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[1] [2] The Texans are the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL. [3] [4] In American football, the quarterback is widely regarded as the most important position, responsible for on-field decision-making as well taking the snap on almost all offensive plays. [5] Only one quarterback can start any given game for each team. [6]
The Houston Texans have played their home games at NRG Stadium since 2002. The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans are members of the South division in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). They were founded in 1999 and began play as an expansion team in 2002. The team was owned by Bob McNair until ...
The Texans have competed in the NFL since their inaugural season in 2002. In that time, the team has compiled 6 winning seasons, finishing 9–7 in 2009, 10–6 in 2011, 12–4 in 2012 and 9-7 in 2014, 2015, and 2016. They have also had two non-losing seasons, as they finished 8–8 in 2007 and 2008.
On November 5, 2001, the Texans held workouts for defensive backs at the Reliant Astrodome.On December 29, the team signed ten players: running back Michael Basnight, safety Leomont Evans, tackles Robert Hicks and Jerry Wisne, defensive tackle Jason Nikolao, quarterback Mike Quinn, fullback Matt Snider, cornerback Jason Suttle, linebacker Casey Tisdale and safety Kevin Williams.
2009 was a record breaking season for quarterback Matt Schaub, finishing with 4,770 passing yards, the 6th most in a single season in NFL history, and a career-high season passer rating of 98.6. On the other side of the ball, wide receiver Andre Johnson had another extraordinary season with 1,569 receiving yards over 101 receptions.
Most career road losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7, Brett Favre, 1993–2010 [155] Most career home losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 6, Peyton Manning, 2000–2015; Most consecutive losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 4, Y. A. Tittle, 1957–1963; Warren Moon 1991–1994; Andy Dalton 2011–2014
Plagued by a series of unexpected injuries (including a second consecutive season-ending injury to J. J. Watt) and controversy involving the team's suspected violation of the league's concussion protocol, after backup quarterback Tom Savage suffered a seizure following a Week 14 game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Texans went 1–9 the ...
The 2007 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 2nd under head coach Gary Kubiak.The Texans improved upon their 6–10 record from the previous, finishing the season at 8–8 for the franchise's first non-losing season.