Unrestricted
CB Jason Allen
S Dominique Barber
G Mike Brisiel
DE Tim Bulman
QB Jake Delhomme
ILB Tim Dobbins
TE Joel Dreessen
QB Jeff Garcia
WR Bryant Johnson
C Chris Myers
K Neil Rackers
G Kasey Studdard
P Matt Turk
RB Derrick Ward
OLB Mario Williams

Restricted
S Quintin Demps
(RB Arian Foster – signed March 6)

Exclusive Rights
(LS Jon Weeks – signed March 5)

THE WIN…

·         Was the first in postseason play in franchise history.

·         Made Houston the sixth expansion franchise since 1976 to win its playoff debut, joining Carolina (1996), Jacksonville (1996), Baltimore (2000), Seattle (1983) and Tampa Bay (1979). The Cleveland Browns, who returned to play in 1999, lost in their first playoff appearance in 2002.

·         Was the first for a Houston pro football franchise since December 29, 1991 when the Houston Oilers defeated the New York Jets 17-10 in an AFC Wild Card Playoff Game.

THE TEXANS…

·         Outrushed the Bengals 188-65. Houston outrushed its opponents 11 times during the regular season and was 8-3 in those games.

·         Posted a plus-three turnover margin, intercepting three passes while not giving the ball away. The Texans were 6-2 in the regular season when they had a positive turnover margin.

·         Scored 14 points off of three takeaways. During regular-season play, the Texans scored 119 points off of 27 takeaways.

·         Led at halftime and after the third quarter. Houston led at intermission and after three quarters 11 times each in the regular season and went 8-3 in those games in both instances.

·         Were tied at the end of the first quarter. Houston was only tied after the first quarter once in the regular season and won that game.

·         Set a franchise attendance record with a crowd of 71,725, topping the previous mark of 71,585 earlier this year vs. Pittsburgh (10/2).

·         Team captains were WR Andre Johnson and C Chris Myers on offense; ILB Brian Cushing, ILB DeMeco Ryans and DE Antonio Smith on defense; and K Neil Rackers representing the special teams.

·         The Bengals won the toss and deferred the option to the second half. The Texans elected to receive the opening kickoff.

TEXANS PLAYOFF FIRSTS…

·         First play from scrimmage: RB Arian Foster carried up the middle for 5 yards.

·         First run: 5-yard run by Arian Foster.

·         First pass: incomplete pass from QB T.J. Yates to WR Andre Johnson.

·         First penalty: false start by RB Arian Foster.

·         First tackle: ILB Brian Cushing stopped Cincinnati RB Cedric Benson for a 2-yard gain.

·         First punt: 56-yard punt by Matt Turk, returned 7 yards by Brandon Tate.

·         First punt return: 2-yard return by WR Jacoby Jones in the first quarter.

·         First completion: 20-yard pass from QB T.J. Yates to WR Andre Johnson.

·         First first down: 20-yard pass from QB T.J. Yates to WR Andre Johnson.

·         First touchdown: 8-yard run by RB Arian Foster in the first quarter.

·         First kickoff: Neil Rackers kicked off in the first quarter. The kick went 9 yards deep in the end zone and was kneeled down for a touchback.

·         First sack: OLB Brooks Reed sacked Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton for a 9-yard loss in the second quarter.

·         First interception: DE J.J. Watt intercepted Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter.

·         First lead: The Texans took a 17-10 lead with :52 remaining in the first half when DE J.J. Watt returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown.

·         First touchdown pass: QB T.J. Yates hit WR Andre Johnson for a 40-yard score along the left sideline with 1:08 remaining in the third quarter.

·         33 Texans made their postseason debuts: ILB Mister Alexander, OLB Connor Barwin, OLB Bryan Braman, RG Mike Brisiel, LT Duane Brown, DE Tim Bulman, G Antoine Caldwell, FB James Casey, NT Shaun Cody, ILB Brian Cushing, TE Owen Daniels, TE Joel Dreessen, RB Arian Foster, CB Kareem Jackson, DE Tim Jamison, WR Andre Johnson, WR Bryant Johnson, WR Jacoby Jones, FS Shiloh Keo, CB Brice McCain, CB Sherrick McManis, NT Earl Mitchell, OLB Jesse Nading, T Derek Newton, SS Glover Quin, OLB Brooks Reed, ILB DeMeco Ryans, RB Ben Tate, FB Lawrence Vickers, DE J.J. Watt, LS Jon Weeks, RT Eric Winston and QB T.J. Yates.

ILB BRIAN CUSHING

·         Finished with a game-high eight tackles, including five solos and one tackle for loss. Cushing either led the team or tied for the team lead in 10 of Houston’s 16 regular-season games.

RB ARIAN FOSTER

·         Scored the first touchdown in Houston Texans postseason history when he ran around left end for an 8-yard touchdown with 4:57 remaining in the first quarter.

·         Surpassed 100 rushing yards on his 19th carry of the day, a gain of 7 yards in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 153 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns.

·         Became the seventh undrafted player to rush for more than 100 yards in a playoff game, and his 153 rushing yards were the third-most by an undrafted player.

Player                Date             Tm   Opp  Att    Yds   Avg     Lg     TD
Arian Foster        1/7/2012       Hou  Cin    24     153   6.4       42t    2
Willie Parker       1/11/2009     Pit     SD    27     146   5.4       27     2
Ryan Grant         1/12/2008     GB    Sea    27     201   7.4       43     3
Dominic Rhodes 2/4/2007       Ind    Chi    21     113   5.4       36     1
Priest Holmes      1/11/2004     KC    Ind    24     176   7.3       48     2
Derek Loville      12/27/1997   Den   Jac    11     103   9.4       44     2
Dan Doornink     12/22/1984   Sea    LAA 29     126   4.3       -        0

·         Scored his second touchdown of the game on a 42-yard run in the fourth quarter.

WR ANDRE JOHNSON

·         Caught his first career pass in postseason play for a gain of 21 yards in the first quarter. He finished the game with five catches for 90 yards and a touchdown.

·         Caught his first career touchdown pass in postseason play and the first touchdown pass in Texans playoff history when he hauled in a 40-yard scoring strike from QB T.J. Yates in the third quarter.

CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH

·         Recorded his first career interception in postseason play and his first at Reliant Stadium this season when he picked off Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton in the fourth quarter.

FS DANIEAL MANNING

·         Intercepted a pass from Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton in the fourth quarter. It was Manning’s first career pass in seven postseason games.

K NEIL RACKERS

·         Booted his seventh career field goal in postseason play when he hit a 39-yard attempt in the second quarter.

DE ANTONIO SMITH

·         Sacked Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton for a loss of 8 yards in the third quarter. It was Smith’s third career sack in postseason play. He had 2.0 sacks in the 2008 playoffs for the Arizona Cardinals, getting one each vs. Atlanta on 1/3/09 and one at Carolina on 1/10/09.

DE J.J. WATT

·         Intercepted a pass in the second quarter and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown. It was Watt’s first career interception in either regular season or postseason play and the first defensive touchdown in Texans postseason history.

Player                   Date          Tm   Opp     Int    Yds   Avg  Lg        TD

J.J. Watt                 1/7/2012    Hou  Cin       1       29     29.0  20t       1
B.J. Raji                 1/23/2011  GB    Chi       1       18     18.0  18t       1
Clyde Simmons     12/28/1996         Jac       Buf   1       20     20.0     20t 1
Michael Carter       1/12/1991  SF     Was     1       61     61.0  61t       1
Darryl Grant          1/22/1983  Was  Dal       1       10     10.0  10t       1
Jack Youngblood   12/27/1975         LAN    StL    1       47     47.0     47t 1

·         Sacked Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton for a 7-yard loss to end the second quarter. It was his first career sack in postseason play.

QB T.J. YATES

·         Threw the first touchdown pass in Houston Texans playoff history when he hit WR Andre Johnson on a 40-yard pass down the left sideline in the third quarter.

Among players, 14 of 53 (26.4 percent) on the active roster have played in a postseason game. In other words, 39 of 53 (73.6 percent) have not. The Texans have a total of 53 games of playoff experience on the roster, including four Super Bowl appearances.

Will that be a factor against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday? Texans head coach Gary Kubiak, who has been to six Super Bowls as a player and coach, was asked Tuesday about overcoming his team’s lack of playoff experience.

“I don’t know that answer,” he said. “I mean, I’ve been asked so many times. It is what it is. From that standpoint, as far as our players, maybe that’s a good thing that they don’t have a lot of things to pull from. It’s just, ‘Go play it like any other game.’ They know that the result – the biggest factor – you can move on. If you don’t play well, you’re not moving on, you’re going home. They all understand that, but this is the Houston Texans’ first taste of a playoff game.”

Kubiak said that playoff-tested veterans Antonio Smith and Danieal Manning have stepped up as leaders this week, passing along “a lot of great information” to their teammates – not to mention taking things up a notch on the practice field.

“Watching Danieal Manning practice today and watching him prepare – if you’re his teammate, you know there was something different about it today,” Kubiak said Tuesday. “You just ask those guys to lead the way, and we got a lot of good players that need to jump in there and go with them, so we’ll find out.”

Among coaches, 14 of 16 (87.5 percent) have playoff experience. Defensive backs coach Vance Joseph and offensive assistant Marc Lubick are the lone exceptions. The Texans’ coaching staff has coached and/or played in 175 postseason games. Kubiak has coached in 16 and played in four. Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has coached in 26.

The Texans have eight coaches who have participated in Super Bowls, with 10 rings and 20 appearances among them. Kubiak won three Super Bowls as a coach — one as quarterbacks coach in San Francisco in 1994 and two as offensive coordinator in Denver in 1997-98.

“I hope they (players) look at our staff and pull from everybody,” Kubiak said. “Wade’s been in a lot of big football games, (offensive coordinator) Rico (Rick Dennison), guys have been in a lot of playoff games, have been around those type of things. They got to look to everybody, and like I said, there’s a lot of information to be passed along this week, whether it’s from me, coaches, players who’ve played in playoff games, but the bottom line is we’re going to play with the same ball, we’re going play on the same fields.  That was my message to them (Tuesday) morning: ‘Hey, whatever you did during the season, you did a hell of a job.  You make sure you’re doing the same thing this week as we prepare for Saturday.’”

Here’s a list of the 14 Texans players with postseason experience:

Player: Number of Playoff Games
QB Jake Delhomme: 8 – 2 WC (2003-04), 3 D (2003, 2005, 2008), 2 C (2003, 2005), 1 SB (2003)
ILB Tim Dobbins: 7 – 2 WC (2007-08), 4 D (2006-09), 1 C (2007)
P Matt Turk: 7 – 4 WC (1999-02), 3 D (1999-2000, 2002)
QB Jeff Garcia: 6 – 4 WC (2001-02, 2006-07), 2 D (2002, 2006)
K Neil Rackers: 6 – 2 WC (2008-09, 2 D (2008-09), 1 C (2008), 1 SB (2008)
FS Danieal Manning: 5 – 2 D (2006, 2010, 2 C (2006, 2010), 1 SB (2006)
DE Antonio Smith: 4 – 1 WC (2008), 1 D (2008), 1 C  (2008), 1 SB  (2008)
FS Quintin Demps: 3 – 1 WC (2008), 1 D (2008), 1 C (2008)
C Chris Myers: 2 – 1 D (2005), 1 C (2005)
CB Jason Allen: 1 – 1 WC (2008)
CB Johnathan Joseph: 1 – 1 WC (2009)
LG Wade Smith: 1 – 1 WC (2006)
WR Kevin Walter: 1 – 1 WC (2005)
RB Derrick Ward: 1 – 1 D (2008)
* WC = Wild Card round, D = Divisional round, C = Conference championship, SB = Super Bowl

10-6: The score, in favor of the Texans
129-107: Total yards, in favor of the Colts
79-34: Passing yards, in favor of the Colts
73-50: Rushing yards, in favor of the Texans
18:16-11:44: Time of possession, in favor of the Colts
7: Penalties for the Texans, for 62 yards
2: Penalties on the Colts, for 10 yards
88.4: Passer rating for Texans QB T.J. Yates (5-of-7, 0 TDs, 0 INTs)
71.1: Passer rating for Colts QB Dan Orlovsky (10-of-18, 0 TDs, 0 INTs)
1: Lost fumble by both Yates and Orlovsky
76: Rushing yards for Texans RB Arian Foster (10 attempts, 7.9 avg)
42: Rushing yards for Colts RB Joseph Addai (15 attempts, 2.8 avg)
3: Sacks by the Texans’ defense (Brian Cushing, Connor Barwin, J.J. Watt)
6: Tackles for Cushing, which leads all players
44: Yards on Texans K Neil Rackers’ first-quarter FG
45.0: Average yards for Texans P Matt Turk on four punts

THE DIVISION TITLE PICTURE…

• The Texans clinched their first AFC South championship with the win and Tennessee’s loss to New Orleans.

THE TEXANS…

• Clinched their first AFC South championship with the win and Tennessee’s loss to New Orleans.

• Held Cincinnati to 19 points, extending their streak to seven consecutive games holding an opponent under 20 points. It was the 10th time overall the Texans have an opponent under 20 points.

• Won time of possession for the 11th time this season, holding the ball for 31:44. Houston is 9-2 in those games.

• Outrushed the Bengals, 144-101. It marked the ninth time this season that the Texans have outrushed their opponent. Houston is 8-1 in those games.

• Scored first for the 11th time this season.

• Trailed at the end of the first quarter and at halftime for the second time this season in each instance. The only other game in which Houston was behind after the first period or at halftime was in Week 6 at Baltimore (11/16), when the team trailed 7-0 after the first quarter and 10-7 at halftime.

• Scored a touchdown following a forced fumble in the third quarter, giving the team 103 points off turnovers this season. The Texans have scored following 17 of their 24 takeaways this season.

• Team captains were C Chris Myers on offense; ILB Brian Cushing, ILB DeMeco Ryans and DE Antonio Smith on defense; and K Neil Rackers representing the special teams.

• The Bengals won the toss and deferred their choice until the second half. The Texans elected to receive the opening kickoff.

THE WIN…

• Extended Houston’s winning streak to a franchise-record seven games.

• Improved Houston’s record to 10-3, which set a franchise record for wins in a season (9, in 2009).

• Improved head coach Gary Kubiak’s career record to 47-46 overall and 3-0 against Cincinnati.

• Improved Houston’s record against Cincinnati to 3-3 in the all-time series.

• Improved Houston’s record to 5-2 on the road this season, which ties the team record for a season (2009).

• Extended Houston’s road winning streak to four consecutive games, tying a franchise record.

HEAD COACH GARY KUBIAK

• Improved his record as head coach to 47-46 with the win. It marks the first time in his career that his record moved above .500.

• Unsuccessfully challenged a call on the field of a fumble in the fourth quarter. The lost challenge drops Kubiak’s record to 2-5 this season and 12-27 in his career.

OLB CONNOR BARWIN

• Forced a fumble for the first time in his career when he sacked Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton for a 9-yard loss in the third quarter. The sack gave him 9.5 for the season and 14.0 for his career.

TE OWEN DANIELS

• Started the 75th game of his career.

• Extended his streak of consecutive games played with a reception to 66 with a 5-yard catch in the first quarter.

• Surpassed 600 receiving yards for the third time in his career and the first time since 2008. He reached the milestone on his third catch of the day, a gain of 24 yards in the second quarter. He entered the game with 544 yards on the season.

• Reached the 100-yard plateau for the fourth time in his career and the first time this season. He finished with a game-high 100 yards on seven receptions. His last 100-yard game was on 10/25/09 vs. San Francisco when he caught seven passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.

• His 74 receiving yards in the first half tied for the second-most in the first half in his career. He also had 74 yards on 11/18/07 vs. New Orleans. His career high before halftime is 100 yards on 10/25/09 vs. San Francisco.

FS QUINTIN DEMPS

• Returned his first kickoff of the season when he brought a kick back 20 yards in the third quarter. It was his first kickoff return since 12/20/09 vs. San Francisco as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.

TE JOEL DREESSEN

• Caught a touchdown pass for the third consecutive game and the sixth time overall this season when he hauled in a 6-yard scoring toss from QB T.J. Yates in the third quarter. His three-game touchdown reception streak is tied for the second-longest in team history, trailing WR Andre Johnson’s four-game streak in 2007. The last Texan to catch a touchdown in three consecutive games was WR Kevin Walter from 9/12/10-9/26/10.

• Caught his 100th career pass on a 6-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. He entered the game with 98 career catches.

RB ARIAN FOSTER

• Surpassed 4,000 career yards from scrimmage on his second carry of the game, a gain of 5 yards. He entered the game 3,996 career yards from scrimmage (2,789 rushing, 1,207 receiving). Foster became the third Texan to surpass 4,000 total scrimmage yards, joining WR Andre Johnson (9,689) and RB Domanick Williams (4,471).

WR JACOBY JONES

• Surpassed 400 receiving yards for the third consecutive season. He entered the game with 387 yards on the year and topped the milestone with a 16-yard catch in the third quarter.

FS DANIEAL MANNING

• Led the team with 11 tackles, including eight solo stops. The 11 tackles matched his season high from Week 6 at Baltimore (10/16).

NT EARL MITCHELL

• Recovered his second career fumble in the first quarter when he fell on a fumbled kickoff return to retain possession for the Texans. His previous fumble recovery came earlier this year vs. Pittsburgh (10/2).

K NEIL RACKERS

• Made a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 33-yarder in the fourth quarter. The kicks, along with an extra point in the third quarter, gave him 107 points on the year, which is the fifth-highest point total in team history.

OLB BROOKS REED

• Recovered a fumble for the first time in his career when he dove on a loose ball in the third quarter.

ILB DEMECO RYANS

• Matched his season high with six tackles, including four solos.

RB BEN TATE

• Broke free for a 44-yard run in the first quarter, the longest of his career. His previous long was a 27-yard gain vs. Cleveland (11/6).

• Caught a career-long 14-yard pass in the fourth quarter, bettering his previous long of 13 yards in Week 2 at Miami (9/18).

P MATT TURK

• Boomed punts of 50 yards or more on each of his first two attempts. His first was a 53-yarder in the first quarter and his second, a 50-yard effort, was downed on the Cincinnati 2-yard line in the third quarter.

WR KEVIN WALTER

• Caught the game-winning touchdown pass, a 6-yarder from QB T.J. Yates, with :02 remaining on the clock. The touchdown was Walter’s third of the season and the 23^rd of his career. He finished the game with six catches for 76 yards and the touchdown.

QB T.J. YATES

• Led his second career fourth quarter game-winning drive and second in as many weeks, guiding the Texans 80 yards in 13 plays to score the game-winning touchdown with :02 remaining in the game on his 6-yard throw to WR Kevin Walter.

• Threw for a career-high 300 yards, bettering his 188-yard outing last week vs. Atlanta. Yates became the first Texans rookie quarterback to throw for 300 yards in a game.

• Made the first start of his career on the road.

• Threw his second career touchdown pass when he hit TE Joel Dreessen from 6 yards out in the third quarter. Yates has connected with Dreessen on both of his touchdown passes this season.

• Became the first Texans rookie quarterback to win his first start on the road.

It’s obviously not an exhaustive, all-encompassing look, but here’s a mini-snapshot of some former Big Men on Campus who now suit up for the Texans. 

2002

   RT Eric Winston – 4 stars (as a TE) – Miami
   LB DeMeco Ryans- 3 stars - Alabama
   S  Darnell Bing – 4 stars – USC
   CB Jason Allen – 4 stars – Tennessee (also had this totally sweet headshot, below)

Cornerback Jason Allen, from his high school days.

 
2003

   DE Mario Williams – 4 stars – NC State
   LT Duane Brown - 3 stars (as a TE)  Virginia Tech
   SS Bernard Pollard – 3 stars – Purdue

2004

   RB Arian Foster – 3 stars – Tennessee

2005

   LB Brian Cushing – 4 stars – USC

2006

   RB Ben Tate – 4 stars -Auburn

Texans

Out

Did Not Participate in Practice
TE Owen Daniels (hamstring), LB Zac Diles (illness), DE Jesse Nading (knee)

Limited Participation in Practice
WR Andre Johnson (ankle), C Chris Myers (shoulder), QB Matt Schaub (knee), P Matt Turk (r. hip), DE Mario Williams (groin)

Full Participation in Practice
LB Xavier Adibi (hamstring), DE Mark Anderson (arm), LB Kevin Bentley (knee), G Mike Brisiel (ribs, knee), DT Shaun Cody (knee), CB Kareem Jackson (shin), LB Stanford Keglar (quad), WR Kevin Walter (knee)

Notes: Schaub returned to practice after being hospitalized Tuesday with a bursa sac issue in his right knee. head coach Gary Kubiak said that Diles should return tomorrow. Myers is a new arrival on the injury report. Johnson did not practice on Wednesday.

Jets

Out
DB Dwight Lowery (concussion)

Did Not Participate in Practice
DB Marquice Cole (hamstring), WR Jerricho Cotchery (groin)

Limited Participation in Practice
OL Matt Slauson (knee), DB Eric Smith (ankle)

Full Participation in Practice
OL Nick Mangold (shoulder), LB Josh Mauga (hamstring), LB Calvin Pace (foot), DB Darrelle Revis (hamstring), RB Tony Richardson (no injury), QB Mark Sanchez (calf), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (no injury), OL Damien Woody (knee)

Notes: Lowery was ruled out today. Sanchez was limited in practice on Wednesday. Richardson, Slauson, Smith and Tomlinson did not participate on Wednesday.

Texans

Out

Did Not Participate in Practice
TE Owen Daniels (hamstring), WR Andre Johnson (ankle), DE Jesse Nading (knee), QB Matt Schaub (knee)

Limited Participation in Practice
P Matt Turk (hip), DE Mario Williams (groin)

Full Participation in Practice
LB Xavier Adibi (hamstring), DE Mark Anderson (arm), LB Kevin Bentley (knee), G Mike Brisiel (ribs, knee), DT Shaun Cody (knee), CB Kareem Jackson (shin), LB Stanford Keglar (quad), WR Kevin Walter (knee)

Notes: Schaub was hospitalized overnight on Tuesday for a bursa sac issue in his knee. Daniels was on the field instead of in the training room during practice, a step forward from the last two weeks. Adibi returned to practice for the first time in two weeks.

Jets

Out

Did Not Participate in Practice
DB Marquice Cole (hamstring), WR Jerricho Cotchery (groin), DB Dwight Lowery (concussion), RB Tony Richardson (no injury), OL Matt Slauson (knee), DB Eric Smith (ankle), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (no injury)

Limited Participation in Practice
QB Mark Sanchez (calf)

Full Participation in Practice
OL Nick Mangold (shoulder), LB Josh Mauga (hamstring), LB Calvin Pace (foot), DB Darrelle Revis (hamstring), OL Damien Woody (knee)

•         Paid Attendance was 70,926.

•         The win evened head coach Gary Kubiak’s record at 35-35.
 
•         The win kept the Texans in at least a tie for first place in the AFC South going into the bye week.
 
•         The improved the Texans record to 4-2, which is the best record through six games in franchise history.
 
•         The win gave Houston a 3-2 lead in the all-time series with Kansas City and gave the Texans a two-game winning streak against the Chiefs.
 
•         The win was Houston’s fifth consecutive victory over an AFC opponent dating back to last season.  Houston’s last loss to an AFC opponent came at Jacksonville on 12/6/09.
 
•         The win evened Kubiak’s record against AFC teams at 25-25.
 
•         The win improved Kubiak’s record against AFC West opponents to 7-2.
 
•         The win was the 53rd in Texans history.
 
•         The win evened Houston’s record at Reliant Stadium to 2-2 this season.
 
•         Houston gained more than 400 yards for the third time this season, totaling 421 yards in the game.  Houston also topped 400 yards in Week 2 at Washington (9/19) and in Week 4 at Oakland (10/3).
 
•         The Texans outgained the Chiefs, 421-417.  It was the third time this season that Houston outgained its opponent.  The Texans also outgained Washington (526-421, 9/19) and Oakland (441-363, 10/3).
 
•         The Texans were a perfect 4-of-4 in the red zone.  It was the second consecutive game in which the Texans scored a touchdown on every trip inside the red zone.  Houston was 1-of-1 inside the 20 vs. the New York Giants (10/10).
 
•         Houston became the first team this season to score more than 20 points against Kansas City’s defense.
 
•         Houston topped 30 points for the fourth time this season.  That matches the most 30-point games in a season in franchise history.  Houston also had four 30-point games in 2009 and 2007.
 
•         Houston scored touchdowns on each of its last four possessions.  That is the longest streak of consecutive scoring drives this season.  Houston scored on three straight possessions vs. Indianapolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19) and at Oakland (10/3).
 
•         Houston overcame a deficit of 10 or more points in the fourth quarter to win the game for just the third time in franchise history – and second this season.  Houston came back from 10 down in Week 2 at Washington (9/19) and overcame a 14-point fourth quarter deficit in the 2009 season finale vs. New England (1/3/10).
 
•         Houston’s 21 points in the fourth quarter were tied for the third-most in the last period in team history.  Houston scored 29 vs. Tennessee on 10/21/07 and scored 22 in the last stanza at Buffalo on 11/1/09.  The last time Houston scored 21 in the fourth quarter was vs. New England on 1/3/10.
 
•         The Texans won the toss and deferred the option until the second half.  Kansas City elected to receive the ball.  Houston improved to 1-1 this season when winning the coin toss.
 
•         The roof of Reliant Stadium was open for today’s game.  It marks the first time this season that the roof has been open.  The Texans improved to 12-5 under Kubiak and 20-17 all-time with the roof open.
 
•         The Texans sold out their 86th consecutive home game.  Houston has sold out every home game, including preseason and regular season contests, in franchise history.
 
•         DE Mark Anderson made his Texans debut.  He saw action but did not record any statistics.  Anderson was signed on 10/7 and was inactive vs. the New York Giants (10/10).
 
•         DT Shaun Cody matched his career single-game high of six tackles in the first half.  Cody previously had six stops in a game three times, with the last coming on 12/7/08 vs. Minnesota as a member of the Detroit Lions.
 
•         Cody finished the game with a career-high nine tackles, including five solo stops and one tackle for loss.
 
•         TE Owen Daniels caught a pass in his 47th consecutive game with an eight-yard catch in the second quarter.
 
•         Daniels caught a season-high five passes and posted a season high in yardage with 79.
 
•         TE Joel Dreessen caught his second touchdown pass of the season on a five-yard reception in the second quarter.  His two touchdown receptions this season ties a career high, matching his total from the 2007 season.
 
•         RB Arian Foster scored from two yards out in the fourth quarter.  It was his fifth rushing touchdown of the season.
 
•         Foster scored his second touchdown of the game when he dove into the end zone from two yards out in the fourth quarter.  It was Foster’s third career game with multiple rushing touchdowns and his fourth multi-touchdown game overall.
 
•         Foster caught a career-high six passes.  He previously caught four passes in a game twice, with the last coming in Week 3 vs. Dallas (9/26).
 
•         Rookie TE Garrett Graham made his NFL debut, seeing action on special teams.
 
•         Rookie CB Kareem Jackson registered a career-high seven tackles, including three solos.
 
•         WR Andre Johnson caught eight passes for 138 yards in the game.  It was his 33rd career 100-yard game and his second 100-yard game of the season.
 
