The Texans looked sharp early with QB David Carr throwing a 25-yard TD pass to former Bills WR Eric Moulds in the 1st Quarter. With the impressive upset, the Texans moved to 2–4, just one game behind the Jags for second place in the AFC South. The rest of their picks included Pittsburgh offensive tackle Charles Spencer, Miami (FL) offensive tackle Eric Winston, Wisconsin tight end Owen Daniels, Virginia running back Wali Lundy, and Colorado St. wide receiver David Anderson. In Week 7, receiver Davante Adams ate the field for 13 catches and 196 receiving yards on his way to two touchdowns. However, the Texans would choose neither and announced the day before the draft that they would pick defensive end Mario Williams out of NC State instead. 5th season in franchise history; first under coach Gary Kubiak, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_Houston_Texans_season&oldid=983029450, 2006 National Football League season by team, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Founder, chairman and chief executive officer –, Vice president of football administration – Dan Ferens, Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon, Director of college scouting – Dale Strahm, Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan, Administrative coordinator/coaching assistant –, This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 20:33.
Samkon Gado made it 17–14 on a 1-yard run in the second quarter.
Ron Dayne scored on a 1-yard run on the Texans' first series of the third quarter, but Ellis Hobbs returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to put the game out of reach.
David Carr turned in another poor performance completing 16-of-28 for 127 yards and four interceptions. Mario Williams forced a Dominic Rhodes fumble on the Colts' second play. Taylor carried the ball 20 times in the contest and Anthony Maddox returned a fumble 47 yards for a score, as the Texans won three of their last five games of the season to finish 6–10.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Texans trailed early, as Tennessee QB Vince Young ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Welcome to Rams Wire's European Union Experience.
The 83-yard TDs were career highs for both Losman and Evans and marked the first time in franchise history the Bills have had two 80-yard passes in a single game. Carr was 39 of 54 for 321 yards, and Johnson and Eric Moulds each had 10 catches, but the lack of any running game doomed the Texans. The Texans were the first team since the Houston Oilers on Oct. 4, 1981, against Cincinnati to finish with negative yards passing and win. In the fourth quarter, Texans QB David Carr completed a 33-yard TD pass to TE Owen Daniels, but Indianapolis responded with RB Dominic Rhodes getting a 2-yard TD run. The two teams have met each other 4 times, with the Houston Texans winning 4 games and the Chicago Bears winning 0 games. Houston's offense didn't do much until Ron Dayne entered in the second quarter. Losman hit a diving Peerless Price in the back of the end zone for the 15-yard touchdown with 13 seconds left, giving Buffalo the 24–21 win.
Mathis was later used as a decoy when Dexter Wynn faked a reverse on a punt return and went 58 yards before being tackled by punter Shane Lechler at the 21. However, the Redskins would tie the game up on a 9-yard run by RB Ladell Betts.
The Titans trailed 14–13 before Young engineered a 15-play, 88-yard drive ending with a 2-yard run by Travis Henry to give Tennessee (6–7) its first lead of the second half, 20–17.
With their 2–14 record in 2005, the Texans earned the right to the first selection in the 2006 NFL Draft. From there, things went downhill in the second quarter, as WR Antwaan Randle El caught a 23-yard TD pass and RB Clinton Portis ran 30 yards for a touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, RB Marion Barber had a 1-yard TD run, Vanderjagt kicked a 21-yard field goal, and back-up QB Tony Romo hooked up with Owens on a 2-yard TD pass, Owens' third and final TD on the day. [1] Williams was signed to a six-year, $54 million contract. A pair of fumbles by Williams led to two more field goals by Brown, putting the game out of reach.
They wore their blue jerseys and blue pants for the first time during a week 16 win over the Indianapolis Colts, along with wearing their white jerseys and white pants together for the first time in franchise history in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Houston would respond with kicker Kris Brown nailing a 27-yard field goal. General Manager Charley Casserly was spared, but would eventually resign in May. Prediction: Bears 20-17. Moulds also had a key third-down reception on that drive. Young and Drew Bennett earlier connected on a 39-yard pass that got the Titans to the Houston 21. In the first quarter, Houston got off to a good start, as TE Mark Bruener caught a 2-yard TD pass.
The team improved on their 2–14 record in 2005. and finished 6-10, a four-game improvement over their previous season.
Texans QB David Carr hands off to Samkon Gado, The Texans attempt a rush at the goal line. Unfortunately, Dallas took control of the game in the second half. -The Titans were 4/6 in the red zone, while the Texans converted all four of their trips into touchdowns.-The Titans averaged 8.6 yards per play.-The Titans totaled 601 yards of total offense, a franchise record.-The Texans were 7/14 on third downs and 3/3 on fourth downs.
In the fourth quarter, the Redskins would get one more scoring strike as kicker John Hall kicked a 46-yard field goal. The two teams have met each other 4 times, with the Houston Texans winning 4 games and the Chicago Bears winning 0 games.
Houston did not trail at any point in their 27–7 trouncing of the Jaguars, in which they forced two turnovers, and dominated in total offense, tallying 349 yards from scrimmage to Jacksonville's 220. Houston would get another TD on a 1-yard pass to TE Mark Bruener, but the Colts put the game away with RB Ran Carthon getting a 3-yard TD run. Late in the half, Carr had a run of three straight offensive plays when he was sacked and fumbled the ball. Winsipedia - Database and infographics of Texas Longhorns vs. Baylor Bears football series history and all-time records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, All-Americans, Heisman winners, and NFL Draft picks
In the third quarter, Washington continued to pound Houston, with Portis getting a 1-yard TD run. David Carr finished 7-of-14 for 32 yards, failing to complete a pass in the final 32 minutes. Losman was throwing out of the end zone when Robinson intercepted the pass intended for Evans to score his first career touchdown and the Texans' first defensive touchdown since 2004. From the get-go, Houston trailed as opposing QB Peyton Manning threw a 10-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Stokley and a 21-yard pass to RB Joseph Addai in the first quarter.
Chad Pennington connected with Laveranues Coles for a touchdown and Cedric Houston ran for another in the third quarter to go up 23–0. Both were after Evans got in front of Texans cornerback Demarcus Faggins for the easy score.
David Carr threw for 167 yards and ran for 48 more, and the Texans defeated the Jaguars 13–10 to snap a 12-game road losing streak. Which Rams teammate would Robert Woods want to quarantine with? Andre Johnson, the NFL's leading receiver, had nine catches for 83 yards.
Charlie Frye, starting his first game since injuring a wrist in the Browns' win versus the Kansas City Chiefs on December 3, was 25-of-34 passing for 187 yards with an interception. However, things started getting ugly as Titans DE Tony Brown returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD. Coming off their Week 5 bye, the Texans traveled to Texas Stadium for a rematch with their first-ever regular season opponent, the Dallas Cowboys, in a Lone Star State showdown.
However, a Rosefels interception resulted in Young completing a 20-yard TD pass to WR Bobby Wade. Kicker Phil Dawson accounted for the only Cleveland points with two field goals. Fortunately, the Texans would get a field goal of their own, with kicker Kris Brown getting a 32-yard field goal before halftime. Two came after Matt Jones bobbled perfect passes.
In Week 6, Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry burned the defense for over 200 yards rushing.
Winslow tied Hall-of-Famer Ozzie Newsome for most catches by a Browns player, with 87 in the loss. Carr directed a 70-yard drive to start the game and had two key runs.
Meanwhile, New York RB Tiki Barber averaged 6.8 yards per carry, gaining 115 yards on 17 carries.
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The Texans came home in Week 3 to take on the Washington Redskins. The Rams sit right in the middle of Arizona and San Francisco heading into their game against the Bears on Monday Night Football, entering with a record of 4-2.
Adam Gase gave struggling quarterback Sam Darnold a pep talk and a vote of confidence after he posted one of the worst statistical games of his career in Sunday's loss to the Bills.