2004 Houston Texans season | |
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Owner | Bob McNair |
General manager | Charley Casserly |
Head coach | Dom Capers |
Offensive coordinator | Chris Palmer |
Defensive coordinator | Vic Fangio |
Home field | Reliant Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7β9 |
Division place | 3rd AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Andre Johnson |
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The 2004 season was the: Houston Texans' third in theββNational Football League, all of which they had spent under head coach Dom Capers. The team finished 7β9, 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.
Offseasonβ»
NFL draftβ»
2004 Houston Texans draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 10 | Dunta Robinson | Cornerback | South Carolina | |
1 | 27 | Jason Babin * | Outside linebacker | Western Michigan | from Tennessee |
4 | 122 | Glenn Earl | Safety | Notre Dame | from Indianapolis |
6 | 170 | Vontez Duff | Defensive back | Notre Dame | |
6 | 175 | Jammal Lord | Running back | Nebraska | |
6 | 200 | Charlie Anderson | Linebacker | Mississippi | Compensatory selection |
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 |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseasonβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 15 | Dallas Cowboys | W 18β0 | 1β0 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3β38 | 1β1 | Heinz Field | Recap |
3 | August 28 | at Denver Broncos | L 17β31 | 1β2 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
4 | September 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 9β17 | 1β3 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 20β27 | 0β1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | at Detroit Lions | L 16β28 | 0β2 | Ford Field | Recap |
3 | September 26 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 24β21 | 1β2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 3 | Oakland Raiders | W 30β17 | 2β2 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 10 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28β34 (OT) | 2β3 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 17 | at Tennessee Titans | W 20β10 | 3β3 | The Coliseum | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20β6 | 4β3 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 7 | at Denver Broncos | L 13β31 | 4β4 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
10 | November 14 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14β49 | 4β5 | RCA Dome | Recap |
11 | November 21 | Green Bay Packers | L 13β16 | 4β6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 28 | Tennessee Titans | W 31β21 | 5β6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 5 | at New York Jets | L 7β29 | 5β7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 12 | Indianapolis Colts | L 14β23 | 5β8 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 24β5 | 6β8 | Soldier Field | Recap |
16 | December 26 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 21β0 | 7β8 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 2 | Cleveland Browns | L 14β22 | 7β9 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Texans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,255
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: at Detroit Lionsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 61,465
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 71 Β°F (22 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,433
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Marcus Allen
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: vs. Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Texans | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 70,741
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikingsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,718
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: Fox
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: at Tennessee Titansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Titans | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 60 Β°F (16 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 68,932
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV: CBS
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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With the win, the Texans improved to 3β3. 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 Jaguarsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Texans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,502
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV: CBS
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 9: at Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Broncos | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Sunny, 69 Β°F (21 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 74,292
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 56,511
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Texans | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,769
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Texans | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,721
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV: CBS
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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With the win, the Texans improved to 5β6, snapped their three game losing streak, and swept the Titans for the first time in franchise history.
Week 13: at New York Jetsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Jets | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 56 Β°F (13 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,875
- Referee: Tom White
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Texans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,762
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 12 Β°F (β11 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 62,122
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear, 40 Β°F (4 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 66,227
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- Box score
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
Texans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: January 2, 2005
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,724
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Looking to secure their first non-losing season, the 7β8 Texans hosted the 3β12 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 14β22 and attempted an onside kick. But it was recovered by, the Browns who would run out the clock to win the game.
Standingsβ»
Divisionβ»
AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 8β4 | 522 | 351 | L1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2β4 | 6β6 | 261 | 280 | W1 |
Houston Texans | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4β2 | 6β6 | 309 | 339 | L1 |
Tennessee Titans | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1β5 | 3β9 | 344 | 439 | W1 |
Conferenceβ»
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5β1 | 11β1 | .484 | .479 | W14 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5β1 | 10β2 | .492 | .478 | W2 |
3 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 8β4 | .500 | .458 | L1 |
4 | San Diego Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 9β3 | .477 | .411 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .523 | .406 | L2 |
6 | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .484 | .450 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2β4 | 6β6 | .527 | .479 | W1 |
8 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 6β6 | .551 | .472 | W1 |
9 | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 5β7 | .512 | .382 | L1 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2β4 | 4β8 | .543 | .453 | W2 |
11 | Houston Texans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4β2 | 6β6 | .504 | .402 | L1 |
12 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3β3 | 6β6 | .551 | .509 | L1 |
13 | Oakland Raiders | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1β5 | 3β9 | .570 | .450 | L2 |
14 | Tennessee Titans | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1β5 | 3β9 | .512 | .463 | W1 |
15 | Miami Dolphins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 2β10 | .555 | .438 | L1 |
16 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 3β9 | .590 | .469 | W1 |
Tiebreakers | |||||||||||
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Statisticsβ»
Teamβ»
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
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Passing offense | 3,246 | 202.9 | 18th |
Rushing offense | 1,882 | 117.6 | 12th |
Total offense | 5,128 | 320.5 | 18th |
Passing defense | 3,615 | 225.9 | 24th |
Rushing defense | 1,843 | 115.2 | 13th |
Total defense | 5,458 | 341.1 | 23rd |
Individualβ»
Category | Player | Total | |
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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:
Referencesβ»
- ^ "David Carr Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "2004 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "2004 NFL Team Total Offense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "2004 NFL Team Total Defense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "2004 Texans Statistics". Houston Texans. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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