» 3/16/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent G Wade Smith.» 3/8/2010 Re-signed unrestricted free agents P Matt Turk and WR Kevin Walter.» 3/4/2010 Signed G Mike Brisiel to a contract extension.» 2/23/2010 Signed DT DelJuan Robinson to a contract ex-tension.» 2/16/2010 Hired Marc Lubick as offensive assistant.» 2/8/2010 Hired Cedric Smith as head strength & condition-ing coach.» 1/29/2010 Hired Greg Knapp as quarterbacks coach.» 1/21/2010 Hired Rick Dennison as offensive coordinator.» 1/11/2010 Signed QB John David Booty to a reserve/future contract.» 1/7/2010 Signed LB Darnell Bing to a reserve/future con-tract.» 1/4/2010 Signed DE Pannel Egboh, C Brett Helms, DE Jesse Nading and G Adam Stenavich to reserve/future contracts.

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HOW THEY WERE BUILT

Year College Draft (34) Trades (2) Free Agents (44) 2003 WR Andre Johnson (1) 5-11 4th, AFC South 2004 7-9 3rd, AFC South 2005 2-14 4th, AFC South 2006 DE Mario Williams (1) G Mike Brisiel (FA)6-10 LB DeMeco Ryans (2) DE Tim Bulman (FA) (IR)4th, AFC South T Eric Winston (3-b) FB Vonta Leach (FA) TE Owen Daniels (4) WR Kevin Walter (RFA-CIN) WR David Anderson (7) 2007 DT Amobi Okoye (1) QB Matt Schaub (ATL) T Rashad Butler (W-CAR)8-8 WR Jacoby Jones (3) WR André Davis (UFA-BUF) (IR)4th, AFC South G Kasey Studdard (6) TE Joel Dreessen (FA) LB Zac Diles (7) P Matt Turk (FA) 2008 T Duane Brown (1) C Chris Myers (DEN) LB Kevin Bentley (UFA-SEA)8-8 CB Antwaun Molden (3a) DE Jesse Nading (FA)3rd, AFC South RB Steve Slaton (3b) FS Eugene Wilson (FA) LB Xavier Adibi (4) DT Frank Okam (5) FS Dominique Barber (6) 2009 LB Brian Cushing (1) (SUS) LB Darnell Bing (FA) (IR)9-7 DE Connor Barwin (2) DT Shaun Cody (UFA-DET)2nd, AFC South C Antoine Caldwell (3) RB Arian Foster (FA) CB Glover Quin (4a) DE Tim Jamison (FA) TE Anthony Hill (4b) QB Dan Orlovsky (UFA-DET) TE James Casey (5) SS Bernard Pollard (FA) CB Brice McCain (6) DE Antonio Smith (UFA-ARI) S Troy Nolan (7) 2010 CB Kareem Jackson (1) LB David Nixon (FA) RB Ben Tate (2) (IR) FB Justin Griffith (FA) (IR) DT Earl Mitchell (3) K Neil Rackers (UFA-ARI) LB Darryl Mitchell (4a) G Wade Smith (UFA-KC) TE Garrett Graham (4b) WR Trey Stross (CFA) (IR) CB Sherrick McManis (5) CB Jamar Wall (FA) G Shelley Smith (6a) RB Derrick Ward (FA) WR Trindon Holliday (6b) (IR) LS Jon Weeks (FA) WR Dorin Dickerson (7)

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ROSTER BY POSITION

OFFENSEQuarterbacks (2) 7 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 230 6 Connecticut 8 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 239 7 Virginia Wide Receiver (8) 11 André Davis (IR) WR 6-1 194 9 Virginia Tech 12 Jacoby Jones WR 6-2 206 4 Lane College 16 Trindon Holliday (IR) WR 5-5 160 R LSU 19 Dorin Dickerson WR 6-2 222 R Pittsburgh 80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 228 8 Miami (Fla.) 83 Kevin Walter WR 6-3 215 8 Eastern Michigan 84 Trey Stross (IR) WR 6-4 200 R Iowa 89 David Anderson WR 5-9 197 5 Colorado State Running Back (6) 20 Steve Slaton RB 5-9 215 3 West Virginia 23 Arian Foster RB 6-1 224 2 Tennessee 32 Derrick Ward RB 5-11 228 7 Ottawa (Kansas) 43 Ben Tate (IR) RB 5-11 220 R Auburn 44 Vonta Leach FB 6-0 265 7 East Carolina 45 Justin Griffith (IR) FB 6-0 230 8 Mississippi State Tight End (5) 81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 245 5 Wisconsin 85 Joel Dreessen TE 6-4 248 5 Colorado State 86 James Casey TE 6-3 244 2 Rice 87 Anthony Hill (PUP) TE 6-6 269 2 North Carolina State 88 Garrett Graham TE 6-3 243 R Wisconsin Offensive Line (9) 73 Eric Winston T 6-7 314 5 Miami (Fla.) 76 Duane Brown T 6-4 313 3 Virginia Tech 78 Rashad Butler T 6-4 310 5 Miami (Fla.) 64 Kasey Studdard G 6-3 306 4 Texas 65 Mike Brisiel G 6-5 304 3 Colorado State 71 Shelley Smith G 6-4 300 R Colorado State 74 Wade Smith G 6-4 296 7 Memphis 55 Chris Myers C 6-4 299 6 Miami (Fla.) 62 Antoine Caldwell C 6-3 312 2 Alabama

DEFENSEDefensive Line (10) 72 Jesse Nading DE 6-5 264 2 Colorado State 90 Mario Williams DE 6-6 288 5 North Carolina State 94 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 285 7 Oklahoma State 96 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 270 2 Michigan 98 Connor Barwin DE 6-4 256 2 Cincinnati 91 Amobi Okoye DT 6-2 296 4 Louisville 92 Earl Mitchell DT 6-3 296 R Arizona 93 Tim Bulman (IR) DE 6-4 267 4 Boston College 95 Shaun Cody DT 6-4 310 6 Southern California 97 Frank Okam DT 6-5 338 3 Texas Linebacker (8) 50 Darnell Bing (IR) LB 6-2 220 2 Southern California 51 Darryl Sharpton LB 5-11 236 R Miami (Fla.) 52 Xavier Adibi LB 6-2 243 3 Virginia Tech 53 David Nixon LB 6-3 225 2 Brigham Young 54 Zac Diles LB 6-2 237 4 Kansas State 56 Brian Cushing (SUS) LB 6-3 262 2 Southern California 57 Kevin Bentley LB 6-0 245 9 Northwestern 59 DeMeco Ryans LB 6-1 248 5 Alabama Secondary (10) 21 Brice McCain CB 5-9 179 2 Utah 22 Sherrick McManis CB 6-1 195 R Northwestern 25 Kareem Jackson CB 5-10 196 R Alabama 28 Antwaun Molden CB 6-1 192 3 Eastern Kentucky 29 Glover Quin CB 6-0 203 2 New Mexico 30 Jamar Wall CB 5-10 202 R Texas Tech 26 Eugene Wilson FS 5-10 200 8 Illinois 33 Troy Nolan SS 6-2 206 2 Arizona State 31 Bernard Pollard SS 6-1 224 5 Purdue 34 Dominique Barber SS 6-0 214 3 Minnesota

SPECIAL TEAMSSpecial Teams (4) 1 Matt Turk P 6-5 248 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater 3 Kris Brown (IR) K 5-11 211 12 Nebraska 4 Neil Rackers K 6-1 206 11 Illinois 46 Jon Weeks LS 5-10 251 1 Baylor

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TEXANS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE WR 80 Andre Johnson 19 Dorin Dickerson LT 76 Duane Brown 78 Rashad Butler LG 74 Wade Smith 64 Kasey Studdard 71 Shelley Smith C 55 Chris Myers 65 Mike Brisiel RG 62 Antoine Caldwell 65 Mike Brisiel RT 73 Eric Winston 78 Rashad Butler 71 Shelley Smith TE 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey 88 Garrett Graham 87 (Anthony Hill)

WR 83 Kevin Walter 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson

QB 8 Matt Schaub 7 Dan Orlovsky FB 44 Vonta Leach RB 23 Arian Foster 20 Steve Slaton 32 Derrick Ward

DEFENSE LDE 94 Antonio Smith 96 Tim Jamison NT 95 Shaun Cody 97 Frank Okam DT 91 Amobi Okoye 92 Earl Mitchell RDE 90 Mario Williams 98 Connor Barwin 72 Jesse Nading SLB 52 Xavier Adibi 53 David Nixon MLB 59 DeMeco Ryans 57 Kevin Bentley WLB 54 Zac Diles 51 Darryl Sharpton LCB 29 Glover Quin 28 Antwaun Molden 30 Jamar Wall RCB 25 Kareem Jackson 21 Brice McCain 22 Sherrick McManis SS 31 Bernard Pollard 34 Dominique Barber FS 26 Eugene Wilson 33 Troy Nolan

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 4 Neil Rackers P 1 Matt Turk LS 46 Jon Weeks 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey KR 20 Steve Slaton 12 Jacoby Jones 22 Sherrick McManis PR 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson H 1 Matt Turk 8 Matt Schaub Bold denotes rookie and first year players

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE NFL EXP COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN GP-GS-DNP-INA 52 Adibi, Xavier LB 6-2 242 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, Va. 0-0-0-0 89 Anderson, David WR 5-10 192 27 5 Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif. 0-0-0-0 34 Barber, Dominique SS 6-0 213 24 3 Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. 0-0-0-0 98 Barwin, Connor DE 6-4 260 23 2 Cincinnati Detroit, Mich. 0-0-0-0 57 Bentley, Kevin LB 6-0 252 30 9 Northwestern North Hills, Calif. 0-0-0-0 65 Brisiel, Mike G 6-5 302 27 3 Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. 0-0-0-0 76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 312 25 3 Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. 0-0-0-0 78 Butler, Rashad T 6-4 309 27 5 Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla. 0-0-0-0 62 Caldwell, Antoine C 6-3 311 24 2 Alabama Montgomery, Ala. 0-0-0-0 86 Casey, James TE 6-3 240 25 2 Rice Azle, Texas 0-0-0-0 95 Cody, Shaun DT 6-4 304 27 6 Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif. 0-0-0-0 81 Daniels, Owen TE 6-3 242 27 5 Wisconsin Naperville, Ill. 0-0-0-0 19 Dickerson, Dorin WR 6-2 227 22 R Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. 0-0-0-0 54 Diles, Zac LB 6-2 238 25 4 Kansas State Tulare, Calif. 0-0-0-0 85 Dreessen, Joel TE 6-4 245 28 5 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. 0-0-0-0 23 Foster, Arian RB 6-1 227 24 2 Tennessee San Diego, Calif. 0-0-0-0 88 Graham, Garrett TE 6-3 240 24 R Wisconsin Brick, N.J. 0-0-0-0 25 Jackson, Kareem CB 5-10 195 22 R Alabama Macon, Ga. 0-0-0-0 96 Jamison, Tim DE 6-3 273 24 2 Michigan Riverdale, Ill. 0-0-0-0 80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 223 29 8 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 0-0-0-0 12 Jones, Jacoby WR 6-2 210 26 4 Lane College New Orleans, La. 0-0-0-0 44 Leach, Vonta FB 6-0 255 28 7 East Carolina Rowland, N.C. 0-0-0-0 21 McCain, Brice CB 5-9 184 23 2 Utah Terrell, Texas 0-0-0-0 22 McManis, Sherrick CB 6-1 193 22 R Northwestern Peoria, Ill. 0-0-0-0 92 Mitchell, Earl DT 6-3 291 22 R Arizona Galena Park, Texas 0-0-0-0 28 Molden, Antwaun CB 6-1 200 25 3 Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio 0-0-0-0 55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 296 28 6 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 0-0-0-0 72 Nading, Jesse DE 6-5 261 25 2 Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. 0-0-0-0 53 Nixon, David LB 6-3 225 25 2 Brigham Young College Station, Texas 0-0-0-0 33 Nolan, Troy SS 6-2 206 23 2 Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. 0-0-0-0 97 Okam, Frank DT 6-5 350 24 3 Texas Dallas, Texas 0-0-0-0 91 Okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 292 23 4 Louisville Huntsville, Ala. 0-0-0-0 7 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 230 27 6 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. 0-0-0-0 31 Pollard, Bernard SS 6-1 225 25 5 Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind. 0-0-0-0 29 Quin, Glover CB 6-0 203 24 2 New Mexico Summitt, Miss. 0-0-0-0 4 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 215 34 11 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. 0-0-0-0 59 Ryans, DeMeco LB 6-1 248 26 5 Alabama Bessemer, Ala. 0-0-0-0 8 Schaub, Matt QB 6-5 239 29 7 Virginia West Chester, Pa. 0-0-0-0 51 Sharpton, Darryl LB 5-11 248 22 R Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. 0-0-0-0 20 Slaton, Steve RB 5-9 206 24 3 West Virginia Levittown, Pa. 0-0-0-0 94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 275 28 7 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. 0-0-0-0 71 Smith, Shelley G 6-4 299 23 R Colorado State Phoenix, Ariz. 0-0-0-0 74 Smith, Wade G 6-4 309 29 7 Memphis Dallas, Texas 0-0-0-0 64 Studdard, Kasey G 6-3 304 26 4 Texas Lone Tree, Colo. 0-0-0-0 1 Turk, Matt P 6-5 248 42 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc. 0-0-0-0 30 Wall, Jamar CB 5-10 202 22 R Texas Tech Plainview, Texas 0-0-0-0 83 Walter, Kevin WR 6-3 218 29 8 Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill. 0-0-0-0 32 Ward, Derrick RB 5-11 228 30 7 Ottawa (Kansas) Moreno Valley, Calif. 0-0-0-0 46 Weeks, Jon LS 5-10 254 24 1 Baylor Bethpage, N.Y. 0-0-0-0 90 Williams, Mario DE 6-6 290 25 5 North Carolina State Richlands, N.C. 0-0-0-0 26 Wilson, Eugene FS 5-10 196 30 8 Illinois Merrillville, Ind. 0-0-0-0 73 Winston, Eric T 6-7 316 26 5 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas 0-0-0-0 Physically Unable to Perform (1) 87 Hill, Anthony TE 6-6 278 25 2 North Carolina State Houston, Texas 0-0-1-0 Reserve/Suspended (1) 56 Cushing, Brian LB 6-3 259 23 2 Southern California Park Ridge, N.J. 0-0-0-0

Reserve/Injured (8) 50 Bing, Darnell LB 6-2 230 25 2 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. Neck (8/20) 3 Brown, Kris PK 5-11 211 33 12 Nebraska Southlake, Texas Foot (9/4) 93 Bulman, Tim DE 6-4 273 27 4 Boston College Dorchester, Mass. Shoulder (8/16) 11 Davis, André WR 6-1 195 31 9 Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y. Hip (9/4) 45 Griffith, Justin FB 6-0 230 30 8 Mississippi State Magee, Miss. Neck (8/4) 16 Holliday, Trindon WR 5-5 169 24 R LSU Zachary, La. Hand (8/30) 84 Stross, Trey WR 6-4 201 23 R Iowa Avon Lake, Ohio L Foot (6/16) 43 Tate, Ben RB 5-11 219 22 R Auburn Salisbury, Md. Ankle (8/30) Practice Squad (7) 58 Greenhouse, Isaiah LB 6-2 239 23 R Northwestern State Marksville, La. 0-0-0-0 75 Helms, Brett C 6-2 301 24 1 LSU Stuttgart, Ark. 0-0-0-0 Ogbonnaya, Chris RB 6-0 225 24 2 Texas Houston, Texas 0-0-0-0 70 Pemberton, Cole T 6-7 306 23 R Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. 0-0-0-0 67 Sheppard, Malcolm DT 6-2 289 22 R Arkansas Bainbridge, Ga. 0-0-0-0 15 Williams, Bobby WR 6-2 198 24 1 North Alabama Jacksonville, Fla. 0-0-0-0 42 Williams, Torri S 6-2 210 24 R Purdue Leander, Texas 0-0-0-0

