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2010 TEXANS AT A GLANCE
2010 SNAPSHOT
HOUSTON TEXANS TEAM RANKINGS
Offense
Defense
Mark AFC NFL Mark AFC NFL
Total 367.7 4 7 386.4 15 28
Rushing 132.5 5 7 100.2 5 8t
Passing 235.2 7 15 286.2 15 31
Special Teams
Mark AFC NFL
Punt Ret. Avg. 7.1 9 27
Punt Cover. 8.0 8 13
Kick Ret. Avg. 19.7 14 29
Kick Cover. 22.7 7 14
• Houston is 5-6 and in third place in the AFC South Division. The
team posted the 50th win in franchise history against Indianapolis
in the season opener.
• Houston is fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL in total offense
(367.7 yards per game) and seventh in rushing (132.5 yards
per game).
• Houston’s defense has faced an offense ranked in the top five
four times this year and ranks fifth in the AFC against the run.
Thursday will mark the fifth top-five offense the Texans have
faced.
• The Texans have rushed for more than 200 yards twice, setting
the franchise record with 257 yards against Indianapolis in Week
1 and posting 249 yards on the ground at Oakland in Week 4.
• The team overcame fourth-quarter deficits of 10 points in wins
at Washington in Week 2 and against Kansas City in Week 6.
• The Texans won the first overtime game in team history in
Week 2 at Washington, with K Neil Rackers booting a 35-yarder
to win the game 30-27.
• Houston posted its second shutout in franchise history with a
20-0 win against Tennessee in Week 12.
• CB Glover Quin set a team record with three interceptions
against Tennessee in Week 12 and leads the team with five takeaways.
• RB Arian Foster was named the AFC Offensive Player of the
Month for September and became the third player in NFL history
to have more than 500 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving
through the first four games of a season.
• Foster leads the NFL with 1,147 rushing yards, 1,600 total yards
from scrimmage and 91 first downs gained. He also leads the
team and ranks second among non-kickers with 78 points scored.
He set a franchise single-game record with 231 rushing yards
gained on Kickoff Weekend against the Colts.
• WR Andre Johnson ranks fourth in the NFL with 65 receptions
and sixth in the NFL with 869 receiving yards.
• SS Bernard Pollard leads the team with 84 tackles.
• K Neil Rackers is tied for sixh in the NFL with 84 points and is
18-of-20 on field goal attempts.
• QB Matt Schaub (Week 6), Johnson (Week 2) and Foster
(Week 1) have all been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
this season.
• DE Mario Williams is fifth in the AFC with a team-best 8.5
sacks.
TOP 5 TEXANS
AFC NFL
Player Category Mark Rank Rank
A. Foster Rushing 1,147 1 1
A. Foster 3rd and 1 rushing 8-8 1t 1t
A. Foster Scoring, Non-Kickers 78 2t 2t
A. Foster Yards from Scrimmage 1,600 1 1
A. Foster First Downs 91 1 1
A. Johnson Receptions 65 2t 4t
A. Johnson Receiving Yards 869 5 6
G. Quin Def. Fumble Recoveries 2 2t 6t
N. Rackers Scoring, Kickers 84 4t 6t
M. Schaub Attempts 367 5 11
M. Schaub Completions 236 5t 10t
M. Schaub Completion Pct. 64.3 5 11
M. Schaub Yards 2,752 5 9
M. Schaub Interception Pct. 1.9 5 8
M. Schaub 4th Quarter Passer Rtg. 100.4 4 4
M. Schaub 3rd and 1 rushing 4-4 1t 1t
M. Williams Sacks 8.5 5 9t
2010 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
Houston Opponents
Total First Downs 236 244
Rushing 85 71
Passing 139 153
Penalty 12 20
3rd Down: Made/Att 55/132 54/136
3rd Down Pct. 41.7% 39.7%
4th Down: Made/Att 4/10 6/8
4th Down Pct. 40.0% 75.0%
Possession Avg. 28:51 31:09
Total Net Yards 4,045 4,250
Avg. Per Game 367.7 386.4
Total Plays 690 703
Avg. Per Play 5.9 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 1,458 1,102
Avg. Per Game 132.5 100.2
Total Rushes 299 282
Net Yards Passing 2,587 3,148
Avg. Per Game 235.2 286.2
Sacked/Yards Lost 24/165 18/129
Gross Yards 2,752 3,277
Attempts/Completions 367/236 403/268
Completion Pct. 64.3% 66.5%
Had Intercepted 7 9
Punts/Average 46/42.7 45/44.5
Net Punting Avg. 36.9 38.1
Penalties/Yards 61/476 73/633
Fumbles/Ball Lost 10/5 8/4
Touchdowns 30 34
Rushing 15 8
Passing 15 25
Returns 0 1
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