2011 Houston Texans season

2011 Houston Texans season
Head Coach	Gary Kubiak
Home Field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	4–3
Place	1st AFC South
Playoff Finish	TBD
Pro Bowlers	TBD
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

The 2011 Houston Texans season will be the team's 10th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans hope to improve on their record from the 2010 season, and attempt to earn the franchise's first playoff berth. Houston will play in the American Football Conference's South division.

Offseason

2011 draft board

Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	11	J. J. Watt	Defensive end	Wisconsin
2	42	Brooks Reed	Defensive line	Arizona
2	60 (From Patriots)	Brandon Harris	Defensive back	Miami
4	127 (From Bears through Redskins)	Rashad Carmichael	Defensive back	Virginia Tech
5	144 (From Redskins)	Shiloh Keo	Defensive back	Idaho
5	152 (From Colts through Redskins)	T. J. Yates	Quarterback	North Carolina
7	214	Derek Newton	Offensive line	Arkansas State
7	254 (Mr. Irrelevant)	Cheta Ozougwu	Defensive line	Rice

^{^[a]} Compensatory selection.

Preseason

Schedule

The Texans' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	August 15	7:00 p.m. CDT	New York Jets	W 20–16	1–0	Reliant Stadium	ESPN	Recap
2	August 20	7:00 p.m. CDT	New Orleans Saints	W 27–14	2–0	Reliant Stadium	<ABC 13>	Recap
3	August 27	7:00 p.m. CDT	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–7	3–0	Candlestick Park	<ABC 13>	Recap
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Minnesota Vikings	L 0–28	3–1	Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	<ABC 13>	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 11	12:00 p.m. CDT	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–7	1–0	Reliant Stadium	CBS	Recap
2	September 18	3:15 p.m. CDT	at Miami Dolphins	W 23–13	2–0	Sun Life Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 25	12:00 p.m. CDT	at New Orleans Saints	L 33–40	2–1	Louisiana Superdome	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	12:00 p.m. CDT	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–10	3–1	Reliant Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 9	12:00 p.m. CDT	Oakland Raiders	L 20–25	3–2	Reliant Stadium	CBS	Recap
6	October 16	3:05 p.m. CDT	at Baltimore Ravens	L 14–29	3–3	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap
7	October 23	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Tennessee Titans	W 41–7	4–3	LP Field	CBS	Recap
8	October 30	12:00 p.m. CDT	Jacksonville Jaguars			Reliant Stadium	CBS
9	November 6	12:00 p.m. CST	Cleveland Browns			Reliant Stadium	CBS
10	November 13	12:00 p.m. CST *	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
11	Bye
12	November 27	12:00 p.m. CST *	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Field	CBS
13	December 4	12:00 p.m. CST *	Atlanta Falcons			Reliant Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	12:00 p.m. CST *	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS
15	December 18	12:00 p.m. CST *	Carolina Panthers			Reliant Stadium	Fox
16	December 22	7:20 p.m. CST	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	NFLN
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST *	Tennessee Titans			Reliant Stadium	CBS

  *  Indicates that the game time is subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 0 0 7 7 Texans 17 17 0 0 34 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: September 11 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Game attendance: 71,444 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – K.Collins 16/31 Comp/Att 197 Yds. 1 TD 0 Int. HOU – M.Schaub 17/24 Comp/Att 220 Yds. 1 TD 2 Int. Top rushers IND – J.Addai 8 Rushes 39 Yds. 4.9 Avg 13 Lng. 0 TD HOU – B.Tate 24 Rushes 116 Yds. 4.8 Avg 18 Lng. 1 TD Top receivers IND – R.Wayne 7 Rec. 106 Yds. 15.1 Avg 36 Lng. 1 TD HOU – A.Johnson 7 Rec. 95 Yds. 13.6 Avg 21 Lng. 1 TD Top tacklers IND – P.Angerer 9 Tack 4 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 1 FumR HOU – J.Watt 5 Tack 0 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 1 FumR

The Texans began their season at home against the AFC South division foes, Colts. With the win, the Texans started the season out at 1-0.

Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

Week Two: Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 6 10 0 7 23 Dolphins 3 0 7 3 13 at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Date: September 18 Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT/3:15 p.m. CDT Game weather: 87° F, Sunny Game attendance: 51,032 Referee: John Parry TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – M.Schaub 21/29 Comp/Att 230 Yds. 2 TD 0 Int. MIA – C.Henne 12/30 Comp/Att 170 Yds. 1 TD 1 Int. Top rushers HOU – B.Tate 23 Rushes 103 Yds. 4.5 Avg 16 Lng. 0 TD MIA – D.Thomas 18 Rushes 107 Yds. 5.9 Avg 14 Lng. 0 TD Top receivers HOU – A.Johnson 7 Rec. 93 Yds. 13.3 Avg 43 Lng. 1 TD MIA – B.Marshall 6 Rec. 79 Yds. 13.2 Avg 29 Lng. 1 TD Top tacklers HOU – B.Cushing 7 Tack 3 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 0 FumR MIA – R.Starks 6 Tack 0 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 0 FumR

The Texans went on the road to face the Dolphins. With the win, the Texans improved to 2-0.