Head Coach: Gary Kubiak Assistant Coaches: Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Ray Rhodes (Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive Line); Perry Carter (Defensive Asst.); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Greg Knapp (Quarterbacks); Bill Kollar (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Marc Lubick (Offensive Asst.); Bruce Matthews (Offensive Assistant); Brian Pariani (Tight Ends); Frank Pollack (Asst. Offensive Line); Robert Saleh (Asst. Linebackers); Matt Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength & Conditioning). Pronunciation Guide: Xavier Adibi - Ah-DEE-bee; Mike Brisiel - Bry-ZELL; Joel Dreessen - DREE-sen; Arian Foster - AIR-ee-an; Vonta Leach - VON-tay; Frank Okam - OH-cam; Amobi Okoye - Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay; Dan Orlovsky - Or-LAHV-ski; Glover Quin - GLOW-ver; DeMeco Ryans - Deh-MEE-co; Matt Schaub - SHOBB

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE NFL EXP COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN HOW ACQUIRED 1 Matt Turk P 6-5 248 42 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc. FA-’07 4 Neil Rackers K 6-1 215 34 11 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. UFA-’10 (ARI) 7 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 230 27 6 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. UFA-’09 (DET) 8 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 239 29 7 Virginia West Chester, Pa. T-’07 (ATL) 12 Jacoby Jones WR 6-2 210 26 4 Lane College New Orleans, La. D3-’07 19 Dorin Dickerson WR 6-2 227 22 R Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. D7-’10 20 Steve Slaton RB 5-9 206 24 3 West Virginia Levittown, Pa. D3b-’08 21 Brice McCain CB 5-9 184 23 2 Utah Terrell, Texas D6-’09 22 Sherrick McManis CB 6-1 193 22 R Northwestern Peoria, Ill. D5-’10 23 Arian Foster RB 6-1 227 24 2 Tennessee San Diego, Calif. CFA-’09 25 Kareem Jackson CB 5-10 195 22 R Alabama Macon, Ga. D1-’10 26 Eugene Wilson FS 5-10 196 30 8 Illinois Merrillville, Ind. FA-’08 28 Antwaun Molden CB 6-1 200 25 3 Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio D3a-’08 29 Glover Quin CB 6-0 203 24 2 New Mexico Summitt, Miss. D4a-’09 30 Jamar Wall CB 5-10 202 22 R Texas Tech Plainview, Texas W-’10 (DAL) 31 Bernard Pollard SS 6-1 225 25 5 Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind. FA-’09 32 Derrick Ward RB 5-11 228 30 7 Ottawa (Kansas) Moreno Valley, Calif. FA-’10 33 Troy Nolan SS 6-2 206 23 2 Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. D7-’09 34 Dominique Barber SS 6-0 213 24 3 Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. D6-’08 44 Vonta Leach FB 6-0 255 28 7 East Carolina Rowland, N.C. FA-’06 46 Jon Weeks LS 5-10 254 24 1 Baylor Bethpage, N.Y. FA-’10 51 Darryl Sharpton LB 5-11 248 22 R Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. D4a-’10 52 Xavier Adibi LB 6-2 242 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, Va. D4-’08 53 David Nixon LB 6-3 225 25 2 Brigham Young College Station, Texas W-’10 (OAK) 54 Zac Diles LB 6-2 238 25 4 Kansas State Tulare, Calif. D7-’07 55 Chris Myers C 6-4 296 28 6 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. T-’08 (DEN) 57 Kevin Bentley LB 6-0 252 30 9 Northwestern North Hills, Calif. UFA-’08 (SEA) 59 DeMeco Ryans LB 6-1 248 26 5 Alabama Bessemer, Ala. D2-’06 62 Antoine Caldwell C 6-3 311 24 2 Alabama Montgomery, Ala. D3-’09 64 Kasey Studdard G 6-3 304 26 4 Texas Lone Tree, Colo. D6-’07 65 Mike Brisiel G 6-5 302 27 3 Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. CFA-’06 71 Shelley Smith G 6-4 299 23 R Colorado State Phoenix, Ariz. D6a-’10 72 Jesse Nading DE 6-5 261 23 2 Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. CFA-’08 73 Eric Winston T 6-7 316 26 5 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas D3b-’06 74 Wade Smith G 6-4 309 29 7 Memphis Dallas, Texas UFA-’10 (KC) 76 Duane Brown T 6-4 312 25 3 Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. D1-’08 78 Rashad Butler T 6-4 309 27 5 Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla. W-’07 (CAR) 80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 223 29 8 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. D1-’03 81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 242 27 5 Wisconsin Naperville, Ill. D4-’06 83 Kevin Walter WR 6-3 218 29 8 Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill. RFA-’06 (CIN) 85 Joel Dreessen TE 6-4 245 28 5 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. FA-’07 86 James Casey TE 6-3 240 25 2 Rice Azle, Texas D5-’09 88 Garrett Graham TE 6-3 240 24 R Wisconsin Brick, N.J. D4b-’10 89 David Anderson WR 5-10 192 27 5 Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif. D7-’06 90 Mario Williams DE 6-6 290 25 5 North Carolina State Richlands, N.C. D1-’06 91 Amobi Okoye DT 6-2 292 23 4 Louisville Huntsville, Ala. D1-’07 92 Earl Mitchell DT 6-3 291 22 R Arizona Galena Park, Texas D3-’10 94 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 275 28 7 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA-’09 (ARI) 95 Shaun Cody DT 6-4 304 27 6 Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif. UFA-’09 (DET) 96 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 273 24 2 Michigan Riverdale, Ill. CFA-’09 97 Frank Okam DT 6-5 350 24 3 Texas Dallas, Texas D5-’08 98 Connor Barwin DE 6-4 260 23 2 Cincinnati Detroit, Mich. D2-’09 Physically Unable to Perform (1) 87 Anthony Hill TE 6-6 278 25 2 North Carolina State Houston, Texas D4b-’09

Reserve/Suspended (1) 56 Brian Cushing LB 6-3 259 23 2 Southern California Park Ridge, N.J. D1-’09

Reserve/Injured (8) 3 Kris Brown PK 5-11 211 33 12 Nebraska Southlake, Texas RFA-’02 (PIT) 11 André Davis WR 6-1 195 31 9 Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y. UFA-’07 (BUF) 16 Trindon Holliday WR 5-5 169 24 R LSU Zachary, La. Hand (8/30) 43 Ben Tate RB 5-11 219 22 R Auburn Salisbury, Md. Ankle (8/30) 45 Justin Griffith FB 6-0 230 30 8 Mississippi State Magee, Miss. Neck (8/4) 50 Darnell Bing LB 6-2 230 25 2 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. Neck (8/20) 84 Trey Stross WR 6-4 201 23 R Iowa Avon Lake, Ohio L Foot (6/16) 93 Tim Bulman DE 6-4 273 27 4 Boston College Dorchester, Mass. Shoulder (8/16)

