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1 HOUSTON (3-3) SAN FRANCISCO (3-2) TEXANS RETURN HOME AS THEY WELCOME SAN FRANCISCO The Texans return home to face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, October 25 at Noon CT. This marks the 49ers first trip to the Bayou City in team history. With a win, the Texans would push their record to 2-1 all-time against opponents from the NFC West at Reliant Stadium. The Texans are riding a four-game home winning streak against the NFC dating back to The Texans have found their stride in October. The team is 2-1 this month, boasting the league s seventh-ranked offense with yards per game and the fifth-ranked defense giving up yards per game. Houston s defense has stiffened against the run, giving up 45 yards on the ground over the last three games. The Texans defense has only given up four carries over 10 yards on 54 attempts this month. Houston s defense has held three straight opponents under 50 yards rushing. Prior to this season, the Texans had held opponents under 50 yards four times total in team history. The defense has created chances for the offense, forcing 11 turnovers this season, including seven over the last three games. The Houston defense continues to lead the league, forcing opponents to three-and-out 36.0% of the time. LB Brian Cushing leads the team with 48 tackles, tops among rookies in the NFL. Houston s offense is led by QB Matt Schaub, the NFL leader in touchdown passes with 14. Schaub s 1,810 yards rank second in the NFL and his QB rating is sixth. WR Andre Johnson is second in the NFL with 572 receiving yards and is tied for second with four touchdowns. RB Steve Slaton has amassed 556 scrimmage yards on the season, which ranks 10th in the NFL and Johnson ranks ninth making Houston the only team in the NFL with two players ranked in the top ten in yards from scrimmage. VS. GAME INFORMATION Date: Sunday, October 25, Site: Reliant Stadium Capacity: 71,054 Surface: Natural Grass Time: Noon Television: KRIV-TV FOX 26 Chris Myers (play-by-play) Brian Billick (color) Radio: KILT- 610 AM and FM Marc Vandermeer (play-by-play) Andre Ware (color) Rich Lord (sideline) KLAT 1010 AM Rolando Becerra (play-by-play) Enrique Vasquez (color) TEXANS LAST WEEK AT CINCINNATI The Texans used their best offensive day of the year to secure a win at Cincinnati. The Texans totaled 472 yards of total offense. QB Matt Schaub had a season-high 392 passing yards and four touchdowns. WR Andre Johnson s 135 receiving yards on eight catches paced the passing attack. The Texans defense held Cincinnati to 78 yards in the second half. Houston gave up 46 rushing yards. LB DeMeco Ryans led the team in tackles and LB Brian Cushing caused two fumbles and had his first career interception to seal the game. PRESEASON Sat., Aug. Kansas City W Sat., Aug. 22 New Orleans L Mon., Aug 31 Minnesota # L Fri., Sept. Tampa Bay W REGULAR SEASON Sun., Sept. 13 N.Y. Jets L 24-7 Sun., Sept. Tennessee W Sun., Sept. 27 Jacksonville L Sun., Oct. 4 Oakland W 29-6 Sun., Oct. Arizona L Sun., Oct. Cincinnati W Sun., Oct. 25 San Francisco FOX Noon Sun., Nov. Buffalo CBS Noon Sun., Nov. Indianapolis CBS Noon Sun., Nov. 15 Bye Week Mon., Nov. 23 Tennessee # ESPN 7:30 pm Sun., Nov. 29 Indianapolis * CBS Noon Sun., Dec. Jacksonville * CBS Noon Sun., Dec. 13 Seattle * FOX Noon Sun., Dec. St. Louis * CBS Noon Sun., Dec. Miami * CBS Noon Sun., Jan. 3 New England * CBS Noon All game times are listed as Central time * indicates kickoff times can change to 3:00 or 7:00 due to flexible scheduling. #- Nationally Televised Game

2 GAME INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Weekly Schedule Texans Head Coach 49ers Head Coach Texans General Manager Texans Game Preview Texans Game Information Texans Teams Notes Offensive Notes Defensive Notes Special Teams Notes Draft Recap Texans Community Information Texans Player Information NFL Important Dates Monday, October 19 Gary Kubiak: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20 Players day off HOUSTON TEXANS WEEKLY SCHEDULE Wednesday, October 21 Practice: 11:35 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Gary Kubiak: After practice Open Locker Room: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Conference Calls Texans head coach conference call: 9:00 a.m. Texans player conference call: 2:00 p.m. 49ers player conference call: 1:45 p.m. 49ers head coach conference call: 1:55 p.m. Thursday, October 22 Practice: 11:35 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Gary Kubiak: After practice Open Locker Room: 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 23 Practice: 11:05 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Gary Kubiak: After practice Open Locker Room: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 24 No Media Availability AFC SOUTH STANDINGS W L PCT. ST Indianapolis W 5 HOUSTON W 1 Jacksonville W 1 Tennessee L 6 HOUSTON TEXANS PR CONTACTS CONTACTS PHONE/ Tony Wyllie (832) twyllie@houstontexans.com Kevin Cooper (832) kcooper@houstontexans.com Zac Emmons (832) zemmons@houstontexans.com Sybil Scott (832) sscott@houstontexans.com Charles Hampton (832) champton@houstontexans.com Fax (832) MEDIA INTERVIEW REQUESTS Texans assistant coaches are available to media on the field following workouts. Head coach Gary Kubiak will speak with the media after every practice. Media can speak with players in the locker room All interview requests for the Houston Texans executives, coaches and players should go through the Texans media relations department. For out-of-town media requesting Texans players and assistant coaches, please send your request to Kevin Cooper at kcooper@houstontexans.com, and his office phone is (832) , or Zac Emmons at zemmons@houstontexans.com, and his office phone is (832) Requests for owner Bob McNair, general manager Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak should be sent to the attention of VP of Communications Tony Wyllie. His address is twyllie@houstontexans.com, and office phone is (832) Sunday, October 25 Houston Texans vs. San Francisco 49ers, Noon CT

3 HEAD COACH INFORMATION GARY KUBIAK Houston Texans Head Coach : Head Coach, Houston Texans : Offensive Coordinator, Denver Broncos : Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Denver Broncos 1994: Quarterbacks, San Francisco 49ers : Running Backs, Texas A&M In just four seasons at the helm, Gary Kubiak has become the winningest head coach in Texans history with 25 career victories, including the two best seasons in team history. One of Kubiak s primary goals upon arriving in Houston was to create a home field advantage at Reliant Stadium, and he has made great strides in that direction. The Texans have posted a home record since 2006, including 6-2 marks in each of the last two seasons. The 2008 Texans matched their record from the year before, going 8-8 for a second straight year despite an 0-4 start in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, which devastated much of Houston and southeast Texas. Houston became just the 10th team in NFL history to start a year 0-4 and finish at or above.500. Houston was one of 11 teams to go 8-4 or better over the last 12 games and nine of those teams were in the playoffs. The offense enjoyed its most productive season, ranking third in the NFL and setting a franchise record with 6,113 total yards. Year two for Kubiak saw the team achieve the best record in franchise history, finishing 8-8. The Texans won three of their last four and five of their last seven to finish the season at.500. Closing the season strong has become a hallmark of Kubiak s teams. In Kubiak s three seasons in Houston, the Texans are a combined 10-5 in the month of December. Another point of emphasis under Kubiak has been developing a true home field advantage, and the team is well on its way to accomplishing that mission. After going 4-4 at Reliant Stadium in 2006, which was the best home mark at the time, Kubiak s troops posted a 6-2 mark at home the past two years. Mike Singletary San Francisco 49ers Head Coach : San Francisco 49ers, Head Coach : San Francisco 49ers, Asst. Head Coach/ Defense 2005: San Francisco 49ers, Asst. Head Coach/ Linebackers : Baltimore Ravens, Inside Linebackers When Mike Singletary took over as the 49ers interim head coach midway through the 2008 season, it was a welcome challenge that Singletary conquered as the 49ers went on to record five victories in the final seven games of the 2008 season. Singletary s first opportunity to coach came with the Baltimore Ravens as the team s inside linebackers coach in In two seasons with Baltimore, Singletary led a prolific group of linebackers to even higher heights. In fact, All-Pro Ray Lewis earned NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in During his tenure, Baltimore s defense ranked third in the NFL in 2003 and sixth overall the following year. When Mike Nolan accepted the 49ers head coaching position in 2005, Singletary was his first hire as assistant head coach and linebackers coach. A year later he would be elevated to assistant head coach/defense. Singletary was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft with the 38th overall pick. Throughout his pro career, he was a two-time Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year award winner (1985 & 1988) and named to the NFL Team of the 80s after being selected to play in a teamrecord 10 consecutive Pro Bowls. The former Bears defensive captain was also named first-team All-Pro eight times ( ; 1991), second-team All-Pro twice and All-NFC nine times. Singletary finished each of his final 11 seasons on Chicago s defense ranked either first or second in tackles and at the end of his career had amassed 1,488 tackles, 885 solo tackles, 51 passes defensed, 12 fumble recoveries and seven interceptions. He also started a defensive team-record 172 games for the Bears, trailing only running back Walter Payton s 184 career starts for the all-time lead.

4 TEXANS GM/GAME PREVIEW HOUSTON HEAD COACH COMPARISON SAN FRANCISCO Gary Kubiak Mike Singletary Regular Season Record Playoff Record 0-0 4th Years as NFL head coach 2nd 4th Years as team s head coach 2nd 0-0 Career Head-to-Head Career vs. Team (Reg. season) 0-0 Arizona Cardinals to balance the Texans defensive front four. In the draft, Smith greatly improved the Texans defense using the team s first two selections on LB Brian Cushing and DE Connor Barwin. TEXANS VS. 49ERS GAME PREVIEW Rick Smith Houston Texans General Manager : General Manager, Houston Texans 2006: Assistant General Manager, Denver Broncos : Director of Pro Personnel, Denver Broncos : Defensive Assistant, Denver Broncos With Rick Smith at the helm of the Texans football operations, Houston has accumulated 25 wins over the four seasons since 2006, giving him the most wins for a general manager in Texans history. Houston posted 16 wins in which ranked fifth-most among AFC teams. Smith has assembled a front office staff that has the Texans pointed towards sustained success in the NFL. Smith has established himself as a prominent voice around the league in his three years at the helm of the Texans. Smith was honored with the Tank Younger Award in 2008 presented annually by the Fritz Pollard Alliance for outstanding work in an NFL front office. Smith was an original member of the General Managers Advisory Committee that provides advice and other feedback to the NFL Football Operations department on the integrity of the game, expansion of technology and other ways to improve the game, before being appointed to the NFL s prestigious eight-man Competition Committee by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Smith has assembled a team that has closed the season by winning seven out of nine games in the month of December over the last two seasons, the fourth-most in the NFL. This offseason, the Texans acquired DE Antonio Smith from the NFC Champion The San Francisco 49ers are 3-2 and tied for first place in the NFC West Division heading into Week 7 against the Texans. San Francisco had their bye week last weekend, but the last time out, they suffered a crushing defeat to the Atlanta Falcons, who scored 31 unanswered points over the last three quarters to put the game away. Mike Singletary is in his first full season as head coach of the 49ers. He served as interim head coach for the last seven games of 2008 after Mike Nolan was fired. The team responded immediately, winning five of those seven games to end the season with a 7-9 record, placing them second in the NFC West, two games behind the eventual NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals. Singletary served as the assistant head coach/defense for the previous two-plus seasons before taking over head coaching duties and is now in his fifth season with the team. Shaun Hill was named the starting quarterback midway through the 2008 season, and has compiled a 10-5 record, which has helped him retain the starting position over former number one overall draft choice Alex Smith. So far in, Hill has completed 81 of 144

5 GAME INFORMATION pass attempts for 898 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 80.7 (24th in the NFL). The strength of San Francisco s offense lies in the running game with Pro Bowl RB Frank Gore, who is the first 49er in team history to record three consecutive 1,000 yard rushing seasons. His 3,833 rushing yards over the past three years rank as the secondmost in the league during that time span, trailing only San Diego s LaDainian Tomlinson. This season, Gore was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 2 when he rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns against Seattle. He was sidelined the following week however with a right ankle strain and a hind right foot sprain and has been out since. He is expected to return to the lineup this week against the Texans. In his absence, rookie RB Glen Coffee has struggled to replicate Gore s production but has put up 183 yards on 71 carries and a touchdown. The 49ers had not had a wideout with more than 61 receptions since Terrell Owens departure after the 2003 season. Looking to address the position, they selected one of the most prolific wide receivers in college football history, WR Michael Crabtree out of Texas Tech, with the 10th overall selection in the NFL Draft. The team has yet to benefit from Crabtree s presence as the first round pick held out for over two months. He is expected to make his NFL debut against the Texans. San Francisco is currently ranked 30th in the league in total receiving yards through Week 6. Their leading receiver through five games has been TE Vernon Davis, who has 22 receptions for 262 yards and three touchdowns. WR Isaac Bruce returns for his second season as a 49er after leading the team with 61 receptions, 835 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns last year, earning the team s coveted Len Eshmont Award in his first year with the squad. Bruce was selected to the Pro Bowl four times as a wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams from 1994 to On the defensive side of the ball, third-year LB Patrick Willis is the leader of the group. As a rookie in 2007, Willis earned All-Pro, Pro Bowl and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In 2008, he led the 49ers in tackles for the second straight season which earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl for the second time. So far in, Willis has 49 tackles (35 solo) with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions. S Michael Lewis is also a former Pro Bowl player who is in his third season in San Francisco and has averaged tackles a year in his first two seasons with the club. He currently stands second to Willis in tackles with 30 (22 solo) in. The 49ers have a consistent group of special teams performers, led by P Andy Lee and veteran K Joe Nedney. Lee has established himself as one of the best in the league. His back-to-back averages of 47.3 and 47.8 in are the two best for a 49ers punter in 60 years. Nedney s 87.8 percent field goal accuracy is the best in 49ers history among kickers with at least 100 attempts. Veteran Arnaz Battle, the No. 3 wideout, is expected to be counted upon for contributions in the return game. TEXANS/49ERS SERIES HISTORY The Texans and 49ers meet for the second time in this short series. San Francisco owns a 1-0 series lead following a win to end the 2005 season. Houston enters Sunday s game with a 1-4 record against the NFC West. This marks the first time the 49ers have visited Reliant Stadium. The Texans look to pull their record even at 5-5 against teams from California with a win. Last Season Meeting: January 1, 2006 Current Streak: The 49ers have a one-game winning streak Regular Season Series: (49ers lead 1-0) ers, OT (SF) Last regular season game: SF 20, HOU 17 (1/1/06) 49ers largest winning margin: 3, SF 20, HOU 17 (1/1/06) LAST MEETING, HOUSTON at SAN FRANCISCO GAME #16 49ERS 20, TEXANS 17 MONSTER PARK, JANUARY 1, 2006 ATTENDANCE: 67,970 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final HOUSTON TEXANS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

6 GAME INFORMATION TEXANS TEXANS 49ERS 49ERS TEXANS 49ERS 49ERS K. Brown 21 FG Morency 3 run (K. Brown kick) Lloyd 14 pass from A. Smith (Nedney kick) Nedney 42 FG Bradford 25 pass from Banks (K. Brown kick) Adams 40 interception return (Nedney kick) Nedney 33 FG TEXANS 49ERS First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att./Comp./Int.) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 27:05 44:03 RUSHING: TEXANS- Morency 21-83, 1 TD; Carr 1-9; Banks 2 for -2; Bradford 1 for ERS-Gore ; Hicks 18-64; A. Smith PASSING: TEXANS- Banks yards, TD, 2 Int.; Carr yards. 49ERS- Smith yards, TD, 1 Int. RECEIVING: TEXANS- Rivers 5-34; Morency 4-46; Morgan 3-33; Bradford 2-56, TD; Mathis 2-16; Gaffney 1-8; A. Johnson ERS- Lloyd 4-48, TD; Battle 3-52; Hicks 3-17; Gore 2-13; Jackson 2-8; Hetherington 1-11; Jones SUMMARY The Texans (2-14) finished with the worst record in the league thanks to a overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Monster Park. In wet and windy conditions, the Texans were unable to hold onto their 10-point first-quarter lead and were outscored 20-7 the rest of the way. Houston got on the board with 9:18 left in the first thanks to K Kris Brown s 21-yard field goal. RB Vernand Morency rushed for a three-yard touchdown on the next drive to put Houston up A touchdown late in the second quarter and a field goal to start the third rallied San Francisco to a tie. Backup QB Tony Banks threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to WR Corey Bradford to put Houston up in the third, but the 49ers tied it again thanks to a 40-yard interception return for touchdown. K Joe Nedney eventually won it for the Niners with 3:55 remaining in overtime on a 33-yard field goal. TEXANS AND 49ERS CONNECTIONS Texans with Ties to California: Texans head coach Gary Kubiak (quarterbacks coach, San Francisco 49ers); offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan (graduate assistant, UCLA); running backs coach Chick Harris (Long Beach); wide receivers coach Larry Kirksey (wide receivers, San Francisco 49ers); tight ends coach Brian Pariani (offensive graduate assistant, UCLA; scouting assistant, offensive coaches assistant, San Francisco 49ers; Kentfield); senior defensive assistant Ray Rhodes (defensive coordinator, defensive backs, assistant secondary, San Francisco 49ers); offensive assistant Bruce Matthews (USC, Los Angeles); assistant strength and conditioning coach Matt Schiotz (head strength and conditioning coach, USC); WR David Anderson (Thousand Oaks); LB Kevin Bentley (North Hills); DT Shaun Cody (USC, Hacienda Heights); LB Brian Cushing (USC); LB Zac Diles (Tulare). 49ers with Ties to Texas: 49ers head coach Mike Singletary (Baylor, Houston); wide receivers coach/senior assistant Jerry Sullivan (coach, Texas Tech); inside linebackers coach Vantz Singletary (Blinn College, Houston); tight ends coach Pete Hoener (coach at Texas A&M, TCU); special teams coordinator Al Everest (graduate assistant, SMU; graduate assistant, University of North Texas); WR Arnaz Battle (Dallas); CB Tarell Brown (University of Texas); WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech, Dallas); C Eric Heitmann (Katy); WR Brandon Jones (Texarkana); SS Michael Lewis (Richmond); FB Moran Norris (Houston Texans, Houston); C Cody Wallace (Texas A&M, Cuero). Previous College Teammates: Texans C Antoine Caldwell and LB DeMeco Ryans and 49ers RB Glen Coffee at Alabama; Texans RB Chris Brown and 49ers SS Michael Lewis at Colorado; Texans T Rashad Butler, WR Andre Johnson, C Chris Myers and T Eric Winston and 49ers RB Frank Gore at Miami (Fla.); Texans TE Anthony Hill and DE Mario Williams and 49ers DB Marcus Hudson and LB Manny Lawson at North Carolina State; Texans DT Shaun Cody and LB Brian Cushing and 49ers G Chilo Rachal at Southern California; Texans DT Frank Okam and G Kasey Studdard and 49ers CB Tarell Brown at Texas; Texans QB Matt Schaub and 49ers LB Ahmad Brooks at Virginia; Texans LB Xavier Adibi and T Duane Brown and 49ers WR Josh Morgan at Virginia Tech.

7 GAME INFORMATION HOUSTON TEXANS LEADERS Matt Schaub Steve Slaton Chris Brown Ryan Moats PASSING for 1,810 yards, 14 TD, 5 INT RUSHING 91 carries for 274 yards, TD 32 carries for 106 yards, TD 15 carries for 56 yards RECEIVING Andre Johnson 36 catches for 572 yards, 4 TD Owen Daniels 32 catches for 374 yards, 4 TD Steve Slaton 23 catches for 282 yards, 2 TD Kevin Walter 15 catches for 203 yards, TD David Anderson 10 catches for 100 yards Kris Brown Andre Johnson Jacoby Jones Owen Daniels Steve Slaton Brian Cushing 48 DeMeco Ryans 45 Mario Williams 21 Glover Quin 20 Zac Diles 19 Bernard Pollard 19 Mario Williams 2.0 Amobi Okoye 1.5 Connor Barwin 1.0 Jeff Zgonina 1.0 Brian Cushing 0.5 SCORING 33 point (5 FG, 18 PAT) 24 points (4 TD) 24 points (4 TD) 24 points (4 TD) 18 points (3 TD) TACKLES SACKS REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS Texans Offense vs.49ers Defense (NFL Ranking) TEAM TOTAL RUSHING PASSING Texans (9) 77.3 (30) (4) 49ers (15) 88.6 (7) (20) Texans Defense vs. 49ers Offense (NFL Ranking) TEAM TOTAL RUSHING PASSING Texans (20) (24) (19) 49ers (29) (16) (28) Texans Special Teams vs 49ers Special Teams (NFL Ranking) Punt Punt Kick Kick TEAM Ret. Avg. Cover Ret. Avg. Cover Texans 11.7 (6) 4.4 (3) 24.9 (8) 18.4 (1) 49ers 6.0 (23) 8.6 (18) 20.8 (25) 24.3 (24) RELIANT STADIUM INFORMATION The Houston Texans officially played their first game in Reliant Stadium on September 8, 2002, against the Dallas Cowboys. The $425 million building is the first retractable roof stadium in the NFL and is also the new home of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Reliant Stadium was also host to Super Bowl XXXVIII in The roof is composed of two panels - each 240 feet long and 385 feet wide - that meet at midfield. In addition to the roof, another unique feature to the stadium is the removable grass field. The field is composed of 8-foot by 8-foot square modules that are 8 inches deep and include a metal drainage base. There are approximately 1,250 modules in the field, with each one weighing about 3,500 pounds. Here are some other facts about Reliant Stadium: The Texans also added a few more seats to Reliant Stadium for Super Bowl XXXVIII, increasing the seating capacity to 71,054. The stadium entered the 2002 season with 69,500 seats. The two video boards located behind the north and south end zones measure 96 ½ feet by 26 ½ feet and are the largest in the NFL and can display one image or six different images simultaneously. The roof weighs a total of 3,000 tons and is covered in translucent fabric. It can open in 7-10 minutes. Total size of the building 1.9 million square feet. The decision to open or close the roof is made one hour and 30 minutes prior to kickoff. If the roof is closed at kickoff, it stays closed for the remainder of the game. If the roof is open at kickoff, it is up to the official to decide whether the roof should be closed at some point during the course of the game.

8 GAME INFORMATION If the roof is open with five minutes left in the game, it must stay open for the remainder of the game. THE RULE With the roof damage suffered from Hurricane Ike early last season repaired, the Texans again have the option of playing in ideal conditions. The Texans introduced the rule in 2005 which implies that the roof will be open the when the game time temperature is projected to be between 50 and 80 degrees. The goal for implementing the Rule is to provide the most comfortable environment possible for fans to enjoy Houston Texans home games. The expected high for Sunday s matchup is in the high- 70 s at kickoff, with 0% threat of rain meaning Reliant Stadium could possibly be open for the first time this season. HOUSTON S RAVING FANS The Texans have played to sellout crowds since entering the NFL. The Texans increased the Reliant Stadium capacity following the 2002 season to 71,054, incorporating more Raving Fans. Houston has sold out 75 consecutive games and looks to continue the trend in. The Texans are looking to continue their streak of selling out every preseason and regular season game in team history. Sunday s matchup against San Francisco will extend the streak to 76. A TEXANS WIN WOULD... Give the Texans a 4-3 record, tying the club s best mark after seven games. (2004) Even the Texans home record at 2-2 in. Give the Texans their fifth consecutive win at home over an NFC ooponent. Give the Texans their fifth consecutive win at home in the month of October. Improve head coach Gary Kubiak s record to as Texans head coach. Even Kubiak s record to 7-7 against the NFC. Even the Texans record to 1-1 against the NFC West this season. Even the Texans all-time record to 1-1 against the San Francisco 49ers. Improve the Texans record to 2-4 all-time against the NFC West. WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK The Texans scoring a touchdown in their 50th straight game dating back to the 2006 season. Under head coach Gary Kubiak the Texans have failed to score a touchdown in only one game, Dallas The Texans offense gaining 400-plus yards in three consecutive games for the first time in team history. The Texans gaining 400-plus yards for the fourth time this season, to tie the team record from a year ago. The Texans winning the time of possession battle for the fifth time this season. Houston is 3-1 when winning the TOP battle. The Texans holding an opponent under 50 yards rushing for the fourth straight game. Prior to this season, the Texans defense held an opponent under 50 yards rushing four times in team history. (Once in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007) The Texans defense holding their opponent under 20 first downs for the third straight game. K Kris Brown extending his personal best by scoring in his 91st consecutive game. Brown extending his team record for all-time scoring. He enters the game with 694 points scored as a Texan. Brown scoring six points to reach 700 as a Texan. Brown playing in his 119th consecutive game. He is the only player to appear in every Texan game. Brown attempting his 200th field goal with the Texans with two. TE Owen Daniels extending his career-long streak of consecutive games with a reception to 42. WR Andre Johnson extending his own team record of catches in consecutive games to 57. He has caught a pass in 91 of his 92 career games. Johnson recording over 100 receiving yards for the third straight game and fourth time this season. Johnson recording his seventh 100-plus receiving yard game in his last eight games played in October dating back to last year. CB Dunta Robinson extending his team record of 13 career interceptions. LB DeMeco Ryans and DE Mario Williams extending the longest current streak for starting games to 55. Ryans becoming the Texans all-time leader in tackles at 443 with three. He would pass LB Jaime Sharper s 442 as a Texan ( ). QB Matt Schaub throwing for 200-plus yards in a half for the sixth consecutive game. Schaub breaking the franchise record with his fifth 300-yard passing game of the season. Schaub had four in Schaub throwing a touchdown in his sixth consecutive game to extend his personal best. Schaub having a 90-plus QB rating for the fifth time this season. Schaub completing 70-plus percent of his passes for the third consecutive game.

9 GAME INFORMATION Schaub setting a team record for touchdown passes in a season of 17 with three. DE Mario Williams extending the Texans team record for career sacks which stands at TEXANS AT BENGALS GAME NOTES Houston held Cincinnati to 46 total rushing yards. In the last three games, the Texans have surrendered a total of 145 yards, which is the lowest three-game total in team history. The Texans defense forced and recovered a fumble for the fifth consecutive game, which is a franchise record. The Texans previously recovered fumbles in four straight games over two seasons from 12/24/06 vs. Indianapolis through 9/16/07 at Carolina. The Texans defense forced Cincinnati to go threeand-out on five of its 13 drives, or 38.5 percent of the time. Houston has forced three-and-outs on 27 of 75 drives this season (36 percent). Houston s defense held Cincinnati to a mere 78 yards in the second half, 54 of which came on the Bengals last possession that ended in an interception. Houston s 26 first downs in the game were tied for the second-most in franchise history. The team record is 29 vs. Detroit on 10/19/08. The Texans had two 100-yard receivers in a game for the third time in franchise history and the first time since 12/24/05 vs. Jacksonville, when WR Andre Johnson had 119 yards and WR Corey Bradford had 101. Houston held Cincinnati to six total yards in the third quarter, which is the lowest opponent yardage total the Texans surrendered in a third quarter in franchise history. The previous low was 10 yards in the third quarter at Chicago on 12/19/04. The Texans won the time of possession, holding the ball for 36:15. It was the fourth time this season that the Texans held the ball longer than their opponents. Houston is 3-1 in those games. The Texans outrushed Cincinnati 87 to 46. It was the third time this season that the Texans outrushed their opponent. Houston improved to 2-1 in those games. Houston gained 472 yards of total offense in the game. It was the third-highest yardage total in franchise history and the best this season. Houston ran the ball 31 times in the game. It was the second time this year that the Texans rushed 30 or more times. Houston is 2-0 in those games and improved to 17-2 under head coach Gary Kubiak when running 30 or more times. TEXANS AT BUFFALO NEXT WEEK The Texans head north to face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, November 1 at Noon CT. This is the Texans first clash with the Bills since 2006 and they pay Orchard Park a visit for the first time since Houston trails in the series 1-3, but their one win did come in Buffalo during the 2003 season when the Texans picked up a win. THIS WEEK IN THE AFC SOUTH HOUSTON (3-3) vs. SAN FRANCISCO (3-2) Oct. 25, Noon Indianapolis (5-0) at St. Louis (0-6) Oct. 25, Noon Jacksonville and Tennessee Bye Week REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Houston Opponents Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty rd Down: Made/Att 26/79 29/76 3rd Down Pct. 32.9% 38.2% 4th Down: Made/Att 4/7 4/6 4th Down Pct. 57.1% 66.7% Possession Avg. 31:23 28:37 Total Net Yards Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play Net Yards Rushing Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Net Yards Passing Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost 10/57 7/30 Gross Yards Attempts/Completions 219/ /118 Completion Pct. 65.3% 59.0% Had Intercepted 5 3 Punts/Average 33/ /47.9 Net Punting Avg Penalties/Yards 31/255 43/329 Fumbles/Ball Lost 11/4 12/8 Touchdowns Rushing 2 10 Passing 14 6 Returns 2 1

10 TEAM NOTES TEXANS AT HOME UNDER KUBIAK The Texans have a record at Reliant Stadium since head coach Gary Kubiak took over in Houston has scored 4.8 more points per game and surrendered 8.0 fewer points per game in home games compared to road games. That is an 11.3-point swing when the team comes home to Houston. TEXANS OFFENSE, Total Rush Pass W-L YPG YPG YPG PPG HOME AWAY DIFFERENCE TEXANS DEFENSE, Total Rush Pass Point YPG YPG YPG PPG Diff. HOME AWAY DIFFERENCE WIN TURNOVERS = WIN GAMES The Texans won the turnover battle in last Sunday s win at Cincinnati (10/18), forcing three turnovers and committing two. Since 2006 under head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have won the turnover battle 18 times. Houston is 16-2 in those games. HOUSTON TEXANS WITH POSITIVE TURNOVER MARGIN, Game, Date Giveaways Takeaways Diff. CIN, 10/18/ W OAK, 10/4/ TEN, 9/20/ W TEN, 12/14/ W JAX, 12/1/ CLE, 11/23/ W CIN, 10/26/ W NO, 11/18/ OAK, 11/4/ CAR, 9/16/ W KC, 9/9/ W CLE, 12/31/ W IND, 12/24/ W TEN, 12/10/ OAK, 12/3/ JAX, 11/12/ W JAX, 10/22/ W PHI, 9/10/ L TEXANS IN A RUSH TO WIN Under head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans have made running the ball effectively a priority, and that philosophy has been proven in the team s won-lost record over the last four years. When Houston has run the ball 30 or more times over the last three seasons, the team is By contrast, Houston is 0-20 when rushing less than 25 times. Houston ran the ball 31 times for 87 yards in las Sunday s win at Cincinnati (10/18). HOUSTON TEXANS RECORD BY RUSHING ATTEMPTS, Rushing Att. Avg. Rush Yds Record 30 or more Less than PLAYING WINNING FOOTBALL Houston is in search of the first winning season in franchise history this season after a pair of 8-8 records the last two years. The Texans have made strides toward that goal lately, posting an 11-7 record since Week 6 of the 2008 season. That is the 12th-best record in the NFL over the last 18 weeks. After an 0-4 start to the 2008 season, Houston went 8-4 in its last 12 games last season and has opened the campaign 3-3. BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN NFL SINCE WEEK 6, 2008 Team G W L T Pct Indianapolis Colts Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers New Orleans Saints Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Miami Dolphins Carolina Panthers HOUSTON TEXANS Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears Denver Broncos* New York Jets * Denver and San Diego play on Monday, October 19.

11 TEAM NOTES OUT-RUSHING TO JUDGEMENT Ever since he was hired in 2006, head coach Gary Kubiak has stressed the importance of having a strong running game, and the evidence on the field has proven that philosophy to be true throughout his tenure. The Texans have outrushed their opponents 24 times under Kubiak, and they are 18-6 in those games. Houston outgained the Bengals in last Sunday s win. HOUSTON TEXANS WHEN OUTRUSHING OPPONENTS, Rushing Yardage Game, Date Texans Opponent Diff. Score BUF, 11/19/06* DEN, 12/13/ IND, 10/5/08* IND, 12/24/ OAK, 10/4/ JAX, 12/30/ DET, 10/19/ CHI, 12/28/ NO, 11/18/ CAR, 9/16/ CIN, 10/18/ KC, 9/9/ TEN, 10/29/06* GB, 12/7/ JAX, 11/12/ JAX, 10/22/ OAK, 11/4/ IND, 11/16/08* MIA, 10/12/ CLE, 11/23/ OAK, 12/3/ TEN, 12/14/ SD, 10/28/07* CIN, 10/26/ ARZ, 10/11/09* * Indicates losses. THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 30 One of the biggest points of emphasis for first-year Texans defensive coordinator Frank Bush has been improving the defense s performance on third down. The Texans held Arizona (10/11) to just 2-of-9 on third down (22.2 percent) in Week 5. It was the second straight game in which Houston held its opponent under 30 percent on third down this season. Houston has held the opposition below 30 percent in 15 games since The Texans went 10-5 in those games. HOUSTON TEXANS WHEN HOLDING OPPONENTS BELOW 30% ON THIRD DOWN 3rd 3rd 3rd Game, Date Conv. Att. Pct. GB, 12/7/ % OAK, 10/4/ % 29-6 TEN, 12/14/ % TEN, 10/29/06* % MIA, 10/12/ % CHI, 12/28/ % ARZ, 10/11/09* % CLE, 11/23/ % CLE, 11/25/07* % TB, 12/9/ % MIA, 10/1/ % JAX, 10/22/ % 27-7 IND, 10/5/08* % KC, 9/9/ % 20-3 BUF, 11/19/06* % * Indicates losses. PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST Houston has been one of the best teams in the league on first down so far this season. The Texans rank seventh in the NFL with an average gain of 6.22 yards on first down. YARDS PER PLAY ON FIRST DOWN Team Plays Yards Yds/Play Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys 147 1, Baltimore Ravens 182 1, New Orleans Saints 156 1, Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers 181 1, HOUSTON TEXANS 174 1, New England Patriots 193 1, New York Giants 178 1, New York Jets

12 TEAM NOTES THE LAST ORIGINAL TEXANS There are just two remaining members of the original Houston Texans team from 2002 K Kris Brown and G Chester Pitts. Brown is the franchise s all-time leading scorer with 694 points and is the only player to have appeared in every game in franchise history. Pitts had started every game in franchise history before being placed on injured reserve on September 24, ending his streak at 114. Brown was signed as a restricted free agent in 2002, while Pitts was the second of two second-round picks in the 2002 NFL Draft. THE LAST ORIGINAL TEXANS How Texans Pos. Player Acquired GP/GS K Kris Brown RFA-02 (PIT) 118/0 G Chester Pitts (IR) D2b /114 Houston also has two coaches remaining from the inaugural season. Running backs coach Chick Harris and special teams coordinator Joe Marciano are the lone holdovers from the 2002 staff. THE I M A TEXAN CLUB There are 13 coaches and players on the Houston Texans training camp roster who are from Texas or played their college football in the Lone Star State, led by head coach Gary Kubiak, who grew up in Houston and played at Texas A&M. Eleven Texans players and coaches grew up in Texas, with five hailing from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and three from the Greater Houston area. Seven played at Texas colleges, with The University of Texas leading the way with three. HOUSTON TEXANS FROM TEXAS Name Position Hometown Kris Brown K Southlake James Casey TE Azle Anthony Hill TE Houston Johnny Holland LB Coach Hempstead Gary Kubiak Head Coach Houston Brice McCain CB Terrell Ryan Moats RB Dallas Frank Okam DT Dallas Ray Rhodes Sr. Def. Asst. Mexia Chaun Thompson LB Mount Pleasant Eric Winston T Midland HOUSTON TEXANS FROM TEXAS SCHOOLS Name Position College James Casey TE Rice Johnny Holland LB Coach Texas A&M Gary Kubiak Head Coach Texas A&M Frank Okam DT Texas Kyle Shanahan Off. Coord. Texas Kasey Studdard G Texas Chaun Thompson LB West Texas A&M EXTREME (ROSTER) MAKEOVER When Houston traded DT Travis Johnson to San Diego on 8/31, that left just four players on the roster who were with the team prior to the arrival of head coach Gary Kubiak in of the 60 players (93.3%) on the active roster and injured reserve joined the team since Kubiak took over. The only remaining players now are K Kris Brown and G Chester Pitts, who have been with the team from the beginning, 2003 first-round draft pick WR Andre Johnson and 2004 first-round draft pick CB Dunta Robinson. TEXANS ROSTER YEAR BY YEAR (Including players on Injured Reserve) Year Draft Trade Free Agent Total TOTALS

13 OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW The Texans offense came into the season intent on improving on its performance in 2008 when it turned in the most productive season in franchise history, gaining a franchise-record 6,113 yards. Houston s yardage total ranked third in the NFL last season under first-year offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Houston s 4,267 passing yards were also a franchise record, and the team s 1,846 rushing yards were the second-most in club history. Despite ranking third in the league in yards, the Texans were just 17th in scoring, averaging 22.9 points per game. The cause of that disparity was turnovers, and that will be a major point of focus throughout training camp. Houston is 15-2 under head coach Gary Kubiak when winning the turnover battle. Calling the signals under center once again is QB Matt Schaub. In his second year as a starter, Schaub passed for 3,043 yards and 15 touchdowns in 11 starts. It was his first career 3,000-yard season. Schaub was 6-5 as a starter last season. His overall record with the Texans is Schaub s primary receiving option will once again be WR Andre Johnson, who has established himself as arguably the best receiver in the NFL. Johnson s 1,575 receiving yards and his 115 receptions were both tops in the league in 2008, making him the first player to lead the league in both categories since On the ground, Houston will look to second-year RB Steve Slaton, who led all NFL rookies with a franchise-record 1,282 rushing yards a year ago. Slaton led the team in rushing in 15 of 16 games, and his five 100- yard games were a team single-season record. In addition to Johnson, Schaub had a number of other weapons to throw to, led by WR Kevin Walter and TE Owen Daniels. Walter tied for third in the AFC with eight touchdown catches, while Daniels was second among AFC tight ends with 862 receiving yards. Walter and Johnson formed the top receiving duo in the NFL in 2008, while Daniels and Johnson comprised the top receiver-tight end combination in the league. The key to the offense s success in 2008, however, was the offensive line. Under the leadership of T Eric Winston, who has started the last 44 games at RT, the line paved the way for a franchise-record 4.3-yard rushing average and allowed a mere 32 sacks on 555 pass attempts. OFFENSE POSITION BY POSITION Quarterbacks The Texans offense is in the highly capable hands of Matt Schaub once again in. Schaub started 11 games in his second season in Houston, throwing for 3,043 yards and leading the Texans to a 6-5 record. Schaub posted elite numbers in 2008, finishing among the league s top 10 passers in four categories. He was fourth in the NFL with passing yards per game, fourth with a 66.1 percent completion rate, eighth with a 92.7 passer rating and second with 8.01 yards per attempt. In three seasons as the Texans starter, Schaub has thrown for 7,094 yards with 38 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. Schaub has posted a quarterback rating of 93.4 since joining the team, which is by far the highest in franchise history among quarterbacks with at least 200 pass attempts. Rex Grossman comes to Houston after spending the first six years of his career in Chicago, where he guided the Bears to Super Bowl XLI in The Bears first-round pick in 2003, Grossman has thrown for 6,164 yards with 33 touchdowns and 35 interceptions in his career. Houston signed Dan Orlovsky on the opening weekend of free agency. Orlovsky started seven games in 2008 for the Detroit Lions, completing 143-of- 255 passes for 1,616 yards with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions.

14 OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW Running Backs Houston s rushing attack in 2008 was led by rookie Steve Slaton, who burst onto the scene with a franchise-record 1,282 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on his way to winning the rookie rushing title. Slaton led the AFC with 1,659 total yards from scrimmage. In just 22 career games, Slaton has already moved into second place on the franchise s all-time rushing list with 1,556 career rushing yards. Wide Receivers The Texans receiving corps, led by All-Pro Andre Johnson, will look to remain one of the deepest and most dangerous groups in the NFL. Johnson led the league in receptions (115) and receiving yards (1,575) a year ago and tied his own team record with eight touchdown catches. Johnson has 514 career receptions for 6,951 yards and 37 touchdowns. Since 2006, Johnson has been the most productive receiver in the NFL, averaging 88.2 yards per game. One of the team s priorities during training camp is to find a bigger back to provide a change of pace from the diminutive but speedy Slaton. Veteran Chris Brown will get the first crack at the role. After spending all of 2008 on injured reserve, Brown will look to showcase his abilities in the preseason. Brown has run for 2,863 yards and 17 touchdowns in his career. Fifth-year pro Ryan Moats backed up Slaton during the second half of the 2008 season and rushed for 94 yards on 26 carries. In five pro seasons, Moats has totaled 497 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Moats also has experience as a kick returner, averaging 21.6 yards on 13 career returns. Fullback Vonta Leach played in every game and served as a team captain several times late in the 2008 season. His primary function will again be to clear running room for Slaton and the Texans other running backs. Leach has proven to be a reliable receiver out of the backfield with 57 career receptions for 359 yards and three touchdowns. Kevin Walter will once again line up opposite Johnson. Walter enjoyed the best season of his career in 2008, catching 60 passes for 876 yards and tying Johnson for the team lead with a career-high eight touchdown catches. Walter and Johnson formed the most productive receiving duo in the NFL last year, combining for 2,474 receiving yards. David Anderson played in all 16 games last season, catching 19 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns all career highs. Anderson entered his fourth season looking to continue expanding his role in the offense. André Davis returns as one of the preeminent deep threats in the league. Since joining the Texans in 2007, Davis has caught 49 passes for 810 yards and three touchdowns. He has nine receptions of 25 yards or longer, meaning nearly one out of every five catches results in a big gain. Third-year pro Jacoby Jones has made his mark returning punts, but will enter training camp looking to turn his tremendous athleticism into consistent playing time in the offense. In three seasons, Jones has caught 26 passes for 365 yards and three touchdowns. Veteran Glenn Martinez joined the Texans as a free agent after spending the first three years of his career with the Denver Broncos. Martinez has played in 19 games with one start and has caught 18 passes for 218 yards in his career.

15 OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW Tight Ends The tight end position is headlined by Pro Bowler Owen Daniels, who enters the 2008 season intent on cementing his status as one of the league s best tight ends. Daniels ranked second on the team a year ago with 70 catches, and his 862 receiving yards and two touchdowns were both third on the squad. In four seasons, he has caught 199 passes for 2,356 yards and 14 touchdowns. Joel Dreessen emerged as a terrific compliment to Daniels as a receiver in 2008 and provided valuable insurance on special teams as a reserve long snapper. Dreessen played in all 16 games a year ago and caught 11 passes for 77 yards. After re-signing with the Texans over the offseason, Dreessen has caught 25 passes for 225 yards and two scores in his four-year career.. Houston used a pair of picks in the NFL Draft on tight ends, both of whom bring different skills to the table. The Texans drafted Anthony Hill in the fourth round (122nd overall) out of North Carolina State. Hill, a Houston native, is a powerful blocker and will be looked upon to put those skills to use in the Texans running game. In the fifth round (152nd overall), Houston nabbed James Casey out of Rice. A sure-handed receiver with surprising speed, Casey has the ability to line up anywhere on the field. Jacksonville (9/27) after G Chester Pitts was placed on the reserve/injured list. Studdard took the majority of the reps with the first team at LG in Pitts place during training camp. He saw action in two games in the 2008 season and has played in eight games with two starts in his career. Duane Brown, Houston s first-round pick in 2008, started every game in his rookie season at LT after he won the job during training camp. In his sophomore campaign, Brown will look to become more consistent. At RT, Eric Winston has started 45 consecutive games for the Texans. Winston, a third-round pick in the 2006 draft, has started every game over the last two seasons and is widely considered one of the best right tackles in the league. Fourth-year pro Rashad Butler is slated to be the primary backup at both tackle spots. Butler has played in eight career games but was inactive for all 16 contests a year ago. His strength and quickness allow him to block edge rushers on either side. Offensive Line The Texans offensive line paved the way for the most prolific offense in team history in 2008, averaging yards per game. The 32 sacks the line allowed last year were the second-fewest in franchise history, and the team s 1,846 rushing yards were second-most in team history. Fifth-year veteran Chris Myers, who joined the team via trade last year, has started the last 38 straight games, including 22 straight at center for the Texans. Myers will be the man tasked with setting the protection schemes on each play. Rookie Antoine Caldwell, the team s thirdround draft pick (77th overall) out of Alabama, has the versatility to play any of the three interior line positions. He was also the only player in Alabama history to graduate in under three years, a testament to his intelligence. Fifth-year veteran Chris White moved into the starting lineup in Week 6 after Mike Brisiel was placed on the reserve/injured list. White served as the primary backup at center and guard early in the season. He has seen action in 10 games with one start over the last two seasons. Kasey Studdard, the team s sixth-round pick in the 2007 draft, made his first career start in Week 3 vs.

16 OFFENSE NOTES HOUSTON S PROLIFIC PASS ATTACK The Texans passing game has been one of the most dangerous in the NFL over the last two seasons. Houston has averaged net passing yards per game to rank third in the league since MOST NET PASSING YARDS PER GAME, Team G Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG New Orleans Saints , Arizona Cardinals , HOUSTON TEXANS , Indianapolis Colts , Denver Broncos* , * Denver plays on Monday, October 19. The Texans offense is on pace to be the most prolific in franchise history, averaging yards per game through the first six games. That is more than 30 yards per game ahead of the previous record. MOST NET PASSING YARDS PER GAME, HOUSTON TEXANS HISTORY Team Record Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG , , , , , , , , TEXANS ON THE MARK IMPROVED PASS PROTECTION The Houston passing attack as been one of the most dangerous in the NFL under head coach Gary Kubiak over the last two seasons. One of the biggest reasons for that efficiency has been the improved pass protection by the offensive line. Since 2007, Texans quarterbacks have been sacked 64 times on 1,367 pass plays, or a mere 4.68 percent of the time. That sack percentage is the seventhbest in the NFL over the last three years. LOWEST SACK PERCENTAGE, Team Att Cmp Yds Sk Sk Pct New Orleans Saints 1, , Indianapolis Colts 1, , Denver Broncos 1, , Tennessee Titans 1, , Arizona Cardinals 1, , Cleveland Browns 1, , HOUSTON TEXANS 1, , New York Giants 1, , Dallas Cowboys 1, , San Diego Chargers 1, , In comparison, Houston allowed a sack on percent of pass plays from , giving up 272 sacks on 2,559 plays prior to the arrival of QB Matt Schaub. HOUSTON TEXANS SACK PERCENTAGES, vs Years W-L Att Cmp Yds Sk Sk Pct ,287 1,368 13, , , When head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, he brought with him an offensive philosophy based on a strong running game and a precision passing attack. Since 2006, the Texans have had the most accurate passing offense in the NFL. Texans quarterbacks have combined to complete 66.3 percent of their passes. HIGHEST TEAM COMPLETION PERCENTAGE, Team Att Cmp Pct Yds YPG HOUSTON TEXANS 1,784 1, , Indianapolis Colts 1,874 1, , New Orleans Saints 2,027 1, , New England Patriots 1,899 1, , Arizona Cardinals 1,976 1, ,

17 ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES ANDRE AT HOME IN RELIANT WR Andre Johnson has been dominant at Reliant Stadium over the last four seasons. Since head coach Gary Kubiak took over in 2006, Johnson has caught 173 passes for 2,444 yards and 12 touchdowns in 24 home games. Johnson s average of yards per game at home is over 15 yards higher than the next player, Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald, who averages 85.5 yards per game at home. MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, , HOME GAMES ONLY Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPG A. JOHNSON, HOU , L. Fitzgerald, ARZ , R. Wayne, IND , S. Smith, CAR , A. Boldin, ARZ , ANDRE S A GIANT UNDER KUBIAK WR Andre Johnson has played in 47 games over the last four seasons under head coach Gary Kubiak. In that time, he has caught 314 passes for 4,145 yards and 25 touchdowns. Johnson s 88.2 yards per game average is the best in the league since MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME, Player, Tm. G Rec Yds TD YPG A. JOHNSON, HOU , L. Fitzgerald, ARZ , R. Wayne, IND , S. Smith, CAR , A. Boldin, ARZ , DOMINANT VS. THE NFC WR Andre Johnson has played against NFC teams 23 times in his career and has been nothing short of outstanding in those games. Johnson has caught 151 passes for 2,040 yards and 14 touchdowns against NFC opponents. His average of 88.7 yards per game since 2003 is higher than any other player in the NFL in that time span. MOST RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME VS. NFC OPPONENTS, Player, Tm G Rec Yds TD YPG A. JOHNSON, HOU , R. Moss, MIN/OAK/NE , T. Holt, STL, JAX , C. Ochocinco, CIN , L. Fitzgerald, ARZ , TOPPING THE CENTURY MARK WR Andre Johnson has 28 career 100-yard games, 19 of which have come under head coach Gary Kubiak. The Texans are 13-6 under Kubiak when Johnson tops 100 receiving yards, including a 2-1 mark this season. ANDRE JOHNSON S 100-YARD GAMES Opponent, Date W/L Rec Yds Avg Cin., 10/18/09 W Arz., 10/11/09 L Ten., 9/20/09 W Chi., 12/28/08 W Ten., 12/14/08 W Cle., 11/23/08 W Cin., 10/26/08 W Det., 10/19/08 W Mia., 10/12/08 W Ind., 10/5/08 L Pitt., 9/7/08 L Tenn., 12/2/07 L N.O., 11/18/07 W Car., 9/16/07 W K.C., 9/9/07 W Jax., 10/22/06 W Mia., 10/1/06 W Wash., 9/24/06 L Phi. 9/10/06 L Jax., 102/24/05 L StL., 11/27/05 L N.Y.J., 12/5/04 L G.B., 11/21/04 L Minn., 10/10/04 L Oak., 10/3/04 W Tenn., 12/21/03 L Buff., 11/16/03 W K.C., 9/21/03 L

18 ANDRE JOHNSON NOTES CHART TOPPERS WR Andre Johnson led the NFL in receptions and receiving yards with 115 catches for 1,575 yards. He became the just the fourth player to accomplish that feat in the last 10 years. PLAYERS WHO LED NFL IN RECEPTIONS AND YARDS, LAST 10 SEASONS Player, Tm. Year Rec Rec/G Yds YPG A. JOHNSON, HOU , S. Smith, CAR * 6.4 1, T. Holt, STL , M. Harrison, IND , * Tied for league lead in receptions. IN ELITE COMPANY WR Andre Johnson has been an integral part of the Texans offense ever since the team drafted him third overall in Johnson has averaged 5.67 receptions per game in his career. That average is the fourth-highest in NFL history. Since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, Johnson is averaging 6.68 catches per game, which would be the most in NFL history. MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY (Minimum 450 receptions) Player G Rec Yds Avg Rec/Gm Anquan Boldin* , Marvin Harrison 190 1,102 14, Larry Fitzgerald* , ANDRE JOHNSON* , Torry Holt* , * indicates active players 80 IN THE TOP 100 MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY Rank Player, Tm. G Rec Yds YPG 86 John Stallworth# , Haywood Jeffires , t Anquan Boldin* , t Brett Perriman , ANDRE JOHNSON* , Bobby Mitchell , Al Toon , Emmitt Smith# , * indicates active players # indicates members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame THE 500 CLUB WR Andre Johnson caught his 500th career pass in Houston s win at Tennessee in Week 2 (9/20). It was the 88th game of his career. Johnson was the second-fastest receiver in NFL history to reach 500 receptions. FASTEST RECEIVERS TO 500 CATCHES, NFL HISTORY Player Years Games Anquan Boldin* ANDRE JOHNSON* Lionel Taylor Marvin Harrison Randy Moss* * indicates active players WR Andre Johnson has caught 522 passes for 6,951 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career. In Week 5 at Arizona (10/11), Johnson moved into the top 100 on the NFL s all-time reception list. Last Sunday at Cincinnati (10/18), Johnson passed Hall of Fame RB Emmitt Smith (515), former Jets WR Al Toon (517) and former Browns and Redskins WR Bobby Mitchell (21) to move into 92nd on the all-time list.

19 MATT SCHAUB NOTES MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME QB Matt Schaub has been outstanding within the friendly confines of Reliant Stadium ever since he joined the Texans in Schaub has a 9-4 record with a passer rating of 97.4 in 13 home starts. Schaub has completed 67.0 percent of his passes and is averaging yards per game at home; and prior to his last pass attempt of the season opener vs. the New York Jets (9/13), he had thrown 203 consecutive passes at home without an interception. MATT SCHAUB IN HOME STARTS, Game, Date W/L Att Cmp Yds TD INT Rate OAK, 10/4/09 W JAX, 9/27/09 L NYJ, 9/13/09 L CHI, 12/28/08 W TEN, 12/14/08 W CIN, 10/26/08 W DET, 10/19/08 W MIA, 10/12/08 W NO, 11/18/07 W TEN, 10/21/07 L MIA, 10/7/07 W IND, 9/23/07 L KC, 9/9/07 W AVERAGES HAS BEEN GREAT QB Matt Schaub has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL over the last two seasons, and that has never been more apparent than in his last eight starts. Schaub leads the NFL with an average of passing yards per game since the beginning of December last year. His 19 touchdown passes in that span are the third-most, and his 99.7 passer rating is the fifth-best in the league. MOST PASSING YARDS PER GAME, DEC OCT. Player Att Cmp Yds TD INT YPG M. SCHAUB, HOU , P. Manning, IND , D. Brees, NO , A. Rodgers, GB , P. Rivers, SD* , * San Diego plays on Monday, October 19. SCHAUB IN THE NFL TOP 5 QB Matt Schaub has been on a tear to start the season, completing 143-of-219 passes for 1,810 yards and 14 touchdowns, for a rating of Schaub s 14 touchdown passes are the most in the NFL, and his yardage total is the second-highest in the league. His passer rating is sixth in the league. With 14 touchdowns on the season, Schaub is already just one shy of his career high of 15, which he set last year. MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, Player, Tm. Att Cmp Yds TD INT Rate M. SCHAUB, HOU , D. Brees, NO , T. Brady, NE , B. Favre, MIN , P. Manning, IND , MOST PASSING YARDS, Player, Tm. Att Cmp Yds TD INT Rate B. Roethlisberger, PIT , M. SCHAUB, HOU , T. Brady, NE , J. Flacco, BAL , P. Manning, IND , MATT MOVING THE CHAINS QB Matt Schaub has been vital to the Texans offensive productivity this season. While the running game has struggled to get rolling early on, Schaub and the passing attack have carried the team. Schaub has passed for 84 of the team s 118 total first downs (71.2 percent). His 84 passing first downs rank fourth in the NFL this season. MOST PASSING FIRST DOWNS, Player, TM Att Cmp Yds TD INT 1st T. Brady, NE , J. Flacco, BAL , B. Roethlisberger, PIT , M. SCHAUB, HOU , P. Manning, IND , K. Warner, ARZ ,

20 MATT SCHAUB NOTES THE BAYOU BOMBER QB Matt Schaub has been one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the NFL over the last three years, completing 66.0 percent of his pass attempts. Schaub hasn t just dinked and dunked his way down the field, however. Schaub has averaged 8.00 yards per pass attempt since joining the Texans in 2007, which is the highest in the league in that time. That average would rank fifth in NFL history. Schaub s overall career average of 7.75 yards per attempt ranks 12th all-time. HIGHEST PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT, Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds YPA Rate M. SCHAUB, HOU , T. Brady, NE , T. Romo, DAL 1, , A. Rodgers, GB , M. Ryan, ATL , HIGHEST PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT, NFL HISTORY Player Att Cmp Pct Yds YPA Otto Graham# 1, , Sid Luckman# 1, , Norm Van Brocklin# 2,895 1, , Tony Romo* 1, , MATT SCHAUB** , Kurt Warner* 3,758 2, , Steve Young# 4,149 2, , Ben Roethlisberger* 2,112 1, , Ed Brown 1, , Bart Starr# 3,149 1, , * Active players. ** As Texans starter only (2007-). # Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. MATT S GAME-WINNING DRIVES QB Matt Schaub played brilliantly in Houston s win at Tennessee (9/20), completing 25-of-39 passes for 357 yards and tying a franchise record with four touchdown passes. All of that would ve been for naught, however, were it not for his play late in the fourth quarter. With the score tied at 31, Schaub led the Texans on a nine-play, 63-yard drive to set up K Kris Brown s game-winning 23-yard field goal. The highlight of the drive was Schaub s 44-yard strike to WR Jacoby Jones. Schaub has led four fourth-quarter game-winning drives since joining the Texans in Each of them have lasted eight or more plays and have covered at least 59 yards. SCHAUB S GAME-WINNING DRIVES Game, Date Score Plays Yards Time TEN, 9/20/ :15 GB, 12/7/ : MIA, 10/12/ : MIA, 10/7/ : Schaub has also led one drive that tied a game and forced overtime. SCHAUB S GAME-TYING DRIVE Game, Date Score Plays Yards Time JAX, 9/28/ : THE 300 CLUB QB Matt Schaub set the franchise single-season record with four 300-yard games last season, and has already tied that record in. Schaub already has four 300-yard games through the first six weeks of this season. Schaub s four 300-yard games this season are the second-most in the NFL behind only Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning, who has five. MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, Player, Tm Att Cmp Yds TD 300 Gms P. Manning, IND , M. SCHAUB, HOU , B. Roethlisberger, PIT , J. Flacco, BAL , Schaub holds the franchise career record with nine 300-yard games. In fact, he has nine of the 13 (69.2 percent) 300-yard games in franchise history.

21 STEVE SLATON NOTES SLATON IN THE NFL TOP 10 RB Steve Slaton led the AFC in total yards from scrimmage last season, gaining a combined 1,659 rushing and receiving yards. Slaton once again finds himself in the league s top 10 in his sophomore campaign. Through the first six weeks of the season, Slaton has rushed for 274 yards and has 282 receiving yards for a total of 556 yards from scrimmage. Slaton s teammate, WR Andre Johnson, ranks ninth in the league with 572 yards from scrimmage. Houston is the only team in the NFL with two players in the top 10. MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS AFC PLAYERS, Rec Rush Total Total Player, Tm. Yds Yds Yds Yds/Gm R. Rice, BAL C. Johnson, TEN A. Peterson, MIN S. Jackson, STL M. Jones-Drew, JAX H. Ward, PIT C. Benson, CIN F. Jackson, BUF A. JOHNSON, HOU S. SLATON, HOU RUSHING UP THE CHARTS RB Steve Slaton ran for 76 yards on 21 carries in Week 3 vs. Jacksonville (9/27), pushing his career totals to 306 carries for 1,409 yards. More notably, Slaton moved into second place on the franchise s career rushing list. Slaton entered that game needing 53 yards to move ahead of former RB Ron Dayne for second place, and he did so on an 11-yard gain in the third quarter. Slaton has rushed for 1,556 yards in 22 career games, giving him an average of 70.7 yards per game. WHEN NO. 20 GETS 20 CARRIES A year ago, RB Steve Slaton set a franchise record by running for 1,282 yards despite only carrying the ball an average of times per game. Slaton prepared himself in the offseason to increase his workload, and for good reason. The Texans are 6-0 in games when Slaton carries 20 or more times. Five of those games came in the last six weeks of the 2008 season when the Texans went 5-1. STEVE SLATON, 20+ RUSHES, CAREER Game, Date W/L Att Yds Avg TD Oakland, 10/4/09 W at Green Bay, 12/7/08 W Tennessee, 12/14/08 W at Cleveland, 11/23/08 W Jacksonville, 12/1/08 W Chicago, 12/28/08 W SLATON S FRANCHISE RECORD RB Steve Slaton set a franchise single-season rushing record. The rookie from West Virginia ran for 1,282 yards last season, easily outpacing the previous mark of 1,188 yards by RB Domanick Williams in TOP RUSHING SEASONS, TEXANS HISTORY Player (Year) Att Yards Avg Lg TD S. SLATON (2008) 268 1, t 9 D. Williams# (2004) 302 1, D. Williams# (2003) 238 1, D. Williams# (2005) # Williams was known as Domanick Davis prior to MOST CAREER RUSHING YARDS, TEXANS HISTORY Player G Rush Yds Avg YPG Domanick Williams* , STEVE SLATON , Ron Dayne , David Carr , Jonathan Wells , * Williams was known as Domanick Davis prior to 2006.

22 OWEN DANIELS NOTES MOVING THE CHAINS TE Owen Daniels has caught 32 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns this season, and 22 of his 32 receptions have resulted in either first downs or touchdowns, including six of his seven catches in last Sunday s win at Cincinnati (10/18). Daniels 22 first downs are the most by a tight end this season. Daniels has accounted for 22 of Houston s 84 passing first downs (26.2 percent) this season. MOST FIRST DOWNS, TIGHT ENDS Player, Tm. Rec Yds Avg TD 1st O. DANIELS, HOU D. Clark, IND A. Gates, SD T. Gonzalez, ATL H. Miller, PIT OWEN S OPEN IN THE END ZONE TE Owen Daniels was one of the best red zone tight ends in the NFL as a rookie in 2006, tying a franchise rookie record with five receiving touchdowns. Over the past two seasons, however, his touchdown numbers declined to three in 2007 and two last year. Daniels has regained his scoring touch this season with four touchdowns in the first six games. His touchdown total is tied for second among NFL tight ends this season. MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS, NFL TIGHT ENDS Player, Tm. Rec Yds Avg Lg TD V. Shiancoe, MIN O. DANIELS, HOU H. Miller, PIT K. Winslow, TB t 4 *5 players tied with three touchdowns each. STEPPING UP ON THIRD DOWN TE Owen Daniels has been a favorite target of QB Matt Schaub over the last three seasons, and never moreso than on third down. Nine of Daniels 32 receptions this year (28.1 percent) have come on third down. His third-down reception total is tied for second among tight ends behind only Indianapolis TE Dallas Clark s 12. Seven of his nine receptions on third down have resulted in first downs or touchdowns. MOST RECEPTIONS ON THIRD DOWN, AFC TIGHT ENDS Player, Tm. Rec Yds Avg TD 1st D. Clark, IND O. DANIELS, HOU A. Gates, SD T. Gonzalez, ATL Z. Miller, OAK THE CLASS OF THE AFC TE Owen Daniels has been one of the best tight ends in the AFC since his rookie season in He has caught 199 passes for 2,356 yards and 14 touchdowns in his career. Daniels ranks second among returning AFC tight ends in receiving yards over the last four seasons. Only San Diego TE Antonio Gates has been more productive RECEIVING YARDS, RETURNING AFC TIGHT ENDS Player, Tm. G Rec Yds Avg TD A. Gates, SD , O. DANIELS, HOU , D. Clark, IND , H. Miller, PIT , T. Heap, BAL , MR. INSIDE, MR. OUTSIDE Texans WR Andre Johnson and TE Owen Daniels have combined to catch 253 passes for 3,383 yards and 18 touchdowns over the last two seasons. Their reception and yardage totals are more than any other receiver-tight end duo in the league over the last two years. BEST WR-TE COMBINATIONS, Tm WR Yds TE Yds Total HOU A. JOHNSON 2,147 O. DANIELS 1,236 3,383 IND R. Wayne 1,604 D. Clark 1,289 2,893 WAS S. Moss 1,423 C. Cooley 1,160 2,583 SD V. Jackson 1,471 A. Gates 1,053 2,524 PIT H. Ward 1,642 H. Miller 829 2,471

23 OFFENSE 2008 NOTES HOUSTON S TRIPLETS Last year, Texans QB Matt Schaub threw for 3,043 yards, WR Andre Johnson led the NFL with a franchise-record 1,575 receiving yards and RB Steve Slaton led all NFL rookies with a franchise-record 1,282 rushing yards. The Texans became just the second team this decade to have a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,500-yard receiver and a 1,200-yard rusher, joining the 2000 St. Louis Rams. Going back even further to the last 20 years, only five offenses have accomplished the feat. 3,000-YD PASSER, 1,500-YD RECEIVER, 1,200-YD RUSHER HOUSTON TEXANS QB MATT SCHAUB WR ANDRE JOHNSON RB STEVE SLATON 3,043 YARDS 1,575 YARDS 1,282 YARDS TEXANS GOT OFFENSIVE IN 2008 Houston s offensive attack was the third-most prolific offense in the NFL in 2008, averaging yards per game. Only New Orleans, at per game, and Denver (395.8) were more productive. Prior to last season, the highest ranking that Houston had ever finished with was 14th in NFL LEADERS, TOTAL OFFENSE, 2008 Rush Pass Total Total Team Yards Yards Yards YPG New Orleans Saints ,977 6, Denver Broncos 1,862 4,471 6, HOUSTON TEXANS 1,846 4,267 6, Arizona Cardinals 1,178 4,674 5, New England Patriots 2,278 3,569 5, CONTROLLING THE CLOCK 2000 St. Louis Rams QB Kurt Warner WR Torry Holt RB Marshall Faulk 1999 Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning WR Marvin Harrison RB Edgerrin James 1995 Detroit Lions QB Scott Mitchell WR Herman Moore RB Barry Sanders 1995 Dallas Cowboys QB Troy Aikman WR Michael Irvin RB Emmitt Smith 3,429 Yards 1,635 Yards 1,359 Yards 4,135 Yards 1,663 Yards 1,553 Yards 4,338 Yards 1,686 Yards 1,500 Yards 3,304 Yards 1,603 Yards 1,773 Yards Houston won the time of possession battle in 11 of its 16 games in The Texans ranked fourth in the NFL in average time of possession last season, holding the ball for an average of 31:57 per game. The only teams who held the ball more than the Texans last year were Baltimore (33:10), the New York Giants (32:56) and New England (32:09). Houston s 11 games with an advantage in time of possession were the most in franchise history, bettering the previous mark of eight games set last season. Prior to last season, the best average time of possession in franchise history was 29:59 in NFL LEADERS, TIME OF POSSESSION, 2008 Team Wins Losses Avg TOP Baltimore Ravens :10 New York Giants :56 New England Patriots :09 HOUSTON TEXANS :57 Washington Redskins :31

