2010 Houston Texans season The 2010 Houston Texans season was the team ' s 9th season in the National Football League . The Texans claimed their first winning season in franchise history , with a 9 – 7 record in 2009 , but narrowly missed the playoffs . The Texans selected Kareem Jackson CB from Alabama , with the 20th overall all pick in the 2010 NFL Draft . In 2010 , the team started the season on a 4 – 2 record going into a Week 7 bye week , but promptly collapsed 2 – 8 in the second part of the season , finishing 6 – 10 . The Texans gave up 427 points to opponents ( 26 . 2 points per game ) , second - most in the AFC and fourth - most in the entire league . Football statistics site " Football Outsiders " states that the Texans ' defense had allowed the highest percentage of plays with broken tackles in the league , allowing a broken tackle on 8 . 1 % of defensive plays . " FO " also calculated that Houston had the # 2 offense in the league per play ( adjusted for strength of opponent ) , but the second - worst defense ( also adjusted ) . In their final eight losses , the Texans allowed an average of just under 30 . 4 points per game . Undrafted second year running back Arian Foster led the NFL in rushing in 2010 with 1 , 616 yards . Foster had rushed for 257 yards in six games the season before . Schedule . Preseason . The Texans preseason schedule was announced on March 31 , 2010 . Regular season results . Week 1 : vs . Indianapolis Colts . Starting lineups : HOUSTON – OFFENSE : QB Matt Schaub , LT Duane Brown , LG Wade Smith , C Chris Myers , RT Antoine Caldwell , RG Eric Winston , WR Andre Johnson , RB Arian Foster , FB Vonta Leach , TE Owen Daniels , WR Kevin Walter . The Texans began their season with a home game against the Indianapolis Colts , a division rival in which they had only beaten once ever . However , Houston got off to an early 13 – 0 lead after 30 and 49 - yard field goals from Neil Rackers ( who had recently replaced Kris Brown as the team ' s kicker ) and a 22 - yard touchdown pass from Matt Schaub , leading passer in the league a year ago , to Kevin Walter . As expected , the Colts wouldn ' t go down without a fight as Indy scored ten unanswered points to close out the half on a 14 - yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne and a 20 - yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri . With the momentum seemingly shifting to Indianapolis , Houston took nearly eight minutes off the third - quarter clock with a 15 - play drive ( 13 rushes ) out of the locker room , as Arian Foster scored from a yard out , his first of three touchdowns on the day . Going into the fourth with Houston leading 20 – 10 , the Texans continued to run , and the Colts continued to pass , as Peyton Manning attempted 57 passes that day , completing 40 , a career high . However , it wouldn ' t be enough ; even though the Colts scored two touchdowns on a 10 - yard pass to Dallas Clark and a 73 - yard pass to Austin Collie , the Texans would score two of their own : 25 and 8 - yard runs from Arian Foster en route to a 34 – 24 Houston win at Reliant Stadium . Arian Foster finished with 231 rushing yards on 33 carries . Both were Houston records for a game , and the 231 yards was the second most rushing yards on opening week , only behind O . J . Simpson . Peyton Manning eventually went 40 / 57 for 433 yards and three touchdowns . Houston began the season 1 – 0 and won for only the second time against Indianapolis , against fifteen losses . The Colts , after going 0 – 4 in the 2010 preseason , lost their fifth game overall to start the 2010 year . Week 2 : at Washington Redskins . Hoping to maintain their winning streak the Texans flew to FedEx Field for an Interconference duel with the Redskins . In the first quarter The Texans trailed early as kicker Graham Gano got a 41 and a 27 - yard field goal . In the second quarter the Texans replied and took the lead with QB Matt Schaub completing a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Jacoby Jones , but fell behind again when RB Clinton Portis got two 1 - yard TD runs to put the Redskins up 20 – 7 . The Texans tried to cut the lead in the third quarter as kicker Neil Rackers nailed a 47 - yard field