2004 Houston Texans season

3rd season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Houston Texans 2004 7–9 3rd AFC South Dom Capers Bob McNair Charley Casserly Reliant Stadium Did not qualify WR Andre Johnson Texans seasons The 2004 season was the Houston Texans' third in the National Football League, all of which they had spent under head coach Dom Capers. The team finished 7–9, two games better than the previous season, and came third in the AFC South, the first time they had not finished bottom. The Texans also earned their first victory over the Tennessee Titans, the franchise previously known as the Oilers, who had left Houston after the 1996 season. Quarterback David Carr, who missed four games the previous season, started all 16 games in 2004. Carr finished 2004 as his best season with Houston, finishing 285-of-466 for 3,531 yards with 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Carr's 466 attempts, 3,531 passing yards, and 16 passing touchdowns would all be career highs for him. Additionally, this was the first season Carr finished with more touchdowns than interceptions.NFL.com https://www.nfl.com/players/david-carr/stats/career David Carr Career Stats January 11, 2022 Offseason NFL draft 2004 NFL draft 2004 Houston Texans 1 10 Dunta Robinson Cornerback South Carolina yes 1 27 Jason Babin Outside linebacker Western Michigan from Tennessee yes yes 4 122 Glenn Earl Safety Notre Dame from Indianapolis yes 6 170 Vontez Duff Cornerback Notre Dame 6 175 Jammal Lord Running back Nebraska yes 6 200 Charlie Anderson Linebacker Mississippi Compensatory selection yes 7 210 Raheem Orr Linebacker Rutgers from Jacksonville 7 211 Sloan Thomas Wide receiver Texas 7 248 B. J. Symons Quarterback Texas Tech Compensatory selection no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/2004_draft.htm 2004 Houston Texans draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 12, 2014 Staff 2004 Houston Texans Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan Head coach – Dom Capers Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer Quarterbacks – Greg Roman Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Kippy Brown Tight ends – Tony Marciano Offensive line – Joe Pendry Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Todd Grantham Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Defensive backs (secondary) – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs (secondary) – Tony Oden Special teams – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright Roster 2004 Houston Texans 53 12 8 12 Tony Banks American football  8 David Carr American football  4 Dave Ragone 47 Jarrod Baxter FB 37 Domanick Davis 25 Tony Hollings 44 Moran Norris FB 32 Jonathan Wells American football 88 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 84 J. J. Moses 17 Kendrick Starling y 87 Mark Bruener 82 Billy Miller American football 81 Matt Murphy American football tackle 67 Milford Brown G 60 Brandon Evans y G 73 Garrick Jones RT 76 Steve McKinney C 69 Chester Pitts G 68 Marcus Spears offensive tackle RT 71 Todd Wade RT 78 Seth Wand LT 77 Todd Washington C 70 Fred Weary offensive lineman G 95 Jerry DeLoach DE 94 Junior Ioane NT 91 Seth Payne NT 92 Corey Sears DE 99 Robaire Smith DE 96 Gary Walker defensive end DE 58 D. D. Acholonu y ILB 50 Charlie Anderson y OLB 93 Jason Babin y OLB 57 Quincy Monk ILB 53 Shantee Orr OLB 51 DaShon Polk ILB 55 Jamie Sharper ILB 52 Kailee Wong OLB 24 Eric Brown safety SS 26 Glenn Earl y SS 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 31 Aaron Glenn CB 20 Jammal Lord y FS 29 Marlon McCree SS 23 Dunta Robinson y CB 30 Jason Simmons S 43 Kenny Wright CB  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  7 Chad Stanley P 27 Jason Anderson American football y RB IR 33 Jason Bell American football CB IR -- Marcus Bell linebacker ILB IR 42 Marcus Coleman S IR 54 Troy Evans football OLB IR 56 Jay Foreman American football OLB IR 83 Bennie Joppru TE PUP -- Dennis O'Sullivan American football C IR 98 Antwan Peek OLB IR 41 Ramon Walker S PUP  2 B. J. Symons y QB PUP 72 Zach Wiegert G IR 97 Jason Davis defensive end DE -- Anthony Dunn OLB -- Reese Hicks RT -- Allen Suber y WR 19 Sloan Thomas y WR -- Renaldo Works y RB -- David Young American football S Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 15, 2004 Dallas Cowboys W 18–0 1–0 Reliant Stadium Recap 2 August 22, 2004 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–38 1–1 Heinz Field Recap 3 August 28, 2004 at Denver Broncos L 17–31 1–2 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap 4 September 3, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 9–17 1–3 Reliant Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 San Diego Chargers L 20–27 0–1 Reliant Stadium Recap 2 September 19 at Detroit Lions L 16–28 0–2 Ford Field Recap 3 September 26 at Kansas City Chiefs W 24–21 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Oakland Raiders W 30–17 2–2 Reliant Stadium Recap 5 October 10 Minnesota Vikings L 28–34 (OT) 2–3 Reliant Stadium Recap 6 October 17 at Tennessee Titans W 20–10 3–3 The Coliseum Recap 7Bye 8 October 31 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–6 4–3 Reliant Stadium Recap 9 November 7 at Denver Broncos L 13–31 4–4 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap 10 November 14 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–49 4–5 RCA Dome Recap 11 November 21 Green Bay Packers L 13–16 4–6 Reliant Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Tennessee Titans W 31–21 5–6 Reliant Stadium Recap 13 December 5 at New York Jets L 7–29 5–7 Giants Stadium Recap 14 December 12 Indianapolis Colts L 14–23 5–8 Reliant Stadium Recap 15 December 19 at Chicago Bears W 24–5 6–8 Soldier Field Recap 16 December 26 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 21–0 7–8 Alltel Stadium Recap 17 January 2 Cleveland Browns L 14–22 7–9 Reliant Stadium RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans – Game summary September 12 12:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 3 7 10 7 Texans 3 10 7 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,255 None (retractable roof closed) Bill Leavy CBS Gus Johnson and Brent Jones Box score First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 11:49. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:00. SD – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 6:35. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:03. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 20-yard field goal, 14:07. Texans 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:20. SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:51. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:22. HOU – Domanick Williams 2-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:43. Texans 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:58. Third quarter SD – Reche Caldwell 36-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:12. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:33. HOU – Domanick Williams 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:36. Texans 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:22. SD – Nate Kaeding 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:27. Fourth quarter SD – Eric Parker 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:34. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 5:11. Top passers SD – Drew Brees – 17/24, 209 yards, 2 TD HOU – David Carr – 19/25, 229 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 121 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 21 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SD – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 123 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 5 receptions, 70 yards Week 2: at Detroit Lions Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – Game summary September 19 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT Texans 0 3 7 6 Lions 0 7 14 7 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 61,465 None (played indoors) Jeff Triplette CBS Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter DET – Cory Schlesinger 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 6:56. Lions 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:09. HOU – Kris Brown 34-yard field goal, 1:06. Lions 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:05. Third quarter DET – Roy Williams 31-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 6:38. Lions 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 5:24. HOU – Andre Johnson 54-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 2:31. Lions 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 3:43. DET – Eddie Drummond 99-yard kickoff return (Jason Hanson kick), 2:16. Lions 21–10. Fourth quarter HOU – Corey Bradford 27-yard pass from David Carr (pass failed), 12:20. Lions 21–16. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:39. DET – Roy Williams 14-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 4:41. Lions 28–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:43. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 23/34, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 18/25, 176 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 25 rushes, 78 yards DET – Kevin Jones – 12 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers HOU – Domanick Williams – 11 receptions, 95 yards DET – Roy Williams – 4 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 26 12:00 p.m. CDT Texans 0 6 8 10 Chiefs 7 0 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,433 Cloudy, 71 F C Peter Morelli CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Marcus Allen Box score First quarter KC – Tony Gonzalez 14-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 5:35. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:33. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 6:15. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 5:14. HOU – Kris Brown 49-yard field goal, 0:10. Chiefs 7–6. 'Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:37. Third quarter KC – Chris Horn 6-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 11:10. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:13. HOU – Marcus Coleman 102-yard interception return (Jonathan Wells run), 3:51. Tied 14–14. Fourth quarter KC – Jason Dunn 5-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:55. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:40. HOU – Jabar Gaffney 9-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 5:20. Tied 21–21. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11. HOU – Kris Brown 49-yard field goal, 0:02. Texans 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:11. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 13/25, 233 yards, TD, INT KC – Trent Green – 21/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Jonathan Wells – 10 rushes, 37 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 32 rushes, 134 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 96 yards KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary October 3 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 3 14 0 0 Texans 3 14 3 10 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,741 Bill Vinovich CBS Gus Johnson and Brent Jones Box score First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 46-yard field goal, 3:09. Texans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:16. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 50-yard field goal, 0:42. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:17. Second quarter HOU – Jamie Sharper 16-yard fumble return (Kris Brown kick), 11:41. Texans 10–3. OAK – Amos Zereoué 55-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:02. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:15. HOU – Jonathan Wells 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:25. Texans 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:20. OAK – Amos Zereoué 3-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:47. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:27. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 3:03. Texans 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:21. Fourth quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 15-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 14:48. Texans 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:33. HOU – Kris Brown 44-yard field goal, 3:19. Texans 30–17. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:29. Top passers OAK – Kerry Collins – 21/38, 237 yards, 3 INT HOU – David Carr – 14/23, 228 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Amos Zereoué – 14 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD HOU – Jonathan Wells – 26 rushes, 105 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Ronald Curry – 5 receptions, 69 yards HOU – Andre Johnson – 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans – Game summary October 10 12:00 p.m. CDT Vikings 0 14 7 7 6 Texans 0 0 7 21 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,718 None (retractable roof closed) Ed Hochuli Fox Curt Menefee, Tim Green Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 14:11. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:40. MIN – Nate Burleson 5-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 0:36. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:23. Third quarter MIN – Marcus Robinson 10-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 11:50. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:46. HOU – Andre Johnson 2-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:52. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter HOU – Domanick Davis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 11:31. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:11. MIN – Randy Moss 50-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:49. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:59. HOU – Derick Armstrong 11-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:11. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:38. HOU – Andre Johnson 22-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 1:53. Tied 28–28. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:28. Overtime MIN – Marcus Robinson 50-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper, 7:05. Vikings 34–28. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 36/50, 396 yards, 5 TD HOU – David Carr – 27/42, 372 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIN – Mewelde Moore – 20 rushes, 92 yards HOU – Domanick Davis – 14 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Marcus Robinson – 9 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD Week 6: at Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary October 17 12:00 p.m. CDT Texans 3 10 0 7 Titans 0 10 0 0 The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee 68,932 Cloudy, 60 F C Walt Coleman CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 9:42. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 5:18. Second quarter TEN – Drew Bennett 10-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 12:49. Titans 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:01. HOU – Jabar Gaffney 20-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 9:12. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:37. TEN – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 6:02. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:10. HOU – Kris Brown 50-yard field goal, 2:38. Texans 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:24. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Jonathan Wells 4-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:42. Texans 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:43. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 16/26, 266 yards, TD, INT TEN – Steve McNair – 19/41, 210 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers HOU – Jonathan Wells – 22 rushes, 73 yards, TD TEN – Chris Brown – 13 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 66 yards TEN – Derrick Mason – 5 receptions, 74 yards With the win, the Texans improved to 3–3. This was the Texans' first win over the Tennessee Titans, who previously played in Houston as the Oilers from 1960 to 1996. Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary October 31 12:00 p.m. CST Jaguars 0 3 0 3 Texans 7 3 0 10 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,502 Bill Leavy CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter HOU – Corey Bradford 15-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:20. Texans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:50. Second quarter JAX – Josh Scobee 44-yard field goal, 6:33. Texans 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:37. HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:15. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 6:45. Texans 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:27. JAX – Josh Scobee 36-yard field goal, 3:52. Texans 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:45. HOU – Demarcus Faggins 43-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick), 0:42. Texans 20–6. Top passers JAX – Byron Leftwich – 25/40, 227 yards, 2 INT HOU – David Carr – 26/34, 276 yards, TD Top rushers JAX – LaBrandon Toefield – 5 rushes, 22 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 22 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers JAX – Jimmy Smith – 9 receptions, 117 yards HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 5 receptions, 88 yards Week 9: at Denver Broncos Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Houston Texans at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 7 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST Texans 0 7 0 6 Broncos 7 17 7 0 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 74,292 Sunny, 69 F C Jeff Triplette CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross Box score Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary November 14 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Texans 0 0 7 7 Colts 7 14 21 7 RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 56,511 None (played indoors) Bill Carollo CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross Box score Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans – Game summary November 21 7:30 p.m. CST Packers 0 3 0 13 Texans 0 13 0 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,769 None (retractable roof closed) Peter Morelli ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber Box score Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary November 28 12:00 p.m. CST Titans 14 7 0 0 Texans 3 7 14 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,721 Larry Nemmers CBS Gus Johnson, Brent Jones Box score First quarter TEN – Erron Kinney 12-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 10:13. Titans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:47. TEN – Erron Kinney 11-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 5:44. Titans 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:37. HOU – Kris Brown 29-yard field goal, 0:35. Titans 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:09. Second quarter TEN – Derrick Mason 4-yard pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson kick), 10:38. Titans 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:26. HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 6:46. Titans 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:52. Third quarter HOU – Billy Miller 14-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 9:20. Titans 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:40. HOU – Andre Johnson 11-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 2:35. Texans 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:58. Fourth quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 41-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:34. Texans 31–21. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:13. Top passers TEN – Steve McNair – 25/34, 227 yards, 3 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 21/30, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Antowain Smith – 21 rushes, 90 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 16 rushes, 129 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Derrick Mason – 8 receptions, 87 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 7 receptions, 52 yards With the win, the Texans improved to 5–6, snapped their three game losing streak, and swept the Titans for the first time in franchise history. Week 13: at New York Jets Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at New York Jets – Game summary December 5 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Texans 0 7 0 0 Jets 3 3 7 16 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 77,875 Cloudy, 56 F C Tom White CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian Box score Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary December 12 12:00 p.m. CST Colts 14 0 3 6 Texans 0 7 7 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,762 Ed Hochuli CBS Gus Johnson, Brent Jones Box score With the loss to Indianapolis the Texans were eliminated from playoff contention at 5-8. Week 15: at Chicago Bears Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears – Game summary December 19 12:00 p.m. CST Texans 0 7 0 17 Bears 0 0 2 3 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 62,122 Cloudy, 12 F C Bill Vinovich CBS Don Criqui, Steve Tasker Box score Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 26 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Texans 7 7 0 7 Jaguars 0 0 0 0 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 66,227 Clear, 40 F C Walt Coleman CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter HOU – Domanick Davis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 8:33. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:27. Second quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 10-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:46. Texans 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:38. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter HOU – Antwan Peek 66-yard fumble return (Kris Brown kick), 3:11. Texans 21–0. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 13/19, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT JAX – Byron Leftwich – 6/14, 35 yards, INT Top rushers HOU – Domanick Davis – 31 rushes, 158 yards, TD JAX – Greg Jones – 9 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD JAX – Troy Edwards – 3 receptions, 24 yards This was the first shutout win in Texans history. Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns Houston Texans 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary January 2, 2005 12:00 p.m. CST Browns 3 6 7 6 Texans 7 0 0 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,724 None (retractable roof closed) Gerry Austin CBS Craig Bolerjack, Richard Baldinger Box score First quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 45-yard field goal, 9:51. Browns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:33. HOU – Jonathan Wells 6-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 4:48. Texans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:48. Second quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal, 11:28. Texans 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:31. CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 2:00. Browns 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:41. Third quarter CLE – Steve Heiden 9-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 5:24. Browns 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:56. Fourth quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 45-yard field goal, 14:09. Browns 19–7. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:24. CLE – Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal, 4:01. Browns 22–7. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:46. HOU – Domanick Williams 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:23. Browns 22–14. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:27. Top passers CLE – Kelly Holcomb – 20/29, 228 yards, TD, 2 INT HOU – David Carr – 15/25, 114 yards, TD Top rushers CLE – Lee Suggs – 26 rushes, 131 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 103 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Antonio Bryant – 7 receptions, 87 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 5 receptions, 42 yards Looking to secure their first non-losing season, the 7–8 Texans hosted the 3–12 Browns in the regular season finale of the 2004 season. Despite only committing one turnover, Houston's offense struggled and only gained 238 yards of total offense compared to Cleveland's 364. The Texans scored a touchdown with 1:23 left to trail 14–22 and attempted an onside kick, but it was recovered by the Browns who would run out the clock to win the game. Standings Division Conference HOU Statistics Team CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank(out of 32) Passing offense 3,246 202.9 18th Rushing offense 1,882 117.6 12th Total offenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/season/2004/seasontype/2 2004 NFL Team Total Offense Stats April 29, 2022 5,128 320.5 18th Passing defense 3,615 225.9 24th Rushing defense 1,843 115.2 13th Total defenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/season/2004/seasontype/2 2004 NFL Team Total Defense Stats April 29, 2022 5,458 341.1 23rd Individual CategoryPlayerTotal Offense Passing yards David Carr 3,531 Passing touchdowns David Carr 16 Rushing yards Domanick Williams 1,188 Rushing touchdowns Domanick Williams 13 Receiving yards Andre Johnson 1,142 Receiving touchdowns Andre Johnson 6 Defense Tackles (Solo) Jamie Sharper 96 Sacks Kailee Wong 5.5 Interceptions Dunta Robinson 6 Source:Houston Texans https://www.houstontexans.com/team/stats/2004/REG 2004 Texans Statistics April 29, 2022 References Category:Houston Texans seasons Houston