24 DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW Houston s defense in will take on a new look thanks to the addition of new defensive coordinator Frank Bush. Bush was promoted from his previous post as senior defensive assistant on January 13. This season will mark Bush s first opportunity to call plays on defense. He has advocated an aggressive philosophy intent on making plays in the offensive backfield. One of the biggest keys to any successful defense is strength up front, and the Texans have the pieces in place to field one of the best defensive fronts in team history, led by the Pro Bowl tandem of DE Mario Williams and LB DeMeco Ryans. Williams will be joined by a new face on the other end of the line. DE Antonio Smith joined the Texans as a free agent after helping the Arizona Cardinals come within seconds of winning the Super Bowl last year. Third-year DT Amobi Okoye will also play a vital role in the pass rush and is looking to bounce back from a disappointing sophomore campaign. Ryans battled injuries throughout last season but still managed to lead the team in tackles yet again. He ll have more help in thanks to first-round draft pick Brian Cushing out of USC. Cushing excelled at rushing the passer in college, but also possesses the agility to drop into coverage. The projected starting lineup in the secondary features three returning starters, led by CBs Dunta Robinson and Jacques Reeves. Robinson is the franchise s all-time leader with 13 career interceptions; and Reeves had a team-high four interceptions in The secondary will look to improve upon its interception total of 12 last year, which tied for 21st in the NFL. Seventh-year FS Eugene Wilson will again call the shots in the backfield, and free agent addition SS Bernard Pollard adds a physical presence. DEFENSE POSITION BY POSITION Defensive Line A year after his team-record 14-sack season in 2007, defensive end Mario Williams anchored the Texans defensive line with 12 sacks and was named to his first Pro Bowl in Williams finished 2008 with more sacks than any other AFC defensive end. He had 55 tackles, four forced fumbles and six tackles for loss. Williams looks to further entrench himself as one of the best pass rushers in the league in his fourth season. Williams will have a new face on the opposite end of the line this season. Antonio Smith joined the Texans as a free agent after helping the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII. Smith notched 5.5 sacks in each of the last two years, including two in the playoffs last season. Smith has the speed to get around offensive tackles, but his size and strength will allow the coaches to move him inside in passing situations. Tim Bulman earned a spot on the 53-man roster last year and finished second on the team with a career-high four sacks among 17 total tackles. Bulman, a converted defensive tackle, has slimmed down to 275 pounds in hopes of gaining speed and quickness. Houston spent its second-round pick (46th overall) on Connor Barwin out of Cincinnati. Barwin brings tremendous athleticism and versatility to the position. He played tight end for three years before switching to defensive end as a senior, when he recorded 12 sacks and earned All-America honors. Barwin picked up his first career sack in Week 6 at Cincinnati (10/18). Rookie free agent Tim Jamison rounds out the depth chart at end after being signed to the active roster on October 6. Jamison played in 50 games with 25 starts in his career at Michigan and recorded 129 career tackles and 20 sacks. Jamison will battle for a roster spot on a deep and talented defensive line. Defensive tackle Amobi Okoye was slowed by an ankle injury and didn t make the jump in his second season that he had hoped for. He finished the season with 24 tackles with 15 solo stops, one sack and a forced fumble. Now in his third season, Okoye is still the youngest player on the Texans roster. He has recorded 1.5 sacks so far this season to give him 8.0 in his career. Houston further bolstered the interior of the line by signing Shaun Cody away from Detroit as a free agent. A second-round pick by the Lions in 2005, Cody has played in 53 games with 12 starts in his first four seasons and is coming off his best season, in which he had 37 tackles, 26 solos and three passes defensed. Seventeenth-year pro Jeff Zgonina joined the team at the beginning of training camp and earned a spot

25 DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW on the 53-man roster by virtue of a standout training camp performance. Zgonina played in every game a year ago, starting twice, and recorded 19 tackles and a fumble recovery. Zgonina has played in 206 career games for eight teams in his career and has recorded 23.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and 13 fumble recoveries. DelJuan Robinson made his NFL debut in the 2008 season opener at Pittsburgh and got his first start in the home opener against Indianapolis. He finished the year with 27 tackles, including 19 solos, and one forced fumble. Robinson emerged as a solid contributor last year and will look to expand his role on the defense in. Second-year tackle Frank Okam will battle for increased playing time in. Okam finished his rookie season with four tackles in five games. Okam is the biggest of the Texans defensive tackles and has the size and strength to anchor the middle of the line, and he ll look to convert potential in to production in his sophomore campaign. Linebackers The Texans linebacking corps will once again be anchored by MLB DeMeco Ryans. The fourth-year star is the captain and unquestioned leader. Ryans heads into looking to bounce back from what was, for him, a disappointing 2008 campaign in which he once again led the team with 112 tackles and one sack while fighting a lingering ankle injury the entire season. He is second in the NFL with 340 solo tackles since 2006 and has registered 10 or more tackles in 20 of his 54 career games. Eighth-year veteran Kevin Bentley is penciled in as Ryans top backup in the middle. Bentley became the starting SAM linebacker after Zac Diles broke his leg. Bentley started seven of the final eight games and posted 34 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. He was voted a co-captain for the special teams after he led the team with 23 special teams tackles a year ago. Ryans will have a new face beside him this year in rookie Brian Cushing, Houston s first-round pick (15th overall) in last April s draft. Cushing has started every game his rookie season and leads the team with 48 tackles. He also has two forced fumbles, an interception, a safety and a half sack so far this season. One of the hottest position battles in training camp was at WLB, where Zac Diles ultimately won the starting job. Diles opened last year as the starter at SLB but saw his season cut short with a broken leg. Despite missing eight games, he still finished second on the team with 66 tackles. Second-year linebacker Xavier Adibi, a fourthround pick a year ago, started five games and had 34 tackles and a fumble recovery, earning him PFT/PFWA All-Rookie honors. Cornerbacks This offseason, Dunta Robinson became the first player in Texans history to be designated as a franchise player. Robinson signed the franchise designation on September 6 and immediately reclaimed a spot in the starting lineup. Robinson is the franchise s all-time leader with 13 career interceptions and is regarded as one of the hardest pound-for-pound hitters in the NFL. Jacques Reeves suffered a broken fibula in the first week of training camp but is expected to return near the start of the regular season. Reeves led the team in interceptions a year ago with four and returned one for a 44-yard touchdown at Minnesota. He was the only member of the secondary to start all 16 games and had 50 tackles and a team-high 19 passes defensed,

26 a testament to his ability to keep pace with most any receiver in the league. Rookie fourth-round draft pick Glover Quin played in 36 games with 34 starts at New Mexico and was a three-time All-Mountain West selection. He finished his career with 156 tackles, seven interceptions and a school-record 32 passes defensed. Fred Bennett played in every game last season, starting six, and finished with 41 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Bennett has the size and strength to jam receivers at the line and also to excel in run support. DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW Veteran John Busing joined the Texans in the offseason and will vie for playing time in a crowded secondary. Busing has played in 28 career games, including eight last year in Cincinnati primarily as a special teams ace. He recorded his first career interception in the season opener vs. the New York Jets (9/13). Another rookie, Brice McCain, a sixth-round draft pick, worked extensively with the first team throughout traiing camp. McCain played in 49 games with 39 starts at Utah and was a three-time All-MWC pick. McCain helped the Utes to a perfect 13-0 record. Antwaun Molden, a third-round pick out of Eastern Kentucky in 2008, saw limited action on defense as a rookie but was a special teams demon, finishing second on the team with 19 special teams stops along with a fumble recovery. Molden broke his ankle late in the year and has worked hard throughout the offseason to prepare for training camp. He will compete for increased playing time in his second season. Bernard Pollard joined the Texans as free agent in the season s third week and made his debut in Week 4 vs. Oakland (10/4). Pollard has played in 50 career games and has five interceptions, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. Second-year safety Dominique Barber played mostly on special teams as a rookie but stepped up on defense in the final two games of last season, recording three tackles, a pass defensed and his first-career sack. He scored his first career touchdown in this year s season opener on a 48-yard fumble return for touchdown. Tenth-year pro Nick Ferguson will serve as the first man off the bench at both safety spots. Ferguson played in 14 games with nine starts in his first season in Houston. Ferguson provided a physical presence in run support and finished the year with 52 tackles and a forced fumble. Safeties Veteran FS Eugene Wilson, who spent the previous five seasons with the New England Patriots, moved into the starting lineup midway through last season and is penciled in as the starter heading into camp. Wilson started 10 games and led the Texans secondary with 63 tackles while showing good ball skills with two interceptions and seven passes defensed.

27 DEFENSIVE NOTES DEFENSIVE SIMILARITY TO 2006 The Texans defense struggled early in the season, giving up an average of yards and 28.7 points per game through the first three weeks of the season. The 2006 Texans defense also struggled out of the gate, but managed to right the ship and play top-notch defense for the majority of the season. In 2006, Houston s defense was last in the NFL after three games, giving up an average of yards and 32.7 points per game. But that same unit ranked in the league s top 10 over the last 14 weeks, holding opponents to yards per game. DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT, 2006 HOUSTON TEXANS First 3 Last 13 Difference Rush Yards/Gm Pass Yards/Gm Total Yards/Gm Points/Gm This year, the Texans defense has improved even more, giving up yards per game less in the last three weeks than it did in the first three, including a drop in rushing yards allowed from over the first three to 45.0 in the last three. Houston held Oakland (10/4) to just 165 total yards and six points in Week 4, allowed 340 yards to the highpowered Arizona offense in Week 5 and gave up 296 yards at Cincinnati in Week 6. DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT, HOUSTON TEXANS First 3 Next 2 Difference Rush Yards/Gm Pass Yards/Gm Total Yards/Gm Points/Gm GET OFF THE FIELD Houston s defense has been one of the league s best at forcing three-and-out drives this season. The Texans have forced their opponents to go three-and-out on 27 of 75 series, or 36.0 percent of the time. The Houston defense s 27 three-and-out drives are the most in the NFL this year, and its 36.0 percent of three-and-out drives is also tops in the league. MOST THREE-AND-OUT DRIVES NFL DEFENSES Team Series 3 & Out 3 & Out Pct HOUSTON New York Giants Seattle Kansas City Minnesota New Orleans San Francisco DIFFERENT AFTER HALFTIME Houston ranks 20th in the league in total defense through the first six weeks of the season, giving up an average of yards per game, but the defense has been much better in the second halves of games. Houston s defense has allowed just yards per game in the second half, which ranks fifth in the league. Additionally, nine of Houston s 11 forced turnovers have come after halftime. FEWEST SECOND-HALF YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME, Total Rush Pass Tot Team G Yards Yards Yards YPG Denver* Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants HOUSTON Chicago Green Bay San Francisco Carolina Miami * Denver plays on Monday, October 19.

28 DEFENSE NOTES LIMIT THE BIG PLAY The Texans are tied for 23rd in the NFL in total defense through the first five weeks of the season, giving up an average of yards per game, and 22nd in scoring defense, allowing an average of 24.0 points per game. One of the biggest reasons for the defense s early struggles was a tendency to give up big plays. Houston surrendered four plays of 50 or more yards in the first three weeks of the season, all of which went for touchdowns. Tennessee RB Chris Johnson scored on runs of 57 and 91 yards and a 69-yard catch, and Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew scored on a 61- yard run. If you were to remove those four plays, which accounted for 278 yards and 28 points, from the team s season totals, Houston would rank 12th in total defense and would be tied for seventh in scoring defense. TEXANS DEFENSE OVERALL Plays Yards Yds/Play YPG Points PPG 360 2, WITHOUT 4 PLAYS Plays Yards Yds/Play YPG Points PPG 356 1, Those four plays represent 1.1 percent of Houston s defensive snaps yet they account for 13.2 percent of the total yards and 20.4 percent of points allowed this year. The three running plays make up 2.0 percent of all rushes against the Texans this year yet account for 27.9 percent of Houston s rushing yards allowed. PERCENT OF SEASON TOTALS Category 4 Plays Season Tot. Pct of Total Plays % Total Yards 278 2, % Points % Rushes % Rush Yards % THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 30 One of the biggest points of emphasis for first-year Texans defensive coordinator Frank Bush has been improving the defense s performance on third down. Houston has held the opposition below 30 percent in 15 games since The Texans are 10-5 in those games. Houston has held its opponent under 30 percent on third down twice this season and is 1-1 in those games. HOUSTON TEXANS WHEN HOLDING OPPONENTS BELOW 30% ON THIRD DOWN 3rd 3rd 3rd Game, Date Conv. Att. Pct. GB, 12/7/ % OAK, 10/4/ % 29-6 TEN, 12/14/ % TEN, 10/29/06* % MIA, 10/12/ % CHI, 12/28/ % ARZ, 10/11/09* % CLE, 11/23/ % CLE, 11/25/07* % TB, 12/9/ % MIA, 10/1/ % JAX, 10/22/ % 27-7 IND, 10/5/08* % KC, 9/9/ % 20-3 BUF, 11/19/06* % * Indicates losses. STOUT AGAINST THE RUN Houston s defense struggled against the run early in the season, allowing an average of yards per game in its first three contests. The defense has done a complete 180 over the last three weeks, however. Since Week 4, the Texans rank second in the NFL in rushing defense, holding opponents to an average of 45.0 yards per game on the ground. RUSHING YARDS PER GAME ALLOWED SINCE WEEK 4, Team G Att Yards YPC YPG Arizona Cardinals HOUSTON TEXANS Seattle Seahawks Indianapolis Colts Green Bay Packers

29 MARIO WILLIAMS NOTES HOME COOKING DE Mario Williams has been one of the most dangerous sack specialists in the NFL over the last four seasons, with 32.5 career sacks. Williams has been even more dangerous at Reliant Stadium. Williams has 21.0 sacks in 27 career home games. In 27 career games on the road, Williams has 11.5 sacks. Williams has also forced six fumbles at home as compared to two on the road; and all three of his career fumble recoveries have come in Houston. MARIO WILLIAMS, HOME VS. AWAY Location Gms Sacks Yds FF FR TD Home Away SUPER MARIO Texans DE Mario Williams has played as well as any defensive player in the league over the last three years. Williams is averaging nearly a sack per game over the last three seasons with 28.0 sacks in 38 games, including seven multi-sack games. MOST SACKS PER GAME, Player, Team Games Sacks Sacks/Gm J. Allen, MIN D. Ware, DAL J. Harrison, PIT J. Abraham, ATL M. WWILLIAMS, HOU T. Cole, PHI E. Dumervil, DEN* J. Tuck, NYG J. Porter, MIA * Denver plays on Monday, October 19. CARRYING THE SACK LOAD DE Mario Williams has been a bigger part of his team s defense than any other player in the NFL over the last three seasons. Williams has registered 28.0 sacks since the start of the 2007 season, while the Texans defense as a whole has tallied just 61. Williams has accounted for 45.9 percent of the team s sack total over the last three years. That is more than any other defender in the league. PERCENT OF TEAM SACK TOTAL, Player, Team Sacks Team Pct of Total M. WILLIAMS, HOU J. Abraham, ATL J. Allen, KC/MIN A. Kampman, GB J. Porter, MIA MARIO S SACK BREAKDOWN DE Mario Williams has 32.5 sacks in 54 career games. His sacks have come against 16 teams and 20 different quarterbacks. Williams has particularly terrorized division foes, notching 4.5 sacks against Tennessee, 4.0 against Jacksonville and 3.0 against Indianapolis. Williams recorded one sack in his only previous game vs. Cincinnati (10/26/08). MARIO WILLIAMS CAREER SACKS, TEAM-BY-TEAM Team G Sacks Quarterback(s) Miami D. Culpepper, C. Lemon, C. Pennington Tennessee V. Young, K. Collins Jacksonville B. Leftwich, D. Garrard Denver J. Cutler Indianapolis P. Manning Pittsburgh B. Roethlisberger Kansas City D. Huard Cleveland D. Anderson Oakland J. Russell N.Y. Giants E. Manning San Diego P. Rivers New Orleans D. Brees Tampa Bay L. McCown Cincinnati R. Fitzpatrick Minnesota G. Frerotte Chicago K. Orton

30 DeMECO RYANS NOTES DeMECO AT THE TOP LB DeMeco Ryans recorded a team-high 12 tackles, including eight solos, in last Sunday s win at Cincinnati (10/18). Ryans has led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles 26 times in 54 career games (48.1 percent). Ryans has averaged 8.2 tackles per game and 6.30 solo tackles per game since He is second among all NFL defenders over the last four seasons with 340 solo tackles. NFL LEADERS, SOLO TACKLES, Player, Tm G Tot Solo Asst Solo/Gm K. Morrison, OAK D. RYANS, HOU L. Fletcher, WAS L. Briggs, CHI R. Lewis, BAL MOVING UP THE CHARTS LB DeMeco Ryans is quickly moving up the Texans all-time tackle charts. He has 440 tackles in 54 career games. Ryans needs to make three total tackles to take over first place on the franchise s all-time list. CB Dunta Robinson is fifth on the all-time list with 347 career tackles. Ryans 340 career solo tackles are most in team history. Last year, he passed LB Jamie Sharper, who had 300 solos from DeMECO THE BALLHAWK LB DeMeco Ryans scooped up a fumble in the first quarter at Arizona (10/11) and returned it 29 yards. It was his first fumble recovery of the season and the eighth of his career. Ryans is tied for first among NFL linebackers with eight fumble recoveries since MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES BY LB, Player, Tm Pos G FR Yds TD D. RYANS, HOU LB E. Dumervil, DEN* LB B. James, DAL LB B. Leber, MIN LB C. Pace, ARZ-NYJ LB E. Henderson, MIN LB C. Greenway, MIN LB * Denver plays on Monday, October 19. Ryans holds the Texans franchise career record for defensive fumble recoveries as well. MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES, TEXANS HISTORY Player Pos G FR Yds TD DEMECO RYANS LB Morlon Greenwood LB C.C. Brown SS Jamie Sharper LB HOUSTON TEXANS ALL-TIME TACKLE LEADERS Player (Years) G Solo Asst Tot J. Sharper ( ) D. RYANS ( ) M. Greenwood ( ) D. ROBINSON ( ) J. Foreman ( )

31 DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES BRIAN CRUSHING BALLCARRIERS Rookie LB Brian Cushing has been exceptional in his first six professional starts, particularly when considering the fact that he missed the entire preseason due to injury. Cushing has either led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles four times in his first six games. He was the first Texans rookie to lead the team in tackles in his first two games and eventually extended his franchise rookie record to four straight. Cushing leads all rookie defenders with 48 tackles and is one of just three rookies to rank in the league s top 100 tacklers so far this season. Cushing had a dominant performance in Houston s win last Sunday at Cincinnati (10/18), making nine tackles, forcing two fumbles and recording his first career interception to seal the win. He recorded his first double-digit tackle performance in Houston s win at Tennessee (9/20) and scored the first points of his career with a safety in Houston s 29-6 Week 4 win vs. Oakland (10/4). ROOKIE TACKLE LEADERS, Player, Tm Tkl Solo Asst Sk INT FF FR B. CUSHING, HOU J. Laurinaitis, STL L. Delmas, DET HOUSTON S PLAYMAKER Rookie LB Brian Cushing became one of just six players in the league this season to record a safety when he dropped Oakland RB Justin Fargas in the end zone in Week 4 (10/4). That proved to be just the start of Cushing s big plays, though. Cushing followed up that performance with a half sack in Week 5 at Arizona (10/11) and had an outstanding game last Sunday at Cincinnati (10/18) with two forced fumbles and an interception. Cushing is the only defender in the NFL this season that has a sack, a forced fumble, an interception and a safety. NFL DEFENDERS WITH SAFETIES, Player, Tm G Sk INT PD FF Safety B. CUSHING, HOU T. Davis, CAR J. Allen, MIN T. Hali, KC D. Howard, PHI D. Manning, CHI FORCING TURNOVERS Houston s defense has excelled so far this season at forcing turnovers, particularly fumbles. Through the first six weeks of the season, the Texans have caused 11 turnovers, which is tied for fifth-most in the NFL. The Texans have recovered at least one fumble in each of the last five games, which is a franchise record. MOST TURNOVERS CAUSED, Team G FR INT Total Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints Minnesota Vikings HOUSTON TEXANS Denver Broncos* Buffalo Bills New England Patriots Atlanta Falcons * Denver plays on Monday, October 19. DEFENSE FINDING THE END ZONE When FS John Busing fumbled after intercepting a pass in the season opener vs. the New York Jets (9/13), SS Dominique Barber scooped up the ball and returned it 48 yards for a touchdown. It not only provided the Texans first points of the season, it was also the first score by the Texans defense since 10/26/07 when LB DeMeco Ryans returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown. Barber s touchdown was the 17th defensive score in franchise history. MOST DEFENSIVE SCORES, TEXANS HISTORY Year INT Fumbles Safeties Total

32 DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES YOUNG GUNS ON DEFENSE Houston s defense is one of the youngest in the league. All 11 players in the projected starting lineup for Sunday s game vs. San Francisco are under 30 years of age, including a pair of 22-year-olds in LB Brian Cushing and DT Amobi Okoye. Led by 2006 No. 1 overall selection DE Mario Williams and 2006 second-round pick LB DeMeco Ryans, the Texans defense averages 25.2 years old and just 4.5 years of experience. TEXANS STARTING DEFENSE Pos. Player Exp. Age RDE Mario Williams 4 24 DT Amobi Okoye 3 22 NT Shaun Cody 5 26 LDE Antonio Smith 6 27 WLB Zac Diles 3 24 MLB DeMeco Ryans 4 25 SLB Brian Cushing 1 22 LCB Jacques Reeves 6 27 FS Eugene Wilson 7 29 SS Bernard Pollard 4 24 RCB Dunta Robinson 6 27 AVERAGES DILES WAS DYNAMITE IN 2008 After opening last year as the starter at SLB, Zac Diles won the starting job at WLB this year during training camp. Diles looks to replicate his stellar performance from a year ago when he was Houston s most productive defender over the first half of the season. Diles average of 8.25 tackles per game tied for ninth-highest among all NFL defenders last year and put him on pace to record 132 tackles over a 16-game season. Diles has recorded 12 tackles through the first three games of the season this year. NFL LEADERS, TACKLES PER GAME, 2008 Player, Tm. G Tot Solo Asst Tkl/Gm D Qwell Jackson, CLE Patrick Willis, SF Jon Beason, CAR Kirk Morrison, OAK Barrett Ruud, TB James Farrior, PIT London Fletcher, WAS Gibril Wilson, OAK ZAC DILES, HOU Jonathan Vilma, NO AMOBI S THE YOUNGEST - STILL Now in his third NFL season, DT Amobi Okoye remains the youngest player on the Houston Texans roster. The next-youngest player is rookie LB Brian Cushing, who was born 137 days before Okoye. Okoye was the youngest first-round draft pick in NFL history when the Texans took him 10th overall at just 19 years, 322 days old. He was the youngest to play in an NFL game when he debuted at 20 years, 91 days old vs. Kansas City on 9/9/07. YOUNGEST TEXANS PLAYERS IN (Age as of September 13, ) Age NFL Player Pos Years Days Exp AMOBI OKOYE DT Brian Cushing LB R Brice McCain CB R Connor Barwin DE R Dominique Barber SS ZGONINA ZTICKING AROUND In addition to one of the youngest players in the league, the Texans defensive line boasts one of the most experienced as well in the person of DT Jeff Zgonina. Zgonina was the second-oldest defensive player in the NFL last season and will be again in his 17th season this year. OLDEST DEFENSIVE NFL PLAYERS IN (Age as of Kickoff Weekend) Age NFL Player, Tm. Pos. Years Days Exp. Junior Seau, NE LB JEFF ZGONINA, HOU DT Pat Williams, MIN DT Grady Jackson, DET DT Bryan Robinson, ARI DT

33 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES SPECIAL TEAMS OVERVIEW K Kris Brown has led the team in scoring every year of the franchise s existence and is the team s all-time leading scorer with 694. Brown s 123 points last season were the most in Texans history and his.879 field goal percentage was the highest of his career. P Matt Turk has averaged 42.4 yards per punt in his career and has averaged better than 41 yards per attempt in all but one season. Turk s 42.3-yard average last season set a Texans record, topping his 41.7-yard average from Only 388 of Turk s 998 career punts (38.9 percent) have been returned. WR Jacoby Jones holds the Texans career record for punt return average at 10.9 yards per return over the last three seasons. He set the Texans career and season records with two punt returns for touchdown last year. WR André Davis, like Jones, holds the franchise record for career kickoff return average at 26.4 yards per return. He also owns the single-season record for kickoffs returned for touchdown with three in SPECIAL TEAMS BY POSITION Kicker Kris Brown remains the only kicker the Texans have ever known. Brown scored 124 points last season, which was a Texans record and tied his career high set in Brown has scored 1,030 points in his 11- year career. Punter 14-year veteran Matt Turk averaged a franchise-record 42.3 yards per punt last season, besting his own mark of 41.7 yards per punt in Turk s 53 punts in 2008 were the fewest in team history, again bettering his mark of 55 from Punt Returner WR Jacoby Jones emerged as one of the most dangerous return men in the league last season. He averaged 12.1 yards per punt return, which ranked fifth in the NFL and was a franchise record. He returned two punts for touchdowns last year, which put him in a tie for third in the league. KICKING TO 1K K Kris Brown went into Houston s Week 2 game at Tennessee (9/20) with 998 career points, leaving him just two points shy of reaching the 1,000-point plateau. Brown booted four extra points and two field goals in the win, including the game-winning 23-yard field goal with 2:55 remaining. With 10 points in that game, Brown became the ninth active player and the 41st player in NFL history to score 1,000 career points. He currently has 1,030 points in 166 career games, an average of 6.20 points per game. ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH 1,000+ POINTS Player, Tm Pos TD PAT FG 2PT Points J. Carney, NO K ,997 M. Stover, IND K ,944 J. Elam, ATL K ,942 J. Hanson, DET K ,784 J. Kasay, CAR K ,655 A. Vinatieri, IND K ,527 R. Longwell, MIN K ,425 O. Mare, SEA K ,254 D. Akers, PHI K ,085 K. BROWN, HOU K ,030 J. Nedney, SF K ,013 NO. 3 IS NO. 1 ON SCORING CHART K Kris Brown is the franchise s all-time leading scorer with 690 points. Brown is the only Texan to have played in all 118 games in Texans history. LEADING SCORERS, TEXANS HISTORY Player PAT FG TD 2PT Sfty Pts K. Brown 226/ / A. Johnson 0/0 0/ D. Williams 0/0 0/ C. Bradford 0/0 0/ K. Walter 0/0 0/ Bold indicates still with Texans. Kickoff Returner WR André Davis now holds the Texans franchise record for career kickoff return average at 26.4 yards per return and his three career kickoff returns for touchdown are tied for the most in franchise history. Davis has also turned in three of the five longest kickoff returns in team history.

34 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES KRIS BROWN S GAME-WINNERS K Kris Brown drilled a 23-yard field goal with 2:55 remaining to provide the winning margin in Houston s victory at Tennessee (9/20). It was Brown s 12th career game-winning field goal and his ninth as a Texan. Eight broke tie ballgames, two came on the final play of the game and one was in overtime. KRIS BROWN S GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS Game, Date Yds Time Score TEN, 9/20/09* 23 2: GB, 12/7/08* 40 0: MIA, 10/7/07* 57 0: IND, 12/24/06* 48 0: CLE, 10/30/05* 40 2: KC, 9/26/04* 49 0: MIA, 9/7/03* 35 0: NYG, 11/24/02* 50 6: JAX, 10/27/02* 45 2: CLE, 11/11/01 32 OT BAL, 10/29/ : BAL, 9/19/ : * While a member of the Houston Texans. Brown has also kicked two game-tying field goals to send a game into overtime. KRIS BROWN S GAME-TYING FIELD GOALS TO FORCE OVERTIME Game, Date Yds Time Score Final TEN, 12/10/06* 46 1: CLE, 11/11/ : * While a member of the Houston Texans. TURK S FRANCHISE RECORDS P Matt Turk has turned in the best season in franchise history, at least in terms of punting average, in each of the last two seasons. Turk s 2007 average of 41.7 yards per punt was the highest in team history. Last year, he topped that mark by averaging 42.3 yards per punt. Turk also beat his team record from a year ago for fewest punts in a season. After punting a record-low 55 times in 2007, Turk had just 53 attempts last season. HIGHEST YARDS PER PUNT, TEXANS HISTORY Player, Year Punt Yds Avg TB In20 Lg M. TURK, , M. TURK, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , FEWEST PUNTS, TEXANS HISTORY Player, Year Punt Yds Avg TB In20 Lg M. TURK, , M. TURK, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , C. Stanley, , CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN WR Jacoby Jones has emerged in as one of Houston s most explosive offfensive weapons, with three touchdowns in the first four games. Jones continues to establish himself as one of the most dangerous return men in the NFL, also. Following a safety in Houston s 29-6 Week 4 win vs. Oakland (10/4), Jones returned the free kick 95 yards for a touchdown. He tied the franchise record for total returns for touchdowns and is tied for the league lead for return touchdowns over the last two seasons. MOST TOTAL RETURNS FOR TD, Player, Tm PR KR Total J. JONES, HOU R. Bush, NO J. Higgins, OAK J. Cribbs, CLE C. Smith, TB W. Blackmon, GB D. Jackson, PHI J. Miller, NYJ/OAk MOST TOTAL RETURNS FOR TD, TEXANS HISTORY Player, Tm Years PR KR Total J. JONES A. DAVIS J. Mathis

35 DRAFT CLASS NOTES DRAFT CLASS RECAP Versatility was the name of the game for the Texans in the NFL Draft. Five of Houston s seven draft picks played more than one position during their college careers, led by first-round draft pick (15th overall) LB Brian Cushing out of USC. Cushing played outside linebacker and defensive end for the Trojans and finished his career with 178 tackles and 8.5 sacks, plus an interception, 12 passes defensed and two blocked punts. Cushing was named a starter at SLB the day he set foot on the practice field and will be looked upon to provide a physical presence in the Texans front seven. Second-round pick DE Connor Barwin (46th overall) continued the trend of versatility. Barwin was recruited to Cincinnati as a tight end and played his first three seasons there, catching 38 passes for 539 yards and four toucheowns. Barwin was switched to defensive end before his senior season and earned All- American honors there after recording 53 tackles and 12 sacks. Barwin also played as a walk-on forward for the Bearcats basketball team. C Antoine Caldwell, the Texans third-round pick (77th overall), played four of the five offensive line positions in his career at Alabama. Caldwell started 48 games for the Crimson Tide, including 34 at C, 12 at LG, one at RG and one at RT. He allowed just one sack in his final 23 games. Caldwell was also the only player in Crimson Tide history to graduate in under three years, earning his degree in Human Environmental Sciences. With their first pick in the fourth round (112th overall), the Texans selected CB Glover Quin out of New Mexico. Quin was a three-time All-Mountain West Conference selection at New Mexico and set a school record with 32 career passes defensed. Quin was the first Lobos defensive back to earn team Most Valuable Player honors since Brian Urlacher did so in Houston drafted TE Anthony Hill with its second pick in the fourth round (122nd overall). Hill, who attended Clear Brook High School before transferring to Hargrave Military Academy, caught 61 passes for 614 yards and one touchdown in his career at North Carolina State. Hill s size (6-5, 265) allows him to excel as a blocker in addition to his pass-catching ability. After drafting Hill, the Texans picked up another tight end in the fifth round (152nd overall) in Rice TE James Casey, who was among the most versatile players in the entire draft class. A former minorleague baseball player, Casey was recruited to Rice as a linebacker but eventually played seven different positions in one game as a freshman. Casey primarily played tight end and caught 157 passes for 1,914 yards and 17 touchdowns in his two-year career. He also played quarterback, all three receiver positions and returned punts. The sixth round (188th overall) yielded CB Brice McCain out of Utah. McCain was a three-year starter and three-time All-Mountain West choice as a defensive back and kick returner. He finished his career with 103 career tackles and 21 passes defensed for the Utes to go along with 37 career kick returns for 846 yards. With their seventh-round pick (223rd overall), the Texans selected S Troy Nolan out of Arizona State. Nolan started 25 games over two seasons with the Sun Devils and served as a team captain in He registered 128 tackles, 13 passes defensed and 10 interceptions in two seasons in Tempe and scored five touchdowns on defense. Nolan was placed on Injured Reserve with a broken hand suffered during training camp. TEXANS GET DEFENSIVE IN FIRST By picking LB Brian Cushing with the 15th overall pick, the Houston Texans continued a trend of using their first-round picks on the defensive side of the ball. Including Cushing, the Texans have picked a defensive player with six of their nine first-round picks and in five of the last six drafts. Houston Texans All-Time First-Round Draft Picks Year Player Pos. Pick College Brian Cushing LB 15 USC 2008 Duane Brown T 26 Virginia Tech 2007 Amobi Okoye DT 10 Louisville 2006 Mario Williams DE 1 North Carolina St Travis Johnson DT 16 Florida State 2004 Dunta Robinson CB 10 South Carolina 2004 Jason Babin LB 27 West. Michigan 2003 Andre Johnson WR 3 Miami (Fla.) 2002 David Carr QB 1 Fresno State

36 DRAFT CLASS NOTES TEXANS DRAFTING WINNERS Nearly all of the members of Houston s draft class enjoyed great team success during the 2008 season. Four of the Texans draft picks played in BCS bowls and three were on the winning side. Two others also went to bowl games, and one led his team to the best record in school history. First-round pick LB Brian Cushing was a vital part of USC s 12-1 Rose Bowl-champion team and was part of one of the most dominant defenses in recent college football history. DE Connor Barwin helped lead Cincinnati to the Big East title and an Orange Bowl win over Virginia Tech, finishing C Antoine Caldwell helped Alabama win the SEC West and finish 12-2 with a berth in the Sugar Bowl. CB Brice McCain s Utah squad beat Caldwell and Alabama in the Sugar Bowl to cap an undefeated 13-0 season. In addition to those four, TE James Casey helped lead Rice to a 10-3 season, giving the Owls their most wins since 1949, and a win in the Texas Bowl which was the school s first bowl victory since TE Anthony Hill helped North Carolina State to a berth in the Papajohns.com Bowl, the school s first bowl berth since In the final Associated Press poll of the season, Utah finished second, USC was third, Alabama was sixth and Cincinnati was 17th. The eight members of the Houston Texans draft class went a combined for a winning percentage of 70.2 percent. TEXANS DRAFT CLASS 2008 SEASON RESULTS Player (Rd-Pick) College Record AP Rank B. McCain (6-188) Utah B. Cushing (1-15) USC A. Caldwell (3-77) Alabama C. Barwin (2-46) Cincinnati J. Casey (5-152) Rice 10-3 NR* A. Hill (4-122) N.C. State 6-7 NR^ * Won the Texas Bowl ^ Played in the Papajohns.com Bowl CORNERING THE MARKET Houston general manager Rick Smith has stated that he believes that a team can never have enough cornerbacks, and he has lived by that philosophy in the draft. The Texans have picked a cornerback in each of the last three drafts since Smith was hired, including two this year. Houston also drafted two corners in Houston drafted CB Glover Quin in the fourth round (112th overall) and CB Brice McCain in the sixth round (188th overall) this year. Smith selected CB Fred Bennett in the fourth round (123rd overall) in 2007 and CB Antwaun Molden in the third round (79th overall). CORNERBACKS DRAFTED BY HOUSTON TEXANS, ALL-TIME Year Player College Rd-Pick Glover Quin* New Mexico Brice McCain* Utah Antwaun Molden* Eastern Kentucky Fred Bennett* South Carolina Dunta Robinson South Carolina Vontez Duff Notre Dame DeMarcus Faggins Kansas State * indicates players drafted by Rick Smith THE MORE YOU CAN DO Versatility was the name of the game for the Texans in the NFL Draft. Five of Houston s seven draft picks played more than one position during their college careers. TE James Casey (fifth round, 152nd overall) led the way, playing seven different positions at Rice - all in one game. DE Connor Barwin (2-46) also played tight end and on the basketball team at Cincinnati. C Antoine Caldwell (3-77) played four of the five offensive line positions at Alabama. LB Brian Cushing (1-15) played all three linebacker spots and lined up at defensive end at USC. CB Glover Quin (4-112) played corner and safety at New Mexico. DIFFERENT POSITIONS PLAYED BY HOUSTON TEXANS DRAFT CLASS Player (Rd-Pick) School Positions Brian Cushing (1-15) USC LB, DE Connor Barwin (2-46) Cincinnati TE, DE, Basketball Antoine Caldwell (3-77) Alabama RT, RG, C, LG Glover Quin (4-112) New Mexico CB, S James Casey (5-152) Rice QB, RB, WR, TE, DE, LB, PR

37 PLAYER-BY-PLAYER INFO PLAYER-BY-PLAYER INFO Adibi, Xavier: Led Phoebus High School in Hampton, Va. to back-to-back Group AAA championships and was part of a defense that allowed less than five points per game. Anderson, David: Won the league MVP and the team MVP two times at Thousand Oaks High School (Calif.)... holds all major receiving records at Thousand Oaks earned school and conference academic honors with a 3.8 grade point average. Barber, Dominique: Father, Marion Jr., played RB for the New York Jets and brother, Marion III, plays RB for the Dallas Cowboys. Barwin, Connor: Was born deaf, and a series of surgeries as a child restored hearing in his right ear and 30 percent hearing in his left...trained in a boxing gym in the offseason. Bennett, Fred: Was mentored by Texans CB Dunta Robinson at South Carolina, where he was a freshman and Robinson was a senior. Bentley, Kevin: Was a Las Angeles Times All-Valley player in high school combined for 220 tackles as a junior and senior lettered in both football and basketball. Brown, Chris: Was named Prep Football Report and Super Prep All-American, first-team All-State and Daily Herald first-team All-Area as a senior and earned Player of the Year honors by the Naperville Sun in high school. Brown, Duane: Was originally recruited to Virginia Tech as a tight end also lettered in basketball and finished fourth in the state in the shot put at Hermitage High in Richmond, Va. Brown, Kris: Serves on the board of directors for the Lymphoma Leukemia Society also very active in the Pittsburgh community during his three seasons there assisted The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and Junior Achievement s Kickin for Kids program. Bulman, Tim: Brother, Andrew, was a defensive tackle at Kansas State ( ). Busing, John: Played seven different positions in high school...has a twin brother, Ryan, who played WR at Miami (OH). Butler, Rashad: Enjoys listening to R&B music in his free time owns a degree in sociology from Miami was a college teammate of Texans T Eric Winston. Caldwell, Antoine: Was the first player in the history of the University of Alabama football program to graduate in under three years, earning his degree in Human Environmental Sciences. Casey, James: Played minor league baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization before returning to football...played seven positions in one game as a freshman at Rice. Cody, Shaun: Consensus first-team All-American as a senior at USC...named PAC-10 co-defensive player of the year in Cushing, Brian: Had his shoulder-length hair shaved by his veteran teammates as part of his rookie initiation... was featured on NFL Network s Path to the Draft series. Daniels, Owen: Would like to pursue a career in weather forecasting after football made appearances on local news stations doing weather while at Wisconsin. Davis, André: Won the NCAA s Today s Top VIII award, given to eight outstanding senior student-athletes of the preceding calendar year, in Diles, Zac: Finished his Kansas State career by playing in the inaugural Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium native Texan, born in Abilene. Dreessen, Joel: Two-time all-state pick at TE in high school and also ran the 110-meter hurdles delivered bags of ice as a summer job in high school. Ferguson, Nick: Served as a coaching intern for NFL Europe s Amsterdam Admirals in their 2003 training camp in Tampa, Fla grew up as the third of 11 children. Grossman, Rex: 2001 Heisman Trophy runner-up and AP National Player of the Year as a sophomore at Florida...father and grandfather both played football at Indiana. Hill, Anthony: Native of Houston and attended Clear Brook High School...spent one year at Hargrave Military Academy prior to attending North Carolina State. Jamison, Tim: Played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-Ameican Game after his senior season in high school... earned two letters each in basketball and baseball. Johnson, Andre: Participated in Texans Blood Drive took children from Stovall Academy and a Houston-

38 PLAYER-BY-PLAYER INFO area women s shelter to Lunch with the Texans at Outback Steakhouse. Jones, Jacoby: Entered college at 5 7, 165 pounds and grew five inches and 50 pounds second player in Lane College history to be drafted, after DT Ernest Bonwell, an 11th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in Leach, Vonta: Held the inaugural Vonta Leach Football Camp this past summer in his hometown of Rowland, North Carolina mentors children during the offseason at a Rowland youth center. Martinez, Glenn: Is of Puerto Rican descent and served as grand marshal of Houston s Cinco de Mayo parade...fluent in Spanish. McCain, Brice: Shares the same hometown (Terrell, TX) as actor/comedian/singer Jamie Foxx...grew up with six siblings and two stepbrothers. Moats, Ryan: Native Texan attended Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas 2004 WAC Player of the Year. Molden, Antwaun: Was part of three track relay teams that set three national records during his senior year in high school. Myers, Chris: Grandfather was a long time NFL referee. Okam, Frank: Graduated from the University of Texas in three and a half years and was first-team Academic All-Big 12 in 2007 speaks French. Okoye, Amobi: Born in Nigeria and immigrated to U.S. at 12 years of age was accepted into Harvard at age 15 but turned it down to play football at Louisville. Orlovsky, Dan: Had his jersey retired this summer by his high school in Shelton, Conn...hosts the Dan Orlovsky Celebrity Challenge annually, a three-day in Connecticut featuring a gala, golf tournament and football camp. Quin, Glover: Rode out Hurricane Katrina in the basement of a house in Mississippi and out of curiousity, watched the storm make landfall from the building s second floor. Pollard, Bernard: Established the Pollard s Helping Hands Foundation, focusing on feeding the hungry of the urban core. Reeves, Jacques: Standout track athlete at Purdue, finishing second in the 200 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Robinson, Deljuan: Lists bowling as his favorite hobby outside of football. Robinson, Dunta: Texans first pick in 2004 draft...voted the Pro Football Weekly Defensive Rookie of the Year three-year starter at defensive back, running back and wide receiver at Clarke Central High School in Athens, GA.also lettered in basketball and track. Reyes, Tutan: Hails from Queens, N.Y. and hosts the charity which is a national scholarship fund for underserved youth. Ryans, DeMeco: He and teammates Andre Johnson and Dunta Robinson teamed to donate turkeys to needy families for Thanksgiving. Schaub, Matt: Won the John Acree Memorial Trophy, given to the football player with the highest qualities of leadership and unselfish service at the University of Virginia three-year letterman in basketball and baseball in high school in addition to football. Slaton, Steve: Was a two-time all-state selection at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Levittown, Pa. also excelled on the school s track team. Smith, Antonio: Did not begin playing football until ninth grade...started at DE in Super Bowl XLIII. Studdard, Kasey: Father, Dave, played for the Denver Broncos from and uncle, Les, played for the Kansas City Chiefs in Turk, Matt: Youngest of six children, all boys brother, Dan, who passed away during 2000 football season, was long-snapper in NFL from and Matt s teammate with Redskins from Walter, Kevin: Attended Libertyville (Ill.) High School, where he lettered three times in football and was named first-team all-state as a senior. White, Chris: Nicknamed Catfish by his teammates earned 10 letters as a three-sport athlete at Winona (Miss.) H.S. Williams, Mario: Second Texans player selected number one overall in an NFL Draft (David Carr, 2002) enjoys playing with remote-control cars. Wilson, Eugene: Four-year varsity starter in basketball, twice earning All-Conference honors led the team in scoring and assists as a senior. Winston, Eric: Team won three Texas Class 5A titles in four seasons at Midland Lee (Tex.) High School... played tight end and defensive end. Zgonina, Jeff: Was a college teammate of Texans GM Rick Smith at Purdue...is the oldest defensive player in the NFL.

39 T.A.C.T. INFORMATION TEXANS ALL-COMMUNITY TEAM The Texans All-Community Team (T.A.C.T.) is made up of players who have purchased blocks of season tickets for Houston-area youth groups. The T.A.C.T. program allows young people who otherwise may not have the opportunity a chance to see Texans games in person. In addition to purchasing the tickets, each player will conduct a private field day for his group, interacting with the kids as he leads them through football drills. Players participating in the T.A.C.T. program include: WR David Anderson, TE Owen Daniels, T Eric Winston Small, Medium & Large Shriner s Hospital Section 625, Rows K & L LB Kevin Bentley 57 NEX^ LVL YES! Prep & Man of Principle Section varies each week T Duane Brown Brown s Pocket Protectors Houston Parks & Rec Section 623, Row G; Section 624, Rows H & J K Kris Brown Kris Brown s Kick Club Texas Children s Hospital Section 624, Rows F & G DT Shaun Cody Commander s Kids Casa Phoenix Section 624, Rows M & N WR André Davis Davis Dash Men With Divine Purpose Section 624, Rows M & N DE Antonio Smith No Weapons US Dream Academy Section 625, Rows L & M FB Vonta Leach Vonta s Victories Fith Ward Enrichment Program Section 625, Row H C Chris Myers & G Chester Pitts Chester & Chris Champions The FORGE Section 624, Rows L & M DT Amobi Okoye & DE Mario Williams Superjits Casa de Esperanza Section 624, Row H CB Jacques Reeves Reeves Corner Star of Hope Section 626, Rows F, H & J LB DeMeco Ryans DeMeco s Tenacious Tacklers Discovery Youth Foundation Section 625, Row J QB Matt Schaub Schaub s Aerial Attack Make-A-Wish Foundation Section 624, Row N WR Kevin Walter Walter s Warriors Sunshine Kids Section 624, Rows J & K FS Eugene Wilson Wilson s Ball Hawkers Boys & Girls Clubs - Y.E.T. Centers Section 624, Rows K & L SS Nick Ferguson Ferguson s Mighty Gladiators Corder Place Section 625, Rows F & G WR Andre Johnson AJ s Crew Houston Texans YMCA Section 625, Row H

40 HOUSTON TEXANS AT TeX S PITTSBURGH STEELERS CHEERING CHILDREN The Houston Texans encourage their fans to participate in our charitable ticket program with the Houston Texans Foundation. Cheering Children Ticket Donation Program provides an opportunity for season ticket holders to release unused game tickets, which are then donated to the underprivileged youth who are directly served by the Houston Texans YMCA. Fans can log in to their Go Texans Season Ticket Account Manager and follow the steps below: Enter your Account ID Then PIN Number Click the second arrow Select Your Tickets Select Get Started First Name: Houston Texans Last Name: Foundation K Kris Brown will be recognized as the Whataburger Community Player of the Month for October at the Whataburger restaurant located at 3073 College Park in The Woodlands. WHAT: Whataburger Community Player of the Month WHO: K Kris Brown WHEN: Tuesday, October 20, 11:00 am - Noon WHERE: Whataburger 3073 College Park The Woodlands, TX CONTACT: Risa Hall, Texans The online Ticket Donation Program is quick, easy and inexpensive. This secure method allows fans the opportunity to donate their tickets from the convenience of their personal computer with no additional charge. Donations should be received by 2:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the game. For more information or help with donating tickets to the Cheering Children Ticket Donation Program, please call the Ticketing Department at or cheeringchildren@houstontexans.com. TEXANS IN THE COMMUNITY As part of the Houston Texans objective of being the most community-connected sports franchise in the world, several Texans players will be making a number of community appearances around the Houston area on Tuesday, October 20. C Chris Myers, QB Matt Schaub and RB Steve Slaton will help the USO facilitate a field day for wounded soldiers Tuesday afternoon. The three Texans will lead the wounded veterans through football-related drills and activities. WHAT: USO Field Day WHO: C Chris Myers, QB Matt Schaub and RB Steve Slaton WHEN: Tuesday, October 20, 4:30-5:30 pm WHERE: Methodist Training Center Kirby Dr. & Murworth St. Houston, TX CONTACT: Risa Hall, Texans

41 COMMUNITY INFORMATION HOUSTON TEXANS YMCA The Houston Texans and the Greater Houston YMCA have partnered to open a new YMCA facility in the Palm Center community of Third Ward. The facility, located at the corner of Griggs Rd. and Martin Luther King Blvd., will replace the old South Central YMCA. The partnership is the first of its kind, making the new Houston Texans YMCA the first YMCA facility in the country to be named after a professional sports team. I have admired the work done by the YMCA since my childhood in North Carolina, said Texans founder and CEO Robert C. McNair. We are proud to be able to support an organization that promotes health and family values, and it gives me great pleasure to give back to a group that gave so much to me as a child. The level of commitment shown by the Houston Texans and owner Bob McNair will, for years to come, greatly improve the quality of life for so many Houstonians who chose to make this YMCA branch a part of their day. The surrounding neighborhoods will benefit. For that we are grateful, said Mayor Bill White. We are proud of the work and the joy generated by the YMCA every day. The new facility is the first and most visible result of a larger partnership between the Texans and the YMCA. In keeping with the Texans stated goal of being the most community-connected professional sports franchise in the world, the team selected the YMCA as its primary strategic community partner and will work with YMCA staff to develop programming to benefit the children and the community served by the facility. Construction of the new center is expected to begin later this year, with an anticipated opening in Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak is another YMCA alumnus. I grew up right across the street from the M.D. Anderson YMCA, Kubiak said. A lot of the things I learned in the sports world and growing up about how to be a good kid and how to be a good person really stem from my youth growing up there. LIBERTY WHITE SMOKER For the season, The Liberty White Smoker has been generously donated to the Houston Texans Foundation by Pitts and Spitts. The award winning 30X60 Model Smoker BBQ Pit is hand-designed and features a water-jet cut Houston Texans logo welded to the roll-top stainless steel lid. The smoker was autographed by the Houston Texans Football team and coaches at Training Camp, making it a truly one-of-a-kind piece. With a retail value of $26,000, not to mention the added value of the team signatures, the smoker will be an unbelievable prize for the lucky raffle ticket winner. Raffle tickets for the Liberty White Smoker are being sold for $20 each, 3 for $50, and 7 for $100 at Houston Texans home games and other Houston Texans and Houston Texans Foundation events, as well as houstontexans.com. Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales support the Houston Texans Foundation. Last year, the Houston Texans Foundation raffled off a Deep Steel Blue Smoker. Over $32,000 was raised; proceeds from the raffle ticket sales supported the Houston Texans Foundation. Houston Texans G Chester Pitts pulled the winning raffle ticket during the Fifth Quarter celebration in Budweiser Plaza on Fan Appreciation Day, presented by FS Houston.

42 HOME GAME INFORMATION TEXANS - 49ERS TIMELINE The Houston Texans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday, September 27 at Noon CT. Following is a brief timeline for events in and around the stadium prior to kickoff. PREGAME TIMELINE: TEXANS vs. 49ERS 8:00 am Miller Lite Parking Lots open 10:00 am Houston Texans Countdown to Kickoff at Budweiser Plaza Houston Texans Countdown to Kickoff LIVE begins on SportsRadio 610 with hosts Matt Jackson and Adam Wexler 10:30 am All stadium gates open Churrasco s Club opens David Schwope performs in the Cuervo Cantina (Sec ) The Mitch Jacobs Band performs in the Crown Royal Saloon (Sec ) Cheerleader autographs in the Miller Lite Bull Pen Party Deck (Sec ) 10:45 am The Stringbenders perform in Gridiron, TX behind Sec :30 am On-field pregame entertainment begins 12:00 pm National Anthem performed by Ryan McKinny Holding the flag will be children from the Texans All-Community Team (TACT) COME EARLY, BE LOUD... The Texans have enjoyed a tremendous home field advantage at Reliant Stadium, going 13-6 at home over the last three seasons, and much of that success is due to the Texans fans. The Texans are encouraging all fans to arrive early and they re putting their money where their mouth is. Ruggles Green is the Homefield Advantage Team captain. Texans officials will randomly select 100 fans that are in their seats prior to kickoff to receive $100 gift certificates to Ruggles Green. MILLER LITE BULL PEN PARTY DECK The Houston Texans continually strive to keep things feeling new and fresh at Reliant Stadium. This year, there are a number of new additions throughout the stadium for fans to enjoy. The most visible new addition will be the Miller Lite Bull Pen Party Deck, located behind Sections 116 and 117 on the North end of the stadium. Inside the Miller Lite Bull Pen Party Deck, fans will find scores of flat-screen televisions showing the network pregame shows and games from around the NFL, along with a new and improved bar and outdoor patio overlooking the teams entrance to the stadium. There is also a stage which will feature a live DJ, plus performances by the Bull Pen Pep Band and the Houston Texans Cheerleaders. Fans will also have the chance to meet and get autographs from the Cheerleaders prior to each game. VALUE PRICED MENU OPTIONS Recognizing that many of the team s fans have been affected by the struggling economy, the Houston Texans looked for ways to provide a greater variety of concession and merchandise options throughout the stadium. Fans in Reliant Stadium will see a number of value-priced menu items at concession stands this fall. The team will offer $2 12-oz bottled water, $2.50 small popcorn and $5 12-oz beers in addition to larger items at regular prices. The team has also created value-priced meal deals which will allow fans to order a burger, chicken tenders or grilled chicken sandwich with fries for $10. Coca-Cola has partnered with the Texans to offer Coca-Cola Combos featuring popcorn, a hot dog or nachos plus a Coke for just $5. INSIDE THE 20 S In addition to the lower-cost concession options, fans looking to pick up some new Texans gear without breaking the bank can stop by one of the four Inside the 20 s merchandise stands in which every item is $20 or less. The stands are located just inside each of the four main gates to the stadium and will be open throughout the game. Merchandice ranges from yearbooks and team memorabilia to hats, shirts and apparel. NEW BEER SIZES At the request of NFL management, the Texans, along with a number of other teams around the league, have agreed to reduce the size of a regular beer from 24 oz. to 20 oz. To correspond with the reduced size, the price has been reduced from $7.75 to $7. The move was prompted by the league s efforts to reduce alcohol-related incidents at NFL games.

43 THEMED HOME GAMES TEXANS THEMED HOME GAMES PRESEASON GAMES Saturday, August 22 Texans vs. Saints Spirit of Service The Texans salute Houston-area fire fighters, police officers, teachers and other individuals who serve the community. A member of the Houston Police Department will sing the national anthem prior to kickoff, and the team will honor executives from United Way as Honorary Team Captains. Monday, August 31 Texans vs. Vikings State of Football Football is king in Texas, and the Texans host their first Monday Night Football game of the season by honoring everything that makes Texas football great. The Texans will celebrate youth football by recognizing youth programs, players and coaches throughout the game. REGULAR SEASON GAMES Sunday, September 13 Texans vs. Jets Texans White Out The Texans kickoff what is sure to be an exciting season by wearing all Liberty White and encouraging fans to White Out Reliant Stadium! Clay Walker will kick things off by singing the National Anthem. The team will also pay tribute to the first anniversary of Hurricane Ike. Sunday, September 27 Texans vs. Jaguars Battle Red Day presented by Halliburton The Texans will celebrate Battle Red Day by once again turning Reliant Stadium RED with the players, Cheerleaders, TORO and Bull Pen Pep Band all dressed in red. Wear your red jerseys and Texans gear and cheer on the Texans. Sunday, October 4 Texans vs. Raiders Hispanic Heritage Day presented by Comcast and NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Game The Texans will celebrate Houston s Hispanic heritage during the game by honoring and recognizing the heritage of Houston s Hispanic community. Hispanic traditions and customs will also be incorporated throughout the game. This game also kicks off the Texans monthlong Breast Cancer Awareness program. Sunday, October 25 Texans vs. 49ers Salute to the Military The Texans will recognize the great men and women who serve our country in the US armed forces. Included in this salute will be a special pregame ceremony and a halftime presentation by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. Monday, November 23 Texans vs. Titans T-N-T Rivalry The Texans-N-Titans Rivalry is here as we celebrate the match-up of our AFC rival on Monday Night Football! The Texans will be wearing their Battle Red jersey as we match-up with our biggest rival on the NFL s biggest stage! Sunday, November 29 Texans vs. Colts Deep Steel Sunday and NFL Play 60 The Texans will celebrate Deep Steel Sunday by encouraging fans to wear Deep Steel Blue to the game. Throughout the game the Texans will also showcase their commitment to the NFL Play 60 program which helps fight childhood obesity by challenging kids to play for 60 minutes a day. Sunday, December 13 Texans vs. Seahawks Homecoming presented by BP The team and the fans welcome home Texas football legends this game. They will be signing at locations throughout the stadium and they will hold the Texas Flag during the playing of Texas, Our Texas. Halftime will feature a performance by the Houston Texans Cheerleader All-Stars! Sunday, January 3 Texans vs. Patriots Fan Appreciation Day presented by FS Houston The Texans celebrate another season of the best fans in the NFL. Throughout the game fans will have the opportunity to win great prizes as we say Thank you! After the game join the post-game party in Budweiser Plaza. Marc Vandermeer, the Voice of the Texans, will interview players and talk to fans about the season.

44 NFL INFORMATION THIS WEEK S NFL SCHEDULE Sunday, October 25 HOUSTON VS. SAN FRANCISCO Noon FOX Indianapolis at St. Louis Noon CBS New England vs. Tampa Bay* Noon CBS San Diego at Kansas City Noon CBS Minnesota at Pittsburgh Noon FOX Green Bay at Cleveland Noon FOX Buffalo at Carolina 3:05 pm CBS N.Y. Jets at Oakland 3:05 pm CBS Atlanta at Dallas 3:15 pm FOX Chicago at Cincinnati 3:15 pm FOX New Orleans at Miami 3:15 pm FOX Arizona at N.Y. Giants 7:20 pm NBC * Played at Wembley Stadium in London. Monday, October 26 Philadelphia at Washington 7:30 pm ESPN (All kickoff times listed are Central Time) Byes: Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Seattle, Tennessee. Oct. 20 Nov. 17 Jan. 4 Jan Jan Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 NFL IMPORTANT DATES Trading deadline Deadline for franchise players to sign offer sheet 2010 Clubs may begin signing free-agent players for the 2010 season Wild Card Playoff Games Divisional Playoff Games AFC and NFC Championship Games AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Dolphin Stadium, South Florida Super Bowl XLIV, Dolphin Stadium, South Florida A CRUCIAL CATCH The National Football League and its players will support October s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its largest on-field presence and a national screening-reminder campaign. In collaboration with the American Cancer Society, the initiative, called A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives, encourages annual mammograms for women over 40. Beginning on October 4 and continuing throughout the month, NFL Breast Cancer Awareness games will feature: Players wearing pink cleats, wristbands, gloves, sideline caps, helmet decals and captains patches; and will be using pink sideline towels and quarterback towels Pink sideline caps for coaches and sideline personnel and pink ribbon pins for coaches and team executives On-field pink ribbon stencils and Crucial Catch wall banners Pink goal post padding in end zones K-balls with pink ribbon decals Pink coins used for coin toss Crucial Catch pink rally towels for all fans attending Sunday Night and Monday Night Football games on October 4-5 Game-worn pink merchandise and K-balls will be autographed post-game and auctioned off at NFL Auction ( with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society and team charities. Special pink merchandise will be available at www. NFLShop.com and in stadium retail stores, with a portion of proceeds going to breast cancer charities. In addition, members of the NFL Referees Association will donate a portion of their game pay to breast cancer charities in October. Their donations will total $24,000. Officials will don pink-accented caps and pins for games throughout October. From cleats to gloves, towels to caps, NFL partners including Nike, Reebok, adidas, Gatorade, Wilson, Under Armour, Cutters Gloves and McArthur Towel and Sports are creating pink merchandise for breast cancer awareness games. Many NFL licensees also will create special pink product, with a portion of proceeds benefitting breast cancer charities. In addition to creating pink sideline towels for players, Gatorade will produce 1.9 million pink ribbon bottles, on sale at retail stores throughout October; Gatorade sideline carts will feature pink ribbon decals during October. Trading card companies Panini, Topps, and Upper Deck will produce special pink trading cards featuring facts on breast cancer awareness; they will be available, free of charge with purchase, at stadium retail stores. Fans can visit to learn more about breast cancer detection and prevention tips.

45 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NFL HIGH SCHOOL NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN GP-GS-DNP-INA 52 Adibi, Xavier LB Virginia Tech Hampton, Va Anderson, David WR Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif Barber, Dominique SS Minnesota Wayzata, Minn Barwin, Connor DE R Cincinnati Detroit, Mich Bennett, Fred CB South Carolina Manning, S.C Bentley, Kevin LB Northwestern North Hills, Calif Brown, Chris RB Colorado Naperville, Ill Brown, Duane T Virginia Tech Richmond, Va Brown, Kris PK Nebraska Southlake, Texas Bulman, Tim DE Boston College Dorchester, Mass Busing, John FS Miami (Ohio) Alpharetta, Ga Butler, Rashad T Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla Caldwell, Antoine C R Alabama Montgomery, Ala Casey, James TE R Rice Azle, Texas Cody, Shaun DT Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif Cushing, Brian LB R Southern California Oradell, N.J Daniels, Owen TE Wisconsin Naperville, Ill Davis, André WR Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y Diles, Zac LB Kansas State Tulare, Calif Dreessen, Joel TE Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo Ferguson, Nick SS Georgia Tech Miami, Fla Grossman, Rex QB Florida Bloomington, Ind Hill, Anthony TE R North Carolina State Houston, Texas Jamison, Tim DE R Michigan Riverdale, Ill Johnson, Andre WR Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla Jones, Jacoby WR Lane College New Orleans, La Leach, Vonta FB East Carolina Rowland, N.C Martinez, Glenn WR Saginaw Valley Tampa, Fla McCain, Brice CB R Utah Terrell, Texas Moats, Ryan RB Louisiana Tech Dallas, Texas Molden, Antwaun CB Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio Myers, Chris C Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla Okam, Frank DT Texas Dallas, Texas Okoye, Amobi DT Louisville Huntsville, Ala Orlovsky, Dan QB Connecticut Shelton, Conn Pollard, Bernard SS Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind Quin, Glover CB R New Mexico Summitt, Miss Reeves, Jacques CB Purdue Lancaster, Texas Reyes, Tutan G Mississippi Queens, N.Y Robinson, DelJuan DT Mississippi State Hernando, Miss Robinson, Dunta CB South Carolina Athens, Ga Ryans, DeMeco LB Alabama Bessemer, Ala Schaub, Matt QB Virginia West Chester, Pa Slaton, Steve RB West Virginia Levittown, Pa Smith, Antonio DE Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla Studdard, Kasey G Texas Lone Tree, Colo Turk, Matt P Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc Walter, Kevin WR Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill White, Chris C Southern Mississippi Winona, Miss Williams, Mario DE North Carolina State Richlands, N.C Wilson, Eugene FS Illinois Merrillville, Ind Winston, Eric T Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas Zgonina, Jeff DT Purdue Chicago, Ill Practice Squad (8) 50 Bing, Darnell LB Southern California Long Beach, Calif. FA Crummey, Andrew G Maryland Van Wert, Ohio FA Foster, Arian RB R Tennessee San Diego, Calif. FA Helms, Brett C R LSU Stuttgart, Ark. FA Henry, Chris RB Arizona Stockton, Calif. FA Jenkins, Darnell WR Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. FA Nading, Jesse DE Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. FA Stenavich, Adam T Michigan Marshfield, Wisc. FA- 08 Reserve/Injured (7) 65 Brisiel, Mike G Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. L Foot (10/14) 53 Campbell, Khary LB Bowling Green Toledo, Ohio L Knee (10/6) 38 Johnson, Jeremiah RB R Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. R Shoulder (8/8) 33 Nolan, Troy SS R Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. L Hand (8/18) 69 Pitts, Chester G San Diego State Inglewood, Calif. R Knee (9/24) 51 Thompson, Chaun LB West Texas A&M Mount Pleasant, Texas L Knee (9/30) 61 Verdell, Toddrick LB R Florida State Hartwell, Ga. R Shoulder (9/6) Head Coach: Gary Kubiak Assistant Coaches: Kyle Shanahan (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Alex Gibbs (Assistant Head Coach/Offense); Ray Rhodes (Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive Line); Perry Carter (Defensive Asst.); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Bill Kollar (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Matt LaFleur (Offensive Assistant); Bruce Matthews (Offensive Assistant); Brian Pariani (Tight Ends); Frank Pollack (Asst. Offensive Line); Robert Saleh (Defensive Assistant); Matt Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Ray Wright (Strength & Conditioning).

46 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX NUMERICAL ROSTER S NFL HIGH SCHOOL HOW NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN ACQUIRED 1 Matt Turk P Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc. FA Kris Brown PK Nebraska Southlake, Texas RFA- 02 (PIT) 5 Rex Grossman QB Florida Bloomington, Ind. FA Dan Orlovsky QB Connecticut Shelton, Conn. UFA- 09 (DET) 8 Matt Schaub QB Virginia West Chester, Pa. T- 07 (ATL) 11 André Davis WR Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y. UFA- 07 (BUF) 12 Jacoby Jones WR Lane College New Orleans, La. D Glenn Martinez WR Saginaw Valley Tampa, Fla. FA Steve Slaton RB West Virginia Levittown, Pa. D3b Ryan Moats RB Louisiana Tech Dallas, Texas FA Chris Brown RB Colorado Naperville, Ill. UFA- 08 (TEN) 23 Dunta Robinson CB South Carolina Athens, Ga. D1a Nick Ferguson SS Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. UFA- 08 (DEN) 26 Eugene Wilson FS Illinois Merrillville, Ind. FA Antwaun Molden CB Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio D3a Glover Quin CB R New Mexico Summitt, Miss. D4a Bernard Pollard SS Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind. FA Fred Bennett CB South Carolina Manning, S.C. D Dominique Barber SS Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. D Jacques Reeves CB Purdue Lancaster, Texas UFA- 08 (DAL) 40 John Busing FS Miami (Ohio) Alpharetta, Ga. FA Brice McCain CB R Utah Terrell, Texas D Vonta Leach FB East Carolina Rowland, N.C. FA Xavier Adibi LB Virginia Tech Hampton, Va. D Zac Diles LB Kansas State Tulare, Calif. D Chris Myers C Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. T- 08 (DEN) 56 Brian Cushing LB R Southern California Oradell, N.J. D Kevin Bentley LB Northwestern North Hills, Calif. UFA- 08 (SEA) 59 DeMeco Ryans LB Alabama Bessemer, Ala. D Antoine Caldwell C R Alabama Montgomery, Ala. D Chris White C Southern Mississippi Winona, Miss. FA Kasey Studdard G Texas Lone Tree, Colo. D DelJuan Robinson DT Mississippi State Hernando, Miss. FA Tutan Reyes G Mississippi Queens, N.Y. FA Eric Winston T Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas D3b Duane Brown T Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. D Rashad Butler T Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla. W-07 (CAR) 80 Andre Johnson WR Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. D Owen Daniels TE Wisconsin Naperville, Ill. D Kevin Walter WR Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill. RFA- 06 (CIN) 85 Joel Dreessen TE Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. FA James Casey TE R Rice Azle, Texas D Anthony Hill TE R North Carolina State Houston, Texas D4b David Anderson WR Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif. D Mario Williams DE North Carolina State Richlands, N.C. D Amobi Okoye DT Louisville Huntsville, Ala. D Jeff Zgonina DT Purdue Chicago, Ill. UFA- 07 (MIA) 93 Tim Bulman DE Boston College Dorchester, Mass. FA Antonio Smith DE Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA- 09 (ARI) 95 Shaun Cody DT Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif. UFA- 09 (DET) 96 Tim Jamison DE R Michigan Riverdale, Ill. FA Frank Okam DT Texas Dallas, Texas D Connor Barwin DE R Cincinnati Detroit, Mich. D2-09 Practice Squad (8) 27 Chris Henry RB Arizona Stockton, Calif. FA Arian Foster RB R Tennessee San Diego, Calif. FA Darnell Bing LB Southern California Long Beach, Calif. FA Andrew Crummey G Maryland Van Wert, Ohio FA Jesse Nading DE Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. FA Brett Helms C R LSU Stuttgart, Ark. FA Adam Stenavich T Michigan Marshfield, Wisc. FA Darnell Jenkins WR Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. FA- 08 Reserve/Injured (7) 33 Troy Nolan SS R Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. D Jeremiah Johnson RB R Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA Chaun Thompson LB West Texas A&M Mount Pleasant, Texas UFA- 08 (CLE) 53 Khary Campbell LB Bowling Green Toledo, Ohio FA Toddrick Verdell LB R Florida State Hartwell, Ga. FA Mike Brisiel G Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. FA Chester Pitts G San Diego State Inglewood, Calif. D2-02 Pronunciation Guide: Xavier Adibi - Ah-DEE-bee; Mike Brisiel - Bry-ZELL; John Busing - BEE-sing; Joel Dreessen - DREE-sen; Vonta Leach - VON-tay; Frank Okam - OH-cam; Amobi Okoye - Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay; Dan Orlovsky - Or-LAHV-ski; Glover Quin - GLOW-ver; Jacques Reeves - ZHOCK; DelJuan Robinson - DELL-wahn; Dunta Robinson- DON-tay; DeMeco Ryans - Deh-MEE-co; Matt Schaub - SHOBB; Chaun Thompson - SHAWN; Jeff Zgonina - Ska-NEE-nah

47 HOUSTON TEXANS TeXDEPTH CHART S OFFENSE WR 80 Andre Johnson 11 André Davis 12 Jacoby Jones LT 76 Duane Brown 78 Rashad Butler LG 64 Kasey Studdard 63 Chris White 62 Antoine Caldwell C 55 Chris Myers 63 Chris White 62 Antoine Caldwell RG 63 Chris White 62 Antoine Caldwell 70 Tutan Reyes RT 73 Eric Winston 78 Rashad Butler TE 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey 87 Anthony Hill WR 83 Kevin Walter 89 David Anderson 17 Glenn Martinez QB 8 Matt Schaub 7 Dan Orlovsky 5 Rex Grossman FB 44 Vonta Leach 86 James Casey RB 20 Steve Slaton 22 Chris Brown 21 Ryan Moats DEFENSE LDE 94 Antonio Smith 93 Tim Bulman NT 95 Shaun Cody 97 Frank Okam 92 Jeff Zgonina DT 91 Amobi Okoye 66 DelJuan Robinson RDE 90 Mario Williams 98 Connor Barwin 96 Tim Jamison SLB 56 Brian Cushing 54 Zac Diles MLB 59 DeMeco Ryans 57 Kevin Bentley WLB 54 Zac Diles 52 Xavier Adibi LCB 35 Jacques Reeves 32 Fred Bennett 41 Brice McCain RCB 23 Dunta Robinson 29 Glover Quin 28 Antwaun Molden SS 31 Bernard Pollard 34 Dominique Barber 25 Nick Ferguson FS 26 Eugene Wilson 40 John Busing PK P 3 Kris Brown 1 Matt Turk SPECIAL TEAMS LS 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey KR 11 André Davis 12 Jacoby Jones 21 Ryan Moats 41 Brice McCain PR 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson 11 André Davis 29 Glover Quin H 1 Matt Turk Bold denotes rookie and first year players

48 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S ROSTER BY POSITION OFFENSE Quarterbacks (3) 5 Rex Grossman QB Florida 7 Dan Orlovsky QB Connecticut 8 Matt Schaub QB Virginia Wide Receiver (6) 11 André Davis WR Virginia Tech 12 Jacoby Jones WR Lane College 17 Glenn Martinez WR Saginaw Valley 80 Andre Johnson WR Miami (Fla.) 83 Kevin Walter WR Eastern Michigan 89 David Anderson WR Colorado State Running Back (5) 20 Steve Slaton RB West Virginia 21 Ryan Moats RB Louisiana Tech 22 Chris Brown RB Colorado 38 Jeremiah Johnson (IR) RB R Oregon 44 Vonta Leach FB East Carolina Tight End (4) 81 Owen Daniels TE Wisconsin 85 Joel Dreessen TE Colorado State 86 James Casey TE R Rice 87 Anthony Hill TE R North Carolina State Offensive Line (10) 73 Eric Winston T Miami (Fla.) 76 Duane Brown T Virginia Tech 78 Rashad Butler T Miami (Fla.) 64 Kasey Studdard G Texas 65 Mike Brisiel (IR) G Colorado State 69 Chester Pitts (IR) G San Diego State 70 Tutan Reyes G Mississippi 55 Chris Myers C Miami (Fla.) 62 Antoine Caldwell C R Alabama 63 Chris White C Southern Mississippi DEFENSE Defensive Line (10) 90 Mario Williams DE North Carolina State 93 Tim Bulman DE Boston College 94 Antonio Smith DE Oklahoma State 96 Tim Jamison DE R Michigan 98 Connor Barwin DE R Cincinnati 66 DelJuan Robinson DT Mississippi State 91 Amobi Okoye DT Louisville 92 Jeff Zgonina DT Purdue 95 Shaun Cody DT Southern California 97 Frank Okam DT Texas Linebacker (6) 51 Chaun Thompson (IR) LB West Texas A&M 52 Xavier Adibi LB Virginia Tech 53 Khary Campbell (IR) LB Bowling Green 54 Zac Diles LB Kansas State 56 Brian Cushing LB R Southern California 57 Kevin Bentley LB Northwestern 59 DeMeco Ryans LB Alabama 61 Toddrick Verdell (IR) LB R Florida State Secondary (12) 23 Dunta Robinson CB South Carolina 28 Antwaun Molden CB Eastern Kentucky 29 Glover Quin CB R New Mexico 32 Fred Bennett CB South Carolina 35 Jacques Reeves CB Purdue 41 Brice McCain CB R Utah 26 Eugene Wilson FS Illinois 40 John Busing FS Miami (Ohio) 25 Nick Ferguson SS Georgia Tech 31 Bernard Pollard SS Purdue 33 Troy Nolan (IR) SS R Arizona State 34 Dominique Barber SS Minnesota SPECIAL TEAMS Special Teams (2) 1 Matt Turk P Wisconsin-Whitewater 3 Kris Brown PK Nebraska

49 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX HOW BUILT S Year College Draft (27) Trades (2) Free Agents (31) 2002 G/T Chester Pitts (2-b) (IR) PK Kris Brown (RFA-PIT) th, AFC South 2003 WR Andre Johnson (1) th, AFC South 2004 CB Dunta Robinson (1-a) 7-9 3rd, AFC South th, AFC South 2006 DE Mario Williams (1) G Mike Brisiel (FA) (IR) 6-10 LB DeMeco Ryans (2) FB Vonta Leach (FA) 4th, AFC South T Eric Winston (3-b) WR Kevin Walter (RFA-CIN) TE Owen Daniels (4) WR David Anderson (7) 2007 DT Amobi Okoye (1) QB Matt Schaub (ATL) DE Tim Bulman (FA) 8-8 WR Jacoby Jones (3) T Rashad Butler (W-CAR) 4th, AFC South CB Fred Bennett (4) WR André Davis (UFA-BUF) TE Joel Dreessen (FA) G Kasey Studdard (6) LB Zac Diles (7) DT DelJuan Robinson (FA) P Matt Turk (FA) C Chris White (FA) DT Jeff Zgonina (UFA-MIA) 2008 T Duane Brown (1) C Chris Myers (DEN) LB Kevin Bentley (UFA-SEA) 8-8 CB Antwaun Molden (3a) RB Chris Brown (UFA-TEN) 3rd, AFC South RB Steve Slaton (3b) SS Nick Ferguson (FA) LB Xavier Adibi (4) RB Ryan Moats (FA) DT Frank Okam (5) FS Dominique Barber (6) CB Jacques Reeves (UFA-DAL) LB Chaun Thompson (UFA-CLE) FS Eugene Wilson (FA) LB Brian Cushing (1) S John Busing (FA) DE Connor Barwin (2) LB Khary Campbell (FA) (IR) C Antoine Caldwell (3) DT Shaun Cody (UFA-DET) CB Glover Quin (4a) QB Rex Grossman (FA) TE Anthony Hill (4b) DE Tim Jamison (FA) TE James Casey (5) RB Jeremiah Johnson (FA) (IR) CB Brice McCain (6) WR Glenn Martinez (FA) S Troy Nolan (7) (IR) QB Dan Orlovsky (UFA-DET) SS Bernard Pollard (FA) G Tutan Reyes (FA) DE Antonio Smith (UFA-ARI) LB Toddrick Verdell (IR)

50 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION PLAYER @IND TEN SEA NE GP-GS-DNP-INA Adibi, Xavier SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Anderson, David SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB XWR Barber, Dominique SS SS SUB FS SUB SUB Barwin, Connor SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Bennett, Fred LCB LCB LCB SUB SUB SUB Bentley, Kevin SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Brisiel, Mike RG RG RG RG RG IR Brown, Chris SUB SUB SUB DNP SUB SUB Brown, Duane LT LT LT LT LT LT Brown, Kris SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Bulman, Tim SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Busing, John SUB SUB FS SUB SUB SUB Butler, Rashad DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Caldwell, Antoine INA INA INA INA INA SUB Campbell, Khary NWT NWT NWT SUB IR IR Casey, James SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Cody, Shaun NT INA NT NT NT INA Cushing, Brian SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB Daniels, Owen TE TE TE TE TE TE Davis, André WR INA INA SUB SUB SUB Diles, Zac WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB Dreessen, Joel SUB XTE XTE SUB XTE SUB Ferguson, Nick FS SUB SUB SUB INA SUB Grossman, Rex DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Hill, Anthony INA DNP INA INA INA INA Jamison, Tim PS PS PS PS SUB SUB Johnson, Andre WR WR WR WR WR WR Johnson, Jeremiah IR IR IR IR IR IR Jones, Jacoby SUB WR SUB SUB SUB SUB Leach, Vonta FB SUB SUB FB SUB SUB Martinez, Glenn SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA McCain, Brice SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB McClover, Stanley IR IR IR IR IR IR Moats, Ryan DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Molden, Antwaun SUB INA INA INA INA INA Myers, Chris C C C C C C Nolan, Troy IR IR IR IR IR IR Okam, Frank SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB Okoye, Amobi DT DT DT DT DT DT Orlovsky, Dan 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB Pitts, Chester LG LG IR IR IR IR Pollard, Bernard NWT NWT INA SS SS SS Quin, Glover SUB SUB SUB LCB LCB LCB Reeves, Jacques INA INA INA INA SUB SUB Reyes, Tutan NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA Robinson, DelJuan INA SUB SUB SUB INA INA Robinson, Dunta RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB Ryans, DeMeco MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB Schaub, Matt QB QB QB QB QB QB Slaton, Steve RB RB RB RB RB RB Smith, Antonio LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE Studdard, Kasey SUB SUB LG LG LG LG Thompson, Chaun SUB SUB SUB IR IR IR Turk, Matt SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB Walter, Kevin INA INA WR WR WR WR White, Chris INA INA DNP DNP SUB RG Williams, Mario RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE Wilson, Eugene INA FS FS INA FS FS Winston, Eric RT RT RT RT RT RT Zgonina, Jeff SUB NT SUB SUB SUB NT Key: POS-starter; SUB-played; DNP- did not play; INA- inactive; 3QB- third quarterback; IR - reserve/injured; PUP - reserve/ physically unable to perform; PS - practice squad; NWT - not with team.

51 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS STARTERS - OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT TE 9-13 NEW YORK JETS D. Brown Pitts Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels Tennessee D. Brown Pitts Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels 9-27 JACKSONVILLE D. Brown Studdard Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels 10-4 OAKLAND D. Brown Studdard Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels Arizona D. Brown Studdard Myers Brisiel Winston Daniels Cincinnati D. Brown Studdard Myers White Winston Daniels SAN FRANCISCO Buffalo Indianapolis TENNESSEE INDIANAPOLIS Jacksonville SEATTLE St. Louis Miami NEW ENGLAND WR RB QB FB WR 9-13 NEW YORK JETS Johnson Slaton Schaub Leach Davis Tennessee Johnson Slaton Schaub Dreessen (TE) Jones 9-27 JACKSONVILLE Johnson Slaton Schaub Dreessen (TE) Walter 10-4 OAKLAND Johnson Slaton Schaub Leach Walter Arizona Johnson Slaton Schaub Dreessen (TE) Walter Cincinnati Johnson Slaton Schaub Anderson (WR) Walter SAN FRANCISCO Buffalo Indianapolis TENNESSEE INDIANAPOLIS Jacksonville SEATTLE St. Louis Miami NEW ENGLAND STARTERS - DEFENSE LDE DT NT RDE SLB MLB WLB 9-13 NEW YORK JETS Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles Tennessee Bulman Okoye Zgonina Williams Cushing Ryans Diles 9-27 JACKSONVILLE Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles 10-4 OAKLAND Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles Arizona Smith Okoye Cody Williams Cushing Ryans Diles Cincinnati Smith Okoye Zgonina Williams Cushing Ryans Diles SAN FRANCISCO Buffalo Indianapolis TENNESSEE INDIANAPOLIS Jacksonville SEATTLE St. Louis Miami NEW ENGLAND LCB FS SS RCB 9-13 NEW YORK JETS Bennett Ferguson Barber Du. Robinson Tennessee Bennett Wilson Barber Du. Robinson 9-27 JACKSONVILLE Bennett Wilson Busing Du. Robinson 10-4 OAKLAND Quin Barber Pollard Du. Robinson Arizona Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson Cincinnati Quin Wilson Pollard Du. Robinson SAN FRANCISCO Buffalo Indianapolis TENNESSEE INDIANAPOLIS Jacksonville SEATTLE St. Louis Miami NEW ENGLAND Bold denotes rookie

52 TEXANS TRANSACTIONS» 10/14/ Placed G Mike Brisiel on reserve/injured list; signed G Tutan Reyes; signed LB Darnell Bing to practice squad.» 10/13/ Released LB Buster Davis from practice squad.» 10/12/ Waived DE Stanley McClover from reserve/injured list.» 10/7/ Signed LB Buster Davis and RB Chris Henry to practice squad.» 10/6/ Placed LB Khary Campbell on reserve/injured list; signed DE Tim Jamison from practice squad; released TE Clark Harris from practice squad.» 9/30/ Placed LB Chaun Thompson on reserve/ injured list; signed LB Khary Campbell; signed TE Clark Harris to practice squad.» 9/29/ Released RB Antone Smith from practice squad.» 9/24/ Placed G Chester Pitts on reserve/injured list; signed SS Bernard Pollard.» 9/23/ Signed G Andrew Crummey and RB Antone Smith to practice squad.» 9/22/ Released CB Mark Parson from practice squad.» 9/16/ Signed RB Anthony Alridge to practice squad.» 9/15/ Released LB Buster Davis from practice squad.» 9/11/ Activated CB Dunta Robinson; waived CB A.J. Davis and RB Andre Hall.» 9/8/ Placed CB A.J. Davis and LB Toddrick Verdell on reserve/injured list.» 9/6/ CB Dunta Robinson signed franchise designation; received temporary roster exemption for Robinson; signed LB Buster Davis, RB Arian Foster, C Brett Helms, DE Tim Jamison, WR Darnell Jenkins, DE Jesse Nading, CB Mark Parson and T Adam Stenavich to practice squad.» 9/5/ Waived QB Alex Brink, LB Buster Davis, FB Jonathan Evans, RB Arian Foster, TE Clark Harris, FS Brandon Harrison, C Brett Helms, DE Tim Jamison, WR Darnell Jenkins, DT Josh Leonard, DE Jesse Nading, CB Mark Parson, CB Matterral Richardson, WR Mark Simmons, T Adam Stenavich, T Brandon Torrey and T Cliff Washburn; waived/injured CB A.J. Davis and LB Toddrick Verdell; released LB Khary Campbell, G Adrian Jones and CB Deltha O Neal.» 9/1/ Waived CB Cletis Gordon, WR Mike Jones, CB David Pittman and T Jason Watkins.» 8/28/ Traded DT Travis Johnson to San Diego Chargers in exchange for conditional sixth-round pick in 2010 NFL Draft.» 8/28/ Signed CB Cletis Gorson; placed LB Cato June on the reserve/injured list.» 8/24/ Activated DT Travis Johnson from the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list; waived FB Boomer Grigsby.» 8/18/ Signed QB Alex Brink and FB Jonathan Evans; waived/injured FB Boomer Grigsby and DE Stanley McClover.» 8/17/ Signed LB Khary Campbell; activated CB Antwaun Molden from the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list; and waived/injured SS Troy Nolan.» 8/6/ Signed RB Andre Hall and CB Deltha O Neal. Released DT Jake Visser and waived/injured RB Jeremiah Johnson.» 8/2/ Signed first-round draft pick LB Brian Cushing. Waived RB Clifton Dawson.» 8/1/ Re-signed DT Jeff Zgonina. Waived WR Aubrey Bell.» 8/1/ Placed TE Anthony Hill on the active roster after he passed his physical.» 7/31/ Placed DT Travis Johnson, CB Antwaun Molden and TE Anthony Hill on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.» 7/31/ Signed second-round draft pick DE Connor Barwin.» 7/28/ Signed third-round draft pick C Antoine Caldwell and fifth-round draft pick TE James Casey.» 7/28/ Waived G Dan Stevenson.» 7/17/ Signed fourth-round draft pick CB Glover Quin.» 6/24/ Released QB Alex Brink, LB Kevis Coley and T Doug Dedrick.» 6/18/ Signed K Kris Brown to a contract extension.» 6/18/ Waived P Justin Brantly.» 6/17/ Signed fourth-round draft pick TE Anthony Hill.» 6/15/ Signed restricted free agent TE Owen Daniels.» 6/12/ Signed free agent QB Rex Grossman.» 6/11/ Signed seventh-round draft pick S Troy Nolan.» 6/9/ Signed free agent OT Brandon Torrey.» 6/8/ Signed sixth-round draft pick CB Brice Mc- Cain.» 6/5/ Signed Ohio CB Mark Parson, an undrafted rookie free agent.» 5/19/ Signed RB Clifton Dawson. Waived G Brandon Walker.» 5/18/ Signed S John Busing and G Adrian Jones.» 5/12/ Signed FB Boomer Grigsby.» 5/6/ Released TE Courtney Anderson.» 5/6/ Signed 13 undrafted rookie free agents: Mississippi State WR Aubrey Bell, Texas A&M P Justin Brantly, Iowa State T Doug Dedrick, Tennessee RB Arian Foster, LSU C Brett Helms, Michigan DE Tim Jamison, Oregon RB Jeremiah Johnson, Arizona State

53 TEXANS TRANSACTIONS WR Mike Jones, Hawaii DT Josh Leonard, Oklahoma G Brandon Walker, Florida T Jason Watkins, Florida State LB Toddrick Verdell, Ferris State DT Jake Visser.» 4/26/ Selected Alabama C Antoine Caldwell in the third round (77th overall) of the NFL Draft; Selected New Mexico CB Glover Quin in the fourth round (112th overall) of the NFL Draft; Selected N.C. State TE Anthony Hill in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the NFL Draft.; Selected Rice TE James Casey in the fifth round (152nd overall) of the NFL Draft; Selected Utah CB Brice McCain in the sixth round (188th overall) of the NFL Draft; Selected Arizona State S Troy Nolan in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the NFL Draft.» 4/25/ Selected USC LB Brian Cushing in the first round (15th overall) of the NFL Draft; Selected Cincinnati DE Connor Barwin in the second round (46th overall) of the NFL Draft.» 4/7/ Re-signed T Rashad Butler and signed LB Buster Davis.» 4/6/ Signed free agent LB Cato June.» 3/30/ Signed free agent DT Shaun Cody.» 3/12/ Re-signed unrestricted free agent S Nick Ferguson.» 3/11/ Withdrew tender offer to restricted free agent DE Earl Cochran.» 3/9/ Hired Matt Schiotz as assistant strength & conditioning coach.» 3/4/ Re-signed WR David Anderson.» 3/1/ Signed free agent QB Dan Orlovsky.» 2/28/ Signed free agent DE Antonio Smith. Resigned free agents TE Joel Dreessen, DE Stanley Mc- Clover, C Chris White and FS Eugene Wilson.» 2/27/ Hired Pro Football Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews as an offensive assistant.» 2/27/ Traded QB Sage Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings for the Vikings fourth-round pick in the NFL Draft.» 2/26/ Extended qualifying offers to five restricted free agents: tight ends Owen Daniels and Joel Dreessen, wide receiver David Anderson, tackle Rashad Butler and defensive end Earl Cochran.» 2/25/ Released S Will Demps, DE Anthony Weaver and T Ephraim Salaam.» 2/10/ Released RB Ahman Green and LB Morlon Greenwood.» 1/28/ Promoted assistant defensive backs coach Ray Rhodes to senior defensive assistant. Re-signed assistant head coach/offense Alex Gibbs. Promoted defensive assistant Robert Saleh to assistant linebackers coach.» 1/20/ Named Bill Kollar the defensive line coach.» 1/19/ Named David Gibbs defensive backs coach.» 1/13/ Promoted senior defensive assistant Frank Bush to defensive coordinator.» 1/6/ Announced that head athletic trainer Kevin Bastin and strength and conditioning coach Dan Riley will not have their contracts renewed.» 1/5/ Signed TE Courtney Anderson, QB Alex Brink, CB A.J. Davis, WR Glenn Martinez, WR Mark Simmons, G Adam Stenavich and T Cliff Washburn to reserve/future contracts.

54 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX DEFENSIVE STATS S Defensive Statistics Tackles QB INT Pass Forced Fumble TACKLES Solo Asst Total Sacks Yards For Loss Hits (Yards) Defensed Fumble Recovery B.Cushing (0) D.Ryans M.Williams G.Quin Z.Diles B.Pollard A.Okoye D.Robinson F.Bennett J.Zgonina E.Wilson (13) D.Barber A.Smith J.Busing (14) T.Bulman B.McCain Du.Robinson C.Barwin S.Cody N.Ferguson X.Adibi De.Robinson J.Jones J.Reeves K.Bentley C.Pitts A.Johnson C.Myers K.Studdard K.Campbell V.Leach D.Brown M.Schaub TEAM Total (27) Opponent (67) Special Teams Statistics Blocks Forced Fumble SPECIAL TEAMS Solo Asst Total PAT Punt FG Fumble Recovery J.Busing R.Moats C.Thompson G.Martinez J.Dreessen K.Bentley A.Davis D.Barber N.Ferguson G.Quin J.Casey F.Bennett C.Barwin D.Brown A.Molden Total Opponent

55 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S SEASON STATS Won 3, Lost 3 9/13/ L 7-24 New York Jets 70,118 9/20/ W at Tennessee 69,143 9/27/ L Jacksonville 70,083 10/4/ W 29-6 Oakland 70,291 10/11/ L at Arizona 61,819 10/18/ W at Cincinnati 64,019 10/25/ Noon San Francisco FOX 11/1/ Noon at Buffalo CBS 11/8/ Noon at Indianapolis CBS 11/23/ 7:30 pm Tennessee ESPN 11/29/ Noon* Indianapolis CBS 12/6/ Noon* at Jacksonville CBS 12/13/ Noon* Seattle FOX 12/20/ Noon* at St. Louis CBS 12/27/ Noon* at Miami CBS 1/3/2010 Noon* New England CBS * indicates games subject to NFL flex scheduling Texans Opponents Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty rd Down: Made/Att 26/79 29/76 3rd Down Pct. 32.9% 38.2% 4th Down: Made/Att 4/7 4/6 4th Down Pct. 57.1% 66.7% Possession Avg. 31:23 28:37 Total Net Yards 2,217 2,111 Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play Net Yards Rushing Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Net Yards Passing 1,753 1,361 Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost 10/57 7/30 Gross Yards 1,810 1,391 Attempts/Completions 219/ /118 Completion Pct % 59.00% Had Intercepted 5 3 Punts/Average 33/ /47.9 Net Punting Avg Penalties/Yards 31/255 43/329 Fumbles/Ball Lost 11/4 12/8 Touchdowns Rushing 2 10 Passing 14 6 Returns 2 1 SCORE BY PERIODS OT Total TEXANS Opponents SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2pt. TP K.Brown /18 5/ A.Johnson /0 0/ O.Daniels /0 0/ J.Jones b 0/0 0/ S.Slaton /0 0/ D.Barber a 0/0 0/0 0 6 C.Brown /0 0/0 0 6 K.Walter /0 0/0 0 6 B.Cushing /0 0/0 0 2 TEXANS /18 5/ Opponents *1 17/17 6/ Pt. Conversions: TEXANS 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 a - 48-yard fumble returned for touchdown b - 95-yard punt return for touchdown * - D. Rodgers-Cromartie 49-yard INT return for touchdown (ARZ) Sacks: M. Williams 2.0, A. Okoye 1.5, C. Barwin 1.0,J. Zgonina 1.0, B. Cushing 0.5, TEAM 1.0. TEXANS: 7.0, Opponents: 10.0 RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD S.Slaton t 1 C.Brown R.Moats M.Schaub K.Walter TEXANS t 2 Opponents t 10 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD A.Johnson t 4 O.Daniels S.Slaton t 2 K.Walter D.Anderson V.Leach J.Jones J.Dreessen A.Davis C.Brown TEXANS 143 1, t 14 Opponents 118 1, t 6 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Busing E.Wilson B.Cushing TEXANS Opponents t 1 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B M. Turk 33 1, TEXANS 33 1, Opponents 34 1, PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD J.Jones TEXANS Opponents KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Jones t 1 A.Davis J.Busing D.Robinson J.Casey TEXANS t 1 Opponents FIELD GOALS K.Brown 0/ 0 3/4 2/4 0/ 0 0/ 0 TEXANS 0/ 0 3/4 2/4 0/ 0 0/ 0 Opponents 0/ 0 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 K. Brown: (), (38G, 23G), (27G), (26G, 34G, 33WL), (35B), (28B) Opponents: (24G), (40G), (52G), (46, 33), (), (50) Fumbles Lost: S. Slaton 3, C. Brown 1 Total: 4 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: A. Smith 2, C. Barwin 1, D. Barber 1, F. Bennett 1, B. Pollard 1.0,D. Ryans 1, J.Zgonina 1 Total: 8 PASSING Att Comp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating M.Schaub , % % 5 2.3% 72t 10/ TEXANS , % % 5 2.3% 72t 10/ Opponents , % % 3 1.5% 69t 7/

56 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON STANDINGS AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak New England Patriots Won 1 New York Jets Lost 3 Miami Dolphins Won 2 Buffalo Bills Won 1 West Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak Denver Broncos Won 5 San Diego Chargers Lost 1 Oakland Raiders Won 1 Kansas City Chiefs Won 1 North Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak Cincinnati Bengals Lost 1 Pittsburgh Steelers Won 3 Baltimore Ravens Lost 3 Cleveland Browns Lost 1 South Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak Indianapolis Colts Won 5 HOUSTON TEXANS Won 1 Jacksonville Jaguars Won 1 Tennessee Titans Lost 6 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak New York Giants Lost 1 Philadelphia Eagles Lost 1 Dallas Cowboys Won 1 Washington Redskins Lost 2 West Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak San Francisco 49ers Lost 1 Arizona Cardinals Won 2 Seattle Seahawks Lost 1 St. Louis Rams Lost 6 North Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak Minnesota Vikings Won 6 Green Bay Packers Won 1 Chicago Bears Lost 1 Detroit Lions Lost 3 South Division Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak New Orleans Saints Won 5 Atlanta Falcons Won 2 Carolina Panthers Won 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lost 6

57 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S LAST TIME TOTAL NET YARDS By Texans 549 yards at Green Bay (408 passing, 141 rushing), 12/07/08. By Opponents 515 yards at Indianapolis (390 passing, 125 rushing), 9/17/ YARDS RUSHING By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Larry Johnson vs. Kansas City, 211 yards on 36 carries, 2 TD, 11/20/ YARDS RUSHING By Texans Steve Slaton at Indianapolis (14 for 156, 1 TD), 11/16/08. By Opponents Chris Johnson at Tennessee (16 for 197, 2 TD), 9/20/ YARDS RUSHING By Texans Steve Slaton vs. Tennessee (24 for 100) 12/14/08. By Opponents Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Jacksonville (23 for 119, 3 TD), 9/27/ YARDS PASSING By Texans Matt Schaub at Green Bay (414 yards, 28-of-42, 2 TD, 1INT), 12/07/08 By Opponents Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (400 yards, 26-of-38), 9/17/ YARDS PASSING By Texans Matt Schaub at Cincinnati (392 yards, 28-of-40), 10/18/09 By Opponents Kurt Warner at Arizona (302 yards, 26-of-38), 10/11/ YARDS RECEIVING By Texans Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (207 yards, 11 rec., 1 TD) 12/14/08 By Opponents Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (265 yards, 11 rec., 3 TDs) 11/19/ YARDS RECEIVING By Texans Andre Johnson vs. Miami (178 yards, 10 rec., TD), 10/12/08 By Opponents Calvin Johnson vs. Detroit (154 yards, 2 rec., TD) 100 YARDS RECEIVING By Texans Andre Johnson at Cincinnati (135 yards, 8 rec.) 10/18/09 By Opponents Chad Ochocinco at Cincinnati (103 yards, 5 recs), 10/18/09 FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (18-of-27, 320 yards, 5 TDs), 11/14/04 FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Texans Matt Schaub vs. Cincinnati (28-of- 40, 392 yards, 4 TDs), 10/18 /09 By Opponents Quinn Gray vs. Jacksonville (25-of-39, 302 yards, 4 TDs), 12/30/07 THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Texans Matt Schaub vs. Jacksonville (26- of-39, 300 yards, 3 TDS) 9/27/09 By Opponents Gus Frerotte at Minnesota (11- of-18, 182 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT) THROW TWO+ INTERCEPTIONS By Texans Sage Rosenfels (4) vs. Baltimore 11/09/08 By Opponents Brady Quinn (2) at Cleveland 11/23/08 THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Steve Smith at Carolina (153 yards, 8 rec., 3 TDs) 9/16/07 TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Texans Owen Daniels at Cincinnati (7 rec., 78 yards, 2 TDs), 10/18/09 By Opponents Larry Fitzgerald at Arizona (5 rec., 79 yards, 2 TDs), 10/11/09 FOUR TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Shaun Alexander at Seattle (22 for 141, 4 TDs), 10/16/05 THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Jacksonville (23 for 119, 3 TDs) 9/27/09 TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Texans Steve Slaton vs. Jacksonville (21 for 130, 2 TD) 12/01/08 By Opponents Chris Johnson vs. Tennessee (16 for 197, 2 TD), 9/20/09 THREE SACKS By Texans Mario Williams vs. Jacksonville (3.0 for 25 yards), 12/01/08 By Opponents James Harrison at Pittsburgh (3 for 20 yards), 9/07/08

58 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S LAST TIME... INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans Jacques Reeves at Minnesota, 44 yards, 11/2/08 By Opponents Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at Arizona, 49 yards, 10/11/09 FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans Dominique Barber vs. NY Jets, 48 yards, 9/13/09 By Opponents Gary Brackett vs. Indianapolis, 68 yards, 10/5/08 DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN By Texans Dominique Barber vs. NY Jets, 48 yards, 9/13/09 By Opponents Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at Arizona, 49 yards, 10/11/09 FIVE OR MORE FIELD GOALS By Texans Kris Brown vs. Miami (5-5, made from 54, 43, 54, 20, 57), 10/7/07 By Opponents Rod Bironas vs. Tennessee (8-8, made from 52, 25, 21, 30, 28, 43, 29, 29), 10/21/07 FOUR FIELD GOALS By Texans Kris Brown vs. Cleveland (4-5, made from 38, 37, 35, 40), 10/30/05 By Opponents Rob Bironas vs. Tennessee (4-4, made from 23, 26, 34, 51) 12/14/08. FIELD GOAL BLOCKED By Texans Dunta Robinson at Atlanta, 9/30/07 By Opponents Antwan Odom at Cincinnati, 10/18/09 FG BLOCKED\MISSED AND RETURNED FOR TD By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Never Happened PUNT BLOCKED By Texans Antwan Peek blocked punt by Micah Knorr at Denver, 11/7/04. By Opponents Chad Stanley punt blocked by Rocky Boiman vs. Tennessee, 12/29/02 PUNT BLOCKED AND RETURN FOR TD By Texans Kevin Williams recovered Craig Jarrett punt blocked by Jimmy McClain at Washington, 12/22/02 By Opponents Never Happened KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans Jacoby Jones vs. Oakland, 95 yards, 10/4/09 By Opponents Ellis Hobbs at New England, 93 yards, 12/17/06 PUNT RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Texans Jacoby Jones vs. Cincinnati, 73 yards, 10/26/08 By Opponents Johnny Lee Higgins at Oakland, 80 yards, 12/21/08 PAT BLOCKED By Texans Michael Boulware blocked PAT by John Carney at Jacksonville, 10/14/07 By Opponents Robaire Smith blocked PAT by Kris Brown at Tennessee, 10/29/06 MISSED PAT By Texans Kris Brown PAT blocked Robaire Smith at Tennessee, 10/29/06 By Opponents John Carney PAT blocked by Michael Boulware at Jacksonville, 10/14/07 TWO POINT CONVERSION MADE By Texans Andre Johnson pass from Matt Schaub at Green Bay, 12/07/08. By Opponents Joe Flacco pass to Derrick Mason vs. Baltimore, 11/09/08 TWO POINT CONVERSION FAILED By Texans Steve Slaton run failed vs. Miami, 10/12/08 By Opponents Ronnie Brown halfback pass to Chris Chambers incomplete, tipped by Mario Williams vs. Miami 10/1/06. SAFETY SCORED By Texans Brian Cushing tackle on Justin Fargas in end zone vs. Oakland, 10/4/09 By Opponents Penalty on Duane Brown in end zone vs. Baltimore, 11/09/08 SCORED 40 POINTS By Texans 42 points (42-28), vs. Jacksonville 12/30/07 By Opponents 41 points (41-13), vs. Baltimore 11/09/08 WON OVERTIME GAME By Texans Never Happened By Opponents Houston at Jacksonville (27-30), 9/28/08 SHUTOUT By Texans Houston at Jacksonville (21-0), 12/26/04 By Opponents Jacksonville vs. Houston (27-0), 12/7/03

59 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S SEASON TOTALS @IND TEN SEA NE TOTALS FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty TOTAL OFFENSE Yards ,217 Plays Rush Attempts Pass ,753 Attempts Completions Interceptions Sacks-Yards INTERCEPTIONS BY TEXANS Number Yards Long Touchdowns PUNTS Number AVG PUNT RETURNS Number Yards Fair Catches Long Touchdowns KICKOFF RETURNS Number Yards Long Touchdowns PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number-Lost SCORING Touchdowns Rush Passing Returns Points After TD Point Conv Field Goals Time of Possesion 21:14 34:03 29:08 34:13 33:25 36:15 31:23

60 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX OPPONENTS SEASON TOTALS S @IND TEN SEA NE TOTALS FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty TOTAL OFFENSE Yards ,110 Plays Rush Attempts Pass ,361 Attempts Completions Interceptions Sacks-Yards INTERCEPTIONS BY OPPONENTS Number Yards Long Touchdowns PUNTS Number AVG PUNT RETURNS Number Yards Fair Catches Long Touchdowns KICKOFF RETURNS Number Yards Long Touchdowns PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number-Lost SCORING Touchdowns Rush Passing Returns Points After TD Point Conv Field Goals Time of Possesion 38:46 25:57 30:52 25:47 26:35 23:45 28:37

61 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX SEASON HIGHS & LOWS S SEASON HIGHS - LOWS TEXANS OPPONENTS HIGH LOW HIGH LOW Points 34 at TEN 7 vs. NYJ 31 at TEN, by JAX 6 by OAK First Downs 26 at CIN 11 vs. NYJ 24 by JAX 8 by OAK Total Offense 472 at CIN 183 vs. NYJ 462 by NYJ 165 by OAK Net Yards Rushing 120 vs. OAK 38 vs. NYJ 240 at TEN 45 by OAK Net Yards Passing 385 at CIN 145 vs. NYJ 272 by NYJ 120 by OAK Offensive Plays 73 at CIN 48 vs. NYJ 73 by NYJ 53 at CIN Rushing Attempts 41 vs. OAK 13 vs. NYJ 42 by NYJ 17 at CIN Pass Attempts 50 at ARZ 22 vs. OAK 33 at TEN 30 by JAX Pass Completions 35 at ARZ 11 vs. OAK 21 at TEN 12 by OAK Passes Had Intercepted 1; four times (CIN) 0 at TEN, OAK 1; three times (CIN) 0 by JAX, OAK Sacks Allowed 4 vs. OAK 0 at TEN, ARZ 2 by OAK 0 by NYJ, JAX Fumbles 3 at TEN 1 vs. JAX, ARZ 3 at TEN, OAK 1 by JAX Fumbles Lost 1; four times (CIN) 0 at TEN, ARZ 2 by OAK, CIN 0 by NYJ Total Turnovers 2; three times (CIN) 0 at TEN 3 by OAK 1 by NYJ, JAX Penalties 7 at CIN 1 vs. OAK 10 by NYJ 4 at CIN Yards Penalized 60 vs. JAX, CIN 5 vs. OAK 80 by NYJ 40 by JAX Time of Possession 36:15 at CIN 21:14 vs. NYJ 38:46 by NYJ 23:45 at CIN Defensive Interceptions 1; three times (CIN) 0; three times (ARZ) 1 four times (CIN) 0 at TEN Total Takeaways 3; vs. OAK 1; three tiems (ARZ) 2 three times (CIN) 0 at TEN Drive (plays) 77 (8) at ARZ -4 (3) vs. OAK 99 (5) at TEN -6 (3) at ARZ Third Down Conversions 7-14 at CIN (50%) 3-16 vs. OAK (19%) by NYJ (56%) 2-9 at ARZ (22%) SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TEXANS OPPONENTS Yards Rushing 76 by S. Slaton vs. JAX 197 by C. Johnson at TEN Rushing Attempts 21 by S. Slaton vs. OAK 23 by M. Jones-Drew vs. JAX Rushing TDs 1 by S. Slaton vs. OAK 3 by M. Jones-Drew vs. JAX Receptions 10 by A. Johnson at TEN 9 by C. Johnson at TEN Yards Receiving 149 by A. Johnson at TEN 90 by J. Cotchery vs. NYJ Receiving TDs 2 by A. Johnson at TEN 2 by L. Fitzgerald at ARZ Combined Yds (rush/rec) 149 by A. Johnson at TEN 284 by C. Johnson at TEN All-Purpose Yards 188 by J. Jones vs. JAX 284 by C. Johnson at TEN Yards Passing 392 by M. Schaub at CIN 302 by K. Warner at ARZ Pass Attempts 50 by M. Schaub at ARZ 38 by K. Warner at ARZ Pass Completions 35 by M. Schaub at ARZ 26 by K. Warer at ARZ TD Passes 4 by M. Schaub at TEN, CIN 2 by K. Collins at TEN, K. Warner at ARZ Interceptions Thrown 1 by M. Schaub; 5 times 1; 3 times (last by C. Palmer, CIN) Longest Run 32 by S. Slaton vs. OAK 91 by C. Johnson at TEN Longest Pass Completion 72 by A. Johnson at TEN 69 by C. Johnson at TEN Longest Kickoff Return 95 by J. Jones vs. OAK 32 by A. Caldwell at CIN Longest Punt Return 62 by J. Jones at ARZ 18 by J. Leonhard vs. NYJ Longest Int. Return 14 by J. Busing vs. NYJ 49 by D. Rodgers-Cromartie at ARZ Longest Punt 67 by M. Turk vs. OAK 67 by S. Lechler vs. OAK Longest Field Goal 38 by K. Brown at TEN 52 by J. Scobee vs. JAX Touchdowns Scored 2; 4 times (last by O. Daniels at CIN) 3 by C. Johnson (TEN), M. Jones-Drew (JAX) Points Scored 12 by A. Johnson (twice)/s.slaton (OAK) 18 C. Johnson (TEN), M. Jones-Drew (JAX)

62 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S TEXANS RECORDS WHEN RECORD WHEN Season Historical Totals Kubiak Era W-L W-L W/L Texans at Reliant Stadium Texans on the road Texans on grass Texans on artificial turf Texans in a dome Reliant Stadium roof open Reliant Stadium roof closed Texans score first Opponent scores first Texans score on first possession Texans score 20+ points Texans score less than 20 points Texans allowed 20+ points Texans allow less than 20 points Texans lead after 1st quarter Texans trail after 1st quarter Score tied after 1st quarter Texans lead at halftime Texans trail at halftime Score tied at halftime Texans lead after 3rd quarter Texans trail after 3rd quarter Score tied after 3rd quarter Game goes to overtime Texans have + turnover ratio Texans have - turnover ratio Turnover ratio even Texans have 30:00+ TOP Texans have under 30:00 TOP Matt Schaub starts at QB Texans have 100-yard rusher Texans have 300 net passing yards Texans have yard receiver Texans have yard receivers Andre Johnson has 100+ yards receiving Texan win coin toss Texans lose coin toss

63 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX S TEXANS RECORDS WHEN RECORD WHEN Season Historical Totals Kubiak Era W-L W-L W/L Texans wearing Blue jerseys Texans wearing White jerseys Texans wearing Red jerseys Texans wearing All-White Texans wearing All-Blue Texans wearing All-Red In September In October In November In December In January On Sunday Night On Thursday Night On Monday Night Kickoff is 12:00 CT Kickoff is 3:00/3:15 CT Kickoff is 8:00 CT Kickoff is 7:30 CT Kickoff is 7:15 CT vs. AFC South teams vs. AFC South at home vs. AFC South on road vs. AFC North vs. AFC East vs. AFC West vs. AFC vs. NFC East vs. NFC South vs. NFC North vs. NFC West vs. NFC

64 HOUSTON TEXANS TeX SCORING/RED ZONE S SCORING BY QUARTERS TEXANS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total OPPONENTS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 9-13 New York Jets Tennessee Jacksonville Oakland Arizona Cincinnati San Francisco 11-1 Buffalo 11-8 Indianapolis Tennessee Indianapolis 12-6 Jacksonville Seattle St. Louis Miami 1-3 New England TOTALS PERFORMANCE INSIDE THE 20 TEXANS OPPONENTS 9-13 New York Jets 0% 0/0 100% 2/2 (1 TD, 1 FG) 9-20 Tennessee 100% 3/3 (2 TD, 1 FG) 100% 1/1 (1 TD) 9-27 Jacksonville 80% 4/5 (3 TD, 1 FG) 100% 3/3 (3 TD) 10-4 Oakland 60% 3/5 (1 TD, 2 FG) 100% 1/1 (1 FG) Arizona 60% 3/5 (3 TD) 66.7% 2/3 (2 TD) Cincinnati 50% 2/4 (2 TD) 100% 2/2 (2 TD) San Francisco 11-1 Buffalo 11-8 Indianapolis Tennessee Indianapolis 12-6 Jacksonville Seattle St. Louis Miami 9-4 Tampa Bay 1-3 New England Totals 68.2% 15/22 (11 TD, 4 FG) 91.7% 11/12 (9 TD, 2 FG)

65 HOUSTON TEXANS 1ST DOWNS/ 3RD AND 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY FIRST DOWNS EARNED (3rd or 4th Down) NAME RUSH PASS REC PEN TOTAL Matt Schaub 3 (3) 84 (22) 87 (25) Andre Johnson 22 (4) 22 (4) Kevin Walter 1 (1) 10 (1) 11 (2) Owen Daniels 22 (7) 22 (7) Steve Slaton 14 (1) 13 (4) 27 (5) Chris Brown 6 (3) 6 (3) Vonta Leach 2 2 David Anderson 7 (4) 7 (4) Jacoby Jones 5 (1) 5 (1) Joel Dreesen 3 (1) 3 (1) Ryan Moats 3 (1) 3 (1) Penalty 7 7 Totals 27 (9) 84 (22) 84 (22) (53) * Note: One first down awarded to passer and receiver on passes THIRD AND FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY Third Down and: Total 4th Down 9-13 New York Jets 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 1/5 3/10 0/ Tennessee 0/1 1/2 0/0 1/3 0/1 0/0 1/2 1/3 0/1 1/3 5/17 2/ Jacksonville 0/0 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/2 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/2 4/10 1/ Oakland 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/3 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/8 3/16 0/ Arizona 2/5 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/2 1/1 0/0 1/2 0/0 1/2 4/13 0/ Cincinnati 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 2/4 1/1 2/2 0/0 1/2 0/2 7/14 1/ San Francisco 11-1 Buffalo 11-8 Indianapolis Tennessee Indianapolis 12-6 Jacksonville Seattle St. Louis Miami 1-3 New England Totals 3/7 2/4 3/6 2/8 3/9 3/6 4/6 2/6 1/4 4/21 26/80 4/7