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WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEKA TEXANS WIN WOULD...WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK• The Texans recording the 53rd win in franchise history.• The Texans scoring a touchdown in their 64th straightgame dating back to the 2006 season. Under headcoach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have failed to score atouchdown in only one game, Dallas 2006.• The Texans improving to 4-1 for the best start to a seasonin franchise history with a win against the Giants.• A win to improve head coach Gary Kubiak’s winningpercentage to .507 as an NFL head coach (35-34).• QB Matt Schaub throwing a touchdown pass in his 13thconsecutive game to set a team record. Schaub threw atouchdown pass in each of the last eight games of 2009and in the first four games of 2010. He shares the currentrecord of 12 games with current Giants QB SageRosenfels.• WR Andre Johnson extending his own team record ofcatches in consecutive games played to 70. He hascaught a pass in 104 of his 105 career games.• RB Steve Slaton tying WR Kevin Walter and CoreyBradford for third place on the Texans all-time touchdownsscored list at 18 with one touchdown. Slaton currentlyhas 17 career touchdowns.• RB Derrick Ward moving past 3,000 total yards for hiscareer with 31 yards from scrimmage. He has currentlyaccounted for 2,969 total yards (2,243 rushing, 726 receiving).• DE Mario Williams reaching 45.0 sacks for his careerwith a half-sack, extending the team record he alreadyowns. He currently has 44.5 career sacks.• TE Owen Daniels becoming the sixth player in team historyto score 100 points with at least 10 points. Daniels90 has points as Texans.A TEXANS WIN SUNDAY WOULD...• Give Houston its 53rd regular season win in franchisehistory.• WR Andre Johnson tying Jerry Rice for the most gamesin a career with at least 10 receptions and 100 yards.Johnson is tied for second in NFL history with 14.• WR Andre Johnson moving past Keith Byars into 49thplace on the all-time receptions list with five catches.Johnson is currently in 50th place with 606 career receptions.Byars has 610 career receptions.• RB Arian Foster tying teammate Steve Slaton’s recordfor consecutive 100-yard rushing games at three with100 yards rushing. Foster rushed for 106 yards againstDallas in Week 3 and 131 yards at Oakland in Week 4.• WR Kevin Walter moving past WR Corey Bradford intothird place on the Texans’ all-time touchdowns scoredlist with a touchdown. Walter is currently tied withBradford for third place with 18 touchdowns.• K Neil Rackers moving past Chris Jacke (944, 48thplace) and Lou Michaels (946, 47th place) into 47thplace on the all-time scoring list among kickers withfour and six points, respectively. Rackers currently has941 career points.• LB DeMeco Ryans extending his team career record fortackles (554) and solo tackles (425).• LB DeMeco Ryans and DE Mario Williams extendingthe longest current streak for starting games to 69,which ranks second on the Texans all-time list.• Improve head coach Gary Kubiak’s career record to 35-34.• Give Houston its best five-game start to a season in franchisehistory. The Texans started the 2007 season 3-2.• Give Houston a 2-1 lead in the all-time series against theGiants.• Improve Houston’s record against NFC teams to 11-4since 2007.NFL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE(All times Central)SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10N.Y. Giants at Houston FOX NoonJacksonville at Buffalo CBS NoonChicago at Carolina FOX NoonKansas City at Indianapolis CBS NoonTampa Bay at Cincinnati FOX NoonGreen Bay at Washington FOX NoonSt. Louis at Detroit FOX NoonDenver at Baltimore CBS NoonAtlanta at Cleveland FOX NoonNew Orleans at Arizona FOX 3:05 p.m.Tennessee at Dallas CBS 3:15 p.m.San Diego at Oakland CBS 3:15 p.m.Philadelphia at San Francisco NBC 7:20 p.m.MONDAY, OCTOBER 11Minnesota at N.Y. Jets ESPN 7:30 p.m.9GAME 5 • TEXANS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM