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. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0–8 on the road for the first, and so far, only time in franchise history.
Offseason NFL draft
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Denver Broncos L 14–20 0–1 Reliant Stadium Recap 2 Oakland Raiders W 19–17 1–1 Reliant Stadium Recap 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–21 1–2 Texas Stadium Recap 4 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 3Bye 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 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 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–38 2–13 Reliant Stadium Recap 17 January 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 2–14 Monster Park Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 12: St. Louis Rams
Houston would go up 24-10 only to squander that lead by getting out scored 23-3 in the 4th quarter and overtime. As a result, the Texans fell to 1-10, 0-2 against the NFC West, and they would be eliminated from playoff contention.
Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 14: at Tennessee Titans
Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With the loss, Houston fell to 2-13 and finished 0-6 against the AFC South.
Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
Standings
Statistics Team CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank 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 CategoryPlayerTotal 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 Morlon Greenwood 82 Sacks Shantee Orr 7 Interceptions Glenn Earl 2 Source:
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