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GAME 11
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Houston Texans (5-5) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (6-3-1)
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 • Noon CT • NRG Stadium (71,504) • Houston, Texas
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TEXANS FACE BENGALS ON SALUTE TO SERVICE DAY AT NRG STADIUM
The Houston Texans (5-5) will face the AFC North division leader for
the second consecutive week when they meet the Cincinnati Bengals
(6-3-1) Sunday on Salute to Service Day presented by Bud Light at
NRG Stadium. The game will kick off at noon CT.
Houston is coming off one of its best performances of the season, a
23-7 win at Cleveland in Week 11. Led by QB Ryan Mallett in his first
career NFL start, the Texans posted season highs with 424 yards of total
offense and 213 yards rushing. Mallett was 20 of 30 passing for 211
yards and two touchdowns. RB Alfred Blue filled in for the AFC’s leading rusher, Arian Foster, and tied the franchise rookie rushing record
with 156 yards and set a franchise record with 36 carries. The Texans
scored 10 points off their two takeaways against the Browns. DE J.J.
Watt caught a touchdown pass on offense and had three tackles for loss,
a sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery on defense. ILB Brian Cushing returned to form in the win, posting five tackles, two quarterback hits
and a forced fumble.
Mallett will make his second start against a Bengals defense that held
New Orleans to its lowest point and yardage total of the season in a 2710 win on the road. QB Andy Dalton was 16 of 22 passing for 220 yards
and three touchdowns for a 145.3 passer rating in the win. WR A.J.
Green caught six passes for 127 yards and one touchdown and rookie
RB Jeremy Hill, Blue’s former teammate at LSU, ran for 152 yards on
27 carries.
Houston leads the AFC and ranks third in the NFL with 144.6 rushing
yards per game. Its defense has forced a league-high 23 turnovers, including 11 interceptions by 10 different players. Watt has been impactful
on both sides of the ball and is the first player in nearly 60 years to score
multiple touchdowns on offense and defense in the same season.
The Texans have won five straight against the Bengals, including a
AFC Wild Card games in 2011 and 2012, dating back to 2008. The last
regular season meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 11, 2011
in Cincinnati. Houston pulled out a 20-19 win in that game to clinch the
franchise’s first playoff berth.
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2014 HOUSTON TEXANS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
DayDate Opponent
TV
Result/Time (CT)
Sun. Sept. 7 WASHINGTON REDSKINS FOX
W, 17-6
Sun. Sept. 14 at Oakland Raiders
CBS
W, 30-14
Sun. Sept. 21 at New York Giants
CBS
L, 30-17
Sun. Sept. 28 BUFFALO BILLS
CBS
W, 23-17
Sun. Oct. 5 at Dallas Cowboys
CBS L, 20-17 (OT)
Thurs. Oct. 9 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS# CBS
L, 33-28
ESPN
L, 30-23
Mon. Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers#
Sun. Oct. 26 at Tennessee Titans
FOX
W, 30-16
Sun. Nov. 2 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOX
L, 31-21
Sun. Nov. 9 BYE WEEK
Sun. Nov. 16 at Cleveland Browns
CBS
W, 23-7
Sun. Nov. 23 CINCINNATI BENGALS
CBS
Noon
Sun. Nov. 30 TENNESSEE TITANS
CBS
Noon
Sun. Dec. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars
CBS
Noon
Sun. Dec. 14 at Indianapolis Colts
CBS
Noon
Sun. Dec. 21 BALTIMORE RAVENS
CBS
Noon
Sun. Dec. 28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS CBS
Noon
* Italic indicates games subject to flex scheduling.
All kickoff times Central; # - Televised Nationally; Home Games in BOLD
All games are broadcasted live on Texans Radio on 610 AM, 100.3 The
Bull and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes 1180 AM
A WIN AGAINST CINCINNATI WOULD...
• Improve Houston’s record to 6-5
• Improve Houston’s record to 6-3 all-time against Cincinnati, including
the playoffs
• Improve Houston’s all-time regular season record to 4-3 all-time
against Cincinnati
• Improve Houston’s record to 2-1 against the AFC North this season
• Improve Houston’s record to 5-2 against the AFC this season
• Give Houston nine wins in a row, including playoff games, against
teams from Ohio
• Give Houston back-to-back wins for the first time since Weeks 1 and
2
TABLE OF CONTENTS/MEDIA SCHEDULE
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE RELEASE
Texans Schedule...................................................................................1
Media Schedule.....................................................................................2
The Texans Wire....................................................................................3
What to Look For...................................................................................4
2014 Texans At A Glance.......................................................................5
Player Quick Notes.............................................................................6-7
Texans-Bengals Matchup.................................................................8-11
The Last Time They Met......................................................................12
Week 11 vs. Cleveland...................................................................13-14
Bill O’Brien Transcript.....................................................................15-16
Texans General Manager Rick Smith..................................................17
Assistant Coaches...............................................................................17
Team Notes....................................................................................18-21
Player Notes...................................................................................22-36
2014 Schedule Notes..........................................................................37
2014 Game Recaps/Notes.............................................................38-60
Texans on TV and Radio................................................................61-62
Expanded Media Information..........................................................63-64
2014 Texans Transactions..............................................................65-66
Texans Rosters...............................................................................67-70
Participation/Starters/Inactives.......................................................71-72
Statistics.........................................................................................73-74
Depth Chart.........................................................................................75
GAMEBOOK AND FLIP CARD VS. CLEVELAND
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
TEXANS PLAYER BIOS
TEXANS RECORD BOOK
NEW NAME, SAME VENUE
As of June 1, 2014, the Houston Texans call their home NRG Stadium. Previously known as Reliant Stadium, NRG Stadium is where the
the Texans have played to 128 consecutive sellouts. In 2013, the world’s
largest indoor HD video boards were installed at NRG Stadium and it was
announced that it will play host to Super Bowl LI in 2017.
The stadium has played host to the Texas Bowl since 2006, the 2007 EastWest Shrine Game, the 2011 NCAA Men’s Final Four, Super Bowl XXXVIII,
Wrestlemania XXV, Rodeo Houston and among other large-scale events.
The NCAA Men’s Final Four will return to the building in 2016.
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THE TEXANS WIRE
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
MALLETT MAKES HIS MARK IN STARTING DEBUT
WATT IN HISTORY
QB Ryan Mallett led the Texans to a 23-7 win against
the Cleveland Browns in his first career start last Sunday. The fourth-year vet was 20 of 30 passing for 211
yards, two touchdowns and one interception for a 95.3
passer rating in the win. Mallett is the first Texans quarterback since David Carr in 2002 to throw for two touchdowns in his starting debut for the team.
Mallett
DE J.J. Watt scored his fourth touchdown of the season on Nov. 16 at Cleveland, adding another feat to a
growing list of historical accomplishments this season.
Below is a look at how rare some of those accomplishments are.
1938 - Philadelphia Eagles RB Jay Arnold becomes
the
first player in NFL history with two touchdown catchWatt
es, an interception-return touchdown and a fumble-return touchdown in a season. Watt became the only other player to do so
following his touchdown catch Sunday.
1948 - New York Giants DE Ray Poole and Los Angeles Rams DE
Jack Zilly both had four overall touchdowns (Stats, Inc.). They were
the last defensive linemen to scored four touchdowns in a season until
Watt’s touchdown catch against Cleveland.
1956 - Chicago Bears DB J.C. Caroline scores multiple touchdowns
on offense and defense in the same season. Watt is the first player to
equal that feat since Caroline, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
1982 - The NFL starts tracking sacks as an official statistic. Since then,
Watt is the only NFL player to register a sack, forced fumble, fumble
recovery and touchdown reception in the same game.
HOUSTON TEXANS QUARTERBACK DEBUTS
Quarterback
David Carr
Tony Banks
Dave Ragone
Matt Schaub
Sage Rosenfels
Matt Leinart
T.J. Yates
Case Keenum
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Mallett
Date
9/8/02
11/2/03
12/7/03
9/9/07
11/4/07
11/27/11
12/4/11
10/20/13
9/7/14
11/16/14
Opp
Dal
Car
at Jac
KC
at Oak
at Jac
Atl
at KC
Was
at Cle
Res
A C YdsTDInt Lg Rate
W, 19-10 22 10 145 2 1 65t 78.8
W, 14-10 19 13 154 1 0 35 110.4
L, 27-0 23 11 71 0 1 12 36.7
W, 20-3 22 16 225 1 1 77t 101.5
W, 24-17 19 11 181 1 1 53 85.6
W, 20-13 13 10 57 1 0 20t 110.1
W, 17-102512 188 1 050 86.8
L, 17-16 25 15 271 1 0 42 110.6
W, 17-6 22 14 206 1 0 76t 109.3
W, 23-7 30 20 211 2 1 41 95.3
Mallett led the Texans to their best and most-balanced offensive output
of the season in the win. Houston produced season highs of 424 yards
of total offense and 213 yards rushing. It was also the fourth time in
franchise history the team had more than 200 yards rushing (213)
and passing (211) in a single game.
ROOKIE RUSHING REUNION
Texans rookie RB Alfred Blue tied a franchise rookie
record with 156 yards rushing on a franchise record 36
carries against Cleveland last week. The sixth-round
pick out of LSU posted the highest rushing total by a
rookie this season in the NFL, slighlty besting his former
college teammate and Sunday counterpart, Cincinnati
rookie RB Jeremy Hill’s top season totals. Hill ran for
Blue
152 yards against New Orleans last Sunday and for 154
yards against Jacksonville on Nov. 2.
TEXANS GAMES WITH 200+ RUSHING AND PASSING
Date
1/2/11
10/23/11
11/22/12
11/16/14
Opp
Jacksonville
at Tennessee
at Detroit
at Cleveland
Score
RushPass
W, 34-17
244
253
W, 41-7
222
296
W, 34-31 (OT) 205
296
W, 23-7
213
211
RUNNING GAME RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Since arriving in Houston, Head Coach Bill O’Brien has been committed the Texans running game. Against Cleveland on Sunday the team
broke a franchise record by carrying the ball 54 times, led by rookie RB
Alfred Blue’s club record 36 carries.
Houston’s commitment to the run has been on display this season leading
the league with 33.5 rushes per game. Sunday’s 54 rushes were most in
the NFL this season. The Texans have had 40-plus carries three times this
season, all resulting in road victories over Oakland (46 attempts, 9/14),
Tennessee (40 attempts, 10/26) and Cleveland (54 attempts, 11/16).
NFL teams are 16-2 when rushing 40-plus times in 2014.
TOP ROOKIE SINGLE-GAME RUSHING PERFORMANCES, 2014
Player, Tm
Alfred Blue, Hou
Jeremy Hill, Cin
Jeremy Hill, Cin
Jerick McKinnon, Min
Branden Oliver, SD
Date
11/16
11/6
9/14
10/5
9/14
11/16
11/9
Opponent
at Cleveland
vs. Cincinnati
at Oakland
vs. Cincinnati
vs. Atlanta
at Indianapolis
vs. NY Giants
Yds
156
154
152
135
114
ROOKIE RUSHERS DRAFTED SIXTH ROUND OR LATER WITH 35+
CARRIES AND 150+ YARD IN NFL HISTORY
Att YdsW/L
54
213
W
52
170
W
46
188
W
46
220
W
45
170
W
45
224
W
45
350
W
Player, Tm
Mike Anderson, DEN
Marion Butts, SD
Alfred Blue, HOU
Date
Opponent
Att
12/3/03 at New Orleans 37
12/17/89 at Kansa City 39
11/16/14 at Cleveland 36
Yds
251
176
156
TD
4
0
0
Blue entered the Cleveland game with 68 carries for 234 yards and
achieved the feat in the 10th game of his career. Anderson and Butts hit
the mark in their 13th and 15th game, respectively. Anderson had 193
carries for 971 yards and Butts had 155 carries for 491 yards coming into
their first career 35-plus carry and 150-plus yard game.
The 2014 Texans are on pace to rush the ball more than 500 times in a
season for the third time in team history. Houston surpassed the 500 rush
mark in 2011 and 2012 when the Texans won back-to-back AFC South
division titles.
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Opponent
Att
at Cleveland
36
vs. Jacksonville 24
at New Orleans 27
vs. Atlanta
18
vs. New York Jets 29
Blue became the third rookie running back drafted in the sixth round or
later in NFL history to rush for 150-plus yards on 35-plus carries.
NFL TEAMS WITH 45+ CARRIES IN 2014
TEAM
Houston
Cleveland
Houston
New England
Cincinnati
New England
Seattle
Date
11/16
11/2
11/16
9/28
10/5
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WHAT TO LOOK FOR AGAINST THE BENGALS
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2014
BILL O’BRIEN
• Can reach six wins faster than any coach in Texans history (Gary Kubiak
did it in 15 games in 2006).
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Needs 60 points to set the franchise single-season scoring record of 138
points by Shayne Graham in 2012.
RB Arian Foster
• Needs 100 yards rushing to reach 32 100-yard rushing games in his career.
ILB Brian Cushing
• Needs 2 interceptions to reach 10 in his career.
• Needs 2 forced fumbles to reach 10 in his career.
TE Garrett Graham
• Needs 12 yards receiving to become the fourth tight end in franchise history with 1,000 yards receiving in a career, joining Owen Daniels (4,617),
Joel Dreessen (1,323) and Billy Miller (1,146).
QB Ryan fitzpatrick
• Needs 1,453 more yards passing to reach 20,000 for his career. He currently has 18,547 in his career.
RB Arian Foster
• Needs 57 yards receiving and 115 yards rushing to become the 52nd
player in NFL history with at least 6,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards
receiving in a career.
• Needs 178 yards rushing to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth time
in his career.
• Needs nine touchdowns to break his own franchise single-season record
of 18, set in 2010.
WR DeAndre Hopkins
• Needs 2 catches to reach 100 for his career.
• Needs 7 receptions and 39 yards receiving to set career highs for receptions and yards in a season. He currently has 46 receptions for 764 yards.
His career bests are 52 receptions for 802 yards, set in 2013.
WR Andre Johnson
• Can catch a pass in his 129th consecutive game.
• Needs 1 reception to surpass Randy Moss (982) for 10th all-time.
• Needs 91 yards receiving to surpass Torry Holt (13,382 yards) for 12th
all-time. Johnson currently has 13,292 yards receiving.
TE Garrett Graham
• Needs 1 touchdown receiving to reach 10 in his career.
• Needs 5 touchdown receptions to move into fifth place in franchise history
with 14.
WR DAMARIS JOHNSON
• Needs 2 receptions and 39 yards receiving to set career highs for receptions and yards in a season. He currently has 18 receptions for 218
yards. His career bests are 19 receptions for 256 yards, set in 2012 with
Philadelphia.
WR DeAndre Hopkins
• Needs 8 receptions to move into 10th place on Houston’s all-time receptions list. He currently 12th with 98 career receptions.
• Needs 236 yards receiving to become the second player in franchise history with 1,000 yards receiving in a season (Andre Johnson, seven times)
P Shane Lechler
• Can play in his 201st consecutive game, the longest active streak in the NFL.
• Can pass Chris Mohr (1,152) for seventh on the all-time punts list with seven
punts. Lechler currently ranks eighth with 1,151 career punts.
• Can pass Matt Turk (373) for fifth place all-time for punts inside the 20 with
three punts inside the 20. Lechler currently has 371 for his career.
CB Kareem Jackson
• Needs 2 interceptions to reach 10 in his career.
WR Andre Johnson
• Needs 8 touchdown receptions to reach 70, which would rank 35th alltime.
• Needs 18 receptions to reach 1,000 in his career.
• Can add to his NFL record of games with at least 10 catches and 100
yards. He currently has 20.
FS KENDRICK LEWIS
• Needs 2 tackles to set a season career-high. Lewis had a career-high 58
tackles for Kansas City in 2011. He has 57 tackles this season.
CB Johnathan Joseph
• Needs 4 interceptions to tie Dunta Robinson for most in Texans franchise
history with 13.
OLB Whitney Mercilus
• Needs 2.5 sacks to move into fourth place on the franchise’s all-time sack
list ahead of Connor Barwin (19.0 from 2009-12). Mercilus is currently
fifth in franchise history with 17.0 career sacks.
P Shane Lechler
• Needs 1,353 yards punting to pass Brad Maynard (56,021) for third alltime. Lechler currently is fourth with 54,699 career yards punting.
C Chris Myers
• Can start his 107th consecutive game since joining Houston in 2008 and
his 123rd straight game overall, the second-longest active streak among
offensive linemen.
• Can play in his 148th consecutive regular season game. He has the longest active consecutive games played streak in the NFL among offensive
linemen and third-longest streak among position players.
OLB WHITNEY MERCILUS
• Needs 3.5 sacks to set a career season high. He has 4.0 sacks this season and had a career-high 7.0 in 2013.
FS KenDRICK LEWIS
• Needs two interceptions to tie a career-high (set in 2010 and 2011) and
reach 10 in his career.
QB Ryan Mallett
• Can become the fifth Texans QB in franchise history to win their first two
starts with the team. Ryan Fitzpatrick (9/7/14 and 9/14/14), Matt Schaub
(9/9/07 and 9/16/07), Sage Rosenfels (11/4/07, 12/9/07 and 12/13/07)
and T.J. Yates (12/4/11 and12/11/11) all won their first two starts with the
franchise.
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DE J.J. WATT
• Needs one forced fumbles to tie Mario Williams (11) for the most in franchise history. Watt currently has nine.
• Needs 7.5 more sacks to pass Mario Williams for the most in franchise
history (53.0 from 2006-11). Watt currently has 46.0 career sacks.
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2014 TEXANS AT A GLANCE
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
2014 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS
Indianapolis Colts
Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
TEXANS REGULAR SEASON TEAM RANKINGS
W L T Pct PF PAHomeAway Conf Div Streak
6 4 0 .600 310 253 3-2-0 3-2-0 5-3-0 3-0-0 Lost 1
5 5 0 .500 229 204 2-2-0 3-3-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 Won 1
280.2001682501-4-01-4-02-6-01-2-0 Lost 4
1 9 0 .100 158 282 1-4-0 0-5-0 1-6-0 0-2-0 Lost 3
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
MarkAFCNFL MarkAFCNFL
MarkAFCNFL
Total
354.4 715389.51630 PR Avg 5.91429
Rushing 144.6 1 3 111.40 9 16 Punt Cov.
13.31630
Passing 209.81428278.11631 KR Avg.21.51428
KR Cov.23.7 713
2014 TEXANS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
2014 TEXANS LEADERS
Category
Pass Attempts
Pass Completions
Completion Percentage
Yards Passing
Average Gain
Touchdown Passes
Touchdown Percentage
Interception Percentage
Rating
Fourth-Quarter Rating
Third-Down Passing
Yards Rushing
Third-and-1 Rushing
Receptions
Yards Receiving
Yards Receiving
Third-Down Receptions
Scoring, non-kickers
Scoring, Kickers
Touchbacks
Yards from Scrimmage
First Downs
Gross Punting Average
Net Punting Average
Punt Return Average
Kickoff Return Average
Interceptions
Sacks
Def. Fumble Recoveries
Def. Fumble Recoveries
AFC NFL
Player
TotalRankRank
R. Fitzpatrick
254
13
25
R. Fitzpatrick
157
13
25
R. Fitzpatrick
61.8
11
19
R. Fitzpatrick
1,960
12
24
R. Fitzpatrick
7.72
6
9
R. Fitzpatrick
11
9t
21t
R. Fitzpatrick
4.3%
9
20
R. Fitzpatrick
3.1%
13
25
R. Fitzpatrick
87.1
10
18
R. Fitzpatrick
90.8
4
13
R. Fitzpatrick
69.1
14
28
A. Foster
822
2
3
R. Fitzpatrick 100.0%
1t
1t
A. Johnson
55
7t
16t
D. Hopkins
764
5
14
A. Johnson
631
10
23
A. Johnson
15
9t
20t
A. Foster
60
2t
4t
R. Bullock
79
7
11t
R. Bullock
23
8t
21t
A. Foster
1,051
4
7
A. Foster
46
4
8t
S. Lechler
46.8
4
5
S. Lechler
37.8
15
26
K. Martin
5.8
NR
NR
D. Johnson
23.5
NR
NR
J. Rolle
2
9t
NR
J. Watt
9.567
J. Watt
4
1
1
J. Joseph
2
3t
7t
Total First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
3rd Down: Made/Att
3rd Down Pct.
4th Down: Made/Att
4th Down Pct.
Possession Avg.
Total Net Yards
Avg. Per Game
Total Plays
Avg. Per Play
Net Yards Rushing
Avg. Per Game
Total Rushes
Net Yards Passing
Avg. Per Game
Sacked/Yards Lost
Gross Yards
Attempts/Completions
Completion Pct.
Had Intercepted
Punts/Average
Net Punting Avg.
Penalties/Yards
Fumbles/Ball Lost
Touchdowns
Rushing
Passing
Returns
Houston Opponents
196
221
68
62
106142
22
17
51/135
49/136
37.8%
36.0%
5/8
5/10
62.5%
50.0%
30:10
29:50
3,544
3,895
354.4
389.5
640
692
5.5
5.6
1,446
1,114
144.6
111.4
335
276
2,098
2,781
209.8
278.1
20/83
21/125
2,181
2,906
285/178395/246
62.5%
62.3%
9
11
50/45.949/43.0
37.8
39.8
58/52563/494
13/6
19/12
25
24
8
5
13
19
4
0
WEEK-BY-WEEK TEAM RANKINGS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
AFCNFL AFCNFL
Wk Opp Ru PaTot Ru PaTot Ru PaTot Ru PaTot
1Was 7111115212411 7 6231717
2at Oak 41612 83022 9101218t2426
3at NYG310 7 52015131012251825
4Buf 11 81019192213 813241421
5at Dal 61211112422121213252226
6Ind
61410102819111513222827
7at Pit 61110 82519111413202626
8at Ten 31310 52617 71613122823
9Phi 314 9 52816101614212927
10Open 214 8 42816101615212928
11at Cle 114 7 32815 91616163130
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TEXANS OFFENSIVE PLAYER QUICK NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
OFFENSIVE STARTERS
OFFENSIVE RESERVES
WR 10
DeANDRE HOPKINS
6-1 218
2nd season
Team-best 764 yards receiving and 4 TDs on 46 rec...3 100-yard games in 2014...98
rec. for 1,566 yards and 6 TDs in career...Started 16 games in 2013 and had 52
receptions for 802 yards (15.4 avg.) as a rookie, 2nd all-time among rookies in team
history...2013 PFWA All-Rookie Team...27th overall pick 2013
WR 82
KESHAWN MARTIN
5-11 194
3rd season
4 rec. for 34 yards; 5.8 PR avg. in 2014...4th-round pick out of Michigan St. in
2012…42 regular season games with 2 starts and has caught 36 passes for 372
yards and 3 TDs; 4 rushes for 53 yards...Career-highs in 2013 with 22 rec. 253 yards
and 2 TDs...5th in AFC with 26.3 KOR avg. and 7th in AFC with 8.8 PR avg. in 2013
LT 76
DUANE BROWN
6-4 303
7th season
All-Pro in 2011 and 2012...Pro Bowl following the 2012 and 2013 seasons at LT...
Has blocked for 4 1,000-yard rushers and was a part of a top-10 offense in 4 of his
first 5 years in the League...T-6th on the franchise’s all-time games played list at
100...Selected by Houston in 1st round (26th pick overall) in 2008
WR 13
DAMARIS JOHNSON
5-8 175
3rd season
6 starts with 18 rec. for 218 yards, 1 TD, 6.0 PR avg. and 23.5 KOR avg. in 2014...
Claimed off waivers (Philadelphia) on Aug. 31...Signed with Philadelphia in 2012 out
of Tulsa (undrafted)...Ranked 9th in NFL with 11.2 PR avg. in 2012...39 rec., 488
yards in 37 games with 7 starts...9.5 career PR avg. with 98-yard TD
LG 60 BEN JONES
6-3 308
3rd season
Has played in 42 regular season games with 21 starts (11 at RG; 10 at LG)...Started
both playoff games and 10 regular season games on his way to being voted Texans
Rookie of the Year in 2012...Selected by Houston in the 4th round of 2012...Played
in all 16 games with 1 start in 2013...Got married in May 2014
JEFF ADAMS
6-7 305
1st season
T 70
Claimed off waivers on Aug. 31 (Tennessee)...Undrafted out of Columbia in 2012...
Has spent time on practice squads with Cincinnati, Miami and Tennessee
G 71 XAVIER SU’A-FILO
6-4 307
Rookie
Has played in 10 games and made 1st career start at RG in Week 6 vs. Indianapolis...Texans 2nd-round pick in 2014 (33rd overall)...Started all 40 games he played at
UCLA (21 at LG and 19 at LT)...Returned to the UCLA program in 2012 after serving
2 years on a Mormon Church mission to Alabama and Florida...Married in June 2014
C 55
CHRIS MYERS
6-4 286
10th season
Has played in 147 games with 122 starts in 10 seasons...Holds NFL’s longest active
consecutive games played streak for an OL (147) and active consecutive starts for
a center (122)...2-time Pro Bowler (2012, 2013)...Traded to Texans from Denver in
2008 and has started 106 consecutive games since
BRANDON BROOKS 6-5 335
3rd season
RG 79
30 career games with 24 starts...Became the full-time starter at RG at the start of
2013 and played in 15 games...Selected by Houston in 3rd round in 2012...Currently
pursuing his MBA at St. Thomas University (Houston)
TYSON CLABO
6-6 315
9th season
T 74
Has played in 10 games...Signed with Houston prior to the start of 2014 training
camp...116 regular season starts and 5 postseason starts...Pro Bowl starter in
2010...Undrafted in 2004, played on 3 practice squads and in NFL Europe before
starting 10 games for Atlanta in 2006...Started 97 consecutive games from 2007 to
week 8 of the 2013 season...Started 15 games for Miami in 2013
DEREK NEWTON
6-6 313
4th season
RT 75
54 regular season games with 40 starts at RT since being drafted by Houston in
the 7th round in 2011...Has started 2 of the 4 playoff games he has appeared in...
Started 16 games for the 1st time in his career in 2013
TE 87
C.J. FIEDOROWICZ
6-5 265
Rookie
Texans’ 3rd-round pick in 2014...At Iowa, started 20 of the 51 games that he appeared in, catching 91 passes for 899 yards and 10 TDs...Had a reception in 31
consecutive games to close out his collegiate career...2 rec. for 16 yards 2014
TE 88
GARRETT GRAHAM
6-3 243
5th season
14 rec. for 156 yards and 1 TD in 2014...Re-signed with Houston on March 13, 2014
after having a career year in 2013...Caught 49 passes for 545 yards and tied for
the team lead with a career-high 5 TD receptions in 2013...Has started 27 of the 50
games he’s appeared in and has caught 92 passes for 988 yards and 9 TDs...4thround pick of the Texans in 2010
TE 84
RYAN GRIFFIN
6-6 254
2nd season
Started 8 of the 25 games he has appeared in with 21 receptions for 258 yards and
a TD...244 yards receiving as a rookie in 2013...6th-round pick in 2013
WR 11
DeVIER POSEY
6-1 210
3rd season
Selected by Houston Texans in the 3rd round (68th overall) in 2012...Has played
in 25 regular season games and caught 21 passes for 242 yards...1 TD when he
recovered a blocked punt in the end zone in 2012...In 2013, played in a career-high
14 games and had 15 receptions for 155 yards...Inactive Weeks 1-9 in 2014
WR 80
ANDRE JOHNSON
6-3 230
12th season
Team-best 55 receptions for 631 yards with 1 TD in 2014...Tied with Arian Foster as
Texans’ all-time leader with 62 TDs...T-10th all-time with 982 receptions and 13th
with 13,292 yards receiving...NFL all-time best 6.0 receptions/game in his career
and 81.0 yards receiving/game ranks 2nd in NFL history...109 receptions (3rd in
NFL) for 1,407 yards receiving (7th in NFL) and 5 TDs...7-time Pro Bowler, 4-time
Team MVP...Tied with Jerry Rice for most games of 10-plus receptions and 150-plus
yards (10)...50 career 100-yard games (t-5th all-time)...3 200-yard games...2nd-fastest player to 13,000 yards receiving and 950 receptions in NFL history...5 100-catch
seasons, tied for most in NFL history...3 seasons of 100 catches and 1,500 yards,
tied for the most in NFL history...Has a reception in 127 consecutive games...Franchise-record 164 games played
QB 14
RYAN FITZPATRICK
6-2 223
10th season
157 of 254 for 1,960 yards, 11 TDs, 8 INTs and an 87.1 rating in 9 starts this year...
Started 86 of the 94 games he’s played in and completed 1,712 of 2,853 pass attempts for 18,750 yards, 117 TDs, 101 INTs for a 78.4 passer rating...4th among
active QBs with 1,558 career rushing yards and has scored 10 career TDs rushing
QB 3
TOM SAVAGE
6-4 228
Rookie
Selected by Houston Texans in the 4th round in 2014...Enrolled at 3 different
schools: Rutgers, Arizona and Pittsburgh, appearing in a total of 31 games, earning
28 starts...Completed 430-of-757 passes for 5,690 yards, 37 TDs and 19 INTs...As
a senior at Pitt, completed 238-of-389 passes (61.2%) for 2,958 yards, 21 TDs and
9 INTs...Inactive Weeks 1-9 in 2014
QB 15
RYAN MALLETT
6-6 245
4th season
Won his first career start at Cleveland (11/16)...Completed 20-of-30 passes for 211
yards, two touchdowns and finished with a rating of 95.3...Acquired in a trade from
New England on Aug. 31...Had played in 5 career games and was 1-of-4 for 17 yards
in his career before last Sunday...3rd-round pick of New England in 2011
RB 28
ALFRED BLUE
6-2 223
Rookie
Tied a team-rookie record with 156 yards rushing on a franchise-record 36 carries at
Cleveland (11/16) in his second career NFL start...Blocked a punt and returned it for
a TD in NFL debut in Week 1...Rec. TD vs. Pittsburgh in Week 7...1st career start at
N.Y. Giants in Week 3...104 carries for 390 yards and 6 rec. for 56 yards and 1 FR on
special teams in 2014...Texans 6th-round in 2014...Played in 40 games with 7 starts
and rushed for 1,253 yards and 11 TDs at LSU.
FB 45
JAY PROSCH
6-1 256
Rookie
1 rec. for 24 yards vs. Buffalo in Week 4...3 starts...Selected by Houston in the 6th
round in 2014...Started 30-of-51 collegiate games at Illinois and Auburn
ARIAN FOSTER
6-1 227
6th season
RB 23
2nd in AFC and 3rd in NFL with 822 yards rushing on 161 carries with 7 TDs and 26
rec. for 229 yards and a career-high 3 TDs in 2014...Tied for 4th among non-kickers with 54 points...6 100-yard games in 2014...7th in NFL with 1,051 yards from
scrimmage...Franchise career leader with 5,885 yards rushing (89th all-time) and
tied with Andre Johnson for the most TDs in franchise history with 62...52 TDs
rushing (t-61st all-time)...3 1,000-yard rushing seasons from 2010-12...Led NFL in
rushing in 2010 and recorded the most rushing yards ever by an undrafted player
with 1,616 yards...31 100-yard rushing games and 3 100-yard receiving games in
his career...3-time Pro Bowler and 2-time All-Pro...In 2013, had 542 yards rushing in
8 games before a season-ending back injury
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JONATHAN GRIMES
5-10 209
2nd season
Ran for a career-best 54 yards on 13 carries last week at Cleveland...20 carries for
77 yards; 1 rec. for 31 yards; 3 special teams tackles in 2014...21 career games with
1 start...2 separate stints with the Texans...Has rushed for 156 yards on 43 carries
with 1 TD and has 9 receptions for 114 yards in his career
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DEFENSIVE AND SPECIALIST PLAYER QUICK NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
DEFENSIVE RESERVES
RDE 99 J.J. WATT
6-5 289
4th season
4th player in NFL history with INT return, FR and receiving TDs in the same season...7th in NFL with 9.5 sacks, t-1st with 14 TFL, 1st with 29 QBH and 1st with 4
FR...44 tackles, 7 PD, 1 blocked PAT and 2 FF in 2014...45-yard FR for TD vs. Indianapolis in Week 6...80-yard INT return for a TD and career-high 9 QB hits vs. Buffalo
in Week 4...Caught 2nd career TD Pass (2 yard) in Week 11 at Cleveland...NFL-bests
of 137 QBH, 88 TFL; 3rd with 10 FR and tied for 2nd with 46 sacks since 2011...1st
player in NFL history with 14 PD and 14 sacks in the same season in 2012...2012 AP
Defensive Player of the Year...2-time Pro Bowler (2013-14)...2-time AP First-Team AllPro (2012-13)...11th overall pick in 2011
DE 96 TIM JAMISON
6-3 287
6th season
A former undrafted free agent out of Michigan...53 career games with 2 starts...54
tackles, 4.5 sacks, 5 TFL, 2 FR, QBH and a FF...11 tackles and a QBH in 2014
DE97JEOFFREY PAGAN
6-3310
Rookie
Made his NFL debut in Week 1...5 tackles in 10 games in 2014...Texans 6th-round pick
in 2014...60 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 7.5 TFL, a blocked kick and a FF at Alabama
NT 94 RYAN PICKETT
6-4 340
14th season
Signed by Texans on Sept. 24...569 career tackles and 9.5 sacks...201 career games,
2nd most among active DL...17 career playoff games...2001 1st-round pick by St. Louis
OLB 51 JOHN SIMON
6-1 252
2nd season
Signed by Texans off Baltimore Practice Squad on 10/7...Recorded 1st career sack in
Texans debut vs. Indianapolis in Week 6...Played in 7 games for Baltimore in 2013
LDE 93 JARED CRICK
6-4 285
3rd season
41 career games with 10 starts...1.5 sacks, a career-high 34 tackles, 3 PD, 6 QBH and
3 TFL in 2014...76 official career tackles, 4 TFL and 8 PD...Selected by Houston in 4th
round out of Nebraska in 2012
6-3249
Rookie
ILB53MAX BULLOUGH
Undrafted free agent...Signed to the active roster on Nov. 12...Inactive at Cleveland in
Week 11...Two-time All-Big Ten at Michigan State...299 tackles in 53 collegiate games
6-2 331
3rd season
NT 95 JERRELL POWE
Former 6th-round pick of Kansas City in 2011...22 games with 4 starts...Signed by
Texans on March 18, 2014...7 tackles, 1 PD in 2014
ILB 54 MIKE MOHAMED
6-3 238
3rd season
36 tackles, 1 INT and 5 special teams tackles...Career-high 9 tackles vs. Philadelphia in
Week 9...21 career games played for the Texans and Broncos, dating back to 2011
SAM 58 BROOKS REED 6-3 254
4th season
25 tackles, PD, INT, TFL and 5 QBH in 2014...Started 47-of-54 career games, recording 12.5 sacks, 1 INT, a FF and 2 FR...5 sacks in 4 playoff games...2nd-round pick
in 2011...In 2013, started 16 games at SLB for the 1st time in his career and totaled
career-highs of 87 tackles (48 solo) and 9 TFL to go along with 6 QBH and 3.0 sacks
ILB 52 JEFF TARPINIAN
6-3 240
3rd season
Has 9 special teams tackles...26 games and 4 starts...28 career tackles (officially), 0.5
sacks, 1 PD, 14 special teams tackles
MIKE 56 BRIAN CUSHING
6-3 249
6th season
56 tackles, 5 QBH and 1 sack...Missed Weeks 8-9...Tied franchise record with 17 tackles
at NYG in Week 3...Led Houston in tackles in 2009 and 2011, and 2nd in franchise
history with 451 career tackles (officially)...9th in team history with 13.0 career sacks...13
career double-digit tackle games...AP All-Pro 2nd Team (2009, 2011)...AP Defensive
Rookie of the Year (2009)...Pro Bowl Selection (2010)...2011 Texans Team MVP...Selected by Texans with 15th overall pick in 2009...Led the team with 65 tackles and had 1.5
sacks before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Kansas City in Week 7 in 2013
ILB 50 AKEEM DENT
6-1 239
4th season
7 special teams tackles...3 starts, 14 tackles, 3 QBH, 2 TFL and 1 sack...Acquired in a
trade from Atlanta on June 19, 2014...122 tackles and 2.5 sacks in his career...Tallied
46 tackles in 2013...19 special teams tackles his rookie season
OLB 59 WHITNEY MERCILUS
6-4 258
3rd season
35 tackles, 4 sacks, 7 TFL (career-high) and 10 QBH in 2014...Started 29-of-42 regular
season games he has played...5th in franchise history with 17.0 sacks, has 35 QBH,
19 TFL, 3 FF and 1 FR...Tied the franchise rookie record with 6.0 sacks in 2012...2012
1st-round pick...Career-bests of 7.0 sacks and 18 QBH in 2013
WILL 57 JUSTIN TUGGLE
6-3 249
2nd season
7 starts, career-high 35 tackles, 1 INT and a FR in 2014...Undrafted in 2013 out of
Kansas State...Played in 15 games and had a team-best 11 special teams tackles as a
rookie...Former college QB...Son of former Atlanta great Jessie Tuggle
CB 34 A.J. BOUYE
6-0 191
2nd season
51-yard INT return for a TD in Week 9 vs. Philadelphia...35 tackles in 2014...Career-high 9 tackles at Cleveland in Week 11...Undrafted out of UCF in 2013...Played in
6 games before being placed on IR (hamstring) in 2013
JACK90JADEVEON CLOWNEY 6-5266
Rookie
Has played in 3 games and has 4 tackles...Inactive in 7 games due to injury...1st overall
pick in 2014...2-time All-American...6th in the Heisman balloting in 2012...Started 23of-36 games at South Carolina...Recorded 130 tackles, 24.0 sacks, 47.0 TFL and 20
QB pressures...TFL in NFL debut vs. Washington before suffering a knee injury
CB 29 ANDRE HAL
5-10 188
Rookie
18 tackles, 4 PD and 2 special teams tackles...2014 7th-round pick...2013 2nd Team
All-SEC at Vanderbilt...50 collegiate games with 133 tackles, 6 INTs and 37 PD
5-10 188
LCB 25 KAREEM JACKSON
5th season
3rd on franchise’s PD list with 48...42 tackles, 1 INT and 6 PD in 2014...2010 1st-rounder who has started 65-of-69 games in his career...T-5th in franchise history with 8
INTs...Career-long 65-yard INT return at Oakland in Week 2
5-10 188
2nd season
CB 26 DARRYL MORRIS
Career-high 3 PD and 1st career INT vs. Buffalo in Week 4...13 tackles, 4 PD in 2014...
Claimed off waivers (SF) on Aug. 31...6 special teams tackles with SF as a rookie...
Undrafted out of Texas State
RCB 24 JOHNATHAN JOSEPH
5-11 188
9th season
54 tackles (50 solo), 5 PD, 2 FR and has 2 FF in 2014...Tied career high with 11 solo
tackles against Washington in Week 1...120 career games with 111 starts...471 total
tackles (403 solo)...7th among active players with 122 PD...23 career INTs, 5 FF and
5 FR...Signed with Texans as UFA in 2011...4th in franchise history with 9 INTs...AP
Second-Team All-Pro (2011)...2-time Pro Bowler (2012-13)
CB 20 JUMAL ROLLE
5-10 188
1st season
Signed off GB practice Squad on Oct. 1...Made NFL debut at Dallas in Week 2...Picked
off 2 passes in Week 9 vs. Philadelphia...Has 5 tackles in 4 games
SS 36 D.J. SWEARINGER
5-10 208
2nd season
3 FF, 1 INT, 1 FR and 48 tackles in 2014...69 tackles, 4 PD, an INT and FF in 10 games
as a rookie in 2013...2nd-round pick of the Texans in 2013
S 38 DANIEAL MANNING
5-11 212
9th season
21 tackles and 6 ST tackles in 2014...Played in 6 games in 2013 before season-ending knee injury...2011 UFA signee (Chicago)...Spent preseason with Cincinnati before
re-signing on 9/1...542 career tackles with 11 INTs, 42 PD, 9 FF, 6 FR and 26.3 KOR avg.
5-10 210
2nd season
S 35 EDDIE PLEASANT
26 regular season games with 1 start...13 tackles, 2 PD and 11 special teams tackles
in his career...Spent 14 weeks on the practice squad in 2012
FS 21 KENDRICK LEWIS
6-0 198
5th season
Team-leading 57 tackles, INT, PD, FR and career-high 3 FF in 2014...230 tackles and
8 career INTs...Started 60 of 63 career regular season contests and 2 postseason
games...Signed by Houston as a free agent on March 21, 2014
S37JOSH AUBREY
5-10207
2nd season
Made Texans debut in Week 2 at Dallas...6 games for Cleveland in 2013
SPECIALISTS
K 4 RANDY BULLOCK
5-9 206
3rd season
Made 2 50-plus FGs in Week 4 vs. Buffalo...16 consecutive FGs before having 1
blocked at Oakland in Week 2...18-22 FGs in 2014...44-57 FGs in career...Missed
rookie season (groin injury)...Houston 5th-round pick in 2012...2011 Groza Award
winner at Texas A&M...5th in franchise history with 183 points
P 9SHANE LECHLER
6-2237
15th season
5th in NFL with 46.8 gross punt avg. in 2014...Top punt avg. in NFL history, 47.6...
Fastest player in NFL history to reach 50,000 yards punting (1,051 punts)...1 of
6 players with 50,000-plus yards punting...6-time All-Pro (2000, ‘03-04, ‘08-10)...7time Pro Bowler (2001, ‘04, ‘07-11)...Signed by Texans as an unrestricted free agent
on March 23, 2013 after 13 seasons in Oakland...Franchise-record 47.6 avg. in 2013
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LS 46 JON WEEKS
5-10 246
5th season
74 career games...Has appeared in all 4 of Houston’s playoff games...Signed with
the Texans in 2010 offseason and made the roster out of training camp
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THE HEAD COACHES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
TEXANS HEAD COACH BILL O’BRIEN
BENGALS HEAD COACH MARVIN LEWIS
Marvin Lewis in 2014 extends his Bengals-record head
Bill O’Brien was named the third head coach in Houston Texcoaching tenure to 12 seasons. He has led his team
ans franchise history on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. The 45-year old
to the postseason in four of the last five years, includbrings 21 years of collegiate and NFL coaching experience to
ing three straight. The Bengals are one of only five NFL
the Bayou City in addition to a tireless work ethic, relentless
teams to be in the playoffs every year since 2011, and
tenacity, exceptional football acumen and a well-earned reputhey are one of only six clubs to qualify as many as four
tation for succeeding against all odds.
times in five years.
O’Brien spent 2012 and 2013 leading Penn State through
In total, Lewis has coached five Bengals playoff teams, also a franchise
one of the greatest periods of strife any major college program has endured,
record. Lewis opens the 2014 season with 90 career victories, the most
garnering national and conference coach-of-the-year awards in the process.
in Bengals history by a margin of 26 wins.
In the five years prior to his tenure at Penn State, O’Brien helped lead the
The Bengals went 11-5 in the
New England Patriots to a pair of SuBILL O’BRIEN
2013 regular season and won the
per Bowl berths, first as an offensive
MARVIN LEWIS
AFC North Division championship
assistant in 2007 and again in 2011 as
Houston Texans
CINCINNATI BENGALS
by two games over Baltimore and
offensive coordinator.
2014
Head Coach
2003-14 Head Coach
Pittsburgh. The campaign ended in
In addition to replacing Joe Paterno,
abrupt disappointment, however, as
the all-time winningest head coach in
Penn State University
Washington Redskins
Cincinnati lost at home to underdog 2002
NCAA Football Bowl Division history, 2012-13 Head Coach
Assistant Head Coach/
San Diego in the first round of the O’Brien was saddled with guiding PSU
Defensive Coordinator
New England Patriots
playoffs.
through heavy scholarship reductions,
2011
Offensive Coordinator/
Baltimore Ravens
In 2013, the Bengals ranked in
a four-year postseason ban and an
Quarterbacks
1996-01 Defensive Coordinator
the NFL’s top 10 in scoring (tied for
open transfer policy amidst the public
2009-10 Quarterbacks
sixth), scoring defense (tied for fifth),
aftermath of a devastating scandal that 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wide Receivers
net
offense
(10th)
and
net
defense
threatened the football program’s sto- 2007
1992-95
Linebackers
Offensive Assistant
(third). The defense’s No 3 finish in
ried existence.
Univ. of Pittsburgh
Duke University
net yards tied the second-best perO’Brien led PSU to wins in eight of its
1990-91
Linebackers
formance in franchise history. Lewis
last 10 games in 2012 to finish 8-4. He 2005-06 Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks
got a rare coaching-tree compliment
also served as offensive coordinator New Mexico
after
the
2013
season
when
his
offor the Nittany Lions and was named
1987-89
Linebackers
University of Maryland
fensive and defensive coordinators,
the Bear Bryant, Maxwell Football 2003-04 Running Backs
Long Beach State
Jay Gruden and Mike Zimmer, both
Club and ESPN National Coach of the
1985-86
Linebackers
Georgia Tech University
moved on to head coaching jobs.
Year. He won more games than any
2002
Assistant
Head
Coach
Last year’s division title was Cinother first-year head coach in the proIdaho State
Offensive Coordinator/
cinnati’s third in the Lewis era. 1981-84 Linebackers
gram’s previous 125 seasons. O’Brien 2001
Quarterback
Lewis was the consensus choice as
was also named the Big Ten coach of NFL Coach of the Year in 2009, when the Bengals won the title while
the year by both media and coaches. 1998-00 Running Backs
sweeping all six division games. The Bengals were AFC North champiPSU posted a 7-5 record in 2013 and 1995-97 Graduate Assistant
ons under Lewis also in 2005.
had upset wins against 18th-ranked
Brown University
Named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003, Lewis
Michigan and 14th-ranked Wisconsin. 1994
Inside Linebackers
started
quickly. His ’03 club finished 8-8, six games better than the ’02
O’Brien rose from offensive assistant 1993
Tight Ends
club, good for the biggest improvement in the NFL.
with the Patriots in 2007 to wide reLewis came to the Bengals after six seasons (1996-2001) with the
ceivers coach in 2008 and then quarterbacks coach from 2009-10 prior to his
Baltimore Ravens, which included a Super Bowl victory in 2000, when
promotion to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2011. The Patriots
his defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game
led the AFC in scoring and advanced to Super Bowl XLVI with O’Brien coordicampaign (165).
nating the offense in 2011. In O’Brien’s second season as quarterbacks coach
In 2002, Lewis led the Washington Redskins to a No. 5 NFL defensive
with the Patriots in 2010, Tom Brady was selected the first unanimous Assoranking, serving as assistant head coach as well as defensive coordinaciated Press NFL MVP after leading the Patriots to an NFL-best 14-2 mark.
tor. He had his first NFL assignment from 1992-95, as linebackers coach
O’Brien began his coaching career as tight ends coach at Brown in 1993
for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
before serving as inside linebackers coach in 1994. He joined Georgia Tech’s
Lewis began his coaching career as linebackers coach at his alma mastaff in 1995 as a graduate assistant. After three seasons coaching running
ter Idaho State from 1981-84. Lewis played LB at Idaho State, earning
backs, O’Brien was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
All-Big Sky Conference honors for three consecutive years (1978-80).
coach in 2001 and assistant head coach in 2002. O’Brien coached running
He was inducted into Idaho State’s Hall of Fame
backs at Maryland from 2003-04 before serving as
in 2001.
offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at
HEAD COACH COMPARISON
Born Sept. 23, 1958, Lewis attended Fort CherDuke from 2005-06.
Marvin Lewis ry High School in McDonald, Pa. (near PittsO’Brien played linebacker and defensive end at Bill O’Brien
Reg. Season Record
96-88-2
burgh). He and his wife, Peggy, have a daughter,
Brown, where he graduated with a double concen- 5-5
Playoff Record
0-5
Whitney, and a son, Marcus. Marcus Lewis has
tration in political science and organizational behav- 0-0
1
Years as NFL head coach
12
joined the Bengals’ coaching staff for 2014.
ioral management in 1992.
1
Years as team’s head coach 12
O’Brien and his wife, Colleen, have two sons: Jack 0-0
Career Head-to-Head 0-0
and Michael.
