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TURK, MATT45.0 yards including two punts that were downedinside the 20-yard line...punted four times for anaverage and net of 44.3 yards including a long of52 and one punt downed inside the 20-yard line...punted twice for an average of 42.5 yards includinga long of 50 yards at St. Louis (12/20)...had fourpunts for an average of 45.5 yards and net of 43.5yards including two punts inside the 20-yard lineat Miami (12/27).2008 (Houston 16/0): Punted 53 times for 2,240 yardsin 16 games…broke his own franchise record witha 42.3-yard punting average and pinned 17 puntsinside the opponent’s 20-yard line…averaged aseason-high 48.8 yards on four punts vs. Detroit(10/19) and pinned the Lions inside their own fiveyardline three times…averaged 47.5 yards on twopunts at Indianapolis (11/16)…punted three timesfor 108 yards on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville(12/1) and pinned Jacksonville inside their20-yard line on each punt…punted three times fora 42.3-yard average at Green Bay (12/7)…also recordedthe second-longest run of his career, an18-yard gain in the third quarter.26 punts downed inside the 20 versus just fivetouchbacks.2005 (Miami 0/0): Suffered groin injury duringtraining camp…placed on reserve/injured list9/10…released 10/11/05.2004 (Miami 16/0): Played in all 16 games…tiedfor AFC lead with 29 punts inside 20-yard line…11games with at least one 50-yard punts finishingwith 19 50-yard punts…season-high 10 punts for40.0-yard average at Cincinnati (9/19), droppingthree inside 20-yard line…season-long 67-yardpunt at Buffalo (10/17).2003 (Miami 13/0): Saw action in the final 13games…also served as holder on placekicks…Dolphins-record 11 punts at New England (12/7)…career-long 23-yard run out of punt formation vs.Philadelphia (12/15).2002 (New York Jets 16/0): Back-to-back weekswith 60-yard punt; 62-yarder vs. New England(9/15) and 65-yarder at Miami (9/22).2007 (Houston 16/0): Contributed a solid seasonpunting, finishing with 55 punts for 2,296 yards…registered 24 punts inside the 20 and finished withthree touchbacks…recorded his long punt of 59yards in the opening game against Kansas City…finished with a 41.7-yard gross average and anet average of 37.9, both new Texans punting records…puntedfive times at Carolina (9/16) finishingwith 196 punt yards (39.2 avg.), landing threepunts inside the 20…long punt of the day was 47yards and his net for the day was 35.6 yards…punted four times for 178 yards at Indianapolis(12/23)...landing a season-high four punts insidethe Colts’ 10-yard line…recorded his 300th careerpunt inside the 20.2006 (St. Louis 16/0): Saw action in all 16 games…averaged 43.5 yards per punt on 72 attempts, andhis net average was 38.3 yards per punt…net averageranked seventh in the league, and he had2001 (Miami 16/0): AFC Special Teams Player ofthe Week vs. New England (10/7) with four puntsfor 40.8-yard average, long of 60, and three inside20-yard line, including two landing inside fiveyardline…six punts for season-high 46.7-yardaverage, including career-long 77-yard punt, atBuffalo (11/25)…AFC Special Teams Player of theWeek vs. Denver (12/2) with seven punts for 42.9-yard average with four inside 20-yard line andlong of 59.2000 (Miami 16/0): Season-high nine punts for43.8-yard average at Minnesota (9/10), droppingfour inside 20-yard line with a long of 62…NFLSpecial Teams Player of the Week in AFC WildcardGame vs. Indianapolis (12/30), punting threetimes for 46.0-yard average and long of 53.1999 (Washington 14/0): Six punts for 44.2-yardaverage and season-long 57-yarder at New YorkHOUSTONTEXANS.COM