Practice Squad (7) 15 Bobby Williams WR 6-2 198 24 1 North Alabama Jacksonville, Fla. FA-’10 42 Torri Williams S 6-2 210 24 R Purdue Leander, Texas FA-’10 58 Isaiah Greenhouse LB 6-2 239 23 R Northwestern State Marksville, La. FA-’10 67 Malcolm Sheppard DT 6-2 289 22 R Arkansas Bainbridge, Ga. FA-’10 70 Cole Pemberton T 6-7 306 23 R Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. FA-’10 75 Brett Helms C 6-2 301 24 1 LSU Stuttgart, Ark. FA-’10 Chris Ogbonnaya RB 6-0 225 24 2 Texas Houston, Texas FA-’10 Head Coach: Gary Kubiak Assistant Coaches: Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Ray Rhodes (Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive Line); Perry Carter (Defensive Asst.); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Greg Knapp (Quarterbacks); Bill Kollar (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Marc Lubick (Offensive Asst.); Bruce Matthews (Offensive Assistant); Brian Pariani (Tight Ends); Frank Pollack (Asst. Offensive Line); Robert Saleh (Asst. Linebackers); Matt Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength & Conditioning). Pronunciation Guide: Xavier Adibi - Ah-DEE-bee; Mike Brisiel - Bry-ZELL; Joel Dreessen - DREE-sen; Arian Foster - AIR-ee-an; Vonta Leach - VON-tay; Frank Okam - OH-cam; Amobi Okoye - Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay; Dan Orlovsky - Or-LAHV-ski; Glover Quin - GLOW-ver; DeMeco Ryans - Deh-MEE-co; Matt Schaub - SHOBB

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2009 SEASON STATISTICS

Won 9, Lost 79/13/2009 L 7-24 New York Jets 70,1189/20/2009 W 34-31 at Tennessee 69,1439/27/2009 L 24-31 Jacksonville 70,08310/4/2009 W 29-6 Oakland 70,29110/11/2009 L 21-28 at Arizona 61,81910/18/2009 W 28-17 at Cincinnati 64,01910/25/2009 W 24-21 San Francisco 70,82011/1/2009 W 31-10 at Buffalo 69,79011/8/2009 L 17-20 at Indianapolis 66,03311/23/2009 L 17-20 Tennessee 71,15311/29/2009 L 27-35 Indianapolis 70,99012/6/2009 L 18-23 at Jacksonville 42,07912/13/2009 W 34-7 Seattle 70,38012/20/2009 W 16-13 at St. Louis 46,25612/27/2009 W 27-20 at Miami 65,8471/3/2010 W 34-27 New England 71,029

Texans OpponentsTotal First Downs 340 300Rushing 93 91Passing 231 175Penalty 16 343rd Down: Made/Att 82/204 79/2013rd Down Pct. 40.2% 39.3%4th Down: Made/Att 8/12 9/214th Down Pct. 66.7% 42.9%Possession Avg. 31:54 28:06Total Net Yards 6,129 5,198Avg. Per Game 383.1 324.9Total Plays 1,043 974Avg. Per Play 5.9 5.3Net Yards Rushing 1,475 1,711Avg. Per Game 92.2 106.9Total Rushes 425 396Net Yards Passing 4,654 3,487Avg. Per Game 290.9 217.9Sacked/Yards Lost 25/149 30/187Gross Yards 4,803 3,674Attempts/Completions 593/399 548/344Completion Pct. 67.3% 62.8%Had Intercepted 17 14Punts/Average 67/42.8 76/46.8Net Punting Avg. 39.4 40.4Penalties/Yards 95/833 92/728Fumbles/Ball Lost 21/11 27/13Touchdowns 46 39Rushing 13 17Passing 29 19Returns 4 3

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT TotalTEXANS 89 131 75 93 0 388Opponents 57 135 58 83 0 333

SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2pt. TPK.Brown 0 0 0 0 43/44 21/32 0 106A.Johnson 9 0 9 0 0/0 0/0 1 56J.Jones- b 7 0 6 1 0/0 0/0 0 42S.Slaton 7 3 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 42R.Moats 5 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 30O.Daniels 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30C.Brown 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18A.Foster 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18K.Walter 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12B.Pollard - c 2 0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 12J.Dreessen 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6V.Leach 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Barber - a 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Z.Diles 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2B.Cushing 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2TEXANS 46 13 29 4 43/44 21/32 1 388Opponents 39 17 19 *3 39/39 20/23 0 3332-Pt. Conversions: TEXANS 1/ 2, Opponents: 0/ 0 a - 48-yard fumble returned for touchdown (NYJ)b - 95-yard punt return for touchdown (OAK)c - 70-yard interception return for touchdown (SEA) fumble recovery in end zone (NE)* - D. Rodgers-Cromartie 49-yard INT return for touchdown (ARZ) - C. Session 27-yard INT return for touchdown (IND) - D. Butler 91-yard INT return for touchdown (NE)

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD S.Slaton 131 437 3.3 32t 3R.Moats 101 390 3.9 17 4C.Brown 79 267 3.4 13 3A.Foster 54 257 4.8 24 3M.Schaub 48 57 1.2 19 0K.Walter 4 26 6.5 13 0J.Jones 3 22 7.3 17 0A.Johnson 2 10 5.0 7 0R.Grossman 3 9 3.0 8 0TEXANS 425 1,475 3.5 32t 13Opponents 396 1,711 4.3 91t 17

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Johnson 101 1,569 15.5 72t 9K.Walter 53 611 11.5 41 2S.Slaton 44 417 9.5 38t 4O.Daniels 40 519 13.0 44 5D.Anderson 38 370 9.7 27 0J.Jones 27 437 16.2 45 6J.Dreessen 26 320 12.3 25t 1V.Leach 20 155 7.8 26 1C.Brown 16 74 4.6 12 0R.Moats 13 106 8.2 20 1A.Foster 8 93 11.6 20 0J.Casey 6 64 10.7 32 0A.Davis 6 59 9.8 21 0A.Hill 1 9 9.0 9 0TEXANS 399 4,803 12.0 72t 29Opponents 344 3,674 10.7 69t 19

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD B.Pollard 4 121 30.3 70t 1B.Cushing 4 26 6.5 20 0E.Wilson 2 29 14.5 16 0J.Reeves 1 19 19.0 19 0J.Busing 1 14 14.0 14 0D.Barber 1 3 3.0 3 0B.McCain 1 0 0.0 0 0TEXANS 14 212 15.1 70t 1Opponents 17 294 17.3 91t 3

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BM. Turk 67 2,866 42.8 39.4 6 24 62 0TEXANS 67 2,866 42.8 39.4 6 24 62 0Opponents 76 3,557 46.8 40.4 2 27 67 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDJ.Jones 39 14 426 10.9 62 0G.Martinez 6 1 23 3.8 11 0TEXANS 45 15 449 10.0 62 0Opponents 24 24 104 4.3 18 0

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD A.Davis 33 782 23.7 63 0J.Jones 24 638 26.6 95t 1V.Leach 2 23 11.5 15 0G.Martinez 1 6 6.0 6 0J.Busing 1 0 0.0 0 0D.Robinson 1 0 0.0 0 0J.Casey 1 0 0.0 0 0K.Walter 1 0 0.0 0 0TEXANS 64 1,449 22.6 95t 1Opponents 71 1,597 22.5 71 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+K.Brown 0/ 0 11/ 13 6/ 9 2/ 6 2/ 4TEXANS 0/ 0 11/ 13 6/ 9 2/ 6 2/ 4Opponents 0/ 0 5/ 5 4/ 5 4/ 5 7/ 8K. Brown: (); (38G, 23G); (27G); (26G, 34G, 33WL); (35B); (28B); (50G); (42G, 22G, 26G); (56G, 42WL); (49WR, 26G, 49WL); (35G, 33G); (32G); 29G, 26B, 48 WR, 31G); (27G, 25G, 52RU, 28G); (49G, 22G); (56WR, 38WR).Opponents: (24G); (40G); (52G); (46, 33); (); (50); (); (21G); (22G, 37G); (50G, 49WL, 53G); (32WR); (51G, 46G, 24G); (); (33G, 52G); 27G, 54WR, 38G); (51G, 43G)

Fumbles Lost: S. Slaton 5, R. Moats 2, M. Schaub 2, C. Brown 1, A. Foster 1. Total: 11Opponent Fumble Recoveries: B. Pollard 3, A. Davis 2, A. Smith 2, C. Barwin 1, D. Barber 1, F. Bennett 1, D. Ryans 1, M. Williams 1, J.Zgonina 1 Total: 13

