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16th season in franchise history; last full one under ownership of Bob McNair
The 2017 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth under head coach Bill O'Brien . With the Texans' loss at the Titans in Week 13, Houston exceeded their loss total (7 ) from 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Texans clinched their first losing season since 2013 (and their first under Bill O'Brien), and finished in last place in the AFC South for the first time since 2013. The Texans also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014 .
The team were with high hopes with Deshaun Watson as their starting quarterback who broke rookie records in his starts. However, after a loss in Week 8, Watson tore his ACL during practice that ruled him out for the rest of the season. The team was forced to turn to backup Tom Savage to replace Watson. Savage could not fill the void and the Texans limped to a 4–12 finish, tied for second-worst in the AFC standings with the Indianapolis Colts . The team was also affected by the loss of defensive end J. J. Watt , who for the second consecutive season was lost early, this time after suffering an injury in Week 5.
This was also the last full season under the ownership of Bob McNair , who died during the 2018 season.
Notes
The Texans acquired a fourth-round compensatory selection (No. 142 overall) from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Houston's sixth-round selection (No. 188 overall), 2018 second-round selection, and quarterback Brock Osweiler .[1]
The Texans acquired an additional sixth-round selection (No. 188 overall) in a trade that sent tight end Khari Lee to the Chicago Bears .[2]
The Texans traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 209 overall), along with their first-round selection in 2016 (22nd ) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Redskins' first-round selection in 2016 (21st ).
Coaching changes [ edit ]
On January 16, the Texans and offensive coordinator George Godsey mutually parted ways after the team finished 29th in total yards for the 2016 season.[3] [4] Romeo Crennel had been promoted to assistant head coach while linebackers coach Mike Vrabel would become the team's new defensive coordinator.[5] Wes Welker had been hired as an offensive/special teams assistant coach for the Texans.[6]
2017 Houston Texans staff
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Final roster [ edit ]
2017 Houston Texans final roster
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Rookies in italics 53 active, 20 inactive, 10 practice squad
Preseason [ edit ]
† The game was originally scheduled for August 31, and to be moved from its original venue, NRG Stadium , to the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium , due to public safety concerns regarding flooding in the Houston area from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey .[7] [8]
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ edit ]
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ]
Week One: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 3 16 7 3 29
Texans
0
0
7 0 7
at NRG Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
JAX – Jason Myers 42-yard field goal, 12:12. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:52.
Second quarter
JAX – Jason Myers 25-yard field goal, 14:52. Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:11.
JAX – Leonard Fournette 1-yard run (Jason Myers PAT no good), 2:02. Jaguars 12–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:29.
JAX – Dante Fowler 53-yard fumble recovery (Jason Myers kick), 0:49. Jaguars 19–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
JAX – Jason Myers 38-yard field goal, 3:15. Jaguars 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:16.
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The Texans' offensive line played poorly in the game, giving up a total of 10 sacks. Tom Savage started at quarterback for Houston and was sacked 6 times for a total loss of 33 yards. Savage was benched at halftime, finishing the game 7/13 with 62 yards and fumbled twice. Rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson entered the game in the second half and ended the first drive on a 4-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins . Watson didn't fare much better behind the poor offensive line play, being sacked 4 times for a total loss of 21 yards with one fumble. Watson finished the game 12/23 for 102 yards with one touchdown and an interception along with 2 rushes for 16 yards.
Linebacker Brian Cushing was suspended 10 games without pay following the game for violating the NFL's PED policy.[9]
Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ]
Week Two: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 3 7 0 3 13
Bengals
0
6 3 0 9
at Paul Brown Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 26-yard field goal, 1:32. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:04.
Second quarter
CIN – Randy Bullock 39-yard field goal, 13:48. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:44.
HOU – Deshaun Watson 49-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 0:50. Texans 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:40.
CIN – Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal, 0:06. Texans 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 0:48.
Third quarter
CIN – Randy Bullock 30-yard field goal, 6:30. Texans 10–9. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 8:24.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 42-yard field goal, 2:01. Texans 13–9. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:19.
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HOU – Deshaun Watson – 5 carries, 67 yards, TD
CIN – Joe Mixon – 9 carries, 36 yards
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Deshaun Watson started his first NFL game for the Texans against the Bengals on Thursday Night Football . Watson scored the team's only touchdown of the game on a 49-yard run while the Bengals failed to score a touchdown.
Week 3: at New England Patriots [ edit ]
Week Three: Houston Texans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
10 10 7 6 33
Patriots 7 14 7 8 36
at Gillette Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Chris Hogan 7-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:25. Patriots 14–10. Drive: 1 plays, 12 yards, 0:32.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 40-yard field goal, 7:01. Patriots 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:24.
HOU – Jadeveon Clowney 22-yard fumble recovery (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:15. Texans 20–14. Drive: 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:46.
NE – Chris Hogan 47-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:58. Patriots 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17.
Third quarter
NE – Brandin Cooks 42-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:45. Patriots 28–20. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:15.
HOU – Ryan Griffin 12-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 7:12. Patriots 28–27. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:33.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 31-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 30–28. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:29.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 36-yard field goal, 2:28. Texans 33–28. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:31.
NE – Brandin Cooks 25-yard pass from Tom Brady (Cooks pass from Brady for two-point conversion), 0:23. Patriots 36–33. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:01.
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Trying to get their first ever win in New England and only their second ever win against the Patriots, the Texans led 33-28 with 2:28 remaining, but Tom Brady threw the game winning touchdown to Brandin Cooks with 23 seconds remaining. With the loss, the Texans fell to 1-2. They also fell to 1-9 all time against the Patriots, and 0-6 against them in Foxborough.
Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans [ edit ]
Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Titans
0
14 0 0 14
Texans 14 16 7 20 57
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
HOU – Will Fuller 16-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 14:54. Texans 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:47.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 34-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:44. Texans 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:10.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 50-yard field goal, 6:06. Texans 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:38.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:50. Texans 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
HOU – Deshaun Watson 1-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn PAT no good), 1:19. Texans 30–14. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
HOU – Will Fuller 10-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:51. Texans 37–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:09.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Lamar Miller 8-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 11:19. Texans 44–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:27.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 40-yard field goal, 8:44. Texans 47–14. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:11.
HOU – Dylan Cole 25-yard interception return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 8:31. Texans 54–14. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 33-yard field goal, 3:39. Texans 57–14. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:24.
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The Texans never punted during the first half, with four drives ending in a touchdown and one in a 50-yard field goal from Ka'imi Fairbairn . On Houston's last possession of the half, a Deshaun Watson pass was intercepted by Kevin Byard . Andre Hal intercepted two Marcus Mariota passes during the half.[10] [11]
Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 3 20 0 19 42
Texans
0
7 6 21 34
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 6:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 8:07.
Second quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 42-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:21.
KC – Charcandrick West 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 5:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:52.
KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:51.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 6-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 1:49. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:28.
KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:34. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
HOU – Will Fuller 9-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Two-point conversion failed), 3:20. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 14:05. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:15.
HOU – Will Fuller 48-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 12:00. Chiefs 26–20. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01.
KC – De'Anthony Thomas 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Two-point conversion failed), 8:57. Chiefs 32–20. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:03.
KC – Tyreek Hill 82-yard punt return (Harrison Butker kick), 7:22. Chiefs 39–20.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 34-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Two-point conversion failed), 3:05. Chiefs 39–26. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:16.
KC – Harrison Butker 49-yard field goal, 1:13. Chiefs 42–26. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:49.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 1-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Deshaun Watson run for two-point conversion), 0:00. Chiefs 42–34. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.
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Coming back from a blowout win against Tennessee, the Texans went to face an undefeated Chiefs team. However, tragedy struck when DE J. J. Watt suffered a season ending leg injury in the first quarter that was later revealed to be a tribal plateau fracture to his left leg.[12] Whitney Mercilus also suffered a season ending pectoral injury.[13]
Watt and Mercilus ended up having a major impact on the team, the team going 2-10 without them (including the Chiefs game) and 2-2 with them.
Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns [ edit ]
Week Six: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Browns
3 0
0 14 17
Texans 10 14 9 0 33
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : October 15
Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance : 71,815
Referee : Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS) : Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
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Game information
First quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 40-yard field goal, 10:57. Texans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:03.
CLE – Zane Gonzalez 41-yard field goal, 3:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:34.
HOU – Will Fuller 39-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 0:41. Texans 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:34.
Second quarter
HOU – Johnathan Joseph 82-yard interception return (kick failed), 11:08. Texans 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:33.
HOU – Braxton Miller 1-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ryan Griffin pass), 4:05. Texans 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:49.
Third quarter
HOU – Penalty on Kevin Hogan enforced in CLE end zone for a safety, 10:10. Texans 26–3. Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:28.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 3-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 4:05. Texans 33–3. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:05.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Jason McCourty 56-yard interception return (Zane Gonzalez kick), 13:27. Texans 33–10. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:53.
CLE – Seth DeValve 3-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Zane Gonzalez kick), 1:03. Texans 33–17. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 0:46.
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The Texans started the year 3-3, however this was their high point of the season. They suffered another major injury in week 9 and went 1-9 from week 7 onwards.
Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ]
Week Eight: Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
14 7 3 14 38
Seahawks 14 7 6 14 41
at CenturyLink Field , Seattle, Washington
Date : October 29
Game time : 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
Game weather : 56 °F (13 °C), cloudy
Game attendance : 69,025
Referee : Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Dana Jacobson
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Game information
First quarter
HOU – Will Fuller 59-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 12:38. Texans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.
SEA – Earl Thomas 78-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick), 10:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:19.
HOU – Lamar Miller 3-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:08. Texans 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:00.
SEA – Paul Richardson 20-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 2:11. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
HOU – Will Fuller 20-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 9:34. Texans 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:06.
SEA – Paul Richardson 7-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 6:02. Tied 21–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:32.
Third quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 31-yard field goal, 7:08. Texans 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:19.
SEA – Blair Walsh 21-yard field goal, 4:39. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29.
SEA – Blair Walsh 21-yard field goal, 2:27. Seahawks 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 5 yards, 1:21.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Lamar Miller 2-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 9:09. Texans 31–27. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:16.
SEA – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 5:37. Seahwaks 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:32.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 72-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 5:01. Texans 38–34. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48.
SEA – Jimmy Graham 18-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 0:21. Seahawks 41–38. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18.
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HOU – Deshaun Watson – 8 carries, 67 yards
SEA – Russell Wilson – 4 carries, 30 yards
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Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ]
Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 7 3 7 3 20
Texans
0
7 0 7 14
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 22-yard field goal, 4:37. Colts 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:53.
HOU – Lamarr Houston 34-yard fumble recovery (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 0:56. Colts 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
IND – T. Y. Hilton 80-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:56. Colts 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 9:17. Colts 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:46.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 34-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:11. Colts 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.
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The Texans suffered a serious blow when quarterback Deshaun Watson tore his ACL during practice and was lost for the season.[14] Tom Savage was named the starter for Houston with T. J. Yates and Matt McGloin being signed as backups.[15]
The Texans only had 96 yards of total offense in the first half with Savage completing 7 passes on 19 attempts for 76 yards. The Colts scored on their first drive with Jacoby Brissett finding T. Y. Hilton for a 45-yard touchdown pass. In the 2nd quarter, Houston kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn missed his first field goal of the season on a 39-yard attempt. The Texans got their first score after Eddie Pleasant sacked Brissett at the Indianapolis 34 yard line. Brissett fumbled the football on the sack with it being recovered by Lamarr Houston who returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. The first half ended with Brissett being sacked by Pleasant again for a loss of 6 yards and a -1 yard run from Frank Gore . Savage threw his first NFL touchdown pass on a 34-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins in the 4th quarter.
Note: In the third quarter, the Sutherland Springs church shootings happened during a commercial break in which CBS cut to a special news report during the commercial break. Greg Gumbel, after the commercial break, said a prayer before Indianapolis kicked off after scoring.
Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams [ edit ]
Week Ten: Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
0
7 0 0 7
Rams 3 6 21 3 33
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California
Date : November 12
Game time : 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
Game weather : 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
Game attendance : 60,032
Referee : Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS) : Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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First quarter
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 27-yard field goal, 11:14. Rams 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:22.
Second quarter
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 10:22. Rams 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:04.
HOU – Bruce Ellington 26-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:31. Texans 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:46.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 50-yard field goal, 0:23. Rams 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 1:21.
Third quarter
LAR – Robert Woods 94-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:23. Rams 16–7. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:33.
LAR – Sammy Watkins 17-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:33. Rams 23–7. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:18.
LAR – Robert Woods 12-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:14. Rams 30–7. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:10.
Fourth quarter
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 7:38. Rams 33–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 6:21.
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Week 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals [ edit ]
Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
14 7 0 21
Texans 0
10 7 14 31
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
HOU – Lamar Miller 7-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 14:12. Texans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:58.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 20-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 7:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:47.
ARI – Ricky Seals-Jones 11-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 1:53. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:29.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 34-yard field goal, 0:09. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:48.
Third quarter
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 28-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 11:02. Texans 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:58.
ARI – Ricky Seals-Jones 28-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 4:41. Cardinals 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
HOU – D'Onta Foreman 3-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 13:13. Texans 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
HOU – D'Onta Foreman 34-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:26. Texans 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07.
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After struggling for the past 2 weeks, the Texans' offense improved against the Cardinals, scoring 4 touchdowns. Tom Savage threw 2 touchdowns in the game: a 7-yard pass to Lamar Miller in the 1st quarter and a 28-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins in the 3rd quarter. Rookie running back D'Onta Foreman rushed for 2 touchdowns on a 3-yard run and a 34-yard run. Foreman was carted off the field after his 2nd touchdown with a lower leg injury.[16]
Savage turned the ball over twice in the game, fumbling after being sacked by Budda Baker and throwing an interception to Patrick Peterson . Arizona scored a touchdown following both Houston turnovers. Blaine Gabbert threw 2 interceptions: one to Eddie Pleasant and one to Andre Hal .
Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens [ edit ]
Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
7 3 3 3 16
Ravens 0
17 0 6 23
at M&T Bank Stadium , Baltimore, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
BAL – Javorius Allen 10-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:12.
BAL – Alex Collins 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 6:44. Ravens 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:26.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 25-yard field goal, 1:52. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:56.
BAL – Justin Tucker 53-yard field goal, 0:12. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 1:41.
Third quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 36-yard field goal, 4:40. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:20.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 31-yard field goal, 10:59. Ravens 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:27.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 37-yard field goal, 8:40. Ravens 20–16. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:18.
BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 2:58. Ravens 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:51.
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Week 13: at Tennessee Titans [ edit ]
Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
3 7 0 3 13
Titans 0
10 7 7 24
at Nissan Stadium , Nashville, Tennessee
Date : December 3
Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C), sunny
Game attendance : 62,758
Referee : Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS) : Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
Recap , Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 23-yard field goal, 9:25. Texans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:39.
Second quarter
HOU – Stephen Anderson 4-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 10:40. Texans 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:17.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 9-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:18. Texans 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:22.
TEN – Ryan Succop 43-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
TEN – Delanie Walker 24-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:03. Titans 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:17.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 42-yard field goal, 4:42. Titans 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:49.
TEN – Derrick Henry 75-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:46. Titans 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:22.
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Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ]
Battle Red Day
Week Fourteen: San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
13 10 3 26
Texans
3 6 7 0 16
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 55-yard field goal, 9:08. Texans 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 4:16.
Second quarter
SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 6:36. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:34.
SF – Carlos Hyde 2-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 2:32. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:05.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 7-yard pass from T. J. Yates (PAT failed), 0:54. 49ers 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
SF – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 0:02. 49ers 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 29-yard pass from T. J. Yates (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 12:11. Texans 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
SF – Robbie Gould 25-yard field goal, 8:15. Tied 16–16. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:59.
SF – Garrett Celek 6-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 1:53. 49ers 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:33.
Fourth quarter
SF – Robbie Gould 41-yard field goal, 3:54. 49ers 26–16. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:46.
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Tom Savage left the game in the 2nd quarter with a concussion. Savage took a hard hit from Elvis Dumervil and his hands were visibly shaking and had trouble rolling over on his side.[17] Chris Nowinski .[18] T. J. Yates came in at quarterback on the Texans' next drive, leading a 9 play, 75 yard touchdown drive, ending with a 7-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins .
With the loss, the Texans fell to 4–9, ensuring their first losing season under head coach Bill O'Brien . Houston was eliminated from playoff contention the following day after the Miami Dolphins defeated the New England Patriots.
Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ]
Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
0
0
7 0 7
Jaguars 7 24 7 7 45
at EverBank Field , Jacksonville, Florida
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
JAX – Jaydon Mickens 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Lambo kick), 14:51. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:59.
JAX – Jaydon Mickens 14-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Lambo kick), 10:18. Jaguars 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:59.
JAX – Josh Lambo 38-yard field goal, 0:56. Jaguars 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 0:56.
JAX – Keelan Cole 9-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Lambo kick), 0:30. Jaguars 31–0. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:11.
Third quarter
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 25-yard pass from T.J. Yates (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 8:17. Jaguars 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:30.
JAX – Tommy Bohanon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 7:16. Jaguars 38–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:59.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Corey Grant 8-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 10:30. Jaguars 45–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:07.
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With another blowout loss to the Jaguars, the Texans were swept by Jacksonville for the first time since 2013 and fell to 4–10.
Week 16: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ]
NFL on Christmas Day
Week Sixteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 10 10 7 7 34
Texans
0
0
0 6 6
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 34-yard field goal, 10:40. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:20.
PIT – Justin Hunter 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 6:59. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:04.
Second quarter
PIT – Roosevelt Nix 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 4:14. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:07.
PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 0:53. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 1:52.
Third quarter
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 10-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:48. Steelers 27–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:55.
Fourth quarter
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 3-yard pass from T. J. Yates (pass failed), 12:30. Steelers 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.
PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 18-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 9:26. Steelers 34–6. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 3:04.
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Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts [ edit ]
Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans
3 10 0 0 13
Colts 0
7 7 8 22
at Lucas Oil Stadium , Indianapolis, Indiana
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 52-yard field goal, 8:15. Texans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
IND – Jack Doyle 6-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:55. Colts 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:20.
HOU – Alfred Blue 2-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:55. Texans 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:00.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 46-yard field goal, 1:44. Texans 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:37.
Third quarter
IND – Marlon Mack 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:51. Colts 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:39.
Fourth quarter
IND – T. J. Yates sacked in end zone by Hassan Ridgeway for a Safety, 12:07. Colts 16–13.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 54-yard field goal, 8:47. Colts 19–13. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:20.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 22-yard field goal, 0:31. Colts 22–13. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:06.
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This is the Texans’ first loss in the Bill O'Brien era when they had a lead at halftime. They finished 4-12.
Standings [ edit ]
Division [ edit ]
Conference [ edit ]
e
#
Team
Division
W L T PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division leaders
1 [a] New England Patriots
East
13 3 0
.813
5–1
10–2
.484
.466
W3
2 [a] Pittsburgh Steelers
North
13 3 0
.813
6–0
10–2
.453
.423
W2
3 [b] Jacksonville Jaguars
South
10 6 0
.625
4–2
9–3
.434
.394
L2
4 [b] Kansas City Chiefs
West
10 6 0
.625
5–1
8–4
.477
.481
W4
Wild Cards
5 [c] Tennessee Titans
South
9 7 0
.563
5–1
8–4
.434
.396
W1
6 [c] Buffalo Bills
East
9 7 0
.563
3–3
7–5
.492
.396
W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [c] Baltimore Ravens
North
9 7 0
.563
3–3
7–5
.441
.299
L1
8 [c] Los Angeles Chargers
West
9 7 0
.563
3–3
6–6
.457
.347
W2
9 Cincinnati Bengals
North
7 9 0
.438
3–3
6–6
.465
.321
W2
10 [d] Oakland Raiders
West
6 10 0
.375
2–4
5–7
.512
.396
L4
11 [d] Miami Dolphins
East
6 10 0
.375
2–4
5–7
.543
.531
L3
12 [e] Denver Broncos
West
5 11 0
.313
2–4
4–8
.492
.413
L2
13 [e] New York Jets
East
5 11 0
.313
2–4
5–7
.520
.438
L4
14 [f] Indianapolis Colts
South
4 12 0
.250
2–4
3–9
.480
.219
W1
15 [f] Houston Texans
South
4 12 0
.250
1–5
3–9
.516
.375
L6
16 Cleveland Browns
North
0
16 0
.000
0–6
0–12
.520
–
L16
Tiebreakers [g]
^ a b New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record.
^ a b c d Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed.
^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep.
^ 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.
Statistics [ edit ]
Category
Total yards
Yards per game
NFL rank(out of 32)
Passing offense
3,278
204.9
21st
Rushing offense
1,842
115.1
14th
Total offense[19]
5,120
320.0
20th
Passing defense
3,799
237.4
24th
Rushing defense
1,747
109.2
13th
Total defense[20]
5,546
346.6
20th
Individual [ edit ]
Source :[21]
References [ edit ]
^ Florio, Mike (January 16, 2017). "Texans part ways with George Godsey" . Pro Football Talk NBC Sports . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (January 16, 2017). "Texans, offensive coordinator George Godsey agree to part ways" . USA Today . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ Daniels, Tim (January 18, 2017). "Mike Vrabel Named Texans DC, Romeo Crennel to Be Assistant Head Coach" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ Barshop, Sarah (January 31, 2017). "Wes Welker joins Houston Texans as offensive, special-teams assistant" . ESPN . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ "Cowboys-Texans game relocated to AT&T Stadium" . NFL.com . August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ Epstein, Jori (August 30, 2017). "Cowboys-Texans game canceled to give Houston players chance to go home after Harvey" . The Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017 .
^ "Brian Cushing of Houston Texans suspended 10 games" . ESPN . September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ Williams, Charean (October 1, 2017). "Deshaun Watson, Andre Hal lead Texans to big lead" . NBC Sports . Retrieved October 1, 2017 .
^ Bishop, Sarah (October 1, 2017). "Deshaun Watson shows what's possible for Texans with record performance" . ESPN . Retrieved October 1, 2017 .
^ "J. J. Watt has season-ending surgery to repair fracture" . NFL.com . Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
^ "Whitney Mercilus out for season with torn pectoral" . NFL.com . Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
^ Deshaun Watson tears ACL in practice from NFL website
^ "TJ Yates, Matt McGloin set to backup new Texans starter Savage at QB" . KTRK . November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017 .
^ Williams, Charean (November 19, 2017). "D'Onta Foreman carted off with lower leg injury" . NBC Sports . Retrieved November 19, 2017 .
^ Bishop, Sarah (December 10, 2017). "Tom Savage of Houston Texans taken to locker room, seen with hands twitching after hit" . ESPN . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ Schad, Tom (December 10, 2017). "Tom Savage shakes after scary hit, briefly returns to game" . USA Today . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ "2017 NFL Team Total Offense Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2022 .
^ "2017 NFL Team Total Defense Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2022 .
^ "2017 Texans Statistics" . Houston Texans. Retrieved October 14, 2022 .
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