2005 Houston Texans season

4th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Houston Texans 2005 2–14 4th AFC South Dom Capers Charley Casserly Bob McNair Reliant Stadium Did not qualify WR Jerome Mathis Texans seasons thumb|270px|The Texans host the Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2005 The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and the 4th and final season under head coach Dom Capers. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in 2013). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002. The team fired head coach Dom Capers after the season; he was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who would coach the team up until 2013. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0–8 on the road for the first, and so far, only time in franchise history. Offseason NFL draft 2005 NFL draft 2005 Houston Texans 1 16 Travis Johnson Defensive tackle Florida State yes 3 73 Vernand Morency Running back Oklahoma State yes 4 114 Jerome Mathis Wide receiver Hampton yes yes 5 151 Drew Hodgdon Center Arizona State yes 6 188 C. C. Brown Safety Louisiana–Lafayette yes 7 227 Kenneth Pettway Defensive end Grambling State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/2005_draft.htm 2005 Houston Texans draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 12, 2014 Staff 2005 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 coordinator/offensive line – Joe Pendry Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Mike London Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Defensive backs – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs – Tony Oden Defensive assistant – Robert Saleh Special teams – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright Roster 2005 Houston Texans 53 9 7 12 Tony Banks  8 David Carr  4 Dave Ragone 27 Jason Anderson 25 Tony Hollings 34 Vernand Morency 44 Moran Norris FB 88 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 13 Jerome Mathis 11 Donovan Morgan 87 Mark Bruener 81 Matt Murphy 84 Marcellus Rivers 67 Milford Brown G 76 Steve McKinney C 69 Chester Pitts G 68 Tyson Walter C/OT 78 Seth Wand OT 77 Todd Washington C 70 Fred Weary G 72 Zach Wiegert G/OT 90 Jason Davis DE 95 Jerry DeLoach DE 75 Travis Johnson DE 97 Alfred Malone DE 91 Seth Payne NT 99 Robaire Smith DE 50 Charlie Anderson OLB 93 Jason Babin OLB 59 Frank Chamberlin ILB 54 Troy Evans OLB 56 Morlon Greenwood ILB 53 Shantee Orr OLB 98 Antwan Peek OLB 55 Kenny Pettway OLB 51 DaShon Polk ILB 33 Jason Bell CB 24 C. 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Brown S 42 Marcus Coleman FS 26 Glenn Earl SS 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 20 Jammal Lord FS 28 Chris McKenzie CB 23 Dunta Robinson CB 21 Lewis Sanders CB 30 Jason Simmons SS 22 Ramon Walker SS  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  7 Chad Stanley P 31 Phillip Buchanon CB/PR (IR) 7px 37 Domanick Davis RB (IR) 7px 63 Drew Hodgdon C (IR) 7px 94 Junior Ioane NT (IR) 7px 83 Bennie Joppru TE (PUP) 7px 71 Todd Wade OT (IR) 7px 96 Gary Walker DE (IR) 7px 32 Jonathan Wells FB (IR) 7px 52 Kailee Wong ILB (IR) 7px -- Quinn Dorsey LB -- Robert Douglas RB 49 Aaron Halterman TE -- Elliott Harris DE -- Reese Hicks G 73 Garrick Jones OT -- Andre Torrey LB Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 14, 2005 Denver Broncos L 14–20 0–1 Reliant Stadium Recap 2 August 21, 2005 Oakland Raiders W 19–17 1–1 Reliant Stadium Recap 3 August 28, 2005 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–21 1–2 Texas Stadium Recap 4 September 2, 2005 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–38 1–3 Raymond James Stadium Recap Houston Texans 2005 Schedule NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/schedules-uk/2005/PRE/TEXANS https://web.archive.org/web/20200105053842/https://www.nfl.com/schedules-uk/2005/PRE/TEXANS January 5, 2020 June 29, 2021 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 at Buffalo Bills L 7–22 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 2 September 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–27 0–2 Reliant Stadium Recap 3Bye 4 October 2 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–16 0–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 5 October 9 Tennessee Titans L 20–34 0–4 Reliant Stadium Recap 6 October 16 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–42 0–5 Qwest Field Recap 7 October 23 Indianapolis Colts L 20–38 0–6 Reliant Stadium Recap 8 October 30 Cleveland Browns W 19–16 1–6 Reliant Stadium Recap 9 November 6 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–21 1–7 Alltel Stadium Recap 10 November 13 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–31 1–8 RCA Dome Recap 11 November 20 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–45 1–9 Reliant Stadium Recap 12 November 27 St. Louis Rams L 27–33 (OT) 1–10 Reliant Stadium Recap 13 December 4 at Baltimore Ravens L 15–16 1–11 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 14 December 11 at Tennessee Titans L 10–13 1–12 The Coliseum Recap 15 December 18 Arizona Cardinals W 30–19 2–12 Reliant Stadium Recap 16 December 24, 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–38 2–13 Reliant Stadium Recap 17 January 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 (OT) 2–14 Monster Park Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Buffalo Bills Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week One: Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills September 11, 2005 1:00 p.m. EDT Texans 0 7 0 0 Bills 6 13 0 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 71,781 Sunny, 76 F C Ron Winter CBS Gus Johnson, Brent Jones Box Score First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:36. BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 1:43. Bills 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:45. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 13:57. Bills 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09. BUF – Rian Lindell 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Bills 12–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:34. HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick). Bills 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30. BUF – Jason Peters 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 0:29. Bills 19–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:08. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Bills 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:31. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 9/21, 70 yards, 3 INT BUF – J. P. Losman – 17/28, 170 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 48 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 117 yards Top receivers HOU – Mark Bruener – 1 reception, 19 yards BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary September 18 12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 10 10 7 0 Texans 0 0 7 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,742 Sunny, 95 F C (retractable roof open) Bill Vinovich CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter PIT – Jeff Reed 37-yard field goal, 10:07. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:49. PIT – Hines Ward 16-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 8:04. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:28. Second quarter PIT – Hines Ward 14-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 14:55. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yard, 4:21. PIT – Jeff Reed 35-yard field goal, 3:58. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:16. Third quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 7:05. Steelers 20–7. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:44. PIT – Willie Parker 10-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 3:51. Steelers 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:01. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 14/21, 254 yards, 2 TD HOU – David Carr – 16/26, 167 yards, TD Top rushers PIT – Willie Parker – 25 rushes, 111 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 15 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 49 yards Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary October 2 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT Texans 0 3 7 0 Bengals 3 7 0 6 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 65,714 Cloudy, 79 F C Larry Nemmers CBS Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker Box score First quarter CIN – Shayne Graham 24-yard field goal, 4:35. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 84 yards, 7:52. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 13:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 9:06. CIN – Jeremi Johnson 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:09. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 3:53. Third quarter HOU – Moran Norris 4-yard pass from David Car (Kris Brown kick), 7:40. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:27. Fourth quarter CIN – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 5:04. Bengals 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:31. CIN – Shayne Graham 46-yard field goal, 1:10. Bengals 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 7 yards, 1:59. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 17/26, 174 yards, TD CIN – Carson Palmer – 25/34, 276 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 19 rushes, 81 yards CIN – Rudi Johnson – 19 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 6 receptions, 88 yards CIN – T. J. Houshmandzadeh – 8 receptions, 105 yards Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary October 9 3:00 p.m. CDT Titans 7 3 14 10 Texans 0 6 3 11 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,430 Ed Hochuli CBS Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter TEN – Ben Troupe 10-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 5:54. Titans 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:51. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 32-yard field goal, 14:38. Titans 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:59. HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 7:09. Titans 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:34. TEN – Rob Bironas 52-yard field goal, 2:20. Titans 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:36. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 43-yard field goal, 12:26. Titans 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:23. TEN – Jarrett Payton 5-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 6:06. Titans 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:53. TEN – Drew Bennett 16-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 2:16. Titans 24–9. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 49-yard field goal, 14:06. Titans 27–9. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 1:37. HOU – Kris Brown 47-yard field goal, 11:32. Titans 27–12. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:22. TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 7:45. Titans 34–12. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 3:30. HOU – Corey Bradford 3-yard pass from David Carr (David Carr pass to Corey Bradford), 1:55. Titans 34–20. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:37. Top passers TEN – Steve McNair – 22/31, 220 yards, 2 TD HOU – David Carr – 18/27, 131 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Chris Brown – 22 rushes, 78 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 19 rushes, 130 yards Top receivers TEN – Drew Bennett – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 8 receptions, 43 yards Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary October 16 7:30 p.m. CDT / 5:30 p.m. PDT Texans 0 3 7 0 Seahawks 14 7 7 14 Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington 66,196 Overcast, 57 F C Scott Green ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber Box score First quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:12. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:57. SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:08. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:51. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 7:50. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 6:52. SEA – Joe Jurevicius 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:45. Seahawks 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:05. Third quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:23. Seahawks 28–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:17. HOU – Domanick Williams 27-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:35. Seahawks 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:17. Seahawks 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:18. SEA – Maurice Morris 11-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:14. Seahawks 42–10. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:54. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 19/33, 179 yards, TD SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 14/20, 168 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 18 rushes, 40 yards SEA – Shaun Alexander – 22 rushes, 141 yards, 4 TD Top receivers HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 10 receptions, 87 yards SEA – Peter Warrick – 3 receptions, 53 yards Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary October 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Colts 7 7 10 14 Texans 0 14 0 6 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,621 None (retractable roof closed) Bill Carollo CBS Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein Box score First quarter IND – Edgerrin James 1-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 3:42. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:22. Second quarter IND – Dallas Clark 31-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:22. Colts 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:17. HOU – Domanick Williams 8-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:15. Colts 14–7. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 7:52. HOU – Jabar Gaffney 8-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:30. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:31. Third quarter IND – Edgerrin James 9-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:18. Colts 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:28. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 36-yard field goal, 0:17. Colts 24–14. Drive: 18 plays, 66 yards, 7:22. Fourth quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 7-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:38. Colts 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:39. IND – Montae Reagor 37-yard fumble return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:07. Colts 38–14. HOU – Jerome Mathis 89-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 7:56. Colts 38–20. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 21/27, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 6/9, 48 yards, TD, INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 21 rushes, 139 yards, 2 TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 28 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Reggie Wayne – 9 receptions, 89 yards HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 4 receptions, 25 yards, TD Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary October 30 12:00 p.m. CST Browns 10 3 0 3 Texans 7 3 3 6 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,064 Bill Leavy CBS Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter HOU – Jerome Mathis 34-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:55. Texans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:27. CLE – Aaron Shea 8-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Phil Dawson kick), 5:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:36. CLE – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 0:05. Browns 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:07. Second quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 4:14. Browns 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:33. HOU – Kris Brown 38-yard field goal, 0:10. Browns 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:52. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 13–13. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 7:15. Fourth quarter HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 14:08. Texans 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:19. CLE – Phil Dawson 37-yard field goal, 5:06. Tied 16–16. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:25. HOU – Kris Brown 40-yard field goal, 2:45. Texans 19–16. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:06. Top passers CLE – Trent Dilfer – 12/25, 185 yards, TD HOU – David Carr – 10/20, 138 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Reuben Droughns – 20 rushes, 99 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 28 rushes, 91 yards Top receivers CLE – Antonio Bryant – 4 receptions, 98 yards HOU – Jabar Gaffney – 5 receptions, 64 yards With the win, the Texans snapped their 7 game losing streak and improved to 1-7. Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary November 6 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST Texans 0 7 7 0 Jaguars 0 0 7 14 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 64,613 Partly cloudy, 79 F C Gerry Austin CBS Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter HOU – Corey Bradford 31-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:18. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:19. Third quarter JAX – Ernest Wilford 12-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27. HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:19. Texans 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:27. Fourth quarter JAX – Byron Leftwich 8-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:48. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. JAX – Greg Jones 12-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 2:53. Jaguars 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:50. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 22/30, 219 yards, TD JAX – Byron Leftwich – 19/25, 218 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Jonathan Wells – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD JAX – Fred Taylor – 12 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 9 receptions, 91 yards JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary November 13 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Texans 0 7 10 0 Colts 7 14 7 3 RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 57,209 None (played indoors) Peter Morelli CBS Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter IND – Dallas Clark 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:29. Colts 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:48. Second quarter IND – Edgerrin James 5-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:14. Colts 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 8:17. IND – Brandon Stokley 21-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:36. Colts 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:25. HOU – Jonathan Wells 14-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:53. Colts 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:31. Third quarter HOU – Jabar Gaffney 13-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 8:26. Colts 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:22. IND – Marvin Harrison 30-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:54. Colts 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. HOU – Kris Brown 24-yard field goal, 0:59. Colts 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:44. Fourth quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 45-yard field goal, 11:30. Colts 31–17. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 4:29. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 16/25, 138 yards, TD IND – Peyton Manning – 26/35, 297 yards, 3 TD Top rushers HOU – Jonathan Wells – 15 rushes, 58 yards, TD IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 122 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 42 yards IND – Marvin Harrison – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary November 20 7:30 p.m. CST Chiefs 10 21 0 14 Texans 7 0 10 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,481 Clear, 58 F C (retractable roof open) Walt Coleman ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber Box score First quarter KC – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:55. KC – Larry Johnson 23-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:20. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:56. HOU – Jerome Mathis 99-yard kickoff return (Kris Brown kick), 4:05. Chiefs 10–7. Second quarter KC – Eddie Kennison 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:14. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:21. KC – Larry Johnson 1-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:23. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:08. KC – Eric Warfield 57-yard interception return (Lawrence Tynes kick), 0:03. Chiefs 31–7. Third quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 8:54. Chiefs 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:35. HOU – Kris Brown 22-yard field goal, 0:42. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:40. Fourth quarter KC – Eddie Kennison 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 8:38. Chiefs 38–17. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 8:19. KC – Samie Parker 6-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:35. Chiefs 45–17. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:04. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 19/29, 220 yards, 3 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 19/36, 182 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Larry Johnson – 36 rushes, 211 yards, 2 TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 13 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tony Gonzalez – 9 receptions, 98 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 3 receptions, 53 yards Week 12: St. Louis Rams Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary November 27 1:00 p.m. CST Rams 0 3 7 17 6 Texans 7 17 0 3 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,010 Ed Hochuli Fox Curt Menefee & J.C. Pearson Box score First quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:35. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:43. Second quarter HOU – Domanick Williams 30-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:33. Texans 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 9:33. HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 4:25. Texans 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:38. STL – Jeff Wilkins 37-yard field goal, 0:58. Texans 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:27. HOU – Corey Bradford 10-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:20. Texans 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:16. Third quarter STL – Torry Holt 19-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:33. Texans 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:15. Fourth quarter STL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:37. Texans 24–17. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 7:21. HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 2:49. Texans 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:35. STL – Isaac Bruce 43-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:26. Texans 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 2:07. STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 27–27. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:14. Overtime STL – Kevin Curtis 56-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, 8:46. Rams 33–27. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:52. Top passers STL – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 19/30, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 25/34, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 25 rushes, 110 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 25 rushes, 78 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 10 receptions, 130 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 159 yards, TD Houston would go up 24-10 only to squander that lead by getting out scored 23-3 in the 4th quarter and overtime. As a result, the Texans fell to 1-10, 0-2 against the NFC West, and they would be eliminated from playoff contention. Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 4 1:00 p.m. CST Texans 3 3 0 9 Ravens 0 7 0 9 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 69,909 Sunny, 47 F C Terry McAulay CBS Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 3:43. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:01. Second quarter BAL – Kyle Boller 6-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 13:01. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42. HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:04. Ravens 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 4:38. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Kris Brown 22-yard field goal, 14:30. Texans 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 4:27. BAL – Adalius Thomas 20-yard interception return (kick failed), 7:16. Ravens 13–9. HOU – Kris Brown 29-yard field goal, 3:31. Ravens 13–12. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:45. HOU – Kris Brown 39-yard field goal, 1:08. Texans 15–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:34. BAL – Matt Stover 38-yard field goal, 0:06. Ravens 16–15. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:02. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 17/37, 165 yards, INT BAL – Kyle Boller – 17/33, 198 yards Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 29 rushes, 155 yards BAL – Chester Taylor – 11 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 70 yards BAL – Mark Clayton – 7 receptions, 86 yards With the loss, the Texans finished 1-3 against the AFC North. Week 14: at Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary December 11 1:00 p.m. CST Texans 3 7 0 0 Titans 0 3 7 3 The Coliseum 69,149 Cloudy, 43 F C Bernie Kukar CBS Craig Bolerjack & Rich Baldinger Box score First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 30-yard field goal, 0:03. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:27. Second quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 23-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:55. HOU – Domanick Williams 3-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 0:19. Texans 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:26. Third quarter TEN – Adam Jones 52-yard punt return (Rob Bironas kick), 3:07. Tied 10–10. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 21-yard field goal, 0:10. Titans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:37. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 17/26, 116 yards, TD TEN – Steve McNair – 18/30, 208 yards Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 22 rushes, 139 yards TEN – Chris Brown – 16 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers HOU – Domanick Williams – 7 receptions, 50 yards, TD TEN – Chris Brown – 3 receptions, 54 yards Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary December 18 1:00 p.m. CST Cardinals 3 7 0 9 Texans 0 24 3 3 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,024 None (retractable roof closed) Bill Vonovich Fox Chris Myers, Terry Donahue & Kevin McCabe Box score First quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 3:43. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:44. Second quarter HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 14:23. Texans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 10:52. ARI – Anquan Boldin 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 10:16. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:54. HOU – Vernand Morency 25-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:57. Texans 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 5:05. HOU –Jonathan Wells 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:50. Texans 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:52. HOU – Kris Brown 27-yard field goal, 0:08. Texans 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:06. Third quarter HOU – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:26. Fourth quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 14:46. Texans 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:52. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from John Navarre (kick failed), 5:32. Texans 27–19. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10. HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Texans 30–19. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:04. Top passers ARI – John Navarre – 14/24, 174 yards, TD, INT HOU – David Carr – 22/33, 150 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 6 rushes, 28 yards HOU – Jonathan Wells – 28 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 134 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 51 yards With the win, the Texans snapped their 6 game losing streak and improved to 2-12 (2-5 at home and 1-2 against the NFC West). Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary December 24, 2005 1:00 p.m. CST Jaguars 7 3 7 21 Texans 3 10 0 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 70,025 Tony Corrente CBS Bill Macatee & Rich Gannon Box score First quarter JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 6:02. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:53. HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 2:21. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:35. Second quarter HOU – Corey Bradford 50-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:43. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:17. JAX – Josh Scobee 26-yard field goal, 4:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 6:57. HOU – Kris Brown 53-yard field goal, 1:03. Texans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:22. Third quarter JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:03. Jaguars 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24. Fourth quarter HOU – Andre Johnson 53-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 12:15. Texans 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:10. JAX – Fred Taylor 15-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 9:16. Jaguars 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:45. JAX – Ernest Wilford 36-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 2:37. Jaguars 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:20. JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 17-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:51. Jaguars 38–20. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:12. Top passers JAX – David Garrard – 18/31, 292 yards, TD HOU – David Carr – 19/29, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 101 yards, TD HOU – Jonathan Wells – 21 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD With the loss, Houston fell to 2-13 (2-6 at home) and finished 0-6 against the AFC South. Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers Houston Texans 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary January 1, 2006 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST Texans 10 0 7 0 0 49ers 0 7 10 0 3 Monster Park, San Francisco, California 67,970 Cloudy, 59 F C Bill Leavy CBS Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon Box score First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 21-yard field goal, 9:14. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:47. HOU – Vernand Morency 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:43. Texans 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:18. Second quarter SF – Brandon Lloyd 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (Joe Nedney kick), 0:18. Texans 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:34. Third quarter SF – Joe Nedney 42-yard field goal, 7:33. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 7:22. HOU – Corey Bradford 25-yard pass from Tony Banks (Kris Brown kick), 5:50. Texans 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:29. SF – Mike Adams 40-yard interception return (Joe Nedney kick), 0:10. Tied 17–17. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Overtime SF – Joe Nedney 33-yard field goal, 3:52. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:18. Top passers HOU – Tony Banks – 14/25, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT SF – Alex Smith – 16/29, 159 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Vernand Morency – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD SF – Frank Gore – 25 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD SF – Arnaz Battle – 3 receptions, 52 yards With the overtime loss, the Texans finished the season at a franchise worst 2-14, 1-3 against the NFC West, and 0-8 on the road. Standings Statistics Team CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank(out of 32) Passing offense 2,237 139.8 30th Rushing offense 1,816 113.5 15th Total offenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/season/2005/seasontype/2 2005 NFL Team Total Offense Stats April 29, 2022 4,053 253.3 30th Passing defense 3,521 220.1 24th Rushing defense 2,303 143.9 32nd Total defenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/season/2005/seasontype/2 2005 NFL Team Total Defense Stats April 29, 2022 5,824 364.0 31st Individual CategoryPlayerTotal Offense Passing yards David Carr 2,488 Passing touchdowns David Carr 14 Rushing yards Domanick Williams 976 Rushing touchdowns Jonathan Wells 4 Receiving yards Andre Johnson 688 Receiving touchdowns Corey Bradford 5 Defense Tackles (Solo) Morlon Greenwood 82 Sacks Shantee Orr 7 Interceptions Glenn Earl 2 Source:Houston Texans https://www.houstontexans.com/team/stats/2005/REG 2005 Texans Statistics April 29, 2022 References Category:Houston Texans seasons Houston