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GARY KUBIAK NOTESOUT-RUSHING TO JUDGEMENTEver since he was hired in 2006, head coach Gary Kubiakhas stressed the importance of having a strong runninggame, and the evidence on the field has proven that philosophyto be true throughout his tenure.The Texans have outrushed their opponents 36 times underKubiak, and they are 27-9 in those games, including3-1 this year. Houston outrushed Indianapolis 257-44 inthe 2010 season opener, the largest differential in rushingyards against an opponent in the Kubiak Era.HOUSTON TEXANS WHEN OUTRUSHINGOPPONENTS, 2006-10Game, Date Texans Opponent Diff. ScoreIND, 9/12/10 #257 44 +213 34-24@ OAK, 10/3/10 249 118 +131 31-24BUF, 11/19/06* 188 70 +118 21-24@ BUF, 11/1/09 186 97 +89 31-10DEN, 12/13/07 158 72 +86 31-13IND, 10/5/08* 156 79 +77 27-31IND, 12/24/06 191 114 +77 27-24OAK, 10/4/09 120 45 +75 29-6JAX, 12/30/07 170 96 +74 42-28DET, 10/19/08 150 77 +73 28-21NE, 1/3/10 144 74 +70 34-27@ MIA, 12/27/09 162 60 +62 27-20CHI, 12/28/08 127 69 +58 31-24NO, 11/18/07 103 47 +56 23-10@ CAR, 9/16/07 119 66 +53 34-21@ CIN, 10/18/09 87 46 +41 28-17WAS, 9/19/10 (OT) 58 18 +40 30-27KC, 9/9/07 109 72 +37 20-3TEN, 10/29/06* 148 111 +37 22-28@ GB, 12/7/08 141 108 +33 24-21SF, 10/25/09 90 59 +31 24-21@ JAX, 11/12/06 148 118 +30 13-10JAX, 10/22/06 131 102 +29 27-7@ OAK, 11/4/07 178 153 +25 24-17DAL, 9/26/10 124 101 +23 13-27SEA, 12/13/09 85 62 +23 34-7@ IND, 11/16/08* 177 154 +23 27-33MIA, 10/12/08 114 96 +18 29-28@ CLE, 11/23/08 112 95 +17 16-6@ OAK, 12/3/06 129 113 +16 23-14@ IND, 11/8/09* 81 72 +9 17-20IND, 11/29/09* 122 114 +8 27-35TEN, 12/14/08 107 100 +7 13-12@ SD, 10/28/07* 115 109 +6 10-35CIN, 10/26/08 109 105 +4 35-6@ ARZ, 10/11/09* 45 44 +1 21-28* Indicates losses.# Indicates Texans team record.2010 games in boldTEXANS IN A RUSH TO WINUnder head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have maderunning the ball effectively a priority, and that philosophyhas been proven in the team’s win-loss record over thelast four-plus years.When Houston has run the ball 30 or more times over thelast three seasons, the team is 21-2. By contrast, Houstonis 2-24 when rushing less than 25 times.HOUSTON TEXANS RECORDBY RUSHING ATTEMPTS, 2006-10Rushing Att. Avg. Rush Yds Record30 or more 144.3 21-225-29 111.8 11-8Less than 25 70.5 2-24WIN TURNOVERS = WIN GAMESOne of head coach Gary Kubiak’s themes with his teamhas been the importance of winning the turnover battle.Since 2006 under Kubiak, the Texans have won the turnoverbattle 22 times. Houston is 19-3 in those games.Houston had a minus-one turnover ratio in 2009, givingthe ball away 28 times and forcing 27 turnovers. The Texansare 1-0 this year when winning the turnover battle.HOUSTON TEXANS WITH POSITIVETURNOVER MARGIN, 2006-10Game, Date Giveaways Takeaways Diff. W/L@ OAK, 10/3/10 0 3 +3 WNE, 1/3/10 1 2 +1 WTEN, 11/23/09 0 1 +1 LSF, 10/25/09 1 2 +1 W@ CIN, 10/18/09 2 3 +1 WOAK, 10/4/09 2 3 +1 W@ TEN, 9/20/09 0 2 +2 WTEN, 12/14/08 1 2 +1 WJAX, 12/1/08 1 3 +2 W@ CLE, 11/23/08 2 5 +3 WCIN, 10/26/08 0 3 +3 WNO, 11/18/07 2 3 +1 W@ OAK, 11/4/07 1 3 +2 W@ CAR, 9/16/07 1 3 +2 WKC, 9/9/07 2 4 +2 WCLE, 12/31/06 1 3 +2 WIND, 12/24/06 0 1 +1 WTEN, 12/10/06 0 2 +2 L@ OAK, 12/3/06 2 5 +3 W@ JAX, 11/12/06 0 4 +4 WJAX, 10/22/06 0 2 +2 WPHI, 9/10/06 0 1 +1 L21GAME 5 • TEXANS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM