# 2005 Houston Texans season

The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and the 4th and final season under head coach Dom Capers. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in 2013). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002. The team fired head coach Dom Capers after the season; he was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who would coach the team up until 2013. Their Week 3 game was postponed due to Hurricane Rita. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0–8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

2005 Houston Texans draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 16 | Travis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Florida State |
| 3 | 73 | Vernand Morency | Running back | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | 114 | Jerome Mathis * | Wide receiver | Hampton |
| 5 | 151 | Drew Hodgdon | Center | Arizona State |
| 6 | 188 | C. C. Brown | Safety | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 7 | 227 | Kenneth Pettway | Defensive end | Grambling State |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 14 | Denver Broncos | L 14–20 | 0–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 21 | Oakland Raiders | W 19–17 | 1–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 9–21 | 1–2 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–38 | 1–3 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 11 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–22 | 0–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–27 | 0–2 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | October 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–16 | 0–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 9 | Tennessee Titans | L 20–34 | 0–4 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–42 | 0–5 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 7 | October 23 | Indianapolis Colts | L 20–38 | 0–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 30 | Cleveland Browns | W 19–16 | 1–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 6 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–21 | 1–7 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 13 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–31 | 1–8 | RCA Dome | Recap |
| 11 | November 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–45 | 1–9 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 27 | St. Louis Rams | L 27–33 (OT) | 1–10 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 4 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 15–16 | 1–11 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 11 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–13 | 1–12 | The Coliseum | Recap |
| 15 | December 18 | Arizona Cardinals | W 30–19 | 2–12 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 20–38 | 2–13 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | January 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 (OT) | 2–14 | Monster Park | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bills | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: September 11, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,781
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:36.
BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 1:43. Bills 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:45.
Second quarter
BUF – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 13:57. Bills 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09.
BUF – Rian Lindell 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Bills 12–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:34.
HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick). Bills 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30.
BUF – Jason Peters 1-yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 0:29. Bills 19–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:08.
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Bills 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:31.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 9/21, 70 yards, 3 INT
BUF – J. P. Losman – 17/28, 170 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 48 yards
BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 117 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Mark Bruener – 1 reception, 19 yards
BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 70,742
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Jeff Reed 37-yard field goal, 10:07. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:49.
PIT – Hines Ward 16-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 8:04. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:28.
Second quarter
PIT – Hines Ward 14-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 14:55. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yard, 4:21.
PIT – Jeff Reed 35-yard field goal, 3:58. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:16.
Third quarter
HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 7:05. Steelers 20–7. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:44.
PIT – Willie Parker 10-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 3:51. Steelers 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:01.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 14/21, 254 yards, 2 TD
HOU – David Carr – 16/26, 167 yards, TD
Top rushers
PIT – Willie Parker – 25 rushes, 111 yards, TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 15 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 49 yards :

#### Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,714
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Shayne Graham 24-yard field goal, 4:35. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 84 yards, 7:52.
Second quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 13:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 9:06.
CIN – Jeremi Johnson 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:09. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 3:53.
Third quarter
HOU – Moran Norris 4-yard pass from David Car (Kris Brown kick), 7:40. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:27.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 5:04. Bengals 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:31.
CIN – Shayne Graham 46-yard field goal, 1:10. Bengals 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 7 yards, 1:59.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 17/26, 174 yards, TD
CIN – Carson Palmer – 25/34, 276 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Domanick Williams – 19 rushes, 81 yards
CIN – Rudi Johnson – 19 rushes, 88 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 6 receptions, 88 yards
CIN – T. J. Houshmandzadeh – 8 receptions, 105 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Texans | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 70,430
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ben Troupe 10-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 5:54. Titans 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:51.
Second quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 32-yard field goal, 14:38. Titans 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:59.
HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 7:09. Titans 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:34.
TEN – Rob Bironas 52-yard field goal, 2:20. Titans 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:36.
Third quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 43-yard field goal, 12:26. Titans 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:23.
TEN – Jarrett Payton 5-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 6:06. Titans 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:53.
TEN – Drew Bennett 16-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 2:16. Titans 24–9. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:14.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 49-yard field goal, 14:06. Titans 27–9. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 1:37.
HOU – Kris Brown 47-yard field goal, 11:32. Titans 27–12. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:22.
TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 7:45. Titans 34–12. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 3:30.
HOU – Corey Bradford 3-yard pass from David Carr (David Carr pass to Corey Bradford), 1:55. Titans 34–20. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:37.
Top passers
TEN – Steve McNair – 22/31, 220 yards, 2 TD
HOU – David Carr – 18/27, 131 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TEN – Chris Brown – 22 rushes, 78 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 19 rushes, 130 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Drew Bennett – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 8 receptions, 43 yards :

#### Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT / 5:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,196
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:12. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:57.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:08. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:51.
Second quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 7:50. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 6:52.
SEA – Joe Jurevicius 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:45. Seahawks 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:05.
Third quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:23. Seahawks 28–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:17.
HOU – Domanick Williams 27-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:35. Seahawks 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:17. Seahawks 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:18.
SEA – Maurice Morris 11-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:14. Seahawks 42–10. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:54.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 19/33, 179 yards, TD
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 14/20, 168 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Domanick Williams – 18 rushes, 40 yards
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 22 rushes, 141 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 10 receptions, 87 yards
SEA – Peter Warrick – 3 receptions, 53 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Texans | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 70,621
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Edgerrin James 1-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 3:42. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:22.
Second quarter
IND – Dallas Clark 31-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:22. Colts 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:17.
HOU – Domanick Williams 8-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:15. Colts 14–7. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 7:52.
HOU – Jabar Gaffney 8-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:30. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:31.
Third quarter
IND – Edgerrin James 9-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:18. Colts 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:28.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 36-yard field goal, 0:17. Colts 24–14. Drive: 18 plays, 66 yards, 7:22.
Fourth quarter
IND – Marvin Harrison 7-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:38. Colts 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:39.
IND – Montae Reagor 37-yard fumble return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:07. Colts 38–14.
HOU – Jerome Mathis 89-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 7:56. Colts 38–20.
Top passers
IND – Peyton Manning – 21/27, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT
HOU – David Carr – 6/9, 48 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
IND – Edgerrin James – 21 rushes, 139 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 28 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – Reggie Wayne – 9 receptions, 89 yards
HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 4 receptions, 25 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Texans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 70,064
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Jerome Mathis 34-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:55. Texans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:27.
CLE – Aaron Shea 8-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Phil Dawson kick), 5:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:36.
CLE – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 0:05. Browns 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:07.
Second quarter
CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 4:14. Browns 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:33.
HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 0:10. Browns 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:52.
Third quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 13–13. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 7:15.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 14:08. Texans 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:19.
CLE – Phil Dawson 37-yard field goal, 5:06. Tied 16–16. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:25.
HOU – Kris Brown 40-yard field goal, 2:45. Texans 19–16. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:06.
Top passers
CLE – Trent Dilfer – 12/25, 185 yards, TD
HOU – David Carr – 10/20, 138 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CLE – Reuben Droughns – 20 rushes, 99 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 28 rushes, 91 yards
Top receivers
CLE – Antonio Bryant – 4 receptions, 98 yards
HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 5 receptions, 64 yards :

#### Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,613
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
HOU – Corey Bradford 31-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:18. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:19.
Third quarter
JAX – Ernest Wilford 12-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27.
HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:19. Texans 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:27.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Byron Leftwich 8-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:48. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
JAX – Greg Jones 12-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 2:53. Jaguars 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:50.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 22/30, 219 yards, TD
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 19/25, 218 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD
JAX – Fred Taylor – 12 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Andre Johnson – 9 receptions, 91 yards
JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Colts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 57,209
* Referee: Peter Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Dallas Clark 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:29. Colts 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:48.
Second quarter
IND – Edgerrin James 5-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:14. Colts 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 8:17.
IND – Brandon Stokley 21-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:36. Colts 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:25.
HOU – Jonathan Wells 14-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:53. Colts 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:31.
Third quarter
HOU – Jabar Gaffney 13-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 8:26. Colts 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:22.
IND – Marvin Harrison 30-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:54. Colts 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
HOU – Kris Brown 24-yard field goal, 0:59. Colts 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:44.
Fourth quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 45-yard field goal, 11:30. Colts 31–17. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 4:29.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 16/25, 138 yards, TD
IND – Peyton Manning – 26/35, 297 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 15 rushes, 58 yards, TD
IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 122 yards, TD
Top receivers
HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 42 yards
IND – Marvin Harrison – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
| Texans | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 70,481
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:55.
KC – Larry Johnson 23-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:20. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:56.
HOU – Jerome Mathis 99-yard kickoff return (Kris Brown kick), 4:05. Chiefs 10–7.
Second quarter
KC – Eddie Kennison 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:14. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:21.
KC – Larry Johnson 1-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:23. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:08.
KC – Eric Warfield 57-yard interception return (Lawrence Tynes kick), 0:03. Chiefs 31–7.
Third quarter
HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 8:54. Chiefs 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:35.
HOU – Kris Brown 22-yard field goal, 0:42. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:40.
Fourth quarter
KC – Eddie Kennison 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 8:38. Chiefs 38–17. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 8:19.
KC – Samie Parker 6-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:35. Chiefs 45–17. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:04.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 19/29, 220 yards, 3 TD, INT
HOU – David Carr – 19/36, 182 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Larry Johnson – 36 rushes, 211 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 13 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 9 receptions, 98 yards
HOU – Domanick Williams – 3 receptions, 53 yards :

#### Week 12: St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| Texans | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 70,010
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & J.C. Pearson
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:35. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
HOU – Domanick Williams 30-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:33. Texans 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 9:33.
HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 4:25. Texans 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:38.
STL – Jeff Wilkins 37-yard field goal, 0:58. Texans 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:27.
HOU – Corey Bradford 10-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:20. Texans 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:16.
Third quarter
STL – Torry Holt 19-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:33. Texans 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:15.
Fourth quarter
STL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:37. Texans 24–17. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 7:21.
HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 2:49. Texans 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:35.
STL – Isaac Bruce 43-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:26. Texans 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 2:07.
STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 27–27. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:14.
Overtime
STL – Kevin Curtis 56-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, 8:46. Rams 33–27. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:52.
Top passers
STL – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 19/30, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT
HOU – David Carr – 25/34, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
STL – Steven Jackson – 25 rushes, 110 yards, TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 25 rushes, 78 yards
Top receivers
STL – Torry Holt – 10 receptions, 130 yards, TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 159 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| Ravens | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,909
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 3:43. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:01.
Second quarter
BAL – Kyle Boller 6-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 13:01. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42.
HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:04. Ravens 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 4:38.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 22-yard field goal, 14:30. Texans 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 4:27.
BAL – Adalius Thomas 20-yard interception return (kick failed), 7:16. Ravens 13–9.
HOU – Kris Brown 29-yard field goal, 3:31. Ravens 13–12. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:45.
HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 1:08. Texans 15–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:34.
BAL – Matt Stover 38-yard field goal, 0:06. Ravens 16–15. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:02.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 17/37, 165 yards, INT
BAL – Kyle Boller – 17/33, 198 yards
Top rushers
HOU – Domanick Williams – 29 rushes, 155 yards
BAL – Chester Taylor – 11 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 70 yards
BAL – Mark Clayton – 7 receptions, 86 yards :

#### Week 14: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Titans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at The Coliseum
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,149
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack & Rich Baldinger
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 30-yard field goal, 0:03. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:27.
Second quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 23-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:55.
HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:19. Texans 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:26.
Third quarter
TEN – Adam Jones 52-yard punt return (Rob Bironas kick), 3:07. Tied 10–10.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 21-yard field goal, 0:10. Titans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:37.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 17/26, 116 yards, TD
TEN – Steve McNair – 18/30, 208 yards
Top rushers
HOU – Domanick Williams – 22 rushes, 139 yards
TEN – Chris Brown – 16 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Domanick Williams – 7 receptions, 50 yards, TD
TEN – Chris Brown – 3 receptions, 54 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Texans | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 70,024
* Referee: Bill Vonovich
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Terry Donahue & Kevin McCabe
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 3:43. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:44.
Second quarter
HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 14:23. Texans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 10:52.
ARI – Anquan Boldin 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 10:16. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:54.
HOU – Vernand Morency 25-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:57. Texans 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 5:05.
HOU –Jonathan Wells 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:50. Texans 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:52.
HOU – Kris Brown 27-yard field goal, 0:08. Texans 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:06.
Third quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:26.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 14:46. Texans 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:52.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from John Navarre (kick failed), 5:32. Texans 27–19. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10.
HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Texans 30–19. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:04.
Top passers
ARI – John Navarre – 14/24, 174 yards, TD, INT
HOU – David Carr – 22/33, 150 yards, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 6 rushes, 28 yards
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 28 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 134 yards, TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 51 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Texans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 70,025
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Rich Gannon
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 6:02. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:53.
HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 2:21. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:35.
Second quarter
HOU – Corey Bradford 50-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:43. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:17.
JAX – Josh Scobee 26-yard field goal, 4:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 6:57.
HOU – Kris Brown 53-yard field goal, 1:03. Texans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:22.
Third quarter
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:03. Jaguars 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Andre Johnson 53-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 12:15. Texans 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:10.
JAX – Fred Taylor 15-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 9:16. Jaguars 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:45.
JAX – Ernest Wilford 36-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 2:37. Jaguars 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:20.
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 17-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:51. Jaguars 38–20. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:12.
Top passers
JAX – David Garrard – 18/31, 292 yards, TD
HOU – David Carr – 19/29, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 101 yards, TD
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 21 rushes, 86 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Texans | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Monster Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: January 1, 2006
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,970
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 9:14. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:47.
HOU – Vernand Morency 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:43. Texans 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:18.
Second quarter
SF – Brandon Lloyd 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (Joe Nedney kick), 0:18. Texans 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:34.
Third quarter
SF – Joe Nedney 42-yard field goal, 7:33. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 7:22.
HOU – Corey Bradford 25-yard pass from Tony Banks (Kris Brown kick), 5:50. Texans 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:29.
SF – Mike Adams 40-yard interception return (Joe Nedney kick), 0:10. Tied 17–17.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Overtime
SF – Joe Nedney 33-yard field goal, 3:52. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:18.
Top passers
HOU – Tony Banks – 14/25, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT
SF – Alex Smith – 16/29, 159 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Vernand Morency – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD
SF – Frank Gore – 25 rushes, 108 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD
SF – Arnaz Battle – 3 receptions, 52 yards :

### Standings

AFC South :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 439 | 247 | W1 |
| $^{(5)}$ Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 361 | 269 | W3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 299 | 421 | L3 |
| Houston Texans | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 260 | 431 | L2 |

## Statistics
### Team

| Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
| Passing offense | 2,237 | 139.8 | 30th |
| Rushing offense | 1,816 | 113.5 | 15th |
| Total offense | 4,053 | 253.3 | 30th |
| Passing defense | 3,521 | 220.1 | 24th |
| Rushing defense | 2,303 | 143.9 | 32nd |
| Total defense | 5,824 | 364.0 | 31st |

### Individual

| Category | Player | Total |
| Offense |||
| Passing yards | David Carr | 2,488 |
| Passing touchdowns | David Carr | 14 |
| Rushing yards | Domanick Williams | 976 |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jonathan Wells | 4 |
| Receiving yards | Andre Johnson | 688 |
| Receiving touchdowns | Corey Bradford | 5 |
| Defense |||
| Tackles (Solo) | Morlon Greenwood | 82 |
| Sacks | Shantee Orr | 7 |
| Interceptions | Glenn Earl | 2 |
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