2004 Houston Texans season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 2004 season was the Houston Texans' third in the National Football League, all of which they had spent under head coach Dom Capers. The team finished 7–9, two games better than the previous season, and came third in the AFC South, the first time they had not finished bottom. The Texans also earned their first victory over the Tennessee Titans, the franchise previously known as the Oilers, who had left Houston after the 1996 season.

Quarterback David Carr, who missed four games the previous season, started all 16 games in 2004. Carr finished 2004 as his best season with Houston, finishing 285-of-466 for 3,531 yards with 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Carr's 466 attempts, 3,531 passing yards, and 16 passing touchdowns would all be career highs for him. Additionally, this was the first season Carr finished with more touchdowns than interceptions.^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

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Staff

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Roster

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Preseason

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	Dallas Cowboys	W 18–0	1–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–38	1–1	Heinz Field	Recap
3	Template:Dow tooltip	at Denver Broncos	L 17–31	1–2	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
4	Template:Dow tooltip	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 9–17	1–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 12	San Diego Chargers	L 20–27	0–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 16–28	0–2	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–21	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Oakland Raiders	W 30–17	2–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	Minnesota Vikings	L 28–34 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Tennessee Titans	W 20–10	3–3	The Coliseum	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 31	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–6	4–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	at Denver Broncos	L 13–31	4–4	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
10	November 14	at Indianapolis Colts	L 14–49	4–5	RCA Dome	Recap
11	November 21	Green Bay Packers	L 13–16	4–6	Reliant Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Tennessee Titans	W 31–21	5–6	Reliant Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at New York Jets	L 7–29	5–7	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	Indianapolis Colts	L 14–23	5–8	Reliant Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Chicago Bears	W 24–5	6–8	Soldier Field	Recap
16	December 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 21–0	7–8	Alltel Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	Cleveland Browns	L 14–22	7–9	Reliant Stadium	Recap
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Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Chargers	3	7	10	7	27
Texans	3	10	7	0	20

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: September 12
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 70,255
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
Box score

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 11:49. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.
SD – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 6:35. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:03.

Second quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 20-yard field goal, 14:07. Texans 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:20.
SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:51. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:22.
HOU – Domanick Williams 2-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:43. Texans 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:58.

Third quarter

SD – Reche Caldwell 36-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:12. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:33.
HOU – Domanick Williams 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:36. Texans 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:22.
SD – Nate Kaeding 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:27.

Fourth quarter

SD – Eric Parker 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:34. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 5:11.

Top passers

SD – Drew Brees – 17/24, 209 yards, 2 TD
HOU – David Carr – 19/25, 229 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 121 yards, TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 21 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

SD – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 123 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 5 receptions, 70 yards

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week Two: Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – Game summary

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Texans	0	3	7	6	16
Lions	0	7	14	7	28

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: September 19
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 61,465
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein
Box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

DET – Cory Schlesinger 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 6:56. Lions 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:09.
HOU – Kris Brown 34-yard field goal, 1:06. Lions 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:05.

Third quarter

DET – Roy Williams 31-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 6:38. Lions 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 5:24.
HOU – Andre Johnson 54-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 2:31. Lions 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 3:43.
DET – Eddie Drummond 99-yard kickoff return (Jason Hanson kick), 2:16. Lions 21–10.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Corey Bradford 27-yard pass from David Carr (pass failed), 12:20. Lions 21–16. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:39.
DET – Roy Williams 14-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 4:41. Lions 28–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:43.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 23/34, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT
DET – Joey Harrington – 18/25, 176 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

HOU – Domanick Williams – 25 rushes, 78 yards
DET – Kevin Jones – 12 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Domanick Williams – 11 receptions, 95 yards
DET – Roy Williams – 4 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Texans	0	6	8	10	24
Chiefs	7	0	7	7	21

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 26
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
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Game attendance: 77,433
Referee: Peter Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Marcus Allen
Box score

Game information

First quarter

KC – Tony Gonzalez 14-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 5:35. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:33.

Second quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 6:15. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 5:14.
HOU – Kris Brown 49-yard field goal, 0:10. Chiefs 7–6. 'Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

KC – Chris Horn 6-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 11:10. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:13.
HOU – Marcus Coleman 102-yard interception return (Jonathan Wells run), 3:51. Tied 14–14.

Fourth quarter

KC – Jason Dunn 5-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:55. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:40.
HOU – Jabar Gaffney 9-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 5:20. Tied 21–21. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11.
HOU – Kris Brown 49-yard field goal, 0:02. Texans 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:11.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 13/25, 233 yards, TD, INT
KC – Trent Green – 21/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

HOU – Jonathan Wells – 10 rushes, 37 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 32 rushes, 134 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 96 yards
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Four: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Raiders	3	14	0	0	17
Texans	3	14	3	10	30

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: October 3
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 70,741
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
Box score

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 46-yard field goal, 3:09. Texans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:16.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 50-yard field goal, 0:42. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:17.

Second quarter

HOU – Jamie Sharper 16-yard fumble return (Kris Brown kick), 11:41. Texans 10–3.
OAK – Amos Zereoué 55-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:02. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:15.
HOU – Jonathan Wells 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:25. Texans 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:20.
OAK – Amos Zereoué 3-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:47. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:27.

Third quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 3:03. Texans 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:21.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Andre Johnson 15-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 14:48. Texans 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:33.
HOU – Kris Brown 44-yard field goal, 3:19. Texans 30–17. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:29.

Top passers

OAK – Kerry Collins – 21/38, 237 yards, 3 INT
HOU – David Carr – 14/23, 228 yards, TD

Top rushers

OAK – Amos Zereoué – 14 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 26 rushes, 105 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – Ronald Curry – 5 receptions, 69 yards
HOU – Andre Johnson – 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Vikings	0	14	7	7	6	34
Texans	0	0	7	21	0	28

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: October 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 70,718
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: Fox
Box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

MIN – Randy Moss 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 14:11. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:40.
MIN – Nate Burleson 5-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 0:36. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:23.

Third quarter

MIN – Marcus Robinson 10-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 11:50. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:46.
HOU – Andre Johnson 2-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:52. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:58.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Domanick Davis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 11:31. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:11.
MIN – Randy Moss 50-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:49. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:59.
HOU – Derick Armstrong 11-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:11. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:38.
HOU – Andre Johnson 22-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 1:53. Tied 28–28. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:28.

Overtime

MIN – Marcus Robinson 50-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper, 7:05. Vikings 34–28. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30.

Top passers

MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 36/50, 396 yards, 5 TD
HOU – David Carr – 27/42, 372 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

MIN – Mewelde Moore – 20 rushes, 92 yards
HOU – Domanick Davis – 14 rushes, 31 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIN – Marcus Robinson – 9 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

Week Six: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

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Texans	3	10	0	7	20
Titans	0	10	0	0	10

at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 17
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
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Game attendance: 68,932
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV: CBS
Box score

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 9:42. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 5:18.

Second quarter

TEN – Drew Bennett 10-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 12:49. Titans 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:01.
HOU – Jabar Gaffney 20-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 9:12. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:37.
TEN – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 6:02. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:10.
HOU – Kris Brown 50-yard field goal, 2:38. Texans 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

HOU – Jonathan Wells 4-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:42. Texans 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:43.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 16/26, 266 yards, TD, INT
TEN – Steve McNair – 19/41, 210 yards, TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

HOU – Jonathan Wells – 22 rushes, 73 yards, TD
TEN – Chris Brown – 13 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 66 yards
TEN – Derrick Mason – 5 receptions, 74 yards

With the win, the Texans improved to 3–3. This was the Texans' first win over the Tennessee Titans, who previously played in Houston as the Oilers from 1960 to 1996.

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Jaguars	0	3	0	3	6
Texans	7	3	0	10	20

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: October 31
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 70,502
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV: CBS
Box score

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Corey Bradford 15-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:20. Texans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:50.

Second quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 44-yard field goal, 6:33. Texans 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:37.
HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:15.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 6:45. Texans 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:27.
JAX – Josh Scobee 36-yard field goal, 3:52. Texans 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:45.
HOU – Demarcus Faggins 43-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick), 0:42. Texans 20–6.

Top passers

JAX – Byron Leftwich – 25/40, 227 yards, 2 INT
HOU – David Carr – 26/34, 276 yards, TD

Top rushers

JAX – LaBrandon Toefield – 5 rushes, 22 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 22 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Jimmy Smith – 9 receptions, 117 yards
HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 5 receptions, 88 yards

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

Week Nine: Houston Texans at Denver Broncos – Game summary

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Texans	0	7	0	6	13
Broncos	7	17	7	0	31

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: November 7
Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
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Game attendance: 74,292
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Box score

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Texans	0	0	7	7	14
Colts	7	14	21	7	49

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: November 14
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 56,511
Referee: Bill Carollo
Box score

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Packers	0	3	0	13	16
Texans	0	13	0	0	13

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: November 21
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 70,769
Referee: Peter Morelli
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
Box score

Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Titans	14	7	0	0	21
Texans	3	7	14	7	31

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: November 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 70,721
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV: CBS
Box score

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Erron Kinney 12-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 10:13. Titans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:47.
TEN – Erron Kinney 11-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 5:44. Titans 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:37.
HOU – Kris Brown 29-yard field goal, 0:35. Titans 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:09.

