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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2002 Houston TexansW2002 Houston Texans↗

NFL · AFC South · 4–12 (.250) · 4th in division · PF 213 · PA 356 · Coach Dom Capers

2003 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 2592David Carr
2. 39Jabar Gaffney
3. 5James Allen

Rushing (yds)

1. 529Jonathan Wells
2. 519James Allen
3. 282David Carr

Receiving (yds)

1. 697Corey Bradford
2. 613Billy Miller
3. 483Jabar Gaffney

Sacks

1. 8Jeff Posey
2. 6.5Gary Walker
3. 5.5Jamie Sharper

Interceptions

1. 5Aaron Glenn
2. 2Eric Brown
3. 1Marcus Coleman

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	948	1050
EPA per play	-0.25	-0.09
Pass EPA per play	-0.24	-0.08
Rush EPA per play	-0.26	-0.09
Success rate	32.2%	40.0%
Pass rate	55.4%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2002-09-08	1	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 19–10	1–0	Reliant Stadium
2002-09-15	2	@ San Diego Chargers	L 3–24	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium
2002-09-22	3	vs Indianapolis Colts	L 3–23	1–2	Reliant Stadium
2002-09-29	4	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–35	1–3	Veterans Stadium
2002-10-13	6	vs Buffalo Bills	L 24–31	1–4	Reliant Stadium
2002-10-20	7	@ Cleveland Browns	L 17–34	1–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2002-10-27	8	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	W 21–19	2–5	Alltel Stadium
2002-11-03	9	vs Cincinnati Bengals	L 3–38	2–6	Reliant Stadium
2002-11-10	10	@ Tennessee Titans	L 10–17	2–7	The Coliseum
2002-11-17	11	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	L 21–24	2–8	Reliant Stadium
2002-11-24	12	vs New York Giants	W 16–14	3–8	Reliant Stadium
2002-12-01	13	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 3–19	3–9	RCA Dome
2002-12-08	14	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–6	4–9	Heinz Field
2002-12-15	15	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 19–23	4–10	Reliant Stadium
2002-12-22	16	@ Washington Redskins	L 10–26	4–11	FedExField
2002-12-29	17	vs Tennessee Titans	L 3–13	4–12	Reliant Stadium

Roster (67)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
8	David Carr	QB	6-3	212	Fresno State	0	ACT
11	Mike Quinn	QB	6-4	216	Stephen F. Austin State	5	ACT
12	Tony Banks	QB	6-4	229	Michigan State; San Diego Mesa College	6	ACT
40	Ed Stansbury	FB	6-0	257	UCLA	0	CUT
44	Moran Norris	FB	6-1	250	Kansas	1	ACT
47	Jarrod Baxter	FB	6-1	243	New Mexico	0	ACT
20	James Allen	RB	5-10	215	Oklahoma	5	ACT
32	Jonathan Wells	RB	6-1	252	Ohio State	0	ACT
81	Sherrod Gideon	WR	5-11	171	Southern Mississippi	2	CUT
81	Atnaf Harris	WR	6-1	182	California State-Northridge; Fresno State	0	ACT
83	Frank Murphy	WR	6-0	206	Kansas State; Garden City CC; Itawamba JC	2	ACT
84	Jermaine Lewis	WR	5-7	183	Maryland	6	ACT
85	Corey Bradford	WR	6-1	201	Jackson State University; Hinds CC	4	ACT
86	Jabar Gaffney	WR	6-2	200	Florida	0	ACT
87	JaJuan Dawson	WR	6-1	197	Tulane	2	ACT
88	Avion Black	WR	5-11	185	Tennessee State	2	ACT
80	Sean McDermott	TE	6-4	250	Kansas	1	ACT
82	Billy Miller	TE	6-3	252	USC	3	ACT
83	Rod Rutledge	TE	6-5	265	Alabama	4	RES
89	Jabari Holloway	TE	6-2	260	Notre Dame	1	ACT
76	Steve McKinney	C	6-4	305	Texas A&M	4	ACT
79	Chad Overhauser	C	6-4	314	UCLA	4	CUT
28	Pat Dennis	CB	6-0	203	Louisiana-Monroe	2	RES
30	Jason Simmons	CB	5-9	204	Arizona State	4	ACT
31	Aaron Glenn	CB	5-9	183	Texas A&M; Navarro	8	ACT
33	Jason Bell	CB	6-0	196	UCLA	1	ACT
38	Demarcus Faggins	CB	5-10	178	Kansas State	0	ACT
42	Marcus Coleman	CB	6-2	209	Texas Tech	6	ACT
43	Kenny Wright	CB	6-1	205	Northwestern State (LA); Arkansas	3	ACT
34	Kyries Hebert	DB	6-3	220	Louisiana-Lafayette	0	ACT
90	Howard Green	DE	6-2	340	LSU; Southwest Mississippi JC	0	ACT
92	Corey Sears	DE	6-3	314	Mississippi State; Navarro	6	ACT
95	Jerry DeLoach	DE	6-2	335	California	2	ACT
96	Gary Walker	DE	6-2	324	Auburn; Hinds CC	7	ACT
99	Willie Blade	DE	6-3	315	Mississippi State; Butler County CC; Northwest Mississippi CC	1	CUT
23	Kevin Williams	FS	6-0	192	Oklahoma State; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	4	ACT
26	Matt Stevens	FS	6-0	205	Appalachian State	6	ACT
36	Chris Carter	FS	6-2	212	Texas	5	CUT
61	Fred Weary	G	6-4	308	Tennessee	0	ACT
65	Ryan Schau	G	6-6	300	Illinois	3	RES
66	Jeremy McKinney	G	6-6	301	Iowa	4	RES
67	Milford Brown	G	6-5	330	Florida State; East Mississippi JC	0	ACT
70	DeMingo Graham	G	6-3	310	Hofstra	4	SUS
54	Troy Evans	ILB	6-3	238	Cincinnati	1	ACT
56	Jay Foreman	ILB	6-1	240	Nebraska	3	ACT
3	Kris Brown	K	5-11	215	Nebraska	3	ACT
51	Jimmy McClain	MLB	6-0	231	Troy	0	ACT
55	Jamie Sharper	MLB	6-3	239	Virginia	5	ACT
58	Jason Lamar	MLB	6-0	228	Toledo	2	RES
91	Seth Payne	NT	6-4	303	Cornell	5	ACT
94	Charles Hill	NT	6-2	293	Maryland	0	ACT
97	Shawn Worthen	NT	6-0	316	TCU	1	ACT
52	Kailee Wong	OLB	6-2	250	Stanford	4	ACT
59	Keith Mitchell	OLB	6-2	245	Texas A&M	5	ACT
93	Erik Flowers	OLB	6-4	273	Arizona State; Trinity Valley CC	2	ACT
98	Jeff Posey	OLB	6-4	241	Southern Mississippi; Pearl River	5	ACT
7	Chad Stanley	P	6-3	205	Stephen F. Austin State; Kilgore	3	ACT
24	Eric Brown	SS	6-1	213	Mississippi State; Blinn College	4	ACT
41	Ramon Walker	SS	6-0	212	Pittsburgh	0	RES
66	Char-ron Dorsey	T	6-6	388	Florida State	1	CUT
69	Chester Pitts	T	6-4	308	San Diego State	0	ACT
71	Tony Boselli	T	6-7	322	USC	7	RES
72	Barry Hall	T	6-6	311	Middle Tennessee State	1	ACT
74	Ryan Young	T	6-5	320	Kansas State	3	ACT
75	Jimmy Herndon	T	6-8	318	Houston	6	ACT
77	Tarlos Thomas	T	6-5	330	Florida State	1	ACT
78	Cameron Spikes	T	6-4	313	Texas A&M	3	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Steve McKinney
FB	Jarrod Baxter	Moran Norris
LG	Milford Brown
LT	Chester Pitts	Jimmy Herndon
QB	David Carr	Tony Banks
RB	Jonathan Wells	James Allen
RG	Fred Weary	Cameron Spikes
RT	Ryan Young
TE	Billy Miller	Jabari Holloway
WR	Corey Bradford	Jabar Gaffney	Jermaine Lewis

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
BLB	Jay Foreman	Troy Evans
FS	Matt Stevens	Kevin Williams
LCB	Aaron Glenn	Kenny Wright
LDE	Gary Walker	Corey Sears
LOLB	Kailee Wong	Erik Flowers
MLB	Jamie Sharper	Jimmy McClain
NT	Seth Payne	Charles Hill
RCB	Marcus Coleman	Jason Bell
RDE	Jerry DeLoach
ROLB	Keith Mitchell	Jeff Posey
SS	Eric Brown	Ramon Walker

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chad Stanley
K	Kris Brown
KR	Jermaine Lewis	Avion Black
LS	Sean McDermott
P	Chad Stanley
PR	Jermaine Lewis	Avion Black

Biggest contracts on the books in 2002

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
David Carr	QB	2002	7	$48.8M	$7.0M	$14.0M	9.8%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2002 (4)

Date	Trade
2002-03-04	HST → WAS: Danny Wuerffel WAS → HST: Jerry DeLoach
2002-03-28	HST → SL: 2003 round None (conditional) SL → HST: Jacoby Shepherd
2002-04-18	BUF → HST: Jay Foreman HST → BUF: Charlie Rogers
2002-04-21	ATL → HST: 2003 round 3 pick 88 HST → ATL: 2002 round 4 pick 116