2011 Houston Texans season

10th season in franchise history; first playoff appearance August 2023 March 2026 Houston Texans 2011 10–6 1st AFC South Gary Kubiak Rick Dennison Wade Phillips Rick Smith Bob McNair Reliant Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Bengals) 31–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Ravens) 13–20 File:Houston texans unif.png 4 HB Arian Foster CB Johnathan Joseph C Chris Myers DE Antonio Smith Texans seasons The 2011 season was the Houston Texans' 10th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth 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. Prior to the season, former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as defensive coordinator, replacing Frank Bush, who was fired.Texans hire Phillips as defensive coordinator Chron http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/7367380.html January 2011 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). The Texans allowed just 278 points (17.375 points per game) in the regular season, and scored 103 more points than their opponents did, which are both team records. They allowed 23 or more points only five times all season. 3 Offseason Draft 2011 NFL draft 2011 Houston Texans 1 11 J. J. Watt Defensive end Wisconsin yes yes 2 42 Brooks Reed Defensive end Arizona yes 2 60 Brandon Harris Cornerback Miami (FL) from New England yes 4 127 Rashad Carmichael Cornerback Virginia Tech from Chicago via Washington yes 5 144 Shiloh Keo Safety Idaho from Washington yes 5 152 T. J. Yates Quarterback North Carolina from Indianapolis via Washington yes 7 214 Derek Newton Offensive tackle Arkansas State yes 7 254 Cheta Ozougwu Defensive end Rice Supplemental compensatory selection yes Staff Houston Texans 2011 staff Front office Chairman/CEO – Bob McNair Vice chairman – Philip Burguières Vice chairman – D. Cal McNair President – Jamey Rootes Executive vice president/general manager – Rick Smith Vice president of football administration – Chris Olsen Director of pro personnel – Brian Gardner Associate director of pro personnel – Bobby Grier Director of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan Head coaches Head coach – Gary Kubiak Assistant head coach/defensive line – Bill Kollar Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Rick Dennison Quarterbacks – Greg Knapp Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Larry Kirksey Tight ends – Brian Pariani Offensive line – John Benton Assistant offensive line – Frank Pollack Offensive assistant – Marc Lubick Offensive assistant – Jim Ryan Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Linebackers – Reggie Herring Secondary – Vance Joseph Assistant defensive backs – Perry Carter Defensive assistant – Bobby King Special teams coaches Special teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz Final roster 2011 Houston Texans 53 12 8 17 Jake Delhomme  7 Jeff Garcia 13 T. J. Yates y 23 Arian Foster 44 Ben Tate 47 Lawrence Vickers FB 32 Derrick Ward 80 Andre Johnson 89 Bryant Johnson 12 Jacoby Jones PR 15 Jeff Maehl y 83 Kevin Walter 86 James Casey American football 81 Owen Daniels American football 85 Joel Dreessen 88 Garrett Graham 61 Thomas Austin American football G 65 Mike Brisiel G 76 Duane Brown T 62 Antoine Caldwell G 66 Andrew Gardner American football G 55 Chris Myers American football C 75 Derek Newton y T 74 Wade Smith G 73 Eric Winston T 93 Tim Bulman DE 95 Shaun Cody NT 96 Tim Jamison DE 92 Earl Mitchell NT 94 Antonio Smith defensive end DE 99 J. J. Watt y DE 54 Mister Alexander y ILB 98 Connor Barwin OLB 50 Bryan Braman y OLB 56 Brian Cushing ILB 52 Tim Dobbins ILB 57 Jesse Nading OLB 58 Brooks Reed y OLB 59 DeMeco Ryans ILB 30 Jason Allen American football CB 27 Quintin Demps SS 26 Brandon Harris y CB 25 Kareem Jackson CB 24 Johnathan Joseph CB 31 Shiloh Keo y FS 21 Brice McCain CB 22 Sherrick McManis CB 38 Danieal Manning FS 33 Troy Nolan FS 29 Glover Quin SS  4 Neil Rackers K  1 Matt Turk P 46 Jon Weeks LS 34 Dominique Barber SS IR 78 Rashad Butler T IR 36 Roc Carmichael y CB IR  2 Brett Hartmann y P IR 18 Lestar Jean y WR IR 11 Matt Leinart QB IR 77 Darius Morris American football y T IR  8 Matt Schaub QB IR 51 Darryl Sharpton ILB IR 71 Shelley Smith American football G IR 64 Kasey Studdard G IR 90 Mario Williams OLB IR 63 Howard Barbieri y G 91 Ra'Shon Harris NT 16 Trindon Holliday WR 19 Juaquin Iglesias WR 97 Derrell Smith y LB 79 Cody Wallace C 40 Javarris Williams RB 42 Torri Williams S Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 15, 2011 New York Jets W 20–16 1–0 Reliant Stadium Recap 2 August 20, 2011 New Orleans Saints W 27–14 2–0 Reliant Stadium Recap 3 August 27, 2011 at San Francisco 49ers W 30–7 3–0 Candlestick Park Recap 4 September 1, 2011 at Minnesota Vikings L 0–28 3–1 Mall of America Field Recap Regular season Schedule 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 11Bye 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, 2011 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 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary September 11 12:00 p.m. CDT Colts 0 0 0 7 Texans 17 17 0 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,444 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Walt Coleman CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf First quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 25-yard field goal, 4:27. Texans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:32. HOU – Derrick Ward 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 2:56. Texans 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:41. HOU – Ben Tate 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:41. Texans 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:08. Second quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 4-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 6:57. Texans 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:54. HOU – Neil Rackers 29-yard field goal, 1:34. Texans 27–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:51. HOU – Jacoby Jones 79-yard punt return (Neil Rackers kick), 0:54. Texans 34–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter IND – Reggie Wayne 6-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:17. Texans 34–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 1:10. Top passers IND – Kerry Collins – 16/31, 197 yards, TD HOU – Matt Schaub – 17/24, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Joseph Addai – 8 rushes, 39 yards HOU – Ben Tate – 24 rushes, 116 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Reggie Wayne – 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD The Texans began their season at home against the AFC South division foes, Colts. With the win, the Texans started the season out at 1–0. Week 2: at Miami Dolphins Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 18 4:15 p.m. EDT/3:15 p.m. CDT Texans 6 10 0 7 Dolphins 3 0 7 3 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 51,032 87 F (Sunny) John Parry CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts First quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 23-yard field goal, 9:58. Texans 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:02. HOU – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 4:33. Texans 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:04. MIA – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 2:25. Texans 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:08. Second quarter HOU – Owen Daniels 4-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 14:09. Texans 13–3. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:44. HOU – Neil Rackers 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:42. Third quarter MIA – Brandon Marshall 12-yard pass from Chad Henne (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:37. Texans 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:06. Fourth quarter MIA – Dan Carpenter 34-yard field goal, 12:53. Texans 16–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:26. HOU – Andre Johnson 23-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 10:06. Texans 23–13. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:47. Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub – 21/29, 230 yards, 2 TD MIA – Chad Henne – 12/30, 170 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 23 rushes, 103 yards MIA – Daniel Thomas – 18 rushes, 107 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD MIA – Brandon Marshall – 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD The Texans went on the road to face the Dolphins. With the win, the Texans improved to 2–0. Week 3: at New Orleans Saints Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 25 12:00 p.m. CDT Texans 10 6 3 14 Saints 0 10 7 23 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 73,002 Played indoors (dome stadium) Tony Corrente CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf First quarter HOU – Owen Daniels 14-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 10:13. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:47. HOU – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 3:17. Texans 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:43. Second quarter NO – Darren Sproles 30-yard run (John Kasay kick), 8:23. Texans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:44. HOU – Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal, 6:20. Texans 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:03. HOU – Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal, 3:53. Texans 16–7. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:17. NO – John Kasay 35-yard field goal, 0:35. Texans 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:18. Third quarter NO – Robert Meachem 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 10:34. Saints 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:26. HOU – Neil Rackers 36-yard field goal, 5:08. Texans 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:26. Fourth quarter HOU – James Casey 26-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 14:54. Texans 26–17. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:06. NO – Jimmy Graham 27-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 9:30. Texans 26–24. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:50. NO – Lance Moore 16-yard pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Lance Moore), 7:10. Saints 32–26. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:58. HOU – Kevin Walter 20-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 4:13. Texans 33–32. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57. NO – Mark Ingram II 13-yard run (Drew Brees pass to Lance Moore), 2:42. Saints 40–33. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:31. Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub – 22/39, 373 yards, 3 TD, INT NO – Drew Brees – 31/44, 370 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 19 rushes, 82 yards NO – Mark Ingram II – 9 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 128 yards NO – Jimmy Graham – 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD With the loss, the Texans fell to 2–1. Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary October 2 12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 0 0 7 3 Texans 7 3 0 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,585 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Clete Blakeman CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf First quarter HOU – Owen Daniels 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 4:05. Texans 7–0. Drive: 19 plays, 82 yards, 10:55. Second quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 25-yard field goal is good, 2:33. Texans 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:41. Third quarter PIT – Rashard Mendenhall 3-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 7:02. Texans 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:58. Fourth quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 26-yard field goal is good, 14:57. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:27. HOU – Arian Foster 42-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 12:02. Texans 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:55. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 16/30, 206 yards, INT HOU – Matt Schaub – 14/21, 138 yards, TD Top rushers PIT – Isaac Redman – 6 rushes, 40 yards HOU – Arian Foster – 30 rushes, 155 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Mike Wallace – 4 receptions, 77 yards HOU – Owen Daniels – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD With the win, the Texans improved to 3–1. Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary October 9 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 3 9 3 10 Texans 7 7 3 3 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,420 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Pete Morelli CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts First quarter HOU – Kevin Walter 5-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 8:09. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:43. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 54-yard field goal, 3:26. Texans 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:20. Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 55-yard field goal, 14:55. Texans 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 2 yards, 1:53. HOU – Joel Dreessen 56-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 11:57. Texans 14–6. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:08. OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 34-yard pass from Jason Campbell (pass failed), 1:09. Texans 14–12. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 0:51. Third quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 50-yard field goal, 5:12. Raiders 15–14. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:39. HOU – Neil Rackers 54-yard field goal, 1:59. Texans 17–15. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:13. Fourth quarter OAK – Chaz Schilens 18-yard pass from Jason Campbell (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:50. Raiders 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:09. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42-yard field goal, 10:00. Raiders 25–17. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:22. HOU – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 2:56. Raiders 25–20. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 5:26. Top passers OAK – Jason Campbell – 15/35, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – Matt Schaub – 24/51, 416 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Darren McFadden – 16 rushes, 51 yards HOU – Arian Foster – 22 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 7 receptions, 99 yards, TD HOU – Owen Daniels – 7 receptions, 89 yards The day before the game Al Davis died at the age of 82 due to heart failure.Raiders owner Al Davis dead at 82 http://www.espn.co.uk/american-fb/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82 October 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321020457/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82 March 21, 2012 6 June 2012 live mdy ESPN Associated Press Al Davis died of heart failure https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7161801/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-died-heart-failure ESPN Associated Press 28 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111230122210/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7161801/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-died-heart-failure December 30, 2011 6 June 2012 live mdy Davis served as the Raiders' head coach from 1963 to 1965, part owner and general manager from 1966 to 1971, then became the team's principal owner in 1972, still serving as general manager. Additionally, Davis served as commissioner of the AFL in 1966. With the loss, the Texans fell to 3–2 and they lost both their second game and first home game against the Raiders. Week 6: at Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary October 16 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT Texans 0 7 7 0 Ravens 7 3 6 13 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,154 72 F (Partly Cloudy) Gene Steratore CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf First quarter BAL – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:08. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 97 yards, 8:47. Second quarter HOU – Wade Smith fumble recovery in the end zone (Neil Rackers kick), 4:48. Tied 7–7. BAL – Billy Cundiff 43-yard Field Goal, 1:50. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, -7 yards, 2:58. Third quarter BAL – Billy Cundiff 48-yard Field Goal, 11:46. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:14. HOU – Jacoby Jones 32-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 8:36. Texans 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. BAL – Billy Cundiff 25-yard Field Goal, 3:30. Ravens 16–14. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 5:06. Fourth quarter BAL – Billy Cundiff 33-yard Field Goal, 14:44. Ravens 19–14. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:43. BAL – Ricky Williams 4-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 4:01. Ravens 26–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:37. BAL – Billy Cundiff 40-yard Field Goal, 1:55. Ravens 29–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:39. Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub – 21/37, 220 yards, TD BAL – Joe Flacco – 20/33, 305 yards, INT Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 15 rushes, 49 yards BAL – Ray Rice – 23 rushes, 101 yards Top receivers HOU – Kevin Walter – 6 receptions, 52 yards BAL – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 132 yards With the loss, the Texans fell to 3–3. Week 7: at Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary October 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Texans 3 17 7 14 Titans 0 0 7 0 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 72 F (Sunny) Terry McAulay CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon First quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 1:25. Texans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:18. Second quarter HOU – Joel Dreessen 10-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 7:24. Texans 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:29. HOU – Arian Foster 78-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 3:53. Texans 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:48. HOU – Neil Rackers 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:52. Third quarter HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 9:06. Texans 27–0. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 3:28. TEN – Jared Cook 5-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 5:34. Texans 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter HOU – Arian Foster 5-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 9:51. Texans 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 5:02. HOU – Brice McCain 38-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 9:28. Texans 41–7. Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub – 18/23, 296 yards, 2 TD TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 14/30, 104 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 25 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD TEN – Javon Ringer – 3 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers HOU – Arian Foster – 5 receptions, 118 yards TEN – Chris Johnson – 6 receptions, 27 yards With the win, the Texans improved to 4–3. Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Battle Red Day Houston Texans 2011 border:2px solid #03202f;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary October 30 12:00 p.m. CDT Jaguars 0 7 0 7 Texans 7 0 7 10 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,412 68 F, sunny (roof open) Scott Green CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon First quarter HOU – Matt Schaub 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 8:21. Texans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:39. Second quarter JAX – Jason Hill 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 5:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:47. Third quarter HOU – Joel Dreessen 7-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 9:10. Texans 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:07. Fourth quarter HOU – Arian Foster 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 12:32. Texans 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 4:07. JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 5:15. Texans 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:58. HOU – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 0:18. Texans 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:57. Top passers JAX – Blaine Gabbert – 10/30, 97 yards, TD, 2 INT HOU – Matt Schaub – 16/30, 225 yards, TD Top rushers JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 rushes, 63 yards, TD HOU – Arian Foster – 33 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers JAX – Marcedes Lewis – 4 receptions, 45 yards HOU – Kevin Walter – 5 receptions, 70 yards With the win, the Texans improved to 5–3. Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary November 6 12:00 p.m. CST Browns 3 0 3 6 Texans 14 10 3 3 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,511 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Alberto Riveron CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts First quarter HOU – Ben Tate 27-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 9:50. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:10. HOU – Matt Schaub 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 7:11. Texans 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:29. CLE – Phil Dawson 50-yard field goal, 3:43. Texans 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:28. Second quarter HOU – Arian Foster 19-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 8:06. Texans 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:54. HOU – Neil Rackers 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:02. Third quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 21-yard field goal, 5:45. Texans 27–3. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 7:19. CLE – Phil Dawson 51-yard field goal, 2:08. Texans 27–6. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:37. Fourth quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 10:35. Texans 30–6. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:33. CLE – Josh Cribbs 2-yard pass from Colt McCoy (pass failed), 4:47. Texans 30–12. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:48. Top passers CLE – Colt McCoy – 14/22, 146 yards, TD, INT HOU – Matt Schaub – 14/23, 119 yards, INT Top rushers CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 13 rushes, 28 yards HOU – Arian Foster – 19 rushes, 124 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Josh Cribbs – 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD HOU – Owen Daniels – 3 receptions, 32 yards With the win, the Texans improved to 6–3. Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary November 13 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Texans 9 7 14 7 Buccaneers 0 3 0 6 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 56,037 77 F (Partly Cloudy) John Parry CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon First quarter HOU – Jacoby Jones 80-yard pass from Matt Schaub (kick blocked), 14:48. Texans 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12. HOU – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 4:29. Texans 9–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:24. Second quarter HOU – Arian Foster 78-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 8:55. Texans 16–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:53. TB – Connor Barth 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 16–3. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:28. Third quarter HOU – Arian Foster 5-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 8:10. Texans 23–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:04. HOU – Derrick Ward 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 2:03. Texans 30–3. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:14. Fourth quarter TB – Preston Parker 9-yard pass from Josh Freeman (pass failed), 11:17. Texans 30–9. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:38. HOU – Ben Tate 11-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:38. Texans 37–9. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 2:29. Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub – 11/15, 242 yards, 2 TD TB – Josh Freeman – 15/33, 170 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 17 rushes, 84 yards, TD TB – LeGarrette Blount – 10 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers HOU – Arian Foster – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD TB – Arrelious Benn – 2 receptions, 47 yards With the win, the Texans went on their bye week 7–3. However, Matt Schaub was lost for the season due to a Lisfranc injury on his right foot. Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary November 27 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Texans 7 13 0 0 Jaguars 7 3 0 3 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida 62,004 75 F (10% chance of rain) Walt Coleman CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots First quarter JAX – Ashton Youboty 38-yard fumble return (Josh Scobee kick), 13:38. Jaguars 7–0. HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 6:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:59. Second quarter JAX – Josh Scobee 21-yard field goal, 10:41. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:22. HOU – Joel Dreessen 20-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Neil Rackers kick), 6:24. Texans 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:49. HOU – Neil Rackers 53-yard field goal, 4:13. Texans 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:37. HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 0:02. Texans 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 1:43. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter JAX – Josh Scobee 35-yard field goal, 4:15. Texans 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:48. Top passers HOU – T. J. Yates – 8/15, 70 yards JAX – Blaine Gabbert – 13/29, 136 yards, INT Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 22 rushes, 65 yards, TD JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 rushes, 99 yards Top receivers HOU – Owen Daniels – 4 receptions, 31 yards JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 4 receptions, 67 yards With the win, not only did the Texans improved to 8–3, but swept the Jaguars for the 1st time since 2006. With Matt Schaub suffering a lisfranc injury against Tampa Bay, Matt Leinart started at quarterback for the Texans. Leinart would go down against the Jaguars with a collarbone injury, with T. J. Yates stepping in at quarterback. Leinart finished the game going 10-of-13 for 57 yards with a touchdown. Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans – Game summary December 4 12:00 p.m. CST Falcons 0 3 7 0 Texans 3 7 0 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,545 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Bill Leavy Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa First quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 43-yard field goal, 4:03. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:45. Second quarter HOU – Joel Dreessen 3-yard pass from T. J. Yates (Neil Rackers kick), 10:08. Texans 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:00. ATL – Matt Bryant 19-yard field goal, 5:06. Texans 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:02. Third quarter ATL – Roddy White 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 1:46. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:44. Fourth quarter HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 6:05. Texans 17–10. Drive: 19 plays, 85 yards, 10:41. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/47, 267 yards, TD, 2 INT HOU – T. J. Yates – 12/25, 188 yards, TD Top rushers ATL – Michael Turner – 14 rushes, 44 yards HOU – Arian Foster – 31 rushes, 111 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 100 yards HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 97 yards Due to injuries to Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart, quarterback T. J. Yates made his first NFL start. With the win, the Texans improved to 9–3, securing only their second winning season in franchise history. Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 11 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Texans 3 0 7 10 Bengals 6 10 3 0 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 41,202 34 F (Clear) Ed Hochuli CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon First quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 46-yard field goal, 9:51. Texans 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:08. CIN – Mike Nugent 22-yard field goal, 4:45. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:57. CIN – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, 2:31. Bengals 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 0:53. Second quarter CIN – Jerome Simpson 17-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:02. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 7:45. CIN – Mike Nugent 49-yard field goal, 0:06. Bengals 16–3. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 0:24. Third quarter HOU – Joel Dreessen 6-yard pass from T. J. Yates (Neil Rackers kick), 12:27. Bengals 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:52. CIN – Mike Nugent 28-yard field goal, 2:07. Bengals 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:48. Fourth quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 5:31. Bengals 19–13. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 6:04. HOU – Kevin Walter 6-yard pass from T. J. Yates (Neil Rackers kick), 0:02. Texans 20–19. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. Top passers HOU – T. J. Yates – 26/44, 300 yards, 2 TD, INT CIN – Andy Dalton – 16/28, 189 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 8 rushes, 67 yards CIN – Cedric Benson – 21 rushes, 91 yards Top receivers HOU – Owen Daniels – 7 receptions, 100 yards CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 59 yards With the last-second win, the Texans improved to 10–3 and clinched the franchise's first playoff berth and AFC South division title. Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans – Game summary December 18 12:00 p.m. CST Panthers 7 14 0 7 Texans 0 0 6 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,540 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Jeff Triplette Fox Ron Pitts, Charles Davis and Drea Avent First quarter CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 26-yard pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick), 12:07. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 2:09. Second quarter CAR – Jeremy Shockey 9-yard pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick), 12:19. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:53. CAR – Richie Brockel 7-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 0:55. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:08. Third quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 11:07. Panthers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:47. HOU – Neil Rackers 34-yard field goal, 2:53. Panthers 21–6. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:06. Fourth quarter HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 13:48. Panthers 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:37. CAR – DeAngelo Williams 24-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 9:54. Panthers 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 13/23, 149 yards, 2 TD HOU – T. J. Yates – 19/30, 212 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 15 rushes, 61 yards, TD HOU – Arian Foster – 16 rushes, 109 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD HOU – Arian Foster – 5 receptions, 58 yards With the loss, the Texans' seven-game winning streak was snapped, falling to 10–4. Houston also lost to the Panthers for the first time in franchise history. Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary December 22 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST Texans 10 0 3 3 Colts 3 3 3 10 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana 64,159 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Jerome Boger NFLNKIAH [a] Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan First quarter HOU – Arian Foster 9-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 14:06. Texans 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:45. IND – Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal, 4:38. Texans 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:36. HOU – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 2:01. Texans 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:37. Second quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal, 3:36. Texans 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:39. Third quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 35-yard field goal, 10:25. Texans 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:35. IND – Adam Vinatieri 47-yard field goal, 0:54. Texans 13–9. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:11. Fourth quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 6:48. Texans 13–12. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:08. HOU – Neil Rackers 31-yard field goal, 1:56. Texans 16–12. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:52. IND – Reggie Wayne 1-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:19. Colts 19–16. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 1:37. Top passers HOU – T. J. Yates – 13/16, 132 yards IND – Dan Orlovsky – 23/41, 244 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 23 rushes, 158 yards, TD IND – Joseph Addai – 19 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers HOU – Kevin Walter – 3 receptions, 47 yards IND – Reggie Wayne – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD With the loss, the Texans fell to 10–5. Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary January 1 12:00 p.m. CST Titans 0 13 3 7 Texans 7 3 3 9 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,512 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Ron Winter CBS Bill Macatee & Steve Tasker First quarter HOU – Ben Tate 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:15. Texans 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:43. Second quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 21-yard field goal, 13:06. Texans 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:20. TEN – Donnie Avery 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 3:48. Titans 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:41. HOU – Neil Rackers 52-yard field goal, 1:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:39. TEN – Rob Bironas 43-yard field goal, 0:05. Titans 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:09. Third quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 37-yard field goal, 11:46. Tied 13–13. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 3:14. TEN – Rob Bironas 33-yard field goal, 7:22. Titans 16–13. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:46. Fourth quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 16–16. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:25. TEN – Nate Washington 25-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 4:31. Titans 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:32. HOU – Bryant Johnson 5-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (run failed), 0:14. Titans 23–22. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 1:35. Top passers TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 22/35, 297 yards, 2 TD HOU – Jake Delhomme – 18/28, 211 yards, TD Top rushers TEN – Chris Johnson – 15 rushes, 61 yards HOU – Ben Tate – 16 rushes, 97 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Nate Washington – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD HOU – James Casey – 7 receptions, 91 yards thumb|right|Jake Delhomme and the Texans line up against the Titans T. J. Yates left the game after the Texans' first offensive drive with a bruised left shoulder. He was replaced by Jake Delhomme for the rest of the game. Houston scored a touchdown with 0:14 left to trail 22–23. To avoid overtime and further injuries, head coach Gary Kubiak decided to try a two-point conversion. Tight end Joel Dreessen was flagged for a false start, moving the Texans back 5 yards. The attempt would ultimately fail as backup center Thomas Austin snapped the ball over Delhomme. Neil Rackers would attempt an onside kick, but it was recovered by Lavelle Hawkins for the Titans, securing a win for Tennessee. With the loss, the Texans would end their season at 10–6 and the AFC's #3 seed. Standings Division Conference Postseason 2011–12 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 7, 2012 F j, Y 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 Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Cincinnati Bengals at (3) Houston Texans – Game summary January 7, 2012 F j, Y 3:30 p.m. CST Bengals 7 3 0 0 Texans 7 10 7 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,725 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Clete Blakeman NBC Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan First quarter CIN – Cedric Benson 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 7:38. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:23. HOU – Arian Foster 8-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 4:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. Second quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 7:09. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15 HOU – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 1:53. Tied 10–10. Drive 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:21. HOU – J. J. Watt 29-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 0:59. Texans 17–10. Third quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 40-yard pass from T.J. Yates (Neil Rackers kick), 1:18. Texans 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:37 Fourth quarter HOU – Arian Foster 42-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:26. Texans 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:46. Top passers CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/42, 257 yards, 3 INT HOU – T. J. Yates – 11/20, 159 yards, TD Top rushers CIN – Brian Leonard – 3 rushes, 34 yards HOU – Arian Foster – 24 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 47 yards HOU – Andre Johnson – 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD 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. AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Houston Texans at (2) Baltimore Ravens – Game summary January 15, 2012 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Texans 3 10 0 0 Ravens 17 0 0 3 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 31 F, Sunny Pete Morelli CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf First quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 12:24. Texans 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:36 BAL – Kris Wilson 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), 9:51. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:21 BAL – Billy Cundiff 48-yard field goal, 6:02. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:47 BAL – Anquan Boldin 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:08. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:05 Second quarter HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 11:42. Ravens 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:26 HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 4:48. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:49 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BAL – Billy Cundiff 44-yard field goal, 2:52. Ravens 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:29 Top passers HOU – T. J. Yates – 17/35, 184 yards, 3 INT BAL – Joe Flacco – 14/27, 176 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 27 rushes, 132 yards, TD, FUM BAL – Ray Rice – 21 rushes, 60 yards, FUM Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 8 rec, 111 yards BAL – Anquan Boldin – 4 rec, 73 yards, TD With the loss, the Texans finished the season with an overall record of 11–7. As of 2025, this was the closest Houston ever got to winning a game in the Divisional Round. Statistics Team CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank(out of 32) Passing offense 3,506 219.1 18th Rushing offense 2,448 153.0 2nd Total offenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/season/2011/seasontype/2 2011 NFL Team Total Offense Stats May 5, 2022 5,954 372.1 13th Passing defense 3,035 189.7 3rd Rushing defense 1,536 96.0 4th Total defenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/season/2011/seasontype/2 2011 NFL Team Total Defense Stats May 5, 2022 4,571 285.7 2nd Individual CategoryPlayerTotal 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 AllenJohnathan Joseph 4 Source:Houston Texans https://www.houstontexans.com/team/stats/2011/REG 2011 Texans Statistics May 5, 2022 References Houston Category:2011 in sports in Texas Category:AFC South championship seasons Category:Houston Texans seasons