Sacks: .Williams 9.0, A.Smith 4.5, C.Barwin 4.5, B.Cushing 4.0, J.Zgonina 2.5, B.Pollard 1.5, A.Okoye 1.5, D.Ryans 1.0, S.Cody 0.5, TEAM 1.0. TEXANS: 28.0, Opponents: 25.0

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating M.Schaub 583 396 4770 67.9% 8.2 29 5.0% 15 2.6% 72t 25/149 98.6 R.Grossman 9 3 33 33.3% 3.7 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 21 0/0 5.6 C.Brown 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0/0 0.0 TEXANS 593 399 4803 67.3% 8.1 29 4.9% 17 2.9% 72t 25/149 96.3 Opponents 548 344 3674 62.8% 6.7 19 3.5% 14 2.6% 69t 30/187 83.2

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2009 DEFENSIVE and special teams STATISTICS

DEFENSIVE Tackles QB INT Pass Forced FumbleTACKLES Solo Asst Total Sacks Yards For Loss Hits (Yards) Defensed Fumble Recovery B.Cushing 86 47 133 4.0 31 13 13 4 (26) 10 2 0D.Ryans 93 30 123 1.0 7 14 5 0 2 1 1B.Pollard 82 20 102 1.5 10 4 2 4 (121) 7 1 3G.Quin 54 10 64 0.0 0 3 0 0 11 0 0Z.Diles 45 16 61 0.0 0 7 1 0 1 2 1 Du.Robinson 42 7 49 0.0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0M.Williams 38 5 43 9.0 52 13 20 0 3 2 1A.Okoye 26 12 38 1.5 8 6 6 0 3 0 0A.Smith 26 8 34 4.5 26 6 18 0 1 2 2E.Wilson 23 6 29 0.0 0 0 0 2 (29) 3 1 0 J.Zgonina 23 5 28 2.5 11 3 3 0 0 0 1J.Reeves 23 5 28 0.0 0 0 0 1 (19) 7 0 0D.Barber 21 4 25 0.0 0 0 1 1 (3) 4 0 1S.Cody 12 9 21 0.5 1 1 2 0 1 0 0J.Busing 19 1 20 0.0 0 0 1 1 (14) 3 0 0 De.Robinson 16 4 20 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0T.Bulman 12 6 18 0.0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0C.Barwin 11 5 16 4.5 43 4 7 0 3 0 1F.Bennett 12 3 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0B.McCain 11 0 11 0.0 0 0 0 1 (0) 3 0 0 A.Johnson 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1D.Anderson 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Ferguson 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0X.Adibi 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0B.Russell 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T.Jamison 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Jones 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1K.Bentley 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Casey 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0J.Dreessen 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Pitts 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Studdard 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Myers 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Winston 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.White 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O.Daniels 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Walter 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Schaub 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1R.Grossman 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1V.Leach 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXANS 702 207 909 30.0 191 82 83 14 (212) 74 12 16Opponents 738 259 997 25.0 149 58 91 17 (294) 69 12 10

SPECIAL TEAMS Blocks Forced Fumble Solo Asst Total PAT Punt FG Fumble RecoveryK.Bentley 9 11 20 0 0 0 0 0A.Davis 11 1 12 0 0 0 0 2J.Busing 7 5 12 0 0 0 0 0G.Martinez 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0D.Barber 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 1X.Adibi 7 1 8 0 0 0 1 0R.Moats 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0N.Ferguson 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0J.Dreessen 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0C.Thompson 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0J.Casey 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0G.Quin 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0F.Bennett 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1C.Barwin 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0B.McCain 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0J.Reeves 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0A.Molden 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0A.Foster 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0D.Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0B.Russell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0K.Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Z.Diles 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Total 87 36 123 0 0 0 1 4Opponent 71 23 94 0 0 3 0 3

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2009 PARTICIPATIONPLAYER NYJ @TEN JAX OAK @ARZ @CIN SF @BUF @IND TEN IND @JAX SEA @STL @MIA NE GP-GS-DNP-INAAdibi, Xavier SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-0-0-0Anderson, David SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB XWR XWR XWR XWR SUB SUB SUB XWR XWR XWR XWR 16-8-0-0Barber, Dominique SS SS SUB FS SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB SUB FS FS FS IR 13-6-0-2Barwin, Connor SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-0-0-0Bennett, Fred LCB LCB LCB SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB 10-3-0-6Bentley, Kevin SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-0-0-0Brisiel, Mike RG RG RG RG RG IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 5-5-0-0Brown, Chris SUB SUB SUB DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB DNP FB SUB RB RB RB SUB SUB 14-4-2-0Brown, Duane LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 16-16-0-0Brown, Kris SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-0-0-0Bulman, Tim SUB LDE SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB 15-1-0-1Busing, John SUB SUB FS SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB FS FS SUB SUB SUB FS 16-4-0-0Butler, Rashad DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 15-0-1-0Caldwell, Antoine INA INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB RG RG RG SUB 11-3-0-5Campbell, Khary NWT NWT NWT SUB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 1-0-0-0Casey, James SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 15-0-0-1Cody, Shaun NT INA NT NT NT INA NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT SUB 14-13-0-2Cushing, Brian SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB 16-16-0-0Daniels, Owen TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 8-8-0-0Davis, André WR INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 14-1-0-2Diles, Zac WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB SUB WLB SUB WLB WLB WLB WLB SUB 16-13-0-0Dreessen, Joel SUB XTE XTE SUB XTE SUB SUB SUB TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE 16-11-0-0Ferguson, Nick FS SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB SUB 10-1-0-6Foster, Arian PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB RB 6-1-0-1Grossman, Rex DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0-15-0Henry, Chris NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS INA INA INA INA 2-0-0-5**Hill, Anthony INA DNP INA INA INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB IR IR IR 5-0-1-7Jamison, Tim PS PS PS PS SUB SUB PS INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA 7-0-0-4Johnson, Andre WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 16-16-0-0Johnson, Jeremiah IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0Jones, Jacoby SUB WR SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB 15-1-0-1Leach, Vonta FB SUB SUB FB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB FB FB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-4-0-0Martinez, Glenn SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA INA INA INA SUB INA SUB INA SUB SUB INA 7-0-0-9McCain, Brice SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB XCB 16-1-0-0McClover, Stanley IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0Moats, Ryan DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB RB DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB RB SUB 14-2-2-0Molden, Antwaun SUB INA INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB INA IR IR IR IR IR IR 4-0-0-6Myers, Chris C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 16-16-0-0Nading, Jesse PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS SUB PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 1-0-0-0Nolan, Troy IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0Okam, Frank SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA 3-0-0-13Okoye, Amobi DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 16-16-0-0Orlovsky, Dan 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 0-0-0-16Parson, Mark NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA INA INA INA INA INA 0-0-0-6Pittman, Bryan NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT SUB SUB SUB 7-0-0-0***Pitts, Chester LG LG IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 2-2-0-0Pollard, Bernard NWT NWT INA SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 13-13-0-1Quin, Glover SUB SUB SUB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB INA LCB LCB LCB LCB 15-12-0-1Reeves, Jacques INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB XCB SUB XCB LCB SUB SUB SUB XCB 12-4-0-4Reyes, Tutan NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA 0-0-0-10Robinson, DelJuan INA SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 10-0-0-6Robinson, Dunta RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 16-16-0-0Russell, Brian NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA INA SUB SUB NWT SUB 12-1-0-2*Ryans, DeMeco MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 16-16-0-0Salaam, Ephraim NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA INA 5-0-2-7****Schaub, Matt QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 16-16-0-0Slaton, Steve RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB SUB RB RB INA IR IR IR IR 11-10-0-1Smith, Antonio LDE SUB LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE 16-15-0-0Studdard, Kasey SUB SUB LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 16-14-0-0Thompson, Chaun SUB SUB SUB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 3-0-0-0Turk, Matt SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-0-0-0Walter, Kevin INA INA WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 14-14-0-2White, Chris INA INA DNP DNP SUB RG RG RG RG RG RG RG SUB SUB SUB RG 12-8-2-2Williams, Mario RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE 16-16-0-0Wilson, Eugene INA FS FS INA FS FS FS FS FS FS IR IR IR IR IR IR 8-8-0-2Winborn, Jamie NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0-0-0-1Winston, Eric RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 16-16-0-0Zgonina, Jeff SUB NT SUB SUB SUB NT SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 16-2-0-0* Russell played 9 games with Jacksonville Jaguars** Henry played 2 games and was inactive for 1 game with Tennessee Titans*** Pittman played 4 games with Atlanta Falcons**** Salaam played in 5 games, was inactive for 5 and did not play in 2 with Detroit Lions.Key: POS-starter; SUB-played; DNP- did not play; INA- inactive; IR - reserve/injured; PUP - reserve/ physically unable to perform; PS - practice squad; NWT - 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2009 StartersSTARTERS - OFFENSE

