2007 Houston Texans

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2007 Houston Texans season
Head Coach	Gary Kubiak
Home Field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	2-0
Place	T-1st
Playoff Finish
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2006	2008

The 2007 Houston Texans season began with the team trying to improve on their 6-10 record in 2006. This season marks the sixth year of existence for the Texans franchise as well as Reliant Stadium.

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Player Additions/Subtractions: 1.2 Draft 2 Roster 3 Season schedule and standings 3.1 Preseason 3.2 Regular season 3.3 AFC South Division standings 4 Regular Season Results 4.1 Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs 4.1.1 Game Summary 4.1.2 Scoring Summary 4.2 Week 2: at Carolina Panthers 4.2.1 Game Summary 4.2.2 Scoring Summary 4.3 Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts 4.3.1 Game Summary 4.3.2 Scoring Summary 4.4 Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons 4.4.1 Game Summary 4.4.2 Scoring Summary 4.5 Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins 4.5.1 Game Summary 4.5.2 Scoring Summary 4.6 Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars 4.6.1 Game Summary 4.6.2 Scoring Summary 4.7 Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans 4.7.1 Game Summary 4.7.2 Scoring Summary 4.8 Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers 4.8.1 Game Summary 4.8.2 Scoring Summary 4.9 Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders 4.9.1 Game Summary 4.9.2 Scoring Summary 4.10 Week 10: bye 4.11 Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints 4.11.1 Game Summary 4.11.2 Scoring Summary 4.12 Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns 4.12.1 Game Summary 4.12.2 Scoring Summary 4.13 Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans 4.13.1 Game Summary 4.13.2 Scoring Summary 4.14 Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4.14.1 Game Summary 4.14.2 Scoring Summary 4.15 Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos 4.15.1 Game Summary 4.15.2 Scoring Summary 4.16 Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts 4.16.1 Game Summary 4.16.2 Scoring Summary 4.17 Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 4.17.1 Game Summary 4.17.2 Scoring Summary 5 See also

[edit] Offseason

The offseason was dominated by rumors and speculation surrounding the future of David Carr and the Texans. Jake Plummer was a leading candidate to replace Carr until he was traded to Tampa Bay and then retired. The Texans also contacted free agent Jeff Garcia before he signed with Tampa Bay. Finally, on March 21 the Texans struck a deal with Atlanta and traded draft picks for their backup quarterback, Matt Schaub. David Carr was cut on March 23 and later signed by the Carolina Panthers.

Another situation of great speculation to fans was that of Domanick Williams. Williams, the Texans all-time leading rusher, had a lingering knee injury that kept him side-lined for the entirety of the 2006 season. The Texans signed Ahman Green during free agency and eventually released Domanick on March 23, 2007.

[edit] Player Additions/Subtractions:

Additions:

• RB Ahman Green
• LB Danny Clark
• OT Jordan Black
• DT Jeff Zgonina
• LB Shawn Barber
• QB Matt Schaub
• CB Jamar Fletcher
• WR André Davis
• WR Bethel Johnson
• WR Keenan McCardell

Subtractions:

• DE Antwan Peek
• WR Eric Moulds
• DT Seth Payne
• OT Zach Wiegert
• WR Lewis Sanders
• RB Domanick Williams
• QB David Carr
• LB Troy Evans
• FS Michael Stone
• LB Kailee Wong

[edit] Draft

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/10 (from Atlanta)	Amobi Okoye	Defensive tackle	Louisville
3/73	Jacoby Jones	Wide receiver	Lane
4/123 (from New Orleans)	Fred Bennett	Cornerback	South Carolina
5/144	Brandon Harrison	Safety	Stanford
5/163 (from New Orleans)	Brandon Frye	Offensive tackle	Virginia Tech
6/183	Kasey Studdard	Offensive guard	Texas
7/218	Zach Diles	Linebacker	Kansas State

The Texans swapped their first-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft (8th overall) with the Atlanta Falcons for their first-round pick (10th overall) as part of the Matt Schaub deal. In drafting Okoye, who was 19 at the time of the draft, the Texans took the youngest player in NFL Draft history.

The Texans also traded their second-round selections in 2007 and 2008 as part of the Schaub deal and did not choose again until the third round, when they took Jacoby Jones from Division II Lane College, the highest picked player who did not play in Division I FBS or FCS that year.

Offensive lineman Kasey Studdard (6th round) became the first ever Texas Longhorns player drafted by the Texans.

[edit] Roster

Houston Texans roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks  7 Shane Boyd 10 Alex Brink 18 Sage Rosenfels  8 Matt Schaub Running Backs 45 Jon Abbate FB 22 Chris Brown 43 Jameel Cook FB 30 Ahman Green 44 Vonta Leach FB 20 Steve Slaton 27 Chris Taylor 37 Darius Walker Wide Receivers 89 David Anderson 16 Tim Carter 11 André Davis KR 84 Darnell Jenkins 80 Andre Johnson 12 Jacoby Jones PR 17 LeRon McCoy 13 Mark Simmons 83 Kevin Walter 86 Harry Williams Tight Ends 87 Mark Bruener 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 88 Ryan Krause		Offensive Linemen 65 Mike Brisiel G/T 76 Duane Brown T 78 Rashad Butler T 50 Greg Eslinger C 60 Mark Fenton C 75 Brandon Frye T 62 Scott Jackson OL 55 Chris Myers C/G 69 Chester Pitts G 74 Ephraim Salaam T 77 Charles Spencer T 68 Dan Stevenson G/C 64 Kasey Studdard G 70 Fred Weary G 63 Chris White C 73 Eric Winston T Defensive Linemen 93 Tim Bulman DE 96 Earl Cochran DE 99 Travis Johnson DT 94 N. D. Kalu DE 67 Gabe Long DT 95 Anthony Maddox DT 72 Jesse Nading DE 79 Frank Okam DT 91 Amobi Okoye DT 97 Eric Powell DE 66 DelJuan Robinson DT 98 Anthony Weaver DE 90 Mario Williams DE 92 Jeff Zgonina DT		Linebackers 52 Xavier Adibi OLB 57 Kevin Bentley OLB 53 Kevis Coley OLB 58 Rosevelt Colvin OLB/DE 54 Zac Diles OLB 56 Morlon Greenwood OLB 60 Ben Moffit ILB 61 Marcus Richardson OLB 59 DeMeco Ryans ILB 51 Chaun Thompson OLB Defensive Backs 34 Dominique Barber S 32 Fred Bennett CB 24 C. C. Brown SS 47 Will Demps FS 26 Glenn Earl S 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 25 Nick Ferguson SS 21 Jamar Fletcher CB 31 Brandon Harrison SS 42 Brandon Mitchell S 28 Antwaun Molden CB 35 Jacques Reeves CB 39 Derrick Roberson CB 23 Dunta Robinson CB 41 Jimmy Williams CB Special Teams  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  1 Matt Turk P		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated 2008-06-26 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

[edit] Season schedule and standings

[edit] Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record
1	August 11, 2007	Chicago Bears	L, 20-19	Reliant Stadium	0-1
2	August 18, 2007	@ Arizona Cardinals	W, 33-20	University of Phoenix Stadium	1-1
3	August 25, 2007	Dallas Cowboys	W, 28-16	Reliant Stadium	2-1
4	August 30, 2007	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L, 31-24	Raymond James Stadium	2-2

[edit] Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record
1	September 9, 2007	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20-3	Reliant Stadium	1-0
2	September 16, 2007	@ Carolina Panthers		Bank of America Stadium	0-0
3	September 23, 2007	Indianapolis Colts		Reliant Stadium	0-0
4	September 30, 2007	@ Atlanta Falcons		Georgia Dome	0-0
5	October 7, 2007	Miami Dolphins		Reliant Stadium	0-0
6	October 14, 2007	@ Jacksonville Jaguars		Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	0-0
7	October 21, 2007	Tennessee Titans		Reliant Stadium	0-0
8	October 28, 2007	@ San Diego Chargers		Qualcomm Stadium	0-0
9	November 4, 2007	@ Oakland Raiders		McAfee Coliseum	0-0
10	Bye
11	November 18, 2007	New Orleans Saints		Reliant Stadium	0-0
12	November 25, 2007	@ Cleveland Browns		Cleveland Browns Stadium	0-0
13	December 2, 2007	@ Tennessee Titans		LP Field	0-0
14	December 9, 2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		Reliant Stadium	0-0
15	December 13, 2007	Denver Broncos		Reliant Stadium	0-0
16	December 23, 2007	@ Indianapolis Colts		RCA Dome	0-0
17	December 30, 2007	Jacksonville Jaguars		Reliant Stadium	0-0

[edit] AFC South Division standings

2007 AFC South
view • talk • edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Indianapolis Colts	13	3	0	.813	450	262	L-1
Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	411	304	L-1
Tennessee Titans	10	6	0	.625	301	297	W-3
Houston Texans	8	8	0	.500	379	384	W-1

[edit] Regular Season Results

[edit] Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• no scoring

2nd Quarter

• 07:33 HOU - Kris Brown 26 Yard Field goal - 3-0 HOU
• 06:01 HOU - Andre Johnson 77 Yard Pass From Matt Schaub (Kris Brown Kick) - 10-0 HOU

3rd Quarter

• 14:01 HOU - Mario Williams 38 Yard Fumble Return (Kris Brown Kick) - 17-0 HOU
• 00:26 KC - Justin Medlock 27 Yard Field goal - 17-3 HOU

4th Quarter

• 05:00 HOU - Kris Brown 28 Yard Field goal - 20-3 HOU

[edit] Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/3:05 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 10: bye

The Houston Texans will not play a game during the week of November 11.

[edit] Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
{{{Road}}}	{{{R1}}}	{{{R2}}}	{{{R3}}}	{{{R4}}}	0
{{{Home}}}	{{{H1}}}	{{{H2}}}	{{{H3}}}	{{{H4}}}	0

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: To be determined
• TV announcers: To be announced
• Game attendance: To be determined
• Referee: To be announced

[edit] Game Summary

To be determined

[edit] Scoring Summary

To be determined

[edit] See also

2007 NFL season v • d • e
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