Second quarter

TEN – Derrick Mason 4-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 10:38. Titans 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:26.
HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 6:46. Titans 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

HOU – Billy Miller 14-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 9:20. Titans 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:40.
HOU – Andre Johnson 11-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 2:35. Texans 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:58.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Domanick Williams 41-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:34. Texans 31–21. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:13.

Top passers

TEN – Steve McNair – 25/34, 227 yards, 3 TD, INT
HOU – David Carr – 21/30, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

TEN – Antowain Smith – 21 rushes, 90 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 16 rushes, 129 yards, TD

Top receivers

TEN – Derrick Mason – 8 receptions, 87 yards, TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 7 receptions, 52 yards

With the win, the Texans improved to 5–6, snapped their three game losing streak, and swept the Titans for the first time in franchise history.

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at New York Jets – Game summary

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Texans	0	7	0	0	7
Jets	3	3	7	16	29

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: December 5
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
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Game attendance: 77,875
Referee: Tom White
Box score

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Colts	14	0	3	6	23
Texans	0	7	7	0	14

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: December 12
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 70,762
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Box score

With the loss to Indianapolis the Texans were eliminated from playoff contention at 5-8.

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears – Game summary

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Texans	0	7	0	17	24
Bears	0	0	2	3	5

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 19
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
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Game attendance: 62,122
Referee: Bill Vinovich
Box score

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

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Texans	7	7	0	7	21
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 26
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
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Game attendance: 66,227
Referee: Walt Coleman
Box score

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Domanick Davis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 8:33. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:27.

Second quarter

HOU – Andre Johnson 10-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:46. Texans 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:38.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Antwan Peek 66-yard fumble return (Kris Brown kick), 3:11. Texans 21–0.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 13/19, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 6/14, 35 yards, INT

Top rushers

HOU – Domanick Davis – 31 rushes, 158 yards, TD
JAX – Greg Jones – 9 rushes, 38 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD
JAX – Troy Edwards – 3 receptions, 24 yards

This was the first shutout win in Texans history.

Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Browns	3	6	7	6	22
Texans	7	0	0	7	14

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: January 2, 2005
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 70,724
Referee: Gerry Austin
Box score

Game information

First quarter

CLE – Phil Dawson 45-yard field goal, 9:51. Browns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:33.
HOU – Jonathan Wells 6-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 4:48. Texans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:48.

Second quarter

CLE – Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal, 11:28. Texans 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:31.
CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 2:00. Browns 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:41.

Third quarter

CLE – Steve Heiden 9-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 5:24. Browns 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:56.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Phil Dawson 45-yard field goal, 14:09. Browns 19–7. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:24.
CLE – Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal, 4:01. Browns 22–7. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:46.
HOU – Domanick Williams 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:23. Browns 22–14. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:27.

Top passers

CLE – Kelly Holcomb – 20/29, 228 yards, TD, 2 INT
HOU – David Carr – 15/25, 114 yards, TD

Top rushers

CLE – Lee Suggs – 26 rushes, 131 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 103 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Antonio Bryant – 7 receptions, 87 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 5 receptions, 42 yards

Looking to secure their first non-losing season, the 7–8 Texans hosted the 3–12 Browns in the regular season finale of the 2004 season. Despite only committing one turnover, Houston's offense struggled and only gained 238 yards of total offense compared to Cleveland's 364. The Texans scored a touchdown with 1:23 left to trail 14–22 and attempted an onside kick, but it was recovered by the Browns who would run out the clock to win the game.

Standings

Division

AFC South
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⁽³⁾ Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	522	351	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	261	280	W1
Houston Texans	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	309	339	L1
Tennessee Titans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	344	439	W1

Conference

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Statistics

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Rushing offense	1,882	117.6	12th
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Passing defense	3,615	225.9	24th
Rushing defense	1,843	115.2	13th
Total defense^[4]	5,458	341.1	23rd

Individual

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Offense
Passing yards	David Carr	3,531
Passing touchdowns	David Carr	16
Rushing yards	Domanick Williams	1,188
Rushing touchdowns	Domanick Williams	13
Receiving yards	Andre Johnson	1,142
Receiving touchdowns	Andre Johnson	6
Defense
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Sacks	Kailee Wong	5.5
Interceptions	Dunta Robinson	6

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2004 Houston Texans season

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

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Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns

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2004 Houston Texans season

Offseason

NFL draft

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns

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