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NFL · AFC South · 8–8 (.500) · 4th in division · PF 379 · PA 384 · Coach Gary Kubiak
Team leaders
Passing (yds)
- 2241Matt Schaub
- 1684Sage Rosenfels
Rushing (yds)
- 773Ron Dayne
- 264Darius Walker
- 260Ahman Green
Receiving (yds)
Sacks
Interceptions
Efficiency (EPA)
| Offense | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Plays | 954 | 988 |
| EPA per play | -0.01 | +0.04 |
| Pass EPA per play | +0.01 | +0.08 |
| Rush EPA per play | -0.04 | -0.01 |
| Success rate | 45.6% | 46.9% |
| Pass rate | 57.3% |
Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.3%. For the defense, lower is better.
Schedule (16 games)
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Result | Record | Stadium | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-09 | 1 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–3 | 1–0 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-09-16 | 2 | @ Carolina Panthers | W 34–21 | 2–0 | Bank of America Stadium | |
| 2007-09-23 | 3 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 24–30 | 2–1 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-09-30 | 4 | @ Atlanta Falcons | L 16–26 | 2–2 | Georgia Dome | |
| 2007-10-07 | 5 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 22–19 | 3–2 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-10-14 | 6 | @ Jacksonville Jaguars | L 17–37 | 3–3 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | |
| 2007-10-21 | 7 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 36–38 | 3–4 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-10-28 | 8 | @  San Diego Chargers | L 10–35 | 3–5 | Qualcomm Stadium | |
| 2007-11-04 | 9 | @  Oakland Raiders | W 24–17 | 4–5 | McAfee Coliseum | |
| 2007-11-18 | 11 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 23–10 | 5–5 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-11-25 | 12 | @ Cleveland Browns | L 17–27 | 5–6 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | |
| 2007-12-02 | 13 | @ Tennessee Titans | L 20–28 | 5–7 | LP Field | |
| 2007-12-09 | 14 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 28–14 | 6–7 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-12-13 | 15 | vs Denver Broncos | W 31–13 | 7–7 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2007-12-23 | 16 | @ Indianapolis Colts | L 15–38 | 7–8 | RCA Dome | |
| 2007-12-30 | 17 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 42–28 | 8–8 | Reliant Stadium |
Roster (68)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | College | Exp | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Shane Boyd | QB | 6-1 | 232 | Kentucky | 2 | ACT |
| 8 |  Matt Schaub | QB | 6-6 | 245 | Virginia | 3 | ACT |
| 16 |  Craig Nall | QB | 6-3 | 245 | Northwestern State (LA); LSU | 5 | ACT |
| 18 |  Sage Rosenfels | QB | 6-4 | 222 | Iowa State | 6 | ACT |
| 43 |  Jameel Cook | FB | 5-10 | 237 | Illinois | 6 | ACT |
| 44 |  Vonta Leach | FB | 6-0 | 260 | East Carolina | 3 | ACT |
| 30 |  Ahman Green | RB | 6-0 | 218 | Nebraska | 9 | RES |
| 33 | Adimchinobe Echemandu | RB | 5-10 | 225 | California | 3 | CUT |
| 35 | Samkon Gado | RB | 5-10 | 226 | Liberty | 2 | ACT |
| 36 |  Ron Dayne | RB | 5-10 | 245 | Wisconsin | 7 | ACT |
| 37 |  Darius Walker | RB | 5-11 | 205 | Notre Dame | 0 | ACT |
| 11 | Andre Davis | WR | 6-1 | 200 | Virginia Tech | 5 | ACT |
| 12 | Jacoby Jones | WR | 6-4 | 215 | Lane College; Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | ACT |
| 13 | Jerome Mathis | WR | 5-11 | 184 | Hampton | 2 | RES |
| 80 |  Andre Johnson | WR | 6-3 | 229 | Miami | 4 | ACT |
| 83 |  Kevin Walter | WR | 6-3 | 218 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | ACT |
| 86 | Harry Williams | WR | 6-2 | 187 | Tuskegee University | 2 | DEV |
| 89 |  David Anderson | WR | 5-10 | 193 | Colorado State | 1 | ACT |
| 81 |  Owen Daniels | TE | 6-3 | 245 | Wisconsin | 1 | ACT |
| 85 |  Joel Dreessen | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Colorado State | 2 | ACT |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | TE | 6-4 | 253 | Washington | 12 | ACT |
| 88 | Jeb Putzier | TE | 6-4 | 251 | Boise State | 5 | ACT |
| 57 |  Drew Hodgdon | C | 6-3 | 291 | Arizona State | 2 | ACT |
| 58 |  Mike Flanagan | C | 6-5 | 303 | UCLA | 11 | ACT |
| 63 | Chris White | C | 6-2 | 295 | Southern Mississippi; Holmes County JC | 2 | RES |
| 76 | Steve McKinney | C | 6-4 | 305 | Texas A&M | 9 | RES |
| 21 | Jamar Fletcher | CB | 5-10 | 180 | Wisconsin | 6 | ACT |
| 23 |  Dunta Robinson | CB | 5-10 | 183 | South Carolina | 3 | RES |
| 25 |  Dexter Wynn | CB | 5-9 | 175 | Colorado State | 3 | ACT |
| 32 | Fred Bennett | CB | 6-1 | 200 | South Carolina | 0 | ACT |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | CB | 5-10 | 178 | Kansas State | 5 | ACT |
| 53 | Shantee Orr | DE | 6-0 | 246 | Michigan | 4 | ACT |
| 90 | Mario Williams | DE | 6-6 | 300 | N.C. State | 1 | ACT |
| 94 | N. D. Kalu | DE | 6-3 | 266 | Rice | 10 | ACT |
| 96 | Earl Cochran | DE | 6-5 | 287 | Alabama State | 4 | ACT |
| 97 | DelJuan Robinson | DE | 6-3 | 320 | Mississippi State | 0 | ACT |
| 98 | Anthony Weaver | DE | 6-3 | 274 | Notre Dame | 5 | ACT |
| 91 |  Amobi Okoye | DT | 6-2 | 310 | Louisville | 0 | ACT |
| 92 |  Jeff Zgonina | DT | 6-2 | 281 | Purdue | 14 | ACT |
| 93 | Tim Bulman | DT | 6-4 | 281 | Boston College | 2 | ACT |
| 95 | Anthony Maddox | DT | 6-1 | 295 | Delta State University; Jones County JC | 3 | ACT |
| 97 | Cedric Killings | DT | 6-3 | 310 | Carson Newman | 7 | RES |
| 99 | Travis Johnson | DT | 6-3 | 311 | Florida State | 2 | ACT |
| 24 | C.C. Brown | FS | 6-0 | 208 | Louisiana-Lafayette; Delta State University | 2 | ACT |
| 34 | Von Hutchins | FS | 5-10 | 185 | Mississippi | 3 | ACT |
| 64 |  Kasey Studdard | G | 6-3 | 304 | Texas | 0 | ACT |
| 65 |  Mike Brisiel | G | 6-5 | 310 | Colorado State | 1 | ACT |
| 69 | Chester Pitts | G | 6-4 | 308 | San Diego State | 5 | ACT |
| 70 | Fred Weary | G | 6-4 | 308 | Tennessee | 5 | RES |
| 3 |  Kris Brown | K | 5-11 | 215 | Nebraska | 8 | ACT |
| 48 |  Bryan Pittman | LS | 6-3 | 265 | Washington | 4 | ACT |
| 53 | William Kershaw | MLB | 6-3 | 250 | Maryland | 1 | DEV |
| 54 |  Zac Diles | MLB | 6-0 | 245 | Kansas State; Fresno City College | 0 | ACT |
| 59 |  DeMeco Ryans | MLB | 6-1 | 247 | Alabama | 1 | ACT |
| 50 |  Charlie Anderson | OLB | 6-4 | 250 | Mississippi | 3 | ACT |
| 51 |  Shawn Barber | OLB | 6-2 | 240 | Richmond | 9 | RES |
| 55 |  Danny Clark | OLB | 6-2 | 233 | Illinois | 7 | ACT |
| 56 |  Morlon Greenwood | OLB | 6-0 | 241 | Syracuse | 6 | ACT |
| 1 |  Matt Turk | P | 6-5 | 251 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14 | ACT |
| 22 | Jason Simmons | SS | 5-9 | 204 | Arizona State | 9 | RES |
| 28 | Michael Boulware | SS | 6-3 | 220 | Florida State | 3 | ACT |
| 40 | Curome Cox | SS | 6-1 | 204 | Maryland | 3 | ACT |
| 47 |  Will Demps | SS | 6-0 | 214 | San Diego State | 5 | ACT |
| 71 | Jordan Black | T | 6-5 | 305 | Notre Dame | 4 | ACT |
| 73 |  Eric Winston | T | 6-7 | 310 | Miami | 1 | ACT |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | T | 6-7 | 310 | San Diego State | 9 | ACT |
| 75 | Brandon Frye | T | 6-4 | 305 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ACT |
| 78 | Rashad Butler | T | 6-4 | 310 | Miami | 1 | ACT |
Depth chart, week 18
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | Matt Turk | ||
| K | Kris Brown | ||
| KOR | Andre Davis | Dexter Wynn | Jacoby Jones |
| LS | Bryan Pittman | Jeff Zgonina | |
| P | Matt Turk | ||
| PR | Jacoby Jones | Dexter Wynn | Jamar Fletcher |
Biggest contracts on the books in 2007
| Player | Pos | Signed | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Williams | ED | 2006 | 6 | $54.0M | $9.0M | $26.5M | 8.8% |
| Matt Schaub | QB | 2007 | 6 | $48.0M | $8.0M | $7.0M | 7.3% |
| Andre Johnson | WR | 2007 | 6 | $44.0M | $7.3M | $15.0M | 6.7% |
 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% |
| DeMeco Ryans | LB | 2006 | 4 | $4.6M | $1.1M | $3.2M | 1.1% |
| Jacoby Jones | WR | 2007 | 4 | $2.4M | $610,528 | $777,111 | 0.6% |
| Owen Daniels | TE | 2006 | 3 | $1.4M | $483,333 | $370,000 | 0.5% |
| Joel Dreessen | TE | 2007 | 2 | $825,590 | $412,795 | $20,590 | 0.4% |
| Mike Brisiel | RG | 2006 | 3 | $1.1M | $365,000 | $15,000 | 0.4% |
 Tramon Williams | CB | 2006 | 3 | $1.1M | $363,333 | $10,000 | 0.4% |
| Joel Dreessen | TE | 2007 | 1 | $360,000 | $360,000 | $0 | 0.3% |
| Mike Brisiel | RG | 2007 | 2 | $655,000 | $327,500 | $0 | 0.3% |
| Mike Brisiel | RG | 2007 | 1 | $79,900 | $79,900 | $0 | 0.1% |
Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.
Trades in 2007 (3)
| Date | Trade |
|---|---|
| 2007-03-22 | ATL → HST: Matt Schaub, 2007 round 1 pick 10HST → ATL: 2007 round 1 pick 8, 2007 round 2 pick 39, 2008 round 2 pick 48 |
| 2007-04-29 | HST → NOR: 2007 round 4 pick 107NOR → HST: 2007 round 4 pick 123, 2007 round 5 pick 163 |
| 2007-09-01 | HST → SEA:  Jason BabinSEA → HST: 2007 round None |