2011_Houston_Texans_season

2011 Houston Texans season
2011 Houston Texans season
Owner	Bob McNair
General manager	Rick Smith
Head coach	Gary Kubiak
Offensive coordinator	Rick Dennison
Defensive coordinator	Wade Phillips
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Bengals) 31–10; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Ravens) 13–20
Pro Bowlers	4 HB Arian Foster ; CB Johnathan Joseph ; C Chris Myers ; DE Antonio Smith ;
	← 2010; Texans seasons; 2012 →;

2011 Houston Texans season

10th season in franchise history; first playoff appearance

The 2011 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 6th under head coach Gary Kubiak. The Texans improved on their record from the 2010 season, despite losing starting quarterback Matt Schaub & backup Matt Leinart to season ending injuries. Third stringer T.J. Yates filled in, and earned the franchise's first playoff berth by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 20–19 in Week 14 and clinching the AFC South. It also assured the Texans of at least one playoff game at home—the first NFL playoff game in Houston since 1993. After reaching the Divisional match against the Baltimore Ravens, the Texans suffered their maiden loss in the NFL Playoffs, losing 20–13.

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Prior to the season, former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as defensive coordinator, replacing Frank Bush, who was fired.^[1] The Texans defense made major improvements in Phillips' first year calling Houston's defensive plays. The team allowed the fourth-fewest points in the league in 2011 (compared to fourth most in 2010), the second-fewest yards allowed (third-most in 2010) and third-fewest yards per play (4.8, compared to 6.0, second-worst in 2010). Not only do the 2011 Texans hold the record for least points conceded in the average game of a season for the team with 17.4 points, which happened nine times, but they also got a +103 point differential, which is the best in franchise history. Of the Texans' 10 wins, 9 of them were decided by at least 6 points.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	New England Patriots	East	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.449	.423	W8
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.477	.484	W2
3	Houston Texans	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.453	.413	L3
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Denver Broncos	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.520	.445	L3
Wild cards
5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.492	.411	W2
6^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.492	.326	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.461	.396	W2
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Jets	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.500	.395	L3
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	San Diego Chargers	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	.516	.430	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Oakland Raiders	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.504	.438	L1
11	Kansas City Chiefs	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	4–8	.512	.464	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.504	.417	W1
13^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.520	.510	L1
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.500	.363	W1
15	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.531	.313	L6
16	Indianapolis Colts	South	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	.539	.594	L1
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh. Denver clinched the AFC West title instead of San Diego or Oakland based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to San Diego's and Oakland's 4–6). Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory. New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6). Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Cincinnati Bengals

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AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Cincinnati Bengals at (3) Houston Texans – Game summary

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: January 7, 2012
Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,725
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan

Making their NFL postseason debut as the AFC's #3 seed, the Texans began their playoff run at home in the AFC Wild Card Round against the #6 Cincinnati Bengals, in a rematch of their Week 14 contest. Not only was this the Texans' first postseason game, it was the franchise's first game ever broadcast nationally on NBC, they were also the last NFL team to finally play on NBC, since their 2002 inception.

Houston trailed in the first quarter with Bengals running back Cedric Benson getting a 1-yard touchdown run, yet the Texans answered with an 8-yard touchdown run from running back Arian Foster. Cincinnati struck back in the second quarter with kicker Mike Nugent getting a 37-yard field goal, but Houston took the lead with a 39-yard field goal from kicker Neil Rackers, followed by rookie defensive end J.J. Watt returning an interception 29 yards for a touchdown. From there, the Texans took control with rookie quarterback T.J. Yates finding wide receiver Andre Johnson on a 40-yard touchdown in the third quarter, followed by a 42-yard touchdown run by Foster in the fourth quarter.

With the win, the Texans improved their overall record to 11–6.

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[1-2-5] Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh.

[1-4-6] Denver clinched the AFC West title instead of San Diego or Oakland based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to San Diego's and Oakland's 4–6).

[1-3-7] Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory.

[1-6-8] New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.

[1-5-9] San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6).

[1-1-10] Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo.

[11] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2011 Houston Texans draft
1	11	J. J. Watt *	Defensive end	Wisconsin
2	42	Brooks Reed	Defensive end	Arizona
2	60	Brandon Harris	Cornerback	Miami (FL)	from New England
4	127	Rashad Carmichael	Cornerback	Virginia Tech	from Chicago via Washington
5	144	Shiloh Keo	Safety	Idaho	from Washington
5	152	T. J. Yates	Quarterback	North Carolina	from Indianapolis via Washington
7	214	Derek Newton	Offensive tackle	Arkansas State
7	254	Cheta Ozougwu	Defensive end	Rice	Supplemental compensatory selection
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 17 Jake Delhomme 7 Jeff Garcia 13 T. J. Yates Running backs 23 Arian Foster 44 Ben Tate 47 Lawrence Vickers FB 32 Derrick Ward Wide receivers 80 Andre Johnson 89 Bryant Johnson 12 Jacoby Jones PR 15 Jeff Maehl 83 Kevin Walter Tight ends 86 James Casey 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 88 Garrett Graham		Offensive linemen 61 Thomas Austin G 65 Mike Brisiel G 76 Duane Brown T 62 Antoine Caldwell G 66 Andrew Gardner G 55 Chris Myers C 75 Derek Newton T 74 Wade Smith G 73 Eric Winston T Defensive linemen 93 Tim Bulman DE 95 Shaun Cody NT 96 Tim Jamison DE 92 Earl Mitchell NT 94 Antonio Smith DE 99 J. J. Watt DE		Linebackers 54 Mister Alexander ILB 98 Connor Barwin OLB 50 Bryan Braman OLB 56 Brian Cushing ILB 52 Tim Dobbins ILB 57 Jesse Nading OLB 58 Brooks Reed OLB 59 DeMeco Ryans ILB Defensive backs 30 Jason Allen CB 27 Quintin Demps SS 26 Brandon Harris CB 25 Kareem Jackson CB 24 Johnathan Joseph CB 31 Shiloh Keo FS 21 Brice McCain CB 22 Sherrick McManis CB 38 Danieal Manning FS 33 Troy Nolan FS 29 Glover Quin SS Special teams 4 Neil Rackers K 1 Matt Turk P 46 Jon Weeks LS		Reserve lists 34 Dominique Barber SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 78 Rashad Butler T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 36 Rashad Carmichael CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 2 Brett Hartmann P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 18 Lestar Jean WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Matt Leinart QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Darius Morris T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 8 Matt Schaub QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Darryl Sharpton ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Shelley Smith G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 64 Kasey Studdard G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Mario Williams OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 63 Howard Barbieri G 91 Ra'Shon Harris NT 16 Trindon Holliday WR 19 Juaquin Iglesias WR 97 Derrell Smith LB 79 Cody Wallace C 40 Javarris Williams RB 42 Torri Williams S Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 8 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 15	New York Jets	W 20–16	1–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	New Orleans Saints	W 27–14	2–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–7	3–0	Candlestick Park	Recap
4	September 1	at Minnesota Vikings	L 0–28	3–1	Mall of America Field	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–7	1–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Miami Dolphins	W 23–13	2–0	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	at New Orleans Saints	L 33–40	2–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
4	October 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–10	3–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	Oakland Raiders	L 20–25	3–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	at Baltimore Ravens	L 14–29	3–3	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	at Tennessee Titans	W 41–7	4–3	LP Field	Recap
8	October 30	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–14	5–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Cleveland Browns	W 30–12	6–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 37–9	7–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 27	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–13	8–3	EverBank Field	Recap
13	December 4	Atlanta Falcons	W 17–10	9–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–19	10–3	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Carolina Panthers	L 13–28	10–4	Reliant Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	at Indianapolis Colts	L 16–19	10–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Tennessee Titans	L 22–23	10–6	Reliant Stadium	Recap

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 7, 2012	Cincinnati Bengals (6)	W 31–10	1–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 15, 2012	at Baltimore Ravens (2)	L 13–20	1–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

2011_Houston_Texans_season

2011 Houston Texans season

Offseason

2011 draft board

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 6: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Baltimore Ravens

Statistics

Team

Individual

References

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AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Texans	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	381	278	L3
Tennessee Titans	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	325	317	W2
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	243	329	W1
Indianapolis Colts	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	243	430	L1

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	3,506	219.1	18th
Rushing offense	2,448	153.0	2nd
Total offense^[5]	5,954	372.1	13th
Passing defense	3,035	189.7	3rd
Rushing defense	1,536	96.0	4th
Total defense^[6]	4,571	285.7	2nd

Category	Player	Total
Offense
Passing yards	Matt Schaub	2,479
Passing touchdowns	Matt Schaub	15
Rushing yards	Arian Foster	1,224
Rushing touchdowns	Arian Foster	10
Receiving yards	Owen Daniels	677
Receiving touchdowns	Joel Dreessen	6
Defense
Tackles (Solo)	Brian Cushing	76
Sacks	Connor Barwin	11.5
Interceptions	Jason Allen Johnathan Joseph	4

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	7	7
Texans	17	17	0	0	34

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	6	10	0	7	23
Dolphins	3	0	7	3	13

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	10	6	3	14	33
Saints	0	10	7	23	40

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	7	3	10
Texans	7	3	0	7	17