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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

2005 Houston TexansW2005 Houston Texans↗

NFL · AFC South · 2–14 (.125) · 4th in division · PF 260 · PA 431 · Coach Dom Capers

◀ 2004 2006 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 2488David Carr
2. 173Tony Banks

Rushing (yds)

1. 976Domanick Williams
2. 325Jonathan Wells
3. 308David Carr

Receiving (yds)

1. 688Andre Johnson
2. 492Jabar Gaffney
3. 436Corey Bradford

Sacks

1. 7Shantee Orr
2. 6Antwan Peek
3. 4Seth Payne

Interceptions

1. 2Glenn Earl
2. 1Marcus Coleman
3. 1Lewis Sanders

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	949	992
EPA per play	-0.10	+0.12
Pass EPA per play	-0.14	+0.16
Rush EPA per play	-0.04	+0.08
Success rate	40.0%	46.7%
Pass rate	54.4%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 41.4%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2005-09-11	1	@ Buffalo Bills	L 7–22	0–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2005-09-18	2	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–27	0–2	Reliant Stadium
2005-10-02	4	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–16	0–3	Paul Brown Stadium
2005-10-09	5	vs Tennessee Titans	L 20–34	0–4	Reliant Stadium
2005-10-16	6	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 10–42	0–5	Qwest Field
2005-10-23	7	vs Indianapolis Colts	L 20–38	0–6	Reliant Stadium
2005-10-30	8	vs Cleveland Browns	W 19–16	1–6	Reliant Stadium
2005-11-06	9	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–21	1–7	Alltel Stadium
2005-11-13	10	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 17–31	1–8	RCA Dome
2005-11-20	11	vs Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–45	1–9	Reliant Stadium
2005-11-27	12	vs St. Louis Rams	L 27–33 OT	1–10	Reliant Stadium
2005-12-04	13	@ Baltimore Ravens	L 15–16	1–11	M&T Bank Stadium
2005-12-11	14	@ Tennessee Titans	L 10–13	1–12	The Coliseum
2005-12-18	15	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 30–19	2–12	Reliant Stadium
2005-12-24	16	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–38	2–13	Reliant Stadium
2006-01-01	17	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20 OT	2–14	Monster Park

Roster (62)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
8	David Carr	QB	6-3	212	Fresno State	3	ACT
12	Tony Banks	QB	6-4	229	Michigan State; San Diego Mesa College	9	ACT
15	Dave Ragone	QB	6-3	225	Louisville	2	ACT
44	Moran Norris	FB	6-1	250	Kansas	4	ACT
25	Tony Hollings	RB	5-10	218	Georgia Tech	2	ACT
27	Jason Anderson	RB	6-0	205	South Dakota; Antelope Valley Junior College	1	ACT
32	Jonathan Wells	RB	6-1	252	Ohio State	3	RES
34	Vernand Morency	RB	5-10	212	Oklahoma State	0	ACT
37	Domanick Williams	RB	5-9	216	LSU	2	RES
11	Donovan Morgan	WR	6-2	195	Louisiana-Lafayette; Pearl River	1	ACT
13	Jerome Mathis	WR	5-11	184	Hampton	0	ACT
80	Andre Johnson	WR	6-3	229	Miami	2	ACT
85	Corey Bradford	WR	6-1	201	Jackson State University; Hinds CC	7	ACT
86	Jabar Gaffney	WR	6-2	200	Florida	3	ACT
88	Derick Armstrong	WR	6-2	206	Univ of Arkansas at Monticello; Tyler JC	2	ACT
81	Matt Murphy	TE	6-5	277	Maryland	3	ACT
84	Marcellus Rivers	TE	6-4	250	Oklahoma State	4	ACT
87	Mark Bruener	TE	6-4	253	Washington	10	ACT
63	Drew Hodgdon	C	6-3	291	Arizona State	0	RES
74	Tyson Walter	C	6-4	300	Ohio State	3	ACT
77	Todd Washington	C	6-3	317	Virginia Tech	7	ACT
21	Lewis Sanders	CB	6-1	210	Maryland	5	ACT
23	Dunta Robinson	CB	5-10	183	South Carolina	1	ACT
28	Chris McKenzie	CB	5-8	182	Arizona State; Glendale Community College	0	ACT
31	Phillip Buchanon	CB	5-11	190	Miami	3	RES
33	Jason Bell	CB	6-0	196	UCLA	4	ACT
38	Demarcus Faggins	CB	5-10	178	Kansas State	3	ACT
90	Jason Davis	DE	6-3	320	West Virginia	2	ACT
94	Junior Ioane	DE	6-4	332	Arizona State; Snow	5	RES
96	Gary Walker	DE	6-2	324	Auburn; Hinds CC	10	RES
75	Travis Johnson	DT	6-3	311	Florida State	0	ACT
91	Seth Payne	DT	6-4	303	Cornell	8	ACT
97	Alfred Malone	DT	6-5	308	Troy; Georgia Tech	0	ACT
99	Robaire Smith	DT	6-5	310	Michigan State	5	ACT
20	Jammal Lord	FS	6-2	220	Nebraska	1	ACT
24	C.C. Brown	FS	6-0	208	Louisiana-Lafayette; Delta State University	0	ACT
30	Jason Simmons	FS	5-9	204	Arizona State	7	ACT
42	Marcus Coleman	FS	6-2	209	Texas Tech	9	ACT
67	Milford Brown	G	6-5	330	Florida State; East Mississippi JC	3	ACT
69	Chester Pitts	G	6-4	308	San Diego State	3	ACT
70	Fred Weary	G	6-4	308	Tennessee	3	ACT
76	Steve McKinney	G	6-4	305	Texas A&M	7	ACT
52	Kailee Wong	ILB	6-2	250	Stanford	7	RES
54	Troy Evans	ILB	6-3	238	Cincinnati	4	ACT
3	Kris Brown	K	5-11	215	Nebraska	6	ACT
55	Kenneth Pettway	LB	6-4	248	Grambling State; Southern Arkansas	0	ACT
48	Bryan Pittman	LS	6-3	265	Washington	2	ACT
51	DaShon Polk	MLB	6-2	242	Arizona	5	ACT
59	Frank Chamberlin	MLB	6-1	238	Boston College	5	ACT
95	Jerry DeLoach	NT	6-2	335	California	5	ACT
50	Charlie Anderson	OLB	6-4	250	Mississippi	1	ACT
53	Shantee Orr	OLB	6-0	246	Michigan	2	ACT
56	Morlon Greenwood	OLB	6-0	241	Syracuse	4	ACT
93	Jason Babin	OLB	6-3	267	Western Michigan	1	ACT
98	Antwan Peek	OLB	6-3	250	Cincinnati	2	ACT
7	Chad Stanley	P	6-3	205	Stephen F. Austin State; Kilgore	6	ACT
22	Ramon Walker	SS	6-0	212	Pittsburgh	3	ACT
26	Glenn Earl	SS	6-1	213	Notre Dame	1	ACT
68	Victor Riley	T	6-5	340	Auburn	7	CUT
71	Todd Wade	T	6-8	303	Mississippi	5	RES
72	Zach Wiegert	T	6-5	309	Nebraska	10	ACT
78	Seth Wand	T	6-7	330	NW Missouri State University	2	ACT

Depth chart, week 17

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Steve McKinney	Todd Washington
FB	Moran Norris
LG	Milford Brown	Fred Weary
LT	Chester Pitts	Seth Wand
QB	David Carr	Tony Banks	Dave Ragone
RB	Vernand Morency	Tony Hollings	Jason Anderson
RG	Fred Weary	Tyson Walter
RT	Zach Wiegert	Seth Wand
TE	Mark Bruener	Matt Murphy	Marcellus Rivers
WR	Andre Johnson	Jabar Gaffney	Corey Bradford

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
BLB	DaShon Polk	Frank Chamberlin
FS	C.C. Brown	Marcus Coleman	Jason Simmons
LCB	Dunta Robinson	Jason Bell	Chris McKenzie
LE	Travis Johnson	Jason Davis
LOLB	Shantee Orr	Jason Babin
MLB	Morlon Greenwood	Troy Evans
NT	Seth Payne	Jerry DeLoach
RCB	Demarcus Faggins	Lewis Sanders
RE	Robaire Smith	Alfred Malone
ROLB	Antwan Peek	Charlie Anderson	Kenneth Pettway
SS	Glenn Earl	Jammal Lord	Ramon Walker

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chad Stanley	David Carr
KR	Jerome Mathis	Vernand Morency
LS	Bryan Pittman
P	Chad Stanley
PK	Kris Brown
PR	Jerome Mathis	Donovan Morgan

Biggest contracts on the books in 2005

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
David Carr	QB	2002	7	$48.8M	$7.0M	$14.0M	9.8%
Andre Johnson	WR	2003	6	$39.0M	$6.5M	$9.0M	8.7%
Dunta Robinson	CB	2004	5	$10.7M	$2.1M	$8.0M	2.7%

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

Trades in 2005 (2)

Date	Trade
2005-04-21	HST → OAK: 2005 round 2 pick 47, 2005 round 3 pick 78 OAK → HST: Phillip Buchanon
2005-04-23	HST → NOR: 2005 round 1 pick 13 NOR → HST: 2005 round 1 pick 16, 2006 round 3 pick 66