0-0
Career vs. Team (Reg. season) 2-3
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TEXANS-BENGALS MATCHUP
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
TEXANS-BENGALS BRIEFLY
CAREER STATISTICS VS. BENGALS
Passing
Player
R. Fitzpatrick
• The Texans lead the all-time series 5-3, including playoff games
• Last Meeting: Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 in the AFC Wild Card game of
the 2012 playoffs at Reliant Stadium on Jan. 5, 2013
• Houston has wont the last five meetings after Cincinnati won the first
three
TEXANS-BENGALS SERIES BREAKDOWN
Date W/L
11/3/02 L
11/9/03 L
10/2/05 L
10/26/08W
10/18/09W
12/11/11W
REGULAR SEASON
Overall: 3-3 Home: 1-1 Road: 2-2
ScoreH/A
38-3 H
34-27 A
16-10 A
35-6 H
28-17 A
20-19 A
Venue
Reliant Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium
Reliant Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium
Texans QB
D. Carr
D. Carr
D. Carr
M. Schaub
M. Schaub
T. Yates
Bengals QB
J. Kitna
J. Kitna
C. Palmer
R. Fitzpatrick
C. Palmer
A. Dalton
Texans QB Bengals QB
T. Yates
A. Dalton
M. Schaub A. Dalton
Regular Season Record vs. Bengals............................................ Series tied, 3-3
Postseason Record vs. Bengals.................................................Texans lead, 2-0
Last meeting.............................Texans 19, Bengals 13 (1/5/13 - AFC Wild Card)
Texans largest margin of victory................. 29 (Texans 35, Bengals 6; 10/26/08)
Bengals largest margin of victory..................35 (Bengals 38, Texans 3; 11/3/02)
Current win streak..................................................Texans, 5 (inlcuding playoffs)
Texans longest win streak..........................................................5 (2008-present)
Bengals longest win streak.................................................................3 (2002-05)
Most points, Texans......................................................... 35 (35-6 win; 10/26/08)
Most points, Bengals..........................................................38 (38-3 win; 11/3/02)
Most points, both teams..............................61 (Bengals 34, Texans 27; 11/9/03)
Fewest points, Texans.........................................................3 (38-3 loss; 11/3/02)
Fewest points, Bengals.................................................... 6 (35-6 loss; 10/26/08)
Fewest points, both teams...........................26 (Bengals 16, Texans 10; 10/2/05)
Most net yards, Texans............................472 (10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17)
Most net yards, Bengals............................422 (11/9/03; Bengals 34, Texans 27)
Most rushing yards, Texans.........188 (1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC)
Most rushing yards, Bengals.....................240 (11/9/03; Bengals 34, Texans 27)
Most net passing yards, Texans..............385 (10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17)
Most net passing yards, Bengals...............273 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)
Fewest net yards, Texans..........................254 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)
Fewest net yards, Bengals..........198 (1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC)
Fewest rushing yards, Texans.......................82 (11/3/02; Bengals 38, Texans 3)
Fewest rushing yards, Bengals.................46 (10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17)
Fewest net passing yards, Texans............128 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)
Fewest net passing yards, Bengals.118 (1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC)
Most sacks, Texans........... 2 (3x, last: 1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC)
Most sacks, Bengals......................................7 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)
Most interceptions, Texans............................2 (10/26/08; Texans 35, Bengals 6)
Most interceptions, Bengals............................2 (11/3/02; Bengals 38, Texans 3)
Most turnovers, Texans............................... 4 (12/11/11; Texans 20, Bengals 19)
Most turnovers, Bengals...........3 (Twice, last: 10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17)
Most penalties, Texans............................ 9-90 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)
Most penalties, Bengals..14-117 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)Most sacks,
Texans.................................................4 11/6/11; Texans 30, Browns 12)
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Rushing
Player
A. Foster
A. Johnson
G Att. YdsAvg. Lg TD
3 713344.742t 3
6 111
11.011 0
Receiving
Player
A. Johnson
A. Foster
G. Graham
GRec. YdsAvg. Lg TD
634498
14.659 1
315966.421 0
1 3299.720 0
KICKOFF Returns
Player KR YdsAvg. Lg TD
D. Manning
2
47 23.5
26
0
Punt Returns
Player PR
FC YdsAvg. Lg TD
D. Johnson126
6.0
6
0
K. Martin2314
7.0
11
0
PUNTING
Player
GNo. Blk Avg. Lg TB I20 Net
4
180
50.66626
42.1
S. Lechler
POSTSEASON
Overall: 2-0 Home: 2-0 Road: 0-0
Date W/L ScoreH/A Venue
1/7/12 W 31-10 H Reliant Stadium
1/5/13 W 19-13 H Reliant Stadium
G
A-C-I Yds Pct. TDSk/Lst Rtg
2 68-41-2 515 60.3 4 2/17 91.2
DEFENSE
Player
D. Manning
J. Joseph
J. Watt
B. Reed
K. Jackson
R. Pickett
K. Lewis
GUA A Tot Sk YdsINT PD FFFR
4
218290.0 011 00
3
151160.0 026 00
3
101112.0 1613 00
383112.0 900 01
371 80.0 002 00
321 30.0 001 00
120 20.0 000 00
TEXANS BIG DAYS AGAINST THE BENGALS
9
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RB Arian Foster had 153 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 24
carries in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/7/12.
Foster had 140 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries and added
34 yards on eight catches in the AFC Wild Card game against the
Bengals 1/5/13.
•
WR Andre Johnson had five receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/7/12.
•
S Danieal Manning registered 10 tackles (7 solo) on 10/25/09.
Manning had 11 tackles (8 solo) on 12/11/11
•
DE J.J. Watt picked off a pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown and had a sack in the AFC Wild Card game agains the Bengals on 1/7/12. Watt had a sack and two passes defensed in the
AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/5/13,
•
CB Johnathan Joseph made five tackles and intercepted a pass
and returned it 14 yards in the AFC Wild Card game against the
Bengals on 1/5/13.
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TEXANS-BENGALS MATCHUP
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
TEXANS-BENGALS OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Yards / Game
Yards / Play
Rushing Yards / Game
Rushing Yards / Play
Passing Yards / Game
Passing Yards / Play
Interception Rate
Sacks / Pass Attempt
First Downs / Game
Punt Return Avg
Kickoff Return Avg
Field Goals Made
3rd Down Pct
4th Down Pct
Red Zone Pct
Goal to Go Pct
Avg Time of Possession
Points/Game
HST
354.4
5.54
144.6
4.32
209.8
7.36
3.16%
7.02%
19.6
5.9
21.5
81.92%
37.78%
62.50%
55.56%
84.62%
30:10
22.9
Rnk
15
16
3
10
28
9
25
19
21
29
28
23t
24
3t
16
4t
16
15
CIN
336.3
5.59
124.3
4.30
222.0
6.98
2.83%
4.09%
19.1
11.6
27.5
73.91%
38.46%
40.00%
55.67%
80.00%
27:54
22.4
2014 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON
TEXANSBENGALS
PASSING YARDS
Ryan Fitzpatrick.................1,960
Andy Dalton..................2,180
Ryan Mallett.......................... 211
Rnk
17
13
9
11
21
16
20
7
23
6
4
28
22
21t
14
9t
28
16
RUSHING YARDS
Arian Foster..........................822
Jeremy Hill.......................556
Alfred Blue............................390
Gio Bernard.....................446
Ryan Fitzpatrick....................143
Andy Dalton.......................98
RECEIVING YARDS
DeAndre Hopkins.................764 Mohamed Sanu...............671
Andre Johnson.....................631 A.J. Green.......................508
Arian Foster..........................229
Jermaine Gresham..........289
POINTS SCORED
Randy Bullock.........................70
Mike Nugent......................74
Arian Foster............................60
Gio Bernard.......................30
DeAndre Hopkins...................24 Jeremy Hill.........................30
J.J. Watt..................................24
Mohamed Sanu.................26
TEXANS-BENGALS DEFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Yards / Game
Yards / Play
Rushing Yards / Game
Rushing Yards / Play
Passing Yards / Game
Passing Yards / Play
Interception Rate
Sacks / Pass Attempt
First Downs / Game
Punt Return Avg
Kickoff Return Avg
3rd Down Pct
4th Down Pct
Red Zone Pct
Goal to Go Pct
Points/Game
Point Differential/Game
Yard Differential/Game
HST
389.5
5.63
111.4
4.04
278.1
7.04
2.78 %
5.32 %
22.1
13.3
23.7
36.03 %
50.00 %
50.00 %
88.24 %
20.4
2.5
2.5
Rnk
30
21
16
15
31
18
11
23
27
30
13
7
17t
7t
29
8t
14
23
CLE
385.7
5.38
136.2
4.39
249.5
6.33
2.54 %
3.30 %
23.5
5.1
26.0
39.72 %
53.85 %
52.63 %
75.00 %
22.1
0.3
-39.4
Rnk
28
12
28
25
20
7
16
31
31
3
28
12
22t
14
17t
15
18
25
INTERCEPTIONS
Jumal Rolle...............................2 George Iloka........................3
SACKS
J.J. Watt.................................9.5
Whitney Mercilus...................4.0
Jared Crick............................1.5
John Simon............................1.5
Carlos Dunlap...................4.5
Geno Atkins......................1.5
Reggie Nelson..................1.5
Wallace Gilbery................1.5
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Kendrick Lewis.......................57 Emmanuel Lamur..............70
Brian Cushing.........................56
Reggie Nelson...................66
Johnathan Joseph..................54
Vincent Ray.......................65
D.J. Swearinger......................48
Terence Newman..............50
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
Jeff Tarpinian............................9 Cedric Peerman..................8
Akeem Dent..............................7
Dre Kirkpatrick.....................7
Danieal Manning
6
KICKOFF RETURNS (Avg.)
Damaris Johnson.................23.5
Adam Jones...................32.6
PUNT RETURNS (Avg.)
Damaris Johnson...................6.0
Adam Jones...................14.4
FIELD GOALS
Randy Bullock....................18-22 Mike Nugent................ 17-23
PUNTING (GROSS/NET AVG.)
Shane Lechler.............46.8/37.8 Kyle Huber..............47.4/44,2
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TEXANS-BENGALS MATCHUP
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
11) were teammates at Alabama; OLB Jadeveon Clowney (2010-13)
and S D.J. Swearinger (2009-12) were teammates with Bengals C T.J.
Johnson (2009-12) at South Carolina; ILB Brian Cushing (2005-08)
and Bengals LB Ray Maualaga (2005-08) and S Taylor Mays (2007-10)
were teammates at Southern California; NT Ryan Pickett and Bengals
K Mike Nugent were teammates at Ohio State in 2001; WR DeVier
Posey (2008-11) and OLB John Simon (2009-12) were teammates
with Bengals WR Dane Sanzenbacher (2007-10) at Ohio State; WR
DeAndre Hopkins (2010-12) and Bengals DT Brandon Thompson
(2008-11) were teammates at Clemson; DE J.J. Watt (2008-11) and
TE Garrett Graham (2006-09) were teammates with Bengals G Kevin
Zeitler (2008-11) at Wisconsin.
TEXANS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS
FORMER BENGALS ON THE TEXANS
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played in Cincinnati from 2007-08; CB Johnathan Joseph was a first round pick of the Bengals in 2006 and played
five season in Cincinnati (2006-10); Defensive Line Coach Bill Kollar
was a first round pick of the Bengals in 1974 and played three season in
Cincinnati (1974-76)
FORMER TEXANS ON THE BENGALS
Defensive Backs Coach Vance Joseph held the same position in
Houston from 2011-13; LS Clark Harris played four games for the Texans in 2008.
TEXANS-BENGALS PRO CONNECTIONS
Assistant Strenghth and Conditioning Coach Anthony Pleasant played
for Baltimore in 1996 with Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis on staff;
Linebackers Coach Mike Vrabel played in Pittsburgh with Bengals Defensive Line Coach Jay Hayes on staff (1999-00); P Shane Lechler
played in Oakland with Bengals Offensive Coordinator Hue Jackson on
staff in 2010 and then as head coach in 2011. Lechler and Bengals QB
Jason Campbell were teammates in Oakland from 2010-11; Running
Backs Coach Charles London was a Pro Scout in Philadelphia in 2010
with Bengals Wide Receivers Coach James Urban on staff; NT Jerrell
Powe and S Kendrick Lewis were teammates with Bengals TE Kevin
Brock and LB Nico Johnson in Kansas City in 2013 and with Bengals
DE Wallace Gilberry in Kansas City in 2011. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and
Brock were teammates in Buffalo in 2011 and Wide Receivers Coach
Stan Hixon was on staff. Hixon coached in Washington with Campbell
on the roster from 2005-09. S Josh Aubrey played with Campbell and
WR Greg Little in Cleveland in 2013; Head Coach Bill O’Brien coached
Bengals WR Brandon Tate in New England in 2009 and 2010.
TEXANS WITH CONNECTIONS TO OHIO
NT Ryan Pickett played at Ohio State (1998-01); WR DeVier Posey
played at Ohio State (2008-11) and is from Cincinnati; OLB John Simon
played at Ohio State (2009-12) and is from Youngstown; G Brandon
Brooks played at Miami (Ohio) from 2007-11; OLB Whitney Mercilus
is from Akron; Linebackers Coach Mike Vrabel is from Akron, played at
Ohio State (1993-96) and coached at Ohio State (2011-13).
BENGALS WITH CONNECTIONS TO TEXAS
QB Andy Dalton is from Katy and played at TCU; RB Rex Burkhead is
from Plano; DE Magnus Hunt attended SMU; OT Marshall Newhouse
played at TCU and is from Dallas;
TEXANS-BENGALS COLLEGE CONNECTIONS
ILB Akeem Dent (2007-10) and OG Ben Jones (2008-11) were
teammates with Bengals DT Geno Atkins (2006-09), G Clint Boling
(2007-10), S Shawn Williams (2009-12) and WR A.J. Green (2008-10)
at Georgia; Offensive Line Coach Paul Dunn and Bengals Offensive
Line Coach Paul Alexander were graduate assistants together at Penn
State in 1984; Secondary Coach John Butler and Bengals Linebackers Coach Matt Burke were together on staff at Harvard in 2003 while
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (2001-04) was on the roster; S Kendrick Lewis
and NT Jerrell Powe played at Ole Miss with Bengals Running Backs
Coach Kyle Caskey on staff in 2009. P Shane Lechler and Caskey
were teammates at Texas A&M (1997-98); G Brandon Brooks and Bengals Offensive Quality Control Coach Brayden Cooms were teammates
at Miami (Ohio) from 2007-09; DE Jared Crick (2007-11) and Bengals
RB Rex Burkhead (2009-12) were teammates at Nebraska; ILB Max
Bullough (2010-13) and WR Keshawn Martin (2008-11) were teammates with Bengals CB Darquez Dennard (2010-13) at Michigan State;
OLB Brooks Reed and Bengals LB Marquis Flowers were teammates
at Arizona in 2010; CB Kareem Jackson (2006-09) and Bengals DE
Wallace Gilberry (2004-07) and OT Andre Smith (2006-08) were teammates at Alabama; DE Tim Jamison (2005-08) and Bengals CB Leon
Hall (2003-06) were teammates at Michigan; RB Alfred Blue (201013) and Bengals RB Jeremy Hill (2012-13) and WR James Wright
(2010-13) were teammates at LSU; DE Jeoffrey Pagan (2011-13) and
Bengals LB Nico Johnson (2009-12) and CB Dre Kirkpatrick (2009-
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THE LAST TIME THEY MET...
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
AFC WILD CARD: Houston 19, Cincinnati 13
71,738 • Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas • Jan. 5, 2013
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Cincinnati Bengals
Houston Texans
The Texans overcame a stagnant red-zone offense with a dominant defense and running game to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 19-13 in a Wild
Card playoff game at Reliant Stadium.
In a rematch of last year’s Wild Game at Reliant Stadium, which the
Texans won 31-10, Houston dominated Cincinnati just about everywhere
but the scoreboard. They outgained the Bengals 420-198 and controlled
the ball for 38:49. The game stayed close to the end because the Texans
were 1-of-4 in the red zone and settled for four field goals.
After finishing the season on a 1-3 skid, the Texans (13-4) went back to
a familiar formula to pound the Bengals (10-7). RB Arian Foster carried
32 times for 140 yards and a touchdown. The defense allowed just two
field goals, pressured QB Andy Dalton constantly and held the Bengals
to 0-of-9 on third down.
Dalton finished the game with 127 passing yards, one interception and
a passer rating of 44.7. The Bengals’ lone touchdown came on a Matt
Schaub pick-six in the second quarter. Schaub played an otherwise efficient game, going 29-of-38 for 262 yards with an 83.4 passer rating in his
first-career playoff start. Schaub missed the Texans’ inaugural playoff run
last season with a broken foot.
A raucous sellout crowd of 71,738, a new franchise record for attendance, helped the Texans set the tone from the start of the game. They
went ahead 3-0 on the game-opening drive and trailed only for a seven-minute period in the second quarter.
The Texans outgained the Bengals 250-53 in the first half but led just 9-7
after stalling twice in the red zone in the second quarter, leading to two
Shayne Graham field goals from within 30 yards.
Schaub was picked off on third-and-three from the Houston 19-yard line
in the second quarter. CB Leon Hall stepped in front of a pass in the left
flat intended for FB James Casey and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown with 9:30 remaining in the second quarter. That put the Bengals up
7-6 despite having only 29 yards of offense.
The second half started with the Texans’ defense forcing a three-and-out
and the Texans’ offense scoring its only touchdown. Foster ran it in from
one yard out on second-and-goal to cap a six-play, 46-yard scoring drive.
Joseph picked off Dalton late in the third quarter, giving the Texans the
ball back at the Cincinnati 26. The Texans could not convert the turnover
into a touchdown but came away with another short field goal, this one
from 24 yards, to go up 19-10.
The Bengals cut the deficit to 19-13 with a 47-yard field goal by Josh
Brown on their next drive. They got the ball back with 6:15 remaining and
a chance to take the lead, bu thte Texans forced a turnover on downs
on fourth-and-11 from the Houston 36 when Joseph and S Shiloh Keo
tackled WR Marvin Jones after an 8-yard gain.
The Texans ran out the remaining 2:44. Head Coach Gary Kubiak called
for a play-action pass on third-and-two from the Houston 36 with 2:33 remaining, and TE Garrett Graham made a 7-yard catch in traffic to move
the chains. Foster ran 10 yards for another first down two plays later to ice
the game and send the Texans on to the Divisional Round.
Texans TE Owen Daniels had a game-high nine catches for 91 yards.
DE J.J. Watt and OLB Brooks Reed both sacked Dalton. CB Johnathan
Joseph, who played for the Bengals from 2006-10, had an interception
against his former team in the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Texans WR Andre Johnson had four catches for 62 yards.
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Total
0733 - 13
3673 - 19
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Texans
Texans
Bengals
Texans
Texans
Bengals
Texans
Bengals
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
1 7:49 S.Graham 48 yd. Field Goal (9-65, 4:19)
2 13:07 S.Graham 27 yd. Field Goal (12-60, 7:05)
2 9:30 L.Hall 21 yd. interception return (J.Brown kick)
2 2:19 S.Graham 22 yd. Field Goal (13-76, 7:11)
3 10:31 A.Foster 1 yd. run (S.Graham kick) (6-51, 3:20)
3 7:48 J.Brown 34 yd. Field Goal (7-64, 2:43)
4 14:17 S.Graham 24 yd. Field Goal (8-20, 3:49)
4 9:03 J.Brown 47 yd. Field Goal (10-32, 5:14)
CIN HOU
0
0
7
7
7
10
10
13
3
6
6
9
16
16
19
19
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked Net Punting Average TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION BENGALSTEXANS
12 24
0-9-0% 8-17-47%
1-2-50% 0-1-0%
198 420
80 158
118 262
30-14-1 38-29-1
4-4-2
6-5-0
5-46.6 3-42.0
0-0 0-0
43.8 38.0
33 28
5-51 7-55
1-0 0-0
1
1
1-1
1-1
2-2
4-4
0-1-0%
1-4-25%
0-0-0% 1-2-50%
0
0
21:11 38:49
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Cincinnati, B. Green-Ellis 11-63, A. Dalton 4-15, B. Leonard 1-2. Houston, A. Foster 32-140, K. Martin 1-16, M. Schaub 4-1, B. Tate 2-1.
PASSING (C-A-Y-I): Cincinnati, A. Dalton 14-30-127-1. Houston, M. Schaub 29-38-262-1.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Cincinnati, A. Green 5-80, M. Jones 3-34, A. Hawkins 2-15, J.
Gresham 2-7, B. Green-Ellis 2-(-9). Houston, O. Daniels 9-91, A. Foster 8-34, A. Johnson
4-62, K. Walter 4-26, G. Graham 3-29, J. Casey 1-20.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Cincinnati, None. Houston, B. Reed 1.0-0, J. Watt 1.0-9.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Cincinnati, none. Houston, J. Joseph 1-14.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Cincinnati, R. Nelson 9-1-10, R. Maualuga 6-4-10, N. Clements 8-1-9, T. Newman 7-0-7, V. Burfict 4-2-6, L. Hall 4-0-4, P. Sims 4-0-4, D. Peko 3-1-4, R. Geathers 2-2-4, C. Dunlap
2-1-3, G. Atkins 1-2-3, M. Lawson 2-0-2, E. Lamur 1-1-2, M. Johnson 1-1-2, A. Jones 1-0-1, D. Skuta
1-0-1, W. Gilberry 0-1-1. Houston, J. Watt 5-0-5, J. Joseph 5-0-5, B. James 4-0-4, S. Keo 2-2-4, B.
Reed 3-0-3, G. Quin 2-0-2, K. Jackson 2-0-2, C. Barwin 2-0-2, A. Smith 2-0-2, B. Harris 1-0-1, D. Manning 1-0-1, B. Ruud 1-0-1, E. Mitchell 1-0-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: None.
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WEEK 11 VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 10: Houston 23, Cleveland 7
71,780 • FirstEnergy Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio • Nov. 16, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns
Game write-up courtesy of the Associated Press
Once he finished ransacking Cleveland’s offense, J.J. Watt met Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer near midfield and gave him a hug. They became close
Sunday. Too close for Hoyer.
Watt nearly beat Cleveland himself, catching a 2-yard touchdown pass from
Ryan Mallett, dominating on defense and leading the Houston Texans to a 23-7
win over the Browns on Sunday.
Houston’s indomitable No. 99 was everywhere. Along with scoring his fourth
TD this season, he recorded a strip sack, made five tackles - three for a loss recovered a fumble and hurried Hoyer into several bad throws. Watt was unstoppable, providing more proof he’s the NFL’s best defensive player.
Mallett threw a pair of TD passes and finished with 211 yards in his first career
start. The four-year veteran was promoted during the bye week after the Texans
(5-5) benched Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Mallett delivered a needed spark.
So did rookie running back Alfred Blue. He filled in for injured star Arian Foster
(groin) and gained 156 yards on a franchise-record 36 carries.
The Browns (6-4) won’t spend a second straight week atop the AFC North.
They lost for just the second time in seven games, and Watt is the main reason
why.
The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder scored Houston’s first TD, grabbing Mallett’s first
career scoring pass for his fourth TD in 2014. He’s the first defensive lineman to
score four times in a season since 1948. He wasn’t perfect, getting called for two
roughing-the-punter penalties, but Watt more than made up for his mistakes by
wreaking havoc along Cleveland’s offensive front.
Randy Bullock kicked field goals of 46, 37 and 50 yards for the Texans.
Mallett finished 20 of 30 and outdueled Hoyer in a battle of former Brady
backups.
Hoyer spent the afternoon ducking and dodging Houston’s relentless defensive
front led by Watt. Linebacker Brian Cushing delivered a monstrous hit in the
fourth quarter on Hoyer, who struggled to get up, dropped to his knees and barely
composed himself as backup Johnny Manziel scrambled for his helmet.
Browns running back Ben Tate had just two carries for minus-9 yards against
his former team.
As expected, Watt made his presence felt. The surprising part was that it was
on both sides of the ball.
In the first quarter, Mallett hooked up with DeAndre Hopkins on a 41-yard completion - the longest play on an 89-yard drive - to move the ball to the Cleveland 2.
On first-and-goal, Watt lined up as Houston’s left tight end before shifting to
wide receiver. Mallett then lofted the ball to the agile Watt, who caught it over
rookie linebacker Chris Kirksey and was able to get his knee down inbounds
for the score.
Mallett’s 20-yard TD pass to tight end Garrett Graham gave the Texans a 14-7
lead and capped a first half in which Watt had an impact on offense, defense and
special teams.
After he caught his second TD pass this season, Watt sacked and knocked the
ball away from Hoyer and later recovered a fumble caused by Cushing that led
to Houston’s go-ahead score.
With the Browns driving late in the second quarter, Cushing, who missed the
previous two games with a knee injury, poked the ball away from Cleveland rookie running back Isaiah Crowell. Watt, who had been pacing the sideline after his
second roughing penalty, pounced on the fumble.
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7736 - 23
0700 - 7
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
HOU HOU
Texans 1 7:09 J.Watt 2 yd. pass from R.Mallett (R.Bullock kick) (12-89, 4:47) 7 0
Browns28:58A.Hawkins 32 yd. pass from B.Hoyer (B.Cundiff kick) (7-62, 2:38) 77
Texans 20:23G.Graham 20 yd. pass from R.Mallett (R.Bullock kick) (9-78, 2:43) 147
17 7
Texans 3 5:16 R.Bullock 46 yd. Field Goal (10-60, 2:40)
20 7
Texans 4 9:47 R.Bullock 37 yd. Field Goal (13-38, 5:28)
Texans 4 2:47 R.Bullock 50 yd. Field Goal (6-40, 1:14)
23 7
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
NET YARDS RUSHING
NET YARDS PASSING
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks
PUNTS Number and Average
Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANSBROWNS
29 24
7-18-39% 3-15-20%
1-1-100% 0-2-0%
424 375
213 58
211 317
30-20-1 50-20-1
6-3-1 2-2-1
5-39.4 6-38.5
38.0 37.7
0-0 0-0
5
7
5-55 8-67
1-0 3-1
2
1
2-2 1-1
3-4 0-1
1-2-50% 0-2-0%
1-1-100% 0-0-0%
0
0
33:53 26:07
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Blue 36-156, J. Grimes 13-54, D. Johnson 1-6, R. Mallett
4-(-3). Cleveland, I. Crowell 14-61, T. West 5-12, B. Hoyer 3-(-6), B. Tate 2-(-9).
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Mallett 20-30-1-211. Cleveland, 20-50-1-330.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, A. Johnson 7-68, D. Johnson 5-21, D. Hopkins 4-80, G.
Graham 2-34, K. Martin 1-6, J. Watt 1-2. Cleveland, A. Hawkins 6-97, T. Gabriel 5-92, M.
Austin 3-31, J. Dray 2-46, I. Crowell 2-30, T. Benjamin 1-23, G. Barnidge 1-11.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, A. Dent 1-7, J. Watt 1-6. Cleveland, None.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, M. Mohamed 1-0. Cleveland, J. Haden 1-0.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, A. Bouye 8-1-9, B. Cushing 4-2-6, A. Dent 4-1-5, J. Watt 4-1-5,
D. Manning 3-1-4, J. Rolle 3-0-3, B. Reed 2-1-3, J. Joseph 2-0-2, R. Pickett 2-0-2, J. Clowney
2-0-2, W. Mercilus 1-1-2, K. Lewis 1-1-2, D. Swearinger 0-2-2, M. Mohamed 1-0-1, J. Crick
1-0-1, J. Pagan 1-0-1, J. Powe 0-1-1. Cleveland, J. Haden 10-3-13, C. Robertson 4-7-11, D.
Whitner 5-5-10, C. Kirksey 3-6-9, D. Bryant 2-6-8, K. Williams 4-3-7, T. Gipson 2-5-7, B. Mingo
3-3-6, P. Kruger 1-4-5, B. Skrine 4-0-4, K. Dansby 1-3-4, J. Sheard 2-1-3, B. Winn 1-2-3, I.
Kitchen 1-1-2, J. Leonhard 1-0-1, A. Rubin 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Houston, R. Bullock, 52WR. Cleveland, B. Cundiff 38WR.
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WEEK 11 NOTES VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
THE TEXANS
• Set a franchise record with 54 rushing attempts and a season high with
213 yards rushing. The previous single-game high was 48 rushing attempts
at Jacksonville on Sept. 16, 2012. The previous season high for rushing
was 212 against Tennessee in Week 8. It was the highest rushing total
for Houston since it ran for 216 yards at Jacksonville on 9/16/12. The 213
yards rushing ranks eighth on the franchise single-game list.
• Houston set season highs with 29 first downs, 213 yards rushing and 424
yards of offense. The previous were 24 first downs and 212 yards rushing
(Week 8 at Tennessee) and 411 yards of total offense (Week 3 at the New
York Giants). The 29 first downs tied for the second most in franchise history.
• Houston won the turnover battle, 2-1, total offense 424-375 and time of
possession 33:53-26:07.
• Houston did not allow a sack for the fourth time this season.
• Houston rushed the ball 25 times for 109 yards in the first half, the second
most carries in a first half in franchise history. Houston ran the ball 26 times
in the first half against Indianapolis on Oct. 23, 2005.
• Houston produced a 100-yard individual rushing performance for the seventh time this season. Since 2010, the Texans lead the NFL with 36 100yard rushing performances.
• Houston held a 242-211 advantage in total yards and a 15:44-14:16 advantage in time of possession in the first half.
• Houston was 6 of 10 on third downs in the first half.
• Houston recorded its 22nd takeaway of the season when DE J.J. Watt recovered a fumble at the Houston 22-yard line that was forced by ILB Brian
Cushing.
• Houston scored 10 points off its two takeaways and has now scored 75
points off its 23 takeaways this season. The team entered the game tied for
the league lead with Buffalo with 21 takeaways.
• ILB Mike Mohamed became the 10th Texan this season to record an interception, a franchise record.
• The Browns won the toss and deferred. Houston elected to receive.
Watt. Cushing stripped Browns RB Isaiah Crowell at the 19-yard line. It
was his first forced fumble of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Led the Texans with four tackles in the first half. He finished the game with
five tackles, a forced fumble and two quarterback hits.
TE GARRETT GRAHAM
• Had two receptions for 34 yards in the first half, including a 20-yard touchdown reception with 23 seconds remaining in the first half. It was his first
touchdown reception of the season and ninth of his career.
RB JONATHAN GRIMES
• Rushed for a career-high 54 yards on 13 carries. His previous career-high
was 50 yards against Tennessee on Dec. 29, 2013.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Extended his franchise record for games played to 164.
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 128 and had
seven receptions for 68 yards.
• Tied Randy Moss for 10th on the all-time receptions list with his seventh
reception of the game. Moss and Johnson both 982 career receptions.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Played in his 200th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the NFL.
• Averaged 39.4 yards on five punts.
QB RYAN MALLETT
• Won his first career start and was 20 of 30 passing for 211 yards, two
touchdowns, one interception and a 95.3 passer rating.
• Completed a career-long 41-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins on Houston’s
second offensive series for his first completion as a Texan.
• Threw his first career touchdown pass to J.J. Watt on a 2-yard play in the
first quarter.
• Connected with Garrett Graham for a 20-yard score to give Houston a
14-7 lead with 23 seconds remaining in the first half.
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• T Jeff Adams, S Josh Aubrey, ILB Max Bullough, RB Arian Foster, CB
Johnathan Joseph, WR DeVier Posey and QB Tom Savage.
ILB MIKE MOHAMED
• Recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter, picking off Brian
Hoyer at the Houston 28-yard line.
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• Alfred Blue started at running back for Arian Foster; Whitney Mercilus
started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker; Akeem Dent started
for Justin Tuggle at WILL linebacker, A.J. Bouye started at cornerback for
Kareem Jackson; Damaris Johnson started at wide receiver in place of
FB Jay Prosch; Danieal Manning started at strong safety for D.J. Swearinger.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 106th consecutive game as a Texan and his 122nd straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak among
offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive games played to
147, the longest active streak among offensive linemen.
NT RYAN PICKETT
• Played in his 201st career game.
TEXANS PLAYER NOTES
RB ALFRED BLUE
• Started and set a franchise record with 36 carries and tied a franchise rookie record with 156 yards rushing. His previous career high was 14 carries
at Tennessee in Week 8 and 78 yards rushing at New York Giants in Week
3. The previous franchise record for rushing attempts in a game was 33
by Arian Foster against Indianapolis on Sept. 12, 2010 and again against
Jacksonville on Oct. 30, 2011. Blue shares the franchise rookie rushing
record with Steve Slaton, who had 156 yards on the ground against Indianapolis on Nov. 16, 2008.
DE J.J. WATT
• Caught his second touchdown pass of the season on a 2-yard pass from
Ryan Mallett in the first quarter. It was Watt’s fourth overall touchdown
of the season. He is the first defensive lineman since 1948 to have four
touchdowns in a season. New York Giants DE Ray Poole and Los Angeles
Rams DE Jack Zilly both had four overall touchdowns in 1948.
• Became the first player since Chicago Bears DB J.C. Caroline in 1956 to
score multiple touchdowns on offense and defense in the same season,
according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
• The 2-yard touchdown reception was a career long. He had a 1-yard touchdown reception against Oakland in Week 2.
• Recorded a forced fumble and sack in the first quarter, stripping Brian Hoyer for a 6-yard loss. He now has 9.5 sacks and two forced fumbles this
season. He has 10 forced fumbles for his career.
• Recovered Isaiah Crowell’s fumble at the Houston 22-yard line in the second quarter. It was his league-leading fourth fumble recovery of the season. He tied Tim Dobbins’ single-season record of four, set in 2012, with the
recovery.
• Tied a season-high with three tackles for loss. He also had three tackles for
loss on Oct. 9 against Indianapolis.
LT DUANE BROWN
• Started and played in his 100th career game to tie Owen Daniels (100 from
2006-13) for sixth on the franchise’s games played list.
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Passed Owen Daniels (174 from 2006-13) to move into fifth place on the
franchise’s all-time scoring list with his 46-yard field goal at the 5:16 mark
of the third quarter. Bullock entered the game with 172 career points and
now has 183 career points.
• Was 3-for-4 on field goals and is now 18 for 22 this season on field goals.
ILB BRIAN CUSHING
• Caused a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered by DE J.J.
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BILL O’BRIEN TRANSCRIPT
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
(on the play of the offensive line) “They probably played their best
game of the year. They blocked well, they protected well, they blocked
well in the running game, they protected well in the passing game and
there was good communication. Of course there are certain plays that
they all wish they could have back. Maybe a bad snap here, a holding
call here, a poor landmark here. We’ve got to fix some of these things
moving forward. Overall, those guys I thought played a whale of a game.
(Duane) Brown, (Ben) Jones, (Chris) Myers, (Brandon) Brooks and Derek Newton, those guys all played a good football game.”
BILL O’BRIEN PRESS CONFERENCE
Monday, November 17 2014
NRG Stadium
(on if he has regretted not going with QB Ryan Mallett earlier in the
season) “I knew that question was coming. I didn’t know it would be
the first one. No, I haven’t. I haven’t. We always try to make decisions
that are best for the team. As we went through the beginning part of the
season, the first half of the season, we tried to evaluate game to game
and week to week each guys’ performance and the team’s performance
and each unit’s performance. We did what we did. We felt like those
were the best decisions for the team, so after the Philadelphia game, we
came into a bye week there and we really had a chance to sit down and
look at what our team needed, what was best for our team. And one of
the things we felt we needed was a quarterback change, and so that’s
what we did.”
(on QB Ryan Mallett saying he’s focused on the next start and not
celebrating his first NFL win) “I think he realizes, again I think a lot of
it has to do with how he’s been trained over the years. He knows that,
OK, he went out and played a solid game against a good Cleveland team
and he knows as soon as that games over you have to start thinking
about Cincinnati. Cincinnati is a really good football team, had a great
win yesterday over New Orleans. I’m sure he was already starting to
watch their tape on the plane on the ride back from Cleveland after he
reviewed the Cleveland game. I’m sure he watched that and then moved
on to Cincinnati on his own. That is some of the things that we see that
we like about him.”
(on if the change to QB Ryan Mallett was about his advancement)
“A lot of it had to do with that. A lot of it had to do with what he had seen
from the time he was traded to us to that point. Meaning, when he got
here, how was he with his command of the offense, how much had he
grown as a professional football player, how much had he grown in his
knowledge of the offense. And again, yesterday he did a good job. He
did a solid job, but he made mistakes. It was one game. There is a lot of
things that we need to clean up with a lot of players, including him, but it
was a good start for him.”
(on if RB Alfred Blue’s performance gives him confidence in him
moving forward with RB Arian Foster possibly missing more time)
“I have a lot of confidence in Blue. I really do. I didn’t think twice about
him having the start in that game. Of course, Arian Foster is a proven
player in this league. He’s a really, really top notch running back. But at
the end of the day, injuries occur, so the next guy has to be ready to step
up no matter who you are. Whether you’re a veteran player or a rookie
player, I think we all had confidence that Alfred would step in there and
do the job.”
(on what he pleased him the most about QB Ryan Mallett’s play) “I
thought that his, kind of like what I was saying I had seen at practice I
saw in the game, the huddle command, the ability to get us into the right
play at the line of scrimmage, his poise on the sideline, his communication with his teammates on the sideline. I thought he was decisive for the
most part in the passing game. I had him down for two poor decisions.
When you throw the ball whatever it was, 30 times, and you only have
two poor decisions, that’s not bad for a first start. Those were the things
that I had seen in practice and it was good to see that in a game.”
(on how important was it to get TE Garrett Graham involved) “That
was good to see. That was really good to see because I don’t think he’s
been involved enough. Especially on that two minute drive where we
hit him twice there, those were two good throws, two good catches, two
good routes, two different type of routes. One where he had to get open
verses man coverage and one where he had to get his head around
verses zone coverage when he was free up the seam there. He had
to do two different things there. That’s a credit to Garrett Graham and
a credit it to Ryan (Mallett) for getting him the ball, credit for the line for
protecting well on those plays. It was good to see.”
(on picking up the pace on offense) “That’s one thing that I had seen
in practice. He (Ryan Mallett) understood the rhythm that we wanted
to play. He had performed that well in practice. When we continually
saw that week-to-week, we knew that he was a guy that when he got
into the game, that he would know how we wanted to play. Up-tempo,
huddle-tempo, in-between tempo, he has a good grasp on those things.”
(on the impact SS Danieal Manning has made since arriving right
before the start of the season) “He’s just a great guy, great teammate,
great in the locker room, great special teams player. Made a tackle on
the kickoff yesterday, had a kickoff return, started at safety, did a nice job
there at safety, had some big plays, had a big fourth down play at the end
of the game. A guy that practices hard, he’s played a lot of football in this
league. We’ve got a lot of respect for him, our coaching staff to him. And
he’s been a really good addition to our football team.”
(on the development of RB Alfred Blue and if he sensed that he was
up for a breakout game) “He had 36 carries and had 156 yards. He had
plenty of chances to get over 100 yards. We gave him the ball 36 times.
He did a good job. Don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think he’s headed for
Canton quite yet. He did a good job, but we knew that when we drafted
him that we felt we had a guy that was a smart player, a tough player,
a really good teammate, a guy that could fill a lot of different roles. Obviously he can play running back, he’s been good on special teams for
us and he’s our personal protector on our punt team. It’s very difficult to
come in as a rookie and be the personal protector. You have to bark out
the signals, you have to understand the looks and things like that. He’s
done a really good job with those things. And then yesterday he did a
really good job running the football. He knows, like I told him today, that
you’re only as good really as your next game. How are going to perform
in your next game. That’s the most important game.”
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(on P Shane Lechler saying that he did not have a good game yesterday) “Shane is one of the best punters really to ever punt to be honest
with you. Shane, when you look at Shane’s stats and what he’s done
over his career, yesterday was his 200th straight game, I mean, that’s
unbelievable. No, I would say yesterday probably wasn’t one of Shane’s
best outings, but he’ll come back. Nobody knows more about punting
then Shane. He’ll fix his mistakes or correct his technique. He’ll be back
ready to go for Cincinnati.”
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BILL O’BRIEN TRANSCRIPT
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
try not to turn the ball over on offense, we’ve got to play better on special
teams. But it’s like I said, last week it was seven one-game seasons;
now it’s six one-game season. Cincinnati is a very difficult challenge.”
(on if the run defense was the best it looked all year) “Yeah, I mean,
they held them to under 60 yards. I think that’s probably one of the better performances of the year for our defense. I think our front played
well. Obviously our defensive line—J.J. Watt, what more can you say
about him—but other guys played well, too. I thought Brian Cushing and
Akeem Dent in the middle, they played well. I thought for the most part
we set the edge well with (Brooks) Reed and (Whitney) Mercilus and
(Jadeveon) Clowney did a decent job when he was in there. (Jared)
Crick played well; (Jeoffrey) Pagan got in there in the fourth quarter,
made a couple plays. That was good to see. Ryan Pickett, he went in
there did a good job. I think that was the 201st game or something like
that he’s played in. He’s a veteran player that’s done a really good job for
us, too. I think (Jerrell) Powe got in there and did a decent job of holding
the point. Everybody worked together and overall we did a good job of
stopping the run.”
(on teams now having more film of QB Ryan Mallett and if there
will be adjustments that defenses will make) “So last week they had
seven plays. So now they have 84 more plays, I guess. They have some
more film, but it’s still one game. Every week is a different challenge.
Cincinnati presents a different challenge to us than Cleveland based
on their personnel, based on their scheme. We’re a game plan offense.
Week-to-week, there are certain things that we will always do. We’re
going to try and establish the run, take care of the football, be in manageable third downs. But as far as what plays we run and things like that,
that will be different week to week.”
(on DEA agents speaking to a couple NFL teams about illegally prescribing drugs and if he has any concerns within the organization)
“Not at all.”
(on QB Ryan Mallett’s arm strength showing up in mid-range passes) “That’s part of it. He does a good job of understanding when we’re
going fast. He tries to take a pre-snap picture of what he sees and he
can process that pretty well. He did a lot of that in college with Bobby
Petrino at Arkansas. He did a lot of that. And then obviously in New
England he did a lot of that in practice and coming here. We’re trying to
get our offense in a better rhythm and he helped us do that yesterday.
Arm strength, it’s that, but it’s also the timing and the placement of the
ball. Overall, that was pretty good yesterday, although on the one play
on fourth and 3 to Andre (Johnson), he rifled that ball, but it was a little
bit inside and Andre made just a great catch on that play. The receivers,
Andre, (DeAndre) Hopkins and D.J. (Damaris Johnson), did a decent job
of catching the ball for him for the most part.”
(on the play of Bengals QB Andy Dalton and the return of WR A.J.
Green) “There is a good point right there is that A.J. Green was back
for them this week against New Orleans. Andy Dalton is a good player.
I worked him out at TCU when he was coming out, so I remember him
coming out of college. Smart guy, tough guy, good accurate passer; all
these young guys, these younger quarterbacks, they’ve all had their ups
and downs. It’s those guys that fight through it that end up being successful in the end, and Andy has done that. He’s fought through some
ups and downs. He’s a good player. He presents a lot challenges to our
defense.”
(on the play of CB A.J. Bouye in place of the injured CB Kareem
Jackson) “I think A.J. went in there and did a decent job. I’m sure there
are some plays that he wishes he could have back. I thought he made
some plays and then there are things that he needs to get better at and
he needs to get more consistent at. He’s a young player. He’s only in
his second year. He’s got all the skillset that you’re looking for in that
position. He just needs to keep trying to be as consistent as he can be.”
(on what the biggest thing for OLB Jadeveon Clowney is moving
forward) “Consistency. Consistency, being able to do it week-to-week,
day-to-day. He’s a disruptive player when he gets in there and he’s got
the ability to really disrupt plays. When he understands his role and what
his job is in the different packages that he has and keeps getting a better
understanding of those things, he’s going to be more and more disruptive as he goes. I just look for consistency with all the rookies.”
(on if he has an idea of when CB Kareem Jackson will be back) “No,
I don’t.”
(on the play of ILB Akeem Dent recently) “I’ll tell you what. He has,
over the last three games, been one of the more improved players. He’s
playing physical. He’s doing a good job blitzing. He’s doing a good job
on special teams. He’s done a nice job for us over the last three games.
He keeps getting better. I think yesterday he did a good job of stopping
the run and blitzing the quarterback. He had a tackle for a loss, he was
in, I think he had a sack on (Brian) Hoyer. The guy has done a good job
and he just needs to keep it going.”
(on how big ILB Brian Cushing was for the defense) “I think anytime
you get a guy back like that, that means a lot to that defense. He’s a
playmaker. He blitzed Brian Hoyer twice and he hit him very well. I think
that affected them a little bit. He played good in the running game. He
was a leader out there calling the defensive signals. I thought he played
a good football game.”
(on if the fast tempo is something fans can start to expect from the
team) “Our guys like playing fast. They really do. They enjoy the tempo
that we play at whether it’s even just a quick play in the huddle and
getting to the line of scrimmage fast or it’s just going no huddle. I thought
the drive at the end of the half was a two minute drive. That was a good
drive. I thought that there were a couple drives in there where we just
went to the ball and Ryan (Mallett) got us to the ball and we were able to
get into the right play and get into a rhythm that way. Or there were times
where we huddled during the drive and we were able to get in and out
of the huddle at a good pace. Those guys enjoy playing at fast paced.
Hopefully we can continue to mix those tempos up.”
(on if he likes where the team is knowing that there are divisional
games left on the schedule and a path to the playoffs) “I think anytime it’s around Thanksgiving and you’re still in the hunt, that’s a good
thing. You’re in the 11th game of the season and you’re still there. There
is a lot to play for. That’s big. That’s big. That’s what I explained to this
team this morning. They know that. They understand that. I think what
we did was, the bye came at a pretty good time for us relative to this
game, this past game, and we had a good week of practice. We had
a lot of energy. We need that every day. We can’t afford to have a bad
practice. Of course, bad plays happen, but not bad days. You can’t have
a bad day. You have to have good practices, a lot of energy and keep
this thing going. Hopefully we can keep creating turnovers on defense,
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GM AND EXECUTIVE VP RICK SMITH/ASSISTANT COACHES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GENERAL MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RICK SMITH
2014 HOUSTON TEXANS COACHING STAFF
Rick Smith oversees all football-related operations
and the player acquisition process as Houston Texans
Executive Vice President of Football Operations and
General Manager. Smith is in his ninth season as General Manager and fourth as Executive Vice President
of Football Operations.
Named general manager by owner Bob McNair on
June 5, 2006, Smith’s appointment made him the
youngest general manager in the NFL at 36. Since
then, Smith has assembled and led a football operations staff that prides
itself on providing players and coaches with the tools needed for success
on and off the field, regardless of scheme.
Smith’s leadership, vision and success have garnered recognition by the
league. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed Smith to the NFL’s
prestigious Competition Committee on Dec. 5, 2008. His peers honored
him with the Tank Younger Award in 2008, presented annually by the Fritz
Pollard Alliance for outstanding work in an NFL front office. Smith was an
original member of the General Managers Advisory Committee, which provides advice and other feedback to the NFL Football Operations department on the integrity of the game, expansion of technology and other ways
to improve the league.
The Texans won their second consecutive AFC South division crown in
2012 and advanced to the Divisional round of the playoffs in 2011 and 2012,
compiling a 22-10 regular season record that tied for the second-best mark
in the AFC. Houston set a franchise mark with a 12-4 record in 2012; a 10win improvement under Smith’s leadership. Smith’s tenure in Houston began with a 6-10 record, followed by a pair of 8-8 records in 2007 and 2008.
In 2009, the Texans posted the first winning season in franchise history,
narrowly missing the playoffs at 9-7. Houston bounced back from a 6-10
mark in 2010, going 10-6 in 2011, winning the AFC South and securing a
playoff berth, both franchise firsts.
Collectively, the Texans’ current roster, all acquired by Smith, with the exception of Andre Johnson, has earned 26 Pro Bowl selections, 18 first- or
second-team Associated Press All-Pro distinctions, one Defensive Player of
the Year award and one Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
Smith’s eight first-round picks between 2007-14 have combined to start
397 of the 418 games they have played. Three of the eight have earned
All-Pro honors: left tackle Duane Brown, linebacker Brian Cushing and
defensive end J.J. Watt. Watt, the 11th overall pick in 2011, was named
the 2012 Defensive Player of the Year following one of the best defensive
performances in NFL history and a league-leading 20.5 sacks. Unrestricted
free agents have also thrived in Houston on Smith’s watch. Cornerback
Johnathan Joseph has been to the league’s all-star game twice since joining the Texans from Cincinnati in 2011. Smith also orchestrated the trades
that brought quarterback Matt Schaub from Atlanta in 2007 and center
Chris Myers from Denver in 2008. Both earned multiple Pro Bowl berths
with the franchise.
Smith places a premium on college free agents. The most well-known college free agent success story in Texans history is running back Arian Foster.
Undrafted out of Tennessee in 2009, Foster won the 2010 rushing title and
had three consecutive Pro Bowl nods.
In his former role leading the Denver Broncos pro personnel department,
the franchise posted the league’s fifth-best regular-season record from
2000-05, going 61-35 (.635). The 61 wins were the most of any AFC West
team during that span and Denver was one of only four teams in the NFL to
reach the playoffs each season from 2003-05.
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Bill O’Brien, Head Coach...................................................... 6............... 1
Romeo Crennel, Defensive Coordinator............................. 32............... 1
Bob Ligashesky, Special Teams Coordinator..................... 11............... 2
Jim Bernhardt, Director of Football Research...................... 1............... 1
John Butler, Secondary........................................................ 1............... 1
Doug Colman, Assistant Special Teams............................... 1............... 1
Paul Dunn, Offensive Line.................................................... 7............... 1
Craig Fitzgerald, Head Strength and Conditioning............... 1............... 1
George Godsey, Quarterbacks............................................. 4............... 1
Sean Hayes, Assistant Strength and Conditioning............... 1............... 1
Stan Hixon, Wide Receivers................................................. 9............... 1
Tim Kelly, Offensive Quality Control..................................... 1............... 1
Bill Kollar, Defensive Line................................................... 26............... 6
Will Lawing, Defenisve Quality Control................................. 1............... 1
Charles London, Running Backs.......................................... 5............... 1
Anthony Midget, Assistant Secondary.................................. 1............... 1
John Perry, Tight Ends......................................................... 1............... 1
Anthony Pleasant, Assistant Strength and Conditioning...... 4............... 1
Mike Vrabel, Linebackers..................................................... 1............... 1
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TEXANS ASSISTANTS IN THE NFL
While most of the Texans coaching staff is in their first year with the franchise, several have plenty of playing experience in the NFL.
Doug Colman, Assistant Special Teams
Colman was a fifth-round pick of the New York Giants in 1996 and
played in 64 regular season games in five seasons for the Giants (199698), Tennessee Titans (1999), and Cleveland Browns (2000).
Bill Kollar, Defensive Line
Kollar was the the 23rd overall pick of the 1974 draft, selected by the
Cincinnati Bengals. He played in 105 regular season games in eight seasons for the Bengals (1974-76) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977-81).
Anthony Midget, Assistant Secondary
Midget was a fifth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2000.
Anthony Pleasant, Assistant Strength and Conditioning
Third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1990 who played in 202
regular season games in 14 NFL seasons for the Browns (1990-95),
Baltimore Ravens (1996), Atlanta Falcons (1997), New York Jets (199899), San Francisco 49ers (2000) and New England Patriots (2001-03).
Pleasant won a pair of Super Bowls with the Patriots (XXXVI and XXXVIII).
Mike Vrabel, Linebackers
Third-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1997. Played in 206
games in 14 seasons for the Steelers (1997-00), New England Patriots
(2001-08) and Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10). Vrabel won three world
titles with the Patriots (Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX).
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
TURNOVERS ARE KEY
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
The Houston Texans lead the NFL with 23 takeaways and have a plus-7
turnover differential.
Historically, when the Texans win the turnover battle, they win the game
75.5 percent of the time. The Texans are 15-1 all-time when having a
turnover margin of +3 or greater and 2-16 all-time when the margin is -3
or less. Those numbers reflect the NFL’s numbers as a whole since
2010, where teams are 220-10 when holding a +3 or better turnover
advantage.
The Houston Texans lead the AFC with 14 forced fumbles on defense
(15, if including special teams) through. Eight of the 15 fumbles have
been forced by members of Houston’s starting secondary: CB Johnathan Joseph (2), SS D.J. Swearinger (3) and FS Kendrick Lewis (3).
The Texans have recovered 12 fumbles on defense, including one on a
turnover by WR DeAndre Hopkins.
Where theTexans have forced and recovered their fumbles has been
extremely timely. Five recoveries have been in Houston territory, with
four coming at or inside its own 10-yard line.
HOUSTON TEXANS TURNOVER MARGIN RECORD
Ratio
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
WLPct.
1 01.000
0 0.000
7 01.000
7 1.825
17 6.739
2111 .656
1524 .385
1032 .238
428 .125
2 7.222
0 6.000
0 3.000
Opp
at Oak
at Oak
Buf
Buf
at Dal
Ind
at Ten
Phi
Phi Phi
at Cle
TEXANS AND TAKEAWAYS
The Texans lead the NFL with 23 takeaways. It is the most takeaways in
franchise history through the first 10 games of a season. Houston ranked
last in the NFL in 2013 with 11 takeaways.
2014 TAKEAWAYS
Opp.
Team
FumFR INT Total
Houston
1812 11 23
Green Bay 12
81422
Buffalo
12
91221
San Francisco 8
51621
6 5
15
20
Arizona
Miami
10
91019
New England
12 8
11
19
Recovered by
J.J. Watt
Kendrick Lewis
D.J. Swearinger
Johnathan Joseph
Johnathan Joseph
Justin Tuggle
Alfred Blue
J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
Tim Jamison
DeAndre Hopkins
J.J. Watt
Location
Houston 10
Houston 9
Houston 3
Houston 30
Houston 3
Houston 14
Dallas 43
Indianapolis 45
Pittsburgh 46
Tennessee 20
Philadelphia 7
Houston 22
HOUSTON’S INTERCEPTIONS (11)
Intercepted by
Kareem Jackson - 65 yd. return
Brooks Reed - 5 yd. return
J.J. Watt - 80 yd. return for TD
Darryl Morris - 0 yd. return
Kendrick Lewis - 5 yd. return
Justin Tuggle - 8 yd. return
D.J. Swearinger - 25 yd. return
A.J. Bouye - 51 yd. return for TD
Jumal Rolle - 13 yd. return
Jumal Rolle - 4 yd. return
Mike Mohamed- 0 yd. return
Location
Houston 11
Oakland 15
Houston 20
Houston 14
Houston 3
Indianapolis 34
Houston 27
Houston 49
Houston 19
Philadelphia 42
Houston 28
BALL HAWKS
O-LINE LEADING THE WAY
Joseph
Houston’s offensive line has blocked for 36 100-yard rushing performances since the start of the 2010 season, the most in the NFL in that
time. The Texans’ line blocked for eight 100-yard performances in 2010,
11 in 2011, seven in 2012 and three in 2013. The line has blocked for
seven 100-yard performances in 2014.
Houston’s starting secondary of CB Johnathan Joseph, CB Kareem Jackson, SS D.J. Swearinger and
FS Kendrick Lewis have been involved in eight of the
team’s 23 takeaways this season and each have either a
forced fumble, fumble recovery or interception. The group
has accounted for eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and three interceptions through nine games.
TEXANS STARTING SECONDARY IN THE TAKEAWAY GAME
CB K. Jackson
1 INT
SS
FS
D. Swearinger K. Lewis
3 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT 3 FF, 1 FR, INT
CB
J. Joseph
2 FF, 2 FR
But you don’t have to be a starter to create turnovers. Houston’s reserve
defensive backs have accounted for four interceptions this season.
100-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCES, 2010-14
Team
100-Yard Performances
Houston
36
Minnesota29
Seattle
27
Philadelphia
26
Oakland
22
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Forced by
Unforced
D.J. Swearinger
Johnathan Joseph
D.J. Swearinger
Kendrick Lewis
Kendrick Lewis
Jeff Tarpinian (punt cov.)
Unforced
Whitney Mercilus
J.J. Watt
Unforced
Brian Cushing
Six of the Houston’s 10 interceptions have come at or inside the
20.
Further, the Texans are 18-0 when holding a +2 turnover margin and
outgaining an opponent. Houston has only lost five times in team history
when they win the turnover battle and outgain an opponent.
HOUSTON’S FUMBLE RECOVERIES (12)
Opp
vs. Was
vs. Was
at Oak
at Oak
at NYG
at Dal
at Dal
Ind
at Pit
at Ten
Phi
at Cle
18
TEXANS RESERVES IN THE TAKEAWAY GAME
CB D. Morris
1 INT
CB
J. Rolle
2 INT
CB
A. Bouye
1 INT for TD
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
JOHNSON AND HOPKINS ON PACE FOR 1,000 EACH
NEW FACES
The Houston Texans have never had a pair of receivers with 1,000
yards each in a season. WR Andre Johnson and WR DeAndre Hopkins are both on pace to reach the mark in 2014. Hopkins leads the team
with 764 yards receiving (on pace for 1,222 yards), followed by Johnson
with 631 yards (on pace for 1,010 yards).
The closest a pair of Texans have come to reaching the mark was
in 2008, when Johnson led the league with 1,575 yards receiving and
was complemented by former teammates Kevin Walter (899 yards) and
Owen Daniels (862 yards). Johnson and Hopkins were within that realm
in 2013, when Johnson had 1,407 yards receiving and Hopkins had 802.
There have only been three instances in franchise history where two
Texans had at least 500 yards receiving at the midpoint of the season.
More than a third of the players on Houston’s active roster, 23 in all, are
new to the Texans in 2014. Nine of those players are rookies, 12 were
acquired as free agents and two were acquired in a trade.
Year
2008
2009
2014
2014 HOUSTON TEXANS DRAFT PICKS (10)
Rd.Pick O’all No. Player
Pos. Ht Wt School
1
1
1
90 Jadeveon Clowney OLB 6-5 266 South Carolina
2
1 33
71 Xavier Su’a-Filo
G 6-4 307 UCLA
3
1 65
87 C.J. Fiedorowicz
TE 6-5 265 Iowa
3 19 83
92 Louis Nix III (IR)
NT 6-2 331 Notre Dame
4 35 135
3 Tom Savage
QB 6-4 228 Pittsburgh
6
1 177
97 Jeoffrey Pagan
DE 6-3 310 Alabama
6
5 181
28 Alfred Blue
RB 6-2 223 LSU
6 35 211
45 Jay Prosch
FB 6-1 256 Auburn
7
1 216
29 Andre Hal
CB 5-10 188 Vanderbilt
7 41 256 39 Lonnie Ballentine (IR) S 6-3215 Memphis
TEXANS RECEIVING DUOS WITH 500+ YARDS
MIDWAY THROUGH A SEASON
Receiver
Andre Johnson
Andre Johnson
DeAndre Hopkins
Yds
834
697
569
Receiver
Owen Daniels
Owen Daniels
Andre Johnson
Yds
528
519
551
VETERAN FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS (11)
No. Name
70 Jeff Adams
37 Josh Aubrey
74 Tyson Clabo
14 Ryan Fitzpatrick
13 Damaris Johnson
21 Kendrick Lewis
26 Darryl Morris
94 Ryan Pickett
95 Jerrell Powe
20 Jumal Rolle
51 John Simon
RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER
Houston’s dominance on both sides of the ball in the run game against
Tennessee in Week 8 capped off a strong month on the ground for the
Texans. Houston led the NFL with 164.0 yards rushing per game and six
rushing touchdowns in October and ranked fifth with 86.3 yards allowed.
RB Arian Foster enjoyed the first stretch of four consecutive 100-yard
games in his career during the month.
RUSHING YARDS/GAME IN OCTOBER
Team
Houston Texans
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks
New Orleans Saints
G
4
4
3
4
3
AttYdsAvg
125 656 5.25
130 624 4.80
95 458 4.82
109 595 5.46
81 406 5.01
Lg TD Yds/G
43
6 164.0
51
2 156.0
28
1 152.7
52
3 148.8
28
4 135.3
No. Name
50 Akeem Dent
15 Ryan Mallett
Pos. Ht. Wt.
T
6-7 305
S
5-10 207
T
6-6 315
QB 6-2 223
WR 5-8 175
FS 6-0 198
CB 5-10 188
NT 6-2 340
NT 6-2 331
CB 6-0 188
OLB 6-1 252
Ex
1
2
9
10
3
5
2
14
3
1
2
School
Acq.
Columbia
W-’14 (TEN)
Stephen F. Austin FA-’14
Wake Forest FA-’14
Harvard
FA-’14
Tulsa
W-’14 (PHI)
Mississippi
UFA-’14 (KC)
Texas State
W-’14 (SF)
Ohio State
FA-’14
Mississippi
FA-’14
Catawba
FA-’14
Ohio State
FA-’14
TRADE ACQUISITIONS (2)
Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex School
ILB 6-1 239 4 Georgia
QB 6-6 245 4 Arkansas
Acq.
T-’14 (ATL)
T-’14 (NE)
UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS (1)
No. Name
53 Max Bullough
The Texans ran for a season-high 212 yards and held the Titans to 36
yards rushing, the fourth-fewest yards allowed in franchise history.
Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex School
Acq.
ILB 6-3 249 R Michigan State CFA-’14
RUSHING DEFENSE IN OCTOBER
Team
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints
Arizona Cardinals
Houston Texans
G
4
4
3
4
4
AttYdsAvg
67 191 2.85
87 269 3.09
64 214 3.34
90 330 3.67
106 345 3.25
Lg TD Yds/G
23
1
47.8
21
1
67.3
19
3
71.3
16
2
82.5
20
1
86.3
HOUSTON’S RAVING FANS
The Texans have played to capacity crowds at NRG Stadium since beginning play in the NFL in 2002, selling out all 128 preseason, regular
season and postseason home games in franchise history.
Following the 2002 season, NRG Stadium seating was expanded to
71,054 to incorporate more “Raving Fans.”
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Sunday, November 23 at noon CT
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
McNAIR GIVEN CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
with radiation and chemotherapy, people react differently to it. When I
first started the radiation, the first three weeks or so, I thought, ‘Boy, Dr.
Rosenthal keeps telling me about how tough this is. I mean, this is easy.’
He also said there’s a cumulative effect. Well, about fourth week, fifth
week, the cumulative effect kicked in. That was when it was a little more
difficult to deal with but fortunately with the chemotherapy I was never
nauseated, never got sick or anything and Roberta Anding, our nutritionist at that time, had given me turmeric. It’s the herb that they use quite a
bit in India in cooking and I took that along with some other supplements
and it’s anti-toxic. It’s to offset the toxicity from the chemotherapy. For me
it really worked. I also did take some medication along with it. But I was
fortunate because everybody said, ‘You’re really going to feel bad from
that,’ but fortunately that was not the case.”
On Thursday, Aug. 7, Texans Owner Bob McNair revealed that he had been battling cancer for the last 10
months and now has a clean bill of health.
McNair broke the news to John McClain of the Houston
Chronicle that he battled two forms of cancer under an
assumed name at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
He later met with Houston media at NRG Stadium and
McNair
told them about the treatment he underwent for chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and squamos cell cancer.
Following are excerpts from McNair’s press conference
“For six weeks, I had radiation every morning, so it was a total of 30
treatments, I think, and I had chemotherapy up through about the fourth
week. The good news is these things can be dealt with. Shortly thereafter, I think maybe in April, I went in and had the first CT scan and I
was clean of all the cancer cells at that point in time, and have since,
gone in this past Monday and got a clean bill of health report again, so
at this point in time, it’s history. I guess the message is we need to use
sunscreen; if you have fair skin and you’re out in the sun quite a bit, I
suggest you wear a hat, which I do all of the time now. There are many
forms of cancer that can be cured, can be dealt with, we’re making great
progress. In the past if you mentioned cancer, people thought, ‘Well, it’s
a death sentence’ and that’s just not nearly the case. I think with some
people, it frightens them, so they don’t seek treatment. The message is,
there is treatment, we got great facilities here, there are great people
who can take care of you, and can deal with these illnesses with great
success...
#DQSTRONG: TEXANS & DQ RAISE $100K FOR LYMPHOMA
RESEARCH IN THE NAME OF DAVID QUESSENBERRY
The Houston Texans and G David Quessenberry have
raised $100,000 for the Lymphoma Research Foundation
with the proceeds from TEXANS FOR DQ t-shirt sales, in
honor of Quessenberry, the second-year offensive lineman who was diagnosed with lymphoma in June.
The entire offensive line, led by Chris Myers and
Duane
Brown, have dedicated the 2014 season to their
Quessenberry
teammate who has been battling the disease since June.
Brown and Myers set a goal to raise $100,000 with the sale of the
TEXANS FOR DQ t-shirts to be donated to the LRF in Quessenberry’s name. It was announced at the Indianapolis game on Oct. 9 that the
goal had been reached.
Quessenberry, who served as an honorary captain at the game, talked
to reporters about his battle prior to the coin toss:
“I think it’s a great way to raise awareness for lymphoma,” Quessenberry said. “It’s a disease that affects more than 700,000 people in America
and 80,000 people will be diagnosed with it this year. One person gets
diagnosed with it every seven seconds. If I can bring awareness to the
situation, that’s what I’m going to do and I’m going to do my best to
do it. A lot of young people are being diagnosed with lymphoma, more
than ever before. The numbers have grown exponentially in the past 10
years. So, what I’m trying to do is raise awareness for young people to
catch it early, because that’s what it’s all about in this fight.”
The shirts made their public debut on Saturday, Aug. 2 when Texans
coaches and support staff donned the shirts designed by Running Game
Clothing for their morning practice.
The final open practice of training camp on Aug. 14 was proclaimed
DQStrong Day by the City of Houston. Texans staff members, fans
and members of the Atlanta Falcons showed their support by wearing
the shirts. Indianapolis Head Coach Chuck Pagano also showed his
support with an “Indianapolis for DQ” t-shirt.
Supporters can follow David on Twitter or Instagram @DavidQberry
and show their support with a #DQStrong tweet. He frequently posts
messages and pictures to show his progress and his support for others
who are fighting the same battle.
Hashtag: #DQStrong #TexansforDQ
Proceeds benefitting the Lymphoma Research Foundation: @lymphoma
“...During the time that I was undergoing treatment, my immune system
was low, so I did not have any contact with the public, but I was on
the phone every day. My son Cal is chief operating officer, I would be
talking to him every day, Rick Smith, Coach O’ Brien, and I was able to
maintain constant contact with them and I plan to continue. Someone
asked me what my plans are and I said, ‘Well, I plan on winning some
Super Bowls. That’s what we’re here for’ and they said, ‘well, I hope you
are able to accomplish that and that you have enough time to do it’. I
said, ‘My dad lived to be 102, so I think I am going to have enough time.’
Fortunately, we have a great organization and my son Cal (McNair) has
been handling more and more responsibilities as we go forward and he
works well with Rick Smith and Coach O’Brien, so we’re in great shape.
Jamey Rootes runs our business operations for us and does a great
job, so we’re in terrific shape. I’ll continue being the CEO and continue
doing everything I can to put together a winning football team, and that’s
what we’re all about. We won this other battle and now we have to win
the battle on the football field. So, I wanted you to know exactly what the
situation is and not be concerned about it because I am healthy at this
point in time. I’m playing golf again, and expect to be able to continue
doing that for a long period of time. I go to all of the games, home and
away, and I plan to continue doing that and will be as involved as I have
been, but I think I will enjoy it more and let some of the other people in
the organization worry more. I’ll skip the worrying and I’ll take the enjoyment, so that’s pretty much the story.”
(on what some of the biggest challenges were for him as he was
going through treatment) “Well, I guess in terms of the treatment,
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
HOUSTON’S PRACTICE SQUAD
THE TEXANS IN SEPTEMBER
No. Name
Pos.
65 Jason Ankrah
OLB
98 Keith Browner DE
81 Anthony Denham TE
72 Matt Feiler
T
78 James Ferentz C 62 Alex Kupper
G
31 Charles James CB
19 Travis Labhart WR
22 Ben Malena
RB
66 Chris Martin
T
The Houston Texans have the best record in September over the last
five years at 13-5 (.722 pct.). Houston is 7-2 (.778 pct.) at home in that
time. The Texans posted a 3-1 record in September 2014.
OPENING STATEMENTS
The Houston Texans improved to 8-5 (.615) all-time on Kickoff Weekend with the Week 1 win against Washington and extended their
league-leading season-opening win streak at 5.
ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE IN SEASON OPENERS
Ht. Wt. Ex
6-3 262 23
6-4 288 1
6-4 235 R
6-6 330 R
6-2 285 R
6-3 299 1
5-9 179 2
5-9 182 R
5-8 200 R
6-5 303 R
School
Acq.
Nebraska
CFA-’14
California
CFA-’12
Utah
CFA-’14
Bloomsburg CFA-’14
Iowa
CFA-’14
Louisville
CFA-’13
Charleston Southern FA-’14
Texas A&M CFA-’14
Texas A&M CFA-’14
Central FloridaCFA-’14
PRACTICE SQUAD EXPANSION
Team W L T Pct.
Dallas
36 18 1.664
Denver 35
19
1
.645
Houston 850
.615
54 36 5.595
Chicago
49
36
5
.572
N.Y. Giants
RB Alfred Blue
Blocked a punt he returned 5 yards for a touchdown to become the first
rookie in franchise history to score in a season opener.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association agreed to expand NFL Practice Squads for the 2014 and 2015 seasons on Aug. 19. Absent an extension of the agreement, the current rules will be reinstated beginning
with the 2016 season.
Under the agreement, 2014 and 2015 Practice Squads will increase
from the current maximum of eight players to 10 players.
In addition, the criteria for Practice Squad eligibility has been expanded
in two respects.
First, a player must have a minimum of six games – up from the current
three games – on a Practice Squad in order for that season to count as
one of the player’s three permissible seasons of Practice Squad service.
Second, each club will be permitted to sign a maximum of two Practice
Squad players who have earned no more than two accrued seasons of
free agency credit. Absent this exception, a player who has earned one
or more accrued seasons would not be eligible for a Practice Squad unless the player spent fewer than nine games on a club’s 46-player active
list in each of his accrued seasons.
All other practice squad rules under Article 33 of the 2011 Collective
Bargaining Agreement will remain in effect during the 2014 and 2015
seasons.
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Completed 14 of 22 passes for 206 yards, including a 76-yard scoring
strike to WR DeAndre Hopkins in the second quarter, and zero picks.
WHY P-SQUAD EXPANSION MATTERS
ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS
TeamStreak
HoustonW-5
San Francisco
W-4
N.Y. Jets
W-4
PhiladelphiaW-4
DetroitW-4
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Some first-year Texans endeared themselves to Texans fans with some
big plays in the season-opening win against Washington:
The expansion of NFL practice squads from eight players to 10 is big
for a number of reasons and ultimately improves the quality of play and
serves the greater overall good of the sport. You don’t need to look any
further than the Texans current roster to see proof of that.
Three current Texans have made it to the Pro Bowl after spending time
on practice squads early in their careers: T Tyson Clabo, RB Arian
Foster and C Chris Myers.
Below are players on Houston’s current roster who have spent time on
a practice squad at some point in their careers:
FS Kendrick Lewis
The unrestricted free-agent acquisition started and recorded five tackles and recovered a fumble at the Texans’ 9-yard line in the third quarter.
Head Coach Bill O’Brien
Joined Dom Capers (2002) in becoming the second coach to win his
head coaching debut with the team.
FB Jay Prosch and G Xavier Su’a-Filo
Prosch, the bruising rookie fullback, earned his first career start. Su’a-Filo, Houston’s second-round pick out of UCLA, rotated into the lineup to
help bolster the running game. Their efforts helped the Texans produce
their NFL-leading 30th 100-yard rushing performance since 2010.
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S Josh Aubrey
ILB Max Bullough
T Tyson Clabo
RB Arian Foster
DE Tim Jamison
ILB Mike Mohamed
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C Chris Myers
S Eddie Pleasant
CB Jumal Rolle
OLB John Simon
ILB Jeff Tarpinian
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RYAN FITZPATRICK NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
FITZ WINS IN DEBUT
FOUR FOR FITZ
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick made his first regular season
start for the Texans in Week 1 against Washington. The
ninth quarterback to start for the Texans, Fitzpatrick is
just the third quarterback in franchise history to start a
season opener, joining David Carr (2002-06) and Matt
Schaub (2007-13).
If Ryan Fitzpatrick throws for 4 TDs in a game he will become the only
active and 8th quarterback in NFL history to throw for 4 TDs in a game
for three different NFL franchises. Fitzpatrick has thrown for 4 TDs in
five games in his career. The list includes:
PLAYERS WITH 4 TDs PASSING FOR THREE TEAMS
Brett Favre (Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota)
Warren Moon (Tennessee, Minnesota, Seattle)
Brad Johnson (Minnesota, Washington, Tampa Bay)
Jeff George (Atlanta, Oakland, Minnesota)
Trent Green (Washington, St. Louis, Kansas City)
Earl Morrall (Detroit, New York Giants, Batimore)
Jim Plunkett (New England, San Francisco, Oakland)
Fitzpatrick
HOUSTON TEXANS QUARTERBACK DEBUTS
Quarterback
David Carr
Tony Banks
Dave Ragone
Matt Schaub
Sage Rosenfels
Matt Leinart
T.J. Yates
Case Keenum
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Mallett
Date
9/8/02
11/2/03
12/7/03
9/9/07
11/4/07
11/27/11
12/4/11
10/20/13
9/7/14
11/16/14
Opp
Dal
Car
at Jac
KC
at Oak
at Jac
Atl
at KC
Was
at Cle
Res
A C YdsTDInt Lg Rate
W, 19-10 22 10 145 2 1 65t 78.8
W, 14-10 19 13 154 1 0 35 110.4
L, 27-0 23 11 71 0 1 12 36.7
W, 20-3 22 16 225 1 1 77t 101.5
W, 24-17 19 11 181 1 1 53 85.6
W, 20-13 13 10 57 1 0 20t 110.1
W, 17-102512 188 1 050 86.8
L, 17-16 25 15 271 1 0 42 110.6
W, 17-6 22 14 206 1 0 76t 109.3
W, 23-7 30 20 231 2 1 41 95.3
RYAN FITZPATRICK 4 TD GAMES
Date, Opp.
Att Cmp Pct Yds
TD Int Rate
10/24/10, at Bal
L
43
29 67.4 382
4 2 106.9
11/21/10, at Cin
W 34
21 61.8 316
4 2 107.0
W 25
17 68.0 208
4 0 133.0
9/11/11, at KC
9/30/12, NE
L 39 2256.4 350 4 481.1
L 58 3662.1 402 4 291.3
12/15/13, Ari
Houston is the fifth team Fitzpatrick has started for in his career.
FITZPATRICK AND 300
FITZ’S COMEBACKS AND GAME-WINNERS
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has thrown for 300-plus yards 10 times in his
career.
If Fitzpatrick throws for more than 300 yards in a game for the
Texans, he will become the only active and 12th quarterback in NFL
history to throw for 300-plus yards in a game for four different NFL
teams.
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has engineered nine game-winning drives in his
career, including seven that were part of fourth-quarter comebacks. Two
of those comebacks were against Oakland: a 38-35 win on Sept. 18,
2011 (with Buffalo) and a 23-19 win on Nov. 24, 2013 (with Tennessee).
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Date
Opp
PLAYERS WITH 300+ GAMES FOR FOUR TEAMS
Kerry Collins (Carolina, New Orleans, New York Giants, Oakland, Tennessee)
Trent Green (Washington, St. Louis, Kansas City, Miami)
Vinny Testaverde (Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Baltimore, New York Jets, Dallas)
Steve DeBerg (San Francisco, Denver, Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Miami)
Jeff Garcia (San Francisco, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay)
Jeff George (Indianapolis, Atlanta, Oakland, Minnesota)
David Krieg (Seattle, Kansas City, Detroit, Arizona)
Neil O’Donnell (Pittsburgh, New York Jets, Cincinnati, Tennessee)
Kyle Orton (Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Dallas)
Gus Ferotte (Washington, Detroit, Denver, Miami, St. Louis)
Mike Tomczak (Chicago, Green Bay, Cleveland, Pittsburgh)
4th qtr
Deficit Result
A-C-I
Yds
Td
Rate
With St. Louis
11/27/05 at Hou 10-24 33-27, OT 30-19-1 310
3 117.4
GW Drive: 6-90, 3:03
GW Play: 56-yard TD pass to Kevin Curtis, 8:46
With Buffalo
10/18/09 at NYJ 13-13 16-13, OT 25-10-1 116
1
51.4
GW Play: Rian Lindell 47-yard FG, 2:44
GW Drive: 9-29, 3:41
11/29/09Mia 7-14 31-14
26-17-1 246 1 92.8
GW Drive: 4-1, 2:24
GW Play: Rian Lindell 56-yard FG, 3:35
11/21/10 at Cin 28-31 49-31
34-21-2 316
4 107.0
GW Drive: 8-49, 3:47
GW Play: 28-yard TD pass to Steve Johnson, 10:43
RYAN FITZPATRICK’S 300-YARD GAMES
Date, Opp.
Att Cmp Pct Yds
TD Int Rate
12/15/13, Ari
L 58 3662.1 402 4 291.3
10/24/10, at Bal
L
43
29 67.4 382
4 2 106.9
9/25/11, NE
W 40 2767.5 369 2 292.6
9/30/12, NE
L 39 2256.4 350 4 481.1
11/11/12, at NE
L
40
27 67.5 337
2 1 99.7
11/24/13, at Oak W 42
30 71.4 320
2 0 109.2
11/21/10, at Cin
W 34
21 61.8 316
4 2 107.0
12/18/11, Mia L 47 3166.0 316 2 372.7
11/27/05, at Hou W 30
19 63.3 310
3 1 117.4
1/1/12, at NE
L
46
29 63.0 307
2 4 60.7
9/18/11 Oak 31-3538-35
46-28-1 264 3 89.4
GW Drive: 14-80, 3:37 GW Play: 6-yard TD pass to David Nelson, 0:14
9/25/11 NE 17-2434-31
40-27-2 369 2 92.6
GW Drive: 8-70, 3:25
GW Play: Rian Lindell 28-yard FG, 0:00
10/14/12 at Ari
16-16 19-16, OT 32-18-0 153
0
68.9
GW Drive: 2--1, 0:45
GW Play: Rian Lindell 28-yard FG, 11:10
With Tennessee
11/24/13 at Oak 16-19 23-19
42-30-0 320
2 109.2
GW Drive: 14-80, 6:00
GW Play: 10-yard TD pass to Kendall Wright, 0:10
12/22/13 at Jax 13-16 20-16
26-17-1 181
1
82.4
GW Drive: 9-73, 3:47
GW Play: 30-yard TD pass to Nate Washington, 14:25
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RYAN FITZPATRICK NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
FITZ ON THE RUN
TEXANS 300-YARD PASSERS
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick ranks fourth among active quarterbacks with
1,558 career yards rushing.
300-YARD PASSING GAMES, TEXANS HISTORY
Player
300-Yd Gms Total Passing Yds
Matt Schaub, 2007-13
27
23,221
4
13,391
David Carr, 2002-06
Case Keenum, 2013
1
1,760
T.J. Yates, 2011-13
1
1,100
MOST RUSHING YARDS, ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS
Player
Michael Vick
Cam Newton
Aaron Rodgers
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Russell Wilson
G AttYdsAvg
136 851 6,006 7.06
57 423 2,295 5.43
103 352 1,674 4.76
94 331 1,558 4.71
41 256 1,528 5.97
Lg
61
72t
35
31t
52
TD
36
30
19
10
9
Fitzpatrick is 37th all-time among quarterbacks in rushing. He is third
on the Texans this season with 143 yards rushing on 36 carries.
BREAKDOWN OF FITZPATRICK’S PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
* All information provided by pro-football-reference.com
BY YEAR
2011................................................................24
2012...............................................................24
2010...............................................................23
2013...............................................................14
2014............................................................... 11
2009.................................................................9
2008.................................................................8
2005.................................................................4
BY TEAM
Buffalo Bills.....................................................80
Tennessee Titans...........................................14
Houston Texans............................................ 11
Cincinnati Bengals............................................8
St. Louis Rams.................................................4
BY LOCATION
Home..............................................................61
Road...............................................................56
BY DAY
Sunday......................................................... 112
Thursday...........................................................3
Monday.............................................................2
BY QUARTER
1st...................................................................20
2nd.................................................................31
3rd..................................................................29
4th..................................................................36
OT.....................................................................1
BY DISTANCE
3 or fewer yards..............................................17
4-9 yards.........................................................28
10-19 yards.....................................................30
20-29 yards.....................................................14
30 or more yards............................................28
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BY PLAYER
Steve Johnson................................................23
Scott Chandler................................................12
Lee Evans.........................................................8
David Nelson....................................................8
Donald Jones....................................................6
C.J. Spiller........................................................5
DeAndre Hopkins...........................................4
Chad Johnson..................................................4
Fred Jackson....................................................4
Terrell Owens....................................................4
Arian Foster....................................................3
Chris Johnson...................................................3
Brad Smith........................................................3
Delanie Walker.................................................3
Justin Hunter....................................................2
Nate Washington..............................................2
Lee Smith.........................................................2
Michael Preston................................................2
Chris Henry.......................................................2
Torry Holt..........................................................2
Alfred Blue......................................................1
Andre Johnson...............................................1
Damaris Johnson...........................................1
J.J. Watt...........................................................1
Derek Hagan....................................................1
Naaman Roosevelt...........................................1
Isaac Bruce.......................................................1
Glenn Holt.........................................................1
Kendall Wright..................................................1
David Martin.....................................................1
Taylor Thompson..............................................1
Roscoe Parrish.................................................1
T.J. Graham......................................................1
T.J. Houshmandzadeh......................................1
Kevin Curtis......................................................1
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BY OPPONENT
New England Patriots.....................................13
New York Jets.................................................12
Jacksonville Jaguars...................................... 11
Kansas City Chiefs...........................................9
Indianapolis Colts.............................................7
Oakland Raiders...............................................7
Cleveland Browns.............................................6
Miami Dolphins.................................................6
Philadelphia Eagles..........................................5
Pittsburgh Steelers...........................................5
Tennessee Titans.............................................5
Arizona Cardinals.............................................4
Washington Redskins.......................................4
Baltimore Ravens.............................................4
Cincinnati Bengals............................................4
Houston Texans................................................3
New York Giants...............................................3
Chicago Bears..................................................1
Minnesota Vikings............................................1
Seattle Seahawks.............................................1
Carolina Panthers.............................................1
Detroit Lions.....................................................1
Denver Broncos................................................1
Dallas Cowboys................................................1
St. Louis Rams.................................................1
Buffalo Bills.......................................................1
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ARIAN FOSTER NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
FOSTER SINCE THE BREAKOUT
FOSTER CATCHES ON
Since RB Arian Foster’s breakout year in 2010, when
he led the NFL in virtually every rushing and scrimmage
yards category, he ranks second in the NFL in rushing
yards per game (92.3), leads the NFL in scrimmage yards
per game (122.6) and leads in touchdowns from scrimmage (59).
Foster
Player, Tm
Adrian Peterson
Arian Foster
Jamaal Charles
Alfred Morris
DeMarco Murray
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, 2010-14
G Att
Yds Avg
58 1,139 5,706 5.01
61 1,238 5,628 4.55
58 919 5,038 5.48
42 783 3,589 4.59
47 786 3,914 4.98
Lg
82t
74t
91t
45t
91t
TD
46
49
30
26
22
RB Arian Foster was a formidable receiving option out of the backfield
with 53 receptions for 617 yards in 2011, besting his 2010 receiving total
of 604 yards. Since 2010, Foster has been one of the most effective
receiving backs in the NFL with 207 receptions for 1,850 yards and 10
touchdowns. He has a career-high three touchdown receptions this season.
MOST YARDS RECEIVING, RUNNING BACKS 2010-14
Yds/G
98.4
92.3
86.9
85.5
83.3
Player
Darren Sproles
Matt Forte
Ray Rice
LeSean McCoy
Arian Foster
SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME, 2010-14
RUSHING YARDS/GAME, TOP 100 RUSHERS ALL-TIME
TOUCHDOWNS FROM SCRIMMAGE 2010-14
Player
Jim Brown
Barry Sanders
Adrian Peterson
Terrell Davis
Eric Dickerson
Walter Payton
Clinton Portis
Arian Foster
Curtis Martin
FOSTER DOMINANT AGAIN IN 2014
RB Arian Foster is the only player in the NFL to rank among the top 5
in rushing yards per game, scrimmage yards per game and touchdowns
from scrimmage in 2014.
G
10
8
11
10
9
Att
244
161
195
177
133
Yds
1,233 822 951 813 692
Avg
5.05
5.11
4.88
4.59
5.20
Lg
51
43
81
32
47
TD
7
7
2
9
8
Season
1957-65 (9)
1989-98 (10)
2007-14 (8)
1995-01 (7)
1983-93 (11)
1975-87 (13)
2002-10 (9)
2009-14 (6)
1995-05 (11)
G
118
153
104
78
146
190
113
67
168
YdsYds/G
12,312 104.3
15,269 99.8
10,190 98.0
7,607 97.5
13,259 90.8
16,726 88.0
9,923 87.8
5,885 87.8
14,101 83.9
While Foster has many yards to gain before he is among the top 100
all-time in yards from scrimmage, he is going to get there faster than
most in that group if he keeps up his current pace.
Foster is averaging 116.8 yards from scrimmage for his career, which
ranks behind only Jim Brown (125.5 per game) and Barry Sanders
(118.9) among the NFL’s top 100 in yards from scrimmage.
Yds/G
123.3
102.8
86.5
81.3
76.9
FOSTER COMPARED TO
ALL-TIME SCRIMMAGE YARDS/GAME LEADERS
ScrimScrimYds
Player SeasonG
Yards/Game
Jim Brown
1957-65 (9)
118
14,811 125.5
Barry Sanders
1989-98 (10)
153 18,190
118.9
Arian Foster
2009-14 (6)
67
7,828
116.8
Adrian Peterson 2007-14 (8)
104
11,905
114.5
Walter Payton
1975-87 (13)
190 21,264
111.9
Marshall Faulk
1994-05 (12)
176 19,154 108.8
LaDainian Tomlinson 2001-11 (11)
170 18,456 108.6
Clinton Portis
2002-10 (9)
113
11,941 105.7
Edgerrin James 1999-09 (11)
148 15,610 105.5
Eric Dickerson
1983-93 (11)
146 15,396 105.5
Curtis Martin
1995-05 (11)
168 17,430 103.8
SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME, 2014
RushRushRec. ScrimScrimYds/
Player, Tm
G
Att Yards Rec Yards Touch Yards
Game
DeMarco Murray 10 244 1,233 36 281 280 1,514 151.4
Arian Foster
8 161 822 26 229 187 1,051 131.4
Matt Forte
10 173 733 67 575 240 1,308 130.8
Le’Veon Bell
11 195 951 57 484 252 1,435 130.5
Demaryius Thomas 10 - - 72 1,105 72 1,105 110.5
TOUCHDOWNS FROM SCRIMMAGE 2014
Rush Rec Scrim
Player, Tm
GTDTD TD
Marshawn Lynch
109312
Julius Thomas
10
0
12
12
Randall Cobb
10
0
10
10
Arian Foster
87310
Jamaal Charles
98210
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TD
18
11
5
10
10
RB Arian Foster is now among the NFL’s top 100 all-time rushers,
ranking in at No. 89 with 5,885 career yards rushing. Among the NFL’s
top 100 all-time rushers, Foster ranks eighth with 87.8 yards rushing per
game.
Rush Rec Scrim
Player, Tm
GTDTD TD
614910 59
Arian Foster
Marshawn Lynch
73
50
7
57
Rob Gronkowski
60
1
51
52
58
46
4
50
Adrian Peterson
Dez Bryant
69
0
48
48
72
0
48
48
Jimmy Graham
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, 2014
Lg
57t
89t
52
70
78t
FOSTER KEEPING PACE WITH ALL-TIME GREATS
RushRushRec. ScrimScrimYds/
G
Att Yards Rec Yards Touch Yards
Game
Player, Tm
61 1,238 5,628 207 1,850 1,445 7,478 122.6
Arian Foster
Adrian Peterson
58 1,139 5,706 125 886 1,264 6,592 113.7
58 919 5,038 177 1,554 1,096 6,592 Jamaal Charles
113.7
Matt Forte
69 1,150 5,232 288 2,546 1,438 7,778 112.7
LeSean McCoy
68 1,190 5,565 254 1,929 1,444 7,494 110.2
Player, Tm
DeMarco Murray
Arian Foster
Le’Veon Bell
Marshawn Lynch
Jamal Charles
RecYdsAvg
314
2,781 8.9
288
2,546 8.8
258
2,059 8.0
254
1,929 7.6
207
1,850 8.9
Since his rookie season of 2009, Foster leads the NFL in yards from
scrimmage per game and ranks second in yards rushing per game,
touchdowns rushing (52) and touchdowns from scrimmage (62).
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
FOSTER AND BIG GAMES
100 AND 23
According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, Texans RB Arian Foster is
tied for the NFL lead since 2010 with 21 games where he has at least
150 yards from scrimmage. The Texans are 13-8 in games that Foster
has 150 or more yards from scrimmage in that time.
RB Arian Foster has a franchise-record 31 career 100-yard rushing
games, with 30 since becoming a full-time starter in 2010, the most in
the NFL in that time. Foster set a franchise record and tied for the NFL
lead with eight 100-yard games in 2010 and had seven in both 2011 and
2012. He posted the first 100-yard game of his career as a rookie, in the
2009 season finale against New England. The Texans are 20-10 overall
when Foster rushes for more than 100 yards. He has six 100-yard rushing games in 2014.
GAMES WITH A 150-PLUS YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE, 2010-14
Player
Arian Foster
Matt Forte
Adrian Peterson
Jamaal Charles
LeSean McCoy
Calvin Johnson
Ray Rice
DeMarco Murray
Chris Johnson
Darren McFadden
Tm
Houston
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baltimore
Dallas
Tennessee-NYJ
Oakland
W
13
12
8
9
9
4
10
8
6
6
L 150+ Games
8
21
9
21
6
14
4
13
3
12
7
11
1
11
2
10
3
9
2
8
MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, 2010-14
Player
Arian Foster, Hou
Adrian Peterson, Min
LeSean McCoy, Phi
Marshawn Lynch, Sea
Chris Johnson, Ten-NYJ
Date
Opp W/LAtt Yds Avg
Lg
TD
1/3/10 NE W20 119 6.0 24
2
9/12/10 Ind W33 231 7.0 42
3
9/26/10 Dal L17 106 6.2 26
0
10/3/10at Oak
W
171337.874t 1
at Ind L
15
102
6.8
33
1
11/1/10
11/7/10 SD L27 127 4.7 15
2
0
11/28/10 Ten W30 143 4.8 37
12/13/10 Bal L20 100 5.0 16
0
1/2/11 Jac W31 180 5.8 56
2
10/2/11PitW
301555.242t 1
10/23/11 atTenW25 115 4.6 17
2
1
10/30/11 Jac W33 112 3.4 14
11/6/11 Cle W19 124 6.5 27
1
12/4/11 Atl W31 111 3.6 18
1
1
12/18/11 Car L16 109 6.8 22
12/22/11
at Ind L
23
158
6.9
30
1
9/16/12
at Jac W 28
110
3.9
18
1
9/23/12
at Den W 25
105
4.2
22
0
10/8/12
at NYJ W 29
152
5.2
46
1
1
11/4/12 Buf W24 111 4.6 21
11/11/12
at Chi W 29
102
3.5
21
0
at Det W 20
102
5.1
15
2
11/22/12
12/16/12 Ind W27 165 6.1 31
0
9/29/13 Sea L27 102 3.8 16
0
0
10/13/13 StL L20 141 7.1 23
9/7/14 Was W27 103 3.8 10
0
9/14/14
at Oak W 28
138
4.9
40
1
10/5/14
at Dal L
23
157
6.8
33
2
10/9/14 Ind L20 109 5.5 34
2
10/20/14
at Pit
L
20
102
5.1
33
0
at Ten W 20
151
7.6
43
2
10/26/14
GAMES WITH A 200-PLUS YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE, 2010-14
W
2
3
3
3
2
L200+ Games
3
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
1
3
FOSTER THE FASTEST UNDRAFTED TO 5,000
RB Arian Foster is the fastest undrafted player to reach 5,000 yards rushing by a wide margin, doing so in his 57th career game. Among undrafted
players, Willie Parker (2004-10) reached 5,000 yards in his 66th game,
followed by Priest Holmes (1997-07) in his 77th game, Buffalo RB Fred
Jackson in his 91st game and Kevin Mack (1985-93) in his 94th game.
Currently, Holmes is the only undrafted player in NFL history to rush for
more yards than Foster.
CAREER RUSHING YARDS, UNDRAFTED PLAYERS
Player, Tm
Priest Holmes
Arian Foster
Willie Parker
Fred Jackson
Kevin Mack
Years
G
Att Yds
1998-07 106 1,780 8,172 2009-14 67 1,292 5,885 2004-09 79 1,253 5,378 2007-14 100 1,196 5,370 1985-93 99 1,291 5,123 Avg
4.6
4.6
4.3
4.5
4.0
Lg
72
74t
80t
80t
65
TD
86
52
24
29
46
TEXANS 100-YARD RUSHERS
FOSTER’S 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, CAREER
Date
Opp. W/LRec
Yds
Avg
10/9/11 OakL5 116 23.2
10/23/11
at Ten W
5
119
23.8
11/13/11
at TB W
4
102
25.5
MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, TEXANS HISTORY
Player
Arian Foster, 2009-14
Domanick Williams, 2003-05
Ben Tate, 2011-13
Steve Slaton, 2008-11
Ron Dayne, 2006-07
Ryan Moats, 2008-09
Wali Lundy, 2006
Alfred Blue, 2014
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100-Yd Gms
31
11
5
5
2
1
1
1
Total Rush Yds
5,628
5,706
5,477
5,477
5,091
FOSTER’S 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, CAREER
Foster is fourth in the NFL since 2010 with three games of 200-plus
yards from scrimmage. The Texans are 3-0 in games where Foster has
200-plus yards from scrimmage since 2010.
Player
Tm
Calvin Johnson
Detroit
Kansas City
Jamaal Charles
Adrian Peterson
Minnesota
Arian Foster
Houston
Dallas
DeMarco Murray
8 players tied with 2 games.
100-Yd Gms
30
23
21
21
19
Total Rush Yds
5,885
3,195
1,992
1,832
1,385
484
476
390
Lg
TD
60 0
78t
1
78t
1
#Texans RB @ArianFoster leads the NFL with 30 100-yard
rushing games since 2010.
#Texans RB @ArianFoster has the 2nd-most rushing
yards ever by an undrafted player - 5,885.
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DeANDRE HOPKINS NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
HOPKINS EMERGING
Hopkins
HOPKINS AND HUNGER RELIEF WITH THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK
WR DeAndre Hopkins is on his way to bettering the
solid numbers he posted as a rookie in 2013, leading the
Texans with 764 yards receiving and four touchdowns
receiving on 46 receptions. The 27th overall pick in the
2013 draft has three 100-yard games this season through
10 games and is fast approaching his rookie totals of 52
receptions for 802 yards. Hopkins ranked second among
rookies in yards receiving and was fourth among rookies
Houston Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins will serve as an ambassador
and spokesman for the Houston Food Bank and Souper Bowl of Caring
in 2014. Hopkins hopes to raise awareness about hunger and help bring
about hunger relief throughout the Houston community through volunteer activities, appearances and nutrition education.
Hopkins knows the impact hunger can have on a family, as he grew up
in a single-parent home with four siblings who often struggled to have
enough food to eat. His family relied on a food pantry for meals and
nourishment for most of his childhood.
“I want to be able to give hope to people who are struggling to provide
food for their family. I know how it feels to go to bed hungry and I also
know if you keep working hard that your fate can change,” Hopkins said.
“I hope to be able to raise awareness for both the Houston Food Bank
and Souper Bowl of Caring so we can make a difference to those who
need hunger relief.”
NRG Stadium could be filled 16 times over with the amount of people
who are in need of hunger relief in Houston alone. The Houston Food
Bank (HFB) is America’s largest food bank, distributing more food to its
network of partner agencies than any other food bank in America. HFB
serves 600 hunger relief charities in 18 southeast Texas counties. The
Houston Food Bank provides 59 million nutritious meals to food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers and other agencies, feeding 800,000
people each year. Additional community services include nutrition education, school-based programs, food stamp applications and hands-on
job training.
The Houston Food Bank enjoys a productive partnership with the Houston Texans that was solidified when HFB moved to its newly renovated
facility in 2011. In recognition of the partnership, the Food Bank gratefully named its volunteer gathering and break area the Houston Texans
Cafe, where volunteers and guests can access nutritious refreshments.
Houston Texans President Jamey Rootes serves on the Houston Food
Bank board of directors. In addition, the Texans generate considerable
funding for HFB through the annual Taste of the Texans, a culinary extravaganza featuring food and wine from Houston’s finest restaurants
and caterers.
Souper Bowl of Caring is a national youth-led movement of schools,
congregations, community organizations and compassionate individuals
joining together to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities,
transforming the time around the Super Bowl into the nation’s largest
celebration of giving and serving. Since the program started in 1990,
volunteers have collected more than $100 million in cash and food items,
with 100 percent of all donations going directly to community food banks,
soup kitchens or other charities chosen by each group.
Under the advocacy and support from Houston Texans Founder, Chairman and CEO Mr. Robert McNair, Souper Bowl of Caring has grown in
Houston and the state of Texas since 2004. The Texans have been quick
to provide the organization with the resources it needs to be successful
in tackling hunger and have been generous in lending support at events
to generate community excitement and involvement.
in receptions.
Hopkins ranks second among second-year players with 98 receptions
for 1,566 yards for his career.
NFL SECOND-YEAR RECEIVING YARDSLEADERS
Player
Keenan Allen, SD
DeAndre Hopkins, Hou
Terrance Williams, Dal
RecYdsAvgLGTD
126
1,583 12.6
43t
9
98
1,566 16.0
76t
6
71
1,162 16.4
82t
11
Player
Keenan Allen, SD
Le’Veon Bell (RB), Pit
DeAndre Hopkins, Hou
RecYdsAvgLGTD
126
1,583 12.6
43t
9
102
883 8.7
43
2
98
1,566 16.0
76t
6
NFL SECOND-YEAR RECEPTIONS LEADERS
Hopkins has four 100-yard games in his career, including three this
season.
HOPKINS’ 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, CAREER
Date
Opp.Rec Yds Avg
9/9/13 Ten W7 117 16.7
at NYG L
6
116
19.3
9/21/14
10/20/14
at Pit
L
6
108
18.0
11/2/14 Phi L6 115 19.2
Lg
TD
28 1
49
0
32
0
45 1
HOPKINS AND TEXANS ROOKIE RECORDS
RECEPTIONS
Player
YearRec.
2003
66
Andre Johnson
2013
52
DeAndre Hopkins
Steve Slaton (RB)
2008
50
47
Domanick Williams (RB)2003
2002
41
Jabar Gaffney
2006
34
Owen Daniels (TE)
2006
33
Wali Lundy (RB)
RECEIVING YARDS
Player
YearYards
2003
976
Andre Johnson
2013
802
DeAndre Hopkins
Jabar Gaffney
2002
483
2008
377
Steve Slaton (RB)
2006
352
Owen Daniels (TE)
351
Domanick Williams (RB)2003
2013
244
Ryan Griffin (TE)
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
Player
YearTD
2006
5
Owen Daniels (TE)
2003
4
Andre Johnson
DeAndre Hopkins
2013
2
2014
1
Alfred Blue
2012
1
Keshawn Martin
2002
1
Jabar Gaffney
2003
1
Derick Armstrong
Jerome Mathis
2005
1
2002
1
Jarrod Baxter
SCRIMMAGE YARDS
Player
YearYards
2008 1,659
Steve Slaton (RB)
Domanick Williams (RB)2003 1,040
Andre Johnson
2003
966
2013
802
DeAndre Hopkins
2006
680
Wali Lundy (RB)
2002
577
Jonathan Wells
2002
483
Jabar Gaffney
Alfred Blue
2014
446
2006
352
Owen Daniels (TE)
2009
350
Arian Foster
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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
‘DRE HITTING THE MARK
Johnson
JOHNSON’S AVERAGE IS EXTRAORDINARY
WR Andre Johnson is the only player in NFL history to
record at least 60 receptions in each of his first eight NFL
seasons and is one of three players with five 100-catch
seasons. He has seven 1,000-yard seasons, including
three seasons with more than 1,500 yards receiving.
Below is a look at Johnson’s reception and yardage totals each year of his career.
WR Andre Johnson has averaged 81.1 yards per game for his career,
which ranks second only to Detroit WR Calvin Johnson (87.2) in NFL
history.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY
(Minimum 100 games played)
Player
Calvin Johnson*
Andre Johnson*
Torry Holt#
Marvin Harrison#
Jerry Rice#
Lance Alworth#
Michael Irvin#
Terrell Owens
Larry Fitzgerald*
Sterling Sharpe#
ANDRE JOHNSON RECEIVING TOTALS YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Totals
GRecYdsAvg Lg TD
16
66
976 14.8
46t
4
16
79
1,142 14.5
54t
6
13
63
688 10.9
53t
2
16
103
1,147 11.1
53
5
9
60
851 14.2
77t
8
16
115
1,575 13.7
65
8
16
101
1,569 15.5
72t
9
13
86
1,216 14.1
60
8
733492
14.950 2
16 1121,598 14.3 60t
4
16 1091,407 12.9 62t
5
1055631
11.526 1
164 98213,292 13.5 77t
62
GRecYds
Rec/GYPG
113
606
9,848 5.4
87.2
164
982 13,292
6.0
81.1
173
920 13,382 5.3
77.4
190
1,102 14,580 5.8
76.7
303
1,549 22,895 5.1
75.6
136
542 10,266 4.0
75.5
159
750 11,904 4.7
74.9
219
1,078 15,934 4.9
72.8
166
892 12,025
5.4
72.4
112
595 8,134 5.3
72.6
* indicates active players; # indicates Hall of Fame member
#Texans WR @johnson80 has 20 games with at least 10
receptions and 100 yards, the most in @NFL history.
JOHNSON DEFYING AGING TREND
The odds of having a 1,000-yard receiving season in the NFL significantly drop once a player turns 30, as shown on the chart below. Texans
WR Andre Johnson seemed to reflect that in an injury-plagued 2011
season, catching 33 passes for 492 yards in seven games as a 30-year
old.
But it was just a down year for the Texans all-time leading receiver.
He bounced back in 2012 with a career-high 1,598 yards receiving and
recorded his seventh career 1,000-yard receiving season in 2013 with
1,407 yards at the age of 32. He also recorded the first back-to-back
multi-touchdown games of his career in Weeks 9 (3) and 10 (2).
According to data provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com, more players have had 1,000-yard seasons at age 27 (89) than any other age.
From age 27 to 28, there is a 19.1 percent drop (89 to 72). From 29 to
30, there is a 30 percent drop in the number of 1,000-yard receivers,
followed by a 22 percent drop from 30 to 31 and another 20 percent
drop from 31 to 32.
Johnson turned 33 in July and has 563 yards through nine games this
season.
ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR JOHNSON
WR Andre Johnson eclipsed the 100-reception mark in a season for the
fifth time in his career in 2013, tying him with Chicago Bears WR Brandon
Marshall and Denver Broncos WR Wes Welker for the most 100-reception
seasons in his career.
MOST SEASONS WITH 100-OR-MORE RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY
Seasons
Player, Tm(s)
Andre Johnson, Hou
5
2006, 2008-09, 2012-13
Brandon Marshall, Den-Chi 5
2007-09, 2012-13
5
2007-09, 2011, 2012
Wes Welker, NE
Marvin Harrison, Ind
4
1999-2002
4
1990, 1994-96
Jerry Rice, SF
4
2007, 2009-10, 2012
Reggie Wayne, Ind
Johnson made NFL history in the 2013 season finale against Tennessee, becoming the second player ever to record at least four seasons
with 100-plus receptions and 1,400-plus yards.
1,000-Yard Receivers By Age
100
PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE SEASONS OF AT LEAST
100 RECEPTIONS AND 1,400 YARDS
90
84
87
89
80
Player
Count Years - Rec-Yds
Andre Johnson
4
2008-115-1,575; 2009-101-1,569; 2012-112-1,598;
2013-109-1,407
Marvin Harrison
4
1999-115-1,663; 2000-102-1,413; 2001-109-1,524; 2002-143-1,722
Jerry Rice
3
1990-100-1,502; 1995-122-1,848
Larry Fitzgerald
2
2005-103-1,409; 2007-100-1,409
72
1,000-Yard Receivers
70
71
64
60
50
50
39
38
40
32
30
20
20
16
16
11
10
0
0
1
20
21
3
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
0
0
1
1
37
38
39
40
Age
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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GETTING BETTER WITH AGE
CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME CHARTS
Rumors of WR Andre Johnson’s decline early in the 2012 season
were greatly exaggerated. Johnson had one of the best seasons of his
12-year career thanks to the most productive 8-game stretch of his career. Johnson caught 70 passes for 1,034 yards in the last eight regular
season games (129.3 yards per game) of 2012.
Houston’s quiet leader had 112 receptions for an AFC-best 1,598 yards.
He surpassed the 10,000-yard mark for his career in Week 6 against
Green Bay, the 11,000-yard mark in Week 15 against Indianapolis,
crossed the 12,000-yard mark in Week 8 of 2013 vs. Indianapolis and hit
yet another milestone against Indianapolis in Week 6, surpassing 13,000
yards receiving .
WR Andre Johnson is tied for 10th all-time in receptions with 982 for
13,292 yards and 62 touchdowns in his career. He is the second-fastest
to reach 950 career receptions, doing so in his 159th career game. His
950th career catch came on an 11-yard pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
in the first quarter at Dallas on Oct. 5, 2014.
MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY
RkPlayer
Years
Rec. Yds Avg Lg TD
8 Isaac Bruce
1994-09 (16) 1,024 15,208 14.9 80t 91
9 Hines Ward
1998-01 (14) 1,000 12,083 12.1 85t 85
10 Andre Johnson* 2003-14 (12) 982 13,292 13.6 77t 62
10 Randy Moss
1998-12 (14) 982 15,292 15.6 82t 156
12 Andre Reed
1985-00 (16) 951 13,198 13.9 83t 87
*indicates active players
GAMES BETWEEN CAREER MILESTONES
ReceptionsGames
YardsGames
0-100
230-1,000
17
101-200
201,001-2,00012
201-300
152,001-3,00019
301-400
173,001-4,00014
401-500
134,001-5,00012
501-600
165,001-6,000 9
601-700
166,001-7,00010
701-800
177,001-8,000 11
801-900
138,001-9,00010
901-982
14 9,001-10,00014
10,000-11,0008
11,000-12,00010
12,001-13,00014
13,001-13,2924
Johnson is 13th on the all-time receiving yards list with 13,292. He became the second-fastest player and 15th player overall in NFL history
with 13,000 career receiving yards with a 99-yard performance in Week
6 against Indianapolis. Johnson reached the mark in his 160th career
game.
NFL ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDAGE
RkPlayer
Years
Rec. Yds Avg. Lg TD
11 Henry Ellard
1983-98 (16) 814 13,777 16.9 81t 65
12 Torry Holt
1999-09 (11) 920 13,382 14.5 85t 74
13 Andre Johnson* 2003-14 (12) 982 13,292 13.6 77t 62
14 Andre Reed
1985-00 (16) 951 13,198 13.9 83t 87
15 Steve Largent
1976-89 (14) 819 13,089 16.0 74t 100
16 Steve Smith Sr.* 2001-14 (14) 885 12,925 14.6 80t 71
*indicates active players
Johnson and Marvin Harrison are the only players in NFL history who
have three seasons with at least 100 receptions and 1,500 yards receiving. Johnson and Jerry Rice are the only players in NFL history to have
100 receptions and 1,500 yards receiving in their 10th season or later.
Johnson became the second-fastest player in NFL history to reach 900
career receptions, doing so in his 150th career game, in Week 13 against
New England in 2013. Harrison was the fastest player to the mark, doing
so in his 149th career game.
@johnson80 has the second-highest yards/game receiving average in @NFL history with at least 100 games
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YARDS AND YEARS
ALWAYS OPEN
Texans WR Andre Johnson is tied with former Indianapolis Colts WR
Marvin Harrison for the most 100-catch, 1,500-yard seasons in NFL history. Johnson caught 112 passes for a career-best 1,598 yards in 2012.
He is the second-oldest player to have 100 catches and 1,500 receiving
yards in a season at 31 years, five months and 19 days old. Jerry Rice
was the oldest to have a 100-1,500 season at 33 years, 2 months and
11 days old in 1995.
There have only been 21 100-1,500 performances in NFL history. Below is a look at the players who were 30 years and older during their
100-1,500 seasons.
30-PLUS WITH 100 AND 1,500
Player, Tm
*Age
Year
Jerry Rice, SF
33 yrs, 2 mos, 11 days
1995
2012
Andre Johnson, Hou 31 yrs, 5 mos, 19 days
Jimmy Smith, Jac
30 yrs, 10 mos, 24 days
1999
30 yrs, 8 mos
2011
Wes Welker, NE
30 yrs, 7 mos, 10 days
2000
Rod Smith, Den
30 yrs, 4 mos, 4 days
2002
Marvin Harrison, Ind
* - Age as of the final regular season game played that year
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Rec
122
112
116
122
100
143
WR Andre Johnson has averaged 6.0 receptions per game in his career, the highest average in NFL history.
MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY
(Minimum 500 receptions)
Player
GRecYdsAvgRec/Gm
Andre Johnson*
164
982 13,292 13.5
6.0
Marvin Harrison
190 1,102 14,580 13.2
5.8
Brandon Marshall*
133
761 9,636 12.7
5.7
Anquan Boldin*
166
913 12,032 13.2
5.5
Wes Welker*
161
871 9,622 11.0
5.4
Larry Fitzgerald*
166
892 12,025 13.5
5.4
Calvin Johnson*
113
606 9,848 16.3
5.4
Torry Holt
173
920 13,382 14.5
5.3
Sterling Sharpe
112
595 8,134 13.7
5.3
Reggie Wayne*
205 1,053 14,161 13.4
5.1
* indicates active players
Yds TD
1,848 15
1,598 4
1,636 6
1,569 9
1,602 8
1,722 11
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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
TOPPING THE CENTURY MARK
80-10-100
WR Andre Johnson has 50 career 100-yard games in the regular season, 41 of which have come since 2006. The Texans are 23-18 since
2006 when Johnson tops 100 receiving yards.
WR Andre Johnson has posted the most games in NFL history of at
least 10 receptions and 100 yards receiving with 20.
JOHNSON’S 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, CAREER
Date
Opp.Rec Yds Avg
9/21/03 KC L7 102 14.6
11/16/03
at Buf W
4
122
30.5
12/21/03Ten L 5 108 21.6
10/3/04 OakW6 115 19.2
10/10/04 Min L12 170 14.2
11/21/04GB L 6 107 17.8
12/5/04
at NYJ L
7
125
17.9
11/27/05 StL L12 159 13.3
12/24/05Jac L 7 119 17
9/10/06 Phi L6 101 16.8
9/24/06 Was L11 152 13.8
10/1/06 Mia W9 101 11.2
10/22/06Jac W 8 106 13.3
9/9/07 KC W7 142 20.3
9/16/07
at Car W
7
120
17.1
11/18/07NO W6 120 20.0
at Ten L
9
116
12.9
12/2/07
9/7/08
at Pit
L
10
112
11.2
10/5/08 Ind L9 131 14.6
10/12/08 Mia W10 178 17.8
10/19/08 Det W11 141 12.8
10/26/08 Cin W11 143 13.0
11/23/08
at Cle W 10
116
11.6
12/14/08 Ten W11 207 18.8
12/28/08 Chi W10 148 14.8
9/20/09
at Ten W 10
149
14.9
10/11/09
at Ari
L
8
101
12.6
10/18/09
at Cin W
8
135
16.9
at Ind L
10
103
10.3
11/8/09
12/13/09 Sea W11 193 17.5
at StL W
9
196
21.8
12/20/09
9/19/10
at Was W 12
158
13.2
10/17/10KC W 8 138 17.3
at Ind L
7
106
15.1
11/1/10
11/14/10
at Jac L
9
146
16.2
at Phi L
6
149
24.8
12/2/10
12/13/10Bal L 9 140 15.6
9/25/11
at NO L
7
128
18.3
9/9/12 Mia W8 119 14.9
11/4/12 Buf W8 118 14.8
11/18/12 Jac W14 273 19.5
11/22/12
at Det W
9
188
20.9
12/16/12 Ind W11 151 13.7
12/30/12
at Ind L
12
141
11.8
9/9/13
at SD W 12
146
12.2
9/29/13 Sea L9 110 12.2
11/3/13 Ind L9 229 25.4
11/17/13 Oak L10 116 11.6
12/1/13 NE L8 121 15.1
12/5/13 Jax L13 154 11.8
Lg
TD
43t 2
46t
1
42
0
33 1
36
2
49
0
37
0
33
1
53t
1
44 0
53
0
30 1
35t
1
77t 1
33
2
73t
1
28t
1
24
0
39 1
61
1
18
0
27
0
22
0
65
1
43t
2
72t
2
21
2
59
0
24
0
64t
2
49
0
34t
1
44
1
28t
1
60
1
42
0
46t
2
48
0
29 1
34 0
48t
1
43
0
52
1
39
0
27
0
17 0
62t 3
34
0
29 0
27
0
JOHNSON IN HIS 12TH SEASON AS A TEXAN
Pct
12.20%
10.00%
11.36%
4.95%
7.37%
5.10%
JOHNSON ASCENDING ONE LIST, ATOP ANOTHER
According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, Texans WR Andre Johnson is tied for sixth all-time and leads all active players with 50 career
games with 100 yards or more receiving. Johnson had six 100-yard receiving games in 2013.
CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
Player
From
1985-06
Jerry Rice*
1998-12
Randy Moss
Marvin Harrison
1996-08
1996-10
Terrell Owens
2003-13
Andre Johnson
1958-73
Don Maynard*
2002-14
Steve Smith
Torry Holt
1999-09
1988-99
Michael Irvin*
1992, 95-05
Jimmy Smith
1994-09
Isaac Bruce
* - Denotes Hall of Fame member
Tm
SF-Oak-Sea
Min-Oak-NE-Ten-SF
Ind
SF-Phi-Dal-Buf-Cin
Hou
NYJ
Car-Bal
StL-Jac
Dal
Jac
LAR/StL-SF
W LCount
52 24
76
48 16
64
43 16
59
33 18
51
25 25
50
28 18
50
26 21
47
28 19
47
36 11
47
29 17
46
23 22
45
CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES OF ACTIVE PLAYERS
Player
Andre Johnson
Steve Smith
Reggie Wayne
Calvin Johnson
Roddy White
Larry Fitzgerald
Anquan Boldin
Brandon Marshall
From
2003-14
2002-14
2002-14
2007-14
2005-14
2005-14
2003-14
2007-14
Tm
Hou
Car-Bal
Ind
Det
Atl
Ari
Ari-Bal-SF
Den-Mia-Chi
W LCount
25 25
50
26 21
47
31 12
43
16 25
41
19 19
38
19 19
38
16 19
35
15 19
34
JOHNSON IN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY
Texans WR Andre Johnson is one of two active players with 13,000
yards receiving. He joined the 13,000-yard club with a 99-yard performance in Week 6 against Indianapolis.
ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH 13,000 YARDS RECEIVING
Player
Team Games Rec.Yards
Reggie Wayne Indianapolis
205 1,053 14,161
Andre Johnson Houston
164
982 13,292
Texans WR Andre Johnson is the only player on the Texans roster
who was with the team prior to 2006. The third overall pick in the 2003
NFL Draft, Johnson has played in more games than any other player
in franchise history with 164. The next closest player is former K Kris
Brown (2002-09), who played in 128 games for the Texans.
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MOST CAREER GAMES WITH
10+ CATCHES & 100+ YARDS SINCE 1970
Career GP 10-100 Gms
Player
Andre Johnson
164
20
Wes Welker
160
16
Brandon Marshall
132
15
Jerry Rice
303
15
Marvin Harrison
190
14
255
13
Tim Brown
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
BIG, BIG GAMES
HITTING THE MARKS FAST
WR Andre Johnson already has the most games of 10 catches and
100 yards in NFL history with 20. Johnson tied Jerry Rice for the most
games with 10 receptions and 150 yards in NFL history with a 13-reception, 154-yard performance in Week 14 of 2013 at Jacksonville.
Rice and Johnson both have 10 games of at least 10 catches and
150 yards. Below is a look at the players with the most 10-150 receiving
games in NFL history:
WR Andre Johnson became the 12th player in NFL history with 950
receptions in Week 5 against Dallas, his 159th career game. Johnson
was the second-fastest player to hit the mark. Only former Colts WR
Marvin Harrison reached the mark faster, in 158 career games.
FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 950 RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY
Player
Marvin Harrison
Andre Johnson
Jerry Rice
Reggie Wayne
Terrell Owens
MOST GAMES OF 10 RECEPTIONS AND 150 YARDS
PlayerGames
Andre Johnson
10
Jerry Rice
10
Tim Brown
9
Anquan Boldin
7
7
Calvin Johnson
Terrell Owens
7
6
Isaac Bruce
Johnson was also the second-fastest player in NFL to reach the 800and 900-reception mark.
He passed the 13,000-yard mark for his career with a 99-yard performance in Week 6 against Indianapolis. Johnson reached the mark in his
160th to make him the second-fastest in NFL history to do so.
FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 13,000 YARDS, NFL HISTORY
Player
Jerry Rice
Andre Johnson
Marvin Harrison
Torry Holt
Randy Moss
BACK-TO-BACK
WR Andre Johnson set an NFL record for receiving yards in back-toback games with 461 in Weeks 11 and 12 in 2012, according to the Elias
Sports Bureau. Johnson set a Texans franchise record with 273 yards
receiving on 14 receptions in an overtime win against Jacksonville on Nov.
18. He followed that performance with 188 yards on nine receptions on
Nov. 22 in an overtime win at Detroit.
Detroit WR Calvin Johnson broke Andre Johnson’s record with 484
combined receiving yards in Weeks 7 and 8 in 2013 before Cleveland WR
Josh Gordon totaled 498 combined yard in Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2013
season to take the top spot.
Date
11/24/13
10/20/13
11/18/12
11/12/06
12/3/89
12/18/95
Opp
Pit
Cin
Jac
SD
Atl
Min
Yds
237
155
273
260
162
289
Date
12/1/13
10/27/13
11/22/12
11/19/06
12/11/89
12/24/95
Opp Yds Total
Jax 261 498
Dal 329 484
Det 188 461
NO 190 450
LAN* 286 448
Atl 153 442
SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS
Date
11/26/89
10/27/13
12/22/85
9/10/00
12/18/95
12/11/89
12/17/00
11/18/12
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Tm
LAN
Det
KC
Jac
SF
SF
SF
Hou
OppRec Yds
NO 15
336
Dal 14 329
SD
8 309
Bal 15 291
Min 14 289
LAN 11
286
Chi 20 283
Jac 14 273
Games
144
160
162
164
167
Career Yds
22,895
13,292
14,580
13,382
15,292
TEXANS 100-YARD RECEIVERS
MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, TEXANS HISTORY
Player
100-Yd Gms Total Receiving Yds
Andre Johnson, 2003-14
50
13,292
Owen Daniels, 2006-13
4
4,617
Kevin Walter, 2006-12
3
4,083
Corey Bradford, 2002-05
3
1,992
Arian Foster, 2009-14
3
1,943
DeAndre Hopkins, 2013-14
3
1,566
Joel Dreessen, 2007-11
2
1,323
Jabar Gaffney, 2002-05
1
2,009
Jacoby Jones, 2007-11
1
1,741
Garrett Graham, 2010-14
1
988
Andre’ Davis, 2007-09
1
855
Steve Slaton, 2008-11
1
811
James Casey, 2009-11
1
752
Derick Armstrong, 2003-05
1
605
Johnson’s 273 yards receiving against Jacksonville in Week 11 of 2012
were the eighth-most in NFL history and the most by a player since 2000.
Calvin Johnson surpassed Andre Johnson’s single-game total with 329
yards receiving against Dallas on Oct. 27, 2013.
Player
Flipper Anderson
Calvin Johnson
Stephone Paige
Jimmy Smith
Jerry Rice
John Taylor
Terrell Owens
Andre Johnson
Years
1985-04
2003-14
1996-08
1999-09
1998-12
Johnson passed the 12-yard mark for his career with a 229-yard performance in Week 9 of 2013 against Indianapolis, the 11,000-yard mark
for his career with a 151-yard performance in Week 15 of 2012 against
Indianapolis. He reached the mark in his 136th career game to become
the third-fastest in history to do so.
Johnson passed the 10,000-yard mark for his career with a 75-yard
performance in Week 6 of 2012 against Green Bay. He reached the
mark in his 128th career game to become the sixth-fastest in history
to do so. He was also the sixth-fastest in history to reach 9,000 yards,
doing so in his 114th career game.
HIGHEST BACK-TO-BACK RECEIVING GAMES, NFL HISTORY
Player, Tm
Josh Gordon, Cle
Calvin Johnson, Det
Andre Johnson, Hou
Chad Johnson, Cin
John Taylor, SF
Jerry Rice, SF
*- Los Angeles Rams
Years
Games Career Rec
1996-08
158
1,102
2003-14159982
1985-04
174
1,549
2002-14
185
1,040
1996-10
189
1,078
Avg TD
22.4
1
23.5
1
38.6
2
19.4
3
20.6
3
26.0
2
14.2
1
19.5
1
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR HOUSTON
MARTIN SETS FRANCHISE MARKS
Duane Brown has emerged as one of the NFL’s top left
tackles in the last four seasons, earning a pair of Pro Bowl
berths and All-Pro recognition. Brown had the best season
of his career and one of the best seasons of any left tackle
in the AFC in 2011. According to STATS LLC, Brown only
gave up 2.5 sacks in 2011, which was the second-fewest of any full-time starter in the conference. In addition,
Brown
Brown wasn’t called for a holding penalty despite being on
the field longer than any other left tackle in the NFL (Houston led the NFL
in time of possession). He also earned AP All-Pro Second Team recognition and a spot on USA Today’s All-Joe Team for his efforts.
In 2012, Brown was named AP All-Pro First Team and earned his first
trip to the Pro Bowl for his play. He helped the Texans produce a 1,000yard rusher for the third consecutive season and rank seventh in the NFL
with 372.1 yards per game. In 2013, he earned his second consecutive
Pro Bowl berth.
Brown has only been penalized four times for holding in 100 career
games.
WR Keshawn Martin’s franchise-record 87-yard punt return for a
touchdown against Oakland in Week 11 in 2013 was the key ingredient
in a record-setting day. Martin racked up 125 punt return yards, a single-game franchise record.
TEXANS SINGLE-GAME PUNT RETURN YARDS
Player
Date OppPRFCYdsAvgLgTD
Keshawn Martin
11/17/13
Oak73
125
17.9
87t1
Ari 51
100
20.0620
Jacoby Jones 10/11/09
Avion Black 12/15/02
Bal 3092
30.7
76t1
Jacoby Jones 9/11/11Ind 3091
30.3
79t1
Jacoby Jones 11/27/11Jac 7 191
13.042 0
MYERS A MAINSTAY ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE
C Chris Myers has been a mainstay on the Texans offensive line since joining the team via trade from Denver
in 2008. Myers earned his first Pro Bowl selection following the 2011 season and helped the Texans set a team
record and rank second in the NFL with 153.0 rushing
yards per game. He was selected again for the NFL’s
all-star game in 2012 after helping direct the NFL’s sevMyers
enth-ranked offense (372.1 yards per game). The Texans
finished in the League’s top four in total offense in three of his first four
years with the team: third in 2008 (382.1 yards per game); fourth in 2009
(383.1); and third in 2010 (386.6 yards per game).
Myers has proven durable as well. He has played in 147 consecutive
games, the longest current streak among offensive linemen in the NFL
and the fourth-longest streak among non-kickers and punters. He has
started 122 (including 106 for the Texans) consecutive games at center,
which is the second-longest streak among offensive linemen and the
longest streak among centers.
MARTIN YIELDS HIGH RETURNS
Texans third-year WR Keshawn Martin ranked third in
the NFL with 1,292 total return yards and was eighth in
the NFL with a 26.3 kickoff return average in 2013.
The explosive play that Martin displayed at Michigan
State showed up at NRG Stadium in Week 11 vs. Oakland.
Martin took a Marquette King punt and returned it a franchise-record 87 yards for a touchdown, the first of Martin’s
Martin
career and first punt return touchdown for Houston since
Jacoby Jones vs. Indianapolis on opening weekend in 2011.
Martin led the Texans and ranked fifth in the NFL with a franchise-record
12.1 punt return average in 2012.
CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED, OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
(active streak)
TmGames
Player
Chris Myers
Den-Hou
147
D’Brickshaw Ferguson NYJ
138
Donald Penn
TB-Oak
122
2013 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE LEADERS
Player, Tm
D. Hester, Chi
C. Patterson, Min
K. Martin, Hou
B. Tate, Cin
M. Thigpen, Mia
PRYdsAvg
18 256 14.2
0 0
-
39 345 8.8
36 336 9.3
34 264 7.8
LgTD
81t 1
- 0
87t 1
43 0
34 0
KR YdsAvg LgTDTotal
52 1,436 27.6 80 0 1,692
43 1,393 32.4 109t 2 1,393
36 947 26.3 50 0 1,292
35 914 26.1 71 0 1,250
39 878 22.5 50 0 1,142
2013 KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS
Player, Tm
Cordarrelle Patterson, Min
Dwayne Harris, Dal
Quintin Demps, KC
Jacoby Jones, Bal
Trindon Holliday, Den
Devin Hester, Chi
Jordan Todman, Jax
Keshawn Martin, Hou
Brandon Tate, Cin
Eric Page, TB
KR
43
28
33
31
28
52
26
36
35
22
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Yds
1,393 857 992 892 775 1,436 712 947 914 548 Avg
32.4
30.6
30.1
28.8
27.7
27.6
27.4
26.3
26.1
24.9
Lg
109t
90
95t
77t
105t
80
59
50
71
44
CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED, OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
(active streak)
Player
TmGames
D’Brickshaw Ferguson NYJ
138
Chris Myers
Den-Hou
122
Donald Penn
TB-Oak
118
TD
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED, CENTERS
(active streak)
Player
TmGames
Chris Myers
Den-Hou
121
Dominic Raiola
Det
93
Nick Mangold
NYJ
52
John Sullivan
Min
50
31
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
CUSHING TIES FRANCHISE TACKLE MARK
JOSEPH ONE OF THE BEST SINCE HE STARTED
ILB Brian Cushing has come back twice from season-ending knee injuries and is tied for the team lead the
with 50 tackles this season. Cushing came back in 2013
from an ACL injury that cut his 2012 season short after
only five games, leading the team with 65 tackles to go
along with 1.5 sacks and an interception before another
devastating leg injury in Week 7 at Kansas City.
Cushing
Cushing’s 17-tackle performance against the New York
Giants in Week 3 tied Jamie Sharper for the franchise single-game record.
CB Johnathan Joseph ranks first among active players with 122 passes defensed since he began his career with Cincinnati in 2006.
MOST PASSES DEFENSED, 2006-14
(Active players only)
Player, Tms
Johnathan Joseph, Cin-Hou
DeAngelo Hall, Atl-Oak-Was
Darrelle Revis, NYJ-TB-NE
Tramon Williams, GB
Ike Taylor, Pit
Charles Woodson, GB-Oak
HOUSTON TEXANS SINGLE-GAME TACKLES
Player
Date
Opp TotSoloAsst
9/21/14NYG1789
Brian Cushing
TB
17
12
5
Jamie Sharper 12/14/03
Jamie Sharper
11/9/03Cin 1798
Jay Foreman
11/23/03
NE
16
14
2
G
121
127
105
121
127
126
PD
122
121
118
110
108
108
LEWIS ON HIS WAY TO A CAREER YEAR
It was also the second-most tackles in a game this season:
2014 NFL SINGLE-GAME TACKLES
Player, Tm
DateOpp TotSoloAsst
Chris Borland, SF
11/2 StL
18
15
3
17
8
9
Brian Cushing, Hou 9/21 NYG
Chris Borland, SF
11/9 NO
17
11
6
Jacquian Williams, NYG11/3 Ind
17
13
4
Lewis
Chiefs in 2011.
FS Kendrick Lewis joined the Texans in the offseason
as an unrestricted free agent from Kansas City and his
since been on pace for a career-best season. Lewis leads
the team with 57 tackles and is tied for second in the NFL
with a career-high three forced fumbles. Lewis has also
tied a career high with three tackles for loss and has two
passes defensed and an interception to his credit.
His previous career high for tackles was 58 with the
JACKSON AND J-JOE ON PATROL
Jackson
PICKETT’S EXPERIENCE
Since 2011, Kareem Jackson and Johnathan Joseph
have served as Houston’s starting cornerbacks. In that
time, the duo has combined for 84 passes defensed and
15 interceptions, two of which have been returned for
touchdowns,
Since Jackson and Joseph have manned the corners,
Texans opponents have the lowest completion percentage in the NFL at 56.1 and the third-lowest net yards
passing per game at 216.4. Jackson ranks third on the
franchise’s passes defensed list with 48 and Joseph is
fifth with 46. Joseph also ranks fourth in franchise history
with nine interceptions while Jackson is tied for fifth with
eight.
The Texans signed NT Ryan Pickett on Sept. 24. The 14th-year veteran brings a wealth of experience and size (6-2, 340) to Houston’s
defensive line. The former first-round pick (29th overall in 2001) of the
St. Louis Rams has played in more games (201) than any defensive
lineman outside of San Francisco 49ers’ Justin Smith (215) and ranks
fourth among all active defensive linemen with 567 tackles. Pickett is fifth
among active defensive linemen with 32 passes defensed, according to
STATS, Inc.
GAMES PLAYED, ACTIVE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
PlayerG
215
Justin Smith
201
Ryan Pickett
Kevin Williams
181
170
Cory Redding
166
Jared Allen
Joseph
HOUSTON TEXANS ALL-TIME PASSES DEFENSED
Player
Dunta Robinson
Marcus Coleman
Kareem Jackson
Glover Quin
Johnathan Joseph
Aaron Glenn
Years
2004-09 (6)
2002-05 (4)
2010-14 (5)
2009-12 (4)
2011-14 (4)
2002-04 (3)
GmsPD
84
63
58
56
70
48
63
47
54
46
43
44
CAREER TACKLES, ACTIVE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Player
Justin Smith
DeMarcus Ware
Jared Allen
Ryan Pickett
Vince Wilfork
Kevin Williams
Darnell Dockett
Tommy Kelly
Justin Tuck
Haloti Ngata
Kyle Williams
HOUSTON TEXANS ALL-TIME INTERCEPTIONS
Player
Dunta Robinson
Marcus Coleman
Aaron Glenn
Johnathan Joseph
Brian Cushing
Kareem Jackson
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Years
Gms Int YdsTD
2004-09 (6)
84 13 162 1
2002-05 (4)
58 11 217 1
2002-04 (3)
43 11 221 2
2011-14 (4)
53 9 192 1
2009-14 (6)
63 8 50 1
2010-14 (5)
70 8 159 1
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TotTackAsst
871606265
605468137
595465130
569377192
497340157
485347138
463
351
112
463318145
458317141
443283160
443287156
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J.J. WATT NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WATT SIGNS EXTENSION, CONTINUES DOMINANT PLAY
STAT FILLER
DE J.J. Watt signed a 6-year contract extension with
the Texans on Tuesday, Sept. 2. He has showed why he
got that contract since:
• Leads the NFL with 29 QBH and 4 FRs
• Tied for first in NFL with 14 TFL
• Leads team with 9.5 sacks and 7 passes defensed
• First defensive lineman since 1948 with four touchWatt
downs in a season
• First player since 1956 to have more than one touchdown in a season on offense and defense
• Fourth player in NFL history and first in more than 50 years to have a
touchdown reception, interception returned for a touchdown and fumble
recovery for a touchdown in the same season
• AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September - 16 QBH, 15
tackles, 4 TFL, 3 PD, 2.0 sacks, an INT returned for a touchdown, a
blocked PAT and a fumble recovery. Had an 80-yard touchdown return
against Buffalo in Week 4 to give Houston a 14-10 lead following a Texans turnover to open the second half, a fumble recovery on the Houston 10-yard line against Washington in Week 1 and a 1-yard touchdown
catch for his first career offensive score against Oakland in Week 2.
• Week 5 Defensive Player of the Week
• The only player in the NFL through the first 11 weeks of the season
with a sack, quarterback hit, tackle for loss, interception, forced fumble,
fumble recovery and more than one defensive touchdown
DE J.J. Watt is second among his peers since his rookie season of
2011 with 46.0 sacks. Within that group, Watt leads with 261 tackles,
213 solo tackles, 34 passes defensed, 137 quarterback hits, 88 tackles
for loss and 10 fumble recoveries, according to official NFL statistics.
TOP 10 SACK LEADERS SINCE 2011
(Category leaders in bold italics)
Player
G TotSoloAsst Sks FF PDQBH TFL FR
57200136 64 48 8138755 5
Jared Allen
J.J. Watt
58 261 213 484610 34 137 88 10
DeMarcus Ware551831325146 9 48156 3
Von Miller
50208160 48 45 11 88667 1
Aldon Smith 441361092742 5 57642 1
40.5 9 46934 1
Elvis Dumervil 551519853
Robert Quinn 5713711819
40.510 97350 2
Cameron Wake 5715412331
40.5 8 49341 2
Justin Houston 5320217032
38.5 4165846 4
Mario Williams 471229824
38.5 5 94943 2
WATT SETS FRANCHISE RECORD, TIED FOR NFL LEAD
DE J.J. Watt’s third fumble recovery of the year in Week 7 at Pittsburgh
set a Texans franchise record. It was the ninth fumble recovery of his
career, putting him ahead of DeMeco Ryans, who held the previous franchise record with eight fumble recoveries from 2006-11. Watt has since
added another fumble recovery and has tied Tim Dobbins’ franchise single-season mark of four, set in 2012.
Watt leads the NFL this season in fumble recoveries and has the second-most fumble recoveries behind Green Bay OLB Julius Peppers and
New England DE Rob Ninkovich since 2011.
In the last seven games in which Watt has recovered a fumble, he has
also had at least one sack, dating back to Week 2 of the 2012 season.
THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN OFTEN...
Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt is the fourth player in NFL history and
first in more than 50 years to have a touchdown reception, interception
returned for a touchdown and fumble recovery for a touchdown, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
PLAYERS WITH A TD RECEPTION, INT RETURN TD AND OPP. FR
FOR TD IN SAME SEASON
1927 George Halas, Chicago Bears
1938 Jay Arnold, Philadelphia Eagles
1961 Billy Stacy, St. Louis Cardinals
2014 J.J. Watt, Houston Texans
WATT’S GAMES WITH A SACK AND FUMBLE RECOVERY
Date OppSack FR
9/16/12
at Jac
1.5
1
9/30/12Ten 2.0 1
at Ari
1.0
2
11/10/13
9/7/14Was 1.0 1
2.0 1
10/9/14Ind
10/20/14
at Pit
1.0
1
11/16/14
at Cle
1.0
1
Watt is also the first defensive lineman with four touchdowns in a season since 1948, when Ron Poole of the New York Giants and Jack Zilly
of the Los Angeles Rams both had four touchdowns. He is one of 36
defensive linemen to score two return touchdowns in a season. No defensive lineman has ever scored three return touchdowns in a season,
according to STATS, Inc.
WATT’S PICK 6
DE J.J. Watt’s 80-yard interception return for a touchdown was the
longest interception return for a defensive lineman in nearly 15 years
and ranks as the sixth-longest interception return by a defensive lineman
in NFL history.
WATT’S 2014 TOUCHDOWNS
1-yard reception at Oakland in Week 2
80-yard interception return vs. Buffalo (E.J. Manuel) in Week 4
45-yard fumble return In Week 6 against Indianapolis
2-yard reception at Cleveland in Week 11
ALL-TIME LONGEST INT RETURNS, DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Player
Grant Wistrom
Steve Emtman
Dan Wilkinson
Greg Ellis
Greg Townsend
J.J. Watt
Only one other man in the last 44 years has caught a touchdown pass
and returned an interception for a touchdown in the same season, Texans Linebackers Coach Mike Vrabel, who as a New England Patriot in
2005 returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown against Carolina
and caught three touchdown passes on offense.
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Date
10/17/99
10/25/92
10/31/99
9/20/99
12/4/88
9/28/14
Tm
StL
Ind
Was
Dal
L.A. Hou
OppYdsTD
Atl
91
1
Mia
90
1
Chi
88
1
Atl
87
1
Den
86
1
Buf
80
1
It was also the fourth-longest interception return in Texans franchise
history.
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J.J. WATT NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
SACKING AND SWATTING
WATT ON THE OTHER SIDE
Texans DE J.J. Watt’s propensity to get his hands on quarterbacks and
their passes earned him the moniker “J.J. Swatt.” Watt set an NFL record
for a defensive lineman with 16 passes defensed and led the NFL with a
franchise-record 20.5 sacks in 2012.
Five of Watt’s 16 passes defensed in 2012 were picked off, with four
leading to Texans scores. He picked off one pass this season at the line
of scrimmage and took it 80 yards for a touchdown in Week 4 against
Buffalo. Watt also had a pick-six in the 2011 Wild Card game against
Cincinnati.
Since he has come into the NFL, Watt leads all defensive linemen
with 34 passes defensed. Watt led all defensive linemen in passes defensed in 2012.
DE J.J. Watt’s touchdown receptions in 2014 are the sixth and seventh
by a defensive lineman since 2004 and the first since Denver Broncos
DT Mitch Unrein caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning
against Tampa Bay on Dec. 2, 2012. Watt originally attended Central
Michigan as a tight end and caught eight passes for 77 yards as a true
freshman in 2007 before transferring to Wisconsin.
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS FOR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN, 2004-14
Player, Tm
J.J. Watt, Hou
J.J. Watt, Hou
Mitch Unrein, Den
Ryan Denney, Buf
Ryan Denney, Buf
Jared Allen, KC
Jared Allen, KC
PASSES DEFENSED, DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (2011-14)
Player
J.J. Watt
Calais Campbell
Jason Pierre-Paul
Michael Johnson
Haloti Ngata
Barry Cofield Jr.
Kevin Williams
TeamPD
Hou
34
Ari
23
NYG
22
Cin-TB
16
Bal
16
NYG-Was
15
Min-Sea
15
Yards
2
1
1
25
19
2
1
WATT STANDS ALONE WITH 15 & 15 MARK
DE J.J. Watt leads the NFL with 29 quarterback hits. The fourth-year
former first-round pick set a career high with nine quarterback hits
against Buffalo in Week 4, besting his previous career high of five, which
he had set on six previous occasions.
This is not a new phenomenon for Watt. He has led the NFL in quarterback hits each of the past two seasons, piling up 43 in 2012 and 46 in
2013, according to NFL statistics.
To put that into perspective, Watt is the only player to record more than
40 quarterback hits in a season since 2000 and he is the only player to
record more than 30 in a season twice since 2000.
Watt’s 40.5 sacks and 118 quarterback hits from 2012-14 are tops in
the NFL.
SINGLE-SEASON QB HITS (2000-13)
2014 QB HIT LEADERS
Since passes defensed were officially tracked beginning in 1991, only
11 players have recorded 10 sacks and 10 passes defensed in a single
season. Texans DE J.J. Watt is the only player to record at least 15
sacks and 15 passes defensed in the same season. Watt and Reggie White are the only defensive linemen to record at least 13 sacks
and 13 passes defensed in that time.
Below is a look at the players who have had at least 10 sacks and 10
passes defensed in a single season since 1991.
PLAYERS WITH 10 SACKS AND 10 PASSES DEFENSED
IN A SEASON (since 1991)
Player, Pos.
J.J. Watt, DE
Tim Harris, LB
Jared Allen, DE
Simeon Rice, DE
Reggie White, DE
Jason Taylor, DE
Wayne Martin, DE
Jamir Miller, LB
Alfred Williams, DE
Jason Taylor, DE
Steve Foley, LB
Greg Lloyd, LB
TeamQBH
Hou 29
Den
22
Cin
17
Den
17
KC
16
Bal
16
Min
15
Phi
14
Det
14
Ind
14
NYG 14
#Texans DE @JJWatt is only player to have 15 sacks and
15 passes defensed in the same season since 1991.
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Opp
at Cle
Oak
TB
NO
Sea
SD
Det
It should be noted that Denney’s two touchdown receptions came on
fake field goal attempts.
The only other defensive player to have a touchdown reception in the
last 11 seasons aside from the four defensive linemen listed above is
Texans Linebackers Coach Mike Vrabel, who caught nine of his 10 career touchdown passes between 2004-10.
AND THE HITS KEEP COMING
Player
Season TeamQBH Player
J.J. Watt
2013 Hou 46
J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
2012 Hou 43
Von Miller
Robert Quinn
2013 StL
33
Carlos Dunlap
Cameron Wake
2012 Mia
33
DeMarcus Ware
Ndamukong Suh
2012 Det
32
Justin Houston
Jared Allen
2011 Min
32
Elvis Dumervil
Kyle Vanden Bosch 2007 Ten
31
Everson Griffen
John Abraham
2008 Atl
30
Connor Barwin
DeMarcus Ware
2008 Dal
30
Ezekiel Ansah
Aaron Kampman
2006 GB
30
Erik Walden
Robert Ayers
Date
11/16/14
9/14/14
12/2/12
9/27/09
9/7/08
12/2/07
12/23/07
Season, Tm
2012, Hou
1992, SF
2007, KC
2002, TB
1991, Phi
2006, Mia
1995, NO
2001, Cle
1996, Den
2005, Mia
2004, SD
1994, Pit
G Sacks
16
20.5
16
17.0
14
15.5
16
15.5
16
15.0
16
13.5
16
13.0
16
13.0
16
13.0
16
12.0
16
10.0
15
10.0
PD
16
10
11
11
13
11
10
14
11
10
12
11
#Texans DE @JJWatt ranked 6th all-time with 20.5 sacks
in 2012.
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J.J. WATT/SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS
WATT’S 2012 HONORS
Texans P Shane Lechler has posted some of the best
career and season numbers in NFL history. Lechler is the
NFL’s all-time leader in gross punting average (47.6) and
has posted three of top eight single-season punting averages in NFL history.
DE J.J. Watt was named the Associated Press 2012 Defensive Player of the Year at the second-annual NFL Honors gala on Feb. 2, 2013
in New Orleans, La. Watt was the first Houston Texans player to earn a
League-wide player of the year award. He was the first defensive lineman to be recognized since Miami DE Jason Taylor (2006), the 17th
defensive lineman and eighth defensive end to win the award.
Watt led the NFL with 20.5 sacks, which tied for the sixth-most in a season in NFL history, and his 16 passes defensed were the most in League
history by a defensive lineman. He became the only player in NFL history
with at least 14 sacks and 14 passes defensed in the same season.
Watt led the Texans defense with 107 tackles, 39 tackles for loss, 42
quarterback hits, four forced fumbles. He tied for second on the team
with two fumble recoveries.
J.J. WATT’S 2012 HONORS
Lechler
Player
Shane Lechler
Thomas Morstead
Brandon Fields
Andy Lee
Pat McAfee
NFL ALL-TIME GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE
SeasonsPunt Blk
2000-14 1,146 5 2009-14 325 1 2007-14 568 3 2004-14 909 4 2009-14 402 3 Yds
54,502 15,264 26,538 41,966 18,363 Avg
47.6
47.0
46.7
46.2
45.7
TB
157
28
47
88
33
In20
371
107
194
287
132
Lg
80
70
74
82
66
Lechler is the only punter to average more than 50 yards per punt in two
AwardOrganization
Defensive Player of the Year
Associated Press
separate seasons, doing so in 2009 (51.1) and 2011 (50.8) with Oakland.
