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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

<strong>WEEKLY</strong> <strong>RELEASE</strong><br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong><strong>TEXANS</strong>.COM<br />

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GAME<br />

12 • <strong>TEXANS</strong> AT PHILADELPHIA IA EAGLES E • <strong>HOUSTON</strong><strong>TEXANS</strong>.COM<br />

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GAME 12<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD - PHILADELPHIA, PA. - THURSday, DECEmber 2, 2010 - 7:20 P.M. CT<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> LOOK TO EVEN RECORD AGAINST EAGLES IN PRIMETIME MATCHUP<br />

AT<br />

(5-6) (7-4)<br />

Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010<br />

Time: 7:20 p.m. CT<br />

Site: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.<br />

Capacity: 69,144<br />

Surface: Natural Grass<br />

All-Time Series: Philadelphia leads, 2-0<br />

Last Meeting: Philadelphia 24, Houston 10 (9/10/06)<br />

BROADCAST INFORMATION<br />

TELEVISION<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Network (KTRK locally)<br />

Bob Papa (PBP)<br />

Matt Millen (color analyst)<br />

Joe Theismann (color analyst)<br />

Alex Flanagan (sideline)<br />

NATIONAL RADIO<br />

Westwood One<br />

Ian Eagle (PBP)<br />

Boomer Esiason<br />

(color analyst)<br />

Laura Okmin (sideline)<br />

Day<br />

Mon.<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> ENGLISH RADIO<br />

KILT 610-AM and 100.3 FM<br />

Marc Vandermeer (PBP)<br />

Andre Ware (color analyst)<br />

Rich Lord (sideline)<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> SPANISH RADIO<br />

KLAT 1010 AM<br />

Rolando Becerra (PBP)<br />

Enrique Vasquez (color)<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> MEDIA SCHEDULE (Nov. 29-Dec. 3)<br />

Date<br />

Nov. 29 Practice: 7:00-7:40 p.m.<br />

Gary Kubiak: After practice<br />

Open Locker Room: Following practice<br />

Tues. Nov. 30 Practice: 11:35 a.m.-1:10 p.m.<br />

Gary Kubiak: After practice<br />

Open Locker Room: Approx. 2:15 p.m.<br />

Wed. Dec. 1 No media availability<br />

Thurs. Dec. 2 Kickoff at Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m. CT<br />

Fri. Dec. 3 Gary Kubiak Press Conference, TBA<br />

**-All practice times subject to change<br />

AT<br />

The Houston Texans (5-6) have little time to savor one of the<br />

finest defensive performances in franchise history, instead<br />

turning their attention to the Philadelphia Eagles’ (7-4) second-ranked<br />

offense at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday at<br />

7:20 p.m. CT.<br />

A win on the road for the Texans would go a long way in<br />

setting up a legitimate run at Houston’s first AFC South crown.<br />

Houston currently sits one game out of first place in the tightest<br />

division race in the <strong>NFL</strong>.<br />

The Texans snapped a four-game losing streak with a 20-0<br />

win against Tennessee last Sunday. It was the franchise’s<br />

first shutout since 2004 and the defense limited the Titans to<br />

162 yards of offense. Texans CB Glover Quin set a franchise<br />

record with three interceptions and SLB Brian Cushing had<br />

four tackles for loss to lead the defense. In addition, Houston’s<br />

run defense limited All-Pro RB Chris Johnson to a career-low<br />

five yards rushing.<br />

While Houston’s defense deservedly stole the spotlight in<br />

the win against the Titans, RB Arian Foster quietly continued<br />

his season-long role as the <strong>NFL</strong>’s top offensive performer with<br />

215 yards from scrimmage including 143 yards on the ground.<br />

Foster leads the <strong>NFL</strong> with 1,147 rushing yards and 1,600 total<br />

yards from scrimmage, while ranking second in the <strong>NFL</strong> with<br />

13 touchdowns scored. WR Andre Johnson ranks fifth in the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> with 869 yards receiving and QB Matt Schaub, who will<br />

be returning to his hometown, has thrown for 2,752 yards, 15<br />

touchdowns and a 92.6 passer rating.<br />

Eagles QB Michael Vick has re-emerged as the <strong>NFL</strong>’s mostfeared<br />

offensive player, accounting for 18 total touchdowns<br />

(13 passing and five rushing) and leading the <strong>NFL</strong> with a 106.0<br />

passer rating. Vick is backed by a cast of playmakers, headed<br />

by explosive WRs Jeremy Maclin (757 yards, eight touchdowns)<br />

and DeSean Jackson (678 yards, five touchdowns),<br />

and a defense that has forced a league-high 26 turnovers.<br />

Philadelphia holds a 2-0 lead in the all-time series, including<br />

a 24-10 win in the 2006 season opener at Reliant Stadium.<br />

It was Houston head coach Gary Kubiak’s first game leading<br />

the Texans.<br />

The game will mark the second time the Texans have played<br />

in a Thursday night game on the <strong>NFL</strong> Network. Houston defeated<br />

Denver 31-13 on Dec. 13, 2007 in the Texans’ only other<br />

Thursday night appearance.<br />

2010 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS<br />

W L PCT. ST<br />

Jacksonville 6 5 .545 L1<br />

Indianapolis 6 5 .545 L2<br />

Houston 5 6 .455 W1<br />

Tennessee 5 6 .455 L4


2010 <strong>TEXANS</strong> AT A GLANCE<br />

2010 SNAPSHOT<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> TEAM RANKINGS<br />

Offense<br />

Defense<br />

Mark AFC <strong>NFL</strong> Mark AFC <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Total 367.7 4 7 386.4 15 28<br />

Rushing 132.5 5 7 100.2 5 8t<br />

Passing 235.2 7 15 286.2 15 31<br />

Special Teams<br />

Mark AFC <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Punt Ret. Avg. 7.1 9 27<br />

Punt Cover. 8.0 8 13<br />

Kick Ret. Avg. 19.7 14 29<br />

Kick Cover. 22.7 7 14<br />

• Houston is 5-6 and in third place in the AFC South Division. The<br />

team posted the 50th win in franchise history against Indianapolis<br />

in the season opener.<br />

• Houston is fourth in the AFC and seventh in the <strong>NFL</strong> in total offense<br />

(367.7 yards per game) and seventh in rushing (132.5 yards<br />

per game).<br />

• Houston’s defense has faced an offense ranked in the top five<br />

four times this year and ranks fifth in the AFC against the run.<br />

Thursday will mark the fifth top-five offense the Texans have<br />

faced.<br />

• The Texans have rushed for more than 200 yards twice, setting<br />

the franchise record with 257 yards against Indianapolis in Week<br />

1 and posting 249 yards on the ground at Oakland in Week 4.<br />

• The team overcame fourth-quarter deficits of 10 points in wins<br />

at Washington in Week 2 and against Kansas City in Week 6.<br />

• The Texans won the first overtime game in team history in<br />

Week 2 at Washington, with K Neil Rackers booting a 35-yarder<br />

to win the game 30-27.<br />

• Houston posted its second shutout in franchise history with a<br />

20-0 win against Tennessee in Week 12.<br />

• CB Glover Quin set a team record with three interceptions<br />

against Tennessee in Week 12 and leads the team with five takeaways.<br />

• RB Arian Foster was named the AFC Offensive Player of the<br />

Month for September and became the third player in <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

to have more than 500 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving<br />

through the first four games of a season.<br />

• Foster leads the <strong>NFL</strong> with 1,147 rushing yards, 1,600 total yards<br />

from scrimmage and 91 first downs gained. He also leads the<br />

team and ranks second among non-kickers with 78 points scored.<br />

He set a franchise single-game record with 231 rushing yards<br />

gained on Kickoff Weekend against the Colts.<br />

• WR Andre Johnson ranks fourth in the <strong>NFL</strong> with 65 receptions<br />

and sixth in the <strong>NFL</strong> with 869 receiving yards.<br />

• SS Bernard Pollard leads the team with 84 tackles.<br />

• K Neil Rackers is tied for sixh in the <strong>NFL</strong> with 84 points and is<br />

18-of-20 on field goal attempts.<br />

• QB Matt Schaub (Week 6), Johnson (Week 2) and Foster<br />

(Week 1) have all been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week<br />

this season.<br />

• DE Mario Williams is fifth in the AFC with a team-best 8.5<br />

sacks.<br />

TOP 5 <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

AFC <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Player Category Mark Rank Rank<br />

A. Foster Rushing 1,147 1 1<br />

A. Foster 3rd and 1 rushing 8-8 1t 1t<br />

A. Foster Scoring, Non-Kickers 78 2t 2t<br />

A. Foster Yards from Scrimmage 1,600 1 1<br />

A. Foster First Downs 91 1 1<br />

A. Johnson Receptions 65 2t 4t<br />

A. Johnson Receiving Yards 869 5 6<br />

G. Quin Def. Fumble Recoveries 2 2t 6t<br />

N. Rackers Scoring, Kickers 84 4t 6t<br />

M. Schaub Attempts 367 5 11<br />

M. Schaub Completions 236 5t 10t<br />

M. Schaub Completion Pct. 64.3 5 11<br />

M. Schaub Yards 2,752 5 9<br />

M. Schaub Interception Pct. 1.9 5 8<br />

M. Schaub 4th Quarter Passer Rtg. 100.4 4 4<br />

M. Schaub 3rd and 1 rushing 4-4 1t 1t<br />

M. Williams Sacks 8.5 5 9t<br />

2010 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />

Houston Opponents<br />

Total First Downs 236 244<br />

Rushing 85 71<br />

Passing 139 153<br />

Penalty 12 20<br />

3rd Down: Made/Att 55/132 54/136<br />

3rd Down Pct. 41.7% 39.7%<br />

4th Down: Made/Att 4/10 6/8<br />

4th Down Pct. 40.0% 75.0%<br />

Possession Avg. 28:51 31:09<br />

Total Net Yards 4,045 4,250<br />

Avg. Per Game 367.7 386.4<br />

Total Plays 690 703<br />

Avg. Per Play 5.9 6.0<br />

Net Yards Rushing 1,458 1,102<br />

Avg. Per Game 132.5 100.2<br />

Total Rushes 299 282<br />

Net Yards Passing 2,587 3,148<br />

Avg. Per Game 235.2 286.2<br />

Sacked/Yards Lost 24/165 18/129<br />

Gross Yards 2,752 3,277<br />

Attempts/Completions 367/236 403/268<br />

Completion Pct. 64.3% 66.5%<br />

Had Intercepted 7 9<br />

Punts/Average 46/42.7 45/44.5<br />

Net Punting Avg. 36.9 38.1<br />

Penalties/Yards 61/476 73/633<br />

Fumbles/Ball Lost 10/5 8/4<br />

Touchdowns 30 34<br />

Rushing 15 8<br />

Passing 15 25<br />

Returns 0 1<br />

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

MEDIA INFORMATION<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

2010 <strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> SCHEDULE<br />

Game Information ...................................................................1<br />

2010 Texans At A Glance .......................................................2<br />

Media Schedule/Table of Contents .....................................3<br />

Season Schedule ....................................................................3<br />

Texans Head Coach Gary Kubiak .........................................4<br />

Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid .............................................4<br />

Texans Coaching Staff ...........................................................5<br />

Texans General Manager Rick Smith ..................................5<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES<br />

A Texans Win Would.../What To Look For This Week ......6<br />

The Texans Wire .....................................................................7<br />

Texans-Eagles Connections/Breakdown ...........................8<br />

Texans-Eagles Breakdown ...................................................9<br />

The Last Time They Met.......................................................10<br />

Head Coach Gary Kubiak Transcript ............................11-12<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> NOTES<br />

Tennessee Titans Recap .....................................................13<br />

Tennessee Titans Game Notes...........................................14<br />

2010 Texans Notes ...........................................................15-17<br />

Gary Kubiak Notes ...........................................................18-19<br />

Offensive Notes ................................................................20-30<br />

Defensive Notes ...............................................................31-37<br />

Special Teams Notes ......................................................38-39<br />

2010 Draft Recap ...................................................................40<br />

Media Information/Out-of-town Media ........................41-42<br />

Miscellaneous Statistics ................................................43-62<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Standings........................................................................63<br />

Texans Transactions .......................................................64-65<br />

2010 Participation and Starters .....................................66-67<br />

Rosters and Depth Chart.................................................68-72<br />

2010 Team Statistics ........................................................73-74<br />

Gamebook vs. Tennessee Titans<br />

Flip card vs. Tennessee Titans<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> PR CONTACTS<br />

Kevin Cooper (832) 667-2035<br />

kcooper@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong><br />

Zac Emmons (832) 667-2220<br />

zemmons@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong><br />

Charles Hampton (832) 667-2282<br />

charles.hampton@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong><br />

Evan Koch (832) 667-2050<br />

evan.koch@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong><br />

Deon Reynolds (832) 667-2241<br />

deon.reynolds@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong><br />

Mailing Address:<br />

Houston Texans Communications<br />

Two Reliant Park<br />

Houston, TX 77054<br />

Date Opponent W/L Time/Result<br />

Sun., Sept. 12 Indianapolis W 34-24<br />

Sun., Sept. 19 at Washington W 30-27 (OT)<br />

Sun., Sept. 26 Dallas L 27-13<br />

Sun., Oct. 3 at Oakland W 31-24<br />

Sun., Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants L 34-10<br />

Sun., Oct. 17 Kansas City W 35-31<br />

Sun., Oct. 24 BYE<br />

Mon., Nov. 1 at Indianapolis L 30-17<br />

Sun., Nov. 7 San Diego L 29-23<br />

Sun., Nov. 14 at Jacksonville L 31-24<br />

Sun., Nov. 21 at N.Y. Jets L 30-27<br />

Sun., Nov. 28 Tennessee W 20-0<br />

Thurs., Dec. 2 at Philadelphia 7:20 p.m.<br />

Mon., Dec. 13 Baltimore 7:30 p.m.<br />

Sun., Dec. 19 at Tennessee* Noon<br />

Sun., Dec. 26 at Denver* 3:05 p.m.<br />

Sun., Jan. 2 Jacksonville* Noon<br />

Bold indicates home games.<br />

* indicates kickoff times can change to 3:00 or 7:00 due to<br />

flexible scheduling.<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> INTERVIEW REQUESTS<br />

Texans players are available in the locker room on all<br />

practice days and coaches are available to media on the<br />

field following workouts. Head coach Gary Kubiak will<br />

speak with the media after every practice.<br />

All interview requests for the Houston Texans executives,<br />

coaches and players should go through the Texans<br />

media relations department.<br />

For out-of-town media requesting Texans players and<br />

assistant coaches, please send your request to Communications<br />

Manager Evan Koch at evan.koch@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong>,<br />

or call his office phone at (832) 667-2050. Media<br />

can also contact Communications Coordinator Charles<br />

Hampton at charles.hampton@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong> or call<br />

at (832) 667-2282. For more information on the Texans’<br />

civic and business affairs and on Lone Star Sports and Entertainment,<br />

contact Corporate Communications Manager<br />

Zac Emmons at zemmons@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong> or on his<br />

office phone is (832) 667-2220.<br />

Requests for owner Bob McNair, general manager Rick<br />

Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak should be sent to the<br />

attention of Communications Director Kevin Cooper. His<br />

e- mail address is kcooper@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong>, and office<br />

phone is (832) 667-2203.<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> HEAD COACH GARY KUBIAK<br />

EAGLES HEAD COACH C ANDY REID<br />

Gary KUBIAK<br />

HEAD COACH<br />

5TH YEAR WITH <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

17TH YEAR IN <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Andy REID<br />

HEAD COACH/<br />

EXEC. VP OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS<br />

12TH YEAR WITH EAGLES<br />

19TH YEAR IN <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Gary Kubiak is the winningest head coach in Texans history<br />

with 36 career victories in four-plus years, including<br />

the three best seasons in team history from 2007-09. One<br />

of Kubiak’s primary goals upon arriving in Houston was to<br />

create a home field advantage at Reliant Stadium, and he<br />

has made great strides<br />

in that direction. The<br />

Texans have posted<br />

a 23-15 (.605 winning<br />

pct.) home record<br />

since 2006.<br />

Kubiak guided the<br />

Texans to a 9-7 record<br />

in 2009, highlighted<br />

by a season-ending<br />

four-game win streak<br />

to capture the franchise’s first winning season. Houston<br />

narrowly missed its first-ever playoff berth, losing a tiebreaker<br />

for the final spot on the last day of the season.<br />

The 2009 Texans set franchise records for total offense,<br />

scoring offense, total defense and scoring defense. A<br />

franchise-record five players earned trips to the Pro Bowl,<br />

led by Pro Bowl MVP Matt Schaub.<br />

The 2008 Texans matched their record from the year before,<br />

going 8-8 for a second straight year despite an 0-4<br />

start in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, which devastated<br />

much of Houston and southeast Texas. Houston became<br />

just the tenth team in <strong>NFL</strong> history to start a year 0-4 and finish<br />

with a record at or above .500. Houston was one of 11<br />

teams to go 8-4 or better over the last 12 games; and nine<br />

of those teams were in the playoffs. The offense enjoyed<br />

its most productive season to date, ranking third in the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

and setting a franchise record with 6,113 total yards.<br />

Year two for Kubiak saw the team achieve the best record<br />

in franchise history, finishing 8-8. The Texans won<br />

three of their last four and five of their last seven to finish<br />

the season at .500. In addition, the Texans set a team mark<br />

with a 6-2 record at Reliant Stadium in 2007.<br />

In his rookie season, Kubiak tripled the team’s win total<br />

of the previous year, guiding the club to a 6-10 record. The<br />

six victories included wins in three of the last five games<br />

of the season and the franchise’s<br />

first ever win against<br />

Indianapolis. All six wins<br />

came versus AFC opponents,<br />

giving the Texans their most<br />

wins against conference foes<br />

in team annals.<br />

GARY KUBIAK<br />

2006-10 Head Coach<br />

Houston Texans<br />

2003-05 Offensive Coordinator<br />

Denver Broncos<br />

1995-2002 Offensive Coordinator/QBs<br />

Denver Broncos<br />

1994 Quarterbacks<br />

San Francisco 49ers<br />

1992-93 Running Backs<br />

Texas A&M<br />

Andy Reid has earned <strong>NFL</strong> coach of the year honors<br />

twice, <strong>com</strong>piled the best win total (125), winning percentage<br />

(.612), and playoff victory total (10) in Eagles history.<br />

He has captured five division titles and five trips to the<br />

NFC Championship<br />

game and is 26th on<br />

the all-time coaching<br />

wins list.<br />

Since he was hired<br />

in 1999, no other franchise<br />

has earned more<br />

divisional playoff round<br />

appearances (seven)<br />

or conference championships<br />

(five) than<br />

Philadelphia.<br />

Since 2000, Reid has<br />

led his team to 120<br />

overall wins, second<br />

only to New England’s<br />

Bill Belichick. Reid<br />

earned <strong>NFL</strong> Coach of<br />

the Year honors in 2000<br />

and 2002.<br />

Among coaches with<br />

HEAD COACH COMPARISON<br />

Gary Kubiak<br />

Andy Reid<br />

36-39 Reg. Season Record 115-71-1<br />

0-0 Playoff Record 10-8<br />

5 Years as <strong>NFL</strong> head coach 12<br />

5 Years as team’s head coach 12<br />

0-1 Career Head-to-Head 1-0<br />

0-1 Career vs. Team (Reg. season) 2-0<br />

200 games under their belt, Reid’s winning percentage<br />

is seventh and second among active coaches, behind<br />

Belichick. Reid is the second longest tenured head coach<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> behind Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher.<br />

In his 19- year <strong>NFL</strong> coaching career, Reid’s teams have<br />

made the playoffs 14 times (19-13 record). He has coached<br />

in the Super Bowl three times, the NFC Championship<br />

game nine times, and the Pro Bowl five times.<br />

Reid became the 20th head coach in franchise history<br />

on January 11, 1999, and was promoted to head coach/<br />

executive vice president of football operations in 2001. He<br />

was named <strong>NFL</strong> coach of the year in 2000 and 2002. He<br />

joined the Eagles after a seven-year stint as an assistant<br />

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ANDY REID<br />

2001-10 Head Coach/<br />

Exec. VP, Football Ops<br />

Philadelphia Eagles<br />

1999-2000 Head Coach<br />

Philadelphia Eagles<br />

1997-98 Quarterbacks<br />

Green Bay Packers<br />

1992-96 Tight Ends/<br />

Assistant Offensive Line<br />

Green Bay Packers<br />

1989-91 Offensive Line<br />

Missouri<br />

1987-88 Offensive Line<br />

Texas-El Paso<br />

1986 Offensive Line<br />

Northern Arizona<br />

1983-85 Offensive Coordinator/<br />

Offensive Line<br />

San Francisco State<br />

1982 Graduate Assistant<br />

BYU<br />

coach with Green Bay (1992-<br />

98) under Mike Holmgren.<br />

With Green Bay, Reid helped<br />

the Packers earn a Super<br />

Bowl XXXI victory over New<br />

England.


GENERAL MANAGER RICK SMITH<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> COACHING C STAFF<br />

2010 <strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> COACHING STAFF<br />

Gary Kubiak<br />

Frank Bush<br />

Rick Dennison<br />

Joe Marciano<br />

Ray Rhodes<br />

John Benton<br />

Perry Carter<br />

David Gibbs<br />

Chick Harris<br />

Johnny Holland<br />

Larry Kirksey<br />

Greg Knapp<br />

Bill Kollar<br />

Marc Lubick<br />

Bruce Matthews<br />

Brian Pariani<br />

Frank Pollack<br />

Robert Saleh<br />

Matt Schiotz<br />

Cedric Smith<br />

Head Coach<br />

Defensive Coordinator<br />

Offensive Coordinator<br />

Special Teams Coordinator<br />

Senior Defensive Assistant<br />

Offensive Line<br />

Assistant Defensive Backs<br />

Defensive Backs<br />

Running Backs<br />

Linebackers<br />

Wide Receivers<br />

Quarterbacks<br />

Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line<br />

Offensive Assistant<br />

Offensive Assistant<br />

Tight Ends<br />

Assistant Offensive Line<br />

Assistant Linebackers<br />

Assistant Strength & Conditioning<br />

Strength & Conditioning<br />

OFFENSIVE OFFSEASON HIRES<br />

The Houston Texans made three additions to the offensive<br />

coaching staff in the offseason: Offensive Coordinator<br />

Rick Dennison, Quarterbacks Coach Greg Knapp and Offensive<br />

Assistant Marc Lubick.<br />

The 51-year-old Dennison is in his 16th season in the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

as a coach and his 25th year in the league overall. Dennison<br />

has spent 24 years with the Denver Broncos, first as<br />

a player from 1982-90 and then as a coach from 1995-09,<br />

before being named the Texans’ offensive coordinator on<br />

January 11, 2010.<br />

Dennison served as offensive coordinator in Denver from<br />

2006-08 after his predecessor, Gary Kubiak, left Denver to<br />

be<strong>com</strong>e the head coach of the Texans. He coached the<br />

Broncos offensive line from 2001-05 and resumed that role<br />

in 2009. He also coached Denver’s special teams from<br />

1997-2000 and was an offensive assistant from 1995-96.<br />

Knapp is also in his 16th season in the <strong>NFL</strong> as a coach,<br />

including the last nine seasons as an offensive coordinator.<br />

Overall, Knapp is entering his 25th year in coaching.<br />

Knapp coached Texans QB Matt Schaub in Atlanta from<br />

2004-06 as the offensive coordinator of the Falcons.<br />

Knapp spent last season as the offensive coordinator for<br />

the Seattle Seahawks and guided an attack that averaged<br />

316.8 yards per game, including 218.9 per game through<br />

the air.<br />

Lubick is in his third season in the <strong>NFL</strong> as a coach or<br />

scouting assistant. He worked as Colorado State’s tight<br />

ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2009. He worked<br />

as the Rams wide receivers coach from 2005-07.<br />

Rick Smith is in his fifth season as Texans general manager<br />

after being named to the post on June 5, 2006. The<br />

Texans have accumulated 36 wins since then, giving<br />

him the most wins for a general manager in Texans history.<br />

The Texans have gotten better every season with<br />

Smith at the helm and<br />

posted their first winning<br />

season in 2009,<br />

going 9-7. Smith has<br />

built a team that has<br />

battled throughout the<br />

year as evidenced by<br />

a <strong>com</strong>bined 14-6 record<br />

in the final month<br />

of the season over the<br />

Rick SMITH<br />

GENERAL MANAGER<br />

5TH YEAR WITH <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

15TH YEAR IN <strong>NFL</strong><br />

RICK SMITH<br />

2006-10 General Manager<br />

Houston Texans<br />

2006 Assistant General Manager<br />

Denver Broncos<br />

2000-05 Director of Pro Personnel<br />

Denver Broncos<br />

1996-99 Defensive Assistant<br />

Denver Broncos<br />

last four years. That record ranks fourth in the <strong>NFL</strong> and<br />

tops among teams in the AFC South. Houston had an <strong>NFL</strong>worst<br />

.211 winning percentage in the last month of the<br />

season before his arrival.<br />

Smith has assembled a front office staff that has the<br />

Texans pointed toward sustained success in the <strong>NFL</strong> and<br />

has established himself as a prominent voice around the<br />

league in his four years at the helm with the Texans. He<br />

was appointed to the <strong>NFL</strong>’s prestigious eight-man Competition<br />

Committee by <strong>NFL</strong> Commissioner Roger Goodell on<br />

December 5, 2008 and was honored with the Tank Younger<br />

Award in 2008, presented annually by the Fritz Pollard Alliance<br />

for outstanding work in an <strong>NFL</strong> front office. Smith<br />

was also an original member of the General Managers Advisory<br />

Committee that provides advice and other feedback<br />

to the <strong>NFL</strong> Football Operations department on the integrity<br />

of the game, expansion of technology and other ways to<br />

improve the game.<br />

Smith’s main philosophy has been to build through the<br />

draft and supplement via free agency. Last season, 13<br />

players who the Texans signed or acquired during Smith’s<br />

tenure started 10 or more games. In the final win of the<br />

season against the Patriots, 15 of Houston’s 22 starters<br />

had been with the Texans since his arrival in June 2006.<br />

During the 2009 draft, Houston selected eight players,<br />

with four starting at least one game. First-round pick LB<br />

Brian Cushing was selected to the Pro Bowl and name<br />

Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Secondround<br />

pick DE Connor Barwin led all <strong>NFL</strong> rookie defensive<br />

ends with 4.5 sacks.<br />

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK<br />

A <strong>TEXANS</strong> WIN WOULD...<br />

WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK<br />

• The Texans scoring a touchdown in their 71st straight<br />

game dating back to the 2006 season. Under head<br />

coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have failed to score a<br />

touchdown in only one game, Dallas 2006.<br />

• The Texans setting a team record for rushing touchdowns<br />

in a season with two. Houston had 16 rushing<br />

touchdowns in 2008 and 2004, and have 15 this season.<br />

• TE James Casey setting a career season high with one<br />

reception. Casey has six receptions this season, tying<br />

his total from 2009.<br />

• TE Joel Dreessen tying TE Owen Daniels for the most<br />

touchdowns receiving in a season by a Texans tight<br />

end with one. Dreessen has four touchdown receptions<br />

this season. Daniels set a team record with five<br />

touchdown receptions in 2006 and 2009.<br />

• RB Arian Foster moving past Steve Slaton (1,282 yards<br />

in 2008) to set a Texans single-season rushing record<br />

with 136 yards. Foster currently ranks second with<br />

1,147 rushing yards.<br />

• Foster moving past Domanick Williams (1,776 yards in<br />

2004) to set a Texans single-season yards from scrimmage<br />

record with 177 yards. Foster currently ranks<br />

third with 1,600 rushing yards.<br />

• Foster tying Williams (2004) on the single-season<br />

touchdowns scored list with one touchdown. He is second<br />

with 13 this season.<br />

• WR Andre Johnson extending his own team record<br />

of catches in consecutive games played to 77. He has<br />

caught a pass in 111 of his 112 career games.<br />

• Johnson moving past Ozzie Newsome (662) into 40th<br />

place on the <strong>NFL</strong>’s all-time receptions list with 11 receptions.<br />

Johnson currently has 652 career receptions.<br />

• Johnson moving past Ricky Proehl into 50th place on<br />

the all-time receiving yardage list with 62 yards receiving.<br />

Johnson is currently in 53rd place with 8,817 career<br />

receiving yards.<br />

• Johnson tying Jerry Rice for the most games in a career<br />

with at least 10 receptions and 100 yards. Johnson<br />

is tied for second in <strong>NFL</strong> history with 14.<br />

• WR Jacoby Jones setting a career high for receptions<br />

in a season one reception. Jones has 27 receptions this<br />

season, tying his career high set in 2009.<br />

• K Neil Rackers scoring for the 12th consecutive game,<br />

extending the third-longest scoring streak in team history.<br />

• QB Matt Schaub recording his third-straight 3,000-yard<br />

passing season with 248 yards passing. Schaub has<br />

2,752 yards this season.<br />

• WR Kevin Walter moving past WR Corey Bradford into<br />

third place on the Texans’ all-time touchdowns scored<br />

list with a touchdown. Walter is currently tied with<br />

Bradford for third place with 18 touchdowns.<br />

• DE Mario Williams extending the longest current<br />

streak for starting games to 76, which ranks second on<br />

the Texans all-time list.<br />

• Williams posting his fourth single-season double-digit.<br />

sack total since entering the league with 1.5 sacks. He<br />

has 8.5 sacks this season. He will reach 50.0 sacks for<br />

his career with 2.0 sacks.<br />

A <strong>TEXANS</strong> WIN THURSDAY WOULD...<br />

• Even Houston’s record at 3-3 on the road this season and<br />

improve to 6-6 overall.<br />

• Give Houston its first win against Philadelphia in three<br />

meetings.<br />

• Improve Houston’s record to 2-2 against the NFC this<br />

year and 11-5 overall against the NFC since 2007.<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> WEEK 13 SCHEDULE<br />

(All times Central)<br />

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2<br />

Houston at Philadelphia <strong>NFL</strong>N 7:20 p.m.<br />

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5<br />

Jacksonville at Tennessee CBS Noon<br />

Chicago at Detroit FOX Noon<br />

Cleveland at Miami CBS Noon<br />

Washington at New York Giants FOX Noon<br />

San Francisco at Green Bay FOX Noon<br />

New Orleans at Cincinnati FOX Noon<br />

Buffalo at Minnesota CBS Noon<br />

Denver at Kansas City CBS Noon<br />

Oakland at San Diego CBS 3:05 p.m.<br />

Carolina at Seattle FOX 3:15 p.m.<br />

Atlanta at Tampa Bay FOX 3:15 p.m.<br />

St. Louis at Arizona FOX 3:15 p.m.<br />

Dallas at Indianapolis FOX 3:15 p.m.<br />

Pittsburgh at Baltimore NBC 7:20 p.m.<br />

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6<br />

New York Jets at New England ESPN 7:30 p.m.<br />

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THE <strong>TEXANS</strong> WIRE<br />

DRE’S PLAY NETS 60 FOR RECORD EIGHTH TIME<br />

The onfield altercation between WR<br />

Andre Johnson and Tennessee CB Cortland<br />

Finnegan overshadowed one of the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>’s great receiving ac<strong>com</strong>plishments<br />

last Sunday. Johnson became the first<br />

Johnson<br />

receiver in <strong>NFL</strong> history to post 60 or more<br />

receptions in each of his first eight seasons.<br />

“It’s a tremendous honor,” Johnson said. “I always said<br />

that I wanted to be one of the best players at my position<br />

when I came into this game and I did something that no<br />

one else has done for the first time. I’m excited about it. I’m<br />

glad that we got to win the football game.”<br />

As for the fracas on the field, Johnson was apologetic: “I<br />

would like to apologize to the organization, our owner, my<br />

teammates. What happened out there today wasn’t me.<br />

I just lost my cool and I wish that I could take back what<br />

happened.”<br />

Schaub<br />

REUNION THURSDAY FOR SCHAUB<br />

QB Matt Schaub will have plenty of familiar<br />

faces around him Thursday night.<br />

Schaub played his high school football<br />

career just 22 miles west of Lincoln Financial<br />

Field, at West Chester East High<br />

School.<br />

In addition to the friends and family he<br />

will see, an old teammate will be on the opposing sideline<br />

in Eagles QB Michael Vick.<br />

“I’m looking forward to playing against him and playing<br />

up there in Philadelphia,” Schaub said. “That’s where I<br />

grew up, so it will be fun to go back home and play up<br />

there.”<br />

Schaub served as Vick’s backup in Atlanta for three seasons.<br />

“I learned a lot watching Mike and playing behind<br />

him for three years,” Schaub said. “He was one of the<br />

most, at the time, visible and talented sports figures, along<br />

with the likes of Tiger Woods, in the world. Just learning<br />

and watching him go through a game plan each week,<br />

what he had to deal with being the starting quarterback,<br />

there were just a ton of things I learned and took away<br />

from that.”<br />

QUIN PERSEVERES<br />

It hasn’t been easy the last few weeks<br />

for CB Glover Quin. In Week 10, he batted<br />

down a Hail Mary pass that went directly<br />

into the arms of Jacksonville WR<br />

Mike Thomas for a game-winning score.<br />

A week later, he was on the field as the<br />

Quin Jets negated a valiant <strong>com</strong>eback effort,<br />

scoring a last-minute touchdown to sentd the Texans to<br />

their fourth consecutive defeat. In the days following that<br />

game, he found out about broken bones in his hand.<br />

But not once did Quin cut and run. He stayed the course<br />

and in the eyes of head coach Gary Kubiak, Quin’s three<br />

interceptions Sunday against Tennessee weren’t all too<br />

surprising.<br />

“We should have broke his hand at the start of the season,”<br />

Kubiak quipped after the game. Kubiak continued<br />

on a serious note, “It must have just leveled things out or<br />

something. He is a great kid. He plays very hard. He came<br />

off a humbling experience in Jacksonville. He handled it<br />

like a man and good things happen to people that just keep<br />

battling and stay after it and that’s what he’s all about. I’m<br />

very proud of him today. It’s great for him.”<br />

For Quin, it was a sweet reward after weeks of bitter defeat<br />

on the field.<br />

“I beat myself up a lot just because I want to win and<br />

regardless of the situation, regardless of what happened, I<br />

want to try to be successful,” Quin said of the weeks prior.<br />

“So I beat myself up a lot but I try to do everything I can<br />

to stay confident in my abilities to play. I had great support<br />

from my teammates and my coaches and they just kept<br />

believing in me and I kept believing in myself and believing<br />

in God. I knew it was going to <strong>com</strong>e through eventually,<br />

and today it came through and I couldn’t be happier.”<br />

Foster<br />

A LITTLE PEP TALK GOES A LONG WAY<br />

RB Arian Foster’s 28 yards on seven<br />

carries in the first quarter against Tennessee<br />

wasn’t necessarilyl a bad start,<br />

but it wasn’t what head coach Gary Kubiak<br />

was looking for.<br />

“I just saw a couple of runs, and I said<br />

I thought you ‘need to get the ball down<br />

a little better on the screen,’ “ Kubiak said. “You know,<br />

it’s just me talking to a player, challenging a player. I told<br />

him at halftime when I walked out with him, I said I expect<br />

more out of you than anybody. So that’s the way he played.<br />

I mean this kid has a 200-plus day of offense. He’s playing<br />

some damn good football. As he goes we kind of go, so we<br />

need him at his best.”<br />

And go, Foster did.<br />

The second-year back finished the game with 29 carries<br />

for 143 yards and had nine receptions for a career-high 75<br />

yards. It marked his second time this season he had more<br />

than 200 yards from scrimmage.<br />

“He just told me that he expects more out of me,” Foster<br />

said of his conversation with Kubiak. “He expects me to<br />

make plays when there aren’t plays to be made. He’s right.<br />

In the first quarter and early second quarter, it was a slow<br />

game, kind of an easy-going game and sometimes I play<br />

like that. All of us did. We just kind of kicked it in and found<br />

another gear and we really got rolling.”<br />

Foster leads the <strong>NFL</strong> with 1,600 yards from scrimmage<br />

and a league-best 1,147 yards from scrimmage.<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES CONNECTIONS<br />

NOTABLE <strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES CONNECTIONS<br />

Schaub Slaton Marciano<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> WITH CONNECTIONS TO PENNSYLVANIA<br />

WR Dorin Dickerson is from Imperial and attended West<br />

Allegheny H.S. and later the University of Pittsburgh; QB<br />

Matt Schaub is from West Chester and attended West<br />

Chester East H.S.; RB Steve Slaton is from Levittown and<br />

attended Conwell-Egan Catholic H.S. in Fairless Hills; special<br />

teams coordinator Joe Marciano is from Dunmore<br />

and played quarterback at Temple University.<br />

(2005-07); Eagles DE Brandon Graham and Texans DE Tim<br />

Jamison were on the same defensive unit at Michigan<br />

(2006-07); Jamison was also teammates with WR Jason<br />

Avant (2004-05) at Michigan; Eagles T King Dunlap played<br />

under Texans defensive backs coach David Gibbs at Auburn<br />

(2005); Eagles T Winston Justice was teammates<br />

with Texans DT Shaun Cody, QB Matt Leinart and LB Brian<br />

Cushing during his career at USC (2002-06); Cody (2001-04)<br />

and Leinart (2002-04) were also teammates with Eagles<br />

DT Mike Patterson at USC; Texans DE Antonio Smith was<br />

on the same defensive line with Eagles DE Juqua Parker<br />

at Oklahoma State (2000); Eagles DT Antonio Dixon was<br />

teammates with Texans T Eric Winston (2005) and LB Darryl<br />

Sharpton (2006-08) at Miami; Eagles DE Darryl Tapp<br />

was teammates with Texans T Duane Brown and LB Xavier<br />

Adibi at Virginia Tech (2004-05); Eagles LB Omar Gaither<br />

was teammates with Texans CB Jason Allen (2002-05)<br />

and RB Arian Foster (2005) at Tennessee.<br />

EAGLES WITH CONNECTIONS TO TEXAS<br />

QB Kevin Kolb is from Victoria and attended Stephenville<br />

H.S. and later the University of Houston; LB Keenan Clayton<br />

is from Sulpher Springs and attended Sulpher Springs<br />

H.S.; T Jason Peters is from Queen City, where he attended<br />

Queen City H.S.; DE Juqua Parker is from Houston and<br />

attended Aldine H.S.; Eagles offensive line coach Juan<br />

Castillo was born in Port Isabel and played linebacker<br />

at Texas A&I (now Texans A&M-Kingsville) from 1978-80<br />

and the San Antonio Gunslingers in the USFL from 1984-<br />

85; Castillo also coached at Texas A&M-Kingsville from<br />

1982-85 and 1990-94; Eagles RB coach Ted Williams was<br />

born in Lyons.<br />

Cody Cushing Justice<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES COLLEGE CONNECTIONS<br />

Eagles head coach Andy Reid served as Texans assistant<br />

offensive line coach Frank Pollack’s position coach<br />

in 1986 at Northern Arizona; Eagles TE coach Tom Melvin<br />

was Pollack’s position coach the following season at<br />

NAU and Eagles asst. head coach/offensive coordinator<br />

Marty Mornhinweg coached on NAU’s staff in 1988 while<br />

Pollack played there; Texans CB Sherrick McManis and<br />

Eagles QB Mike Kafka were teammates at Northwestern<br />

(2006-09); Eagles RB LeSean McCoy (2007-08) and G/C<br />

Mike McGlynn (2007) were teammates with Texans WR<br />

Dorin Dickerson at Pittsburgh; Texans RB Steve Slaton<br />

ran behind Eagles FB Owen Schmitt at West Virginia<br />

Schaub Knapp Vick<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES PRO CONNECTIONS<br />

Texans P Matt Turk held for Eagles K David Akers at<br />

Washington (1998); Eagles QB Michael Vick started in<br />

front of Texans QB Matt Schaub in Atlanta (2004-06) while<br />

Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offensive coordinator with<br />

the Falcons; Texans S Eugene Wilson and Eagles Asante<br />

Samuel started in the same secondary for New England<br />

(2003-07); Wilson was also teammates with Eagles TE<br />

Garrett Mills for the Patriots (2006); Eagles CB Dimitri Patterson<br />

was teammates with Texans SS Bernard Pollard<br />

and G Wade Smith and was coached by defensive backs<br />

coach David Gibbs at Kansas City (2007-08); Eagles FB<br />

Owen Schmitt played under Texans quarterbacks coach<br />

Greg Knapp in Seattle (2009); Eagles LB Ernie Sims played<br />

with Texans DT Shaun Cody and QB Dan Orlovsky at Detroit<br />

(2006-08); Eagles T Jason Peters played under Texans<br />

assistant head coach/ defensive line coach Bill Kollar at<br />

Buffalo (2006-08); Eagles T Reggie Wells was teammates<br />

with Texans K Neil Rackers (2003-09), QB Matt Leinart<br />

(2006-09), DE Antonio Smith (2004-08) and played under<br />

defensive coordinator Frank Bush (2004-06) at Arizona;<br />

Eagles DE Darryl Tapp played with Texans LB Kevin Bentley<br />

(2006-07) and played under quarterbacks coach Greg<br />

Knapp (2009) and senior defensive assistant Ray Rhodes<br />

(2006-07) in Seattle; Kollar was on Eagles senior asst./DB<br />

coach Dick Jauron’s staff in Buffalo from 2006-08 while<br />

Jauron was the head coach of the Bills.<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES BREAKDOWN<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong>-EAGLES ALL-TIME RESULTS<br />

OVERALL: 0-2 HOME: 0-1 AWAY: 0-1<br />

Date Site W/L Score Att.<br />

09/29/02 Veterans Stadium, Phil. L 17-35 64,867<br />

9/10/06 Reliant Stadium, Hou. L 10-24 70,180<br />

2010 OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> <strong>NFL</strong><br />

HOU Rnk PHI Rnk<br />

Avg. Yards Per Game 367.7 7 399.3 2<br />

Avg. Per Play 5.9 5 6.1 2<br />

Rushing Yards Per Game 132.5 7 146.6 3<br />

Rushing Yards Per Play 4.9 3 5.4 1<br />

Net Yards Passing Per Game 235.3 15 252.6 8<br />

Passing Yards Per Play 7.1 9 7.2 8<br />

Interception Rate 1.91% 7 1.29% 3<br />

Sacks/Attempt 6.54% 19 8.25% 26<br />

First Downs/Game 21.5 6 20.5 11<br />

Punt Return Avg. 7.1 27 9.7 15<br />

Kickoff Return Avg. 19.7 29 20.9 25<br />

FG Made 90.0% 4 82.8% 14<br />

3rd Down Pct. 41.7% 9 41.2% 11<br />

4th Down Pct. 40.0% 19t 70.0% 3<br />

Red Zone Pct. 59.5% 9 48.7% 19<br />

Goal To Go Pct. 73.9% 11 57.7% 28<br />

Time of Possession 28:51 22 32:07 4<br />

Points Per Game 24.0 10t 28.2 2t<br />

2010 DEFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> <strong>NFL</strong><br />

HOU Rnk PHI Rnk<br />

Avg. Yards Per Game 386.4 28 316.5 10<br />

Avg. Per Play 6.1 31 5.1 13<br />

Rushing Yards Per Game 100.2 8t 102.5 11<br />

Rushing Yards Per Play 3.9 8 4.1 13<br />

Net Yards Passing Per Game 286.2 31 214.0 13<br />

Passing Yards Per Play 7.8 31 6.3 11<br />

Interception Rate 2.23% 24 5.09% 1<br />

Sacks/Attempt 4.47% 31 8.04% 6<br />

First Downs/Game 22.2 30 18.6 14<br />

Punt Return Avg. 8.0 13 11.8 25<br />

Kickoff Return Avg. 22.7 14 22.8 15<br />

3rd Down Pct. 39.7% 20 36.6% 11<br />

4th Down Pct. 75.0% 28t 37.5% 10<br />

Red Zone Pct. 64.9% 19 76.7% 32<br />

Goal To Go Pct. 72.2% 18 81.8% 29<br />

Points Per Game 26.1 26 23.4 20<br />

Point Differential/Game -2.1 20 4.8 10<br />

Yard Differential/Game -18.6 21 82.7 3<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> TOP PERFORMANCES VS. EAGLES<br />

• CB Jason Allen recorded 5 tackels (all solo) and 2 interceptions<br />

against the Eagles as a Dolphin on 11/18/07.<br />

• DE Mark Anderson had 6 tackles (4 solo) and 1/2 sack<br />

agianst the Eagles as a Bear on 11/22/09.<br />

• WR Andre Johnson recorded 6 receptions for 101 yards<br />

in his only game against the Eagles on 9/10/06.<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong>’ CAREER STATS VS. EAGLES<br />

PASSING<br />

Player G A-C-I Yds Pct. TD Sk/Lst Rtg<br />

M. Schaub 3 21-15-1 175 71.4 1 2/8 92.4<br />

RUSHING<br />

Player G Att. Yds Avg. Lg TD<br />

D. Ward 8 65 253 3.9 28 0<br />

V. Leach 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

RECEIVING<br />

Player G Rec. Yds Avg. Lg TD<br />

A. Johnson 1 6 101 16.8 44 0<br />

K. Walter 2 1 8 8.0 8 0<br />

O. Daniels 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Player G PR Yds Avg. Lg TD FC<br />

None<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

Player G KOR Yds Avg. Lg TD<br />

None<br />

KICKING<br />

Player G FG FGA Lg XP XPA KO TB<br />

N. Rackers 4 3 5 49 9 9 10 2<br />

PUNTING<br />

Player G No. Blk Avg. Lg TB I20 Net<br />

M. Turk 11 50 0 44.3 67 5 17 39.8<br />

DEFENSE<br />

Player G S A T Sk/Yds Int FF FR<br />

D. Lewis 6 9 1 10 0/0 0 0 1<br />

A. Smith 3 4 2 6 0.5/4 0 0 0<br />

M. Anderson 3 4 2 6 0.5/2.5 0 0 0<br />

J. Allen 1 5 0 5 0/0 2-2 0 0<br />

M. Williams 1 2 1 3 0/0 0-0 0 0<br />

S. Cody 1 2 0 2 0/0 0-0 0 0<br />

K. Bentley 3 1 1 2 0/0 0 0 0<br />

E. Wilson 2 1 0 1 0/0 1-13 0 1<br />

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THE LAST TIME THEY MET...<br />

PHILADELPHIA 24, <strong>HOUSTON</strong> 10 (70,180)<br />

RELIANT Stadium - <strong>HOUSTON</strong>, TEXAS - SEPT. 10, 2006<br />

GAME SUMMARY<br />

The Texans lost in head coach Gary Kubiak’s <strong>NFL</strong> debut<br />

when the Philadelphia Eagles streaked to a <strong>com</strong>manding<br />

24-10 win at Reliant Stadium behind 314 yards and three<br />

touchdowns from Donovan McNabb.<br />

Houston struck first with a 25-yard touchdown reception<br />

from Eric Moulds in the first quarter. The Eagles answered<br />

in the second quarter as McNabb found Donte Stallworth<br />

on a play action pass to tie the game with 12 minutes remaining<br />

in the half.<br />

The Texans pulled ahead, 10-7, on a 34-yard field goal by<br />

Kris Brown after the Eagles defense dug in at the goal line<br />

to stall a Houston drive. Philadelphia answered with an 80-<br />

yard drive before the half that culminted with a five-yard<br />

touchdown pass from McNabb to Reggie Brown for a 14-10<br />

Eagles lead with 11 seconds remaining in the half.<br />

Philadelphia added 10 more points in the second half,<br />

while Houston managed just 11 offensive plays in the last<br />

two quarters.<br />

Houston fell to 0-2 all-time against Philadelphia with the<br />

loss, ruining a stellar debut by rookied LB DeMeco Ryans,<br />

who had 13 tackles to lead both teams.<br />

SCORING<br />

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />

Philadelphia Eagles 0 14 7 3 - 24<br />

Houston Texans 7 3 0 0 - 10<br />

SCORING DRIVES<br />

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive inf0)<br />

PHI HOU<br />

Texans 1 8:44 E.Moulds 25 yd. pass from D.Carr (K.Brown kick) (10-77, 6:16) 0 7<br />

Eagles 2 11:08 D.Stallworth 42 yd. pass from D.McNabb (D.Akers kick) (8-84, 3:36) 7 7<br />

Texans 2 1:03 K.Brown 34 yd. Field Goal (7-69, 2:39) 7 10<br />

Eagles 2 0:11 R.Brown 5 yd. pass from D.McNabb (D.Akers kick) (5-80, 0:52) 14 10<br />

Eagles 3 11:28 B.Westbrook 31 yd. pass from D.McNabb (D.Akers kick) (7-75, 3:32) 21 10<br />

Eagles 4 12:48 D.Akers 42 yd. Field Goal (13-49, 5:54) 24 10<br />

TEAM STATISTICS<br />

EAGLES <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 24 19<br />

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 3-11-27%<br />

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-2-50%<br />

TOTAL NET YARDS 441 241<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 130 70<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 311 171<br />

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 35-24-1 27-18-0<br />

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-3-0 3-1-0<br />

PUNTS Number and Average 3-35.3 5-44.6<br />

FGs -PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0<br />

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 25 11<br />

PENALTIES Number and Yards 5-51 3-20<br />

FUMBLES Number and Lost 0-0 1-0<br />

TOUCHDOWNS 3 1<br />

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1<br />

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1<br />

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 0-2-0%<br />

GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-1-0%<br />

SAFETIES 0 0<br />

TIME OF POSSESSION 32:51 27:09<br />

EAGLES INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS<br />

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD<br />

B.Westbrook 17 71 4.2 17 0<br />

C.Buckhalter 8 50 6.3 20 0<br />

D.McNabb 4 7 1.8 10 0<br />

T.Tapeh 1 2 2.0 2 0<br />

Total 30 130 4.3 20 0<br />

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT<br />

D.McNabb 35 24 314 1/3 3 42t 1 113.3<br />

Total 35 24 314 1/3 3 42t 1 113.3<br />

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LG TD<br />

D.Stallworth 6 141 23.5 42t 1<br />

L.Smith 6 56 9.3 18 0<br />

B.Westbrook 4 61 15.3 31t 1<br />

G.Lewis 3 24 8.0 9 0<br />

R.Brown 2 20 10.0 15 1<br />

T.Tapeh 2 13 6.5 9 0<br />

C.Buckhalter 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0<br />

Total 24 314 13.1 42t 3<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS<br />

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD<br />

W.Lundy 11 32 2.9 11 0<br />

D.Carr 4 25 6.3 16 0<br />

V.Morency 5 13 2.6 12 0<br />

Total 20 70 3.5 16 0<br />

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT<br />

D.Carr 27 18 208 5/37 1 44 0 102.1<br />

Total 27 18 208 5/37 1 44 0 102.1<br />

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LG TD<br />

A.Johnson 6 101 16.8 44 0<br />

E.Moulds 6 68 11.3 25t 1<br />

W.Lundy 2 -1 -0.5 4 0<br />

J.Putzier 1 26 26.0 26 0<br />

K.Walter 1 8 8.0 8 0<br />

V.Morency 1 6 6.0 6 0<br />

J.Cook 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Total 18 208 11.6 44 1<br />

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GARY KUBIAK TRANSCRIPT<br />

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010<br />

(on what they did different defensively today) “We played<br />

against a young quarterback, number one. I thought we<br />

tackled very well and when you get turnovers that’s a<br />

difference in your football team. Offensively, we held the<br />

ball for almost forty minutes so we helped them from that<br />

standpoint. Our best effort was last week, I told you how<br />

good that was, but we couldn’t benefit from it because we<br />

lost. We came right back and had the same efforts this<br />

week, so I’m just very proud of (Defensive Coordinator)<br />

Frank Bush and the job he continues to do with those guys.<br />

They deserve that type of outing.”<br />

(on if he’s concerned about WR Andre Johnson getting<br />

suspended) “Gosh, I hope not. I really don’t know what<br />

happened. I just know it’s two <strong>com</strong>petitors, they have<br />

been going at each other for awhile. I really don’t know<br />

what exactly happened until I see the film.”<br />

(on going against a rookie quarterback) “A lot of this<br />

league is timing. You may play a season and defensively,<br />

you may catch some various quarterbacks along the season.<br />

We’ve played against some great, great quarterbacks<br />

along the course of our eleven weeks. Today we played<br />

against a young man that they haven’t played very much,<br />

but you got to get it done one way or another. Like I said,<br />

I think the key today was as a team we helped each other<br />

out. We hustled on the ball, turnovers. As a football team,<br />

we were able to help our defense instead of sitting here<br />

today and them being on the field for thirty-five minutes<br />

again.”<br />

(on what was done differently this week) “We tackled.<br />

The whole emphasis this week was to tackle. We knew<br />

they were going to run the ball. That was where everything<br />

started. He has really hurt us in the past reversing his<br />

field and us tackling poorly. So we really concentrated on<br />

tackling better, and that’s what we did. I think we tackled<br />

much better.”<br />

(on if this was LB Brian Cushing’s best game) “I’ve got to<br />

look at the film, but obviously, it was the best game for the<br />

defense from a production standpoint. So I’ve got to go<br />

look at it, but he was obviously very active.”<br />

(on CB Glover Quin and his three interceptions) “We<br />

should have broke his hand at the start of the season.<br />

It must have just leveled things out or something. He is<br />

a great kid. He plays very hard. He came off a humbling<br />

experience in Jacsonville. He handled it like a man and<br />

good things happen to people that just keep battling and<br />

stay after it and that’s what he’s all about. I’m very proud<br />

of him today. It’s great for him.”<br />

(on what the referee told him about the fight between<br />

WR Andre Johnson and CB Cortland Finnegan) “He really<br />

didn’t talk to me about it. The thing I was upset about was<br />

he told me it was third down, and then he went and started<br />

the play and said it was fourth and one. I had sat there and<br />

called a very bad play for fourth-and-one. I thought it was<br />

third-and-10. I had to use the timeout. I just didn’t think<br />

it was fair. I said you know, I think you told them but you<br />

didn’t tell me what was going on. He kind of agreed with<br />

me to be honest with you, but we got it handled. Everything<br />

was chaos out there.”<br />

(on if he has seen the replay of WR Andre Johnson’s fight)<br />

“No I didn’t, I was too busy trying to get guys off the field.<br />

I didn’t see it.”<br />

(on WR Andre Johnson and CB Cortland Finnegan) “Him<br />

and Cortland Finnegan go at it all the time, and they’ll go<br />

at it again before the season is out this year. They are just<br />

very <strong>com</strong>petitive. I mean, two Pro Bowl players who expect<br />

a lot out of each other. Before the days over, they<br />

get kinda tired of each other. I just think it’s a great battle<br />

that’s what our business is about. You don’t want things to<br />

get out of control like that, though. Two great players, they<br />

need to be on the field not off the field.”<br />

(on the Texans doing a good job finishing the run today)<br />

“I didn’t thnk we ran well early in the game. I actually had<br />

a talk with (RB) Arian Foster. He’s sitting there doing good<br />

things and he’s looking at me probably like ‘Are you crazy<br />

I’m running as hard as I can run.’ I thought he found another<br />

gear after we talked and throughout the second, third<br />

and fourth quarter. I like the way he took the ball downhill.<br />

I think (RB) Derrick (Ward) came in and helped us. The<br />

biggest job of the day was when we were backed up and<br />

we basically went 70 yards and put that fourth quarter<br />

away. We’re at our best when we control the line of scrimmage<br />

and it took us a while to get that done today, but we<br />

were patient and got it done.”<br />

(on what he said to RB Arian Foster) “I just saw a couple<br />

of runs, and I said I thought you ‘need to get the ball down<br />

a little better on the screen.’ On the third down and six, I<br />

thought he should have gotten the first down. You know,<br />

it’s just me talking to a player, challenging a player. I told<br />

him at halftime when I walked out with him, I said I expect<br />

more out of you than anybody. So that’s the way he played.<br />

I mean this kid has a 200-plus day of offense. He’s playing<br />

some damn good football. As he goes we kind of go, so we<br />

need him at his best.”<br />

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GARY KUBIAK TRANSCRIPT<br />

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010<br />

(on RB Arian Foster being at his best in the fourth quarter)<br />

“He really has. He’s a big body and just kinda gets going.<br />

It was its nice for us today because we got a lead today.<br />

We haven’t been in that scenario in the last month. We<br />

were able to put the ball in his hands, so that was nice for<br />

him to have.”<br />

(on RB Arian Foster influencing the two touchdown<br />

passes) “He had some big turn-downs too. We’ve been<br />

using him more to catch the ball and he’s responded, so<br />

that’s somebody else people have to worry about. Like I<br />

said, Arian is a big part of what were doing in all phases<br />

of the game, and those two touchdown pass, he was obviously<br />

huge so we’ll keep doing it. He’s got great hands, he<br />

handles a lot. He’s a three-down player, so he’s always<br />

going to be on the field.”<br />

(on if he called those passes instead of runs or if that was<br />

QB Matt Schaub’s doing) “Matt did. Matt called it. I called<br />

run, he said, ‘No way, I’m throwing the ball.’”<br />

(on if WR Dorin Dickerson is ready to help if needed)<br />

“Yeah, he suited up today. (WR) David Anderson wasn’t<br />

ready to play, he nicked his hamstring on Thursday. He<br />

plays for (special teams coordinator) Joe (Marciano) on<br />

special teams. He’s <strong>com</strong>e a long way. He’s a young player,<br />

so we will see where we’re at and be ready to go.”<br />

(on how he feels after the win) “I’m fine. I worry about the<br />

players, I worry about the coaches. There have been too<br />

many good things going on, and I know I’ve said that, for<br />

them not to reap the rewards of winning. Nothing makes<br />

you feel better than finding a way to get it done. We’ve got<br />

a short week. We’ve got to go back in there early in the<br />

morning and turn around and play Thursday. Our chin’s<br />

up this week. So it’s nice to go fix problems or fix issues<br />

when you win. I’m just happy for them, that we can move<br />

forward this week feeling a little bit better.”<br />

(on if there was anything he didn’t like about the game today)<br />

“No I thought we played pretty dang hard and pretty<br />

good. We had control of the football game, and I like the<br />

way we finished the game physically as a team.”<br />

(on the possibility of only being one game out after Sunday’s<br />

games) “You obviously know more than I do right<br />

now. Like I said, we’re playing ball. Were playing a great<br />

team on Thursday, if we can find a way to win our games<br />

down the stretch, we’ll be there. We’ve just got to stay<br />

focused on Thursday right now.”<br />

(on why CB Brice McCain was inactive) “We went in a<br />

different direction. We went with (SS) Torri Williams to<br />

play special teams. He’s actually our only injury today.<br />

He’s got a hamstring issue so that’s why we went that<br />

way.”<br />

(on if they planned to control the time of possession the<br />

way they did) “I wish I could say that. I make that effort<br />

every week. But it happens when we’re 9-of-18 on third<br />

downs. I talk to y’all all the time, that’s the key to staying on<br />

the field in football, making third downs and getting snaps.<br />

You’re buying that time of possession if you’re able to do<br />

that, but if you can’t make third downs, you’re going to be<br />

in trouble. I’d love to do it every week. We got it done this<br />

week, but we have new challenges every state.”<br />

(on the if the defense had a ‘<strong>com</strong>e-to-Jesus’ meeting this<br />

week) “We have a lot of those meetings. When you go on<br />

a four-game stretch, we have a lot of meetings and things<br />

aren’t good enough. One thing that has been consistent<br />

has been our effort, so we kept our effort just the same<br />

and got a little better today, and cut a few breaks. That’s<br />

the <strong>NFL</strong>.”<br />

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LAST WEEK<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> 20, TENNESSEE TITANS 0 (70,855)<br />

RELIANT STADIUM - NOV. 28, 2010<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> END SKID WITH SHUTOUT OF TITANS<br />

Houston released its frustration from a four-game losing<br />

streak on the Tennessee Titans Sunday.<br />

In front of 70,855 fans at Reliant Stadium, the Texans manhandled<br />

their division rivals by limiting the league’s eighthranked<br />

rushing offense to 24 yards and steamrolling the<br />

Titans’ defense for 188 rushing yards. That effort produced<br />

a 20-0 victory, the Texans’ first shutout since 2004.<br />

Defensively, the Texans introduced a modified lineup with<br />

rookie Darryl Sharpton replacing Zac Diles at weakside<br />

linebacker, and Jason Allen playing nickel cornerback for<br />

Brice McCain. Those changes contributed to a stingy effort<br />

by defensive coordinator Frank Bush’s unit, which had<br />

not held a team to fewer than 24 points all season.<br />

CB Glover Quin led the defense with the first three interceptions<br />

of his career, and LB Brian Cushing totaled a<br />

team-high seven tackles, four for loss.<br />

Quin never lost confidence despite recent adversity in<br />

games at Jacksonville and New York, as well as his broken<br />

right hand.<br />

One of the top storylines entering the game was RB<br />

Arian Foster’s matchup with RB Chris Johnson. Entering<br />

this week, only 36 yards separated Johnson from Foster’s<br />

single-season rushing total. Foster widened the gap with<br />

143 yards on 30 carries (4.8 avg.) and some help from the<br />

Texans’ defense, which held Johnson to a career-low five<br />

yards on seven carries.<br />

His 16-yard catch early in the second quarter set up QB<br />

Matt Schaub’s one-yard touchdown pass to TE Joel Dreessen<br />

for the first points of the game. WR Andre Johnson<br />

caught nine passes for 56 yards and a touchdown.<br />

In the second half, kicker Neil Rackers’ pair of field goals<br />

extended the lead to 20-0. Quin’s final interception in the<br />

end zone with 1:02 left in the game sealed the shutout.<br />

SCORING<br />

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />

Tennessee Titans 0 0 0 0 - 0<br />

Houston Texans 0 14 3 3 - 20<br />

SCORING DRIVES<br />

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive inf0)<br />

TEN HOU<br />

Texans 2 12:47 J.Dreessen 1 yd. pass from M.Schaub (N.Rackers kick) (4-25, 2:02) 0 7<br />

Texans 2 4:42 A.Johnson 2 yd. pass from M.Schaub (N.Rackers kick) (9-71, 5:06) 0 14<br />

Texans 3 8:05 N.Rackers 35 yd. Field Goal (11-49, 5:24) 0 17<br />

Texans 4 3:00 N.Rackers 33 yd. Field Goal (14-80, 8:27) 0 20<br />

TEAM STATISTICS<br />

TITANS <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 9 24<br />

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-11-27% 9-18-50%<br />

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-2-50%<br />

TOTAL NET YARDS 162 346<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 24 188<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 138 158<br />

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 31-17-3 35-25-0<br />

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 1-0-0 5-2-1<br />

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0<br />

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 25 35<br />

PENALTIES Number and Yards 10-79 6-68<br />

FUMBLES Number and Lost 0-0 1-0<br />

TOUCHDOWNS 0 2<br />

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2<br />

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 2-4-50%<br />

GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 2-2-100%<br />

SAFETIES 0 0<br />

TIME OF POSSESSION 20:19 39:41<br />

TITANS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS<br />

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD<br />

J.Ringer 4 27 6.8 17 0<br />

C.Johnson 7 5 0.7 9 0<br />

N.Washington 1 -8 -8.0 -8 0<br />

Total 12 24 2.0 17 0<br />

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT<br />

R.Smith 31 17 138 1/0 0 23 3 26.7<br />

Total 31 17 138 1/0 0 23 3 26.7<br />

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD<br />

J.Gage 6 4 50 12.5 19 0<br />

J.Cook 9 4 40 10.0 23 0<br />

R.Moss 5 3 23 7.7 14 0<br />

C.Johnson 3 2 2 1.0 3 0<br />

N.Washington 4 1 10 10.0 10 0<br />

B.Scaife 2 1 10 10.0 10 0<br />

J.Ringer 1 1 4 4.0 4 0<br />

A.Hall 1 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0<br />

Total 31 17 138 8.1 23 0<br />

Sacks: J. Babin 1-6, W. Hayes 1-14.<br />

Interceptions: None.<br />

Tackles (S-A-T): S. Tulloch 11-3-14, M. Griffin 8-3-11, C. Hope 6-3-9, A. Verner<br />

6-2-8, M. Douglas 5-2-7, W. Witherspoon 3-3-6, J. Babin 4-0-4, J. McCourty<br />

4-0-4, C. Finnegan 4-0-4, G. McRath 3-1-4, S. Marks 1-2-3, J. Haye 1-1-2, T.<br />

Shaw 1-0-1, J. Ford 0-1-1.<br />

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD<br />

A.Foster 30 143 4.8 37 0<br />

D.Ward 7 47 6.7 17 0<br />

M.Schaub 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0<br />

Total 39 188 4.8 37 0<br />

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT<br />

M.Schaub 35 25 178 2/20 2 21 0 101.8<br />

Total 35 25 178 2/20 2 21 0 101.8<br />

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD<br />

A.Foster 11 9 75 8.3 19 0<br />

A.Johnson 11 9 56 6.2 21 1<br />

J.Dreessen 5 3 15 5.0 9 1<br />

J.Jones 3 2 13 6.5 9 0<br />

K.Walter 2 1 12 12.0 12 0<br />

V.Leach 2 1 7 7.0 7 0<br />

J.Casey 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Total 35 25 178 7.1 21 0<br />

Sacks: M. Williams 1-0.<br />

Interceptions: G. Quin 3-12.<br />

Tackles (S-A-T): B. Cushing 6-1-7, B. Pollard 3-2-5, G. Quin 3-1-4, K. Bentley 2-2-4,<br />

K. Jackson 3-0-3, M. Williams 2-0-2, J. Allen 2-0-2, A. Smith 1-1-2, E. Wilson 1-1-2,<br />

A. Okoye 1-0-1, M. Anderson 1-0-1, T. Nolan 1-0-1, E. Mitchell 1-0-1, Z. Diles 0-1-1.<br />

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GAME NOTES<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> 20, TENNESSEE TITANS 0 (70,855)<br />

RELIANT STADIUM - NOV. 28, 2010<br />

• Houston posted the second shutout victory in franchise<br />

history (at Jacksonville, 12/26/04), the first at Reliant Stadium<br />

and the first under head coach Gary Kubiak.<br />

• The win was the 24th for QB Matt Schaub as the Texans<br />

starter, making him the winningest quarterback in Houston<br />

Texans history. Schaub is 24-25 as a starter since 2007.<br />

• The Texans held Tennessee to 162 total net yards, the second-fewest<br />

yards allowed in franchise history (126 yards at<br />

Jacksonville, 12/26/04).<br />

• Houston held Tennessee to 24 rushing yards, which is the<br />

second-lowest total allowed in franchise history (18 at Washington,<br />

9/19/10). Tennessee entered the game tied for eighth<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> with 127.0 rushing yards per game.<br />

• Houston surrendered nine first downs to the Titans, tied for<br />

the third-fewest allowed in franchise history.<br />

• The Texans defense didn’t allow Tennessee into Houston<br />

territory until the 13:11 mark of the fourth quarter.<br />

• Houston held the ball for 39:41 in the game, the secondlongest<br />

time of possession in regulation in franchise history.<br />

• The Texans outrushed the Titans, 188-24. Houston has outrushed<br />

the opposition seven times this season and is 4-3 in<br />

those games.<br />

• Houston won the turnover battle, intercepting the Titans<br />

three times without giving up a turnover. The Texans improved<br />

to 1-2 this season when having a positive turnover<br />

margin.<br />

• Houston held Tennessee to 54 total net yards of offense in<br />

the first half, the fewest yards allowed in the opening half this<br />

season and the second-fewest given up in franchise history<br />

(50 vs. San Francisco on 10/25/09).<br />

• Houston shut out the Titans in the first half, marking the<br />

first time this season the Texans held an opponent scoreless<br />

in the opening half of play.<br />

• Houston held the Titans to four rushing yards in the first<br />

half, the fewest first-half rushing yards allowed in franchise<br />

history, bettering the previous mark of 10 yards earlier this<br />

season at Washington (9/19).<br />

• Dreessen also served as this week’s game captain. He<br />

joined season-long captains LB Kevin Bentley, WR Andre<br />

Johnson, QB Matt Schaub and DE Mario Williams at midfield<br />

for the coin toss.<br />

• RB Arian Foster surpassed 200 total yards for the second<br />

time this season, finishing the game with 218 total yards (143<br />

rushing, 75 receiving). He had 238 total yards in the season<br />

opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12).<br />

• Foster passed Domanick Williams (1,031 yards in 2003) for<br />

third on the Texans’ single-season rushing list. Foster’s 143<br />

yards gave him 1,147 for the season. It was Foster’s secondhighest<br />

rushing total of his career (231 yards vs. Indianapolis,<br />

9/12).<br />

• Foster tied a career single-game high with nine receptions<br />

and set a career single-game high with 75 receiving yards.<br />

• Foster recorded his sixth career 100-yard game, topping<br />

the century mark on a 37-yard run in the fourth quarter.<br />

• WR Andre Johnson caught his 60th pass of the season<br />

when he brought in a 21-yard pass in the first quarter. He became<br />

the first player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to catch at least 60 passes<br />

in each of his first eight seasons.<br />

• Johnson became the 42nd player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to catch<br />

650 career career pass when he hauled in his seventh reception<br />

of the game, a four-yard gain in the second quarter. He<br />

became the 42nd player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to catch at least 650<br />

career passes.<br />

• CB Glover Quin set the franchise single-season record<br />

with his third interception of the game late in the fourth quarter<br />

and recorded a career-high five passes defensed.<br />

• Quin made his first career interception when he picked<br />

off Tennessee QB Rusty Smith in the second quarter. He returned<br />

the interception 10 yards.<br />

• K Neil Rackers extended his streak of consecutive made<br />

field goals to 11 in a row with two field goals. It is the thirdlongest<br />

streak in franchise history.<br />

• Rackers increased his career tackle total to 44 with a stop<br />

in the third quarter, extending his lead as the leading tackler<br />

among kickers.<br />

• LB Brian Cushing led the team with seven tackles, including<br />

six solos. Cushing had four tackles for loss and a pair of<br />

passes defensed.<br />

• TE Joel Dreessen caught his fourth touchdown pass of<br />

the season on a one-yard pass from QB Matt Schaub in the<br />

second quarter and has caught touchdown passes in consecutive<br />

games for the first time in his career. He caught a<br />

43-yard touchdown in Week 11 at the New York Jets (11/21).<br />

• QB Matt Schaub <strong>com</strong>pleted 25-of-34 passes for 178 yards<br />

and two touchdowns with no interceptions, giving him a<br />

passer rating of 101.8. It was his fourth game this season<br />

with a rating of better than 100.<br />

• Schaub broke the franchise record for consecutive pass<br />

attempts without an interception when he threw his 35th pass<br />

of the game. That pass gave him 100 consecutive passes<br />

without an interception, bettering the previous mark of 99<br />

held by David Carr.<br />

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2010 <strong>TEXANS</strong> NOTES<br />

ROAD WARRIORS<br />

The Texans have the AFC’s top road offense since 2008,<br />

averaging 390.1 yards of offense in their 21 road games<br />

since then.<br />

Houston led the <strong>NFL</strong> in road offense in 2009, averaging<br />

407.4 yards per game and is fourth this season with 399.2<br />

yards per game on the road. Houston was third in road<br />

offense in 2008 (367.3 yards per game).<br />

TOP ROAD OFFENSES, 2008-10<br />

Tot Rush Pass Tot<br />

Team G Yds Yds Yds Yds/G<br />

New Orleans Saints 21 8,206 2,524 5,663 390.8<br />

Houston Texans 21 8,193 2,183 6,010 390.1<br />

Dallas Cowboys 21 7,618 2,175 5,443 362.8<br />

Indianapolis Colts 22 7,866 1,668 6,198 357.5<br />

Green Bay Packers 22 7,863 2,312 5,551 357.4<br />

PROTECT THE BALL<br />

Under head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have placed<br />

heavy emphasis on not turning the ball over. Through 11<br />

games this season, Houston is tied with Philadelphia for<br />

the fourth fewest turnovers in the league with 12.<br />

FEWEST TURNOVERS, 2010<br />

Team G TO INT FUM<br />

Kansas City Chiefs 11 8 4 4<br />

New England Patriots 11 9 5 4<br />

Atlanta Falcons 11 10 5 5<br />

Philadelphia Eagles 11 12 5 7<br />

Houston Texans 11 12 7 5<br />

New York Jets 11 13 8 5<br />

A RUNNING PRIORITY<br />

The Texans have steadily improved their rushing performance<br />

under head coach Gary Kubiak. In 2010, Houston’s<br />

offense has produced its highest rushing totals through 11<br />

games in team history, continuing its progression under<br />

Kubiak’s guidance.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> RUSHING THROUGH 11 GAMES,<br />

KUBIAK ERA (2006-10)<br />

Year W-L Att Yds Avg. Lg TD Fum/Lst 1st Dwn 10+<br />

2006 3-8 279 1,059 3.8 35 6 8/3 63 21<br />

2007 5-6 281 1,002 3.6 39 5 4/3 63 20<br />

2008 4-7 288 1,255 4.4 71t 11 7/1 73 26<br />

2009 5-6 292 996 3.4 32 8 7/4 60 26<br />

2010 5-6 299 1,458 4.9 74t 15 3/2 85 40<br />

OUR BETTER HALF<br />

The Texans rank seventh in the <strong>NFL</strong> in total offense, averaging<br />

367.7 net yards of offense per game. A majority<br />

of that yardage <strong>com</strong>es after halftime as the Texans rank<br />

31st in the <strong>NFL</strong> in first half offensive production, averaging<br />

only 135.2 yards. Only Carolina (110.8) average less in the<br />

first half.<br />

However, the Texans rank first in the second half offensive<br />

production, averaging 234.7 yards. The 99.5-yard<br />

improvement in average after halftime is tops in the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

and the reason why the Texans rank eighth overall in total<br />

offense.<br />

Below is a look at where the Texans rank in first and second<br />

half offensive production, as well as the teams who<br />

improve the most after halftime.<br />

YARDS/GAME, FIRST HALF ONLY<br />

Rank Team GP Yards YPG<br />

32 Carolina Panthers 11 1,258 114.4<br />

31 Buffalo Bills 11 1,440 130.9<br />

30 San Francisco 49ers 11 1,467 133.4<br />

29 Arizona Cardinals 11 1,474 134.0<br />

28 Oakland Raiders 11 1,507 137.0<br />

27 Houston Texans 11 1,560 141.8<br />

YARDS/GAME, SECOND HALF ONLY<br />

Rank Team GP Yards YPG<br />

1 Houston Texans 11 2,485 225.9<br />

2 San Diego Chargers 11 2,335 212.3<br />

3 Dallas Cowboys 11 2,240 203.6<br />

4 New York Giants 11 2,219 201.7<br />

5 Oakland Raiders 11 2,187 198.8<br />

YPG IMPROVEMENT, FIRST HALF TO SECOND HALF<br />

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Diff<br />

Houston Texans 141.8 225.9 84.1<br />

Oakland Raiders 137.0 198.8 61.8<br />

Buffalo Bills 130.9 187.5 56.6<br />

Dallas Cowboys 162.1 203.6 41.5<br />

Minnesota Vikings 150.9 182.5 31.5<br />

HIGH MARKS<br />

The Texans have posted some of the best individual performances<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> this season. They are listed below:<br />

Passing Yards<br />

497 Matt Schaub at Wash., 9/19 (OT), (38-52, 497, 3 td)\<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

231 Arian Foster vs. Ind., 9/12, (33-231, 3 td)<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

33 Arian Foster vs. Ind., 9/12, (33-231, 3 td)<br />

Scrimmage Yards<br />

238 Arian Foster vs. Ind., 9/12, (Rush 33-231, Rec 1-7)<br />

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2010 <strong>TEXANS</strong> NOTES<br />

Johnson<br />

Foster<br />

receiving yards.<br />

QUITE A PAIR<br />

RB Arian Foster and WR Andre Johnson<br />

have formed the AFC’s top rushingreceiving<br />

duo this season.<br />

Johnson and Foster have <strong>com</strong>bined for<br />

2,016 scrimmage yards, based on Foster’s<br />

rushing (1,147 yards) and Johnson’s<br />

receving (869 yards). No other pair has<br />

better numbers in the AFC, and Atlanta’s<br />

Roddy White (1,066 receiving) and Michael<br />

Turner (974 rushing) are the only<br />

duo with more yards (2,040).<br />

Johnson and Foster have accounted for<br />

more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage<br />

this season if you factor in Foster’s 378<br />

2010 TOP <strong>NFL</strong> RUSHER-RECEIVER DUOS<br />

Rusher (Yds) Receiver (Yds) Team (Total Yds)<br />

M. Turner (974) R. White (1,066) ATL (2,040)<br />

A. Foster (1,147) A. Johnson (869) HOU (2,016)<br />

J. Charles (1,021) D. Bowe (885) KC (1,906)<br />

R. Mendenhall (962) M. Wallace (792) PIT (1,754)<br />

A. Bradshaw (916) H. Nicks (800) NYG (1,716)<br />

C. Benson (788) T. Owens (914) CIN (1,702)<br />

SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST<br />

In Week 11, the Texans put up 181 yards of offense and 20<br />

points in the fourth quarter to nearly pull off the <strong>com</strong>e-from<br />

behind-win against the New York Jets. QB Matt Schaub<br />

and Co. have been electrifying in the fourth quarter in<br />

2010, leading the <strong>NFL</strong> in points scored in the final frame.<br />

MOST POINTS SCORED IN 4TH QUARTER, 2010<br />

Team Games Pts. Pts./4Q<br />

Houston Texans 11 99 9.0<br />

New England Patriots 11 95 8.6<br />

Pittsburgh Steelers 11 94 8.5<br />

San Diego 11 86 7.8<br />

Tennessee Titans 10 85 7.7<br />

SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN 4TH QUARTER, 2010<br />

Team Games Rush Pass Total Yds/4Q<br />

Dallas Cowboys 11 295 1,041 1,336 121.5<br />

Houston Texans 11 354 861 1,215 110.5<br />

Denver Broncos 11 163 1,016 1,179 107.2<br />

Pittsburgh Steelers 11 452 724 1,176 106.9<br />

New York Giants 11 538 632 1,170 106.4<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong>’S PROLIFIC PASSING ATTACK<br />

The Texans passing game has been one of the most dangerous<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> in the last three seasons. Houston has<br />

averaged 267.6 net passing yards per game to rank third in<br />

the league since 2008.<br />

MOST NET PASSING YARDS PER GAME, 2008-10<br />

Team Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG<br />

New Orleans Saints 1,636 1,104 67.5 12,535 291.5<br />

Indianapolis Colts 1,672 1,112 66.5 11,885 276.4<br />

Houston Texans 1,515 1,002 66.1 11,507 267.6<br />

San Diego Chargers 1,376 901 65.5 11,434 265.9<br />

Denver Broncos 1,608 993 61.8 11,270 262.1<br />

The 2009 Texans passing attack was the most prolific in<br />

franchise history, averaging a league-high 290.9 yards per<br />

game, nearly 25 yards per game ahead of the previous record,<br />

set in 2008.<br />

THREE THOUSAND MEN<br />

Houston is the only <strong>NFL</strong> team that can say it has three<br />

1,000-yard rushers on its active roster and one of six <strong>NFL</strong><br />

teams that can tout at least two1,000-yard rushers on its<br />

active roster. RB Steve Slaton rushed for 1,282 yards as a<br />

rookie in 2008 and RB Derrick Ward rushed for 1,025 yards<br />

for the New York Giants, also in 2008. RB Arian Foster has<br />

joined the duo this season with 1,147 yards rushing.<br />

1,000-YARD TEAMMATES<br />

TM Player 1,000-Yard Seasons<br />

HOU Arian Foster* 1 (2010)<br />

Steve Slaton 1 (2008)<br />

Derrick Ward 1 (2008)<br />

BAL Willis McGahee 3 (2004, ‘05, ‘07)<br />

Ray Rice* 1 (2009)<br />

CHI Matt Forte* 1 (2008)<br />

Chester Taylor 1 (2006)<br />

KC Jamaal Charles 2 (2009-10)<br />

Thomas Jones* 5 (2005-09)<br />

MIA Ronnie Brown* 1 (2006)<br />

Ricky Williams 5 (2000-03, ‘09)<br />

SF Frank Gore* 4 (2006-09)<br />

Brian Westbrook 2 (2006-07)<br />

*Listed as starting running back on 2010 Kickoff Weekend<br />

depth charts.<br />

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2010 <strong>TEXANS</strong> NOTES<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> SHOWING THEIR VALUE<br />

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has built an organizational<br />

infrastructure that has helped place his franchise<br />

among the world’s most valuable sports franchises. The<br />

Texans rank tenth on Forbes’ 2010 list of the 10 Most Valuable<br />

Teams In Sports with an estimated worth of $1.15 billion.<br />

Houston ranks sixth in the <strong>NFL</strong> in value, according to<br />

the list.<br />

Perhaps most impressive is the fact that the Texans are<br />

the only team on the list founded in the 21st century.<br />

2010 FORBES 10 MOST VALUABLE TEAMS IN SPORTS<br />

Rank Team League Worth<br />

(Billions)<br />

1. Manchester United Premier League (England) 1.87<br />

2. Dallas Cowboys <strong>NFL</strong> 1.65<br />

3. Washington Redskins <strong>NFL</strong> 1.55<br />

4. New York Yankees MLB 1.50<br />

5. New England Patriots <strong>NFL</strong> 1.36<br />

6. Real Madrid La Liga (Spain) 1.35<br />

7. Arsenal Premier League (England) 1.20<br />

8. New York Giants <strong>NFL</strong> 1.18<br />

9. New York Jets <strong>NFL</strong> 1.17<br />

10. Houston Texans <strong>NFL</strong> 1.15<br />

THE ORIGINAL <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

Houston has two coaches remaining from the inaugural<br />

season. Running backs coach Chick Harris and special<br />

teams coordinator Joe Marciano are the lone holdovers<br />

from the 2002 staff and have been present for all 167 preseason<br />

and regular season Texans games.<br />

DRE CLAIMS SENIORITY<br />

With the loss of the last original Texan, K Kris Brown, WR<br />

Andre Johnson has assumed the role of elder statesman<br />

for the Texans franchise.<br />

Johnson, the team’s first-round draft pick and third overall<br />

selection in the 2003 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft, is the only Texan who<br />

played for the team prior to the 2006 season, prior to head<br />

coach Gary Kubiak’s tenure in Houston. He is currently<br />

third on the all-time games played list for the Texans with<br />

112 and is just the third player to play eight seasons with<br />

the team in 2010.<br />

2010 ACTIVE ROSTER FACTS AND FIGURES<br />

Oldest Texans player<br />

Matt Turk, 42 (Born 6/16/1968)<br />

Youngest Texans player<br />

Kareem Jackson, 22 (Born 4/10/1988)<br />

Most seasons as a Texan<br />

Andre Johnson - 8 seasons<br />

Most <strong>NFL</strong> seasons<br />

Matt Turk - 15 seasons<br />

Tallest Texan<br />

Eric Winston, 6-7<br />

Shortest Texan<br />

Steve Slaton and Brice McCain - 5-9<br />

Conferences with the most Texans<br />

ACC - 10 players<br />

Big Ten - 10 Players<br />

Played College in Texas - 3<br />

James Casey (Rice)<br />

Kasey Studdard (Texas)<br />

Jon Weeks (Baylor)<br />

Former 1st rd draft picks - 8<br />

Jason Allen (Miami, 2006)<br />

Duane Brown (2008)<br />

Brian Cushing (2009)<br />

Kareem Jackson (2010)<br />

Andre Johnson (2003)<br />

Damione Lewis (St. Louis, 2001)<br />

Amobi Okoye (2007)<br />

Mario Williams (2006)<br />

Coaches who played in the <strong>NFL</strong> - 9<br />

Frank Bush<br />

Perry Carter<br />

Rick Dennison<br />

Johnny Holland<br />

Bill Kollar<br />

Gary Kubiak<br />

Bruce Matthews<br />

Frank Pollack<br />

Ray Rhodes<br />

Native Texans - 7<br />

James Casey (Azle)<br />

Zac Diles (Abilene)<br />

Damione Lewis (Sulphur Springs)<br />

Brice McCain (Terrell)<br />

Earl Mitchell (Galena Park)<br />

Wade Smith (Dallas)<br />

Eric Winston (Midland)<br />

College with the most Texans<br />

Miami (6)<br />

Rashad Butler<br />

Andre Johnson<br />

Damione Lewis<br />

Chris Myers<br />

Darryl Sharpton<br />

Eric Winston<br />

Pro Bowlers - 7<br />

Brian Cushing (2010)<br />

Owen Daniels (2009)<br />

Andre Johnson (2005, ‘07, ‘09, 10)<br />

Neil Rackers (2005)<br />

Matt Schaub (2010)<br />

Matt Turk (1996, ‘97, ‘98)<br />

Mario Williams (2009, ‘10)<br />

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GARY KUBIAK NOTES<br />

OUT-RUSHING TO JUDGEMENT<br />

The Texans have outrushed their opponents 39 times<br />

since Gary Kubiak took over as head coach in 2006, and<br />

the Texans are 28-11 in those games, including 4-3 this<br />

year. Houston outrushed Indianapolis 257-44 in the 2010<br />

season opener, the largest differential in rushing yards<br />

against an opponent in the Kubiak Era.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> WHEN OUTRUSHING<br />

OPPONENTS, 2006-10<br />

Game, Date Texans Opponent Diff. Score<br />

IND, 9/12/10 #257 44 +213 34-24<br />

TEN, 11/28/10 188 24 +164 20-0<br />

@ OAK, 10/3/10 249 118 +131 31-24<br />

BUF, 11/19/06* 188 70 +118 21-24<br />

@ BUF, 11/1/09 186 97 +89 31-10<br />

DEN, 12/13/07 158 72 +86 31-13<br />

IND, 10/5/08* 156 79 +77 27-31<br />

IND, 12/24/06 191 114 +77 27-24<br />

OAK, 10/4/09 120 45 +75 29-6<br />

JAX, 12/30/07 170 96 +74 42-28<br />

DET, 10/19/08 150 77 +73 28-21<br />

NE, 1/3/10 144 74 +70 34-27<br />

SD, 11/7/10* 140 77 +63 23-29<br />

@ MIA, 12/27/09 162 60 +62 27-20<br />

CHI, 12/28/08 127 69 +58 31-24<br />

NO, 11/18/07 103 47 +56 23-10<br />

@ CAR, 9/16/07 119 66 +53 34-21<br />

@ CIN, 10/18/09 87 46 +41 28-17<br />

WAS, 9/19/10 (OT) 58 18 +40 30-27<br />

KC, 9/9/07 109 72 +37 20-3<br />

TEN, 10/29/06* 148 111 +37 22-28<br />

@ GB, 12/7/08 141 108 +33 24-21<br />

SF, 10/25/09 90 59 +31 24-21<br />

@ JAX, 11/12/06 148 118 +30 13-10<br />

JAX, 10/22/06 131 102 +29 27-7<br />

@ OAK, 11/4/07 178 153 +25 24-17<br />

DAL, 9/26/10 124 101 +23 13-27<br />

SEA, 12/13/09 85 62 +23 34-7<br />

@ IND, 11/16/08* 177 154 +23 27-33<br />

MIA, 10/12/08 114 96 +18 29-28<br />

@ CLE, 11/23/08 112 95 +17 16-6<br />

@ OAK, 12/3/06 129 113 +16 23-14<br />

@ IND, 11/8/09* 81 72 +9 17-20<br />

IND, 11/29/09* 122 114 +8 27-35<br />

TEN, 12/14/08 107 100 +7 13-12<br />

@ SD, 10/28/07* 115 109 +6 10-35<br />

CIN, 10/26/08 109 105 +4 35-6<br />

@ IND, 11/1/10* 108 107 +1 17-30<br />

@ ARZ, 10/11/09* 45 44 +1 21-28<br />

* Indicates losses.<br />

# Indicates Texans team record.<br />

2010 games in bold<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> IN A RUSH TO WIN<br />

Under head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have made<br />

running the ball effectively a priority, and that philosophy<br />

has been proven in the team’s win-loss record over the<br />

last four-plus years.<br />

When Houston has run the ball 30 or more times over the<br />

last three seasons, the team is 22-3 (.880 winning pct.). By<br />

contrast, Houston is 3-27 when rushing less than 25 times.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> RECORD<br />

BY RUSHING ATTEMPTS, 2006-10<br />

Rushing Att. Avg. Rush Yds Record<br />

30 or more 145.8 22-3<br />

25-29 111.1 11-9<br />

Less than 25 72.6 3-27<br />

WIN TURNOVERS = WIN GAMES<br />

One of head coach Gary Kubiak’s themes with his team<br />

has been the importance of winning the turnover battle.<br />

Since 2006 under Kubiak, the Texans have won the turnover<br />

battle 26 times. Houston is 21-5 in those games.<br />

Houston had a minus-one turnover ratio in 2009, giving<br />

the ball away 28 times and forcing 27 turnovers. The Texans<br />

are 3-2 this year when winning the turnover battle.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> WITH POSITIVE<br />

TURNOVER MARGIN, 2006-10<br />

Game, Date Giveaways Takeaways Diff. W/L<br />

TEN, 11/28/10 0 3 +3 W<br />

@ NYJ, 11/21/10 1 2 +1 L<br />

SD, 11/7/10 1 2 +1 L<br />

@ OAK, 10/3/10 0 3 +3 W<br />

IND, 9/12/10 1 2 +1 W<br />

NE, 1/3/10 1 2 +1 W<br />

TEN, 11/23/09 0 1 +1 L<br />

SF, 10/25/09 1 2 +1 W<br />

@ CIN, 10/18/09 2 3 +1 W<br />

OAK, 10/4/09 2 3 +1 W<br />

@ TEN, 9/20/09 0 2 +2 W<br />

TEN, 12/14/08 1 2 +1 W<br />

JAX, 12/1/08 1 3 +2 W<br />

@ CLE, 11/23/08 2 5 +3 W<br />

CIN, 10/26/08 0 3 +3 W<br />

NO, 11/18/07 2 3 +1 W<br />

@ OAK, 11/4/07 1 3 +2 W<br />

@ CAR, 9/16/07 1 3 +2 W<br />

KC, 9/9/07 2 4 +2 W<br />

CLE, 12/31/06 1 3 +2 W<br />

IND, 12/24/06 0 1 +1 W<br />

TEN, 12/10/06 0 2 +2 L<br />

@ OAK, 12/3/06 2 5 +3 W<br />

@ JAX, 11/12/06 0 4 +4 W<br />

JAX, 10/22/06 0 2 +2 W<br />

PHI, 9/10/06 0 1 +1 L<br />

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GARY KUBIAK NOTES<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> ON THE MARK<br />

When head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, he<br />

brought with him an offensive philosophy based on a<br />

strong running game and a precision passing attack.<br />

Since 2006, the Texans have the second-most accurate<br />

passing offense in the <strong>NFL</strong>. Texans quarterbacks have<br />

<strong>com</strong>bined to <strong>com</strong>plete 66.4 percent of their passes.<br />

HIGHEST TEAM COMPLETION<br />

PERCENTAGE, 2006-10<br />

Team Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG<br />

New Orleans Saints 2,868 1,916 66.8 21,929 292.4<br />

Houston Texans 2,525 1,677 66.4 18,986 253.1<br />

Indianapolis Colts 2,780 1,829 65.8 20,698 276.0<br />

New England Patriots 2,597 1,694 65.2 19,482 259.8<br />

San Diego Chargers 2,313 1,469 63.5 18,500 246.7<br />

IMPROVED PASS PROTECTION<br />

The improved pass protection of the offensive line has<br />

been a key reason the Houston passing attack has been<br />

one of the most dangerous in the <strong>NFL</strong> under head coach<br />

Gary Kubiak over the last three-plus seasons.<br />

Since 2007, Texans quarterbacks have been sacked 103<br />

times on 2,147 pass plays, or a mere 4.79 percent of the<br />

time. That sack percentage is the fifth-best in the <strong>NFL</strong> over<br />

the last four years.<br />

LOWEST SACK PERCENTAGE, 2007-10<br />

Pass Gross<br />

Team Plays Cmp Yds Sk Sk Pct<br />

Indianapolis Colts 2,286 1,467 16,301 63 2.8<br />

New Orleans Saints 2,353 1,544 17,303 65 2.8<br />

Tennessee Titans 1,772 999 11,176 76 4.3<br />

New England Patriots 2,172 1,368 15,892 102 4.7<br />

Houston Texans 2,147 1,348 15,954 103 4.8<br />

Denver Broncos 2,230 1,319 15,502 107 4.8<br />

New York Giants 2,053 1,183 13,796 100 4.9<br />

Arizona Cardinals 2,275 1,351 15,456 113 5.0<br />

Dallas Cowboys 2,151 1,295 15,902 109 5.1<br />

San Diego Chargers 1,947 1,182 15,088 100 5.1<br />

There certainly is no lack of <strong>NFL</strong> experience on the Texans’<br />

sidelines. Head coach Gary Kubiak’s coaching staff<br />

consists of nine former players with a <strong>com</strong>bined total of 71<br />

seasons played in the <strong>NFL</strong>. The group is also one of eight<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> teams with a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame<br />

(Offensive Assistant Bruce Matthews) on staff. Only San<br />

Francisco has more coaches on staff with <strong>NFL</strong> playing experience<br />

than the Texans:<br />

Former <strong>NFL</strong> Cumulative <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Staff players on staff Playing Experience<br />

San Francisco 10 80<br />

Houston 9 71<br />

Green Bay 8 69<br />

Kansas City 6 70<br />

New York Jets 6 61<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> COACHING STAFF <strong>NFL</strong> PLAYING EXPERIENCE<br />

(Seasons)<br />

Gary Kubiak (9) Denver, 1983-91<br />

Frank Bush (2) Houston Oilers, 1985-86<br />

Perry Carter (4) Kansas City 1995; Oakland 1996-98<br />

Rick Dennison (9) Denver 1982-90<br />

Johnny Holland (7) Green Bay 1987-93<br />

Bill Kollar (8) Cincinnati 1974-76;<br />

Tampa Bay 1977-81<br />

Bruce Matthews (19)<br />

WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE<br />

Houston Oilers/<br />

Tennessee Titans 1983-2001<br />

Frank Pollack (6) San Francisco 1990-91; 1994-97<br />

Ray Rhodes (7) New York Giants 1974-79;<br />

San Francisco 1980.<br />

In <strong>com</strong>parison, Houston allowed a sack on 10.63 percent<br />

of pass plays from 2002-06, giving up 272 sacks on 2,559<br />

plays prior to the arrival of QB Matt Schaub.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> SACK PERCENTAGES,<br />

2002-06 vs. 2007-10<br />

Years W-L Att Cmp Yds Sk Sk Pct<br />

2002-06 24-56 2,287 1,368 13,141 272 10.63<br />

2007-10 30-29 2,147 1,348 15,964 103 4.79<br />

Gary Kubiak played nine seasons in the <strong>NFL</strong> for the Denver<br />

Broncos and has surrounded himself with a staff that<br />

has similar playing backgrounds.<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW<br />

OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW<br />

The Texans are ranked fourth in the AFC and seventh in<br />

the <strong>NFL</strong> in total offense, averaging 367.7 yards per game.<br />

Houston is seventh in the league with 132.5 rushing yards<br />

per game and 15th in passing with 235.2 yards per game.<br />

The Texans emphasized improvement in the run game<br />

following the 2009 season and have <strong>com</strong>e through in 2010.<br />

Houston has rushed for more than 200 yards in a game<br />

twice this season, something it had done only once in<br />

the eight seasons prior. In addition, the offense set midseason<br />

franchise rushing records and currently has 1,270<br />

yards on 260 carries (4.9 average) and 15 touchdowns. The<br />

Texans are on pace to shatter team rushing records behind<br />

RB Arian Foster’s performance in 2010.<br />

Foster leads the <strong>NFL</strong> with 1,147 rushing yards, 1,600 total<br />

yards from scrimmage and 91 first downs gained, and a<br />

league-best 12 rushing touchdowns. Foster is 136 yards<br />

shy of setting the franchise’s single-season rushing record<br />

(Steve Slaton, 1,282 yards in 2008). He set a singlegame<br />

rushing record with 231 rushing yards on Kickoff<br />

Weekend against the Colts, after which he was named<br />

AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Ground<br />

Player of the Week.<br />

Eighth-year veteran WR Andre Johnson leads the team<br />

with 65 receptions and ranks fifth in the <strong>NFL</strong> with 869<br />

receiving yards. He is the only receiver in <strong>NFL</strong> history to<br />

record at least 60 receptions in each of his first eight seasons.<br />

The team also set a franchise record with 468 net passing<br />

yards in a Week 2 overtime win at Washington. QB<br />

Matt Schaub <strong>com</strong>pleted 38-of-52 passes for 497 yards, the<br />

12th-highest total in <strong>NFL</strong> history, and three touchdowns in<br />

the win. The Texans rolled up 526 yards of total offense in<br />

the game, the second-most in team history, and Johnson<br />

and Kevin Walter both had more than 10 catches for more<br />

than 100 yards in the game, a first in team history.<br />

The offensive line has paved the way for Foster and the<br />

unit’s success this season. RT Eric Winston, who has anchored<br />

the offensive line with 66 consecutive starts, LT<br />

Duane Brown, free agent signee LG Wade Smith, C Chris<br />

Myers, the RG rotation of Antoine Caldwell and Mike<br />

Brisiel, and veteran FB Vonta Leach have developed into<br />

a formidable unit, pushing the limits of some of the <strong>NFL</strong>’s<br />

best defenses.<br />

Johnson went over the 8,000-yard mark for his career and<br />

caught his 600th career reception against Washington in<br />

Week 2. He became the third-fastest player in <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

to reach 600 receptions, doing it in his 104th career game.<br />

Johnson is well on his way to another 1,000-yard receiving<br />

season despite missing Week 4 with an ankle injury that<br />

has left him at less than 100 percent since Week 2.<br />

TE Joel Dreessen has set career highs with 336 yards<br />

receiving and four touchdowns on 22 receptions.<br />

OFFENSE POSITION-BY-POSITION<br />

QUARTERBACKS<br />

The Texans offense lies in the capable hands of 2010 Pro<br />

Bowl MVP Matt Schaub. Schaub ranks fifth in the AFC in <strong>com</strong>pletion<br />

percentage and passing yards. All totaled, Schaub has<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 236-of-367 passes (64.3 percent) for 2,752 yards, 15<br />

touchdowns and seven interceptions with a 92.6 passer rating.<br />

He is became the franchise’s all-time winningest quarterback<br />

with 24 victories as a starter in the Week 12 win against Tennessee.<br />

In Week 2 at Washington, Schaub threw for a team-record<br />

497 yards on 38-of-52 passing to help the Texans to the franchise’s<br />

first overtime win. It was the 12th-highest passing total<br />

in <strong>NFL</strong> history.<br />

The seventh-year signal caller has also led his team back<br />

from a pair of double-digit fourth quarter deficits. He led the<br />

team back from 10 points down at Washington in Week 2 and<br />

again in Week 6 against Kansas City.<br />

Schaub is on pace for his second-consecutive 4,000-yard<br />

passing season. He posted elite numbers in 2009, which<br />

marked his first season starting all 16 games as a pro. He<br />

ranked among the league’s top five passers in six categories<br />

and his 4,770 passing yards not only led the league, but were<br />

also the sixth-most in <strong>NFL</strong> history. Schaub also led the league<br />

in attempts (583) and <strong>com</strong>pletions (396). His 67.9 <strong>com</strong>pletion<br />

percentage was fourth in the league, and he ranked fifth in<br />

yards per attempt (8.18) and passing touchdowns (29). His 98.6<br />

passer rating ranked seventh.<br />

Schaub was the starting quarterback for the AFC in the 2010<br />

Pro Bowl and earned Most Valuable Player honors after setting<br />

the Pro Bowl record with a passer rating of 151.3, throwing<br />

for 189 yards and two touchdowns.<br />

In four seasons as the Texans starter, Schaub has thrown for<br />

12,628 yards with a team-record 66 touchdowns and 41 interceptions.<br />

Schaub has posted a quarterback rating of 93.6 since<br />

joining the team, which is by far the highest in franchise history<br />

among quarterbacks with at least 200 pass attempts.<br />

Dan Orlovsky won the backup job in the 2010 preseason.<br />

Orlovsky signed with the Texans during the opening weekend<br />

of free agency following the 2008 season. He started seven<br />

games in 2008 for the Detroit Lions, <strong>com</strong>pleting 143-of-255<br />

passes for 1,616 yards with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions.<br />

Former Heisman Trophy winner and fifth-year veteran Matt<br />

Leinart signed with the Texans following the 2010 preseason.<br />

Leinart started 17 times and played in 29 games in his four<br />

years in Arizona, throwing for 3,893 yards and 14 touchdowns.<br />

He has earned praise from head coach Gary Kubiak for his<br />

grasp on the offense and ability to run it if called upon.<br />

RUNNING BACKS<br />

Second-year RB Arian Foster, who came on strong late<br />

in 2009, burst onto the <strong>NFL</strong> rushing scene with the greatest<br />

rushing performance in Texans history in the season opener<br />

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against the Colts. Foster set team records with 33 carries for<br />

231 yards and tied a team record with three rushing touchdowns.<br />

Foster’s breakout day marked the second-best season-opening<br />

rushing performance in <strong>NFL</strong> history (O.J. Simpson,<br />

250 yards in 1973).<br />

Foster, who was undrafted <strong>com</strong>ing out of Tennessee, has<br />

continued his assault on opposing defenses, leading the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

with 1,147 yards rushing on 223 carries (5.1 average) and is<br />

leading the league in yards from scrimmage with 1,600, 91<br />

first downs gained rushing touchdowns with 12. Priest Holmes<br />

is the only undrafted running back to produce more yards<br />

through 10 games in a season than Foster did this season,<br />

rushing for 1,012 yards through the first 10 games of 2002.<br />

Foster is third among <strong>NFL</strong> running backs with 453 yards receiving<br />

on 48 receptions and is tied for the <strong>NFL</strong> lead with six<br />

100-yard performances this season. He has scored multiple<br />

touchdowns in five games.<br />

Foster spent the first 10 weeks of 2009 on the Texans’ practice<br />

squad but came on strong once he was elevated to the active<br />

roster, finishing fourth on the squad with 256 yards rushing.<br />

The Texans bolstered their backfield with the addition of veteran<br />

RB Derrick Ward immediately following the preseason.<br />

Ward led the Giants in with 1,409 <strong>com</strong>bined yards in 2008, rushing<br />

for 1,025 yards (5.6 average)and catching 41 passes for 384<br />

yards. He spent the 2009 season with Tampa Bay. Ward has<br />

experienced a resurgence in Houston, scoring touchdowns in<br />

three straight games for the first time in his career earlier in<br />

the season.<br />

Ward ranks second on the team with 216 yards on 36 carries<br />

(6.0 average). In Week 4 at Oakland, Ward rushed for 80 yards<br />

on 12 carries, including a 33-yard touchdown run in the first<br />

quarter for his first points as a Texan.<br />

Despite missing the last five games of 2009 with a shoulder<br />

injury, RB Steve Slaton led the team in rushing for the second<br />

Arian Foster set Texans rushing records with 33 carries<br />

for 231 yards and tied a team record with three touchdowns<br />

in the season opener against Indianapolis.<br />

straight year with 437 yards on the ground. Now healthy, Slaton<br />

ranks third on the team with 93 yards rushing.<br />

FB Vonta Leach has played in all 70 games he’s been with the<br />

Texans since joining the team mid-way through the 2006 season<br />

and has developed a reputation as one of the best blocking<br />

backs in the <strong>NFL</strong>. Head coach Gary Kubiak called Leach’s performance<br />

in the 2010 season opener the best he’d seen from<br />

the seventh-year vet as he helped clear the way for Foster’s<br />

record day. Leach has also proven to be a reliable receiver out<br />

of the backfield with 75 career receptions for 516 yards and<br />

four touchdowns.<br />

WIDE RECEIVERS<br />

The Texans receiving corps, led by All-Pro Andre Johnson,<br />

continues to be one of the deepest and most dangerous<br />

groups in the <strong>NFL</strong>. Johnson is tied for second in the AFC in<br />

receptions with 65 and is sixth in the <strong>NFL</strong> with 869 yards and<br />

a team-leading five touchdowns receiving despite missing<br />

Week 4 at Oakland due to injury.<br />

Johnson became the only player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to record at<br />

least 60 receptions in each of his first eight seasons when he<br />

caught his 60th pass of the season against Tennessee in Week<br />

12. Two of his touchdown catches came when the Texans<br />

needed it most, forcing overtime in Week 2 against Washington<br />

and snaring the game-winning score against Kansas City in<br />

Week 6 with 28 seconds remaining in the game.<br />

Johnson tied a team record with 12 receptions and had 158<br />

yards receiving, 34 of which came on the game-tying score, in<br />

the Week 2 win at Washington.<br />

Johnson led the league in receiving yards for the second<br />

consecutive year in 2009 with 1,569 and caught a career-high<br />

nine touchdown passes. Johnson has 643 career receptions<br />

for 8,761 yards and 46 touchdowns. Since 2006, Johnson has<br />

been the most productive receiver in the <strong>NFL</strong>, averaging 91.1<br />

yards per game.<br />

Kevin Walter starts opposite Johnson for the fourth straight<br />

year and ranks third on the team with 31 receptions for 384<br />

yards and is second on the team lead with four touchdowns.<br />

In 2009, Walter caught 53 passes for 611 yards and two touchdowns.<br />

Since joining the Texans in 2006, Walter has caught<br />

226 passes for 2,844 yards and 18 touchdowns, tied for the<br />

third-most in Texans history.<br />

Fourth-year pro Jacoby Jones has be<strong>com</strong>e more involved<br />

in the offense in 2010, adding to his versatility as a returner<br />

on special teams. Jones hauled in a career-high six passes<br />

against Washington, including a crucial third down conversion<br />

in overtime. He ranks fourth on the team with 27 receptions<br />

for 255 yards and a touchdown despite missing Week 5 with<br />

a calf injury.<br />

Jones caught a career-high 27 passes for 437 yards and six<br />

touchdown catches in 2009. In four seasons, Jones has caught<br />

72 passes for 922 yards and six touchdowns.<br />

David Anderson turned in the best season of his career in<br />

2009. The fifth-year receiver out of Colorado State caught 38<br />

passes for 370 yards, both career highs. Since being picked in<br />

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the seventh round in 2006, Anderson has caught 73 passes for<br />

808 yards and three touchdowns. He has seven receptions for<br />

72 yards this season.<br />

Houston’s seventh-round draft pick, WR Dorin Dickerson out<br />

of Pittsburgh, is the new face in the group. Dickerson played<br />

the latter half of his college career at tight end, setting school<br />

records for touchdown receptions at that position. He has<br />

since shown the speed to play wide receiver in the <strong>NFL</strong>, while<br />

also maintaining some of the size and blocking ability that<br />

made him an elite collegiate tight end.<br />

TIGHT ENDS<br />

The tight end position was dealt a tough blow in 2009 with<br />

the loss of Pro Bowler Owen Daniels to a season-ending knee<br />

injury in Houston’s Week 8 win at Buffalo. Daniels was on pace<br />

for a career year, with 40 catches for 519 yards and five touchdowns<br />

through eight games.<br />

Daniels, who steadily improved each week until a hamstring<br />

injury left him inactive the last three weeks, showed Pro Bowl<br />

form in Week 6 against Kansas City with a season-high 79<br />

yards on five receptions. He currently has 16 receptions for<br />

200 yards. In five seasons, he has caught 223 passes for 2,701<br />

yards and 15 touchdowns. He was elevated to the active roster<br />

from the Active PUP List the last week of the 2010 preseason.<br />

The loss of Daniels in 2009 and in 2010 has certainly affected<br />

the offense but has been lessened as Joel Dreessen has<br />

emerged as a viable receiving threat in his own right. Dreessen<br />

has set season career highs with four touchdown receptions<br />

and 336 yards receiving in 2010. He leads the team with<br />

16.3 yards per catch (22-336) and posted a career-best 106<br />

yards receiving on four receptions for a touchdown against the<br />

New York Jets in Week 11. He also led the Texans with five receptions<br />

for 73 yards in Week 4 at Oakland, and again with five<br />

receptions for 66 yards in Week 9 against San Diego. Dreessen<br />

made a clutch catch in overtime in Week 2 against Washington,<br />

pulling down his first reception of the season, a 28-yarder<br />

that set up the game-winning field goal. Dreessen played in all<br />

16 games for the second straight season and caught 26 passes<br />

for 320 yards and a touchdown. Since joining the Texans in<br />

2007, Dreessen has caught 61 passes for 763 yards and seven<br />

touchdowns.<br />

Second-year TE James Casey is a sure-handed option with<br />

with surprising speed. He made the most of his first opportunity<br />

at extended playing time on offense in Week 9 against San<br />

Diego, setting career highs with four receptions for 48 yards.<br />

Casey has the ability to line up anywhere on the field and has<br />

set career highs with 69 yards receiving on six receptions.<br />

The Texans added fourth-round draft pick Garrett Graham.<br />

Graham set a Wisconsin school record for tight ends with 16<br />

career touchdown receptions to go along with 121 catches<br />

and 1,492 yards. He started 33-of-40 games played for Wisconsin<br />

and earned First Team All-Big Ten Conference selections<br />

as a junior and senior.<br />

OFFENSIVE LINE<br />

The Texans offensive line paved the way for the most prolific<br />

season in franchise history in 2009 and is re-setting records in<br />

2010. In 2009, Houston’s passing attack led the league, averaging<br />

290.9 yards per game. The unit is doing the same for the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>’s No. 7 offense through Week 10, averaging 367.7 yards<br />

per game. The line used the 2010 season opener to show it’s<br />

physicality, opening holes for Arian Foster’s record rushing<br />

day and 257 total rushing yards and has paved the way for the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>’s seventh-ranked rushing offense at 132.5 yards per game.<br />

Houston’s line has already led the way for a pair of 200-yard<br />

rushing days through four games (257 vs. Indianapolis and 249<br />

at Oakland), something the team had only done once in the<br />

eight years prior.<br />

Fifth-year veteran Chris Myers has started 59 straight games<br />

at center, including 43 in Houston, playing through injury, and<br />

has earned praise from head coach Gary Kubiak for his play<br />

throughout the season.<br />

Mike Brisiel, who is <strong>com</strong>ing off a left foot injury that placed<br />

him on injured reserve in 2009, rotates at right guard with Antoine<br />

Caldwell. Caldwell has the ability to play any of the three<br />

interior line positions and made three starts at right guard during<br />

his rookie campaign and saw action in 11 total games a<br />

year ago.<br />

Brisiel and Caldwell both impressed head coach Gary Kubiak<br />

with their play during the preseason. Caldwell started the first<br />

two games of the season and again in Week 6 after Brisiel was<br />

inactive with a knee injury. Caldwell also started against Indianapolis<br />

in Week 7. Brisiel has started seven games this season<br />

and has seen a majority or all of the playing time at right guard<br />

in the last few weeks.<br />

At RT, Eric Winston has started 66 consecutive games for<br />

the Texans. Winston, a third-round pick in the 2006 draft, has<br />

started every game over the last four-plus seasons and is considered<br />

one of the best right tackles in the league.<br />

Fifth-year veteran Rashad Butler was the primary backup<br />

at both tackle spots in 2009 and made his first career start in<br />

Week 3 against Dallas and started the following three games<br />

until Duane Brown returned from suspension.<br />

Veteran new<strong>com</strong>er G Wade Smith starts at LG. Smith played<br />

the majority of his snaps with the Kansas City Chiefs (2008-09)<br />

at right guard and center and worked primarily at tackle with<br />

the New York Jets (2006-07). The former third-round selection<br />

of Miami in 2003 has played in 85 career games with 45 starts,<br />

including every game at left guard this season.<br />

Duane Brown, Houston’s first-round pick in 2008, has started<br />

all 39 games he has played in in his career at left tackle. After<br />

splitting reps as a rookie, Brown played nearly every offensive<br />

snap in 2009, missing only a few series in the second half at St.<br />

Louis (12/20) in Week 15. He returned from a four-game suspension<br />

against Indianapolis and started against San Diego in<br />

Week 9.<br />

Kasey Studdard, the team’s sixth-round pick in the 2007 draft<br />

started 14 games in 2009 and saw his first action of the season<br />

in Week 6 against Kansas City.<br />

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UNDRAFTED TO UNBELIEVABLE<br />

RB Arian Foster is one of only 10 undrafted<br />

players in <strong>NFL</strong> history to rush for<br />

more than 1,000 yards in a season. Foster<br />

eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in Week 11<br />

against the New York Jets and has an<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>-best 1,147 yards this season.<br />

Foster Priest Holmes is the only other undrafted<br />

player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to rush for more<br />

yards in the first 10 games of a season than Foster. Holmes<br />

had 1,012 yards for through the first 10 games of the 2002<br />

season for Kansas City to Foster’s 1,004 yards through this<br />

season. To date, Foster’s rushing total is ninth all-time<br />

among undrafted players.<br />

Below is a look at the 1,000-yard seasons for undrafted<br />

running backs:<br />

1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONS<br />

BY UNDRAFTED PLAYERS<br />

Player Yr, Tm G Att Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

Priest Holmes 2002, KC 14 313 1,615 5.2 56 21<br />

Priest Holmes 2001, KC 16 327 1,555 4.8 41 8<br />

Willie Parker 2006, Pit 16 337 1,494 4.4 76 13<br />

Priest Holmes 2003, KC 16 320 1,420 4.4 31t 27<br />

Willie Parker 2007, Pit 15 321 1,316 4.1 32 2<br />

Ryan Grant 2009, GB 16 282 1,253 4.4 62t 11<br />

Ryan Grant 2008, GB 16 312 1,203 3.9 57 4<br />

Willie Parker 2005, Pit 15 255 1,202 4.7 80t 4<br />

Arian Foster 2010, Hou 11 224 1,147 5.1 74t 12<br />

James Allen 2000, Chi 16 290 1,120 3.9 29 2<br />

Kevin Mack 1985, Cle 16 222 1,104 5.0 61 7<br />

Dominic Rhodes 2001, Ind 15 233 1,104 4.7 77t 9<br />

Fred Jackson 2009, Buf 16 237 1,062 4.5 43 2<br />

John Settle 1988, Atl 16 232 1,024 4.4 62 7<br />

Priest Holmes 1998, Bal 16 233 1,008 4.3 56 7<br />

Mike Rozier 1988, Hou 15 251 1,002 4.0 28 10<br />

FIRST AND FOSTER<br />

Of the 301 players to rush for 1,000 yards in a season<br />

since 1991, only five other players have made a higher percentage<br />

of their carries go for a first down than RB Arian<br />

Foster has this season.<br />

Foster leads the <strong>NFL</strong> with 66 first downs rushing on 224<br />

carries, meaning that 29.5 percent of his carries go for first<br />

downs.<br />

PERCENTAGE OF CARRIES FOR FIRST DOWNS<br />

(min. 1,000 YARDS RUSHING, 1991-2010)<br />

1st 1st<br />

Player Yr, Tm G Att Yds Dwns Pct.<br />

Michael Vick 2006, Atl 16 123 1,039 55 44.7<br />

Priest Holmes 2002, KC 14 313 1,615 100 31.9<br />

Jamaal Charles 2010, KC 11 161 1,021 50 31.1<br />

Marshall Faulk 2000, StL 14 253 1,359 78 30.8<br />

Christian Okoye 1991, KC 14 225 1,031 67 29.8<br />

Arian Foster 2010, Hou 11 224 1,147 66 29.5<br />

100 AND 23<br />

RB Arian Foster is tied for the lead among <strong>NFL</strong> running<br />

backs this season with six 100-yard games. Below is a list<br />

of running backs with the most 100-yard games in 2010:<br />

MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, 2010<br />

Player 100-Yd Gms Total Rush Yds<br />

Chris Johnson, TEN 6 973<br />

Arian Foster, HOU 6 1,147<br />

Michael Turner, ATL 6 974<br />

Frank Gore, SF 4 801<br />

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC 5 991<br />

Foster also set the franchise record for the most 100-yard<br />

rushing games in a single season by a Texan. Below is a<br />

list of the most 100-yard games in a single season in franchise<br />

history:<br />

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES BY A TEXAN IN A SEASON<br />

Player 100-Yd Gms Year<br />

Arian Foster 6 2010<br />

Steve Slaton 5 2008<br />

Domanick Williams 4 2003<br />

Domanick Williams 4 2004<br />

FOSTER FINISHING STRONG<br />

RB Arian Foster has rushed for 1,404 yards on 278 carries<br />

with 15 touchdowns in 17 <strong>NFL</strong> games.<br />

Nearly 60 percent (58.0 percent) of Foster’s rushing<br />

yards have <strong>com</strong>e after halftime and eight of his 12 rushing<br />

touchdowns (66.7 percent) have <strong>com</strong>e in the fourth<br />

quarter. He rushed for 191 yards in the second half against<br />

Indianapolis in Week 1, including 125 yards on 11 carries<br />

in the fourth quarter, and had 126 yards on 13 carries after<br />

halftime at Oakland in Week 4.<br />

ARIAN FOSTER RUSHING BY QUARTER<br />

Quarter Att Yds Avg Lg TD 10+<br />

1st Half 125 589 4.7 33 4 18<br />

2nd Half/OT 153 815 5.3 74 11 20<br />

Last 2 Min 17 62 3.6 10 2 1<br />

1st Qtr 65 279 4.3 19 1 7<br />

2nd Qtr 60 310 5.2 33 3 11<br />

3rd Qtr 64 387 6.0 74 3 11<br />

4th Qtr 84 410 4.9 42 8 8<br />

OT 5 18 3.6 10 0 1<br />

Totals 278 1,404 5.1 74t 15 38<br />

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LEADER OF THE PACK<br />

RB Arian Foster leads the <strong>NFL</strong> in rushing, first downs,<br />

scrimmage yards and scoring among non-kickers. His<br />

rankings are liste below:<br />

ARIAN FOSTER <strong>NFL</strong> RANKINGS<br />

Category Mark <strong>NFL</strong> Rank<br />

Rushing yards 1,147 1<br />

3rd-and-1 rushing 8-8 1t<br />

Yards from scrimmage 1,600 1<br />

First downs 92 1<br />

Scoring, non-kickers 78 1<br />

IN ELITE COMPANY<br />

RB Arian Foster is in good but rare <strong>com</strong>pany with the<br />

numbers he has posted running the ball.<br />

Foster is one of just three players in <strong>NFL</strong> history to accumulate<br />

more than 500 rushing yards and 100 yards receiving<br />

in the season’s first four games. Foster had 537<br />

yards rushing and 152 yards receving through the first four<br />

games of the season to give him a league-best 689 yards<br />

from scrimmage. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt<br />

Smith and Billy Sims join Foster in ac<strong>com</strong>plishing the feat.<br />

PLAYERS WITH 500+ RUSHING, 100+ RECEIVING<br />

THROUGH FIRST FOUR GAMES<br />

Player, Tm Year Rush Rec Total<br />

Arian Foster, HOU 2010 537 152 689<br />

Emmitt Smith, DAL 1995 542 100 642<br />

Billy Sims, DET 1980 539 206 745<br />

Foster also rushed for a franchise-record 231 yards and<br />

three touchdowns in the Texans’ 34-24 victory against<br />

Indianapolis in the season opener and became the first<br />

player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to rush for at least 200 yards and<br />

three touchdowns on Kickoff Weekend.<br />

His 231 yards on 33 carries ranked second only to O.J.<br />

Simpson’s 250 yards in an <strong>NFL</strong> season opener. Foster is<br />

the seventh player all-time to reach 200 rushing yards on<br />

Kickoff Weekend.<br />

FOSTERING ATTENTION<br />

Texans RB Arian Foster set numerous team records in<br />

the season opener against with a performance that put<br />

the former undrafted free agent on the national sports<br />

scene just seven games and two starts into his career.<br />

Foster was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week<br />

and voted FedEx Ground Player of the Week by fans on<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>.<strong>com</strong> after he ran for 231 yards on 33 carries with three<br />

touchdowns against the Colts, all marks that either set or<br />

tied team records. He rushed for the second-most yards<br />

ever in an <strong>NFL</strong> season opener and is the only <strong>NFL</strong> back to<br />

rush for three touchdowns and more than 200 yards in a<br />

season opener.<br />

Below is a list of team records Foster tied or broke in<br />

Week 1:<br />

FOSTER SINGLE-GAME TEAM RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN<br />

September 12, 2010 vs. Indianapolis<br />

Record Foster Previous Record<br />

Yards 231 158, D. Williams at JAX, 12/26/04<br />

Rushing Att. 33 32, R. Dayne vs. IND, 12/24/06<br />

Touchdowns 3 3, R. Moats at BUF, 11/1/09<br />

Yds from Scrimm. 238 207, A. Johnson vs. TEN, 12/14/08<br />

In the last 20 years, only two players have rushed for<br />

more first downs in a game than Foster did against Indianapolis<br />

last Sunday. They are listed below:<br />

MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING IN A GAME<br />

(Since 1991)<br />

Player, Tm 1st Downs Opponent, Date<br />

Corey Dillon, CIN 15 Tennessee, 12/4/07<br />

Edgerrin James, IND 15 Seattle, 10/15/00<br />

Arian Foster, HOU 14 Indianapolis, 9/12/10<br />

Marshall Faulk, StL 14 Seattle, 10/20/02<br />

Larry Johnson, KC 14 Houston, 11/20/05<br />

TOP SEASON-OPENING RUSHING PERFORMANCES<br />

IN <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Date Tm Opp Att Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

O.J. Simpson 9/16/73 Buf NE 29 250 8.6 - 2<br />

Arian Foster 9/12/10 Hou Ind 33 231 7.0 42 3<br />

Michael Turner 9/7/08 Atl Det 22 220 10.0 66t 2<br />

Eddie George 8/31/97 Ten Oak 35 216 6.2 29t 1<br />

George Rogers 9/4/83 NO StL 24 206 8.6 - 2<br />

The Pro Football Hall of Fame requested Arian Foster’s jersey<br />

following his performance against the Indianapolis Colts in<br />

Week 1. Foster’s 231 yards were the second-highest singlegame<br />

rushing total on Kickoff Weekend in <strong>NFL</strong> history.<br />

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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES<br />

DRE’S AVERAGE IS EXTRAORDINARY<br />

WR Andre Johnson has averaged 78.7 yards per game<br />

through his stellar career, which is the highest in <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

among players with at least 100 games played.<br />

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

(Minimum 100 games played)<br />

Player G Rec Yds TD YPG<br />

Andre Johnson* 112 652 8,817 47 78.7<br />

Torry Holt 173 920 13,382 74 77.4<br />

Anquan Boldin* 106 637 8,172 50 77.1<br />

Marvin Harrison 190 1,102 14,580 128 76.7<br />

Larry Fitzgerald* 102 578 7,758 64 76.1<br />

Jerry Rice 303 1,549 22,895 197 75.6<br />

Lance Alworth 136 542 10,266 85 75.5<br />

* indicates active players<br />

80-10-100<br />

According to ESPN Stats & Information, WR Andre Johnson<br />

is tied for the second-most games with at least 10 receptions<br />

and 100 yards receiving by an <strong>NFL</strong> player since<br />

the AFL-<strong>NFL</strong> merger in 1970. Only Hall of Fame WR Jerry<br />

Rice has more. Johnson is tied with a future Hall of Famer,<br />

Marvin Harrison.<br />

MOST CAREER GAMES WITH<br />

10+ CATCHES & 100+ YARDS SINCE 1970<br />

Player Career GP 10-100 Gms Pct<br />

Jerry Rice 303 15 4.95%<br />

Marvin Harrison 190 14 7.37%<br />

Andre Johnson 110 14 12.73%<br />

Tim Brown 255 13 5.10%<br />

WHEN IN DOUBT, SEND IT DRE’S WAY<br />

WR Andre Johnson has caught two touchdown passes<br />

this season that have <strong>com</strong>e at pivotal points in Texans<br />

wins, tying the game at Washington in Week 2 in the fourth<br />

quarter and providing the winning margin in the Week 6<br />

win against Kansas City. But that’s nothing new for Johnson.<br />

Sixteen of Johnson’s 47 career touchdown receptions<br />

have <strong>com</strong>e when the team is trailing by seven points or<br />

less.<br />

Since 2009, Johnson has pulled in 54 passes for 738<br />

yards and five touchdowns when his team has been<br />

down by seven points or less. Only Reggie Wayne has<br />

more receptions (55) and yards (774) in those situations<br />

since 2009.<br />

ALWAYS OPEN<br />

WR Andre Johnson has been an integral part of the<br />

Texans offense since the team drafted him third overall<br />

in 2003. Johnson has averaged 5.82 receptions per game<br />

in his career, the second-highest average in <strong>NFL</strong> history.<br />

Since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, Johnson<br />

is averaging 6.59 catches per game, which would be<br />

the most in <strong>NFL</strong> history.<br />

MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME, <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

(Minimum 500 receptions)<br />

Player G Rec Yds Avg Rec/Gm<br />

Anquan Boldin* 106 637 8,172 12.8 6.00<br />

Andre Johnson* 112 652 8,817 13.4 5.82<br />

Marvin Harrison 190 1,102 14,580 13.2 5.80<br />

Larry Fitzgerald* 102 578 7,758 13.4 5.67<br />

Torry Holt 173 920 13,382 14.5 5.32<br />

* indicates active players<br />

THE 1,500-1,500 CLUB<br />

WR Andre Johnson finished the 2009 season with 1,569<br />

yards on 101 receptions to join former Indianapolis WR<br />

Marvin Harrison (2001-02) as the only players to have<br />

back-to-back 1,500-yard receiving seasons.<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> RECEIVERS WITH 1,500 YARDS, CONSECUTIVE SEASONS<br />

Player Year Rec Yds Avg TD<br />

Andre Johnson 2009 101 1,569 15.5 9<br />

Andre Johnson 2008 115 1,575 13.7 8<br />

Marvin Harrison 2002 143 1,722 12.0 11<br />

Marvin Harrison 2001 109 1,524 14.0 15<br />

THE NEW “FLASH 80”<br />

WR Andre Johnson led the <strong>NFL</strong> in both receptions and<br />

receiving yards in 2008 with 115 catches for 1,575 yards.<br />

He was tops in the <strong>NFL</strong> again in 2009 with 1,569 yards and<br />

tied for third in receptions with 101.<br />

Johnson joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only<br />

receivers since the AFL-<strong>NFL</strong> merger in 1970 to lead the<br />

league in yards in back-to-back seasons. Rice did so in<br />

1989-90 and again from 1993-95.<br />

LEADING THE <strong>NFL</strong> IN RECEIVING YARDS,<br />

BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS<br />

Player Year Rec Yds Avg TD<br />

Andre Johnson 2009 101 1,569 15.5 9<br />

Andre Johnson 2008 115 1,575 13.7 8<br />

Jerry Rice 1995 122 1,848 15.1 15<br />

Jerry Rice 1994 112 1,499 13.4 13<br />

Jerry Rice 1993 98 1,503 15.3 15<br />

Jerry Rice 1990 100 1,502 15.0 13<br />

Jerry Rice 1989 82 1,483 18.1 17<br />

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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES<br />

Johnson<br />

ANDRE SINCE...<br />

WR Andre Johnson has played in 67<br />

games over the last five seasons under<br />

head coach Gary Kubiak. In that time, he<br />

has caught 444 passes for 6,011 yards<br />

and 35 touchdowns. Johnson’s 89.7yards<br />

per game average is the best in the<br />

league since 2006.<br />

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, 2006-10<br />

Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPG<br />

Andre Johnson 67 444 6,011 35 89.7<br />

Reggie Wayne 75 448 6,136 39 81.8<br />

Larry Fitzgerald 70 417 5,569 46 79.6<br />

Steve Smith 68 349 5,015 30 73.8<br />

Anquan Boldin 66 378 4,770 34 72.3<br />

Since QB Matt Schaub joined the Texans, Johnson’s<br />

yards-per-game average is even more impressive. In 51<br />

games over the last four seasons, Johnson has averaged<br />

95.4 yards per contest, more than 13 yards higher than the<br />

next-best average.<br />

MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, 2007-10<br />

Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPG<br />

Andre Johnson 51 341 4,864 30 95.4<br />

Reggie Wayne 59 362 4,826 30 81.8<br />

Roddy White 59 340 4,803 31 81.4<br />

Larry Fitzgerald 57 348 4,623 40 81.1<br />

Brandon Marshall 56 365 4,403 24 78.6<br />

TOPPING THE CENTURY MARK<br />

WR Andre Johnson has 35 career 100-yard games, 26<br />

of which have <strong>com</strong>e under head coach Gary Kubiak. The<br />

Texans are 17-9 under Kubiak when Johnson tops 100 receiving<br />

yards, including 2-2 this year.<br />

QUICK TO 600<br />

WR Andre Johnson caught his 600th career pass in the<br />

Week 2 overtime win at Washington in 2009, his 104th career<br />

game. Johnson was the second-fastest receiver in<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> history to reach 600 receptions.<br />

Baltimore WR Anquan Boldin caught his 600th career<br />

reception the following week in his 98th career game to<br />

be<strong>com</strong>e the fastest receiver to 600 catches, moving Johnson<br />

into third place.<br />

FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 600 CATCHES, <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Years Games<br />

Anquan Boldin* 2003-2010 98<br />

Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 102<br />

Andre Johnson* 2003-2010 104<br />

Torry Holt 1999-2009 107<br />

* indicates active players<br />

80 IN THE TOP 50<br />

WR Andre Johnson became the 50th player in <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

to amass 600 receptions, doing so against Washington<br />

in Week 2, and has caught 652 passes for 8,817 yards<br />

and 47 touchdowns in his career. Johnson moved into 50th<br />

on the <strong>NFL</strong>’s all-time receptions list with his sixth catch<br />

against Washington in Week 2. His 600th career catch<br />

came on Houston’s game-tying drive against the Redskins,<br />

a 29-yard grab on third down and 10.<br />

He is currently ranked 41st on the all-time receptions list.<br />

MOST RECEPTIONS, <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

Rk Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg TD<br />

36 Laveranues Coles 2000-2009(10) 674 8,609 12.8 64 49<br />

37 Herman Moore 1991-2002(12) 670 9,174 13.7 93t 62<br />

38 Ricky Proehl 1990-2006(17) 669 8,878 13.3 78t 54<br />

39 Amani Toomer 1996-2008(13) 668 9,497 14.2 82t 54<br />

40 Ozzie Newsome 1978-1990(13) 662 7,980 12.1 74 47<br />

41 Andre Johnson* 2003-2010(8) 652 8,817 13.5 77t 47<br />

* indicates active players<br />

In addition, Johnson is ranks 53rd on the all-time receiving<br />

yards list and needs just 62 yards to move past Ricky<br />

Proehl into 50th place.<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDAGE<br />

Rk Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg TD<br />

48 Wes Chandler 1978-1988(11) 559 8,966 16.0 85 56<br />

49 Roy Green 1979-1992(14) 559 8,965 16.0 83t 66<br />

50 Ricky Proehl 1990-2006(17) 669 8,878 13.3 78t 54<br />

51 Mark Duper 1982-1992(11) 511 8,869 17.4 85t 59<br />

52 Terry Glenn 1996-2007(12) 593 8,823 14.9 86t 44<br />

53 Andre Johnson 2003-2010(8) 652 8,817 13.5 77t 47<br />

ANDRE 8,000<br />

WR Andre Johnson passed the 8,000-yard mark for his<br />

career with a 158-yard effort against Washington in Week<br />

2 and currently has 8,817 receiving yards.<br />

Johnson reached the milestone in his 104th career game,<br />

which tied him with Cincinnati WR Chad Ochocinco for<br />

eighth-fastest in <strong>NFL</strong> history to reach 8,000 yards.<br />

FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 8,000 YARDS, <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Years Games Career Yds<br />

Lance Alworth# 1962-1972 83 10,266<br />

Randy Moss* 1998-2010 93 14,827<br />

Jerry Rice# 1984-2004 94 22,895<br />

Torry Holt 1999-2009 95 13,382<br />

Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 101 14,580<br />

Isaac Bruce 1994-2009 102 15,208<br />

Anquan Boldin* 2003-2010 102 8,172<br />

Andre Johnson* 2003-2010 104 8,817<br />

Chad Ochocinco* 2001-2010 104 10,539<br />

* indicates active players<br />

# indicates members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame<br />

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MATT SCHAUB NOTES<br />

SCHAUB AMONG ALL-TIME GREATS<br />

QB Matt Schaub led the <strong>NFL</strong> with 4,770<br />

passing yards in 2009, the sixth-highest<br />

single-season total in <strong>NFL</strong> history.<br />

In Week 2 this season, Schaub through<br />

for an <strong>NFL</strong>-high 497 yards in a 30-27 overtime<br />

win at Washington, setting a team<br />

Schaub record. It was the 12th-highest singlegame<br />

total in <strong>NFL</strong> history. Schaub <strong>com</strong>pleted 38-of-52<br />

passes for a 73.1 <strong>com</strong>pletion percentage. Only one player<br />

in <strong>NFL</strong> history has a higher <strong>com</strong>pletion percentage while<br />

throwing for at least 475 yards in a game. Kansas City’s Elvis<br />

Grbac <strong>com</strong>pleted 39-of-53 passes for 504 yards against<br />

Oakland on November 5, 2000. In addition, Schaub and<br />

Redskins QB Donovan McNabb are one of just five sets<br />

of opposing quarterbacks who have thrown for more than<br />

400 yards in the same game.<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME PASSING TOTALS<br />

Player Date Tm Opp Att Cmp Pct Yds<br />

N. Van Brocklin 9/28/1951 LAN NYK 41 27 65.9 554<br />

Warren Moon 12/16/1990 Hou KC 45 27 60.0 527<br />

Boomer Esiason 11/10/1996 Ari Was 59 35 59.3 522<br />

Dan Marino 10/23/1988 Mia NYJ 60 35 58.3 521<br />

Phil Simms 10/13/1985 NYG Cin 62 40 64.5 513<br />

Drew Brees 11/19/2006 NO Cin 52 37 71.2 510<br />

Vince Ferragamo 12/26/1982 LAN Chi 46 30 65.2 509<br />

Y.A. Tittle 10/28/1962 NYG Was 39 27 69.2 505<br />

Elvis Grbac 11/5/2000 KC Oak 53 39 73.6 504<br />

B. Roethlisberger 12/20/2009 Pit GB 46 29 63.0 503<br />

Jake Plummer 10/31/2004 Den Atl 55 31 56.4 499<br />

Matt Schaub 9/19/2010 Hou Was 52 38 73.1 497<br />

Joe Namath 9/24/1972 NYJ Bal 28 15 53.6 496<br />

Billy Volek 12/19/2004 Ten Oak 60 40 66.7 492<br />

Boomer Esiason 10/7/1990 Cin LAN 45 31 68.9 490<br />

Tommy Kramer 11/2/1986 Min Was 35 20 57.1 490<br />

OPPOSING QUARTERBACKS WITH 400-PLUS YARDS<br />

Date QB, Tm Yds QB, Tm Yds<br />

12/20/82 Dan Fouts, SD 435 Ken Anderson, CIN 416<br />

9/21/86 Ken O’Brien, NYJ 479 Dan Marino, MIA 448<br />

9/13/92 Steve Young, SF 449 Jim Kelly, BUF 403<br />

9/4/94 Drew Bledsoe, NE 421 Dan Marino, MIA 473<br />

9/19/10 Donovan McNabb, WAS 426 Matt Schaub, HOU 497<br />

Schaub is the first Texan to pass for more than 4,000<br />

yards in a season and had the sixth-highest single-season<br />

total in <strong>NFL</strong> history in 2009.<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TOTALS<br />

Player, Tm. Year Att Cmp Yds Rate<br />

D. Marino, MIA 1984 564 362 5,084 108.9<br />

D. Brees, NO 2008 635 413 5,069 96.2<br />

K. Warner, STL 2001 546 375 4,830 101.4<br />

T. Brady, NE 2007 578 398 4,806 117.2<br />

D. Fouts, SD 1981 609 360 4,802 90.6<br />

M. Schaub, HOU 2009 583 396 4,770 98.6<br />

D. Marino, MIA 1986 623 378 4,746 92.5<br />

D. Culpepper, MIN 2004 548 379 4,717 110.9<br />

D. Fouts, SD 1980 589 348 4,715 84.7<br />

W. Moon, HOU 1991 655 404 4,690 81.7<br />

THE BAYOU BOMBER<br />

QB Matt Schaub has been one of the most accurate<br />

quarterbacks in the <strong>NFL</strong> from 2007-10, <strong>com</strong>pleting 66.4<br />

percent of his pass attempts. Schaub hasn’t just dinked<br />

and dunked his way down the field, however.<br />

Schaub has averaged 7.91 yards per pass attempt since<br />

joining the Texans in 2007, second-highest in the league<br />

in that time. That average would rank ninth in <strong>NFL</strong> history.<br />

Schaub’s overall career average of 7.77 yards per attempt<br />

is 12th all-time.<br />

HIGHEST PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT, 2007-10<br />

Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds YPA Rate<br />

Philip Rivers 1,800 1,155 14,777 8.21 99.2<br />

Tom Brady 1,510 1,012 11,983 7.94 106.4<br />

Tony Romo 1,733 1,106 13,747 7.93 95.6<br />

Matt Schaub 1,619 1,075 12,806 7.91 93.8<br />

HIGHEST PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT, <strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Att Cmp Pct Yds YPA<br />

Otto Graham# 1,565 872 55.7 13,499 8.63<br />

Sid Luckman# 1,744 904 51.8 14,686 8.42<br />

Norm Van Brocklin# 2,895 1,553 53.6 23,611 8.16<br />

Tony Romo* 2,070 1,326 64.1 16,650 8.04<br />

Ben Roethlisberger* 2,631 1,663 63.2 21,127 8.03<br />

Philip Rivers* 2,290 1,456 63.6 18,313 8.00<br />

Steve Young* 4,149 2,667 64.3 33,124 7.98<br />

Kurt Warner* 4,070 2,666 65.5 32,344 7.95<br />

Ed Brown 1,987 949 47.8 15,600 7.85<br />

Bart Starr 3,149 1,808 57.4 24,718 7.85<br />

Aaron Rodgers* 1,505 966 64.2 11,746 7.80<br />

Matt Schaub* 1,780 1,159 65.1 13,839 7.77<br />

* Active players.<br />

# Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<br />

SCHAUB AT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS<br />

Texans QB Matt Schaub was a member of the draft class<br />

of 2004, one which may go down as the greatest quarterback<br />

draft class since 1983.<br />

Two of the quarterbacks drafted that year have already<br />

won the Super Bowl and a third has led his team to a<br />

conference championship game. While Schaub has yet<br />

to reach the postseason, his passing numbers more than<br />

match up with those of his classmates.<br />

Schaub has averaged 262.4 passing yards per game as<br />

a starter, which is the highest among quarterbacks in the<br />

2004 draft class.<br />

PASS YARDS PER GAME, QB DRAFT CLASS OF 2004<br />

Player, Tm. Drafted GS Yards YPG<br />

Matt Schaub, HOU 3 (90) 50 13,113 262.4<br />

Philip Rivers, SD 1 (4) 78 18,128 232.4<br />

Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 1 (11) 93 20,881 224.5<br />

Eli Manning, NYG 1 (1) 99 21,239 214.5<br />

J.P. Losman, BUF 1 (22) 33 5,616 170.2<br />

* Tony Romo (undrafted) is averaging 264.9 YPG.<br />

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MATT SCHAUB NOTES<br />

SCHAUB’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES<br />

QB Matt Schaub has led the Texans on seven gamewinning<br />

drives since joining the Texans in 2007, with each<br />

lasting seven or more plays and covering at least 41 yards.<br />

SCHAUB’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES<br />

Game, Date Score Plays Yards Time Final<br />

KC, 10/17/10 28-31 9 80 1:54 35-31<br />

*@ WAS, 9/19/10 27-27 7 41 3:49 30-27<br />

@ STL, 12/20/09 13-13 7 81 3:31 16-13<br />

@ TEN, 9/20/09 31-31 9 63 4:15 34-31<br />

@ GB, 12/7/08 21-21 9 75 1:49 24-21<br />

MIA, 10/12/08 23-28 12 76 1:42 29-28<br />

MIA, 10/7/07 19-19 8 59 1:32 22-19<br />

*Denotes overtime<br />

Schaub has also led two drives that tied a game to force<br />

overtime.<br />

SCHAUB’S GAME-TYING DRIVES<br />

Game, Date Score Plays Yards Time Final<br />

@ WAS, 9/19/10 20-27 8 81 1:13 30-27<br />

@ JAX, 9/28/08 24-27 9 53 1:47 27-30<br />

SCHAUB ON POINT<br />

Since entering the <strong>NFL</strong>, QB Matt Schaub has <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

65.1 percent of his passes, which ranks fourth in <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

and second among active <strong>NFL</strong> quarterbacks with<br />

1,500 or more attempts.<br />

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE,<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> HISTORY (MIN. 1,500 ATT.)<br />

Player Att Cmp Yds Pct.<br />

Chad Pennington* 2,471 1,632 66.0 17,823<br />

Kurt Warner 4,070 2,666 65.5 32,344<br />

Drew Brees* 4,620 3,010 65.2 33,967<br />

Matt Schaub* 1,780 1,159 65.1 13,839<br />

Peyton Manning* 7,017 4,549 64.8 53,472<br />

* Active players.<br />

SCHAUB-TO-JOHNSON<br />

Andre Johnson has been arguably the most dominant receiver<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired<br />

in 2006. Johnson’s production really exploded, however,<br />

when QB Matt Schaub took charge in 2007.<br />

In the last four seasons, Johnson has averaged 96.2<br />

yards per game. In the four seasons prior to Schaub’s arrival,<br />

Johnson averaged just 64.8 yards per game.<br />

SCHAUB MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME<br />

QB Matt Schaub has been outstanding within the friendly<br />

confines of Reliant Stadium since joining the Texans in<br />

2007. Schaub has a 15-9 record with a passer rating of 95.2<br />

in 24 home starts.<br />

MATT SCHAUB IN HOME STARTS, 2007-10<br />

Game, Date W/L Att Cmp Yds TD INT Rate<br />

TEN, 11/28/10 W 35 25 178 2 0 101.8<br />

SD, 11/7/10 L 32 21 266 0 1 78.4<br />

KC, 10/17/10 W 33 25 303 2 0 123.9<br />

NYG, 10/10/10 L 34 16 196 0 1 53.1<br />

DAL, 9/26/10 L 32 23 241 1 2 77.7<br />

IND, 9/12/10 W 17 9 107 1 1 67.5<br />

NE, 1/3/10 W 39 24 303 2 1 92.1<br />

SEA, 12/13/09 W 39 29 365 2 1 109.5<br />

IND, 11/29/09 L 42 31 284 2 2 87.8<br />

TEN, 11/23/09 L 39 25 305 2 0 105.2<br />

SF, 10/25/09 W 30 20 264 2 0 116.5<br />

OAK, 10/4/09 W 22 11 224 1 1 82.4<br />

JAX, 9/27/09 L 35 26 300 3 1 116.4<br />

NYJ, 9/13/09 L 33 18 166 0 1 55.9<br />

CHI, 12/28/08 W 36 27 328 2 0 121.1<br />

TEN, 12/14/08 W 39 23 284 1 0 90.1<br />

CIN, 10/26/08 W 28 24 280 3 0 144<br />

DET, 10/19/08 W 31 26 267 2 0 124.1<br />

MIA, 10/12/08 W 42 22 379 1 2 71.4<br />

NO, 11/18/07 W 33 21 293 2 0 112.3<br />

TEN, 10/21/07 L 9 5 23 0 0 60.9<br />

MIA, 10/7/07 W 34 20 294 0 1 74.9<br />

IND, 9/23/07 L 33 27 236 1 2 81.3<br />

KC, 9/9/07 W 22 16 225 1 1 101.5<br />

AVERAGES 15-9 32.0 21.4 254.8 1.4 0.8 95.5<br />

Schaub has <strong>com</strong>pleted 66.8 percent of his passes and<br />

has averaged 254.8 yards per game at home, which ranks<br />

fourth among active <strong>NFL</strong> passers in that time span.<br />

PASSING YARDS PER GAME AT HOME, 2007-10<br />

Player, Tm Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG<br />

Drew Brees 1,131 793 70.1 9,227 307.6<br />

Tom Brady 762 521 68.4 5,993 272.4<br />

Kurt Warner 820 550 67.1 6,205 269.8<br />

Tony Romo 850 535 62.9 6,922 266.2<br />

Donovan McNabb 906 559 61.7 6,919 256.3<br />

Peyton Manning 1,010 670 66.3 7,389 254.8<br />

Matt Schaub 769 514 66.8 6,114 254.8<br />

Aaron Rodgers 700 465 66.4 5,568 253.1<br />

Brett Favre 982 644 65.6 7,327 252.7<br />

Jay Cutler 1,034 649 62.8 7,529 251.0<br />

*Active players only<br />

ANDRE JOHNSON, 2003-06 vs. 2007-10<br />

Seasons G Rec Yds Avg TD YPG<br />

2003-06 61 311 3,953 12.7 17 64.8<br />

2007-10 50 332 4,808 14.5 29 96.2<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> OFFENSIVE NOTES<br />

AT HOME ON THE ROAD<br />

QB Matt Schaub has been outstanding on the road in the<br />

last three years. In 19 games since 2008, he has <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

66.2 percent of his passes and has thrown for 5,522 yards<br />

and 30 touchdowns. Schaub’s average of 290.6 yards per<br />

game on the road is the best in the <strong>NFL</strong> in that time.<br />

MOST PASSING YARDS PER GAME,<br />

ROAD STARTS, 2008-10<br />

Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds TD INT YPG<br />

Matt Schaub 692 458 5,522 30 18 290.6<br />

Drew Brees 780 506 5,742 35 25 287.1<br />

Peyton Manning 835 572 6,273 48 24 285.1<br />

Tony Romo 614 396 4,785 25 14 281.5<br />

Philip Rivers 721 465 6,012 43 16 273.3<br />

2010 <strong>TEXANS</strong> HONORS<br />

AFC Offensive Player of the Month<br />

RB Arian Foster (Offense-September)<br />

AFC Player of the Week<br />

RB Arian Foster (Offense-Week 1)<br />

WR Andre Johnson (Offense-Week2)<br />

QB Matt Schaub (Offense-Week 6)<br />

FedEx Air Player of the Week<br />

QB Matt Schaub (Week 2)<br />

FedEx Ground Player of the Week<br />

RB Arian Foster (Week 1)<br />

DANIELS AND WALTER JOINED AT THE HIP<br />

Daniels<br />

Walter<br />

WR Kevin Walter and TE Owen Daniels<br />

have emerged as two of the Texans<br />

‘top receiving threats since both joined<br />

the team in 2006. Only WR Andre Johnson<br />

ranks ahead of the pair in receptions,<br />

yards and receiving touchdowns<br />

in that time.<br />

The two currently rank second and<br />

third on Houston’s all-time receptions<br />

and receiving yardage lists and are second<br />

and fourth on the franchise receiving<br />

touchdowns list, often alternating<br />

places on those lists on a weekly basis.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> ALL-TIME LEADERS<br />

CAREER RECEPTIONS<br />

Player Seasons Rec Yds Avg TD<br />

A. Johnson 2003-10 630 8,583 13.6 45<br />

K. Walter 2006-10 226 2,854 12.6 18<br />

O. Daniels 2006-10 223 2,701 12.1 15<br />

J. Gaffney 2002-05 171 2,009 11.7 7<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> ALL-TIME LEADERS<br />

CAREER RECEIVING YARDS<br />

Player Seasons Rec Yds Avg TD<br />

A. Johnson 2003-10 630 8,583 13.6 45<br />

K. Walter 2006-10 226 2,854 12.6 18<br />

O. Daniels 2006-10 223 2,701 12.1 15<br />

J. Gaffney 2002-05 171 2,009 11.7 7<br />

FOR THE RECORD<br />

Numerous Texans individual and team offensive records<br />

have been set in the first two games of the season. They<br />

are listed below:<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> TEAM OFFENSIVE RECORDS SET IN 2010<br />

Previous<br />

New<br />

Category Record Record<br />

Net Yards, 2nd Half 309 (vs. TEN, 10/21/07) 328 (at WAS, 9/19/10)<br />

Net Yards Passing 408 (vs. GB, 12/7/08) 468 (at WAS, 9/19/10)<br />

Gross Yards Passing 414 (vs. GB, 12/7/08) 497 (at WAS. 9/19/10)<br />

Yards Rushing 219 (at JAX, 12/26/04) 257 (vs. IND, 9/12/10)<br />

First Downs Rushing 14 (vs. IND, 12/24/06) 15 (vs. IND, 9/12/10)<br />

First Downs Passing 21 (at CIN, 10/18/09) 23 (at WAS, 9/19/10)<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE RECORDS SET IN 2010<br />

Category<br />

New Record<br />

Longest Run From Scrimmage 74t, Arian Foster at OAK, 10/3/10<br />

Passing Yards, Game 497, Matt Schaub at WAS, 9/19/10<br />

Rushing Attempts, Game 33, Arian Foster vs. IND, 9/12/10<br />

Rushing Yards, Game 231, Arian Foster vs. IND, 9/12/10<br />

Yards From Scrimmage, Game 238, Arian Foster vs. IND, 9/12/10<br />

RESURGENT WARD<br />

RB Derrick Ward joined the Texans following<br />

the preseason and has quickly<br />

be<strong>com</strong>e one of the offense’s biggest<br />

contributors, ranking second on the team<br />

with 216 yards rushing and scored touchdowns<br />

in three straight games, a career<br />

Ward first.<br />

It was only the third time a Texan running back has<br />

rushed for a touchdown in three consecutive games<br />

(Domanick Williams, six games in 2004; Ron Dayne, three<br />

games in 2006). Teammate Arian Foster has since run for<br />

a touchdown in five consecutive games.<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> OFFENSIVE NOTES<br />

‘TIS THE SEASON FOR DREESSEN<br />

TE Joel Dreessen has been praised for<br />

his work ethic and blue collar hustle and<br />

attitude by his coaches and teammates<br />

throughout his career. But the fifth-year<br />

veteran out of Colorado State has blossomed<br />

into a solid option in the passing<br />

Dreessen<br />

game as a receiver and has put together<br />

back-to-back career seasons.<br />

Dreesen has set career highs in 2010 with 336 yards<br />

receiving and four touchdowns. In Week 11 against the<br />

Jets, Dreessen became just the second Texans tight end<br />

to have more than 100 yards receiving in a game, catching<br />

four passes for a team best 106 yards and a touchdown.<br />

TOP RECEIVING GAMES BY <strong>TEXANS</strong> TIGHT ENDS<br />

Player Date Opp Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

Owen Daniels 11/2/08 Min 11 133 12.1 21 0<br />

Owen Daniels 10/25/09 SF 7 123 17.6 42t 1<br />

Owen Daniels 12/21/08 Oak 7 111 15.9 35 0<br />

Joel Dreessen 11/21/10 NYJ 4 106 26.5 43t 1<br />

Owen Daniels 10/29/06 Ten 9 99 11.0 25 2<br />

LEACH TO THE BEACH!<br />

What started as a half-hearted selfpromotion<br />

campaign via Twitter is now<br />

gaining steam through local media.<br />

Texans FB Vonta Leach started the<br />

Send Leach To The Beach campaign on<br />

Twitter at vleach44 and the catchy slogan<br />

coupled with some of the best play of<br />

Leach<br />

his career may get him to his first Pro Bowl.<br />

Leach has been the lead blocker for many of RB Arian<br />

Foster’s <strong>NFL</strong>-best 1,004 yards rushing this season. He also<br />

has seven receptions for 70 yards and four tackles on special<br />

teams.<br />

His performance in helping Foster set a team rushing<br />

record against Indianapolis didn’t go unnoticed by head<br />

coach Gary Kubiak.<br />

“He was voted co-MVP of the game,” Kubiak said on<br />

Monday. “That’ll tell you how he played. With him and Arian<br />

together, it was the best I’ve seen Vonta play and I’ve<br />

seen him play some dang good games...He kind of makes<br />

us go when he’s playing that way, physical on the isolations<br />

and those types of things. It kind of gets us going. He<br />

is the personality to help our team get going. Among many<br />

guys, it was an excellent performance on his part.”<br />

COLLEGE REUNION<br />

This is the way it was supposed to be:<br />

Texans offensive linemen C Chris Myers,<br />

RT Eric Winston and LT Rashad Butler all<br />

starting in the front five...six years ago.<br />

Houston’s center and bookend tackles<br />

all played at the University of Miami at<br />

Butler<br />

the same time and were projected to be<br />

on the same starting offensive line in 2004<br />

until a set of unfortunate circumstances<br />

disrupted the plans.<br />

Myers started all of 2004 at right tackle<br />

for the Hurricanes, while Winston, largely<br />

considered one of the best linemen in the<br />

Myers country at the time, started at left tackle<br />

to begin his junior season.<br />

Butler started the season with an injury<br />

and did not play until the fourth game of<br />

the year. In that same game, against<br />

Georgia Tech, Winston’s season ended<br />

with an ACL injury. Butler ended up starting<br />

the rest of the 2004 season at left<br />

Winston<br />

tackle.<br />

Myers graduated the following spring, ending for certain<br />

any chance of the trio starting together. When the three<br />

former Hurricanes started against Dallas on Week 3, it<br />

was a moment six years in the making.<br />

PRETTY GOOD MONTH<br />

The Texans closed out September with a loss, but ended<br />

up having the most-successful season-opening month on<br />

offense in the team’s history.<br />

Houston averaged more gross yards passing (281.7),<br />

rushing yards (146.3) and total offense (407.0) than in any<br />

other opening month in team history.<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> SEPTEMBERS<br />

PASSING RUSHING TOTAL<br />

Year G Att Cmp Yds Avg. Rush Yds Avg OFF<br />

2002 4 98 44 519 129.8 114 393 98.3 193.5<br />

2003 4 143 81 931 232.8 121 419 104.8 326.5<br />

2004 3 84 55 775 258.3 87 298 99.3 339.3<br />

2005 2 47 25 237 118.5 48 208 104.0 170.5<br />

2006 3 82 59 635 212.7 61 239 79.7 267.0<br />

2007 4 123 91 1005 251.3 106 355 88.7 328.3<br />

2008 3 110 71 697 232.3 71 300 100.0 312.3<br />

2009 3 107 69 823 274.3 64 212 70.7 333.3<br />

2010 3 101 70 845 281.7 88 439 146.3 407.0<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> DEFENSE<br />

DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW<br />

Houston’s defense in 2010 continues to search for the<br />

week-to-week improvement it showed in 2009. From Week<br />

4 onward last year, Frank Bush’s group ranked fourth in<br />

the league in total defense and ninth in scoring defense<br />

after ranking last in the league the first three weeks.<br />

The defense has shown improvement over the last two<br />

weeks, including arguably the best defensive performance<br />

in franchise history in Week 12 vs. Tennessee,<br />

pitching a shutout in a 20-0 win.<br />

One of the biggest keys to any successful defense is a<br />

strong group of leaders. Following the loss of MLB DeMeco<br />

Ryans, who is referred to by his teammates as ‘Captain,’<br />

the burden of leadership on defense falls to fellow<br />

2006 draft pick Mario Williams and a pair of second-year<br />

Texans, DE Antonio Smith and SS Bernard Pollard.<br />

Williams, the top pick in the 2006 Draft, is one of the premier<br />

pass rushers in the <strong>NFL</strong> and has 48.0 career sacks<br />

to his name. The addition of Smith to the defensive line in<br />

2009 helped Houston put more pressure on the quarterback.<br />

Smith, who is second on the team with 3.0 sacks this<br />

year, often slides inside on passing downs.<br />

On the inside, the <strong>com</strong>bination of fourth-year DT Amobi<br />

Okoye and free agent DT Shaun Cody helped the Texans<br />

tie for 10th in rushing defense a year ago. This year’s<br />

group has actually improved over last season and is tied<br />

for eighth against the run through 11 games.<br />

At linebacker, fourth-year WLB Zac Diles has developed<br />

into one of the biggest steals of the 2007 draft class. Diles<br />

has started at both outside linebacker positions in his<br />

career and is second on the team in tackles with 72 total<br />

stops.<br />

2009 Defensive Rookie of the Year Brian Cushing made<br />

his return to the field in Week 5 against the New York Giants<br />

after sitting out the first four games. Cushing led the<br />

team with 133 tackles last year and had four sacks, four<br />

interceptions and two forced fumbles. With Ryans out,<br />

Cushing briefly moved inside before returning to his natural<br />

position in Week 10 at Jacksonville (11/14).<br />

The secondary is led by Pollard, who quickly became the<br />

emotional leader of the defense last year. Pollard added a<br />

physical presence on the back end after signing with the<br />

Texans in Week 3 of 2009. Pollard is the team’s leading<br />

tackler in 2010 with 85 stops through 11 games.<br />

The Texans coaches entrusted the coverage responsibility<br />

to a young, but talented, group of cornerbacks this<br />

year. Glover Quin has the most experience of the group<br />

with 23 starts to his name. Quin picked up the first three<br />

interceptions of his career in the same game vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28). Rookie first-round draft pick Kareem Jackson<br />

mans the opposite side of the field. The former Alabama<br />

star has fought through some growing pains but has<br />

played better with each passing week and is tied for second<br />

on the team with two interceptions.<br />

DEFENSE POSITION-BY-POSITION<br />

DEFENSIVE ENDS<br />

Leading the way on the defensive line once again is Mario<br />

Williams, who earned his second consecutive trip to<br />

the Pro Bowl in 2009. Williams has 8.5 sacks, nine tackles<br />

for loss, 19 quarterback hits, a forced fumble and two<br />

passes defensed this year. Williams is the franchise’s career<br />

sack leader with 48.0.<br />

Williams has more help than ever when it <strong>com</strong>es to rushing<br />

the passer this year, thanks in large part to Antonio<br />

Smith, who joined the Texans as a free agent last year<br />

after helping the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII.<br />

Smith is a physical end who has played well so far this<br />

season with 3.0 sacks, including a career-high 2.0 in Week<br />

4 at Oakland.<br />

Mark Anderson joined the Texans in Week 4 and picked<br />

up his first sack as a Texan in Week 8 at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1). Anderson has recorded 22.5 career sacks, five<br />

forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He is tied for<br />

third on the team this year with 2.0 sacks thus far.<br />

The Texans brought Tim Jamison back into the fold in<br />

Week 9 after releasing him earlier in the season. Jamison<br />

has played in 11 games over the last two seasons and<br />

brings speed off the edge in pass rush situations.<br />

Jesse Nading, who made the opening-day roster for the<br />

first time this season, is the primary backup at both end<br />

positions and often <strong>com</strong>es on in passing situations when<br />

Smith moves to tackle. Nading picked up his first career<br />

sack in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12), teaming<br />

with Williams to sack Colts QB Peyton Manning late<br />

in the game.<br />

DE Antonio Smith recorded 4.5 sacks in his first season<br />

as a Texan in 2009.<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> DEFENSE<br />

POSITION-BY-POSITION<br />

DEFENSIVE TACKLES<br />

Defensive tackle Amobi Okoye bounced back from a disappointing<br />

second season and became a more consistent<br />

contributor in 2009, setting a career high with 38 tackles,<br />

including 26 solo stops, and added 1.5 sacks. Okoye leads<br />

all Texans defensive linemen with 34 tackles this year, including<br />

2.0 sacks.<br />

Houston bolstered the interior of the line last year by<br />

signing Shaun Cody away from Detroit as a free agent, and<br />

it proved to be a wise decision. Cody recorded 21 tackles,<br />

including 12 solo stops, and 0.5 sacks in his first season as<br />

a Texan, helping the defense be<strong>com</strong>e one of the league’s<br />

most stout against the run. He has already topped last<br />

year’s tackle numbers, notching 29 tackles through the<br />

season’s first 11 games.<br />

The Texans bolstered their line in the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft, selecting<br />

Arizona’s Earl Mitchell in the third round. Mitchellhas<br />

quickly developed a reputation as a player with a high<br />

motor, registering 20 tackles through 11 games.<br />

During the bye week, Houston signed free agent DT<br />

Damione Lewis, who spent the last four seasons with<br />

the Carolina Panthers. The Sulphur Springs, Texas native<br />

picked up his first sack as a Texan in Week 11 at the<br />

New York Jets, giving him 23.5 in his career, four forced<br />

fumbles and five fumble recoveries in his 10-year career.<br />

Malcolm Sheppard rounds out the defensive tackle<br />

corps after being promoted from the Texans practice<br />

squad in Week 8. Sheppard, an undrafted free agent from<br />

the University of Arkansas, made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut in Week 8<br />

at Indianapolis (11/1).<br />

LINEBACKERS<br />

The Texans linebacking corps took a major hit with the<br />

loss of fifth-year MLB DeMeco Ryans in Week 6. Ryans is<br />

the captain and unquestioned leader of the defense, and<br />

earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2009<br />

season. He became the first player in franchise history to<br />

record 500 career tackles in Week 15 of 2009 and has registered<br />

10 or more tackles in 26 of his 69 career games.<br />

The defense received an emotional boost in Week 5 with<br />

the return of Brian Cushing, who missed the first four<br />

games due to suspension. Cushing started every game his<br />

rookie season and finished second in the AFC with a teamleading<br />

133 tackles. He will take on added responsibility in<br />

the wake of Ryans’ injury. Cushing is now responsible for<br />

calling the defensive plays in the huddle and keeping his<br />

teammates organized on the field.<br />

WLB Zac Diles rebounded from a broken leg that ended<br />

his 2008 campaign to play in all 16 games for the first time<br />

in his career in 2009 and finished last year with 61 tackles,<br />

including 45 solo stops, and seven tackles for loss. Head<br />

coach Gary Kubiak offered high praise for Diles this offseason,<br />

saying that he believes Diles is on the verge of<br />

be<strong>com</strong>ing a Pro Bowl-caliber linebacker. Diles has validated<br />

that belief early on, already establishing a career<br />

high with 72 tackles through the team’s first 11 games.<br />

Special teams standout and ninth-year veteran Kevin<br />

Bentley stepped into the starting role at MLB when returned<br />

to his natural position following a brief trial inside.<br />

Bentley has played tremendously since entering the starting<br />

lineup, totaling 20 tackles in three games. He had a<br />

standout game in Week 11 at the New York Jets (11/21)<br />

with eight tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.<br />

Bentley’s teammates elected him as captain on special<br />

teams in 2009 and again this year. He led the team in special<br />

teams tackles each of the previous two seasons.<br />

New to the Texans is fourth-round draft pick Darryl<br />

Sharpton. Sharpton is capable of playing any of the three<br />

linebacker positions and made his first career start at<br />

WLB in Week 11 at the New York Jets.<br />

The player who stepped up the most in Cushing’s place<br />

was third-year linebacker Xavier Adibi. Adibi played in<br />

all 16 games in a reserve role last year and finished with<br />

three total tackles. He started three of the first four games<br />

and registered 10 tackles with the first-team defense.<br />

Houston signed third-year pro Stanford Keglar in Week 8<br />

following the loss of Ryans. An Indianapolis native, Keglar<br />

made his Texans debut against the Colts on November 1.<br />

He has played in 27 games in his three-year career. Keglar<br />

made a big play early in Week 9 vs. San Diego (11/7), tipping<br />

a punt deep in Chargers territory which quickly resulted<br />

a Texans touchdown.<br />

DT Amobi Okoye leads all Texans defensive linemen<br />

with 33 tackles this season.<br />

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DEFENSE<br />

POSITION-BY-POSITION<br />

CORNERBACKS<br />

The Texans have one of the youngest starting cornerback<br />

duos in the <strong>NFL</strong> this season with second-year man<br />

Glover Quin and rookie Kareem Jackson manning the two<br />

starting positions.<br />

A fourth-round draft pick in 2009, Quin is third on the team<br />

with 59 tackles and has a team-high 11 passes defensed<br />

in his sophomore campaign. Quin picked off the first three<br />

passes of his career in Week 12 vs. Tennessee (11/28)<br />

The Texans selected Jackson in the first round with the<br />

20th overall selection following his junior season with 2009<br />

BCS National Champion Alabama. Jackson is tied for second<br />

on the team with two interceptions on the season.<br />

Houston claimed veteran corner Jason Allen on November<br />

11 off waivers to bolster the secondary. Allen has<br />

played in 72 games with 19 starts in five years, all with the<br />

Miami Dolphins until joining the Texans. He has eight career<br />

interceptions, including three this season.<br />

Another rookie from a year ago, Brice McCain, a sixthround<br />

draft pick in 2009, played a vital role in the team’s<br />

pass defense. He moved into the nickel cornerback role<br />

in his second year and has registered 22 tackles and two<br />

passes defensed in 10 games.<br />

The Texans also selected Northwestern University CB<br />

Sherrick McManis in the fifth round of the draft. McManis<br />

has shined in limited playing time thus far this season,<br />

making his first career interception in Week 5 against the<br />

New York Giants.<br />

Antwaun Molden excelled on special teams as a rookie<br />

in 2008 but has seen each of his first two seasons cut short<br />

by injury. Molden has played in 26 games and was selected<br />

to USA Today’s All-Joe Team in 2008.<br />

SAFETIES<br />

Bernard Pollard joined the Texans as a free agent in the<br />

third week of 2009 and finished third on the team with a<br />

career-high 102 tackles and tied for the team lead with<br />

four interceptions to go along with 1.5 sacks. Pollard’s intense,<br />

fiery playing style has rubbed off on his teammates,<br />

who elected him as a defensive co-captain this year. He<br />

leads the team with 85 tackles through 11 games this season.<br />

Veteran FS Eugene Wilson fought through a knee injury<br />

suffered in a 2009 preseason game for nine games before<br />

before a foot injury ended his season prematurely. Wilson<br />

has recorded 43 tackles and three passes defensed this<br />

season.<br />

Troy Nolan, who was taken in the seventh round of the<br />

2009 draft by the Texans, missed his entire rookie season<br />

due to a broken arm suffered in the first preseason game<br />

of last season. Nolan saw his first extended playing time<br />

in Week 4 at Oakland (10/3) and responded with two interceptions<br />

and four tackles. He made his first career start a<br />

week later against the New York Giants (10/10) and made<br />

a career-high seven tackles.<br />

After placing second-year safety Dominique Barber on<br />

injured reserve in Week 10, Houston signed rookie Torri<br />

Williams from the practice squad to provide depth on the<br />

back end. Williams was a two-time All-Big 10 selection at<br />

Purdue and led the Boilermakers in tackles in 2009.<br />

CB Glover Quin had a franchise-record three interceptions<br />

in Week 12 vs. Tennessee.<br />

SS Bernard Pollard leads the team with 85 tackles<br />

through 11 games this season.<br />

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MARIO WILLIAMS NOTES<br />

SUPER MARIO<br />

Mario Williams has carried the Texans pass rush so far<br />

this season, recording 8.5 sacks and 19 quarterback hits.<br />

The strong performance is be<strong>com</strong>ing par for the course<br />

for Williams.<br />

Williams has been one of the best pass rushers in the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> since entering the league in 2006. His 48.0 career<br />

sacks are the fourth-most in the <strong>NFL</strong> over the last five<br />

seasons.<br />

Williams will not be the only elite pass rusher on the field<br />

Thursday night. Philadelphia DE Trent Cole is third in the<br />

league since 2006 with 51.0 sacks.<br />

MOST SACKS, 2006-2010<br />

Player, Team Games Sacks Sacks/Gm<br />

DeMarcus Ware, DAL 75 66.0 0.88<br />

Jared Allen, KC/MIN 73 59.5 0.82<br />

Trent Cole, PHI 75 51.0 0.68<br />

Mario Williams, HOU 75 48.0 0.64<br />

Julius Peppers, CAR/CHI 73 46.5 0.64<br />

GETTING INTO THE BACKFIELD<br />

Mario Williams is one of the most disruptive pass rushers<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong>, with 43.5 sacks over the last four seasons.<br />

What makes Williams special is that he is also one of the<br />

best defensive ends in the <strong>NFL</strong> against the run. His 18.5<br />

tackles for loss since 2007 are the second-most by an AFC<br />

defensive lineman.<br />

Williams’ 62.0 total negative plays (sacks and tackles<br />

for loss) since 2007 lead all AFC defensive linemen and<br />

are the fifth-most in the <strong>NFL</strong>.<br />

MOST NEGATIVE PLAYS, AFC DEF. LINEMEN, 2007-10<br />

Player, Team Games Sacks TFL Total<br />

Mario Williams, HOU 59 43.5 18.5 62.0<br />

Dwight Freeney, IND 49 34.5 8.5 43.0<br />

Robert Mathis, IND 53 35.5 6.5 42.0<br />

Kyle Williams, BUF 57 13.0 23.0 36.0<br />

Richard Seymour, NE/OAK 50 18.0 15.0 33.0<br />

MOST NEGATIVE PLAYS, <strong>NFL</strong> 2007-10<br />

Player, Team Games Sacks TFL Total<br />

DeMarcus Ware, DAL 59 54.5 22.0 76.5<br />

Jared Allen, MIN 57 52.0 23.5 75.5<br />

Trent Cole, PHI 59 43.0 31.5 74.5<br />

James Harrison, PIT 58 44.5 20.5 65.0<br />

Mario Williams, HOU 59 43.5 18.5 62.0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> RELIANT ON MARIO<br />

Since his breakout second season in 2007, Mario Williams<br />

has produced 43.5 sacks, which is 41.8 percent of<br />

the team’s sack total. That is easily the most of any player<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong>. He has accounted for 8.5 of the team’s 18.0<br />

sacks (47.2 percent) this season.<br />

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF TEAM SACK TOTAL, 2007-10<br />

Player, Team Sacks Team Pct of Total<br />

Mario Williams, HOU 43.5 104.0 41.8<br />

John Abraham, ATL 41.0 106.0 38.7<br />

Jared Allen, MIN 51.0 151.0 33.8<br />

DeMarcus Ware, Dal 54.5 169.0 32.2<br />

Elvis Dumervil, DEN 34.5 107.0 32.2<br />

Since 2006, Williams has totaled 48.0 sacks, which is 36.4<br />

percent of the team’s total of 132. The next highest sack<br />

total over the last five years is 10.0 by DT Amobi Okoye.<br />

MOST SACKS, <strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> 2006-2010<br />

Player Pos GP QBH TFL Sacks<br />

Mario Williams DE 75 86 54 48.0<br />

Amobi Okoye DT 57 25 18 10.0<br />

DeMeco Ryans LB 70 23 38 8.5<br />

Antonio Smith DE 27 32 11 7.0<br />

NASTY VS. THE NFC<br />

With Philadelphia on the schedule this week, Mario<br />

Williams gets his fourth and final chance to go against<br />

an NFC offensive line this season. Whether it’s a lack of<br />

familiarity or other factors, Williams has been particularly<br />

effective against NFC foes.<br />

In 19 career games against the NFC, Williams has recorded<br />

11.0 sacks, including 3.0 earlier this year at Washington<br />

(9/19). Williams’ 11.0 sacks against NFC teams over<br />

the last four years are the fifth-most among AFC defenders.<br />

MOST SACKS BY AFC PLAYERS<br />

VS. NFC TEAMS, 2007-2010<br />

Player, Team Games Sacks Yards<br />

Robert Mathis, IND 19 13.5 69.0<br />

Aaron Schobel, BUF/JAX 15 12.0 69.0<br />

Elvis Dumervil, DEN 15 11.5 65.5<br />

Shaun Phillips, SD 17 11.5 57.5<br />

Mario Williams, HOU 19 11.0 88.0<br />

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DEFENSE NOTES<br />

DEFENSE’S DOMINANT DAY<br />

The Houston defense has faced heavy criticism throughout<br />

much of the season, giving up an average of 408.8<br />

yards per game <strong>com</strong>ing into last Sunday’s game vs. Tennessee,<br />

including a league-worst 301.0 per game through<br />

the air. The Texans turned things around in a big way<br />

against the Titans, though.<br />

Most importantly, the Texans shut out the Titans in a 20-0<br />

victory. The shutout was just the second in Texans history<br />

and the first under head coach Gary Kubiak.<br />

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED, <strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Opponent, Date TD FG Safety Points<br />

Tennessee, 11/28/10 0 0 0 0<br />

at Jacksonville, 12/26/04 0 0 0 0<br />

Kansas City, 9/7/07 0 1 0 3<br />

at Chicago, 12/19/04 0 1 1 5<br />

* Houston has allowed six points in a game six times.<br />

Houston held Tennessee to 162 total yards, which was<br />

the second-lowest yardage total allowed in franchise history.<br />

FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED, <strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Opponent, Date Rush Pass Total<br />

at Jacksonville, 12/26/04 95 31 126<br />

Tennessee, 11/28/10 24 138 162<br />

Oakland, 10/4/09 45 120 165<br />

Tennessee, 10/29/06 111 86 197<br />

at Chicago, 12/19/04 54 149 203<br />

Houston also turned in the second-best rushing defense<br />

performance in team history, holding the Titans to a mere<br />

24 yards on the ground. Tennessee entered the game tied<br />

for eighth in the league in rushing offense, averaging 127.0<br />

yards per game.<br />

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED, <strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Opponent, Date Att. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD<br />

Washington, /19/2010 17 18 1.1 12 2<br />

Tennessee, 11/28/2010 12 24 2.0 17 0<br />

at N.Y. Jets, 11/26/2006 26 27 1.0 9 1<br />

Arizona, 12/18/2005 13 39 3.0 8 0<br />

Jacksonville, 10/31/2004 12 39 3.3 11 0<br />

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES<br />

Houston’s defensive performance against Tennessee<br />

was one of the best in franchise history. The strong showing<br />

had a profound effect on the Texans’ league ranking in<br />

a number of defensive categories.<br />

After holding the Titans to a mere 162 total yards, Houston’s<br />

defense jumped from 31st in the <strong>NFL</strong> to 28th, shaving<br />

an impressive 22.4 yards per game off its season average.<br />

The Texans jumped eight spots in rushing defense after<br />

holding the Titans to a mere 24 yards on the ground.<br />

Houston’s pass defense, which had been on track to<br />

be<strong>com</strong>e the most generous in <strong>NFL</strong> history at 301.0 yards<br />

per game, moved out of the league cellar after holding the<br />

Titans to 138 net passing yards.<br />

Three interceptions against the Titans boosted Houston’s<br />

turnover margin from -2 to +1, moving the Texans up<br />

to 13th in the league, while the shutout victory improved<br />

the team’s standing four spots, from a tie for 30th to 26th.<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong>’ LEAGUE RANKINGS,<br />

BEFORE AND AFTER TENNESSEE GAME<br />

Nov. 28, 2010 Nov. 29, 2010<br />

Category Stat Rank Stat Rank<br />

Total Defense 408.8 31 386.4 28<br />

Pass Defense 301.0 32 286.2 31<br />

Rush Defense 107.8 16 100.2 8t<br />

Turnover Margin -2 19t +1 13<br />

Points Per Game 28.7 30t 26.1 26<br />

NOTHING TO GAIN<br />

All season long, running backs facing the Texans defense<br />

have been met with stiff opposition. Houston is allowing<br />

3.9 yards per carry this season.<br />

Houston’s strong play against the run continues a trend<br />

that began last season. Since Week 4 of 2009, the Texans<br />

defense is tied for fourth in the <strong>NFL</strong> yards per carry<br />

against. This year, Houston ranks eighth, giving up 3.9<br />

yards per carry.<br />

LOWEST YARDS PER CARRY ALLOWED, 2010<br />

Team G Att. Yds YPC YPG<br />

Pittsburgh Steelers 11 233 704 3.0 64.0<br />

New York Jets 11 280 949 3.4 86.3<br />

San Diego Chargers 11 253 892 3.5 81.1<br />

Chicago Bears 11 247 885 3.6 80.5<br />

Minnesota Vikings 11 284 1,020 3.6 92.7<br />

San Francisco 49ers 10 289 1,068 3.7 106.8<br />

Miami Dolphins 11 301 1,143 3.8 103.9<br />

Houston Texans 11 282 1,102 3.9 100.2<br />

Kansas City Chiefs 11 268 1,061 4.0 96.5<br />

Tennessee Titans 11 307 1,223 4.0 111.2<br />

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DEFENSE NOTES<br />

KAREEM IN CONTEXT<br />

Kareem Jackson has received more than his share of<br />

criticism during the first season of his young career as the<br />

Texans defense has struggled to stop opposing passing<br />

attacks.<br />

According to STATS, LLC, Jackson had 68 passes thrown<br />

in his direction through Houston’s first 10 games and yielded<br />

35 <strong>com</strong>pletions, for a 51.5 percent <strong>com</strong>pletion rate. That<br />

is the best among Texans cornerbacks so far this season.<br />

Jackson’s <strong>com</strong>pletion percentage allowed <strong>com</strong>pares<br />

favorably to the performance of some of the game’s top<br />

cover men during their first year as a starter, including<br />

2009 All-Pro corners Charles Woodson and Darrelle Revis.<br />

COMPLETION PCT. ALLOWED, FIRST-YEAR AS STARTER<br />

Player, Tm. Year INT (Yds) PD Comp Pct<br />

N. Asomugha, OAK 2005 0 (0) 14 46.3%<br />

C. Bailey, WAS 1999 5 (55) 17 47.8%<br />

C. Woodson, OAK 1998 5 (118) 22 49.0%<br />

K. Jackson, HOU* 2010 2 (23) 8 51.5%<br />

D. Revis, NYJ 2007 3 (20) 10 59.1%<br />

* Through Texans at New York Jets, Week 11.<br />

Jackson’s <strong>com</strong>pletion percentage allowed through<br />

Week 11 is also the second-lowest among the cornerbacks<br />

selected in the first round of last April’s <strong>NFL</strong> draft.<br />

He and New England CB Devin McCourty are the only fulltime<br />

starters out of the five corners taken in the first round.<br />

COMPLETION PCT. ALLOWED, 2010 1ST ROUND CB’S<br />

(Through Week 11 Games)<br />

Player, Tm. GP/GS INT (Yds) PD Comp Pct<br />

P. Robinson, NO 7/4 0 (0) 2 40.0%<br />

J. Haden, CLE 10/1 3 (89) 10 51.1%<br />

K. Jackson, HOU 10/10 2 (23) 7 51.6%<br />

K. Wilson, NYJ 10/5 0 (0) 4 55.6%<br />

D. McCourty, NE 10/10 3 (37) 10 60.3%<br />

“I think you have to be thrown in the fire and you have to<br />

have those rough plays because those are the plays you<br />

learn from. If he sticks with it and continues to work hard<br />

he’ll start to see it turn around at some point because it<br />

always does. It’s just a matter of being patient.<br />

“As a rookie, I didn’t play much. I played special teams.<br />

In my second year I played safety. I went through those<br />

rough patches, but I had more rough patches in my third<br />

year because that’s when I really started to play corner.<br />

This guy has the benefit of playing corner as a rookie. He’s<br />

going to be able to improve a lot sooner than I was able<br />

to.”<br />

- Oakland Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha on Kareem<br />

Jackson, September 29, 2010<br />

THE MIGHTY QUIN<br />

CB Glover Quin went through quite a rough two weeks,<br />

first inadvertently batting a Hail Mary pass into the arms<br />

of a Jacksonville receiver in Week 10, then giving up the<br />

game-winning touchdown pass in the waning seconds in<br />

Week 12.<br />

Quin’s perserverence was rewarded last Sunday,<br />

though, when he recorded his first career interception.<br />

And his second. And his third.<br />

Quin’s three interceptions were the most in a game in<br />

Texans history and he became the seventh Texans defender<br />

to record multiple interceptions in a game.<br />

MOST INTERCEPTIONS, GAME, <strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Opp.,Date INT Yds Avg. Lg TD<br />

G. Quin TEN, 11/28/10 3 12 4.0 10 0<br />

M. Coleman MIA, 9/7/03 2 3 1.5 3 0<br />

A. Glenn PIT, 12/8/02 2 135 67.5 70t 2<br />

T. Nolan OAK, 10/3/10 2 34 17.0 20 0<br />

B. Pollard IND, 11/8/09 2 36 18.0 36 0<br />

D. Robinson OAK, 10/3/04 2 86 43.0 61 0<br />

K. Wright JAX, 9/28/03 2 -2 -1.0 0 0<br />

Quin’s three interceptions were the most in a game by an<br />

AFC defender and the second-most this season in the <strong>NFL</strong>.<br />

MOST INTERCEPTIONS, GAME, 2010<br />

Player, Tm. Opp.,Date INT Yds Avg. Lg TD<br />

D. Hall, WAS CHI, 10/24 4 92 23 92t 1<br />

G. Quin, HOU TEN, 11/28 3 12 4 10 0<br />

* 20 players tied with two interceptions in a game each.<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong>’S KIDDIE CORNERS<br />

Houston’s secondary has been one of the most scrutinized<br />

and sternly tested units in the <strong>NFL</strong> to start the season.<br />

Through Week 12, Houson is 31st against the pass,<br />

giving up 286.2 yards per game through the air.<br />

The Texans starting cornerback duo still have the<br />

second-least experience of any starting tandem in the<br />

league. Only New England’s duo of second-year vet Kyle<br />

Arrington and rookie Devin McCourty have less experience,<br />

and the Patriots rank 32nd in pass defense.<br />

FEWEST GAMES STARTED, CORNERBACK TANDEM<br />

(Based on Most Recent Game Played)<br />

TM Player GP/GS Player GP/GS Total<br />

NE K. Arrington 20/9 D. McCourty 11/11 31/20<br />

HOU G. Quin 26/23 K. Jackson 11/11 37/34<br />

KC J. Bates 2/1 B. Carr 43/43 45/44<br />

ARZ D. Rodgers-Cromartie 40/35 G. Toler 21/8 61/43<br />

DET C. Houston 55/48 A. Smith 26/9 81/57<br />

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DEFENSE NOTES<br />

CUSHING RETURNING TO FORM<br />

One of the many bright spots in Houston’s<br />

20-0 win over Tennessee last Sunday<br />

was the play of second-year linebacker<br />

Brian Cushing.<br />

The 2009 AP Defensive Rookie of the<br />

Year missed the first four games of the<br />

Cushing<br />

season due to suspension, and was then<br />

shifted to MLB shortly after his return to the field.<br />

The <strong>com</strong>bination of those factors appeared to slow Cushing’s<br />

return to the dominant form he showed as a rookie,<br />

but if last Sunday’s game is any indication, he may be back<br />

on track.<br />

Cushing led the team with seven tackles, including six<br />

solos, and made four of his stops behind the line of scrimmage.<br />

Cushing is quickly climbing the team’s tackle chart,<br />

currently ranking sixth on the squad with 47 total stops.<br />

Cushing’s five tackles for loss this season are already the<br />

second-most on the team behind only Pro Bowl DE Mario<br />

Williams, who has nine.<br />

BENTLEY’S BIG DAY<br />

One of the bright spots in Houston’s 30-<br />

27 loss at the New York Jets in Week 11<br />

was the play of MLB Kevin Bentley. The<br />

ninth-year pro out of Northwestern led<br />

the team with a season-high eight tackles<br />

in his third start of the year.<br />

Bentley<br />

Bentley also made the two biggest defensive<br />

plays of the game, recovering a fumble and picking<br />

off a pass in the fourth quarter to help spur the Texans’<br />

furious rally.<br />

Bentley became just the fourth Texans player to register<br />

a fumble recovery and an interception in the same game.<br />

FUMBLE RECOVERY & INTERCEPTION IN SAME GAME,<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Opp, Date INT Yds FR Yds<br />

Kevin Bentley @ NYJ, 11/21/10 1 18 1 8<br />

Bernard Pollard NE, 1/3/10 1 0 1 0<br />

C.C. Brown CLE, 12/31/06 1 23 1 0<br />

DeMeco Ryans @ OAK, 12/3/06 1 1 1 3<br />

TOUGH SLEDDING ON DEFENSE<br />

The Texans defense has given up some big numbers<br />

through the first 11 games of the year, but a look at who<br />

Houston has played shows that those numbers should not<br />

be all that surprising.<br />

Six of Houston’s first 11 opponents are ranked in the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>’s top 10 in total offense, with an average ranking of<br />

10.6. That is the second-toughest slate for any defense in<br />

the league to date.<br />

AVG <strong>NFL</strong> RANKING, OPPOSING OFFENSES, WK 1-10<br />

Team Opp. YPG Opp. Rank Top 10’s<br />

Indianapolis Colts 366.8 9.5 7<br />

Houston Texans 364.0 10.6 6<br />

Jacksonville Jaguars 361.5 11.4 7<br />

Tennessee Titans 360.9 11.6 5<br />

Washington Redskins 349.6 14.5 4<br />

Taking the schedule as a whole, the average ranking<br />

on offense for Houston’s opponents is 11.7, which is the<br />

second-toughest in the league.<br />

AVG <strong>NFL</strong> RANKING, OPPOSING OFFENSES, OVERALL<br />

Team Opp. YPG Opp. Rank Top 10’s<br />

Tennessee Titans 363.4 10.8 9<br />

Houston Texans 359.9 11.7 8<br />

Jacksonville Jaguars 358.3 12.1 9<br />

Indianapolis Colts 355.8 12.8 7<br />

Dallas Cowboys 352.8 13.3 7<br />

DILES IS DYNAMITE<br />

In Houston’s Week 10 loss at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14), fourth-year LB Zac Diles finished<br />

third on the team with eight tackles,<br />

including seven solo stops. For Diles,<br />

a seventh-round pick in 2007, the strong<br />

performance was the continuation of a<br />

Diles trend.<br />

Diles won the starting job at SLB in his second season<br />

and was leading the team with 66 tackles through eight<br />

games before a broken leg derailed his year. In 2009, Diles<br />

won the starting WLB job and put together another strong<br />

year, finishing with 61 tackles, two forced fumbles and a<br />

fumble recovery.<br />

Through 11 team games this season, he is again second<br />

on the team with a career-high 72 tackles, including 52<br />

solo tackles.<br />

Diles missed Houston’s Week 11 game at the New York<br />

Jets (11/21) due to illness.<br />

ZAC DILES STATISTICS, YEAR-BY-YEAR<br />

Season GP GS Tot Solo Asst<br />

2007 11 0 4 4 0<br />

2008 8 8 66* 47 19<br />

2009 16 12 61 45 16<br />

2010 10 9 72* 52 20<br />

TOTALS 45 29 203 148 55<br />

* Second on the team.<br />

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SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS OVERVIEW<br />

K Neil Rackers became just the second kicker in Texans<br />

history following training camp, when he won the tightest<br />

battle of training camp and took over the kicking duties<br />

formerly held by Kris Brown for the last eight seasons.<br />

Rackers hit on 16-of-17 field goal attempts for Arizona<br />

last season (94.1 percent) and scored 85 points before an<br />

injury forced him to miss the last few weeks of the season.<br />

Through 11 games this year, he is 18-of-20 (90.0 percent)<br />

on field goal attempts, including the game-winner in overtime<br />

at Washington (9/19).<br />

P Matt Turk has averaged 42.4 yards per punt in his career<br />

and has averaged better than 41 yards per attempt in<br />

all but one season. Only 422 of Turk’s 1,083 career punts<br />

(39.0 percent) have been returned.<br />

WR Jacoby Jones holds the Texans career record for<br />

punt return average at 10.4 yards per return over the last<br />

three seasons. He tied the Texans career record for total<br />

returns for touchdown when he scored the third of his career<br />

in 2009. Jones has taken on kickoff return duties this<br />

season as well and is averaging 23.3 yards per return on<br />

17 returns.<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS POSITION-BY-POSITION<br />

KICKER<br />

Neil Rackers has made 223-of-282 career field goal attempts<br />

(79.1 percent) and converted 320-of-325 career<br />

extra points attempts (98.5 percent), giving him 989 total<br />

career points in 11 <strong>NFL</strong> seasons. Rackers set an <strong>NFL</strong> record<br />

for most field goals made in a season in 2005, when<br />

he went 40-of-42 (95.2 percent) with the Arizona Cardinals.<br />

His 989 career points puts him in 44th place all-time among<br />

kickers.<br />

PUNTER<br />

Matt Turk averaged a franchise-record 42.8 yards per<br />

punt in 2009, besting his own mark of 42.3 yards per punt in<br />

2008. Turk has broken the team record in each of the last<br />

three seasons and is playing in his 15th <strong>NFL</strong> season.<br />

LONG SNAPPER<br />

Jon Weeks signed with the Texans during the offseason<br />

and has handled every snap this season. Weeks has been<br />

accurate on all 96 deep snaps (46 punts, 50 field goals and<br />

extra points).<br />

RETURNERS<br />

WR Jacoby Jones is averaging 7.7 yards per punt return<br />

on 18 punt returns and is averaging 21.5 yards on 17 kick<br />

returns this season. RB Steve Slaton has averaged 19.6<br />

yards on 21 kickoff returns.<br />

GETTING BETTER WITH AGE<br />

Texans P Matt Turk has been consistently<br />

excellent throughout his career,<br />

which should be no surprise when discussing<br />

a man playing his 15th season in<br />

the <strong>NFL</strong>.<br />

Turk has broken the Texans singleseason<br />

record for gross punting aver-<br />

Turk<br />

age in each of his first three seasons with the team, and<br />

his average of 42.7 yards per punt this season is just one<br />

tenth of a yard shy of last year’s average of 42.8.<br />

HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE,<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Year P Yds Avg TB I20 Lg<br />

Matt Turk 2009 67 2,866 42.8 6 24 62<br />

Matt Turk 2010 46 1,962 42.7 4 15 60<br />

Matt Turk 2008 53 2,240 42.3 7 17 59<br />

Matt Turk* 2007 55 2,296 41.7 3 24 59<br />

Chad Stanley 2006 76 3,161 41.6 5 15 62<br />

* Turk joined the Texans in 2007.<br />

Turk’s 49.8-yard average in last Sunday’s 20-0 win over<br />

Tennessee was the second-highest in team history.<br />

HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME PUNTING AVERAGE,<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> HISTORY<br />

Player Opp., Date P Yds Avg TB I20<br />

Matt Turk TEN, 9/20/09 6 311 51.8 1 1<br />

Matt Turk TEN, 11/28/10 4 199 49.8 1 1<br />

Matt Turk DET, 10/19/08 4 195 48.8 0 3<br />

Chad Stanley NYJ, 11/26/06 5 239 47.8 1 1<br />

Matt Turk KC, 10/17/10 4 191 47.8 0 1<br />

THE LONG-SHOT LONG SNAPPER<br />

Texans LS Jon Weeks’ route to the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

was, in a word, circuitous. A self-described<br />

“military brat,” Weeks was born<br />

in Bethpage, New York and graduated<br />

from high school in Glendale, Arizona.<br />

As a senior at Mountain Ridge High,<br />

Weeks<br />

Weeks attended a special teams camp,<br />

where he caught the eye of the coaches from Baylor University.<br />

He walked on at Baylor as a long snapper and<br />

eventually earned a scholarship.<br />

After college, Weeks volunteered at a hospital and began<br />

a nine-week certication program to be<strong>com</strong>e a firefighter.<br />

Taking one last stab at his football dreams, he<br />

attended coach Gary Zauner’s specialists <strong>com</strong>bine. There<br />

he caught the attention of a Texans scout. The Texans invited<br />

Weeks for a tryout and signed him the following day,<br />

and Weeks won his roster spot during training camp.<br />

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SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES<br />

RACKERS CLOSING IN ON 1,000<br />

Texans K Neil Rackers moved into 50th place on the<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>’s all-time scoring list among kickers with his 12-point<br />

effort at Washington (9/19).<br />

After his eight-point effort in Houston’s Week 12 victory<br />

over Tennessee (11/28), Rackers has 989 career points in<br />

11 seasons, which puts him in 44th all-time. He needs 11<br />

points to reach 1,000 for his career.<br />

ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS, KICKERS<br />

Rk Player FGM FGA XPM XPA Points<br />

41 Phil Dawson 245 295 297 305 1,032<br />

42 Bruce Gossett 219 360 374 383 1,031<br />

43 Jeff Jaeger 229 309 321 327 1,008<br />

44 Neil Rackers 223 282 320 325 989<br />

45 Sam Baker 179 316 428 444 965<br />

RACKERS’ GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS<br />

Neil Rackers drilled a 35-yard field goal with 3:24 left in<br />

overtime to deliver the Texans’ first-ever win in extra time.<br />

It was his third career overtime game-winner and his first<br />

since 12/23/07 vs. Atlanta, when he made a 31-yarder to<br />

help Arizona beat the Falcons. Rackers is 3-of-4 in his career<br />

in overtime.<br />

RACK-ING UP THE TACKLES<br />

Texans K Neil Rackers has amassed 44 tackles on special<br />

teams throughout his 11-year career to rank first<br />

among <strong>NFL</strong> kickers since STATS, LLC started tracking<br />

special teams tackles in 1994. He ranks fifth on the Texans<br />

this season with seven special teams tackles, including<br />

one in last Sunday’s 20-0 win vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

Head coach Gary Kubiak <strong>com</strong>mented on Rackers’ style<br />

earlier in the season: “It scares you, but you don’t want<br />

to take that away from him,” Kubiak said. “He likes to go<br />

down there. He will make a tackle. You don’t want to lose<br />

him, but I think that’s what makes him tick. He likes being<br />

a part of that. He likes getting pushed around a bit and<br />

showing his teammates he’ll go down there and make a<br />

tackle.”<br />

Rackers leads the team with 84 points and is 18-for-20 on<br />

field goals this season.<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES BY KICKERS<br />

(since 1994)<br />

Player Seasons GP Total Solo Asst.<br />

Neil Rackers 2000-2010(11) 159 44 37 7<br />

Jeff Wilkins 1994-2007(14) 200 38 35 3<br />

John Hall 1997-2006(10) 134 36 30 6<br />

Jay Feely 2001-2010(10) 153 34 32 2<br />

Jason Hanson 1992-2010(19) 295 33 27 6<br />

NEIL RACKERS IN OVERTIME, CAREER<br />

Game, Date Yds Time Score Final<br />

@ WAS, 9/19/10 35 3:24 27-27 30-27<br />

ATL, 12/23/07 31 9:36 27-27 30-27<br />

@ SF, 11/25/07 32 6:49 31-31 31-37<br />

vs. PIT, 12/30/01# 31 4:17 23-23 26-23<br />

Rackers has also made three career game-winning field<br />

goals in non-overtime situations and has two game-tieing<br />

kicks to force overtime.<br />

NEIL RACKERS GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS<br />

(Fourth Quarter, Less Than 4:00 Remaining)<br />

Game, Date Yds Time Score Final<br />

SEA 9/16/07 42 0:01 20-20 23-20<br />

@ TEN, 1/6/02# 34 0:20 20-21 23-21<br />

JAX, 12/17/00# 27 0:00 14-14 17-14<br />

NEIL RACKERS GAME-TYING FIELD GOALS<br />

(To Force Overtime)<br />

Game, Date Yds Time Score Final<br />

SF, 11/25/07 19 0:00 28-31 31-37<br />

ATL, 12/23/07 29 0:00 24-27 30-27<br />

BOLD indicates games with Houston Texans.<br />

# indicates games with Cincinnati Bengals.<br />

K Neil Rackers makes a habit of sticking his nose in on<br />

kickoff coverage. Rackers leads all kickers since 1994<br />

with 44 career tackles.<br />

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2010 DRAFT NOTES<br />

THE <strong>TEXANS</strong> 2010 DRAFT CLASS<br />

Round 1, Pick 20 (20th Overall)<br />

Kareem Jackson CB Alabama<br />

Round 2, Pick 26 (58th Overall)<br />

Ben Tate RB Auburn<br />

Round 3, Pick 17 (81st Overall)<br />

Earl Mitchell DT Arizona<br />

Round 4, Pick 4 (102nd Overall)<br />

Darryl Sharpton LB Miami (Fla.)<br />

Round 4, Pick 20 (118th Overall)<br />

Garrett Graham TE Wisconsin<br />

Round 5, Pick 13 (144th Overall)<br />

Sherrick McManis CB Northwestern<br />

Round 6, Pick 18 (187th Overall)<br />

Shelley Smith G Colorado State<br />

Round 6, Pick 28 (197th Overall)<br />

Trindon Holliday WR Louisiana State<br />

Round 7, Pick 20 (227th Overall)<br />

Dorin Dickerson WR Pittsburgh<br />

5 Offensive Players<br />

(Running Back, Tight End, Guard, 2 Wide Receivers)<br />

4 Defensive Players<br />

(2 Cornerbacks, Defensive Tackle, Linebacker)<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> ALL-TIME NO. 1 PICKS<br />

Including the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft, the Texans have picked a<br />

defensive player with seven of their 10 first-round picks<br />

and in six of the last seven drafts.<br />

Houston Texans All-Time First-Round Draft Picks<br />

Year Player Pos. Pick College<br />

2010 Kareem Jackson CB 20 Alabama<br />

2009 Brian Cushing LB 15 USC<br />

2008 Duane Brown T 26 Virginia Tech<br />

2007 Amobi Okoye DT 10 Louisville<br />

2006 Mario Williams DE 1 North Carolina St.<br />

2005 Travis Johnson DT 16 Florida State<br />

2004 Dunta Robinson CB 10 South Carolina<br />

2004 Jason Babin LB 27 Western Michigan<br />

2003 Andre Johnson WR 3 Miami (Fla.)<br />

2002 David Carr QB 1 Fresno State<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> DRAFT BY THE NUMBERS<br />

1 CB Sherrick McManis is the first player from<br />

Northwestern drafted by the Texans.<br />

2 Houston had two picks in the fourth round and in<br />

the sixth round.<br />

2 Cornerbacks drafted by the Texans in 2010 –<br />

Kareem Jackson and Sherrick McManis.<br />

2 Wide receivers drafted by the Texans in 2010 –<br />

Trindon Holliday and Dorin Dickerson.<br />

3 Times the Texans traded during the draft.<br />

4.9 Career rushing average for RB Ben Tate at Auburn.<br />

5 Players from Colorado State on the current Texans<br />

roster after the selection of G Shelley Smith.<br />

8.0 Career sacks for DT Earl Mitchell at Arizona.<br />

9 Players drafted by the Texans.<br />

10.00 Time, in seconds, that it takes WR Trindon Holliday<br />

to run 100 meters.<br />

11 Linebackers drafted by the Texans all-time, more<br />

than any other position.<br />

12 Players from Southeastern Conference schools<br />

drafted by the Texans in team history, the most<br />

from any conference.<br />

14-0 Record for CB Kareem Jackson in 2009 at Alabama.<br />

20 CB Kareem Jackson was the 20th overall pick in<br />

the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

20.5 Driving distance, in miles, from Galena Park North<br />

Shore High School, where DT Earl Mitchell<br />

attended, to Reliant Stadium.<br />

40 Games started by CB Kareem Jackson during his<br />

career at Alabama.<br />

43 Vertical jump, in inches, for WR Dorin Dickerson.<br />

65 Inches tall for Trindon Holliday, the shortest draft<br />

pick in Texans history.<br />

255 Total selections in the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

255 Total career tackles for LB Darryl Sharpton at<br />

Miami (Fla.).<br />

3:28 Time elapsed during the first round of the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft.<br />

1,492 Career receiving yards for TE Garrett Graham at<br />

Wisconsin.<br />

3,321 Yards that RB Ben Tate rushed for during his<br />

career at Auburn.<br />

7,413 Attendance at the Texans Draft Party, presented<br />

by Miller Lite. It was the largest crowd for a draft<br />

event in team history.<br />

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PRACTICE GUIDELINES/<br />

MEDIA INFORMATION<br />

PRACTICE GUIDELINES<br />

MEDIA WEBSITE<br />

Designated Media will be allowed at all practices. During<br />

each practice, the team will use two practice fields.<br />

The area between the two practice fields – where the<br />

scissor lift is located – is off-limits to media, but media can<br />

walk the perimeter of the fields.<br />

Photographers can only cross the covered area if they<br />

are ac<strong>com</strong>panied by a Texans PR representative. Photographers<br />

can shoot selected portions of practice. Tripods<br />

are allowed at practice, however they must be seven<br />

yards from the sideline and behind the line of scrimmage<br />

at all times. Please do not leave tripods unattended. To not<br />

impede the view of the fans at practice, all photographers<br />

must kneel when shooting in front of the stands.<br />

Members of the <strong>com</strong>munications staff will be on the field<br />

during all practices to assist with any questions. During<br />

practices held inside the bubble, all media must stay on<br />

the near sideline.<br />

To access the Houston Texans media website, go to<br />

http://www.houstontexans.<strong>com</strong>/about-us/media-relations.html.<br />

The section contains all Texans press materials,<br />

daily clips, historical information and updated team<br />

statistics and media guide. Applications are being accepted<br />

for training camp, season or individual game credentials.<br />

Username and password are both Texans (both<br />

case sensitive).<br />

To apply for game credentials, please submit your request<br />

on the website the Tuesday before a Texans home<br />

game by 5 pm CT.<br />

Fans can access coverage on www.HoustonTexans.<strong>com</strong><br />

throughout the season on Texans TV, the Texans broadcast<br />

live streaming video of press conferences, as well as<br />

game highlights, interviews, in-depth team features, <strong>com</strong>munity<br />

recaps, <strong>NFL</strong> Network footage and much more.<br />

CREDENTIALS<br />

Media can apply for credentials at the Texans media<br />

website:<br />

http://www.houstontexans.<strong>com</strong>/about-us/media-relations.html.<br />

Please contact Communications Coordinator Charles<br />

Hampton at charles.hampton@houstontexans.<strong>com</strong> or at<br />

(832) 667-2282 with any questions or concerns.<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> MEDIA WORKROOM<br />

Following Texans practice, media are encouraged to<br />

take advantage of the media workroom located on the<br />

service level at Reliant Stadium across from the Texans’<br />

locker room. The room is available to working media<br />

throughout the season. Phones, Texans information, <strong>NFL</strong><br />

news releases and other information are available. Wireless<br />

service will be available in the media workroom.<br />

During practice, media should park in the Teal Lot located<br />

on Murworth, across from Reliant Stadium in front<br />

of the Methodist Training Center. Media can either walk<br />

over to the media workroom or drive to the day lot, located<br />

at Westridge and Kirby on the south side of Reliant Stadium.<br />

Media should walk through Budweiser Plaza to the<br />

stadium entrance.<br />

VISITING MEDIA<br />

Reliant Park is located south of downtown Houston, just<br />

inside the 610 Loop. The closest airport to Reliant Park is<br />

Houston Hobby, which is 20 minutes away and is primarily<br />

served by Southwest Airlines. Houston Bush International<br />

is a hub for Continental Airlines, and is approximately 45<br />

minutes from Reliant Park.<br />

HOTELS<br />

Hilton Americas Houston (Downtown) - 6.85 miles<br />

1600 Lamar, (713) 739-8000<br />

Hotel Derek (Galleria) - 7.69 miles<br />

2525 West Loop South, (713) 961-3000<br />

Holiday Inn (Stadium) - .19 miles<br />

8111 Kirby Drive, (713) 790-1900<br />

Inter-Continental (Galleria) - 9.57 miles<br />

222 West Loop South, (713) 627-7600<br />

Marriott Medical Center - 2.08 miles<br />

6580 Fannin Street, (713) 796-0080<br />

Marriott West Loop (Galleria) 8.87 miles<br />

1750 West Loop South, (713) 960-0111<br />

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS<br />

DIRECTIONS<br />

From Bush International: Take US 59 South to HWY TX-<br />

288 South (Lake Jackson/ Freeport). Follow HWY TX-288<br />

to I-610 West. Exit Kirby Drive (Exit 1C) and turn right. Follow<br />

Kirby Drive two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on<br />

the right and the practice facility on the left. Turn left on<br />

Murworth Drive and media parking is in the Teal parking lot<br />

located on the right at the practice facility.<br />

From Houston Hobby: Take Airport Boulevard East to<br />

Monroe Road. Make a left on Monroe Road and proceed to<br />

I-45 North. Make a left onto I-45 North and proceed to I-610<br />

West. Take I-610 to Kirby Drive (Exit 1C). Turn right onto Kirby.<br />

Follow Kirby Drive two blocks and Reliant Stadium will<br />

be on the right and the practice facility on the left. Turn left<br />

on Murworth Drive and media parking is in the Teal parking<br />

lot located on the right at the practice facility.<br />

From the East: Take I-610 westbound to the Kirby Drive<br />

Exit (Exit 1C). Turn right on Kirby Drive. Follow Kirby Drive<br />

two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on the right and the<br />

practice facility on the left. Turn left on Murworth Drive and<br />

media parking is in the Teal parking lot located on the right<br />

at the practice facility.<br />

From the West: Take I-610 eastbound to the Kirby Drive<br />

Exit (Exit 1C). Turn left on Kirby Drive. Follow Kirby Drive<br />

two blocks and Reliant Stadium will be on the right and the<br />

practice facility on the left. Turn left on Murworth Drive and<br />

media parking is in the Teal parking lot located on the right<br />

at the practice facility.<br />

Practice Fields<br />

Parking<br />

Reliant Stadium<br />

Media Workroom<br />

Murworth<br />

I-610<br />

Kirby Drive<br />

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500 TOTAL NET YARDS<br />

By Texans— 526 yards at Washington (468 passing,<br />

58 rushing), 9/19/10.<br />

By Opponents— 515 yards at Indianapolis (390<br />

passing, 125 rushing), 9/17/06<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

THE LAST TIME...<br />

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES<br />

By Texans— Matt Schaub vs. Cincinnati (28-of-40,<br />

392 yards, 4 TDs), 10/18 /09<br />

By Opponents— Philip Rivers vs. San Diego (17-of-<br />

23, 295 yards, 4 TDs), 11/7/10<br />

200 YARDS RUSHING<br />

By Texans— Arian Foster vs. Indianapolis, 231<br />

yards on 33 carries, 3 TD, 9/12/10<br />

By Opponents— Larry Johnson vs. Kansas City,<br />

211 yards on 36 carries, 2 TD, 11/20/05<br />

150 YARDS RUSHING<br />

By Texans— Arian Foster vs. Indianapolis, 231<br />

yards on 33 carries, 3 TD, 9/12/10<br />

By Opponents— Chris Johnson vs. Tennessee (29<br />

for 151 yards), 11/23/09<br />

100 YARDS RUSHING<br />

By Texans— Arian Foster vs. Tennessee, 143 yards<br />

on 30 carries, 11/28/10<br />

By Opponents— Maurice Jones-Drew at Jacksonvlle<br />

(24 for 100 yards), 11/14/10<br />

400 YARDS PASSING<br />

By Texans— Matt Schaub at Washington (497<br />

yards, 38-of-52, 3 TD, 1INT), 9/19/10<br />

By Opponents— Donavon McNabb at Washington<br />

(426 yards, 28-of-38), 9/19/10<br />

300 YARDS PASSING<br />

By Texans—Matt Schaub at Jacksonville (314<br />

yards, 22-of-32, 2 TD), 11/14/10<br />

By Opponents— Mark Sanchez at New York (315<br />

yards, 22-of-38), 11/21/10<br />

200 YARDS RECEIVING<br />

By Texans— Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (207<br />

yards, 11 rec., 1 TD) 12/14/08<br />

By Opponents— Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (265 yards,<br />

11 rec., 3 TDs) 11/19/06<br />

150 YARDS RECEIVING<br />

By Texans— Andre Johnson at Washington (158<br />

yards, 12 rec.), 9/19/10<br />

By Opponents— Calvin Johnson vs. Detroit (154<br />

yards, 2 rec., TD)<br />

100 YARDS RECEIVING<br />

By Texans— Joel Dreessen at New York (106<br />

yards, 4 rec, 1 TD), 11/21/10<br />

By Opponents— Santonio Holmes at New York(126<br />

yards, 7 rec.,2 TD) 11/21/10<br />

FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES<br />

By Texans— Never Happened<br />

By Opponents— Peyton Manning at Indianapolis<br />

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

THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES<br />

By Texans— Matt Schaub at Washington (497<br />

yards, 38-of-52, 3 TD, 1INT), 9/19/10<br />

By Opponents— Mark Sanchez at New York (22-<br />

of-38, 315 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT)<br />

THROW TWO+ INTERCEPTIONS<br />

By Texans— Matt Schaub (2) vs.Dallas 9/26/10<br />

By Opponents— Rusty Smith (3) vs Tennessee,<br />

11/28/10<br />

THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS<br />

By Texans— Never Happened<br />

By Opponents— Vernon Davis (93 yards, 7 rec., 3<br />

TD) 10/25/09<br />

TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS<br />

By Texans— Andre Johnson vs. Seattle (11 rec.,<br />

193 yards, 2 TD), 12/13/09<br />

By Opponents— Santonio Holmes at New York (7<br />

rec., 126 yards, 2 TD), 11/21/10<br />

FOUR TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING<br />

By Texans—Never Happened<br />

By Opponents—Shaun Alexander at Seattle (22 for<br />

141, 4 TD), 10/16/05<br />

THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING<br />

By Texans— Arian Foster vs. Indianapolis (33 for<br />

231, 3 TD) 9/12/10<br />

By Opponents—Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Jacksonville<br />

(23 for 119, 3 TD) 9/27/09<br />

TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING<br />

By Texans— Arian Foster at New York (22 for 84, 2<br />

TD) 11/21/10<br />

By Opponents— Maurice Jones-Drew at Jacksonville<br />

(24 for 100, 2 TD), 11/14/10<br />

THREE SACKS<br />

By Texans— Mario Williams at Washington (3.0 for<br />

23 yards), 9/19/10<br />

By Opponents—James Harrison at Pittsburgh (3<br />

for 20 yards), 9/07/08<br />

INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

By Texans — Bernard Pollard vs. Seattle, 70 yards,<br />

12/13/09<br />

By Opponents— Kelvin Hayden at Indianapolis, 25<br />

yards, 11/1/10<br />

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FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

By Texans — Dominique Barber vs. NY Jets , 48<br />

yards, 9/13/09<br />

By Opponents — Gary Brackett vs. Indianapolis, 68<br />

yards, 10/5/08<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

THE LAST TIME...<br />

PAT BLOCKED<br />

By Texans — Michael Boulware blocked PAT by<br />

John Carney at Jacksonville, 10/14/07<br />

By Opponents— Robaire Smith blocked PAT by<br />

Kris Brown at Tennessee, 10/29/06<br />

DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN<br />

By Texans — Bernard Pollard vs. New England, 0<br />

yards, 1/3/10<br />

By Opponents — Kelvin Hayden at Indianapolis, 25<br />

yards, 11/1/10<br />

FIVE OR MORE FIELD GOALS<br />

By Texans— Kris Brown vs. Miami (5-5, made from<br />

54, 43, 54, 20, 57), 10/7/07<br />

By Opponents— Rod Bironas vs. Tennessee (8-8,<br />

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

FOUR FIELD GOALS<br />

By Texans— Kris Brown vs. Cleveland (4-5, made<br />

from 38, 37, 35, 40), 10/30/05<br />

By Opponents— Rob Bironas vs. Tennessee (4-4,<br />

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

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED<br />

By Texans — Bernard Pollard at Washington,<br />

9/19/10<br />

By Opponents— Craig Terrill vs. Seattle, 12/13/09<br />

FG BLOCKED\MISSED AND RETURNED FOR TD<br />

By Texans — Never Happened<br />

By Opponents— Never Happened<br />

PUNT BLOCKED<br />

By Texans — Antwan Peek blocked punt by Micah<br />

Knorr at Denver, 11/7/04.<br />

By Opponents— Chad Stanley punt blocked by<br />

Rocky Boiman vs. Tennessee, 12/29/02<br />

PUNT BLOCKED AND RETURN FOR TD<br />

By Texans — Kevin Williams recovered Craig Jarrett<br />

punt blocked by Jimmy McClain at Washington,<br />

12/22/02<br />

By Opponents— Never Happened<br />

KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

By Texans—Jacoby Jones vs. Oakland, 95 yards,<br />

10/4/09<br />

By Opponents— Ellis Hobbs at New England, 93<br />

yards, 12/17/06<br />

MISSED PAT<br />

By Texans —Kris Brown PAT missed vs. New<br />

England, 1/3/10<br />

By Opponents— John Carney PAT blocked by<br />

Michael Boulware at Jacksonville, 10/14/07<br />

TWO POINT CONVERSION MADE<br />

By Texans— Andre Johnson pass from Matt<br />

Schaub at Buffalo, 11/1/09<br />

By Opponents— Mike Tolbert run vs. San Diego,<br />

11/7/10<br />

TWO POINT CONVERSION FAILED<br />

By Texans— Matt Schaub pass to Chris Brown<br />

in<strong>com</strong>plete at Jacksonville, 12/6/09<br />

By Opponents— Ronnie Brown halfback pass to<br />

Chris Chambers in<strong>com</strong>plete, tipped by Mario Williams<br />

vs. Miami 10/1/06.<br />

SAFETY SCORED<br />

By Texans— Zac Diles tackle of David Garrard in<br />

end zone vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/09<br />

By Opponents— Penalty on Duane Brown in end<br />

zone vs. Baltimore, 11/09/08<br />

SCORED 40 POINTS<br />

By Texans— 42 points (42-28), vs. Jacksonville<br />

12/30/07<br />

By Opponents— 41 points (41-13), vs. Baltimore<br />

11/09/08<br />

WON OVERTIME GAME<br />

By Texans— Houston at Washington (30-27),<br />

9/19/10<br />

By Opponents— Houston at Jacksonville (27-30),<br />

9/28/08<br />

SHUTOUT<br />

By Texans— Houston vs. Tennessee (20-0),<br />

11/28/10<br />

By Opponents— Jacksonville vs. Houston (27-0),<br />

12/7/03<br />

PUNT RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

By Texans — Jacoby Jones vs. Cincinnati, 73<br />

yards, 10/26/08<br />

By Opponents— Johnny Lee Higgins at Oakland, 80<br />

yards, 12/21/08<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

SEASON TOTALS<br />

9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 11-1 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28 12-2 12-13 12-19 12-26 1-2<br />

IND @WAS DAL @OAK NYG KC @IND SD @JAX @NYJ TEN @PHI BAL @TEN @DEN JAX TOTALS<br />

FIRST DOWNS<br />

Total 23 29 24 21 11 23 19 25 20 17 24<br />

Rushing 15 6 7 10 2 8 7 10 6 5 9<br />

Passing 7 23 15 11 9 15 10 12 13 12 12<br />

Penalty 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 3<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE<br />

Yards 355 526 340 441 195 421 291 391 395 343 346<br />

Plays 61 81 58 65 52 57 59 68 53 60 76<br />

Rush 257 58 124 249 24 132 108 140 81 97 188<br />

Attempts 42 24 22 36 15 22 18 34 21 26 39<br />

Pass 98 468 216 192 171 289 183 251 314 246 158<br />

Attempts 17 52 32 29 34 33 38 32 32 33 35<br />

Completions 9 38 23 16 16 25 22 21 22 19 25<br />

Interceptions 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />

Sacks-Yards 2-9 5-29 4-25 0 3-25 2-16 3-18 2-15 0-0 1-8 2-20<br />

INTERCEPTIONS BY <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

Number 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 3<br />

Yards 0 0 0 34 24 0 0 0 0 18 12<br />

Long 0 0 0 20 23 0 0 0 0 18 10<br />

Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

PUNTS<br />

Number 2 3 3 6 7 4 5 2 4 6 4<br />

AVG. 45.5 40.3 36.7 41.3 44.6 47.8 44.4 35.0 37.5 40.7 49.8<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Number 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 1 0 1 5<br />

Yards 39 28 12 18 26 0 11 5 0 9 23<br />

Fair Catches 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 1<br />

Long 0 13 7 14 17 0 10 5 0 9 14<br />

Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

Number 3 6 5 0 7 5 7 5 2 7 1<br />

Yards 79 88 122 0 109 103 172 122 40 89 22<br />

Long 33 25 32 0 25 30 35 27 22 23 22<br />

Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

PENALTIES<br />

Number 7 5 5 5 8 5 5 4 8 3 6<br />

Yards 50 45 32 26 67 53 30 31 49 25 68<br />

FUMBLES<br />

Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 2-1 1-1 1-0<br />

SCORING<br />

Touchdowns 4 3 1 4 1 5 2 2 3 3 2<br />

Rush 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 0<br />

Passing 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2<br />

Returns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Points After TD 4 3 1 4 1 5 2 2 3 3 2<br />

2-Point Conv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Field Goals 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 2<br />

Time of Possesion 30:53 39:49 27:40 29:29 21:09 26:32 23:35 33:49 24:37 25:41 39:41<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

OPPONENTS' SEASON TOTALS<br />

9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 11-1 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28 12-2 12-13 12-19 12-26 1-2<br />

IND @WAS DAL @OAK NYG KC @IND SD @JAX @NYJ TEN @PHI BAL @TEN @DEN JAX TOTALS<br />

FIRST DOWNS<br />

Total 25 21 21 24 26 25 24 18 29 22 9<br />

Rushing 3 3 6 8 9 9 8 5 12 7 1<br />

Passing 20 17 13 14 14 13 15 13 15 13 6<br />

Penalty 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 2 2 2<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE<br />

Yards 463 421 385 363 414 417 366 367 491 401 162<br />

Plays 69 58 57 68 74 68 74 50 69 72 44<br />

Rush 44 18 101 118 117 228 107 77 165 103 24<br />

Attempts 10 17 27 25 32 38 28 26 36 31 12<br />

Pass 419 403 284 245 297 189 259 290 326 298 138<br />

Attempts 57 38 30 39 42 29 45 23 31 38 31<br />

Completions 40 28 23 24 27 20 26 17 24 22 17<br />

Interceptions 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 3<br />

Sacks-Yards 0-0 3-23 0-0 4-33 0-0 1-12 1-9 1-5 2-16 3-17 1-0<br />

INTERCEPTIONS BY OPPONENTS<br />

Number 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />

Yards 19 5 -4 0 0 0 25 15 0 0 0<br />

Long 19 5 0 0 0 0 25 15 0 0 0<br />

Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

PUNTS<br />

Number 5 4 2 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 7<br />

AVG. 35.6 48.0 53.5 43.0 49.3 50.5 44.8 28.7 43.7 47.5 46.9<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Number 1 0 1 3 5 3 3 1 1 3 2<br />

Yards 13 0 12 4 22 28 40 0 1 40 25<br />

Fair Catches 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0<br />

Long 13 0 12 4 11 16 18 0 1 30 14<br />

Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

Number 7 4 3 4 3 6 4 5 4 6 4<br />

Yards 155 82 62 99 78 132 90 115 103 126 93<br />

Long 26 25 29 64 30 33 27 34 28 39 27<br />

Touchdowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

PENALTIES<br />

Number 5 7 8 2 9 5 9 6 8 4 10<br />

Yards 73 58 49 23 84 35 69 62 62 39 79<br />

FUMBLES<br />

Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 0-0<br />

SCORING<br />

Touchdowns 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 0<br />

Rush 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0<br />

Passing 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 0<br />

Returns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Interceptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Points After TD 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 0<br />

2-Point Conv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

Field Goals 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 3 0<br />

Time of Possesion 29:07 21:11 32:20 30:31 38:51 33:28 36:25 26:11 35:23 34:19 20:19<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

SEASON HIG HS & LOWS<br />

SEASON HIGHS - LOWS<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

OPPONENTS<br />

HIGH LOW HIGH LOW<br />

Points 35 vs. K.C. 10 vs NYG. 34 vs. NYG 0 vs TEN.<br />

First Downs 29 at WAS. 11 vs. NYG 29 at JAX. 9 vs. TEN.<br />

Total Offense 526 at WAS. 195 vs. NYG. 463 vs. IND 162 vs. TEN.<br />

Net Yards Rushing 257 vs. IND 24 at NYG 228 vs. K.C. 18 at WAS.<br />

Net Yards Passing 468 at WAS. 98 vs. IND. 419 vs. IND. 138 vs. TEN.<br />

Offensive Plays 81 at WAS. 52 vs. NYG. 74 2x; last: at IND. 44 vs. TEN.<br />

Rushing Attempts 61 vs. IND. 15 vs NYG. 38 vs. K.C. 10 vs. IND.<br />

Pass Attempts 52 at WAS 17 vs. IND 57 vs. IND. 23 vs. S.D.<br />

Pass Completions 38 vs. IND. 9 vs. IND. 40 vs. IND. 17 2x; last vs. TEN.<br />

Passes Had Intercepted 2 vs DAL 0 5x; last: vs. TEN. 3 2x; last: vs TEN. 0 6x; last: at JAX.<br />

Sacks Allowed 5 at WAS. 0 2x;last: at JAX. 4 at OAK. 0 2x; last: vs NYG.<br />

Fumbles 3 at IND. 0 4x; last: vs. K.C. 2 2x; last: vs NYG. 0 3x; last: vs. TEN.<br />

Fumbles Lost 1 3x; last: at. NYJ. 0 6x; last:vs.TEN. 1 3x; last: at NYJ. 0 6x; last: vs.<br />

Total Turnovers 3 vs. DAL 0 vs. K.C. 3 4x; last:vs. TEN. 0 5x; last: at JAX.<br />

Penalties 8 2x; last: at. JAX. 3 at NYJ. 10 vs. TEN. 2 at OAK<br />

Yards Penalized 68 vs. TEN 25 at NYJ 84 by NYG. 23 at OAK.<br />

Time of Possession 39:49 at WAS 21:09 vs. NYG 38:51 vs NYG. 20:19 vsTEN.<br />

Defensive Interceptions 3 vs TEN None 2 vs DAL. 0 4x; last: vs. TEN.<br />

Total Takeaways 3, 2x last: vs. TEN 0, 2x; last: at JAX 3 vs DAL. 0 4x; last: vs TEN.<br />

Drive (plays) 90 (6) at OAK 6 (4) at NYJ. 92 (9) at WAS. 10 (4) at NYJ.<br />

Third Down Conversions 6-11 vs. IND (55%) 2-11vs NYG (18%) 9-16 vs. K.C. (56%) 2-10 at WAS (20%)<br />

SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

OPPONENTS<br />

Yards Rushing 231 by A. Foster vs. IND 100 2x; last: by M. Jones-Drew at JAX<br />

Rushing Attempts 33 by A. Foster vs IND 24 by M. Jones-Drew at JAX.<br />

Rushing TDs 3 by A. Foster vs IND 2 2x; last: by M. Jones-Drew at JAX.<br />

Receptions 12 by A. Johnson at WAS 12 by H. Nicks vs. NYG<br />

Yards Receiving 158 by A. Johnson at WAS 149 by M. Thomas at JAX<br />

Receiving TDs 1 14x; last: by A. Johnson vs TEN 2 6x; last: by S. Holmes at NYJ<br />

Combined Yds (rush/rec) 238 by A. Foster vs IND 132 by D. McFadden at OAK<br />

All-Purpose Yards 238 by A. Foster vs IND 132 by D. McFadden at OAK<br />

Yards Passing 497 by M. Schaub at WAS 433 by P. Manning vs IND<br />

Pass Attempts 52 by M. Schaub at WAS 57 by P. Manning vs IND<br />

Pass Completions 38 by M. Schaub at WAS 40 by P. Manning vs IND<br />

TD Passes 3 by M. Schaub at WAS 4 by P. Rivers vs. S.D.<br />

Interceptions Thrown 2 by M. Schaub vs DAL 3 by R. Snmith vs TEN<br />

Longest Run 74 by A. Foster at OAK 35 by M. Hart at IND<br />

Longest Pass Completion 60 by A. Johnson at JAX 73 by A. Collie vs IND<br />

Longest Kickoff Return 35 by J. Jones at IND 64 by J. Ford at OAK<br />

Longest Punt Return 39 by J. Jones vs IND 30 by J. Leonard at NYJ<br />

Longest Int. Return 23 by K. Jackson vs NYG 25 by K. Hayden at IND<br />

Longest Punt 60 by M. Turk vs KC 59 3x; last::by A. Podlesh at JAX<br />

Longest Field Goal 53 by N. Rackers at IND 49 by D. Buehler vs DAL<br />

Touchdowns Scored 3 by A. Foster vs IND 2 8x; last: S. Holmes at NYJ<br />

Points Scored 18 by A. Foster vs IND 12 7x; last: by S. Holmes at NYJ.<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong> RECORD WHEN...<br />

2010 All-Time Under<br />

Season Totals Kubiak<br />

Category W-L W-L W/L<br />

Texans at Reliant Stadium 3-3 33-27 24-15<br />

Texans on the road 2-3 20-48 12-24<br />

Texans on grass 5-4 48-60 32-27<br />

Texans on artificial turf 0-2 4-24 3-12<br />

Texans in a dome 0-0 1-10 1-4<br />

Reliant Stadium roof open 2-1 21-18 13-6<br />

Reliant Stadium roof closed 1-2 12-19 10-9<br />

Texans score first 2-2 34-27 23-15<br />

Opponent scores first 2-4 21-55 12-24<br />

Texans score on first possession 1-2 19-18 14-12<br />

Texans score 20+ points 4-3 41-29 29-17<br />

Texans score less than 20 points 0-3 11-56 6-22<br />

Texans allowed 20+ points 3-6 18-75 14-38<br />

Texans allow less than 20 points 1-0 35-10 21-1<br />

Texans lead after 1st quarter 2-0 26-19 19-11<br />

Texans trail after 1st quarter 2-4 17-51 10-21<br />

Score tied after 1st quarter 0-2 9-13 6-7<br />

Texans lead at halftime 2-1 32-20 23-8<br />

Texans trail at halftime 2-5 17-64 9-28<br />

Score tied at halftime 0-0 4-6 3-3<br />

Texans lead after 3rd quarter 2-1 36-12 25-6<br />

Texans trail after 3rd quarter 2-4 9-62 6-29<br />

Score tied after 3rd quarter 0-1 7-12 4-4<br />

Game goes to overtime 1-0 1-6 1-2<br />

Texans have + turnover ratio 1-2 32-12 19-5<br />

Texans have - turnover ratio 2-3 11-57 10-27<br />

Turnover ratio even 2-1 10-17 6-8<br />

Texans have 30:00+ TOP 3-1 42-24 30-13<br />

Texans have under 30:00 TOP 2-5 12-61 7-26<br />

Matt Schaub starts at QB 5-6 24-25 24-25<br />

Texans have 100-yard rusher 2-3 13-15 9-6<br />

Texans have 300 net passing yards 1-1 8-10 8-8<br />

Texans have 1 100-yard receiver 1-3 21-22 18-14<br />

Texans have 2 100-yard receivers 1-0 2-2 2-0<br />

Andre Johnson has 100+ yards receiving 2-2 19-16 17-9<br />

2010 All-Time Under<br />

Season Totals Kubiak<br />

Category W-L W-L W/L<br />

Texans wearing Blue jerseys 2-3 19-26 14-13<br />

Texans wearing White jerseys 3-3 27-55 17-25<br />

Texans wearing Red jerseys 0-0 7-4 4-2<br />

Texans wearing All-White 1-0 2-4 2-4<br />

Texans wearing All-Blue 0-1 1-4 1-4<br />

Texans wearing All-Red 0-0 2-1 2-1<br />

In September 2-1 10-20 6-11<br />

In October 2-1 15-18 10-8<br />

In November 1-4 11-26 6-14<br />

In December 0-0 17-19 13-6<br />

In January 0-0 1-2 1-0<br />

On Sunday Night 0-0 1-3 0-0<br />

On Thursday Night 0-0 1-0 1-0<br />

On Monday Night 0-1 1-2 1-2<br />

Kickoff is 12:00 CT 3-5 44-69 28-33<br />

Kickoff is 3:00/3:15 CT 2-0 8-10 6-3<br />

Kickoff is 8:00 CT 0-0 0-0 0-0<br />

Kickoff is 7:30 CT 0-1 1-5 1-2<br />

Kickoff is 7:15 CT 0-0 1-0 1-0<br />

vs. AFC South teams 2-2 15-37 9-19<br />

vs. AFC South at home 2-0 10-16 7-7<br />

vs. AFC South on road 0-2 5-21 2-12<br />

vs. AFC North 0-0 6-11 4-3<br />

vs. AFC East 0-1 8-10 5-5<br />

vs. AFC West 2-1 9-8 7-3<br />

vs. AFC 4-4 38-66 26-29<br />

vs. NFC East 1-2 3-8 1-6<br />

vs. NFC South 0-0 5-3 3-1<br />

vs. NFC North 0-0 4-4 3-1<br />

vs. NFC West 0-0 4-4 3-1<br />

vs. NFC 0-0 15-17 9-7<br />

Texans win coin toss 2-2 31-47 21-19<br />

Texans lose coin toss 3-4 23-36 15-20<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

SCORING/RED ZONE<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

OPPONENTS<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 6 7 7 14 0 34 0 10 0 14 0 24<br />

9-19 @ Washington 0 7 10 18 3 30 6 14 7 0 0 27<br />

9-26 Dallas 0 3 0 10 0 13 0 10 7 10 0 27<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 14 0 10 7 0 31 7 7 0 10 0 24<br />

10-10 New York Giants 0 3 7 0 0 10 14 10 3 7 0 34<br />

10-17 Kansas City 0 7 7 21 0 35 7 7 10 7 0 31<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 0 3 7 7 0 17 7 10 10 3 0 30<br />

11-7 San Diego 10 10 3 0 0 23 14 0 7 8 0 29<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 3 0 14 7 0 24 3 14 0 14 0 31<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 0 7 0 20 0 27 3 10 7 10 0 30<br />

11-28 Tennessee 0 14 3 3 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

TOTALS 33 61 68 107 3 264 61 92 51 83 0 287<br />

PERFORMANCE INSIDE THE 20<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

OPPONENTS<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 67% 2/3 (2 TD, 1 FG) 67% 2/3 (2 TD, 1 FG)<br />

9-19 @ Washington 67% 2/3 (2 TD, 1 FG) 50% 2/4 ( 2 TD, 1 FG, 1 Blocked FG)<br />

9-26 Dallas 33% 1/3 (1 TD, 2 FG) 100% 2/2 (2 TD)<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 67% 2/3 ( 2 TD, 1 FG) 100% 3/3 (3TD)<br />

10-10 New York Giants 100% 1/1 (1 TD) 100% 4/4 (4 TD)<br />

10-17 Kansas City 100% 4/4 (4 TD) 75% 3/4 (3 TD, 1 FG)<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 50% 1/2 (1 TD) 50% 2/4 (2 TD, 2 FG)<br />

11-7 San Diego 33% 2/6 ( 2 TD, 3 FG, 1 Downs) 100% 2/2 (2 TD)<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 75% 3/4 ( 3TD, 1 FG) 50% 2/4 (2 TD, 1 FG, 1 Missed FG)<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 50% 2/4 (2TD, 2 FG) 40% 2/5 (2 TD, 3 FG)<br />

11-28 Tennessee 50% 2/4 (2TD, 2 FG) 0%<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 65% 22/34 (22 TD, 13 FG, 1 Downs) 69% 24/35 (24 TD, 9 FG, 1 Blkd FG, 1<br />

Missed FG)<br />

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FIRST DOWNS EARNED<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

3RD & 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY<br />

(3rd or 4th Down)<br />

NAME RUSH PASS REC PEN TOTAL<br />

Matt Schaub* 5 (4) 130(32) 135(36)<br />

Arian Foster 67(21) 25(12) 92(33)<br />

Andre Johnson 41(5) 41(5)<br />

Kevin Walter 20(2) 20(2)<br />

Jacoby Jones 1(1) 15(4) 16(5)<br />

Owen Daniels 12(4) 12(4)<br />

Steve Slaton 4 1 5<br />

Joel Dreesen 16(5) 16(5)<br />

Vonta Leach 2 2<br />

David Anderson 2(1) 2(1)<br />

James Casey 2 2<br />

Derrick Ward 9 1 10<br />

Penalty 11(4) 11(4)<br />

Totals 86(26) 130(32) 135(33) 11(4) 362 (95)<br />

* Note: One first down awarded to passer and receiver on passes<br />

THIRD AND FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY<br />

Third Down and: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Total 4th Down<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 3/3 0/1 1/1 1/2 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/2 6/11 1/1<br />

9-19 @ Washington 2/2 1/1 0/0 4/5 0/1 0/2 0/1 0/0 1/3 3/5 11/20 1/2<br />

9-26 Dallas 0/0 0/0 1/3 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 2/3 4/9 0/0<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 2/2 0/2 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/2 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/4 6/13 0/0<br />

10-10 New York Giants 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/2 0/0 0/5 2/11 0/1<br />

10-17 Kansas City 2/2 1/2 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/4 5/10 1/1<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 1/1 0/1 2/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/3 3/11 0/1<br />

11-7 San Diego 2/2 0/1 1/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 2/2 1/2 6/14 0/2<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/3 4/10 0/0<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 1/1 0/1 1/2 1/2 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 4/12 0/0<br />

11-28 Tennessee 1/1 2/2 0/1 1/1 2/3 1/3 1/1 0/2 0/0 1/4 9/18 1/2<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 16/16 5/12 7/12 9/15 4/10 3/13 4/11 1/9 3/6 9/36 56/139 4/10<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> TUROVER RATIO<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

TURNOVER STATISTICS<br />

OFFENSIVE GIVEAWAYS DEFENSIVE TAKEAWAYS SPECIAL TEAMS GAME NET<br />

Fum. Int. Tot. Fum. Int. Tot. Give Take Total<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 +1<br />

9-19 @ Washington 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 E<br />

9-26 Dallas 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 -3<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 +3<br />

10-10 New York Giants 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 E<br />

10-17 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 -2<br />

11-7 San Diego 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 +1<br />

11-28 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 +3<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 5 7 12 4 9 13 0 0 +1<br />

FORCED TURNOVERS - RESULTS<br />

Houston Takeaways Points Opponents Takeaways Points<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 1 7 1 7<br />

9-19 @ Washington 0 0 1 3<br />

9-26 Dallas 0 0 3 10<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 3 7 0 0<br />

10-10 New York Giants 2 7 2 7<br />

10-17 Kansas City 0 0 0 0<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 0 0 2 7<br />

11-7 San Diego 2 7 1 0<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 0 0 1 7<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 2 10 1 3<br />

11-28 Tennessee 3 10 0 0<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

TOTALS 10 INT, 3 FR 48 7 INT, 5 FR 44<br />

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TURNOVERS<br />

FUMBLES - FUMBLES LOST<br />

Game Total/Lost Players<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 0/0 None<br />

9-19 @ Washington 0/0 None<br />

9-26 Dallas 1/1 A. Foster<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 0/0 None<br />

10-10 New York Giants 2/1 M. Schaub<br />

10-17 Kansas City 0/0 None<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 3/1 M. Schaub<br />

11-7 San Diego 1/0 None<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 2/1 J. Dreessen<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 1/1 A. Foster<br />

11-28 Tennessee 1/0 M. Schaub<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

TOTALS 11/5<br />

FUMBLES BY PLAYERS<br />

Player<br />

Fumbles Lost Fumbles<br />

A. Foster 2 2<br />

M. Schaub 6 2<br />

J. Jones 2 0<br />

J. Dreessen 1 1<br />

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN<br />

Game INT(Yards) Players<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 1(19) M. Schaub<br />

9-19 @ Washington 1(5) M. Schaub<br />

9-26 Dallas 2(-4) M. Schaub<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 0 None<br />

10-10 New York Giants 1(0) M. Schaub<br />

10-17 Kansas City 0 None<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 1 (25t) M. Schaub<br />

11-7 San Diego 1(15) M. Schaub<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 0 None<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 0 None<br />

11-28 Tennessee 0 None<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> TAKEAWAY RESULTS<br />

TAKEAWAYS<br />

11 Total Takeaways (9 INT, 4 FR)<br />

1 FUM resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. S.D.<br />

1 FUM resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. IND<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) at OAK<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. NYG<br />

1 FUM resulted in 3 poionts for Houston (1 FG) at NYJ<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) at NYJ<br />

2 INT resulted in 10 points for Houston (1 TD, 1 FG)<br />

TEN<br />

First Half takeaways - (1 INT, 2 FR)<br />

1 FUM resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. S.D.<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. TEN<br />

First quarter takeaways – (O INT, 0 FR)<br />

0 resulted in 0 points for Houston (0 TD, 0 FG)<br />

Second quarter takeaways – (O INT, 1 FR)<br />

1 FUM resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. S.D.<br />

Second Half takeaways – (8 INT, 2 FR)<br />

1 FUM resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs.IND<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) at OAK<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points (1 TD) vs. NYG<br />

1 FUM resulted in 3 poionts for Houston (1 FG) at NYJ<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) at NYJ<br />

Third quarter takeaways – (4 INT, 0 FR)<br />

1 resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD)<br />

1 INT resulted in 3 points for Houston ( 1FG) vs. TEN.<br />

Fourth quarter takeaways – (4 INT, 2 FR)<br />

1 FUM resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) vs. IND<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) at OAK<br />

1 FUM resulted in 3 poionts for Houston (1 FG) at NYJ<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points for Houston (1 TD) at NYJ<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> TURNOVER RESULTS<br />

TURNOVERS<br />

10 Total Giveaways (7 interceptions, 5 fumbles lost)<br />

First Half giveaways (4 interceptions, 0 fumble recoveries)<br />

2 resulted in 7 points (1 TD) ; last: at IND<br />

1 resulted in 3 points (1 FG) at WAS<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points (1 TD) vs. NYG<br />

First quarter giveaways – (2 interceptions, 0 fumble<br />

recoveries)<br />

1 resulted in 3 points (1 FG) at WAS<br />

1 INT resulted in 7 points (1 TD) vs. NYG<br />

Second quarter giveaways – (1 interceptions, 0 fumble<br />

recoveries)<br />

1 resulted in 7 points (1 TD) vs. IND<br />

Second Half giveaways – (3 interceptions, 4 fumble<br />

recoveries)<br />

1 resulted in 7 points (1 TD) at JAX<br />

1 resulted in 7 points (1 TD) vs DAL<br />

1 resulted in 3 points (1 FG) vs DAL<br />

1 resulted in 3 points (1 FG) at NYJ<br />

Third quarter giveaways – (0 interceptions, 2 fumble<br />

recoveries)<br />

1 resulted in 3 points (1 FG) at NYJ<br />

Fourth quarter giveaways – (1 interceptions, 2 fumble<br />

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<strong>TEXANS</strong> DRIVE ENGINEERING<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

DRIVE ENGINEERING<br />

No. of Missed End End Pts./<br />

Drives TD FG FG Punt Fum. INT Downs Safety Half Game Pts. Drive<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 11 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 34 3.09<br />

9-19 @ Washington 13 3 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 30 2.31<br />

9-26 Dallas 9 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 1.44<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 13 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 2.38<br />

10-10 New York Giants 13 1 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 1.30<br />

10-17 Kansas City 10 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 3.50<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 11 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 1.55<br />

11-7 San Diego 10 2 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 23 2.30<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 10 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.40<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 14 3 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 27 1.93<br />

11-28 Tennessee 11 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 20 1.82<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 116 29 1 18 46 5 7 6 0 7 4 264 2.28<br />

OPPONENTS DRIVE ENGINEERING<br />

No. of Missed End End Pts./<br />

Drives TD FG FG Punt Fum. INT Downs Safety Half Game Pts. Drive<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 10 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.40<br />

9-19 @ Washington 11 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.46<br />

9-26 Dallas 9 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 3.00<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 12 3 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 24 2.00<br />

10-10 New York Giants 13 4 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 34 2.62<br />

10-17 Kansas City 10 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 3.10<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 11 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 30 2.73<br />

11-7 San Diego 11 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 29 2.64<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 10 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 3.10<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 13 3 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 2.31<br />

11-28 Tennessee 10 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 121 33 4 16 45 4 9 1 0 2 5 287 2.37<br />

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QUARTERBACK SACKS<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

QUARTERBACK SACKS & PRESSURES<br />

Game Sacks (Yards) Players (No./Yards)<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 2(14) M.Williams (1/7); J.Nading (0.5/3.5);A.Smith (0.5/3.5)<br />

9-19 @ Washington 3(23) M. Williams (3/23)<br />

9-26 Dallas 0(0)<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 4(33) A. Smith (2/12); M. Williams (1/11); D. Ryans (1/10)<br />

10-10 New York Giants 0(0)<br />

10-17 Kansas City 1(12) A. Okoye (1/12)<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 1(9) M. Anderson (1/9)<br />

11-7 San Diego 1(5) M. Williams (1/5)<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 2(16) A. Okoye (1/7); M. Anderson (1/9)<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 3(17) M. Williams (2/11); D. Lewis (1/6)<br />

11-28 Tennessee 1(0) M. Williams (1/0)<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 17(124)<br />

QUARTERBACK PRESSURES<br />

Game Pressures Players<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 10 A.Okoye;M.Williams;J.Nading;A.Smith<br />

9-19 @ Washington 4 M.Williams (3); R. Denney (1)<br />

9-26 Dallas 6 M. Williams (3); Z. Diles, A. Okoye, A. Smith (1)<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 3 Z. Diles (1); D. Ryans (1); A. Smith (1)<br />

10-10 New York Giants 4 B. Cushing (2); D. Ryans (1); A. Smith (1)<br />

10-17 Kansas City 3 B. Cushing (1); A. Okoye (1); A. Smith (1)<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 3 M. Anderson (1); M. Williams (1); A. Ogunleye (1)<br />

11-7 San Diego 4 A. Smith (2); M. Williams (1); S. Cody (1)<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 10 M. Williams (3); A. Okoye (3); M. Anderson (2); B. Cushing<br />

(1); A. Smith (1)<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 7 M. Williams & B. Cushing (2); K. Bentley, A. Smith &<br />

D. Lewis (1)<br />

11-28 Tennessee 5 A. Smith (2); G. Quin (1); M. Williams (1); A. Okoye (1)<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

Totals 59<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

<strong>NFL</strong> RANKS<br />

OFFENSE<br />

AFC<br />

<strong>NFL</strong><br />

Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 6 1 14 10 1 30<br />

9-19 @ Washington 1 1 4 1 1 6<br />

9-26 Dallas 4 4 4 4 5 8<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 2 1 5 2 1 8<br />

10-10 New York Giants 4 4 6 6 5 14<br />

10-17 Kansas City 3 3T 5 5 3T 11<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 3 4 6 7 6 13<br />

11-7 San Diego 3 4 5 16 5 16<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 4 5 5 6 7 11<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 3 5T 5 7 8T 12<br />

11-28 Tennessee 4 5 7 7 7 15<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

DEFENSE<br />

AFC<br />

<strong>NFL</strong><br />

Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass<br />

9-12 Indianapolis 16 1 16 31T 2 32<br />

9-19 @ Washington 16 1 16 31 2 32<br />

9-26 Dallas 16 1 16 31 2 32<br />

10-3 @ Oakland 16 2 16 32 2 32<br />

10-10 New York Giants 16 3 16 31 5 32<br />

10-17 Kansas City 16 6 16 31 12 32<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis 16 7 16 32 14 32<br />

11-7 San Diego 16 5 16 32 11 32<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville 16 7 16 31 15 32<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets 16 7 16 31 16 32<br />

11-28 Tennessee 15 5 15 28 8T 31<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 Baltimore<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2 Jacksonville<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

INACTIVES & CAPTAINS<br />

INACTIVE PLAYERS<br />

9-12 vs. Indianapolis QB M. Leinart, WR D. Dickerson, CB A. Molden, LB D. Nixon, G K. Studdard, G S. Smith, TE G. Graham, DT<br />

F. Okam<br />

9-19 at Washington QB 9 M.Leinart, WR 19 D.Dickerson, CB 28 A.Molden, CB 30 J.Wall, G 64 K.Studdard, G 71 S.Smith, TE 88<br />

G.Graham, DE 99 A.Ogunleye<br />

9-26 vs. Dallas QB 9 M. Leinart, WR 19 D. Dickerson, CB 30 J. Wall, LB 53 D. Nixon, G 64 K. Studdard, G 71 S. Smith, TE<br />

88 G.Graham, DE 99 A. Ogunleye<br />

10-3 at Oakland QB 9 M.Leinart, FS 26 E.Wilson, LB 51 D.Sharpton, LB 57 K.Bentley, G 64 K.Studdard, DE 77 R.Denney, WR<br />

80 A.Johnson, TE 88 G.Graham<br />

10-10 vs NY Giants QB 9 M.Leinart, WR 12 J.Jones, CB 24 K.Paymah, LB 53 D.Nixon, LB 57 K.Bentley, G 64 K.Studdard, TE 88<br />

G.Graham, DE 96 M.Anderson<br />

10-17 vs. Kansas City QB 9 M.Leinart, WR 19 D.Dickerson, CB 22 S.McManis, LB 51 D.Sharpton, LB 52 X.Adibi, LB 57 K.Bentley,<br />

G 65 M.Brisiel, DE 72 J.Nading<br />

11-1 at Indianapolis QB-3 9 M.Leinart, WR 19 D.Dickerson, CB 24 K.Paymah, LB 51D.Sharpton, OG 64 K.Studdard, DE 72<br />

J.Nading, TE 88 G.Graham, DT 92 E.Mitchell<br />

11-7 vs. San Diego QB-3 9 M.Leinart, WR 19 D.Dickerson, CB 24 K.Paymah, LB 52 X.Adibi, OG 64 K.Studdard, DT 67<br />

M.Sheppard, DE 72 J.Nading, TE 81 O.Daniels<br />

11-14 at Jacksonville QB-3 9 M.Leinart, CB 30 J. Allen, S 42 T. Williams, LB 52 X.Adibi, OG 64 K.Studdard, DT 67 M.Sheppard,<br />

DE 72 J.Nading, TE 81 O.Daniels<br />

11-22 at NY Jets QB 9 M.Leinart, WR 19 D.Dickerson, S 42 T.Williams, LB 54 Z.Diles, OG 64 K.Studdard, DT 67 M.Sheppard,<br />

DE 72 J.Nading, TE 81 O.Daniels<br />

11-28 vs. Tennessee QB 9 M.Leinart, CB 21 B.McCain, LB 52 X.Adibi, OG 64 K.Studdard, DT 67 M.Sheppard, DE 72 J.Nading, TE<br />

81 O.Daniels, WR 89 D.Anderson<br />

TEAM CAPTAINS<br />

9-12 vs. Indianapolis LB K. Bentley, WR A. Johnson, LB D. Ryans, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, DE A. Smith<br />

9-19 at Washington LB Z. Diles, LB D. Ryans, WR A. Johnson, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, LB K. Bentley<br />

9-26 vs Dallas WR K. Walter, LB D. Ryans, WR A. Johnson, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, DE A. Smith, LB K. Bentley<br />

10-3 at Oakland CB G. Quin, LB D. Ryans, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, DE A. Smith<br />

10-10 vs NY Giants LB B. Cushing, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, WR A. Johnson, LB D. Ryans<br />

10-17 vs. Kansas City Strength & Conditioning Coach Cedric Smith QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, WR A. Johnson, DE A.<br />

Smith<br />

11-1 at Indianapolis Strength & Conditioning Coach Cedric Smith QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, WR A. Johnson, LB K.<br />

Bentley<br />

11-7 vs. San Diego FB Vonta Leach, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams, WR A. Johnson, DE A. Smith<br />

11-14 at Jacksonville RB Arian Foster, QB M. Schaub, DE M. Williams,, WR A. Johnson, LB K. Bentley, DE A. Smith<br />

11-22 at NY Jets LB Kevin Bentley, WR Andre Johnson, QB Matt Schaub, DE Antonio Smith and DE Mario Williams<br />

11-28 vs. Tennessee TE Joel Dreessen, WR Andre Johnson, QB Matt Schaub, DE M. Williams, LB Kevin Bentley<br />

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All-TIME COACHES CHALLENGES<br />

Yearly Challenge Summaries<br />

CUMULATIVE CHALLENGE RESULTS<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions 1 4<br />

(Touchdown) 11/14/10 at Jax 11/29/09 vs. IND<br />

9/10/06 vs. PHI<br />

9/12/04 vs. SD<br />

9/22/02 vs. IND<br />

Completions 2 8<br />

(No Touchdown) 11/1/10 at IND 9/30/07 at ATL<br />

12/6/09 at JAX 11/5/06 at NYG<br />

11/12/06 at JAX<br />

12/24/06 vs. IND<br />

11/14/04 at IND<br />

11/14/04 at IND<br />

11/21/04 vs. GB<br />

10/19/03 vs. NYJ<br />

Interceptions 1 4<br />

9/16/07 at CAR 9/21/08 at TEN<br />

9/23/07 vs. IND<br />

10/14/07 at JAX<br />

11/30/02 vs. CIN<br />

Fumbles 5 11<br />

10/18/09 at CIN 10/3/10 at OAK<br />

12/28/08 vs. CHI 9/27/09 vs. JAX<br />

9/17/06 at IND 9/7/08 at PIT<br />

10/15/06 at DAL 12/14/08 vs. TEN<br />

12/12/04 vs. IND 9/16/07 at CAR<br />

10/21/07 vs. TEN<br />

11/18/07 vs. NO<br />

11/25/07 at CLE<br />

12/13/07 vs. DEN<br />

9/11/05 at BUF<br />

10/2/05 at CIN<br />

Spot 3 5<br />

12/2/06 at OAK 12/20/09 vs. STL<br />

11/30/03 vs. ATL 9/7/08 at PIT<br />

9/27/09 vs. JAX 12/31/06 vs. CLE<br />

10/10/04 vs. MIN<br />

11/7/04 at DEN<br />

ALL-TIME RECORD 12 32<br />

YEARLY CHALLENGE SUMMARIES<br />

2010<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 1 0<br />

Completions (No TD) 1 0<br />

Interceptions 0 0<br />

Fumbles 0 1<br />

Spot 0 0<br />

2010 RECORD 2 1<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

11/14/10 at Jax (K. Walter TD Completion) Won<br />

10/3/10 at OAK (M. Bush Fumble) Lost<br />

11/1/10 at IND (A. Gonzalez catch) Won<br />

2009<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 1<br />

Completions (No TD) 1 0<br />

Interceptions 0 0<br />

Fumbles 1 1<br />

Spot 1 1<br />

2009 RECORD 3 3<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/27/09 vs. JAX (C. Brown Fumble) Lost<br />

9/27/09 vs. JAX (E. Wilford TD. Won<br />

After review, marked ob at HST 2.)<br />

10/18/09 at CIN (S. Slaton Fumble) Won<br />

11/29/09 vs. IND (A. Johnson Catch) Lost<br />

12/6/09 at JAX (D. Anderson catch) Won<br />

12/20/09 at STL (K. Darby first down) Lost<br />

2008<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 0<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 0<br />

Interceptions 0 1<br />

Fumbles 1 2<br />

Spot 0 1<br />

2008 RECORD 1 4<br />

CHALLENGE RECORD BY YEAR<br />

Year Won Lost<br />

2010 2 1<br />

2009 3 3<br />

2008 1 4<br />

2007 1 8<br />

2006 3 5<br />

2005 0 2<br />

2004 1 6<br />

2003 1 1<br />

2002 0 2<br />

ALL-TIME RECORD 12 32<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/7/08 at PIT (M. Schaub Fumble) Lost<br />

9/7/08 at PIT (Spot) Lost<br />

9/21/08 at TEN (M. Griffin interception) Lost<br />

12/14/08 vs. TEN (Ball touched on Punt) Lost<br />

12/28/08 vs. CHI (S. Slaton Fumble) Won<br />

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All-TIME COACHES CHALLENGES<br />

2007<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 0<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 1<br />

Interceptions 1 2<br />

Fumbles 0 5<br />

Spot 0 0<br />

2007 RECORD 1 8<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/16/07 at CAR (K. Lucas interception) Won<br />

9/16/07 at CAR (O. Daniels fumble) Lost<br />

9/23/07 vs. IND (R. Boiman interception) Lost<br />

9/30/07 at ATL (J. Harrington pass Lost<br />

<strong>com</strong>plete to R. White)<br />

10/14/07 at JAX (B. Williams interception) Lost<br />

10/21/07 vs. TEN (J. Jones fumble) Lost<br />

11/18/07 vs. NO (O. Daniels fumble) Lost<br />

11/25/07 at CLE (O. Daniels fumble) Lost<br />

12/13/07 vs. DEN (T. Scheffler fumble) Lost<br />

2006<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 1<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 3<br />

Interceptions 0 0<br />

Fumbles 2 0<br />

Spot 1 1<br />

2006 RECORD 3 5<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/10/06 vs. PHI (D. McNabb TD pass to Lost<br />

D. Stallworth)<br />

9/17/06 at IND (IND TD challenged; Won<br />

overturned - fumbled out of end zone)<br />

10/15/06 at DAL (Punt return fumble) Won<br />

11/5/06 at NYG (J. Feagles pass to J. Feely) Lost<br />

11/12/06 at JAX (S. Rosenfels pass Lost<br />

in<strong>com</strong>plete to O. Daniels)<br />

12/2/06 at OAK (Punt return marked ob Won<br />

at HST 38. After review marked ob at OAK 41)<br />

12/24/06 vs. IND (P. Manning pass to B. Utecht) Lost<br />

12/31/06 vs. CLE (C. Taylor 2 yard run on Lost<br />

3rd and 3)<br />

2005<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 0<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 0<br />

Interceptions 0 0<br />

Fumbles 0 2<br />

Spot 0 0<br />

2005 RECORD 0 2<br />

2004<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 1<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 3<br />

Interceptions 0 0<br />

Fumbles 1 0<br />

Spot 0 2<br />

2004 RECORD 1 6<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/12/04 vs. SD (D. Brees TD pass to Lost<br />

E. Parker)<br />

10/10/04 vs. MIN (spot) Lost<br />

11/7/04 at DEN (spot) Lost<br />

11/14/04 at IND (P. Manning pass to Lost<br />

B. Stokley)<br />

11/14/04 at IND (P. Manning pass to Lost<br />

B. Stokley)<br />

11/21/04 vs. GB (D. Carr pass to J. Gaffney) Lost<br />

12/12/04 vs. IND (P. Manning fumble) Won<br />

2003<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 0<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 1<br />

Interceptions 0 0<br />

Fumbles 0 0<br />

Spot 1 0<br />

2003 RECORD 1 1<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

10/19/03 vs. NYJ (V. Testaverde pass to Lost<br />

S. Moss)<br />

11/30/03 vs. ATL (spot) Won<br />

2002<br />

Category Won Lost<br />

Completions (TD) 0 1<br />

Completions (No TD) 0 0<br />

Interceptions 0 1<br />

Fumbles 0 0<br />

Spot 0 0<br />

2002 RECORD 0 2<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/22/02 vs. IND (P. Manning TD pass Lost<br />

to R. Wayne)<br />

11/30/02 vs. CIN (A. Hawkins interception) Lost<br />

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION<br />

9/11/05 at BUF (D. Carr fumble) Lost<br />

10/2/05 at CIN (D. Carr fumble) Lost<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

DRIVE CHART<br />

Game 1 – September 12 vs. Indianapolis<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result IND Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

IND 31 9 24 IND 12 TD IND 20 3 9 IND 29 Punt<br />

HST 16 4 0 IND 31 FG IND 20 7 30 50 Punt<br />

HST 20 7 80 IND 22 TD IND 27 6 25 HST 38 Punt<br />

HST 14 3 17 HST 31 INT IND 24 6 31 HST 45 Punt<br />

HST 24 3 -4 HST 20 Punt HST 35 7 40 * HST 14 TD<br />

HST 23 1 1 HST 23 End of Half IND 35 11 58 * HST 2 FG<br />

HST 34 15 66 * IND 1 TD IND 20 10 46 HST 34 Punt<br />

HST 20 8 43 IND 42 Punt IND 19 6 72 HST 41 Fumble<br />

HST 9 4 91 IND 25 TD IND 25 12 75 * HST 10 TD<br />

IND 41 7 41 * IND 8 TD IND 23 2 77 IND 27 TD<br />

IND 42 2 2 IND 43 End of Game<br />

Game 2 – September 19 at Washington<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result WAS Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HOU 1 3 25 HOU 26 INT WAS 20 9 57 HOU 23 FG<br />

HOU 23 11 77 WAS 5 TD HOU 42 5 33 HOU 9 FG<br />

HOU 36 3 4 HOU 40 Punt WAS 27 5 73 HOU 1 TD<br />

HOU 20 10 51 WAS 29 Missed FG WAS 16 5 23 WAS 39 Punt<br />

HOU 20 6 41 HOU 41 End of Half WAS 37 4 63 HOU 1 TD<br />

HOU 15 11 56 WAS 29 FG WAS 8 9 97 HOU 22 TD<br />

HOU 22 6 83 WAS 6 TD WAS 20 3 -9 WAS 11 Punt<br />

HOU 34 5 40 WAS 26 FG WAS 37 8 58 HOU 10 Blocked FG<br />

HOU 16 3 -3 HOU 13 Punt WAS 49 3 -3 WAS 46 Punt<br />

HOU 19 8 81 WAS 34 TD WAS 31 3 -2 WAS 19 Punt<br />

HOU 28 1 4 HOU 36 Downs WAS 20 8 31 HOU 34 Missed FG<br />

HOU 12 8 54 WAS 39 Punt<br />

HOU 42 7 36 WAS 17 FG<br />

Game 3 – September 26 vs. Dallas<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result DAL Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 30 6 28 DAL 42 Punt DAL 23 11 53 HST 29 Downs<br />

HST 29 13 75 DAL 6 FG DAL 20 3 8 DAL 28 Punt<br />

HST 20 5 13 HST 33 Punt DAL 20 13 90 HST 1 TD<br />

HST 18 9 37 DAL 41 Punt DAL 37 7 40 HST 31 FG<br />

HST 26 4 19 HST 40 INT DAL 15 3 7 DAL 22 Punt<br />

HST 24 9 59 DAL 12 FG DAL 10 7 90 HST 15 TD<br />

HST 37 2 15 HST 47 Fumble DAL 26 4 69 DAL 37 TD<br />

HST 23 9 72 DAL 5 TD DAL 49 10 29 HST 22 FG<br />

HST 38 3 22 DAL 40 INT DAL 35 1 -1 DAL 35 End of Game<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

DRIVE CHART<br />

Game 4 – October 3 at Oakland<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result OAK Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 10 6 90 OAK 33 TD HST 38 3 -8 HST 46 Punt<br />

HST 20 6 34 OAK 46 Punt OAK 20 8 75 HST 2 TD<br />

OAK 37 5 37 OAK 11 TD OAK 3 3 4 OAK 7 Punt<br />

HST 19 3 -1 HST 13 Punt OAK 20 5 14 OAK 34 Punt<br />

HST 20 6 14 HST 34 Punt OAK 36 9 64 HST 13 TD<br />

HST 16 3 8 HST 24 Punt OAK 29 5 13 OAK 42 Punt<br />

HST 40 5 32 OAK 28 Missed FG OAK 43 3 17 HST 29 Fumble<br />

HST 20 2 80 HST 26 TD OAK 20 7 28 OAK 48 Punt<br />

HST 10 13 78 OAK 17 FG OAK 35 1 0 OAK 35 INT<br />

OAK 35 5 35 OAK 10 TD OAK 13 9 81 HST 14 TD<br />

HST 20 3 5 HST 25 Punt OAK 18 10 61 HST 21 FG<br />

HST 20 5 18 HST 38 Punt OAK 25 6 14 OAK 31 INT<br />

OAK 41 5 11 OAK 39 End of Game<br />

Game 5 – October 10 vs NY Giants<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result NYG Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 24 4 12 HST 36 Punt NYG 9 3 -3 HST 6 Punt<br />

HST 46 3 6 NYG 48 Punt NYG 15 8 85 HST 6 TD<br />

HST 10 3 10 HST 20 INT HST 40 4 40 HST 1 TD<br />

HST 7 3 0 HST 7 Punt NYG 45 6 55 HST 12 TD<br />

HST 45 10 35 NYG 20 FG NYG 20 5 12 NYG 32 Punt<br />

HST 47 4 12 HST 49 Punt NYG 3 12 65 HST 27 FG<br />

HST 23 1 -1 HST 23 End of Holf NYG 24 3 6 MYG 30 Punt<br />

HST 17 3 34 NYG 35 Fumble HST 47 3 11 NYG 49 INT<br />

HST 48 5 24 NYG 38 Punt NYG 20 3 0 NYG 15 INT<br />

NYG 17 2 17 NYG 1 TD NYG 29 11 42 HST 24 FG<br />

HST 13 6 28 HST 41 Punt NYG 17 5 12 NYG 29 Punt<br />

HST 22 3 0 HST 22 Punt NYG 27 9 73 HST 4 TD<br />

HST 17 6 18 HST 34 Downs<br />

Game 6 – October 17 vs Kansas City Chiefs<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result KC Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 20 3 9 HST 24 Punt KC 26 15 73 HST 2 TD<br />

HST 16 6 37 KC 47 Punt KC 17 6 28 KC 45 Punt<br />

HST 26 9 74 KC 5 TD KC 12 3 6 KC 18 Punt<br />

HST 20 3 -4 HST 16 Punt KC 19 4 23 HST 48 Punt<br />

HST 28 1 -1 HST 28 End of Half KC 37 7 63 HST 17 TD<br />

HST 27 4 28 HST 40 Punt KC 23 9 77 HST 42 TD<br />

HST 34 3 66 KC 38 TD KC 29 9 65 HST 6 FG<br />

KC 46 11 46 KC 2 TD KC 30 9 63 HST 11 TD<br />

HST 14 8 86 KC 1 TD KC 33 3 8 KC 41 Punt<br />

HST 20 9 80 KC 11 TD KC 39 4 11 HST 38 End of Game<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

DRIVE CHART<br />

Game 7 – November 1 at Indianapolis<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result IND Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 32 4 5 HST 37 Punt IND 40 3 0 IND 40 Punt<br />

HST 32 5 18 HST 50 Punt IND 22 7 78 HST 2 TD<br />

HST 33 6 20 IND 47 Downs IND 47 6 3 HST 50 Punt<br />

HST 20 1 0 HST 20 INT IND 25 5 34 IND 49 Punt<br />

HST 34 5 31 IND 35 FG IND 34 13 51 HST 30 FG<br />

HST 16 3 9 HST 25 Punt IND 18 1 -1 IND 18 End of Half<br />

HST 29 3 6 HST 35 Punt IND 30 10 70 HST 15 TD<br />

HST 41 7 59 IND 28 TD IND 30 12 69 HST 6 FG<br />

HST 14 10 67 IND 6 TD IND 24 10 58 HST 18 FG<br />

HST 29 3 1 HST 30 Punt IND 27 6 6 IND 33 Punt<br />

HST 4 13 77 IND 14 Fumble IND 19 2 -2 IND 18 End of Game<br />

Game 8 – November 7 vs. San Diego<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result SD Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

SD 8 1 8 SD 8 TD SD 4 3 8 SD 12 Punt<br />

SD 26 10 33 SD 10 FG SD 22 6 78 SD 45 TD<br />

HST 32 3 6 HST 38 Punt SD 20 5 80 HST 11 TD<br />

SD 44 8 38 SD 2 TD SD 28 2 16 SD 41 Fumble<br />

HST 10 12 87 SD 3 FG SD 20 6 32 HST 48 Punt<br />

HST 27 11 66 SD 7 FG SD 27 1 -2 SD 27 End of Half<br />

HST 26 10 57 SD 17 Downs SD 26 7 74 HST 12 TD<br />

HST 48 3 -9 SD 44 Punt SD 17 5 16 SD 28 INT<br />

HST 28 6 48 SD 34 Downs SD 35 7 65 HST 28 TD<br />

HST 14 7 58 SD 28 INT SD 34 3 5 SD 39 Punt<br />

SD 24 3 -5 SD 21 End of Game<br />

Game 9 – November 14 at Jacksonville<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result Jax Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 25 10 69 Jax 6 FG Jax 28 12 52 HST 4 FG<br />

HST 11 3 4 HST 15 Punt Jax 24 7 20 Jax 44 Punt<br />

HST 12 3 10 HST 17 Punt Jax 36 4 30 HST 39 Punt<br />

HST 20 6 15 HST 35 Punt Jax 48 9 52 HST 3 TD<br />

HST 14 2 9 HST 18 End of Half Jax 45 6 46 HST 9 TD<br />

HST 20 6 80 Jax 1 TD Jax 27 5 14 Jax 41 Punt<br />

HST 20 8 80 Jax 9 TD Jax 20 9 64 HST 21 Missed FG<br />

HST 29 4 13 HST 42 Punt Jax 13 10 87 Jax 48 TD<br />

HST 20 5 80 Jax 18 TD Jax 20 8 65 HST 25 Missed FG<br />

HST 33 7 35 Jax 45 Fumble Jax 34 2 61 50 TD<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

DRIVE CHART<br />

Game 10 – November 21 at NY Jets<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result NYJ Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 19 3 7 HST 26 Punt HST 29 6 10 HST 19 FG<br />

HST 22 6 26 HST 48 Punt NYJ 16 5 29 NYJ 45 Punt<br />

HST 5 6 29 HST 34 Punt NYJ 19 3 2 NYJ 21 Punt<br />

HST 33 11 67 NYJ 2 TD NYJ 22 10 78 HST 4 TD<br />

HST 17 3 0 HST 17 Punt HST 48 8 33 HST 15 FG<br />

HST 31 6 22 NYJ 39 End of Half NYJ 35 10 30 HST 35 Missed FG<br />

HST 43 3 6 HST 49 Punt NYJ 8 9 92 HST 41 TD<br />

HST 16 3 -5 HST 11 Punt NYJ 45 3 9 HST 46 Punt<br />

HST 9 1 10 HST 9 Fumble HST 22 4 10 HST 12 FG<br />

HST 22 7 59 NYJ 19 FG NYJ 21 5 30 HST 41 Fumble<br />

NYJ 43 1 43 NYJ 43 TD NYJ 9 6 16 NYJ 25 Punt<br />

HST 27 7 73 NYJ 1 TD NYJ 23 2 0 NYJ 23 INT<br />

NYJ 10 4 6 NYJ 4 FG NYJ 28 5 72 HST 6 TD<br />

HST 28 1 0 HST 28 End of Game<br />

Game 11 – November 28 vs. Tenessee Titans<br />

HST Start Plays Yards End Result NYJ Start Plays Yards End Result<br />

HST 25 9 40 TEN 37 Downs TEN 35 3 -5 TEN 35 Punt<br />

HST 23 8 38 TEN 44 Punt TEN 20 3 9 TEN 29 Punt<br />

HST 22 5 22 HST 44 Punt TEN 4 2 -2 TEN 2 INT<br />

TEN 25 4 25 TEN 1 TD TEN 27 6 13 TEN 40 Punt<br />

HST 29 9 71 TEN 2 TD TEN 29 6 29 TEN 48 Punt<br />

HST 23 7 12 TEN 46 End of Half TEN 20 3 -3 TEN 17 Punt<br />

HST 34 11 40 TEN 17 FG TEN 30 3 9 TEN 29 Punt<br />

HST 9 6 22 HST 31 Punt TEN 30 6 14 TEN 39 Punt<br />

HST 9 3 3 HST 11 Punt HST 36 3 12 HST 9 INT<br />

HST 5 14 75 TEN 15 FG TEN 13 9 76 HST 7 INT<br />

HST 20 2 -2 HST 19 End of Game<br />

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE<br />

SEASON STANDINGS<br />

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE<br />

East Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

New York Jets 9 2 0 .818 264 187 4-2-0 5-0-0 7-1-0 3-0-0 Won 4<br />

New England Patriots 9 2 0 .818 334 266 5-0-0 4-2-0 7-2-0 2-1-0 Won 3<br />

Miami Dolphins 6 5 0 .545 205 225 1-4-0 5-1-0 4-4-0 1-2-0 Won 1<br />

Buffalo Bills 2 9 0 .182 229 295 1-5-0 1-4-0 1-7-0 0-3-0 Lost 1<br />

West Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

Kansas City Chiefs 7 4 0 .636 285 231 5-0-0 2-4-0 4-4-0 1-2-0 Won 2<br />

San Diego Chargers 6 5 0 .545 310 225 4-1-0 2-4-0 5-3-0 1-2-0 Won 4<br />

Oakland Raiders 5 6 0 .455 255 256 4-2-0 1-4-0 3-4-0 3-0-0 Lost 2<br />

Denver Broncos 3 8 0 .273 250 323 2-4-0 1-4-0 2-6-0 1-2-0 Lost 2<br />

North Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

Baltimore Ravens 8 3 0 .727 250 188 5-0-0 3-3-0 6-2-0 2-1-0 Won 2<br />

Pittsburgh Steelers 8 3 0 .727 254 181 3-2-0 5-1-0 6-2-0 2-1-0 Won 2<br />

Cleveland Browns 4 7 0 .364 216 229 3-3-0 1-4-0 2-5-0 1-2-0 Won 1<br />

Cincinnati Bengals 2 9 0 .182 225 288 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-7-0 1-2-0 Lost 8<br />

South Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

Jacksonville Jaguars 6 5 0 .545 240 294 4-2-0 2-3-0 5-3-0 2-1-0 Lost1<br />

Indianapolis Colts 6 5 0 .545 282 252 4-1-0 2-4-0 4-4-0 1-2-0 Lost 2<br />

Houston Texans 5 6 0 .455 264 287 3-3-0 2-3-0 4-4-0 2-2-0 Won 1<br />

Tennessee Titans 5 6 0 .455 257 218 2-3-0 3-3-0 2-5-0 1-1-0 Lost 4<br />

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE<br />

East Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 0 .636 310 257 3-2-0 4-2-0 5-3-0 2-1-0 Lost 1<br />

New York Giants 7 4 0 .636 277 240 4-2-0 3-2-0 5-2-0 1-2-0 Won 1<br />

Washington Redskins 5 6 0 .455 215 262 2-4-0 3-2-0 4-4-0 2-1-0 Lost 1<br />

Dallas Cowboys 3 8 0 .273 256 301 1-5-0 2-3-0 2-6-0 1-2-0 Lost 1<br />

West Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

St. Louis Rams 5 6 0 .455 213 231 4-2-0 1-4-0 3-5-0 1-2-0 Won 1<br />

Seattle Seahawks 5 6 0 .455 209 275 3-2-0 2-4-0 4-3-0 3-1-0 Lost 2<br />

San Francisco 49ers 3 7 0 .300 160 219 3-3-0 0-4-0 1-6-0 1-1-0 Lost 1<br />

Arizona Cardinals 3 7 0 .300 188 292 2-2-0 1-5-0 2-5-0 1-2-0 Lost 5<br />

North Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 222 172 4-2-0 4-1-0 6-3-0 3-0-0 Won 4<br />

Green Bay Packers 7 4 0 .636 269 166 4-1-0 3-3-0 5-3-0 3-1-0 Lost 1<br />

Minnesota Vikings 4 7 0 .364 189 239 3-2-0 1-5-0 4-4-0 1-3-0 Won 1<br />

Detroit Lions 2 9 0 .182 258 282 2-3-0 0-6-0 2-6-0 0-3-0 Lost 4<br />

South Division<br />

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak<br />

Atlanta Falcons 9 2 0 .818 276 209 6-0-0 3-2-0 6-1-0 2-0-0 Won 5<br />

New Orleans Saints 8 3 0 .727 265 197 4-2-0 4-1-0 7-2-0 3-1-0 Won 4<br />

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 4 0 .636 219 223 3-2-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 2-2-0 Lost 1<br />

Carolina Panthers 1 10 0 .091 140 276 1-5-0 0-5-0 1-7-0 0-4-0 Lost 5<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

2010 TRANSACTIONS<br />

» 11/24/2010 Signed DE Chris McCoy to the practice squad.<br />

» 11/19/2010 Released DT Amon Gordon from the practice<br />

squad.<br />

» 11/15/2010 Signed DT Amon Gordon to the practice squad.<br />

» 11/12/2010 Signed SS Torri Williams from the practice<br />

squad; placed CB Karl Paymah on the reserve/injured list.<br />

» 11/11/2010 Claimed CB Jason Allen off waivers; placed<br />

SS Dominique Barber on the reserve/injured list; signed<br />

C Cody Wallace to the practice squad; released C Brett<br />

Helms from the practice squad.<br />

» 11/9/2010 TE Anthony Hill returned to practice while remaining<br />

on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.<br />

» 11/3/2010 Signed LB Isaiah Greenhouse to the practice<br />

squad.<br />

» 11/2/2010 Waived DE Adewale Ogunleye; signed DE Tim<br />

Jamison to the active roster from the practice squad.<br />

» 10/25/2010 Lifted roster exemption for T Duane Brown;<br />

waived DT Frank Okam; placed LB DeMeco Ryans on the<br />

Reserve/Injure List; signed LB Stanford Keglar, DT Damione<br />

Lewis and DT Malcolm Sheppard from the practice squad;<br />

signed DE Tim Jamison to the practice squad.<br />

» 10/19/2010 Released T Ephraim Salaam; waived LB David<br />

Nixon.<br />

» 10/18/2010 Reached an injury settlement with WR Trey<br />

Stross.<br />

» 10/9/2010 Lifted roster exemption for LB Brian Cushing;<br />

waived LB Isaiah Greenhouse.<br />

» 10/8/2010 Released FB Justin Griffith and TE Derek Fine<br />

via injury settlements.<br />

» 10/7/2010 Signed DE Mark Anderson; released DE Ryan<br />

Denney.<br />

» 10/6/2010 Signed WR Paul Williams to practice squad.<br />

» 10/5/2010 Released WR Bobby Williams from practice<br />

squad; signed G Shelley Smith to practice squad.<br />

» 10/4/2010 Requested a roster exemption for LB Brian<br />

Cushing.<br />

» 10/2/2010 Signed LB Isaiah Greenhouse from practice<br />

squad; waived G Shelley Smith.<br />

» 9/29/2010 Signed CB Karl Paymah.<br />

» 9/28/2010 Waived CB Jamar Wall.<br />

» 9/22/2010 Signed T Ephraim Salaam.<br />

» 9/21/2010 Placed T Duane Brown on reserve/suspended<br />

list.<br />

» 9/15/2010 Signed DE Ryan Denney and DE Adewale Ogunleye.<br />

» 9/14/2010 Placed DE Connor Barwin on reserve/injured<br />

list; Waived DE Tim Jamison.<br />

» 9/10/2010 Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson from the reserve/<br />

injured list with an injury settlement.<br />

» 9/9/2010 Released K Kris Brown from the reserve/injured<br />

list with an injury settlement.<br />

» 9/8/2010 Signed WR Derrick Townsel to the practice<br />

squad; renegotiated the contract of QB Dan Orlovsky.<br />

» 9/7/2010 Signed QB Matt Leinart.<br />

» 9/6/2010 Signed LB Isaiah Greenhouse, C Brett Helms, RB<br />

Chris Ogbonnaya, T Cole Pemberton, DT Malcolm Sheppard;<br />

WR Bobby Williams and S Torri Williams to the Practice<br />

Squad.<br />

» 9/5/2010 Signed LB David Nixon and CB Jamar Wall; Released<br />

LB Danny Clark.<br />

» 9/4/2010 Signed RB Derrick Ward; Placed K Kris Brown<br />

and WR André Davis on reserve/injured List; Placed TE Anthony<br />

Hill on the reserve/PUP List; Placed LB Brian Cushing<br />

on reserve/suspended list; Released QB John David Booty,<br />

FB Jack Corcoran, TE Derek Fine, LB Isaiah Greenhouse, C<br />

Brett Helms, RB Chris Henry, RB Jeremiah Johnson, T Steve<br />

Maneri, CB Mark Parson, LB Will Patterson, T Cole Pemberton,<br />

S Nicholas Polk, CB Jacques Reeves, DT DelJuan Robinson,<br />

DT Malcolm Sheppard, T Adam Stenavich, WR Derrick<br />

Townsel, DE Mitch Unrein, C Chris White, WR Bobby Williams,<br />

S Torri Williams.<br />

» 8/30/2010 Placed WR Trindon Holliday and RB Ben Tate<br />

on the Resrve/Injured List; TE Owen Daniels elevated to active<br />

roster from Active PUP List; Released CB Fred Bennett,<br />

WR London Crawford and DE Pannel Egboh.<br />

» 8/24/2010 Signed free agent WR Derrick Townsel; Released<br />

DE James Wyche.<br />

» 8/20/2010 Signed free agent LB William Patterson; Placed<br />

LB Darnell Bing on reserve/injured list.<br />

» 8/16/2010 Signed free agent DE James Wyche; Placed DE<br />

Tim Bulman on reserve/injured list.<br />

» 8/6/2010 Released WR Glenn Martinez.<br />

» 8/5/2010 Signed WR Andre Johnson to a contract extension.<br />

» 8/4/2010 Signed free agent FB Jack Corcoran; Placed FB<br />

Justin Griffith on reserve/injured list.<br />

» 8/2/2010 Signed free agent WR London Crawford; Placed<br />

WR Glenn Martinez on reserve/injured list.<br />

» 7/30/2010 Placed TE Owen Daniels and TE Anthony Hill on<br />

active/physically unable to perform list; Signed first-round<br />

draft pick CB Kareem Jackson and second-round draft pick<br />

RB Ben Tate; Waived CB Pierre Singfield.<br />

» 7/29/2010 Placed CB Aaron Glenn on reserve/retired list.<br />

» 7/28/2010 Signed free agent CB Aaron Glenn to a one-day<br />

contract; Signed fourth-round draft pick TE Garrett Graham.<br />

» 7/14/2010 Signed seventh-round draft pick WR Dorin Dickerson.<br />

» 6/17/2010 Signed free agents FB Justin Griffith and WR<br />

Bobby Williams; Placed WR Trey Stross on reserve/injured<br />

list.<br />

» 6/16/2010 Signed free agent TE Derek Fine; Signed sixthround<br />

draft pick G Shelley Smith; Released TE Michael<br />

Gaines; Waived FB Jack Corcoran, WR London Crawford,<br />

G Kristian Matte, QB Tyler Sheehan and T Adam Ulatoski.<br />

» 6/11/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent TE Owen Daniels;<br />

Signed fourth-round draft pick LB Daryl Sharpton;<br />

Waived S Aaron Webster; Waived/injured WR Trey Stross.<br />

» 6/10/2010 Signed third-round draft pick DT Earl Mitchell;<br />

Released RB Ryan Moats.<br />

» 5/27/2010 Signed fifth-round draft pick CB Sherrick Mc-<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

2010 TRANSACTIONS<br />

Manis.<br />

» 5/17/2010 Signed sixth-round draft pick WR Trindon Holliday;<br />

Signed undrafted rookie free agents WR London<br />

Crawford, G Kristian Matte, T Cole Pemberton and T Adam<br />

Ulatoski.<br />

» 5/12/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent LB Danny Clark.<br />

» 5/7/2010 Signed undrafted rookie free agents FB Jack<br />

Corcoran, LB Isaiah Greenhouse, T Steve Maneri, LB Will<br />

Patterson, S Nick Polk, QB Tyler Sheehan, DT Malcolm<br />

Sheppard, CB Pierre Singfield, WR Trey Stross, DE Mitch<br />

Unrein, S Aaron Webster and S Torri Williams.<br />

contract.<br />

» 1/7/2010 Signed LB Darnell Bing to a reserve/future contract.<br />

» 1/4/2010 Signed DE Pannel Egboh, C Brett Helms, DE<br />

Jesse Nading and G Adam Stenavich to reserve/future<br />

contracts.<br />

» 4/24/2010 Selected Miami (Fla.) LB Daryl Sharpton (102nd<br />

overall) and Wisconsin TE Garrett Graham (118th overall) in<br />

the fourth round of the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft; Selected Northwestern<br />

CB Sherrick McManis in the fifth round (144th overall);<br />

Selected Colorado State G Shelley Smith (187th overall) and<br />

LSU WR Trindon Holliday (197th overall) in the sixth round;<br />

Selected Pittsburgh WR Dorin Dickerson (227th overall) in<br />

the seventh round.<br />

» 4/23/2010 Traded second-round pick (51st overall) in 2010<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft to Minnesota Vikings for second- (62nd) and<br />

third-round (93rd) picks; Traded second- (62nd) and fifthround<br />

(150th) picks to New England Patriots for secondround<br />

(58th) pick; Selected Auburn RB Ben Tate in the second<br />

round (58th overall); Selected Arizona DT Earl Mitchell<br />

in the third round (81st overall); Traded third-round (93rd)<br />

pick to Kansas City Chiefs for fourth- (102nd) and fifthround<br />

(144th) picks.<br />

» 4/22/2010 Selected Alabama CB Kareem Jackson in the<br />

first round (20th overall) of the 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

» 4/29/2010 Signed free agent LS Jon Weeks.<br />

» 4/26/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent TE Michael<br />

Gaines.<br />

» 4/14/2010 Re-signed restricted free agents T Rashad Butler<br />

and G Chris White.<br />

» 4/7/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent K Neil Rackers.<br />

» 4/6/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent RB Ryan Moats.<br />

» 4/2/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent SS Bernard Pollard.<br />

» 3/31/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent LB DeMeco<br />

Ryans.<br />

» 3/30/2010 Waived LB Toddrick Verdell.<br />

» 3/26/2010 Re-signed restricted free agent DE Tim Bulman.<br />

» 3/16/2010 Signed unrestricted free agent G Wade Smith.<br />

» 3/8/2010 Re-signed unrestricted free agents P Matt Turk<br />

and WR Kevin Walter.<br />

» 3/4/2010 Signed G Mike Brisiel to a contract extension.<br />

» 2/23/2010 Signed DT DelJuan Robinson to a contract extension.<br />

» 2/16/2010 Hired Marc Lubick as offensive assistant.<br />

» 2/8/2010 Hired Cedric Smith as head strength & conditioning<br />

coach.<br />

» 1/29/2010 Hired Greg Knapp as quarterbacks coach.<br />

» 1/21/2010 Hired Rick Dennison as offensive coordinator.<br />

» 1/11/2010 Signed QB John David Booty to a reserve/future<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION<br />

PLAYER IND @WAS DAL @OAK NYG KC @IND SD @JAX @NYJ TEN @PHI BAL @TEN @DEN JAX GP-GS-DNP-INA<br />

Adibi, Xavier SUB SLB SLB SLB SUB INA SUB INA INA SUB INA 7-3-0-4<br />

Allen, Jason NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA SUB SUB 10-7-0-1**<br />

Anderson, David SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB XWR INA 10-1-0-1<br />

Anderson, Mark NWT NWT NWT NWT INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 10-1-0-1*<br />

Barber, Dominique SUB SUB SUB FS SUB SUB SUB SUB IR IR IR 8-1-0-0<br />

Barwin, Connor SUB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 1-0-0-0<br />

Bentley, Kevin SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB SLB MLB MLB MLB 8-4-0-3<br />

Bing, Darnell IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0<br />

Brisiel, Mike SUB SUB RG RG RG INA SUB RG RG RG RG 10-7-0-1<br />

Brown, Duane LT LT SUS SUS SUS SUS LT LT LT LT LT 7-7-0-0<br />

Bulman, Tim IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0<br />

Butler, Rashad SUB SUB LT LT LT LT SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 11-4-0-0<br />

Caldwell, Antoine RG RG SUB SUB SUB RG RG SUB SUB DNP DNP 9-4-2-0<br />

Casey, James SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB XTE TE XTE 11-3-0-0<br />

Cody, Shaun NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT 11-11-0-0<br />

Cushing, Brian SUS SUS SUS SUS SLB SLB MLB MLB SLB SLB SLB 7-7-0-0<br />

Daniels, Owen TE TE TE SUB TE TE TE INA INA INA INA 7-6-0-4<br />

Davis, André IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0<br />

Denney, Ryan NWT SUB SUB INA NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 2-0-0-1<br />

Dickerson, Dorin INA INA INA SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB INA SUB 4-0-0-7<br />

Diles, Zac WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB SUB WLB WLB WLB INA SUB 10-8-0-1<br />

Dreessen, Joel SUB SUB SUB TE TE TE SUB TE TE SUB TE 11-6-0-0<br />

Foster, Arian RB RB RB SUB RB RB RB RB RB SUB RB 11-9-0-0<br />

Graham, Garrett INA INA INA INA INA SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB 5-0-0-6<br />

Griffith, Justin IR IR IR IR NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT IR 0-0-0-0<br />

Greenhouse, Isaiah PS PS PS SUB NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS 1-0-0-0<br />

Hill, Anthony PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP 0-0-0-0<br />

Holliday, Trindon IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0<br />

Jackson, Kareem RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 11-11-0-0<br />

Jamison, Tim SUB NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS SUB SUB SUB SUB 5-0-0-0<br />

Johnson, Andre WR WR WR INA WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 10-10-0-1<br />

Jones, Jacoby XWR SUB XWR WR INA SUB SUB SUB SUB XWR SUB 10-4-0-1<br />

Keglar, Stanford NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 5-0-0-0<br />

Leach, Vonta SUB FB SUB FB SUB SUB FB FB SUB SUB SUB 11-4-0-0<br />

Leinart, Matt 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 0-0-0-10<br />

Lewis, Damione NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 5-0-0-0<br />

McCain, Brice XCB SUB SUB SUB SUB XCB XCB SUB SUB SUB INA 10-3-0-1<br />

McCoy, Chris NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS 0-0-0-0<br />

McManis, Sherrick SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 10-0-0-1<br />

Mitchell, Earl SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB 10-0-0-1<br />

Molden, Antwaun INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 9-0-0-2<br />

Myers, Chris C C C C C C C C C C C 11-11-0-0<br />

Nading, Jesse SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA INA INA INA 5-0-0-6<br />

Nixon, David INA SUB INA SUB INA SUB NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 3-0-0-3<br />

Nolan, Troy SUB SUB SUB SUB FS SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 11-1-0-0<br />

Ogunleye, Adewale NWT INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB NWT NWT NWT NWT 4-0-0-2<br />

Okam, Frank INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 5-0-0-1<br />

Okoye, Amobi DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 11-11-0-0<br />

Orlovsky, Dan DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-11-0<br />

Paymha, Karl NWT NWT NWT SUB INA SUB INA INA IR IR IR 2-0-0-2<br />

Pollard, Bernard SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 11-11-0-0<br />

Quin, Glover LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 11-11-0-0<br />

Rackers, Neil SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 11-0-0-0<br />

Ryans, DeMeco MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB IR IR IR IR IR 6-6-0-0<br />

Salaam, Ephraim NWT NWT SUB SUB SUB SUB NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 4-0-0-0<br />

Schaub, Matt QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 11-11-0-0<br />

Sharpton, Darryl SUB SUB SUB INA SUB INA INA SUB SUB WLB WLB 8-2-0-3<br />

Sheppard, Malcolm PS PS PS PS PS PS SUB INA INA INA INA 1-0-0-4<br />

Slaton, Steve SUB SUB SUB RB SUB SUB DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB 7-1-0-4<br />

Smith, Antonio LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE 11-11-0-0<br />

Smith, Shelley INA INA INA NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0-0-0-3<br />

Smith, Wade LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 11-11-0-0<br />

Stross, Trey IR IR IR IR IR NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0-0-0-0<br />

Studdard, Kasey INA INA INA INA INA SUB INA INA INA INA INA 1-0-0-10<br />

Tate, Ben IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0-0-0-0<br />

Turk, Matt SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 11-0-0-0<br />

Wall, Jamar SUB INA INA NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 1-0-0-2<br />

Walter, Kevin WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 11-11-0-0<br />

Ward, Derrick DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 10-0-1-0<br />

Weeks, Jon SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 11-0-0-0<br />

Williams, Mario RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE 11-11-0-0<br />

Williams, Torri PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS INA INA SUB 1-0-0-2<br />

Wilson, Eugene FS FS FS INA SUB FS FS FS FS FS FS 10-9-0-1<br />

Winston, Eric RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 11-11-0-0<br />

* Played four games with one start for the Chicago Bears.<br />

** Played eight games with seven starts for the Miami Dolphins.<br />

Key: POS-starter; SUB-played; DNP- did not play; INA- inactive; 3QB - third quarterback; SUS - reserve/suspended; IR - reserve/injured; PUP - reserve/ physically<br />

unable to perform; PS - practice squad; NWT - not with team.<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS<br />

STARTERS - OFFENSE<br />

LT LG C RG RT TE<br />

9-12 INDIANAPOLIS D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers A. Caldwell E. Winston O. Daniels<br />

9-19 @ Washington D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers A. Caldwell E. Winston O. Daniels<br />

9-26 DALLAS R. Butler W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston O. Daniels<br />

10-3 @ Oakland R. Butler W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston J. Dreessen<br />

10-10 NEW YORK GIANTS R. Butler W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston O. Daniels<br />

10-17 KANSAS CITY R. Butler W. Smith C. Myers A. Caldwell E. Winston O. Daniels<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers A. Caldwell E. Winston O. Daniels<br />

11-7 SAN DIEGO D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston J. Dreessen<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston J. Dreessen<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston J. Casey<br />

11-28 TENNESSEE D. Brown W. Smith C. Myers M. Brisiel E. Winston J. Dreessen<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 BALTIMORE<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2-11 JACKSONVILLE<br />

WR RB QB FB WR<br />

9-12 INDIANAPOLIS A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub J. Jones (WR) K. Walter<br />

9-19 @ Washington A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub V. Leach K. Walter<br />

9-26 DALLAS A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub J. Jones (WR) K. Walter<br />

10-3 @ Oakland J. Jones S. Slaton M. Schaub V. Leach K. Walter<br />

10-10 NEW YORK GIANTS A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub J. Dreessen (TE) K. Walter<br />

10-17 KANSAS CITY J. Jones A. Foster M. Schaub J. Dreessen (TE) K. Walter<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub V. Leach K. Walter<br />

11-7 SAN DIEGO A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub V. Leach K. Walter<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub J. Casey (TE) K. Walter<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets A. Johnson D. Anderson (WR) M. Schaub J. Jones (WR) K. Walter<br />

11-28 TENNESSEE A. Johnson A. Foster M. Schaub J. Casey (TE) K. Walter<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 BALTIMORE<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2-11 JACKSONVILLE<br />

STARTERS - DEFENSE<br />

LDE DT NT RDE SLB MLB WLB<br />

9-12 INDIANAPOLIS A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. McCain (CB) D. Ryans Z. Diles<br />

9-19 @ Washington A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams X. Adibi D. Ryans Z. Diles<br />

9-26 DALLAS A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams X. Adibi D. Ryans Z. Diles<br />

10-3 @ Oakland A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams X. Adibi D. Ryans Z. Diles<br />

10-10 NEW YORK GIANTS A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. Cushing D. Ryans Z. Diles<br />

10-17 KANSAS CITY A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. Cushing D. Ryans Z. Diles<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. McCain (CB) B. Cushing Z. Diles<br />

11-7 SAN DIEGO A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams K. Bentley B. Cushing Z. Diles<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. Cushing K. Bentley Z. Diles<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. Cushing K. Bentley D. Sharpton<br />

11-28 TENNESSEE A. Smith A. Okoye S. Cody M. Williams B. Cushing K. Bentley D. Sharpton<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 BALTIMORE<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2-11 JACKSONVILLE<br />

LCB FS SS RCB<br />

9-12 INDIANAPOLIS G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

9-19 @ Washington G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

9-26 DALLAS G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

10-3 @ Oakland G. Quin D. Barber B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

10-10 NEW YORK GIANTS G. Quin T. Nolan B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

10-17 KANSAS CITY G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

11-1 @ Indianapolis G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

11-7 SAN DIEGO G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

11-14 @ Jacksonville G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

11-21 @ New York Jets G. Quin E. Wilson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

11-28 TENNESSEE G. Quin E. WIlson B. Pollard K. Jackson<br />

12-2 @ Philadelphia<br />

12-13 BALTIMORE<br />

12-19 @ Tennessee<br />

12-26 @ Denver<br />

1-2-11 JACKSONVILLE<br />

Bold denotes rookie<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

HOW THEY WERE BUILT<br />

Year College Draft (32) Trades (2) Free Agents (30)<br />

2003 WR Andre Johnson (1)<br />

5-11<br />

4th, AFC South<br />

2004<br />

7-9<br />

3rd, AFC South<br />

2005<br />

2-14<br />

4th, AFC South<br />

2006 DE Mario Williams (1) G Mike Brisiel (CFA)<br />

6-10 LB DeMeco Ryans (2) (IR) DE Tim Bulman (FA) (IR)<br />

4th, AFC South T Eric Winston (3-b) FB Vonta Leach (FA)<br />

TE Owen Daniels (4)<br />

WR Kevin Walter (RFA-CIN)<br />

WR David Anderson (7)<br />

2007 DT Amobi Okoye (1) QB Matt Schaub (ATL) T Rashad Butler (W-CAR)<br />

8-8 WR Jacoby Jones (3) WR André Davis (UFA-BUF) (IR)<br />

4th, AFC South G Kasey Studdard (6) TE Joel Dreessen (FA)<br />

LB Zac Diles (7)<br />

P Matt Turk (FA)<br />

2008 T Duane Brown (1) (SUS) C Chris Myers (DEN) LB Kevin Bentley (UFA-SEA)<br />

8-8 CB Antwaun Molden (3a) DE Jesse Nading (CFA)<br />

3rd, AFC South RB Steve Slaton (3b) FS Eugene Wilson (FA)<br />

LB Xavier Adibi (4)<br />

FS Dominique Barber (6) (IR)<br />

2009 LB Brian Cushing (1) LB Darnell Bing (FA) (IR)<br />

9-7 DE Connor Barwin (2) (IR) DT Shaun Cody (UFA-DET)<br />

2nd, AFC South C Antoine Caldwell (3) RB Arian Foster (CFA)<br />

CB Glover Quin (4a)<br />

QB Dan Orlovsky (UFA-DET)<br />

TE Anthony Hill (4b)<br />

SS Bernard Pollard (FA)<br />

TE James Casey (5)<br />

DE Antonio Smith (UFA-ARI)<br />

CB Brice McCain (6)<br />

S Troy Nolan (7)<br />

2010 CB Kareem Jackson (1) CB Jason Allen (W-MIA)<br />

RB Ben Tate (2) (IR)<br />

DE Mark Anderson (FA)<br />

DT Earl Mitchell (3)<br />

DE Tim Jamison (FA)<br />

LB Darryl Sharpton (4a)<br />

LB Stanford Keglar (FA)<br />

TE Garrett Graham (4b)<br />

QB Matt Leinart (FA)<br />

CB Sherrick McManis (5)<br />

DT Damione Lewis (FA)<br />

OL Shelley Smith (6a) (PS)<br />

CB Karl Paymah (FA) (IR)<br />

WR Trindon Holliday (6b) (IR)<br />

K Neil Rackers (UFA-ARI)<br />

WR Dorin Dickerson (7)<br />

DT Malcolm Sheppard (CFA)<br />

G Wade Smith (UFA-KC)<br />

RB Derrick Ward (FA)<br />

LS Jon Weeks (FA)<br />

SS Torri Williams (CFA)<br />

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OFFENSE<br />

Quarterbacks (3)<br />

7 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 230 6 Connecticut<br />

8 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 239 7 Virginia<br />

9 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 232 5 USC<br />

Wide Receiver (7)<br />

11 André Davis (IR) WR 6-1 194 9 Virginia Tech<br />

12 Jacoby Jones WR 6-2 206 4 Lane College<br />

16 Trindon Holliday (IR) WR 5-5 160 R LSU<br />

19 Dorin Dickerson WR 6-2 222 R Pittsburgh<br />

80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 228 8 Miami (Fla.)<br />

83 Kevin Walter WR 6-3 215 8 Eastern Michigan<br />

89 David Anderson WR 5-9 197 5 Colorado State<br />

Running Back (5)<br />

20 Steve Slaton RB 5-9 215 3 West Virginia<br />

23 Arian Foster RB 6-1 224 2 Tennessee<br />

32 Derrick Ward RB 5-11 228 7 Ottawa (Kansas)<br />

43 Ben Tate (IR) RB 5-11 220 R Auburn<br />

44 Vonta Leach FB 6-0 265 7 East Carolina<br />

Tight End (5)<br />

81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 245 5 Wisconsin<br />

85 Joel Dreessen TE 6-4 248 5 Colorado State<br />

86 James Casey TE 6-3 244 2 Rice<br />

87 Anthony Hill (PUP) TE 6-6 269 2 North Carolina State<br />

88 Garrett Graham TE 6-3 243 R Wisconsin<br />

Offensive Line (8)<br />

73 Eric Winston T 6-7 314 5 Miami (Fla.)<br />

76 Duane Brown T 6-4 313 3 Virginia Tech<br />

78 Rashad Butler T 6-4 310 5 Miami (Fla.)<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

ROSTER BY POSITION<br />

DEFENSE<br />

Defensive Line (12)<br />

72 Jesse Nading DE 6-5 261 2 Colorado State<br />

90 Mario Williams DE 6-6 290 5 North Carolina State<br />

93 Tim Bulman (IR) DE 6-4 267 4 Boston College<br />

94 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 275 7 Oklahoma State<br />

96 Mark Anderson DE 6-4 255 5 Alabama<br />

98 Connor Barwin (IR) DE 6-4 260 2 Cincinnati<br />

99 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 273 2 Michigan<br />

67 Malcolm Sheppard DT 6-2 289 R Arkansas<br />

91 Amobi Okoye DT 6-2 292 4 Louisville<br />

92 Earl Mitchell DT 6-3 291 R Arizona<br />

95 Shaun Cody DT 6-4 304 6 Southern California<br />

97 Damione Lewis DT 6-2 301 10 Miami (Fla.)<br />

Linebacker (8)<br />

50 Darnell Bing (IR) LB 6-2 230 2 Southern California<br />

51 Darryl Sharpton LB 5-11 248 R Miami (Fla.)<br />

52 Xavier Adibi LB 6-2 242 3 Virginia Tech<br />

53 Stanford Keglar LB 6-2 250 3 Purdue<br />

54 Zac Diles LB 6-2 238 4 Kansas State<br />

56 Brian Cushing LB 6-3 259 2 Southern California<br />

57 Kevin Bentley LB 6-0 252 9 Northwestern<br />

59 DeMeco Ryans (IR) LB 6-1 248 5 Alabama<br />

Secondary (12)<br />

21 Brice McCain CB 5-9 179 2 Utah<br />

22 Sherrick McManis CB 6-1 195 R Northwestern<br />

24 Karl Paymah (IR) CB 6-0 190 6 Washington St.<br />

25 Kareem Jackson CB 5-10 196 R Alabama<br />

28 Antwaun Molden CB 6-1 192 3 Eastern Kentucky<br />

29 Glover Quin CB 6-0 203 2 New Mexico<br />

30 Jason Allen CB 6-1 200 5 Tennessee<br />

64 Kasey Studdard G 6-3 306 4 Texas<br />

65 Mike Brisiel G 6-5 304 3 Colorado State<br />

74 Wade Smith G 6-4 296 7 Memphis<br />

55 Chris Myers C 6-4 299 6 Miami (Fla.)<br />

62 Antoine Caldwell G 6-3 312 2 Alabama<br />

26 Eugene Wilson FS 5-10 200 8 Illinois<br />

33 Troy Nolan SS 6-2 206 2 Arizona State<br />

31 Bernard Pollard SS 6-1 224 5 Purdue<br />

34 Dominique Barber (IR) SS 6-0 214 3 Minnesota<br />

42 Torri Williams SS 6-2 210 R Purdue<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS<br />

Special Teams (3)<br />

1 Matt Turk P 6-5 248 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater<br />

4 Neil Rackers K 6-1 206 11 Illinois<br />

46 Jon Weeks LS 5-10 251 1 Baylor<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

ALPHABETIC ROSTER<br />

NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE <strong>NFL</strong> EXP COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN GP-GS-DNP-INA<br />

52 Adibi, Xavier LB 6-2 242 26 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, Va. 7-3-0-4<br />

30 Allen, Jason CB 6-1 200 27 5 Tennessee Muscle Shoals, Ala. 10-7-0-1**<br />

89 Anderson, David WR 5-10 192 27 5 Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif. 10-1-0-1<br />

96 Anderson, Mark DE 6-4 255 27 5 Alabama Tulsa, Okla. 10-1-0-1*<br />

57 Bentley, Kevin LB 6-0 252 30 9 Northwestern North Hills, Calif. 8-4-0-3<br />

65 Brisiel, Mike G 6-5 302 27 3 Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. 10-7-0-1<br />

76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 312 25 3 Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. 7-7-0-0<br />

78 Butler, Rashad T 6-4 309 27 5 Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla. 11-4-0-0<br />

62 Caldwell, Antoine C 6-3 311 24 2 Alabama Montgomery, Ala. 9-4-2-0<br />

86 Casey, James TE 6-3 240 26 2 Rice Azle, Texas 11-3-0-0<br />

95 Cody, Shaun DT 6-4 304 27 6 Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif. 11-11-0-0<br />

56 Cushing, Brian LB 6-3 259 23 2 Southern California Park Ridge, N.J. 7-7-0-0<br />

81 Daniels, Owen TE 6-3 242 28 5 Wisconsin Naperville, Ill. 7-6-0-4<br />

19 Dickerson, Dorin WR 6-2 227 22 R Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. 4-0-0-7<br />

54 Diles, Zac LB 6-2 238 25 4 Kansas State Tulare, Calif. 10-8-0-1<br />

85 Dreessen, Joel TE 6-4 245 28 5 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. 11-6-0-0<br />

23 Foster, Arian RB 6-1 227 24 2 Tennessee San Diego, Calif. 11-9-0-0<br />

88 Graham, Garrett TE 6-3 240 24 R Wisconsin Brick, N.J. 5-0-0-6<br />

25 Jackson, Kareem CB 5-10 195 22 R Alabama Macon, Ga. 11-11-0-0<br />

99 Jamison, Tim DE 6-3 273 24 2 Michigan Harvey, Ill. 5-0-0-0<br />

80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 223 29 8 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 10-10-0-1<br />

12 Jones, Jacoby WR 6-2 210 26 4 Lane College New Orleans, La. 10-4-0-1<br />

53 Keglar, Stanford LB 6-2 250 25 3 Purdue Indianapolis, Ind. 5-0-0-0<br />

44 Leach, Vonta FB 6-0 255 29 7 East Carolina Rowland, N.C. 11-4-0-0<br />

9 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 27 5 Southern California Santa Ana, Calif. 0-0-0-11<br />

97 Lewis, Damione DT 6-2 301 32 10 Miami (Fla.) Sulphur Springs, Texas 5-0-0-0<br />

21 McCain, Brice CB 5-9 184 23 2 Utah Terrell, Texas 10-3-0-1<br />

22 McManis, Sherrick CB 6-1 193 22 R Northwestern Peoria, Ill. 10-0-0-1<br />

92 Mitchell, Earl DT 6-3 291 23 R Arizona Galena Park, Texas 10-0-0-1<br />

28 Molden, Antwaun CB 6-1 200 25 3 Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio 9-0-0-2<br />

55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 296 29 6 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 11-11-0-0<br />

72 Nading, Jesse DE 6-5 261 25 2 Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. 5-0-0-6<br />

33 Nolan, Troy SS 6-2 206 24 2 Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. 11-1-0-0<br />

91 Okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 292 23 4 Louisville Huntsville, Ala. 11-11-0-0<br />

7 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 230 27 6 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. 0-0-11-0<br />

31 Pollard, Bernard SS 6-1 225 25 5 Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind. 11-11-0-0<br />

29 Quin, Glover CB 6-0 203 24 2 New Mexico Summitt, Miss. 11-11-0-0<br />

4 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 215 34 11 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. 11-0-0-0<br />

8 Schaub, Matt QB 6-5 239 29 7 Virginia West Chester, Pa. 11-11-0-0<br />

51 Sharpton, Darryl LB 5-11 248 22 R Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. 8-2-0-3<br />

67 Sheppard, Malcolm DT 6-2 289 22 R Arkansas Bainbridge, Ga. 1-0-0-4<br />

20 Slaton, Steve RB 5-9 206 24 3 West Virginia Levittown, Pa. 7-1-0-4<br />

94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 275 29 7 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. 11-11-0-0<br />

74 Smith, Wade G 6-4 309 29 7 Memphis Dallas, Texas 11-11-0-0<br />

64 Studdard, Kasey G 6-3 304 26 4 Texas Lone Tree, Colo. 1-0-0-10<br />

1 Turk, Matt P 6-5 248 42 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc. 11-0-0-0<br />

83 Walter, Kevin WR 6-3 218 29 8 Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill. 11-11-0-0<br />

32 Ward, Derrick RB 5-11 228 30 7 Ottawa (Kansas) Moreno Valley, Calif. 10-0-1-0<br />

46 Weeks, Jon LS 5-10 254 24 1 Baylor Bethpage, N.Y. 11-0-0-0<br />

90 Williams, Mario DE 6-6 290 25 5 North Carolina State Richlands, N.C. 11-11-0-0<br />

42 Williams, Torri S 6-2 210 24 R Purdue Leander, Texas 1-0-0-2<br />

26 Wilson, Eugene FS 5-10 196 30 8 Illinois Merrillville, Ind. 10-9-0-1<br />

73 Winston, Eric T 6-7 316 27 5 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas 11-11-0-0<br />

Physically Unable to Perform (1)<br />

87 Hill, Anthony TE 6-6 278 25 2 North Carolina State Houston, Texas 0-0-0-0<br />

Reserve/Injured (9)<br />

34 Barber, Dominique SS 6-0 213 24 3 Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. Knee (11/11)<br />

98 Barwin, Connor DE 6-4 260 24 2 Cincinnati Detroit, Mich. R Ankle (9/14)<br />

50 Bing, Darnell LB 6-2 230 26 2 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. Neck (8/20)<br />

93 Bulman, Tim DE 6-4 273 28 4 Boston College Dorchester, Mass. L Shoulder (8/16)<br />

11 Davis, André WR 6-1 195 31 9 Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y. L Hip (9/4)<br />

16 Holliday, Trindon WR 5-5 169 24 R LSU Zachary, La. L Hand (8/30)<br />

24 Paymah, Karl CB 6-0 195 27 6 Washington State Culver City, Calilf. L Wrist (11/12)<br />

59 Ryans, DeMeco LB 6-1 248 26 5 Alabama Bessemer, Ala. L Achilles (10/25)<br />

43 Tate, Ben RB 5-11 219 22 R Auburn Salisbury, Md. R Ankle (8/30)<br />

Practice Squad (7)<br />

58 Greenhouse, Isaiah LB 6-2 239 23 R Northwestern State Marksville, La. 1-0-0-0<br />

61 McCoy, Chris DE 6-3 261 24 R Middle Tennessee Villa Rica, Ga. 0-0-0-0<br />

27 Ogbonnaya, Chris RB 6-0 225 24 2 Texas Houston, Texas 0-0-0-0<br />

70 Pemberton, Cole T 6-7 306 23 R Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. 0-0-0-0<br />

71 Smith, Shelley G 6-4 299 23 R Colorado State Phoenix, Ariz. 0-0-0-3<br />

14 Townsel, Derrick WR 5-9 175 22 R Murray State Memphis, Tenn. 0-0-0-0<br />

79 Wallace, Cody C 6-4 300 26 3 Texas A&M Cuero, Texas 0-0-0-0<br />

17 Williams, Paul WR 6-1 196 26 3 Fresno State Hanford, Calif. 0-0-0-0<br />

Head Coach: Gary Kubiak<br />

Assistant Coaches: Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Ray Rhodes (Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive<br />

Line); Perry Carter (Asst. Defensive Backs); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Greg Knapp (Quarterbacks);<br />

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.<br />

Linebackers); Matt Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength & Conditioning).<br />

Pronunciation Guide: Xavier Adibi - Ah-DEE-bee; Mike Brisiel - Bry-ZELL; Joel Dreessen - DREE-sen; Arian Foster - AIR-ee-an; Vonta Leach - VON-tay; Amobi Okoye - Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay; Dan<br />

Orlovsky - Or-LAHV-ski; Glover Quin - GLOW-ver; DeMeco Ryans - Deh-MEE-co; Matt Schaub - SHOBB.<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

NUMERIC ROSTER<br />

NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE <strong>NFL</strong> EXP COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN HOW ACQUIRED<br />

1 Matt Turk P 6-5 248 42 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc. FA-’07<br />

4 Neil Rackers K 6-1 215 34 11 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. UFA-’10 (ARI)<br />

7 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 230 27 6 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. UFA-’09 (DET)<br />

8 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 239 29 7 Virginia West Chester, Pa. T-’07 (ATL)<br />

9 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 232 27 5 Southern California Santa Ana, Calif. FA-’10<br />

12 Jacoby Jones WR 6-2 210 26 4 Lane College New Orleans, La. D3-’07<br />

19 Dorin Dickerson WR 6-2 227 22 R Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. D7-’10<br />

20 Steve Slaton RB 5-9 206 24 3 West Virginia Levittown, Pa. D3b-’08<br />

21 Brice McCain CB 5-9 184 23 2 Utah Terrell, Texas D6-’09<br />

22 Sherrick McManis CB 6-1 193 22 R Northwestern Peoria, Ill. D5-’10<br />

23 Arian Foster RB 6-1 227 24 2 Tennessee San Diego, Calif. CFA-’09<br />

25 Kareem Jackson CB 5-10 195 22 R Alabama Macon, Ga. D1-’10<br />

26 Eugene Wilson FS 5-10 196 30 8 Illinois Merrillville, Ind. FA-’08<br />

28 Antwaun Molden CB 6-1 200 25 3 Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio D3a-’08<br />

29 Glover Quin CB 6-0 203 24 2 New Mexico Summitt, Miss. D4a-’09<br />

30 Jason Allen CB 6-1 200 27 5 Tennessee Muscle Shoals, Ala. W-’10 (MIA)<br />

31 Bernard Pollard SS 6-1 225 25 5 Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind. FA-’09<br />

32 Derrick Ward RB 5-11 228 30 7 Ottawa (Kansas) Moreno Valley, Calif. FA-’10<br />

33 Troy Nolan FS 6-2 206 24 2 Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. D7-’09<br />

42 Torri Williams S 6-2 210 24 R Purdue Leander, Texas FA-’10<br />

44 Vonta Leach FB 6-0 255 29 7 East Carolina Rowland, N.C. FA-’06<br />

46 Jon Weeks LS 5-10 254 24 1 Baylor Bethpage, N.Y. FA-’10<br />

51 Darryl Sharpton LB 5-11 248 22 R Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. D4a-’10<br />

52 Xavier Adibi LB 6-2 242 26 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, Va. D4-’08<br />

53 Stanford Keglar LB 6-2 250 25 3 Purdue Indianapolis, Ind. FA-’10<br />

54 Zac Diles LB 6-2 238 25 4 Kansas State Tulare, Calif. D7-’07<br />

55 Chris Myers C 6-4 296 29 6 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. T-’08 (DEN)<br />

56 Brian Cushing LB 6-3 259 23 2 Southern California Park Ridge, N.J. D1-’09<br />

57 Kevin Bentley LB 6-0 252 30 9 Northwestern North Hills, Calif. UFA-’08 (SEA)<br />

62 Antoine Caldwell C 6-3 311 24 2 Alabama Montgomery, Ala. D3-’09<br />

64 Kasey Studdard G 6-3 304 26 4 Texas Lone Tree, Colo. D6-’07<br />

65 Mike Brisiel G 6-5 302 27 3 Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. CFA-’06<br />

67 Malcolm Sheppard DT 6-2 289 22 R Arkansas Bainbridge, Ga. FA-’10<br />

72 Jesse Nading DE 6-5 261 23 2 Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. CFA-’08<br />

73 Eric Winston T 6-7 316 27 5 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas D3b-’06<br />

74 Wade Smith G 6-4 309 29 7 Memphis Dallas, Texas UFA-’10 (KC)<br />

76 Duane Brown T 6-4 312 25 3 Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. D1-’08<br />

78 Rashad Butler T 6-4 309 27 5 Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla. W-’07 (CAR)<br />

80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 223 29 8 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. D1-’03<br />

81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 242 28 5 Wisconsin Naperville, Ill. D4-’06<br />

83 Kevin Walter WR 6-3 218 29 8 Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill. RFA-’06 (CIN)<br />

85 Joel Dreessen TE 6-4 245 28 5 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. FA-’07<br />

86 James Casey TE 6-3 240 26 2 Rice Azle, Texas D5-’09<br />

88 Garrett Graham TE 6-3 240 24 R Wisconsin Brick, N.J. D4b-’10<br />

89 David Anderson WR 5-10 192 27 5 Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif. D7-’06<br />

90 Mario Williams DE 6-6 290 25 5 North Carolina State Richlands, N.C. D1-’06<br />

91 Amobi Okoye DT 6-2 292 23 4 Louisville Huntsville, Ala. D1-’07<br />

92 Earl Mitchell DT 6-3 291 23 R Arizona Galena Park, Texas D3-’10<br />

94 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 275 29 7 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA-’09 (ARI)<br />

95 Shaun Cody DT 6-4 304 27 6 Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif. UFA-’09 (DET)<br />

96 Mark Anderson DE 6-4 255 27 5 Alabama Tulsa, Okla. FA’-10<br />

97 Damione Lewis DT 6-2 301 32 10 Miami (Fla.) Sulphur Springs, Texas FA-’10<br />

99 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 273 24 2 Michigan Harvey, Ill. FA-’10<br />

Physically Unable to Perform (1)<br />

87 Anthony Hill TE 6-6 278 25 2 North Carolina State Houston, Texas D4b-’09<br />

Reserve/Injured (9)<br />

11 André Davis WR 6-1 195 31 9 Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y. Hip (9/4)<br />

16 Trindon Holliday WR 5-5 169 24 R LSU Zachary, La. Hand (8/30)<br />

24 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 195 27 6 Washington State Culver City, Calilf. FA-’10<br />

34 Dominique Barber SS 6-0 213 24 3 Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. Knee (11/11)<br />

43 Ben Tate RB 5-11 219 22 R Auburn Salisbury, Md. Ankle (8/30)<br />

50 Darnell Bing LB 6-2 230 26 2 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. Neck (8/20)<br />

59 DeMeco Ryans LB 6-1 248 26 5 Alabama Bessemer, Ala. Achilles (10/25)<br />

93 Tim Bulman DE 6-4 273 28 4 Boston College Dorchester, Mass. Shoulder (8/16)<br />

98 Connor Barwin DE 6-4 260 24 2 Cincinnati Detroit, Mich. Ankle (9/14)<br />

Practice Squad (7)<br />

14 Derrick Townsel WR 5-9 175 22 R Murray State Memphis, Tenn. FA-’10<br />

17 Paul Williams WR 6-1 196 26 3 Fresno State Hanford, Calif. FA’10<br />

27 Chris Ogbonnaya RB 6-0 225 24 2 Texas Houston, Texas FA-’10<br />

58 Isaiah Greenhouse LB 6-2 239 23 R Northwestern State Marksville, La. FA-’10<br />

61 Chris McCoy DE 6-3 261 24 R Middle Tennessee Villa Rica, Ga. FA-’10<br />

70 Cole Pemberton T 6-7 306 23 R Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. FA-’10<br />

71 Shelley Smith G 6-4 299 23 R Colorado State Phoenix, Ariz. D6a-’10<br />

79 Cody Wallace C 6-4 300 26 3 Texas A&M Cuero, Texas FA-’10<br />

Head Coach: Gary Kubiak<br />

Assistant Coaches: Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Ray Rhodes (Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive<br />

Line); Perry Carter (Asst. Defensive Backs); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Greg Knapp (Quarterbacks);<br />

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.<br />

Linebackers); Matt Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength & Conditioning).<br />

Pronunciation Guide: Xavier Adibi - Ah-DEE-bee; Mike Brisiel - Bry-ZELL; Joel Dreessen - DREE-sen; Arian Foster - AIR-ee-an; Vonta Leach - VON-tay; Amobi Okoye - Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay; Dan<br />

Orlovsky - Or-LAHV-ski; Glover Quin - GLOW-ver; DeMeco Ryans - Deh-MEE-co; Matt Schaub - SHOBB.<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART<br />

WR 80 Andre Johnson 19 Dorin Dickerson<br />

LT 76 Duane Brown 78 Rashad Butler<br />

LG 74 Wade Smith 64 Kasey Studdard<br />

C 55 Chris Myers 65 Mike Brisiel<br />

RG 65 Mike Brisiel 62 Antoine Caldwell<br />

RT 73 Eric Winston 78 Rashad Butler<br />

OFFENSE<br />

TE 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey 88 Garrett Graham<br />

(87 Anthony Hill)<br />

WR 83 Kevin Walter 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson<br />

QB 8 Matt Schaub 7 Dan Orlovsky 9 Matt Leinart<br />

FB<br />

44 Vonta Leach<br />

RB 23 Arian Foster 32 Derrick Ward 20 Steve Slaton<br />

DEFENSE<br />

LDE 94 Antonio Smith 99 Tim Jamison 72 Jesse Nading<br />

NT 95 Shaun Cody 67 Malcolm Sheppard<br />

DT 91 Amobi Okoye 92 Earl Mitchell 97 Damione Lewis<br />

RDE 90 Mario Williams 96 Mark Anderson<br />

SLB 56 Brian Cushing 52 Xavier Adibi<br />

MLB 57 Kevin Bentley 51 Darryl Sharpton<br />

WLB 54 Zac Diles 53 Stanford Keglar<br />

LCB 29 Glover Quin 22 Sherrick McManis 21 Brice McCain<br />

RCB 25 Kareem Jackson 30 Jason Allen 28 Antwaun Molden<br />

SS 31 Bernard Pollard 42 Torri Williams<br />

FS 26 Eugene Wilson 33 Troy Nolan<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS<br />

PK 4 Neil Rackers<br />

P 1 Matt Turk<br />

LS 46 Jon Weeks 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey<br />

KR 20 Steve Slaton 12 Jacoby Jones 22 Sherrick McManis<br />

PR 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson<br />

H 1 Matt Turk 8 Matt Schaub<br />

Bold denotes rookie and first year players<br />

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<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

2010 STATISTICS<br />

Won 5, Lost 6<br />

9/12/2010 W 34-24 Indianapolis 70,974<br />

9/19/2010 W 30-27 at Washington 88,240<br />

9/26/2010 L 13-27 Dallas 71,456<br />

10/3/2010 W 31-24 at Oakland 32,218<br />

10/10/2010 L 10-34 New York Giants 71,110<br />

10/17/2010 W 35-31 Kansas City 70,926<br />

11/1/2010 L 17-30 at Indianapolis 66,363<br />

11/7/2010 L 23-29 San Diego 70,886<br />

11/14/2010 L 24-31 at Jacksonville 62,340<br />

11/21/2010 L 27-30 at New York Jets 78,843<br />

11/28/2010 W 20-0 Tennessee 70,855<br />

12/2/2010 at Philadelphia<br />

12/13/2010 Baltimore<br />

12/19/2010 at Tennessee<br />

12/26/2010 at Denver<br />

1/2/2011 Jacksonville<br />

Texans<br />

Opponents<br />

Total First Downs 236 244<br />

Rushing 85 71<br />

Passing 139 153<br />

Penalty 12 20<br />

3rd Down: Made/Att 55/132 54/136<br />

3rd Down Pct. 41.7% 39.7%<br />

4th Down: Made/Att 4/10 6/8<br />

4th Down Pct. 40.0% 75.0%<br />

Possession Avg. 28:51 31:09<br />

Total Net Yards 4,045 4,250<br />

Avg. Per Game 367.7 386.4<br />

Total Plays 690 703<br />

Avg. Per Play 5.9 6.0<br />

Net Yards Rushing 1,458 1,102<br />

Avg. Per Game 132.5 100.2<br />

Total Rushes 299 282<br />

Net Yards Passing 2,587 3,148<br />

Avg. Per Game 235.2 286.2<br />

Sacked/Yards Lost 24/165 18/129<br />

Gross Yards 2,752 3,277<br />

Attempts/Completions 367/236 403/268<br />

Completion Pct. 64.3% 66.5%<br />

Had Intercepted 7 9<br />

Punts/Average 46/42.7 45/44.5<br />

Net Punting Avg. 36.9 38.1<br />

Penalties/Yards 61/476 73/633<br />

Fumbles/Ball Lost 10/5 8/4<br />

Touchdowns 30 34<br />

Rushing 15 8<br />

Passing 15 25<br />

Returns 0 1<br />

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 33 61 68 99 3 264<br />

Opponents 61 92 51 83 0 287<br />

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD<br />

A.Foster 224 1,147 5.1 74t 12<br />

D.Ward 36 216 6.0 38t 3<br />

S.Slaton 19 93 4.9 23 0<br />

M.Schaub 18 19 1.1 8 0<br />

J.Jones 1 10 10.0 10 0<br />

M.Turk 1 -27 -27.0 -27 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 299 1,458 4.9 74t 15<br />

Opponents 282 1,102 3.9 35 8<br />

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD<br />

A.Johnson 65 869 13.4 60 5<br />

A.Foster 48 453 9.4 50 1<br />

K.Walter 31 384 12.4 35 4<br />

J.Jones 27 255 9.4 23 1<br />

J.Dreessen 22 336 15.3 43t 4<br />

O.Daniels 16 200 12.5 27 0<br />

D.Anderson 7 72 10.3 35 0<br />

V.Leach 7 70 10.0 18 0<br />

J.Casey 6 69 11.5 33 0<br />

D.Ward 4 33 8.3 12 0<br />

S.Slaton 3 11 3.7 12 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 236 2,752 11.7 60 15<br />

Opponents 268 3,277 12.2 73t 25<br />

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD<br />

G.Quin 3 12 4.0 10 0<br />

T.Nolan 2 34 17.0 20 0<br />

K.Jackson 2 23 11.5 23 0<br />

K.Bentley 1 18 18.0 18 0<br />

S.McManis 1 1 1.0 1 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 9 88 9.8 23 0<br />

Opponents 7 60 8.6 25t 1<br />

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B<br />

M. Turk 46 1,962 42.7 36.9 4 15 60 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 46 1,962 42.7 36.9 4 15 60 0<br />

Opponents 45 2,004 44.5 38.1 6 18 59 0<br />

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD<br />

J.Jones 18 9 139 7.7 39 0<br />

D.Anderson 4 1 26 6.5 17 0<br />

B.Pollard 1 0 5 5.0 5 0<br />

A.Molden 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 24 10 170 7.1 39 0<br />

Opponents 23 10 185 8.0 30 0<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD<br />

J.Jones 23 494 21.5 35 0<br />

S.Slaton 21 412 19.6 33 0<br />

V.Leach 3 40 13.3 26 0<br />

E.Mitchell 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 48 946 19.7 35 0<br />

Opponents 50 1,135 22.7 64 0<br />

SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2pt. TP<br />

N.Rackers 0 0 0 0 30/30 18/20 0 84<br />

A.Foster 13 12 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 78<br />

A.Johnson 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30<br />

K.Walter 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24<br />

J.Dreessen 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24<br />

D.Ward 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18<br />

J.Jones 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 30 15 15 0 30/30 18/20 0 264<br />

Opponents 34 8 25 1 33/33 16/21 1 287<br />

2-Pt. Conversions: <strong>TEXANS</strong> 0/ 0, Opponents: 1/ 1<br />

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+<br />

N.Rackers 0/ 0 6/ 6 8/ 8 3/ 5 1/ 1<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 0/ 0 6/ 6 8/ 8 3/ 5 1/ 1<br />

Opponents 0/ 0 4/ 5 6/ 7 6/ 7 0/ 2<br />

N.Rackers: (30G, 49G); (47WR, 47G, 43G, 35G); (24G, 30G); (46RU, 35G); (38G);<br />

(); (53G); (27G, 21G, 25G); (24G); (38G, 22G); (35G, 33G).<br />

Opponents: (20G); (41G, 27G, 29B, 52WR); (49G, 40G); (39); (45G, 42G); (24G);<br />

(48G, 23G, 36G); (); (38G, 39WR, 43WL); (37G, 33G, 53SH, 30G); ().<br />

Fumbles Lost: A.Foster 2, M.Schaub 2, J.Dreessen 1. Total: 5<br />

Opponent Fumble Recoveries: G.Quin 2, K.Bentley 1, A.Okoye 1. Total: 4<br />

Sacks: M.Williams 8.5, A.Smith 3.0, A.Okoye 2.0, M.Anderson 2.0, D.Lewis 1.0,<br />

D.Ryans 1.0, J.Nading 0.5. <strong>TEXANS</strong>: 18.0, Opponents: 24.0<br />

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating<br />

M.Schaub 367 236 2,752 64.3% 7.5 15 4.1% 7 1.9% 60 24/165 92.6<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 367 236 2,752 64.3% 7.5 15 4.1% 7 1.9% 60 24/165 92.6<br />

Opponents 403 268 3,277 66.5% 8.1 25 6.2% 9 2.2% 73t 18/129 102.8<br />

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS<br />

DEFENSIVE<br />

Tackles QB INT Pass Forced Fumble<br />

TACKLES Solo Asst Total Sacks Yards For Loss Hits (Yards) Defensed Fumble Recovery<br />

B.Pollard 62 23 85 0.0 0 2 1 0 (0) 2 2 0<br />

Z.Diles 52 20 72 0.0 0 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

G.Quin 48 11 59 0.0 0 3 1 3 (12) 11 0 2<br />

D.Ryans 32 22 54 1.0 10 2 2 0 (0) 2 0 0<br />

K.Jackson 40 12 52 0.0 0 0 0 2 (23) 9 0 0<br />

B.Cushing 34 13 47 0.0 0 5 6 0 (0) 4 1 0<br />

E.Wilson 32 11 43 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 0 0<br />

A.Okoye 20 14 34 2.0 19 5 7 0 (0) 0 0 1<br />

S.Cody 15 14 29 0.0 0 2 1 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

M.Williams 21 5 26 8.5 55 9 19 0 (0) 2 1 0<br />

K.Bentley 18 8 26 0.0 0 2 1 1 (18) 1 0 1<br />

A.Smith 17 9 26 3.0 18.5 4 10 0 (0) 1 1 0<br />

B.McCain 17 5 22 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 (0) 2 0 0<br />

E.Mitchell 13 7 20 0.0 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

T.Nolan 15 3 18 0.0 0 1 0 2 (34) 3 0 0<br />

X.Adibi 9 2 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

J.Nading 4 5 9 0.5 4 0 1 0 (0) 1 0 0<br />

M. Anderson 6 1 7 2.0 18 2 3 0 (0) 2 0 0<br />

D. Nixon 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

J.Allen 5 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

D.Sharpton 3 2 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

T.Jamison 2 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

D. Lewis 2 1 3 1.0 6 1 1 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

TEAM 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

S.Slaton 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

A.Johnson 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

J.Dreessen 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

C. Myers 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

A.Ogunleye 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

D.Barber 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

F. Okam 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

W.Smith 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

K.Walter 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

S.Anderson 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0<br />

A. Foster 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 1<br />

S.McManis 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 0 0<br />

M.Schaub 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 1<br />

E.Winston 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2<br />

R.Butler 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 1<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 489 191 680 18.0 130 44 56 9 (88) 44 5 9<br />

Opponents 497 180 677 24.0 165 46 51 7 (60) 48 9 5<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS<br />

Blocks Forced Fumble<br />

Solo Asst Total PAT Punt FG Fumble Recovery<br />

D.Sharpton 8 3 11 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Casey 7 5 12 0 0 0 0 0<br />

S.McManis 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0<br />

T.Nolan 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0<br />

N.Rackers 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Dreessen 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0<br />

D.Barber 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0<br />

D.Anderson 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0<br />

A.Molden 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1<br />

D.Nixon 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0<br />

V.Leach 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0<br />

K.Bentley 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0<br />

S. Keglar 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Weeks 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0<br />

B.McCain 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0<br />

K.Paymah 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

X.Adibi 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Allen 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

G.Graham 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Nading 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Wall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

M.Turk 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

B.Pollard 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> 66 30 96 0 0 1 1 1<br />

Opponent 66 31 97 0 0 0 0 1<br />

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Texans-Titans<br />

National Football League Game Summary<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Copyright © 2010 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their<br />

coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League. Updated: 11/28/2010<br />

Date: Sunday, 11/28/2010<br />

Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans<br />

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas<br />

Start Time: 12:02 PM CST<br />

Game Day Weather<br />

Game Weather: Mostly Cloudy<br />

Temp: 58° F (14.4° C) Humidity: 70%, Wind: ENE 5 mph<br />

Played Retractable Roof on Turf: Natural Grass<br />

Outdoor Weather: Cloudy, Wind Chill: 58<br />

Officials<br />

Referee: Blakeman, Clete (34)<br />

Line Judge: Seeman, Jeff (45)<br />

Umpire: DeFelice, Garth (53)<br />

Side Judge: Meyer, Greg (78)<br />

Head Linesman: Veteri, Tony (36)<br />

Field Judge: Weir, Mike (50)<br />

Back Judge: Miles, Terrence (111) Replay Official: Creed, Dick<br />

Lineups<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

Houston Texans<br />

Offense<br />

Defense<br />

Offense<br />

Defense<br />

WR 85 N.Washington DE 93 J.Babin WR 80 A.Johnson LDE 94 A.Smith<br />

LT 71 M.Roos DT 75 J.Haye LT 76 D.Brown NT 95 S.Cody<br />

LG 64 L.Harris DT 97 T.Brown LG 74 W.Smith DT 91 A.Okoye<br />

C 54 E.Amano DE 78 J.Ford C 55 C.Myers RDE 90 M.Williams<br />

RG 73 J.Scott OLB 51 G.McRath RG 65 M.Brisiel SLB 56 B.Cushing<br />

RT 76 D.Stewart MLB 55 S.Tulloch RT 73 E.Winston MLB 57 K.Bentley<br />

TE 80 B.Scaife OLB 92 W.Witherspoon TE 85 J.Dreessen WLB 51 D.Sharpton<br />

WR 84 R.Moss CB 20 A.Verner WR 83 K.Walter LCB 29 G.Quin<br />

QB 11 R.Smith SS 24 C.Hope QB 8 M.Schaub RCB 25 K.Jackson<br />

TE 88 C.Stevens FS 33 M.Griffin TE 86 J.Casey SS 31 B.Pollard<br />

RB 28 C.Johnson CB 31 C.Finnegan RB 23 A.Foster FS 26 E.Wilson<br />

Substitutions<br />

K 2 R.Bironas, P 6 B.Kern, WR 12 J.Gage, WR 17 D.Williams, RB 21<br />

J.Ringer, S 22 V.Fuller, S 23 D.Nickey, CB 29 R.Mouton, CB 30<br />

J.McCourty, S 39 N.Schommer, FB 45 A.Hall, LB 53 R.Curran, LB 57<br />

P.Bailey, LB/LS 58 K.Amato, LB 59 T.Shaw, C/G 61 F.Velasco, T 66<br />

M.Otto, WR 83 M.Mariani, TE 89 J.Cook, DT 94 S.Marks, DE 95<br />

W.Hayes, DT 99 M.Douglas<br />

QB 5 K.Collins<br />

Did Not Play<br />

Substitutions<br />

P 1 M.Turk, K 4 N.Rackers, WR 12 J.Jones, WR 19 D.Dickerson, RB 20<br />

S.Slaton, CB 22 S.McManis, CB 28 A.Molden, CB 30 J.Allen, RB 32<br />

D.Ward, SS 33 T.Nolan, S 42 T.Williams, FB 44 V.Leach, LS 46<br />

J.Weeks, LB 53 S.Keglar, LB 54 Z.Diles, OT 78 R.Butler, TE 88<br />

G.Graham, DT 92 E.Mitchell, DE 96 M.Anderson, DT 97 D.Lewis, DE<br />

99 T.Jamison<br />

QB 7 D.Orlovsky, OG 62 A.Caldwell<br />

Did Not Play<br />

Not Active<br />

QB 7 C.Simms, WR 18 K.Britt, S 32 R.Johnson, LB 50 D.Thornton, T/G<br />

70 T.Kropog, WR 87 L.Hawkins, DT 91 J.Jones, DE 98 D.Ball<br />

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)<br />

1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />

VISITOR: Tennessee Titans 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

HOME: Houston Texans 0 14 3 3 0 20<br />

Scoring Plays<br />

Not Active<br />

QB 9 M.Leinart, CB 21 B.McCain, LB 52 X.Adibi, OG 64 K.Studdard, DT<br />

67 M.Sheppard, DE 72 J.Nading, TE 81 O.Daniels, WR 89 D.Anderson<br />

N.Rackers (35) (33)<br />

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home<br />

Texans 2 12:47 J.Dreessen 1 yd. pass from M.Schaub (N.Rackers kick) (4-25, 2:02) 0 7<br />

Texans 2 4:42 A.Johnson 2 yd. pass from M.Schaub (N.Rackers kick) (9-71, 5:06) 0 14<br />

Texans 3 8:05 N.Rackers 35 yd. Field Goal (11-49, 5:24) 0 17<br />

Texans 4 3:00 N.Rackers 33 yd. Field Goal (14-80, 8:27) 0 20<br />

Paid Attendance: 70,855 Time: 2:57


Tennessee Titans<br />

Houston Texans<br />

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD<br />

J.Ringer 4 27 6.8 17 0 A.Foster 30 143 4.8 37 0<br />

C.Johnson 7 5 0.7 9 0 D.Ward 7 47 6.7 17 0<br />

N.Washington 1 -8 -8.0 -8 0 M.Schaub 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0<br />

Total 12 24 2.0 17 0 Total<br />

39 188 4.8 37 0<br />

PASSING<br />

ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT<br />

R.Smith 31 17 138 1/0 0 23 3 26.7 M.Schaub 35 25 178 2/20 2 21 0 101.8<br />

Total 31 17 138 1/0 0 23 3 26.7 Total 35 25 178 2/20 2 21 0 101.8<br />

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD<br />

J.Gage 6 4 50 12.5 19 0 A.Foster 11 9 75 8.3 19 0<br />

J.Cook 9 4 40 10.0 23 0 A.Johnson 11 9 56 6.2 21 1<br />

R.Moss 5 3 23 7.7 14 0 J.Dreessen 5 3 15 5.0 9 1<br />

C.Johnson 3 2 2 1.0 3 0 J.Jones 3 2 13 6.5 9 0<br />

N.Washington 4 1 10 10.0 10 0 K.Walter 2 1 12 12.0 12 0<br />

B.Scaife 2 1 10 10.0 10 0 V.Leach 2 1 7 7.0 7 0<br />

J.Ringer 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 J.Casey 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

A.Hall 1 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0<br />

Total 31 17 138 8.1 23 0 Total 35 25 178 7.1 21 2<br />

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD<br />

G.Quin 3 12 4.0 10 0<br />

Total 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 12 4.0 10 0<br />

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG<br />

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG<br />

B.Kern<br />

7 328 46.9 43.6 0 2 56 M.Turk 4 199 49.8 38.5 1 1 53<br />

Total 7 328 46.9 43.6 0 2 56 Total 4 199 49.8 38.5 1 1 53<br />

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD<br />

M.Mariani 2 25 12.5 0 14 0 J.Jones 5 23 4.6 1 14 0<br />

[DOWNED] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 [OUT OF BOUNDS] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />

[TOUCHBACK] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />

Total 2 25 12.5 0 14 0 Total 5 23 4.6 1 14 0<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD<br />

M.Mariani 4 93 23.3 0 27 0 S.Slaton 1 22 22.0 0 22 0<br />

[TOUCHBACK] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans<br />

11/28/2010 at Reliant Stadium<br />

Final Individual Statistics<br />

Total 4 93 23.3 0 27 0 Total 1 22 22.0 0 22 0<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YD TD OUT-BDS<br />

W.Hayes 0 0<br />

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Total 0 0<br />

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Houston Texans<br />

FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YD TD OUT-BDS<br />

M.Schaub 1 0<br />

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

E.Winston 0 0<br />

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Total 1 0<br />

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans<br />

11/28/2010 at Reliant Stadium<br />

Final Team Statistics<br />

Visitor<br />

Titans<br />

Home<br />

Texans<br />

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS<br />

By Rushing<br />

By Passing<br />

By Penalty<br />

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY<br />

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY<br />

TOTAL NET YARDS<br />

Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)<br />

Average gain per offensive play<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING<br />

Total Rushing Plays<br />

Average gain per rushing play<br />

Tackles for a loss-number and yards<br />

NET YARDS PASSING<br />

Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass<br />

Gross yards passing<br />

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED<br />

Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)<br />

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks<br />

PUNTS Number and Average<br />

Had Blocked<br />

FGs - PATs Had Blocked<br />

Net Punting Average<br />

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)<br />

No. and Yards Punt Returns<br />

No. and Yards Kickoff Returns<br />

No. and Yards Interception Returns<br />

PENALTIES Number and Yards<br />

FUMBLES Number and Lost<br />

TOUCHDOWNS<br />

Rushing<br />

Passing<br />

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts<br />

Kicking Made-Attempts<br />

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts<br />

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY<br />

GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY<br />

SAFETIES<br />

FINAL SCORE<br />

TIME OF POSSESSION<br />

9 24<br />

1 9<br />

6 12<br />

2 3<br />

3-11-27% 9-18-50%<br />

0-0-0% 1-2-50%<br />

162 346<br />

44 76<br />

3.7 4.6<br />

24 188<br />

12 39<br />

2.0 4.8<br />

5-20 2-2<br />

138 158<br />

1-0 2-20<br />

138 178<br />

31-17-3 35-25-0<br />

4.3 4.3<br />

1-0-0 5-2-1<br />

7-46.9 4-49.8<br />

0 0<br />

0-0 0-0<br />

43.6 38.5<br />

25 35<br />

2-25 5-23<br />

4-93 1-22<br />

0-0 3-12<br />

10-79 6-68<br />

0-0 1-0<br />

0 2<br />

0 0<br />

0 2<br />

0-0 2-2<br />

0-0 2-2<br />

0-0 2-2<br />

0-2-0% 2-4-50%<br />

0-1-0% 2-2-100%<br />

0 0<br />

0 20<br />

20:19 39:41


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans<br />

11/28/2010 at Reliant Stadium<br />

Ball Possession And Drive Chart<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

#<br />

Time<br />

Recd<br />

Time<br />

Lost<br />

Time<br />

Poss<br />

How Ball<br />

Obtained<br />

Drive<br />

Began<br />

#<br />

Play<br />

Yds<br />

Gain<br />

Yds<br />

Pen<br />

Net<br />

Yds<br />

1st<br />

Down<br />

Last<br />

Scrm<br />

How<br />

Given Up<br />

1 11:10 9:16 1:54 Downs TEN 35 3 5 -5 0 0 TEN 35 Punt<br />

2 5:13 3:42 1:31 Punt TEN 20 3 9 0 9 0 TEN 29 Punt<br />

3 0:08 14:49 0:19 Punt TEN 4 2 -2 0 -2 0 TEN 2 Interception<br />

4 12:47 9:48 2:59 Kickoff TEN 27 6 13 0 13 1 TEN 40 Punt<br />

5 4:42 1:28 3:14 Kickoff TEN 29 6 29 -10 19 1 TEN 48 Punt<br />

6 15:00 13:29 1:31 Kickoff TEN 20 3 -3 0 -3 0 TEN 17 Punt<br />

7 8:05 5:13 2:52 Kickoff TEN 30 3 9 -10 -1 0 TEN 29 Punt<br />

8 1:51 14:41 2:10 Punt TEN 30 6 14 -5 9 1 TEN 39 Punt<br />

9 13:11 11:27 1:44 Punt HST 36 3 12 15 27 1 * HST 9 Interception<br />

10 3:00 0:55 2:05 Kickoff TEN 13 9 76 4 80 5 * HST 7 Interception<br />

Houston Texans<br />

(272) Average TEN 27<br />

#<br />

Time<br />

Recd<br />

Time<br />

Lost<br />

Time<br />

Poss<br />

How Ball<br />

Obtained<br />

Drive<br />

Began<br />

#<br />

Play<br />

Yds<br />

Gain<br />

Yds<br />

Pen<br />

Net<br />

Yds<br />

1st<br />

Down<br />

Last<br />

Scrm<br />

How<br />

Given Up<br />

1 15:00 11:10 3:50 Kickoff HST 25 9 40 0 40 2 TEN 37 Downs<br />

2 9:16 5:13 4:03 Punt HST 23 8 38 -5 33 2 TEN 44 Punt<br />

3 3:42 0:08 3:34 Punt HST 22 5 22 0 22 1 HST 44 Punt<br />

4 14:49 12:47 2:02 Interception TEN 25 4 25 0 25 2 * TEN 1 Touchdown<br />

5 9:48 4:42 5:06 Punt HST 29 9 71 0 71 6 * TEN 2 Touchdown<br />

6 1:28 0:00 1:28 Punt HST 23 7 12 5 17 2 TEN 46 End of Half<br />

7 13:29 8:05 5:24 Punt HST 34 11 40 9 49 4 * TEN 17 Field Goal<br />

8 5:13 1:51 3:22 Punt HST 9 6 22 0 22 1 HST 31 Punt<br />

9 14:41 13:11 1:30 Punt HST 9 3 3 0 3 0 HST 12 Punt<br />

10 11:27 3:00 8:27 Interception HST 5 14 75 5 80 4 * TEN 15 Field Goal<br />

11 0:55 0:00 0:55 Interception HST 20 2 -2 0 -2 0 HST 19 End of Game<br />

(274) Average HST 25<br />

* inside opponent's 20<br />

Time of Possession by Quarter<br />

Visitor<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total<br />

3:33<br />

6:24 6:14 4:08 20:19<br />

Home<br />

Houston Texans<br />

11:27<br />

8:36 8:46 10:52 39:41<br />

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average<br />

Titans: 5 - TEN 24 Texans: 1 - HST 25


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans<br />

11/28/2010 at Reliant Stadium<br />

Final Defensive Statistics<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc<br />

TKL AST COMB SK /YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR<br />

S.Tulloch 11 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

M.Griffin 8 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

C.Hope 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

A.Verner 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

M.Douglas 5 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

W.Witherspoon 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Babin 4 0 4 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

W.Hayes 4 0 4 1 14 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.McCourty 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

C.Finnegan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

G.McRath 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

S.Marks 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Haye 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

T.Shaw 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Ford 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

A.Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

P.Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

R.Mouton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

R.Curran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Gage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

Total 61 21 82 2 20 4 8 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0<br />

Houston Texans<br />

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss<br />

QH=Quarterback Hit<br />

IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery<br />

Regular Defensive Plays<br />

Special Teams<br />

Misc<br />

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL<br />

QH<br />

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR<br />

B.Cushing 6 1 7 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

B.Pollard 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

G.Quin 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

K.Bentley 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

K.Jackson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

M.Williams 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Allen 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

A.Smith 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

E.Wilson 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

A.Okoye 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

M.Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

T.Nolan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

E.Mitchell 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Z.Diles 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

J.Casey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

S.Keglar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

N.Rackers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

G.Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

V.Leach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

E.Winston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1<br />

Total 27 9 36 1 0 7 5 3 9 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans<br />

11/28/2010 at Reliant Stadium<br />

First Half Summary<br />

PERIOD SCORES<br />

TIME OF POSSESSION<br />

Titans<br />

0 0 = 0<br />

Titans<br />

9:57<br />

Texans<br />

0 14 = 14<br />

Texans<br />

20:03<br />

Scoring Plays<br />

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)<br />

Visitor Home<br />

Texans 2 12:47 J.Dreessen 1 yd. pass from M.Schaub (N.Rackers kick) (4-25, 2:02) 0 7<br />

Texans 2 4:42 A.Johnson 2 yd. pass from M.Schaub (N.Rackers kick) (9-71, 5:06) 0 14<br />

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS<br />

First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty<br />

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY<br />

TOTAL NET YARDS<br />

Total Offensive Plays<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING<br />

NET YARDS PASSING<br />

Gross Yards Passing<br />

Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass<br />

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted<br />

Punts-Number and Average<br />

Penalties-Number and Yards<br />

Fumbles-Number and Lost<br />

Red Zone Efficiency<br />

Average Drive Start<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

Tennessee Titans Houston Texans<br />

2 15<br />

0 - 2 - 0 5 - 9 - 1<br />

2-6-33% 5-9-56%<br />

54 208<br />

20 42<br />

4 85<br />

50 123<br />

50 137<br />

1-0 1-14<br />

13 - 7 - 1 25 - 19 - 0<br />

4 - 43.8 2 - 48<br />

3 - 20 1 - 5<br />

0 - 0 1 - 0<br />

0-0-0% 2-2-100%<br />

TEN 23 HST 33<br />

Houston Texans<br />

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD<br />

J.Ringer 2 10 5.0 8 0 A.Foster 12 51 4.3 13 0<br />

C.Johnson 3 2 0.7 5 0 D.Ward 4 34 8.5 17 0<br />

N.Washington 1 -8 -8.0 -8 0<br />

Total 6 4 0.7 8 0 Total<br />

16 85 5.3 17 0<br />

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT<br />

R.Smith 13 7 50 1/0 0 14 1 30.9 M.Schaub 25 19 137 1/14 2 21 0 114.9<br />

Total 13 7 50 1/0 0 14 1 30.9 Total 25 19 137 1/14 2 21 0 114.9<br />

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD<br />

R.Moss 3 2 22 11.0 14 0 A.Foster 7 7 63 9.0 19 0<br />

C.Johnson 2 2 2 1.0 3 0 A.Johnson 9 7 48 6.9 21 1<br />

J.Gage 2 1 12 12.0 12 0 J.Jones 3 2 13 6.5 9 0<br />

B.Scaife 2 1 10 10.0 10 0 J.Dreessen 3 2 6 3.0 5 1<br />

J.Ringer 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 V.Leach 2 1 7 7.0 7 0<br />

N.Washington 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 K.Walter 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Total 13 7 50 7.1 14 0 Total 25 19 137 7.2 21 2<br />

Tennessee Titans<br />

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc<br />

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL<br />

Q<br />

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR<br />

S.Tulloch 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

C.Hope 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

A.Verner 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

M.Griffin 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Totals: 21 8 29 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Houston Texans<br />

Regular Defensive Plays<br />

Special Teams<br />

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR<br />

B.Cushing 4 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

K.Bentley 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

B.Pollard 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

E.Wilson 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Totals: 7 4 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Misc


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium<br />

First Quarter<br />

Play By Play 11/28/2010<br />

HST wins toss, elects to Receive, and TEN elects to defend the South goal.<br />

R.Bironas kicks 67 yards from TEN 30 to HST 3. S.Slaton pushed ob at HST 25 for 22 yards (T.Shaw).<br />

Houston Texans at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:55)<br />

1-10-HST 25 (14:55) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Johnson to HST 30 for 5 yards (S.Tulloch).<br />

2-5-HST 30 (14:28) M.Schaub pass short right to A.Johnson to HST 35 for 5 yards (C.Finnegan).<br />

1-10-HST 35 (13:52) A.Foster right guard to HST 39 for 4 yards (A.Verner).<br />

2-6-HST 39 (13:17) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to A.Johnson (G.McRath) [J.Babin].<br />

3-6-HST 39 (13:12) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to TEN 42 for 19 yards (W.Hayes).<br />

1-10-TEN 42 (12:35) D.Ward right tackle to TEN 41 for 1 yard (G.McRath; S.Marks).<br />

2-9-TEN 41 (12:02) A.Foster left end to TEN 37 for 4 yards (S.Tulloch, M.Griffin).<br />

3-5-TEN 37 (11:21) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Jones.<br />

4-5-TEN 37 (11:15) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Johnson to TEN 35 for 2 yards (J.McCourty).<br />

Tennessee Titans at 11:10<br />

1-10-TEN 35 (11:10) R.Smith sacked at TEN 35 for 0 yards (M.Williams).<br />

2-10-TEN 35 (10:39) C.Johnson left tackle to TEN 40 for 5 yards (B.Pollard).<br />

3-5-TEN 40 (10:39) (Shotgun) PENALTY on TEN-M.Roos, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 40 - No Play.<br />

3-10-TEN 35 (9:36) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete deep middle to J.Gage (K.Jackson).<br />

4-10-TEN 35 (9:28) B.Kern punts 56 yards to HST 9, Center-K.Amato. J.Jones to HST 23 for 14 yards (R.Mouton; R.Curran).<br />

(The punt hangtime was 4.3 seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 9:16<br />

1-10-HST 23 (9:16) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short left to V.Leach [M.Griffin].<br />

2-10-HST 23 (9:08) M.Schaub pass deep middle to A.Johnson to HST 44 for 21 yards (C.Hope, M.Griffin).<br />

1-10-HST 44 (8:29) A.Foster left tackle to HST 45 for 1 yard (S.Tulloch).<br />

2-9-HST 45 (7:52) A.Foster right end pushed ob at TEN 48 for 7 yards (J.McCourty).<br />

3-2-TEN 48 (7:21) A.Foster right tackle to TEN 44 for 4 yards (S.Tulloch, C.Hope).<br />

1-10-TEN 44 (6:45) A.Foster left end to TEN 43 for 1 yard (M.Griffin).<br />

2-9-TEN 43 (6:05) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short left to A.Johnson.<br />

3-9-TEN 43 (5:59) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HST-E.Winston, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 43 - No Play.<br />

3-14-TEN 48 (5:59) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to J.Jones to TEN 44 for 4 yards (A.Verner, S.Tulloch).<br />

4-10-TEN 44 (5:22) M.Turk punts 44 yards to end zone, Center-J.Weeks, Touchback. (The punt hangtime was 4.6 seconds.)<br />

Tennessee Titans at 5:13<br />

1-10-TEN 20 (5:13) C.Johnson right tackle to TEN 19 for -1 yards (B.Cushing, Z.Diles).<br />

2-11-TEN 19 (4:42) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short right to N.Washington.<br />

3-11-TEN 19 (4:37) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short middle to B.Scaife to TEN 29 for 10 yards (G.Quin, K.Bentley).<br />

4-1-TEN 29 (3:54) B.Kern punts 50 yards to HST 21, Center-K.Amato. J.Jones to HST 22 for 1 yard (P.Bailey). (The punt<br />

hangtime was 4.7 seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 3:42<br />

1-10-HST 22 (3:42) A.Foster right tackle to HST 26 for 4 yards (W.Hayes).<br />

2-6-HST 26 (3:07) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Johnson to HST 35 for 9 yards (M.Griffin, W.Witherspoon)<br />

[W.Hayes].<br />

1-10-HST 35 (2:29) M.Schaub pass short right to A.Foster to HST 36 for 1 yard (G.McRath, S.Tulloch).<br />

2-9-HST 36 (1:48) A.Foster right tackle to HST 39 for 3 yards (C.Hope).<br />

3-6-HST 39 (1:09) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short left to A.Foster to HST 44 for 5 yards (A.Verner).<br />

Timeout #1 by HST at 00:21.<br />

4-1-HST 44 (:21) M.Turk punts 52 yards to TEN 4, Center-J.Weeks, downed by HST-S.Keglar. (The punt hangtime was 4.5<br />

seconds.)<br />

Tennessee Titans at 0:08<br />

1-10-TEN 4 (:08) C.Johnson up the middle to TEN 2 for -2 yards (B.Cushing).<br />

END OF QUARTER<br />

Time First Downs Efficiencies<br />

Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down<br />

Tennessee Titans 0 3:33 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0<br />

Houston Texans 0 11:27 1 4 0 5 2/5 0/1<br />

P1<br />

P2<br />

P3<br />

R4<br />

P5


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium<br />

Second Quarter<br />

Play By Play 11/28/2010<br />

Tennessee Titans continued.<br />

2-12-TEN 2 (15:00) R.Smith pass deep right intended for N.Washington INTERCEPTED by G.Quin at TEN 35. G.Quin to TEN<br />

25 for 10 yards (A.Hall).<br />

Houston Texans at 14:49<br />

1-10-TEN 25 (14:49) M.Schaub pass short right to V.Leach to TEN 18 for 7 yards (M.Griffin) [J.Babin].<br />

2-3-TEN 18 (14:12) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 17 for 1 yard (G.McRath).<br />

3-2-TEN 17 (13:33) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short right to A.Foster to TEN 1 for 16 yards (A.Verner).<br />

1-1-TEN 1 (12:51) M.Schaub pass short middle to J.Dreessen for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.<br />

N.Rackers extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-M.Turk.<br />

TEN 0 HST 7, 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:02 drive, 2:13 elapsed<br />

N.Rackers kicks 70 yards from HST 30 to TEN 0. M.Mariani pushed ob at TEN 27 for 27 yards (J.Casey).<br />

Tennessee Titans at 12:47, (1st play from scrimmage 12:40)<br />

1-10-TEN 27 (12:40) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short right to N.Washington.<br />

2-10-TEN 27 (12:35) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to R.Moss (G.Quin).<br />

3-10-TEN 27 (12:29) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to R.Moss ran ob at TEN 41 for 14 yards.<br />

1-10-TEN 41 (12:00) N.Washington left end to TEN 33 for -8 yards (E.Mitchell).<br />

2-18-TEN 33 (11:17) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to C.Johnson to TEN 36 for 3 yards (K.Bentley).<br />

3-15-TEN 36 (10:38) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short middle to J.Ringer to TEN 40 for 4 yards (B.Cushing).<br />

4-11-TEN 40 (10:00) B.Kern punts 40 yards to HST 20, Center-K.Amato. J.Jones pushed ob at HST 29 for 9 yards (A.Hall). (The<br />

punt hangtime was 3.7 seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 9:48<br />

1-10-HST 29 (9:48) A.Foster up the middle to HST 42 for 13 yards (C.Hope).<br />

1-10-HST 42 (9:07) A.Foster left guard pushed ob at TEN 49 for 9 yards (C.Hope).<br />

2-1-TEN 49 (8:41) D.Ward left guard to TEN 47 for 2 yards (J.Babin).<br />

1-10-TEN 47 (8:02) D.Ward left guard to TEN 33 for 14 yards (C.Hope).<br />

1-10-TEN 33 (7:18) D.Ward left tackle to TEN 16 for 17 yards (M.Griffin; W.Witherspoon). TEN-W.Witherspoon was injured<br />

during the play.<br />

1-10-TEN 16 (6:47) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 16 for no gain (A.Verner).<br />

2-10-TEN 16 (6:10) M.Schaub pass short left to J.Dreessen to TEN 11 for 5 yards (T.Shaw) [S.Marks].<br />

3-5-TEN 11 (5:29) M.Schaub pass short left to A.Foster to TEN 2 for 9 yards (C.Hope).<br />

1-2-TEN 2 (4:47) M.Schaub pass short right to A.Johnson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.<br />

N.Rackers extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-M.Turk.<br />

TEN 0 HST 14, 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:06 drive, 10:18 elapsed<br />

N.Rackers kicks 63 yards from HST 30 to TEN 7. M.Mariani to TEN 29 for 22 yards (S.Keglar).<br />

Tennessee Titans at 4:42, (1st play from scrimmage 4:33)<br />

1-10-TEN 29 (4:33) J.Ringer left guard to TEN 31 for 2 yards (A.Smith, B.Cushing).<br />

2-8-TEN 31 (4:00) J.Ringer left guard to TEN 45 for 14 yards (B.Pollard, E.Wilson).<br />

PENALTY on TEN-L.Harris, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 31 - No Play.<br />

2-18-TEN 21 (3:29) J.Ringer up the middle to TEN 29 for 8 yards (B.Pollard; E.Wilson).<br />

3-10-TEN 29 (2:42) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Gage to TEN 41 for 12 yards (E.Wilson).<br />

Two-Minute Warning<br />

1-10-TEN 41 (2:00) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to R.Moss pushed ob at TEN 49 for 8 yards (J.Allen).<br />

2-2-TEN 49 (1:53) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete deep left to B.Scaife.<br />

3-2-TEN 49 (1:48) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to C.Johnson to TEN 48 for -1 yards (B.Cushing).<br />

Timeout #2 by HST at 01:36.<br />

4-3-TEN 48 (1:36) B.Kern punts 29 yards to HST 23, Center-K.Amato, out of bounds. (The punt hangtime was 4.4 seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 1:28<br />

1-10-HST 23 (1:28) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Dreessen.<br />

2-10-HST 23 (1:23) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Johnson to HST 27 for 4 yards (S.Tulloch).<br />

3-6-HST 27 (:50) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to HST 30 for 3 yards (S.Tulloch, A.Verner).<br />

Timeout #1 by TEN at 00:43.<br />

4-3-HST 30 (:43) M.Turk punts 38 yards to TEN 32, Center-J.Weeks, fair catch by M.Mariani.<br />

PENALTY on TEN-M.Griffin, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at HST 30 - No Play.<br />

1-10-HST 35 (:35) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to J.Jones to HST 44 for 9 yards (A.Verner, S.Tulloch).<br />

2-1-HST 44 (:14) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short right to K.Walter.<br />

3-1-HST 44 (:14) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to TEN 46 for 10 yards (J.McCourty).<br />

Timeout #3 by HST at 00:08.<br />

1-10-TEN 46 (:07) (Shotgun) M.Schaub sacked at HST 41 for -13 yards (W.Hayes). FUMBLES (W.Hayes), recovered by HST-<br />

E.Winston at HST 40. E.Winston to HST 40 for no gain (S.Marks).<br />

END OF QUARTER<br />

Time First Downs Efficiencies<br />

Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down<br />

Tennessee Titans 0 6:24 0 2 0 2 2/4 0/0<br />

Houston Texans 14 8:36 4 5 1 10 3/4 0/0<br />

P6<br />

P7<br />

P1<br />

R8<br />

R9<br />

R10<br />

R11<br />

P12<br />

P13<br />

P2<br />

X14<br />

P15


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium<br />

Third Quarter<br />

Play By Play 11/28/2010<br />

TEN elects to Receive, and HST elects to defend the North goal.<br />

N.Rackers kicks 77 yards from HST 30 to TEN -7. M.Mariani, Touchback.<br />

Tennessee Titans at 15:00<br />

1-10-TEN 20 (15:00) C.Johnson right end to TEN 16 for -4 yards (B.Cushing).<br />

2-14-TEN 16 (14:19) R.Smith pass short left to R.Moss to TEN 17 for 1 yard (G.Quin).<br />

3-13-TEN 17 (13:44) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Cook (B.Cushing) [A.Smith].<br />

4-13-TEN 17 (13:38) B.Kern punts 49 yards to HST 34, Center-K.Amato, fair catch by J.Jones. (The punt hangtime was 4.8<br />

seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 13:29<br />

1-10-HST 34 (13:29) M.Schaub pass short left to K.Walter to HST 46 for 12 yards (W.Witherspoon, A.Verner).<br />

1-10-HST 46 (12:51) A.Foster right guard to 50 for 4 yards (M.Griffin, S.Marks).<br />

2-6-50 (12:15) A.Foster left guard to 50 for no gain (S.Tulloch).<br />

3-6-50 (11:32) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short right to K.Walter.<br />

PENALTY on TEN-J.McCourty, Defensive Pass Interference, 9 yards, enforced at 50 - No Play.<br />

1-10-TEN 41 (11:23) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to A.Foster [W.Hayes].<br />

2-10-TEN 41 (11:21) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to TEN 38 for 3 yards (S.Tulloch).<br />

3-7-TEN 38 (10:44) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short left to J.Dreessen to TEN 29 for 9 yards (C.Finnegan, C.Hope).<br />

1-10-TEN 29 (10:03) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 11 for 18 yards (M.Griffin).<br />

1-10-TEN 11 (9:26) A.Foster right tackle to TEN 11 for no gain (M.Douglas).<br />

2-10-TEN 11 (8:48) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Casey [J.Ford].<br />

3-10-TEN 11 (8:41) (Shotgun) M.Schaub sacked at TEN 17 for -6 yards (J.Babin).<br />

4-16-TEN 17 (8:11) N.Rackers 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-M.Turk. (The ball hit the left upright.)<br />

TEN 0 HST 17, 11 plays, 49 yards, 1 penalty, 5:24 drive, 6:55 elapsed<br />

N.Rackers kicks 62 yards from HST 30 to TEN 8. M.Mariani pushed ob at TEN 30 for 22 yards (N.Rackers).<br />

Tennessee Titans at 8:05, (1st play from scrimmage 7:58)<br />

1-10-TEN 30 (7:58) R.Smith pass short left to A.Hall to TEN 29 for -1 yards (M.Williams).<br />

2-11-TEN 29 (7:20) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to C.Johnson to TEN 36 for 7 yards (G.Quin).<br />

PENALTY on TEN-J.Cook, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 29 - No Play.<br />

2-21-TEN 19 (6:48) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Cook to TEN 19 for no gain (B.Pollard).<br />

Timeout #1 by HST at 06:04.<br />

3-21-TEN 19 (6:04) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Cook to TEN 29 for 10 yards (K.Bentley).<br />

4-11-TEN 29 (5:25) B.Kern punts 56 yards to HST 15, Center-K.Amato. J.Jones to HST 18 for 3 yards (J.McCourty).<br />

PENALTY on HST-A.Molden, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 9 yards, enforced at HST 18. (The punt hangtime was<br />

4.3 seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 5:13<br />

1-10-HST 9 (5:13) A.Foster right tackle to HST 8 for -1 yards (J.Babin). TEN-S.Marks was injured during the play.<br />

2-11-HST 8 (4:46) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Johnson to HST 15 for 7 yards (W.Witherspoon).<br />

3-4-HST 15 (4:06) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to HST 24 for 9 yards (M.Douglas).<br />

P20<br />

1-10-HST 24 (3:27) A.Foster left tackle to HST 30 for 6 yards (G.McRath).<br />

2-4-HST 30 (2:49) A.Foster left guard to HST 31 for 1 yard (W.Witherspoon).<br />

3-3-HST 31 (2:11) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short left to A.Foster.<br />

4-3-HST 31 (2:04) M.Turk punts 50 yards to TEN 19, Center-J.Weeks. M.Mariani to TEN 30 for 11 yards (G.Graham). (The punt<br />

hangtime was 5.0 seconds.)<br />

Tennessee Titans at 1:51<br />

1-10-TEN 30 (1:51) C.Johnson left tackle to TEN 39 for 9 yards (G.Quin).<br />

2-1-TEN 39 (1:14) C.Johnson right end to TEN 34 for -5 yards (A.Okoye).<br />

3-6-TEN 34 (:34) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Gage to TEN 44 for 10 yards (K.Jackson) [A.Smith].<br />

P3<br />

1-10-TEN 44 (:04) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Cook [A.Okoye].<br />

END OF QUARTER<br />

Time First Downs Efficiencies<br />

Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down<br />

Tennessee Titans 0 6:14 0 1 0 1 1/3 0/0<br />

Houston Texans 17 8:46 1 3 1 5 2/4 0/0<br />

P16<br />

X17<br />

P18<br />

R19


Fourth Quarter<br />

Play By Play 11/28/2010<br />

Tennessee Titans continued.<br />

2-10-TEN 44 (15:00) (Shotgun) PENALTY on TEN-J.Scott, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 44 - No Play.<br />

2-15-TEN 39 (15:00) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to C.Johnson [G.Quin].<br />

3-15-TEN 39 (14:56) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Cook (M.Anderson).<br />

4-15-TEN 39 (14:52) B.Kern punts 48 yards to HST 13, Center-K.Amato. J.Jones to HST 9 for -4 yards (A.Hall). (The punt<br />

hangtime was 4.8 seconds.)<br />

Houston Texans at 14:41<br />

1-10-HST 9 (14:41) A.Foster left tackle to HST 11 for 2 yards (M.Griffin).<br />

2-8-HST 11 (14:02) M.Schaub pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Dreessen.<br />

3-8-HST 11 (13:55) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short left to A.Johnson to HST 12 for 1 yard (C.Finnegan).<br />

Penalty on HST-J.Jones, Illegal Block Above the Waist, declined.<br />

4-7-HST 12 (13:36) M.Turk punts 45 yards to TEN 43, Center-J.Weeks. M.Mariani pushed ob at HST 42 for 15 yards (T.Nolan).<br />

Penalty on TEN-A.Verner, Illegal Block Above the Waist, offsetting, enforced at HST 12 - No Play.<br />

4-7-HST 12<br />

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium<br />

Penalty on HST-D.Sharpton, Illegal Use of Hands, offsetting.<br />

(13:25) M.Turk punts 53 yards to TEN 35, Center-J.Weeks. M.Mariani to TEN 49 for 14 yards (T.Nolan).<br />

PENALTY on HST-T.Nolan, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at TEN 49.<br />

Tennessee Titans at 13:11<br />

1-10-HST 36 (13:11) R.Smith pass short right to J.Gage to HST 27 for 9 yards (K.Jackson, G.Quin).<br />

2-1-HST 27 (13:11) PENALTY on TEN-M.Roos, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HST 27 - No Play.<br />

2-6-HST 32 (12:14) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete deep right to J.Cook [T.Jamison].<br />

PENALTY on HST-B.Pollard, Defensive Pass Interference, 20 yards, enforced at HST 32 - No Play.<br />

1-10-HST 12 (12:06) C.Johnson up the middle to HST 9 for 3 yards (B.Pollard; K.Bentley).<br />

2-7-HST 9 (11:34) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right intended for J.Gage INTERCEPTED by G.Quin at HST 3. G.Quin to<br />

HST 5 for 2 yards (J.Gage).<br />

Houston Texans at 11:27<br />

1-10-HST 5 (11:27) A.Foster up the middle to HST 6 for 1 yard (M.Douglas).<br />

2-9-HST 6 (10:43) A.Foster left tackle to HST 5 for -1 yards (M.Douglas).<br />

3-10-HST 5 (9:58) A.Foster left tackle pushed ob at HST 42 for 37 yards (C.Finnegan).<br />

PENALTY on TEN-C.Finnegan, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced at HST 42.<br />

1-10-TEN 43 (9:29) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 41 for 2 yards (S.Tulloch, J.Haye).<br />

2-8-TEN 41 (8:46) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 41 for no gain (M.Griffin, M.Douglas).<br />

3-8-TEN 41 (8:01) D.Ward right end to TEN 34 for 7 yards (J.McCourty).<br />

Penalty on HST-A.Johnson, Unnecessary Roughness, offsetting.<br />

Penalty on TEN-C.Finnegan, Unnecessary Roughness, offsetting. (Both 80 Johnson and 31 Finnigan were ejected<br />

from the game)<br />

Timeout #2 by HST at 07:39.<br />

4-1-TEN 34 (7:39) A.Foster up the middle to TEN 28 for 6 yards (M.Griffin, C.Hope).<br />

1-10-TEN 28 (6:54) A.Foster up the middle to TEN 24 for 4 yards (J.Babin, M.Douglas).<br />

2-6-TEN 24 (6:11) A.Foster right tackle to TEN 23 for 1 yard (W.Hayes).<br />

3-5-TEN 23 (5:29) A.Foster left end to TEN 16 for 7 yards (J.Haye).<br />

1-10-TEN 16 (4:44) D.Ward up the middle to TEN 10 for 6 yards (S.Tulloch).<br />

2-4-TEN 10 (4:02) D.Ward left guard to TEN 10 for no gain (S.Tulloch, J.Ford).<br />

3-4-TEN 10 (3:19) A.Foster right end to TEN 7 for 3 yards (A.Verner).<br />

PENALTY on HST-J.Dreessen, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 10 - No Play.<br />

3-14-TEN 20 (3:11) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 15 for 5 yards (M.Douglas, W.Witherspoon).<br />

Timeout #1 by TEN at 03:04.<br />

4-9-TEN 15 (3:04) N.Rackers 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-M.Turk.<br />

TEN 0 HST 20, 14 plays, 80 yards, 1 penalty, 8:27 drive, 12:00 elapsed<br />

N.Rackers kicks 69 yards from HST 30 to TEN 1. M.Mariani to TEN 23 for 22 yards (V.Leach).<br />

PENALTY on TEN-P.Bailey, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 23.<br />

Tennessee Titans at 3:00, (1st play from scrimmage 2:54)<br />

1-10-TEN 13 (2:54) (Shotgun) J.Ringer left guard to TEN 30 for 17 yards (M.Anderson).<br />

1-10-TEN 30 (2:26) (Shotgun) J.Ringer left tackle to TEN 30 for no gain (B.Cushing, A.Smith).<br />

Two-Minute Warning<br />

2-10-TEN 30 (2:00) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to N.Washington pushed ob at TEN 40 for 10 yards (K.Jackson).<br />

1-10-TEN 40 (1:53) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short middle to J.Cook (G.Quin).<br />

2-10-TEN 40 (1:47) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Cook to HST 37 for 23 yards (T.Nolan).<br />

1-10-HST 37 (1:20) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass deep right to J.Gage pushed ob at HST 18 for 19 yards (B.Pollard).<br />

PENALTY on HST-B.Pollard, Unnecessary Roughness, 9 yards, enforced at HST 18.<br />

1-9-HST 9 (1:13) (Shotgun) PENALTY on TEN-J.Scott, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HST 9 - No Play.<br />

1-14-HST 14 (1:13) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to J.Cook pushed ob at HST 7 for 7 yards (J.Allen).<br />

2-7-HST 7 (1:06) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass in<strong>com</strong>plete short left to R.Moss.<br />

3-7-HST 7 (1:02) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short middle intended for J.Cook INTERCEPTED by G.Quin (B.Cushing) at HST 0.<br />

Touchback.<br />

Houston Texans at 0:55<br />

1-10-HST 20 (:55) M.Schaub kneels to HST 19 for -1 yards.<br />

2-11-HST 19 (:32) M.Schaub kneels to HST 18 for -1 yards.<br />

X4<br />

R21<br />

X22<br />

R23<br />

R24<br />

R5<br />

P6<br />

P7<br />

P8<br />

X9


Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium<br />

END OF QUARTER<br />

Time First Downs Efficiencies<br />

Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down<br />

Tennessee Titans 0 4:08 1 3 2 6 0/2 0/0<br />

Houston Texans 20 10:52 3 0 1 4 2/5 1/1


Miscellaneous Statistics Report<br />

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans<br />

11/28/2010 at Reliant Stadium<br />

Ten Longest Plays for Tennessee Titans<br />

Yards Qtr<br />

28<br />

23<br />

17<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

10<br />

10<br />

10<br />

9<br />

4<br />

4<br />

4<br />

2<br />

2<br />

1<br />

3<br />

3<br />

4<br />

3<br />

Play Start<br />

Play Description<br />

1-10-HST 37 (1:20) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass deep right to J.Gage pushed ob at HST 18 for 19 yards (B.Pollard).<br />

PENALTY on HST-B.Pollard, Unnecessary Roughness, 9 yards, enforced at HST 18.<br />

2-10-TEN 40 (1:47) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Cook to HST 37 for 23 yards (T.Nolan).<br />

1-10-TEN 13 (2:54) (Shotgun) J.Ringer left guard to TEN 30 for 17 yards (M.Anderson).<br />

3-10-TEN 27 (12:29) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short left to R.Moss ran ob at TEN 41 for 14 yards.<br />

3-10-TEN 29 (2:42) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Gage to TEN 41 for 12 yards (E.Wilson).<br />

3-11-TEN 19 (4:37) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short middle to B.Scaife to TEN 29 for 10 yards (G.Quin, K.Bentley).<br />

3-21-TEN 19 (6:04) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Cook to TEN 29 for 10 yards (K.Bentley).<br />

3-6-TEN 34 (:34) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to J.Gage to TEN 44 for 10 yards (K.Jackson) [A.Smith].<br />

2-10-TEN 30 (2:00) (Shotgun) R.Smith pass short right to N.Washington pushed ob at TEN 40 for 10 yards<br />

(K.Jackson).<br />

1-10-TEN 30 (1:51) C.Johnson left tackle to TEN 39 for 9 yards (G.Quin).<br />

Ten Longest Plays for Houston Texans<br />

Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description<br />

52 4 3-10-HST 5 (9:58) A.Foster left tackle pushed ob at HST 42 for 37 yards (C.Finnegan).<br />

PENALTY on TEN-C.Finnegan, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced at HST 42.<br />

21 1 2-10-HST 23 (9:08) M.Schaub pass deep middle to A.Johnson to HST 44 for 21 yards (C.Hope, M.Griffin).<br />

19 1 3-6-HST 39 (13:12) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to TEN 42 for 19 yards (W.Hayes).<br />

18 3 1-10-TEN 29 (10:03) A.Foster left tackle to TEN 11 for 18 yards (M.Griffin).<br />

17 2 1-10-TEN 33 (7:18) D.Ward left tackle to TEN 16 for 17 yards (M.Griffin; W.Witherspoon). TEN-W.Witherspoon<br />

was injured during the play.<br />

16 2 3-2-TEN 17 (13:33) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short right to A.Foster to TEN 1 for 16 yards (A.Verner).<br />

14 2 1-10-TEN 47 (8:02) D.Ward left guard to TEN 33 for 14 yards (C.Hope).<br />

13 2 1-10-HST 29 (9:48) A.Foster up the middle to HST 42 for 13 yards (C.Hope).<br />

12 3 1-10-HST 34 (13:29) M.Schaub pass short left to K.Walter to HST 46 for 12 yards (W.Witherspoon, A.Verner).<br />

10 2 3-1-HST 44 (:14) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Foster to TEN 46 for 10 yards (J.McCourty).<br />

Touchdown Scoring Information<br />

Offense<br />

Defense Special Teams<br />

VISITOR: Tennessee Titans 0 0 0<br />

HOME: Houston Texans 2 0 0


No. Name Pos.<br />

1 Matt Turk P<br />

4 Neil Rackers K<br />

7 Dan Orlovsky QB<br />

8 Matt Schaub QB<br />

9 Matt Leinart QB<br />

12 Jacoby Jones WR<br />

19 Dorin Dickerson WR<br />

20 Steve Slaton RB<br />

21 Brice McCain CB<br />

22 Sherrick McManis CB<br />

23 Arian Foster RB<br />

25 Kareem Jackson CB<br />

26 Eugene Wilson FS<br />

28 Antwaun Molden CB<br />

29 Glover Quin CB<br />

30 Jason Allen CB<br />

31 Bernard Pollard SS<br />

32 Derrick Ward RB<br />

33 Troy Nolan FS<br />

42 Torri Williams SS<br />

44 Vonta Leach FB<br />

46 Jon Weeks LS<br />

51 Darryl Sharpton LB<br />

52 Xavier Adibi LB<br />

53 Stanford Keglar LB<br />

54 Zac Diles LB<br />

55 Chris Myers C<br />

56 Brian Cushing LB<br />

57 Kevin Bentley LB<br />

62 Antoine Caldwell G<br />

64 Kasey Studdard G<br />

65 Mike Brisiel G<br />

67 Malcolm Sheppard DT<br />

72 Jesse Nading DE<br />

73 Eric Winston T<br />

74 Wade Smith G<br />

76 Duane Brown T<br />

78 Rashad Butler T<br />

80 Andre Johnson WR<br />

81 Owen Daniels TE<br />

83 Kevin Walter WR<br />

85 Joel Dreessen TE<br />

86 James Casey TE<br />

88 Garrett Graham TE<br />

89 David Anderson WR<br />

90 Mario Williams DE<br />

91 Amobi Okoye DT<br />

92 Earl Mitchell DT<br />

94 Antonio Smith DE<br />

95 Shaun Cody DT<br />

96 Mark Anderson DE<br />

97 Damione Lewis DT<br />

99 Tim Jamison DE<br />

Sunday, November 28, 2010 NOON Reliant Stadium - Houston, Texas<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> OFFENSE<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> DEFENSE<br />

WR 80 Andre Johnson 19 Dorin Dickerson<br />

LDE 94 Antonio Smith 99 Tim Jamison 72 Jesse Nading<br />

LT 76 Duane Brown 78 Rashad Butler<br />

NT 95 Shaun Cody 67 Malcolm Sheppard<br />

LG 74 Wade Smith 64 Kasey Studdard<br />

DT 91 Amobi Okoye 92 Earl Mitchell 97 Damione Lewis<br />

C 55 Chris Myers 65 Mike Brisiel<br />

RDE 90 Mario Williams 96 Mark Anderson<br />

RG 65 Mike Brisiel 62 Antoine Caldwell<br />

SLB 56 Brian Cushing 52 Xavier Adibi<br />

RT 73 Eric Winston 78 Rashad Butler<br />

TE 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey<br />

MLB 57 Kevin Bentley 51 Darryl Sharpton<br />

88 Garrett Graham<br />

WLB 54 Zac Diles 53 Stanford Keglar<br />

WR 83 Kevin Walter 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson<br />

LCB 29 Glover Quin 21 Brice McCain 22 Sherrick McManis<br />

QB 8 Matt Schaub 7 Dan Orlovsky 9 Matt Leinart<br />

RCB 25 Kareem Jackson 30 Jason Allen 28 Antwaun Molden<br />

FB 44 Vonta Leach<br />

SS 31 Bernard Pollard 42 Torri Williams<br />

RB 23 Arian Foster 32 Derrick Ward 20 Steve Slaton<br />

FS 26 Eugene Wilson 33 Troy Nolan<br />

K 4 Neil Rackers<br />

P 1 Matt Turk<br />

LS 46 Jon Weeks 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey<br />

KR 12 Jacoby Jones 20 Steve Slaton 22 Sherrick McManis<br />

PR 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson<br />

H 1 Matt Turk 8 Matt Schaub<br />

Rookie and first-year players underlined<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> PRONUNCIATION<br />

Xavier Adibi (Ah-DEE-bee) Mike Brisiel (bry-ZELL)<br />

Dorin Dickerson (DOOR-in) Joel Dreessen (DREE-sen)<br />

Arian Foster (AIR-ee-an) Vonta Leach (VON-tay)<br />

Damione Lewis (DAY-mee-un) Sherrick McManis (SHARE-ick)<br />

Amobi Okoye (Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay)<br />

Dan Orlovsky (Or-LAHV-ski) Glover Quin (GLOW-ver)<br />

Matt Schaub (SHOBB)<br />

VS.<br />

TITANS DEFENSE TITANS OFFENSE<br />

DE 93 Jason Babin 95 William Hayes<br />

WR 85 Nate Washington 18 Kenny Britt 17 Damian Williams<br />

DT 91 Jason Jones 75 Jovan Haye<br />

LT 71 Michael Roos 70 Troy Kropog 66 Mike Otto<br />

DT 97 Tony Brown 94 Sen’Derrick Marks 99 Marques Douglas LG 64 Leroy Harris 61 Fernando Velasco 77 Ryan Durand<br />

DE 98 Dave Ball 78 Jacob Ford<br />

C 54 Eugene Amano 61 Fernando Velasco<br />

OLB 51 Gerald McRath 53 Rennie Curran 57 Patrick Bailey<br />

RG 73 Jake Scott 61 Fernando Velasco 77 Ryan Durand<br />

RT 76 David Stewart 66 Mike Otto 70 Troy Kropog<br />

MLB 55 Stephen Tulloch 92 Will Witherspoon 58 Ken Amato<br />

TE 80 Bo Scaife 88 Craig Stevens 89 Jared Cook<br />

OLB 92 Will Witherspoon 53 Rennie Curran 59 Tim Shaw<br />

WR 84 Randy Moss 12 Justin Gage 87 Lavelle Hawkins<br />

CB 20 Alterraun Verner 30 Jason McCourty<br />

83 Marc Mariani<br />

SS 24 Chris Hope 23 Donnie Nickey 39 Nick Schommer QB 11 Rusty Smith 5 Kerry Collins<br />

FS 33 Michael Griffin 22 Vincent Fuller 32 Robert Johnson FB 45 Ahmard Hall<br />

CB 31 Cortland Finnegan 29 Ryan Mouton<br />

RB 28 Chris Johnson 21 Javon Ringer<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong> SPECIALISTS<br />

TITANS SPECIALISTS<br />

K 2 Rob Bironas 6 Brett Kern<br />

KO 2 Rob Bironas 6 Brett Kern<br />

P 6 Brett Kern 2 Rob Bironas<br />

H 6 Brett Kern 23 Donnie Nickey<br />

PR 83 Marc Mariani 17 Damian Williams<br />

KOR 83 Marc Mariani 17 Damian Williams<br />

LS 58 Ken Amato<br />

Rookie and first-year players underlined<br />

TODAY’S OFFICIALS<br />

TITANS PRONUNCIATION<br />

Referee – Clete Blakeman (34)<br />

Umpire – Garth DeFelice (53) Head Linesman – Tony Veteri (36)<br />

Line Judge – Jeff Seeman (45)<br />

Field Judge – Mike Weir (50) Side Judge – Greg Meyer (78)<br />

Back Judge – Terrence Miles (111)<br />

Replay – Dick Creed Video – Bill Tracy<br />

Eugene Amano (uh-MAHN-oh) Rob Bironas (bur-OWN-us) Ahmard Hall (ah-MOD) Marc Mariani (Mary-Annie) Bo Scaife (SKAYF) Stephen Tulloch (TULL-ock)<br />

Ken Amato (uh-MAHT-oh)<br />

Marques Douglas (Marcus)<br />

Troy Kropog (CROW-pog)<br />

Ryan Mouton (MOO-than)<br />

Nick Schommer (SHOW-mur)<br />

No. Name Pos.<br />

2 Rob Bironas K<br />

5 Kerry Collins QB<br />

6 Brett Kern P<br />

11 Rusty Smith QB<br />

12 Justin Gage WR<br />

17 Damian Williams WR<br />

18 Kenny Britt WR<br />

20 Alterraun Verner CB<br />

21 Javon Ringer RB<br />

22 Vincent Fuller S<br />

23 Donnie Nickey S<br />

24 Chris Hope S<br />

28 Chris Johnson RB<br />

29 Ryan Mouton CB<br />

30 Jason McCourty CB<br />

31 Cortland Finnegan CB<br />

32 Robert Johnson S<br />

33 Michael Griffin S<br />

39 Nick Schommer S<br />

45 Ahmard Hall FB<br />

51 Gerald McRath LB<br />

53 Rennie Curran LB<br />

54 Eugene Amano C/G<br />

55 Stephen Tulloch LB<br />

57 Patrick Bailey LB<br />

58 Ken Amato LB/LS<br />

59 Tim Shaw LB<br />

61 Fernando Velasco C/G<br />

64 Leroy Harris G/C<br />

66 Mike Otto T<br />

70 Troy Kropog T/G<br />

71 Michael Roos T<br />

73 Jake Scott G<br />

75 Jovan Haye DT<br />

76 David Stewart T<br />

77 Ryan Durand G<br />

78 Jacob Ford DE<br />

80 Bo Scaife TE<br />

83 Marc Mariani WR<br />

84 Randy Moss WR<br />

85 Nate Washington WR<br />

87 Lavelle Hawkins WR<br />

88 Craig Stevens TE<br />

89 Jared Cook TE<br />

91 Jason Jones DT<br />

92 Will Witherspoon LB<br />

93 Jason Babin DE<br />

94 Sen’Derrick Marks DT<br />

95 William Hayes DE<br />

97 Tony Brown DT<br />

98 Dave Ball DE<br />

99 Marques Douglas DT


TITANS<br />

No. Name Pos.<br />

54 Amano, Eugene C/G<br />

58 Amato, Ken LB/LS<br />

93 Babin, Jason DE<br />

57 Bailey, Patrick LB<br />

98 Ball, Dave DE<br />

2 Bironas, Rob K<br />

18 Britt, Kenny WR<br />

97 Brown, Tony DT<br />

5 Collins, Kerry QB<br />

89 Cook, Jared TE<br />

53 Curran, Rennie LB<br />

99 Douglas, Marques DT<br />

77 Durand, Ryan G<br />

31 Finnegan, Cortland CB<br />

78 Ford, Jacob DE<br />

22 Fuller, Vincent S<br />

12 Gage, Justin WR<br />

33 Griffin, Michael S<br />

45 Hall, Ahmard FB<br />

64 Harris, Leroy G/C<br />

87 Hawkins, Lavelle WR<br />

75 Haye, Jovan DT<br />

95 Hayes, William DE<br />

24 Hope, Chris S<br />

28 Johnson, Chris RB<br />

32 Johnson, Robert S<br />

91 Jones, Jason DT<br />

6 Kern, Brett P<br />

70 Kropog, Troy T/G<br />

83 Mariani, Marc WR<br />

94 Marks, Sen’Derrick DT<br />

30 McCourty, Jason CB<br />

51 McRath, Gerald LB<br />

84 Moss, Randy WR<br />

29 Mouton, Ryan CB<br />

23 Nickey, Donnie S<br />

66 Otto, Mike T<br />

21 Ringer, Javon RB<br />

71 Roos, Michael T<br />

80 Scaife, Bo TE<br />

39 Schommer, Nick S<br />

73 Scott, Jake G<br />

59 Shaw, Tim LB<br />

11 Smith, Rusty QB<br />

88 Stevens, Craig TE<br />

76 Stewart, David T<br />

55 Tulloch, Stephen LB<br />

61 Velasco, Fernando C/G<br />

20 Verner, Alterraun CB<br />

85 Washington, Nate WR<br />

17 Williams, Damian WR<br />

92 Witherspoon, Will LB<br />

RESERVE/PUP<br />

50 Thornton, David LB<br />

RESERVE/INJURED<br />

56 Allred, Colin LB<br />

79 Brown, Kareem DL<br />

37 Hood, Rod CB<br />

Howard, Marcus DE<br />

26 Johnson, Stafon RB<br />

90 Morgan, Derrick DE<br />

10 Young, Vince QB<br />

52 Winborn, Jamie LB<br />

<strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

No. Name Pos.<br />

52 Adibi, Xavier LB<br />

30 Allen, Jason CB<br />

89 Anderson, David WR<br />

96 Anderson, Mark DE<br />

57 Bentley, Kevin LB<br />

65 Brisiel, Mike G<br />

76 Brown, Duane T<br />

78 Butler, Rashad T<br />

62 Caldwell, Antoine G<br />

86 Casey, James TE<br />

95 Cody, Shaun DT<br />

56 Cushing, Brian LB<br />

81 Daniels, Owen TE<br />

19 Dickerson, Dorin WR<br />

54 Diles, Zac LB<br />

85 Dreessen, Joel TE<br />

23 Foster, Arian RB<br />

88 Graham, Garrett TE<br />

25 Jackson, Kareem CB<br />

99 Jamison, Tim DE<br />

80 Johnson, Andre WR<br />

12 Jones, Jacoby WR<br />

53 Keglar, Stanford LB<br />

44 Leach, Vonta FB<br />

9 Leinart, Matt QB<br />

97 Lewis, Damione DT<br />

21 McCain, Brice CB<br />

22 McManis, Sherrick CB<br />

92 Mitchell, Earl DT<br />

28 Molden, Antwaun CB<br />

55 Myers, Chris C<br />

72 Nading, Jesse DE<br />

33 Nolan, Troy FS<br />

91 Okoye, Amobi DT<br />

7 Orlovsky, Dan QB<br />

31 Pollard, Bernard SS<br />

29 Quin, Glover CB<br />

4 Rackers, Neil K<br />

8 Schaub, Matt QB<br />

51 Sharpton, Darryl LB<br />

67 Sheppard, Malcolm DT<br />

20 Slaton, Steve RB<br />

94 Smith, Antonio DE<br />

74 Smith, Wade G<br />

64 Studdard, Kasey G<br />

1 Turk, Matt P<br />

83 Walter, Kevin WR<br />

32 Ward, Derrick RB<br />

46 Weeks, Jon LS<br />

90 Williams, Mario DE<br />

42 Williams, Torri SS<br />

26 Wilson, Eugene FS<br />

73 Winston, Eric T<br />

RESERVE/PUP<br />

87 Hill, Anthony TE<br />

RESERVE/INJURED<br />

34 Barber, Dominique SS<br />

98 Barwin, Connor DE<br />

50 Bing, Darnell LB<br />

93 Bulman, Tim DE<br />

11 Davis, André WR<br />

16 Holliday, Trindon WR<br />

24 Paymah, Karl CB<br />

59 Ryans, DeMeco LB<br />

43 Tate, Ben RB<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong><br />

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College<br />

1 Matt Turk P 6-5 248 42 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater<br />

4 Neil Rackers K 6-1 215 34 11 Illinois<br />

7 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 230 27 6 Connecticut<br />

8 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 239 29 7 Virginia<br />

9 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 232 27 5 Southern California<br />

12 Jacoby Jones WR 6-2 210 26 4 Lane College<br />

19 Dorin Dickerson WR 6-2 227 22 R Pittsburgh<br />

20 Steve Slaton RB 5-9 206 24 3 West Virginia<br />

21 Brice McCain CB 5-9 184 23 2 Utah<br />

22 Sherrick McManis CB 6-1 193 22 R Northwestern<br />

23 Arian Foster RB 6-1 227 24 2 Tennessee<br />

25 Kareem Jackson CB 5-10 195 22 R Alabama<br />

26 Eugene Wilson FS 5-10 196 30 8 Illinois<br />

28 Antwaun Molden CB 6-1 200 25 3 Eastern Kentucky<br />

29 Glover Quin CB 6-0 203 24 2 New Mexico<br />

30 Jason Allen CB 6-1 200 27 5 Tennessee<br />

31 Bernard Pollard SS 6-1 225 25 5 Purdue<br />

32 Derrick Ward RB 5-11 228 30 7 Ottawa (Kansas)<br />

33 Troy Nolan FS 6-2 206 24 2 Arizona State<br />

42 Torri Williams SS 6-2 210 24 R Purdue<br />

44 Vonta Leach FB 6-0 255 29 7 East Carolina<br />

46 Jon Weeks LS 5-10 254 24 1 Baylor<br />

51 Darryl Sharpton LB 5-11 248 22 R Miami (Fla.)<br />

52 Xavier Adibi LB 6-2 242 26 3 Virginia Tech<br />

53 Stanford Keglar LB 6-2 250 25 3 Purdue<br />

54 Zac Diles LB 6-2 238 25 4 Kansas State<br />

55 Chris Myers C 6-4 296 29 6 Miami (Fla.)<br />

56 Brian Cushing LB 6-3 259 23 2 Southern California<br />

57 Kevin Bentley LB 6-0 252 30 9 Northwestern<br />

62 Antoine Caldwell G 6-3 311 24 2 Alabama<br />

64 Kasey Studdard G 6-3 304 26 4 Texas<br />

65 Mike Brisiel G 6-5 302 27 3 Colorado State<br />

67 Sheppard, Malcolm DT 6-2 289 22 R Arkansas<br />

72 Jesse Nading DE 6-5 261 23 2 Colorado State<br />

73 Eric Winston T 6-7 316 27 5 Miami (Fla.)<br />

74 Wade Smith G 6-4 309 29 7 Memphis<br />

76 Duane Brown T 6-4 312 25 3 Virginia Tech<br />

78 Rashad Butler T 6-4 309 27 5 Miami (Fla.)<br />

80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 223 29 8 Miami (Fla.)<br />

81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 242 28 5 Wisconsin<br />

83 Kevin Walter WR 6-3 218 29 8 Eastern Michigan<br />

85 Joel Dreessen TE 6-4 245 28 5 Colorado State<br />

86 James Casey TE 6-3 240 26 2 Rice<br />

88 Garrett Graham TE 6-3 240 24 R Wisconsin<br />

89 David Anderson WR 5-10 192 27 5 Colorado State<br />

90 Mario Williams DE 6-6 290 25 5 North Carolina State<br />

91 Amobi Okoye DT 6-2 292 23 4 Louisville<br />

92 Earl Mitchell DT 6-3 291 23 R Arizona<br />

94 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 275 29 7 Oklahoma State<br />

95 Shaun Cody DT 6-4 304 27 6 Southern California<br />

96 Mark Anderson DE 6-4 255 27 5 Alabama<br />

97 Damione Lewis DT 6-2 301 32 10 Miami (Fla.)<br />

99 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 273 24 2 Michigan<br />

HEAD COACH: Gary Kubiak<br />

ASSISTANT COACHES: Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Rick Dennison<br />

(Offensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Ray Rhodes<br />

(Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive Line); Perry Carter (Asst. Defensive<br />

Backs); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny<br />

Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Greg Knapp<br />

(Quarterbacks); Bill Kollar (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Marc Lubick<br />

(Offensive Asst.); Bruce Matthews (Offensive Asst.); Brian Pariani (Tight Ends);<br />

Frank Pollack (Asst. Offensive Line); Robert Saleh (Asst. Linebackers); Matt<br />

Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength & Conditioning).<br />

TENNESSEE TITANS<br />

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College<br />

2 Rob Bironas K 6-0 210 32 6 Ga. Southern/Auburn<br />

5 Kerry Collins QB 6-5 247 37 16 Penn State<br />

6 Brett Kern P 6-2 217 24 3 Toledo<br />

11 Rusty Smith QB 6-5 226 23 R Florida Atlantic<br />

12 Justin Gage WR 6-4 204 29 8 Missouri<br />

17 Damian Williams WR 6-1 199 22 R Southern California<br />

18 Kenny Britt WR 6-3 215 22 2 Rutgers<br />

20 Alterraun Verner CB 5-10 187 21 R UCLA<br />

21 Javon Ringer RB 5-9 207 23 2 Michigan State<br />

22 Vincent Fuller S 6-1 192 28 6 Virginia Tech<br />

23 Donnie Nickey S 6-3 226 30 8 Ohio State<br />

24 Chris Hope S 6-0 204 30 9 Florida State<br />

28 Chris Johnson RB 5-11 191 25 3 East Carolina<br />

29 Ryan Mouton CB 5-9 184 24 2 Hawaii<br />

30 Jason McCourty CB 6-0 188 23 2 Rutgers<br />

31 Cortland Finnegan CB 5-10 188 26 5 Samford<br />

32 Robert Johnson S 6-2 206 23 R Utah<br />

33 Michael Griffin S 6-0 203 25 4 Texas<br />

39 Nick Schommer S 6-0 204 24 1 North Dakota State<br />

45 Ahmard Hall FB 5-11 241 31 5 Texas<br />

51 Gerald McRath LB 6-3 228 24 2 Southern Mississippi<br />

53 Rennie Curran LB 5-11 230 22 R Georgia<br />

54 Eugene Amano C/G 6-3 300 28 7 SE Missouri State<br />

55 Stephen Tulloch LB 5-11 240 25 5 N.C. State<br />

57 Patrick Bailey LB 6-4 235 24 3 Duke<br />

58 Ken Amato LB/LS 6-2 240 33 8 Montana State<br />

59 Tim Shaw LB 6-1 236 26 3 Penn State<br />

61 Fernando Velasco C/G 6-4 312 25 1 Georgia<br />

64 Leroy Harris G/C 6-3 303 26 4 N.C. State<br />

66 Mike Otto T 6-5 310 27 3 Purdue<br />

70 Troy Kropog T/G 6-6 308 24 2 Tulane<br />

71 Michael Roos T 6-7 320 28 6 Eastern Washington<br />

73 Jake Scott G 6-5 292 29 7 Idaho<br />

75 Jovan Haye DT 6-2 277 28 6 Vanderbilt<br />

76 David Stewart T 6-7 315 28 6 Mississippi State<br />

77 Ryan Durand G 6-5 301 24 1 Syracuse<br />

78 Jacob Ford DE 6-4 252 27 4 Central Arkansas<br />

80 Bo Scaife TE 6-3 249 29 6 Texas<br />

83 Marc Mariani WR 6-1 190 23 R Montana<br />

84 Randy Moss WR 6-4 210 33 13 Marshall<br />

85 Nate Washington WR 6-1 177 27 6 Tiffin<br />

87 Lavelle Hawkins WR 5-11 194 24 3 California<br />

88 Craig Stevens TE 6-3 268 26 3 California<br />

89 Jared Cook TE 6-5 248 23 2 South Carolina<br />

91 Jason Jones DT 6-5 276 24 3 Eastern Michigan<br />

92 Will Witherspoon LB 6-1 240 30 9 Georgia<br />

93 Jason Babin DE 6-3 260 30 7 Western Michigan<br />

94 Sen’Derrick Marks DT 6-2 294 23 2 Auburn<br />

95 William Hayes DE 6-3 272 25 3 Winston-Salem State<br />

97 Tony Brown DT 6-3 305 30 6 Memphis<br />

98 Dave Ball DE 6-5 255 29 6 UCLA<br />

99 Marques Douglas DT 6-2 292 33 10 Howard<br />

HEAD COACH: Jeff Fisher<br />

ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Heimerdinger (offensive coordinator), Chuck Cecil<br />

(defensive coordinator), Craig Johnson (asst. head coach/running backs), Dave<br />

McGinnis (asst. head coach/linebackers), Steve Watterson (asst. head<br />

coach/strength and conditioning), Marty Galbraith (special teams asst.), Fred Graves<br />

(wide receivers), Tim Hauck (asst. secondary), Dowell Loggains (quarterbacks/passing<br />

game), Alan Lowry (special teams), Mike Munchak (offensive line),<br />

Marcus Robertson (secondary), Rayna Stewart (defensive asst./quality control), Jim<br />

Washburn (defensive line), Richie Wessman (quality control - offense), John<br />

Zernhelt (tight ends).


Xavier ADIBI<br />

52 LINEBACKER<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 242 | College: Virginia Tech |<br />

Hometown: Hampton, Virginia | 3rd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: D4, 2008 (118th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 7/3 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 30/8 | Teams: Houston, 2008-2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

the fourth round (118th overall) in the 2008 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed with Texans on July 16, 2008.<br />

HONORS: Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team…<br />

The Sporting News All-Rookie team.<br />

PRO: Entering his third-year looking to break into<br />

the Texans starting lineup as an outside linebacker…finished<br />

his rookie campaign with 34<br />

tackles and one fumble recovery.<br />

2010 (Houston 7/3): Made one special teams<br />

tackle vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...started at SLB and<br />

made four solo tackles at Washington (9/19)...<br />

made four tackles (two solo) vs. Dallas (9/26)...<br />

had two solo tackles at Oakland (10/3)...saw action<br />

at LB and on special teams vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City (10/17)...saw<br />

action on special teams at Indianapolis (11/1)...<br />

inactive vs. San Diego (11/7) and at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...made one solo tackle and assisted on a<br />

special teams tackle at NY Jets (11/21)...inactive<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/0): Played at linebacker and<br />

registered two total tackles vs. the New York<br />

Jets (9/13)...saw playing time at linebacker and<br />

on special teams at Tennessee (9/20) and vs.<br />

Jacksonville (9/27)...played on special teams<br />

vs. Oakland (10/4), at Arizona (10/11), at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18) and vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made<br />

two special teams tackles at Buffalo (11/1)...saw<br />

action on special teams at Indianapolis (11/8)...<br />

played at linebacker and on special teams vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/23)...assisted on a special teams<br />

tackle vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...played at linebacker<br />

and on sepecial teams and assisted on<br />

one tackle at Jacksonville (12/6)...made one special<br />

teams tackle vs. Seattle (12/13)...made two<br />

special teams tackles at St. Louis (12/20)...made<br />

one special teams tackle and forced one fumble<br />

at Miami (12/27)...played on special teams vs.<br />

New England (1/3).<br />

2008 (Houston 7/5): Played in seven games with<br />

five starts…finished the year with 26 solo tackles,<br />

eight assists and one fumble recovery…inactive<br />

for the first two games of the season…<br />

contributed on special teams and at linebacker in<br />

his professional debut, but did not record a tackle<br />

at Jacksonville (9/28)…played at linebacker<br />

and registered three total tackles vs. Baltimore<br />

(11/9)…started his first <strong>NFL</strong> game at linebacker<br />

for the first time in his career at Indianapolis<br />

(11/16)…led the team with a career-high 14 total<br />

tackles…started at linebacker and posted four<br />

solo tackles and also recovered the first fumble<br />

of his career in the fourth quarter at Cleveland<br />

(11/23)…started at linebacker and recorded<br />

five total tackles and one quarterback hurry vs.<br />

Jacksonville (12/1)…started at linebacker and<br />

registered three solo tackles and three assists<br />

at Green Bay (12/7)… started at linebacker and<br />

posted two tackles…left the game early with a<br />

groin injury vs. Tennessee (12/14)…inactive the<br />

last two games of the season.<br />

COLLEGE: Started 40 of 47 contests at Virginia<br />

Tech…recorded 291 tackles (133 solos) with 11<br />

sacks for minus 34 yards…caused five fumbles<br />

and recovered another that he advanced 35<br />

yards for a touchdown…deflected 12 passes<br />

and had eight interceptions for 170 yards in returns<br />

(21.2 avg) with two touchdowns…just the<br />

second linebacker in school history to earn firstteam<br />

All-American honors (2007), joining Mike<br />

Widger (1968)...residential property management<br />

<strong>HOUSTON</strong><strong>TEXANS</strong>.COM


ADIBI, XAVIER<br />

major.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Phoebus (Hampton, Va.)<br />

High School…named an All-American by Prep<br />

Star as a defensive lineman and an All-American<br />

by Super Prep as a linebacker…2002 AAA firstteam<br />

All-State selection by the Associated Press<br />

as a defensive lineman…earned first-team and<br />

Defensive Player of the Year honors on the 2002<br />

AAA coaches All-State team…received VHSCA<br />

All-Eastern Region and Newport News Daily<br />

Press All-Star Team honors as a defensive lineman<br />

his final campaign…Added first-team All-Region<br />

accolades, along with picking up first-team<br />

AAA Coaches and Associated Press All-State recognition<br />

at defensive end as a junior…helped his<br />

team to back-to-back Group AAA championships,<br />

leading a Phantoms’ defense that held opponents<br />

to fewer than five points a game.<br />

Adibi’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC INACTIVE<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD INACTIVE<br />

11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs. TEN INACTIVE<br />

2010 Totals 7 3 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Adibi’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2008 Hou 7 5 34 36 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 7 3 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 30 8 48 45 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

14 @ Indianapolis (11-16-08)<br />

6 @ Green Bay (12-7-08)<br />

5 vs. Jacksonville (12-1-08)<br />

Fumble Recovery<br />

1 @ Cleveland (11-23-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 5 total; 2008 – 1; 2009 – 3; 2010 – 2.<br />

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JASON ALLEN<br />

30 CORNERBACK<br />

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 200 | College: Tennessee |<br />

Hometown: Muscle Shoals, Alabama | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 10/7 | Career GP/GS: 73/19 |<br />

Teams: Miami, 2006-10, Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Miami Dolphins in<br />

first round (16th pick overall) of 2006 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft…<br />

Released by Dolphins on November 10, 2010...<br />

Claimed off waiver by Houston Texans on November<br />

11, 2010.<br />

2010 (Miami 8/7, Houston 1/0): Started the season<br />

opener at cornerback and six tackles (five solo)<br />

and had one pass defensed at Buffalo (9/12)...<br />

made ten tackles (six solo) and intercepted two<br />

Brett Favre passes at Minnesota (9/19)...had<br />

five tackles (four solo) and one pass defensed<br />

vs. New York Jets (9/26)...made one solo tackle<br />

vs. New England (10/4)...intercepted a pass and<br />

made five tackles (three solo) at Green Bay<br />

(10/17)...made three solo tackles vs. Pittsburgh<br />

(10/24)...had two tackles and a pass defensed at<br />

Cincinnati (10/31)...saw action at cornerback and<br />

on special teams vs. Baltimore (11/7)...released<br />

by the Dolphins (11/10)...claimed off waivers<br />

by the Texans (11/11)...inactive at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...made three solo tackles and two special<br />

teams tackles at NY Jets (11/21)...had two solo<br />

tackles vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Miami 16/1): Played in all 16 contests, including<br />

one start...Had seven tackles (six solo)<br />

and twopasses defensed...Finished second on<br />

the team with 15 special teams tackles...Notched<br />

three tackles at New England (11/8)...Made lone<br />

start of season at Jacksonville (12/13)...Recorded<br />

season-high four tackles vs. Pittsburgh (1/3/10).<br />

2008 (Miami 15/2): Played in 15 contests with two<br />

starts...Was inactive due to a hand injury at St.<br />

Louis (11/30)...Provided depth and experience<br />

at both the safety and corner positions...Registered<br />

20 tackles (19 solo), one interception, four<br />

passes defensed and tied for the team lead with<br />

RB Patrick Cobbs with 16 special teams tackles...Led<br />

the team in tackles on one occasion...<br />

Entered the starting lineup when the Dolphins<br />

opened in a nickel package vs. Oakland (11/16)<br />

and New England (11/23)...Paced the Dolphins<br />

special teams units during season opener<br />

against the New York Jets (9/7) with two solo<br />

tackles, while also contributing on defense with<br />

a tackle...Had one solo stop both on defense and<br />

on special teams at Arizona (9/14)...Contributed<br />

to the teams first win of the season at New England<br />

(9/21) with two special teams stops...Led the<br />

special teams unit with three tackles (two solo)<br />

at Houston (10/12)...Recorded two special teams<br />

tackles vs. Baltimore (10/19)...Led the team in<br />

tackles with six stops vs. Buffalo (10/26) and also<br />

played a major role on special teams with a tackle<br />

and a fumble recovery on a mishandled punt<br />

that allowed the Dolphins to run the clock out<br />

and preserve a 25-16 victory...Had two tackles<br />

and two passes defensed, including one interception<br />

at Denver (11/2), picking off a Jay Cutler<br />

pass on the game’s first series and returning it<br />

two yards...Recorded two solo tackles on defense<br />

vs. Seattle (11/9)...Registered both a defensive<br />

and special teams stop vs. Oakland (11/16)...<br />

Recorded a season-high seven tackles vs. New<br />

England (11/23), however suffered a hand injury<br />

in the contest that would end up causing him to<br />

miss his only game in his career the following<br />

week at St. Louis (11/30)...Returned to action at<br />

the Bills in Toronto (12/7) and provided the special<br />

teams units with one tackle...Recorded one<br />

special teams tackle vs. San Francisco (12/14)<br />

and at the N.Y. Jets (12/28).<br />

2007 (Miami 16/9): Played in all 16 games, includ-<br />

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ing nine starts...Recorded 53 tackles, three interceptions<br />

and a forced fumble...Interception total<br />

led the team...Also produced nine stops on special<br />

teams, a figure that tied for second on the squad...<br />

Moved into starting lineup at one safety spot for<br />

game vs. N.Y. Giants in London (10/28), the first<br />

start of his <strong>NFL</strong> career...Took over spot from Renaldo<br />

Hill, who sustained a season-ending knee<br />

injury the week before against New England...<br />

Recorded five tackles and a forced fumble in the<br />

Giants game as the Dolphins held New York to 49<br />

net passing yards, a season low for a Dolphins<br />

opponent...Recorded his first two interceptions<br />

of the year at Philadelphia (11/18) when he picked<br />

off a pair of Donovan McNabb passes...Tallied a<br />

career-high eight tackles at Buffalo (12/9)...Two<br />

weeks later at New England (12/23), came up with<br />

an interception of a Tom Brady pass...Registered<br />

a season-high three special teams tackles vs. N.Y.<br />

Jets (12/2).<br />

2009 (Miami 16/1): Played in 16 games, all in a reserve<br />

role, in his rookie season...Posted 13 tackles<br />

and an interception on defense and seven stops<br />

on special teams...Majority of action on defense<br />

came in dime package...First career interception<br />

occurred in 31-13 win at Chicago (11/5) when he<br />

picked off a Rex Grossman pass and returned it<br />

seven yards...Tallied a season high four tackles in<br />

24-20 win over Minnesota (11/19).<br />

COLLEGE: Was a four-year letterman (2002-05) at<br />

Tennessee who started his final three seasons...<br />

Served as a captain each of his final two years...<br />

Opened 26 of the 43 games in which he played<br />

during his career...Totaled 220 tackles, three<br />

sacks, four interceptions, 21 passes defensed,<br />

five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery...Started<br />

12 games at free safety and 14 at cornerback<br />

in his career...Started the first five contests of his<br />

senior year at right cornerback before sustaining<br />

a season-ending hip dislocation against Georgia<br />

...Had the most productive season of his collegiate<br />

career the year prior, when he started all<br />

13 contests, the first at cornerback and the final<br />

12 at free safety...Produced 123 tackles, a pair of<br />

sacks, two interceptions, five passes defensed,<br />

three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a<br />

junior...Tackle total that year set a school singleseason<br />

record for a defensive back...In addition,<br />

was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference<br />

pick, a third-team All-America selection and a<br />

semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually<br />

to the nation’s top defensive back...Earned<br />

degree in sports management.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Muscle Shoals (Ala.) High<br />

School, where he lettered in football, track and<br />

basketball...Played running back in high school,<br />

and was an All-America selection by Super Prep<br />

and Prep Star as a senior when he rushed for<br />

1,740 yards and 21 touchdowns, while adding 378<br />

receiving yards and three scores...Was named to<br />

the Class 5A all-state team and chosen as the Alabama<br />

Gatorade High School Player of the Year as<br />

a senior...Was also chosen as the Class 5A Back<br />

of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association...Would<br />

like to be a sports agent following<br />

his playing career...Enjoys traveling to other countries...Is<br />

the middle of seven children...Full name<br />

is Jason Jamar Allen, born July 5, 1983 in Muscle<br />

Shoals, Ala.<br />

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Allen’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 at BUF* 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at MIN* 1 1 10 6 4 0.0 0 2 17 17 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. NYJ* 1 1 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/4 vs. NE* 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 at GB* 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

10/24 vs. PIT* 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/31 at CIN* 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 at BAL* 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 7 37 27 10 0.0 0 3 17 17 0 8 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Texans 2 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Played the first eight games of the season with the Miami Dolphins.<br />

Allen’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2006 Mia 16 0 13 10 3 0.0 0 1 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2007 Mia 16 9 53 48 5 0.0 0 3 15 13 0 3 1 0 0 0<br />

2008 Mia 15 2 20 19 1 0.0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0<br />

2009 Miam 16 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 -- 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Mia 8 7 32 22 10 0.0 0 3 17 17 0 8 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Total 10 7 37 27 10 0.0 0 3 17 17 0 8 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 73 19 130 110 20 0.0 0 8 41 17 0 19 1 1 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

10 @ Minnesota (9-19-10)<br />

8 @ Buffalo (12-09-07)<br />

7, three times, most recent:<br />

7 vs. New England (11-23-08)<br />

6, four times, most recent:<br />

6 @ Buffalo (9-12-10)<br />

Interceptions<br />

2 @ Minnesota (9-19-10)<br />

2 @ Philadelphia (11-18-07)<br />

1, four times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Green Bay (10-17-10)<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

3 @ Minnesota (9-19-10)<br />

2, four times, most recent:<br />

2 @ Green Bay (10-17-10)<br />

1, eight times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Cincinnati (10-31-10)<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1 vs. New York Giants (10-28-07)<br />

Fumbles Recovered<br />

1 vs. Buffalo (10-26-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 40 total; 2006 – 5, 2007 – 7,<br />

2008 – 14, 2009 – 14, 2010 – 2.<br />

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David ANDERSON<br />

89 WIDE RECEIVER<br />

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 193 | College: Colorado State |<br />

Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: D7-’06 (251st overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/1 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 59/10 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

the seventh round (251st overall) in the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed with Texans on July 13, 2006…<br />

Released by Texans on September 1, 2007…Resigned<br />

by Texans on September 26, 2007…Resigned<br />

by the Texans on March 4, 2009.<br />

PRO: Crafty wide receiver who established himself<br />

as the Texans slot receiver in 2008…has 77<br />

career receptions for 841 yards and three touchdowns<br />

in three-plus seasons with Houston…<br />

drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft by the Texans.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/1): Played at WR and on special<br />

teams vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...caught one<br />

pass at Washington (9/19)...caught one pass for<br />

six yards vs. Dallas (9/26)...saw action at WR and<br />

on special teams at Oakland (10/3)...caught one<br />

pass vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made one special<br />

teams tackle vs. Kansas City (10/17)...saw action<br />

at WR and on special teams at Indianapolis (11/1)<br />

and vs. San Diego (11/7)...caught two passes for<br />

27 yards and made two special teams tackles at<br />

Jacksonville (11/14)...made his first start of the<br />

seasona and caught two passes for 38 yards at<br />

NY Jets (11/21)...inactive vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/8): Played in every game and<br />

started a career-high eight contests...set career<br />

bests with 38 receptions for 370 yards...played at<br />

wide receiver and made one catch for 14 yards<br />

vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...caught one pass for<br />

seven yards and a first down against Tennessee<br />

(9/20)...had two receptions for 13 yards vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27)...made two catches for 22 yards<br />

vs. Oakland (10/4)...had three receptions for 32<br />

yards at Arizona (10/11)...made his first start of<br />

the season at Cincinnati (10/18) where he made<br />

one catch for 12 yards and a first down...had<br />

two receptions for 10 yards vs. San Francisco<br />

(10/25)...made his third start of the season at wide<br />

receiver and made three receptions for 51 yards<br />

at Buffalo (11/1)...started at wide receiver and<br />

made three catches for 19 yards at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...set a career high with a team-leading five<br />

receptions for 52 yards and converting five first<br />

downs vs. Tennessee (11/23)...caught one pass<br />

for six yards vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...caught four<br />

passes for 39 yards including two third down<br />

conversions at Jacksonville (12/6)...made four<br />

receptions for 49 yards and two first downs vs.<br />

Seattle (12/13)...tied his career high with five receptions<br />

for 34 yards at St. Louis (12/20)...caught<br />

one pass for 10 yards for a crucial fourth-quarter<br />

first down at Miami (12/27)...started at WR but<br />

did not catch a pass vs. New England (1/3/10),<br />

snapping a streak of 18 consecutive games with<br />

a reception.<br />

2008 (Houston 16/1): Played in all 16 games with<br />

one start…established career-highs with 19 receptions<br />

for 241 yards and two touchdowns…<br />

had touchdown receptions in back-to-back<br />

weeks vs. Cincinnati and at Minnesota…had<br />

a career-long 65-yard reception that tied for a<br />

team high in Week 16 at Oakland…caught two<br />

passes for 28 yards and his first touchdown<br />

of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…caught<br />

two passes for 12 yards, including a three yard<br />

touchdown in the third quarter at Minnesota<br />

(11/2)…tied a career high with four receptions<br />

for 46 yards vs. Baltimore (11/9)…made his first<br />

career start at Cleveland (11/23) and caught one<br />

pass for 11 yards...caught one pass for a careerhigh<br />

65 yards at Oakland (12/21).<br />

2007 (Houston 7/0): Saw action in seven games<br />

in his sophomore campaign…made his season<br />

debut at Atlanta (9/30) and caught one pass for<br />

nine yards…had the best day of the season vs.<br />

Tennessee (10/21), grabbing four passes for 45<br />

yards and his first career touchdown.<br />

2006 (Houston 9/0): Played in nine games…<br />

spent the first part of the season on the practice<br />

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squad…finished with one catch for 27 yards…<br />

saw his first <strong>NFL</strong> action against Jacksonville<br />

(10/22)…made his first career <strong>NFL</strong> catch with a<br />

27-yard reception at New England (12/17).<br />

school career record of 13 by Willie Miller (1972-<br />

74)…All-American third team and All-Mountain<br />

West Conference first team selection by The <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft Report…speech <strong>com</strong>munications major.<br />

COLLEGE: Appeared in 47 games at Colorado State<br />

with 43 starts…left with the school career records<br />

with 200 receptions for 3,330 yards, topping<br />

the previous marks of 191 catches for 3,163 yards<br />

by Greg Primus (1989-92)…was third in CSU history<br />

with 20 touchdown catches…set school season<br />

records with 1,282 yards on 72 receptions in<br />

2003…15 100-yard receiving games broke the old<br />

Anderson’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 1 1.0 1 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 6 6.0 6 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 2 27 13.5 19 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 2 38 19.0 35 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN INACTIVE<br />

2010 Totals 10 1 0 0 -- -- 0 7 72 10.3 35 0<br />

Anderson’s Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2006 Hou 9 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 27 27.0 27 0<br />

2007 Hou 8 0 0 0 -- -- 0 12 131 10.9 24 1<br />

2008 Hou 16 1 0 0 -- -- 0 19 241 12.7 65 2<br />

2009 Hou 16 8 0 0 -- -- 0 38 370 9.7 27 0<br />

2010 Hou 10 1 0 0 -- -- 0 7 72 10.3 35 0<br />

Career Totals 59 10 0 0 -- -- 0 77 841 10.9 65<br />

PERSONAL: Born in Westlake Village, California…<br />

all-west region by SuperPrep magazine at Thousand<br />

Oaks High School (Calif.)…won the league<br />

MVP and the team MVP two years…holds all major<br />

receiving records at Thousand Oaks…earned<br />

school and conference academic honors with a<br />

3.8 grade point average…born David Kent Anderson.<br />

Single Game Highs:<br />

Receptions<br />

5, vs. Tennessee (11-23-09)<br />

5, at St. Louis (12-20-09)<br />

4, four times, most recent<br />

4, vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

65 @ Oakland (1 reception, 12-21-08)<br />

52 vs. Tennessee (5 receptions, 11-23-09)<br />

51 @ Buffalo (3 receptions, 11-1-09)<br />

49 vs. Seattle (4 receptions, 12-13-09)<br />

Long<br />

65 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

35 @ New York Jets (11-21-10)<br />

27 @ Buffalo (11-1-09)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. Minnesota (11-2-08)<br />

1 vs. Cincinnati (10-26-08)<br />

1 vs. Tennessee (10-21-07)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 4 total; 2006 – 2, 2007 – 1,<br />

2008 – 1. Tackles: 1 total; 2009 – 1; 2010 – 1 .<br />

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MARK ANDERSON<br />

96 DEFENSIVE END<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 255 | College: Alabama |<br />

Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 10/1 | Career GP/GS: 72/18 |<br />

Teams: Chicago, 2006-10; Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Chicago Bears<br />

in the fifth round (159th overall) of the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft...Signed by Bears on June 9, 2006...Resigned<br />

by Bears on April 30, 2010...Released by<br />

Bears on October 5, 2010...Signed by Houston<br />

Texans on October 7, 2010.<br />

PRO: Explosive young defensive end who joined<br />

the Texans midseason to help bolster the pass<br />

rush...has played in 72 career games with 18<br />

starts and has registered 23.5 sacks, seven<br />

passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two<br />

fumble recoveries...has also played in three<br />

playoff games, including Super Bowl XLI...registered<br />

a half-sack in the Super Bowl and has 1.5<br />

total sacks in playoff action...was reunited with<br />

college teammates LB DeMeco Ryans and G Antoine<br />

Caldwell when he joined the Texans.<br />

2010 (Chicago 4/1, Houston 6/0): Signed with<br />

the Texans in Week 5 (10/7)...played in the first<br />

four games of the year for the Chicago Bears,<br />

starting one...registered eight solo tackles for<br />

the Bears...started in the season opener vs. Detroit<br />

(9/12) and had three solo tackles...had one<br />

solo tackle each at Dallas (9/19) and vs. Green<br />

Bay (9/27)...made three solo stops at the New<br />

York Giants (10/3)...released by Chicago (10/5)...<br />

signed by the Texans (10/7)...Inactive vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...saw action at defensive end vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17)...made four tackles (three<br />

solo) including his first sack as a Texan vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...had one solo tackle vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...recorded one sack for a loss of nine yards<br />

at Jacksonville (11/14)...had one pass defensed<br />

at NY Jets (11-21-10)...had one solo tackle and a<br />

pass defensed vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Chicago 16/2): Played in all 16 games for<br />

the third time in his career and started a pair of<br />

contests...posted 28 tackles, including 22 solos<br />

solos, to go along with 3.5 sacks and two tackles<br />

for loss...registered four tackles in the season<br />

opener at Green Bay (9/13)...picked up a threeyard<br />

sack vs. Detroit (10/4)...tied a career high<br />

with six tackles, including four solos and a half<br />

sack vs. Philadelphia (11/22)...started vs. Minnesota<br />

(12/28) and registered a sack for nine<br />

yards...started in the season finale at Detroit<br />

(1/3/10) and made a five-yard sack.<br />

2008 (Chicago 16/0): Played in all 16 games, finishing<br />

the year with 18 tackles, including 10 solo<br />

stops...recorded one sack, two passes defensed<br />

and one fumble recovery...fumble recovery came<br />

at Detroit (10/5)...made a season-high three solo<br />

tackles at Green Bay (11/16)...made two tackles,<br />

including a seven-yard sack vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/7).<br />

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2007 (Chicago 14/14): Played in and started 14<br />

games in his sophomore campaign...registered 31<br />

tackles, including 25 solos, along with 5.0 sacks, a<br />

pass defensed and a forced fumble...started and<br />

notched four solo tackles, including an 11-yard<br />

sack in the season opener at San Diego (9/9)...<br />

picked up another 11-yard sack vs. Dallas (9/23)...<br />

tied a career high with two sacks and forced a<br />

fumble at Detroit (9/30)...registered a half-sack vs.<br />

Detroit (10/28)...made a career-high six tackles,<br />

including five solos, vs. Denver (11/25)...made a<br />

half-sack vs. the New York Giants (12/2).<br />

2006 (Chicago 16/1): Played in all 16 games as a<br />

rookie, starting one...finished the year with 12.0<br />

sacks, which ranked eighth in the <strong>NFL</strong> and led<br />

all rookies...made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut and registered a<br />

seven-yard sack at Green Bay (9/10)...had a halfsack<br />

the following week vs. Detroit (9/17)...set a<br />

career high with two sacks vs. Seattle (10/1)...<br />

had two more sacks plus a forced fumble the next<br />

week vs. Buffalo (10/8)...started at Arizona (10/16)<br />

and had a 12-yard sack and a forced fumble...<br />

picked up a sack in his fourth straight game and<br />

forced a fumble in his third straight vs. San Francisco<br />

(10/29)...had a half-sack at the New York<br />

Jets (11/19)...made two sacks at St. Louis (12/11)...<br />

made two more sacks and forced a fumble at<br />

Detroit (12/24)...made one solo tackle in the NFC<br />

Divisional Playoff vs. Seattle (1/14/07)...registered<br />

one sack for a 25-yard loss and forced a fumble<br />

in the NFC Championship Game vs. New Orleans<br />

(1/21/07)...made two tackles, including a half-sack,<br />

and recovered a fumble in Super Bowl XLI.<br />

COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner at Alabama from<br />

2001-05...started 30 of 50 games for the Crimson<br />

Tide, including the final 29 of his career...finished<br />

with 141 career tackles, 13.5 sacks, 25 tackles for<br />

loss, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries<br />

and two passes defensed...his 25 tackles for loss<br />

were seventh-most in Alabama history...received<br />

second-team All-SEC honors as a senior...earned<br />

Alabama’s Billy Neighbors Most Improved Defensive<br />

Lineman award as a sophomore...played<br />

in every game during his redshirt freshman season,<br />

earning the Ozzie Newsome Most Improved<br />

Freshman award...graduated with a degree in<br />

consumer science.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Booker T. Washington High<br />

School in Tulsa, Okla., where he played for head<br />

coach Antwain Jimmerson...also played basketball...is<br />

the son of Frank and Connie Anderson.<br />

Anderson’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. DET* 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 @ DAL* 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/27 vs. GB* 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 @ NYG* 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG INACTIVE<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 4 3 1 1.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 1 1 0 1.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs. TEN 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 1 15 14 1 2.0 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Texans 6 0 7 6 1 2.0 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

Played the first four games of the season with the Chicago Bears.<br />

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Anderson’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2006 Chi 16 1 28 23 5 12.0 102 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0<br />

2007 Chi 14 14 31 25 6 5.0 36 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />

2008 Chi 16 0 18 10 8 1.0 7 0 0 - 0 2 0 1 0 0<br />

2009 Chi 16 2 28 22 6 3.5 20 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Chi 4 1 8 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 4 0 6 5 1 2.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Total 8 1 14 13 1 2.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 70 18 119 93 26 23.5 182 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

6 vs. Philadelphia (11-22-09)<br />

6 vs. Denver (11-25-07)<br />

4, five times, most recent:<br />

4 @ Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

Sacks<br />

2.0, five times, most recent:<br />

2.0 @ Detroit (9-30-07) J. Kitna<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1, five times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Detroit (9-30-07)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1, twice, most recent:<br />

1 at Detroit (10-5-08)<br />

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Kevin BENTLEY<br />

57 LINEBACKER<br />

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 247 | College: Northwestern |<br />

Hometown: North Hills, California | 9th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 30 |<br />

Acquired: UFA-’08 (Seattle) | 2010 GP/GS: 8/4 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 127/33 2008-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Cleveland<br />

Browns in the fourth round (101st pick overall)<br />

of the 2002 <strong>NFL</strong> draft…Signed by Browns<br />

on July 16, 2002…Signed with the Seattle Seahawks<br />

on March 17, 2005…Signed with the<br />

Houston Texans on March 3, 2008.<br />

PRO: One of the best Texans special teams<br />

players…versatile linebacker that has the<br />

ability to play all three linebacker positions in<br />

the 4-3 defense…has appeared in 127 career<br />

games with 33 starts…started seven games in<br />

2008, most since his second year in the <strong>NFL</strong>…<br />

has 284 career tackles and recorded his first<br />

career sack in 2008…played in Super Bowl XL<br />

with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.<br />

2010 (Houston 8/4): Named the special teams<br />

captain for 2010...Made two special teams<br />

tackles vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...saw playing<br />

time on special teams at Washington (9/19)...<br />

made one solo tackle and played vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...Inactive at Oakland (10/3), vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10) and vs. Kansas City (10/17)...made<br />

one solo tackle and assisted on one special<br />

teams tackle at Indianapolis (11/1)...made<br />

five tackles (two solo) vs. San Diego (11/7)...<br />

made seven tackles (six solo) at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...led the defense with eight tackles (six<br />

solo), an interception and recovered a fumble<br />

at NY Jets (11/21)...made four tackles (two<br />

solo) vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/0): Named one of the special<br />

teams captains for 2009...played in three<br />

games...had one tackle vs. the New York Jets<br />

(9-13)...assisted on a special teams tackle at<br />

Tennessee (9/20)...made one special teams<br />

tackle vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...saw action on<br />

special teams vs. Oakland (10/4)...had one<br />

tackle on special teams at Arizona (10/11)....<br />

assisted on a special teams tackle at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...had one special teams tackle<br />

vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made one special<br />

teams tackle and assisted on two others at<br />

Buffalo (11/1)...assisted on one special teams<br />

tackle at Indianapolis (11/8)...assisted on two<br />

special teams tackles vs. Tennessee (11/23)...<br />

assisted on a special teams tackle vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...made one special teams<br />

tackle at Jacksonville (12/6)...played on special<br />

teams vs. Seattle (12/13) and responded<br />

with two special teams tackles while assisting<br />

on two others and getting a hand on a first<br />

quarter punt that resulted in a punt of only 18<br />

yards...played on special teams at St. Louis<br />

(12/20)...made one special teams tackle at Miami<br />

(12/27)...made one special teams tackle<br />

vs. New England (1/3).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/7): Played in all 16 games<br />

with seven starts…recorded the secondmost<br />

starts in his career…finished the season<br />

with 32 total tackles and one forced fumble…<br />

recorded his first career sack in Week 10<br />

against Baltimore…also led the Texans in<br />

special teams tackles with 23…recorded four<br />

tackles on special teams at Pittsburgh (9/7)…<br />

made his first start of the season at linebacker<br />

and posted seven total tackles, including his<br />

first career sack vs. Baltimore (11/9)…started<br />

at linebacker and made four total tackles,<br />

three solo at Cleveland (11/23)…started at<br />

linebacker and posted three solo tackles and<br />

two assists vs. Jacksonville (12/1) and also<br />

made two tackles and one assist on special<br />

teams…started at linebacker and recorded<br />

one assist on defense and two special teams<br />

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BENTLEY, KEVIN<br />

tackles at Green Bay (12/7)…led the team<br />

with a season-high eight tackles vs. Tennessee<br />

(12/14)…also posted one pass defensed…<br />

started at linebacker and totaled five tackles<br />

at Oakland (12/21)… recovered a fumble in the<br />

fourth quarter…was his first fumble recovery<br />

of the season and the fourth of his career…<br />

started at linebacker vs. Chicago (12/28) and<br />

made one solo tackle and one assist.<br />

2007 (Seattle 14/2): Saw action in 14 games with<br />

two starts…recorded 17 total tackles, 11 solo…<br />

registered four tackles at Arizona (9/16)…started<br />

and recorded a season-high 10 total tackles,<br />

six solo, vs. San Francisco (11/12)…saw action<br />

on special teams vs. Washington in the NFC<br />

Wild Card Game (1/5/08)…recorded two tackles<br />

and played on special teams at Green Bay in<br />

the NFC Divisional Playoff Game (1/12/08).<br />

2006 (Seattle 14/0): Played in 14 games…spent<br />

the majority of the season on special teams…<br />

tied for a team-leading 14 special teams tackles,<br />

a career-high…finished with 10 tackles in<br />

seven games…also registered three passes<br />

defensed…contributed three solo tackles vs.<br />

Oakland (11/6)…recorded four total tackles at<br />

Tampa Bay (12/31).<br />

2005 (Seattle 15/3): Saw action in 15 games with<br />

three starts…finished with 22 tackles…made<br />

his first start of the season vs. San Francisco<br />

(12/11)…recorded a season-high six solo tackles<br />

at Tennessee…recorded six total tackles at<br />

Green Bay (1/1/06)…played in three postseason<br />

games, including Super Bowl XL (2/3/06).<br />

tackles at Pittsburgh (10/10).<br />

2003 (Cleveland 16/14): Made 14 starts and saw<br />

action in all 16 games…finished the season<br />

with a career-high 91 total tackles, 55 solo,<br />

and one interception for 25 yards…contributed<br />

5 special teams tackles…registered his first<br />

career interception in the season opener vs.<br />

Indianapolis (9/7)…recorded a career-high 14<br />

solo stops at New England (10/26).<br />

2002 (Cleveland 12/0): Saw action in 12 games…<br />

recorded 17 total tackles, 11 solo, and four special<br />

teams stops…registered a career-high<br />

seven total tackles at Tampa Bay…contributed<br />

five stops in the season finale vs. Atlanta<br />

(12/29)…recorded four tackles at linebacker in<br />

AFC Wild Card Game at Pittsburgh (1/5/03).<br />

COLLEGE: Finished his college career at Northwestern<br />

with 390 total tackles and six sacks…<br />

started in 33 games…All-Big Ten second team<br />

as a senior with a team-leading 147 tackles…<br />

recorded a career-high 148 total tackles as a<br />

sophomore…<strong>com</strong>munications major.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Montclair High School in<br />

Montclair, Calif…Los Angeles Times All-Valley<br />

selection…<strong>com</strong>bined for 220 tackles as a junior<br />

and senior…lettered in football and basketball…Honor<br />

Society member as a junior and<br />

senior…born Kevin Kinte Bentley.<br />

2004 (Cleveland 16/3): Played in all 16 games including<br />

three starts…registered 51 tackles on<br />

the season, 16 solo, along with a forced fumble<br />

and a pass defensed…tied for fifth on the<br />

team with 12 special teams stops…recorded<br />

a season high eight total tackles vs. Baltimore<br />

(9/12)…tied his season-high with eight total<br />

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BENTLEY, KEVIN<br />

Bentley’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK INACTIVE<br />

10/10 vs NYG INACTIVE<br />

10/17 vs. KC INACTIVE<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 1 5 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 8 6 2 0.0 0 1 18 18 0 1 0 1 8 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 8 4 26 18 8 0.0 0 1 18 18 0 1 0 1 8 0<br />

Bentley’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2002 Cle 12 0 34 20 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0<br />

2003 Cle 16 14 91 55 36 0.0 0 1 25 25 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2004 Cle 16 3 51 35 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

2005 Sea 15 3 22 18 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

2006 Sea 14 0 10 7 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0<br />

2007 Sea 14 2 17 11 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2008 Hou 16 7 32 21 11 1.0 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 8 4 26 18 8 0.0 0 1 18 18 0 1 0 1 8 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 127 33 284 186 98 1.0 15 2 43 25 0 9 2 5 8 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

14 @ New England (10-26-03)<br />

10 vs. San Diego (10-29-03)<br />

10 vs. San Francisco (11-12-07)<br />

Interceptions<br />

1 at New York Jets (11-21-10)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (9-7-03)<br />

Sacks<br />

1 vs. Baltimore (11-9-08) J. Flacco<br />

Forced Fumble<br />

1 vs. Washington (10-3-04)<br />

1 @ Tampa Bay (12-31-06)<br />

Fumble Recovery<br />

2 vs. Houston (10-20-02)<br />

1 @ New York Jets (11-21-10)<br />

1 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

1 @ St. Louis (10-15-06)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 84 total; 2002 – 4, 2003 – 5, 2004 – 9, 2005 – 8, 2006 – 10, 2007 – 10, 2008 – 23, 2009 – 19;<br />

2010 – 2.<br />

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Mike BRISIEL<br />

65 GUARD<br />

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 298 | College: Colorado State |<br />

Hometown: Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3rd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: CFA-’06 | 2010 GP/GS: 10/7 | Career GP/GS: 35/32 |<br />

Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans<br />

as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2006…<br />

Released by the Texans on August 28, 2006…<br />

Signed to the Texans practice squad on September<br />

4, 2006…Released by the Texans on<br />

October 9, 2006…Signed by the Texans on January<br />

2, 2007…Released by the Texans on August<br />

31, 2007…Signed by the Texans to the practice<br />

squad on September 4, 2007…Signed to the Texans<br />

active roster on December 4, 2007...Placed<br />

on reserve/injured list on October 14, 2009.<br />

HONORS: 2008 USA Today All-Joe Team.<br />

PRO: Young, versatile linemen that gained experience<br />

in his first full year in the <strong>NFL</strong> last year…<br />

started the first 25 games of his <strong>NFL</strong> career…<br />

started all 16 games in 2008…one of three Texans<br />

offensive linemen to take all snaps on offense<br />

in 2008…played center in <strong>NFL</strong> Europe with<br />

the Hamburg Sea Devils in 2007.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/7): Rotated at RG with Antoine<br />

Caldwell and and helped pave the way for RB<br />

Arian Foster’s franchise record 231 yards rushing<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12)…provided pocket<br />

protection for QB Matt Schaub, enabling him<br />

to throw for a franchise-record 497 yards and<br />

three touchdowns at Washington (9/19)...made<br />

his first start of the season at right guard vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...started and helped Texans RBs rush<br />

for 249 yards while allowing no sacks to QB Matt<br />

Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...started at RG vs. NY<br />

Giants (10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City (10/17)...<br />

saw action at RG and special teams at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...started at RG vs. San Diego (11/7)<br />

and at Jacksonville (11/14)...played every snap at<br />

right guard at NY Jets (11/21)...opened holes for<br />

RB Arian Foster to rush for 143 yards vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 5/5): Started at right guard vs. the<br />

New York Jets (9/13)...started at right guard at<br />

Tennessee (9/20) and helped QB Matt Schaub<br />

set a career-high with four touchdown passes...<br />

helped Schaub pass for his second consecutive<br />

300-yard game, starting vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...<br />

made his 24th consecutive start for the Texans<br />

at right guard vs. Oakland (10/4)...started at right<br />

guard at Arizona (10/11) when Schaub threw for<br />

a season-high 371 yards and two touchdowns...<br />

placed on reserve/injured list (10/14).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games…<br />

helped clear the way for rookie RB Steve Slaton<br />

to lead all rookie rushers with 1,282 yards<br />

on the ground…started at right guard at Pittsburgh<br />

(9/7)…started at right guard at Tennessee<br />

(9/21)…helped rookie running back Steve Slaton<br />

run for his first 100-yard game…started at right<br />

guard at Jacksonville (9/28)…helped QB Matt<br />

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BRISIEL, MIKE<br />

Schaub tie a career-high with three touchdown<br />

passes…started at right guard vs. Indianapolis<br />

(10/5)…started at right guard vs. Miami (10/12…<br />

started at right guard vs. Detroit (10/19)…started at<br />

right guard vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…started at right<br />

guard at Minnesota (11/2)…started at right guard<br />

vs. Baltimore (11/9)…started at right guard at Indianapolis<br />

(11/16)…was part of an offensive line<br />

that helped rookie running back Steve Slaton set<br />

a Texans rookie record with 156 rushing yards…<br />

started at right guard at Cleveland (11/23)…started<br />

at right guard vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…was part<br />

of the offensive line that helped RB Steve Slaton<br />

rush for 130 yards and two touchdowns…started<br />

at right guard at Green Bay (12/7)…was part of the<br />

offensive line that blocked for QB Matt Schaub<br />

to throw for 414 yards and two touchdowns…<br />

started at right guard vs. Tennessee (12/14)…part<br />

of the offensive line that helped RB Steve Slaton<br />

run for his third consecutive 100-yard game…<br />

started at right guard at Oakland (12/21)…started<br />

at right guard vs. Chicago (12/28)…protected for<br />

QB Matt Schaub to throw for 328 yards and two<br />

touchdowns.<br />

2007 (Houston 4/4): Started the first four games of<br />

his career…started his first <strong>NFL</strong> game for injured<br />

RG Fred Weary against Tampa Bay (12/9)…started<br />

against Denver (12/13), at Indianapolis (12/23) and<br />

in the season final against Jacksonville (12/30).<br />

2006 (Houston 0/0): Spent season on practice<br />

squad.<br />

COLLEGE: Second team All-Mountain West honoree<br />

as a senior at Colorado Sate…All-Mountain<br />

West honorable mention as a junior...started in his<br />

22nd-straight game against Air Force…honorable<br />

mention all-conference as a sophomore...started<br />

last 11 games in a row…started in nine games<br />

overall and the last five in a row as a redshirt<br />

freshman…majored in agricultural business.<br />

PERSONAL: Three-time letter winner in football<br />

at Fayetteville (Ark.) High School…also earned<br />

two letters in track and baseball...as a senior was<br />

selected to the all-state team, the all-times team,<br />

the all-area team, the all-Arkansas team and was<br />

named to the Associated Press Super Prep team...<br />

recipient of the all-region lineman award...member<br />

of the National Honor Society.<br />

Brisiel’s Career Stats<br />

Games/Starts: 2007: 4/4; 2008: 16/16; 2009: 5/5; 2010: 10/7; Total: 35/32.<br />

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Duane BROWN<br />

76 TACKLE<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 314 | College: Virginia Tech |<br />

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia | 3rd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: D1-’08 (26th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 7/7 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 39/39 | Teams: Houston, 2008-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in first round (26th pick overall) of the 2008 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

draft…Signed by the Texans on July 25, 2008.<br />

PRO: Young, agile offensive lineman…became<br />

the second rookie in Texans history to start all 16<br />

games on the offensive line…has started every<br />

game of his pro career at left tackle...possesses<br />

great footwork and speed after beginning his<br />

college career as a tight end.<br />

2010 (Houston 7/7): Started at LT and helped pave<br />

the way for RB Arian Foster’s franchise record<br />

231 yards rushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)…provided<br />

pocket protection for QB Matt Schaub,<br />

enabling him to throw for a franchise-record<br />

497 yards and three touchdowns at Washington<br />

(9/19)...started at LT at Indianapolis (11/1), vs.<br />

San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville (11/14) and at<br />

NY Jets (11/21)...opened holes for RB Arian Foster<br />

to rush for 143 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games for<br />

the second consecutive year...protected the<br />

blind side of QB Matt Schaub, who led the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

with 4,770 passing yards...helped the offense set<br />

franchise records with 6,129 total yards and 388<br />

points...started at left tackle vs. the New York<br />

Jets (9/13)...started at left tackle at Tennessee<br />

(9/20) and helped protect QB Matt Schaub, allowing<br />

him to set a career-high with four touchdown<br />

passes...helped Schaub have his second<br />

consecutive 300-yard passing game in his start<br />

vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...started at left tackle vs.<br />

Oakland (10/4)...started at left tackle at Arizona<br />

(10/11) when Schaub threw for a season-high<br />

371 yards and two touchdowns...made a crucial<br />

block on a screen pass, clearing the way for<br />

Steve Slaton to run 38 yards for a touchdown<br />

at Cincinnati (10/18)...started at LT vs. San Francisco<br />

(10/25), Buffalo (11/1) and at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...protected quarterback Matt Schaub vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/23) as he had his second consecutive<br />

300-yard passing game...started his 27th<br />

consecutive game at left tackle vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...helped the offense gain over 300 yards<br />

for the 11th consecutive game at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...part of the offensive line that blocked<br />

for QB Matt Schaub as he threw for 365 yards<br />

and two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13) without<br />

allowing him to be sacked...blocked for quarterback<br />

Matt Schaub at St. Louis (12/20) where he<br />

threw for 367 yards and was not sacked for the<br />

second consecutive game and fourth time this<br />

season...started his 31st consecutive game at<br />

left tackle at Miami (12/27)...extended his starting<br />

streak to 32 vs. New England (1/3/10) and helped<br />

the offense gain 429 total yards.<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games as<br />

a rookie...makes him the first Texans rookie lineman<br />

to start every game since LG Chester Pitts<br />

in 2002…played in 80% of plays as a rookie left<br />

tackle…started his first game in the <strong>NFL</strong> at left<br />

tackle at Pittsburgh (9/7)…in the second start<br />

of his career, helped rookie running back Steve<br />

Slaton rush for his first 100-yard game at Tennessee<br />

(9/21)…started at left tackle at Indianapolis<br />

(11/16) and was part of an offensive line that<br />

helped rookie running back Steve Slaton set a<br />

Texans rookie record with 156 rushing yards…<br />

started at left tackle at Cleveland (11/23)…<br />

started at left tackle and helped RB Steve Slaton<br />

rush for 130 yards and two touchdowns vs.<br />

Jacksonville (12/1)…started at left tackle at<br />

Green Bay (12/7) and was part of the offensive<br />

line that blocked for QB Matt Schaub to throw<br />

for 414 yards and two touchdowns…started at<br />

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BROWN, DUANE<br />

left tackle vs. Tennessee (12/14)…part of the offensive<br />

line that helped RB Steve Slaton run 100<br />

yards, the only player in 2008 to rush for 100 yards<br />

against the Titans, ac<strong>com</strong>plishing the feat twice<br />

as a rookie…started at left tackle vs. Chicago<br />

(12/28) and helped allow QB Matt Schaub to throw<br />

for 328 yards and two touchdowns.<br />

COLLEGE: Registered 71 knockdown blocks in his<br />

three seasons as an offensive tackle…earned<br />

second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition<br />

for the second-straight season and was a<br />

two-time state Offensive Lineman/End of the Year<br />

pick by the Richmond Touchdown Club…also<br />

recorded six tackles and blocked three kicks on<br />

special teams as a senior…on offense, he caught<br />

three passes for 64 yards (21.3 average) and one<br />

touchdown, adding three yards on a rushing attempt...apparel,<br />

housing and resource management<br />

major, with a minor in consumer studies.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Hermitage (Richmond, Va.)<br />

High School…lettered twice as a tight end and<br />

defensive end…played in the Panthers’ first three<br />

games his senior year before suffering a broken<br />

leg, but returned for the Central Region semifinal<br />

game, catching seven passes for just under 100<br />

yards in his limited playing time also recorded 15<br />

tackles, along with a pair of sacks to earn secondteam<br />

All-District honors…as a junior, Brown registered<br />

10 catches for 115 yards and two scores,<br />

while contributing six sacks on defense…lettered<br />

in basketball…finished fourth in the Group AAA<br />

outdoor shot put <strong>com</strong>petition.<br />

Brown’s Career Stats<br />

Games/Starts: 2008: 16/16, 2009: 16/16, 2010: 7/7, Total: 39/39.<br />

Tackles: 2 total; 2009 – 2.<br />

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Rashad BUTLER<br />

78 TACKLE<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Carolina Panthers<br />

in third round (89th overall) of 2006 <strong>NFL</strong> draft…<br />

Released by Panthers on September 3, 2007…<br />

Claimed off waivers by Houston Texans on September<br />

3, 2007…Re-signed by the Texans on<br />

April, 7, 2009.<br />

PRO: A sure-footed tackle with a <strong>com</strong>bination of<br />

strength and quickness…selected in the third<br />

round but did not play during his rookie season<br />

for the Carolina Panthers…served as the primary<br />

backup at both tackle positions in 2007 with<br />

the Texans.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/4): Saw action on special teams<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12) and at Washington (9/19)...<br />

made his first career start vs. Dallas (9/26) at left<br />

tackle... started and helped Texans RBs rush for<br />

249 yards while allowing no sacks to QB Matt<br />

Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...started at LT vs. NY<br />

Giants (10/10) and vs. Kansas City (10/17)...saw<br />

action on special teams at Indianapolis (11/1), vs.<br />

San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville (11/14), at NY<br />

Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 15/0): Dressed but did not play vs.<br />

the New York Jets (9/13)...saw action on special<br />

teams at Tennessee (9/20), vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27), Oakland (10/4) and at Arizona (10/11)...<br />

played on special teams at Cincinnati (10/18),<br />

vs. San Francisco (10/25), at Buffalo (11/1), at<br />

Indianapolis (11/8), vs. Tennessee (11/23) vs.<br />

Indianapolis (11/29), at Jacksonville (12/6) and<br />

vs. Seattle (12/13)...filled in for an injured Duane<br />

Brown at left tackle for the second half at St.<br />

Louis (12/20)...played at tackle and on special<br />

teams at Miami (12/27)...played on special teams<br />

vs. New England (1/3/10).<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 307 | College: Miami (Fla.) |<br />

Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: W-’07 (Carolina) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/4 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 34/4 | Teams: Carolina, 2006; Houston, 2007-10 |<br />

the team claimed him off waivers…saw action in<br />

eight games, primarily on special teams…served<br />

as the primary backup at both tackle positions in<br />

the second half of the season…inactive for the<br />

first eight games of the year…made his <strong>NFL</strong><br />

debut at Oakland (11/4) on special teams and<br />

played in each of the last eight games…came on<br />

as a reserve tackle vs. Tampa Bay (12/9), Denver<br />

(12/13) and at Indianapolis (12/23).<br />

2006 (Carolina 0/0): Dressed but did not play in<br />

one contest and was inactive for 11 games before<br />

being placed on injured reserve (11/8) with<br />

a staph infection.<br />

COLLEGE: Started all 12 games for the first time<br />

in his career at right tackle as a senior, including<br />

the Peach Bowl...member of the offensive<br />

line unit that helped offense average 353.1 yards<br />

per game...started final eight games of his junior<br />

season at left tackle, including the Peach Bowl<br />

victory over Florida…saw action in 10 games at<br />

right tackle with four starts as a sophomore...<br />

made his first career start against Florida and<br />

helped pave the way for the Miami offense to<br />

produce 454 total yards…graduated with a degree<br />

in sociology.<br />

PERSONAL: Rated as the No. 22 overall player in<br />

Florida by the Gainesville Sun and a SuperPrep<br />

All-America as a senior at Dwyer HS in Palm<br />

Beach Gardens, Fla....helped lead his team to<br />

the Florida Class 5A state finals during senior<br />

season...participated in the Lowes Day at the<br />

Movies League Program, 2007 Caravan Tour and<br />

the <strong>NFL</strong>/United Way “Hometown Huddle ’06”…<br />

lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla....born Rashad<br />

Jamaal Butler.<br />

2008 (Houston 0/0): Was inactive for all 16 games.<br />

2007 (Houston 8/0): Joined the Texans just prior<br />

to the start of the regular season when<br />

Butler’s Career Statistics<br />

Games/Starts: 2007: 8/0, 2008: 0/0, 2009: 15/0,<br />

2010: 11/4; Career: 34/4.<br />

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Antoine CALDWELL<br />

62 GUARD/CENTER<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 310 | College: Alabama |<br />

Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: D3-’09 (77th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 9/4 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 20/7 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

the third round (77th pick overall) of the 2009 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft...Signed with Texans on July 28, 2009.<br />

PRO: Versatile and physical rookie lineman who<br />

will provide depth across the line during his first<br />

season.<br />

2010 (Houston 9/4): Started at RG and helped<br />

pave the way for RB Arian Foster’s franchise record<br />

231 yards rushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)…<br />

provided pocket protection for QB Matt Schaub,<br />

enabling him to throw for a franchise-record<br />

497 yards and three touchdowns at Washington<br />

(9/19)...saw action at right guard vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...saw action at RG and helped Texans RBs<br />

rush for 249 yards while allowing no sacks to QB<br />

Matt Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...saw action at RG<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...started at RG vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17) and at Indianapolis (11/1)...saw action<br />

at RG and on special teams vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7) and at Jacksonville (11/14)...dressed but<br />

did not play at NY Jets (11/21) and Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 11/3): Played in 11 games with<br />

three starts as a rookie...saw significant action<br />

throughout the season on an offense that averaged<br />

383.1 yards per game...was inactive vs.<br />

the New York Jets (9/13), at Tennesse (9/20), vs.<br />

Jacksonville (9/27), Oakland (10/4), and at Arizona<br />

(10/11)...played in his first career <strong>NFL</strong> game<br />

at right guard at Cincinnati (10/18)...saw action<br />

at right guard vs. San Francisco (10/25), at Buffalo<br />

(11/1), at Indianapolis (11/8), vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23), and vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...helped the<br />

offense gain over 300 yards for the 11th consecutive<br />

game at Jacksonville (12/6)...made the first<br />

start of his <strong>NFL</strong> career and part was of the offensive<br />

line that blocked for QB Matt Schaub as he<br />

threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns vs. Seattle<br />

(12/13) without allowing him to be sacked...<br />

blocked for quarterback Matt Schaub at St. Louis<br />

(12/20) where he threw for 367 yards and was not<br />

sacked for the second consecutive game and<br />

fourth time this season...started at right guard at<br />

Miami (12/27)...played as a reserve at right guard<br />

vs. New England (1/3/10).<br />

COLLEGE: Started 48 games during his career at<br />

Alabama, including 34 at center, 12 at left offensive<br />

guard, one at right guard and one at right<br />

tackle...participated in 1,569 offensive snaps...<br />

allowed just one quarterback sack on 806 pass<br />

plays during his final 23 games…one of eight<br />

players in school history to serve as team captain<br />

twice in a career...as a senior, was an All-<br />

American first-team selection by the American<br />

Football Coaches Association and The Sporting<br />

News...consensus All-Southeastern Conference<br />

first-team pick, recipient of the team’s Mal<br />

Moore Leadership Award and named the team’s<br />

Most Inspirational Player that year as well...<br />

started at four positions as a junior in 2007...All-<br />

SEC pick as a sophomore in 2006...freshman All-<br />

SEC first-team and All-SEC honorable mention<br />

from the league’s coaches in 2005...redshirted<br />

in 2004...became the first Crimson Tide football<br />

player to graduate in under three years, earning<br />

his degree in Human Environmental Sciences.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Lee (Montgomery, Ala.)<br />

High School...allowed just one quarterback sack<br />

as a senior…earning All-State first-team honors...rated<br />

the tenth-best overall prospect in the<br />

state of Alabama by Super Prep magazine…has<br />

an older brother, Arsenio and a twin brother, Anthony.<br />

Caldwell’s Career Statistics<br />

Games/Starts: 2009: 11/3, 2010: 9/4; Total: 20/7.<br />

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James CASEY<br />

86 TIG HT END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in the fifth round (152nd pick overall) of the 2009<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft...Signed with Texans on July 28, 2009.<br />

PRO: Versatile young tight end who joined the<br />

Texans as a fifth-round draft choice in 2009 after<br />

a standout two-year career at Rice University in<br />

Houston...saw action at tight end and fullback as<br />

a rookie and caught six passes for 64 yards...will<br />

look to take on a larger role in the offense in his<br />

second season.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/3): Played at TE and on special<br />

teams in the season opener vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12) and at Washington (9/19)...made one special<br />

teams tackle vs. Dallas (9/26)...saw action at<br />

TE and on special teams at Oakland (10/3)...made<br />

two special teams tackles vs. NY Giants (10/10)...<br />

made one special teams tackle vs. Kansas City<br />

(10/17)...made one special teams tackles and<br />

assisted on two others at Indianapolis (11/1)...<br />

set career highs with four receptions and 48<br />

yards receiving vs. San Diego (11/7)...made his<br />

first career <strong>NFL</strong> start and caught one pass for 18<br />

yards at Jacksonville (11/14)...caught one pass<br />

for three yards and assisted on a special teams<br />

tackle at NY Jets (11/21)...started at TE and made<br />

one special teams tackle vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 15/0): Saw action in 15 games as<br />

a rookie and caught six passes for 64 yards...<br />

made professional debut vs. the New York Jets<br />

(9/13) and played on special teams...appeared at<br />

fullback and made a tackle on special teams at<br />

Tennessee (9/20)...saw action on special teams<br />

vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...saw action at fullback<br />

and made a tackle and returned his first career<br />

kick on special teams...played tight end and on<br />

special teams at Arizona (10/11) and at Cincinnati<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 238 | College: Rice |<br />

Hometown: Azle, Texas | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: D5-’09 (152nd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/3 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 26/3 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

(10/18)...played tight end, fullback and on special<br />

teams vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made his first<br />

career <strong>NFL</strong> reception and ended the game with<br />

2 catches for 14 yards at Buffalo (11/1). Made<br />

the tackle on a Buffalo fake punt to turn the ball<br />

back over to Houston and take firm control of<br />

the game...was inactive at Indianapolis (11/8)...<br />

played tight end and on special teams vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23) where he made two receptions<br />

for 33 yards...made two receptions for 17 yards<br />

and a first down vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...played<br />

at tight end and on special teams at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...played at tight end and on special teams<br />

vs. Seattle (12/13), at St. Louis (12/20), at Miami<br />

(12/27) and vs. New England (1/3/10).<br />

COLLEGE: Appeared in 25 games, starting 17 at<br />

Rice…recorded 157 receptions for 1,914 yards<br />

and 17 touchdowns...his 157 receptions ranked<br />

third, 1,914 receiving yards ranked fourth in<br />

school history and added 11 touchdowns on 102<br />

carries for 392 yards...<strong>com</strong>pleted 4-of-12 passes<br />

for 37 yards, two touchdowns and one interception...returned<br />

15 punts for 117 yards (7.8 avg)<br />

and gained 2,393 all-purpose yards, an average<br />

of 95.72 yards per game...set school seasonrecords<br />

with 111 receptions for 1,329 yards in<br />

2008, be<strong>com</strong>ing the first player in school history<br />

to catch more than 100 passes in a season… All-<br />

American first-team selection by The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft<br />

Report, earning third-team honors from Rivals.<br />

<strong>com</strong> in 2008...Academic All-American secondteam<br />

choice by ESPN and unanimous first-team<br />

All-Conference USA pick that year... Freshman<br />

All American first-team selection by the Football<br />

Writers Association, adding second-team honors<br />

from The Sporting News and Rivals.<strong>com</strong> and<br />

consensus C-USA All-Freshman team choice<br />

in 2007...triple major in Economics, Managerial<br />

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CASEY, JAMES<br />

Studies and Sport Management...returned to Rice<br />

to continue working toward his degree after his<br />

rookie season.<br />

PERSONAL: Standout in both football and baseball<br />

at Azle (Texas) High...earned All-District<br />

honors as a quarterback during his junior year in<br />

2001...missed most of his senior football season<br />

with injury problems...named All-State and Academic<br />

All-State in baseball…named District 6-4A<br />

Most Valuable Player as a senior...threw a no-hitter<br />

in first varsity game…selected in the seventh<br />

round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by<br />

the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher…married to<br />

Kylie...the couple wel<strong>com</strong>ed their first son, Cannon<br />

James, in May.<br />

Casey’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 1<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 4 48 12.0 33 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 18 18.0 18 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 3 3.0 3 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 3 0 0 -- -- 0 6 69 11.5 33 0<br />

Casey’s Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2009 Hou 15 0 0 0 -- -- 0 6 64 10.7 32 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 3 0 0 -- -- 0 6 69 11.5 33 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 26 3 0 0 -- -- 0 12 133 11.1 33 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Receptions<br />

4 vs. San Diego (48 yards, 11-7-10)<br />

2 vs. Indianapolis (17 yards, 11-30-09)<br />

2 vs. Tennessee (33 yards, 11-23-09)<br />

2 @ Buffalo (14 yards, 11-1-09)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

48 vs. San Diego (4 receptions, 11-7-10)<br />

33 vs. Tennessee (2 receptions, 11-23-09)<br />

18 @ Jacksonville (1 reception, 11-14-10)<br />

17 vs. Indianapolis (2 receptions, 11-30-09)<br />

Receiving Long<br />

33 yards vs. San Diego (11-7-10)<br />

32 yards vs. Tennessee (11-23-09)<br />

18 yards @ Jacksonville (11-14-10)<br />

12 yards vs. Indianapolis (11-30-09)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Tackles: 1 total; 2009 – 1.<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 14 total; 2009 – 3; 2010 –<br />

11.<br />

Kickoff Returns: 1 total for 0 yards; 2009 – 1 for 0<br />

yards.<br />

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Shaun CODY<br />

95 deFensIVe tacKLe<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 306 | College: Southern California |<br />

Hometown: Hacienda Heights, California | 6th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: UFA-’09 (Detroit) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 78/36 | Teams: Detroit, 2005-08; Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Detroit Lions in the<br />

second round (37th pick overall) in the 2005 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed by Lions on July 29, 2005…Signed<br />

by Houston Texans as unrestricted free agent on<br />

March 30, 2009.<br />

PRO: Young veteran who looks to add depth to the<br />

Texans defensive line…contributed at the nose<br />

tackle and under tackle positions in Detroit…has<br />

139 career tackles in four-plus seasons…has appeared<br />

in 78 career games with 36 starts…made<br />

2.0 career sacks…one career interception.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at nose tackle<br />

and recorded two tackles (one solo) vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)...made three tackles (two solo) at<br />

Washington (9/19)...assisted on one tackle vs.<br />

Dallas (9/26)...assisted on one tackle at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...made three tackles (two solo) vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...had a career-high nine tackles (five<br />

solo) vs. Kansas City (10/17)...made three tackles<br />

(one solo) including one for a loss at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...made one solo tackles vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...started at NT and made two solo tackles at<br />

Jacksonville (11/14)...made four tackles (two solo)<br />

at NY Jets (11/21)...started at nose tackle vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 14/13): Started season opener vs.<br />

the New York Jets (9/13) at defensive tackle and<br />

made four tackles (two solo)...was inactive at<br />

Tennessee (9/20)...returned to start at defensive<br />

tackle vs. Jacksonville (9/27) where he recorded<br />

an assist on a tackle...started at defensive tackle<br />

and played on special teams vs. Oakland (10/4)<br />

and at Arizona (10/11)...Inactive at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...had two solo tackles vs. San Francisco<br />

(10/25)...Had three taclkes (two solo) in his start<br />

at Buffalo (11/1)...assisted on one tackle playing<br />

defensive tackle at Indianapolis (11/8)...made<br />

three solo tackles vs. Tennessee (11/23)...satrted<br />

at defensive tackle and assisted on a tackle vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...helped sack Jaguars QB David<br />

Garrard and had a pass defensed at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...made three tackles (two solo) including on<br />

for a loss vs. Seattle (12/13)...had one solo tackle<br />

at St. Louis (12/20)...made one solo tackle at Miami<br />

(12/27)...saw action at DT vs. New England (1/3).<br />

2008 (Detroit 16/5): Finished the season with a<br />

career-high 37 tackles for the Lions…contributed<br />

at both nose and under tackle for Detroit…played<br />

in all 16 games for the second time in his career…<br />

had a stretch in the middle of the season where<br />

he recorded six tackles in consecutive games…<br />

started at defensive tackles at San Francisco<br />

(9/21)…finished with two tackles…started nose<br />

tackles at Houston (10/19)…tied a career high<br />

with six tackles.<br />

2007 (Detroit 15/0): Rotated at the defensive<br />

tackle position, ending the year with 34 tackles<br />

(13 solo)…had his lone career interception…<br />

garnered first interception vs. Minnesota (9/16)…<br />

made a diving catch off a deflected pass by S Gerald<br />

Alexander.<br />

2006 (Detroit 6/5): Registered 15 tackles (seven<br />

solo) in six games with five starts…placed on<br />

the reserve/injured list with a dislocated left toe<br />

on 11/24/06…made his third career start, and first<br />

opening day start, at defensive tackle against Seattle<br />

(9/10) to record five tackles (one solo)…had<br />

five tackles (four solo) at Chicago (9/17)…inactive<br />

against Buffalo (10/15), at the New York Jets<br />

(10/22), vs. Atlanta (11/5) and vs. San Francisco<br />

(11/12) with a dislocated left toe…returned to the<br />

lineup at Arizona (11/19) after missing four games<br />

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CODY, SHAUN<br />

with a dislocated left toe, but left the game after<br />

re-aggravating the injury.<br />

2005 (Detroit 16/2): Quickly became a regular in<br />

the defensive line rotation as a rookie, playing in<br />

all 16 games with two starts after being drafted in<br />

the second round (37th overall) of the 2005 Draft…<br />

made his first professional appearance vs. Green<br />

Bay (9/11)...recorded 2 total tackles (1 solo)…<br />

recorded the first sack of his career vs. Carolina<br />

(10/16)…he totaled 1.5 sacks for a loss of 15.0 yards<br />

on the game…made his first career start against<br />

Chicago (10/30)…had first career forced fumble,<br />

which was recovered by DE Kalimba Edwards…<br />

had his first career fumble recovery at Minnesota<br />

(11/6)...recorded 5 tackles, a single game best.<br />

Trophy.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Los Altos High in Hacienda<br />

Heights (Calif.)…105 tackles with 22 sacks<br />

in 2000…USA Today All-USA first team Defensive<br />

MVP…Parade All-American; Super Prep All-American;<br />

PrepStar All-American and Dream Team...<br />

played basketball.<br />

COLLEGE: Prior to his senior season in 2004, he<br />

moved to end from tackle and finished with a career-high<br />

45 tackles (29 solo), 10 sacks, 13 stops for<br />

losses, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries<br />

and three pass deflections…team captain and<br />

voted PAC-10 co-Defensive Player of the Year.;<br />

SportsIllustrated.<strong>com</strong> 2004 All-American first team;<br />

Associated Press All-American first team; Football<br />

Writers Association of American first team…finalist<br />

for the Lombardi Award and Hendricks Award<br />

and semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Lott<br />

Cody’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 9 5 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 29 15 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

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Cody’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2005 Det 16 2 28 17 11 1.5 15.0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 0 0<br />

2006 Det 6 5 11 7 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2007 Det 15 0 16 13 3 0.0 0.0 1 -2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

2008 Det 16 5 37 26 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 14 13 21 13 8 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 29 15 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 78 36 142 91 51 2.0 16 1 -2 -2 0 5 1 1 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

10 vs. Kansas City (10-17-10)<br />

6 vs. Minnesota (12-7-08)<br />

6 vs. Washington (10-26-08)<br />

6 @ Houston (10-19-08)<br />

Interceptions<br />

1 vs. Minnesota (9-16-07) T. Jackson<br />

Sacks<br />

1.5 vs. Carolina (10-16-05) J. Delhomme<br />

Forced Fumble<br />

1 vs. Chicago (10-31-05)<br />

Fumble Recovery<br />

1 @ Minnesota (11-6-05)<br />

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Brian CUSHING<br />

56 LINEBACKER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

the first round (15th pick overall) of the 2009 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft...Signed by Texans on August 2, 2009.<br />

HONORS: 2010 Pro Bowl...2009 Associated Press<br />

Defensive Rookie of the Year...2009 Pro Football<br />

Weekly/PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year;<br />

2009 Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie<br />

Team; 2009 AFC Defensive Player of the Week<br />

(Week 6 and Week 8)...<strong>NFL</strong> Defensive Rookie of<br />

the Month (November and December).<br />

PRO: Fast and physical linebacker who was<br />

Houston’s first-round pick (15th overall) in the<br />

2009 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft...opened the season as the starter<br />

at SLB.<br />

2010 (Houston 7/7): Made season debut vs. NY<br />

Giants (10/10) and had nine tackles (four solo)<br />

and one pass defensed...made eight tackles<br />

(seven solo) including on hit on the quarterback<br />

vs. Kansas City (10/17)...started at MLB and<br />

made five tackles (two solo) and had one pass<br />

defensed at Indianapolis (11/1)...made five tackles<br />

(two solo) vs. San Diego (11/7)...returned to<br />

SLB and recorded nine solo tackles and had one<br />

hit on the quarterback at Jacksonville (11/14)...<br />

made four solo tackles and forced a fumble at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...led the defense with seven tackles<br />

(three solo) including four for a loss to go along<br />

with two passes defensed vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 259 | College: Southern California |<br />

Hometown: Park Ridge, New Jersey | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |<br />

Acquired: D1-’09 (15th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 7/7 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 23/23 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Made professional debut<br />

for the Texans, starting at linebacker against the<br />

New York Jets (9/13) and tied for the team-high<br />

with eight tackles (five solo)...had team-high ten<br />

tackles, including two tackles for loss at Tennessee<br />

(9/20)...named the Texans co-Defensive<br />

Player of the Week (along with LB DeMeco Ryans)<br />

after his ten tackles at Tennessee...became<br />

the first Texans rookie to lead his team in tackles<br />

in his first three career games vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27) where he registered eight tackles (six solo),<br />

one tackle for loss, and two pass defenses...led<br />

Texans in tackles for the fourth consecutive<br />

game with seven (five solo) vs. Oakland (10/4)...<br />

also had three hits on the quarterback and one<br />

tackle for loss, when he wrapped up Oakland RB<br />

Justin Fargas in the endzone for the Texans first<br />

safety since 12/15/02...had six tackles (three solo)<br />

including 0.5 sack and a quarterback hit at Arizona<br />

(10/11)...was the Texans defensive player of<br />

the game at Cincinnati (10/18), where he made<br />

nine tackles (six solo), two passes defensed, two<br />

forced fumbles and intercepted a pass from Bengals<br />

QB Carson Palmer late in the fourth quarter<br />

to clinch the victory...named the AFC Defensive<br />

Player of the Week (10/21) for his performance<br />

against Cincinnati...led the Texans in tackles for<br />

the fifth times in seven games by recording eight<br />

tackles (five solo) and one pass defensed vs. San<br />

Francisco (10/25)...led the Texans in tackles for<br />

the sixth time in eight games with ten (three solo)<br />

as well as having one sack, one pass defensed<br />

and one interception at Buffalo (11/1)...set a new<br />

career-high with 12 tackles (10 solo), one pass<br />

defensed, one tackle for a loss and one quarterback<br />

hit at Indianapolis (11/8)...led the defense in<br />

tackles for the eigth times in ten games with ten<br />

tackles (eight solo) including one for a loss vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/23)...defensive leader in tackles<br />

for the ninth time, <strong>com</strong>piling 11 tackles (seven<br />

solo) vs. Indianapolis (11/29), where he picked<br />

off a Peyton Manning pass for his third interception<br />

of the season...was named <strong>NFL</strong> Rookie of<br />

the Month of November after totaling 43 tackles,<br />

two interceptions and a sack...had three solo<br />

tackles including one for a loss at Jacksonville<br />

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CUSHING, BRIAN<br />

(12/6)...recorded one sack for a loss of 13 yards,<br />

three hits on the quarterback and ten tackles (six<br />

solo) including three for a loss vs. Seattle (12/13)...<br />

made seven tackles (three solo) with two hits on<br />

Rams quarteback Keith Null including <strong>com</strong>bining<br />

with SS Bernard Pollard for a loss of five yards...<br />

made nine solo tackles at Miami (12/27) inlcuding<br />

one for a loss, intercepted one pass, deflected a<br />

pass and sacked an opposing quarterback for the<br />

third straight week...<br />

COLLEGE: Started 38 of 44 games he played in at<br />

USC, including 13 at right defensive end and 31 at<br />

strong-side outside linebacker...finished his career<br />

with 178 tackles (101 solos) that included 8.5<br />

quarterback sacks for minus 57 yards, 27.0 stops<br />

for losses totaling 106 yards and two pressures…<br />

intercepted one pass and deflected 12 others...<br />

blocked two punts...consensus All-American as a<br />

senior, earning first-team accolades from Sports<br />

Illustrated and second-team honors from The<br />

Sporting News and Associated Press, and a consensus<br />

first-team All-Pac 10 choice...finalist for<br />

the Butkus Award, semifinalist for the Lombardi<br />

Award and quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy...<br />

honorable mention All-Pack 10 selection in 2007<br />

and second-team all-conference pick in 2006...<br />

started the last four games in 2005, including the<br />

national title game.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Bergen Catholic (Oradell,<br />

N.J.) High School...earned Parade, USA Today,<br />

Prep Football Report, Scout.<strong>com</strong>, Super Prep, EA<br />

Sports and Prep Star All-American honors as a<br />

senior...recorded 120 tackles, 11 stops for loss, 10<br />

sacks and seven interceptions as a linebacker in<br />

2004...played running back and tight end...gained<br />

475 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns and caught<br />

13 passes for 456 yards (35.1 avg) with seven<br />

scores.<br />

Cushing’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 9 4 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 vs IND 1 1 5 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 1 5 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 9 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 7 7 47 30 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0<br />

Cushing’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2009 Hou 16 16 133 85 48 4.0 30.5 4 26 20 0 10 2 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 7 7 47 30 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 23 23 180 115 65 4.0 31 4 26 20 0 14 3 0 0 0<br />

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Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

12 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

11 vs. Indianapolis (11-29-09)<br />

10, three times, last vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

9, three times, last @ Jacksonville (11-14-10)<br />

8, three times, last vs. San Francsico (10-25-09)<br />

Sacks<br />

1 @ Miami (12-27-09) C. Henne<br />

1 @ Buffalo (11-1-09) R. Fitzpatrick<br />

1 vs. Seattle (12-13-09) M. Hasselbeck<br />

0.5 @ Arizona (10-11-09) K. Warner<br />

0.5 @ St. Louis (12-20-09) K. Null<br />

Interceptions<br />

1 @ Miami (12-27-09) C. Henne<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (11-29-09) P. Manning<br />

1 @ Buffalo (11-1-09) R. Fitzpatrick<br />

1 @ Cincinnati (10-18-09) C. Palmer<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

2, three times; last: vs Tennessee (11-28-10)<br />

1, six times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

2 @ Cincinnati (10-18-09)<br />

Safeties<br />

1 vs. Oakland (10-4-09)<br />

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81<br />

Owen DANIELS<br />

TIG HT END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in the fourth round (98th pick overall) of the 2006<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft…Signed by Texans on July 12, 2006...<br />

Re-signed with Texans on June 15, 2009...Placed<br />

on reserve/injured list on November 4, 2009...Resigned<br />

with Texans on June 11, 2010.<br />

HONORS: 2009 <strong>NFL</strong> Pro Bowl.<br />

PRO: Sure-handed pass catcher with a knack for<br />

finding the open field…has improved his blocking<br />

well enough to be<strong>com</strong>e an every down tight<br />

end…the Texans leader in receptions (223) and<br />

receiving yards (2,701) at tight end…ranks second<br />

in receptions and third in receiving yards<br />

in team history…became the third player in<br />

team history to have 2,000-plus receiving yards<br />

in team history…his 151 receiving first downs<br />

ranks second in team history…is averaging 44.3<br />

receiving yards per game which is second in<br />

team history…became the first Texan to score<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> Pro Bowl when he caught a nine-yard<br />

touchdown pass in the second quarter of the<br />

2009 game.<br />

2010 (Houston 7/6): Started at tight end vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12) and caught one pass for 9 yards...<br />

caught two passes for 24 yards at Washington<br />

(9/19)...caught three passes for 27 yards vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...caught one pass for 8 yards and a first<br />

down at Oakland (10/3)...started at TE and caught<br />

three passes for 45 yards vs. NY Giants (10/10)...<br />

caught one pass for eight yards at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...inactive vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14), NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 8/8): Started at tight end vs. the<br />

New York Jets (9/13) and had a team-high four<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 243 | College: Wisconsin |<br />

Hometown: Naperville, Illinois | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: D4-’06 (98th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 7/6 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 61/58 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

catches for 44 yards...had six receptions for 72<br />

yards and a 3rd quarter game-tying touchdown<br />

at Tennessee (9/20) to help set up for the gamewinning<br />

field goal...caught five passes for 38<br />

yards and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...<br />

caught two passes for 48 yards vs. Oakland<br />

(10/4)...after a quiet first half, caught 8 passes for<br />

94 yards in the second half at Arizona (10/11)...<br />

caught seven passes for 78 yards and tied a<br />

career high with two touchdowns at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...was the team leader in receptions and<br />

yards vs. San Francisco (10/25) where he had 7<br />

catches for 123 yards and a touchdown... made<br />

one catch for 22 yards at Buffalo (11/1) before<br />

leaving the game with a torn ACL....was placed<br />

on the reserved/injured list (11/4).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games…<br />

caught 70 passes for 862 yards, earning his first<br />

trip to the Pro Bowl…ranked second among<br />

AFC tight ends in receiving yards (862) and first<br />

downs (46) this season, trailing only Kansas City<br />

TE Tony Gonzalez in both categories…ranked<br />

in the top five among AFC tight ends in receptions<br />

(third, 70), receiving yards per game (third,<br />

53.9) and yards per reception (fourth, 12.3)...<br />

teamed with teammate WR Andre Johnson to<br />

form the most prolific receiver-tight end pairing<br />

in the <strong>NFL</strong> with a <strong>com</strong>bined 185 receptions and<br />

2,437 yards…also caught a pair of touchdown<br />

passes…scored on a nine-yard touchdown in<br />

the Pro Bowl, be<strong>com</strong>ing the first Texan to score<br />

in the all-star game…had a career-high 11 receptions<br />

for 133 yards at Minnesota (11/2)…<br />

caught seven passes for 87 yards at Jacksonville<br />

(9/28)…recorded 66 yards on six receptions<br />

including two touchdowns vs. Detroit (10/19)…<br />

this was Daniels’ second two-touchdown game<br />

of his career…caught 11 passes for 131 yards,<br />

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both career-highs at Minnesota (11/2)…started<br />

at tight end vs. Jacksonville (12/1) and caught two<br />

balls for 25 yards, bringing receptions total to 50<br />

for the season, his second consecutive 50-catch<br />

season…started at tight end at Green Bay (12/7)<br />

and caught six passes for 65 yards…caught four<br />

passes for 41 yards vs. Tennessee (12/14)…finished<br />

the game with seven catches for 111 yards<br />

at Oakland (12/21)…it was his second 100-yard<br />

game of the season and the second of his career…grabbed<br />

a 35-yard pass in the first quarter<br />

which was the longest reception of his career….<br />

2007 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games and<br />

finished with 63 catches for 768 yards and three<br />

touchdowns…reception and yardage totals both<br />

ranked sixth among <strong>NFL</strong> tight ends…63 catches<br />

were second-most on the team and his 768 yards<br />

ranked third…caught at least one pass in every<br />

game…caught a season-high seven passes for 56<br />

yards vs. Indianapolis (9/23)…caught six passes<br />

for a season-high 96 yards vs. Miami (10/7)…tied<br />

his season high with seven receptions for 82 yards<br />

and scored his first TD of the season at Cleveland<br />

(11/25)…the touchdown came on a six-yard pass<br />

from QB Matt Schaub in the fourth quarter…<br />

scored his second TD of the year vs. Tampa Bay<br />

(12/9), a four-yarder from QB Sage Rosenfels in<br />

the fourth quarter.<br />

2006 (Houston 14/12): Started 12 games as a<br />

rookie…finished tops in <strong>NFL</strong> among rookie tight<br />

ends with 34 catches for 352 yards and five touchdowns…his<br />

five scores tied for the team lead and<br />

were the most ever by a Texans tight end…set a<br />

single-game rookie TE receiving record with 99<br />

yards…started his first career game vs. Philadelphia<br />

(9/10)…registered four catches for 44<br />

yards including his first career TD for 33 yards at<br />

Indianapolis (9/17)…had a season high 99 receiving<br />

yards with nine catches and two TDs at Tennessee<br />

(10/29)…had one catch for nine yards and<br />

a special teams tackle at New England (12/17)…<br />

inactive vs. Indianapolis (12/24) and Cleveland<br />

(12/31).<br />

COLLEGE: Began his Wisconsin career on special<br />

teams and at quarterback…moved to flanker and<br />

then tight end as a sophomore and also saw action<br />

at split end and as a wingback… played in<br />

43 games during his career, 36 of them as a receiver…caught<br />

62 passes for 852 yards (13.7 avg)<br />

and eight touchdowns…atmospheric & oceanic<br />

sciences major…earned Academic All-Big Ten<br />

Conference honors in 2002.<br />

PERSONAL: Resides in Houston…played basketball<br />

and ran track at Naperville (Ill.) Central High<br />

School for the Redhawks.<br />

Daniels’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 9 9.0 9 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 2 24 12.0 15 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 3 27 9.0 11 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 8 8.0 8 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 3 45 15.0 19 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 5 79 15.8 27 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 8 8.0 8 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD INACTIVE<br />

11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />

11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />

11/28 vs TEN INACTIVE<br />

2010 Totals 7 6 0 0 -- -- 0 16 200 12.5 27 0<br />

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Daniels’ Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2006 Hou 14 12 0 0 -- -- 0 34 350 10.3 33t 5<br />

2007 Hou 16 16 0 0 -- -- 0 63 768 12.2 29 3<br />

2008 Hou 16 16 0 0 -- -- 0 70 862 12.3 35 2<br />

2009 Hou 8 8 0 0 -- -- 0 40 519 13.0 44 5<br />

2010 Hou 7 6 0 0 -- -- 0 16 200 12.5 27 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 61 58 0 0 -- -- 0 223 2,701 12.1 44 15<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Receptions<br />

11 @ Minnesota (133 yards, 11-2-08)<br />

9 @ Tennessee (99 yards, 10-29-06)<br />

8 @ Arizona (10-11-09)<br />

7, six times, most recent:<br />

7 vs. San Francisco (123 yards, 10-25-09)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

133 @ Minnesota (11 receptions, 11-2-08)<br />

123 vs. San Francisco (7 receptions, 10-25-09)<br />

111 @ Oakland (7 receptions, 12-21-08)<br />

99 @ Tennessee (9 receptions; 10-29-06)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

2 @ Cincinnati (10-18-09)<br />

2 vs. Detroit (10-19-08)<br />

2 @ Tennessee (10-29-06)<br />

1, seven times, most recent:<br />

1 vs. San Francisco (10-25-09)<br />

Long<br />

44 vs. Oakland (10-4-09)<br />

42t vs. San Francisco (10-25-09)<br />

35 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 2 Total; 2006 – 2.<br />

Tackles: 1 Total; 2009 – 1.<br />

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19<br />

Dorin DICKERSON<br />

WIDE RECEIVER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans<br />

in the seventh round (227th overall) of the<br />

2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

2010 (Houston 4/0): Inactive in the season opener<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19) and<br />

vs. Dallas (9/26)...made his professional debut,<br />

playing wide receiver and on special teams at<br />

Oakland (10/3)...saw action on special teams<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City<br />

(10/17), at Indianapolis (11/1) and vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...saw action on special teams at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...inactive at NY Jets (11/21)...saw action<br />

at wide receiver and on special teams vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 games at Pittsburgh –<br />

eight at wide receiver, twelve at strong-side outside<br />

linebacker and 26 at tight end…all eleven<br />

career starts came at the tight end position…recorded<br />

63 receptions for 708 yards (11.24 ypc) as<br />

22.64% of his catches (twelve) resulted in touchdowns…rushed<br />

five times for 50 yards (10.0 ypc)<br />

and a score…returned ten kickoffs for 106 yards<br />

(10.6 avg) and recorded fifteen tackles (7 solo)<br />

with 0.5 stop for minus oneyard, a QB pressure<br />

and a pass deflection…his 49 receptions in 2009<br />

rank second on the tight end season-record<br />

chart, topped by Dave Moore (51 in 1991)…his<br />

ten touchdown catches in 2009 set the school<br />

tight end annual record and tied Greg Lee (2004)<br />

for sixth place on Pitt’s overall touchdown season-record<br />

list…Dickerson’s three touchdown<br />

catches vs. Buffalo in 2009 were the most in a<br />

game by a Pitt player since Latef Grim scored<br />

three times vs. Villanova in 1998.<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 230 | College: Pittsburgh |<br />

Hometown: Imperial, Pennsylvania | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />

Acquired: D7-’10 (227th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 4/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 4/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

2009: Dickerson became the first Pittsburgh tight<br />

end since Mike Ditka in 1960 to earn first-team<br />

All-American honors, receiving that recognition<br />

from the Football Writers Association, and<br />

second-team accolades from The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft Report…finalist<br />

for the John Mackey Award, given<br />

to the nation’s top tight end…became the first<br />

Pitt tight end to receive All-Big East Conference<br />

first-team honors (Dave Moore – 1991 and Kris<br />

Wilson – 2003, both were second-team choices)…finished<br />

second on the team with 49 receptions<br />

(3.77 rpg), the second-best season total by<br />

a Panthers tight end…gained 529 yards (10.8<br />

ypc), averaging 40.69 yards per game…his ten<br />

touchdown catches tied for sixth on the school’s<br />

overall season-record list and established a new<br />

mark for Pitt tight ends…among major college<br />

tight ends, only Dennis Morris of Louisiana Tech<br />

(12) had more scoring grabs during the course of<br />

the 2009 campaign…also returned a pair of kickoffs<br />

for 26 yards…averaged 42.69 all-purpose<br />

yards per game…in games that the tight end<br />

caught at least four passes, the Panthers <strong>com</strong>piled<br />

a 7-1 record…in contests where Dickerson<br />

registered a touchdown reception, Pitt won each<br />

of those seven games.<br />

2008: In his first season at tight end, Dickerson<br />

played in all 13 games, starting vs. Iowa and<br />

Syracuse…caught 13 passes for 174 yards (13.38<br />

ypc) and a pair of touch-downs…also carried<br />

twice on end-arounds, picking up 25 yards.<br />

2007: Dickerson played in all twelve games as a<br />

reserve strong-side outside linebacker behind<br />

Adam Gunn…recorded 15 tackles (seven solo)<br />

with an assisted stop behind the line of scrimmage,<br />

a quarterback pressure and a pass deflection…added<br />

56 yards on four kickoff returns<br />

(14.0 avg).<br />

2006: Dickerson appeared in eight games as a<br />

reserve receiver and kickoff returner as a true<br />

freshman…had a 5-yard reception vs. Central<br />

Florida and ran for 25 yards on three carries that<br />

included a 14-yard touchdown vs. Toledo and<br />

a 10-yard reverse vs. Syracuse…also returned<br />

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DICKERSON, DORIN<br />

four kickoffs for 24 yards, including two runbacks<br />

for 11 yards in the West Virginia clash.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended West Allegheny (Imperial,<br />

Pa.) High School, playing football for head<br />

coach Bob Palko, whose son, Tyler was a former<br />

quarterback at Pittsburgh…played a variety of<br />

positions, including wide receiver, running back,<br />

quarterback, safety, cornerback and kick returner…as<br />

a senior, he rushed for 1,429 yards on 182<br />

carries (7.9 ypc) and scored 30 touchdowns, while<br />

also having 22 receptions for 423 yards (19.2 ypc)<br />

with six scores, leading the Western Pennsylvania<br />

Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) with<br />

a total of 36 touchdowns, as the team captured<br />

their third-straight Class AAA title…on defense,<br />

Dickerson intercepted four passes that season,<br />

and was named Pennsylvania Class AAA Player<br />

of the Year by the Associated Press…Considered<br />

a four-star recruit by Rivals.<strong>com</strong>, he was rated the<br />

fifth-best prospect from Pennsylvania in the class<br />

of 2006…was the 2006 recipient of the Pittsburgh<br />

Athletic Association’s Mercury Award, annually<br />

presented to the top high school football player<br />

in Western Pennsylvania…also named the Pittsburgh<br />

Post-Gazette Player of the Year and was a<br />

member of the newspaper’s “Fabulous 22” team.<br />

He added Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “Terrific 25”<br />

and All-Class AAA accolades, in addition to being<br />

chosen to the Harrisburg Patriot-News “Platinum<br />

33” squad…after his senior season, Dickerson<br />

was named Keystone Recruiting’s Pennsylvania<br />

Class AAA Player of the Year and WPIAL Player of<br />

the Year…Rated the 35-best overall prospect and<br />

the fourth-best wide receiver in the country by<br />

Scout.<strong>com</strong>…that recruiting service also ranked<br />

him 11th on their East Region team…Rivals.<strong>com</strong><br />

rated him the sixth-best prospect in the state of<br />

Pennsylvania and the eighth-best athlete in the<br />

nation…earned All-American honors from Super<br />

Prep and was a member of Prep Star’s Dream<br />

Team, in addition to placing 74th on ESPN.<strong>com</strong>’s<br />

National Top 150 Recruits list…chosen to play<br />

in the U.S. Army All-American Game and participated<br />

in the All-American Bowl, an all-star game<br />

featuring the nation’s top 78 high school players<br />

at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas…as a<br />

junior, Dickerson rushed for 1,065 yards and 13<br />

touchdowns, while catching 25 passes for 517<br />

yards (20.7 ypc) and eight scores…during his<br />

three seasons with the varsity, West Allegheny<br />

earned three WPIAL Class AAA playoff berths and<br />

had a <strong>com</strong>bined 26-8 mark (.765)…also lettered in<br />

basketball and track.<br />

PERSONAL: Communications major…son of Pamela<br />

and Randy Dickerson…father played basketball<br />

at Kansas State and Lock Haven...born<br />

Dorin R. Dickerson…Resides in Imperial, Pennsylvania.<br />

Dickerson’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND INACTIVE<br />

9/19 at WAS INACTIVE<br />

9/26 vs. DAL INACTIVE<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC INACTIVE<br />

11/1 at IND INACTIVE<br />

11/7 vs. SD INACTIVE<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Totals 4 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

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Zac DILES<br />

54 LINEBACKER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Houston Texans in the<br />

seventh round (218th pick overall) in the 2007 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed by Texans on July 19, 2007.<br />

PRO: Young, versatile linebacker that started the<br />

first eight games of 2008...has the ability to play<br />

both middle and outside linebacker, but settled in to<br />

the SAM linebacker position last season…finished<br />

second on the team in tackles with 66 stops…for<br />

his career Diles has 200 tackles…made eight special<br />

teams tackles as a rookie.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/10): Started at weakside linebacker<br />

and led the Texans with 12 tackles (9 solo) in the<br />

season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...tied for the<br />

team lead in tackles for the second straight game<br />

with eight tackles (five solo) at Washington (9/19)...<br />

made seven solo tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)...made 10<br />

tackles (5 solo) and had one hit on the quarterback<br />

at Oakland (10/3)...made four solo tackles including<br />

two for a loss vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made three<br />

tackles (two solo) vs. Kansas City (10/17)...led the<br />

defense with 11 tackles (10 solo) including one for<br />

a loss at Indianapolis (11/1)...made eight tackles<br />

(three solo) vs. San Diego (11/7)...had eight tackles<br />

(seven solo) at Jacksonville (11/14)...inactive at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...assisted on one tackle vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/14): Started at weakside linebacker<br />

vs. the New York Jets (9/13) totalling four tackles<br />

(four solo)...had three tackles, including one for a<br />

loss ast Tennessee (9/20)...contributed five tackes<br />

(four solo) and a fumble recovery vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27)...made four tackles (two solo) including one<br />

for a loss vs. Oakland (10/4)...made two solo tackles<br />

at Arizona (10/11)...started at WLB where he assisted<br />

on one tackle and appeared on special teams<br />

at Cincinnati (10/18)...had seven tackles (four solo)<br />

vs. San Francisco (10/25)... made three tackles (one<br />

solo) in Texans win at Buffalo (11/1)...saw action<br />

at linebacker and on special teams at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...was second on the team in tackles when he<br />

made nine tackles (eight solo) and forced a fumble<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 240 | College: Kansas State |<br />

Hometown: Tulare, California | 4th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: D7-’07 (218th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/9 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 45/31 | Teams: Houston, 2007-10 |<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/23)...played at linebacker and<br />

on special teams vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...recored<br />

eight tackles (six solo) inlcluding two for a loss at<br />

Jacksonville (12/6)...made four tackles (three solo)<br />

including one for a loss vs. Seatlle (12/13)...made<br />

four solo tackles at St. Louis (12/20)...made one solo<br />

tackle at Miami (12/27)...made six tackles (four solo)<br />

and forced a fumble vs. New England (1/3).<br />

2008 (Houston 8/8): Started the first eight games of<br />

the season before breaking his left tibia in practice…despite<br />

playing eight games he finished second<br />

on the team with 66 total tackles…also posted<br />

one sack, one forced fumble and his first career<br />

interception…made his first career start at outside<br />

linebacker at Pittsburgh (9/7)…recorded a gamehigh<br />

and career-high 13 tackles, 11 solo…posted<br />

eight total tackles with five solo and three assists<br />

at Tennessee (9/21) and forced a fumble in the first<br />

quarter…totaled nine tackles with six of them being<br />

solo tackles vs. Indianapolis (10/5) and made the<br />

first interception of his career in the second quarter<br />

off of Colts QB Peyton Manning…posted six tackles<br />

including the first sack of his career in the first<br />

quarter vs. Detroit (10/19)…led the team with 12<br />

total tackles vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…led the team in<br />

tackles with nine, including five solo at Minnesota<br />

(11/2)…was placed on injured reserve after breaking<br />

his left tibia during non-contact drills in practice.<br />

2007 (Houston 11/0): Saw action in 11 games as a<br />

rookie, mostly on special teams…saw extended<br />

playing time at linebacker late in the year…finished<br />

the season third on the team with nine special<br />

teams tackles and tallied five tackles on defense…<br />

made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut vs. Indianapolis (9/23), seeing<br />

action on special teams…served as a game captain<br />

and earned his first action at LB, finishing with one<br />

solo tackle and one special teams stop at Cleveland<br />

(11/25)…saw most extensive action of the season<br />

at LB and finished with a three solo tackles vs.<br />

Jacksonville (12/30).<br />

COLLEGE: Appeared in all 24 games in his two<br />

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DILES, ZAC<br />

seasons at Kansas State…two-time All-Big 12 honoree…started<br />

all 13 games during the 2006 season…<br />

collected 149 total tackles, including 13 for losses,<br />

for a rock-solid average of 6.2 stops per games…<br />

also forced three fumbles, notched two pass breakups<br />

and had an interception…returned lone career<br />

fumble return for a touchdown at Missouri in 2006…<br />

selected to play in the inaugural Inta Juice All-Star<br />

Classic in Houston…began college career at Fresno<br />

City College, where he started 22 games over two<br />

seasons and led the team to a Valley Conference<br />

Title and a berth in the 2004 California North Division<br />

championship game as a sophomore.<br />

PERSONAL: Prepped at Tulare High School in California’s<br />

central valley…in addition to football, he also<br />

lettered as a forward in basketball and as the right<br />

fielder on the baseball team…was active in the <strong>com</strong>munity<br />

at Kansas State, making regular hospital visits<br />

and reading to children…played the saxophone and<br />

piano as a child…born Zachary Lee Diles in Abilene,<br />

Texas.<br />

Diles’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 12 9 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 1 7 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 10 5 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 vs. IND 1 1 11 10 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 1 8 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 9 72 52 20 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Diles’ Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2007 Hou 11 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2008 Hou 8 8 66 47 19 1.0 9 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 14 58 44 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 10 9 72 52 20 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 45 31 200 147 53 1.0 9 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

13 @ Pittsburgh (9-7-08)<br />

12 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

12 vs. Cincinnati (10-26-08)<br />

11 @ Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

10 @ Oakland (10-3-10)<br />

9 vs. Tennessee (11-23-09)<br />

9 @ Minnesota (11-2-08)<br />

9 vs. Indianapolis (10-5-08)<br />

Interceptions<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (10-5-08) P. Manning<br />

Sacks<br />

1 vs. Detroit (10-19-08) D. Orlovsky<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1 @ Tennessee (9-21-08)<br />

1 vs. New England (1-3-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 9 total; 2007 – 8; 2009- 1.<br />

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Joel DREESSEN<br />

85 TIG HT END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York Jets in<br />

sixth round (198th pick overall) of the 2005 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed by Jets on July 25, 2005…Released<br />

by Jets on September 2, 2006…Signed by<br />

Houston Texans on January 2, 2007…Released<br />

by Texans on September 13, 2007…Re-signed<br />

by Texans on September 25, 2007…Re-signed by<br />

Texans on March 4, 2009.<br />

PRO: Solid blocking and pass-catching tight<br />

end…emerged as the Texans second tight<br />

end…has the ability to play every down…played<br />

in all 16 games last season for the first time in his<br />

career…has played in 70 career <strong>NFL</strong> games with<br />

19 starts and has recorded 68 career receptions<br />

for 828 yards and seven touchdowns.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/5): Saw playing time at tight<br />

end and on special teams in season opener vs.<br />

Indianapolis (9/12)...caught a 28-yard pass to set<br />

up the game-winning field goal in overtime at<br />

Washington (9/19)...caught one pass for 18 yards<br />

vs. Dallas (9/26)...led the team with five recpetions<br />

for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first<br />

start of the season at Oakland (10/3)...started at<br />

tight end vs. NY Giants (10/10)...caught one pass<br />

for a 5-yard touchdown vs. Kansas City (10/17)...<br />

saw action at TE and on special teams vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...led Texans receivers with five<br />

receptions for 66 yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...<br />

caught two passes for 24 yards at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...caught four passes for a career-high<br />

106 yards and a touchdown at NY Jets (11/21)...<br />

caught three passes for 15 yards and one touchdown<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/11): Played in all 16 games for<br />

the second consecutive year and started a career-high<br />

11 times...finished with 26 receptions<br />

for 320 yards, both career bests, and a touchdown...also<br />

handled the long-snapping duties<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 243 | College: Colorado State |<br />

Hometown: Fort Morgan, Colorado | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 28 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’07 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/5 | Career GP/GS: 70/19 |<br />

Teams: New York Jets, 2005; Houston, 2007-10 |<br />

for the majority of the season...played tight end<br />

and recorded two tackles on special teams vs.<br />

the New York Jets (9/13)...started at tight end<br />

and had three receptions for 31 yards including<br />

a crucial 4th down conversion at Tennessee<br />

(9/20) along with a special teams tackle...started<br />

as a second tight end vs. Jacksonville (9/27) and<br />

long snapped...caught one pass for 17 yards vs.<br />

Oakland (10/4) and handled the long-snapping<br />

duties...started as a second tight end and had<br />

one reception for 4 yards at Arizona (11/10)...saw<br />

action at tight end and on special teams at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...made a special teams tackle and<br />

played at tight end vs. San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

received extended playing time at tight end to<br />

go along with his special teams in Texans win<br />

at Buffalo (11/1)...made two receptions for 15<br />

yards at Indianapolis (11/8)...started at tight end<br />

and made one catch for 23 yards vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23)...made one reception for 14 yards vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...caught one pass for eight yards<br />

at Jacksonville (12/6)...made three receptions for<br />

22 yards vs. Seattle (12/13)...caught three passes<br />

for a career-high 40 yards including a long of 22<br />

at St. Louis (12/20)...had what head coach Gary<br />

Kubiak called “his best game as a pro,” catching<br />

four passes for 65 yards at Miami (12/27)...set<br />

career highs with six receptions for 81 yards and<br />

a touchdown vs. New England (1/3/10).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/3): Played in all 16 games with<br />

three starts…set career marks in catches (11)<br />

and receiving yards (77)…was a key contributor<br />

on special teams…made a career-high eight<br />

special teams stops…played tight end and recorded<br />

two tackles on special teams at Pittsburgh<br />

(9/7)…caught one pass for 11 yards vs.<br />

Indianapolis (10/5)…made his first career start<br />

on offense in a double tight end set vs. Miami<br />

(10/12) and recorded one special teams tackle<br />

in the game…registered one reception for six<br />

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DREESSEN, JOEL<br />

yards vs. Detroit (10/19).<br />

2007 (Houston 13/0): Played in 13 games at tight<br />

end in his first season as a Texan...caught four<br />

passes for 55 yards and the first two touchdowns<br />

of his career… made his Texans debut on special<br />

teams at Atlanta (9/30)…caught his first career<br />

touchdown pass, a 28-yarder from QB Sage<br />

Rosenfels, at San Diego (10/28)…caught a 10-yard<br />

touchdown pass from QB Matt Schaub and made<br />

two special teams tackles vs. New Orleans (11/18).<br />

2006: Spent time with the New York Jets before<br />

being released after training camp.<br />

2005 (New York Jets 14/0): Saw action in 14 games<br />

at tight end…made five catches for 41 yards…<br />

caught the first pass of his career, a seven-yard<br />

reception, at Denver (11/20)…caught one pass<br />

for 17 yards at New England (12/4)…caught two<br />

passes for 11 yards, the first multi-catch game of<br />

his career, at Miami (12/18)…caught one pass for<br />

six yards vs. Buffalo (1/1/06).<br />

COLLEGE: Caught 123 career passes for 1,295<br />

yards and 10 TDs while at Colorado State…his<br />

123 receptions rank eighth all time on the school’s<br />

career list…selected third team All-American by<br />

The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft Report…All-Mountain West Conference<br />

first-team as a sophomore and senior…<br />

finished senior season with a career-high 43 receptions<br />

for 427 yards and three TDs…also a<br />

force on special teams registering six tackles…<br />

also served as long snapper…majored in management.<br />

PERSONAL: Ran high school track in the 110 meter<br />

hurdles at Fort Morgan High School…placed<br />

second in state in hurdles for the Mustangs…allstate<br />

performer at TE and DE for two years…born<br />

Joel Clifford Dreessen in Ida Grove, Iowa.<br />

Dreessen’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 28 28.0 28 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 18 18.0 18 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 5 73 14.6 29 1<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 5 5.0 5 1<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 5 66 13.2 24 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 2 24 12.0 16 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 4 106 26.5 43t 1<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 3 15 5.0 9 1<br />

2010 Totals 11 5 0 0 -- -- 0 22 335 15.2 43 4<br />

Dreessen’s Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2005 NYJ 14 0 0 0 -- -- 0 5 41 8.2 17 0<br />

2007 Hou 13 0 0 0 -- -- 0 4 55 13.8 28t 2<br />

2008 Hou 16 3 0 0 -- -- 0 11 77 7.0 13 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 11 0 0 -- -- 0 26 320 12.3 25t 1<br />

2010 Hou 11 5 0 0 -- -- 0 22 335 15.2 43 4<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 70 19 0 0 -- -- 0 68 828 12.2 43 7<br />

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Single Game Highs<br />

Long<br />

Receptions<br />

6 vs. New England (81 yards, 1-3-10)<br />

5 vs. San Diego (66 yards, 11-7-10)<br />

4, twice, last @ New York Jets (106 yards, 11-21-10)<br />

3 @ Tennessee (31 yards, 9-20-09)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

106 @ New York Jets (4 receptions, 11-21-10)<br />

81 vs. New England (6 receptions, 1-3-10)<br />

66 vs. San Diego (5 receptions, 11-7-10)<br />

65 @ Miami (4 receptions, 12-29-09)<br />

40 @ St. Louis (3 receptions, 12-20-09)<br />

43 @ New York Jets (11-21-10)<br />

28 @ Washington (9-19-10)<br />

28t @ San Diego (10-28-07)<br />

25t vs. New England (1-3-10)<br />

24 vs. San Diego (11-17-10)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1, six times, last @ New York Jets (11-21-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 24 total; 2005 – 1, 2007 – 9,<br />

2008 – 8; 2009 – 3; 2010 – 3.<br />

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Arian FOSTER<br />

23 RUNNING BACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans<br />

as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009...Released<br />

by the Texans on September 5...Signed<br />

to the Texans practice squad on September 6<br />

...Signed to the Texans active roster on November<br />

17.<br />

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 229 | College: Tennessee |<br />

Hometown: San Diego, California | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: CFA-’09 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/9 | Career GP/GS: 17/10 |<br />

Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

Jacksonville (11/14)...had 143 all-purpose yards<br />

(84 rushing/59 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns<br />

at NY Jets (11/21)...had 143 yards rushing<br />

on 30 carries and another nine receptions for a<br />

career-high 75 yards, totalling 218 all-purpose<br />

yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

PRO: Big running back that worked his way onto<br />

the active roster from the practice squad late in<br />

his rookie season...came on strong at the end<br />

of the season, rushing for 216 yards and three<br />

scores in the last two games...finished the year<br />

with 54 carries for 257 yards and three touchdowns<br />

to go with eight receptions for 93 yards.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/9): Started at running back<br />

and ran for a franchise record 231 yards and<br />

three touchdowns on 33 carries vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)...became the first player in <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

to run for 200+ yards and three touchdowns on<br />

opening weekend...named AFC Offensive Player<br />

of the Week and FedEx Ground <strong>NFL</strong> Player of the<br />

Week following his Week 1 performance...had<br />

19 carries for 69 yards and three receptions for<br />

69 yards at Washington (9/19)...had 17 carries<br />

for 106 yards and four receptions for 20 yards<br />

vs. Dallas (9/26)...rushed for 131 yards on 16 carries<br />

inlcuding a 74-yard touchdown and caught<br />

three passes for 56 yards including a 10-yard<br />

touchdown reception at Oakland (10/3)...had 11<br />

carries for 25 yards vs. NY Giants (10/10)...rushed<br />

18 times for 71 yards and two touchdowns vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17)...rushed for 102 yards and a<br />

touchdown on 15 carries and caught nine passes<br />

for another 65 yards at Indianapolis (11/1)...had<br />

27 carries for 127 yards and two touchdowns<br />

and four recptions for a career-high 70 yards vs.<br />

San Diego (11/7)...carried the ball 15 times for 56<br />

yards including a one-yard touchdown run at<br />

2009 (Houston 6/1): Saw action in the last six<br />

games of his rookie season, starting one...finished<br />

his rookie season with 257 yards on 54 carries<br />

and scored three touchdowns...also caught<br />

eight passes for 93 yards...signed to the Texans<br />

active roster on November 17...made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/23) and played on special<br />

teams where he assisted on one tackle...was inactive<br />

vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...played on special<br />

teams at Jacksonville (12/6)...saw action at running<br />

back for the first time in his <strong>NFL</strong> career vs.<br />

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FOSTER, ARIAN<br />

Seattle (12/13) and responded with 34 yards on 13<br />

carries and 54 yards receiving on four receptions<br />

including a long of 20 yards...rushed the ball twice<br />

for seven yards and caught one pass for thirteen<br />

yards at St. Louis (12/20)...had 19 carries for 97<br />

yards and his first career touchdown as a pro at<br />

Miami (12/27) on a 17-yard run up the middle in<br />

the second quarter...made his first career start<br />

vs. New England (1/3/10) and posted his first career<br />

100-yard game, rushing for 119 yards and two<br />

scores on 20 carries...caught three passes for 26<br />

yards.<br />

COLLEGE: Rushed for 2,964 yards in four years at<br />

the University of Tennessee...led the team with<br />

570 rushing yards and a touchdown as a senior<br />

in 2008...also caught 19 passes for 166 yards...finished<br />

sixth among SEC rushing leaders with 1,193<br />

yards as a junior in 2007 and earned second-team<br />

All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and<br />

Rivals.<strong>com</strong>...his 12 rushing TDs were most by Vol<br />

runner since Jay Graham had 12 in 1995...also<br />

caught 39 passes for 340 yards and two scores...<br />

rushed 91 times for 322 yards with five touchdowns<br />

and caught 11 passes for 88 yards as a sophomore<br />

in 2006...earned freshman All-America accolades<br />

from Rivals.<strong>com</strong> and The Sporting News in 2005<br />

when he ran for 879 yards and five touchdowns...<br />

ran for a career-high 223 yards against Vanderbilt...redshirted<br />

in 2004.<br />

PERSONAL: San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-San<br />

Diego Western League Player of the Year as a senior<br />

at Mission Bay Hugh School...named All-West<br />

Region by PrepStar...also earned All-California Interscholastic<br />

Federation honors...led county with<br />

2,500 all-purpose yards, racking up 2,093 rushing<br />

yards and 24 touchdowns while adding six scores<br />

on kickoff returns as senior in 2003...also part of<br />

the basketball and track and field squads.<br />

Foster’s 2010 Stats<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 33 231 7.0 42 3 1 7 7.0 7 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 19 69 3.6 11 0 3 69 23.0 50 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 17 106 6.2 26 0 4 20 5.0 14 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 16 131 8.2 74 1 3 56 18.7 31 1<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 11 25 2.3 9 0 2 2 1.0 6 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 18 71 3.9 21 2 6 26 4.3 10 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 15 102 6.8 33 1 9 65 7.2 14 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 1 27 127 4.7 15 2 4 70 17.5 33 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 15 56 3.7 14 1 1 4 4.0 4 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 22 84 3.8 19 2 6 59 9.8 20 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 30 143 4.8 37 0 9 75 8.3 19 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 9 223 1,145 5.1 74 12 48 453 9.4 50 1<br />

Foster’s Career Stats<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2009 Hou 6 1 54 257 4.8 24 3 8 93 11.6 20 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 9 223 1,145 5.1 74 12 48 453 9.4 50 1<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 17 10 277 1,402 5.1 74 15 56 546 9.8 50 1<br />

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Single Game Highs<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

231 vs. Indianapolis (33 carries, 9-12-10)<br />

143 vs. Tennessee (30 carries, 11-28-10)<br />

131 at Oakland (16 carries, 10-3-10)<br />

127 vs. San Diego (27 carries, 11-7-10)<br />

119 vs. New England (20 car ries, 1-3-10)<br />

106 vs. Dallas (17 carries, 9-26-10)<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

33 vs. Indianapolis (231 yards, 9-12-10)<br />

30 vs. Tennessee (143 yards, 11-28-10)<br />

27 vs. San Diego (127 yards, 11-7-10)<br />

22 at NY Jets (84 yards, 11-21-10)<br />

Rushing Long<br />

74 at Oakland (10-3-10)<br />

42 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

37 vs. Tennessee (11-28-10)<br />

33 at Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

Rushing Touchdowns<br />

3 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

2 , four times, last at NY Jets (11-21-10)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

75 vs. Tennessee (9 receptions, 11-28-10)<br />

70 vs. San Diego (4 receptions, 11-7-10)<br />

69 at Washington (3 receptions, 9-19-10)<br />

65 at Indianapolis (9 receptions, 11-1-10)<br />

59 at NY Jets (6 receptions, 11-21-10)<br />

Receptions<br />

9, two times; ; last vs. Tenessee (75 yards, 11-28-10)<br />

6, two times, last at NY Jets (59 yards,11-21-10)<br />

4, three times, last vs. San Diego (70 yards, 11-7-10)<br />

Receiving Long<br />

50 at Washington (9-19-10)<br />

31 at Oakland (10-3-10)<br />

20, two times, last at NY Jets (11-21-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 1 total; 2009 –1<br />

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Garrett GRAHAM<br />

88 TIG HT END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans<br />

in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2010<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

2010 (Houston 5/0): Inactive for season opener<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Wasington (9/19), vs.<br />

Dallas (9/26), at Oakland (10/3) and vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...made his professional debut on special<br />

teams vs. Kansas City (10/17)...inactive at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...saw action on special teams vs.<br />

San Diego (11/7)...saw playing time at tight end<br />

and on special teams at Jacksonville (11/14), at<br />

NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Started 33-of-40 games for the Badgers,<br />

catching 121 passes for 1,492 yards and<br />

sixteen touchdowns…became the 20th player in<br />

school history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving<br />

in a career and was the fifth Wisconsin tight end<br />

to ac<strong>com</strong>plish that feat, joining Travis Beckum,<br />

Pat Richter, David Charles and Tim Stracka…<br />

only Beckum (159) have more receptions by a<br />

tight end in school annals than Graham’s 121<br />

(tied with Pat Richter)…his sixteen touchdown<br />

catches moved him into a tie with Chris Chambers<br />

(1997-2000) for fifth place on the Badgers’<br />

all-time record list…those scoring grabs rank<br />

topped the previous school all-time record for<br />

tight ends (15 by Pat Richter) has more touchdown<br />

receptions…ranks eleventh in school history<br />

with 1,492 yards receiving.<br />

2009: Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference<br />

honors from the media and second-team accolades<br />

from the league’s coaches…named<br />

team co-MVP…midseason John Mackey Award<br />

Watch List nominee (nation’s top tight end)…<br />

started thirteen games catching a career-high<br />

51 passes for 624 yards (12.24 ypc) and seven<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 241 | College: Wisconsin |<br />

Hometown: Brick, New Jersey | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |<br />

Acquired: D4b-’10 (118th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 5/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

touchdowns…his seven scoring grabs tied<br />

for eighth on the school season-record list…<br />

caught 51-of-74 balls targeted to him (68.92%), as<br />

he dropped three attempts and had five others<br />

deflected by the opposition…40 of his catches<br />

produced first downs, converting 16-of-27 thirddown<br />

tosses (59.26%)…had 37 catches for at<br />

least ten yards, including nine for 20 yards or<br />

longer… also came up with key receptions on<br />

eighteen touchdowns drives and three possessions<br />

that produced field goals…served as one<br />

of the team’s four captains.<br />

2008: All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection<br />

by the league’s media, The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft Report<br />

and CBS Sportsline, earning second team<br />

honors from the conference’s coaches…led<br />

the team with a career-high 40 receptions for<br />

540 yards and five touchdowns, as it marked<br />

the third-straight year a tight end led the team<br />

in catches…had a total of 61 passes targeted to<br />

him (caught 65.57%), as six of those tosses were<br />

deflected by the opposition and 15 others were<br />

un-catchable…did not drop any of those throws<br />

and did not lose any ground or get tackled for<br />

no gain on any of his 40 grab…made seven of<br />

his catches inside the red zone, including five<br />

on goal-line plays…as a blocker, he delivered<br />

38 knockdowns/key blocks that included eight<br />

down field, three touchdown-resulting blocks.<br />

2007: Earned his first varsity letter, starting 10-<br />

of-13 games in the team’s two-tight end formation,<br />

<strong>com</strong>ing off the bench vs. Washington State,<br />

Iowa and Illinois…finished second on the team,<br />

catching 30-of-47 passes targeted to him for 328<br />

yards and four touchdowns…along with Travis<br />

Beckum’s 75 catches, it marked the first time in<br />

Wisconsin history that tight ends finished 1-2 in<br />

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GRAHAM, GARRETT<br />

receiving during the same season…24 of his 30<br />

grabs produced first downs, as Graham helped<br />

convert 12-of-16 third-down tosses and one other<br />

on fourth down…caught eight of his passes<br />

inside the red zone, including four on goal-line<br />

plays…Registered 31 knockdowns/ key blocks<br />

that included seven down field blocks and three<br />

touchdown-resulting block…also recorded a solo<br />

tackle vs. Iowa.<br />

2006: Saw action in three games…made his collegiate<br />

debut late in the Minnesota clash and also<br />

played briefly in the Buffalo game…saw his most<br />

extensive action vs. Arkansas in the Capital One<br />

Bowl.<br />

2005: Redshirted as a freshman.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Brick Township Memorial<br />

(Brick, N.J.) High School, playing football for<br />

head coach Fred Sprengel…named to the Associated<br />

Press, Newark Star-Ledger and Gannett<br />

News All-State teams as a junior and senior…<br />

New Jersey Top 25 and National Top 35 prospect<br />

selection, earning a four-star rating from Rivals.<br />

<strong>com</strong>…rated the 26th-best overall prospect in the<br />

nation by Scout.<strong>com</strong>…chosen for Prep Football’s<br />

All-East Top 60 list…was a versatile performer,<br />

as he lined up at tight end and defensive end, in<br />

addition to handling place-kicking and punting<br />

chores…the two-time team captain and MVP<br />

caught 25 passes for 604 yards and ten touchdowns,<br />

adding fourteen tackles (10 solo) with a<br />

pair of sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception,<br />

adding five field goals, including two for distances<br />

of 45 and 47 yards as a senior…he closed<br />

out his prep career with 2,031 yards and 21 touchdowns<br />

on 96 receptions.<br />

PERSONAL: Sociology major…son of Eileen and<br />

Gordon Graham…father played for the West Virginia<br />

University soccer team…resides in Brick,<br />

New Jersey.<br />

Graham’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND INACTIVE<br />

9/19 at WAS INACTIVE<br />

9/27 vs. DAL INACTIVE<br />

10/3 at OAK INACTIVE<br />

10/10 vs. NYG INACTIVE<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/1 at IND INACTIVE<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/28 vs. TEN 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Totals 5 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

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Kareem JACKSON<br />

25 CORNERBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans<br />

in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at cornerback in<br />

his professional debut vs. Indianapolis (9/12),<br />

making four solo tackles and breaking up one<br />

pass...made six tackles (four solo) and had a<br />

pass defensed at Wahington (9/19)...had six<br />

tackles (three solo) and one pass defensed vs.<br />

Dallas (9/26)...made four tackles (three solo) and<br />

had a pass defensed at Oakland (10/3)...made<br />

five solo tackles and intercepted the first pass<br />

of his young <strong>NFL</strong> career and returned it 23 yards<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made seven tackles (three<br />

solo) vs. Kansas City (10/17)...made six tackles<br />

(five solo) including a pass defensed at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...made six tackles (five solo) and<br />

intercepted a pass from QB Philip Rivers vs. San<br />

Diego (11/7)...made two solo tackles at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...made three solo tackles and had a<br />

pass defensed at NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Played in all 41 career games at Alabama<br />

and started 40 contests, registering 159<br />

tackles (106 solo) with eight tackles for loss (24<br />

yards)…deflected 29 passes and recorded five<br />

interceptions (164 yards, 32.8 avg.)…his 29 pass<br />

deflections rank fourth on Alabama’s all-time record<br />

list…his 13 pass breakups in 2009 rank seventh<br />

on the school’s single-season record list…<br />

registered one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…blocked<br />

two kicks…returned one punt<br />

for eight yards.<br />

2009: Started all 14 games at right cornerback,<br />

ranking sixth on the team with 49 tackles (30<br />

solo) with three tackles for loss (13 yards)…<br />

tied for seventh in the SEC with an average of<br />

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 197 | College: Alabama |<br />

Hometown: Macon, Georgia | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />

Acquired: D1-’10 (20th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 11/11 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

1.0 passes defended per game…totaled 13 pass<br />

deflections, with six <strong>com</strong>ing on third-down plays,<br />

and registered one interception (79 yards)…his<br />

13 pass deflections rank seventh on Alabama’s<br />

single season-record list…added three tackles<br />

on the kickoff coverage unit.<br />

2008: Allowed opponents to <strong>com</strong>plete just 21-<br />

of-56 (37.5 percent) pass attempts targeted into<br />

his area…recorded 44 tackles (28 solo) with one<br />

tackle for loss (4 yards)…recovered one fumble<br />

and blocked one punt…ranked 11th in the SEC<br />

with 10 pass deflections… registered one interception<br />

(5 yards).<br />

2007: Started 12 games, including the final 10 at<br />

right cornerback en route to earning Freshman<br />

All-American honors from The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft Report…ranked<br />

fifth on the team with 66 tackles (48<br />

solo) with four tackles for loss…forced one fumble<br />

and blocked one field goal attempt…finished<br />

second on the team with three interceptions for<br />

80 yards (26.7 avg.) in returns…deflected six<br />

passes…named Alabama’s Defensive Co-Player<br />

of the Week vs. Tennessee and Special Teams<br />

Co-Player of the Week vs. Vanderbilt and Florida<br />

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JACKSON, KAREEM<br />

State.<br />

PREP SCHOOL: Attended Fork Union Military<br />

Academy (Fork Union, Va.)…intercepted five<br />

passes in his only season at the school…given a<br />

four-star rating by Rivals.<strong>com</strong>.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Westside High School<br />

in Macon, Ga. and <strong>com</strong>piled 1,436 rushing yards<br />

with 20 touchdowns and nine receptions for 256<br />

yards with two touchdowns as a senior…accounted<br />

for 16 tackles and three interceptions on<br />

defense as a senior…concluded a three-year varsity<br />

career with over 3,447 rushing yards and 46<br />

touchdowns…played in The Max Emfinger Third<br />

Annual High School All-American Classic…rated<br />

as the 17th-best overall prospect in the nation by<br />

Rivals.<strong>com</strong>.<br />

PERSONAL: General Studies major…resides in<br />

Macon, Georgia.<br />

Jackson’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 1 6 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 5 5 0 0.0 0 1 23 23 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 7 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 52 40 12 0.0 0 2 23 23 0 9 0 0 0 0<br />

Jackson’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 52 40 12 0.0 0 2 23 23 0 9 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 11 11 52 40 12 0.0 0 2 23 23 0 9 0 0 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Interceptions<br />

1, vs. NY Giants (10-10-10)<br />

1, vs. San Diego (11-7-10)<br />

Tackles<br />

7 vs Kansas City (10-17-10)<br />

6; four times, last vs. San Diego (11-7-10)<br />

5 vs New York Giants (10-10-10)<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

1; nine times, last vs Tennessee (11-28-10)<br />

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Tim JAMISON<br />

96 DEFENSIVE END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans as<br />

non-drafted free agent on May 1, 2009...Released<br />

by Texans on September 5, 2009...Re-signed by<br />

Texans to practice squad on September 6, 2009...<br />

Signed by Texans off of practice squad on October<br />

6, 2009...Waived by Texans on October 20, 2009...Resigned<br />

by Texans to practice squad on October 22,<br />

2009...Released by Texans on September 14, 2010...<br />

Re-signed by Texans to practice squad on October<br />

26, 2010...Signed by Texans off of practice squad on<br />

November 2, 2010.<br />

PRO: Quick young defensive end who spent the early<br />

part of the season on Houston’s practice squad...<br />

will look to contribute in pass rushing situations on<br />

the defensive line.<br />

2010 (Houston 5/0): Saw action at defensive end<br />

and assisted on a tackle vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...<br />

assisted on a tackle vs. San Diego (11/7)...saw playing<br />

time on special teams at Jacksonville (11/14)...<br />

set a a career-high with two solo tackles at NY Jets<br />

(11/21)...saw action at defensive end and on special<br />

teams vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 6/0): Spent the first four weeks of<br />

the season on the practice squad...signed to the<br />

active roster in Week 5 (10/6)...played in his first<br />

professional game at Arizona (10/11), participating<br />

on special teams...saw action at defensive end at<br />

Cincinnati (10/18)... signed to the active roster again<br />

in Week 8 (10/30)...was inactive at Buffalo (11/1)...<br />

assisted on one tackle at Indianapolis (11/8)...was<br />

inactive for game vs. Tennessee (11/23)...played on<br />

special teams and at defensive end vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...played on special teams at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...made the first solo tackles of his <strong>NFL</strong> career<br />

vs. Seattle (12/13)...inactive at St. Louis (12/20), at<br />

Miami (12/27) and vs. New England (1/3).<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 275 | College: Michigan |<br />

Hometown: Riverdale, Illinois | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: CFA-’09 | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 11/0 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

COLLEGE: Four-year letterman at Michigan...<br />

played in 50 career games and made 25 starts<br />

at defensive end...earned 2008 All-Big Ten honorable<br />

mention accolades from the media...<br />

elected 2008 team captain...seventh in career<br />

sacks at Michigan...amassed 129 stops, 29.5<br />

tackles for loss, 20 sacks, four forced fumbles,<br />

one interception and five pass breakups during<br />

his career...posted five or more sacks in three<br />

straight seasons (2006-08)...recordeded 50 tackles,<br />

10.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two pass<br />

breakups as a senior in 2008...earned hnorable<br />

mention All-Big Ten honors when he notched 52<br />

tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, an interception,<br />

three passes defensed and two forced<br />

fumbles in 2007...contributed 13 tackles and five<br />

sacks in 2006...earned freshman All-Big Ten honors<br />

from The Sporting News in 2005 when he<br />

made 10 tackles, four tackles for loss and three<br />

sacks...played in three games as a true freshman<br />

in 2004 before suffering a season-ending injury...<br />

general studies major.<br />

PERSONAL: Made 217 tackles with 89 solos, 45<br />

sacks, 71 tackles for losses and 14 forced fumbles<br />

in his career at Thornton High School in<br />

Riverdale, Ill....selected to play in the 2004 U.S.<br />

Army All-American Game...two-year letterman<br />

on the varsity basketball and baseball teams...<br />

full name is Tim Jamison II.<br />

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Jamison’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 @ WAS NOT WITH TEAM<br />

9/26 vs. DAL NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/3 @ OAK NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/10 vs. NYG NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/17 vs. KC NOT WITH TEAM<br />

11/1 @ IND PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 5 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Jamison’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2009 Hou 6 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 5 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 11 0 6 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

2 at NY Jets (11-21-10)<br />

1 vs. San Diego (11-7-10)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

1 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

1 vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

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Andre JOHNSON<br />

80 WIDE RECEIVER<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 228 | College: Miami (Fla.) |<br />

Hometown: Miami, Florida | 8th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

8th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |<br />

Acquired: D1-’03 (3rd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/10 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 112/112 | Teams: Houston, 2003-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after his junior season<br />

by Houston Texans in the first round (3rd<br />

overall) in the 2003 <strong>NFL</strong> draft…Signed by Texans<br />

on July 22, 2003.<br />

HONORS: Played in the 2005, 2007 (starter), 2009<br />

(starter) and 2010 (starter) AFC-NFC Pro Bowls;<br />

Associated Press First-Team All-Pro: 2008, 2009;<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year: 2006,<br />

2008, 2009; Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-<br />

Pro: 2008, 2009; SportsIllustrated.<strong>com</strong> All-Pro:<br />

2008; ESPN.<strong>com</strong> All-Pro: 2008; 2010 AFC Offensive<br />

Player of the Week (2); 2008 AFC Offensive<br />

Player of the Month (October); 2006 AFC Offensive<br />

Player of the Week (4); 2003 <strong>NFL</strong> Rookie of<br />

the Week (4 and 10), Touchdown Club Player<br />

of the Year: 2004, 2006; Houston Texans Team<br />

MVP: 2006, 2008, 2009.<br />

PRO: Arguably the best receiver in the game<br />

today...is the Texans all-time leading receiver<br />

totaling 652 receptions for 8,817 yards and 47<br />

touchdowns in seven seasons…led the league<br />

in receptions in 2006 with 103 and again in 2008<br />

with a career-high 115...led the league in receiving<br />

yards in 2008 with 1,575 and again in 2009 with<br />

1,569...joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1989-90,<br />

1993-95) as the only players in modern <strong>NFL</strong> history<br />

to lead the league in back-to-back years...<br />

joined Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis, 2001-02)<br />

as the only receivers to surpass 1,500 yards in<br />

consecutive years...is one of 13 active <strong>NFL</strong> players<br />

to have 8,000-plus receiving yards…ended<br />

the 2009 season tied for 57th on the <strong>NFL</strong>’s alltime<br />

receptions list and ranked 80th on the alltime<br />

receiving yards list...has 35 career 100-yard<br />

games…the Texans are 19-16 when he eclipses<br />

the 100-yard barrier…also has 20 career rushing<br />

attempts for 36 yards...has played in four Pro<br />

Bowls and has twice been named to the AP All-<br />

Pro team.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/10): Led Texans receivers<br />

with three receptions for 33 yards in the season<br />

opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...led the team in<br />

receiving with 12 receptions for 158 yards and<br />

a crucial 4th quarter touchdown at Washinton<br />

(9/19)...caught four passes for 64 yards vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...inactive at Oakland (10/3)...led the offense<br />

with five receptions for 95 yards including<br />

a long of 48-yard vs. NY Giants (10/10)...caught<br />

eight passes for 138 yards and the game-winning<br />

touchdown vs. Kansas City (10/17)...caught seven<br />

passes for 106 yards and a touchdown at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...had four receptions for 41 yards<br />

vs. San Diego (11/7)...led Texans receivers with<br />

nine receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown<br />

at Jacksonville (11/14)...caught four passes for<br />

32 yards at NY (11/21)...became the first player in<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> history to catch 60 passes in each of his first<br />

eight seasons when he caught nine passes for<br />

56 yars and a touchdown vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games or the<br />

second consecutive season and led the <strong>NFL</strong> with<br />

1,569 receiving yards on 101 receptions...scored<br />

a career-high nine touchdowns...joined Hall of<br />

Fame receiver Jerry Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) as<br />

the only players to lead the league in receiving<br />

yards in consecutive seasons...became the<br />

second receiver, along with Marvin Harrison<br />

(Indianapolis, 2001-02) to surpass 1,500 yards<br />

in back-to-back seasons...registered his third<br />

career 100-catch season and his fourth 1,000-<br />

yard season...topped 100 yards in six games...<br />

earned first-team All-Pro recognition from the<br />

Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly and The<br />

Sporting News...started for the AFC in the Pro<br />

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JOHNSON, ANDRE<br />

Bowl and caught three passes for 71 yards and<br />

a touchdown...caught four passes for 35 yards vs.<br />

the New York Jets (9/13)...tied a career high with<br />

two touchdown receptions and caught ten passes<br />

for 149 yards at Tennessee (9/20)...final reception<br />

was the 500th of his career, making him the second-fastest<br />

player to reach 500 receptions...had<br />

four receptions vs. Jacksonville (9/27) totalling 86<br />

yards...made two catches for 66 yards vs. Oakland<br />

(10/4)...had eight receptions for 101 yards and two<br />

touchdowns at Arizona (10/11)...had his second<br />

consecutive 100-yard game as he made eight receptions<br />

for 135 yards at Cincinnati (10/18)...caught<br />

two passes 62 yards vs. San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

his 634 yards receiving currently lead the <strong>NFL</strong>...<br />

made six receptions for 63 yards to lead the Texans<br />

to victory at Buffalo (11/1)...had ten receptions<br />

for 103 yards at Indianapolis (11/8), his fourth 100-<br />

yard game of 2009...made four catches for a team<br />

leading 78 yards and a touchdown vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23)...caught five passes for 67 yards including<br />

a long of 21 yards vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...caught<br />

seven passes for 99 yards and his sixth touchdown<br />

of the season at Jacksonville (12/6)...caught<br />

11 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns vs.<br />

Seattle (12/13), including a 64-yard touchdown reception<br />

on the game’s very first play...had his first<br />

rushing attempt since 2006 gaining three yards<br />

and picking up a first down...caught nine passes<br />

for 196 yards at St. Louis (12/20) be<strong>com</strong>ing only the<br />

second player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to have back-to-back<br />

190-yard games...became only the second player<br />

in <strong>NFL</strong> history to have back-to-back seasons with<br />

1,500 yards receiving when he caught five passes<br />

for 71 yards and a career high ninth touchdown of<br />

the season at Miami (12/27)...caught six passes for<br />

65 yards and rushed once for seven yards vs. New<br />

England (1/3/10).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Finished the season with 115<br />

receptions for 1,575 yards to lead the league in<br />

both categories…named to the Associated Press<br />

All-Pro first team…accumulated 45 votes, which<br />

tied for the most of any offensive player…his 115<br />

receptions were the third-most in the <strong>NFL</strong> since<br />

2000…caught 10 or more passes in seven games,<br />

the most games with 10 or more receptions by<br />

a receiver in a single season in <strong>NFL</strong> history…<br />

recorded eight 100-yard games, giving him 25 in<br />

his career…set a franchise- and personal-best<br />

207 receiving yards on 11 receptions vs. Tennessee<br />

(12/14)…topped 100 receiving yards in four<br />

consecutive games in the month of October…<br />

caught 10 or more passes in four straight games<br />

for the first time in his career…finished the month<br />

of October with 41 catches for 593 yards and two<br />

touchdowns in four games...41 catches in October<br />

were the second-most by an <strong>NFL</strong> receiver in<br />

that month since the AFL-<strong>NFL</strong> merger in 1970…<br />

started at wide receiver at Pittsburgh (9/7) and<br />

caught 10 passes for 112 yards…it was his third<br />

straight season opener with 100 yards…caught<br />

nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis<br />

(10/5)…caught 10 passes for 178 yards<br />

and one touchdown vs. Miami (10/12)…caught<br />

the 400th pass of his career on a four-yard gain<br />

in the second quarter…posted his third consecutive<br />

100-yard game and fourth of the season vs.<br />

Detroit (10/19) with 141 yards on 11 catches…recorded<br />

his fourth consecutive 100-yard game and<br />

fifth of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26) with 11<br />

receptions for 143 yards...caught four passes for<br />

62 yards and a touchdown at Minnesota (11/2)…<br />

caught 10 passes for 116 yards at Cleveland<br />

(11/23)…caught seven passes for 75 yards and<br />

a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…the touchdown<br />

was the 29th of his career, which surpassed<br />

Domanick Williams for first place in franchise history<br />

in career touchdowns…caught four passes<br />

for 55 yards at Green Bay (12/7)…topped 6,000 career<br />

receiving yards with an 11-yard touchdown<br />

catch in the fourth quarter…also scored the first<br />

two-point conversion of his career following his<br />

touchdown catch…finished with 11 receptions<br />

for a franchise- and personal-best 207 receiving<br />

yards vs. Tennessee (12/14)…caught 10 passes<br />

for 148 yards and two touchdowns vs. Chicago<br />

(12/28).<br />

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2007 (Houston 9/9): Saw action in nine games,<br />

missing seven games with a knee injury…<br />

amassed 60 receptions for 851 yards and eight<br />

touchdowns…recorded a career-long 77-yard<br />

touchdown catch in the season opener vs. Kansas<br />

City (9/9)…registered seven receptions for 120<br />

yards and two touchdowns at Carolina (9/16)…inactive<br />

the next seven games with a knee injury…<br />

returned to action and recorded six receptions for<br />

120 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown catch<br />

vs. New Orleans (11/18)…registered three receptions<br />

for 37 yards at Cleveland (11/25)…recorded<br />

his fourth 100-yard game of the season with nine<br />

receptions for 116 yards and a 28-yard touchdown<br />

catch at Tennessee (12/2)…finished with nine receptions<br />

for 82 yards and a touchdown vs. Tampa<br />

Bay (12/9)…caught his seventh touchdown catch<br />

of the season, along with six receptions for 86<br />

yards vs. Denver (12/13)…caught seven receptions<br />

for 74 yards and his eighth touchdown of<br />

the season at Indianapolis (12/23)…recorded six<br />

receptions for 74 yards in the season finale vs.<br />

Jacksonville (12/30).<br />

2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games…set<br />

a career-high with a league-leading 103 receptions…was<br />

the only receiver in the <strong>NFL</strong> to snag<br />

100 receptions…his 1,147 receiving yards were<br />

the most of his career…tied for the team lead<br />

with five TD catches…tied a career high with four<br />

100-yard receiving games…had a career high two<br />

games with over 10 receptions…his 65 catches in<br />

the first eight games of the season ranked thirdmost<br />

in <strong>NFL</strong> history…caught six passes for 101<br />

yards vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…had season-highs<br />

with 11 receptions for 152 yards and his 53-yard<br />

reception in the first quarter set up Houston’s first<br />

score vs. Washington (9/24)…earned AFC Player<br />

of the Week honors with a nine catch, 101-yard<br />

performance vs. Miami (10/1)…finished the first<br />

half of the season with a nine-catch performance<br />

for 83 yards at the New York Giants (11/5)…surpassed<br />

his career high in catches for a season<br />

when he caught 10 passes for 95 yards and a<br />

score at the New York Jets (11/26)…made a 17-<br />

yard reception inside the last two minutes to set<br />

up Kris Brown’s 48-yard field goal as time expired<br />

to give Houston the 27-24 win vs. Indianapolis<br />

(12/24)…made two catches for 12 yards in the<br />

season finale vs. Cleveland (12/31).<br />

2005 (Houston 13/13): Started 13 games, missing<br />

three with a nagging calf injury that plagued<br />

him all season…made 63 catches for 688 yards<br />

and two touchdowns…led the team with two<br />

100-yard receiving games…was inactive due to<br />

injury at Seattle (10/16), vs. Indianapolis (10/23)<br />

and vs. Cleveland (10/30)…set season-highs<br />

with nine catches for 91 yards to lead the Texans<br />

in his first game back from a calf injury at Jacksonville<br />

(11/6)…matched a single-game high 12<br />

receptions for a season-high 159 yards and one<br />

score vs. St. Louis (11/27)…converted four receptions<br />

for first downs and had five grabs in the first<br />

half…caught seven passes for 119 yards, including<br />

a season-long 53-yard touchdown catch vs.<br />

Jacksonville (12/24)…caught one pass for three<br />

yards before rolling his ankle early in the second<br />

half, which forced him to miss the rest of the game<br />

at San Francisco (1/1/06).<br />

2004 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, leading<br />

club in receptions (79), receiving yards (1,129)<br />

and TD receptions (six)…also led the team with<br />

four 100-yard receiving games, breaking his own<br />

club record (three, 2003)…selected to his first<br />

Pro Bowl…second-youngest member of AFC Pro<br />

Bowl squad (LB Terrell Suggs, Ravens) and youngest<br />

AFC offensive selection…paced team with six<br />

catches for 115 yards and a score, helping Texans<br />

win consecutive games for the first time vs. Oakland<br />

(10/3)…set team and personal marks with 12<br />

catches for 170 yards and also tied personal and<br />

club record with two TD receptions vs. Minnesota<br />

(10/10)…made a team-high nine catches for 74<br />

yards in win over Jacksonville (10/31)…hauled<br />

in six passes for 107 yards including a 49-yarder<br />

vs. Green Bay (11/21)…posted seven receptions<br />

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JOHNSON, ANDRE<br />

for 125 yards at the New York Jets (12/5), be<strong>com</strong>ing<br />

the first Texans receiver to eclipse the 1,000-<br />

yard receiving mark in a season…also set a team<br />

single-season record with his fourth 100-yard<br />

receiving effort…celebrated Pro Bowl selection<br />

with four catches for 46 yards and one TD in win<br />

at Jaguars (12/26).<br />

2003 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, recording<br />

at least one catch in each contest…led<br />

the Texans with 66 catches for 976 yards (14.8<br />

avg.) and four TDs…named <strong>NFL</strong> Rookie of the<br />

Week after his performances in Week 4 and Week<br />

11…made <strong>NFL</strong> debut in season-opening win at<br />

Miami (9/7), snagging a team-high six receptions<br />

for 76 yards…gained a team-high 71 receiving<br />

yards on five catches at New Orleans (9/14)…<br />

caught a game-high seven catches for 102 yards<br />

and scored first two career TDs, tying the club’s<br />

single-game record vs. Kansas City (9/21)…led<br />

both teams with eight catches for 97 yards in win<br />

over Jacksonville (9/28), earning initial <strong>NFL</strong> Rookie<br />

of the Week honors…snagged four passes for a<br />

season-best 122 yards (30.5 avg.) in win at Buffalo<br />

(11/16)…named <strong>NFL</strong> Rookie of the Week for the<br />

second time…led the Texans with four receptions<br />

for 28 yards at Tampa Bay (12/14)…posted his<br />

third 100-yard receiving game of the season when<br />

he caught five balls for a game-high 108 yards vs.<br />

Tennessee (12/21).<br />

COLLEGE: Amassed 92 receptions for 1,831 (19.9<br />

avg.) and 20 TDs in three seasons at Miami (Fla.)<br />

ranking fifth on the school’s all-time receiving<br />

yards list…added 11 receptions for 253 yards<br />

and two TDs in two bowl games…only Michael<br />

Irvin (26) and Lamar Thomas (23) had more career<br />

TD grabs…earned first-team All-Big East honors<br />

and third-team AP All-America honors as a<br />

sophomore…became just the second Hurricane<br />

player to crack the single-season 1,000-yard receiving<br />

barrier (Eddie Brown, 1,114 yards, 1984)…<br />

helped Miami win first national title in 10 years as<br />

a sophomore, catching 37 passes for 682 yards<br />

(18.4 avg.) and career-best 10 TDs…also an elite<br />

collegiate sprinter, winning 2002 Big East Conference<br />

titles in the indoor 60 meter and outdoor 100<br />

meter…majored in liberal arts.<br />

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…Parade All-America<br />

selection as a senior at Miami (Fla.) Senior<br />

High School…caught 31 passes for 908 yards and<br />

15 TDs his senior season for the Stingarees…<br />

also lettered in track and basketball…born Andre<br />

Lamont Johnson in Miami, Fla.<br />

Johnson’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 3 33 11.0 21 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 12 158 13.2 34 1<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 4 64 16.0 26 0<br />

10/3 at OAK INACTIVE<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 5 95 19.0 48 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 8 138 17.3 44 1<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 7 106 15.1 28 1<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 4 41 10.3 17 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 9 146 16.2 60 1<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 4 32 8.0 20 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 9 56 6.2 21 1<br />

2010 Totals 10 10 0 0 -- -- 0 65 869 13.4 60 5<br />

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Johnson’s Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2003 Hou 16 16 5 -10 -2.0 11 0 66 976 14.8 46t 4<br />

2004 Hou 16 16 4 12 3.0 14 0 79 1,142 14.5 54t 6<br />

2005 Hou 13 13 6 10 1.7 5 0 63 688 10.9 53t 2<br />

2006 Hou 16 16 3 14 4.7 18 0 103 1,147 11.1 53 5<br />

2007 Hou 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 60 851 14.2 77t 8<br />

2008 Hou 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 115 1,575 13.7 65 8<br />

2009 Hou 16 16 2 10 0 0 0 101 1,569 15.5 72t 9<br />

2010 Hou 10 10 0 0 -- -- 0 65 869 13.4 60 5<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 112 112 20 36 1.8 18 0 652 8,817 13.5 77t 47<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Receptions<br />

12 at Washington (158 yards, 9-19-10)<br />

12 vs. Minnesota (170 yards, 10-10-04)<br />

11, five times, most recent:<br />

11 vs. Seattle (193 yards, 12-13-09)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

207 vs. Tennessee (11 receptions, 12-14-08)<br />

196 at. St. Louis (9 receptions, 12-20-09)<br />

193 vs. Seattle (11 receptions, 12-13-09)<br />

178 vs. Miami (10 receptions, 10-13-08)<br />

170 vs. Minnesota (12 receptions, 10-10-04)<br />

159 vs. St. Louis (12 receptions, 11-27-05)<br />

158 at. Washington (12 receptions, 9-19-10)<br />

Long<br />

77t vs. Kansas City (9-9-07)<br />

73t vs. New Orleans (11-18-07)<br />

72 @ Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

65 vs. Tennessee (12-14-08)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

2 vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

2 @ Arizona (10-11-09)<br />

2 @ Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

2 vs. Chicago (12-28-08)<br />

2 @ Carolina (9-16-07)<br />

2 vs. Minnesota (10-10-04)<br />

2 vs. Kansas City (9-21-03)<br />

Rushing Long<br />

18 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06)<br />

14 @ Indianapolis (11-14-04)<br />

11 @ Cincinnati (11-9-03)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Tackles: 22 total; 2003 – 4, 2004 – 2, 2005 – 1, 2006<br />

– 6, 2007 – 3, 2008 – 3, 2009 – 3.<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 2 total; 2003 – 1, 2004 – 1.<br />

Fumble Recoveries: 1 total: 2004 – 1.<br />

Fumbles/Lost: 5/4 total; 2004 – 1/1, 2005 – 1/1, 2006<br />

– 1/0, 2007 – 1/1, 2008 – 1/1.<br />

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Jacoby JONES<br />

WIDE RECEIVER<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 214 | College: Lane |<br />

Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana | 4th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 26 |<br />

Acquired: D3-’07 (73rd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/4 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 54/7 | Teams: Houston, 2007-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in third round (73rd overall) of 2007 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft…<br />

Signed by Texans on July 24, 2007.<br />

HONORS: 2008 AFC Special Teams Player of the<br />

Week (Week 6), 2008 AFC Special Teams Player<br />

of the Week (Week 8), 2009 AFC Special Teams<br />

Player of the Week (Week 4).<br />

PRO: Explosive punt returner and receiver…returned<br />

two punts and one kickoff for touchdowns<br />

in his career…is tied for the franchise record<br />

with three career returns for touchdown...only<br />

player in Texans history to have two punt returns<br />

for touchdowns…has 72 career receptions for<br />

922 yards and seven touchdowns…has a career<br />

punt return average of 10.6 per return…his 12.1<br />

punt return average in 2008 was good for fifth in<br />

the <strong>NFL</strong>…has a career long 74-yard punt return<br />

against Indianapolis (9/23/07) and a 95-yard kickoff<br />

return following a safety vs. Oakland (10/4/09).<br />

2010 (Houston 10/4): Started at wide receiver in<br />

the season opener and caught two passes for<br />

29 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/12). Returned one<br />

punt 39 yards and two kickoffs for an average<br />

of 23.0 yards...caught six passes for 53 yards<br />

and a touchdown at Washington (9/19)...had a<br />

team leading five catches for 51 yards vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...caught one pass for 12 yards and returned<br />

two punts for 18 yards at Oakland (10/3)...<br />

Inactive vs. NY Giants (10/10)...caught four passes<br />

for 45 yards vs. Kansas City (10/17)...returned<br />

seven kickoffs for an average of 24.6 yards at<br />

Indianapolis (11/1)...caught four passes for 41<br />

yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...caught one pass for<br />

five yards at Jacksonville (11/14)...had one carry<br />

for nine yards rushing at NY Jets (11/21)...caught<br />

two passes for 13 yards and had five punt returns<br />

for a total of 23 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 14/1): Enjoyed the most productive<br />

season of his career, setting career highs with<br />

27 receptions for 437 yards and six touchdowns...<br />

averaged 10.9 yards on a career-high 39 punt returns...averaged<br />

26.6 yards on 24 kickoff returns,<br />

including a 95-yard touchdown vs. Oakland in<br />

Week 4 which earned him AFC Special Teams<br />

Player of the Week honors...saw action at wide<br />

receiver and returning kicks vs. the New York<br />

Jets (9/13). Compiled 118 yards off of five kickoff<br />

returns including a long of 32 yards. Did not get<br />

an opportunity to return any of the four punts he<br />

saw (3 fair catches, one out of bounds)...started<br />

at wide receiver and responded with two receptions<br />

for 73 yards and his first career touchdown<br />

reception at Tennessee (9/20) and saw action on<br />

special teams returning punts and kickoffs...had<br />

188 all-purpose yards including two receptions<br />

for 34 yards and his second career touchdown<br />

reception vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...broke away<br />

with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown<br />

following a Texans safety vs. Oakland (10/4)...<br />

had one reception for six yards and amassed 161<br />

all-purpose yards...was named the AFC Special<br />

Teams Player of the Week for Week 4 after his<br />

performance against the Raiders... returned five<br />

punts for 100 yards at Arizona (10/11) including a<br />

long of 62...made two catches for 29 yards and<br />

a touchdown at Cincinnati (10/18), in addition to<br />

returning five punts for 47 yards...returned five<br />

punts for 26 yards vs San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

made one reception for 36 yards at Buffalo (11/1)<br />

to go along with four punt returns for an average<br />

of 18.3 yards including a long of 52 yards. Had<br />

one kickoff return for 22 yards...made four receptions<br />

for 67 yards including a career-long catch<br />

of 45 yards at Indianapolis (11/8), where he also<br />

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JONES, JACOBY<br />

returned kickoffs and punts...was inactive vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23)...caught three passes for 27 yards<br />

and a touchdown vs. Indianpolis (11/29) to go<br />

along with a 29-yard kickoff return and two punts<br />

returned for eight yards...inactive at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...caught one pass for 11 yards and returned<br />

five punts for 56 yards vs. Seattle (12/13)...caught<br />

two passes for a team-leading 79 yards including<br />

a 44-yard touchdown at Miami (12/27) to go along<br />

with his punt and kickoff return duties...tied a career<br />

high with five receptions vs. New England<br />

(1/3/10), gaining 65 yards and scoring a touchdown...also<br />

had a 31-yard punt return.<br />

punt for 28 yards and recorded the first rush of his<br />

career, which was a five-yard loss, vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/1).<br />

2007 (Houston 14/2): Saw action in 14 games,<br />

missing two with injury…made two starts…returned<br />

his season-long punt of 74 yards, along<br />

with three receptions for 26 yards vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/23)...started his first <strong>NFL</strong> game and returned<br />

one punt and two kickoffs for 41 yards vs. Tennessee<br />

(10/21)…started second game of the season<br />

and caught a career-high five passes for 51 yards<br />

at San Diego (10/28).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games…<br />

caught three passes for 81 yards at wide receiver<br />

and led the team with 32 punt returns for 386<br />

yards and two touchdowns…was named the AFC<br />

Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 6 and<br />

Week 8…returned four punts for 45 yards with a<br />

long of 33 yards at Tennessee (9/21)…caught his<br />

first pass of the season for five yards at Jacksonville<br />

(9/28) and returned two punts for 23 yards…<br />

returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown in the<br />

second quarter vs. Miami (10/12)…it was the first<br />

of his career and only the second in team history…returned<br />

the first punt of the game back<br />

73 yards for a touchdown vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…<br />

it was his second returned punt for a touchdown<br />

on the season and the second-longest return of<br />

his career…also returned three kickoffs for 58<br />

yards…caught one pass for 31 yards at Minnesota<br />

(11/2)…returned two punts for minus-one yard<br />

and four kickoffs for 70 yards…caught one pass<br />

for a career-long 45 yards vs. Baltimore (11/9)...<br />

returned one punt for 39 yards and six kickoffs for<br />

152 yards at Indianapolis (11/16)…returned one<br />

COLLEGE: The only player in Lane College history<br />

to score via a reception, rushing attempt,<br />

punt return and kickoff return in the same season<br />

(2006)…became the first Southern Intercollegiate<br />

Athletic Conference player to earn All-SIAC honors<br />

at three positions (receiver, punt returner,<br />

kickoff returner) in the same season (2006)…<br />

holds the school career record with 1,937 yards<br />

and four touchdowns on kickoff returns…also<br />

holds the school season record with 931 yards on<br />

kickoff returns in 2005…became the first player in<br />

Lane annals to catch 200 passes in a career.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Marion Abramson High<br />

School in New Orleans…played football for the<br />

first time as a junior for the Commodores…<strong>com</strong>peted<br />

two seasons on the gridiron and was an<br />

all-area selection in basketball…also an all-area<br />

sprinter in track, <strong>com</strong>peting in the 100-and 200-meter<br />

dashes…worked as a tutor for Upward Bound,<br />

a nationwide program dedicated to preparing students<br />

from low-in<strong>com</strong>e families for college.<br />

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JONES, JACOBY<br />

Jones’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 29 14.5 23 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 53 8.8 20 1<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 51 10.2 15 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 12 12.0 12 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG INACTIVE<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 4 45 11.3 17 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 2 6 3.0 5 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 0 0 -- -- 1 4 41 10.3 17 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 5 5.0 5 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 2 13 6.5 9 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 4 1 10 -- -- 1 27 255 9.4 23 1<br />

Jones’ Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2007 Hou 14 2 3 -1 -0.3 4 0 15 149 9.9 26 0<br />

2008 Hou 16 0 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 3 81 27 45 0<br />

2009 Hou 14 1 3 22 7.3 17 0 27 437 16.2 45 6<br />

2010 Hou 10 4 1 10 -- -- 1 27 255 9.4 23 1<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 54 7 8 26 3.3 17 1 72 922 12.8 45 7<br />

Jones’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Date, Opp No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 2 46 23.0 23 0 1 2 39 39.0 39 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 28 7.0 13 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 12 6.0 7 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 18 9.0 14 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG INACTIVE<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 30 30.0 30 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 7 172 24.6 35 0 3 0 11 3.7 10 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 5 122 24.4 27 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 2 40 20.0 22 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NY Jets 6 84 14.0 23 0 1 1 9 9.0 9 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 1 23 4.6 14 0<br />

2010 Totals 23 494 21.5 35 0 19 9 140 7.4 39 0<br />

Jones’ Career Statistics<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Year Team No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2007 Hou 4 78 19.5 23 0 30 7 286 9.5 74 0<br />

2008 Hou 13 280 21.5 30 0 32 17 386 12.1 73t 2<br />

2009 Hou 24 638 26.6 95 1 39 12 427 10.9 63 0<br />

2010 Hou 23 494 21.5 35 0 19 9 140 7.4 39 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 64 1,490 23.3 95 1 120 47 1,238 10.3 74 2<br />

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Single Game Highs<br />

Receptions<br />

6 at Washington (53 yards, 9-19-10)<br />

5 vs. Dallas (51 yards, 9-26-10)<br />

5 vs. New England (65 yards, 1-3-10)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

73 @ Tennessee (2 receptions, 9-20-09)<br />

67 @ Indianapolis (4 receptions, 11-8-09)<br />

65 vs. New England (5 receptions, 1-3-10)<br />

Reception Long<br />

45 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

45 vs. Baltimore (11-9-08)<br />

44t @ Miami (12-27-10)<br />

44 @ Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 at Washington (9-19-10)<br />

1 vs. New England (1-3-10)<br />

1 @ Miami (12-27-09)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (11-29-09)<br />

1 @ Cincinnati (10-18-09)<br />

1 vs. Jacksonville (9-27-09)<br />

Punt Return Highs<br />

Yards<br />

100 @ Arizona (5 returns, 10-11-09)<br />

87 vs. Miami (4 returns, 10-12-08)<br />

86 vs. Indianapolis (2 returns, 9-23-07)<br />

73 vs. Cincinnati (1 return, 10-26-08)<br />

Long<br />

74 vs. Indianapolis (9-23-07)<br />

73t vs. Cincinnati (10-26-08)<br />

70t vs. Miami (10-12-08)<br />

52 @ Buffalo (11-1-09)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. Cincinnati (73 yards, 10-26-08)<br />

1 vs. Miami (70 yards, 10-12-08)<br />

Kickoff Return Highs<br />

Returns<br />

7 at Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

6, three times, last at NY Jets (11-21-10)<br />

5 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

5 vs. NY Jets (9-13-09)<br />

Yards<br />

172 at Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

152 vs. Jacksonville (9-27-09)<br />

152 @ Indianapolis (11-16-08)<br />

118 vs. NY Jets (9-13-09)<br />

Long<br />

95t vs. Oakland (10-4-09)<br />

36 vs. Jacksonville (9-27-09)<br />

32 vs. NY Jets (9-13-09)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. Oakland (10-4-09)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Tackles: 1 total; 2009 – 1.<br />

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STANFORD Keglar<br />

53 LINEBACKER<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 250 | College: Purdue |<br />

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana | 3rd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 | Career GP/GS: 30/0 |<br />

Teams: Tennessee, 2008-09; Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Tennessee Titans in<br />

the fourth round (134th pick overall) in the 2008 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed by Titans on July 11, 2008...Released<br />

by Titans on September 5, 2010...Signed by Houston<br />

Texans on October 25, 2010.<br />

PRO: Athletic young linebacker who joined the Texans<br />

during the bye week and will <strong>com</strong>pete for playing<br />

time on defense and on special teams...played<br />

in 25 games over two years with Tennessee, primarily<br />

on special teams.<br />

2010 (Houston 5/0): Went through training camp<br />

with Tennessee but was released prior to the start<br />

of the regular season...signed with the Texans<br />

(10/25)...made his Texans debut at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1) and made one special teams tackle...saw<br />

action on special teams where he got a hand on a<br />

Mike Scifres punt in the first quarter vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...made one special teams tackle at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...assisted on a special teams tackle<br />

at NY Jets (11/21)...assisted on one special teams<br />

tackle vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Tennessee 12/0): Saw action in 12 games and<br />

ranked sixth on the team with 10 special teams<br />

tackles on coverage units...led or tied for the team<br />

lead in special teams tackles four times...was inactive<br />

for three games and did not play in one contest...tied<br />

career high and tied for the team lead<br />

with three special teams tackles on Monday Night<br />

Football at Houston (11/23)...saw action as a member<br />

of goalline packages vs. Miami (12/20).<br />

2008 (Tennessee 13/0): Appeared in 13 games as<br />

rookie and contributed five tackles as reserve linebacker<br />

and an additional 10 special teams tackles,<br />

which tied for fifth on squad...inactive for the first<br />

three games of the season...made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut vs.<br />

Houston (9/21), seeing action on special teams...<br />

collected first career <strong>NFL</strong> special teams tackle at<br />

Baltimore (10/5)...tied for team lead with seasonhigh<br />

three special teams tackles at Kansas City<br />

(10/19)...saw action in a reserve role at linebacker<br />

and notched three tackles, including two solo, and<br />

made one solo tackle on special teams at Indianapolis<br />

(12/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Started 41 of 50 games he played in at<br />

Purdue, recording 250 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 13 stops<br />

for loss, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles,<br />

three interceptions and 12 passes defensed during<br />

four-year career...named a defensive captain and<br />

started all 13 games at weak-side outside linebacker<br />

as a senior for the Boilermakers in 2007,<br />

finishing fourth on the team with 70 tackles and<br />

adding four stops for losses and three passes defensed.<br />

Had at least five tackles in eight contests...<br />

appeared in all 14 games as a junior, including 10<br />

starts and had 69 tackles, five pass breakups, one<br />

interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...appeared<br />

in 10 games with six starts and<br />

ranked fourth on team with 50 tackles as a sophomore,<br />

including three stops for a loss and a sack...<br />

also collected a pass breakup, an interception and<br />

a fumble recovery...started all 12 games as a redshirt<br />

freshman and ranked fourth on team with 61<br />

tackles, including four stops for loss, a half-sack,<br />

three pass breakups, an interception and a forced<br />

fumble...appeared in one game against Arizona,<br />

playing on special teams before sustaining high<br />

right ankle sprain...was redshirted for the remainder<br />

of the 2003 season...graduated with a degree in<br />

sociology in May 2008.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Pike High in Indianapolis,<br />

playing linebacker and running back...earned honorable<br />

mention All-State, first-team All-County and<br />

first-team All-Conference selection as a senior<br />

when he recorded 83 tackles, including five sacks,<br />

with two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and<br />

one interception...he also rushed for 717 yards on<br />

82 carries with five touchdowns, adding a 20-yard<br />

touchdown catch as the team won the conference<br />

championship...rated the eighth-best player in Indiana<br />

and the 26th-ranked outside linebacker nationally<br />

by Rivals.<strong>com</strong>...was an avid four-year swimmer<br />

in high school, participating in the 100 butterfly, 50<br />

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KEGLAR, STANFORD<br />

freestyle, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay...set<br />

the school record in the 100 butterfly and the 200<br />

medley relay...was the sectional winner in the 50<br />

freestyle as a senior...participated in track and field,<br />

throwing shot put and discus, while running on 4x100<br />

relay team...placed third in the state finals in the discus<br />

in 2002...father, Shelvy, played basketball at Arkansas<br />

State and uncle, Robert Lee Stewart, played<br />

football at Oklahoma in the mid-1970s...brother,<br />

Shelvy Jr., ran track at Arkansas State...is a classically-trained<br />

pianist...mother, Robbia, made each of<br />

her five children take piano lessons when they were<br />

young...Stanford played in front of his church and<br />

<strong>com</strong>peted in a state <strong>com</strong>petition when he was 12 and<br />

13, winning a first place ribbon for his efforts.<br />

Keglar’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND NOT WITH TEAM<br />

9/19 at WAS NOT WITH TEAM<br />

9/26 vs. DAL NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/3 at OAK NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/10 vs. NYG NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/17 vs. KC NOT WITH TEAM<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/22 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Keglar’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2008 Ten 13 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2009 Ten 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 30 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

3 @ Indianapolis (12-28-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 15 total; 2008 – 9; 2009 – 6.<br />

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Vonta LEACH<br />

44 FULLBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Green Bay Packers<br />

as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004…<br />

Released by Packers on September 12, 2006…<br />

Claimed off waivers by New Orleans Saints on<br />

September 14, 2006…Released by Saints on<br />

September 25, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans<br />

on October 9, 2006…Re-signed by Texans on<br />

March 26, 2007.<br />

PRO: Strong lead blocker, also used as outlet<br />

receiver…named Pro Bowl alternate in 2008…<br />

in 93 games (42 starts) registered 75 receptions<br />

for 516 yards and six touchdowns in his career<br />

(four receiving, two rushing)…scored a careerhigh<br />

three touchdowns in 2007…integral part of<br />

the run game.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/4): Led the way blocking for<br />

teammate Arian Foster in his franchise record<br />

231 rushing yards and three touchdowns vs.<br />

Indianapolis (9/12)...caught two passes for 20<br />

yards at Washington (9/19)...caught one pass<br />

for 18 yards vs. Dallas (9/26)...paved the way for<br />

Texans RBs to run for 249 yards on 36 carries at<br />

Oakland (10/3)...caught two passes for 18 yards<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...saw action at fullback and<br />

on special teams where he returned to kickoffs a<br />

total of 35 yards including a long of 26 yards vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17)...caught one pass for seven<br />

yards and made two special teams tackles at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...started at FB and led the way<br />

for Arian Foster to rush for 127 yards vs. San<br />

Diego (11/7)...saw action at FB and on special<br />

teams at Jacksonville (11/14)...assisted on a special<br />

teams tackle at NY Jets (11/21)...caught one<br />

pass for 7 yards and paved the way for Arian Foster<br />

to rush for 143 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/4): Started at fullback vs. the<br />

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 263 | College: East Carolina |<br />

Hometown: Rowland, North Carolina | 7th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 28 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’06 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/3 | Career GP/GS: 93/42 |<br />

Teams: Green Bay, 2004-06; Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

New York Jets (9/13) and caught two passes<br />

for 23 yards...saw playing time at fullback and<br />

on special teams at Tennessee (9/20)...caught<br />

three passes for 7 yards vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...<br />

started at fullback vs. Oakland (10/4)...saw playing<br />

time at fullback and had three receptions for<br />

31 yards at Arizona (10/11)....made one reception<br />

for seven yards while also playing on special<br />

teams at Cincinnati (10/18)...played fullback and<br />

on special teams vs. San Francisco...made two<br />

receptions for 11 yards and played on special<br />

teams at Buffalo (11/1)...caught one pass for four<br />

yards and played on scecial teams at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...made one reception for 14 yards as<br />

well as returning to kickoffs for 23 yards vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23)...had two receptions for 11 yards<br />

and his first touchdown of the season vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...caught one pass for five yards at<br />

Jacksonville (12/6)...made three receptions for 16<br />

yards vs. Seattle (12/13)...played at fulback and<br />

on special teams at St. Louis (12/20) and at Miami<br />

(12/27).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/12): Started in 12 of 16 games…<br />

caught 12 passes for 103 yards and carried one<br />

time for a one-yard touchdown...helped clear defenders<br />

for rookie RB Steve Slaton to rush for a<br />

team-record 1,282 rushing yards…started at FB<br />

and caught one pass for five yards at Pittsburgh<br />

(9/7)… caught one pass for five yards and helped<br />

lead the way for rookie running back Steve Slaton<br />

to rush for his first career 100-yard game at<br />

Tennessee (9/21)…registered one catch for four<br />

yards at Jacksonville (9/28)…totaled eight yards<br />

on one catch vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…caught one<br />

pass for nine yards at Minnesota (11/2)…caught<br />

one pass for nine yards vs. Baltimore (11/9)…<br />

caught one pass for nine yards at Cleveland<br />

(11/23)…caught three passes for a career-high<br />

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LEACH, VONTA<br />

48 yards at his former team Green Bay (12/7)…his<br />

22-yard catch in the fourth quarter was the longest<br />

of his career, topping his 21-yard grab in the<br />

third quarter…recorded his first rushing touchdown<br />

of the season with a one-yard scoring run<br />

in the first quarter at Oakland (12/21)…istarted at<br />

fullback vs. Chicago (12/28) and caught one pass<br />

for three yards.<br />

2007 (Houston 16/12): Played in all 16 games with<br />

12 starts…recorded 25 receptions for 108 yards, a<br />

career-high, and two rushes for two yards…finished<br />

three touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing)…had<br />

26 yards on a career-high five catches<br />

at Carolina (9/16)…scored first touchdown of the<br />

season on a one-yard run against Indianapolis<br />

(9/23)…scored the only touchdown of the game<br />

on a one-yard reception at Jacksonville (10/14)…<br />

rushed for a one-yard touchdown, his first of his<br />

career, and caught a three-yard pass vs. Denver<br />

(12/13).<br />

2006 (Green Bay 1/1; Houston 11/5): Played in 11<br />

games, starting five for the Texans…set career<br />

high with six catches for 61 yards and his first career<br />

touchdown…saw his first significant playing<br />

time at Oakland (12/3) where the Texans running<br />

game totaled 129 yards.<br />

2004 (Green Bay 6/0): Promoted late in the season<br />

from the practice squad…spent the last six<br />

weeks on the active roster…played in the final<br />

six regular-season contests, mostly on special<br />

teams, in addition to the NFC Wild Card playoff vs.<br />

Minnesota (1/9/05)…made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut vs. St.<br />

Louis (11/29), accounting for one tackle on a kickoff<br />

return…saw his first career action at fullback<br />

in division-clinching victory at Minnesota (12/24),<br />

playing two snaps in the second quarter…played<br />

again on special teams at Chicago (1/2/05), <strong>com</strong>ing<br />

away with two coverage tackles.<br />

COLLEGE: Played his first two collegiate seasons<br />

as a linebacker and his final two as a fullback,<br />

earning letters all four years (2000-03)…<br />

capped his senior season by earning the Gray<br />

team’s offensive MVP at the Blue-Gray All-Star<br />

Classic, where he carried five times for 28 yards<br />

and caught three passes for 27 yards…played in<br />

all 12 games as a reserve linebacker in 2001 and<br />

notched 32 tackles, including three for loss, and<br />

two sacks.<br />

PERSONAL: Born in Lumberton, N.C.…lettered<br />

four years in football and three times each in basketball<br />

and track at South Robeson High School<br />

in Rowland, N.C.…played fullback and linebacker,<br />

rushing for 4,615 yards and 75 touchdowns for the<br />

Mustangs…also recorded 138 tackles as an allstate<br />

senior…earned Player of the Year honors<br />

from Guru magazine and twice was named team<br />

MVP…full name Terzell Vonta Leach.<br />

2005 (Green Bay 16/5): Played in all 16 games,<br />

starting five, sharing snaps at fullback…utilized<br />

more and more each week as a blocking back, he<br />

made five catches for 19 yards, adding five tackles<br />

on special teams…also returned three kickoffs<br />

for 39 yards…made first career start vs. Cleveland<br />

(9/18)…picked up his initial <strong>NFL</strong> reception, a five<br />

yard gain.<br />

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Leach’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 20 10.0 15 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 18 18.0 18 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 2 18 9.0 13 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 7 7.0 7 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/14 at Jax 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/21 at NY Jets 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/28 vs. TEN 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 1 7 7.0 7 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 3 0 0 -- -- 0 7 70 -- 0 0<br />

Leach’s Career Stats<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2004 GB 6 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2005 GB 16 5 0 0 -- -- 0 5 19 3.8 9 0<br />

2006 GB 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2006 Hou 11 5 0 0 -- -- 0 6 61 10.2 19 1<br />

2007 Hou 16 12 2 2 1.0 1 1 25 108 4.3 15 2<br />

2008 Hou 16 12 1 1 1.0 1 1 12 103 8.6 22 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 4 0 0 -- -- 0 20 155 7.8 26 1<br />

2010 Hou 11 3 0 0 -- -- 0 7 70 -- 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 93 42 3 3 1.0 2 2 75 516 6.9 26 4<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Receptions<br />

5 @ Carolina (26 yards, 9-16-07)<br />

3, five times, last<br />

3 vs. Seattle (16 yards, 12-13-09)<br />

Receiving yards<br />

48 @ Green Bay (3 rec., 12-7-08)<br />

33 vs. Cleveland (2 rec., 12-31-06)<br />

31 @ Arizona (3 rec., 10-11-09)<br />

Long reception<br />

26 vs. New England (1-3-10)<br />

22 @ Green Bay (12-7-08)<br />

20 @ Arizona (10-11-09)<br />

19 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (11-29-09)<br />

1 @ Jacksonville (10-14-07)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (9-23-07)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06)<br />

Rushes<br />

1 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

1 vs. Denver (12-13-07)<br />

1 @ Carolina (9-16-07)<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

1t @ Oakland (1 carry, 12-21-08)<br />

1t vs. Denver (1 carry, 12-13-07)<br />

1 @ Carolina (1 carry, 9-16-07)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

1 vs. Denver (12-13-07)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles 12 total: 2004 – 1, 2005 – 2,<br />

2006 – 2, 2007 – 3, 2008 -4.<br />

Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Baltimore (39 yards, 12-19-05)<br />

Fumble Recoveries: 3 total: 2005 – 2, 2009 – 1.<br />

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MATT LEINART<br />

QUARTERBACK<br />

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 234 | College: Southern California |<br />

Hometown: Santa Ana, California | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 0/0 | Career GP/GS: 29/17 |<br />

Teams: Arizona, 2006-09; Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Arizona Cardinals<br />

with the 10th overall pick in the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft...Signed by Cardinals on August 15, 2006...<br />

Released by Cardinals on September 4, 2010...<br />

Signed by the Houston Texans on September 6,<br />

2010.<br />

PRO: Talented young quarterback who joined the<br />

Texans prior to Week 1...former Heisman Trophy<br />

winner has <strong>NFL</strong> starting experience should his<br />

number be called...expected to <strong>com</strong>pete for the<br />

backup quarterback position...has thrown for<br />

3,893 yards with 14 touchdowns and 20 interceptions...<strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

340-of-595 passes (57.1<br />

percent) in his career...has played in 29 games<br />

with 17 starts...has played in one playoff game...<br />

Arizona’s 2009 Walter Payton Man of the Year.<br />

2010 (Houston 0/0): Inactive as the third quarterback<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington<br />

(9/19), vs. Dallas (9/26), at Oakland (10/3), vs. NY<br />

Giants (10/10), vs. Kansas City (10/17), at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1), vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14), at NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Arizona 8/1): Served primarily as the<br />

second-string quarterback, starting one game<br />

and seeing limited action in seven others as<br />

well as one postseason game…<strong>com</strong>pleted 51-<br />

of77 passes (66.2 percent) for 435 yards with no<br />

touchdowns and three interceptions in regular<br />

season play...saw action near the end of the<br />

third quarter with Arizona up 31-3 at Jacksonville<br />

(9/20)...came on in the final minute of the game<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/27)…played the final 5:36 at<br />

Seattle (10/18) with the Cardinals up 27-3 in the<br />

fourth quarter…saw action in the fourth quarter,<br />

throwing an interception on his only pass<br />

attempt at Chicago (11/8)…threw for 74 yards<br />

on 10-of-14 passing in relief work at St. Louis<br />

(11/22), including a key 20-yard <strong>com</strong>pletion on<br />

third down to seal the victory…started at Tennessee<br />

(11/29) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 21-of-31 passes<br />

for 220 yards and a QB rating of 88.1…came on<br />

in relief during the season finale vs. Green Bay<br />

(1/3/10) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 13-of-21 passes for 96<br />

yards and two interceptions…saw action in his<br />

first career playoff game in the NFC Divisional<br />

Playoff at New Orleans (1/16/10), twice <strong>com</strong>ing in<br />

for injured starter Kurt Warner, <strong>com</strong>pleting seven-of-10<br />

passes for 61 yards...drove the team 47<br />

yards on seven plays with 1:10 left in the first half<br />

to set up a 50-yard FG attempt as time expired.<br />

2008 (Arizona 4/0): Served as the backup QB behind<br />

Pro Bowl starter Kurt Warner, seeing limited<br />

action in four regular season games...<strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

15-of-29 passes for 264 yards with one touchdown<br />

and one interception...saw late game action<br />

and <strong>com</strong>pleted 1-of-2 passes for 15 yards vs.<br />

Miami (9/14)…did not play in the next 11 games...<br />

came in during the fourth quarter and <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

3-of-5 passes for 28 yards vs. Minnesota (12/14)...<br />

played the majority of the second half and registered<br />

a career-long 78-yard touchdown pass<br />

to WR Larry Fitzgerald @ New England (12/21)...<br />

suited up but did not play during Arizona’s run<br />

to Super Bowl XLIII as the backup quarterback.<br />

2007 (Arizona 5/5): Started first five games of<br />

2007 before suffering a season ending collarbone<br />

injury at St. Louis…in season-opening<br />

start, rushed for career-high 35 yards on six carries<br />

with a career long of 20 yards at San Francisco<br />

(9/10)…registered second-most passing<br />

yards of his career with 299 yards in the home<br />

opener vs. Seattle (9/16), including a 30-yard<br />

scoring pass to TE Leonard Pope…registered<br />

3,000th career passing yard at Baltimore (9/23)…<br />

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<strong>com</strong>pleted 7-of-14 passes for 93 yards while sharing<br />

time with QB Kurt Warner vs. Pittsburgh (9/30),<br />

including leading the Cardinals on a 13-play, 82-<br />

yard drive in the fourth quarter that took up over<br />

seven minutes and resulted in a touchdown…<br />

after <strong>com</strong>pleting 7-of-13 passes for 100 yards and<br />

one interception, suffered a season-ending collarbone<br />

fracture in the second quarter at St. Louis<br />

(10/7)…placed on injured reserve (10/9).<br />

2006 (Arizona 12/11): Took over as the starting QB<br />

in game five of his rookie season and started 11<br />

games before sitting out the season finale with a<br />

left shoulder injury...passed for 2,547 yards while<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleting 214-of-377 passes (56.8 percent) with<br />

11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions...made his<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> debut at Atlanta (10/1) when he replaced<br />

QB Kurt Warner in the fourth quarter, <strong>com</strong>pleting<br />

5-of-8 passes for 49 yards and an interception…<br />

starting the first game of his <strong>NFL</strong> career, threw<br />

touchdown passes of 49 and five yards on his first<br />

two possessions vs. Kansas City (10/8) as part<br />

of a 253-yard performance on 22-of-35 passing<br />

with two touchdowns for a 91.7 passer rating…<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 24-of-42 passes for 232 yards and two<br />

touchdowns on Monday Night Football vs. Chicago<br />

(10/16), be<strong>com</strong>ing the first QB in <strong>NFL</strong> history to<br />

throw two touchdown passes in the first quarter<br />

of his first two starts…<strong>com</strong>pleted 20-of-38 passes<br />

for 216 yards and ran for a three-yard score vs.<br />

Dallas (11/12)…logged his highest QB rating of the<br />

season (101.7) while earning his first <strong>NFL</strong> victory<br />

as he <strong>com</strong>pleted 19-of-29 passes for 233 yards and<br />

one touchdown in a win vs. Detroit (11/19)...also<br />

ran for his second score in two weeks and second<br />

of the season…<strong>com</strong>pleted 31-of-51 passes for<br />

405 yards, all career-highs, with one touchdown<br />

pass at Minnesota (11/26)...his 405 passing yards<br />

established a new <strong>NFL</strong> rookie record, surpassing<br />

Jake Plummer’s previous mark of 388 yards<br />

set in 1997…went 21-for-34 with 232 yards and<br />

two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/10), <strong>com</strong>pleting at<br />

least 60 percent of his passes for the fourth consecutive<br />

game…<strong>com</strong>pleted 9-of-13 passes for 162<br />

yards and one score before leaving the game with<br />

a sprained shoulder in the second quarter at San<br />

Francisco (12/24)…inactive for the season finale<br />

@ SD (12/31).<br />

COLLEGE: A three-time All-American and one of<br />

the most decorated QBs in college football history...<strong>com</strong>piled<br />

the highest winning percentage of<br />

any USC QB and the second highest in NCAA history<br />

with a 37-2 record as a starter (94.9%)...only<br />

Toledo’s Chuck Ealey (35-0, 1969-71) had a higher<br />

winning percentage among QBs with at least 25<br />

starts...<strong>com</strong>pleted 807-of-1,245 passes (64.8%) for<br />

10,693 yards and 99 touchdowns with only 23 interceptions<br />

in four seasons at USC…as a senior<br />

started all 13 games, <strong>com</strong>pleting 283-of-431 passes<br />

(65.7%) for 3,815 yards and 28 touchdowns with<br />

only eight interceptions…passed for 365 yards<br />

while <strong>com</strong>pleting 29-of-40 passes for one touchdown<br />

and one interception against Texas in the<br />

Rose Bowl…<strong>com</strong>pleted 269 of 412 passes (65.3%)<br />

for 3,332 yards, 33 touchdowns and only six interceptions<br />

in 13 games as a junior en route to a<br />

Heisman Trophy and National Championship…<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 24-of-34 passes for 242 yards and five<br />

scores vs. Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl…33<br />

touchdown passes were second on the USC<br />

season record list; 269 <strong>com</strong>pletions were third;<br />

and 3,322 passing yards and 3,278 yards of total<br />

offense were fourth…33 touchdown passes also<br />

tied for third on the Pac-10 season-record list…<br />

after winning the starting job in a preseason battle,<br />

went on to <strong>com</strong>plete 255-of-402 passes (63.4%)<br />

for 3,556 yards, 38 touchdowns and only nine interceptions<br />

while winning a National Championship<br />

as a sophomore…<strong>com</strong>pleted 23-of-34 passes<br />

for 327 yards and three touchdowns against<br />

Michigan in the Rose Bowl…ranked third nationally<br />

in passing efficiency (164.5, first in Pac-10)…<br />

set a Pac-10 season record with 212 consecutive<br />

passes without an interception, stretching over<br />

eight games, and fell just four passes short of the<br />

Pac-10 career record…164.5 passing efficiency<br />

rating was the best season in USC history…38<br />

touchdown passes was a Pac-10 season record<br />

and the second-most by any sophomore in NCAA<br />

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history (Chad Pennington, 39, 1997)…became the<br />

first USC sophomore to have back-to-back 300-<br />

yard passing games and the first USC sophomore<br />

to have thrown for 3,000 yards in a season…appeared<br />

briefly late in three games as a redshirt<br />

freshman, but did not throw a pass...graduated in<br />

2005 with a degree in Sociology<br />

PERSONAL: Completed 192-of-309 passes (62.1%)<br />

for 2,870 yards, 28 TDs and 10 INTs as a senior at<br />

Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA) in 2000,<br />

leading his team to a 9-3 record...against National<br />

Champion De La Salle High, <strong>com</strong>pleted 31-of-47<br />

passes for 447 yards and four touchdowns...as a<br />

junior in 1999, was named All-Serra League Offensive<br />

MVP while <strong>com</strong>pleting 150-of-233 passes<br />

(64.4%) for 2,400 yards with 15 TDs and six interceptions…led<br />

Mater Dei to the CIF Division I cochampionship<br />

that year...sat out his 1998 sophomore<br />

season with a rotator cuff injury to his left<br />

(throwing) shoulder...full name is Matthew Stephen<br />

Leinart…born with strabismus (cross-eyes),<br />

as his left eye was not aligned with his right...underwent<br />

surgery to correct the issue when he was<br />

three years old and was fitted with glasses…has<br />

one son, Cole.<br />

Leinart’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate<br />

9/12 vs. IND THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

9/19 at WAS THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

9/26 vs. DAL THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

10/3 at OAK THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

10/10 vs NYG THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

10/17 vs KC THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

11/1 at IND THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

11/7 vs S.D. THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

11/14 at JAX THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

11/21 at NYJ THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

11/28 vs. TEN THIRD QUARTERBACK<br />

2010 Totals 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

Leinart’s Career Passing Statistics<br />

Year Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate<br />

2006 Ari 12 11 377 214 56.8 2,547 6.8 11 12 58 21 158 74.0<br />

2007 Ari 5 5 112 60 53.6 647 5.8 2 4 40 4 23 61.9<br />

2008 Ari 4 0 29 15 51.7 264 9.1 1 1 78t 2 19 80.2<br />

2009 Ari 8 1 77 51 66.2 435 5.6 0 3 28 2 12 64.6<br />

2010 Hou 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 29 17 595 340 57.1 3,893 6.5 14 20 78t 29 212 70.8<br />

Leinart’s Career Rushing/Receiving Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2006 Ari 12 11 22 49 2.2 14 2 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2007 Ari 5 5 11 42 3.8 20 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2008 Ari 4 0 4 5 1.3 8 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2009 Ari 8 1 9 -6 -0.7 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Hou 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 29 17 46 90 2.0 23 2 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

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Single Game Highs<br />

Passing Yards<br />

405 @ Minnesota (11-26-06)<br />

299 vs. Seattle (9-16-07)<br />

253 vs. Kansas City (10-8-06)<br />

Passing Attempts<br />

51 @ Minnesota (11-26-06)<br />

42 vs. Chicago (10-16-06)<br />

38 vs. Dallas (11-12-06)<br />

Completions<br />

31 @ Minnesota (11-26-06)<br />

24 vs. Chicago (11-12-06)<br />

23 vs. Seattle (9-16-07)<br />

Touchdown Passes<br />

2 vs. Kansas City (10-8-06)<br />

2 vs. Chicago (10-16-06)<br />

2 vs. Seattle (9-16-07)<br />

Passer Rating<br />

137.3 @ San Francisco (12-24-06)<br />

101.7 vs. Detroit (11-19-06)<br />

100.3 @ St. Louis (12-3-06)<br />

Longest Pass<br />

78t @ New England (12-21-08)<br />

58 @ Oakland (10-22-06)<br />

57 @ San Francisco (12-24-06)<br />

Interceptions<br />

2, six times, most recent:<br />

2 @ Green Bay (1-3-10)<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

35 @ San Francisco (6 attempts, 9-10-07)<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

6 @ San Francisco (35 yards, 9-10-07)<br />

6 vs. Detroit (7 yards, 11-19-06)<br />

Long Rush<br />

20 @ San Francisco (9-10-07)<br />

Touchdowns (Rush)<br />

1 vs. Dallas (11-12-06)<br />

1 vs. Detroit (11-19-06)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Fumbles/Lost: 11/3 total; 2006 – 8/2, 2008 – 2/1,<br />

2009 – 1/0.<br />

Fumble Recoveries: 2 total; 2006 – 2.<br />

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DAMIONE LEWIS<br />

97 DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 301 | College: Miami (Fla.) |<br />

Hometown: Sulphur Springs, Texas | 10th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 32 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 | Career GP/GS: 136/65 |<br />

Teams: St. Louis, 2001/05; Carolina, 2006-09; Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the St. Louis Rams<br />

in the first round (12th overall) of the 2001 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft...Signed by Rams on July 27, 2001...Signed<br />

with Carolina Panthers as an unrestricted free<br />

agent on March 13, 2006...Re-signed with Panthers<br />

on February 9, 2008...Released by Panthers<br />

on March 4, 2010...Signed by New England Patriots<br />

on April 2, 2010...Released by Patriots on<br />

September 3, 2010...Signed by Houston Texans<br />

on October 25, 2010.<br />

PRO: Talented veteran defensive tackle who<br />

brings extensive starting experience to Houston...joined<br />

the Texans during the bye week and<br />

will be expected to <strong>com</strong>pete for playing time in<br />

the middle...has played in 136 career games with<br />

65 starts and has 22.5 career sacks, four forced<br />

fumble and five fumble recoveries.<br />

2010 (Houston 5/0): Went through training camp<br />

with the New England Patriots before being released<br />

in the final roster cut-down...signed with<br />

the Texans during Week 7 (10/25)...made his<br />

Texans debut at Indianapolis (11/1) and had one<br />

solo tackle...assisted on a tackle vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...saw action at defensive tackle and on<br />

special teams at Jacksonville (11/14)...recorded<br />

his first sack as a Texan for a six yard loss at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...saw action at defensive tackle vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Carolina 16/16): Started in all 16 games for<br />

the first time in his career, playing along the defensive<br />

line...finished with a career-high 65 total<br />

tackles, a half-sack and one fumble recovery...<br />

recovered a fumble in the season opener vs.<br />

Philadelphia (9/13)...registered a half-sack to go<br />

along with seven tackles at the New York Jets<br />

(11/29)...recorded a season-high 11 tackles at<br />

New England (12/13).<br />

2008 (Carolina 15/15): Started all 15 games that<br />

he played in and finished with 48 total tackles,<br />

3.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, two forced<br />

fumbles, one fumble recovery and five passes<br />

defensed...also started in one playoff game...<br />

registered a sack and a forced fumble vs. Tampa<br />

Bay (12/8)...missed the regular season finale at<br />

New Orleans (12/28) due to injury...started in the<br />

NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Arizona (1/10/09) and<br />

recorded a five-yard sack in the first quarter.<br />

2007 (Carolina 15/2): Played in 15 games with two<br />

starts and was inactive for one contest...finished<br />

the season with 32 tackles, 3.5 sacks, seven<br />

quarterback hurries, one pass defensed and one<br />

fumble recovery...his 3.5 sacks tied him for the<br />

team lead with LB Na’il Diggs...contributed to a<br />

defense that ranked 11th in the <strong>NFL</strong> in yards allowed<br />

per play and fourth in rushing yards per attempt...recorded<br />

a sack and recovered a fumble<br />

vs. San Francisco (12/2).<br />

2006 (Carolina 16/3): Played in 16 games with<br />

three starts and posted 30 total tackles, 4.5<br />

sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble<br />

and three passes defensed...was a key contributor<br />

on a defensive unit that finished seventh in<br />

the <strong>NFL</strong> in total defense and tied for eighth in<br />

scoring defense, allowing 19.1 points per game.<br />

2005 (St. Louis 16/7): Played in all 16 games with<br />

seven starts for the Rams and finished with 45<br />

tackles, one sack, 23 quarterback hurries, one<br />

forced fumble and a fumble recovery...started<br />

the final seven games of the season.<br />

2004 (St. Louis 16/10): Played in all 16 games,<br />

starting the first 10...totaled 601 tackles and five<br />

sacks to go along with eight quarterback pressures,<br />

one forced fumble and two passes defensed...tallied<br />

a season-high six tackles and one<br />

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sack vs. Arizona (9/12)...matched his season high<br />

with six stops at Miami (10/24)...registered a sack<br />

and forced a fumble which was recovered in the<br />

end zone for a touchdown vs. New England(11/7)...<br />

appeared in both of the Rams’ playoff games and<br />

started in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Atlanta<br />

(1/15/05).<br />

finished the year with 25 tackles and one fumble<br />

recovery...started at Detroit (10/8), vs. the New<br />

York Giants (10/14) and at the New York Jets<br />

(10/21)...tied for the team lead with seven tackles<br />

in his <strong>NFL</strong> debut at Philadelphia (9/9)...made his<br />

first professional start on Monday Night Football<br />

at Detroit (10/8).<br />

2003 (St. Louis 12/7): Played in 12 games with seven<br />

starts...finished the season with 34 tackles, a<br />

half-sack, 13 quarterback pressures, one forced<br />

fumble and a pass defensed...started the first<br />

seven games before suffering an injury at Pittsburgh<br />

(10/26) that caused him to miss the next four<br />

contests...saw action in the NFC Divisional Playoff<br />

Game vs. Carolina (1/10/04).<br />

2002 (St. Louis 16/2): Played in 16 games with<br />

two starts...finished with 44 tackles, four sacks,<br />

14 quarterback hurries and one pass defensed...<br />

started at defensive end vs. Arizona (12/15) and<br />

again vs. San Francisco (12/3)...came on strong<br />

late in the year, registering 31 tackles, two sacks<br />

and five quarterback hurries over the final eight<br />

games...recorded the first two sacks of his career<br />

vs. Oakland (10/13)...had another two-sack game<br />

vs. Chicago (11/18).<br />

2001 (St. Louis 9/3): Saw action in nine games with<br />

three starts as a rookie before being placed on<br />

injured reserve with a broken right foot (11/20)...<br />

COLLEGE: Started 41 of the 43 games in which he<br />

played at Miami...finished his Hurricane career<br />

with 220 tackles, 15.5 sacks, five forced fumbles<br />

and one fumble recovery...was a first-team All-Big<br />

East selection and third-team All-America by The<br />

Sporting News as a senior...registered 39 tackles,<br />

three sacks and two forced fumbles that season...<br />

second-team All-Big East choice as a junior after<br />

posting 57 tackles, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles<br />

and a fumble recovery...led all Hurricanes defensive<br />

linemen with 52 tackles as a sophomore and<br />

registered two sacks...started as a redshirt freshman<br />

and produced a career-high 72 tackles, four<br />

sacks and one forced fumble...majored in liberal<br />

arts.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Sulphur Springs High<br />

School in East Texas...is related to hurdler McClinton<br />

Neal, who won a gold medal in the 400-meter<br />

hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona<br />

and <strong>com</strong>peted in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta...<br />

he and his wife, Silvana, have a daughter, Soraya,<br />

and a son, Damione, whom they call Manny.<br />

Lewis’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND NOT WITH TEAM<br />

9/19 at WAS NOT WITH TEAM<br />

9/26 vs DAL NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/3 at OAK NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/10 vs NYG NOT WITH TEAM<br />

10/17 vs. KC NOT WITH TEAM<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/22 at NYJ 1 0 1 1 0 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 5 0 3 2 1 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

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Lewis’ Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2001 StL 9 3 25 10 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

2002 StL 16 2 44 19 25 4.0 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

2003 StL 12 7 34 11 23 0.5 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

2004 StL 16 10 61 24 37 5.0 37 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

2005 StL 16 7 45 24 21 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

2006 Car 16 3 30 17 13 4.5 29 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0<br />

2007 Car 15 2 32 17 15 3.5 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0<br />

2008 Car 15 15 48 36 12 3.5 15.5 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0<br />

2009 Car 16 16 65 35 30 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 5 0 3 2 1 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 136 65 387 195 192 23.5 139 0 0 0 0 15 5 5 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

11 @ New England (12-13-09)<br />

8 vs. Washington (12-4-05)<br />

7, Three times, last @ New York Jets (11-29-09)<br />

Sacks<br />

2.0, Three times, last @ Tennessee (11-4-07) V. Young<br />

1.5 vs. St. Louis (11-19-06) M. Bulger<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1, Four times, last vs. Tampa Bay (12-8-08)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1, Five times, last vs. Philadelphia (9-13-09)<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

2 vs. New Orleans (10/1/06)<br />

1, 12 times, last vs. Tampa Bay (12-8-08)<br />

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Brice McCAIN<br />

CORNERBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in the sixth round (188th pick overall) of the 2009<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

PRO: Speedy cornerback that will add depth to<br />

theTexans defensive backfield...saw action in<br />

all 16 games as a rookie and finished his first<br />

season with 11 tackles, 10 of which were solo<br />

stops...made his first career interception vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29).<br />

2010 (Houston 10/2): Made his first career start<br />

at cornerback, making seven tackles (five solo)<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...had two tackles (one<br />

solo) vs. Washington (9/19)...made three solo<br />

tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)...had two tackles (one<br />

solo) and a pass defensed at Oakland (10/3)...<br />

made two solo tackles vs. NY Giants (10/10)...<br />

had a pass defensed vs. Kansas City (10/17)...<br />

made five tackles (four solo) at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...saw action at CB and on special teams<br />

vs. San Diego (11/7)...made one solo tackle at<br />

Jacksonville (11/14)...made one special teams<br />

tackle at NY Jets (11/21)...inactive vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/0): Made professional debut<br />

playing cornerback vs. the New York Jets (9/13).<br />

Registered two tackles (two solo) while also<br />

participating on special teams...played both at<br />

cornerback and on special teams at Tennessee<br />

(9/20) and vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...made one<br />

solo tackle in his time in at cornerback and on<br />

special teams vs. Oakland (10/4)...had two solo<br />

tackles at Arizona (10/11)...played at corner and<br />

on special teams at Cincinnati (10/18) and vs.<br />

San Francisco (10/25)...had one solo tackle and<br />

one tackle on special teams at Buffalo (11/1)...<br />

Height: 5-9 | Weight: 185 | College: Utah |<br />

Hometown: Terrell, Texas | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |<br />

Acquired: D6-’09 (188th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/2 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 26/2 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

saw playing time at cornerback and on special<br />

teams at Indianapolis (11/8)...assisted on one<br />

special teams tackle vs. Tennessee (11/23)...<br />

made his first career interception vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...had five tackles (five solo) at<br />

Jacksonville (12/6)...played at cornerback and<br />

on special teams and had one pass defensed<br />

as well as a special teams tackle vs. Seattle<br />

(12/13)...played at cornerback and on special<br />

teams at St. Louis (12/20) and at Miami (12/27)...<br />

had a pass defensed that clinched the victory<br />

vs. New England (1/3) and recorded a tackle on<br />

special teams.<br />

COLLEGE: Three-year starter played in 49<br />

games, starting 39...won all-MWC recognition<br />

as a defensive back (2007-08) and kick returner<br />

(2006)...103 career tackles...21 career pass<br />

breakups is tied for sixth all-time at Utah...37<br />

kick returns ranks ninth at Utah while 846 kick<br />

return yards is 11th...economics major.<br />

PERSONAL: All-state and all-area...all-district<br />

as a running back and defensive back... county<br />

and Terrell High (Texas) MVP...played cornerback,<br />

wide receiver and running back and<br />

returned punts and kickoffs...also lettered in<br />

basketball and track...ran 100 meters in 10.3<br />

seconds...on 400 meter relay team that placed<br />

second in the state…has six siblings and two<br />

stepbrothers.<br />

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McCain’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN INACTIVE<br />

2010 Totals 10 2 22 17 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

McCain’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2009 Hou 16 0 11 10 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 10 2 22 17 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 26 2 33 27 6 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

7 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

5, two times; last @ Indianoplis (11-1-10)<br />

3 vs Dallas (9-26-10<br />

2, four times, last vs. NY Giants (10-10-10)<br />

Interceptions<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (11-29-09) P. Manning<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 4 total; 2009 – 4<br />

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Sherrick McMANIS<br />

22 CORNERBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans<br />

in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2010<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/0): Assisted on a special teams<br />

tackle in the season opener vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)...made one special teams tackle at Washington<br />

(9/19)...played at corner and on special<br />

teams vs. Dallas (9/26)...made one special teams<br />

tackle at Oakland (10/3)...intercepted an Eli Manning<br />

pass for the first interception of his young<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> career vs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17)...made one special teams<br />

tackle at Indianapolis (11/1) and vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...assisted on a special teams tackle at<br />

Jacksonville (11/14)...saw action at cornerback<br />

and on special teams at NY Jets (11/21) and vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Talented cornerback who earned an<br />

postseason all-star invite to the 2010 East-West<br />

Shrine Game (was unable to participate in the<br />

game due to injury)…invited to the <strong>NFL</strong>’s 2010<br />

Scouting Combine in Indianapolis...has tremendous<br />

football instincts...possesses skills that<br />

“you can’t coach”...positioned sixth (tied with<br />

Willie Lindsey) on NU’s career interceptions<br />

list with nine...ranks third on NU’s career pass<br />

breakups list with 30...despite being hampered<br />

with leg injuries his senior season, played in 10<br />

of 13 games and was named team’s 2009 Defensive<br />

MVP...an outstanding special teams player.<br />

2009: Team co-captain...first-team All-Big Ten<br />

selection by media and second-team all-league<br />

choice by coaches...team’s 2009 Defensive Most<br />

Valuable Player...named the Tri-County Male<br />

Athlete of the Year by his hometown Greater<br />

Peoria Sports Hall of Fame... finished with 37<br />

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 195 | College: Northwestern |<br />

Hometown: Brick, New Jersey | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />

Acquired: D5-’10 (144th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 10/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

tackles and a team-best five interceptions in 10<br />

games...ranked first in Big Ten and eighth nationally<br />

in interceptions…had a string of 30 consecutive<br />

starts until sitting out Eastern Michigan and<br />

Syracuse games with a leg injury...Academic<br />

All-Big Ten.<br />

2008: Consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten<br />

selection...finished fourth on team with 67 tackles<br />

and first on squad with 14 passes defended,<br />

which is tied for fifth in the Big Ten and 38th nationally...three<br />

tackles in 2008 Alamo Bowl vs.<br />

Missouri...five stops and one interception vs. Illinois,<br />

earning team defensive big playmaker honors...at<br />

Michigan, set a career high with three<br />

pass breakups and finished with three…racked<br />

up a career-best nine solo tackles against the<br />

Blue Devils...named team’s defensive player of<br />

the game vs. Duke...tied for 38th in the Big Ten<br />

with 5.2 tackles per game.<br />

2007: Starter at cornerback...returned kickoffs in<br />

10 games (first four, last six)...ranked sixth in the<br />

Big Ten with a 23.2 ypr average…led team with<br />

10 tackles (six solo), as well as two TFL’s (loss of<br />

5 yards) in win over Northeastern...finished third<br />

on team with 75 tackles...had 6.5 TFL’s and led<br />

team with six pass breakups.<br />

2006: Named to Sporting News’ Freshman All-<br />

Big Ten team...team’s NGN Special Teams New<strong>com</strong>er<br />

of the Year Award recipient...Named the<br />

team’s special teams player of the week for five<br />

consecutive weeks (Eastern Michigan through<br />

Purdue) and seven overall...earned his sixth and<br />

seventh such honors for performances at Michigan<br />

and Iowa...made his first start on defense,<br />

playing the team’s nickel back against Purdue...<br />

started three games (Michigan, Iowa and Ohio<br />

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State) at cornerback...handled team’s kickoff return<br />

duties...ranked seventh in the Big Ten with<br />

a kickoff return average of 21.0...had six kickoff<br />

returns for 30 or more…earned his first career<br />

interception against Ohio State’s Heisman Trophy<br />

winner Troy Smith...added three tackles and two<br />

pass breakups vs. the Buckeyes.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: A versatile performer who earned<br />

team MVP and all-state honors (played eight different<br />

positions his senior year)...earned all-state<br />

honors from the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette<br />

and Illinois Football Coaches Association...<br />

first-team Peoria Journal Star all-area and allconference<br />

selection, as well, in 2005...helped the<br />

Knights earn a berth in the Illinois state playoffs<br />

three consecutive years ... Primarily played tailback<br />

and defensive back for Richwoods...also a<br />

dangerous kick and punt returner...earned a spot<br />

in the IFCA’s Shriners All-Star game…won the Illinois<br />

state long jump his junior year...one of several<br />

Northwestern players to <strong>com</strong>e out of Richwoods<br />

High -- Dan and Ed Sutter are two other<br />

Richwoods’ alums…coached by Doug Simper.<br />

PERSONAL: Born Sherrick Terravis McManis...<br />

son of Cindy and John White...<strong>com</strong>munication<br />

studies major.<br />

McManis’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC INACTIVE<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 6 total; 2010 – 6.<br />

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Earl MITCHELL<br />

92 DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 300 | College: Arizona |<br />

Hometown: Galena Park, Texas | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />

Acquired: D3-’10 (81st overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 10/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 10/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans<br />

in the third round (81st overall) of the 2010<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft...Signed by Texans on June 10, 2010.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/0): Saw action at defensive<br />

tackle in his professional debut vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)...made two tackles (one solo) at Washington<br />

(9/19)...had two solo tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)<br />

and at Oakland (10/3)...made five tackles (one<br />

solo) vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made three tackles<br />

(one solo) vs. Kansas City (10/17)...inactive at<br />

Indianapolis (11/1)...saw action at DT vs. San<br />

Diego (11/7)...made three solo tackles at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...made two solo tackles at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...made one solo tackle for a loss vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Played in 49 games with 37 starts for<br />

Arizona, starting 12 of 24 games at tight end/Hback,<br />

and all 25 games at defensive tackle…on<br />

defense, he recorded 88 tackles (50 solos) with<br />

eight sacks for minus 42 yards, 18 stops for losses<br />

totaling 60 yards and one quarterback pressure…also<br />

caused one fumble, deflected two<br />

passes, and blocked one punt…on offense, he<br />

caught 14 passes for 174 yards (12.43 avg) and<br />

two touchdowns…added seven yards on four<br />

carries (1.75 ypc), and returned on kickoff for<br />

eight yards.<br />

2009: All-Pacific 10 Conference second-team selection<br />

by the league’s coaches…named to the<br />

preseason watch list for the Lombardi Award…<br />

the defensive co-captain started 12 games and<br />

led Arizona defensive linemen with 48 tackles (34<br />

solos), as he ranked seventh in the Pac-10 and<br />

60th in the nation with an average of 1.04 tackles<br />

for loss per game, totaling 12.5 stops for minus-46<br />

yards…made 6.5 sacks for losses of 32 yards…<br />

collected one pressure, one forced fumble, and<br />

one pass deflection…earned Pac-10 Defensive<br />

Player of the Week honors vs. Southern California.<br />

2008: Shifted to the defensive side of the ball,<br />

starting all 13 games at left defensive tackle…<br />

put on 30 pounds in strength training to support<br />

the move to defense…finished with 40 tackles<br />

(16 solos), 1.5 sacks for minus-10 yards, 5.5 stops<br />

for losses of 14 yards and a pass deflection.<br />

2007: Played in 12 games at fullback and H-<br />

Back…caught five passes for 38 yards (7.6 ypc)<br />

and a TD, adding an eight-yard kick return vs.<br />

UCLA…scored the team’s first TD from its new<br />

spread formation when he caught a seven-yard<br />

toss at the end of the Brigham Young clash.<br />

2006: The 250-pound fullback started seven<br />

games while seeing action in all 12 games as<br />

a true freshman…rushed four times for seven<br />

yards and caught nine passes for 136 yards<br />

(15.1 ypc)…blocked a punt vs. LSU, adding two<br />

catches for 26 yards…had a 27-yard reception<br />

vs. Washington State and two grabs for 45 yards<br />

and a score in a 37-10 triumph over Oregon.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended North Shore (Galena<br />

Park, Tex.) High School…earned first-team<br />

All-District 23-5A honors, as well as SuperPrep<br />

All-Midlands and All-Southwest…as a senior,<br />

helped his team to an 11-1 record, with their<br />

only loss <strong>com</strong>ing in the area playoffs…rated the<br />

ninth-best tight end by Texas High School Football…listed<br />

as a Houston Chronicle Top 5 area<br />

receivers recruit, one of Dave Campbell’s Texas<br />

Football Top 10 tight ends, and a Dallas Morning<br />

News State 100 selection…ranked 82nd on the<br />

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MITCHELL, EARL<br />

San Antonio Express-News Texas 100 and named<br />

an area top prospect by Port Arthur News…<br />

earned postseason Texas 100 honors from Rivals.<br />

<strong>com</strong>, as that recruiting service gave him a threestar<br />

rating and listed him as the nation’s 10th-best<br />

fullback prospect and the 93rd-best prospect from<br />

the state of Texas…Scout.<strong>com</strong> gave him a threestar<br />

rating and listed him as the nation’s 29th-best<br />

tight end prospect.<br />

PERSONAL: Interdisciplinary studies major…resides<br />

in Houston, Texas.<br />

Mitchell’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 5 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND INACTIVE<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 0 20 13 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

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Antwaun MOLDEN<br />

28 CORNERBACK<br />

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 198 | College: Eastern Kentucky |<br />

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio | 3rd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: D3a-’08 (79th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 9/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 27/0 | Teams: Houston, 2008-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

third round (79th pick overall) of 2008 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft…<br />

Signed by Texans on July 22, 2008…Placed on<br />

reserve/injured list on December 16, 2008...<br />

Placed on reserve/injured list on November 26,<br />

2009.<br />

HONORS: 2008 USA Today All-Joe Team.<br />

PRO: Speedy and talented young corner who excelled<br />

on special teams as a rookie…saw action<br />

in 14 games as a rookie before seeing his season<br />

cut short by a broken ankle…registered one solo<br />

tackle on defense and 19 special teams tackles.<br />

2010 (Houston 9/0): Inactive in the season opener<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12) and at Washington (9/19)...<br />

saw action on special teams vs. Dallas (9/26)<br />

and at Oakland (10/3)...made a special teams<br />

tackle vs. NY Giants (10/10) and vs. Kanas City<br />

(10/17)...recovered a fumble on special teams<br />

at Indianapolis (11/1)...made one special teams<br />

tackles and assisted on another vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...saw action on special teams at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14), at NY Jets (11/21) and vs.Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 4/0): Played cornerback and special<br />

teams vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and assisted<br />

on one special teams tackle...was inactive<br />

at Tennessee (9/20), vs. Jacksonville (9/27),<br />

Oakland (10/4), at Arizona (10/11) and at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...returned to the lineup from injury to<br />

play on special teams vs. San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

played on special team at Buffalo (11/1)...had<br />

one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (11/8)...<br />

was inactive vs. Tennessee (11/23)...placed on<br />

reserve/injured list (11/26).<br />

2008 (Houston 14/0): Played in 14 games with the<br />

majority of his action <strong>com</strong>ing on special teams…<br />

placed second on the team with 19 special<br />

teams tackles…recorded two tackles on special<br />

teams in his first <strong>NFL</strong> game at Pittsburgh (9/7)…<br />

posted three special teams tackles at Tennessee<br />

(9/21)…registered one special teams tackle at<br />

Jacksonville (9/28)…played on special teams vs.<br />

Indianapolis (10/5)…played at CB and recorded<br />

the first tackle of his career vs. Miami (10/12) and<br />

also made one special teams tackle…posted<br />

one special teams tackle and downed a punt inside<br />

the five yard-line vs. Detroit (10/19)…played<br />

on special teams and registered two tackles<br />

vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…played on special teams<br />

at Minnesota (11/2)…played on special teams<br />

and recorded two tackles vs. Baltimore (11/9)…<br />

played at CB and also posted one assist on special<br />

teams at Indianapolis (11/16)…recovered a<br />

fumbled punt, his first career fumble recovery,<br />

in the fourth quarter at Cleveland (11/23)…also<br />

saw action at CB…posted four special teams<br />

tackles vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…played at CB<br />

and recorded one tackle on special teams at<br />

Green Bay (12/7)…played at cornerback and<br />

on special teams vs. Tennessee (12/14)…was<br />

placed on injured reserve (12/16) with a fracture<br />

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in his left ankle.<br />

COLLEGE: Started 23 of 46 college football games<br />

between Toledo and Eastern Kentucky…totaled<br />

155 tackles (94 solos) and 4.5 stops for losses of<br />

eight yards…gained 18 yards on three interception<br />

returns and deflected eleven passes…also<br />

recovered three fumbles…transferred to Eastern<br />

Kentucky as a sophomore in 2005 and played his<br />

last three years for the Colonels…recorded a<br />

career-best 72 tackles, including 43 solos, as a<br />

senior to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, nine pass<br />

deflections, a fumble recovery and two interceptions…appeared<br />

in all 13 games as a freshman<br />

at Toledo, primarily playing on special teams…<br />

criminal justice major.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Glenville (Cleveland, Oh.)<br />

High School, playing football for head coach Ted<br />

Ginn, Sr., father of Miami Dolphins receiver Ted<br />

Ginn, Jr…earned three varsity letters in both football<br />

and track and field…part of three track relay<br />

teams that set three national records during his<br />

senior year.<br />

Molden’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND INACTIVE<br />

9/19 @ WAS INACTIVE<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Molden’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2008 Hou 14 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 27 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

1 vs. Miami (10-12-08)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1 @ Cleveland (11-23-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 21 total; 2008 – 19, 2009 –<br />

2.<br />

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Chris MYERS<br />

55 CENTER<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 292 | College: Miami (Fla.) |<br />

Hometown: Miami, Florida | 6th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 28 |<br />

Acquired: T-’08 (Denver) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 84/59 | Teams: Denver, 2005-07; Houston 2008-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Denver Broncos<br />

in sixth round (200th pick overall) of 2005 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft…Signed by Broncos on July 28, 2005…<br />

Waived by Broncos on September 3, 2005…<br />

Re-signed by Broncos to practice squad on September<br />

4, 2005…Activated on October 4, 2005…<br />

Traded by Broncos to Houston Texans for a sixth<br />

round draft pick on March 17, 2008.<br />

PRO: Versatile young lineman who heads into his<br />

third season with the Texans…joined the Texans<br />

via trade in 2008 and immediately stepped into<br />

the starting lineup…has played in 84 games with<br />

59 starts in five-plus <strong>NFL</strong> seasons…has started<br />

all 16 games in each of the past two seasons, including<br />

54 straight starts at center.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started his 44th consecutive<br />

game at center and helped pave the way<br />

for RB Arian Foster’s franchise record 231 yards<br />

rushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)…provided pocket<br />

protection for QB Matt Schaub, enabling him<br />

to throw for a franchise-record 497 yards and<br />

three touchdowns at Washington (9/19)...started<br />

at center vs. Dallas (9/26)...started and helped<br />

Texans RBs rush for 249 yards while allowing<br />

no sacks to QB Matt Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...<br />

started at center vs. NY Giants (10/10)...provided<br />

protection for QB Matt Schaub during his AFC<br />

Player of the Week performance vs. Kansas City<br />

(10/17)...made one tackle at Indianapolis (11/1)...<br />

started at center and cleared holes for Arian<br />

Foster to rush for 127 yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...<br />

started at center at Jacksonville (11/14) and at<br />

NY Jets (11/21)...opened holes for RB Arian Foster<br />

to rush for 143 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Started at center vs. the<br />

New York Jets (9/13) and at Tennessee (9/20)...<br />

helped QB Matt Schaub pass for his second consecutive<br />

300 yard game vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...<br />

started at center vs. Oakland (10/4) and at Arizona<br />

(10/11)...protected QB Matt Schaub as he<br />

threw for 392 and four touchdowns at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...started at center vs. San Francisco<br />

(10/25), at Buffalo (11/1) and at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...protected quarterback Matt Schaub vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/23) when he had his second consecutive<br />

300-yard passing game...started at center<br />

vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...helped the offense<br />

gain over 300 yards for the 11th consecutive<br />

game at Jacksonville (12/6)...part of the offensive<br />

line that blocked for QB Matt Schaub as he<br />

threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns vs. Seattle<br />

(12/13) without allowing him to be sacked...<br />

blocked for quarterback Matt Schaub at St. Louis<br />

(12/20) where he threw for 367 yards and was not<br />

sacked for the second consecutive game and<br />

fourth time this season...started at center at Miami<br />

(12/27).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games in his<br />

first season in Houston…helped clear holes for<br />

rookie RB Steve Slaton to rush for a team-record<br />

1,282 yards...part of a line the yielded a mere 32<br />

sacks on the season...was flagged for four penalties...one<br />

of three Texans offensive linemen to<br />

take everysnap during the season.<br />

2007 (Denver 16/16): Moved into the starting lineup<br />

for the first time and started all 16 games…<br />

opened the first five contests at left guard before<br />

sliding inside to center for the last 11 games…<br />

part of a line that paved the way for a ground attack<br />

that averaged 4.6 yards per carry, ranking<br />

fifth-best in the <strong>NFL</strong>, and yielded only 32 sacks…<br />

one of only three Denver players (CB Champ Bailey<br />

and LB D.J. Williams) to be whistled for only<br />

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MYERS, CHRIS<br />

one penalty all year.<br />

2006 (Denver 16/0): Saw action on special teams in<br />

all 16 games in his second pro season.<br />

2005 (Denver 9/0): Saw action in nine games as a<br />

rookie, playing on special teams…also contributed<br />

in both Denver postseason contests…spent<br />

the first four weeks of the season on the Broncos<br />

practice squad before being signed to the 53-man<br />

roster (10/4)…inactive for three games before he<br />

made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut on special teams vs. Philadelphia<br />

(10/30).<br />

football until 10th grade for the Panthers…played<br />

in the prestigious Florida vs. California All-Star<br />

game as a senior…won the <strong>NFL</strong>’s Punt Pass and<br />

Kick <strong>com</strong>petition as a child…grandfather was a<br />

longtime <strong>NFL</strong> referee.<br />

COLLEGE: Three-year starter at Miami (FL), playing<br />

in a total of 45 games with 38 starts in his career…started<br />

at both guard positions, right tackle<br />

and center and finished his career earning allconference<br />

recognition as a junior and senior…<br />

was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference<br />

selection as a senior, starting all 12 games at RT<br />

for the Peach Bowl champions and concluding his<br />

career by starting his final 38 games played…second-team<br />

All-Big East Conference as a junior...<br />

college teammate of current Texans T Rashad<br />

Butler, WR Andre Johnson and T Eric Winston<br />

at Miami…graduated with a bachelor’s degree,<br />

studying history, political science and sports administration.<br />

PERSONAL: Earned All-State and All-Dade County<br />

honors as a senior at Palmetto High School in Miami<br />

despite the fact that he did not start playing<br />

Myers’ Career Statistics<br />

Games/Starts: 2005: 16/0, 2006: 16/0, 2007: 16/16, 2008: 16/16, 2009: 16/16; 2010: 11/11; Totals: 84/59.<br />

Tackles: 5 total; 2007 – 1, 2008 – 2, 2009 – 1, 2010 – 1.<br />

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Jesse NADING<br />

72 DEFENSIVE END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans<br />

as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2008…<br />

Released by Texans on August 29, 2008…Resigned<br />

by Texans to practice squad on August<br />

31, 2008…Signed by Texans to active roster on<br />

November 19, 2008...Released by Texans on September<br />

5, 2009...Signed by Texans to practice<br />

squad on September 6, 2009...Signed by Texans<br />

to active roster on November 4, 2009...Released<br />

by Texans on November 17, 2009...Signed by Texans<br />

to practice squad on November 19, 2009...<br />

Re-signed by Texans on January 5, 2010.<br />

PRO: Tough, physical young defensive end who<br />

worked his way up from the practice squad to<br />

the active roster for the final six games of the<br />

2008 season and again for one game in 2009…<br />

has recorded ten tackles in ten games.<br />

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 261 | College: Colorado State |<br />

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: CFA-’08 | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 12/0 | Teams: Houston, 2008-10 |<br />

2010 (Houston 6/0): Saw action in the season<br />

opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12) at defensive end<br />

and assisted on two tackles (.5 sack) and had one<br />

quarterback hit...had two tackles (two solo) and<br />

one pass defensed at Washington (9/19)...assisted<br />

on two tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)...saw action at<br />

DE and on special teams at Oakland (10/3)...made<br />

one solo tackle vs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17), at Indianapolis (11/1), vs. San<br />

Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville (11/14), at NY Jets<br />

(11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 1/0): Spent the first eight games<br />

of the season on the practice squad before being<br />

promoted to the active roster (11/4)...made<br />

his season debut for the Texans at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8) both on the defensive line and on special<br />

teams.<br />

2008 (Houston 6/0): Played in six games…registered<br />

four total tackles…spent the first 11 weeks<br />

of the season on the Texans practice squad…<br />

made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut at Cleveland (11/23) after<br />

being signed to the active roster earlier in the<br />

week (11/19)…played at DE and recorded one<br />

assist on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/1)…played at DE and registered two<br />

solo tackles at Green Bay (12/7) and also had<br />

one assist on special teams…saw action at DE<br />

and on special teams vs. Tennessee (12/14)…<br />

played at DE and on special teams at Oakland<br />

(12/21)…posted one solo tackle on defense and<br />

also played on special teams in the season finale<br />

vs. Chicago (12/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Started all 12 games at defensive end<br />

as a senior for Colorado State in 2007, collecting<br />

56 tackles (19 solo), six tackles for loss, three<br />

sacks, one interception, one pass breakup and<br />

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NADING, JESSE<br />

three fumble recoveries in his final season...garnered<br />

second-team all-conference honors...voted<br />

team captain before each of CSU’s 12 games, the<br />

only Rams defender to receive that honor for each<br />

contest...received consideration for the National<br />

Scholar Athlete Award, the Draddy Trophy and the<br />

Ted Hendricks Award…named to the preseason<br />

all-MWC first team by Athlon and to the second<br />

team by Lindy’s as a junior…honorable mention<br />

all-conference after his sophomore season...also<br />

recognized by ESPN The Magazine as a secondteam<br />

academic all-district choice, and earned a<br />

spot on the conference’s academic team…finished<br />

sophomore season with 56 tackles, sixth on<br />

the team and most by a Rams defensive lineman...<br />

business administration major.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Thunder Ridge High School<br />

in Highlands Ranch (Colo.).…named the state’s<br />

Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year in 2002...<br />

two-time all-state football selection, also was<br />

chosen to all-state basketball and baseball teams<br />

in 2002...named by the Denver Post as the state’s<br />

Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...helped<br />

Thunder Ridge to 2002 and `03 state basketball<br />

titles in Class 4A…led Thunder Ridge to 2001 state<br />

4A football championship…named the Thunder<br />

Ridge Interscholastic Award winner for excellence<br />

in athletics and education.<br />

Nading’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 2 0 2 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC INACTIVE<br />

11/1 at IND INACTIVE<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. INACTIVE<br />

11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />

11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />

11/28 vs TEN INACTIVE<br />

2010 Totals 5 0 7 3 4 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Nading’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2008 Hou 6 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 5 0 7 3 4 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Totals 12 0 11 6 5 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

2 three times; last vs Dallas (9-26-10)<br />

1 vs. Jacksonville (12-1-08)<br />

1 vs. Chicago (12-28-08)<br />

Sacks<br />

0.5 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10) (P. Manning)<br />

Pass Deflections<br />

1 at Washington (9-19-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 2 total; 2008 – 2.<br />

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Troy NOLAN<br />

33 FREE SAFETY<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

the seventh round (223rd pick overall) of the 2009<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft...Signed by Texans on June 11, 2009...<br />

Placed on reserve/injured list on August 17, 2009.<br />

PRO: Physical young safety who caught the eye<br />

of his coaches during OTAs and minicamp...will<br />

<strong>com</strong>pete for playing time in the secondary during<br />

training camp...is eager to get back on the field<br />

after missing his rookie season due to a broken<br />

arm suffered in the first preseason game.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/1): Saw playing time on special<br />

teams in the season opener vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12), at Washington (9/19) and vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...saw action on specialt teams and free<br />

safety where he made four tackles (three solo)<br />

and the first two interceptions of his <strong>NFL</strong> career<br />

at Oakland (10/3)...made his first career start at<br />

free safety vs. NY Giants (10/10) and made seven<br />

tackles (five solo)...made four solo tackles and<br />

one tackle on special teams vs. Kansas City<br />

(10/17)...made one special teams tackle at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)....saw action at safety and assisted<br />

on one special teams tackle vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...made two solo tackles including one for a<br />

loss at Jacksonville (11/14)...defensed one pass<br />

and contributed on three special teams tackles<br />

at NY Jets (11/21)...made one solo tackle and one<br />

special teams tackle vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 0/0): Spent the entire season on<br />

injured reserve after suffering a broken arm in<br />

the preseason opener which required surgery.<br />

COLLEGE: Started all 25 games in his last two<br />

seasons at Arizona State...served as a team<br />

captain in 2008...recorded 128 tackles (81 solo),<br />

13 pass break-ups and 10 interceptions over his<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 207 | College: Arizona State |<br />

Hometown: Woodland Hills, California | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: D7-’09 (223rd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/1 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 11/1 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

two-year career...scored five touchdowns on<br />

defense, with four interception returns and one<br />

fumble return...had six interceptions in 2007, the<br />

most by a Sun Devil since 1989…redshirted in<br />

2006...named All-Western States Conference<br />

first-team on defense in 2005 after leading College<br />

of the Canyons to the Western States Conference<br />

Championship...led College of the Canyons<br />

to the National Championship, the Western<br />

States Conference Championship and the California<br />

State Championship in 2004...earned his<br />

degree (B.I.S., interdisciplinary studies).<br />

PERSONAL: Graduated from El Camino Real High<br />

School in Woodland Hills (Calif.)..named firstteam<br />

All-West Valley Conference on defense in<br />

2003 and second-team on offense...was the Most<br />

Valuable Player of the West Valley Conference<br />

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nolan, troy<br />

in 2003...named second-team All-West Valley<br />

Conference on defense in 2003 and firstteam<br />

on offense...named the El Camino Real<br />

High defensive Player of the Year in football<br />

in 2003...captained the football team in 2003...<br />

lettered in football, basketball, track and field<br />

and soccer...plans to pursue a career working<br />

for the F.B.I. once his football career ends.<br />

Nolan’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 2 34 20 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs S.D. 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 1 18 15 3 0.0 0 2 34 20 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

Nolan’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2009 Hou INJURED RESERVE<br />

2010 Hou 11 1 18 15 3 0.0 0 2 34 20 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 11 1 18 15 3 0.0 0 2 34 20 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

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Amobi OKOYE<br />

DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 283 | College: Louisville |<br />

Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama | 4th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |<br />

Acquired: D1-’07 (10th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 57/53 | Teams: Houston, 2007-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in first round (10th pick overall) of the 2007 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

draft…Signed by the Texans July 27, 2007.<br />

HONORS: <strong>NFL</strong> Defensive Rookie of the Month<br />

(September, 2007), 2007 PFW/PFWA All-Rookie<br />

Team.<br />

PRO: Young, quick and intelligent defensive linemen<br />

that will look to improve upon an injuryriddled<br />

sophomore campaign…is already tied<br />

for 6th in team history with 10.0 career sacks…<br />

has registered 128 tackles, 84 solos to go along<br />

with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...owns<br />

the team rookie sack record with 5.5<br />

in 2007.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at defensive tackle<br />

and record five tackles (three solo) and a hit on<br />

the quarterback vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...saw action<br />

at defensive tackle at Washington (9/19)...<br />

made four tackles (two solo) and had one hit<br />

on the quarterback vs. Dallas (9/26)...made one<br />

solo tackle and recovered a fumble at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...made three tackles (two solo) vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...made a career-high six tackles<br />

(two solo) including a 12-yard sack on the final<br />

play of the game to seal the victory vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17)...made four tackles (three solo) at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...made one tackle and assisted<br />

on another vs. San Diego (11/7)...made four solo<br />

tackles including his second sack of the season<br />

at Jacksonville (11/14)...made four tackles (one<br />

solo)...made on solo tackle and had one hit on<br />

the quarterback vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

at Tennessee (9/20)...had one pass defensed<br />

and four tackles (three solo), including one for<br />

a loss vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...made three tackles<br />

(one solo) and recorded one sack for a loss<br />

of five yards vs. Oakland (10/4)...made five tackles<br />

(three solo) includuing 0.5 sack at Arizona<br />

(10/11), in addition to a tackle for loss, quarterback<br />

hit and pass defensed...started at DT and<br />

assisted on a tackle at Cincinnati (10/18)...had<br />

one solo tackle and two hits on the quarterback<br />

vs. San Francisco (10/25)...had three tackles<br />

(one solo) and a pass defensed in the Texans<br />

win at Buffalo (11/1)...started at defensive tackle<br />

at Indianapolis (11/8)...made four tackles (three<br />

solo) vs. Tennesseee (11/23)...registered two<br />

solo tackles and a quarterback hit vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...assisted on one tackle at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...made two tackles (one solo) vs.<br />

Seattle (12/13)...had two solo tackles for a loss<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Started at DT and recorded<br />

four solo tackles vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...<br />

had one solo tackle starting at defensive tackle<br />

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OKOYE, AMOBI<br />

at St. Louis (12/20)...had two solo tackles and a<br />

hit on the quarterback at Miami (12/27)...made<br />

three tackles (two solo) vs. New England (1/3).<br />

of the season on QB Josh McCown at Oakland<br />

(11/4)…registered a half sack vs. Tampa Bay<br />

(12/9).<br />

2008 (Houston 14/12): Played in 14 games with 12<br />

starts…registered 24 total tackles, including one<br />

sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…started<br />

vs. Cincinnati (10/26) and recovered<br />

the first fumble of his career after DE Mario Williams<br />

forced the ball out of Bengals quarterback<br />

Ryan Fitzpatrick’s hands in the third quarter…<br />

started and registered two total tackles at Minnesota<br />

(11/2)…recorded five total tackles, including<br />

his first sack of the season when he tackled Oakland<br />

QB JaMarcus Russell for a 13-yard loss in the<br />

fourth quarter at Oakland (12/21)…also forced a<br />

fumble on the sack…it was his first forced fumble<br />

of the season and the second of his career.<br />

COLLEGE: Played in 48 games at Louisville, starting<br />

24 times…finished with 121 tackles (68 solos), 10.5<br />

sacks for minus 42 yards and 23 stops for losses<br />

totaling 81 yards…the youngest athlete to appear<br />

in a collegiate game in 2003 at age sixteen…15<br />

tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 2006 tied<br />

Michael Josiah (2001) and Ted Washington (1990)<br />

for 11th place on the school’s season record list…<br />

unanimous All-Big East Conference first-team<br />

choice in 2006…recorded a career-high 58 tackles<br />

(38 solos) and ranked second on the team with<br />

eight sacks and 15 stops for losses…also caused<br />

three fumbles…graduated with a degree in Psychology.<br />

2007 (Houston 16/14): Saw action in all 16 games,<br />

with 14 starts…totaled 32 tackles, 23 solo, 5.5<br />

sacks for 33.5 yards and a forced fumble…started<br />

his first <strong>NFL</strong> game and totaled one solo stop vs.<br />

Kansas City (9/9)…started and finished with a<br />

season-high 2.0 sacks for 23 yards vs. QB Jake<br />

Delhomme and four total tackles and a forced<br />

fumble at Carolina (9/16)…added another sack<br />

to his rookie total by downing QB Peyton Manning,<br />

along with three solo stops vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/23)…registered his third consecutive game<br />

with a sack, taking down QB Joey Harrington at<br />

Atlanta (9/30)…earned <strong>NFL</strong> Defensive Rookie of<br />

the Month in September for his efforts…recorded<br />

a season-high five total tackles and his fifth sack<br />

PERSONAL: Visited Nigeria along with other <strong>NFL</strong><br />

players in the spring of 2008 to donate medical<br />

supplies and hand out scholarships…attended<br />

Robert E. Lee (Huntsville, Ala.) High School…took<br />

up football as a sophomore…started 13 games on<br />

the defensive line as a 13-year old and played both<br />

ways, earning honorable mention all-state honors<br />

as a junior…a three-year letter winner, he logged<br />

60 tackles and nine sacks, picking up first-team<br />

all state honors on both sides of the ball as a senior…born<br />

in Anambra, Nigeria and moved to the<br />

United States as a preteen…tested into the ninth<br />

grade as a 12-year-old when his family moved to<br />

Huntsville from Nigeria.<br />

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Okoye’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 1 6 2 4 1.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 4 4 0 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 4 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 34 20 14 2.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

Okoye’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2007 Hou 16 14 32 23 9 5.5 33.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

2008 Hou 14 12 24 15 9 1.0 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 16 38 26 12 1.5 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 34 20 14 2.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 57 53 128 84 44 10.5 73.5 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

6 vs. Kansas City (10-17-10)<br />

5, four times, most recent vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

4, nine times, most recent at NY Jets (11-21-10)<br />

Sacks<br />

2 vs. Carolina (9-16-07) J. Delhomme<br />

1, eight times, most recent:<br />

at Jacksonville (11-14-10) D. Garrard<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

1 @ Carolina (9-16-07)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1; twice, last: at Oakland (10-3-10)<br />

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7<br />

Dan ORLOVSKY<br />

QUARTERBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Detroit Lions in<br />

the fifth round of the 2005 draft (145th overall)…<br />

Re-signed by Lions on April 22, 2008…Signed by<br />

the Houston Texans on March 1, 2009.<br />

PRO: Talented young quarterback who joined the<br />

Texans as a free agent early in the 2009 offseason…will<br />

once again join fellow QB Matt Schaub<br />

in the Texans backfield…has played in 12 career<br />

games with seven starts…has <strong>com</strong>pleted 150-<br />

of-272 career pass attempts for 1,679 yards with<br />

eight touchdowns and eight interceptions.<br />

2010 (Houston 0/0): Dressed but did not play in<br />

season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington<br />

(9/19), vs. Dallas (9/26), at Oakland (10/3),<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10), Kansas City (10/17) , at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1), vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14), at NY Jets (11/21), vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 0/0): Was the team’s third quarterback<br />

in all 16 games.<br />

2008 (Detroit 10/7): Saw action in 10 games with<br />

seven starts and threw for a career-high 1,616<br />

yards with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions<br />

for a passer rating of 72.6…played the<br />

second half vs. Chicago (10/5) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 13-<br />

of-23 passes for 97 yards and an interception…<br />

made first start of professional career at Minnesota<br />

(10/12) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 12-of-21 passes<br />

for 150 yards and one touchdown…started and<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 12-of-25 passes for 265 yards and a<br />

touchdown at Houston (10/19)…connected with<br />

Calvin Johnson on a 96-yard pass, the fourthlongest<br />

pass play in Lions’ history…started and<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 21 passes of 35 attempts for 223 yards<br />

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 231 | College: Connecticut |<br />

Hometown: Shelton, Connecticut | 6th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |<br />

Acquired: UFA-’09 (Detroit) | 2010 GP/GS: 0/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 12/7 | Teams: Detroit, 2005-08; Houston 2009-<br />

10 |<br />

and a touchdown vs. Washington (10/26)…<br />

started and surpassed previous career high<br />

with 47 pass attempts, 28 <strong>com</strong>pletions and two<br />

touchdowns for 292 yards at Chicago (11/2)…<br />

re-entered starting line-up at Indianapolis (12/14)<br />

and <strong>com</strong>pleted 23-of-34 passes for 233 yards and<br />

a touchdown…started and went 10-of-23 for 125<br />

yards and two interceptions vs. New Orleans<br />

(12/21)…started at Green Bay (12/28) and <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

22-of-42 passes for 225 yards with two<br />

touchdowns and two interceptions.<br />

2007 (Detroit 0/0): Was the team’s third quarterback<br />

in all 16 games.<br />

2006 (Detroit 0/0): Was the team’s third quarterback<br />

in all 16 games.<br />

2005 (Detroit 2/0): Saw action in two games as<br />

a rookie…<strong>com</strong>pleted seven-of 17 pass attempts<br />

for 63 yards with a long <strong>com</strong>pletion of 20 yards…<br />

made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut at Chicago (9/18) and <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

two-of-six passes for 20 yards…saw action<br />

vs. Atlanta (11/24) and connected on fiveof-11<br />

passes for 43 yards.<br />

COLLEGE: Set school career records for most<br />

pass <strong>com</strong>pletions (916), pass attempts (1,567),<br />

yards passing (10,706), touchdown passes (84),<br />

total plays (1,710) and total yards (10,421)…<br />

earned Most Valuable Player honors at the<br />

2004 Motor City Bowl in his final collegiate appearance…threw<br />

for 3,354 yards with 23 touchdowns<br />

and 15 interceptions as a senior in 2004…<br />

received Connecticut Player of the Year award<br />

from the Walter Camp Foundation as a junior<br />

in 2003 when he threw for 3,485 yards with 33<br />

touchdowns and 14 interceptions…also named<br />

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ORLOVSKY, DAN<br />

team MVP, Independent Offensive MVP by ESPN.<br />

<strong>com</strong>, All-ECAC and All-Independent...started every<br />

game as a sophomore in 2002 threw for 2,488<br />

yards…played in 10 games with six starts as a<br />

freshman in 2001, be<strong>com</strong>ing the first true freshman<br />

at UConn to start at quarterback since 1992.<br />

PERSONAL: Earned All-State and Class LL MVP<br />

honors at Shelton (Conn.) High…named Connecticut<br />

player of the year by the New Haven Register…garnered<br />

All-American honors from Prep<br />

Star, Super Prep and the Prep Football Report…<br />

established the Dan Orlovsky Foundation to enrich<br />

the lives of youth in Detroit and his home state of<br />

Connecticut…foundation features the “Dan Orlovsky<br />

Charity Challenge,” a three-day event in Connecticut<br />

made up of a gala, golf tournament and<br />

football clinic for kids…born Daniel John Orlovsky<br />

in Shelton, Connecticut.<br />

Orlovsky’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate<br />

9/12 vs. IND DID NOT PLAY<br />

9/19 at WAS DID NOT PLAY<br />

9/27 vs. DAL DID NOT PLAY<br />

10/3 at OAK DID NOT PLAY<br />

10/10 vs. NYG DID NOT PLAY<br />

10/17 vs. KC DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/1 at IND DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/7 vs. SD DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/14 at JAX DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/21 at NYJ DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/28 vs TEN DID NOT PLAY<br />

2010 Totals 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

Orlovsky’s Career Statistics<br />

Year Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate<br />

2005 Det 2 0 17 7 41.2 63 3.7 0 0 20 1 3 51.8<br />

2006 Det 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

2007 Det 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

2008 Det 10 7 255 143 56.1 1,616 6.3 8 8 96t 14 95 72.6<br />

2009 Hou 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

2010 Hou 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --<br />

Totals 12 7 272 150 55.1 1,679 6.2 8 8 96t 15 98 71.3<br />

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ORLOVSKY, DAN<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Passing Yards<br />

292 @ Chicago (28 <strong>com</strong>p., 11-2-08)<br />

265 @ Houston (12 <strong>com</strong>pletions, 10-19-08)<br />

Passing Attempts<br />

47 @ Chicago (11-2-08)<br />

42 @ Green Bay (12-28-08)<br />

Completions<br />

28 @ Chicago (11-2-08)<br />

23 @ Indianapolis (12-14-08)<br />

Touchdown Passes<br />

2 @ Chicago (11-2-08)<br />

2 @ Green Bay (12-28-08)<br />

Passer Rating<br />

99.6 @ Houston (10-19-08)<br />

96.8 @ Indianapolis (12-14-08)<br />

Longest Pass<br />

96t @ Houston (10-19-08)<br />

58 @ Houston (10-19-08)<br />

Longest Touchdown Pass<br />

96t @ Houston (10-19-08) C. Johnson<br />

33t @ Indianapolis (12-14-08) C. Johnson<br />

Interceptions<br />

2 @ Green Bay (12-28-08)<br />

2 vs. New Orleans (12-21-08)<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

17 vs. Washington (2 rushes, 10-26-08)<br />

10 @ Houston (2 rushes, 10-19-08)<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

2 vs. Washington (17 yards, 10-26-08)<br />

2 @ Houston (10 yards, 10-19-08)<br />

Long<br />

10 vs. Washington (10-26-08)<br />

10 @ Houston (10-19-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Fumbles/Lost: 4/1 total; 2005 – 1/1, 2008 – 3/0.<br />

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31<br />

Bernard POLLARD<br />

STRONG SAFETY<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Kansas City Chiefs<br />

in the second round (54th overall) of the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Draft...Signed with Chiefs on July 21, 2006...Released<br />

be Chiefs on September 5, 2009...Signed<br />

with Houston Texans on September 24, 2009.<br />

HONORS: 2006 AFC Special Teams Player of the<br />

Week (Week 17).<br />

PRO: Hard-hitting veteran safety who joined the<br />

Texans shortly after the start of the 2009 season...<br />

started 55 games since 2007 and has played in 72<br />

games total...has recorded 374 career tackles,<br />

including 296 solos, with three sacks, seven interceptions,<br />

19 passes defensed, six forced fumbles<br />

and seven fumble recoveries...was Kansas<br />

City’s leading tackler with a career-high 98 stops<br />

in 2008...started 37 games over the past two plus<br />

seasons...has also been a valuable contributor<br />

on special teams, owning three career blocked<br />

punts and one blocked field goal...converted one<br />

of those blocks into a touchdown and another<br />

into a safety...has added 16 special teams tackles<br />

and a forced fumble on special teams...has<br />

also played in one postseason game.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at strong safety and<br />

made nine tackles (eight solo) and forced a fumble<br />

in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...<br />

made six tackles (five solo) and blocked a field<br />

goal attempt at Washington (9/19)...set a career<br />

high with 15 tackles (six solo) and had one pass<br />

defensed vs. Dallas (9/26)...had a team-leading<br />

11 tackles (eight solo) at Oakland (10/3)...made 10<br />

tackles (eight solo) and had a pss defensed vs.<br />

NY Giants (10/10)...had six tackles (five solo) vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17)...made eight tackles (six solo)<br />

at Indianapolis (11/1)...led the defense with nine<br />

tackles (eight solo) and forced a fumble vs. San<br />

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 228 | College: Purdue |<br />

Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’09 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 | Career GP/GS: 72/55 |<br />

Teams: Kansas City, 2006-08; Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

Diego (11/7)...made one solo tackle and had one<br />

pass defensed at Jacksonville (11/14)...made five<br />

tackles (four solo) at NY Jets (11/21)...made five<br />

tackles (three solo) vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 13/13): Was inactive vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27) after signing with Texans during<br />

the week (9/24)...made his first start and debut<br />

for the Texans at strong safety where he made<br />

five tackles (four solo) vs. Oakland (10/4)...in his<br />

second game as a Texan, led the team in tackels<br />

with eight (six solo) at Arizona (10/11)... made<br />

six tackles (four solo) and recovered a fumble at<br />

Cincinnati (10/18)...made four tackles (three solo)<br />

vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made seven tackles<br />

(four solo) in Texans win at Buffalo (11/1)...set<br />

career-highs with 12 tackles (nine solo) and two<br />

interceptions to go along with three passes defensed<br />

at Indianapolis (11/8)...made eight tackles<br />

(seven solo) including one for a loss vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/23), when he also had a pass defensed<br />

and recovered a fumble...made ten tackles (eight<br />

solo) vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...led the team with<br />

a game-high 11 tackles (10 solo) at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...made six tackles (five solo) including one<br />

for a loss as well as intercepting his third pass<br />

of the season and returning it 70 yards for his<br />

first career touchdown vs. Seattle (12/13)...had<br />

a team leading 11 tackles (11 solo) at St. Louis<br />

(12/20) while <strong>com</strong>bining with rookie LB Brian<br />

Cushing on a sack of Rams QB Keith Null for a<br />

loss of five yards...made seven tackles (six solo),<br />

sacked QB Chad Henne for a loss of seven yards<br />

and had a pass defensed at Miami (12/27)...made<br />

six tackles (5 solo), intercepted one pass and<br />

recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown<br />

vs. New England (1-3-10).<br />

2008 (Kansas City 16/16): Started all 16 games<br />

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POLLARD, BERNARD<br />

at SS and led the team with a career-high 98<br />

tackles (84 solo) with one for loss, an interception,<br />

four passes defensed, two forced fumbles<br />

and three fumble recoveries...three defensive<br />

fumble recoveries tied for fourth in the <strong>NFL</strong>...collected<br />

seven tackles at New England (9/7)...produced<br />

six tackles, forced a fumble and recovered<br />

a career-high two fumbles vs. Oakland (9/14)...<br />

posted seven tackles and a pass defensed at the<br />

New York Jets (10/26)...tied a career high with 10<br />

tackles and intercepted a pass in the end zone at<br />

San Diego (11/9)...tied a career high with 10 tackles<br />

and forced a fumble vs. Buffalo (11/23)...accumulated<br />

seven tackles at Denver (12/7)...<strong>com</strong>piled<br />

five tackles, one pass defensed and recovered a<br />

fumble vs. San Diego (12/14)...tied a career high<br />

with 10 tackles vs. Miami (12/21).<br />

2007 (Kansas City 16/15): Saw action in 16 games<br />

with 15 starts at SS...led the defensive backs with<br />

91 tackles (78 solo)...also registered a sack for minus-five<br />

yards, two interceptions, nine passes defensed<br />

and one forced fumble...added one special<br />

teams tackle and a blocked punt...recorded seven<br />

tackles and forced a fumble at Chicago (9/16)...<br />

registered seven tackles and a sack vs. Jacksonville<br />

(10/7)...produced five tackles and intercepted<br />

his first <strong>NFL</strong> pass vs. Cincinnati (10/14)...blocked<br />

a punt out of the end zone for a safety vs. Denver<br />

(11/11), his third career blocked punt...<strong>com</strong>piled<br />

seven tackles and a pass defensed in a reserve<br />

role at Indianapolis (11/18)...tallied a career-high<br />

10 tackles at Denver (12/9)...amassed eight tackles,<br />

a pass defensed and an interception at Detroit<br />

(12/23)...registered nine tackles at the New York<br />

Jets (12/30).<br />

2006 (Kansas City 16/0): Played in 16 contests on<br />

special teams and 10 games on defense...had two<br />

passes defensed, 15 special teams stops, two<br />

blocked punts and a forced fumble on special<br />

teams...blocked a punt at Arizona (10/8)...contributed<br />

three special teams stops and forced<br />

a fumble on a punt return at Pittsburgh (10/15)...<br />

returned a kickoff for no gain and recovered a<br />

fumble on a kickoff return at Cleveland (12/3)...partially<br />

blocked a punt at San Diego (12/17)...made<br />

an acrobatic block of a punt with his back to the<br />

ball vs. Jacksonville (12/31 and recovered the ball<br />

in the end zone for a touchdown, earning<br />

AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for<br />

his efforts...had a special teams tackle in an AFC<br />

Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/6/07).<br />

COLLEGE: Played in 36 games with 35 starts at<br />

Purdue...recorded 254 tackles (164 solo), eight<br />

tackles for loss, a sack for minus-three yards, four<br />

interceptions for 19 yards, two fumble recoveries<br />

and two forced fumbles...set a school record with<br />

five blocked kicks...started all 11 games at SS as<br />

a junior in 2005 and recorded 92 tackles (64 solo),<br />

1.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three<br />

passes defensed and a fumble recovery...opened<br />

all 12 games at SS in 2004 as a sophomore...led<br />

the club with a career-high 96 tackles (58 solo)...<br />

added three tackles for loss, a sack for minusthree<br />

yards, an interception, five passes defensed<br />

and two forced fumbles...also blocked four kicks,<br />

setting a single-season school record...earned<br />

second-team All-Big Ten honors ... Saw action<br />

in 13 games with 12 starts as a true freshman in<br />

2003 and earned second-team All-Big 10 honors<br />

from The Sporting News...majored in Sociology at<br />

Purdue.<br />

PERSONAL: Selected first-team All-Indiana as a<br />

senior at South Side High School in Ft. Wayne...<br />

had 111 tackles, two interceptions and 13 forced<br />

fumbles...also caught 14 passes for 173 yards with<br />

two touchdowns as a senior...also participated in<br />

basketball and track...established the “Pollard’s<br />

Helping Hands Foundation,” focusing on feeding<br />

the hungry of the urban core...served as a spokesperson<br />

for the annual “Hooked on Books” campaign,<br />

sponsored by the Junior League of Kansas<br />

City...born Bernard Karmell Pollard...he and his<br />

wife, Meghan, have a son, Jaylen.<br />

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POLLARD, BERNARD<br />

Pollard’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 9 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 1 15 6 9 1.0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 8 6 2 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 9 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 85 62 23 1.0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 0 0 0<br />

Pollard’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2006 KC 16 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 1 0 0<br />

2007 KC 16 15 89 73 16 1.0 5 2 23 21 0 7 1 0 0 0<br />

2008 KC 16 16 98 78 20 0.0 0 1 0 - 0 1 3 3 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 13 13 101 82 19 1.5 9.5 4 121 70t 1 7 0 3 0 1<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 85 62 23 1.0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 72 55 374 296 78 4.0 15 7 144 70t 1 19 7 7 0 1<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

15 vs Dallas (9-26-10)<br />

12 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

11 @ St. Louis (12-20-09)<br />

11 @ Oakland (10-3-10)<br />

10 vs NY Giants (10-10-10)<br />

10 vs. Miami (12-21-08)<br />

10 vs. Buffalo (11-23-08)<br />

10 at San Diego (11-9-08)<br />

Sacks<br />

1.0 2 times; last: vs. Dallas (10-26-10) T. Romo<br />

0.5 @ St. Louis (12-20-09) K. Null<br />

Interceptions<br />

2 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

1, five times, last vs. New England (1-3-10)<br />

Interception Return Yards<br />

70 vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

36 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

21 vs. Cincinnati (10-14-07)<br />

Long Interception Return<br />

70t vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

36 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

21 vs. Cincinnati (10-14-07)<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

3 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

1, 17 times, last at Jacksonville (11-14-10)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

2 vs. Oakland (9-14-08)<br />

1 vs. New England (1-3-10), TD<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

Seven times, most recent:<br />

1 vs. San Diego (11-7-10)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. New England (1-3-10) fumble recovery<br />

1 vs. Seattle (12-13-09) interception<br />

1 vs. Jacksonville (12-31-06) blocked punt<br />

Blocked Punts<br />

1 vs. Denver (11-11-07)<br />

1 vs. Jacksonville (12-31-06)<br />

1 at Arizona (10-8-06)<br />

Blocked Field Goals<br />

1 at Washington (9-19-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 16 total: 2006 – 15, 2007 –<br />

1.<br />

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Glover QUIN<br />

29 CORNERBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

the fourth round (112th pick overall) of the 2009<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft.<br />

PRO: Young corner looking to make an impact as<br />

a second-year starter after starting 12 games in<br />

his rookie campaign.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at cornerback and<br />

made four tackles (three solo) and recovered a<br />

fumble vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...tied for the team<br />

lead with eight tackles (five solo) at Washington<br />

(9/19)...made four tackles (three solo) and had<br />

one pass defensed vs. Dallas (9/26)...had two<br />

solo tackles and a pass defensed at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...made six tackles (four solo) and had pass<br />

defensed at NY Giants (10/10)...made three tackles<br />

(two solo) including one for a loss vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17)...made seven tackles (five solo)<br />

at Indianapolis (11/1)...had two solo tackles and<br />

recovered fumble vs. San Diego (11/7)...led the<br />

defense with 13 solo tackles including one for a<br />

loss and had one pass defensed at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...made six solo tackles and had one pass<br />

defensed at NY Jets (11/21)...set a franchise record<br />

with three interceptions, his first three as<br />

a pro while adding four tackles (three solo) and<br />

five passes defensed vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 15/12): Made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut vs. the<br />

New York Jets (9/13) as the nickel corner and<br />

recorded four tackles, including three solos, and<br />

had one tackle on special teams...had one tackle<br />

at cornerback and one on special teams at Tennessee<br />

(9/20)...made three tackles (two solo) and<br />

one special teams tackle vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...<br />

made his first <strong>NFL</strong> start vs. Oakland (10/4) and responded<br />

with five tackles (four solo) including<br />

two tackles for a loss...made four solo tackles<br />

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 203 | College: New Mexico |<br />

Hometown: Summitt, Mississippi | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: D4-’09 (112th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 26/23 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

and a pass defensed at Arizona (10/11)...made<br />

three tackles (two solo) and had a pass defensed<br />

at Cincinnati (10/18)...made one solo tackles and<br />

had a pass defensed vs. San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

made seven tackles (five solo) in Texans win at<br />

Buffalo (11/1)...made his sixth consecutive start<br />

at cornerback and made six solo tackles and<br />

had four passes defensed at Indianapolis (11/8)...<br />

made four solo tackles and had two passes defensed<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/23)...made four tackles<br />

(two solo) vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...inactive at<br />

Jacksonville (12/6)...returned to the lineup and<br />

made eight tackles (seven solo) including one for<br />

a loss vs. Seattle (12/13)...made three solo tackles<br />

at St. Louis (12/20)...made four solo tackles at<br />

Miami (12/27)...tied for the team lead with seven<br />

tackles (six solo) and had two passes defensed<br />

vs. New England (1/3).<br />

COLLEGE: Played in 36 career games (34 starts)…<br />

earned consensus first team all-MWC honors in<br />

2008 after being an Honorable Mention pick his<br />

first two years...named 2007 1st team all-MWC<br />

selection…helped lead the Lobos pass defense<br />

to a No. 20 national ranking in 2007...finished his<br />

career with 156 tackles, a school record 32 pass<br />

break-ups and seven interceptions…graduated<br />

with a degree in Business Administration in December<br />

of 2008.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended North Pike HS in Summit<br />

(Miss.)...four-year letterman in football and basketball,<br />

and was the Jaguar’s team MVP in both<br />

sports as a senior...totaled 2,552 rushing yards,<br />

224 tackles and 13 interceptions in his prep career...played<br />

for head coach Adam Barron...received<br />

the U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award.<br />

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QUIN, GLOVER<br />

Quin’s 2010 Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs S.D. 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 13 13 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 3 12 10 0 5 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 59 48 11 0.0 0 3 12 10 0 11 0 2 3 0<br />

Quin’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2009 Hou 15 12 64 54 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 59 48 11 0.0 0 3 12 10 0 11 0 2 3 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 26 23 123 102 21 0.0 0 3 12 0 0 22 0 2 3 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

13 @ Jacksonville (11-14-10)<br />

8, twice, last @ Washington (9-19-10)<br />

7, twice, last @ Indianapolis (11-1-10)<br />

6, three times, last @ Jacksonville (11-21-10)<br />

5 vs. Oakland (10-4-09)<br />

Interceptions<br />

3 vs. Tennessee (11-28-10)<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

4 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

2 vs. New England (1-3-10)<br />

2 vs. Tennessee (11-23-09)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1, twice, last vs. San Diego (11-7-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 4 total; 2009 – 4.<br />

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4<br />

Neil RACKERS<br />

KICKER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Cincinnati<br />

Bengals in the sixth round (169th overall) of the<br />

2000 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft...released by Bengals on Sept. 1,<br />

2003, in their final roster cut...signed by the Cardinals<br />

on Nov. 11, 2003...signed a four-year contract<br />

extension with Cardinals on Nov. 8, 2005...<br />

signed by the Houston Texans on April 7, 2010.<br />

HONORS: 2005 Pro Bowler...2005 Associated<br />

Press first-team All-Pro.<br />

PRO: In 10 <strong>NFL</strong> seasons, has made 223 of 282<br />

career field goal attempts (79.1 percent)...has<br />

converted 320 of 325 career extra points attempts<br />

(98.5 percent), giving him 989 total career<br />

points...set an <strong>NFL</strong> record for most field goals<br />

made in a season in 2005, when he went 40-of-42<br />

(95.2 percent) with the Arizona Cardinals.<br />

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 210 | College: Illinois |<br />

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri | 11th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 34 |<br />

Acquired: UFA-’10 (Arizona) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 159/0 | Teams: Cincinnat, 2000-02;<br />

Arizona, 2003-09; Houston, 2010 |<br />

2010 (Houston 11/0): Connected on field goals<br />

from 30 and 49 yards and coverted all four extra<br />

point attemtpts in the season opener vis. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)...connected on 3-of-4 field goals,<br />

including from 35-yards for the game winner<br />

with 3:30 remaining in OT at Washington (9/19)...<br />

scored seven points, connecting on two field<br />

goals (24 and 34 yards) and one PAT vs. Dallas<br />

(9/26)...scored seven points (1 FG, 4 PAT) at<br />

Oakland (10/3)...kicked a 38-yard field goal in the<br />

second quarter vs. NY Giants (10/10)...led the<br />

team with three special teams tackles vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17)...hit a season-best 53-yard field<br />

goal in this first half at Indianapoils (11/1)...connected<br />

on field goals from 21, 25 and 27 yards as<br />

well as two PATs to score 11 points vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...kicked a 24-yard field goal and three<br />

PATs at Jacksonville (11/14)...kicked field goals<br />

from 22 and 38-yards and assisted on a special<br />

teams tackle at NY Jets (11/21)...connected on<br />

field goals form 33 and 35-yards and made one<br />

special teams tackle vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Arizona 14/0): Played in 14 regular season<br />

games and both postseason contests, missing<br />

two games with a right groin injury…his 94.1<br />

FG percentage (16-17) was the best in the <strong>NFL</strong><br />

(minimum 10 attempts) in 2009 and second-best<br />

in franchise history behind his own mark of .952,<br />

set in 2005 (40-42 FGs)…selected as an alternate<br />

for the Pro Bowl…connected on all three<br />

FG attempts in season opener vs. San Francisco<br />

(9/13)…connected on all four PATs at Jacksonville<br />

(9/20)…gave him 184 PATs in his Cardinals<br />

career to move past Neil O’Donoghue (181,<br />

1980-85) for the second most in franchise history<br />

behind Jim Bakken (534 PATs from 1962-78)…<br />

connected on both FG attempts and recorded<br />

two touchbacks while converting a pooch kick<br />

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RACKERS, NEIL<br />

that was recovered by Greg Toler at the Seattle<br />

23-yard line in the first quarter at Seattle (10/18)…<br />

three plays later, Arizona scored to go up 14-0…<br />

connected on only FG attempt from 30 yards and<br />

recorded two touchbacks at New York Giants<br />

(10/25), marking his sixth straight game with at<br />

least one touchback…registered one special<br />

teams tackle vs. Carolina (11/1)…connected on<br />

both FG attempts and all five extra points (one shy<br />

of career-high) at Chicago (11/8)…tied seasonhigh<br />

with two touchbacks and connected on 200th<br />

career FG vs. Seattle (11/15)…tied a season-high<br />

by making all three FG attempts vs. Minnesota<br />

(12/6)…surpassed 900 career points…despite<br />

battling a right groin injury, recorded his longest<br />

FG of the season (48 yards) and had only extra<br />

point attempt blocked at San Francisco (12/14)…<br />

connected on 12 consecutive FGs, the third-longest<br />

streak in franchise history…owns the three<br />

longest streaks in franchise history (31-2005, 15-<br />

2008)…inactive (right groin) at Detroit (12/20),<br />

which snapped a 69 consecutive games played<br />

streak and marked only the second game missed<br />

of his career (12/4/05 at San Francisco, calf injury)…inactive<br />

(right groin) vs. St. Louis (12/27),<br />

which marked first time in his career he was inactive<br />

for two straight games…in first game back,<br />

connected on only extra point attempt in the<br />

regular season finale vs. Green Bay (1/3/10)…set<br />

a postseason career-high with six PATs and tied<br />

postseason career-high with three touchbacks<br />

while connecting on 23-yard FG, but missed a<br />

34-yard FG that would have won the game with<br />

seconds remaining in regulation vs. Green Bay<br />

(1/10/10)…connected on both PATs but missed<br />

only FG attempt from 50 yards at New Orleans<br />

(1/16/10).<br />

2008 (Arizona 16/0): For the third year in a row<br />

and for the sixth time in his career, kicked in all<br />

16 regular season games and all four postseason<br />

contests...connected on three of four FGs and two<br />

extra points in season opener at San Francisco<br />

(9/7), giving him 506 points for his Cardinals career<br />

and making him only the second player in team<br />

history to reach 500+ career points (Jim Bakken,<br />

1,380)…also made one special teams tackle while<br />

also trying a pooch kick in which S Matt Ware<br />

recovered, leading to a Tim Hightower TD...converted<br />

one of two onside kicks while only FG attempt<br />

was blocked at the New York Jets (9/28)…<br />

marked his fifth straight converted onside kick<br />

dating back to 2006 and resulted in a Cardinals<br />

TD drive to pull within 13 points late in the third<br />

quarter…was third blocked FG of career with the<br />

other two <strong>com</strong>ing in 2002 as a rookie for Cincinnati...recorded<br />

a season-high two special teams<br />

tackles vs. Buffalo (10/5)...put Arizona up 24-14<br />

with 3:17 left in the fourth quarter by connecting<br />

from 41 yards out vs. Dallas (10/12)…connected<br />

on all four FG attempts including a season long of<br />

54 yards at Seattle (11/16)…marked 19th career<br />

FG from 50+ yards and 16th as a Cardinal...connected<br />

on three of four FGs, failed on two onside<br />

kick attempts and made two extra points while a<br />

third was aborted due to a failed hold vs. the New<br />

York Giants (11/23)…only missed FG was a 68-<br />

yard free kick after a fair catch with five seconds<br />

left in the first half, which snapped his consecutive<br />

FGs streak that dated back to 9/28/08 at 15…<br />

that marked the end of the second longest streak<br />

in franchise history, trailing only his 2005 mark<br />

of 31...made both extra point attempts at Philadelphia<br />

(11/27)…marked first game he did not<br />

attempt a FG since 10/29/06 at Green Bay...registered<br />

one special teams tackle and connected on<br />

both FG attempts as well as all four extra points<br />

in first game with new holder Ben Graham vs. St.<br />

Louis (12/7)...did not attempt a FG vs. Minnesota<br />

(12/14) or at New England (12/21), marking only the<br />

second time in his career (12/16/01 at New York<br />

Jets—12/23/01 at Baltimore) he did not attempt a<br />

FG in two consecutive games...tied season-high<br />

with two special teams tackles and converted<br />

both FG attempts vs. Sea (12/28)…connected on<br />

22 straight traditional FG attempts and 22 of last<br />

23 overall, with the only miss being the 68-yard<br />

fair-catch kick right before halftime vs. New York<br />

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RACKERS, NEIL<br />

Giants in Week 12...in first-career playoff game,<br />

recorded three touchbacks on five kickoffs and<br />

one special teams tackle while missing only FG attempt<br />

from 51 yards vs. Atlanta (1/3/09)...recorded<br />

a new franchise postseason record for FGs in a<br />

game with four including connecting on a 49 yarder,<br />

the longest FG in Cardinals postseason history,<br />

at Carolina (1/10/09)…his 15 points scored were<br />

second in franchise postseason history...tied his<br />

franchise postseason long by connecting from 49<br />

yards out vs. Philadelphia (1/18/09).<br />

2007 (Arizona 16/0): Served as one of five team<br />

captains and recorded 110 points in 2007 and<br />

moved into second place on the franchise career<br />

points list with 495 points…was perfect on three<br />

onside kick attempts, giving him four consecutive<br />

successful conversions dating back to 2006…<br />

nailed the game winning FG from 42 yards out with<br />

one second left, as well as connecting from 28 and<br />

52 yards (16th career of 50+ yards) while missing<br />

from 52 yards before the half in the home opener<br />

vs. Seattle (9/16)…recorded fourth game-winning<br />

FG of career, first as a Cardinal…recorded a successful<br />

onside kick at Baltimore (9/23), which<br />

gave Rackers his second consecutive successful<br />

onside kick attempt…the last onside kick he attempted<br />

was at Minnesota (11/26/06)…made all<br />

four extra points, registered one touchback and<br />

made two-of-three FG attempts including one<br />

from 50 yards at St. Louis (10/7)…the 32-yard FG<br />

was his 200th career FG attempt…converted one<br />

of two extra points with one being blocked and<br />

missed game-winning 55-yard FG wide left with<br />

one second remaining after recording his second<br />

consecutive successful onside kick of the season<br />

recovered by Jerheme Urban at Washington<br />

(10/21)…made all four extra points and recorded a<br />

touchback while connecting on a 19-yard FG at the<br />

end of regulation to send the game into overtime<br />

only to miss from 32 yards in OT vs. San Francisco<br />

(11/25)…converted and recovered his fourth consecutive<br />

onside kick in a row (fifth as a Cardinal)<br />

and missed only FG attempt of the day from 50<br />

yards while connecting on all three extra points<br />

at Seattle (12/9)…converted all three FG tries, including<br />

a 29-yarder with time expiring to send the<br />

game into overtime and then a 31-yarder in extra<br />

time vs. Atlanta (12/23) for the fifth game-winning<br />

kick of his career and second as a Cardinal.<br />

2006 (Arizona 16/0): Had his second consecutive<br />

100-point season, totaling 116 points with 17<br />

touchbacks while appearing in all 16 games…<br />

connected on a 29-yard FG in the first quarter<br />

and converted the extra point following Adrian<br />

Wilson’s franchise record 99-yard interception return<br />

for a TD to temporarily give the Cardinals the<br />

lead in the second quarter at Atlanta (10/1)…connected<br />

on two-of-two extra point attempts and on<br />

FGs of 41 and 45 yards vs. Kansas City (10/8)…41-<br />

yard FG in the second quarter gave him his 500th<br />

career point…connected on FGs of 21 and 50<br />

yards (missing from 41 yards), was two-of-two<br />

on extra point attempts and converted a perfect<br />

onside kick in the final minute of the game to give<br />

the Cardinals a shot at a last second win at Minnesota<br />

(11/26)…turned in his best performance of<br />

the season, connecting on field goals of 25, 39, 37<br />

and 32 yards while converting two extra points at<br />

San Francisco (12/24).<br />

2005 (Arizona 15/0): Set a new <strong>NFL</strong> record for field<br />

goals in a season, connecting on 40-of-42 FGs,<br />

and was named to his first career Pro Bowl…<br />

scored all 12 Cardinals points in the home opener<br />

vs. St. Louis (9/18), connecting on FGs from 29,<br />

26, 48 and 35 yards out…hit the end zone on all<br />

five kickoffs, recording touchbacks on four…recorded<br />

the Cardinals’ only points for the second<br />

week in a row with 12 points at Seattle (9/25)…<br />

connected on two FGs from 50 or more yards, giving<br />

him 10 career field goals of 50 or more yards,<br />

and recorded three touchbacks…extended his<br />

consecutive FG streak to 16 hitting six-of-six attempts<br />

for a new single-game career-high and hit<br />

the end zone on nine kickoffs, recording touchbacks<br />

on seven vs. San Francisco (10/2)…con-<br />

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nected on the game-deciding FG, which gave the<br />

Cardinals a 13-10 lead vs. Tennessee (10/23)…<br />

connected on his 11th-career FG from beyond 50<br />

yards and his 22nd consecutive field goal of the<br />

season after hitting from 52 and 47 yards at Dallas<br />

(10/30)…connected on four FGs vs. Seattle (11/6)<br />

to increase his record to 26 consecutive attempts<br />

made…hit the 12th 50+ yard FG of his career and<br />

set the new franchise mark for FGs over 40 yards<br />

in a season connecting on his 13th…connected<br />

on FGs of 51 and 28 yards at Detroit (11/13) to extend<br />

his consecutive streak to 28…also made two<br />

crucial tackles on kickoff returns…set the franchise<br />

record for FGs in a season with his 31st FG<br />

of the year at St. Louis (11/20)…ended his streak<br />

of consecutive FGs when his first attempt of the<br />

day, a 43-yarder, went wide left, but connected<br />

on a 42-yarder later in the day vs. Jacksonville<br />

(11/27)…suffered a torn calf muscle in his left leg<br />

in practice on 12/1 and was deactivated for the<br />

game at San Francisco (12/4)…set the <strong>NFL</strong> record<br />

for FGs in a season, hitting numbers 39 and 40 to<br />

tie and break the record at Indianapolis (1/1)…<br />

tied the record with a 28-yarder in the second<br />

quarter and broke the record with a 42 yarder in<br />

the fourth quarter…scored 11 points for the NFC<br />

in the Pro Bowl, leading the conference to a win.<br />

2004 (Arizona 16/0): Re-wrote the Cardinals record<br />

books by kicking 23 touchbacks in 2004, the most<br />

in team history…missed only three attempts from<br />

inside of 50 yards and nailed five from beyond 50<br />

yards, including three in one game (vs. Seattle<br />

10/24)…kicked a league-long 57-yarder against<br />

Denver in the preseason…hit two FGs from beyond<br />

50 yards vs. New England (9/19), nailed attempts<br />

from 51 and 52 yards but came up short on<br />

a 58-yard attempt that was deflected…scored the<br />

only points of the day for the Cardinals on a 30-<br />

yard FG at Atlanta (9/26)…tied the <strong>NFL</strong> record for<br />

most 50+ yard FGs in a game with three vs. Seattle<br />

(10/24), connected on attempts from 55, 55, and 50<br />

yards out…entering the season, had attempted<br />

five field goals of 50+ yards and connected on<br />

only three of them…named NFC Special Teams<br />

Player of the Week for his performance…connected<br />

on two-of-three FGs vs. San Francisco<br />

(12/12) and posted four kickoffs for touchbacks to<br />

tie the individual record of 17 set by Joe Nedney<br />

in 1997…scored all 12 Cardinals points and set<br />

a then career-high in FGs made and attempted,<br />

connecting on four-of-six attempts in the season<br />

finale vs. Tampa Bay (1/2), connected from 40, 45,<br />

39 and 31 yards out while missing attempts of 35<br />

(WL) and 47(WL).<br />

2003 (Arizona 7/0): Joined the Cardinals in midseason<br />

and handled kicking duties for final seven<br />

contests…made nine-of-12 FG tries and was perfect<br />

on eight PATs, <strong>com</strong>bining for 35 points…saw<br />

first action in Cardinal uniform at Cleveland (11/16)<br />

and connected on 42-yard FG in second quarter…added<br />

26-yarder in third period for Cards<br />

only points…remained perfect as a Cardinal with<br />

FGs of 22 and 27 yards and three PAT conversions<br />

in addition to his first touchback on kickoff<br />

vs. St. Louis (11/23)…saw 35-yard try in fourth<br />

quarter sail wide right in bid to tie game vs. Carolina<br />

(12/14), atoned with 44-yarder for the tie with<br />

1:09 left in regulation and sailed ensuing kickoff<br />

three yards deep into end zone for touchback…<br />

in season finale vs. Minnesota (12/28), converted<br />

first-half FGs from 22 and 26 yards…after Cards<br />

pulled within 17-12 with two minutes left in game,<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted a successful onside kick recovered by<br />

Damien Anderson…ensuing possession resulted<br />

in game-winning touchdown and 18-17 victory.<br />

2002 (Cincinnati 16/0): Accounted for 75 points on<br />

15 FGs (18 attempts, 83.3 percent) and 30 PATs (32<br />

attempts) for the Bengals…made 12 of his final 13<br />

FGs, with only a missed 52-yarder preventing him<br />

from tying a Cincinnati record of 13 consecutive<br />

successful FGs…was a perfect 13-for-13 from inside<br />

45 yards…converted attempts from 21 and 54<br />

yards in season opener vs. San Diego (9/8), the latter<br />

a then career-best…made three FGs from 51,<br />

18, and 25 yards vs. Jacksonville (12/15).<br />

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2001 (Cincinnati 16/0): Connected on 17-of-28 FG<br />

tries and 23-of-24 PATs for 74 points…made eight<br />

of last 10 FGs, including game winners in final two<br />

contests…Bengals recovered both of his onside<br />

kick attempts, tied for league-best…won training<br />

camp <strong>com</strong>petition with former Dallas Cowboy<br />

and Carolina Panther kicker Richie Cunningham…made<br />

52-yarder at Jacksonville (11/11)…<br />

came through from 36, 47 and 33 yards in season<br />

opening win vs. New England (9/9) as five of his<br />

six kickoffs reached the end zone, four for touchbacks…had<br />

a trying game vs. Pittsburgh (12/30)<br />

with missed FGs from 32 and 28 yards and missed<br />

PAT with game tied at 23-23…made 34-yarder<br />

earlier in game, and atoned with 31-yarder 4:08<br />

into overtime for the victory.<br />

2000 (Cincinnati 16/0): Rookie season produced 12<br />

FGs in 21 attempts and 21 PATs for 57 points with<br />

the Bengals…opened season with three misses,<br />

including one FG try blocked…good from 23, 38<br />

and 34 yards vs. Miami (10/1)…took pitch from<br />

holder Daniel Pope on fake FG try and tackled for<br />

five-yard loss at Pittsburgh (10/15)…converted<br />

season-long 45-yarder at Tennessee (12/10)…<br />

capped rookie season with game-winner from 27<br />

yards out as time expired in season finale win vs.<br />

Jacksonville (12/17).<br />

COLLEGE: Set Illinois season scoring mark with<br />

110 points as senior in 1999…connected on 20-of-<br />

25 FG tries and all 35 extra points…over one half<br />

(56.7 percent) of his kickoffs were touchbacks (38-<br />

of-67).<br />

PERSONAL: Full name Neil William Rackers…<br />

earned 11 varsity letters in baseball, soccer and<br />

football at Aquinas-Mercy (St. Louis, Mo.) High<br />

School…earned all-conference honors in all<br />

three sports…posted batting averages of .480 and<br />

.420 as prep junior/senior, led school to consecutive<br />

state titles in soccer…owns degree in speech<br />

<strong>com</strong>munications from Illinois...married, he and his<br />

wife Rachel have a son Jacob and a daughter Annabel.<br />

Rackers’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

SCORING<br />

Date, Opp. GP FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Points<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 2 2 100.0 49 0 4 4 100.0 0 10<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 3 4 75.0 47 0 3 3 100.0 0 12<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 2 2 100.0 30 0 1 1 100.0 0 7<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 2 50.0 35 0 4 4 100.0 0 7<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 1 1 100.0 38 0 1 1 100.0 0 4<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 0 0 -- -- 0 5 5 100.0 0 5<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 1 100.0 53 0 2 2 100.0 0 5<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 3 3 100.0 27 0 2 2 100.0 0 11<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 1 100.0 24 0 3 3 100.0 0 6<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 2 2 100.0 38 0 3 3 100.0 0 9<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 2 2 100.0 35 0 2 2 100.0 0 8<br />

2010 Totals 11 18 20 90.0 53 0 30 30 100.0 0 84<br />

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Rackers’ Career Statistics<br />

SCORING<br />

Year Team GP FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Points<br />

2000 Cin 16 12 21 57.1 45 2 21 21 100.0 0 57<br />

2001 Cin 16 17 28 60.7 52 0 23 24 95.8 0 74<br />

2002 Cin 16 15 18 83.3 54 0 30 32 93.8 1 75<br />

2003 Ari 7 9 12 75.0 49 0 8 8 100.0 0 35<br />

2004 Ari 16 22 29 75.9 55 0 28 28 100.0 0 94<br />

2005 Ari 15 40 42 95.2 54 0 20 20 100.0 0 140<br />

2006 Ari 16 28 37 75.7 50 0 32 32 100.0 0 116<br />

2007 Ari 16 21 30 70.0 52 1 47 48 97.9 1 110<br />

2008 Ari 16 25 28 89.3 54 1 44 44 100.0 0 119<br />

2009 Ari 14 16 17 94.1 48 0 37 38 97.4 1 85<br />

2010 Hou 11 18 20 90.0 53 0 30 30 100.0 0 84<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> totals 159 223 282 79.1 55 4 320 325 98.5 3 989<br />

Texans Totals 11 18 20 90.0 53 0 30 30 100.0 0 84<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Points<br />

19 vs. San Francisco (10-2-05)<br />

14 @ San Francisco (12-24-06)<br />

14 @ Seattle (11-16-08)<br />

Field Goals<br />

6 vs. San Francisco (10-2-05)<br />

4, six times, most recent:<br />

4 @ Seattle (11-16-08)<br />

Long<br />

55 vs. Seattle (10-24-04)<br />

54 @ Seattle (11-16-08)<br />

54 @ Seattle (9-25-05)<br />

54 vs. San Diego (9-8-02)<br />

Additional Statistics:<br />

Rushing:<br />

1 for -5 yards @ Pittsburgh (10-15-00)<br />

Punting:<br />

1 for 32 yards vs. Tennessee (11-18-01)<br />

1 for 19 yards @ Pittsburgh (11-24-02)<br />

1 for -2 yards @ Cleveland (9-15-02)<br />

Tackles:<br />

Tackles: 38 total; 2000 – 2, 2001 – 1, 2002 – 4, 2004<br />

– 4, 2005 – 2, 2006 – 5, 2007 – 4, 2008 – 8, 2009 – 7;<br />

2010 – 2.<br />

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Matt SCHAUB<br />

QUARTERBACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Atlanta Falcons<br />

in the third round (90th pick overall) of 2004 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

draft…Signed by Falcons on July 28, 2004…<br />

Traded by Falcons to Houston Texans on March<br />

22, 2007.<br />

HONORS: 2008 AFC Offensive Player of the<br />

Week (14), 2009 AFC Offensive Player of the<br />

Week (2), 2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Pro Bowl AFC starting quarterback,<br />

2010 <strong>NFL</strong> Pro Bowl MVP, 2010 FedEx Air<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Player of the Week (2), 2010 AFC Offensive<br />

Player of the Week (6).<br />

PRO: Accurate, strong-armed and smart quarterback…has<br />

gained a reputation as one of the<br />

most accurate signal callers in the game after<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleting 66.4 percent of his throws over the<br />

previous three-plus seasons…has started 49<br />

games with the Texans and has thrown for 12,627<br />

yards, 68 touchdowns and 41 interceptions in<br />

three-plus years as a starter…career totals include<br />

13,838 passing yards, 74 touchdowns and<br />

47 interceptions with a career passer rating of<br />

91.6…already owns the Texans career record<br />

with sixteen 300-yard games, including eight in<br />

2009…also holds the franchise record for career<br />

passer rating, with a mark of 93.8 since joining<br />

the club.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Named one of the offensive<br />

captains for the 2010 season...<strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

9 of 17 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown<br />

vs. Indianpolis in the season opener (9/12)...<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 38-of-52 passes for a career high 497<br />

yards, three touchdowns, one interception and a<br />

passer rating of 114.0 at Washingto (9/19)...threw<br />

for 241 yards on 23-of-32 passing for 1 touchdown<br />

and two interceptions vs. Dallas (9/26)...<br />

Threw his 60th touchdown pass as a Texan setting<br />

the team record for TD passes as a Texan,<br />

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 241 | College: Virginia |<br />

Hometown: West Chester, Pennsylvania | 7th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |<br />

Acquired: T-’07 (ATL) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 | Career GP/GS: 87/51<br />

| Teams: Atlanta, 2004-06; Houston 2007-10 |<br />

after <strong>com</strong>pleteting 16-of-29 passes for 192 yards<br />

and two touchdowns at Oakland (10/3)...threw<br />

for 196 yards on 16-of-34 passing vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...was named AFC Offensive Player of<br />

the Week after <strong>com</strong>pleting 25-of-33 passes for<br />

305 yards and two touchdowns including a 11-<br />

yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson with 28<br />

seconds remaining to clinch the win vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17)...<strong>com</strong>pleted 22-of-33 passes for 201<br />

yards, one touchdown and an interception at<br />

Indianapolis (11/1)...<strong>com</strong>pleted 21-of-33 passes<br />

for 266 yards and one interception vs. San Diego<br />

(11/7)...<strong>com</strong>pleted 22-of-32 passes for 314 yards,<br />

two touchdowns and a passer rating of 121.1 at<br />

Jacksonville (11/14)...threw for 254 yards on 19-<br />

of-33 passing and one touchdown at NY Jets<br />

(11/21)...<strong>com</strong>pleted 25-of-35 passes for 178 yards<br />

and two touchdowns vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Finished the year with an<br />

<strong>NFL</strong>-best 4,770 passing yards. He became the<br />

first Texans quarterback to lead the league. His<br />

4,770 yards were the sixth-most in <strong>NFL</strong> history...<br />

had 10games with a QB rating of 90 or better…<br />

topped 300 passing yards nine times, which was<br />

tied for the second-most 300-yard games in a<br />

season in <strong>NFL</strong> history. Only Oakland QB Rich<br />

Gannon (2002) and New Orleans QB Drew<br />

Brees (2008) had more, with 10 300-yard games<br />

apiece…surpassed 10,000 passing yards as a<br />

Texan...started in the season opener vs. the New<br />

York Jets (9/13) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 18 of 33 passes<br />

for 166 yards with one interception for a passer<br />

rating of 55.9...rebounded back to <strong>com</strong>plete 25 of<br />

39 passes at Tennessee (9/20) for 357 yards and a<br />

career high four touchdowns for a passer rating<br />

of 127.8 which led to him being named AFC Offensive<br />

Player of the Week...had his second straight<br />

300-yard passing game when he <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

26 of 35 passes for 300 yards and three touch-<br />

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downs vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...<strong>com</strong>pleted 11-of-22<br />

passes for 224 yards with one touchdown and one<br />

interception in the win vs. Oakland (10/4)...set career<br />

highs for pass attempts and <strong>com</strong>pletions as<br />

he <strong>com</strong>pleted 35-of-50 passes for 371 yards and<br />

two touchdowns at Arizona (10/11)...<strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

28-of-40 passes for a season-high 392 yards and<br />

tied a career high with four touchdown passes at<br />

Cincinnati (10/18)...was the Texans Offensive Player<br />

of the Game as he went 20-of-30 for 264 yards<br />

and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a<br />

passer rating of 116.5...<strong>com</strong>plted 25-of-35 passes<br />

for 268 yards and two interceptions at Buffalo<br />

(11/1)...set a Texans season record with his 17th<br />

touchdown pass and his fifth 300-yard game<br />

passing when he <strong>com</strong>pleted 32-of-43 passes for<br />

311 yards and one touchdown at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...<strong>com</strong>pleted 25-of-39 passes for 305 yards<br />

and two touchdowns vs. Tennessee (11/23), his<br />

second consecutive 300-yard passing game...<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted 31-of-42 passes or 284 yards with two<br />

touchdowns and two interceptions vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...threw his 50th career touchdown pass<br />

when he hit FB Vonta Leach for a seven-yard<br />

score in the first quarter...set a new career high<br />

with his 12th start of the season at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6) but went out with a shoulder injury on the<br />

first play...returned to action in the second quarter<br />

and <strong>com</strong>pleted 19-of-27 passes for 207 yards<br />

with one touchdown and one interception...also<br />

ran one time for seven yards...<strong>com</strong>pleted 29-of-39<br />

passes for 365 yards, two touchdowns and one interception<br />

vs. Seattle (12/13) for a passer rating of<br />

109.5 for the game...his 336 yards at halftime were<br />

the 3rd most in the <strong>NFL</strong> since 1991...threw for 367<br />

yards and and one touchdown at St. Louis (12/20)<br />

for his <strong>NFL</strong>-leading fifth game of at least 350 passing<br />

yards this season...<strong>com</strong>pleted 20-of-31 passes<br />

for 286 yards, two touchdowns and one interception<br />

at Miami (12/27) for a passer rating of 102.4...<br />

Completed 24-of-39 passes for 303 yards with two<br />

touchdowns and one interception, giving him a<br />

passer rating of 92.1 vs. New England (1/3/10)…<br />

threw his 28th and 29th touchdown passes of the<br />

season when he hit TE Joel Dreessen for a 25-<br />

yard strike on the game’s opening drive and WR<br />

Jacoby Jones from eight yards out in the fourth<br />

quarter…led the Texans back from a 27-13 fourth<br />

quarter deficit to the Texans first winning season.<br />

2008 (Houston 11/11): Started 11 games for the<br />

second consecutive year…missed one game<br />

due to illness and four because of a knee injury<br />

suffered against Minnesota…finished the season<br />

with a 6-5 record…threw for a career-high<br />

3,043 yards and 15 touchdowns on 251-of-380 attempts…rushed<br />

for two touchdowns…set franchise<br />

records for quarterback rating (92.7) and<br />

300-yard passing games (four)…had the fourthbest<br />

<strong>com</strong>pletion percentage in the <strong>NFL</strong> (66.1), was<br />

second in yards per pass attempt (8.01), fourth in<br />

passing yards per game (276.6) and his 92.7 passer<br />

rating was good for eighth in the league…threw<br />

for 202 yards on 25-of-33 passing with one touchdown<br />

and two interceptions at Pittsburgh (9/7)<br />

and also rushed for a touchdown late in the fourth<br />

quarter, the first of his career…passed for 188<br />

yards on 17-of-37 passing with three interceptions<br />

at Tennessee (9/21)…<strong>com</strong>pleted 29-of-40 passes<br />

for 307 yards and three touchdowns at Jacksonville<br />

(9/28)…dressed but did not play because of<br />

illness vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…<strong>com</strong>pleted 22-of-<br />

42 pass attempts for 379 yards and one touchdown<br />

vs. Miami (10/12)…also ran the ball 4 times<br />

for 15 yards including the game-winning threeyard<br />

touchdown run with :07 left on the clock…<br />

touchdown run capped the second game-winning<br />

drive of his career, rallying the Texans from a<br />

28-23 deficit to a 29-28 win…<strong>com</strong>pleted 26-of-31<br />

pass attempts for 267 yards and two touchdowns<br />

vs. Detroit (10/19)…connected on 24-of-28 passes<br />

for 280 yards and three touchdowns vs. Cincinnati<br />

(10/26) and set a franchise record with a passer<br />

rating of 144.0…also <strong>com</strong>pleted a franchiserecord<br />

85.7 percent of his passes…started at<br />

quarterback and <strong>com</strong>pleted 11-of-16 passes for<br />

139 yards before injuring his knee in the second<br />

quarter…was replaced by QB Sage Rosenfels<br />

after halftime…inactive for next three games…<br />

dressed but did not play vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…<br />

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returned to action at Green Bay (12/7) and threw<br />

for a career-high and franchise-record 414 yards<br />

on 28-of-42 passing…led the third game-winning<br />

drive of his career and second of the season,<br />

guiding the Texans 75 yards in nine plays to set up<br />

K Kris Brown’s game-winning 40-yard field goal…<br />

named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his<br />

performance against the Packers…<strong>com</strong>pleted 23-<br />

of-39 attempts for 284 yards and a touchdown vs.<br />

Tennessee (12/14) and finished the day with a 90.1<br />

QB rating…<strong>com</strong>pleted 19-of-36 pass attempts for<br />

255 yards at Oakland (12/21)…<strong>com</strong>pleted 27-of-36<br />

pass attempts for 328 yards and two touchdowns<br />

vs. Chicago (12/28)…went over 3,000 yards for the<br />

season and ended the year with a 92.7 QB rating.<br />

2007 (Houston 11/11): Got his first chance to be an<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> starter…started 11 games…finished 192-of-<br />

289 for 2,241 yards and nine touchdown passes<br />

and nine interceptions and a quarterback rating of<br />

87.3…missed portions of the season with a shoulder<br />

injury and concussion…was sacked 16 times<br />

for 126 yards…had a season-high quarterback<br />

rating of 119.2 against Carolina…started his first<br />

game as a Texan vs. Kansas City (9/9)…finished<br />

16-of-22 for 225 yards and a touchdown…connected<br />

with WR Andre Johnson midway through<br />

the second quarter for a 77-yard touchdown, the<br />

longest touchdown toss of his career…had a QB<br />

rating of 101.5…started at Carolina (9/16) and<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleted one of his best afternoons as a starter,<br />

finishing 20-of-28 for 227 yards and two touchdowns…after<br />

the Texans fell behind two scores,<br />

connected with WR Andre Johnson on a 31-yard<br />

touchdown…finished the game with a rating of<br />

119.2, his best of the season…started vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/23), finished the game 27-of-33 for 236<br />

yards and a touchdown…<strong>com</strong>pleted his last 14<br />

pass attempts, second-longest pass <strong>com</strong>pletion<br />

streak in team history…returned to Atlanta (9/30)<br />

against his former team and <strong>com</strong>pleted 28-of-40<br />

passes for a career-high 317 yards and one touchdown<br />

pass...the touchdown pass was his 150th<br />

career <strong>com</strong>pletion…finished with a 101.8 QB rating…started<br />

vs. Miami (10/7) and was 20-of-34 for<br />

294 yards...led the Texans on his first-ever gamewinning<br />

drive…with the ball spotted on the Texans<br />

three-yard line to start the drive, he led the<br />

offense on an eight-play, 59-yard drive over 1:32…<br />

drive set up a 57-yard field goal attempt by K Kris<br />

Brown for the win…finished with a QB rating of<br />

74.9 and threw one interception…started at Jacksonville<br />

(10/14) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 19-of-31 passes<br />

for 259 yards…started vs. Tennessee (10/21) and<br />

was five-of-nine for 23 yards before leaving the<br />

game late in the first quarter with a knee injury…<br />

finished with a <strong>com</strong>pletion percentage of 55.5<br />

and a QB rating of 60.9…was sacked twice for 19<br />

yards…started at San Diego (10/28) and <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

11-of-18 passes for 77 yards before leaving the<br />

game in the second quarter with a head injury…<br />

threw two interceptions in the game and finished<br />

with his lowest QB rating of the season of 31.2…<br />

inactive due to injury at Oakland (11/4)...started vs.<br />

New Orleans (11/11) and finished 21-of-33 for 293<br />

yards and two touchdowns…started the game by<br />

finding WR Andre Johnson for a 73-yard touchdown,<br />

the second-longest of his career...led the<br />

offense on two scoring drives in the fourth quarter,<br />

both resulting in field goals, to seal the victory…finished<br />

with a 63.6 <strong>com</strong>pletion percentage<br />

and a passer rating of 112.3, second-highest of the<br />

season…293 passing yards were third-highest<br />

of the season…started at Cleveland (11/25) and<br />

finished 22-of-36 for 256 yards and two touchdowns…got<br />

the Texans on the board in the first<br />

quarter connecting with WR Kevin Walter for a<br />

17-yard touchdown…got the Texans on the board<br />

again late in the game when he found TE Owen<br />

Daniels for a six-yard touchdown…recorded his<br />

third multi-touchdown game of the season…<br />

threw two interceptions and was sacked twice<br />

for 19 yards…finished with a quarterback rating<br />

of 78.0…started at Tennessee (12/2) but left the<br />

game in the first quarter with a left shoulder injury…before<br />

his departure, he went three-of-five<br />

for 34 yards…inactive last four games of the season<br />

due to shoulder injury.<br />

2006 (Atlanta 16/0): Played in all 16 games for the<br />

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second consecutive season as the primary backup<br />

to starting QB Michael Vick…threw for 208<br />

yards on 18-of-27 passing with one touchdown<br />

and two interceptions on the year…saw his most<br />

extensive action of the year in the season finale at<br />

Philadelphia (12/31), <strong>com</strong>pleting 15-of-21 passes<br />

for 175 yards with one touchdown and one interception…finished<br />

that game with a 92.4 passer<br />

rating.<br />

2005 (Atlanta 16/1): Played in all 16 games with one<br />

start, <strong>com</strong>pleting 33-of-64 passes for 495 yards<br />

with four touchdowns and no interceptions on the<br />

season…also rushed nine times for 76 yards (8.4<br />

avg.)…played in fourth quarter at Seattle (9/18)<br />

and converted a two-point conversion to TE Alge<br />

Crumpler…entered the contest vs. Minnesota<br />

(10/2) in the second quarter and <strong>com</strong>pleted fiveof-14<br />

passes for 39 yards…made second career<br />

start vs. New England (10/9) and <strong>com</strong>pleted 18-of-<br />

34 passes for 298 yards with three touchdowns…<br />

finished the game with a 112.1 passer rating…led<br />

fourth quarter <strong>com</strong>eback from 15-point deficit to<br />

tie the game at 28 with four minutes remaining…<br />

saw action in the fourth quarter vs. New Orleans<br />

(12/12) and <strong>com</strong>pleted one-of-two passes, which<br />

set up a K Todd Peterson field goal…played in the<br />

second half vs. Carolina (1/1/06) and <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

nine-of-13 passes for 110 yards with one touchdown.<br />

2004 (Atlanta 6/1): Saw action in six games with<br />

one start as a rookie and served as a backup to<br />

Vick the remaining 10 games…<strong>com</strong>pleted 33-of-<br />

70 passes for 330 yards with one touchdown and<br />

four interceptions…saw the first <strong>NFL</strong> action of<br />

his career in relief in the fourth quarter and connected<br />

on two-of-four passes for nine yards at<br />

Kansas City (10/24)…entered in the fourth quarter<br />

and was zero-for-two with one interception<br />

at Tampa Bay (11/14)…made his first <strong>NFL</strong> start<br />

and <strong>com</strong>pleted 17-of-41 passes for 188 yards<br />

with twointerceptions at New Orleans (11/28)…<br />

also rushed four times for 21 yards…filled in<br />

as a sub in the second quarter and <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

14-of-22 passes for 132 yards with one touchdown<br />

and one interception at Seattle (1/2/05).<br />

COLLEGE: Holds Virginia career records for pass<br />

<strong>com</strong>pletions (716), attempts (1,069), passing yards<br />

(7,502), total offense yards (7,560), touchdown<br />

passes (56), 300-yard passing games (eight) and<br />

200-yard passing games (20)…2003 Heisman Trophy<br />

candidate after being named the 2002 Atlantic<br />

Coast Conference Player of the Year…<strong>com</strong>pleted<br />

66.9% of his passes during his career, the secondbest<br />

mark in NCAA Division 1-A history, topped<br />

only by Tim Couch of Kentucky (67.15%, 1996-<br />

98)…<strong>com</strong>pleted 281-of-403 passes for 2,952 yards,<br />

18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior…<br />

All-ACC first-team selection, adding ACC Player of<br />

the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors,<br />

as a junior.<br />

PERSONAL: Lettered in football, baseball and<br />

basketball at East High School in his hometown of<br />

West Chester, Pa….<strong>com</strong>pleted 277-of-544 passes<br />

for 3,990 yards and 35 touchdowns during his career<br />

as he set school records for pass attempts,<br />

<strong>com</strong>pletions, yards per game and total yards for<br />

the Vikings…three-year starting forward on the<br />

basketball team and a three-year letterman in<br />

baseball, starting as a pitcher, shortstop and third<br />

baseman…participated in the Atlanta Falcons<br />

Coaches Academy in addition to various charity<br />

golf tournaments and <strong>com</strong>munity outreach programs<br />

in 2004… born Matthew Rutledge Schaub<br />

in West Chester, Pa....married to Laurie…the couple<br />

have one daughter, Madison.<br />

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Schaub’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 17 9 52.9 107 6.3 1 1.0 23 2.0 9 67.5<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 52 38 73.1 497 9.6 3 1.0 50 5 29 114.0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 32 23 71.9 241 7.5 1 2.0 26 4.0 25 77.7<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 29 16 55.2 192 6.6 2 0.0 31 0.0 0 98.6<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 34 16 47.1 196 5.8 0 1.0 48 3.0 25 53.1<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 33 25 75.8 305 9.2 2 0 44 2.0 16 123.9<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 38 22 57.9 201 5.3 1 1 28 3.0 18 70.2<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 32 21 65.6 266 8.3 0 1 33 2.0 15 78.4<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 32 22 68.8 314 9.8 2 0 60 0.0 0 121.1<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 33 19 57.6 254 7.7 1 0 43 1.0 8 92.2<br />

11/28 vs. TEN 1 1 35 25 71.4 178 5.1 2 0 21 2.0 20 101.8<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 367 236 64.3 2,751 7.5 15 7 60 24.0 165 92.6<br />

Schaub’s Career Passing Statistics<br />

Year Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate<br />

2004 Atl 6 1 70 33 47.1 330 4.7 1 4 59 4 14 42<br />

2005 Atl 16 1 64 33 51.6 495 7.7 4 0 53 6 27 98.1<br />

2006 Atl 16 0 27 18 66.7 208 7.7 1 2 47 2 8 71.2<br />

2007 Hou 11 11 289 192 66.4 2,241 7.8 9 9 77t 16 126 87.2<br />

2008 Hou 11 11 380 251 66.1 3,043 8.0 15 10 65 23 149 92.7<br />

2009 Hou 16 16 583 396 67.9 4,770 8.2 29 15 72t 26 153 98.6<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 367 236 64.3 2,751 7.5 15 7 60 24.0 165 92.6<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 87 51 1,780 1159 65.1 13,838 7.8 74 47 77t 101 642 91.6<br />

Texans Totals 49 49 1,619 1075 66.4 12,805 7.9 68 41 77t 89 593 93.8<br />

Schaub’s Career Rushing/Receiving Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2004 Atl 6 1 8 26 3.3 11 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2005 Atl 16 1 9 76 8.4 23 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2006 Atl 16 0 7 21 3.0 19 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2007 Hou 11 11 17 52 3.1 12 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2008 Hou 11 11 31 68 2.2 10 2 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 16 48 57 1.2 19 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 18 19 1.1 8 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 87 51 138 319 2.3 23 2 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

Texans Totals 49 49 114 196 1.7 19 2 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

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Single Game Highs<br />

Passing Yards<br />

497 @ Washington (38 <strong>com</strong>pletions, 9-19-10)<br />

414 @ Green Bay (28 <strong>com</strong>pletions, 12-7-08)<br />

392 @ Cincinnati (28 <strong>com</strong>pletions, 10-18-09)<br />

379 vs. Miami (22 <strong>com</strong>pletions, 10-12-08)<br />

Passing Attempts<br />

52 @ Washington (9-19-10)<br />

50 @ Arizona (10-11-09)<br />

43 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

42 @ Green Bay (12-7-08)<br />

Completions<br />

38 @ Washington (9-19-10)<br />

35 @ Arizona (10-11-09)<br />

32 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

29 vs. Seattle (12-13-09)<br />

29 @ Jacksonville (9-28-08)<br />

28 @ St. Louis (12-20-09)<br />

28 @ Green Bay (12-7-08)<br />

Touchdown Passes<br />

4 @ Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

3 @ New England (9-19-10)<br />

3 vs. Jacksonville (9-27-09)<br />

3 vs. Cincinnati (10-26-08)<br />

3 vs. Jacksonville (9-28-08)<br />

Passer Rating<br />

144.0 vs. Cincinnati (10-26-08)<br />

127.8 @ Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

124.2 @ Cincinnati (10-18-09)<br />

Longest Pass<br />

77t vs. Kansas City (9-9-07)<br />

73t vs. New Orleans (11-18-07)<br />

72t @ Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

Longest Touchdown Pass<br />

77t vs. Kansas City (9-9-07) A. Johnson<br />

73t vs. New Orleans (11-18-07) A. Johnson<br />

72t @ Tennessee (9-20-09) A. Johnson<br />

Interceptions<br />

3 @ Tennessee (9-21-08)<br />

2, nine times, most recent vs Dallas (9-26-10)<br />

2 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

2 @ Buffalo (11-1-09)<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

56 vs. Minnesota (4 rushes, 10-2-05)<br />

24 @ Jacksonville (5 rushes, 9-28-08)<br />

21 @ Indianapolis (3 rushes, 11-8-09)<br />

21 @ Philadelphia (2 rushes, 12-31-06)<br />

21 @ New Orleans (4 rushes, 12-26-04)<br />

Rushing Attempts<br />

7 @ Buffalo (7 yards, 11-1-09)<br />

5 vs. Oakland (-1 yard, 10-4-09)<br />

5 @ Jacksonville (24 yards, 9-28-08)<br />

5 @ Atlanta (19 yards, 9-30-07)<br />

Long<br />

23 vs. Minnesota (12-2-05)<br />

19 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

19 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06)<br />

12 @ Atlanta (9-30-07)<br />

Touchdowns (Rush)<br />

1 vs. Miami (10-12-08)<br />

1 vs. Pittsburgh (9-7-08)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Fumbles/Lost: 28/12 total; 2004 – 1/0, 2005 – 1/1, 2007 – 7/3, 2008 – 10/4, 2009 – 1/0, 2010--5/2.<br />

Fumble Recoveries: 8 total; 2006 – 1, 2007 – 2, 2008 – 4, 2009 – 1, 2010 – 1.<br />

Tackles: 2 total; 2007 – 1, 2009 – 1.<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 1 total; 2006 – 1.<br />

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51<br />

Darryl SHARPTON<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans<br />

in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2010<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft...Signed by Texans on June 11, 2010.<br />

2010 (Houston 8/1): Assisted on a special teams<br />

tackle in his professional debut vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)..made one special teams tackle and assisted<br />

on another at Washington (9/19)...assisted on<br />

a special teams tackle vs. Dallas (9/26)...inactive<br />

at Oakland (10/3)...made two special teams tackles<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City<br />

(10/17) and at Indianapolis (11/1)...saw action on<br />

special teams where he led the squad with two<br />

tackles vs. San Diego (11/7)...made one special<br />

teams tackle at Jacksonville (11/14)...made his<br />

first start of his professional careering at WLB<br />

and made five tackles (three solo) including two<br />

for a loss and two special teams tackles at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...started at WLB and saw action on<br />

special teams vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Started 30 of 52 games at Miami, including<br />

18 at middle linebacker, nine at strongside<br />

and three at weak-side linebacker…recorded<br />

255 tackles (154 solo) that included 2.5 sacks<br />

for minus 24 yards and 27.0 stops for losses totaling<br />

75 yards…caused and recovered a fumble…<br />

deflected nine passes…fielded six short kickoffs<br />

for 40 yards and had a 73-yard interception return<br />

for a touchdown.<br />

2009: Played in all 13 games, starting the final 12<br />

games at middle linebacker...led the team with<br />

a career-high 106 tackles (65 solo)… caused a<br />

fumble, deflected three passes and intercepted<br />

another for a 73-yard touchdown return…also<br />

fielded a pair of kickoffs for 22 yards (11.0 avg)…<br />

selected ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week in<br />

each of the Hurricanes’ final two regular season<br />

contests…recorded at least 10 tackles in five<br />

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 244 | College: Miami (Fla.) |<br />

Hometown: Coral Gables, Florida | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />

Acquired: D4a-’10 (102nd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 8/1 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 8/1 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

games.<br />

2008: Started nine games at strong-side linebacker,<br />

<strong>com</strong>ing off the bench vs. Virginia, Virginia<br />

Tech, Georgia Tech and California (Emerald<br />

Bowl)…saw playing time on the weak-side and<br />

in the middle, finishing fourth on the team with 58<br />

tackles (33 solo) that included 1.5 sacks for minus<br />

14 yards and six stops for losses of 24 yards…<br />

recovered a fumble and broke up two passes…<br />

gained 18 yards on a trio of short kickoff returns.<br />

2007: A valuable fill-in at either weak-side linebacker,<br />

strong-side linebacker or middle linebacker…played<br />

in 11 games…ranked sixth on<br />

the team with 46 tackles (30 solo), adding one<br />

stop for a 12-yard loss…deflected a pass and<br />

fielded an onside kick for no return.<br />

2006: Named third-team Freshman All-American<br />

by The Sporting News and College Football<br />

News…selected to The Sporting News ACC All-<br />

Freshman team...one of eight UM players who<br />

were selected to the 2006 ACC Academic Football<br />

Team...played in 10 games, starting vs. Georgia<br />

Tech, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Virginia and<br />

Boston College at middle linebacker...totaled 45<br />

tackles (26 solo) with a 10-yard sack, five stops<br />

for losses of 18 yards and three pass deflections.<br />

2005: Played in the team’s first three games vs.<br />

Florida State, Clemson and Colorado before receiving<br />

a medical hardship.<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Coral Gables (Fla.) High<br />

School, playing football for head coach Joe Montoya…played<br />

both offense and defense throughout<br />

his career, and also returned kickoffs and<br />

blocked punts…as a senior in 2004, he finished<br />

with 96 tackles (three for loss), two interceptions<br />

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SHARPTON, DARRYL<br />

and four blocked punts…selected to play in the<br />

Cali/Florida Bowl, but declined the invitation…as<br />

a junior, he recorded 110 tackles and one interception<br />

for a touchdown…ranked as the nation’s<br />

28thbest outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.<br />

<strong>com</strong> and was chosen All-Dade County while ranking<br />

as the 10th-best prospect in Dade County by<br />

the Miami Herald…member of the Florida Times-<br />

Union Super 75 squad…was in his school’s International<br />

Baccalaureate Program.<br />

PERSONAL: Graduated with a degree in Finance…<br />

presently enrolled in post-graduate school…resides<br />

in Coral Gables, Florida.<br />

Sharpton’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK INACTIVE<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC INACTIVE<br />

11/1 at IND INACTIVE<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 8 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Tackles<br />

5, at NY Jets (11-21-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 8 total; 2010 – 8.<br />

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Malcolm SHEPPARD<br />

67 DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 289 | College: Arkansas |<br />

Hometown: Bainbridge, Ga. | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />

Acquired: CFA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 1/0 | Career GP/GS: 1/0 |<br />

Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans<br />

as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2010...Released<br />

by Texans on September 4, 2010...Signed<br />

to practice squad on September 6, 2010...Signed<br />

to Texans active roster from practice squad on<br />

October 25, 2010.<br />

2010 (Houston 1/0): Spent the first six games of<br />

the season on the practice squad before being<br />

promoted to the active roster (10/25)...made his<br />

professional debut at Indianapolis (11/1), where<br />

he saw action at defensive tackle and on special<br />

teams...inactive vs. San Diego (11/7), at<br />

Jacksonville (11/14), at NY Jets (11/21) and vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Played in 51 games with 38 starts for<br />

the Razorbacks...was a two-time All-SEC honoree...totaled<br />

36 career tackles for loss and 9.5<br />

sacks...started all 13 games as a senior in 2009...<br />

registered 33 tackles, including 17 solos, 11.0<br />

tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four quarterback<br />

hurries, three passes broken up and one fumble<br />

recovery...earned second-team All-SEC accolades<br />

from the league’s coaches and the AP...<br />

started 12 games in 2008 and finished second on<br />

the team with 65 tackles...earned second-team<br />

All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches and<br />

AP, and third-team honors from Phil Steele...led<br />

the team with 6.0 sacks and 13.5 TFLs...played<br />

in and started 12 games in 2007...had 42 tackles<br />

on the season with a team-high tying 10.5 TFL<br />

along with a team-high 16 quarterback hurries<br />

and a half sack...appeared in all 14 games with<br />

one start...tallied 12 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss<br />

and a half sack.<br />

PERSONAL: Criminal justice major...racked up<br />

64 tackles, 15 sacks and one interception in 11<br />

games as a senior at Bainbridge (Ga.) High...<br />

helped lead his squad to a playoff berth in his<br />

senior campaign...son of Ricky and Evelyn Sheppard.<br />

Shappard’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUM-<br />

BLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

9/19 @ WAS PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

9/26 vs. DAL PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

10/3 @ OAK PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

10/10 vs. NYG PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

10/17 vs. KC PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

11/1 @ IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. SD INACTIVE<br />

11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />

11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />

11/28 vs TEN INACTIVE<br />

2010 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

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Steve SLATON<br />

20 RUNNING BACK<br />

Height: 5-9 | Weight: 199 | College: West Virginia |<br />

Hometown: Levittown, Pennsylvania | 3rd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: D3b-’08 (89th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 7/1 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 34/26 | Teams: Houston, 2008-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in<br />

third round (89th pick overall) of 2008 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft…<br />

Signed by Texans on July 22, 2008...Placed on reserve/injured<br />

list on December 9, 2009.<br />

HONORS: 2008 AFC Offensive Player of the Week<br />

(13), 2008 AFC Offensive Rookie of the Month<br />

(December), Houston Texans 2008 Rookie of the<br />

Year.<br />

PRO: Speedy young runner who possesses a<br />

tremendous burst and surprising strength…has<br />

rushed for 1,812 yards and 12 touchdowns in his<br />

career and has caught 96 passes for 802 yards<br />

and five touchdowns...took over the starting role<br />

two games into his rookie season and never<br />

looked back, starting 15 games in 2008…set the<br />

franchise single-season rushing record with<br />

1,282 yards…rushing total led all rookie running<br />

backs in 2008...has five career 100-yard games.<br />

2010 (Houston 7/1): Had six rushes for 29 yards<br />

and returned one kickoff 33 yards in the season<br />

opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...had three carries<br />

for 14 yards at Washington (9/19)...returnd five<br />

kickoffs an average of 24.4 yards with a long of<br />

32 yards vs. Dallas (9/26)...had five carries for 37<br />

yards and two catches for eight yards at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...returned six kickoffs an average of<br />

18.2 yards including a long of 25 yards vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...had two kickoff returns for an average<br />

of 19.0 yards including a long of 24 yards vs.<br />

Kansas City (10/17)...dressed but did not play at<br />

Indianapolis (11/1, vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14) and at NY Jets (11/21)...returned<br />

one kickoff 22 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 11/10): Suffered through an injury-shortened<br />

sophomore campaign but still<br />

managed to lead the team in rushing for the<br />

second straight year...finished the season with<br />

437 rushing yards on 131 carries and scored<br />

three touchdowns before being placed on injured<br />

reserve with a right shoulder injury...also<br />

caught 44 passes for 417 yards and caught a<br />

career-high four touchdown passes...started at<br />

RB vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and carried nine<br />

times for 17 yards to go with three catches for 35<br />

yards...had 17 carries for 34 yards at Tennessee<br />

(9/20)...also had three receptions for 25 yards...<br />

started and ran for 76 yards on 12 carries while<br />

also hauling in three receptions for 37 yards vs.<br />

Jacksonville (9/27)...had 65 yards rushing and 24<br />

yards receiving and tied the team record with<br />

two touchdowns vs. Oakland (10/24)...scored on<br />

a 32-yard run and an 18-yard reception...caught<br />

six passes for 59 yards and had 39 yards rushing<br />

on 13 attempts at Arizona (10/11)...had six receptions<br />

for a career high 102 yards and a touchdown<br />

at Cincinnati (10/18), his first 100-yard receiving<br />

performance of his career. He also had<br />

19 carries for 43 yards...scored two touchdowns<br />

(1 rushing, 1 receving) while rushing for 67 yards<br />

on 18 carries and four receptions for 22 yards<br />

vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made two catches<br />

for 10 yards and one carry for one yard at Buffalo<br />

(11/1)...had six carries for 17 yards and made<br />

three catches for 12 yards at Indianapolis (11/8)...<br />

caught five passes for 42 yards and a touchdown<br />

as well as five attempts rushing for 21 yards vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/23)...carried 10 times for a teamhigh<br />

57 yards vs. Indianapolis (11/29) and tied<br />

for the team lead with seven receptions for 49<br />

yards...inactive at Jacksonville (12/6)...placed on<br />

injured reserve (12/9).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/15): Started in 15-of-16 games<br />

played as a rookie…led all rookie running backs<br />

with a franchise-record 1,282 yards…also<br />

scored nine rushing touchdowns…caught 50<br />

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slaton, steve<br />

passes for 371 yards and one touchdown…led<br />

the AFC with 1,659 total yards from scrimmage…<br />

led all running backs in fourth-quarter rushing,<br />

gaining 464 of his 1,282 yards in the final period…<br />

topped the 100-yard mark five times…made his<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> debut and carried the ball 13 times for 43<br />

yards with a long of 14 at Pittsburgh (9/7)…caught<br />

three passes for six yards…started at RB for the<br />

first time in his career at Tennessee (9/21) and had<br />

18 carries for 116 yards and one touchdown, posting<br />

the first 100-yard game of his career…rushed<br />

10 times for 33 yards and caught eight passes for<br />

83 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown catch<br />

in the second quarter, at Jacksonville (9/28)…<br />

ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 16 attempts<br />

vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…ran for 80 yards<br />

on 17 carries, including a one-yard touchdown<br />

in the second quarter, vs. Detroit (10/19)…carried<br />

the ball 15 times for 53 yards vs. Cincinnati<br />

(10/26) and scored his fifth rushing touchdown of<br />

the season…ran for a Texans rookie-record 156<br />

yards on 14 carries at Indianapolis (11/16), including<br />

a career-long 71-yard touchdown run…his 71-<br />

yard rush was the longest run from scrimmage in<br />

Texans history, bettering RB Domanick Williams’<br />

51-yard run at Cincinnati on 11/9/03…156 yards<br />

rushing were the second-highest in franchise history,<br />

trailing only Williams’ 158-yard day at Jacksonville<br />

on 12/26/04…averaged 11.1 yards per<br />

carry, which was the highest single-game average<br />

in Texans history…ran for 130 yards and two<br />

touchdowns on 21 carries and caught two passes<br />

for 52 yards on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/1)…rushed for 120 yards on 26 carries<br />

and caught three passes for 40 yards at Green Bay<br />

(12/7)…went over 1,000 yards for the season with<br />

a five-yard gain in the third quarter…became the<br />

second Texan to run for over 1,000 yards in a season<br />

and registered the third 1,000-yard season in<br />

team history…gained 100 yards on 24 carries vs.<br />

Tennessee (12/14)…broke the team rookie rushing<br />

record in the game and established another<br />

team record with his fifth 100-yard rushing day<br />

this season…became the first Texans running<br />

back to have three consecutive 100-yard rushing<br />

games in a season…ran for 66 yards on 18 carries<br />

at Oakland (12/21)…surpassed the previous<br />

franchise single-season rushing record of 1,188<br />

yards during the game…ran the ball 20 times for<br />

92 yards and one touchdown and also caught five<br />

passes for 36 yards vs. Chicago (12/28)…finished<br />

the season as the <strong>NFL</strong>’s leading rookie rusher and<br />

also set the Texans single-season rushing record<br />

with 1,282 yards.<br />

COLLEGE: Rushed for 3,923 yards during his career<br />

at West Virginia, ranking third on the school’s alltime<br />

record list and third in Big East history…set<br />

the WVU career record for rushing touchdowns<br />

with 50…664 rushing attempts were third-most in<br />

school history…second-team All-Big East choice<br />

as a junior in 2007 when he rushed for 1,051 yards<br />

and 17 touchdowns on 211 carries…17 touchdowns<br />

rushing in both 2005 and 2007 tied for third<br />

on the school’s season-record list…was a firstteam<br />

All-American selection as a sophomore in<br />

2006 by the American Football Coaches Association,<br />

Football Writers Association, Walter Camp,<br />

The Sporting News and Associated Press, and<br />

added second-team honors from The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft<br />

Report and Rivals.<strong>com</strong>…finished fourth in the voting<br />

for the Heisman Trophy and was a Maxwell<br />

Award semi-finalist…selected by the Philadelphia<br />

Sports Writers as the Amateur Athlete of the<br />

Year...named the team’s Most Valuable Player…<br />

finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the<br />

nation’s top running back…All-Big East Conference<br />

first-team pick…1,774 yards rushing in 2006<br />

set a school season-record, topping the old mark<br />

of 1,710 yards by Cobourne in 2002…freshman All-<br />

American first-team choice in 2005 by Rivals.<strong>com</strong><br />

and a second-team pick by The Sporting News…<br />

second-team All-Big East Conference selection<br />

and named the league’s Rookie of the Year...<br />

rushed for 1,128 yards on 205 carries, including<br />

17 touchdowns…ran for a Sugar Bowl-record 204<br />

yards vs. Georgia in the 2006 game, the secondhighest<br />

total by a player in a BCS bowl game...<br />

Athletic Coaching Education major.<br />

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SLATON, STEVE<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Conwell-Egan (Levittown,<br />

Pa.) Catholic High School…made the varsity<br />

football team as a freshman, going on to earn All-<br />

Conference honors in each of his four seasons on<br />

the gridiron…named the Most Valuable Player of<br />

the Philadelphia Catholic League and was chosen<br />

All-Area by most of the local news services,<br />

in addition to adding All-State accolades as a<br />

junior and senior…rushed for 1,836 yards and 26<br />

touchdowns to lead the team to a 10-3 record as<br />

a senior…added 1,626 yards with 19 scores on offense<br />

and broke up six passes while intercepting<br />

two others as a defensive back during his junior<br />

campaign…rushed for more than 6,000 yards and<br />

73 touchdowns, setting five school records in his<br />

career…also excelled on the school’s track team.<br />

Slaton’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 6 29 4.8 13 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 0 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 3 14 4.7 16 0 1 3 3.0 3 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 5 37 7.4 23 0 2 8 4.0 12 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 0 2 -1 -0.5 2 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/1 at IND DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/14 at JAX DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/21 at NYJ DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/28 vs. TEN 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Totals 7 1 19 93 4.9 23 0 3 11 3.7 0 0<br />

Slaton’s Career Stats<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2008 Hou 16 15 268 1,282 4.8 71t 9 50 377 7.5 46 1<br />

2009 Hou 11 10 131 437 3.3 32t 3 44 417 9.5 38t 4<br />

2010 Hou 7 1 19 93 4.9 23 0 3 11 3.7 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 34 26 418 1,812 4.3 71t 12 97 805 8.3 46 5<br />

Slaton’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Date, Opp No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 6 88 14.7 25 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 5 122 24.4 32 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 6 109 18.2 25 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 2 38 19.0 24 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/1 at IND DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/7 vs. SD DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/14 at JAX DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/21 at NYJ DID NOT PLAY<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Totals 21 412 19.6 33 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

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SLATON, STEVE<br />

Slaton’s Career Statistics<br />

KICKOFF RETURNS<br />

PUNT RETURNS<br />

Year Team No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2008 Hou 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2009 Hou 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Hou 21 412 19.6 33 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 21 412 19.6 33 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Tackles: 1 total: 2010 – 1.<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Rushes<br />

26 @ Green Bay (120 yards, 12-7-08)<br />

24 vs. Tennessee (100 yards, 12-14-08)<br />

21, three times, last:<br />

21 vs. Oakland (65 yards, 10-4-09)<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

156 @ Indianapolis (14 rushes, 11-16-08)<br />

130 vs. Jacksonville (21 rushes, 12-1-08)<br />

120 @ Green Bay (26 rushes, 12-7-08)<br />

Rushing Average<br />

11.0 @ Indianapolis (14 for 156, 11-16-08)<br />

7.4 @ Oakland (5 for 37, 10-3-10)<br />

6.4 @ Tennessee (18 for 116, 9-21-08)<br />

6.2 vs. Jacksonville (26 for 120, 12-1-08)<br />

Rushing Long<br />

71t @ Indianapolis (11-16-08)<br />

50 @ Tennessee (9-21-08)<br />

47 vs. Chicago (12-28-08)<br />

Rushing Touchdowns<br />

2 vs. Indianapolis (10-5-08)<br />

2 vs. Jacksonville (12-1-08)<br />

1, eight times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

Receptions<br />

8 @ Jacksonville (83 yards, 9-28-08)<br />

8 @ Minnesota (56 yards, 11-2-08)<br />

6 @ Cincinnati (102 yards, 10-18-09)<br />

5 vs. Chicago (36 yards, 12-28-08)<br />

5 @ Oakland (36 yards, 12-21-08)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

102 @ Cincinnati (6 receptions, 10-18-09)<br />

83 @ Jacksonville (8 receptions, 9-28-08)<br />

56 @ Minnesota (8 receptions, 11-2-08)<br />

52 vs. Jacksonville (2 receptions, 12-1-08)<br />

Receiving Long<br />

46 vs. Jacksonville (12-1-08)<br />

28 @ Cincinnati (10-18-09)<br />

30t @ Jacksonville (9-28-08)<br />

22 @ Minnesota (11-2-08)<br />

Receiving Touchdowns<br />

1, four times, last:<br />

1 vs. San Francsico (10-25-09)<br />

Kickoff Returns<br />

6 2x; last: vs. NY Giants (109 yards, 10-10-10)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (33 yards, 9-12-10)<br />

Kickoff Return Yards<br />

122 vs. Dallas (5 returns, 10-10-10)<br />

Long Kickoff Return<br />

33 vs. Indianapolis (9-12-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

100-yard rushing games – 5 total: 2008 – 5.<br />

Fumbles/Lost: 9/6 total: 2008 – 3/2, 2009 – 6/4.<br />

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Antonio SMITH<br />

94 DEFENSIVE END<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Arizona Cardinals<br />

in the fifth round (135th overall) of the 2004<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft...Signed by Cardinals on July 27, 2004...<br />

released by Cardinals on September 5, 2004...Resigned<br />

by Cardinals to practice squad on September<br />

6, 2004...Signed by Cardinals to active<br />

roster on December 15, 2004...Assigned by Cardinals<br />

to Hamburg Sea Devils in 2005 <strong>NFL</strong> Europe<br />

enhancement allocation program on February<br />

14, 2005...Released by Cardinals on September 4,<br />

2005...Re-signed by Cardinals to practice squad<br />

on September 8, 2005...Signed by Cardinals to<br />

active roster on October 6, 2005...Re-signed with<br />

Cardinals on April 5, 2007...Re-signed with Cardinals<br />

on April 3, 2008...Signed by the Houston<br />

Texans on March 1, 2009.<br />

PRO: A physical and versatile veteran defensive<br />

end who joined the Texans as an unrestricted<br />

free agent prior to the 2009 season...started 15<br />

of 16 games in his first season in Houston and<br />

registered 33 tackles, 4.5 sacks, two forced<br />

fumbles and two fumble recoveries...played in 61<br />

games with 39 starts over five seasons with the<br />

Arizona Cardinals...spent the spring of 2005 with<br />

the Hamburg Sea Devils of <strong>NFL</strong> Europe, starting<br />

nine-of-10 games and finished with six sacks,<br />

28 tackles and a forced fumble while earning<br />

all-<strong>NFL</strong> Europe honors...worked his way up from<br />

the Cardinals practice squad to be<strong>com</strong>e a regular<br />

starter, eventually starting all three playoff<br />

games for the Cardinals in their run to Super<br />

Bowl XLII.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Named one of the defensive<br />

captains for the 2010 season...assisted on<br />

a sack and had three hits on the quarterback<br />

and a pass defensed vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...assisted<br />

on a tackle at Washington (9/19)...assisted<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 282 | College: Oklahoma State |<br />

Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 7th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 28 |<br />

Acquired: UFA-’09 (Arizona) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 88/65 | Teams: Arizona, 2004-08;<br />

Houston, 2009-10 |<br />

on two tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)...made four solo<br />

tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...made one solo tackle vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...made three tackles (two solo) and had a<br />

pass defensed vs. Kansas City (10/17)...made four<br />

tackles (three solo) at Indianapolis (11/1)...made<br />

four solo tackles and assisted on a sack with<br />

Mario Williams vs. San Diego (11/7)...made one<br />

hit on the quarterback at Jacksonville (11/14)...<br />

made four tackles (two solo) and had a hit on the<br />

quarterback at NY Jets (11/21)...made two tackles<br />

(one solo) and two hits on the quarterback vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/15): Made his Texans debut,<br />

starting at LDE and recording three solo tackles<br />

and a forced fumble vs. the New York Jets<br />

(9/13)...had three tackles and one quarterback<br />

hit at Tennessee (9/20)...made two solo tackles<br />

in his start vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...made two<br />

solo tackes, including one for a loss vs. Oakland<br />

(10/4) as well as recording two hits on the quarterback<br />

and recovering a fumble...had one solo<br />

tackle and one hit on the quarterback at Arizona<br />

(10/11)...assisted on one tackle and recovered a<br />

fumble at Cincinnati (10/18)...had one solo tackle<br />

and a pass defensed vs. San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

made his first sack as a Texan as part of a day<br />

that included two tackles (two solo), three quarterback<br />

hits and one tackle for a loss at Buffalo<br />

(11/1)...had two solo tackles and one sack for a<br />

loss of six yards to go along with a forced fumble<br />

at Indianapolis (11/8)...made three solo tackles<br />

including one for a loss and had a quarterback<br />

hit vs. Tennessee (11/23)...made one solo tackle<br />

vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...teamed with DE Connor<br />

Barwin on a 10-yard sack of Jaguars QB David<br />

Garrard at Jacksonville (12/6) and finished with<br />

two total tackles and two quarterback hits...<br />

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SMITH, ANTONIO<br />

made one solo tackle and assisted on another<br />

vs. Seattle (12/13)...made four tackles (three solo)<br />

at St. Louis (12/20) including a sack or Rams QB<br />

Keith Null for a loss of eight yards...had two tackles<br />

(one solo), had three hits on the quarterback<br />

and <strong>com</strong>bined with DT Jeff Zgonina for a sack on<br />

quarterback Chad Henne for a loss of eight yards<br />

at Miami (12/27).<br />

2008 (Arizona 16/10): Started 10 regular-season<br />

games and three playoff games for the NFC<br />

Champion Cardinals, including Super Bowl XLII…<br />

finished with 41 total tackles, including 31 solo<br />

stops, and 3.5 sacks…forced two fumbles and<br />

recovered three…started at Carolina (10/26) and<br />

made three tackles (two solos)…recorded two<br />

solo tackles, both behind the line of scrimmage,<br />

at St. Louis (11/2)…started vs. San Francisco<br />

(11/9)…recorded three solo tackles and his first<br />

sack of the season for an eight-yard loss at Seattle<br />

(11/16)…recorded four solo tackles, including<br />

two solos, and a half sack at Philadelphia<br />

(11/27)…started and recorded a season-high five<br />

solo tackles and one sack vs. Minnesota (12/14)…<br />

recorded three solo tackles and a sack in playoffclinching<br />

win vs. Seattle (12/28)…recorded three<br />

solo tackles and a sack in NFC Wild Card Playoff<br />

victory over Atlanta (1/3/09)…started and recorded<br />

two solo tackles and a sack in NFC Divisional<br />

Playoff victory at Carolina (1/10/09)…started and<br />

recorded one solo tackle in NFC Championship<br />

Game victory over Philadelphia (1/18/09)…started<br />

and notched two tackles, including one solo, in<br />

Super Bowl XLII vs. Pittsburgh (2/1/09).<br />

(9/16)…tied season-highs with seven total tackles<br />

and five unassisted tackles as well as recorded<br />

one sack and one tackle for loss vs. Pittsburgh<br />

(9/30)…recorded one quarterback hit and one<br />

sack vs. Carolina (10/14) to set a new single-season<br />

career-high with 3.5 sacks in six games…totaled<br />

one forced fumble, two quarterback hits and<br />

recovered a fumble and advanced it to the Arizona<br />

49 yard-line in the third quarter that led to a touchdown<br />

vs. Detroit (11/11)…recovered first-quarter<br />

fumble as well as one quarterback pressure and<br />

one quarterback hit vs. Cleveland (12/2).<br />

2006 (Arizona 16/8): Appeared in all 16 games for<br />

the first time in his career, starting eight, while<br />

also recording 29 tackles…collected one tackle<br />

and recovered his first career fumble late in the<br />

fourth quarter vs. St. Louis (9/24)…collected four<br />

tackles while registering his first sack of the season<br />

when he corralled Michael Vick in the second<br />

quarter at Atlanta (10/1)…received his first<br />

2007 (Arizona 16/13): Had a career year, starting<br />

13 of 16 games played and registering a careerhigh<br />

60 tackles and 5.5 sacks while finishing tied<br />

for third in the <strong>NFL</strong> in defensive fumble recoveries<br />

with three…recovered a second-quarter<br />

fumble at 49ers 36-yard line to set up touchdown<br />

to put Cards up 10-7 in the season opener at San<br />

Francisco (9/10)…led team with one sack and<br />

one quarterback hit in the home opener vs. Sea<br />

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SMITH, ANTONIO<br />

start of the season at defensive tackle, collected<br />

two tackles and two QB pressures vs.<br />

Chicago (10/16)…collected three tackles, a half<br />

sack and a quarterback pressure at St. Louis<br />

(12/3)…had four tackles, one sack and a QB<br />

pressure vs. Seattle (12/10)…collected five tackles,<br />

two tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery<br />

which he picked up and ran back four yards<br />

for a TD to pull the Cardinals to within three<br />

points in the second quarter vs. Denver (12/17).<br />

2005 (Arizona 11/8): Released by the Cardinals during<br />

the final roster cut on 9/3 after spending training<br />

camp with the team and was re-signed to the<br />

practice squad on 9/8 where he spent the first four<br />

weeks of the season…recorded his first career<br />

start at Detroit (11/13) as injuries decimated the<br />

defensive line; recorded three tackles including<br />

one for a loss…recorded two tackles and forced<br />

a fumble vs. Jacksonville (11/27)…recorded his<br />

first two career sacks at Houston (12/18) bringing<br />

down QB David Carr while also adding one tackle…sacked<br />

Colts QB Jim Sorgi for his third sack of<br />

the season at Indianapolis (1/1).<br />

as a member of the practice squad … saw action<br />

on defense in his first game on the active roster<br />

vs. St. Louis (12/19) and @ Seattle (12/26) and recorded<br />

one QB pressure…deactivated for the<br />

season finale vs. Tampa Bay (1/2).<br />

COLLEGE: Two-year starter at Oklahoma State<br />

after transferring from Northeastern Oklahoma<br />

A&M College…though his senior season was<br />

shortened by a leg injury, still managed to record<br />

two-year totals of 60 tackles (30 solos), 8.5 sacks,<br />

seven quarterback pressures and three pass deflections<br />

in 24 games.<br />

PERSONAL: Full name Antonio DeShonta Smith...<br />

attended John Marshall (Oklahoma City, OK) High<br />

School where he was named all-city and honorable<br />

mention all-state as a senior…did not begin<br />

playing football until ninth grade at the urging of a<br />

friend…also lettered in track and earned all-city<br />

recognition in shot put…education major at Oklahoma<br />

State.<br />

2004 (Arizona 2/0): Signed to the 53-man active<br />

roster on 12/15 after spending the first 13 weeks<br />

Smith’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 1 0 1 0.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 4 4 0 2.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 5 4 1 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 22 17 10 3.0 18 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

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Smith’s Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2004 Ari 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2005 Ari 11 8 16 16 0 3.0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2006 Ari 16 8 25 15 10 2.5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1<br />

2007 Ari 16 13 44 37 7 5.5 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0<br />

2008 Ari 16 10 41 31 10 3.5 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 15 33 26 8 4.5 25 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 22 17 10 3.0 18 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 88 65 181 142 45 22 127 0 0 0 0 3 6 10 30 1<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

6 @ Baltimore (9-23-07)<br />

5 vs. Denver (12-17-06)<br />

5 vs. Minnesota (12-14-08)<br />

Sacks<br />

2.0. twice, last @ Oakland (10-3-10) B. Gradkowski<br />

1.0, 14 times, most recent:<br />

1.0 @ St. Louis (12-20-09) K. Null<br />

1.0 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09) P. Manning<br />

1.0 @ Buffalo (11-1-09) R. Fitzpatrick<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1 @ Oakland (10-3-10)<br />

1 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

1 vs. New York Jets (9-13-09)<br />

1 vs. Seattle (12-28-08)<br />

1 @ Seattle (11-16-08)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1, Eight times: most recent:<br />

1 vs. Dallas (10-12-08)<br />

1 vs. Buffalo (10-5-08)<br />

1 @ San Francisco (9-7-08)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. Denver (4-yard FR, 12-17-06)<br />

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Wade SMITH<br />

74 GUARD<br />

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 310 | College: Memphis |<br />

Hometown: Dallas, Texas | 7th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |<br />

Acquired: UFA-’10 (Kansas City) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 85/45 | Teams: Miami, 2003-05; New York<br />

Jets, 2006-07; Kansas City, 2008-09; Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Miami Dolphins<br />

in the third round (78th overall) of the<br />

2003 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft…Signed by Dolphins on July<br />

28, 2003…Released by Dolphins on September<br />

12, 2006…Signed by the New York Jets on<br />

September 15, 2006…Signed by Jets on March<br />

12, 2007…Signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on<br />

April 21, 2008…Signed by the Houston Texans<br />

on March 16, 2010.<br />

PRO: Versatile and experienced offensive lineman…played<br />

the majority of his snaps with the<br />

Kansas City Chiefs (2008-09) at right guard and<br />

center…worked primarily at tackle with the<br />

New York Jets (2006-07)…former third-round<br />

selection of Miami started all 16 games at left<br />

tackle for the Dolphins as a rookie in 2003…has<br />

played in 85 career games with 45 starts and<br />

has played in one postseason contest.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Made his Texans debut,<br />

started at left guard and helped pave the way<br />

for RB Arian Foster’s franchise record 231<br />

yards rushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...provided<br />

pocket protection for QB Matt Schaub, enabling<br />

him to throw for a franchise-record 497 yards<br />

and three touchdowns at Washington (9/19)...<br />

started at left guard vs. Dallas (9/26)...started and<br />

helped Texans RBs rush for 249 yards while allowing<br />

no sacks to QB Matt Schaub at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...started at LG vs. NY Giants (10/10)...provided<br />

protection for QB Matt Schaub during his<br />

AFC Player of the Week performance vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17)...started at left guard at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...cleared holes at LG allowing Arian Foster<br />

to rush for 127 yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...work<br />

at LG kept QB Matt Schaub from being sacked<br />

for the at Jacksonville (11/14)...started at left<br />

guard at NY Jets (11/21)...opened holes for RB<br />

Arian Foster to rush for 143 yards vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Kansas City 16/9): Played in all 16 games<br />

with nine starts in his second season with the<br />

Chiefs.<br />

2008 (Kansas City 15/7): Played in 15 games on<br />

special teams and saw duty in 10 contests on<br />

offense…started seven games, opening six<br />

games at right guard and one at center…was<br />

inactive for one contest, vs. Tampa Bay (11/2)...<br />

started at right guard vs. New Orleans (11/16)<br />

and vs. Buffalo (11/23)...started at right guard<br />

and also played at center at Oakland (11/30)<br />

and at Denver (12/7)...started at center ivs. San<br />

Diego (12/14)...started at right guard vs. Miami<br />

(12/21) and at Cincinnati (12/28).<br />

2007 (New York Jets 14/0): Appeared as a reserve<br />

in 14 games.<br />

2006 (New York Jets 7/0): Played in seven<br />

games as a reserve offensive lineman…saw<br />

action in his first game with the Jets vs. New<br />

England (9/17)...played as a reserve in the last<br />

six games of the season…appeared in an AFC<br />

Wild Card Game at New England (1/7/07).<br />

2005 (Miami 0/0): Spent the entire season on<br />

injured reserve with a right forearm injury suffered<br />

in training camp.<br />

2004 (Miami 6/2): Saw action in six contests with<br />

two starts and was inactive for 10 games…<br />

started at left tackle vs. Tennessee (9/11) and at<br />

Cincinnati (9/19).<br />

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SMITH, WADE<br />

2003 (Miami 16/16): Started all 16 games at left<br />

tackle…was a consensus all-rookie selection<br />

and the club’s New<strong>com</strong>er of the Year by the<br />

South Florida media…started his first-career<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> contest at left tackle vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/3).<br />

COLLEGE: Was a four-year letterman and twoyear<br />

starter at Memphis…saw action at tight end<br />

his first two seasons before switching to tackle<br />

as a junior…played in 45 games (29 starts)...<br />

started all 12 games at left tackle as a senior<br />

in 2002…named second-team All-Conference<br />

USA…opened all 11 games at right tackle his<br />

junior campaign in 2001…named the team’s Offensive<br />

Lineman of the Year…played in 11 games<br />

(five starts) as a sophomore in 2000…caught five<br />

passes for 25 yards…saw duty in 11 games (one<br />

start) as a true freshman in 1999…had one catch<br />

for six yards…graduated from Memphis with a<br />

degree in finance.<br />

PERSONAL: Was a two-year letterman as a tight<br />

end at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas…<br />

is married to wife, Chareta, with a son, Nicholas,<br />

and two daughters, Arissa and Aalyiah.<br />

Smith’s Career Stats<br />

Games/Starts: 2003: 16/16; 2004: 6/2; 2005: 0/0; 2006: 7/0; 2007: 14/0; 2008: 15/7, 2009: 16/9, 2010: 11/11, Total: 85/85.<br />

Tackles: 4 total; 2009 – 4.<br />

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Kasey STUDDARD<br />

64 GUARD<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in sixth round (183rd overall) of 2007 <strong>NFL</strong> draft…<br />

Signed by Texans on July 23, 2007.<br />

PRO: Aggressive offensive lineman with a low<br />

center of gravity that is ideal at his guard position…uses<br />

leverage to his advantage…appeared<br />

in three games as a rookie…saw his first<br />

action on the offensive line at Tennessee (12/2)<br />

when he filled in for G Fred Weary.<br />

2010 (Houston 1/0): Inactive for the season opener<br />

vs. Indianpolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19), vs.<br />

Dallas (9/26), at Oakland (10/3) and vs. NY Giants<br />

(10/10)...made his season debut on special teams<br />

vs. Kansas City (10/17)...inactive at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1), vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville (11/14)<br />

, at NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/14): Saw action on offense and<br />

on special teams vs. the New York Jets (9/13)<br />

and at Tennessee (9/20)...made his first career<br />

start vs. Jacksonville (9/27) at guard in place of<br />

the injured Chester Pitts...started at left guard<br />

vs. Oakland (10/4), at Arizona (10/11), at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18), vs. San Francisco (10/25), at Buffalo<br />

(11/1) and at Indianapolis (11/8)...protected<br />

quarterback Matt Schaub vs. Tennessee (11/23)<br />

when he had his second consecutive 300-yard<br />

passing game...started at LG vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...helped the offense gain over 300 yards<br />

for the 11th consecutive game at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...part of the offensive line that blocked<br />

for QB Matt Schaub as he threw for 365 yards<br />

and two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13) without<br />

allowing him to be sacked...blocked for quarterback<br />

Matt Schaub at St. Louis (12/20) where he<br />

threw for 367 yards and was not sacked for the<br />

second consecutive game and fourth time this<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 308 | College: Texas |<br />

Hometown: Lone Tree, Colorado | 4th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 26 |<br />

Acquired: D6-’07 (183rd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 1/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 22/14 | Teams: Houston 2007-10 |<br />

season...started at left guard at Miami (12/27).<br />

2008 (Houston 2/0): Played in two games…contributed<br />

on special teams…inactive for the first<br />

14 games of the year…made his 2008 debut at<br />

Oakland (12/21) and played on special teams…<br />

played on special teams vs. Chicago (12/28).<br />

2007 (Houston 3/0): Played in three games as a<br />

rookie…made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut at Atlanta (9/30)<br />

when he played on kick protection…played at<br />

right guard when starter Fred Weary went down<br />

with a broken leg at Tennessee (12/2)…saw action<br />

against Tampa Bay (12/9) on special teams l.<br />

COLLEGE: Started his last 38 games at the left<br />

guard position for Texas…three-time All-Big 12<br />

selection and earned first-team all-conference<br />

honors as a senior…team captain as a senior…<br />

helped Texas win the national championship as<br />

a junior in 2005…helped the Longhorns offense<br />

be<strong>com</strong>e one of the most explosive in the country,<br />

averaging over 40 points and 455 yards per game<br />

in his three years as a starter…graduated with a<br />

liberal arts degree in youth and <strong>com</strong>munity studies.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Highland Ranch High<br />

School in Lone Tree, Colo., and was a four year<br />

starter on the offensive and defensive lines…<br />

earned first-team all-state, all-county and alldistrict<br />

honors as a junior and a senior…father,<br />

Dave, played offensive tackle at Texas (1975-<br />

77) and for the Denver Broncos for ten seasons<br />

(1979-88)…uncle, Les, played offensive tackle<br />

for the Longhorns (1978-80) and center for the<br />

Kansas City Chiefs in 1982...born Kasey Whitfield<br />

Studdard in Denver, Colorado.<br />

Studdard’s Career Statistics<br />

Games/ Starts: 2007: 3/0, 2008: 2/0; 2009: 16/14; 2010: 1/0; Total: 22/14. Tackles: 1 total; 2009 – 1.<br />

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Matt TURK<br />

PUNTER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free<br />

agent by Green Bay Packers on July 13, 1993…<br />

Released by Packers on August 4, 1993…Signed<br />

by Los Angeles Rams in April 1994…Released<br />

by Rams on August 22, 1994…Signed by Washington<br />

Redskins on April 5, 1005…Traded by<br />

Redskins to Miami Dolphins for seventh round<br />

pick (traded to San Francisco) in 2001 draft on<br />

March 9, 2000…Signed by New York Jets on<br />

April 23, 2002…Released by Jets on March 7,<br />

2003…Signed by Miami Dolphins on September<br />

29, 2003…Re-signed by Dolphins on March 23,<br />

2004…Placed on injured reserve with groin injury<br />

of September 10, 2005…Released by Dolphins<br />

on October 12, 2005…Signed by St. Louis Rams<br />

on April 4, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on<br />

July 24, 2007.<br />

HONORS: Played in Pro Bowl (1996-98 seasons),<br />

Sporting News <strong>NFL</strong> All-Pro (1997), 2000 <strong>NFL</strong> Special<br />

Teams Player of the Week (17), 2001 AFC<br />

Special Teams Player of the Week (6), 1998 NFC<br />

Special Teams Player of the Week (8).<br />

PRO: Veteran punter with strong leg capable of<br />

producing long punts with good hang-time…<br />

also possesses exceptional directional punting<br />

skills…has played in 230 career games…has<br />

averaged 42.4 yards on 1,083 career punts…<br />

only 420 of his 1,083 punts (38.8 percent) have<br />

been returned…career net punting average is<br />

37.4 yards per punt…only suffered three blocked<br />

punts in his career…has averaged 42.3 yards<br />

per punt in three-plus seasons in Houston…<br />

owns the top three punting seasons in Texans<br />

history, averaging 42.3 yards in 2008, 41.7 in 2007<br />

and 42.7 in 2009…also holds the team singleseason<br />

record for net punting with a 39.4-yard<br />

average in 2009.<br />

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 248 | College: Wisconsin-Whitewater |<br />

Hometown: Greenfield, Wisconsin | 15th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 42 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’07 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/0 | Career GP/GS: 230/0 |<br />

Teams: Washington, 1995-99; Miami, 2000-01; New York Jets,<br />

2002; Miami, 2003-05; St. Louis, 2006; Houston, 2007-10 |<br />

2010 (Houston 11/0): Had two punts for an average<br />

of 45.5 yards including a long of 58 yards in<br />

the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...had<br />

three punts averaging 40.3 yards including on inside<br />

the 20 at Washington (9/19)...had three punts<br />

for an average of 36.7 yards including on inside<br />

the 20 vs. Dallas (9/26)...punted six times for an<br />

average of 42.0 yards including a 43-yard punt<br />

downed at the two-yard line at Oakland (10/3)...<br />

Averaged 44.6 yards on seven punts, including a<br />

long of 53 yards and four punts inside the 20 vs.<br />

NY Giants (10/10)...punted four times an average<br />

of 47.8 yards including a long of 60-yards vs. Kansas<br />

City (10/17)...had five punts for an average of<br />

44.4 yards including one inside the 20 at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1)...had two punts averaging 35 yards<br />

vs. San Diego (11/7)...punted four times averaging<br />

37.5 yards at Jacksonville (11/14)...punted six<br />

times averaging 40.7 yards at NY Jets (11/21)...<br />

averaged 49.8 yards on four punts including a<br />

long of 53 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/0): Averaged 44.0 yards on six<br />

punts vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and had one<br />

punt downed inside the 20-yard line...averaged<br />

51.8 yards on six punts at Tennessee (9/20) and<br />

booted a 62-yarder to tie a Texans record....averaged<br />

42.8 yards on 4 punts including one inside<br />

the 20 vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...punted seven<br />

times for an average of 35.7 yards vs. Oakland<br />

(10/4) including two punts downed inside the<br />

20-yard line...averaged 40.0 yards on five punts<br />

at Arizona (10/11)...had five punts that averaged<br />

35.0 yards including two inside the 20 at Cincinnati<br />

(10/18)...punted five times for an average<br />

of 37.2 vs San Francisco (10/25) including four<br />

punts that landed incside the 20...had one punt<br />

at Buffalo (11/1) for 39 yards...had four punts for<br />

an average of 43.5 yards at Indianapolis (11/8),<br />

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his highest total since Week 2...punted five times<br />

for an average of 47.2 yards vs. Tennessee (11/23),<br />

including four punts inside the 20-yard line...<br />

punted twice for a season-best 53.0-yard average<br />

and a 49.5-yard net average vs. Indianapolis<br />

(11/29)...had five punts for an average of 45.0 yards<br />

including two punts that were downed inside the<br />

20-yard line...punted four times for an average<br />

and net of 44.3 yards including a long of 52 and<br />

one punt downed inside the 20-yard line...punted<br />

twice for an average of 42.5 yards including a long<br />

of 50 yards at St. Louis (12/20)...had four punts for<br />

an average of 45.5 yards and net of 43.5 yards including<br />

two punts inside the 20-yard line at Miami<br />

(12/27).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/0): Punted 53 times for 2,240 yards<br />

in 16 games…broke his own franchise record with<br />

a 42.3-yard punting average and pinned 17 punts<br />

inside the opponent’s 20-yard line…averaged a<br />

season-high 48.8 yards on four punts vs. Detroit<br />

(10/19) and pinned the Lions inside their own fiveyard<br />

line three times…averaged 47.5 yards on two<br />

punts at Indianapolis (11/16)…punted three times<br />

for 108 yards on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/1) and pinned Jacksonville inside their<br />

20-yard line on each punt…punted three times for<br />

a 42.3-yard average at Green Bay (12/7)…also recorded<br />

the second-longest run of his career, an<br />

18-yard gain in the third quarter.<br />

punt inside the 20.<br />

2006 (St. Louis 16/0): Saw action in all 16 games…<br />

averaged 43.5 yards per punt on 72 attempts, and<br />

his net average was 38.3 yards per punt…net average<br />

ranked seventh in the league, and he had<br />

26 punts downed inside the 20 versus just five<br />

touchbacks.<br />

2005 (Miami 0/0): Suffered groin injury during<br />

training camp…placed on reserve/injured list<br />

9/10…released 10/11/05.<br />

2004 (Miami 16/0): Played in all 16 games…tied<br />

for AFC lead with 29 punts inside 20-yard line…11<br />

games with at least one 50-yard punts finishing<br />

with 19 50-yard punts…season-high 10 punts for<br />

40.0-yard average at Cincinnati (9/19), dropping<br />

three inside 20-yard line…season-long 67-yard<br />

punt at Buffalo (10/17).<br />

2003 (Miami 13/0): Saw action in the final 13<br />

games…also served as holder on placekicks…<br />

Dolphins-record 11 punts at New England (12/7)…<br />

career-long 23-yard run out of punt formation vs.<br />

Philadelphia (12/15).<br />

2002 (New York Jets 16/0): Back-to-back weeks<br />

with 60-yard punt; 62-yarder vs. New England<br />

(9/15) and 65-yarder at Miami (9/22).<br />

2007 (Houston 16/0): Contributed a solid season<br />

punting, finishing with 55 punts for 2,296 yards…<br />

registered 24 punts inside the 20 and finished with<br />

three touchbacks…recorded his long punt of 59<br />

yards in the opening game against Kansas City…<br />

finished with a 41.7-yard gross average and a<br />

net average of 37.9, both new Texans punting records…punted<br />

five times at Carolina (9/16) finishing<br />

with 196 punt yards (39.2 avg.), landing three<br />

punts inside the 20…long punt of the day was 47<br />

yards and his net for the day was 35.6 yards…<br />

punted four times for 178 yards at Indianapolis<br />

(12/23)...landing a season-high four punts inside<br />

the Colts’ 10-yard line…recorded his 300th career<br />

2001 (Miami 16/0): AFC Special Teams Player of<br />

the Week vs. New England (10/7) with four punts<br />

for 40.8-yard average, long of 60, and three inside<br />

20-yard line, including two landing inside fiveyard<br />

line…six punts for season-high 46.7-yard<br />

average, including career-long 77-yard punt, at<br />

Buffalo (11/25)…AFC Special Teams Player of the<br />

Week vs. Denver (12/2) with seven punts for 42.9-<br />

yard average with four inside 20-yard line and<br />

long of 59.<br />

2000 (Miami 16/0): Season-high nine punts for<br />

43.8-yard average at Minnesota (9/10), dropping<br />

four inside 20-yard line with a long of 62…<strong>NFL</strong><br />

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Special Teams Player of the Week in AFC Wildcard<br />

Game vs. Indianapolis (12/30), punting three<br />

times for 46.0-yard average and long of 53.<br />

1999 (Washington 14/0): Six punts for 44.2-yard<br />

average and season-long 57-yarder at New York<br />

Jets (9/26)…inactive at Dallas (10/24) with fractured<br />

middle finger…inactive vs. Chicago (10/31)<br />

with back spasms.<br />

1998 (Washington 16/0): Selected to third straight<br />

Pro Bowl…four punts for career-high 53.0-yard<br />

average, with long of 69, vs. Denver (9/27)…NFC<br />

Special Teams Player of the Week vs. New York<br />

Giants (11/1) with 10 punts for 43.5-yard average<br />

with three inside 20-yard line and two 65-yard<br />

punts.<br />

1997 (Washington 16/0): Earned second straight<br />

Pro Bowl berth…seven punts for 49.9-yard average,<br />

having first career blocked punt, vs. Arizona<br />

(9/14)…seven punts for 47.9-yard average with<br />

long of 59 and four 50-plus-yard punts vs. Detroit<br />

(11/9).<br />

1996 (Washington 16/0): First career Pro Bowl<br />

selection…six punts for season-high 50.8-yard<br />

average with 57-yard long at Dallas (11/26)…<br />

four punts dropping inside 20-yard line at Arizona<br />

(12/15) on five punts for 46.2-yard average.<br />

1995 (Washington 16/0): Four punts for 44.8-yard<br />

average, including season-long 60-yarder, in <strong>NFL</strong><br />

deubt vs. Arizona 9/3.<br />

1994 (Los Angeles Rams 0/0): Training camp with<br />

Los Angeles Rams.<br />

1993 (Green Bay 0/0): Training camp with Packers<br />

after signing with club as undrafted free agent.<br />

COLLEGE: Punted 110 times for 3,991 yards, averaging<br />

36.3 yards for career…played on three<br />

straight Wisconsin State University Conference<br />

championship teams…elementary education major.<br />

PERSONAL: Born Matthew Edward Turk in Milwaukee,<br />

Wis…attended Greenfield (Wis.) High…<br />

youngest of six children, all boys…brother, Dan,<br />

who passed away during 2000 football season,<br />

was long-snapper in <strong>NFL</strong> from 1985-99 and Matt’s<br />

teammate with Redskins from 1997-99…married<br />

to Stephanie with four daughters: Danielle, Matisen,<br />

Logan, Jessica, and son, Ben.<br />

Turk’s 2010 Season Stats<br />

Date, Opp. G No Yds Avg Net TB In 20 Lg Blk<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 2 91 45.5 39.0 0 1 58 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 3 121 40.3 33.7 1 1 44 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 3 110 36.7 20.0 1 1 42 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 6 252 42.0 41.3 0 1 51 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 7 312 44.6 38.6 1 4 53 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 4 191 47.8 40.8 0 1 60 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 5 222 44.4 36.4 0 1 59 0<br />

11/7 vs SD 1 2 70 35.0 35.0 0 0 36 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 4 150 37.5 37.3 0 1 49 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 6 244 40.7 34.0 0 3 47 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 4 199 49.8 38.5 1 1 53 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 46 1,962 42.7 39.0 4 15 60 0<br />

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Turk’s Career Stats<br />

Year Team G No Yds Avg Net TB In 20 Lg Blk<br />

1995 Was 16 74 3,140 42.4 37.7 9 29 60 0<br />

1996 Was 16 75 3,386 45.1 39.2 11 24 63 0<br />

1997 Was 16 84 3,788 45.1 39.2 11 32 62 1<br />

1998 Was 16 93 4,103 44.1 39 9 33 69 1<br />

1999 Was 14 62 2,564 41.4 35.6 10 16 57 0<br />

2000 Mia 16 92 3,870 42.1 36.2 14 25 70 0<br />

2001 Mia 16 81 3,321 41 37.6 7 28 77 0<br />

2002 NYJ 16 63 2,584 41 34.9 9 13 65 0<br />

2003 Mia 13 68 2,631 38.7 34.5 7 23 57 0<br />

2004 Mia 16 98 4,088 41.7 37.2 10 29 67 0<br />

2006 StL 16 72 3,132 43.5 38.3 5 26 74 1<br />

2007 Hou 16 55 2,296 41.7 37.9 3 24 59 0<br />

2008 Hou 16 53 2,240 42.3 35.2 7 17 59 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 67 2,861 42.7 39.4 6 24 62 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 46 1,962 42.7 39.0 4 15 60 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 230 1,083 45,966 42.4 37.4 122 358 77 3<br />

Texans Totals 57 211 8,916 42.3 37.9 19 76 62 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Punts<br />

11 @ New England (12-7-03)<br />

10, twice, last vs. New York Giants (11-1-98)<br />

Punt Yards<br />

435 vs. New York Giants (10 punts, 11-1-98)<br />

416 @ Carolina (9 punts, 11-19-06)<br />

406 @ New England (11 punts, 12-7-03)<br />

Inside 20<br />

5 vs. Baltimore (11-16-03)<br />

5 vs. Buffalo (1-6-02)<br />

5 @ St. Louis (9-22-96)<br />

Punt Average<br />

60.3 @ Cincinnati (10-1-00)<br />

55.0 vs. Kansas City (9-9-07)<br />

Net Average<br />

53.3 @ Cincinnati (10-1-00)<br />

49.8 vs. Denver (9-27-98)<br />

Long<br />

77 (2001)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Free Kicks Following Safeties: 5 total; 1998 – 1; 2003 – 2; 2006 – 1; 2008 – 1.<br />

Rushes-Yards: 13-72 total; 1996 – 1-0; 1997 – 1-0; 1998 – 2-(-12); 2002 – 1-14; 2003 – 3-30; 2004 – 1-3; 2006 – 2-19;<br />

2007 – 1-0; 2008 – 1-18; 2010-1-(-27)<br />

Passing (Comp.-Att., Yds., TD/INT): 0-2, 0 yds, 0/1 total; 2002 – 0-1, 0 yds, 0/1; 2008 – 0/1, 0 yds, 0/0.<br />

Fumbles: 7 total; 1996 – 1; 1997 – 1; 1998 – 1; 1999 – 1; 2002 – 1; 2006 – 1; 2008 – 1.<br />

Fumble Recoveries: 3 total; 2002 – 1; 2006 – 1; 2008 – 1.<br />

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Kevin WALTER<br />

83 WIDE RECEIVER<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York Giants<br />

in seventh round (255th pick overall) of 2003 <strong>NFL</strong><br />

draft…Signed by Giants on June 16, 2003…<br />

Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Bengals on August<br />

26, 2003…Waived by Bengals on August 31,<br />

2003…Re-signed by Bengals to practice squad<br />

on September 1, 2003…Activated on October 16,<br />

2003…Signed by Houston Texans on March 18,<br />

2006.<br />

PRO: Skilled, physical receiver with sure<br />

hands…has developed into a dangerous receiving<br />

threat over the last two years…displays a<br />

knack for getting open underneath and has also<br />

proven the ability to beat defenders deep…has<br />

played in 116 career games with 60 starts…career<br />

totals include 256 catches for 3,150 yards<br />

and 20 touchdowns…has also rushed 13 times<br />

for 82 yards.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Had two reception for 29<br />

yards and a touchdown in the season opener<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...caught 11 passes for 144<br />

yards and a touchdown at Washington (9/19)...<br />

caught a touchdown pass for the third consecutive<br />

game and totaled 34 yards on four receptions<br />

vs. Dallas (9/26)...had four receptions for 35<br />

yards at Oakland (10/3)....caught two passes for<br />

24 yards vs. NY Giants (10/10)...started at wide<br />

receiver vs. Kansas City (10/17), at Indianapolis<br />

(11/1) and vs. San Diego (11/7)...caught six passes<br />

for 90 yards and a touchdown at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14)...caught two passes for 16 yards at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...caught one pass for 12 yards vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 14/14): Inactive in the season<br />

opener vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and at Tennessee<br />

(9/20)...made his first start of the season<br />

vs. Jacksonville (9/27) and led the team in<br />

receiveing with 96 yards on seven receptions<br />

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 218 | College: Eastern Michigan |<br />

Hometown: Vernon Hills, Illinois | 8th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |<br />

Acquired: RFA-’06 (Cincinnati) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 116/60 | Teams: Cincinnati, 2003-05;<br />

Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

along with one rush for 11 yards on a fourthand-one<br />

play in the second quarter...scored his<br />

first touchdown on the young season, a nineyard<br />

reception in the second quarter...started at<br />

wide receiver and caught one pass for 41 yards<br />

vs. Oakland (10/4)...made four receptions for 37<br />

yards at Arizona (10/11)...had three receptions<br />

for 29 yards at Cincinnati (10/18)...caught three<br />

passes for 29 yards vs. San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

caught four passes for 29 yards and had one rush<br />

for 13 yards in the Texans win at Buffalo (11/1)...<br />

made five receptions for 67 yards at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...played in his 100th career game and<br />

caught four passes for 27 yards vs. Tennesseee<br />

(11/23)...started at WR and tied for the team lead<br />

with seven catches for a game-high 73 yards<br />

vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...made four receptions<br />

for 54 yards and two first downs at Jacksonville<br />

(12/6)...caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Seattle<br />

(12/13)...caught four passes for 42 yards and<br />

a touchdown at St. Louis (12/20)...caught three<br />

passes for 21 yards at Miami (12/27).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games for<br />

the first time in his career…finished the season<br />

with 60 receptions for 899 yards and eight touchdowns…eight<br />

scoring catches tied the team record<br />

and tied for third-most in the AFC…teamed<br />

with WR Andre Johnson to be<strong>com</strong>e the most<br />

productive receiving tandem in the <strong>NFL</strong> with a<br />

<strong>com</strong>bined 2,474 yards…caught three passes for<br />

41 yards, including a touchdown pass from QB<br />

Matt Schaub in the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh<br />

(9/7)…caught four passes for 15 yards and had<br />

one rush for three yards at Tennessee (9/21)…<br />

finished with eight catches for 76 yards along<br />

with a career-high two touchdowns at Jacksonville<br />

(9/28)…caught four passes for 98 yards,<br />

including a 30-yard grab on the last drive of the<br />

game that set up the winning touchdown, vs.<br />

Miami (10/12)…caught five passes for 70 yards<br />

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and tied a career high with two touchdowns vs.<br />

Cincinnati (10/26)…caught four passes for 85<br />

yards, including a 60-yard touchdown vs. Baltimore<br />

(11/9)…caught three passes for 79 yards,<br />

including a career-long 61-yard catch in the first<br />

quarter at Indianapolis (11/16)…61-yard catch<br />

was the 150th of his career…caught his seventh<br />

touchdown pass of the season and the 13th of his<br />

career when he hauled in a 17-yard scoring pass<br />

on the opening drive at Cleveland (11/23)…caught<br />

six passes for 146 yards and one touchdown at<br />

Green Bay (12/7)…his 58-yard touchdown catch<br />

in the first quarter was his eighth of the season, tying<br />

the franchise single-season record set by WR<br />

Andre Johnson in 2007…that catch also put him<br />

over 2,000 yards in his career.<br />

2007 (Houston 16/15): Started 15 of 16 games and<br />

caught a career-high 65 passes for 800 yards<br />

and five touchdowns…was the only Texans receiver<br />

to start more than 10 games in 2007…tied<br />

a team record with 12 receptions in one game…<br />

one of three Texans to have 800-plus receiving<br />

yards on the season…started at Carolina (9/16),<br />

recovered a fumbled kickoff in the end zone for<br />

his first Texans touchdown…made one catch for<br />

seven yards...started at Jacksonville (10/14), had<br />

a career day with 12 receptions for 160 yards, giving<br />

him his first 100-yard game…his 160 receiving<br />

yards ranked second in team history, behind WR<br />

Andre Johnson (170 vs. Minnesota 10/10/04)...his<br />

12 receptions tied Johnson’s Texans record for receptions<br />

in a game…started at WR vs. Tennessee<br />

(10/21) and made six receptions for 97 yards, his<br />

second-highest receiving total of the season, and<br />

his first receiving touchdown as a Texan, a sixyard<br />

score from QB Sage Rosenfels in the fourth<br />

quarter…started at Cleveland (11/25) and made<br />

six receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown…<br />

started at Indianapolis (12/23) and had four receptions<br />

for 69 yards and his fifth touchdown of the<br />

season on the opening drive.<br />

2006 (Houston 16/2): Played in all 16 games, starting<br />

two, in his first season as a Texan…saw the<br />

majority of his action on special teams and played<br />

sparingly as reserve wide receiver…caught 17<br />

passes for 160 yards with a long reception of 15<br />

yards…made his first start of the season at WR<br />

vs. Miami (10/1) and caught a season-high three<br />

passes for 25 yards, with a long gain of 10 yards…<br />

played in his 50th career game at WR at Tennessee<br />

(10/29)…caught two passes for 22 yards, including<br />

a 13-yard reception on the Texans touchdown<br />

drive in the fourth quarter at New York Jets<br />

(11/26).<br />

2005 (Cincinnati 16/2): Played in all 16 games for<br />

the second consecutive year…started the first<br />

two games of his career…made 19 receptions for<br />

211 receiving yards and one touchdown…contributed<br />

17 special teams tackles…caught four passes<br />

for 47 yards and a 20-yard touchdown to open<br />

the season at Cleveland (9/11)…had a seasonhigh<br />

65 receiving yards on four catches and a long<br />

catch of 21 yards in a victory at Tennessee (10/16).<br />

2004 (Cincinnati 16/0): Played in all 16 games for<br />

the first time in his career with no starts…caught<br />

eight balls for 67 yards…finished fifth on the team<br />

with 14 special teams tackles…caught two passes<br />

for 23 yards, including a long of 18 yards in his<br />

first two-catch game of his career at Washington<br />

(11/14).<br />

2003 (Cincinnati 11/0): Played in 11 games with no<br />

starts…joined the Bengals after being released<br />

by the New York Giants at the end of training<br />

camp…spent the first five games on the practice<br />

squad…caught three passes for 18 yards…made<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> debut and had one special teams tackle vs.<br />

Baltimore (10/19)…first career reception of nine<br />

yards at San Diego (11/23).<br />

COLLEGE: Left Eastern Michigan with school records<br />

for receptions with 211, receiving yards<br />

with 2,838 and touchdown catches with 20…made<br />

at least one catch in each of his last 34 games…<br />

earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior with<br />

93 receptions for 1,368 receiving yards, which<br />

were both school single-season records.<br />

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WALTER, KEVIN<br />

PERSONAL: Married to Caroline…attended Libertyville<br />

(Ill.) High School, where he lettered<br />

three times in football and was named first-team<br />

all-state as a senior…general business major at<br />

Eastern Michigan…hometown is Vernon Hills, Ill.,<br />

located just outside of Chicago…born Kevin Patrick<br />

Walter.<br />

Walter’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 2 29 14.5 22 1<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 11 144 13.1 35 1<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 3 34 11.3 22 1<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 4 35 8.8 13 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 2 24 12.0 14 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 6 90 15.0 25 1<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 2 16 8.0 13 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 0 0 -- -- 0 1 12 12.0 12 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 0 0 -- -- 0 31 384 12.4 41 4<br />

Walter’s Career Statistics<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2003 Cin 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 6 9 0<br />

2004 Cin 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 67 8.4 18 0<br />

2005 Cin 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 211 11.1 33 1<br />

2006 Hou 16 2 1 3 3 3 0 17 160 9.4 15 0<br />

2007 Hou 16 15 5 30 6 13 0 65 800 12.3 46 5<br />

2008 Hou 16 16 3 23 7.7 13 0 60 899 14.9 61 8<br />

2009 Hou 14 14 4 26 6.5 11 0 53 611 11.5 41 2<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 0 0 -- -- 0 31 384 12.4 41 4<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 116 60 13 82 6.3 13 0 256 3,150 12.3 61 20<br />

Texans Totals 73 58 13 82 6.3 13 0 226 2,854 12.6 61 19<br />

Single Game Highs:<br />

Receptions<br />

12 @ Jacksonville (160 yards, 10-14-07)<br />

11 @ Washingtion (144 yards, 9-19-10)<br />

8 @ Jacksonville (76 yards, 9-28-08)<br />

7, four times, last vs. Indianapolis (73 yards 11-29-09)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

160 @ Jacksonville (12 receptions, 10-14-07)<br />

146 @ Green Bay (6 receptions, 12-7-08)<br />

144 @ Washington (11 receptions, 9-19-10)<br />

Long<br />

61 @ Indianapolis (11-16-08)<br />

60t vs. Baltimore (11-9-08)<br />

58t @ Green Bay (12-7-08)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

2 vs. Cincinnati (10-26-08)<br />

2 @ Jacksonville (9-28-08)<br />

1, 15 times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Jacksonville (11-14-10)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 33 total; 2003 – 3, 2004 – 11, 2005<br />

– 10, 2006 – 8, 2007 – 1.<br />

Tackles: 10 total; 2006 – 2, 2007 – 3, 2008 – 4, 2009 – 1.<br />

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DERRICK WARD<br />

32 RUNNING BACK<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the New York Jets<br />

in the seventh round (235th overall) of the 2004<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Draft...Signed by Jets on July 29, 2004...Released<br />

by Jets on September 5, 2004...Re-signed<br />

by Jets to practice squad on September 6, 2004...<br />

Signed ny New York Giants off Jets practice<br />

squad on October 13, 2004...Placed on reserve/<br />

injured list on December 5, 2005...Re-signed by<br />

Giants on May 29, 2007...Re-signed by Giants<br />

on March 14, 2009...Signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers<br />

as unrestricted free agent on March 3,<br />

2009...Released by Buccaneers on August 31,<br />

2010...Signed by Houston Texans on September<br />

4, 2010.<br />

PRO: Powerful veteran running back who joined<br />

the Texans as a free agent prior to Week 1...will<br />

add depth and experience to a young Texans<br />

backfield...has rushed for 2,377 yards on 493 attempts<br />

and has scored nine touchdowns...has<br />

also caught 93 career passes for 759 yards with<br />

three scores...has some experience returning<br />

kicks with 40 career returns for 923 yards, incluing<br />

a 92-yard touchdown.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/0): Saw action on special teams<br />

in the seson opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...<br />

dressed but did not play at Washington (9/19)...<br />

had two carries for four yards vs. Dallas (9/26)...<br />

rushed 12 times for 80 yards including a 33-yard<br />

touchdown at Oakland (10/3)....had a one-yard<br />

touchdown run and caught one pass for 12 yards<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...had three carries for 58<br />

yards including a 38-yard third quarter touchdown<br />

vs. Kansas City (10/17)...caught two passes<br />

for nine yards and had two carries for five yards<br />

at Indianapolis (11/1)...rushed five times for 12<br />

yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...had three rushing attempts<br />

for 11 yards at Jacksonville (11/14)...had<br />

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 228 | College: Ottawa (Kansas) |<br />

Hometown: Los Angeles, California | 7th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 30 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 10/0 | Career GP/GS: 75/9 |<br />

Teams: New York Giants, 2004-08; Tampa Bay, 2009; Houston,<br />

2010 |<br />

two rushing attempts at NY Jets (11/21)...rushed<br />

for 47 yards on seven attempts vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

2009 (Tampa Bay 14/1): Appeared in 14 games<br />

with one start in his lone season as a Buccaneer...ran<br />

114 times for 409 yards (3.6 average)<br />

with one touchdown...caught 20 passes for 150<br />

yards and two scores...rushed for 62 yards on 12<br />

carries, including a one-yard touchdown run, in<br />

Buccaneer debut against Dallas (9/13)...started<br />

against his former team and rushed five times for<br />

two yards vs. the New York Giants (9/27)...gained<br />

67 yards on 19 carries, both season highs, at Seattle<br />

(12/20)...also caught a six-yard touchdown<br />

pass.<br />

2008 (NY Giants 16/3): Played in all 16 games with<br />

three starts...rushed 182 times for a career-high<br />

1,025 yards with two touchdowns...caught 41<br />

passes for 384 yards...also had one kick return<br />

for 21 yards...carried 10 times for 101 yards at<br />

Cleveland (10/13)...ran for 37 yards on 14 carries<br />

with one touchdown at Pittsburgh (10/26)...started<br />

at Arizona (11/23) and ran for 69 yards on 20<br />

attempts with one touchdown...started at Dallas<br />

(12/14) and ran for 64 yards on 14 carries...rushed<br />

for a career-best 215 yards on 15 carries, including<br />

a career-long 51 yarder, vs. Carolina (12/21)...<br />

started in the season finale at Minnesota (12/28)<br />

and gained 77 yards on 15 carries...carried 12<br />

times for 46 yards vs. Philadelphia in the NFC Divisional<br />

Playoff (1/11/09).<br />

2007 (NY Giants 8/5): Played in eight games with<br />

five starts for the World Champion Giants and<br />

gained 602 yards on 125 carries with a careerhigh<br />

two touchdowns...also caught 26 passes<br />

for 179 yards and a score...ran for 89 yards on<br />

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WARD, DERRICK<br />

13 carries in the season opener at Dallas (9/9)...<br />

made his first career start the following week vs.<br />

Green Bay (9/16) and gained 90 yards on 15 carries...started<br />

and ran for 94 yards on 26 carries<br />

at Washington (9/23)...started and picked up 80<br />

yards on 15 carries vs. Philadelphia (9/30)...scored<br />

his first career touchdown in a start vs. the New<br />

York Jets (10/7) when he scored from eight yards<br />

out in the second quarter...scored on a nine-yard<br />

run at Atlanta (10/15)...recorded his first career<br />

100-yard game when he ran for 154 yards on 24<br />

carries with one touchdown at Chicago (12/2).<br />

2006 (NY Giants 8/0): Played in eight games and<br />

did not record any rushing or receiving statistics...<br />

returned 23 kickoffs for 466 yards (20.3 average)...<br />

recorded three tackles and recovered one fumble<br />

in special teams duty.<br />

2005 (NY Giants 14/0): Saw action in 14 games...<br />

carried the ball 35 times for 123 yards and caught<br />

two passes for 13 yards...carried 13 times for 42<br />

yards, both season highs, vs. Washington (10/30).<br />

(10/13)...returned 16 kickofss for 436 yards (27.3<br />

average)...made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut at Arizona (11/14)<br />

and returned one kick for 28 yards...had a 92-yard<br />

return for touchdown at Washington (12/5).<br />

COLLEGE: Transferred to Ottawa University in<br />

Kansas for his final year in 2003, where he set<br />

NAIA single-season records with 2,061 rushing<br />

yards, 28 touchdowns and 7.8 yards per carry on<br />

263 attempts. Gained 1,091 yards with 11 touchdowns<br />

on 197 carries (5.5 avg.) and caught three<br />

passes for 49 yards in 20 games at Fresno State.<br />

Earned Freshman All-America honors at Fresno<br />

State in 1999.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Valley View (Moreno Valley,<br />

CA) High where he was named the Sun Belt<br />

League Offensive MVP...Cousin, J.R. Redmond,<br />

was an All-America running back at Arizona State<br />

and played for the Oakland Raiders and New England<br />

Patriots...son of Terrie and Derrick Ward...<br />

has one sister, Tamika... Born on August 30, 1980<br />

in Los Angeles, California.<br />

2004 (NY Giants 5/0): Played in five games as a<br />

rookie, primarily seeing action on special teams...<br />

spent the first half of the season on the New York<br />

Jets practice squad before signing with the Giants<br />

Ward’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 0 2 4 2.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 0 12 80 6.7 33 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 12 12.0 12 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 0 3 58 19.3 38t 1 1 12 12.0 12 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 0 2 5 2.5 5 0 2 9 4.5 6 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 0 5 12 2.4 15 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 0 3 11 3.7 6 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

11/28 vs. TEN 1 0 7 47 6.7 17 0 0 0 -- -- 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 0 37 218 5.9 38t 3 4 33 8.3 0 0<br />

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Ward’s Career Stats<br />

Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />

2004 NYG 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2005 NYG 14 0 35 123 3.5 12 0 2 13 6.5 8 0<br />

2006 NYG 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2007 NYG 8 5 125 602 4.8 44 3 26 179 6.9 17 1<br />

2008 NYG 16 3 182 1025 5.6 51 2 41 384 9.4 48 0<br />

2009 TB 14 1 114 409 3.6 28 1 20 150 7.5 38 2<br />

2010 Hou 10 0 37 218 5.9 38t 3 4 33 8.3 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 75 9 493 2,377 4.8 51 9 93 759 8.2 3<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Rushes<br />

26 @ Washington (94 yards, 9-23-07)<br />

24 @ Chicago (154 yards, 12-02-07)<br />

20 @ Arizona (69 yards, 10-23-08)<br />

Rushing Yards<br />

215 vs. Carolina (15 rushes, 12/21/08)<br />

154 @ Chicago (24 rushes, 12-02-07)<br />

101 @ Cleveland (10 rushes, 10-13-08)<br />

Rushing Average<br />

19.3 vs Kansas City (3 for 58, 10-17-10)<br />

14.3 vs. Carolina (15 for 215, 12-21-08)<br />

10.1 @ Cleveland (10 for 101, 10-13-08)<br />

Rushing Long<br />

51 vs. Carolina (12-21-08)<br />

44 @ Dallas (9-09-07)<br />

38 vs Kansas City (10-17-10)<br />

33 @ Oakland (10-03-10)<br />

Rushing Touchdowns<br />

1, eight times, most recent:<br />

1 vs Kansas City (10-17-10)<br />

Receptions<br />

6 @ Washington (26 yards, 9-23-07)<br />

5, twice, most recent:<br />

5 @ Washington (75 yards, 11-30-08)<br />

Receiving Yards<br />

75 @ Washington (5 receptions, 11-30-08)<br />

54, twice, most recent:<br />

54 vs. Green Bay (3 receptions, 11-08-09)<br />

Receiving Long<br />

48 @ Washington (11-30-08)<br />

38 vs. Green Bay (11-08-09)<br />

35 vs. San Francisco (10-19-08)<br />

Receiving Touchdowns<br />

1, three times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Seattle (12-20-09)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

100-yard rushing games – 3 total: 2007 – 1, 2008– 2<br />

Fumbles/Lost: 6/2 total: 2004 – 1/1, 2005 – 0/0,<br />

2006 – 1/0, 2007 – 2/1, 2008 – 2/0, 2009 – 0/0,<br />

2010 – 0/0.<br />

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Jon WEEKS<br />

46 LonG snaPPeR<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans<br />

on April 28, 2010.<br />

PRO: Tough and accurate young long snapper<br />

who signed with the Texans during the offseason...will<br />

<strong>com</strong>pete for a roster spot during training<br />

camp.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/0): Made his professional debut<br />

long snapping in the season opener vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)...snapped on punt/field goal<br />

attemps at Washington (9/19) including K Neil<br />

Rackers’ game-winning 35-yard field goal...saw<br />

game action on special teams vs. Dallas (9/26)<br />

and at Oakland (10/3)...made one special teams<br />

tackle and assisted on two others in addition to<br />

long snap duties vs. NY Giants (10/10)...saw action<br />

on special teams vs. Kansas City (10/17), at<br />

Indianapolis (11/1), vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville<br />

(11/14), at NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee<br />

(11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Originally attended Baylor as an invited<br />

walk-on...earned a scholarship after his<br />

freshman season...was discovered at a special<br />

teams camp by the Baylor special teams coach...<br />

snapped for two-time Ray Guy Award winner and<br />

current Pittsburgh Steelers P Daniel Sepulveda...<br />

handled the long-snapping chores for the Bears<br />

from 2004-07 and earned four varsity letters.<br />

PERSONAL: An all-region offensive and defensive<br />

lineman for Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Az.)<br />

High School...two-way player of the year selection...Friday<br />

Night Fever Defensive Line Player of<br />

the Year...received the Curley Culp Award as Arizona’s<br />

best defensive lineman...Mountain Ridge<br />

Weeks’ Career Stats<br />

Games/Starts: 2010: 11/0, Total: 11/0.<br />

Punt Snaps: 56 total; 2010 – 56.<br />

Kick Snaps: 47 total; 2010 – 47.<br />

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 255 | College: Baylor |<br />

Hometown: Bethpage, New York | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/0 | Career GP/GS: 11/0 |<br />

Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

recorded four straight winning records during<br />

his prep career and captured regional titles in<br />

both 2000 and 2002...Mountain Lions went 24-2<br />

during Weeks’ last two seasons, which included<br />

a 14-1 mark and a state semifinal appearance<br />

as a junior in 2002...son of Donald and Colleen<br />

Weeks.<br />

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Mario WILLIAMS<br />

90 DEFENSIVE END<br />

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 285 | College: North Carolina State |<br />

Hometown: Richlands, North Carolina | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />

Acquired: D1-’06 (1st overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 75/75 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior season by<br />

Houston Texans in first round (first pick overall)<br />

of 2006 <strong>NFL</strong> draft…Signed by Texans on April 28,<br />

2006.<br />

HONORS: Started in the 2010 Pro Bowl...Started<br />

in the 2009 Pro Bowl…Associated Press <strong>NFL</strong><br />

Player of the Week (Week 1, 2007)…AFC Defensive<br />

Player of the Week (Week 1, 2007)…<br />

AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 15,<br />

2007)…2007 <strong>NFL</strong> Alumni Defensive Lineman of<br />

the Year…2007 Second Team Associated Press<br />

All-Pro.<br />

PRO: The prototype for <strong>NFL</strong> defensive ends…has<br />

a rare <strong>com</strong>bination of size, speed, athleticism<br />

and strength…boasts a 41-inch vertical jump<br />

despite weighing nearly 300 pounds…started<br />

every game in his four-year plus career and is<br />

the only Texan defender to start every game in<br />

that time span…holds the Texans all-time lead<br />

in sacks after only four years with 48.5…has 228<br />

total tackles (180 solo)…has scored one career<br />

touchdown…established the Texans single-season<br />

sack record with 14.0 in 2007 and followed<br />

that up with 12.0 in 2008…has forced ten fumbles<br />

and recovered three in his career and has ten<br />

career passes defensed…named second-team<br />

AP All-Pro in 2007…earned starting roles in the<br />

2009 and 2010 Pro Bowls…was named a 2008<br />

Pro Bowl alternate.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Named one of the defensive<br />

captains for the 2010 season...Had four<br />

tackles (two solo) including one sack and five<br />

quarterback hits vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...made<br />

four tackles (three solo) including 3.0 sacks and<br />

two passes defensed at Washington (9/19)...had<br />

three hits on the quarterback vs. Dallas (9/26)...<br />

sacked QB Bruce Gradkowski once for an 11-<br />

yard loss, had two solo tackles and forced a<br />

fumble at Oakland (10/3)...made three tackles<br />

(two solo) vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made three solo<br />

tackles including one for a loss vs. Kansas City<br />

(19/17)...made one solo tackle and had one hit<br />

on the quarterback at Indianapolis (11/1)...made<br />

two tackles including an assist on a sack with<br />

Antonio Smith vs. San Diego (11/7)...assisted on<br />

one tackle and had three hits on the quarterback<br />

at Jacksonville (11/14)...had four solo tackles<br />

including two sacks of QB Mark Sanchez at NY<br />

Jets (11/21)...made two solo tackles including a<br />

sack of QB Rusty Smith on the game’s first play<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Started every game for the<br />

fourth straight season and led the team in sacks<br />

for the third straight year...finished the year with<br />

9.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery<br />

and three passes defensed...was named as<br />

a starter to the 2010 AFC Pro Bowl squad...tied a<br />

career high with seven tackles (six solos) along<br />

with a pass defensed and two quarterback hits<br />

vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...recorded his first<br />

sack of 2009 at Tennessee (9/20) to go along with<br />

four tackles (one for loss) and two quarterback<br />

hits...started and had three solo tackles vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27)...had one sack and thee hits on the<br />

quarterback, including one to force a fumble, to<br />

go along with four tackles (three solo) vs. Oakland<br />

(10/4)...had one hit on the quarterback at<br />

Arizona (10/11)...had three tackles (two solo) at<br />

Cincinnati (10/18)...made three tackles (two solo)<br />

including one sack, two tackles for loss and two<br />

quarterback hits vs. San Francisco (10/25)...had<br />

one hit on the quarterback at Buffalo (11/1)...recorded<br />

his fourth sack of the season at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8) where he also had on pass defensed,<br />

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WILLIAMS, MARIO<br />

one quarterback hit and one tackle for a loss...<br />

made four tackles (three solo) and had a hit on the<br />

quarterback vs. Tennessee (11/23)...sacked Peyton<br />

Manning for his fifth sack of 2009 and made<br />

two solo tackles and had one pass defensed vs.<br />

Indianapolis (11/29)...made two solo tackles including<br />

his sixth sack of the season at Jacksonville<br />

(11/6)...had his best game of the 2009 season<br />

to date, recording six solo tackles, two sacks for<br />

14 yards lost, three tackles for loss, one hit on the<br />

quarterback and one forced fumble vs. Seattle<br />

(12/13)...had two solo tackles including one for a<br />

loss and recovered a fumble at St. Louis (12/20)...<br />

started at defensive end at Miami (12/27) for the<br />

63rd consecutive game.<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at defensive<br />

end…finished the season with 53 solo<br />

tackles and a team-high 12.0 sacks…also forced<br />

four fumbles…was voted to his first Pro Bowl,<br />

where he started at DE for the AFC squad…accounted<br />

for 12 of the team’s 25 sacks on the<br />

year…12.0 sacks led all AFC defensive ends…<br />

had four games with multiple sacks…recorded<br />

six solo tackles including two sacks at Pittsburgh<br />

(9/7), which gave him 20.5 sacks for his career…<br />

forced a fumble when he hit Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger<br />

in the second quarter…totaled five<br />

tackles, two solo at Tennessee (9/21)…registered<br />

one solo tackle and five quarterback hurries at<br />

Jacksonville (9/28)…totaled four tackles with<br />

two sacks vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…recorded four<br />

tackles including two sacks vs. Miami (10/12)…<br />

posted one solo tackle and one assist with one<br />

quarterback hurry vs. Detroit (10/19)…registered<br />

three solo tackles, including his seventh sack<br />

of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26) and forced a<br />

fumble on the play…totaled three solo tackles,<br />

including his eighth sack of the season at Minnesota<br />

(11/2)…posted three solo tackles and one<br />

assist vs. Baltimore (11/9)…recorded two solo<br />

tackles at Indianapolis (11/16)…finished with one<br />

solo tackle, which was for a loss, and one quarterback<br />

hurry at Cleveland (11/23)…posted six total<br />

tackles, including three sacks and one forced<br />

fumble on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/1)…registered one solo tackle and two quarterback<br />

hurries at Green Bay (12/7)…posted four<br />

solo tackles vs. Tennessee (12/14)…recorded four<br />

solo tackles and one assist at Oakland (12/21)…<br />

posted two solo tackles, including his 12th sack of<br />

the season vs. Chicago (12/28).<br />

2007 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at defensive<br />

end…earned Associated Press All-Pro<br />

second team honors…selected as an alternate to<br />

the Pro Bowl…finished with a franchise-record<br />

14.0 sacks…made 59 total tackles, two forced<br />

fumbles, a fumble recovery and scored his first<br />

career touchdown…named AFC Defensive Player<br />

of the Week in Week 1 and Week 15…established<br />

a Texans single-game sack record with 3.5<br />

against Denver (12/13)...established a Texans record<br />

by recording a sack in six straight games…<br />

started vs. Kansas City (9/9) and opened the season<br />

with two sacks…had a fumble recovery he<br />

returned for a 38-yard touchdown…honored by<br />

the Associated Press as the <strong>NFL</strong> Player of the<br />

Week for his performance…also honored as the<br />

AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 1…<br />

made three total tackles (one solo) and one sack<br />

vs. Miami (10/7)…registered two total tackles<br />

(one solo) and one sack at San Diego (10/28) when<br />

he downed former N.C. State teammate QB Philip<br />

Rivers for a two-yard loss…finished with six total<br />

stops, three solo, and one sack vs. New Orleans<br />

(11/18)…forced a fumble on the sack, his first of<br />

the season...started at Cleveland (11/25) and made<br />

four solo tackles and one sack…forced a fumble<br />

with his sack, his second of the season…finished<br />

with season-high seven tackles, three solo, and<br />

registered 2.5 sacks at Tennessee (12/2)…broke<br />

the team record for single-season sacks with 8.5<br />

sacks on the season, passing former Texan Jeff<br />

Posey, who recorded 8.0 total sacks in 2002…recorded<br />

six total tackles, four solo, and sacked QB<br />

Luke McCown late in the fourth quarter vs. Tampa<br />

Bay (12/9)…started in his 30th career game<br />

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WILLIAMS, MARIO<br />

vs. Denver (12/13) in his first career prime time<br />

game...finished with his best game of his career,<br />

registering a team-record 3.5 sacks and tying his<br />

season-high with seven tackles…made two solo<br />

tackles and one sack for a loss of two yards at Indianapolis<br />

(12/23).<br />

2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games as<br />

a rookie at right defensive end…was the only<br />

Texans defensive lineman to start every game…<br />

showed toughness by staying on the field despite<br />

battling a severe foot injury…set a Texans rookie<br />

record with 4.5 sacks, topping DE Jason Babin’s<br />

4.0 sacks in 2004…sack total ranked him second<br />

on the team behind Babin, who had 5.0 in 2006…<br />

led all Texans defensive linemen with 47 tackles,<br />

including 35 solos…recorded a sack in three consecutive<br />

games, matching the second-longest<br />

streak in team history…recorded his first career<br />

sack vs. Miami (10/1)…finished with two tackles,<br />

and also batted away a two-point conversion attempt<br />

in the end zone…finished with a seasonhigh<br />

six tackles at Dallas (10/15), including five solos…recorded<br />

two total tackles, including a sack,<br />

vs. Jacksonville (10/22)…recovered his first career<br />

fumble late in the third quarter to set up a touchdown…registered<br />

three total tackles at New York<br />

Giants (11/5), including a six-yard sack of Giants<br />

QB Eli Manning, his third sack in as manygames…<br />

forced a fumble for the first time vs. Indianapolis<br />

(12/24) as part of a five-tackle performance.<br />

COLLEGE: Set the N.C. State career record with<br />

55.5 stops for losses of 237 yards…topped the<br />

old mark of 45 for minus-269 yards by Carl Reeves<br />

(1991-94)…shattered the previous State seasonrecord<br />

of 21 with 27.5 stops behind the line of<br />

scrimmage in 2005…broke school career sack record<br />

with 26.5…All-American first-team selection<br />

by The <strong>NFL</strong> Draft Report and Sports Illustrated as<br />

a junior in 2005…voted the team’s Most Valuable<br />

Player…set a school season record, as he led<br />

the ACC and ranked fourth in the nation with 14.5<br />

sacks for minus-75 yards as a senior.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Richlands (N.C.) High<br />

School…Richlands retired his number 82 jersey…2002<br />

Associated Press All-State choice…<br />

chosen to the 2002 North Carolina Shrine Bowl<br />

team, where he notched four sacks…recorded<br />

87 tackles, 13 sacks, 22 stops for losses for the<br />

Wildcats…also added five forced fumbles, two<br />

fumble recoveries, and five blocked kicks as a<br />

senior…also played running back as a senior and<br />

rushed for 590 yards and three touchdowns on 58<br />

carries…recorded over 100 tackles as a junior…<br />

graduated from high school in December 2002<br />

and attended the Gator Bowl with North Carolina<br />

State.<br />

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WILLIAMS, MARIO<br />

Williams’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 4 2 2 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 4 3 1 3.0 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK 1 1 2 2 0 1.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />

10/10 vs. NYG 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs. KC 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs. S.D. 1 1 2 1 1 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 4 4 0 2.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 2 2 0 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 11 11 26 20 6 8.5 54.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

Williams’ Career Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2006 Hou 16 16 47 35 12 4.5 20.5 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0<br />

2007 Hou 16 16 59 43 16 14.0 82.5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1<br />

2008 Hou 16 16 53 44 9 12.0 82 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 16 16 43 38 5 9.0 52 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 11 11 26 20 6 8.5 54.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 75 75 228 180 48 48.0 292 0 0 0 0 10 10 3 0 1<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

7 vs. New York Jets (9-13-09)<br />

7 vs. Denver (12-13-07)<br />

7 @ Tennessee (12-2-07)<br />

6, five times, most recent:<br />

6 vs. Jacksonville (12-1-08)<br />

Sacks<br />

3.5 vs. Denver (12-13-07) J. Cutler<br />

3.0 Twice; last: @ Washington (9-19-10) D. McNabb<br />

2.5 @ Tennessee (12-2-07) V. Young<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1, eight times, most recent:<br />

1 at. Oakland (10/3/10)<br />

1 vs. Oakland (10/4/09)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1 @ St. Louis (12-20-09)<br />

vs. Kansas City (9-9-07)<br />

1 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. Kansas City (38-yard FR, 9-9-07)<br />

Passes Defensed<br />

2 @ Washington (9-19-10)<br />

1, Seven times, most recent:<br />

1 @ Indianapolis (11-8-09)<br />

1 vs. New York Jets (9-13-09)<br />

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Torri WILLIAMS<br />

42 SAFETY<br />

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 210 | College: Purdue |<br />

Hometown: Leander, Texas | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |<br />

Acquired: CFA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 1/0 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 1/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans<br />

as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2010....Released<br />

by Texans on September 4, 2010...Signed<br />

to practice squad on September 6, 2010...Signed<br />

to Texans active roster from practice squad on<br />

November 13, 2010.<br />

2010 (Houston 1/0): Spent the first eight games of<br />

the season on the practice squad before being<br />

promoted to the active roster (11/13)...inactive at<br />

at Jacksonville (11/14) and at NY Jets (11/21)...<br />

made his professional debut on special teams<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

COLLEGE: Two-time all-conference pick at Purdue...played<br />

in 41 games with 25 starts for the<br />

Boilermakers...granted a sixth year of eligibility<br />

by the NCAA in 2009 and was voted a team cocaptain...honorable<br />

mention All-Big Ten selection<br />

for the second straight season...led the team<br />

with 84 tackles, including 54 solos, and had two<br />

interceptions, eight passes defensed, one forced<br />

fumble, two fumble recoveries and 1.5 tackes for<br />

loss...started all 12 games in 2008 and earned<br />

honoorable mention All-Big Ten honors from the<br />

coaches and media...shared team lead with two<br />

interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble<br />

recovery...ranked second on the squad with<br />

83 tackles and third with six pass break ups...appeared<br />

in seven games in 2007 and finished the<br />

season with 17 tackles, including 1.5 for loss and<br />

one sack, along with two interceptions, one pass<br />

breakup and one forced fumble...started the season<br />

opener in 2006 but suffered a season-ending<br />

injury in the third quarter...missed the 2005 season<br />

due to a broken leg suffered in spring practice...appeared<br />

in nine games as reserve and on<br />

special teams in 2004...had 14 tackles, including<br />

one sack, one interception and one pass breakup...organizational<br />

leadership and supervision<br />

major...played on three district championship<br />

teams at<br />

PERSONAL: Leander (Texas) High...All-Central<br />

Texas and unanimous first team all-district selection<br />

as senior after catching 79 passes for<br />

1,841 yards (23.3 average) and 14 touchdowns to<br />

go along with four interceptions...father, Gerald<br />

Green, and mother, Michelle Thomas, played<br />

basketball at Lincoln University.<br />

Williams’ 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

9/19 at WAS PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

9/26 vs. DAL PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

10/3 at OAK PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

10/10 vs. NYG PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

10/17 vs. KC PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

11/1 at IND PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

11/7 vs. SD PRACTICE SQUAD<br />

11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />

11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

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Eugene WILSON<br />

26 FREE SAFETY<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the second-round<br />

(36th overall) selection by the New England Patriots<br />

in the 2003 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft…signed by New England<br />

on July 21, 2003...signed as an unrestricted<br />

free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on<br />

March 17, 2008…released by the Buccaneers on<br />

September 1, 2008…signed by the Houston Texans<br />

on September 3, 2008…re-signed by Texans<br />

on February 27, 2009...Placed on reserve/injured<br />

list on November 25, 2009.<br />

HONORS: 2004 AFC Defensive Player of the<br />

Month (September); ESPN.<strong>com</strong>’s All-Rookie<br />

Team (2003); USA Today’s All-Joe Team (2003).<br />

PRO: Versatile player with the ability to play<br />

corner or safety...played in 92 career regular<br />

season games with 82 starts over six seasons...<br />

appeared in 10 playoff games with eight starts,<br />

including Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl<br />

XXXIX...total of 376 tackles, 14 interceptions,<br />

40 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, four<br />

fumble recoveries and 13 special teams tackles.<br />

2010 (Houston 10/9): Started at free safety and<br />

four tackles (one solo) in the season opener<br />

vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...had three solo tackles<br />

at Washington (9/19)...made four tackles (three<br />

solo) vs. Dallas (9/26)...Inactive at Oakland<br />

(10/3)...made two tackles (one solo) in action at<br />

free safety vs. NY Giants (10/10)...led the team<br />

with ten tackles (seven solo) vs. Kansas City<br />

(10/17)...made four solo tackles and had two<br />

passes defensed at Indianapolis (11/1)...made<br />

five tackles (three solo) vs. San Diego (11/7)...<br />

made five solo tackles at Jacksonville (11/14)...<br />

made four solo tackles at NY Jets (11/21)...made<br />

two tackles (one solo) vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 193 | College: Illinois |<br />

Hometown: Merrillville, Indiana | 8th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 30 |<br />

Acquired: FA-’08 | 2010 GP/GS: 10/9 | Career GP/GS: 92/82 |<br />

Teams: New England, 2003-07; Houston, 2008-10 |<br />

2009 (Houston 8/8): Inactive for the season<br />

opener vs. the New York Jets (9/13)... returned<br />

to the starting lineup and responded wtih his first<br />

interception of the season, which was returned<br />

13 yards at Tenensse (9/20). Added one pass defensed<br />

and four tackles (three solo)...started at<br />

free safety vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...was inactive<br />

vs. Oakland (10/4) due to illness...was back in<br />

the starting lineup after being ill and made five<br />

solo tackles and forced a fumble in the red zone<br />

at Arizona (10/11)...had three tackles (two solo)<br />

at Cincinnati (10/18)...had three tackles (two<br />

solo),two passes defensed and an interception<br />

with 36 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter<br />

to clinch the victory at San Francisco (10/25)...<br />

made four solo tackles at Buffalo (11/1)...made<br />

four solo tackles at Indianapolis (11/8)...made<br />

five tackles (three solo) vs. Tennessee (11/23)...<br />

placed on reserve/injured list (11/25).<br />

2008 (Houston 12/10): Played in 12 games with<br />

10 starts…led all Texans defensive backs with<br />

63 total tackles and tied for second on the team<br />

with two interceptions…also registered seven<br />

passes defensed…started at free safety and recorded<br />

one solo tackle and one pass defensed<br />

vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…played at free safety<br />

where he registered two solo tackles, one pass<br />

defensed and made his first interception of the<br />

season vs. Miami (10/12)…returned the interception<br />

19 yards before fumbling while being<br />

tackled…played at safety where he registered<br />

five tackles and intercepted his second pass of<br />

the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…started and<br />

posted six total tackles and one pass defensed<br />

vs. Baltimore (11/9)…led the team with eight<br />

solo tackles on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville<br />

(12/1)…registered five solo tackles and<br />

one pass defensed at Green Bay (12/7)…led the<br />

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WILSON, EUGENE<br />

team with a season-high nine tackles, including<br />

eight solos at Oakland (12/21)…finished second<br />

on the team with seven solo tackles and one pass<br />

defensed vs. Chicago (12/28).<br />

2007 (New England 11/6): Saw action in 11 games<br />

with six starts...finished the season with 32 tackles,<br />

one interception, three passes defensed and<br />

one fumble recovery...started and tied for the<br />

team lead with seven tackles at the New York<br />

Jets (9/9)...started and led the secondary with<br />

five tackles vs. San Diego (9/16)...started and led<br />

the secondary with seven tackles vs. Cleveland<br />

(10/7)...started and recorded two tackles, one<br />

interception, which he returned five yards for a<br />

touchdown, one fumble recovery and one pass<br />

interception vs. the New York Jets (12/16)...inactive<br />

in AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Jacksonville<br />

(1/11/08)...played a reserve role in AFC Championship<br />

Game vs. San Diego (1/20/08)...played a<br />

reserve role in Super Bowl XLII vs. the New York<br />

Giants (2/3/08).<br />

2006 (New England 4/4): Started all four games<br />

before being placed on injured reserve (12/2)...<br />

season totals included 22 total tackles and two<br />

passes defensed.<br />

lead with three forced fumbles and finished third<br />

on the team with seven passes defensed...recorded<br />

three takeaways in the playoffs, with two<br />

interceptions and one fumble recovery...named<br />

AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September<br />

after notching 12 tackles, two interceptions,<br />

one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...registered<br />

four tackles and two interceptions in the<br />

Patriots’ 41-27 AFC Championship victory at Pittsburgh<br />

(1/23/05)...recorded one tackle, one fumble<br />

recovery and added two special teams tackles in<br />

the Patriots’ 24-21 victory over Philadelphia in Super<br />

Bowl XXXIX (2/6/05).<br />

2003 (New England 16/15): Started 15 of 16 regular<br />

season games and all three postseason games<br />

with the New England Patriots...part of a Patriots<br />

defense that led the <strong>NFL</strong> in opponents’ points<br />

per game (14.9), opponents’ passer rating (56.2),<br />

interceptions (29) and passing touchdowns surrendered<br />

(11)...named to ESPN.<strong>com</strong>’s All-Rookie<br />

Team and USA Today’s All-Joe Team after totaling<br />

66 tackles, nine passes defensed and tied for<br />

the lead among all <strong>NFL</strong> rookies with four interceptions...also<br />

added one stop on special teams...<br />

tallied two passes defensed in the Patriots’ 33-29<br />

Super Bowl XXXVIII victory over Carolina (2/1/04).<br />

2005 (New England 16/16): Started all 16 games<br />

and both playoff contests...led the secondary with<br />

65 tackles and added one interception, one fumble<br />

recovery and finished third on the team with<br />

seven passes defensed...recorded eight special<br />

teams tackles...recorded three tackles and one<br />

forced fumble in AFC Wild Card game vs. Jacksonville<br />

(1/7/06).<br />

2004 (New England 15/14): Started 14 of 15 regular<br />

season games…active for all three postseason<br />

contests as a member of the New England Patriots...started<br />

11 games at safety and three at cornerback...named<br />

to ESPN.<strong>com</strong>’s All-Pro Team...<br />

recorded a career-high 67 tackles and led the<br />

team with four interceptions...tied for the team<br />

COLLEGE: A three-year starter for the University<br />

of Illinois...recorded 176 tackles and one sack in<br />

45 games...ranks sixth on the Illinois all-time interception<br />

list with 11, while his 60 pass deflections<br />

shattered the previous Illini record of 26...<br />

returned 93 punts (second all-time) for a school<br />

career-record 896 yards (9.6 avg.) and a pair of<br />

touchdowns, surpassing the old mark of 790 yards<br />

by Darryl Usher (1985-87)...as a senior was named<br />

All-Big Ten (second-team) and the Fighting Illini<br />

Special Teams Player of the Year...majored in<br />

speech <strong>com</strong>munication.<br />

PERSONAL: Attended Merrillville (Ind.) High<br />

School...played cornerback, running back and<br />

wide receiver, earning three letters in football and<br />

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WILSON, EUGENE<br />

four in basketball...four-year varsity starter in basketball,<br />

twice earning All-Conference accolades...<br />

led the team in scoring and assists as a senior...<br />

born Eugene W. Wilson II in Maywood, Illinois.<br />

Wilson’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

9/12 vs. IND 1 1 4 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

9/19 at WAS 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

9/26 vs. DAL 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/3 at OAK INACTIVE<br />

10/10 vs NYG 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

10/17 vs KC 1 1 10 7 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/1 at IND 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

11/7 vs S.D. 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/14 at JAX 1 1 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/21 at NYJ 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

11/28 vs TEN 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

2010 Totals 10 9 43 32 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

Wilson’s Career Stats<br />

TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES<br />

Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />

2003 NE 16 15 61 47 14 0.0 0 4 18 10 0 9 0 0 0 0<br />

2004 NE 15 14 65 56 9 0.0 0 4 51 24 0 7 0 0 0 0<br />

2005 NE 16 16 61 38 23 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0<br />

2006 NE 4 4 24 20 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />

2007 NE 11 6 31 27 4 0.0 0 1 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 0<br />

2008 Hou 12 10 63 52 11 0.0 0 2 36 19 0 7 0 0 0 0<br />

2009 Hou 8 8 28 23 5 0.0 0 2 29 16 0 3 1 0 0 0<br />

2010 Hou 10 9 43 32 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0<br />

<strong>NFL</strong> Totals 92 82 376 295 81 0 0 14 139 74 1 40 3 4 0 0<br />

Single Game Highs<br />

Tackles<br />

11 vs. Seattle (10-17-04)<br />

10; twice, last: vs. Kansas City (10-17-10)<br />

9 @ Oakland (12-21-08)<br />

Interceptions<br />

2 @ Arizona (9-19-04)<br />

1, 12 times, most recent:<br />

1 vs. San Francisco (10-25-09)<br />

1 at Tennessee (9-20-09)<br />

Fumble Recoveries<br />

1 vs. New York Jets (12-16-07)<br />

1 @ Pittsburgh (9-25-05)<br />

1 @ Cleveland (12-5-04)<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (9-9-04)<br />

Forced Fumbles<br />

1 vs. Indianapolis (9-9-04)<br />

Touchdowns<br />

1 vs. New York Jets (12-16-07)<br />

Additional Statistics<br />

Special Teams Tackles: 12 total: 2003 – 1; 2004 – 4;<br />

2005 – 7.<br />

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Eric WINSTON<br />

73 TACKLE<br />

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />

in third round (66th overall) of 2006 <strong>NFL</strong> draft…<br />

Signed by Texans on July 23, 2006…Re-signed<br />

by Texans on September 6, 2008.<br />

HONORS: 2007 USA Today AFC All-Joe Team.<br />

PRO: Athletic young lineman who stepped into<br />

the starting lineup at right tackle as a rookie and<br />

has started the past 65 games as Houston’s right<br />

tackle…started the final seven games of the<br />

2006 season at right tackle…has the speed and<br />

athleticism to play tackle as well as the power to<br />

play guard if needed…converted from tight end<br />

to tackle in college.<br />

2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at right tackle<br />

and helped pave the way for RB Arian Foster’s<br />

franchise record 231 yards rushing vs. Indianapolis<br />

(9/12)…provided pocket protection for<br />

QB Matt Schaub, enabling him to throw for a<br />

franchise-record 497 yards and three touchdowns<br />

at Washington (9/19)...started at right<br />

tackle vs. Dallas (9/26)... helped Texans RBs rush<br />

for 249 yards while allowing no sacks to QB Matt<br />

Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...started at right tackle<br />

vs. NY Giants (10/10)...provided protection for QB<br />

Matt Schaub during his AFC Player of the Week<br />

performance vs. Kansas City (10/17)...started at<br />

RT at Indianapolis (11/1)...cleared holes at RG allowing<br />

Arian Foster to rush for 127 yards vs. San<br />

Diego (11/7)...protection at RT allowed QB Matt<br />

Schaub to not be sacked at Jacksonville (11/14)...<br />

started at left tackle at NY Jets (11/21)...opened<br />

holes for RB Arian Foster to rush for 143 yards vs.<br />

Tennessee (11/28).<br />

2009 (Houston 16/16): Started at RT vs. the<br />

New York Jets (9/13)...started at right tackle at<br />

Tennessee (9/20) and helped protect QB Matt<br />

Schaub, allowing him to set a career-high with<br />

Height: 6-7 | Weight: 317 | College: Miami (Fla.) |<br />

Hometown: Midland, Texas | 5th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />

5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 26 |<br />

Acquired: D3b-’06 (66th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />

Career GP/GS: 70/65 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |<br />

four touchdown passes...helped Schaub pass for<br />

his second consecutive 300-yard game vs. Jacksonville<br />

(9/27)...started at right tackle vs. Oakland<br />

(10/4) and at Arizona (10/11)...protected QB Matt<br />

Schaub as he threw for a season high 392 yards<br />

at Cincinnati (10/18)...started at RT vs. San Francisco<br />

(10/25) at Buffalo (11/1) and at Indianapolis<br />

(11/8)...protected quarterback Matt Schaub<br />

vs. Tennessee (11/23) when he had his second<br />

consecutive 300-yard passing game...started his<br />

50th consecutive game at RT vs. Indianapolis...<br />

helped the offense gain over 300 yards for the<br />

11th consecutive game at Jacksonville (12/6)...<br />

part of the offensive line that blocked for QB<br />

Matt Schaub as he threw for 365 yards and two<br />

touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13) without allowing<br />

him to be sacked...started at right tackle at Miami<br />

(12/27).<br />

2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games at<br />

right tackle…part of an offensive line that saw<br />

all five members start every game together for<br />

the first time in team history…helped the offense<br />

average 382.1 yards per game, which ranked<br />

third in the <strong>NFL</strong>…paved the way for rookie RB<br />

Steve Slaton to rush for a Texans single-season<br />

record 1,282 yards…teamed with RG Mike<br />

Brisiel to help the rushing attack average 5.1<br />

yards per carry to the right side of the line, good<br />

for third-best in the league…started his second<br />

consecutive season opener at RT at Pittsburgh<br />

(9/7)…helped Slaton rush for his first 100-yard<br />

game at Tennessee (9/21)… helped the offense<br />

gain over 400 yards in back-to-back games vs.<br />

Miami (10/12) and vs. Detroit (10/19)…helped<br />

the team score a season-high 35 points vs. Cincinnati<br />

(10/26)…was part of an offensive line<br />

that helped Slaton set a Texans rookie record<br />

with 156 rushing yards at Indianapolis (11/16)…<br />

helped the offense gain a franchise-record 549<br />

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WINSTON, ERIC<br />

yards at Green Bay (12/7)…was part of the line<br />

that helped Slaton run for his third consecutive<br />

100-yard game and WR Andre Johnson record the<br />

first 200-yard receiving game in team history vs.<br />

Tennessee (12/14).<br />

2007 (Houston 16/16): One of three Texans offensive<br />

linemen to start all 16 games…the Texans<br />

offensive line reduced the number of sacks allowed<br />

by 21 from 2006 to 2007, going from 43 in<br />

2006 to just 22 last season…the 21-sack decrease<br />

from 2006 to 2007 was the third-best improvement<br />

for any line in the <strong>NFL</strong>…only Cleveland and Oakland<br />

improved more…started on kickoff weekend<br />

against Kansas City (9/9) for the first time in his<br />

short <strong>NFL</strong> career…started against Tennessee<br />

(10/21)…made three miscellaneous tackles…<br />

started the 20th game of his career against Tampa<br />

Bay (12/9)…started at Indianapolis (12/23) serving<br />

as a team captain…missed a few plays after suffering<br />

a back injury.<br />

2006 (Houston 12/7): Played in 12 games as a<br />

rookie and started the final seven contests at right<br />

tackle…played a key part in a rushing attack that<br />

improved dramatically over the second half of the<br />

season and produced more than 100 yards on the<br />

ground in five of the last seven games…made his<br />

professional debut as a reserve lineman at Dallas<br />

(10/15)…came on in relief of an injured Zach<br />

Wiegert at Jacksonville (11/12)…made first career<br />

start at RT against Buffalo (11/19) and helped<br />

the team rush for 188 yards, the third-best total in<br />

franchise history.<br />

COLLEGE: A very highly-rated tackle out of Miami…began<br />

his Miami career as a tight end…<br />

injury during junior season limited play…helped<br />

lead a highly ranked offense in his three full seasons…All-American<br />

first team selection by Walter<br />

Camp, American Football Coaches Association<br />

(AFCA) and Sports Illustrated as a senior in 2005,<br />

adding second-team honors from the Associated<br />

Press…All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team<br />

pick and recipient of the Jacobs Trophy, given to<br />

the ACC’s top offensive lineman.<br />

PERSONAL: Hails from Midland, Texas…team<br />

won three consecutive Texas Class 5A titles<br />

at Midland Lee High School...played tight end<br />

and defensive end...SuperPrep National Elite 50<br />

Team...Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100...First-<br />

Team All-American by ESPN.<strong>com</strong>...First-Team All-<br />

USA Today...caught 20 passes for 210 yards and<br />

three touchdowns as a senior...made 13 catches<br />

for 325 yards and one touchdown as a junior...married<br />

to Jenny…has one daughter, Julie...served<br />

as a guest author for Peter King’s Monday Morning<br />

Quarterback column on SportsIllustrated.<strong>com</strong><br />

the week of June 28, 2010.<br />

Winston’s Career Statistics<br />

Games/Starts: 2006: 12/7 2007: 16/16, 2008: 16/16; 2009: 16/16; 2010: 11/11; Total: 70/65.<br />

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