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

Week Three: Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 10 6 3 14 33 Saints 0 10 7 23 40 at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Date: September 25 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 73,002 Referee: Tony Corrente TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game information First quarter HOU - Owen Daniels 14-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick) Texans 7-0 HOU - Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal is good Texans 10-0 Second quarter NO - Darren Sproles 30-yard run (John Kasey kick) Saints 7-10 HOU - Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal is good Texans 13-7 HOU - Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal is good Texans 16-7 NO - John Kasay 35-yard field goal is good Saints 10-16 Third quarter NO - Robert Meachem 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick) Saints 17-16 HOU - Neil Rackers 36-yard field goal is good Texans 19-17 Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – M.Schaub 22/39 Comp/Att 373 Yds. 3 TD 1 Int. NO – D.Brees 31/44 Comp/Att 370 Yds. 3 TD 1 Int. Top rushers HOU – B.Tate 19 Rushes 82 Yds. 4.3 Avg 19 Lng. 0 TD NO – M.Ingram 9 Rushes 38 Yds. 4.2 Avg 17 Lng. 1 TD Top receivers HOU – A.Johnson 7 Rec. 128 Yds. 18.3 Avg 48 Lng. 0 TD NO – J.Graham 4 Rec. 100 Yds. 25.0 Avg 32 Lng. 1 TD Top tacklers HOU – K.Jackson 7 Tack 1 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 0 FumR NO – J.Dunbar 6 Tack 4 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 0 FumR

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Four: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 0 7 3 10 Texans 7 3 0 7 17 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: October 2 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Game attendance: 71,585 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game information First quarter HOU - Owen Daniels 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick) Texans 7-0 Second quarter HOU - Neil Rackers 25-yard field goal is good Texans 10-0 Third quarter PIT - Rashard Mendenhall 3-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick) Steelers 7-10 Fourth quarter PIT - Shaun Suisham 26-yard field goal is good Steelers 10-10 HOU - Arian Foster 42-yard run (Neil Rackers kick) Texans 17-10 Top passers PIT – B.Roethlisberger 16/30 Comp/Att 206 Yds. 0 TD 1 Int. HOU – M.Schaub 14/21 Comp/Att 138 Yds. 1 TD 0 Int. Top rushers PIT – I.Redman 6 Rushes 40 Yds. 6.7 Avg 18 Lng. 0 TD HOU – A.Foster 30 Rushes 155 Yds. 5.2 Avg 42 Lng. 0 TD Top receivers PIT – M.Wallace 4 Rec. 77 Yds. 19.3 Avg 40 Lng. 0 TD HOU – O.Daniels 5 Rec. 69 Yds. 13.8 Avg 30 Lng. 1 TD Top tacklers PIT – T.Polamalu 8 Tack 1 Ast 0 Sack 0 Int 0 FumR HOU – J.Allan 6 Tack 0 Ast 0 Sack 1 Int 0 FumR With the win the Texans improved to 3-1 on the season tied with the Titans and have won only their 2nd game against the Steelers.

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Five: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 9 3 10 25 Texans 7 7 3 3 20 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: October 9 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Game attendance: 71,420 Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers OAK – HOU – Top rushers OAK – HOU – Top receivers OAK – HOU – Top tacklers OAK – HOU –

Week 6: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Six: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 0 7 7 0 14 Ravens 7 3 6 13 29 at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Date: October 16 Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT Game weather: 72° F, Partly Cloudy Game attendance: 71,154 Referee: Gene Steratore TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – BAL – Top rushers HOU – BAL – Top receivers HOU – BAL – Top tacklers HOU – BAL –

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

Week Seven: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 3 17 7 14 41 Titans 0 0 7 0 7 at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee Date: October 23 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 72° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,143 Referee: Terry McAulay TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – TEN – Top rushers HOU – TEN – Top receivers HOU – TEN – Top tacklers HOU – TEN –

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 Texans 0 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: October 30 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers JAC – HOU – Top rushers JAC – HOU – Top receivers JAC – HOU – Top tacklers JAC – HOU –

Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Nine: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Browns 0 Texans 0 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: November 6 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CLE – HOU – Top rushers CLE – HOU – Top receivers CLE – HOU – Top tacklers CLE – HOU –

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 0 Buccaneers 0 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida Date: November 13 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – TB – Top rushers HOU – TB – Top receivers HOU – TB – Top tacklers HOU – TB –

Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 0 Jaguars 0 at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida Date: November 27 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – JAC – Top rushers HOU – JAC – Top receivers HOU – JAC – Top tacklers HOU – JAC –

Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Thirteen: Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 Texans 0 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: December 4 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – HOU – Top rushers ATL – HOU – Top receivers ATL – HOU – Top tacklers ATL – HOU –

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 0 Bengals 0 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Date: December 11 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – CIN – Top rushers HOU – CIN – Top receivers HOU – CIN – Top tacklers HOU – CIN –

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Fifteen: Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 Texans 0 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: December 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: Fox Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CAR – HOU – Top rushers CAR – HOU – Top receivers CAR – HOU – Top tacklers CAR – HOU –

Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 0 Colts 0 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Date: December 22 Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST TV: NFLN Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – IND – Top rushers HOU – IND – Top receivers HOU – IND – Top tacklers HOU – IND –

Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Titans 0 Texans 0 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Date: January 1 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – HOU – Top rushers TEN – HOU – Top receivers TEN – HOU – Top tacklers TEN – HOU –

^{^[a]} Gametime subject to change due to flexible scheduling.

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y (3) Houston Texans	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	381	278	L3
Tennessee Titans†	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	325	317	W2
Jacksonville Jaguars †	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	243	329	W1
Indianapolis Colts †	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	243	430	L1

Current staff

Houston Texans staff
	Front Office Founder/Chairman/CEO – Bob McNair Vice Chairman – Philip Burguières Vice Chairman – D. Cal McNair Executive Vice President/General Manager – Rick Smith President – Jamey Rootes Vice President of Football Administration – Chris Olsen Senior Personnel Advisor – Bobby Grier Director of College Scouting – Mike Maccagnan Director of Football Research – Jim Bernhardt Director of Pro Personnel - Brian Gaine Assistant Director of Pro Personnel - Larry Wright Head Coaches Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Bill O'Brien Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – George Godsey Running Backs – Charles London Wide Receivers – Stan Hixon Tight Ends - John Perry Offensive Line – Paul Dunn Offensive Quality Control - Tim Kelly			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Romeo Crennel Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Mike Vrabel Secondary – John Butler Assistant Secondary – Anthony Midget Defensive Quality Control - Will Lawing Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Bob Ligashesky Assistant Special Teams Coordinator - Doug Colman Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Craig Fitzgerald Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Sean Hayes Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Anthony Pleasant → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Current roster

Houston Texans current roster
Quarterbacks  7 Dan Orlovsky  8 Matt Schaub -- T. J. Yates Running backs 27 Chris Ogbonnaya 20 Steve Slaton 43 Ben Tate 32 Derrick Ward Wide receivers 89 David Anderson 19 Dorin Dickerson 16 Trindon Holliday 80 Andre Johnson 14 Derrick Townsel 83 Kevin Walter 17 Paul Williams Tight ends 86 James Casey FB 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 88 Garrett Graham 87 Anthony Hill		Offensive linemen 76 Duane Brown T 62 Antoine Caldwell G 55 Chris Myers C -- Derek Newton T/G 70 Cole Pemberton T 71 Shelley Smith G 74 Wade Smith G 79 Cody Wallace C 73 Eric Winston T Defensive linemen 95 Shaun Cody NT 92 Earl Mitchell NT 91 Amobi Okoye DE 94 Antonio Smith DE 99 J. J. Watt DE		Linebackers 52 Xavier Adibi ILB 98 Connor Barwin OLB/DE 56 Brian Cushing ILB -- Tim Jamison OLB/DE 53 Stanford Keglar ILB 72 Jesse Nading OLB/DE -- Cheta Ozougwu OLB/DE 58 Brooks Reed OLB/DE 59 DeMeco Ryans ILB 51 Darryl Sharpton ILB 90 Mario Williams OLB/DE Defensive backs 30 Jason Allen CB 37 Antonio Baker FS 34 Dominique Barber SS -- Rashad Carmichael CB 39 Quintin Demps SS 26 Brandon Harris CB 25 Kareem Jackson CB -- Shiloh Keo FS 21 Brice McCain CB 22 Sherrick McManis CB 28 Antwaun Molden CB 33 Troy Nolan FS 29 Glover Quin CB/FS 42 Torri Williams SS Special teams  4 Neil Rackers K 46 Jon Weeks LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 96 Mark Anderson OLB/DE 57 Kevin Bentley ILB 93 Tim Bulman DE 78 Rashad Butler OT 54 Zac Diles ILB 77 Jarvis Green DE 12 Jacoby Jones WR 44 Vonta Leach FB  9 Matt Leinart QB 97 Damione Lewis DE 24 Karl Paymah CB 31 Bernard Pollard SS 64 Kasey Studdard G  1 Matt Turk P Restricted FAs 65 Mike Brisiel C/G Exclusive-Rights FAs 23 Arian Foster RB Rookies in italics Roster updated April 30, 2011 Depth chart • Transactions 52 active, 0 inactive, 16 FAs, 8 unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters