Rice Stadium hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974. Ryan Fitzpatrick was traded to the New York Jets and quarterback Ryan Mallett was released amidst controversy regarding his benching in favor of Brian Hoyer during a loss against the Indianapolis Colts. After making the playoffs in four of five seasons, the Texans collapsed to 4-12 in 2020. The ceremony, televised live on ESPN2, includes simultaneous unveilings in Austin and San Antonio. The 69,500-seat state-of-the-art facility would become the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium. Saleh, who was interviewed by every team with a vacancy except the Texans, recently became the new head coach of … March 7: The Texans hire Frank Pollack as assistant offensive line coach. NFL Properties conducts television and photo testing of the logo as well. Sept. 28: QB David Carr leaps over the goal line from one yard out on the game's final play, lifting Houston to s 24-20 win over Jacksonville at Reliant Stadium. Rookie David Carr hooked up with tight end Billy Miller on the third play from scrimmage for a touchdown (scoring the first points for the franchise). Oct. 31: QB Deshaun Watson is named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October after leading the AFC in passing yards (1,293) and passing touchdowns (10) while ranking second in completions (108), yards per attempt (8.74) and passer rating (110.6). DE Mario Williams records three sacks, and rookie RB Steve Slaton runs for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Dec. 27: RB Arian Foster and CB Johnathan Joseph are selected to represent the AFC in the 2012 Pro Bowl. Jan 3: The Texans hired former Penn State head coach and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien as the third head coach in franchise history. Schaub's first scoring pass, a 33-yarder to Texans WR Andre Johnson, is the first touchdown for Johnson in four trips to the Pro Bowl. Feb. 10: Texans WR Andre Johnson hauls in three passes for 73 yards in his second Pro Bowl as the AFC wins 31-28. March 5: The Texans sign free agent RB Ahman Green, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, from the Green Bay Packers. Nov., 1999: McNair and Houston NFL executives start the first of 40 separate focus group sessions, which eventually total 500 individual participants. June 18: The NHL bypasses Chuck Watson and Robert C. McNair's efforts to bring an expansion hockey club to Houston. Watson, who was originally named an alternate, joined teammates OLB Jadeveon Clowney, WR DeAndre Hopkins, ILB Benardrick McKinney, RB Lamar Miller and DE J.J. Watt, giving Houston its most Pro Bowl selections in a season since 2012. In 2003, they started out much as they had done in 2002 by shocking the heavily favored Dolphins in Miami to open the season. QB David Carr throws two touchdown passes, including a 19-yarder to TE Billy Miller for the club's first-ever touchdown. At this point, Tagliabue expressed his frustration with Los Angeles’ inability to get a plan together, and the next month he advised McNair to resume his discussions with the expansion committee. Copyright © 2019 Houston Texans. Houston outgained Baltimore 264-236 in defeat. The Jacksonville Jaguars, last in the AFC South division at the time, defeated the Indianapolis Colts, to cancel each other out, and be tied for second place in their division. Aug. 5: The Texans extend five-time Pro Bowl WR Andre Johnson's contract through the 2016 season. The Texans held an early 6-0, but pair of late touchdowns put the Ravens ahead going into the locker room. Drafted by Houston in 2009 with the 15th overall pick, Cushing has started all 49 games he's played since joining the Texans. May 10: Texans general manager Charley Casserly announces he will resign his position with the team effective June 1. July 29: The Texans sign free agent CB Johnathan Joseph from the Cincinnati Bengals and free agent S Danieal Manning from the Chicago Bears. The 2016 draft was loaded.The Rams traded draft picks that became Corey Coleman (out of … Hopkins earned his first Pro Bowl appearance and would go on to finish the season third in receptions (111), third in yards (1,521) and tied for seventh in touchdowns (11). When Yanks owner Ted Collins decided that eight years of red ink was enough, he sold his ailing franchise back to the league. Jan. 7: The Texans defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 31-10 in the first playoff game in franchise history, with a record crowd of 71,725 at Reliant Stadium for the Wild Card game. Brown becomes the highest-drafted offensive lineman in team history and the first ever to be selected by the Texans in round one. A month later, NFL executives flew to Los Angeles. In February, after a vote of confidence from Gary Kubiak, the Texans exercised an $8 million bonus option for David Carr, guaranteeing he would be a Texan in 2006. The Texans had an … Schaub threw for a franchise record 497 passing yards. Feb. 8: WR Andre Johnson, DE Mario Williams and TE Owen Daniels start for the AFC in the 2009 Pro Bowl, marking the first time three Texans participate in the all-star game in the same year. Sept. 7: The Texans are honored by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco. Dec. 30: The Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 42-28 to finish the season 8-8, the best record in franchise history. And how did a historic four-year, $156 million contract extension — a mutual agreement between the Texans and 25-year-old franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson — become … Nov. 29: Johnson is named AFC Offensive Player of the Month after leading the AFC in receptions (35), receiving yards (614) and yards from scrimmage (614) in four November games. Jan. 14: WR Andre Johnson receives first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press for the second consecutive season. The plan impresses the NFL, but the league remains concerned about a lack of financial planning for the proposed project. His offenses scored 465 touchdowns over the same time span to lead the NFL. The Texans clinched their fourth AFC South division title in six years in Savage's first career start against the Bengals in Week 16. Patriots K Adam Vinatieri nails a 41-yard FG with four seconds remaining to give his team the win. The Texans went on to finish 9–7 in the 2014 season and barely missed the playoffs. Jan. 8: RB Lamar Miller is named to the 2019 Pro Bowl to replace Broncos RB Phillip Lindsay. Clowney's 21 TFLs were the second most in the NFL. ***Update*** As we mentioned in … Williams joins QB David Carr at the second No. Sept. 21: The Texans, in conjunction with Siemens and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, open a photography exhibit entitled First Down Houston: The Birth of an NFL Franchise. All three of Houston's touchdowns are scored by the defense - two interception returns by CB Aaron Glenn and a fumble return by CB Kenny Wright. Jan. 19: C Chris Myers and DE Antonio Smith are added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster as alternates. Houston had defeated Kansas City 24-21 the previous Sunday. By the end of the year Bush and the Saints were on their way to the NFC Championship game and Young had won the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Owner Bob McNair died during the season on November 23, 2018, passing ownership of the team to his wife Janice and son Cal. The Texans suffered close losses in the next 4 games before closing out with 4 consecutive wins. In 2004 Tony Wyllie and the public relations office of the Texans was awarded the team's first Pete Rozelle award, given out by the Pro Football Writers of America. However, they were shut out by the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card round 30–0, ending their championship hopes for the year. Aug. 10: McNair and other club officials view the final proofs of the selected team logo at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Jan. 18: T Duane Brown, DE J.J. Watt and RB Arian Foster were selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl, making it the seventh consecutive season the Texans have had at least three players make the Pro Bowl. May 22: The NFL announces its realignment plan for the 2002 season at league meetings in Chicago. From 1995 to 1998, Capers was the head coach of the then-expansion Carolina Panthers. Dec. 19: CB Aaron Glenn and DE Gary Walker are selected to represent the AFC in the 2003 Pro Bowl. Johnson recorded 41 receptions for 593 yards in four games during the month. Little did the Texans realize that their 2nd of two 3rd round picks in the 2008 NFL Draft, acquired via trade, would be one of their two best offensive players in 2008. March 16: The NFL Expansion Committee votes 29-2 to give Los Angeles until September 15 to work out a feasible stadium and ownership plan. On the bright side, second year receiver Andre Johnson was selected to his first Pro Bowl and it was the first (and, until 2008, only) season that the Texans did not finish last in the AFC South. The Carr-to-Johnson combination again proved to be formidable, as Andre Johnson led the league in receptions with 103 and was selected to his second Pro Bowl. March 4: The Texans agree to terms on a new contract with Pro Bowl TE Owen Daniels, an impending free agent. Though Tagliabue and the NFL officials were pleased with the concept, they were daunted by the cost which included $225 million for parking garages, especially since neither Los Angeles nor the State of California was willing to commit the necessary funds. Dec. 3: LB Brian Cushing is named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month after finishing November with 43 tackles, one sack, two interceptions and three passes defensed. McNair passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the age of 81. McNair was a leading businessman, sportsman and philanthropist in Houston who returned professional football to the city in 2002. [22] Despite an 0–3 start, the Texans won the next nine games in a row, culminating in an 11–5 record and an AFC South divisional title. They extended their franchise record two-game winning streak from the end of 2006 to four with victories at home against the Chiefs and on the road in Carolina. Sept. 23: Texans QB Matt Schaub is named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 25-of-39 passes for 357 yards and four touchdowns with a passer rating of 127.8 in a Week 2 victory over the Tennessee Titans. The team was actually a transplanted version of another faux pax, the New York Yanks. More than 20,000 Houston-area families were displaced from their homes by raging flood waters the previous weekend. June 18: The Texans sign K Kris Brown, the only kicker in franchise history, to a contract extension. Capers would soon fill out the rest of the staff in the months to follow. Jan. 11: The Texans promote Kyle Shanahan to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, replacing assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. 1 overall draft pick in team history. Williams returned a Chiefs fumble 38 yards for a score. Capers leaves after four seasons with a record of 18-46. Your team: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Your 2019 record: I’ve been waiting for this one. Jones returned a punt for a 70-yard touchdown, the first of his career. That optimism soured, however, after the Texans started the ’04 season 0–3 and for the first time fans began to question the direction in which head coach Dom Capers and the front office were taking. He had at least nine receptions and 130 receiving yards in all four games in October. [7] On January 5, ex-Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as defensive coordinator.[8]. The city did not wait long for football to return Committed to bringing the NFL back to Houston, Robert McNair formed Houston NFL Holdings in 1998. The Texans also promote defensive assistant Robert Saleh to assistant linebackers coach. Dunta Robinson was lost for the season after a leg injury in a Week 9 game against Oakland, starting Center Steve McKinney suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the season, and Ahman Green, who was signed in the offseason to a large contract, rushed for only 260 yards, missed several games and finished the season on IR. [29] They overall finished 4-12. The facilities at Reliant Park will include Reliant Stadium, Reliant Astrodome, Reliant Arena, Reliant Hall and Reliant Center. Conspiracy theories that the Texans were tanking games to secure the number one pick after several close losses late in the year culminated with the "Bush Bowl" in San Francisco during the last week of the season. Dec. 24: By defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, 12-10, the Texans locked up their second-consecutive AFC South championship and Houston's fourth division title in six seasons. May 8: The Texans selected South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with the first overall pick in the 2014 Draft. Sept. 9: NFL executives tell the Houston group to be prepared to come to the owners' meetings in Atlanta on October 6. Jan. 20: The Texans hire Bill Kollar as assistant head coach/defensive line. However, both McNair and Ovitz stated that they needed to know the NFL's intentions regarding expansion by early 1999, lest they lose public support as a result of long delays while the league developed its plans. But the AFL led to a rivalry with the NFL that ultimately led to Hunt moving his beloved Dallas team to Kansas City where they became the Chiefs. As the losses mounted, whatever optimism that was left over from the previous year faded away. NFL Commissioner Tagliabue introduces McNair, who then unveils his team's name, colors and logo to the crowd. Oct. 15: WR Jacoby Jones is named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Miami Dolpins on Oct. 12. 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. This was the second career Offensive Player of the Month award for Watson (October, 2017). Feb. 2: Chris Palmer is hired as the Texans' first offensive coordinator. Two weeks later, Houston found itself without professional football for the first time since 1959 as Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams got the final approval to move his team to Tennessee. Dec. 31: The Texans defeat the Cleveland Browns 14-6 at Reliant Stadium, giving Houston back-to-back wins for the first time in two seasons. Jan. 3: K Ka'imi Fairbairn is named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the month of December, becoming the second player in franchise history to win the award. He joins Houston from the Denver Broncos, where he was the assistant general manager. A future expansion to 32 teams seemed both logical and destined to happen, and Tagliabue praised McNair's strong initial efforts. The drive to bring an NFL team back to the football-rich city was spearheaded by owner Bob McNair. The Texans then select Virginia Tech T Duane Brown with the 26th overall pick. Despite some growing pains in the first nine years of their existence, the Texans have become a dominant team in the NFL's AFC South division in the 2010s, though they have yet to appear in a Super Bowl.
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