goal , but the Redskins increased their lead with QB Donovan McNabb completing a 22 - yard TD pass to TE Chris Cooley . The Texans then went on a scoring rally to successfully cut the lead when QB Matt Schaub made a 6 - yard TD pass to WR Kevin Walter , followed in the 4th quarter by Rackers making a 43 - yard field goal . Then Schaub threw a 34 - yard TD pass to WR Andre Johnson . The Texans pulled out the overtime victory when Rackers booted a 35 - yard field goal to win the game for the Texans . With the win , Houston improved to 2 – 0 . On September 19 , 2010 Texans QB Matt Schaub completed 38 of 52 passes for 497 yards and 3 touchdowns , one interception in an overtime win against the Washington Redskins . A 35 yard field goal kick by Neil Rackers , gave the Texans their first overtime victory in history with the score of 30 – 27 . Week 3 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Texans played on home ground for an Inter - conference duel with the Cowboys . Houston took the early lead in the 1st quarter when kicker Neil Rackers hit a 24 - yard field goal . Then they fell behind with RB Marion Barber getting a 1 - yard TD run , followed by kicker David Buehler ' s 49 - yard field goal . The Texans struggled further in the third quarter when QB Tony Romo completed a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Roy E . Williams . Houston replied with Rackers nailing a 30 - yard field goal , but Dallas continued to score when Romo found Williams again on a 63 - yard TD pass . Then David Buehler made a 40 - yard field goal . The Texans would finally score when QB Matt Schaub made a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Kevin Walter . With the loss , the Texans fell to 2 – 1 . Week 4 : at Oakland Raiders . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Cowboys the Texans flew to Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum for an AFC duel with the Raiders . The Texans took the early lead in the 1st quarter as RB Derrick Ward got a 33 - yard TD run . The Raiders replied with RB Michael Bush making a 2 - yard TD run . The Texans got the lead back when QB Matt Schaub completed an 11 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen . The Raiders responded in the 2nd quarter with QB Bruce Gradkowski getting a 13 - yard TD pass to FB Marcel Reece . In the 3rd quarter the Texans started to rally with RB Arian Foster making a 74 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Neil Rackers getting a 35 - yard field goal , then in the 4th quarter Schaub threw a 10 - yard TD pass to RB Arian Foster . The lead was cut with Gradkowski found TE Zach Miller on a 14 - yard TD pass , and kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailing a 39 - yard field goal . With the win , the Texans improved to 3 – 1 . Week 5 : vs . New York Giants . Coming off their win over the Raiders the Texans played on home ground for an Interconference duel with the Giants . In the first quarter the Texans trailed early when QB Eli Manning made a 6 - yard TD pass to WR Hakeem Nicks . Then RB Brandon Jacobs got a 1 - yard TD run . This was followed in the 2nd quarter by Manning finding Hicks again on a 12 - yard TD pass . The Texans tried to cut the lead when kicker Neil Rackers hit a 38 - yard field goal , which was responded by Lawrence Tynes ' 45 - yard field goal . The Texans ' offense managed to break through in the third quarter when RB Derrick Ward got a 1 - yard TD run , but was closed off after Tynes made a 42 - yard field goal ; followed by Manning completing a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Steve Smith . With the loss , Houston fell to 3 – 2 . Week 6 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Giants the Texans played on home ground for an AFC duel against the Chiefs . In the first quarter the Chiefs took the early lead with QB Matt Cassel getting a 2 - yard TD pass to OLB Mike Vrabel . The Texans responded and tied the game with QB Matt Schaub making a 5 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen . The Chiefs rallied with Cassel making a 17 and then a 42 - yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe in the 3rd quarter . The Texans replied with RB Derrick Ward getting a 38 - yard TD run . Then kicker Ryan Succop made a 24 - yard field goal to put the Chiefs up 24 – 14 . In the fourth quarter the Texans closed the gap with RB Arian Foster making a 2 - yard TD run , but the Chiefs tried to pulled away with RB Thomas Jones getting an 11 - yard TD run . However , the Texans replied and eventually snatched the win with Foster making a 1 - yard TD run , and then with Schaub finding WR Andre Johnson on an 11 - yard TD pass . With the win , Houston went into their bye week at 4 – 2 . Week 8 : at Indianapolis Colts . Starting lineups : HOUSTON – DEFENSE : DE Antonio Smith , DT Shaun Cody , DT Amobi Okoye , DE Mario Williams , LB Brian Cushing , LB Kevin Bentley , LB Darryl Sharpton , CB Glover Quinn , CB Kareem Jackson , SS Bernard Pollard , FS Eugene Wilson . Coming off their bye week the Texans played at Lucas Oil Stadium for an AFC South division rivalry match against the Indianapolis Colts . In the first quarter the Texans trailed early as QB Peyton Manning completed a 2 - yard TD pass to TE Jacob Tamme . The Texans struggled further in the 2nd quarter when Matt Schaub ' s pass was intercepted by CB Kelvin Hayden and returned 25 yards for a touchdown . They soon responded with kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 53 - yard field goal . The Texans fell further behind with kicker Adam Vinatieri getting a 48 - yard field goal . This was followed in the third quarter by Manning throwing a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne . The Texans ' offense broke through with Schaub connecting to WR Andre Johnson on a 28 - yard TD pass . The Colts replied with Vinatieri hitting a 23 - yard field goal . The Texans tried to fight back but only came away with a touchdown after RB Arian Foster got a 6 - yard TD run . The Colts closed the game with Vinatieri making a 36 - yard field goal . With the loss , Houston fell to 4 – 3 . Week 9 : vs . San Diego Chargers . Starting lineups : HOUSTON – OFFENSE : QB Matt Schaub , LT Duane Brown , LG Wade Smith , C Chris Myers , RG Mike Brisiel , RT Eric Winston , WR Andre Johnson , RB Arian Foster , FB Vonta Leach , TE Joel Dreessen , WR Kevin Walter . HOUSTON – DEFENSE : LDE Antonio Smith , DT Shaun Cody , DT Amobi Okoye , RDE Mario Williams , SLB Kevin Bentley , MLB Brian Cushing , WLB Zac Diles , CB Glover Quinn , CB Kareem Jackson , SS Bernard Pollard , FS Eugene Wilson . The Texans ' eighth game was an AFC duel with the Chargers . In the first quarter the Texans took the early lead as RB Arian Foster got an 8 - yard TD run . The Chargers replied with QB Philip Rivers making a 55 - yard TD pass to WR Seyi Ajirotutu . The Texans led again with kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 27 - yard field goal , but fell behind after Rivers got an 11 - yard TD pass to TE Randy McMichael . They took the lead in the second quarter as Foster made a 2 - yard TD run , followed by Rackers hitting a 21 and a 25 - yard field goal . The Texans lost the lead with Rivers finding McMichael again on a 12 - yard TD pass . This was followed in the 4th quarter by Rivers ' 28 - yard TD pass to Ajirotutu ( With a successful 2 - point conversion as FB Mike Tolbert ran to the endzone ) . With the loss , Houston fell to 4 – 4 . Week 10 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . The Texans ' ninth match was an AFC South rivalry match against the Jaguars at EverBank Field . In the first quarter the Texans trailed early as kicker Josh Scobee hit a 38 - yard field goal . They replied after kicker Neil Rackers made a 24 - yard field goal . They trailed again in the 2nd quarter with RB Maurice Jones - Drew getting a 3 and a 9 - yard TD run . However , the lead didn ' t last long after RB Arian Foster got a 1 - yard TD run , and QB Matt Schaub threw a 9 - yard TD pass to WR Andre Johnson . The Jaguars stayed in the lead when QB David Garrard completed a 52 - yard TD pass to TE Zach Miller , but the Texans replied again with Schaub finding WR Kevin Walter on an 18 - yard TD pass . Suddenly , the Texans ' defense broke through with only a few seconds remaining after Garrard made a 50 - yard TD pass to WR Mike Thomas . The ball was batted into his hands by Texans Defensive back Glover Quin , who made an attempt to bat the ball to the ground . With the loss , the Texans fell to 4 – 5 . Week 11 : at New York Jets . Starting lineups : HOUSTON – OFFENSE : QB Matt Schaub , LT Duane Brown , LG Wade Smith , C Chris Myers , RG Mike Brisiel , RT Eric Winston , WR Andre Johnson , RB Arian Foster , FB Vonta Leach , TE Joel Dreessen , WR Kevin Walter . HOUSTON – DEFENSE : LDE Antonio Smith , NT Shaun Cody , DT Amobi Okoye , RDE Mario Williams , SLB Brian Cushing , MLB Kevin Bentley , WLB Darryl Sharpton , LCB Glover Quinn , RCB Kareem Jackson , SS Bernard Pollard , FS Eugene Wilson . In an attempt to break a three game losing streak the Texans flew to New Meadowlands Stadium for an AFC duel with the Jets . In the first quarter the Texans trailed early as kicker Nick Folk nailed a 37 - yard field goal . They replied in the second quarter with RB Arian Foster getting a 2 - yard TD run . The Texans struggled further as QB Mark Sanchez threw a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes ; followed by Folk making a 30 - yard field goal . The Jets ' lead extended in the third quarter with Sanchez found Holmes again on a 41 - yard TD pass . In the fourth quarter Folk made a 30 - yard field goal to put the Jets up 23 – 7 . The Texans rallied to take the lead back with kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 38 - yard field goal , followed by QB Matt Schaub completing a 43 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen , followed by Foster getting a 1 - yard TD run , and then Rackers got a 22 - yard field goal . The Texans ' defense however broke through with Sanchez finding Holmes again on a 6 - yard TD pass . With the loss , Houston fell to 4 – 6 . Week 12 : vs . Tennessee Titans . Starting lineups : HOUSTON – OFFENSE : QB Matt Schaub , LT Duane Brown , LG Wade Smith , C Chris Myers , RG Mike Brisiel , RT Eric Winston , WR Andre Johnson , RB Arian Foster , FB Vonta Leach , TE Joel Dreessen , WR Kevin Walter . Hoping to snap a four - game losing streak the Texans played on home ground for an AFC South rivalry match against the Titans . The Texans took control throughout the game as QB Matt Schaub got a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen , followed by his 2 - yard TD pass to WR Andre Johnson . The lead was increased when kicker Neil Rackers hit a 35 and a 33 - yard field goal . With the easy win , the Texans improved to 5 – 6 . However , Johnson was ejected following a fight with Titans CB Cortland Finnegan , who was also ejected . Week 13 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Starting lineups : HOUSTON – OFFENSE : QB Matt Schaub , LT Duane Brown , LG Wade Smith , C Chris Myers , RG Mike Brisiel , RT Eric Winston , WR Andre Johnson , RB Arian Foster , FB Vonta Leach , TE Joel Dreessen , WR Kevin Walter . HOUSTON – DEFENSE : DE Antonio Smith , DT Shaun Cody , DT Amobi Okoye , DE Mario Williams , LB Brian Cushing , LB Kevin Bentley , LB Darryl Sharpton , CB Glover Quinn , CB Kareem Jackson , SS Bernard Pollard , FS Eugene Wilson . Coming off their shutout win over the Titans , the Texans flew to Lincoln Financial Field for a Week 13 interconference duel with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night . Houston trailed early in the first quarter as Eagles quarterback Michael Vick completed a 1 - yard touchdown pass to running back LeSean McCoy . The Texans answered with a 48 - yard field goal from kicker Neil Rackers , but Philadelphia struck back with McCoy getting a 4 - yard touchdown run , followed by kicker David Akers getting a 36 - yard field goal . Houston replied with quarterback Matt Schaub finding wide receiver Jacoby Jones on an 8 - yard touchdown pass . The Eagles would close out the half with Akers making a 22 - yard field goal . The Texans took the lead in the third quarter with running back Arian Foster catching a 13 - yard touchdown pass from Schaub and getting a 3 - yard touchdown run . Philadelphia regained the lead with Vick getting a 2 - yard touchdown run , followed by his 5 - yard touchdown pass to fullback Owen Schmitt . Houston tried to rally , but the Eagles ' defense prevented any progress . With the loss , the Texans fell to 5 – 7 . Week 14 : vs . Baltimore Ravens . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Eagles , the Texans went home , donned their alternate uniforms , and played a Week 14 Monday night duel with the Baltimore Ravens . Houston trailed in the first quarter as Ravens running back Willis McGahee got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Baltimore added onto their lead in the second quarter as quarterback Joe Flacco completed a 9 - yard and a 26 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Derrick Mason . The Texans would answer with quarterback Matt Schaub finding wide receiver Andre Johnson on a 46 - yard touchdown pass . The Ravens struck back in the third quarter as wide receiver David Reed returned the second half ' s opening kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown . Houston continued to hang around with a 24 - yard and a 42 - yard field goal from kicker Neil Rackers . The Texans tied the game in the fourth quarter as Schaub connected with wide receiver Jacoby Jones on a 7 - yard touchdown pass , followed by a 5 - yard touchdown pass to Johnson and a successful two - point conversion pass to Jones and the game headed to overtime . The Ravens won the toss , but failed to advance the ball and punted to the Texans 9 . On the second play , Schaub ' s pass was intercepted by Josh Wilson , who ran untouched into the end zone . With the loss , not only did Houston fall to 5 – 8 , but they became the first team in NFL history to have four games where they have come back and either tie or the lead , only to end up losing the game . Week 15 : at Tennessee Titans . Hoping to break a two - game losing streak the Texans flew to LP Field for an AFC South rivalry rematch against the Titans . The Texans trailed early after QB Kerry Collins threw a 3 and a 1 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Washington and to WR Justin Gage . This was followed by RB Chris Johnson getting an 11 - yard TD run . The Texans got on the scoreboard after kicker Neil Rackers made a 37 - yard field goal , but fell further behind after kkicker Rob Bironas hit a 30 - yard field goal . The Texans tried to cut the lead with QB Matt Schaub getting a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Andre Johnson , but the Titans would pull away with RB Javon Ringer getting a 7 - yard TD run . The Texans tried to come back into the game , but only came away with Schaub throwing a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Kevin Walter . With the loss , the Texans fell to 5 – 9 , and were officially eliminated from postseason contention . Week 16 : at Denver Broncos . The Texans ' fifteenth game was an AFC duel with the Broncos . The Texans commanded the first half with RB Arian Foster getting a 3 - yard TD run , followed by QB Matt Schaub getting a 3 - yard TD pass to TE Owen Daniels , then with kicker Neil Rackers hitting a 34 - yard field goal . The Broncos got on the board with RB Correll Buckhalter getting a 3 - yard TD run , but the Texans scored again with Rackers nailing a 54 - yard field goal . The Broncos replied as kicker Steven Hauschka got a 27 - yard field goal , but the Texans extended their lead with Rackers hitting a 57 - yard field goal . However , they failed to maintain this lead after QB Tim Tebow completed a 23 - yard TD pass to Buckhalter , followed by Tebow scrambling 6 - yards for a touchdown . With the close loss , the Texans fell to 5 – 10 . Week 17 : vs . Jacksonville Jaguars . The Texans ' final game was a division rivalry rematch against the Jaguars . The Texans took the lead as RB Arian Foster got a 2 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Neil Rackers making a 26 - yard field goal . The Jaguars responded with RB Rashad Jennings getting a 3 - yard TD run , but Houston scored further as RB Derrick Ward made a 35 - yard TD run . The Jaguars managed to tie the game with kicker Josh Scobee hitting a 39 - yard field goal , followed by Edwards completing a 7 - yard TD pass to Marcedes Lewis . However , the Texans pulled away from the tie with Rackers making a 33 - yard field goal , followed by QB Matt Schaub completing a 5 - yard TD pass to TE Owen Daniels , then with Foster getting a 35 - yard TD run . With the win , Houston end their season with a 6 – 10 record .