LT LG C RG RT TE9-13 NEW YORK JETS D. Brown Pitts Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels9-20 @ Tennessee D. Brown Pitts Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels9-27 JACKSONVILLE D. Brown Studdard Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels10-4 OAKLAND D. Brown Studdard Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels10-11 @ Arizona D. Brown Studdard Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels10-18 @ Cincinnati D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Daniels10-25 SAN FRANCISCO D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Daniels11-1 @ Buffalo D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Daniels11-8 @ Indianapolis D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Dreessen11-23 TENNESSEE D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Dreessen11-29 INDIANAPOLIS D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Dreessen12-6 @ Jacksonville D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Dreessen12-13 SEATTLE D. Brown Studdard Myers Caldwell Winston Dreessen12-20 @ St. Louis D. Brown Studdard Myers Caldwell Winston Dreessen12-27 @ Miami D. Brown Studdard Myers Caldwell Winston Dreessen1-3-10 NEW ENGLAND D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Dreessen

WR RB QB FB WR9-13 NEW YORK JETS Johnson Slaton Schaub Leach Davis9-20 @ Tennessee Johnson Slaton Schaub Dreessen (TE) Jones9-27 JACKSONVILLE Johnson Slaton Schaub Dreessen (TE) Walter10-4 OAKLAND Johnson Slaton Schaub Leach Walter10-11 @ Arizona Johnson Slaton Schaub Dreessen (TE) Walter10-18 @ Cincinnati Johnson Slaton Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter10-25 SAN FRANCISCO Johnson Slaton Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter11-1 @ Buffalo Johnson Slaton Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter11-8 @ Indianapolis Johnson Moats Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter11-23 TENNESSEE Johnson Slaton Schaub C. Brown Walter11-29 INDIANAPOLIS Johnson Slaton Schaub Leach Walter12-6 @ Jacksonville Johnson C. Brown Schaub Leach Walter12-13 SEATTLE Johnson C. Brown Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter12-20 @ St. Louis Johnson C. Brown Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter12-27 @ Miami Johnson Moats Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter1-3-10 NEW ENGLAND Johnson Foster Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter

STARTERS - DEFENSE LDE DT NT RDE SLB MLB WLB9-13 NEW YORK JETS Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles 9-20 @ Tennessee Bulman Okoye Zgonina Williams Cushing Ryans Diles9-27 JACKSONVILLE Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles10-4 OAKLAND Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles10-11 @ Arizona Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles10-18 @ Cincinnati Smith Okoye Zgonina Williams Cushing Ryans Diles10-25 SAN FRANCISCO Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles11-1 @ Buffalo Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles11-8 @ Indianapolis Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Reeves (CB)11-23 TENNESSEE Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles11-29 INDIANAPOLIS Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Reeves (CB)12-6 @ Jacksonville Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles12-13 SEATTLE Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles12-20 @ St. Louis Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles12-27 @ Miami Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles1-3-10 NEW ENGLAND Smith Okoye McCain (CB) Williams Cushing Ryans Reeves (CB) LCB FS SS RCB9-13 NEW YORK JETS Bennett Ferguson Barber Du. Robinson9-20 @ Tennessee Bennett Busing Barber Du. Robinson9-27 JACKSONVILLE Bennett Wilson Busing Du. Robinson10-4 OAKLAND Quin Barber Pollard Du. Robinson10-11 @ Arizona Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson10-18 @ Cincinnati Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson10-25 SAN FRANCISCO Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson11-1 @ Buffalo Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson11-8 @ Indianapolis Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson11-23 TENNESSEE Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson11-29 INDIANAPOLIS Quin Busing Pollard Du. Robinson12-6 @ Jacksonville Reeves Busing Pollard Du. Robinson12-13 SEATTLE Quin Barber Pollard Du. Robinson12-20 @ St. Louis Quin Barber Pollard Du. Robinson12-27 @ Miami Quin Barber Pollard Du. Robinson1-3-10 NEW ENGLAND Quin Busing Pollard Du. Robinson Bold denotes rookie

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2010 PRESEASON STATISTICS

2010 PreseasonWon 1, Lost 38/14/2010 L 16-19 at Arizona 61,4898/21/2010 L 20-38 at New Orleans 70,0258/28/10 W 23-7 Dallas 70,7259/2/10 L 17-24 Tampa Bay 70,035

Texans OpponentsTotal First Downs 83 81Rushing 27 28Passing 51 45Penalty 5 83rd Down: Made/Att 18/51 18/473rd Down Pct. 35.3% 38.3%4th Down: Made/Att 5/7 5/64th Down Pct. 71.4% 83.3%Possession Avg. 29:46 30:14Total Net Yards 1445 1187Avg. Per Game 361.3 296.8Total Plays 257 234Avg. Per Play 5.6 5.1Net Yards Rushing 420 348Avg. Per Game 105.0 87.0Total Rushes 99 103Net Yards Passing 1025 839Avg. Per Game 256.3 209.8Sacked/Yards Lost 4/28 8/56Gross Yards 1053 895Attempts/Completions 154/94 123/83Completion Pct. 61.0% 67.5%Had Intercepted 2 4Punts/Average 13/42.5 15/45.9Net Punting Avg. 35.1 44.8Penalties/Yards 22/234 22/199Fumbles/Ball Lost 5/3 4/1Touchdowns 7 12Rushing 2 3Passing 5 8Returns 0 1

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT TotalTEXANS 17 19 26 14 0 76Opponents 17 28 7 36 0 88

SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2pt. TPN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 3/3 5/5 0 18K.Brown 0 0 0 0 4/4 4/5 0 16A.Foster 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12B.Williams 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6G.Graham 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6A.Johnson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Jones 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Fine 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6TEXANS 7 2 5 0 7/7 9/10 0 76Opponents 12 3 8 1 10/10 2/3 0 88

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/2Sacks: .Williams 2.0, G.Quin 1.0, C.Barwin 1.0, A.Okoye 1.0, T.Nolan 1.0, E.Mitchell 1.0, D.Sharpton 1.0. TEXANS: 8.0, Opponents: 4.0

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD A.Foster 28 169 6.0 21 2J.Johnson 19 107 5.6 27 0C.Henry 20 59 3.0 12 0S.Slaton 17 47 2.8 16 0D.Dickerson 1 19 19.0 19 0D.Orlovsky 8 9 1.1 8 0B.Tate 2 7 3.5 12 0M.Schaub 2 6 3.0 4 0J.Booty 1 1 1.0 1 0J.Jones 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0TEXANS 99 420 4.2 27 2Opponents 103 348 3.4 25 3

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Johnson 12 153 12.8 44t 1J.Jones 12 131 10.9 24t 1J.Casey 12 128 10.7 20 0D.Anderson 11 121 11.0 39 0G.Graham 8 107 13.4 25 1D.Dickerson 8 83 10.4 27 0A.Foster 6 31 5.2 9 0J.Dreessen 4 63 15.8 30 0B.Williams 4 48 12.0 32t 1K.Walter 3 65 21.7 32 0D.Fine 2 27 13.5 16t 1C.Henry 2 17 8.5 14 0S.Slaton 2 17 8.5 21 0J.Corcoran 2 16 8.0 13 0V.Leach 2 14 7.0 12 0A.Davis 1 12 12.0 12 0D.Townsel 1 9 9.0 9 0J.Johnson 1 6 6.0 6 0B.Tate 1 5 5.0 5 0TEXANS 94 1053 11.2 44t 5Opponents 83 895 10.8 48 8

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD K.Jackson 1 64 64.0 64 0T.Nolan 1 28 28.0 28 0D.Clark 1 0 0.0 0 0D.Sharpton 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0TEXANS 4 86 21.5 64 0Opponents 2 119 59.5 91t 1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BM.Turk 13 552 42.5 35.1 4 5 57 0TEXANS 13 552 42.5 35.1 4 5 57 0Opponents 15 689 45.9 44.8 0 7 66 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDJ.Jones 4 1 17 4.3 13 0T.Holliday 2 0 0 0.0 0 0D.Townsel 1 0 0 0.0 0 0TEXANS 7 1 17 2.4 13 0Opponents 3 6 16 5.3 9 0

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD T.Holliday 5 114 22.8 30 0D.Townsel 3 62 20.7 28 0S.Slaton 2 88 44.0 63 0J.Johnson 1 55 55.0 55 0S.McManis 1 26 26.0 26 0J.Casey 1 22 22.0 22 0D.Fine 1 10 10.0 10 0TEXANS 14 377 26.9 63 0Opponents 19 492 25.9 47 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+K.Brown 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 0/ 1N.Rackers 0/ 0 4/ 4 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1TEXANS 0/ 0 6/ 6 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 2Opponents 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/2 0/ 0 0/ 1

K. Brown: (31G, 26G) (43) (22) (56SH)N. Rackers: (24G) (52) (23, 23) (21)Opponents: (50WR) (35) (-) (38)

Fumbles Lost: S. Slaton 1, A, Foster 1, T. Holliday 1. Total: 3Opponent Fumble Recoveries: D. Ryans 1. Total: 1

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating D.Orlovsky 60 38 407 63.3% 6.8 1 1.7% 2 3.3% 39 1/7 74.8M.Schaub 45 31 378 68.9% 8.4 2 4.4% 0 0.0% 44t 1/7 109.3J.Booty 49 25 268 51.0% 5.5 2 4.1% 0 0.0% 32t 2/14 81.0TEXANS 154 94 1053 61.0% 6.8 5 3.2% 2 1.3% 44t 4/28 86.8Opponents 123 83 895 67.5% 7.3 8 6.5% 4 3.3% 48 8/56 96.8

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2010 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE and special teams STATISTICS

DEFENSIVE Tackles QB INT Pass Forced FumbleTACKLES Solo Asst Total Sacks Yards For Loss Hits (Yards) Defensed Fumble Recovery B.Pollard 13 4 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0G.Quin 14 1 15 1 12 2 1 0 0 0 0E.Wilson 10 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bentley 9 8 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0B.Cushing 8 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Sharpton 16 1 17 1 0 0 1 1 (-6) 1 0 0T.Nolan 9 1 10 1 7 1 1 1 (28) 5 0 0Z.Diles 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0D.Barber 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Williams 4 2 6 2 17 3 2 0 0 0 0S.McManis 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0I. Greenhouse 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C. Barwin 6 0 6 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 0D.Bing 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0F. Okam 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Okoye 3 1 4 1 7 2 2 0 0 0 0B.McCain 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Nading 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0M.Sheppard 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0K. Jackson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 (64) 2 0 0A. Smith 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0T.Williams 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0M.Parson 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0A.Molden 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Reeves 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0S.Cody 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E. Mitchell 4 1 5 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0D. Ryans 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1F.Bennett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Unrein 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Polk 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0D. Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 1 0 0T. Jamison 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 TEXANS 162 47 209 8 56 18 16 3 (28) 16 0 1Opponents 179 56 235 4 28 14 15 0 (119) 20 2 2

SPECIAL TEAMS Blocks Forced Fumble Solo Asst Total PAT Punt FG Fumble RecoveryD. Barber 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0F. Bennett 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0N. Rackers 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0B. McCain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0M. Parson 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0J. Nading 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0J. Corcoran 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0T. Holliday 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0K. Bentley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S. McManis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I. Greenhouse 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Polk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C. Henry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0K. Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TEXANS 18 4 22 0 0 0 0 0Opponents 19 3 22 0 0 0 0 2

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500 TOTAL NET YARDS By Texans— 549 yards at Green Bay (408 passing,

141 rushing), 12/07/08. By Opponents— 515 yards at Indianapolis (390 pass-

ing, 125 rushing), 9/17/06

200 YARDS RUSHING By Texans— Never Happened By Opponents— Larry Johnson vs. Kansas City, 211

yards on 36 carries, 2 TD, 11/20/05

150 YARDS RUSHING By Texans— Steve Slaton at Indianapolis (14 for 156,

1 TD), 11/16/08. By Opponents— Chris Johnson vs. Tennessee (29

for 151 yards), 11/23/09

100 YARDS RUSHING By Texans— Arian Foster vs. New England (20 for

119 yards, 2 TD) 1/3/10. By Opponents— Chris Johnson vs. Tennessee (29

for 151 yards), 11/23/09

400 YARDS PASSING By Texans— Matt Schaub at Green Bay (414 yards,

28-of-42, 2 TD, 1INT), 12/07/08 By Opponents— Peyton Manning at Indianapolis

(400 yards, 26-of-38), 9/17/06

300 YARDS PASSING By Texans— Matt Schaub vs. New England (303

yards, 24-of-39), 1/3/10 By Opponents— Chad Henne (322 yards, 35-of-55),

12/27/09

200 YARDS RECEIVING By Texans— Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (207

yards, 11 rec., 1 TD) 12/14/08 By Opponents— Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (265 yards, 11

rec., 3 TDs) 11/19/06

150 YARDS RECEIVING By Texans— Andre Johnson at St. Louis (196 yards,

9 rec.), 12/20/09 By Opponents— Calvin Johnson vs. Detroit (154

yards, 2 rec., TD)

100 YARDS RECEIVING By Texans— Andre Johnson at St. Louis (196 yards,

9 rec.), 12/20/09 By Opponents— Julain Edelman vs. New England

(103 yards, 10 rec.), 1/3/10

FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Texans— Never Happened By Opponents— Peyton Manning at Indianapolis

(18-of-27, 320 yards, 5 TD), 11/14/04

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Texans— Matt Schaub vs. Cincinnati (28-of-40,

392 yards, 4 TDs), 10/18 /09 By Opponents— Quinn Gray vs. Jacksonville (25-of-

39, 302 yards, 4 TDs), 12/30/07

THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Texans— Matt Schaub vs. Jacksonville (26-of-39,

300 yards, 3 TD) 9/27/09 By Opponents— Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis

(27-of-35, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT)

THROW TWO+ INTERCEPTIONS By Texans— Matt Schaub (2) vs. Indianapolis

11/29/09 By Opponents— Peyton Manning (2) vs. Indianapolis

11/29/09

THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Texans— Never Happened By Opponents— Vernon Davis (93 yards, 7 rec., 3 TD)

10/25/09

TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Texans— Andre Johnson vs. Seattle (11 rec., 193

yards, 2 TD), 12/13/09 By Opponents— Larry Fitzgerald at Arizona (5 rec.,

79 yards, 2 TD), 10/11/09

FOUR TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Texans—Never Happened By Opponents—Shaun Alexander at Seattle (22 for

141, 4 TD), 10/16/05

THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Texans— Ryan Moats at Buffalo (23 for 126, 3 TD) By Opponents—Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Jackson-

ville (23 for 119, 3 TD) 9/27/09

TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Texans— Arian Foster vs. New England (20 for

119, 2 TD) 1/03/10 By Opponents— Fred Taylor vs. New England (7 for

33, 2 TD), 1/3/10

THREE SACKS By Texans— Mario Williams vs. Jacksonville (3.0 for

25 yards), 12/01/08 By Opponents—James Harrison at Pittsburgh (3 for

20 yards), 9/07/08

INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans — Bernard Pollard vs. Seattle, 70 yards,

12/13/09 By Opponents— Darius Butler vs. New England, 91

yards, 1/3/10

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FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans — Dominique Barber vs. NY Jets , 48

yards, 9/13/09 By Opponents — Gary Brackett vs. Indianapolis, 68

yards, 10/5/08

DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN By Texans — Bernard Pollard vs. New England, 0

yards, 1/3/10 By Opponents — Darius Butler vs. New England, 91

yards, 1/3/10

FIVE OR MORE FIELD GOALS By Texans— Kris Brown vs. Miami (5-5, made from

54, 43, 54, 20, 57), 10/7/07 By Opponents— Rod Bironas vs. Tennessee (8-8,

made from 52, 25, 21, 30, 28, 43, 29, 29), 10/21/07

FOUR FIELD GOALS By Texans— Kris Brown vs. Cleveland (4-5, made

from 38, 37, 35, 40), 10/30/05 By Opponents— Rob Bironas vs. Tennessee (4-4,

made from 23, 26, 34, 51) 12/14/08.

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED By Texans — Dunta Robinson at Atlanta, 9/30/07 By Opponents— Craig Terrill vs. Seattle, 12/13/09

FG BLOCKED\MISSED AND RETURNED FOR TD By Texans — Never Happened By Opponents— Never Happened

PUNT BLOCKED By Texans — Antwan Peek blocked punt by Micah

Knorr at Denver, 11/7/04. By Opponents— Chad Stanley punt blocked by

Rocky Boiman vs. Tennessee, 12/29/02

PUNT BLOCKED AND RETURN FOR TD By Texans — Kevin Williams recovered Craig Jarrett

punt blocked by Jimmy McClain at Washington, 12/22/02

By Opponents— Never Happened

KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans—Jacoby Jones vs. Oakland, 95 yards,

10/4/09 By Opponents— Ellis Hobbs at New England, 93

yards, 12/17/06 PUNT RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans — Jacoby Jones vs. Cincinnati, 73 yards,

10/26/08 By Opponents— Johnny Lee Higgins at Oakland, 80

yards, 12/21/08

PAT BLOCKED By Texans — Michael Boulware blocked PAT by

John Carney at Jacksonville, 10/14/07 By Opponents— Robaire Smith blocked PAT by Kris

Brown at Tennessee, 10/29/06

MISSED PAT By Texans —Kris Brown PAT missed vs. New Eng-

land, 1/3/10 By Opponents— John Carney PAT blocked by

Michael Boulware at Jacksonville, 10/14/07

TWO POINT CONVERSION MADE By Texans— Andre Johnson pass from Matt Schaub

at Buffalo, 11/1/09 By Opponents— Joe Flacco pass to Derrick Mason

vs. Baltimore, 11/09/08

TWO POINT CONVERSION FAILED By Texans— Matt Schaub pass to Chris Brown

incomplete at Jacksonville, 12/6/09 By Opponents— Ronnie Brown halfback pass to

Chris Chambers incomplete, tipped by Mario Wil-liams vs. Miami 10/1/06.

SAFETY SCORED By Texans— Zac Diles tackle of David Garrard in

end zone vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/09 By Opponents— Penalty on Duane Brown in end

zone vs. Baltimore, 11/09/08

SCORED 40 POINTS By Texans— 42 points (42-28), vs. Jacksonville

12/30/07 By Opponents— 41 points (41-13), vs. Baltimore

11/09/08

WON OVERTIME GAME By Texans— Never Happened By Opponents— Houston at Jacksonville (27-30),

9/28/08

SHUTOUT By Texans— Houston at Jacksonville (21-0), 12/26/04 By Opponents— Jacksonville vs. Houston (27-0),

12/7/03

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCEEast DivisionTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streaky-New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 427 285 8-0-0 2-6-0 7-5-0 4-2-0 Lost 1x-New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 236 4-4-0 5-3-0 7-5-0 2-4-0 Won 2Miami Dolphins 7 9 0 .438 360 390 4-4-0 3-5-0 5-7-0 4-2-0 Lost 3Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 258 326 3-5-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 2-4-0 Won 1

West DivisionTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streaky-San Diego Chargers 13 3 0 .813 454 320 6-2-0 7-1-0 9-3-0 5-1-0 Won 11Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 326 324 4-4-0 4-4-0 6-6-0 3-3-0 Lost 4Oakland Raiders 5 11 0 .313 197 379 2-6-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 2-4-0 Lost 2Kansas City Chiefs 4 12 0 .250 294 424 1-7-0 3-5-0 3-9-0 2-4-0 Won 1

North DivisionTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streaky-Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 0 .625 305 291 6-2-0 4-4-0 7-5-0 6-0-0 Lost 1x-Baltimore Ravens 9 7 0 .563 391 261 6-2-0 3-5-0 7-5-0 3-3-0 Won 1Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 368 324 6-2-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 2-4-0 Won 3Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .313 245 375 3-5-0 2-6-0 5-7-0 1-5-0 Won 4 South DivisionTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streakz-Indianapolis Colts 14 2 0 .875 416 307 7-1-0 7-1-0 10-2-0 6-0-0 Lost 2HOUSTON TEXANS 9 7 0 .563 388 333 4-4-0 5-3-0 6-6-0 1-5-0 Won 4Tennessee Titans 8 8 0 .500 354 402 5-3-0 3-5-0 4-8-0 2-4-0 Won 1Jacksonville Jaguars 7 9 0 .438 290 380 5-3-0 2-6-0 6-6-0 3-3-0 Lost 4

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCEEast Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streaky-Dallas Cowboys 11 5 0 .688 361 250 6-2-0 5-3-0 9-3-0 4-2-0 Won 3x-Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 429 337 6-2-0 5-3-0 9-3-0 4-2-0 Lost 1New York Giants 8 8 0 .500 402 427 4-4-0 4-4-0 6-6-0 4-2-0 Lost 2Washington Redskins 4 12 0 .250 266 336 3-5-0 1-7-0 2-10-0 0-6-0 Lost 3 West Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streaky-Arizona Cardinals 10 6 0 .625 375 325 4-4-0 6-2-0 8-4-0 4-2-0 Lost 1San Francisco 49ers 8 8 0 .500 330 281 6-2-0 2-6-0 7-5-0 5-1-0 Won 2Seattle Seahawks 5 11 0 .313 280 390 4-4-0 1-7-0 4-8-0 3-3-0 Lost 4St. Louis Rams 1 15 0 .063 175 436 0-8-0 1-7-0 1-11-0 0-6-0 Lost 8 North Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streaky-Minnesota Vikings 12 4 0 .750 470 312 8-0-0 4-4-0 9-3-0 5-1-0 Won 1x-Green Bay Packers 11 5 0 .688 461 297 6-2-0 5-3-0 9-3-0 4-2-0 Won 2Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 327 375 5-3-0 2-6-0 5-7-0 3-3-0 Won 2Detroit Lions 2 14 0 .125 262 494 2-6-0 0-8-0 1-11-0 0-6-0 Lost 6 South Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streakz-New Orleans Saints 13 3 0 .813 510 341 6-2-0 7-1-0 9-3-0 4-2-0 Lost 3Atlanta Falcons 9 7 0 .563 363 325 6-2-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 3-3-0 Won 3Carolina Panthers 8 8 0 .500 315 308 5-3-0 3-5-0 8-4-0 4-2-0 Won 3Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 13 0 .188 244 400 1-7-0 2-6-0 3-9-0 1-5-0 Lost 1

FINAL 2009 NFL STANDINGS