•         Johnson caught his second touchdown pass of the season when he hauled in an 11-yard scoring pass with 28 seconds remaining in the game.  It was his 44th career touchdown catch.
 
•         Johnson extended his streak of consecutive games played with a reception to 71 with a four-yard catch in the first quarter.  Johnson has caught a pass in 106 of his 107 career games.
 
•         Johnson’s 44-yard reception in the second quarter was his second-longest of the season.  He had a 48-yard catch in Week 4 vs. the New York Giants (10/10).
 
•         FB Vonta Leach recorded his first kickoff return of the season when he fielded a short kick in the third quarter and returned it nine yards.  It was his 11th career kickoff return.
 
•         Leach’s 26-yard kick return in the third quarter was the longest of his career.  His previous long was 20 yards on 12/19/05 at Baltimore as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
 
•         Leach recorded multiple kickoff returns in a game for the third time in his career.  He had a career-high three returns on 12/19/05 at Baltimore and had two returns on 11/29/09 vs. Tennessee.
 
•         CB Brice McCain made his second career start when the Texans opened the game with five defensive backs.  McCain also started in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12).
 
•         LB David Nixon came on in place of injured MLB DeMeco Ryans and registered six tackles, which were the first of his career.  He previously had seen action primarily on special teams.
 
•         DT Amobi Okoye registered his first sack of the season when he tackled Kansas City QB Matt Cassel for a 12-yard loss on the game’s final play to clinch the victory.
 
•         Okoye finished the game with a career-high six tackles, including two solos.  His previous single-game high was five tackles, which he did four times, most recently in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12).
 
•         K Neil Rackers moved into 47th place on the NFL’s career scoring list among kickers when he hit his second extra point of the game.  The kick gave him two points in the game and 947 for his career, moving him past Lou Michaels (946).
 
•         Rackers did not attempt a field goal for the first time this season, snapping his streak of consecutive games with a made field goal at five.
 
•         Rackers registered a career-high three special teams tackles (two solo), including one on his final kickoff when he forced Kansas City CB Javier Arenas out of bounds to help preserve the victory.
 
•         QB Matt Schaub completed 25-of-33 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns, giving him a passer rating of 123.9.  It was his highest passer rating of the season and his second game with a rating better than 100 this season.  He posted a 114.0 rating in Week 2 at Washington (9/19).
 
•         Schaub posted his second 300-yard game of the season and the 15th of his career.  He threw for 497 yards in Week 2 at Washington (9/19).
 
•         Schaub led the seventh game-winning drive of his career and his second of the season when he guided the Texans 80 yards in nine plays and using just 1:54 before hitting WR Andre Johnson for an 11-yard touchdown with 28 seconds left in the game.
 
•         Schaub threw his eighth touchdown pass of the season when he hit TE Joel Dreessen from five yards out in the second quarter.  It was Schaub’s 61st touchdown pass as a Texan.
 
•         Strength & conditioning coach Cedric Smith, who held the same position in Kansas City from 2007-09, was named a team captain for the game.  Today’s game captains were WR Andre Johnson, QB Matt Schaub, DE Antonio Smith and DE Mario Williams.
 
•         G Kasey Studdard made his 2010 season debut, seeing action on special teams.  Studdard was inactive for the season’s first five games.
 
•         P Matt Turk boomed a 60-yard punt in the first quarter.  It was his longest of the season, bettering his 58-yard effort in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12).
 
•         RB Derrick Ward scored a touchdown in his third consecutive game when he reached the end zone from 38 yards out.  It marked the first time in his career that Ward has scored in three consecutive games.
 
•         Ward’s 38-yard touchdown run was his longest rush of the season, bettering his previous long of 33 yards in Week 5 vs. the New York Giants (10/10).
 
•         FS Eugene Wilson returned to the starting lineup and made a team-leading and game-high 10 tackles, including seven solo stops.  It was Wilson’s third career double-digit tackle game and his first since 10/30/05 vs. Buffalo as a member of the New England Patriots.