2004 Houston Texans season
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.
| 2004 Houston Texans season | |
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| Owner | Bob McNair |
| General manager | Charley Casserly |
| Head coach | Dom Capers |
| Home field | Reliant Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | WR Andre Johnson |
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.[1]
Offseason
NFL draft
| 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 | |||||
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
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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Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | August 15 | Dallas Cowboys | W 18–0 | 1–0 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–38 | 1–1 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 28 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–31 | 1–2 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
| 4 | September 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 9–17 | 1–3 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 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 |
| 7 | Bye | |||||
| 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 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week One: San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
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Week 2: at Detroit Lions
Week Two: Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – Game summary
| 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
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Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Three: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
| 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 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,433
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Marcus Allen
- Box score
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Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Four: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
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Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Five: Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
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Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
Week Six: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
| 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 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,932
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV: CBS
- Box score
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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
Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
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Week 9: at Denver Broncos
Week Nine: Houston Texans at Denver Broncos – Game summary
| 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 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,292
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- Box score
Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
Week Ten: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
| 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
Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week Twelve: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
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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
Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at New York Jets – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jets | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
Week 15: at Chicago Bears
Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears – Game summary
| 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 °F (−11 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,122
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- Box score
Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Sixteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
| 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 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,227
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- Box score
Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary
| 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
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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
| AFC South | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3) Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 522 | 351 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 261 | 280 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 309 | 339 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 344 | 439 | W1 |
Statistics
Team
| 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[3] | 5,128 | 320.5 | 18th |
| Passing defense | 3,615 | 225.9 | 24th |
| Rushing defense | 1,843 | 115.2 | 13th |
| Total defense[4] | 5,458 | 341.1 | 23rd |
Individual
| 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:[5]
References
- "David Carr Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- "2004 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- "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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