Pro Football Weekly/PFWA
Defensive Most Valuable Player
AFC Defensive Player of the Year
NFL 101
NFL SINGLE-SEASON GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE
Unanimous First-Team All-Pro
Associated Press
Player
Yr Tm Punt Blk
Yds Avg TB In20 Lg
National Football League
Pro Bowl Starter
Sammy Baugh
1940 Was 35 - 1,799 51.4
-
- 85
2009 Oak 96 0 4,909 51.1 12
30 70
Shane Lechler
USA Football
All-Fundamentals Team
Andy Lee
2011 SF 78 1 3,970 50.9
9
28 68
AFC Defensive Player of the Month (Dec.) National Football League
Shane Lechler
2011 Oak 78 0 3,960 50.8
9
27 80
AFC Defensive Player of the Month (Sept.) National Football League
2012 Mia 74 0 3,715 50.2
9
29 67
Brandon Fields
Houston Texans
Most Valuable Player
In 2009, Lechler posted the third-best net punting average in NFL history at 43.9.
WATT COMING OFF SECOND ALL-PRO, PRO BOWL NOD
DE J.J. Watt earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl berth and AllPro nod in 2013. Watt led the NFL with 46 quarterback hits and was
second in the NFL with 22 tackles for loss. Watt ranked first in solo
tackles recorded among defensive linemen in 2013 with 65, according to STATS, LLC (70 by Texans coaches’ review).
Watt was second on the Texans with 117 tackles (unofficial) and led the
team with 10.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and
two blocked field goals to go along with seven passes defensed.
NFL SINGLE-SEASON NET PUNTING AVERAGE
Player
Johnny Hekker
Andy Lee
Shane Lechler
Andy Lee
Thomas Morstead
Sacks
10.5
6.0
18.0
1.0
7.5
2013 QB HITS
Player
J.J. Watt, DE
Robert Quinn, DE
Greg Hardy, LB
Jared Allen, DE
Michael Bennett, DE
Tm
Hou
Stl
Car
Min
Sea
Yds
70.5
52.0
142.0
6.0
56.5
FF
4
2
7
1
1
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Avg TB In20
44.2
4
19
44.0
9
28
43.9 12
30
43.2
4
36
43.2
6
20
Lg
64
68
70
66
70
LECHLER AND THE LONG BALL
P Shane Lechler set a franchise record with a 71-yard punt in Week
6 against Indianapolis. It was the 12th punt of 70 yards or more in his
career, the most in the NFL since 1991.
QB Hits
46
33
29
25
25
MOST PUNTS OF 70-PLUS YARDS SINCE 1991
Player70-Yarders
12
Shane Lechler
Craig Hentrich
7
Brian Moorman
6
Dustin Colquitt
6
Jon Ryan 6
Andy Lee
6
2013 TACKLES FOR LOSS
Player
Robert Quinn, DE
J.J. Watt, DE
Lavonte David, LB
Greg Hardy, LB
Yds
3,609
3,970 4,909 3,226 3,707 Lechler has punted in 199 consecutive games, tops among active punters. He also leads all active punters with 1,146 career punts, which ranks
ninth all-time.
2013 SOLO TACKLES LEADERS, DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Player
Solo Tck
J.J. Watt, Hou
65
Lamarr Houston, Oak
56
Robert Quinn, StL
50
Cedric Thornton, Phi
48
45
Marcell Dareus, Buf
Yr Tm Punt Blk
2013 StL 78 0
2011 SF 78 1
2009 Oak 96 0
2012 SF 67 0
2012 NO 74 0
TmTFL
Stl
23
Hou
22
TB
20
Car
17
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SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
ON SECOND GLANCE: LECHLER
TARPINIAN LEADING TEXANS SPECIAL TEAMS
Houston Texans P Shane Lechler set a franchise record and posted the seventh-best single-game gross punt average in NFL history in
Week 10 of 2013 at Arizona at 58.9 on seven punts. It was the highest
single-game average ever for someone who punted seven or more
times in a game.
NFL SINGLE-GAME PUNT AVERAGE (7 or more punts)
Player
Shane Lechler
Johnny Hekker
Shane Lechler
Brad Nortman
Brandon Fields
Date
11/10/13
10/4/12
9/20/09
11/24/13
12/12/10
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KC
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ILB Jeff Tarpinian is tied for fourth in the AFC with
nine special teams tackles despite missing the last two
games. Texans ILB Akeem Dent is tied for 10th in the
AFC with seven special teams tackles.
2014 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE LEADERS
Tarpinian
Avg
58.9
56.9
56.9
56.7
56.4
Lechler also became the sixth player in NFL history to reach 50,000
punting yards against Arizona. He did so on his 1,052nd punt, 99 punts
fewer than it took the next fastest player to do so, Sean Landeta.
Texans LS Jon Weeks’ route to the NFL was quite circuitous. A self-described “military brat,” Weeks was born in
Bethpage, N.Y. and graduated from high school in Glendale, Ariz.
As a senior at Mountain Ridge High, Weeks attended
a special teams camp, where he caught the eye of the
coaches from Baylor University. He walked on at Baylor
Weeks
as a long snapper and eventually earned a scholarship.
After college, Weeks volunteered at a hospital and began a nine-week
certification program to become a firefighter. Taking one last stab at his
football dreams, he attended coach Gary Zauner’s specialists combine
and caught the attention of a Texans scout. The Texans invited Weeks
for a tryout and signed him the following day, and Weeks won his roster
spot during Houston’s 2010 training camp.
Weeks has handled all snapping duties in his five seasons with the
Texans and has remained consistent at his job, totaling 743 extra-point,
field-goal and punt snaps in 78 regular season and postseason games.
SeasonsPunts
2000-14 (15) 1,052
1985-05 (21) 1,151
1991-06 (16) 1,169
1985-02 (18) 1,175
1997-11 (15) 1,191
1988-09 (22) 1,199
PLAYERS WITH MORE THAN 50,000 YARDS PUNTING
Player
Jeff Feagles
Sean Landeta
Brad Maynard
Shane Lechler
Lee Johnson
Chris Gardocki
Seasons (Yrs)
1988-09 (22)
1985-05 (21)
1997-11 (15)
2000-14 (15)
1985-02 (18)
1991-06 (16)
G
352
284
238
232
259
244
Punt Blk
1,713 12
1,401 6
1,339 5
1,151
5
1,226 6
1,177 0
Yds
71,211 60,706 56,021 54,699
51,979 50,336 Avg
41.6
43.3
41.8
47.5
42.4
42.8
BULLOCK’S BOUNCE BACK
Texans K Randy Bullock has bounced back from a
rough start in 2013, his first year playing, to become one
of the NFL’s most accurate kickers. Bullock has made
30 of 34 field goal attempts (88.2 percent) in his last 17
games.
A fifth-round pick in 2012 out of Texas A&M, the former
Groza
Award winner spent his first NFL season on injured
Bullock
reserve with a groin injury. He kicked a game-winning field
goal in his first career game at San Diego on Sept. 9, 2013 but only
made 14 of 23 field goal attempts (60.2) through his first nine games.
Bullock made all three attempts in the Week 4 win against Buffalo, including kicks from 55 and 50 yards.
He is 18 of 22 on field goal attempts in 2014 and made a field goal in a
franchise-record 19 consecutive games before going without a field goal
against Indianapolis in Week 6.
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NE
9
10
8
2
Mia
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10
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Hou 7
9
5
4
SD
9
9
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3
Pit 10
9
5
4
THE LONG-SHOT LONGSNAPPER
FEWEST PUNTS TO REACH 50,000 PUNT YARDS
Player
Shane Lechler
Sean Landeta
Chris Gardocki
Lee Johnson
Brad Maynard
Jeff Feagles
Player
Albert McClellan
Matthew Slater
Michael Thomas
Jeff Tarpinian
Kavell Conner
Robert Golden
SO HOW LONG IS THAT?
P Shane Lechler has accumulated 54,699 yards punting in his career.
So how long is that?
31.1 miles
Or 72.2 percent of the distance from NRG Stadium to East Bernard
High School in East Bernard, Texas, Lechler’s alma mater, according to
Google Maps.
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2014 SCHEDULE NOTES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
Date
Opponent All-Time Series Note
Sept. 7 Washington
2-2-0
Houston 17, Washington 6: Houston gave up the fewest points at home since 2010 to run its streak of season-opening wins to
five. RB Alfred Blue blocked a punt and returned it 5 yards for a touchdown and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick hit WR DeAndre Hopkins
with a 76-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to highlight the first win of the Bill O’Brien era.
Sept. 14 at Oakland
6-3-0
Houston 30, Oakland 14: Houston scored 10 points off four turnovers on the way to building a 27-0 lead in the fourth quarter.
RB Arian Foster totaled 150 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown. Both D.J. Swearinger and Johnathan Joseph had
a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
Sept. 21 at New York Giants 1-3-0
New York Giants 30, Houston 17: The Texans fell behind 14-0 and turned the ball over three times WR DeAndre Hopkins led
the offense with 116 yards and ILB Brian Cushing tied a franchise record with 17 tackles.
Sept. 28 Buffalo
4-3-0
Houston 23, Buffalo 17: DE J.J. Watt’s 80-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter gave the Texans
their first lead of the game. K Randy Bullock helped them keep it with three field goals, including two from 50 yards-plus. The
defense recorded a season-high 16 quarterback hits.
Oct. 5
at Dallas
1-3-0
Dallas 20, Houston 17 (OT): The Texans scored 10 points in the final 2:27 of overtime to force overtime but were unable to
score on their only possession in the extra session. RB Arian Foster had 23 carries for 157 yards rushing and two touchdowns. FS Kendrick Lewis had a hand in two of the team’s three takeaways with a forced fumble and interception.
Oct. 9
Indianapolis
4-21-0
Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh
Indianapolis 33, Houston 28: The Texans fell behind 24-0 in the first quarter but battled back thanks to a pair of rushing
touchdowns by RB Arian Foster and a 45-yard fumble return for a score by J.J. Watt. The Colts knocked the ball loose from
Ryan Fitzpatrick on a potential game-winning drive with less than two minutes remaining to end the comeback bid.
2-3-0
Pittsburgh 30, Houston 23: The Texans saw a 13-0 lead evaporate as the Steelers scored 24 points in the final 3:08 of the
first half. OLB Whitney Mercilus had two sacks and Arian Foster topped the century mark for the third straight game with
102 yards on 20 carries.
Oct. 26 at Tennessee
10-15-0
Houston 30, Tennessee 16: Houston dominated the running game on both sides of the ball, rushing for a season high 212
yards and holding Tennessee to the fourth-lowest opponent rushing total in franchise history, 36 yards. RB Arian Foster ran
for 151 yards and scored three total touchdowns. DE J.J. Watt had two sacks and a forced fumble for the defense.
Philadelphia
0-4-0
Philadelphia 31, Houston 21: The Texans won the turnover battle 4-1 and scored all 21 points off turnovers but had trouble
advancing into Eagles territory. OLB Whitney Mercilus had two sacks and J.J. Watt added 1.5 on defense while WR DeAndre
Hopkins led the offense with 115 yards receiving and a touchdown.
Nov. 16 at Cleveland
5-3-0
Houston 23, Cleveland 7: QB Ryan Mallett threw two touchdowns in his first career starts and the Texans ran the ball a
franchise record 54 times for 213 yards behind a franchise-record 36 carries for 156 yards from rookie RB Alfred Blue.
Nov. 23 Cincinnati 5-3-0*
Following a pair of back-to-back AFC Wild Card victories for the Texans at home over the Bengals in the 2011 and 2012 playoffs, the teams will meet in the regular season for the first time since 2011. Dating back to 2008, Houston has won five straight.
Houston clinched its first-ever playoff berth in its last visit to Cincinnati.
Nov. 30 Tennessee
10-15-0
The Texans’ defeated the Titans 30-24 in overtime in the teams’ last meeting in Houston. Matt Schaub connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a 3-yard touchdown with 10:32 to play in the extra frame. Houston tied the game with 1:53 left in the game on
Arian Foster’s 1-yard run. Foster ran for the 2-point conversion to send the game to overtime.
Dec. 7 at Jacksonville
13-11-0
Houston’s two-game win streak at EverBank Field ended last season in a 27-20 loss to the Jaguars. Eight of the 12 road
match-ups have been decided by a touchdown or less. Houston’s five road wins against Jacksonville are the most in franchise
history against a single opponent.
Dec. 14 at Indianapolis
4-21-0
Houston is still in search of its first win at Indianapolis. The Colts swept the season series for the eighth time in 12 years in
2013.
Dec. 21 Baltimore
1-7-0*
The Texans remained winless at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium after suffering their first loss of the 2013 season. Houston’s
lone win in the series was a 43-13 route in Reliant Stadium on Oct. 21, 2012. Baltimore went on to win Super Bowl XLVI.
Dec. 28 Jacksonville
13-11-0
Houston and Jacksonville will meet in the season finale for the first time since Jan. 2, 2011. Houston had won five straight
against Jacksonville before dropping both meetings in 2013.
Nov. 2
* - INCLUDES POSTSEASON MATCHUPS
TEXANS 2014 OPPONENTS
HOME
RECORD vs. (HOME)
LAST VISIT
ROAD
RECORD vs. (ROAD)
LAST VISIT
Washington
1-1
2014 (W, 17-6)
Oakland
4-1
2014 (W, 30-14)
Buffalo
2-2
2014 (W, 23-17)
New York Giants
0-2
2014 (L, 30-17)
Indianapolis
4-9
2014 (L, 33-28)
Dallas
0-2
2014 (L, 20-17 - OT)
Philadelphia
0-2
2014 (L, 31-21)
Pittsburgh
1-2
2014 (L, 30-23)
Cincinnati
3-1*
2012 (W, 19-13)*
Tennessee
5-8
2014 (W, 30-16)
Tennessee
5-7
2013 (W, 30-24, OT)
Cleveland
2-2
2014 (W, 23-7)
Baltimore
1-3
2012 (W, 43-13)
Jacksonville
5-7
2013 (L, 27-20)
Jacksonville
8-4
2013 (L, 13-6)
Indianapolis
0-12
2013 (L, 25-3)
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WEEK 1 VS. WASHINGTON
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 1: Houston 17, Washington 6
71,770 • NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas • Sept. 7, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Washington Redskins
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans defeated the Washington Redskins 17-6 in front
of a season-opening record 71,770 fans at NRG Stadium. Bill O’Brien
earned his first win as the Texans’ head coach as Houston began the
2014 season 1-0. Founder, Chairman, and CEO Bob McNair awarded
the game ball to O’Brien.
DE J.J. Watt blocked an extra point attempt, had a fumble recovery,
three tackles (including two for a loss), one pass defensed, five quarterback hits, and a sack on Robert Griffin III for a loss of 6 yards.
Griffin completed 29 of 37 passes for 267 yards but was sacked three
times, once each by Watt, OLB Brooks Reed and SS D.J. Swearinger.
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was 14 of 22 for 206 yards, one touchdown and
a passer rating of 109.3 in his debut for the Texans. RB Arian Foster
rushed for 103 yards on 27 carries to post his 26th career 100-yard rushing game.
Defenses dominated early in the game. Swearinger had his first career
sack for a loss of 8 yards, a quarterback hit, and a tackle for loss in the
first quarter.
Washington opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by FB
Darrel Young in the second quarter. Watt blocked the extra point attempt to keep Washington’s lead at 6-0.
Houston didn’t wait long to respond, adding 14 unanswered points in
the second quarter. Fitzpatrick connected with WR DeAndre Hopkins
for a 76-yard scoring strike with 4:28 remaining in the half. Rookie RB
Alfred Blue added another score on a blocked punt following a threeand-out by Washington to build a 14-6 leading heading into intermission.
OLB Jadeveon Clowney headed into the locker room before halftime
with a knee injury and did not return. Clowney, who had one tackle in his
NFL debut, was spelled by OLB Whitney Mercilus in the second half.
K Randy Bullock added the lone field goal on the day on a 42-yarder
to extend the Texans’ lead late in the fourth quarter.
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Total
0600 - 6
01403 - 17
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr
Redskins 2
Texans 2
Texans 2
Texans 4
Time
6:06
4:15
2:09
1:55
Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
WAS HOU
D.Young 1 yd. run (kick blocked) (4-46, 1:37)
6 0
D.Hopkins 76 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (4-89, 1:51) 6 7
A.Blue 5 yd. return of blocked punt (R.Bullock kick)
6 14
R.Bullock 42 yd. Field Goal (13-68, 6:32)
6 17
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION REDSKINSTEXANS
20
16
3-12-25% 7-14-50%
0-1-0%
0-0-0%
372
316
131
115
241
201
37-29-0
22-14-0
2-2-1
4-4-2
6-41.0
6-51.0
36.3
38.3
0-1
0-0
36
28
7-70
6-45
3-2
2-1
1
2
0-1
2-2
0-0
1-1
1-2-50%
0-2-0%
1-2-50%
0-0-0%
0
0
30:54
29:06
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Washington, A. Morris 14-91, R. Helu 4-46, R. Griffin 3-2, D. Young 1-1,
D. Jackson 1-(-9). Houston, A. Foster 27-103, R. Fitzpatrick 4-10, J. Grimes 1-2, A. Blue 1-0.
PASSING (C-A-Y-I): Washington, R. Griffin 29-37-267-0. Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 14-22-206-0.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Washington, P. Garcon 10-77, D. Jackson 8-62, N. Paul 4-86, R. Helu
2-15, L. Paulsen 2-0, A. Roberts 1-22, J. Reed 1-4, D. Young 1-1. Houston, A. Johnson 6-93, D.
Hopkins 4-89, A. Foster 2-17, R. Griffin 1-6, D. Johnson 1-1.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Washington, J. Hatcher 1.0-5. Houston, B. Reed 1.0-12, D. Swearinger 1.08, J. Watt 1.0-6.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Washington, none. Houston, none.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Washington, D. Hall 7-1-8, P. Riley 4-2-6, K. Robinson 5-0-5, D. Amerson
5-0-5, J. Hatcher 4-1-5, R. Clark 4-1-5, B. Orakpo 2-2-4, J. Jenkins 3-0-3, R. Kerrigan 2-1-3, C.
Baker 2-1-3, B. Rambo 1-1-2, B. Cofield 1-0-1, K. Golston 1-0-1, B. Breeland 1-0-1. Houston,
J. Joseph 11-0-11, D. Swearinger 6-2-8, K. Jackson 6-2-8, B. Reed 4-1-5, K. Lewis 4-1-5, B.
Cushing 2-3-5, J. Crick 3-1-4, A. Bouye 3-0-3, D. Manning 3-0-3, J. Watt 2-1-3, T. Jamison 2-02, J. Clowney 1-0-1, J. Tuggle 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Washington, none. Houston, none.
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WEEK 1 GAME NOTES VS. WASHINGTON
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WITH THE WIN, HOUSTON…
• Extended its season-opening winning streak to five. That is the longest active streak of season-opening wins in the NFL.
• Improved to 8-5 all-time in season openers.
• Improved to 6-3 all-time in season openers at home.
• Evened its all-time record against Washington to 2-2.
• Earned its first win ever against Washington at NRG Stadium.
• Improved to 4-9 all-time against the NFC East.
• Improved to 80-115 all-time.
• Improved to 47-50 all-time at home.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
• RB Alfred Blue blocked Washington P Tress Way’s punt and
returned it 5 yards for a touchdown. It was the seventh blocked punt in
Texans history and first since blocked punt returned for a touchdown
since Bryan Braman blocked Pat McAfee’s punt and returned it 8 yards
for a score against Indianapolis on Dec. 16, 2012. Blue also had 1 carry
for 0 yards.
• LT Duane Brown moved into sole possession of ninth place on
the franchise’s all-time games played list with his 91st game played.
• K Randy Bullock connected on a 42-yard field goal in the fourth
quarter. It was his 13th consecutive field goal made, dating back to 2013.
The streak is tied with Shayne Graham (2012) for the fourth-longest
streak of consecutive field goals made in franchise history.
• All four of Bullock’s kickoffs went in the end zone, with two going for
touchbacks.
• ILB Brian Cushing had 5 tackles and a quarterback hit in his
second successful return from a season-ending knee injury.
• QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completed his first pass attempt as a Texan with a 7-yard completion to WR DeAndre Hopkins on the first play
of the game. Fitzpatrick finished 14 of 22 passing for 206 yards, 1 touchdown and a 109.3 passer rating. He also ran 4 times for 10 yards.
• Fitzpatrick’s 76-yard touchdown pass to Hopkins in the second quarter was the fourth-longest of his career. It was the seventh-longest pass
in franchise history and longest since Matt Schaub hit Jacoby Jones
(80 yard touchdown pass) and Arian Foster (78-yard touchdown pass)
against Tampa Bay on Nov. 13, 2011. It was Fitzpatrick’s 107th career
touchdown pass and first as a Texan.
HOUSTON HEAD COACH BILL O’BRIEN
• Won his first career game as an NFL head coach.
• Joined Dom Capers (2002) in becoming the second coach in franchise history to win his head coaching debut with the team. The Texans
beat Dallas 19-10 in Caper’s debut on Sept. 8, 2002.
THE TEXANS…
• Gave up the fewest points since a 13-6 win at Chicago on Nov. 11,
2012. It was the fewest points the Texans have given up at home since
a 20-0 win against Tennessee on Nov. 28, 2010.
• Held an opponent to 10 points or less in a season opener for the fifth
time in franchise history.
• Tied a franchise season-opening record with three sacks. It was the
fourth time Houston has recorded three sacks in a season opener. The
last time was Sept. 11, 2011 against Indianapolis.
• Were 6-of-8 on third downs in the second half after going 1-for-6 on
third downs in the first half. The Texans finished the game 7-of-14 on
third down (50 percent). Washington was held to 3-of-12 (25 percent) on
third downs.
• Recorded a blocked punt and a blocked kick in the same game for
the first time since Nov. 23, 2003 against New England, when Ramon
Walker had a punt block and a field goal block. DE J.J. Watt blocked
an extra-point attempt and RB Alfred Blue blocked a punt in the second
quarter.
• Won the turnover battle, 2-1. The Texans improved to 50-16 all-time
when winning the turnover battle.
• Produced a 100-yard rusher (Arian Foster, 103) for a league-best
30th time since 2010.
• Played in front of the second-largest crowd and largest season-opening crowd at NRG Stadium, 71,770.
• Making their debuts for the Texans: RB Alfred Blue, T Tyson Clabo, OLB Jadeveon Clowney, ILB Akeem Dent, TE C.J. Fiedorowicz,
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, CB Andre Hal, WR Damaris Johnson, FS Kendrick Lewis, CB Darryl Morris, DE Jeoffrey Pagan, NT Jerrell Powe,
FB Jay Prosch, G Xavier Su’a-Filo. It was also the NFL regular season
debut for Blue, Clowney, Fiedorowicz, Hal, Pagan, Prosch and Su’a-Filo.
• The roof of NRG Stadium was closed for the game.
• Washington won the toss and deferred. Houston elected to receive.
• Houston’s captains for the game were WR Andre Johnson, P
Shane Lechler and DE J.J. Watt.
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FITZPATRICK’S LONGEST PASSES
98t to Terrell Owens vs. Jacksonville, 11/22/09 (with Buffalo)
79 to Cedric Benson at Washington, 12/14/08 (with Cincinnati)
77t to Nate Washington vs. New York Jets, 9/29/13 (with Tennessee)
76t to DeAndre Hopkins vs. Washington, 9/7/14
68t to Donald Jones vs. New England, 9/30/12 (with Buffalo)
• Fitzpatrick became just the third quarterback to start a season opener for the Texans, joining David Carr (2002-06) and Matt Schaub (200713).
• RB Arian Foster recorded the 26th 100-yard rushing game of
his career, amassing 103 yards on 27 carries. Since 2010, Foster leads
the NFL with 25 100-yard rushing games.
• Foster pushed his career rushing total to 5,166 yards, moving him
past Kevin Mack (5,123 yards from 1985-93) for the fourth-most most
yards rushing ever by an undrafted player.
• WR DeAndre Hopkins’ 76-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter was the longest of his career. His previous long was a 66yard catch against New England on Dec. 1, 2013. Hopkins finished the
game with 4 receptions for 89 yards. It was the second-highest yardage
total in his career (117 vs. Tennessee, Sept. 15, 2013).
• WR Andre Johnson extended his streak of regular season
games with a catch to 117 with a 13-yard catch on Houston’s first drive.
• Andre Johnson moved past former Washington WR Art Monk
(12,721 yards) into 16th place on the all-time yards receiving list on a
23-yard reception in the fourth quarter. He entered the game with 12,661
yards receiving. Johnson finished the game with six receptions for 93
yards, pushing his career totals to 933 receptions for 12,754 yards.
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WEEK 1 GAME NOTES VS. WASHINGTON
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
• WR Damaris Johnson started in his first game as a Texan and
handled all return duties. Johnson returned 4 punts for 28 yards (7.0
average), had 1 kickoff return for 28 yards and caught one pass for 1
yard.
• G Ben Jones started his first career game at left guard. His other
11 starts were at right guard.
• CB Johnathan Joseph posted the second-highest tackle total
of his career with a game-high 11 solo tackles. He had 15 total tackles
(11 solo) against Jacksonville on Nov. 2, 2008.
• P Shane Lechler averaged 51.0 yards on six punts. It was the
70th time in his career that he has averaged 50 yards or more punting in
a game.
• FS Kendrick Lewis recovered the second fumble of his career,
falling on TE Niles Paul’s at the Houston 9-yard line in the second quarter. It was his first fumble recovery since Oct. 31, 2011 against San Diego.
• C Chris Myers started his 113th consecutive game and played in
his 138th consecutive game. It’s the longest active games played streak
among offensive linemen and the fourth-longest active games started
streak among offensive linemen.
• OLB Brooks Reed recorded his first sack of the season, tackling
Robert Griffin III for a 12-yard loss to force a fourth down on Washington’s first series of the second quarter. The sack ran Reed’s career total
to 12.5, moving him into sole possession of eighth place on the franchise’s all-time list.
• Reed tied a career high with 3 quarterback hits, matching the mark
he set against Cleveland (Nov. 6, 2011) as a rookie.
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• S D.J. Swearinger recorded his first career sack, dropping Robert Griffin III for an 8-yard loss on Washington’s second offensive series.
Swearinger finished the game with 8 tackles.
• Swearinger recorded the second forced fumble of his career, stripping TE Niles Paul in the third quarter. The fumble was recovered by S
Kendrick Lewis.
• DE J.J. Watt blocked a PAT, recovered a fumble, had 1 sack, 1
pass defensed, 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and 5 quarterback hits. The
five QB hits tied a career high and marked the sixth time in his career he
has had 5 QB hits in a game. Watt has led the NFL in QB hits each of the
last two seasons.
• Watt blocked Kai Forbath’s point-after attempt in the second quarter.
It was Watt’s fourth career blocked kick and first blocked extra point. It
was also the third blocked PAT in Texans history.
• Watt recovered Robert Griffin III’s fumble recovery in the third quarter. It was his seventh career fumble recovery. Watt is second on Houston’s all-time fumble recovery list.
• Watt recorded his first sack of the season in the fourth quarter, dropping Robert Griffin III for a 6-yard loss. He now has 37.5 for his career.
Entering the game, Watt ranked fifth in the NFL with 36.5 sacks from
2011-13.
• Watt’s pass defensed was the 28th of his career. He entered the
game with a league-best 27 passes defensed among defensive linemen
from 2011-13.
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WEEK 2 AT OAKLAND
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 2: Houston 30, Oakland 14
54,063 • O.co Coliseum • Oakland, Calif. • Sept. 14, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Houston Texans
Oakland Raiders
Houston entered the infamous Black Hole and emerged victorious, defeating the Oakland Raiders 30-14 in Week 2.
The Texans scored the first 27 points of the game, beginning with a
1-yard touchdown catch by DE J.J.Watt, who lined up as a tight end on
the team’s first offensive series.
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdowns in the Texans win, to Watt
and a 12-yarder to WR DeAndre Hopkins in the third quarter, completing 14-of-19 for 139 yards and a passer rating of 129.1. RB Arian Foster
had his second-consecutive 100-yard game, rushing for 138 yards on
28 carries, and a touchdown, Houston’s second of the day. WR Andre
Johnson led the receiving corps with six catches for 74 yards.
In the first quarter, the Texans outgained the Raiders 150-3 and scored
on their first three drives for the first time since Week 3 of the 2012 season to build 17-0 lead.
The Texans defense also did its part, forcing four turnovers. Both D.J.
Swearinger and Johnathan Joseph had a forced fumble and a fumble
recovery each. Raiders rookie QB Derek Carr was picked off by Kareem Jackson and Brooks Reed.
Carr struggled early in his outing against his brother’s former team,
completing 27-of-42 for 263, one touchdown, two interceptions, and a
passer rating of 69.8. The Raiders were scoreless until early in the fourth
quarter, following a 1-yard touchdown run by Darren McFadden. Carr
completed his lone touchdown pass of the day to James Jones with
0:13 remaining in the game.
Randy Bullock successfully hit on his first three field goals from 33,
39, and 46 yards and set a franchise record with a field goal in his 16th
consecutive game. His fourth kick was blocked by Justin Tuck with 1:55
left in the fourth quarter.
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OT
Total
143103 - 30
00014 - 14
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
HOU OAK
Texans 1 9:37 J.Watt 1 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (10-80, 5:23)
7 0
14 0
Texans 1 0:05 A.Foster 5 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (13-70, 8:07)
17 0
Texans 2 10:31 R.Bullock 33 yd. Field Goal (5-9, 2:23)
Texans 3 8:29 D.Hopkins 12 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (5-21, 2:09)24 0
27 0
Texans 3 3:14 R.Bullock 39 yd. Field Goal (6-24, 3:53)
27 7
Raiders 4 14:07 D.McFadden 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (9-79, 4:07)
30 7
Texans 4 4:46 R.Bullock 46 yd. Field Goal (14-52, 9:21)
30 14
Raiders 4 0:13 J.Jones 9 yd. pass from D.Carr (S.Janikowski kick) (13-83, 1:42)
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANSRAIDERS
20
22
9-15-60%
2-9-22%
0-0-0% 2-2-100%
327
364
188
101
139
263
19-14-0
42-27-2
7-7-3
3-2-2
2-50.0
3-40.0
48.5
37.0
1-0
0-0
78
3
7-85
5-24
1-0
3-2
3
2
3-3
2-2
3-4
0-0
3-5-60% 2-2-100%
2-3-67% 2-2-100%
0
0
38:36
21:24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Foster 28-138, A. Blue 11-40, J. Grimes 3-9, R. Brown 3-2, R.
Mallett 1--1. Oakland, D. Carr 4-58, D. McFadden 12-37, L. Murray 1-6.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 14-19-0-139. Oakland, D. Carr 27-42-2-263.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, A. Johnson 6-74, D. Hopkins 3-22, A. Foster 2-12, G. Graham 1-26, D. Johnson 1-4, J. Watt 1-1. Oakland, J. Jones 9-112, A. Holmes 5-45, M. Rivera
5-31, D. Moore 3-29, D. McFadden 2-31, M. Reece 1-11, R. Streater 1-6, B. Butler 1--2.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, none. Oakland, none.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, K. Jackson 1-65, B. Reed 1-4. Oakland, none.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, A. Bouye 7-1-8, B. Cushing 5-1-6, J. Joseph 4-1-5, D. Morris 4-15, K. Lewis 3-1-4, J. Tuggle 3-0-3, D. Swearinger 3-0-3, K. Jackson 2-0-2, M. Mohamed 2-0-2,
D. Manning 2-0-2, J. Crick 1-0-1, W. Mercilus 1-0-1, J. Ankrah 1-0-1, TEAM 1-0-1. Oakland, T.
Branch 9-2-11, C. Woodson 7-1-8, K. Mack 6-0-6, S. Moore 4-2-6, P. Sims 5-0-5, T. Brown 4-15, C. Chekwa 3-1-4, J. Ellis 3-0-3, J. Tuck 2-1-3, C. Rogers 2-1-3, TEAM 2-0-2, M. Burris 2-0-2,
K. Maiava 1-1-2, C. Wilson 1-0-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Houston, Bullock 27 (BL).
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WEEK 2 NOTES AT OAKLAND
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WITH THE WIN, HOUSTON
• Started the season 2-0 for the fifth consecutive season.
• Improved to 6-3 all-time against Oakland.
• Improved to 4-1 all-time at Oakland.
• Improved to 12-13 all-time against the AFC West.
• Improved to 81-113 all-time in the regular season.
• Improved to 34-63 on the road all-time in the regular season.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
OLB JASON ANKRAH
• Made his NFL regular season debut on punt coverage in the first quarter.
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and set a franchise record with his
16th consecutive game with a field goal when he made a 33-yarder
in the second quarter, surpassing Neil Rackers’ record of 15 from the
2010-11 seasons.
• His 39-yard field goal in the third quarter was his 15th consecutive
successful attempt, tying Kris Brown (12/3/06-9/30/07 and 9/7/0811/23/08) for the second-longest streak in franchise history. He surpassed Brown with a 46-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. His streak
ended at 16 when Justin Tuck blocked his 27-yard attempt later in the
quarter.
HEAD COACH BILL O’BRIEN
• Became the first head coach in franchise history to start his career with
the team 2-0.
• Earned his first road win as head coach of the Texans.
HOUSTON TEXANS TEAM NOTES
• The Texans scored 10 points off four turnovers and were +4 in the
turnover battle. The Texans are 8-0 all-time when they are +4 or better
in the turnover battle. The Texans are 2-0 when winning the turnover
battle this season and 51-16 all-time.
• Ran the ball 46 times, the third-highest single-game total in franchise
history.
• Posted their league-leading 31st 100-yard rushing performance by a
player (Arian Foster, 138) since 2010.
• The Texans won the time of possession battle, 38:36-21:24.
• The Texans were 9 of 15 on third downs, marking the first time
since 2011 the team had a 50-percent-or-better conversion rate on
third downs in consecutive games. The last time was against Atlanta
(12/4/11) and at Cincinnati (12/11/11).
• The Texans did not give up a sack for the second consecutive game. It
was the first time Houston did not give up a sack in consecutive games
since 2012 (9/30/12 vs. Tennessee and 10/8/12 at New York Jets).
• The Texans scored on their first three possessions for the first time
since it performed the same feat against the Jacksonville Jaguars in
the 2010 season finale on Jan. 2, 2011.
• The Texans held a 209-173 advantage in total offense, were +2 in
turnover ratio and held a 20:46-9:14 advantage in time of possession
in the first half. The Texans were also 6 of 9 on third downs in the first
half.
• The Texans scored on both of their possessions in the first quarter
and outgained Oakland 150-3, while holding a 13:30-1:30 advantage
in time of possession. The 3 net yards of offense allowed was the
fourth-fewest allowed in franchise history in a first quarter.
• Houston was 5 for 5 on third downs in the first quarter.
• Houston opened the game with a 9-play, 80-yard drive that lasted 5:23
and ended with a 1-yard touchdown pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to
DE J.J. Watt.
• The Texans went up 14-0 on a 6-yard touchdown run by RB Arian
Foster with :05 left in the quarter. Foster’s run capped a 13-play, 70yard drive that lasted 8:07.
• Oakland won the toss and deferred. Houston elected to receive.
• Houston’s captains for the game were LT Duane Brown, ILB Brian
Cushing, FS Kendrick Lewis and C Chris Myers.
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QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Opened the game with eight consecutive completions and ran his
string of consecutive completions to 13, dating back to Week 1 vs.
Washington. It was the fourth-longest string of consecutive completions in franchise history, tying him with David Carr (2006).
• Was 14 of 19 passing for 139 yards, two touchdowns and a 129.1 rating in the first half. He improved to 9-3 for his career as a starter when
he’s not sacked.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the 27th time of his career on
a 3-yard run, his 21st carry of the game, in the third quarter. It marked
the ninth time in his career he has rushed for more than 100 yards in
consecutive games. He finished the game with 138 yards rushing on
28 carrries.
• Had 150 yards from scrimmage (138 rushing, 12 receiving). It was his
19th game with 150 yards from scrimmage since 2010, which leads
the NFL. The Texans are 12-7 when Foster has 150 yards from scrimmage in that time.
• His 40-yard run on Houston’s first series was his longest since a 46yard run on the road against the New York Jets on Oct. 8, 2012.
• Scored his 50th touchdown from scrimmage since 2010 and the 52nd
touchdown of his career in the first quarter on a 6-yard run.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Equaled a career season high with his second touchdown of the season in the third quarter, a 12-yard touchdown grab. Hopkins had two
touchdown catches in 2013 as a rookie.
CB KAREEM JACKSON
• Picked off Derek Carr in the second quarter at the Houston 11-yard line
and returned the interception 65 yards to the Oakland 24. It was the
longest interception return of Jackson’s career. His previous long was
a 63-yarder for a touchdown against Tennessee on Sept. 30, 2012. It
was also Jackson’s first interception since Nov. 11, 2012 at Chicago.
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Caught a pass in his 118th consecutive game.
• Surpassed Irving Fryar (12,785 yards) to move into 15th on the all-time
yards receiving list on a 14-yard reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick in the
second quarter. Johnson entered the game with 12,753 yards receiving.
• Johnson had six receptions for 74 yards. He now has 939 career receptions for 12,828 yards.
CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH
• Forced the fourth fumble of his career in the second quarter, stripping
Oakland WR James Jones at the Houston 13-yard line. S D.J. Swearinger recovered the fumble at the Houston 3.
• Recovered a fumble and returned it 49 yards in the third quarter. It
was his first fumble recovery since Sept. 7, 2008 against Baltimore. It
was also the second-longest fumble return of his career (65 yards vs.
Baltimore, 9/7/08).
P SHANE LECHLER
• Played in his 192nd consecutive game. He averaged 50.0 yards on his
two punts.
FS KENDRICK LEWIS
• Forced the third fumble of his career and first since 2011, stripping
Oakland WR James Jones. Jones recovered the fumble and was then
stripped by CB Johnathan Joseph.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 98th consecutive game as a Texan and his 114th consecutive game overall, the second-longest active streak among offensive
linemen. Myers also played in his 139th consecutive game, the longest
active streak among offensive linemen in the NFL.
OLB BROOKS REED
• Recorded the first interception of his career in the fourth quarter, picking off Derek Carr at the Oakland 15. He returned the pick 4 yards to
the Oakland 11.
SS D.J. SWEARINGER
• Recovered the first fumble of his career, jumping on a James Jones
fumble at the Houston 3-yard line in the second quarter.
• Forced his second fumble of the season and third of his career in the
third quarter, stripping TE Mychal Rivera at the Houston 32-yard line.
Johnathan Joseph returned the fumble 49 yards. Houston scored on
the ensuing possession.
DE J.J. WATT
• Caught his first career touchdown pass to cap Houston’s first offensive
series, a 1-yard pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. It was Watt’s first
career reception and the first touchdown scored from scrimmage by a
defensive player in franchise history.
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WEEK 3 AT NEW YORK GIANTS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 3: New York Giants 30, Houston 17
77,462 • MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, N.J. • Sept. 21, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Houston Texans
New York Giants
The Texans lost their first game of the 2014 season to the New York
Giants, 30-17 at MetLife Stadium. The Giants took a 14-0 lead in the first
half while turnovers mounted for Houston.
Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was 20 of 34 for 289 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. RB Alfred Blue made his first career start
in place of Arian Foster, who was inactive, and rushed for 78 yards
on 13 carries. Fitzpatrick was the second-leading rusher with 34 yards
and a scored on a 1-yard run late in the game. WR DeAndre Hopkins
posted his second career 100-yard game with 116 yards on six catches,
leading the wide receiver group.
Giants QB Eli Manning completed 21 of 28 passes for 234 yards and
two touchdowns. RB Rashad Jennings had a touchdown and rushed
for 176 yards on 34 attempts.
It was a sloppy first quarter by both teams. Houston’s first drive ended
with Fitzpatrick’s first interception of the season. P Shane Lechler’s 10yard pass to Blue on fourth and 1 out of punt formation extended the
drive but Prince Amukamura picked off Fitzpatrick three plays later at
the Giants 36-yard line to end the drive. The Giants fumbled on their second offensive series and had a bad snap on a 30-yard field goal attempt
kept them scoreless for the first quarter.
Manning and the Giants offense bounced back in the second quarter
scoring a pair of touchdowns for a 14-0 lead at halftime. Victor Cruz
opened the scoring with a 26-yard touchdown reception at the 3:21 mark
of the second quarter.
Fitzpatrick’s second interception of the game on the ensuing Texans
drive proved costly. Giants S Antrel Rolle picked off the Texans signal
caller at the Houston 27 and returned the ball to the 2-yard line with 1:48
remaining in the first half. Three plays later, Jennings plunged in from
1 yard out to extend the Giants lead to 14-0 with 1:07 remaining in the
first half.
Josh Brown pushed New York’s lead to 17-0 with a 39-yard field goal
at the 10:39 mark of the third quarter, which was otherwise dominated by
the Texans. Houston outgained the Giants 178-83 and scored 10 points
frame to cut the lead to 17-10. Randy Bullock opened the scoring with
a 27-yard field goal and Damaris Johnson hauled in a 44-yard touchdown pass from Fitzpatrick to finish a 4-play and 93-yard drive.
The Giants responded with 13 points in the fourth quarter, capitalizing
on more Texans mistakes that included a blocked punt deep in Houston
territory and Fitzpatrick’s third interception.
The Texans defense was led by ILB Brian Cushing, who tied a franchise record with 17 tackles. DE J.J. Watt had a sack for a loss of 8
yards and CB Johnathan Joseph had his second fumble recovery of
the season.
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Total
00107 - 17
014 313 - 30
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
HOU NYG
Giants 2 3:21 V.Cruz 26 yd. pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick) (9-83, 4:23)
0 7
0 14
Giants 2 1:07 R.Jennings 1 yd. run (J.Brown kick) (3-2, 0:41)
0 17
Giants 3 10:39 J.Brown 39 yd. Field Goal (6-24, 2:34)
Texans 3 6:09 R.Bullock 27 yd. Field Goal (9-71, 4:30)
3 17
Texans 3 2:13 D.Johnson 44 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (4-93, 2:03)10 17
10 20
Giants 4 12:19 J.Brown 29 yd. Field Goal (10-66, 4:54)
10 27
Giants 4 9:25 D.Fells 9 yd. pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick) (3-29, 1:06)
10 30
Giants 4 5:33 J.Brown 31 yd. Field Goal (7-16, 3:39)
Texans 4 2:00 R.Fitzpatrick 1 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (8-80, 3:33)
17 30
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANSGIANTS
20
26
2-12-17% 4-12-33%
1-2-50%
0-1-0%
411
419
119
193
292
226
35-21-3
28-21-0
4-2-2
7-5-4
5-41.0
4-39.8
34.6
39.0
0-0
0-0
3
47
5-40
4-31
1-0
2-1
2
3
2-2
3-3
1-1
3-3
1-2-50%
2-7-29%
1-1-100% 2-2-100%
0
0
27:26
32:34
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Blue 13-78, R. Fitzpatrick 7-34, J. Grimes 1-5, R. Brown 3-2, D. Johnson 1-0. New York, R. Jennings 34-176, A. Williams 6-18, S. Weatherford 1-0, E. Manning 1--1.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 34-20-3-289, S. Lechler 1-1-0-10. New York, E. Manning
28-21-0-234.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, D. Hopkins 6-116, G. Graham 5-41, A. Johnson 4-24, D. Johnson 2-56,
J. Grimes 1-31, K. Martin 1-16, A. Blue 1-10, R. Brown 1-5. New York, L. Donnell 6-45, V. Cruz 5-107, R.
Randle 5-27, P. Parker 3-33, D. Fells 2-22.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, J. Watt 1.0-8. New York, T. McBride 1.0-1, J. McClain 0.5-3, J. Hankins 0.5-3.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, none. New York, A. Rolle 1-25, D. Rodgers Cromartie 1-10, P.
Amukamara 1-0.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, B. Cushing 8-9-17, K. Lewis 11-1-12, J. Watt 5-2-7, D. Swearinger 2-4-6,
J. Joseph 5-0-5, T. Jamison 4-1-5, D. Manning 3-2-5, W. Mercilus 3-2-5, J. Crick 2-3-5, D. Morris 4-0-4,
B. Reed 2-2-4, J. Tuggle 2-2-4, M. Mohamed 2-2-4, J. Powe 3-0-3, A. Bouye 1-2-3, K. Jackson 2-0-2, R.
Sapp 1-0-1. New York, J. McClain 9-2-11, J. Pierre-Paul 5-2-7, T. McBride 5-1-6, P. Amukamara 4-1-5,
J. Williams 3-2-5, C. Jenkins 3-1-4, A. Rolle 3-1-4, M. Herzlich 3-1-4, J. Hankins 1-3-4, R. Ayers 3-0-3,
D. Rodgers-Cromartie 3-0-3, N. Berhe 1-1-2, S. Brown 1-1-2, D. Moore 0-2-2, M. Kiwanuke 1-0-1, Z.
Bowman 1-0-1, M. Patterson 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: None.
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WEEK 3 NOTES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
CB KAREEM JACKSON
• Set a career high with two tackles for loss in the game. His previous
season high was two TFLs in the 2011 season.
HOUSTON TEXANS NOTES
• The Texans fell to 2-1 overall on the season, 1-1 on the road this season
and 1-3 all-time against the New York Giants (0-2 on the road all-time).
• The Texans set season highs with 411 yards of total offense and 292 net
yards passing.
• Houston lost the turnover battle for the first time this season, 3-1.
• Houston’s second scoring drive was four plays for 93 yards and lasted
2:03. It covered more distance than any other Houston drive this season.
It ended with Ryan Fitzpatrick hitting WR Damaris Johnson with a 44yard touchdown pass.
• Houston scored its first points of the game at the 6:09 mark of the third
quarter on a 27-yard field goal by K Randy Bullock. The kick capped a
nine-play, 71-yard drive that lasted 4:30.
• The Texans recorded their seventh takeaway of the season when FS
Kendrick Lewis knocked the ball loose from TE Larry Donnell at the
Houston 3-yard line in the first quarter. CB Johnathan Joseph recovered the fumble and returned it 24 yards to the Houston 27-yard line. It
was the sixth forced fumble by the team this season
• QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, CB Johnathan Joseph and OLB Brooks Reed
served as game captains for the Texans.
• The Texans won the toss and deferred.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Played in his franchise-record 157th career game. He extended his
streak of consecutive games with a reception to 121 with a 7-yard reception on Houston’s first offensive series.
• Surpassed Art Monk (1980-95) for 13th on the all-time receptions list
with his second catch of the game in the second quarter. It was his 941st
career reception. He finished the game with four receptions for 24 yards.
He now has 943 career receptions and 12,852 yards receiving. He is tied
with Derrick Mason for 12th on the all-time receptions list.
WR DAMARIS JOHNSON
• Caught the first touchdown pass of his career, hauling in a 44-yard pass
from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in the third quarter to cut New York’s lead to
17-10 at the 2:13 mark of the third quarter. It was also the longest catch
of his career.
CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH
• Recovered TE Larry Donnell’s fumble at the Houston 3-yard line and
returned it 24 yards to the Houston 27-yard line. It was Joseph’s second
fumble recovery of the season, matching the career high he set as a
rookie with Cincinnati in 2006.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
RB ALFRED BLUE
• Made his first career start at running back. Blue’s 46-yard run in the third
quarter was the longest of his career and the longest of the season by a
Texan. Blue also surpassed his previous season game high of 40 yards
rushing on the play. He set career highs with 13 carries for 78 yards.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Completed a 10-yard pass to Blue on Houston’s first offensive possession out of punt formation. It was the third completion of Lechler’s career
and first since Nov. 4, 2012 while with the Oakland Raiders. It was the
first pass completion by a punter in franchise history. The only other pass
attempt by a punter in franchise history was an incompletion by Matt
Turk on Dec. 1, 2008 against Jacksonville.
• Lechler averaged 51.3 yards on his four punts, all in the first half
CB A.J. BOUYE
• Made his first career start.
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Extended his franchise record of consecutive games with a field goal to
17 with a 27-yard field goal at the 6:09 mark of the third quarter.
FS KENDRICK LEWIS
• Set a career high when forced his second fumble of the season when he
knocked the ball loose from TE Larry Donnell at the Houston 3-yard line.
CB Johnathan Joseph recovered the fumble and returned it 24 yards to
the Houston 27-yard line. It was his fourth career forced fumble.
• Also set a career high with 12 tackles (11 solo). His previous career high
was nine tackles at Buffalo on Nov. 3, 2013 while with the Kansas City
Chiefs.
ILB BRIAN CUSHING
• Officially tied a franchise record with 17 total tackles. Jamie Sharper
officially recorded 17 tackles twice, on Nov. 9, 2003 against Cincinnati and again on Dec. 14, 2003 against Tampa Bay. Former ILB Darryl
Sharpton holds the unofficial franchise record with 19 tackles against
Oakland on Nov. 17, 2013. Sharpton’s record reflects tackles recorded
after review of game film by the former coaching staff.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 99th consecutive game as a Texan and his 115th straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active streak among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive games played to
140, the longest active streak among offensive linemen.
TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ
• Made his first career start at tight end.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Was 8 of 9 passing for 125 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter.
He finished the game with 289 yards passing, completed 20 of 34 attempts with one touchdown, three interceptions and a 59.6 passer rating.
• Rushed for the 10th touchdown of his career, scoring from 1 yard out in
the fourth quarter. He rushed seven times for 34 yards.
DE J.J. WATT
• Recorded his second sack of the season on the Giants’ first offensive
series, dropping QB Eli Manning for an 8-yard loss. Watt now has 38.5
career sacks. He finished the game with seven tackles, two tackles for
loss, a quarterback hit and a pass defensed.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Had six receptions for a game-high 116 yards. It was his second career
100-yard game. He had a career-high 117 yards against Tennessee on
Sept. 15, 2013. Hopkins also went over the 1,000-yard mark for his career. He now has 1,029 yards receiving in his career.
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WEEK 4 VS. BUFFALO BILLS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 4: Houston 23, Buffalo 17
71,756 • NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas • Sept. 28, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Buffalo Bills
Houston Texans
Despite committing costly penalties and a trio of turnovers, the Texans
escaped with a 23-17 win against the Buffalo Bills at NRG Stadium.
Houston improved to 3-1 on the season for the third time in franchise
history with the win.
After trailing 10-0 in the second quarter, Houston managed to pull out a
victory with several big plays: WR DeAndre Hopkins’ 35-yard touchdown
catch, DE J.J. Watt’s 80-yard interception return for a touchdown, an
interception by CB Darryl Morris with 1:14 to play, and three field goals by
K Randy Bullock, two of which were for more than 50 yards.
The Texans relied heavily on QB Ryan Fitzpatrick against his former
team, who was 25-of-37 for 268 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Houston’s defense was solid with the exception of one breakdown
in the fourth quarter and held Buffalo to 96 yards rushing and did not
allow a rushing touchdown. The Texans defense also intercepted Bills
QB E.J. Manuel twice.
RB Arian Foster, who returned to the lineup after being inactive in Week
3, shared carries with rookie RB Alfred Blue against a stout Buffalo. The
duo mustered just 15 yards on 17 carries combined. Foster added seven
catches for 55 yards. WR Andre Johnson led Houston’s receivers with
6 catches for 71 yards but headed to the locker room in the fourth quarter
with an ankle injury and did not return.
The game was scoreless until the second quarter. The Bills struck first
with a 31-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter at the 11:37 mark of the
second quarter after Buffalo burned two time-outs on a 13-play, 67-yard
drive. Johnson fumbled at the Buffalo 36 on the ensuing possession. The
Bills recovered and pushed the lead to 10-0 with Sammy Watkins’ 5-yard
touchdown grab at the 5:54 mark.
Houston answered two possessions later. Fitzpatrick found Hopkins
with a 35-yard scoring strike to trim the lead to 10-7 with 57 seconds
remaining in the first half.
Turnovers mounted for both sides to start the third quarter. Fitzpatrick’s
first pass of the second half was deflected and intercepted by Nigel
Bradham at the Houston 19. It was a short-lived drive, as Watt picked off
Manuel on third down and returned the interception 80 yards for a score.
It was Watt’s first defensive touchdown in the regular season and the
sixth-longest interception return by a defensive lineman in NFL history. It
also gave Houston its first lead of the game, 14-10.
Bullock ran the Texans lead to 20-10 with a 41-yard field goal in the third
quarter and a career-long 55-yard conversion with 9:21 remaining in the
fourth. Manuel answered immediately on the next play from scrimmage,
hitting Mike Williams for an 80-yard score to cut Houston’s lead to 20-17.
Veteran SS Danieal Manning set the tone for Houston’s response with
a 41-yard return on the ensuing kickoff. Houston started at its own 36yard line and grinded out 32 yards on eight plays to set up Bullock’s
50-yard field goal with 4:49 remaining. The drive ate up 4:19 and gave
Houston a 23-17 lead.
The teams traded punts on the next two possessions to set up an allor-nothing last possession for Buffalo. Leodis McKelvin returned Shane
Lechler’s 44-yard punt 11 yards to set the Bills up at their own 29-yard
line. A short run and two completions by Manuel took the Bills to the
Houston 41. Texans CB Darryl Morris ended the drama at the 1:14 mark,
picking off Manuel at the Houston 14-yard line to seal the win.
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01007 - 17
07106 - 23
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
BUF HOU
Bills
2 11:37 D.Carpenter 31 yd. Field Goal (13-67, 6:13)
3 0
2 5:54 S.Watkins 5 yd. pass from E.Manuel (D.Carpenter kick) (8-49, 3:56) 10 0
Bills
Texans 2 0:57 D.Hopkins 35 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (8-80, 2:32)10 7
Texans 3 13:28 J.Watt 80 yd. interception return (R.Bullock kick)
10 14
10 17
Texans 3 6:14 R.Bullock 41 yd. Field Goal (12-42, 6:10)
10 20
Texans 4 9:21 R.Bullock 55 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:30)
4 9:08 Mi.Williams 80 yd. pass from E.Manuel (D.Carpenter kick) (1-80, 0:13)17 20
Bills
17 23
Texans 4 4:49 R.Bullock 50 yd. Field Goal (8-32, 4:19)
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION BILLSTEXANS
17
19
5-16-31% 5-14-36%
0-0-0%
0-0-0%
316
301
96
37
220
264
44-21-2
37-25-2
4-4-3
6-5-3
9-45.9
6-41.7
38.8
36.5
0-0
0-0
11
104
8-40
8-90
1-0
2-1
2
2
2-2
2-2
1-1
3-3
1-3-33%
0-1-0%
1-1-100%
0-0-0%
0
0
29:04
30:56
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Buffalo, C. Spiller 15-60, F. Jackson 7-33, E. Manuel 1-3. Houston, R.
Fitzpatrick 6-14, A. Blue 9-9, D. Johnson 1-8, A. Foster 8-6.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Buffalo, E. Manuel 21-44-2-225. Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 37-25-2-268.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Buffalo, F. Jackson 6-52, S. Watkins 4-30, C. Spiller 3-24, R. Woods
3-17, Mi. Williams 2-84, S. Chandler 2-15, F. Summers 1-3. Houston, A. Foster 7-55, A. Johnson 6-71, D. Hopkins 5-64, G. Graham 3-28, A. Blue 2-16, J. Prosch 1-24, D. Johnson 1-10.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Buffalo M. Dareus 1.0-2, N. Bradham 1.0-2. Houston, J. Crick 1.5-5, T.
Jamison 0.5-0.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Buffalo, L. McKelvin 1-0, N. Bradham 1-0. Houston, J. Watt
1-80, D. Morris 1-0.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Buffalo, P. Brown 5-4-9, K. Rivers 4-2-6, M. Dareus 4-0-4, D. Williams 3-14, L. McKelvin 3-0-3, A. Williams 3-0-3, S. Gilmore 3-0-3, N. Bradham 2-1-3, B. Spikes 2-1-3,
D. Searcy 1-2-3, S. Charles 1-2-3, Ma. Williams 2-0-2, J. Hughes 1-1-2, K. Williams 1-1-2, N.
Robey 1-1-2, J. Wynn 0-2-2, C. Bryant 1-0-1, M. Lawson 1-0-1, C. Graham 1-0-1. Houston,
B. Cushing 8-1-9, K. Jackson 2-2-6, K. Lewis 4-2-6, J. Joseph 5-0-5, J. Watt 2-3-5, D. Morris
3-1-4, J. Crick 1-3-4, D. Swearinger 3-0-3, B. Reed 2-1-3, M. Mohamed 1-2-3, J. Tuggle 1-2-3,
W. Mercilus 1-1-2, J. Powe 1-0-1, T. Jamison 0-1-1, R. Pickett 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: None.
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WEEK 4 NOTES VS. BUFFALO BILLS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
HOUSTON TEXANS NOTES
• The Texans surpassed their win total from 2013 with their third win of
the season.
• The Texans gave up season-lows of 316 yards of total offense, 220
yards passing and 17 first downs.
• The Texans won the possession battle for the second time this season
and owned an 11:00-4:00 advantage in the fourth quarter. The Texans
are 2-0 in 2014 when winning the possession battle.
• The Texans had season-highs with nine passes defensed and 16 quarterback hits. It was the most passes defensed for the team since Dec.
2, 2012, when the team tied a franchise record with 16 at Tennessee.
• The Texans recorded their eighth and ninth takeaways of the season.
Five of those takeaways have been inside their own 20-yard line, including CB Darryl Morris’ game-clinching pick at the Houston 15 with
1:14 remaining.
• The Texans recorded their first interception return for a touchdown
since Brian Cushing’s 18-yard return for a touchdown against San Diego on Sept. 9, 2013. DE J.J. Watt returned an interception 80 yards
for a touchdown in the third quarter.
• Houston outgained Buffalo 161-156 in the first half.
• Houston drove 80 yards on eight plays in 2:32 for its first score of the
game at the :57 mark of the second quarter, a 35-yard touchdown pass
from Ryan Fitzpatrick to DeAndre Hopkins.
• The Texans held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the
fourth time this season. Houston is the only team not to allow any
points in the first quarter of any game this season.
• The Texans recorded 10 quarterback hits and two sacks in the first
half.
• Captains for the Texans were TE Garrett Graham, S Danieal Manning and S D.J. Swearinger.
• The Bills won the toss and elected to receive.
• Became just the third kicker in franchise history to have multiple 50yard field goals in a game when he made a 50-yarder at the 4:49 mark
of the fourth quarter.
TEXANS WITH MULTIPLE 50-YARD FIELD GOALS IN A GAME
Kris Brown vs. Miami, 10/7/07 – 54, 54 and 57
Neil Rackers at Denver, 12/26/10 – 57 and 54
Randy Bullock vs. Buffalo, 9/28/14 – 55 and 50
• Moved into third place on the franchise’s field goals made list. He entered the game tied with Shayne Graham (2012, 31) for third. Bullock
is now 34 of 44 for his career and 8 of 9 this season on field goals.
DE JARED CRICK
• Had 1.5 sacks in the first quarter. Crick recorded the first sack of his
career on Houston’s second defensive series, dropping Buffalo QB
E.J. Manuel for a 5-yard loss. Crick split a sack with DE Tim Jamison
on Houston’s next defensive series.
ILB BRIAN CUSHING
• Led the Texans with nine tackles.
• Played in his 60th career game.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Was 25 of 37 for 268 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for
a 75.1 rating. He set season highs for attempts and completions.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Had a season-high and team-high seven receptions for 55 yards. It
was the most receptions he’s had in a game since he had seven receptions at Jacksonville on Nov. 27, 2011. Foster finished the game with
61 yards from scrimmage (55 receiving, 6 rushing).
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• T Jeff Adams, CB A.J. Bouye, OLB Jadeveon Clowneyb Shiloh
Keo, SS Eddie Pleasant, WR DeVier Posey, QB Tom Savage.
RB JONATHAN GRIMES
• Led the team with two special teams tackles (one solo, one assist).
CB ANDRE HAL
• Stopped Shane Lechler’s punt from going into the end zone in the
fourth quarter. CB Elbert Mack downed the punt at the 1-yard line.
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• NT Ryan Pickett started for NT Jerrell Powe; Whitney Mercilus
started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker.
• TE C.J. Fiedorowicz started for TE Garrett Graham and lined up in
the backfield for Houston’s first offensive play.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Set a career high with his third touchdown of the season on a 35-yard
touchdown reception with 57 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
Hopkins had two touchdown receptions as a rookie in 2013.
• Had five receptions for a team-best 64 yards.
PLAYER NOTES
RB ALFRED BLUE
• Recorded a career-high two receptions for 16 yards.
DE TIM JAMISON
• Split a sack with DE Jared Crick on Houston’s third defensive series,
dropping Buffalo QB E.J. Manuel for no gain. Jamison now has 0.5
sacks on the season and 4.5 for his career.
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Extended his franchise record of consecutive games with a field goal
to 18 with his 41-yard field goal in the third quarter.
• Kicked a career long 55-yard field goal at the 9:21 mark of the fourth
quarter for a 20-10 lead. Bullock’s previous long was 51 yards, against
Oakland on Nov. 17, 2013. It was the fourth-longest field goal in Texans history.
LONGEST FIELD GOALS IN TEXANS HISTORY
57 – Neil Rackers at Denver, 12/26/10
57 – Kris Brown vs. Miami, 10/7/07
56 – Kris Brown at Indianapolis, 11/8/09
55 – Randy Bullock vs. Buffalo, 9/28/14
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WEEK 4 NOTES VS. BUFFALO BILLS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Played in his franchise-record 158th career game.
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 122 with
a 13-yard reception on Houston’s first offensive. Johnson also surpassed Derrick Mason (943) for 12th on the all-time receptions list with
his first reception of the game, the 944th of his career.
• Had six receptions for 71 yards in the game and improved his career
totals to 949 receptions (12th all-time) and 12,923 yards receiving
(15th all-time).
DE J.J. WATT
• Picked off E.J. Manuel and returned the interception 80 yards for a
touchdown at the 13:28 mark of the third quarter. It was the first regular
season interception of his career and his second touchdown of the
season. Watt had a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown in the
AFC Wild Card against Cincinnati on Jan. 7, 2012. He caught a 1-yard
touchdown pass in Week 2 at Oakland.
• His 80-yard interception return for touchdown is tied for the sixth-longest interception return for a defensive lineman in NFL history. All seven returns have gone for a touchdown. It was also the fourth-longest
interception return in Texans history.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Passed Mark Royals (1987-03, 1,116 punts) to move into 12th place
on the NFL’s all-time punts list with his third punt of the game. Lechler
entered the game with 1,114 punts to rank 13th all-time. He now has
1,120 career punts.
• Averaged 41.7 yards on six punts and placed three of his punts inside
Buffalo’s 20-yard line.
LONGEST INT RETURNS BY DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN NFL HISTORY
Grant Wistrom (St. Louis Rams) - 91 yards; vs. Atlanta, 10/17/99
Steve Emtman (Indianapolis) - 90 yards; vs. Miami, 10/25/92
Dan Wilkinson (Washington) - 88 yards; vs. Chicago, 10/31/99
Greg Ellis (Dallas) - 87 yards; vs. Atlanta, 9/20/99
Greg Townsend (L.A. Raiders)- 86 yards; vs, Denver, 12/4/88
Coy Bacon (San Diego)- 80 yards; vs. Denver, 11/11/73
J.J. Watt (Houston)- 80 yards; vs. Buffalo, 9/28/14
S DANIEAL MANNING
• Returned his first kickoff of the year 41 yards in the fourth quarter.
Manning ranks 12th all-time with a 26.9 kickoff return average.
• Became the second player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have an
interception return for a touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the
same season. The other player was Texans Linebackers Coach Mike
Vrabel for the New England Patriots in 2005.
• Became the first player in NFL history to have more than 35 sacks and
have a touchdown receiving and interception return for a touchdown in
NFL history.
• Recorded a career-high nine quarterback hits in the game. Coming
into the game, no player had recorded more than eight quarterback
hits through the first three weeks of the season combined. Watt had
six quarterback hits in the first half. His previous career high for QB hits
was five, which he accomplished six times in his career, most recently
in Week 1 against Washington.
CB DARRYL MORRIS
• Recorded career-highs with three passes defensed and his first career
interception. Morris picked off E.J. Manuel at the Houston 15-yard line
with 1:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 100th consecutive game as a Texan and his 116th straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak
among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive
games played to 141, the longest active streak among offensive linemen. Myers is the sixth player in franchise history to play in 100 games
and is now tied with Owen Daniels (2006-13) for fifth on the franchise’s
all-time list.
NT RYAN PICKETT
• Started in his Texans debut. It was the 195th regular season game
of Pickett’s career, which ranks second among active defensive linemen (Justin Smith, San Francisco). He had one assisted tackle in the
game.
FB JAY PROSCH
• Recorded his first career reception in the third quarter, a 24-yard pass
from Ryan Fitzpatrick.
S D.J. SWEARINGER
• Recorded his third forced fumble of the year in the second quarter,
stripping Buffalo RB C.J. Spiller. The fumble was recovered by Buffalo.
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WEEK 5 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS
Game #6 • Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts • Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
GAME 5: Dallas 20, Houston 17 (OT)
91,159 • AT&T Stadium • Dallas, Texas • Oct. 5, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Houston Texans
Dallas Cowboys
The highly-anticipated Texas showdown between Houston and Dallas
ended in an overtime battle with the Texans falling 20-17 to the Cowboys
at AT&T Stadium in front of a split crowd of 91,159.
Despite Houston’s offense struggling to move the ball first half, they
rebounded to score all 17 of their points in the second half only to fall in
the extra period.
The Texans leaned heavily on RB Arian Foster who rushed for a season-high 157 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray, the NFL’s leading rusher, ran for 136 yards on 31 carries,
but failed to find the end zone for the first time this season.
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 16-of-25 passes for 154 yards and one
interception. On the Texans second possession of the day, Fitzpatrick’s
pass, intended for Foster, was picked off by Cowboys CB Orlando Scandrick. The Cowboys marched deep into Texans territory, but FS Kendrick Lewis forced a fumble on Murray. ILB Justin Tuggle recovered and
Houston regained possession.
Special teams added Houston’s second turnover of the day in the second quarter when ILB Jeff Tarpinian forced a Dwayne Harris fumble on
a punt return. RB Alfred Blue recovered but the Texans were unable to
convert it into points. Houston’s defense held the high-powered Cowboys
offense in check for most of the first half, only allowing Dan Bailey 33yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining in the first half.
After forcing a Cowboys punt to start the second half, the Texans
marched down the field on a 6-play, 71-yard drive capped off by a 15yard touchdown run by Foster to take a 7-3 lead. Foster accounted for 59
yards on the drive on five carries.
The lead would be short-lived as QB Tony Romo escaped a near sack
by DE J.J. Watt and fired a 43-yard touchdown pass to WR Terrence
Williams to take a 10-7 lead for the Cowboys. Romo added a 2-yard
touchdown pass to WR Dez Bryant early in the fourth quarter to put the
Cowboys ahead by 10.
Houston countered Dallas’ score with a 13-play drive that ended with a
29-yard field goal by K Randy Bullock with 2:31 remaining in the fourt
quarter, extending his franchise record of consecutive games with a field
goal made to 19. The Texans defense held strong and forced a threeand-out, getting the ball back at the Cowboys 45 yard line with 1:59 to
go. After consecutive 20 and 19-yard passes to Andre Johnson and
DeAndre Hopkins, Foster ran twice, tying the game with a 1-yard run
with 41 seconds remaining in regulation. Dallas had a chance to put the
game away, but K Dan Bailey missed a 53-yard field goal attempt as time
expired, ending his streak of 30 consecutive field goals made.
The Texans won the coin toss in overtime, but were unable to convert
on a 3rd-and-two pass from Fitzpatrick to Foster at the Dallas 48. After a
Shane Lechler punt, Romo completed a 37-yard pass down the sideline
to Bryant on third down to put the Cowboys in field goal position. Two
plays later, Bailey split the uprights on 49-yard game-winning field goal.
Despite the Texans forcing three turnovers, the Texans lost for the first
time this season in game where they won the turnover battle. Houston
fell to 3-2 on the season, tied with Indianapolis for first place in the AFC
South.
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007100 17
03773 20
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr
Cowboys 2
Texans 3
Cowboys 3
Cowboys 4
Texans 4
Texans 4
Cowboys 5
Time
0:11
8:49
6:08
9:44
2:27
0:41
7:45
Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
D.Bailey 33 yd. Field Goal (12-65, 4:37)
A.Foster 15 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (6-71, 3:22)
T.Williams 43 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (4-78, 2:41)
D.Bryant 2 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (4-30, 2:16)
R.Bullock 29 yd. Field Goal (13-76, 7:17)
A.Foster 1 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (4-45, 1:18)
D.Bailey 49 yd. Field Goal (9-59, 5:10)
HOU DAL
0 3
7 3
7 10
7 17
10 17
17 17
17 20
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANSCOWBOYS
15
24
4-13-31% 8-14-57%
1-1-100%
0-0-0%
330
456
176
140
154
316
16-25-1
28-41-1
4-4-2
5-5-4
7-46.6
4-46.3
35.1
38.8
1-0
2-0
35
62
5-35
7-56
0-0
2-2
2
2
2-2
2-2
1-1
2-3
2-3-67%
1-3-33%
1-1-100% 1-1-100%
0
0
31:08
36:07
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Foster 23-157, A. Blue 5-16, R. Fitzpatrick 3-3. Dallas, D.
Murray 31-136, J. Randle 2-4.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 25-16-1-154. Dallas, T. Romo 41-28-1-349.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, D. Hopkins 6-63, A. Johnson 5-58, A. Foster 2-15, R. Griffin
1-8, K. Martin 1-7, G. Graham 1-3. Dallas, D. Bryant 9-85, D. Murray 6-56, J. Witten 4-59, C.
Beasley 4-23, D. Harris 3-30, T. Williams 2-71.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, B. Cushing 1.0-8. Dallas, none.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, K. Lewis 1-5. Dallas, O. Scandrick 1-2.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, K. Jackson 8-1-9, J. Joseph 7-2-9, B. Cushing 5-3-8, D. Swearinger 4-1-5, W. Mercilus 4-1-5, A. Hal 4-1-5, J. Watt 4-0-4, J. Tuggle 3-1-4, M. Mohamed 3-1-4,
J. Crick 3-0-3, E. Mack 3-0-3, K. Lewis 1-2-3, R. Pickett 2-0-2, B. Reed 1-1-2, R. Sapp 1-0-1.
Dallas, B. Carr 6-2-8, J. Durant 6-0-6, B. Church 6-0-6, R. McClain 5-1-6, J. Wilcox 4-1-5,
A. Hitchens 3-1-4, S. Moore 3-0-3, N. Hayden 2-0-2, T. Crawford 2-0-2, T. McClain 1-1-2, G.
Selvie 0-2-2, H. Melton 1-0-1, J. Mincey 0-1-1, A. Spencer 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Dallas, D. Bailey, 53WL.
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WEEK 5 NOTES VS. DALLAS COWBOYS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WITH THE LOSS, THE TEXANS FELL TO
• 3-2 overall and 1-2 on the road this season
• 1-3 all-time against Dallas 0-2 all-time at Dallas
• 4-9 all-time in overtime games
• 1-2 against the NFC East this season and 4-11 all-time against the
NFC East
• 82-115 all-time
• 34-65 all-time on the road
RB ALFRED BLUE
• Recovered the first fumble of his career in the second quarter, jumping
on Dwayne Harris’ fumble at the Dallas 43-yard line.
T DUANE BROWN
• Tied Bryan Pittman for seventh on the franchise’s all-time games
played list with 95.
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Extended his franchise record of consecutive games with a field goal
made to 19 with a 29-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Bullock is 9
of 10 on field goals in 2014 and has made 21 of his last 22 attempts,
dating back to last season.
THE TEXANS...
• Scored 10 points in the final 2:27 of regulation to overcome a 17-7
deficit and force overtime.
• Owned a 10:45-4:15 advantage in time of possession in the fourth
quarter. It was third time this season the Texans have held the ball for
10 minutes or longer in the fourth quarter.
• Forced overtime with 41 seconds remaining in regulation when RB
Arian Foster plunged into the end zone from 2 yards out for his second
touchdown of the day. Foster’s touchdown capped a four-play, 45-yard
drive that lasted 1:18.
• Cut Dallas’ lead to 17-10 with 2:27 remaining in the fourth quarter on
Randy Bullock’s 29-yard field goal. The Texans scoring drive was 13
plays, 76 yards and lasted 7:17.
• Scored on their first drive of the second half, going 71 yards on six
plays in 3:22. Foster finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run.
Foster ran five times for 59 yards on the drive.
• Did not allow a sack for the third time this season.
• Produced a 100-yard rusher for the third time this year and a
league-leading 32nd time since 2010.
• Won the turnover battle, 3-1.
• Forced three turnovers to run their 2014 total to 12, surpassing their
takeaway total from 2013: S Kendrick Lewis picked off a pass at the
Houston 3 in the fourth quarter, RB Alfred Blue recovered a fumbled
punt return in the second quarter and ILB Justin Tuggle recovered a
fumble at the Houston 14-yard line. Two of Houston’s takeaways came
in their own red zone. Nine of Houston’s 12 takeaways in 2014 have
come in their own red zone.
• Held their opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the fifth consecutive time this season. The Texans are the only team not to allow a point
in the first quarter this season.
• Won the toss and elected to receive.
• Texans captains were RB Arian Foster, CB Kareem Jackson and CB
Elbert Mack.
ILB BRIAN CUSHING
• Recorded his first sack of the season, dropping Tony Romo for an
8-yard loss in the first quarter. It was Cushing’s 12th career sack and
first of the season. Cushing moved past Jamie Sharper (11.5) into
ninth place on the franchise’s all-time sack list. He finished the game
with eight tackles.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Was 16 of 25 passing for 154 yards and one interception for a 64.4
passer rating.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Finished with 157 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 23 carries for
a 6.8 average. He also had 15 yards receiving on two receptions for a
total of 172 yards from scrimmage.
• Surpassed 100 yards rushing in a game for the 28th time in his career
and the second time this season with a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter.
• Had his 14th career game with multiple touchdowns from scrimmage
and his league-leading 20th game with at least 150 yards from scrimmage since 2010.
• Churned up 59 yards on five carries on Houston’s first touchdown
drive. He ended the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run.
• Scored the 47th and 48th rushing touchdowns of his career and his
54th and 55th career touchdowns from scrimmage. Foster entered the
game with 50 touchdowns from scrimmage since 2010, tied for the
most in the NFL.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Led the team with six receptions for 63 yards.
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• T Jeff Adams, CB A.J. Bouye, OLB Jadeveon Clowney, CB Darryl
Morris, SS Eddie Pleasant, WR DeVier Posey, QB Tom Savage.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Became the second-fastest player in NFL history to reach 950 career receptions on his first catch of the game, an 11-yard pass from
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. Johnson reached the mark in his 159th career
game, one game shy of Marvin Harrison, who reached the milestone
in his 158th career game.
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 123 and
his franchise record for games played to 159.
• Moved into 11th place on the all-time receptions list with his third reception of the game. Johnson passed Andre Reed (951 from 198500). He finished the game with five receptions for 58 yards. Johnson
entered the game with 949 career receptions .
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• Whitney Mercilus started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker. Jerrell Powe started on the defensive line in place of DE Jared
Crick. The Texans lined up on offense with two tight ends; C.J. Fiedorowicz started at tight end in place of FB Jay Prosch.
TEXANS PLAYER NOTES
S JOSH AUBREY
• Made his Texans debut on kickoff return in the first quarter.
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WEEK 5 NOTES VS. DALLAS COWBOYS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
S KENDRICK LEWIS
• Recorded his third forced fumble of the season in the first quarter,
knocking the ball loose from RB DeMarco Murray at the Houston
10-yard line. The fumble was recovered by ILB Justin Tuggle at the
Houston 14.
• Recorded his eighth career interception at the 14:10 mark of the fourth
quarter, picking off Tony Romo at the Houston 3-yard line. He returned
the pick 5 yards to the Houston 8.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 101st consecutive game as a Texan and his 117th straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak
among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive
games played to 142, the longest active streak among offensive linemen. Myers moved past Owen Daniels (2006-13) for fifth on the franchise’s all-time games played list with 101.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Averaged 46.6 yards on seven punts, including a 60-yarder in the first
quarter.
• Played in his 195th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the
NFL.
CB JUMAL ROLLE
• Made his NFL debut on punt return in the first quarter
ILB JEFF TARPINIAN
• Recorded his first career forced fumble on punt coverage in the second quarter. Tarpinian stripped Dwayne Harris at the Dallas 38-yard
line. RB Alfred Blue recovered the ball at the Dallas 43-yard line.
ILB JUSTIN TUGGLE
• Recorded his first career fumble recovery in the first quarter, falling on
DeMarco Murray’s fumble at the Houston 14-yard line.
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WEEK 6 VS. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Game #6 • Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts • Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
GAME 6: Indianapolis 33, Houston 28
71,787 • NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas • Oct. 9, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Indianapolis Colts
Houston Texans
Game write-up courtesy of the Associated Press
When Indianapolis raced to a big lead over the Houston Texans in the first
quarter, Colts coach Chuck Pagano was worried they’d let up.
They did, but that early lead was so big that they were still able to hold on for
a 33-28 victory Thursday night.
The Colts led 24-0 after one quarter, but allowed Houston to cut it to 33-28
early in the fourth quarter on DE J.J. Watt’s fumble return for a touchdown.
The Texans had two opportunities to take the lead late, but the Colts recovered fumbles by Andre Johnson and Ryan Fitzpatrick in the last five minutes.
Colts QB Andrew Luck finished with 370 yards passing and three touchdowns for his fourth straight 300-yard passing game and T.Y. Hilton had a
career-high 223 yards receiving with a touchdown to give Indy first place in
the AFC South.
The Texans were driving with less than five minutes remaining when Johnson
— called for pass interference two plays earlier — caught a 13-yard pass and
fumbled.
Watt knocked down Luck’s pass on third down on Indy’s next drive to give
Houston one last chance. But Bjoern Werner sacked Fitzpatrick and stripped
the ball and D’Qwell Jackson recovered.
Fitzpatrick threw for 212 yards and a touchdown and Arian Foster had 109
yards rushing with two scores for Houston.
Indianapolis led by 12 when Luck fumbled and Watt recovered it and returned
it 45 yards for a touchdown. It was Watt’s third touchdown this season. He also
has scored on an interception return and a reception.
Foster had a 34-yard run before Johnson grabbed a 26-yard reception to get
Houston down to the 2 in the third quarter. Foster ran wide before cutting back
inside and into the end zone untouched on the next play to get the Texans to
27-21.
The Texans were within six points in the third quarter when Luck, who was
under heavy pressure, threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Hilton. The 2-point
conversion failed, leaving Indianapolis up 33-21.
After a first quarter where Houston managed just 2 yards, the Texans’ offense
finally got going in the second quarter. They kicked a field goal on fourth-and-5,
but the Colts got a penalty to give Houston a new set of downs.
They took advantage of the opportunity when Fitzpatrick found Johnson in the
corner of the end zone and he managed to get both feet in bounds for a 4-yard
touchdown two plays later to cut the lead to 24-7. It was the first touchdown of
the season for Johnson.
Houston got the ball back when Jared Crick tipped a pass by Luck that was
intercepted by Justin Tuggle.
The Texans got to 24-14 when Foster scored on a 12-yard run.
The Colts added field goal to make it 27-14.
Luck found Hilton on a 40-yard pass early in the first quarter, but Indy’s offense stalled after that and the Colts settled for a field goal to make it 3-0.
Trent Richardson had a 5-yard touchdown run on a two-play drive that included a 49-yard pass to Hilton.
The play was originally ruled a touchdown after Hilton recovered from a fall
seemingly untouched by defender Kareem Jackson and reached the end zone.
The play was reviewed and the call reversed, with Hilton ruled down by contact
at the 5.
The Colts pushed the lead to 17-0 when Ahmad Bradshaw scored on a
5-yard pass from Luck with about seven minutes left in the first quarter.
The Texans had to punt again after Fitzpatrick was sacked by Werner for an
8-yard loss on third down after Bradshaw’s score.
Luck capped a long drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Coby Fleener at
the end of the first quarter to extend the lead to 24-0.
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01477 - 28
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
IND HOU
Colts
1 11:13 A.Vinatieri 27 yd. Field Goal (9-54, 2:46)
3 0
1 10:40 T.Richardson 5 yd. run (A.Vinatieri kick) (2-54, 0:33)
10 0
Colts
1 7:00 A.Bradshaw 5 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (7-56, 2:15)
17 0
Colts
Colts
1 0:00 C.Fleener 4 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (11-68, 5:02)
24 0
Texans 2 9:43 A.Johnson 4 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (11-80, 5:17)24 7
24 14
Texans 2 8:22 A.Foster 12 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (3-26, 1:06)
2 1:05 A.Vinatieri 34 yd. Field Goal (15-62, 7:17)
27 14
Colts
27 21
Texans 3 5:59 A.Foster 2 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (4-70, 1:05)
Colts
3 2:52 T.Hilton 33 yd. pass from A.Luck (run failed) (7-80, 3:07)
33 21
33 28
Texans 4 10:36 J.Watt 45 yd. fumble return (R.Bullock kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION COLTSTEXANS
27
18
8-16-50%
1-8-13%
0-0-0%
0-1-0%
456
332
93
136
363
196
44-25-1
23-15-0
7-6-6
5-5-2
4-39.8
4-54.5
39.8
41.8
2-2
0-1
31
8
5-51
5-66
1-1
2-2
4
4
3-4
4-4
2-2
0-1
3-5-60% 3-3-100%
3-4-75% 2-2-100%
0
0
36:49
23:11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Indianapolis, T. Richardson 17-41, A. Bradshaw 11-34, A. Luck 7-18.
Houston, A. Foster 20-109, A. Blue 3-22, R. Fitzpatrick 1-5.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Indianapolis, A. Luck 25-44-1-370. Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 15-23-0212.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Indianapolis, T. Hilgon 9-223, R. Wayne 4-35, D. Allen 3-49, A. Bradshawn 3-25, H. Nicks 2-18, C. Fleener 2-11, J. Doyle 2-9. Houston, A. Johnson 7-99, D.
Johnson 3-62, A. Foster 3-32, D. Hopkins 1-12, C. Fiedorowicz 1-7.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Indianapolis, D. Jackson 1.0-8, E. Walden 1.0-1, R. Jean Francois 1.0-4,
B. Werner 1.0-0, J. Newsome 1.0-3. Houston, J. Watt 2.0-5, J. Simon 1.0-2.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Indianapolis, none. Houston, J. Tuggle 1-8.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Indianapolis, D. Jackson 5-2-7, J. Freeman 4-3-7, J. Gordy 3-3-6, V. Davis 4-1-5, E. Walden 3-1-4, R. Jean Francois 3-1-4, B. Werner 3-1-4, S. Brown 2-2-4, M.
Adams 2-1-3, J. Chapman 2-0-2, G. Toler 1-1-2, J. Newsome 1-0-1, M. Hughes 1-0-1, Z. Kerr
1-0-1, C. Redding 0-1-1. Houston, K. Lewis 6-4-10, J. Tuggle 4-5-9, J. Watt 4-3-7, J. Joseph
6-0-6, D. Swearinger 4-2-6, J. Crick 3-3-6, W. Mercilus 3-3-6, K. Jackson 4-1-5, B. Cushing
2-2-4, A. Bouye 2-1-3, B. Reed 1-2-3, J. Simon 1-1-2, J. Tarpinian 1-1-2, T. Jamison 1-0-1, E.
Mack 1-0-1, R. Pickett 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Houston, R. Bullock, 37WR.
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WEEK 6 NOTES VS. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WITH THE LOSS, THE TEXANS…
• Fell to 3-3 overall, 2-1 at home and 0-1 in AFC South
• Fell to 4-21 overall and 4-9 at home in the all-time series against Indianapolis
• Fell to 49-51 all-time at home
in the second quarter, doing so in his 160th career game. Only Hall
of Famer Jerry Rice reached the milestone faster, doing so in 154
games. Johnson is 15th player in NFL history surpass 13,000 yards
receiving.
• Extended streak of consecutive games with a reception to 124 and
his franchise record for games played to 160. He finished with seven
receptions for 99 yards and improved his career numbers to 961 receptions for 13,080 yards and 62 touchdowns.
• Scored his first touchdown of the season at the 9:43 mark of the second quarter on a 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. It was the 62nd
touchdown reception of his career.
HOUSTON...
• Scored 14 points off its two takeaways (Justin Tuggle interception and
J.J. Watt fumble recovery) in the game and has scored 31 points off its
league-leading 14 takeaways this season.
• Produced a 100-yard rushing performance for a league-leading 33rd
time since 2010 (Arian Foster, 109 yards)
• Tied a season high with three sacks, matching its total against Washington in Week 1.
• Scored its first touchdown on an 11-play, 80-yard drive that lasted 5:17
and ended with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Andre Johnson at the 9:43 mark of the second quarter.
• Won the toss and elected to receive.
• Texans captains for the game were WR Andre Johnson, DE J.J. Watt
and ILB Jeff Tarpinian.
WR DAMARIS JOHNSON
• Had a season-high three receptions for 62 yards.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Played in his 196th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the
NFL. He averaged 54.5 yards on four punts. The 54.5 average is the
second-highest for a single game (minimum of four punts) in franchise
history to his 58.9-yard average against Arizona on Nov. 10, 2013.
• Set a franchise record with a 71-yard punt in the third quarter. The
previous long was a 69-yard punt by Brett Hartmann at Miami on Sept.
18, 2011. Lechler’s career long is 80 yards, against Chicago on Nov.
27, 2011.
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• S Josh Aubrey, G Brandon Brooks, OLB Jadeveon Clowney, CB Darryl
Morris, WR DeVier Posey, CB Jumal Rolle and QB Tom Savage.
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• Whitney Mercilus started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker.
Xavier Su’a-Filo started at right guard for Brandon Brooks. C.J. Fiedorowicz started at tight end in place of FB Jay Prosch.
FS KENDRICK LEWIS
• Led the Texans with 10 tackles.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 102nd consecutive game as a Texan and his 118th straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak
among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive
games played to 143, the longest active streak among offensive linemen.
TEXANS PLAYER NOTES
LT DUANE BROWN
• Passed Bryan Pittman for seventh on the franchise’s all-time games
played list with 96.
TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ
• Made his first career reception for 7 yards in the second quarter.
OLB JOHN SIMON
• Made his Texans debut and sacked Andrew Luck for a 2-yard loss in
the first quarter. It was Simon’s first career sack.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Was 15 of 23 passing for 212 yards and a touchdown for a 109.3
passer rating. He also had one rush for 5 yards.
G XAVIER SU’A-FILO
• Made his first career start at right guard.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Recorded the 29th 100-yard rushing game of his career with 20 carries
for 109 yards and two touchdowns. It was his fourth 100-yard game
this season. It was also his 13th career game with at least two touchdowns.
• Scored his fourth and fifth rushing touchdowns of the season the 49th
and 50th rushing touchdowns of his career, and the 56th and 57th
career touchdowns from scrimmage. Foster scored on a 12-yard run at
the 8:22 mark of the second quarter and a 2-yard run at the 5:59 mark
of the third quarter.
• Led the Texans with 141 yards from scrimmage (109 rushing, 32 receiving).
ILB JUSTIN TUGGLE
• Recorded the first interception of his career in the second quarter,
picking off Andrew Luck at the Indianapolis 34-yard line. Tuggle returned the interception 8 yards to the Indianapolis 26. The ball was
tipped by DE Jared Crick.
DE J.J. WATT
• Scored his third touchdown of the season on a 45-yard fumble return
in the fourth quarter. He now has the most touchdowns by a defensive
lineman since William “Refrigerator” Perry had three in 1985.
• Watt finished the game with seven tackles, 2.0 sacks, three tackles for
loss, four quarterback hits and three passes defensed. He now has
40.5 sacks for his career, the most by a Texans player through the first
four seasons of a career. It was his 11th career game with at least 1.5
sacks.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Became the second-fastest player in NFL history to surpass 13,000
yards receiving in his career on a 9-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick
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WEEK 7 VS. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Game #6 • Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts • Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
GAME 7: Pittsburgh 30, Houston 23
56,375 • Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Oct. 20, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Houston Texans
Pittsburgh Steelers
Game write-up courtesy of the Associated Press
The deluge started with a desperation third-down heave, a trickle that turned
into a downpour and led to another abrupt turn as Pittsburgh managed a 30-23
victory over the mistake-prone Houston Texans on Monday night.
Ben Roethlisberger passed for two touchdowns and wide receiver Antonio
Brown added another on a gadget play during a decisive 73-second stretch late
in the first half that moved the Steelers from down 10 to an 11-point lead.
Roethlisberger finished with 265 yards passing. Le’Veon Bell racked up 145
yards of total offense, including a 43-yard catch-and-run with less than two minutes to go in the first half that became the spark the Steelers desperately needed.
Arian Foster ran for 102 yards for Houston (3-4) but just 29 over the final three
quarters. Ryan Fitzpatrick was 21-of-32 for 262 yards with two touchdowns
and an interception, but the Texans were undone by three turnovers, including
consecutive offensive snaps that handed the momentum over to the Steelers.
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt recovered a fumble and picked up his third
sack of the season but was neutralized for most of the second half.
Pittsburgh was listless for the first 25 minutes, letting Foster and Fitzpatrick do
whatever they wanted as the Texans raced to a 13-0 lead that seemed larger.
A 44-yard Shaun Suisham field goal with 3:08 left in the half gave the Steelers
a minor boost.
A strike from Roethlisberger to Bell provided a much larger one shortly after the
2-minute warning. Roethlisberger hit the versatile back for a 43-yard gain -- Pittsburgh’s longest pass play of the season -- to move the ball to the Houston 35.
Roethlisberger then found Martavis Bryant, who struggled staying healthy in the
preseason and spent the first six weeks on the inactive list, with a beautiful rainbow
that the rookie caught in the back of the end zone to make it 13-10 with 1:27 left.
The Steelers were just getting started.
Foster fumbled deep in Houston territory two plays after Bryant’s score, and the
Steelers recovered. Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who has faced
heavy criticism for his play calling, went deep into his book to help the Steelers
take the lead.
On first-and-goal, Roethlisberger flipped the ball to Brown, who was coming in
motion. The Pro Bowl wide receiver then spun back around to his left and fired a
strike to Lance Moore in the end zone.
Houston’s issues escalated on the next snap when Fitzpatrick’s throw over the
middle was deflected into the arms of Pittsburgh defensive end Brett Keisel.
The 36-year-old took the second pick of his career to the Houston 8.
Roethlisberger found Brown for a 6-yard gain and then hit Bell -- who was
uncovered after going in motion -- for a touchdown.
The turnaround left Heinz Field euphoric and the Texans and Watt stunned.
The Steelers methodically added on in the second half, extending the lead to 14
points on a pair of Suisham field goals before a late scoring pass from Fitzpatrick
to Foster provided the final margin.
The end played in stark contrast to the beginning, when the Texans dominated.
Fitzpatrick found rookie running back Alfred Blue for an 11-yard touchdown
pass to end a 10-play, 94-yard drive on the Texans’ opening possession before
Watt went to work.
The MVP candidate recovered a Roethlisberger fumble, leading to a 39-yard
field goal by Randy Bullock that gave Houston a 10-0 lead. Watt later dropped
Roethlisberger for his third sack of the year.
It was the third time this season that Watt had a fumble recovery and a sack in
the same game. No other player in the NFL has more than one.
Still, it couldn’t stop the Texans from extending a slide that has erased the
positive vibes from their promising 3-1 start.
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024060 30
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
HOU
Texans 1 5:55 A.Blue 11 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (10-94, 5:29) 7
10
Texans 2 13:34 R.Bullock 39 yd. Field Goal (9-25, 3:46)
13 Texans 2 7:16 R.Bullock 38 yd. Field Goal (10-51, 4:40) Steelers 2 3:08 S.Suisham 44 yd. Field Goal (8-60, 4:08) 13 Steelers21:27M.Bryant 35 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (S.Suisham kick) (2-63, 0:19)13
13 Steelers 2 1:03 L.Moore 3 yd. pass from A.Brown (S.Suisham kick) (1-3, 0:07) Steelers 2 0:14 L.Bell 2 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (S.Suisham kick) (2-8, 0:44) 13 Texans 4 11:47 R.Bullock 31 yd. Field Goal (9-61, 2:42) 16 16 Steelers 4 5:50 S.Suisham 30 yd. Field Goal (10-70, 5:57) 16 Steelers 4 3:04 S.Suisham 40 yd. Field Goal (6-17, 1:51) Texans 4 1:31 A.Foster 1 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (7-86, 1:33) 23
PIT
0
0
0
3
10
17
24
24
27
30
30
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANSSTEELERS
20
18
4-12-33% 5-14-36%
2-2-100%
0-0-0%
393
328
132
76
261
252
32-21-1
34-24-0
6-3-2
7-6-3
3-45.0
4-44.0
38.0
43.8
0-0
0-0
1
37
4-20
6-38
3-2
1-1
2
3
2-2
3-3
3-3
3-3
2-3-67%
2-3-67%
1-1-100% 2-2-100%
0
0
27:54
32:06
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Foster 20-102, R. Fitzpatrick 5-16, A. Blue 5-14. Pittsburgh,
L. Bell 12-57, L. Blount 7-9, D. Archer 2-7, B. Roethlisberger 4-3.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Fitzpatrick (21-32-1-262). Pittsburgh, B. Roethlisberger
(23-33-0-265), A. Brown (1-1-0-3).
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, D. Hopkins (6-108), A. Johnson (5-77), A. Foster (4-13),
G. Graham (2-24), D. Johnson (1-15), A. Blue (1-11), C. Fiedorowicz (1-9), K. Martin (1-5).
Pittsburgh, A. Brown (9-90), L. Bell (8-88), M. Bryant (2-40), L. Moore (2-12), D. Heyward-Bay
(1-17), H. Miller (1-13), L. Blount (1-8).
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, W. Mercilus (2-7), Watt (1-9). Pittsburgh, L. Timmons (1-1).
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, None. Pittsburgh, B. Keisel (1-16).
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, K. Lewis (3-3-6), K. Jackson (5-0-5), M. Mohamed (4-1-5), J.
Crick (4-1-5), W. Mercilus (3-2-5), J. Tuggle (2-3-5), A. Hal (4-0-4), D. Swearinger (3-1-4), J.
Joseph (3-1-4), J. Watt (2-1-3), B. Reed (2-1-3), R. Pickett (0-3-3), D. Manning (2-0-2), J.
Powe (1-1-2), B. Cushing (0-1-1), T. Jamison (0-1-1). Pittsburgh, L. Timmons (11-1-2), M.
Mitchell (6-0-6), S. Spence (5-1-6), W. Gay (5-0-5), J. Worilds (4-1-5), J. Harrison (3-0-3), C.
Heyward (3-0-3), A. Moats (2-1-3), C. Allen (2-0-2), T. Polamalu (2-0-2), C. Thomas (2-0-2), B.
Keisel (1-0-1), V. Williams (1-0-1), B. McCain (0-1-1), D. Heyward-Bey (0-1-1).
MISSED FIELD GOALS: None.
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WEEK 7 NOTES VS. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
HOUSTON...
• Held Pittsburgh to 76 yards rushing, a season low for a Texans opponent in 2014.
• Posted its longest drive the season on its first offensive series, going
94 yards on 10 plays in 5:29. The drive ended with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to RB Alfred Blue at the 5:55 mark
of the first quarter.
• Recorded its 15th takeaway and ninth fumble recovery (both leaguehighs) of the season when DE J.J. Watt recovered a fumble that was
forced when OLB Whitney Mercilus sacked Ben Roethlisberger at the
Pittsburgh 46-yard line in the first quarter.
• Converted its fumble recovery into a field goal and has scored 34
points off its 15 takeaways this season.
• Tied a season-high with three sacks, all of which came in the first half.
The team also had three sacks in Week 1 against Washington and in
Week 6 against Indianapolis.
• Held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the sixth time this
season and outgained Pittsburgh 117-52 in the opening frame.
• Won the toss and deferred to the second half.
• Was led by game captains LT Duane Brown, ILB Brian Cushing and
P Shane Lechler.
and his first of the season. The touchdown was the 58th of his career
and 55th since 2010, which leads the NFL.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Posted his third career game with 100 yards receiving, catching six
passes for 108 yards. Hopkins had 116 yards receiving in Week 3
against the New York Giants and 117 yards receiving against the Tennessee on Sept. 15, 2013.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 125 and
his franchise record for games played to 161.
• Moved past Steve Largent (13,089 yards) into 14th place on the alltime yards receiving list with a 24-yard reception in the fourth quarter.
He finished the game with five receptions for 77 yards. Johnson now
has 966 career receptions for 13,157 yards.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Played in his 197th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the
NFL. He averaged 45.0 yards on three punts.
• Passed Bryan Barker to move into 11th on the all-time punt list with his
second punt, the 1,133rd of his career. Lechler now has 1,134 career
punts.
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• T Jeff Adams, S Josh Aubrey, OLB Jadeveon Clowney, CB Darryl
Morris, WR DeVier Posey, CB Jumal Rolle and QB Tom Savage.
OLB WHITNEY MERCILUS
• Recorded his first sack and forced fumble of the season, taking down
Ben Roethlisberger at the Pittsburgh 46-yard line. The fumble was recovered by DE J.J. Watt.
• Recorded the fourth multi-sack game of his career when he took Roethlisberger down for a 1-yard loss in the second quarter. Mercilus’
multi-sack games: 11/4/12 vs. Buffalo (2.0), 12/2/12 at Tennessee
(2.0), 9/29/13 vs. Seattle (2.5).
• Moved into a tie for fifth on the franchise’s all-time sack list, matching
Kailee Wong’s (2002-06) 15 career sacks.
• Finished the game with five tackles, two sacks for minus-7 yards, two
tackles for loss, one quarterback hit, one pass defensed and a forced
fumble.
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• Whitney Mercilus started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker;
Mike Mohamed started at linebacker for Justin Tuggle; A.J. Bouye
started at cornerback for Kareem Jackson; Damaris Johnson started at wide receiver in place of FB Jay Prosch.
TEXANS PLAYER NOTES
RB ALFRED BLUE
• Scored his first career receiving touchdown on an 11-yard grab at the
5:55 mark of the first quarter.
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Tied a career high with three field goals (39, 38 and 31 yards). He is
now 12 of 14 on field goals this season.
• Converted on field goals of 39 and 38 yards in the second quarter. His
second field goal moved him past Kevin Walter (150 from 2006-12)
into seventh place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list. He now has
157 career points. He entered the game with 146 career points.
ILB MIKE MOHAMED
• Made his first career start.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 103rd consecutive game as a Texan and his 119th straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak
among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive
games played to 144, the longest active streak among offensive linemen.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Made his first career start on Monday Night Football. He was 21 of 32
passing for 262 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception for a
98.7 passer rating. He also ran five times for 16 yards.
DE J.J. WATT
• Became the franchise all-time leader in fumble recoveries when he
recovered his ninth career fumble in the first quarter on Whitney Mercilus’ sack-fumble of Ben Roethlisberger. Watt entered the game
tied with DeMeco Ryans (2006-11) for the franchise lead with eight
fumble recoveries.
• Recorded his fifth sack of the season, dropping Roethlisberger for a
9-yard loss in the second quarter. He finished the game with three
tackles, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hits to go along with his
sack and fumble recovery.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the third game in a row, the fifth time
this season and the 30th time in his career. It was the second time
in Foster’s career he has rushed for 100 yards in three consecutive
games (10/23/11-11/6/11). Foster had 20 carries for 102 yards.
• Had four receptions for 13 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. It was his eighth career touchdown reception
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WEEK 8 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 8: Houston 30, Tennessee 16
69,143 • LP Field • Nasville, Tenn. • Oct. 26, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans
Game write-up courtesy of the Associated Press
The Houston Texans beat the Tennessee Titans 30-16 at LP Field for
a win in the franchise’s 200th game. The Texans (4-4) snapped a threegame skid and beat the team they replaced in Houston for the fourth time
in five games. RB Arian Foster ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns
and also caught a pass for a score, topping 100 yards rushing in his
fourth straight game for the first time in his career. DE J.J. Watt had two
sacks, a forced fumble and one pass defensed.
The performance marked Foster’s 31st career 100-yard rushing game,
tying Priest Holmes for the most in NFL history by an undrafted player.
Texans OLB Jadeveon Clowney played for the first time since hurting
his knee in the season opener. Clowney played mostly in passing situations and finished with one tackle.
Titans QB Zach Mettenberger turned the ball over twice, finishing with
299 yards passing and two touchdowns. The Titans (2-6) go into their
bye having lost two straight.
The Texans had given up 24 points in a single quarter each of their
past two losses. This time, they trailed only 3-0 early before scoring 27
straight points.
They had no trouble throttling a Tennessee offense playing three rookies with LT Taylor Lewan and RB Bishop Sankey joining Mettenberger.
D.J. Swearinger intercepted a Mettenberger pass in the second quarter
to end the Titans’ first drive into Houston territory, and Tim Jamison
recovered the fumble after Watt sacked Mettenberger and popped the
ball out to end Tennessee’s first drive in the third quarter.
Houston led 13-3 at halftime, a lead that should have been much bigger.
The Titans forced the Texans to settle for two field goals by Randy Bullock on drives inside the Tennessee 12, and Houston had first-and-goal
at the Titans 2 when Fitzpatrick was sacked for the fourth time.
Foster broke loose on a 34-yard TD where he cut back to his right
and outraced the Titans to the pylon with 6:00 left in the first half to put
Houston ahead to stay. He also caught a 5-yard TD pass and scored on
a 1-yard run that he set up with a 43-yard run in the third quarter.
Bullock finished with three field goals, including a long of 49 yards.
Mettenberger gave glimpses of his strong arm with a 48-yard toss to
Kendall Wright and a 43-yarder to Nate Washington. The rookie had his
first career TD pass on a 6-yarder to Delanie Walker.
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3067 - 16
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Titans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Titans
Texans
Titans
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
HOU TEN
1 10:23 R.Succop 35 yd. Field Goal (4-4, 1:30)
0 3
2 7:36 R.Bullock 30 yd. Field Goal (13-54, 5:10)
3 3
2 6:00 A.Foster 34 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (2-44, 0:28)
10 3
2 0:19 R.Bullock 29 yd. Field Goal (10-37, 1:33)
13 3
3 12:35 A.Foster 5 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (3-20, 1:15) 20 3
3 5:42 A.Foster 1 yd. run (R.Bullock kick) (11-98, 4:06)
27 3
3 2:12 D.Walker 6 yd. pass from Z.Mettenberger (run failed) (10-83, 3:30) 27 9
4 14:12 R.Bullock 49 yd. Field Goal (8-49, 3:00)
30 9
40:56J.Hunter 12 yd. pass from Z.Mettenberger (R.Succop kick) (6-82, 2:03)30 16
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Kicking Made-Attempts
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION TEXANSTITANS
24
13
7-16-44% 2-12-17%
0-0-0%
0-2-50%
405
326
212
36
193
290
35-19-0
41-27-1
7-7-4
4-3-3
6-44.8
6-51.7
35.3
48.7
0-0
0-0
43
57
4-35
6-61
0-0
1-1
3
2
3-3
1-2
3-3
1-1
2-4-50%
2-4-50%
2-3-67%
0-0-0%
0
0
35:22
24:38
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Foster 20-151, A. Blue 14-42, R. Fitzpatrick 4-12, J. Grimes
2-7. Tennessee, B. Sankey 9-35, D. McCluster 2-1, S. Greene 1-1, Z. Mettenberger 1--1.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 19-35-0-227. Tennessee, Z. Mettenberger
27-41-1-299.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, A. Johnson 7-55, D. Hopkins 5-95, A. Foster 4-22, D. Johnson 2-33, A. Blue 1-22. Tennessee, N. Washington 4-68, D. McCluster 4-39, D. Walker 4-37,
J. Hunter 4-31, B. Sankey 4-25, K. Wright 3-53, L. Washington 3-40, D. Hagan 1-6.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, J. Watt 2.0-9. Tennessee, A. Williamson 1.0-7, M. Griffin 1.0-6,
R. Pitoitua 1.0-0, D. Stafford 1.0-12, K. Wimbley 1.0-9.
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, D. Swearinger 1-25. Tennessee, none.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, M. Mohamed 6-2-8, J. Joseph 5-0-5, K. Jackson 4-0-4, A. Dent
3-1-4, J. Watt 3-0-3, D. Swearinger 2-1-3, K. Lewis 2-1-3, A. Bouye 2-1-3, J. Tuggle 1-2-3, A.
Hal 1-1-2, T. Jamison 1-0-1, R. Pickett 1-0-1, J. Clowney 1-0-1, B. Reed 0-1-1. Tennessee,
A. Williamson 8-2-10, M. Griffin 8-0-8, B. Wreh-Wilson 7-0-7, W. Woodyard 4-2-6, J. Casey
5-0-5, J. McCourty 4-0-4, S. Hill 2-2-4, R. Pitoitua 1-3-4, G. Wilson 1-2-3, D. Stafford 2-0-2, K.
Wimbley 2-0-2, D. Morgan 2-0-2, K. Klug 2-0-2, A. Woods 1-1-2, M. Martin 1-0-1, S. Phillips
1-0-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Houston, none. Tennessee, none.
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WITH THE WIN, THE TEXANS…
• Improved to 4-4 overall, 2-3 on the road and 3-2 against the AFC..
• Improved to 10-15 overall and 5-8 on the road all-time against the
Titans.
• Improved to 83-117 all-time.
TEXANS PLAYER NOTES
K RANDY BULLOCK
• Scored 12 points on three field goals and three extra points to pass
Domanick Williams (168 points) for sixth on the franchise’s all-time
scoring list. Bullock now has 169 career points.
HOUSTON...
• Held Tennessee to 36 yards rushing on 13 attempts. It was the
fourth-fewest rushing yards allowed in franchise history and fewest
since 11/28/10, when Houston held Tennessee to 24 yards rushing on
12 carries. Houston has held its last three opponents to less than 100
yards rushing.
• Set a season high with 212 yards rushing. The previous season high
was 188 yards against Oakland in Week 2. It was the highest rushing
total for Houston since it ran for 216 yards at Jacksonville on 9/16/12.
The 212 yards rushing ranks eighth on the franchise single-game list.
• Blocked for a 100-yard rusher (Arian Foster, 151) for a league-leading
35th time since 2010.
• Set a season high with 24 first downs and allowed a season-low 13
first downs.
• Won the turnover battle 2-0. It was the sixth time this season the defense has forced at least two turnovers and the second time the offense did not commit a turnover. Houston improved to 32-6 all-time
when it has a plus-two or better turnover differential.
• Scored 10 points off its two turnovers and has now scored 44 points off
its 17 takeaways this season. Houston kicked a field goal following S
D.J. Swearinger’s interception late in the first half and then converted
DE Tim Jamison’s fumble recovery on the first defensive series of the
second half into a touchdown for a 20-3 lead.
• Completed its longest drive of the season at the 5:42 mark of the third
quarter, ending an 11-play, 98-yard drive with a 1-yard run from RB
Arian Foster to take a 27-3 lead.
• Outgained Tennessee 188-89 in the first half and held a 17:27-12:33
advantage in time of possession. It was the fewest yards allowed by
the team in a first half since holding Seattle to 88 yards of offense on
Sept. 29, 2013.
• Recorded 16th takeaway in the second quarter when D.J. Swearinger
picked off Zach Mettenberger at the Houston 27 and returned the pick
25 yards to the Tennessee 48 at the 1:52 mark. It was the seventh
interception by the team this season.
• Took a 10-3 lead on a 34-yard touchdown run by Arian Foster at the
6:00 mark of the second quarter. Foster’s run capped a two-play, 44yard drive that lasted 28 seconds.
• Got on the board with a 34-yard field goal from K Randy Bullock at the
7:36 mark of the second quarter. Bullock’s field goal capped a 13-play,
54-yard drive that lasted 5:10. It tied for the second-most plays in a
drive for the Texans this season.
• Outgained Tennessee 53-51 in the first quarter.
• The Titans won the toss and deferred. The Texans elected to receive.
ILB AKEEM DENT
• Made his first start as a Texan and 21st start of his career.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Became the 41st quarterback in NFL history with more than 1,500 yard
rushing in his career following a 12-yard run in the first quarter. It was
his longest run of the season. He entered the game with 1,497 career
rushing yards and now has 1,509 for his career.
• Was 19 of 35 passing for 227 yards, one touchdown and an 83.9 passer rating.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Had more than 100 yards rushing for the sixth time this season and
31st time in his career. It was also Foster’s fourth consecutive game
with 100 yards rushing, a first for his career. He had 20 carries for 151
yards and two touchdowns to go along with one touchdown receiving
on four receptions for 22 yards. Since 2010, Foster leads the NFL with
30 100-yard rushing games.
• Tied a career high with three touchdowns (two rushing and one receiving). He also had three-touchdown games against Indianapolis
on 9/12/10 (three rushing) and against Tennessee on 10/23/11 (two
rushing and one receiving).
• Had 173 yards from scrimmage. Since 2010, he leads the NFL with 21
games where he has at least 150 yards from scrimmage. Houston is
13-8 in such games.
• Had a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown in the same game
for the fifth time in his career.
• Scored on a 34-yard touchdown run at the 6:00 mark of the second
quarter. It marked the fourth consecutive game that Foster had a run
of 30 yards or longer, a first in his career. He also had a 43-yard run in
the third quarter.
• Caught the ninth touchdown pass of his career at the 12:35 mark of the
third quarter on a 5-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick.
• Had 85 yards rushing on 14 carries in the first half.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Moved into eighth place on the franchise’s yards receiving list with five
receptions for 95 yards. Hopkins entered the game with 1,276 yards
receiving and passed Domanick Williams (1,276) and Joel Dreessen
(1,323).
CB KAREEM JACKSON
• Passed Glover Quin (47) for third on the franchise’s all-time passes
defensed list with two passes defensed. Jackson now has 48 career
passes defensed.
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• T Jeff Adams, S Josh Aubrey, ILB Brian Cushing, CB Darryl Morris, WR DeVier Posey, QB Tom Savage and ILB Jeff Tarpinian.
DE TIM JAMISON
• Recovered a fumble at the Tennessee 20-yard line on the first defensive series of the second half. It was the second fumble recovery of his
career. He also had a fumble recovery at Baltimore on 10/16/11.
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• Whitney Mercilus started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker; Akeem Dent started for Brian Cushing at MIKE linebacker; Damaris Johnson started at wide receiver in place of FB Jay Prosch.
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 126 and
his franchise record for games played to 162.
• Moved past Andre Reed (13,198) into 13th on the all-time yards receiving list with a 10-yard reception in the fourth quarter. Johnson entered
the game with 13,157 career yards receiving and now has 13,212 for
his career.
• Had a team-high seven receptions for 55 yards.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Played in his 198th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the
NFL.
• Averaged 44.8 yards on six punts. He also placed a season-high four
punts inside the 20.
FS DANIEAL MANNING
• Led the team with three special teams tackles.
ILB MIKE MOHAMED
• Posted a career-high and team-leading eight tackles, including six
solo. He also posted two tackles on special teams.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 104th consecutive game as a Texan and his 120th straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak
among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive
games played to 145, the longest active streak among offensive linemen.
SS D.J. SWEARINGER
• Picked off Zach Mettenberger at the Houston 27 and returned the pick
25 yards to the Tennessee 48 at the 1:52 mark of the second quarter.
It was Swearinger’s first interception of the season and second of his
career.
DE J.J. WATT
• Had the 12th multi-sack game of his career and second this season
with 2.0 sacks. He also recorded his first forced fumble of the season
on the third play of the second half, dropping Zach Mettenberger for an
8-yard loss. DE Tim Jamison recovered the fumble.
• Watt pushed his career sack total to 43.5 and now has nine career
forced fumbles.
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WEEK 9 VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
GAME 9: Philadelphia 31, Houston 21
71,780 • NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas • Nov. 2, 2014
SCORING
GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY PERIODS
Philadelphia Eagles
Houston Texans
Game write-up courtesy of the Associated Press
The Houston Texans were done in by their inconsistent offense on Sunday.
The Texans (4-5) scored a defensive touchdown and two other scores
came after turnovers, but they were unable to move the ball for most of
a day in a 31-21 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles (6-2).
Nick Foles hurt his left shoulder late in the first quarter, and Mark Sanchez came on to threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns to lead Philadelphia to the victory.
Sanchez, who also threw two interceptions, missed all of last season
after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder in the preseason. He last
played on Dec. 30, 2012 with the New York Jets.
The Eagles (6-2) led by 3 when Jeremy Maclin grabbed a low throw
from Sanchez for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 31-21 with about four
minutes remaining.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 203 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Houston.
Maclin finished with two touchdowns and 158 yards receiving and LeSean McCoy had 117 yards rushing.
The Eagles were up by 10 and driving late in the third quarter when
Jumal Rolle grabbed his second interception of the game.
DeMeco Ryans intercepted Fitzpatrick at the Philadelphia 10, but was
injured on the play and fumbled the ball as he fell to the ground. DeAndre
Hopkins recovered for Houston and scored on a 7-yard reception two
plays later to cut the lead to 24-21.
Top overall pick Jadeveon Clowney (illness) and linebacker Brian
Cushing (knee) were inactive for the Texans and they lost starting
cornerbacks Johnathan Joseph (concussion) and Kareem Jackson
(knee) to injuries in the first quarter.
Houston’s defense got to the quarterback early, with four sacks in the
first half. The Eagles had allowed just two in the previous six games.
Whitney Mercilus sacked Foles twice in three plays, driving him hard
into the turf on the second one to send the quarterback to the locker
room.
Sanchez didn’t waste any time in his Philadelphia debut, finding Maclin
deep on his first play for a 52-yard gain. Five plays later, he threw a perfect pass to Jordan Matthews for an 11-yard touchdown to make it 14-7.
Houston tied it up when Arian Foster grabbed a 56-yard TD pass
about four minutes before halftime. Foster dashed away from a diving
Connor Barwin after the reception on his way to the end zone. That
score was set up when receiver Josh Huff tipped a pass by Sanchez
that was intercepted by Rolle.
Foster left late in the game and coach Bill O’Brien said he injured his
groin and that he hoped he’d be OK after an extra week of rest with the
bye next week.
A 45-yard field goal by Cody Parkey gave the Eagles a 17-14 lead at
halftime.
Houston missed a 39-yard field goal in the third quarter. The Eagles
used four straight running plays capped by an 8-yard run by Chris Polk
after that to extend their lead to 24-14 with about three minutes left in
the third.
The Texans converted just five of 13 third-down attempts.
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7707 - 21
SCORING DRIVES
Team
Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info)
PHI HOU
Eagles 1 8:30 J.Maclin 59 yd. pass from N.Foles (C.Parkey kick) (7-88, 2:39)
7 0
7 7
Texans 1 3:11 A.J. Bouye 51 yd. interception return (R.Bullock kick)
Eagles 210:41J.Matthews 11 yd. pass from M.Sanchez (C.Parkey kick) (6-60, 2:36) 14 7
Texans 23:58A.Foster 56 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (4-68, 2:27) 14 14
17 14
Eagles 2 0:00 C.Parkey 45 yd. Field Goal (13-53, 3:58) 24 14
Eagles 3 2:40 C.Polk 8 yd. run (C.Parkey kick) (4-70, 1:24) Texans 411:51D.Hopkins 7 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick (R.Bullock kick) (2-7, 0:44) 24 21
Eagles 4 3:50 J.Maclin 8 yd. pass from M.Sanchez (C.Parkey kick) (15-80, 8:01) 31 21
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TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY SAFETIES TIME OF POSSESSION EAGLESTEXANS
30
15
9-16-56% 5-13-38%
2-2-100%
0-1-0%
483
300
190
118
293
182
34-24-3
27-13-1
5-5-3 4-3-2
3-35.7 6-48.2
35.7 40.3
0-0 0-0
27 68
7-55 9-54
1-1 1-0
4
3
4-4 3-3
1-1 0-1
3-3-100% 1-2-50%
3-3-100% 1-1-100%
0
0
32:13 27:47
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Foster 15-56, R. Fitzpatrick 6-49, A. Blue 7-13. Philadelphia, L. McCoy 24-117, C. Polk 8-50, D. Sproles 3-17, M. Sanchez 5-5, N. Foles 1-1.
PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Fitzpatrick 13-27-203-1. Philadelphia, M. Sanchez 15-22202-2, N. Foles 9-12-124-1.
RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, D. Hopkins 6-115, A. Foster 2-63, D. Johnson 2-16, A.
Johnson 2-12, A. Blue 1-(-3). Philadelphia, J. Maclin 6-158, D. Sproles 4-46, J. Matthews
3-40, J. Huff 3-26, R. Cooper 2-26, J. Maehl 2-13, B. Celek 2-7, L. McCoy 1-6, Z. Ertz 1-4.
SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, . Philadelphia, .
INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, J. Rolle 2-17, A. Bouye 1-51. Philadelphia, D. Ryans
1-0.
TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, W. Mercilus 5-4-9, M. Mohamed 2-7-9, D. Swearinger 6-2-8,
A. Hal 6-1-7, J. Watt 4-3-7, A. Bouye 5-1-6, K. Lewis 1-5-6, A. Dent 2-3-5, J. Crick 2-3-5, D.
Manning 2-3-5, J. Pagan 2-2-4, J. Rolle 2-0-2, J. Joseph 2-0-2, J. Tuggle 2-0-2, T. Jamison
0-2-2, K. Jackson 1-0-1. Philadelphia, M. Kendricks 5-7-12, D. Ryans 5-1-6, B. Logan 4-1-5,
E. Wolff 4-1-5, B. Fletcher 3-1-4, T. Cole 2-2-4, C. Barwin 2-1-3, B. Boykin 1-2-3, F. Cox 2-0-2,
M. Jenkins 2-0-2, C. Williams 2-0-2, B. Allen 1-1-2, B. Bair 1-1-2, B. Graham 1-0-1, N. Carroll
1-0-1, C. Thornton 0-1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS: Houston, R. Bullock, 39WL. Philadelphia, none.
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WEEK 9 NOTES VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
THE TEXANS
• Tied a season high with four takeaways (three interceptions and one
fumble recovery) to give the team 21 takeaways, the most through nine
games in franchise history (previous was 18 through nine in 2012)
• Scored 21 points off four turnovers in the game and has scored 65 points
off 21 turnovers this season.
• Had three interceptions, the most since the team had three picks at Tennessee on Dec. 2, 2012.
• Posted a season-high four sacks, all in the first half (Whitney Mercilus
2.0, J.J. Watt 1.5, John Simon 0.5).
• Recorded its 18th takeaway and eighth interception of the season in
the first quarter when CB A.J. Bouye picked off Philadelphia QB Nick
Foles at the Houston 49-yard line. Bouye returned the pick 51 yards for a
touchdown at the 3:11 mark. It was the third defensive touchdown of the
season for the Texans and the fourth touchdown the team has scored off
returns this year.
• The Texans won the toss and deferred. The Eagles elected to receive.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON
• Extended his franchise record for games played to 163.
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 127 with a
9-yard catch in the second quarter.
CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH
• Made the 400th solo tackle of his career in the first quarter.
P SHANE LECHLER
• Played in his 199th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the
NFL.
• Averaged 48.2 yards on six punts with one touchback and two punts
downed inside the 20. Lechler moved into ninth place on the all-time
punts list with his six punts, passing Rohn Stark (1,141) and Matt Turk
(1,143). Lechler now has 1,146 career punts).
OLB WHITNEY MERCILUS
• Recorded two sacks on Philadelphia’s last offensive series of the first
quarter. It was his second two-sack game of the season (Pittsburgh). It
was the fifth time in his career he has recorded two sacks in a game.
• Moved into fifth place on the franchise’s all-time sacks list with his first
sack of the game, passing Kailee Wong (15.0 from 2002-06). Mercilus
now has 17.0 career sacks and 4.0 sacks this season.
• Tied for the team lead with a career-high nine tackles. His previous career high was six against Seattle (9/29/13), Jacksonville (11/24/13) and
Indianapolis (10/0/14).
• Set a season high with three quarterback hits and tied a season high
with two tackles for loss. With the two tackles for loss, Mercilus has a
career-best seven tackles for loss this season. He had six tackles for loss
in 2012 and in 2013.
INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS
• T Jeff Adams, OLB Jadeveon Clowney, ILB Brian Cushing, CB Darryl Morris, WR DeVier Posey, QB Tom Savage and ILB Jeff Tarpinian.
STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS
• Whitney Mercilus started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker;
Akeem Dent started for Brian Cushing at MIKE linebacker; Damaris
Johnson started at wide receiver in place of FB Jay Prosch.
TEXANS PLAYER NOTES
CB A.J. BOUYE
• Returned his first career interception 51 yards for a touchdown at the
3:11 mark of the first quarter.
ILB MIKE MOHAMED
• Tied for the team lead with a career-high nine tackles. His previous career high was eight tackles against Tennessee on Oct. 26, 2014.
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
• Completed 13 of 27 passes for 203 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for an 82.8 passer rating.
• Rushed for 49 yards on six carries. It was the fourth-most rushing yards
in a game by a quarterback in franchise history and the most since Dave
Ragone ran for 51 yards on five carries against Jacksonville on Dec. 7,
2003.
• Completed 6 of 9 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown for a 145.6
passer rating in the first half.
C CHRIS MYERS
• Started his 105th consecutive game as a Texan and his 121st straight
game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak among
offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive games played
to 146, the longest active streak among offensive linemen.
NT RYAN PICKETT
• Played in his 200th career game.
RB ARIAN FOSTER
• Caught a touchdown pass for the third consecutive game on a 56yard catch-and-run at the 3:58 mark of the second quarter. It was the
fourth-longest reception of his career and longest this season. It was also
the longest reception for Foster since a 78-yard touchdown reception at
Tampa Bay on Nov. 13, 2011.
• Tied Andre Johnson for the franchise all-time lead with his 62nd career
touchdown (10 receiving, 52 rushing) on his 56-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. It was his 10th touchdown from scrimmage
this season.
• Had a season-high 63 yards receiving on two receptions. He had 119
yards from scrimmage (56 rushing, 63 receiving).
• Set a career high with his third touchdown catch of the season. His previous career best was two, in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
CB JUMAL ROLLE
• Recorded the first two interceptions of his career, picking off Mark Sanchez in the second quarter and third quarter. He is the first Texan with
two interceptions in a game since Glover Quin had a franchise-record
three interceptions against Tennessee on Nov. 28, 2010.
• Had the eighth multi-interception game by a player in franchise history
and just the third multi-interception game off the bench in franchise history joining former S Troy Nolan (2 at Oakland, 10/3/10) and CB Kenny
Wright (2 vs. Jacksonville, 9/28/03).
OLB JOHN SIMON
• Increased his sack total to 1.5 for the season with a half-sack in the
second quarter.
WR DeANDRE HOPKINS
• Recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season. He caught six
passes for 115 yards and tied Owen Daniels for the second-most 100yard receiving games in franchise history with four.
• Recorded Houston’s fourth takeaway of the game, recovering DeMeco
Ryans’ fumble at the Philadelphia 7-yard line in the fourth quarter.
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DE J.J. WATT
• Pushed his career sack total to 45.0 with 1.5 sacks in the second quarter.
He now has 8.5 sacks this season.
• Tied a season high with seven tackles and had five quarterback hits and
a tackle for loss. He leads the NFL with 29 quarterback hits this season.
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TEXANS ON TV AND RADIO
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
6:00 am
6:30 am
7:00 am
7:30 am
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am
Texans Monday
Verizon Texans
Players Show
Texans Gameday
9:30 am
Texans
Countdown
presented by
FCL Dental
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
Countdown Live
(10-11 a.m.)
Texans
Pre-Game**
Texans
Pre-Game
11:30 am
12:00 pm
12:30 pm
Texans Game
Plan
1:00 pm
Texans Gameday
1:30 pm
Texans
Pre-Game
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
O’Brien Press Conf.
3:00 pm
Texans Wrap Live
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
Texans Post
Game Presented
by Crown Royal
Black
4:30 pm
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
CoachesShow
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
The Duane
Brown Show
Texans Live
Texans Live
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
Texans Huddle
Texans Live
Texans Live
(6-8 p.m.)
Texans Post Game
(1 hr after game)
Texans Weekly
Texans Live
(6-8 p.m.)
Texans Extra Points
Texans Replay
with John Harris
8:30 pm
9:00 pm
9:30 pm
10:00 pm
10:30 pm
11:00 pm
Primero y Diez (10:15)
Texans Late Night
O’Brien Press
Conference Re-air
Inside The Game
11:30 pm
Texans Radio on SportsRadio610 AM
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FOX Sports Southwest
ESPN Deportes Radio
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Telemundo
KTRK - ABC 13
KPRC - NBC 2
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TEXANS TV AND RADIO LINEUP
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
NETWORK TV
Network
KTRK
KTRK
KTRK
KPRC
Telemundo
Show
Inside The Game
Texans Extra Points
Texans Late Night
Texans Gameday
Primero y Diez
Show Day
Sunday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday Show Time
11 – 11:30 PM
6:30 – 7 PM
10:35 - 11:05 PM
8:30 – 9 AM
10:15 10:30 PM
Texans Cable TV
Network
FSSW
FSSW
FSSW
FSSW
FSSW
Show
Texans Countdown Live
Texans Wrap Live
Bill O’Brien Press Conference
Texans Huddle
Texans Weekly
Show Day
Gameday
Gameday
Monday
Thursday Friday
Show Time
2 Hours – 1 Hour prior to every game
Immediately following every game
2:30 – 3 PM; re-air 10:30 - 11 PM
6 - 6:30 PM
6 - 6:30 PM
Network
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610
SportsRadio 610 Show
Texans Monday
Coaches Show
Texans Live
Verizon Texans Players Show
Duane Brown Show
Texans Game Plan
Texans Countdown
Texans Gameday
Texans Post Game
Show Day
Monday
Monday
Monday – Friday Tuesday Tuesday
Friday
Gameday
Gameday
Gameday
Show Time
8-10 AM
5 – 6 PM
6 – 8 PM (Except for M & Thu due to MNF & TNF)
8 - 9 AM
6 - 7 PM
12- 2 PM
3 Hours Prior to Kick-off
In-Game
3 Hours Following Each Game
Texans Hispanic Radio
Network
ESPN Deportes 1180 AM
ESPN Deportes 1180 AM
ESPN Deportes 1180 AM
ESPN Deportes 1180 AM
Show
Texans Weekly
Texans Pre-Game
Texans Gameday
Texans Post Game
Show Day
Tuesday
Gameday
Gameday
Gameday
Show Time
6 - 7 PM
1 Hour Prior to Kick-off
In-Game
Half Hour Following Each Game
OTHER PLACES TO SEE AND HEAR THE TEXANS
Stations carrying the Houston Texans “Inside the Game” weekly show
that airs live in Houston every Sunday during the season (and possible
postseason) from 10:35pm – 11:05 pm on KTRK ABC 13.
Texans radio affiliates also carry the following Texans shows at various
times each week before 11pm that Wednesday.
• Coaches Show
• Duane Brown Show
• Texans Replay
Station
Abilene KXVA FOX 15
Austin KVUE ABC 24
Beaumont KJAC NBC 12.2
Bryan/CS MYTX 23.2
Midland/Odessa KPEJ FOX 24
San Angelo KIDY FOX 6
San Antonio KSAT ABC 12
Tyler KFXK FOX 51
Waco/Temple MYTX 6.2
Additional radio programming in Austin and San Antonio.
Austin – KVET 1300 AM The Zone
• Marc Vandermeer segment every Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.
San Antonio – KZDC 1250 AM ESPN Radio
• Marc Vandermeer segment every Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
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Airtime
Sundays 11–11:30 pm
Mondays 1–1:30 am
Sundays 11-11:30 pm
Mondays 5:30-6 pm
Sundays 11-11:30 pm
Sundays 11-11:30 pm
Sundays 11-11:30 pm
Sundays 11:30–12 am
Mondays 5:30-6 p.m.
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2014 TEXANS TRANSACTIONS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
• Jan. 3: Named Bill O’Brien head coach.
• Jan. 7: Relieved the following coaches of their duties to the team: Perry Carter
(assistant defensive backs), Rick Dennison (offensive coordinator), Karl Dorrell
(quarterbacks), Dan Hammerschmidt (offensive assistant), Chick Harris (running backs), Reggie Herring (linebackers), Vance Joseph (defensive backs),
Bobby King (assistant linebackers), Larry Kirksey (wide receivers), Marc Lubick (assistant wide receivers), Brian Pariani (tight ends), Wade Phillips (defensive coordinator), Jim Ryan (assistant offensive line), Matt Schiotz (assistant
strength and conditioning), Cedric Smith (head strength and conditioning) and
Jeff Zgonina (assistant defensive line).
• Jan. 8: Relieved John Benton of his duties as offensive line coach.
• Feb. 5: Hired Romeo Crennel (defensive coordinator), Jim Bernhardt (Director of Football Research), John Butler (secondary), Doug Colman (assistant
special teams), Paul Dunn (offensive line), Craig Fitzgerald (head strength and
conditioning), George Godsey (quarterbacks), Sean Hayes (assistant strength
and conditioning), Stan Hixon (wide receivers), Tim Kelly (offensive quality control), Will Lawing (defensive quality control), Charles London (running backs),
Anthony Midget (assistant secondary), John Perry (tight ends), Anthony
Pleasant (assistant strength and conditioning) and Mike Vrabel (linebackers).
• Feb. 26: Signed free agent TE Zach Potter.
• March 4: Re-signed OLB Ricky Sapp.
• March 6: Released ILB Evan Frierson; Claimed OLB Paul Hazel off waivers
(Cleveland).
• March 11: Released TE Owen Daniels and CB Brice McCain.
• May 19: Signed rookie free agent WR Lacoltan Bester and DE Julius Warmsley; Released WR Andy Cruse, DL Tyrone Ezell and WR Nathan Slaughter;
Waived/Injured T Chris Martin.
• May 21: Claimed off Waivers G/C Conor Boffeli (Minnesota) and T Anthony
Dima (Cleveland).
• May 27: Signed selection TE C.J. Fiedorowicz (3-65); Released T Chris Martin.
• May 28: Released G Kevin Forsch; Claimed off Waivers WR Kofi Hughes
(Washington).
• June 6: Signed selection OLB Jadeveon Clowney (1-1).
• June 18: Signed free agents DE Tim Jackson and T Will Yeatman; Signed
selection G Xavier Su’a-Filo (2-33); Released TE Chris Coyle and DE Sullivan
Grosz.
• June 19: Traded QB T.J. Yates to Atlanta for ILB Akeem Dent.
• July 21: Declared Physically Unable to Perform (PUP): ILB Brian Cushing, NT
Louis Nix III, OLB Trevardo Williams; Waived/Failed Physical T Brennan Williams.
• July 22: Signed free agent TE Chris Coyle; Released DE Tim Jackson and FB
Brad Smelley.
• July 24: Signed free agent NT David Hunter.
• July 25: Signed free agent T Tyson Clabo; Declared Active/Non-Football Illness G David Quessenberry; Declared Active/Non-Football Injury G Brandon
Brooks, RB Jonathan Grimes, OLB Ricky Sapp.
• March 14: Re-signed unrestricted free agent TE Garrett Graham.
• March 18: Signed free agent NT Jerrell Powe.
•March 21: Signed free agent QB Ryan Fitzpatrick; Signed unrestricted free
agent S Kendrick Lewis (Kansas City); Traded Matt Schaub to Oakland for a
2015 sixth-round pick.
• March 28: Signed unrestricted free agent S Chris Clemons (Miami).
• July 27: Signed free agent OLBs Quentin Groves and Lawrence Sidbury;
Waived/Injured WR Alan Bonner and G Cody White; Waived/Left Squad T
Anthony Dima.
• July 29: Signed free agent RB Tim Cornett and T Mike Farrell; Terminated/
Vested Veteran- Non-Football Injury OLB Ricky Sapp.
• July 31: Elevated RB Jonathan Grimes to the active roster from the Active/
Non-Football Injury list; Elevated OLB Trevardo Williams to the active roster
from the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list.
• March 31: Released S Danieal Manning.
• April 3: Re-signed unrestricted free agent CB Elbert Mack.
• April 8: Signed unrestricted free agent RB Andre Brown (New York Giants).
• August 1: Signed free agent WR Joe Adams and T Brice Schwab; Waived/
Injured T Bryan Witzmann; Released OLB Trevardo Williams.
• April 16: Signed unrestricted free agent NT Ricardo Mathews (Indianapolis).
• August 2: Signed free agent G Bronson Irwin; Released TE Chris Coyle.
• May 14: Released RB Ray Graham, CB Loyce Means, WR Rico Richardson,
RB Chad Spann, TE Phillip Supernaw, S Steven Terrell.
• August 4: Claimed G/C Sam Longo off waivers (Miami); Released T Brice
Schwab.
• May 16: Signed rookie free agents OLB Jason Ankrah, K Chris Boswell, NT
Austin Brown, ILB Max Bullough, TE Chris Coyle, TE Anthony Denham, DL
Tyrone Ezell, T Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, G Kevin Forsch, DE Sullivan
Grosz, WR Travis Labhart, OLB Terrance Lloyd, T Chris Martin, OLB Chris
McAllister, WR Anthony McClung, WR Nathan Slaughter, CB Marcus Williams, T Bryan Witzmann, ILB Chris Young; Signed draft selections S Lonnie
Ballentine (7-256), RB Alfred Blue (6-181), CB Andre Hal (7-216), NT Louis
Nix III (3-83), DE Jeoffrey Pagan (6-177), FB Jay Prosch (6-211), QB Tom
Savage (4-135).
• August 8: Released WR Kofi Hughes.
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• August 12: Released RB Andre Brown, RB Tim Cornett and RB Dennis Johnson; Signed RB Ronnie Brown and RB William Powell; Elevated NT Louis Nix
III to the active roster from the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list.
• August 13: Signed CB Junior Mertile; Elevated ILB Brian Cushing to the active roster from the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list.
• August 19: Elevated G Brandon Brooks to the active roster from the Active/
Non-Football Injury list.
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2014 TEXANS TRANSACTIONS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
• August 25: Declared Reserve/Injured S Lonnie Ballentine; Declared G David
Quessenberry Reserve/Non-Football Illness; Released WR Joe Adams, NT
Austin Brown, NT David Hunter, WR Alec Lemon, OLB Terrance Lloyd, G
Sam Longo, CB Junior Mertile, RB William Powell and OLB Lawrence Sidbury.
• August 26: Waived/Injured OLB Paul Hazel and WR Anthony McClung; Released G Conor Boffeli.
• August 30: Released WR Lacoltan Bester, K Chris Boswell, DE Keith Browner, ILB Max Bullough, TE Anthony Denham, T Mike Farrell, T Matt Feiler, C
James Ferentz, OLB Quentin Groves, CB Brandon Harris, OLB Paul Hazel
(injury settlement); G Bronson Irwin, G Alex Kupper, WR Travis Labhart, NT
Ricardo Mathews, OLB Chris McAllister, WR EZ Nwachukwu, FB Toben
Opurum, TE Zach Potter, S Jawanza Starling, DE Julius Warmsley, CB Marcus Williams and ILB Chris Young.
• August 31: Declared Reserve/Injured T Will Yeatman; Released QB Case Keenum, WR Anthony McClung (injury settlement), WR Mike Thomas, CB Josh
Victorian; Signed to the Practice Squad: DE Keith Browner, ILB Max Bullough,
TE Anthony Denham, T Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, G Alex Kupper, WR
Travis Labhart, WR EZ Nwachukwu, FB Toben Opurum, and CB Marcus Williams; Claimed off Waivers T Jeff Adams (Tennessee), WR Damaris Johnson
(Philadelphia) and CB Darryl Morris (San Francisco).
• September 1: Released S Chris Clemons; Signed S Danieal Manning.
• September 16: Released OLB Jason Ankrah; Signed OLB Ricky Sapp; Released from the Practice Squad WR Travis Labhart; Signed to the Practice
Squad S Josh Aubrey.
• September 24: Declared Reserve/Injured NT Louis Nix III; Signed NT Ryan
Pickett; Released from Practice Squad CB Marcus Williams; Signed to the
Practice Squad K Chris Boswell.
• September 30: Signed S Josh Aubrey to the active roster from the Practice
Squad; Signed to the Practice Squad WR Travis Labhart; Placed on Practice
Squad/Injured WR EZ Nwachukwu; Released S Shiloh Keo; Released from
Practice Squad K Chris Boswell.
• October 1: Signed CB Jumal Rolle from the Green Bay Practice Squad; Signed
to the Practice Squad CB Charles James and CB Kendall James; Released RB
Ronnie Brown.
• October 2: Reached an Injury Settlement with EZ Nwachukwu (Practice Squad/
Injured).
• October 7: Signed OLB John Simon from the Baltimore Practie Squad; Signed
to the Practice Squad OLB Jason Ankrah; Released from the Practice Squad
FB Toben Opurum; Placed on Reserve/Injured OLB Ricky Sapp.
• October 28: Released CB Elbert Mack; Released from the Practice Squad CB
Kendall James.
• October 29: Signed ILB Zac Diles; Signed to the Practie Squad RB Ben Malena.
• November 11: Waived ILB Zac Diles.
• November 12: Signed ILB Max Bullough to the active roster from the Practie
Squad; Signed to the Practice Squad T Chris Martin.
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ALPHABETIC ROSTER
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
NFL
HIGH SCHOOL POS
HT WTAGE EXP
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
NO. NAME
T
6-7 305 25
1
Columbia
Berwyn, Ill.
70 Adams, Jeff
37 Aubrey, Josh
S
5-10 207 23
2
Stephen F. Austin Tyler, Texas
28 Blue, Alfred
RB
6-2 223 23 R
LSU
Boutte, La.
34 Bouye, A.J.
CB
6-0 191 23
2
Central Florida
Tucker, Ga.
79 Brooks, Brandon
G
6-5 335 25
3
Miami (Ohio)
Milwaukee, Wisc.
T
6-4 303 29
7
Virginia Tech
Richmond, Va.
76 Brown, Duane
4 Bullock, Randy
K
5-9 206 24
3
Texas A&M
Klein, Texas
53 Bullough, Max
ILB
6-3 249 22 R
Michigan State
Traverse City, Mich.
74 Clabo, Tyson
T
6-6 315 33
9
Wake Forest
Knoxville, Tenn.
90 Clowney, Jadeveon
OLB
6-5 266 21 R
South Carolina
Rock Hill, S.C.
DE
6-4 285 25
3
Nebraska
Cozad, Neb.
93 Crick, Jared
56 Cushing, Brian
ILB
6-3 249 27
6
Southern California Park Ridge, N.J.
50 Dent, Akeem
ILB
6-1 239 27
4
Georgia
Atlanta, Ga.
87 Fiedorowicz, C.J.
TE
6-5 265 23 R
Iowa
Johnsburg, Ill.
14 Fitzpatrick, Ryan
QB
6-2 223 31 10
Harvard
Gilbert, Ariz.
RB
6-1 227 28
6
Tennessee
San Diego, Calif.
23 Foster, Arian
88 Graham, Garrett
TE
6-3 243 28
5
Wisconsin
Brick, N.J.
84 Griffin, Ryan
TE
6-6 254 24
2
Connecticut
Londonderry, N.H.
41 Grimes, Jonathan
RB
5-10 209 24
2
William & Mary
Palmyra, N.J.
29 Hal, Andre
CB
5-10 188 22 R
Vanderbilt
Port Allen, La.
WR
6-1 218 22
2
Clemson
Central, S.C.
10 Hopkins, DeAndre
25 Jackson, Kareem
CB
5-10 188 26
5
Alabama
Macon, Ga.
96 Jamison, Tim
DE
6-3 287 28
6
Michigan
Harvey, Ill.
80 Johnson, Andre
WR
6-3 230 33 12
Miami (Fla.)
Miami, Fla.
13 Johnson, Damaris
WR
5-8 175 24
3
Tulsa
Norco, La.
G/C
6-3 308 25
3
Georgia
Centreville, Ala.
60 Jones, Ben
24 Joseph, Johnathan
CB
5-11 188 30
9
South Carolina
Rock Hill, S.C.
9 Lechler, Shane
P
6-2 237 38 15
Texas A&M
East Bernard, Texas
21 Lewis, Kendrick
S
6-0 198 26
5
Mississippi
New Orleans, La.
15 Mallett, Ryan
QB
6-6 245 26
4
Arkansas Texarkana, Texas
S
5-11 212 32
9
Abilene Christian Corsicana, Texas
38 Manning, Danieal
82 Martin, Keshawn
WR
5-11 194 24
3
Michigan State
Inkster, Mich.
59 Mercilus, Whitney
OLB
6-4 258 24
3
Illinois
Akron, Ohio
54 Mohamed, Mike
ILB
6-3 238 26
3
California
Brawley, Calif.
26 Morris, Darryl
CB
5-10 188 24
2
Texas State
San Antonio, Texas
C
6-4 286 33 10
Miami (Fla.)
Miami, Fla.
55 Myers, Chris
75 Newton, Derek
T
6-6 313 27
4
Arkansas State
Utica, Miss.
97 Pagan, Jeoffrey
DE
6-3 310 21 R
Alabama
Asheville, N.C.
94 Pickett, Ryan
NT
6-2 340 35 14
Ohio State
Zephyrhills, Fla
35 Pleasant, Eddie
SS
5-10 210 25
2
Oregon
Compton, Calif.
WR
6-1 210 24
3
Ohio State
Cincinnati, Ohio
11 Posey, DeVier
95 Powe, Jerrell
NT
6-2 331 27
3
Mississippi
Waynesboro, Miss.
45 Prosch, Jay
FB
6-1 256 22 R
Auburn
Mobile, Ala.
58 Reed, Brooks
OLB
6-3 254 27
4
Arizona
Tucson, Ariz.
20 Rolle, Jumal
CB
6-0 188 24
1
Catawba
Wilson, N.C.
QB
6-4 228 24 R
Pittsburgh
Springfield, Pa.
3 Savage, Tom
51 Simon, John
OLB
6-1 252 24
2
Ohio State
Youngstown, Ohio
71 Su’a-Filo, Xavier
G
6-4 307 23 R
UCLA
American Fork, Utah
36 Swearinger, D.J.
SS
5-10 208 23
2
South Carolina
Greenwood, S.C.
52 Tarpinian, Jeff
ILB
6-3 240 27
3
Iowa
Omaha, Neb.
ILB
6-3 249 24
2
Kansas State
Alpharetta, Ga.
57 Tuggle, Justin
99 Watt, J.J.
DE
6-5 289 25
4
Wisconsin
Pewaukee, Wisc.
46 Weeks, Jon
LS
5-10 246 28
5
Baylor
Bethpage, N.Y.
2014 Season
GP-GS-DNP
0-0-1-9
2-0-0-4
10-2-0-0
8-3-0-2
9-9-0-1
10-10-0-0
10-0-0-0
0-0-0-1
10-0-0-0
3-1-0-7
10-9-0-0
8-8-0-2
10-3-0-0
9-4-0-1
9-9-1-0
8-8-0-2
9-7-0-1
10-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-10-0-0
9-9-0-1
10-1-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-6-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-10-0-0
2-1-8-0
10-2-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-9-0-0
10-1-0-0
6-0-0-4
10-10-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-0-0-0
7-7-0-0
8-0-0-2
0-0-0-10
10-3-0-0
10-3-0-0
10-9-0-0
4-0-0-2
0-0-0-10
5-0-0-0
10-1-0-0
10-9-0-0
8-0-0-2
10-7-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-0-0-0
COACHING ROSTER
COACHPOSITION
Bill O’Brien
Head Coach
Romeo Crennel Defensive Coordinator
Bob Ligashesky Special Teams Coordinator
Jim Bernhardt Director of Football Research
Secondary
John Butler
Doug Colman Assistant Special Teams
Paul Dunn
Offensive Line
Craig Fitzgerald Head Strength and Conditioning
George Godsey Quarterbacks
Assistant Strength and
Sean Hayes
Conditioning
Stan Hixon
Wide Receivers
Offensive Quality Control
Tim Kelly
Bill Kollar
Defensive Line
Defensive Quality Control
Will Lawing
Charles London Running Backs
Anthony Midget Assistant Secondary
Tight Ends
John Perry
Anthony PleasantAssistant Strength and
Conditioning
Linebackers
Mike Vrabel
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
PLAYER
Jason Ankrah
ANE-krah
Lonnie BallentineBal-en-TINE
A.J. Bouyeboy-YAY
BULL-ah
Max Bullough
Jadeveon Clowney
juh-DEV-ee-on
Anthony DenhamDEN-em
C.J. Fiedorowiczfeh-DOR-uh-wits
Matt FeilerFI-ler
D-Andre
DeAndre Hopkins Keshawn Martin
KEY-shawn
dan-YELL
Danieal Manning
Whitney MercilusMER-sih-lus
DeVier Posey
Duh-VEER PO-Z
Jay ProschPRAWSH
Xavier Su’a-FiloSOO-ah-fee-lo
D.J. SwearingerSWEAR-in-jer
Jeff TarpinianTAR-pin-e-an
Will Yeatman
YATE-man
Participation Key
GP
Games Played
GS
Games Started
Did Not Play
DNP
IAInactive
R
eserve/Non-Football Illness (1)
G
6-5 306 24
2
San Jose State
Encinitas, Calif.
0-0-0-0
77 Quessenberry, David
Reserve/Injured (7)
39 Ballentine, Lonnie
S
6-3 215 21 R
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
0-0-0-0
16 Bonner, Alan
WR
5-10 191 23
2
Jacksonville State Newnan, Ga.
0-0-0-0
92 Nix III, Louis
NT
6-2 331 23 R
Notre Dame
Jacksonville, Fla.
0-0-0-3
91 Sapp, Ricky
OLB
6-4 252 27
4
Clemson
Bamberg, S.C.
3-0-0-0
67 White, Cody
G
6-3 303 26
3
Illinois State
Columbus, Ohio
0-0-0-0
72 Witzmann, Bryan
T
6-7 311 24 R
South Dakota State Houlton, Wisc.
0-0-0-0
73 Yeatman, Will
T
6-6 315 26
4
Maryland
San Diego, Calif.
0-0-0-0
Practice Squad (10)
65 Ankrah, Jason
OLB
6-3 262 23 R
Nebraska
Gaithersburg, Md.
98 Browner, Keith
DE
6-4 288 26
1
California
Los Angeles, Calif. 81 Denham, Anthony
TE
6-4 235 23 R
Utah
Monterey Park, Calif.
72 Feiler, Matt
T
6-6 330 22 R
Bloomsburg
Strasburg, Pa.
78 Ferentz, James
C
6-2 285 25 R
Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
31 James, Charles
CB
5-9 179 24
2
Charleston Southern Jacksonville, Fla.
62 Kupper, Alex
G
6-3 299 24
1
Louisville
Louisville, Ky.
19 Labhart, Travis
WR
5-9 182 23 R
Texas A&M
Dallas, Texas
22 Malena, Ben
RB
5-8 200 22 R
Texas A&M
Cedar Hill, Texas
66 Martin, Chris
T
6-5 303 24 R
Central Florida
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
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NFL
HIGH SCHOOL HOW
POS
HT WTAGE EXP
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
ACQUIRED
NO. NAME
QB
6-4 228 24 R
Pittsburgh
Springfield, Pa.
D4-’14
3 Tom Savage
4 Randy Bullock
K
5-9 206 24
3
Texas A&M
Klein, Texas
D5-’12
9 Shane Lechler
P
6-2 237 38 15
Texas A&M
East Bernard, Texas UFA-’13 (OAK)
10 DeAndre Hopkins
WR
6-1 218 22
2
Clemson
Central, S.C.
D1-’13
11 DeVier Posey
WR
6-1 210 24
3
Ohio State
Cincinnati, Ohio
D3a-’12
WR
5-8 175 24
3
Tulsa
Norco, La.
W-’14 (PHI)
13 Damaris Johnson
14 Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
6-2 223 31 10
Harvard
Gilbert, Ariz.
FA-’14
15 Ryan Mallett
QB
6-6 245 26
4
Arkansas Texarkana, Texas
T-’14 (NE)
20 Jumal Rolle
CB
6-0 188 24
1
Catawba
Wilson, N.C.
FA-’14
21 Kendrick Lewis
FS
6-0 198 26
5
Mississippi
New Orleans, La.
UFA-’14 (KC)
RB
6-1 227 28
6
Tennessee
San Diego, Calif.
CFA-’09
23 Arian Foster
24 Johnathan Joseph
CB
5-11 188 30
9
South Carolina
Rock Hill, S.C.
UFA-’11 (CIN)
25 Kareem Jackson
CB
5-10 188 26
5
Alabama
Macon, Ga.
D1-’10
26 Darryl Morris
CB
5-10 188 24
2
Texas State
San Antonio, Texas W-’14 (SF)
28 Alfred Blue
RB
6-2 223 23 R
LSU
Boutte, La.
D6b-’14
CB
5-10 188 22 R
Vanderbilt
Port Allen, La.
D7a-’14
29 Andre Hal
34 A.J. Bouye
CB
6-0 191 23
2
Central Florida
Tucker, Ga.
CFA-’13
35 Eddie Pleasant
SS
5-10 210 25
2
Oregon
Compton, Calif.
CFA-’12
36 D.J. Swearinger
S
5-10 208 23
2
South Carolina
Greenwood, S.C.
D2-’13
37 Josh Aubrey
S
5-10 207 23
2
Stephen F. Austin Tyler, Texas
FA-’14
S
5-11 212 32
9
Abilene Christian Corsicana, Texas
FA-’14
38 Danieal Manning
41 Jonathan Grimes
RB
5-10 209 24
2
William & Mary
Palmyra, N.J.
FA-’13
45 Jay Prosch
FB
6-1 256 22 R
Auburn
Mobile, Ala.
D6c-’14
46 Jon Weeks
LS
5-10 246 28
5
Baylor
Bethpage, N.Y.
FA-’10
50 Akeem Dent
ILB
6-1 239 27
4
Georgia
Atlanta, Ga.
T-’14 (ATL)
OLB
6-1 252 24
2
Ohio State
Youngstown, Ohio
FA-’14
51 John Simon
52 Jeff Tarpinian
ILB
6-3 240 27
3
Iowa
Omaha, Neb.
FA-’13
53 Max Bullough
ILB
6-3 249 22 R
Michigan State
Traverse City, Mich. CFA-’14
54 Mike Mohamed
ILB
6-3 238 26
3
California
Brawley, Calif.
FA-’13
55 Chris Myers
C
6-4 286 33 10
Miami (Fla.)
Miami, Fla.
T-’08 (DEN)
ILB
6-3 249 27
6
Southern California Park Ridge, N.J.
D1-’09
56 Brian Cushing
57 Justin Tuggle
ILB
6-3 249 24
2
Kansas State
Alpharetta, Ga.
CFA-’13
58 Brooks Reed
OLB
6-3 254 27
4
Arizona
Tucson, Ariz.
D2a-’11
59 Whitney Mercilus
OLB
6-4 258 24
3
Illinois
Akron, Ohio
D1-’12
60 Ben Jones
G/C
6-3 308 25
3
Georgia
Centreville, Ala.
D4a-’12
T
6-7 305 25
1
Columbia
Berwyn, Ill.
W-’14 (TEN)
70 Jeff Adams
71 Xavier Su’a-Filo
G
6-4 307 23 R
UCLA
American Fork, Utah D2-’14
74 Tyson Clabo
T
6-6 315 33
9
Wake Forest
Knoxville, Tenn.
FA-’14
75 Derek Newton
T
6-6 313 27
4
Arkansas State
Utica, Miss.
D7a-’11
76 Duane Brown
T
6-4 303 29
7
Virginia Tech
Richmond, Va.
D1-’08
G
6-5 335 25
3
Miami (Ohio)
Milwaukee, Wisc.
D3b-’12
79 Brandon Brooks
80 Andre Johnson
WR
6-3 230 33 12
Miami (Fla.)
Miami, Fla.
D1-’03
82 Keshawn Martin
WR
5-11 194 24
3
Michigan State
Inkster, Mich.
D4b-’12
84 Ryan Griffin
TE
6-6 254 24
2
Connecticut
Londonderry, N.H. D6d-’13
87 C.J. Fiedorowicz
TE
6-5 265 23 R
Iowa
Johnsburg, Ill.
D3a-’14
TE
6-3 243 28
5
Wisconsin
Brick, N.J.
D4b-’10
88 Garrett Graham
90 Jadeveon Clowney
OLB
6-5 266 21 R
South Carolina
Rock Hill, S.C.
D1-’14
93 Jared Crick
DE
6-4 285 25
3
Nebraska
Cozad, Neb.
D4c-’12
94 Ryan Pickett
NT
6-2 340 35 14
Ohio State
Zephyrhills, Fla
FA-’14
95 Jerrell Powe
NT
6-2 331 27
3
Mississippi
Waynesboro, Miss. FA-’14
DE
6-3 287 28
6
Michigan
Harvey, Ill.
CFA-’09
96 Tim Jamison
97 Jeoffrey Pagan
DE
6-3 310 21 R
Alabama
Asheville, N.C.
D6a-’14
99 J.J. Watt
DE
6-5 289 25
4
Wisconsin
Pewaukee, Wisc.
D1-’11
Active/Non-Football Illness (1)
G
6-5 306 24
2
San Jose State
Encinitas, Calif.
77 David Quessenberry
Reserve/Injured (7)
16 Alan Bonner
WR
5-10 191 23
2
Jacksonville State Newnan, Ga.
39 Lonnie Ballentine
S
6-3 215 21 R
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
67 Cody White
G
6-3 303 26
3
Illinois State
Columbus, Ohio
72 Bryan Witzmann
T
6-7 311 24 R
South Dakota State Houlton, Wisc.
73 Will Yeatman
T
6-6 315 26
4
Maryland
San Diego, Calif.
91 Ricky Sapp
OLB
6-4 252 27
4
Clemson
Bamberg, S.C.
92 Louis Nix III
NT
6-2 331 23 R
Notre Dame
Jacksonville, Fla.
COACHING ROSTER
COACHPOSITION
Bill O’Brien
Head Coach
Romeo Crennel Defensive Coordinator
Bob Ligashesky Special Teams Coordinator
Jim Bernhardt Director of Football Research
Secondary
John Butler
Doug Colman Assistant Special Teams
Paul Dunn
Offensive Line
Craig Fitzgerald Head Strength and Conditioning
George Godsey Quarterbacks
Assistant Strength and
Sean Hayes
Conditioning
Stan Hixon
Wide Receivers
Offensive Quality Control
Tim Kelly
Bill Kollar
Defensive Line
Defensive Quality Control
Will Lawing
Charles London Running Backs
Anthony Midget Assistant Secondary
Tight Ends
John Perry
Anthony PleasantAssistant Strength and
Conditioning
Linebackers
Mike Vrabel
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
PLAYER
Jason Ankrah
ANE-krah
Lonnie BallentineBal-en-TINE
A.J. Bouyeboy-YAY
BULL-ah
Max Bullough
Jadeveon Clowney
juh-DEV-ee-on
Anthony DenhamDEN-em
C.J. Fiedorowiczfeh-DOR-uh-wits
Matt FeilerFI-ler
D-Andre
DeAndre Hopkins Keshawn Martin
KEY-shawn
dan-YELL
Danieal Manning
Whitney MercilusMER-sih-lus
DeVier Posey
Duh-VEER PO-Z
Jay ProschPRAWSH
Xavier Su’a-FiloSOO-ah-fee-lo
D.J. SwearingerSWEAR-in-jer
Jeff TarpinianTAR-pin-e-an
Will Yeatman
YATE-man
ACQUISITION Key
DDrafted
CFA
College Free Agent
Free Agent
FA
RFA
Restricted Free Agent
Unrestricted Free Agent
UFA
WWaived
TTraded
D6a-’13
D6b-’13
D7b-’14
CFA-’12
CFA-’14
FA-’14
FA-’14
D3b-’14
Practice Squad (10)
19 Travis Labhart
WR
5-9 182 23 R
Texas A&M
Dallas, Texas
CFA-’14
22 Ben Malena
RB
5-8 200 22 R
Texas A&M
Cedar Hill, Texas
FA-’14
31 Charles James
CB
5-9 179 24
2
Charleston Southern Jacksonville, Fla.
FA-’14
62 Alex Kupper
G
6-3 299 24
1
Louisville
Louisville, Ky.
CFA-’13
OLB
6-3 262 23 R
Nebraska
Gaithersburg, Md.
CFA-’14
65 Jason Ankrah
66 Chris Martin
T
6-5 303 24 R
Central Florida
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.CFA-’14
72 Matt Feiler
T
6-6 330 22 R
Bloomsburg
Strasburg, Pa.
CFA-’14
78 James Ferentz
C
6-2 285 25 R
Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
CFA-’14
81 Anthony Denham
TE
6-4 235 23 R
Utah
Monterey Park, Calif. CFA-’14
98 Keith Browner
DE
6-4 288 26
1
California
Los Angeles, Calif. CFA-’12
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ROSTER BY POSITION
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OFFENSE
DEFENSE
Quarterbacks (3) 3Tom Savage
QB 6-4228RPittsburgh
14 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 6-2 223 10 Harvard
15Ryan Mallett
QB 6-62454Arkansas
Wide Receivers (6) 10DeAndre HopkinsWR6-12182Clemson
11 DeVier Posey
WR 6-2 210 3 Ohio State
13Damaris JohnsonWR5-81753Tulsa
80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 230 12 Miami (Fla.)
82 Keshawn Martin WR 5-11 194 3 Michigan State
16 Alan Bonner (IR) WR 5-10 191 2 Jacksonville State
Defensive Line (7)
93Jared Crick
DE6-4285 3Nebraska
96 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 287 6 Michigan
97Jeoffrey Pagan DE6-3310RAlabama
99J.J. Watt
DE6-5289 4Wisconsin
94 Ryan Pickett
NT 6-2 340 14 Ohio State
95Jerrell Powe
NT 6-2331 3Mississippi
92 Louis Nix III (IR) NT 6-2 331 R Notre Dame
Linebackers (11)
50Akeem Dent
ILB6-1239 4Georgia
52Jeff Tarpinian ILB6-3240 3Iowa
53 Max Bullough
ILB 6-3 249 R Michigan State
54Mike Mohamed ILB6-3238 3California
56 Brian Cushing ILB 6-3 249 6 Southern California
57Justin Tuggle ILB6-3249 2Kansas State
51 John Simon
OLB 6-1 252 2 Ohio State
58 Brooks Reed
OLB 6-3 254 4 Arizona
59Whitney MercilusOLB6-3258 3Illinois
90 Jadeveon ClowneyOLB 6-5 266 R South Carolina
Running Backs (4)
23 Arian Foster RB 6-1 227 6 Tennessee
28 Alfred Blue
RB 6-2 223 R LSU
41 Jonathan Grimes RB 5-10 209 2 William & Mary
45Jay Prosch
FB 6-1256RAuburn
Tight Ends (3)
84 Ryan Griffin
TE 6-6 254 2 Connecticut
87 C.J. Fiedorowicz TE 6-5 265 R Iowa
88 Garrett Graham TE 6-3 243 5 Wisconsin
Offensive Line (12)
70Jeff Adams
T 6-73051Columbia
74 Tyson Clabo
T 6-6 315 9 Wake Forest
75 Derek Newton
T 6-6 313 4 Arkansas State
76 Duane Brown T 6-4 303 7 Virginia Tech
60Ben Jones
G/C6-33083Georgia
71 Xavier Su’a-Filo G 6-4 307 R UCLA
79
Brandon Brooks
G 6-5 335 3 Miami (Ohio)
55 Chris Myers
C 6-4 286 10 Miami (Fla.)
67 Cody White (IR) G 6-3 303 3 Illinois State
72
Bryan Witzmann (IR)T 6-7 311 R South Dakota St.
73 Will Yeatman (IR) T 6-6 315 4 North Carolina
77
David Quessenberry (NFIll)G
91 Ricky Sapp (IR)
OLB 6-4 252 4 Clemson
Secondary (12)
20Jumal Rolle
CB6-0188 1Catawba
24 Johnathan Joseph CB 5-11 188 9 South Carolina
25Kareem Jackson CB5-10188 5Alabama
26 Darryl Morris
CB 5-10 188 2 Texas State
29Andre Hal
CB5-10188RVanderbilt
34 A.J. Bouye
CB 6-0 191 2 Central Florida
35Eddie Pleasant SS5-10210 2Oregon
36 D.J. Swearinger SS 5-10 208 2 South Carolina
38 Danieal Manning SS 5-11 212 9 Abilene Christian
21Kendrick Lewis FS 6-0198 5Mississippi
37 Josh Aubrey
FS 5-10 207 2 Stephen F. Austin
39
Lonnie Ballentine (IR) S 6-3 215 R Memphis
6-5306 2 San Jose State
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4 Randy Bullock K 5-9 206 3 Texas A&M
9Shane Lechler P 6-223715Texas A&M
46Jon Weeks
LS5-102465Baylor
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HOW THE TEXANS WERE BUILT
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
Year
College Draft (30)
Trades (3)
Free Agents (38)
2003
WR Andre Johnson (1)
5-11, 4th, AFC South
2004
7-9, 3rd, AFC South 2005
2-14, 4th, AFC South
2006
6-10, 4th, AFC South
2007
8-8, 4th, AFC South
2008
T Duane Brown (1) C Chris Myers (DEN)
8-8, 3rd, AFC South
2009
ILB Brian Cushing (1) RB Arian Foster (CFA)
9-7, 2nd, AFC South
DE Tim Jamison (CFA) 2010
CB Kareem Jackson (1)
LS Jon Weeks (FA)
TE Garrett Graham (4b) 6-10, 3rd, AFC South
2011
DE J.J. Watt (1)
CB Johnathan Joseph (UFA-CIN)
10-6, AFC South Champions
OLB Brooks Reed (2a)
T Derek Newton (7a)
2012
OLB Whitney Mercilus (1)
DE Keith Browner (CFA) (PS)
WR DeVier Posey (3a) SS Eddie Pleasant (CFA)
12-4, AFC South Champions
G Brandon Brooks (3b) G Cody White (CFA) (IR)
G/C Ben Jones (4a)
WR Keshawn Martin (4b)
DE Jared Crick (4c)
K Randy Bullock (5) 2013
WR DeAndre Hopkins (1)
CB A.J. Bouye (CFA)
2-14, 4th, AFC South
S D.J. Swearinger (2)
RB Jonathan Grimes (FA)
G David Quessenberry (6a) (R/NFIll)
G Alex Kupper (CFA) (PS)
WR Alan Bonner (6b) (IR)
P Shane Lechler (UFA-OAK)
TE Ryan Griffin (6d)
ILB Mike Mohamed (FA)
ILB Jeff Tarpinian (FA)
ILB Justin Tuggle (CFA)
2014
OLB Jadeveon Clowney (1)
ILB Akeem Dent (ATL)
T Jeff Adams (W-TEN)
Xavier Su’a-Filo (2)
QB Ryan Mallett (NE)
OLB Jason Ankrah (CFA) (PS)
5-5
C.J. Fiedorowicz (3a)
S Josh Aubrey (FA)
Louis Nix III (3b) (IR)
ILB Max Bullough (CFA) (PS)
Tom Savage (4)
T Tyson Clabo (FA)
Jeoffrey Pagan (6a)
TE Anthony Denham (CFA) (PS)
Alfred Blue (6b)
ILB Zac Diles (FA)
Jay Prosch (6c)
C James Ferentz (CFA) (PS)
Andre Hal (7a)
T Matt Feiler (CFA) (PS)
Lonnie Ballentine (7b) (IR)
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (FA)
CB Charles James (FA) (PS)
WR Damaris Johnson (W-PHI)
WR Travis Labhart (CFA) (PS)
S Kendrick Lewis (UFA-KC)
RB Ben Malena (FA)
S Danieal Manning (FA)
T Chris Martin (CFA) (PS)
CB Darryl Morris (W-SF)
NT Ryan Pickett (FA)
NT Jerrell Powe (FA)
CB Jumal Rolle (FA)
OLB Ricky Sapp (FA) (IR)
OLB John Simon (FA)
T Bryan Witzmann (CFA) (IR)
T Will Yeatman (FA) (IR)
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2014 PARTICIPATION
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
Name
9/7 vs.
WAS
Adams, Jeff
IA
Ankrah, Jason
IA
Aubrey, Josh
NWT
Ballentine, Lonnie
IR
Blue, Alfred
SUB
Bonner, Alan
IR
Boswell, Chris
NWT
Bouye, A.J.
SUB
Brooks, Brandon
RG
Brown, Duane
LT
Brown, Ronnie
DNP
Browner, Keith
PS
Bullock, Randy
SUB
Bullough, Max
PS
Clabo, Tyson
SUB
Clowney, Jadeveon JACK
Crick, Jared
LDE
Cushing, Brian
MIKE
Denham, Anthony
PS
Dent, Akeem
SUB
Diles, Zac
NWT
Feiler, Matt
PS
Ferentz, James
PS
Fiedorowicz, C.J. SUB
Fitzpatrick, Ryan
QB
Foster, Arian
RB
Graham, Garrett
IA
Griffin, Ryan
SUB
Grimes, Jonathan SUB
Hal, Andre
SUB
Hopkins, DeAndre WR
Jackson, Kareem
LCB
James, Charles
NWT
James, Kendall
NWT
Jamison, Tim
SUB
Johnson, Andre
WR
Johnson, Damaris WR
Jones, Ben
LG
Joseph, Johnathan RCB
Keo, Shiloh
IA
Kupper, Alex
PS
Labhart, Travis
PS
Lechler, Shane
SUB
Lewis, Kendrick
FS
Mack, Elbert
SUB
Malena, Ben
NWT
Mallett, Ryan
DNP
Manning, Danieal
SUB
Martin, Chris
NWT
Martin, Keshawn
SUB
Mercilus, Whitney SUB
Mohamed, Mike
SUB
Morris, Darryl
SUB
Myers, Chris
C
Newton, Derek
RT
Nix III, Louis
IA
Nwachukwu, EZ
PS
Opurum, Toben
PS
Pagan, Jeoffrey
SUB
Pickett, Ryan
NWT
Pleasant, Eddie
SUB
Posey, DeVier
IA
Powe, Jerrell
NT
Prosch, Jay
FB
Quessenberry, David NFILL
Reed, Brooks
SAM
Rolle, Jumal
NWT
Sapp, Ricky
NWT
Savage, Tom
IA
Simon, John
NWT
Su'a-Filo, Xavier SUB
Swearinger, D.J.
SS
Tarpinian, Jeff
SUB
Tuggle, Justin
WILL
Watt, J.J.
RDE
Weeks, Jon
SUB
White, Cody
IR
Williams, Marcus
PS
Witzmann, Bryan
IR
Yeatman, Will
IR
9/14 at
OAK
IA
SUB
NWT
IR
SUB
IR
NWT
SUB
RG
LT
SUB
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
LDE
MIKE
PS
SUB
NWT
PS
PS
IA
QB
RB
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
LCB
NWT
NWT
SUB
WR
WR
LG
RCB
IA
PS
PS
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
SUB
SUB
NWT
SUB
JACK
SUB
SUB
C
RT
IA
PS
PS
SUB
NWT
SUB
IA
NT
SUB
NFILL
SAM
NWT
NWT
IA
NWT
SUB
SS
SUB
WILL
RDE
SUB
IR
PS
IR
IR
9/21 at
NYG
IA
NWT
PS
IR
RB
IR
NWT
CB
RG
LT
SUB
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
LDE
MIKE
PS
SUB
NWT
PS
PS
TE
QB
IA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
LCB
NWT
NWT
DE
WR
SUB
LG
RCB
IA
PS
NWT
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
DNP
S
NWT
SUB
JACK
SUB
SUB
C
RT
IA
PS
PS
SUB
NWT
SUB
IA
SUB
FB
NFILL
SUB
NWT
SUB
IA
NWT
SUB
SS
SUB
SUB
RDE
SUB
IR
PS
IR
IR
9/28 vs.
BUF
IA
NWT
PS
IR
SUB
IR
PS
IA
RG
LT
SUB
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
LDE
MIKE
PS
SUB
NWT
PS
PS
TE
QB
RB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
LCB
NWT
NWT
SUB
WR
SUB
LG
RCB
IA
PS
NWT
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
DNP
SUB
NWT
SUB
JACK
SUB
SUB
C
RT
IR
PS
PS
SUB
NT
IA
IA
SUB
FB
NFILL
SAM
NWT
SUB
IA
NWT
SUB
SS
SUB
WILL
RDE
SUB
IR
NWT
IR
IR
10/5 at
DAL
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NWT
SUB
IR
SUB
IR
NWT
IA
RG
LT
NWT
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
SUB
MIKE
PS
SUB
NWT
PS
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TE
QB
RB
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SUB
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SUB
WR
LCB
PS
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SUB
WR
SUB
LG
RCB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
DNP
SUB
NWT
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JACK
SUB
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C
RT
IR
NWT
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SUB
NT
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SUB
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SAM
SUB
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NWT
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SUB
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RDE
SUB
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NWT
IR
IR
10/9 vs.
IND
DNP
PS
IA
IR
SUB
IR
NWT
SUB
IA
LT
NWT
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
LDE
MIKE
PS
SUB
NWT
PS
PS
TE
QB
RB
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
LCB
PS
PS
SUB
WR
SUB
LG
RCB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
DNP
SUB
NWT
SUB
JACK
SUB
IA
C
RT
IR
NWT
NWT
SUB
NT
SUB
IA
SUB
SUB
NFILL
SAM
IA
IR
IA
SUB
RG
SS
SUB
WILL
RDE
SUB
IR
NWT
IR
IR
10/20 at
PIT
IA
PS
IA
IR
SUB
IR
NWT
LCB
RG
LT
NWT
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
LDE
MIKE
PS
SUB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
QB
RB
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
SUB
PS
PS
SUB
WR
WR
LG
RCB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
DNP
SUB
NWT
SUB
JACK
WILL
IA
C
RT
IR
NWT
NWT
SUB
NT
SUB
IA
SUB
SUB
NFILL
SAM
IA
IR
IA
SUB
SUB
SS
SUB
SUB
RDE
SUB
IR
NWT
IR
IR
10/26 at
TEN
IA
PS
IA
IR
SUB
IR
NWT
SUB
RG
LT
NWT
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
SUB
LDE
IA
PS
MIKE
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
QB
RB
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
LCB
PS
PS
SUB
WR
WR
LG
RCB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
FS
SUB
NWT
DNP
SUB
NWT
SUB
JACK
SUB
IA
C
RT
IR
NWT
NWT
SUB
NT
SUB
IA
SUB
SUB
NFILL
SAM
SUB
IR
IA
SUB
SUB
SS
IA
WILL
RDE
SUB
IR
NWT
IR
IR
11/2 vs.
PHI
IA
PS
SUB
IR
SUB
IR
NWT
SUB
RG
LT
NWT
PS
SUB
PS
SUB
IA
LDE
IA
PS
MIKE
SUB
PS
PS
SUB
QB
RB
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
LCB
PS
NWT
SUB
WR
WR
LG
RCB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
FS
NWT
PS
DNP
SUB
NWT
SUB
JACK
SUB
IA
C
RT
IR
NWT
NWT
SUB
NT
SUB
IA
SUB
SUB
NFILL
SAM
SUB
IR
IA
SUB
SUB
SS
IA
WILL
RDE
SUB
IR
NWT
IR
IR
11/16 at
CLE
IA
PS
IA
IR
RB
IR
NWT
LCB
RG
LT
NWT
PS
SUB
IA
SUB
SUB
LDE
MIKE
PS
WILL
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
DNP
IA
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
IA
PS
NWT
SUB
WR
WR
LG
RCB
NWT
PS
PS
SUB
FS
NWT
PS
QB
SS
PS
SUB
JACK
SUB
SUB
C
RT
IR
NWT
NWT
SUB
NT
SUB
IA
SUB
SUB
NFILL
SAM
SUB
IR
IA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
RDE
SUB
IR
NWT
IR
IR
11/23 vs.
CIN
11/30 vs.
TEN
12/7 at
JAC
12/14 at
IND
12/21 vs. 12/28 vs.
2014
BAL
JAC
GP-GS-DNP-IA
0-0-1-9
1-0-0-1
2-0-0-4
0-0-0-0
10-2-0-0
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
8-3-0-2
9-9-0-1
10-10-0-0
3-0-1-0
0-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
0-0-0-1
10-0-0-0
3-1-0-7
10-9-0-0
8-8-0-2
0-0-0-0
10-2-0-0
1-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
9-4-0-1
9-9-1-0
8-8-0-2
9-7-0-1
10-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-10-0-0
9-8-0-1
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
10-1-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-6-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-10-0-0
0-0-0-4
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-10-0-0
8-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
2-1-8-0
10-2-0-0
0-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
10-9-0-0
10-1-0-0
5-0-0-5
10-10-0-0
10-10-0-0
0-0-0-4
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
10-0-0-0
7-7-0-0
8-0-0-2
0-0-0-10
10-3-0-0
10-3-0-0
0-0-0-0
10-9-0-0
4-0-0-2
3-0-0-0
0-0-0-10
5-0-0-0
10-1-0-0
10-9-0-0
8-0-0-2
9-7-0-0
10-10-0-0
10-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
PARTICIPATION CHART KEY: GP - Games Played; GS - Games Started; DNP - Did Not Play; IA - Inactive; IR - Injured/Reserve; IR-DFR - Injured/Reserve - Designated For Return; NWT - Not With Team; PS Practice Squad; PUP - Physically unable to perform; PSI - Practice Squad Injured.
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STARTERS/INACTIVES/CAPTAINS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
BOLD UNDERLINE DENOTES ROOKIE
STARTERS - OFFENSE
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
9-7 WASHINGTON
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
9-14 at Oakland
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
D. Johnson (WR) D. Hopkins
RB
QB
FB
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick
J. Prosch
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick D. Johnson (WR)
9-21 at N.Y. Giants
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
C. Fiedorowicz
D. Hopkins
A. Blue
R. Fitzpatrick
J. Prosch
9-29 BUFFALO
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
C. Fiedorowicz D. Hopkins
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick
J. Prosch
10-5 at Dallas
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick C. Fiedorowicz (TE)
10-9 INDIANAPOLIS
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
X. Su'a-Filo
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick C. Fiedorowicz (TE)
10-20 at Pittsburgh
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick D. Johnson (WR)
10-26 at Tennessee
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick D. Johnson (WR)
11-2 PHILADELPHIA
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
A. Foster
R. Fitzpatrick D. Johnson (WR)
11-16 at Cleveland
A. Johnson
D. Brown
B. Jones
C. Myers
B. Brooks
D. Newton
G. Graham
D. Hopkins
A. Blue
R. Mallett
D. Johnson (WR)
LDE
NT
RDE
JACK
WILL
MIKE
SAM
LCB
FS
SS
RCB
9-7 WASHINGTON
J. Crick
J. Powe
J. Watt
J. Clowney
J. Tuggle
B. Cushing
B. Reed
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
9-14 at Oakland
J. Crick
J. Powe
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
J. Tuggle
B. Cushing
B. Reed
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
9-21 at N.Y. Giants
J. Crick
T. Jamison
J. Watt
W. Mercilus A. Bouye (CB) B. Cushing D. Manning (S)
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
9-29 BUFFALO
J. Crick
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
J. Tuggle
B. Cushing
B. Reed
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
10-5 at Dallas
J. Powe (DL)
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
J. Tuggle
B. Cushing
B. Reed
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
10-9 INDIANAPOLIS
J. Crick
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
J. Tuggle
B. Cushing
B. Reed
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
10-20 at Pittsburgh
J. Crick
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus M. Mohamed B. Cushing A. Bouye (DB) K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
10-26 at Tennessee
J. Crick
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
J. Tuggle
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
11-23 CINCINNATI
11-30 TENNESSEE
12-7 at Jacksonville
12-14 at Indianapolis
12-21 BALTIMORE
12-28 JACKSONVILLE
STARTERS - DEFENSE
A. Dent
B. Reed
K. Jackson
11-2 PHILADELPHIA
J. Crick
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
J. Tuggle
A. Dent
B. Reed
K. Jackson
K. Lewis
D. Swearinger
J. Joseph
11-16 at Cleveland
J. Crick
R. Pickett
J. Watt
W. Mercilus
A. Dent
B. Cushing
B. Reed
A. Bouye
K. Lewis
D. Manning
J. Joseph
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
G. Graham
11-23 CINCINNATI
11-30 TENNESSEE
12-7 at Jacksonville
12-14 at Indianapolis
12-21 BALTIMORE
12-28 JACKSONVILLE
INACTIVES
CAPTAINS
9-7 WASHINGTON
J. Adams
J. Ankrah
S. Keo
L. Nix
D. Posey
T. Savage
A. Johnson
S. Lechler
J. Watt
9-14 at Oakland
J. Adams
J.Clowney C. Fiedorowicz
S. Keo
L. Nix
D. Posey
T. Savage
D. Brown
B. Cushing
K. Lewis
9-21 at N.Y. Giants
J. Adams
J. Clowney
A. Foster
S. Keo
L. Nix
D. Posey
T. Savage
R. Fitzpatrick
J. Joseph
B. Reed
9-29 BUFFALO
J. Adams
A. Bouye
J. Clowney
S. Keo
E. Pleasant
D. Posey
T. Savage
G. Graham
D. Manning
D. Swearinger
10-5 at Dallas
J. Adams
A. Bouye
J. Clowney
D. Morris
E. Pleasant
D. Posey
T. Savage
A. Foster
K. Jackson
E. Mack
10-9 INDIANAPOLIS
J. Aubrey
B. Brooks
J. Clowney
D. Morris
D. Posey
J. Rolle
T. Savage
A. Johnson
J. Tarpinian
J. Watt
10-20 at Pittsburgh
J. Adams
J. Aubrey
J. Clowney
D. Morris
D. Posey
J. Rolle
T. Savage
D. Brown
B. Cushing
S. Lechler
10-26 at Tennessee
J. Adams
J. Aubrey
B. Cushing
D. Morris
D. Posey
T. Savage
J. Tarpinian
A. Johnson
S. Lechler
J. Watt
11-2 PHILADELPHIA
J. Adams
J. Clowney
B. Cushing
D. Morris
D. Posey
T. Savage
J. Tarpinian
A. Foster
J. Joseph
S. Lechler
11-16 at Cleveland
J. Adams
J. Aubrey
M. Bullough
A. Foster
J. Joseph
D. Posey
T. Savage
D. Brown
S. Lechler
C. Myers
C. Myers
J. Watt
11-23 CINCINNATI
11-30 TENNESSEE
12-7 at Jacksonville
12-14 at Indianapolis
12-21 BALTIMORE
12-28 JACKSONVILLE
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2014 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
WON 5, LOST 5
Date W/LScore
9/7 W
17-6
9/14
W
30-14
9/21
L
30-17
9/28 W23-17
10/5
L
20-17 (OT)
10/9
L 33-28
10/20
L
30-23
10/26
W
30-16
L 31-21
11/2
11/16
W
23-7
TEXANS STATISTICS
Total First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
3rd Down: Made/Att
3rd Down Pct.
4th Down: Made/Att
4th Down Pct.
Possession Avg.
Total Net Yards
Avg. Per Game
Total Plays
Avg. Per Play
Net Yards Rushing
Avg. Per Game
Total Rushes
Net Yards Passing
Avg. Per Game
Sacked/Yards Lost
Gross Yards
Attempts/Completions
Completion Pct.
Had Intercepted
Punts/Average
Net Punting Avg.
Penalties/Yards
Fumbles/Ball Lost
Touchdowns
Rushing
Passing
Returns
SCORE BY PERIODS
TEXANS
Opponents
SCORING
R.Bullock
A.Foster
D.Hopkins
J.Watt
A.Blue
D.Johnson
A.Bouye
G.Graham
A.Johnson
R.Fitzpatrick
TEXANS
Opponents
Opponent
Washington
at Oakland
at New York Giants
Buffalo
at Dallas
Indianapolis
at Pittsburgh
at Tennessee
Philadelphia
at Cleveland
Attendance
71,770
54,063
77,462
71,756
91,159
71,787
56,375
69,143
71,780
67,431
TexansOpponents
196
221
68
62
106
142
22
17
51/135
49/136
37.8%
36.0%
5/8
5/10
62.5%
50.0%
30:10
29:50
3,544
3,895
354.4
389.5
640
692
5.5
5.6
1,446
1,114
144.6
111.4
335
276
2,098
2,781
209.8
278.1
20/83
21/125
2,181
2,906
285/178
395/246
62.5%
62.3%
9
11
50/45.949/43.0
37.8
39.8
58/52563/494
13/6
19/12
2524
8
5
13
19
4
0
RUSHING
A.Blue
R.Fitzpatrick
J.Grimes
D.Johnson
R.Brown
R.Mallett
TEXANS
Opponents
No. Yds AvgLong TD
104390 3.8 46 0
36 143
4.0
16
1
20 773.9 11 0
3 144.7 8 0
64
0.720
5 -4-0.8 2 0
3351,446 4.3 46 8
2761,114 4.0 41 5
Receiving
A.Johnson
D.Hopkins
A.Foster
D.Johnson
G.Graham
A.Blue
K.Martin
C.Fiedorowicz
R.Griffin
J.Watt
J.Grimes
J.Prosch
R.Brown
TEXANS
Opponents
No. Yds AvgLong TD
55 63111.5 26 1
46 76416.6 76t 4
262298.856t 3
18 21812.1 44t 1
14 15611.1 26 1
6569.3221
4348.5160
2
16
8.0
9
0
2
14
7.0
8
0
2 31.5 2t 2
131
31.0310
124
24.0240
15
5.050
1782,181 12.3 76t 13
2462,906 11.8 80t 19
Interceptions
J.Rolle
J.Watt
K.Jackson
A.Bouye
D.Swearinger
J.Tuggle
K.Lewis
B.Reed
M.Mohamed
D.Morris
TEXANS
Opponents
No. Yds AvgLong TD
2178.5130
1 8080.0 80t 1
165
65.0650
1 5151.0 51t 1
125
25.0250
18
8.080
15
5.050
15
5.050
10
0.000
10
0.000
11 25623.3 80t 2
9535.9250
PUNTING
S.Lechler
TEXANS
Opponents
1234
OT
Total
35716162 0229
34772961 3204
PUNT RETURNS
K.Martin
D.Johnson
TEXANS
Opponents
TD Ru Pa RtPAT FG2PT TP
0 000
25/25
18/22079
10 730
0/0
0/0060
4 040
0/0
0/0024
4 022
0/0
0/0024
2 011
0/0
0/0012
1 010
0/0
0/006
1 001
0/0
0/006
1 010
0/0
0/006
1 010
0/0
0/006
1
1
0
0 0/0 0/0
0
6
25
8 13
425/2518/22
0 229
24
5 19
021/2213/15
0 204
Kickoff Returns
D.Manning
D.Johnson
TEXANS
Opponents
Field Goals
R.Bullock
TEXANS
Opponents
No.YdsAvg Net TB In Lg B
492,29546.837.8 7 15 71 1
502,29545.937.8 7 15 71 1
492,10643.039.8 2 19 62 1
Ret
FC Yds Avg Long TD
1113645.8140
9 4546.0120
20171185.9140
2012265
13.3480
No. Yds AvgLong TD
9 18520.6 41 0
494
23.5310
13 27921.5 41 0
28 66323.7 39 0
1-1920-2930-3940-49 50+
0/03/47/95/53/4
0/03/47/95/53/4
0/02/27/84/40/1
R.Bullock: (42G) (33G, 39G, 46G, 27B) (27G) (41G, 55G, 50G) (29G) (37WR) (39G, 38G,
31G) (30G, 29G, 49G) (39 WL) (52WR, 46G, 37G, 50G)
Opponents: ( ) ( ) (39G, 29G, 31G) (31G) (33G, 53WL, 49G) (27G, 34G) (44G, 30G, 40G)
(35G) (45G) (38WR)
2-Pt. Conversions: TEXANS None, Opponents: 0/2
Sacks: J.Watt 9.5, W.Mercilus 4.0, J.Simon 1.5, J.Crick 1.5, B.Reed 1.0, B.Cushing 1.0,
D.Swearinger 1.0, A.Dent 1.0, T.Jamison 0.5 TEXANS: 21.0, Opponents: 20.0
Fumbles/Lost: A. Foster 2/2, A. Johnson 2/2, D. Hopkins 1/1, R. Fitzpatrick 4/1, D.
Johnson 1/0, D. Manning 1/0, C. Myers 1/0.
TEXANS: 13/6, Opponents: 18/12.
OPP. Fumble Recoveries: J. Watt 4, J. Joseph 2, A. Blue 1, D. Hopkins 1, T. Jamison
1, K. Lewis 1, D. Swearinger 1, J. Tuggle 1. Total: 11
PASSING Att Comp YdsCmp%Yds/Att TD TD%
Int Int% Long
Sack/LostRating
R.Fitzpatrick
254
157
1960
61.8%
7.7
11
4.3%
8
3.1%
76t
20/83
87.1
66.7%7.0 2
6.7% 1
3.3%410/0
95.3
R.Mallett3020211
S.Lechler1110
100.0%
10.00
0.0%0
0.0%10
0/0
108.3
TEXANS 285 178218162.5% 7.7 134.6% 93.2% 76t20/83 88.1
Opponents 395 246290662.3% 7.4 194.8% 112.8% 80t
21/125 89.1
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2014 DEFENSIVE AND SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS - All statistics are from official NFL play-by-plays
IMPACT STATS
TACKLES
Solo Asst Total
Sk Sk Yds
TFL QBH Int (Yd) PD
FF
FR
Kendrick Lewis 362157
0.0
0.0301 (5)
231
Brian Cushing 342256
1.0
8.015 0
210
Johnathan Joseph50454
0.0
0.010 0
522
D.J. Swearinger 331548
1.0
8.023
1 (25)
331
3014449.5
53.014291 (80)7 2 4
J.J. Watt
Kareem Jackson 36642
0.0
0.031
1 (65)
600
Mike Mohamed 211536
0.0
0.0211 (0)
300
Justin Tuggle 181735
0.0
0.0111 (8)
201
A.J. Bouye
28735
0.0
0.000
1 (51)
500
Whitney Mercilus 2114354.0
27.0 710 00 1 0
201434
1.5
5.036 0
300
Jared Crick
Brooks Reed
151025
1.0
12.0251 (5)
100
Danieal Manning 15621
0.0
0.011 0
100
Andre Hal
15318
0.0
0.000 0
400
Akeem Dent
9514
1.0
7.023 0
000
11213
0.0
0.0101 (0)
400
Darryl Morris
Tim Jamison
8513
0.5
0.002 0
001
Ryan Pickett
5611
0.0
0.000 0
200
Jerrell Powe
527
0.0
0.000 0
100
Jumal Rolle
505
0.0
0.000
2 (17)
200
Jeoffrey Pagan 325
0.0
0.000 0
000
Elbert Mack
404
0.0
0.000 0
000
Jadeveon Clowney404
0.0
0.020 0
000
John Simon
123
1.5
5.014 0
100
Jeff Tarpinian
112
0.0
0.000 0
000
Ricky Sapp
202
0.0
0.000 0
000
TEAM
101
0.0
0.000 0
000
Jason Ankrah
101
0.0
0.000 0
000
TEXANS
432193625
21.0
125.04671
11 (256)
541210
Opponents
428 175 60320.083.0 42 58 9 (53)46 7 6
MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES: Andre Johnson 3, Ben Jones 2, C.J. Fiedorowicz 1, Garrett Graham 1, DeAndre Hopkins 1, Damaris Johnson 1, Keshawn Martin 1, Chris Myers 1.
MISCELLANEOUS FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Ryan Fitzpatrick 4, Alfred Blue 1, DeAndre Hopkins 1.
SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
BlockedBlockedBlocked
TACKLES
Solo AsstTotal PATPunt FG FF FR
Jeff Tarpinian
54900010
Akeem Dent
34700000
Danieal Manning 42600001
Mike Mohamed 50500000
50500000
A.J. Bouye
Jonathan Grimes 31400000
30300000
John Simon
20200000
Elbert Mack
Jon Weeks
20200000
11201001
Albert Blue
Andre Hal
20200000
Eddie Pleasant 11200000
10100000
Darryl Morris
10100000
Zac Diles
01100000
Jay Prosch
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ryan Griffin
Randy Bullock 10100000
10100000
Justin Tuggle
Ricky Sapp
01100000
Damaris Johnson 00000001
J.J. Watt
00010000
TEXANS
41155611013
Opponents
29144301100
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SACKS
Player
J.J. Watt
Whitney Mercilus
Jared Crick
John Simon
Brian Cushing
D.J. Swearinger
Brooks Reed
Akeem Dent
Tim Jamison
Totals
SacksYards
9.5 53.0
4.0 27.0
1.5
5.0
1.5
5.0
1.0
8.0
1.0
8.0
1.0 12.0
1.0
7.0
0.5
0.0
21.0125.0
INTERCEPTIONS
Player
Jumal Rolle J.J. Watt Kareem Jackson A.J. Bouye D.J. Swearinger Justin Tuggle Kendrick Lewis Brooks Reed Mike Mohamed
Darryl Morris Totals
IntYards Long
2
17
13
1
80
80t
1
65
65
1
51
51t
1
25
25
1
8
8
1
5
5
1
5
5
1
0
0
1
0
0
12256 80t
FUMBLES FORCED AND RECOVERED
Player
FFFR
Kendrick Lewis
3
1
D.J. Swearinger
3
1
Johnathan Joseph
2
2
J.J. Watt
2
4
Tim Jamison
0
1
Justin Tuggle
0
1
Brian Cushing
1
0
Whitney Mercilus
1
0
Totals
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TACKLES FOR LOSS
PlayerTFL
J.J. Watt
14
Whitney Mercilus
7
Kendrick Lewis
3
Kareem Jackson
3
Jared Crick
3
D.J. Swearinger
2
Mike Mohamed
2
Brooks Reed
2
Akeem Dent
2
Jadeveon Clowney
2
Brian Cushing
1
Johnathan Joseph
1
Justin Tuggle
1
Danieal Manning
1
Darryl Morris
1
John Simon
1
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QUARTERBACK HITS
PlayerQBH
J.J. Watt
29
Whitney Mercilus
10
Jared Crick
6
Brian Cushing
5
Brooks Reed
5
John Simon
4
D.J. Swearinger
3
Akeem Dent
3
Tim Jamison
2
Kareem Jackson
1
Mike Mohamed
1
Justin Tuggle
1
Danieal Manning
1
Totals67
PASSES DEFENSED
PlayerPD
J.J. Watt
7
Kareem Jackson
6
Johnathan Joseph
5
A.J. Bouye
5
Andre Hal
4
Darryl Morris
4
D.J. Swearinger
3
Mike Mohamed
3
Jared Crick
3
Kendrick Lewis
2
Brian Cushing
2
Justin Tuggle
2
Ryan Pickett
2
Jumal Rolle
2
Brooks Reed
1
Danieal Manning
1
Jerrell Powe
1
John Simon
1
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Game #11 • Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
OFFENSE
WR
10 DeAndre Hopkins 13 Damaris Johnson 82 Keshawn Martin
LT
76 Duane Brown
70 Jeff Adams
LG
60 Ben Jones
71 Xavier Su’a-Filo
C
55 Chris Myers
60 Ben Jones
RG
79 Brandon Brooks 71 Xavier Su’a-Filo RT
75 Derek Newton
74 Tyson Clabo
TE
88 Garrett Graham
87 C.J. Fiedorowicz 84 Ryan Griffin
WR
80 Andre Johnson
11 DeVier Posey
QB
15 Ryan Mallett 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick
3 Tom Savage
FB
45 Jay Prosch
RB
23 Arian Foster
28 Alfred Blue 41 Jonathan Grimes DEFENSE
RDE
99 J.J. Watt
96 Tim Jamison
NT
94 Ryan Pickett
95 Jerrell Powe
LDE
93 Jared Crick
97 Jeoffrey Pagan
SAM
58 Brooks Reed
51 John Simon
MIKE 56 Brian Cushing 54 Mike Mohamed
53 Max Bullough
WILL 57 Justin Tuggle 50 Akeem Dent 52 Jeff Tarpinian
JACK 90 Jadeveon Clowney 59 Whitney Mercilus
LCB
25 Kareem Jackson
34 A.J. Bouye
26 Darryl Morris 20 Jumal Rolle
RCB
24 Johnathan Joseph 29 Andre Hal
SS
36 D.J. Swearinger
35 Eddie Pleasant
37 Josh Aubrey
FS
21 Kendrick Lewis
38 Danieal Manning
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
4 Randy Bullock
P
9 Shane Lechler
LS
46 Jon Weeks
KR
38 Danieal Manning 13 Damaris Johnson 82 Keshawn Martin
PR
82 Keshawn Martin 13 Damaris Johnson 11 DeVier Posey
H
9 Shane Lechler
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