GAME 11 O N A I R. Houston Texans (5-5) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (6-3-1) Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 Noon CT NRG Stadium (71,504) Houston, Texas

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1 O N A I R GAME 11 CBS (KHOU Ch. 11 locally) Ian Eagle Play-By-Play Dan Fouts Color Analyst Jenny Dell Sideline Houston Texans (5-5) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (6-3-1) Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 Noon CT NRG Stadium (71,504) Houston, Texas SportsRadio610 (610 AM, FM) Marc Vandermeer Play-By-Play Andre Ware Color Analyst John Harris Sideline ESPN Deportes Houston 1180 AM Enrique Vasquez Play-By-Play Gustavo Rangel Color Analyst Daniela Rodriguez Sideline TEXANS FACE BENGALS ON SALUTE TO SERVICE DAY AT NRG STADIUM The Houston Texans (5-5) will face the AFC North division leader for the second consecutive week when they meet the Cincinnati Bengals (6-3-1) Sunday on Salute to Service Day presented by Bud Light at NRG Stadium. The game will kick off at noon CT. Houston is coming off one of its best performances of the season, a 23-7 win at Cleveland in Week 11. Led by QB Ryan Mallett in his first career NFL start, the Texans posted season highs with 424 yards of total offense and 213 yards rushing. Mallett was 20 of 30 passing for 211 yards and two touchdowns. RB Alfred Blue filled in for the AFC s leading rusher, Arian Foster, and tied the franchise rookie rushing record with 156 yards and set a franchise record with 36 carries. The Texans scored 10 points off their two takeaways against the Browns. DE J.J. Watt caught a touchdown pass on offense and had three tackles for loss, a sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery on defense. ILB Brian Cushing returned to form in the win, posting five tackles, two quarterback hits and a forced fumble. Mallett will make his second start against a Bengals defense that held New Orleans to its lowest point and yardage total of the season in a win on the road. QB Andy Dalton was 16 of 22 passing for 220 yards and three touchdowns for a passer rating in the win. WR A.J. Green caught six passes for 127 yards and one touchdown and rookie RB Jeremy Hill, Blue s former teammate at LSU, ran for 152 yards on 27 carries. Houston leads the AFC and ranks third in the NFL with rushing yards per game. Its defense has forced a league-high 23 turnovers, including 11 interceptions by 10 different players. Watt has been impactful on both sides of the ball and is the first player in nearly 60 years to score multiple touchdowns on offense and defense in the same season. The Texans have won five straight against the Bengals, including a AFC Wild Card games in 2011 and 2012, dating back to The last regular season meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 11, 2011 in Cincinnati. Houston pulled out a win in that game to clinch the franchise s first playoff berth HOUSTON TEXANS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent TV Result/Time (CT) Sun. Sept. 7 WASHINGTON REDSKINS FOX W, 17-6 Sun. Sept. 14 at Oakland Raiders CBS W, Sun. Sept. 21 at New York Giants CBS L, Sun. Sept. 28 BUFFALO BILLS CBS W, Sun. Oct. 5 at Dallas Cowboys CBS L, (OT) Thurs. Oct. 9 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS# CBS L, Mon. Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers# ESPN L, Sun. Oct. 26 at Tennessee Titans FOX W, Sun. Nov. 2 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOX L, Sun. Nov. 9 BYE WEEK Sun. Nov. 16 at Cleveland Browns CBS W, 23-7 Sun. Nov. 23 CINCINNATI BENGALS CBS Noon Sun. Nov. 30 TENNESSEE TITANS CBS Noon Sun. Dec. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars CBS Noon Sun. Dec. 14 at Indianapolis Colts CBS Noon Sun. Dec. 21 BALTIMORE RAVENS CBS Noon Sun. Dec. 28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS CBS Noon * Italic indicates games subject to flex scheduling. All kickoff times Central; # - Televised Nationally; Home Games in BOLD All games are broadcasted live on Texans Radio on 610 AM, The Bull and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes 1180 AM A WIN AGAINST CINCINNATI WOULD... Improve Houston s record to 6-5 Improve Houston s record to 6-3 all-time against Cincinnati, including the playoffs Improve Houston s all-time regular season record to 4-3 all-time against Cincinnati Improve Houston s record to 2-1 against the AFC North this season Improve Houston s record to 5-2 against the AFC this season Give Houston nine wins in a row, including playoff games, against teams from Ohio Give Houston back-to-back wins for the first time since Weeks 1 and 2

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE RELEASE Texans Schedule...1 Media Schedule...2 The Texans Wire...3 What to Look For Texans At A Glance...5 Player Quick Notes Texans-Bengals Matchup The Last Time They Met...12 Week 11 vs. Cleveland Bill O Brien Transcript Texans General Manager Rick Smith...17 Assistant Coaches...17 Team Notes Player Notes Schedule Notes Game Recaps/Notes Texans on TV and Radio Expanded Media Information Texans Transactions Texans Rosters Participation/Starters/Inactives Statistics Depth Chart...75 GAMEBOOK AND FLIP CARD VS. CLEVELAND MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS TEXANS PLAYER BIOS TEXANS RECORD BOOK NEW NAME, SAME VENUE As of June 1, 2014, the Houston Texans call their home NRG Stadium. Previously known as Reliant Stadium, NRG Stadium is where the the Texans have played to 128 consecutive sellouts. In 2013, the world s largest indoor HD video boards were installed at NRG Stadium and it was announced that it will play host to Super Bowl LI in The stadium has played host to the Texas Bowl since 2006, the 2007 East- West Shrine Game, the 2011 NCAA Men s Final Four, Super Bowl XXXVIII, Wrestlemania XXV, Rodeo Houston and among other large-scale events. The NCAA Men s Final Four will return to the building in TABLE OF CONTENTS/MEDIA SCHEDULE 2

3 THE TEXANS WIRE MALLETT MAKES HIS MARK IN STARTING DEBUT Mallett QB Ryan Mallett led the Texans to a 23-7 win against the Cleveland Browns in his first career start last Sunday. The fourth-year vet was 20 of 30 passing for 211 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for a 95.3 passer rating in the win. Mallett is the first Texans quarterback since David Carr in 2002 to throw for two touchdowns in his starting debut for the team. HOUSTON TEXANS QUARTERBACK DEBUTS Quarterback Date Opp Res A C Yds TD Int Lg Rate David Carr 9/8/02 Dal W, t 78.8 Tony Banks 11/2/03 Car W, Dave Ragone 12/7/03 at Jac L, Matt Schaub 9/9/07 KC W, t Sage Rosenfels 11/4/07 at Oak W, Matt Leinart 11/27/11 at Jac W, t T.J. Yates 12/4/11 Atl W, Case Keenum 10/20/13 at KC L, Ryan Fitzpatrick 9/7/14 Was W, t Ryan Mallett 11/16/14 at Cle W, Mallett led the Texans to their best and most-balanced offensive output of the season in the win. Houston produced season highs of 424 yards of total offense and 213 yards rushing. It was also the fourth time in franchise history the team had more than 200 yards rushing (213) and passing (211) in a single game. TEXANS GAMES WITH 200+ RUSHING AND PASSING Date Opp Score Rush Pass 1/2/11 Jacksonville W, /23/11 at Tennessee W, /22/12 at Detroit W, (OT) /16/14 at Cleveland W, RUNNING GAME RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Since arriving in Houston, Head Coach Bill O Brien has been committed the Texans running game. Against Cleveland on Sunday the team broke a franchise record by carrying the ball 54 times, led by rookie RB Alfred Blue s club record 36 carries. Houston s commitment to the run has been on display this season leading the league with 33.5 rushes per game. Sunday s 54 rushes were most in the NFL this season. The Texans have had 40-plus carries three times this season, all resulting in road victories over Oakland (46 attempts, 9/14), Tennessee (40 attempts, 10/26) and Cleveland (54 attempts, 11/16). NFL teams are 16-2 when rushing 40-plus times in NFL TEAMS WITH 45+ CARRIES IN 2014 TEAM Date Opponent Att Yds W/L Houston 11/16 at Cleveland W Cleveland 11/6 vs. Cincinnati W Houston 9/14 at Oakland W New England 10/5 vs. Cincinnati W Cincinnati 9/14 vs. Atlanta W New England 11/16 at Indianapolis W Seattle 11/9 vs. NY Giants W The 2014 Texans are on pace to rush the ball more than 500 times in a season for the third time in team history. Houston surpassed the 500 rush mark in 2011 and 2012 when the Texans won back-to-back AFC South division titles. WATT IN HISTORY DE J.J. Watt scored his fourth touchdown of the season on Nov. 16 at Cleveland, adding another feat to a growing list of historical accomplishments this season. Below is a look at how rare some of those accomplishments are Philadelphia Eagles RB Jay Arnold becomes Watt the first player in NFL history with two touchdown catches, an interception-return touchdown and a fumble-return touchdown in a season. Watt became the only other player to do so following his touchdown catch Sunday New York Giants DE Ray Poole and Los Angeles Rams DE Jack Zilly both had four overall touchdowns (Stats, Inc.). They were the last defensive linemen to scored four touchdowns in a season until Watt s touchdown catch against Cleveland Chicago Bears DB J.C. Caroline scores multiple touchdowns on offense and defense in the same season. Watt is the first player to equal that feat since Caroline, according to the Elias Sports Bureau The NFL starts tracking sacks as an official statistic. Since then, Watt is the only NFL player to register a sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery and touchdown reception in the same game. ROOKIE RUSHING REUNION Texans rookie RB Alfred Blue tied a franchise rookie record with 156 yards rushing on a franchise record 36 carries against Cleveland last week. The sixth-round pick out of LSU posted the highest rushing total by a rookie this season in the NFL, slighlty besting his former college teammate and Sunday counterpart, Cincinnati Blue rookie RB Jeremy Hill s top season totals. Hill ran for 152 yards against New Orleans last Sunday and for 154 yards against Jacksonville on Nov. 2. TOP ROOKIE SINGLE-GAME RUSHING PERFORMANCES, 2014 Player, Tm Date Opponent Att Yds Alfred Blue, Hou 11/16 at Cleveland Jeremy Hill, Cin 11/2 vs. Jacksonville Jeremy Hill, Cin 11/16 at New Orleans Jerick McKinnon, Min 9/28 vs. Atlanta Branden Oliver, SD 10/5 vs. New York Jets Blue became the third rookie running back drafted in the sixth round or later in NFL history to rush for 150-plus yards on 35-plus carries. ROOKIE RUSHERS DRAFTED SIXTH ROUND OR LATER WITH 35+ CARRIES AND 150+ YARD IN NFL HISTORY Player, Tm Date Opponent Att Yds TD Mike Anderson, DEN 12/3/03 at New Orleans Marion Butts, SD 12/17/89 at Kansa City Alfred Blue, HOU 11/16/14 at Cleveland Blue entered the Cleveland game with 68 carries for 234 yards and achieved the feat in the 10th game of his career. Anderson and Butts hit the mark in their 13th and 15th game, respectively. Anderson had 193 carries for 971 yards and Butts had 155 carries for 491 yards coming into their first career 35-plus carry and 150-plus yard game. 3

4 WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHAT TO LOOK FOR AGAINST THE BENGALS BILL O BRIEN Can reach six wins faster than any coach in Texans history (Gary Kubiak did it in 15 games in 2006). RB Arian Foster Needs 100 yards rushing to reach yard rushing games in his career. TE Garrett Graham Needs 12 yards receiving to become the fourth tight end in franchise history with 1,000 yards receiving in a career, joining Owen Daniels (4,617), Joel Dreessen (1,323) and Billy Miller (1,146). WR DeAndre Hopkins Needs 2 catches to reach 100 for his career. Needs 7 receptions and 39 yards receiving to set career highs for receptions and yards in a season. He currently has 46 receptions for 764 yards. His career bests are 52 receptions for 802 yards, set in WR Andre Johnson Can catch a pass in his 129th consecutive game. Needs 1 reception to surpass Randy Moss (982) for 10th all-time. Needs 91 yards receiving to surpass Torry Holt (13,382 yards) for 12th all-time. Johnson currently has 13,292 yards receiving. WR DAMARIS JOHNSON Needs 2 receptions and 39 yards receiving to set career highs for receptions and yards in a season. He currently has 18 receptions for 218 yards. His career bests are 19 receptions for 256 yards, set in 2012 with Philadelphia. P Shane Lechler Can play in his 201st consecutive game, the longest active streak in the NFL. Can pass Chris Mohr (1,152) for seventh on the all-time punts list with seven punts. Lechler currently ranks eighth with 1,151 career punts. Can pass Matt Turk (373) for fifth place all-time for punts inside the 20 with three punts inside the 20. Lechler currently has 371 for his career. FS KENDRICK LEWIS Needs 2 tackles to set a season career-high. Lewis had a career-high 58 tackles for Kansas City in He has 57 tackles this season. OLB Whitney Mercilus Needs 2.5 sacks to move into fourth place on the franchise s all-time sack list ahead of Connor Barwin (19.0 from ). Mercilus is currently fifth in franchise history with 17.0 career sacks. C Chris Myers Can start his 107th consecutive game since joining Houston in 2008 and his 123rd straight game overall, the second-longest active streak among offensive linemen. Can play in his 148th consecutive regular season game. He has the longest active consecutive games played streak in the NFL among offensive linemen and third-longest streak among position players. QB Ryan Mallett Can become the fifth Texans QB in franchise history to win their first two starts with the team. Ryan Fitzpatrick (9/7/14 and 9/14/14), Matt Schaub (9/9/07 and 9/16/07), Sage Rosenfels (11/4/07, 12/9/07 and 12/13/07) and T.J. Yates (12/4/11 and12/11/11) all won their first two starts with the franchise. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2014 K RANDY BULLOCK Needs 60 points to set the franchise single-season scoring record of 138 points by Shayne Graham in ILB Brian Cushing Needs 2 interceptions to reach 10 in his career. Needs 2 forced fumbles to reach 10 in his career. QB Ryan FITZPATRICK Needs 1,453 more yards passing to reach 20,000 for his career. He currently has 18,547 in his career. RB Arian Foster Needs 57 yards receiving and 115 yards rushing to become the 52nd player in NFL history with at least 6,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards receiving in a career. Needs 178 yards rushing to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth time in his career. Needs nine touchdowns to break his own franchise single-season record of 18, set in TE Garrett Graham Needs 1 touchdown receiving to reach 10 in his career. Needs 5 touchdown receptions to move into fifth place in franchise history with 14. WR DeAndre Hopkins Needs 8 receptions to move into 10th place on Houston s all-time receptions list. He currently 12th with 98 career receptions. Needs 236 yards receiving to become the second player in franchise history with 1,000 yards receiving in a season (Andre Johnson, seven times) CB Kareem Jackson Needs 2 interceptions to reach 10 in his career. WR Andre Johnson Needs 8 touchdown receptions to reach 70, which would rank 35th alltime. Needs 18 receptions to reach 1,000 in his career. Can add to his NFL record of games with at least 10 catches and 100 yards. He currently has 20. CB JOHNATHAN Joseph Needs 4 interceptions to tie Dunta Robinson for most in Texans franchise history with 13. P Shane Lechler Needs 1,353 yards punting to pass Brad Maynard (56,021) for third alltime. Lechler currently is fourth with 54,699 career yards punting. OLB WHITNEY MERCILUS Needs 3.5 sacks to set a career season high. He has 4.0 sacks this season and had a career-high 7.0 in FS KenDRICK LEWIS Needs two interceptions to tie a career-high (set in 2010 and 2011) and reach 10 in his career. DE J.J. WATT Needs one forced fumbles to tie Mario Williams (11) for the most in franchise history. Watt currently has nine. Needs 7.5 more sacks to pass Mario Williams for the most in franchise history (53.0 from ). Watt currently has 46.0 career sacks. 4

5 2014 TEXANS AT A GLANCE 2014 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Conf Div Streak Indianapolis Colts Lost 1 Houston Texans Won 1 Tennessee Titans Lost 4 Jacksonville Jaguars Lost TEXANS LEADERS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Pass Attempts R. Fitzpatrick Pass Completions R. Fitzpatrick Completion Percentage R. Fitzpatrick Yards Passing R. Fitzpatrick 1, Average Gain R. Fitzpatrick Touchdown Passes R. Fitzpatrick 11 9t 21t Touchdown Percentage R. Fitzpatrick 4.3% 9 20 Interception Percentage R. Fitzpatrick 3.1% Rating R. Fitzpatrick Fourth-Quarter Rating R. Fitzpatrick Third-Down Passing R. Fitzpatrick Yards Rushing A. Foster Third-and-1 Rushing R. Fitzpatrick 100.0% 1t 1t Receptions A. Johnson 55 7t 16t Yards Receiving D. Hopkins Yards Receiving A. Johnson Third-Down Receptions A. Johnson 15 9t 20t Scoring, non-kickers A. Foster 60 2t 4t Scoring, Kickers R. Bullock t Touchbacks R. Bullock 23 8t 21t Yards from Scrimmage A. Foster 1, First Downs A. Foster t Gross Punting Average S. Lechler Net Punting Average S. Lechler Punt Return Average K. Martin 5.8 NR NR Kickoff Return Average D. Johnson 23.5 NR NR Interceptions J. Rolle 2 9t NR Sacks J. Watt Def. Fumble Recoveries J. Watt Def. Fumble Recoveries J. Joseph 2 3t 7t TEXANS REGULAR SEASON TEAM RANKINGS Offense Defense Special Teams Mark AFC NFL Mark AFC NFL Mark AFC NFL Total PR Avg Rushing Punt Cov Passing KR Avg KR Cov TEXANS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Houston Opponents Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty rd Down: Made/Att 51/135 49/136 3rd Down Pct. 37.8% 36.0% 4th Down: Made/Att 5/8 5/10 4th Down Pct. 62.5% 50.0% Possession Avg. 30:10 29:50 Total Net Yards 3,544 3,895 Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play Net Yards Rushing 1,446 1,114 Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Net Yards Passing 2,098 2,781 Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost 20/83 21/125 Gross Yards 2,181 2,906 Attempts/Completions 285/ /246 Completion Pct. 62.5% 62.3% Had Intercepted 9 11 Punts/Average 50/ /43.0 Net Punting Avg Penalties/Yards 58/525 63/494 Fumbles/Ball Lost 13/6 19/12 Touchdowns Rushing 8 5 Passing Returns 4 0 WEEK-BY-WEEK TEAM RANKINGS #DQStrong For more information, go to page 19 5 OFFENSE DEFENSE AFC NFL AFC NFL Wk Opp Ru Pa Tot Ru Pa Tot Ru Pa Tot Ru Pa Tot 1 Was at Oak t at NYG Buf at Dal Ind at Pit at Ten Phi Open at Cle

6 TEXANS OFFENSIVE PLAYER QUICK NOTES OFFENSIVE STARTERS WR 10 DeANDRE HOPKINS nd season Team-best 764 yards receiving and 4 TDs on 46 rec yard games in rec. for 1,566 yards and 6 TDs in career...started 16 games in 2013 and had 52 receptions for 802 yards (15.4 avg.) as a rookie, 2nd all-time among rookies in team history PFWA All-Rookie Team...27th overall pick 2013 LT 76 DUANE BROWN th season All-Pro in 2011 and Pro Bowl following the 2012 and 2013 seasons at LT... Has blocked for 4 1,000-yard rushers and was a part of a top-10 offense in 4 of his first 5 years in the League...T-6th on the franchise s all-time games played list at Selected by Houston in 1st round (26th pick overall) in 2008 LG 60 BEN JONES rd season Has played in 42 regular season games with 21 starts (11 at RG; 10 at LG)...Started both playoff games and 10 regular season games on his way to being voted Texans Rookie of the Year in Selected by Houston in the 4th round of Played in all 16 games with 1 start in Got married in May 2014 C 55 CHRIS MYERS th season Has played in 147 games with 122 starts in 10 seasons...holds NFL s longest active consecutive games played streak for an OL (147) and active consecutive starts for a center (122)...2-time Pro Bowler (2012, 2013)...Traded to Texans from Denver in 2008 and has started 106 consecutive games since RG 79 BRANDON BROOKS rd season 30 career games with 24 starts...became the full-time starter at RG at the start of 2013 and played in 15 games...selected by Houston in 3rd round in Currently pursuing his MBA at St. Thomas University (Houston) RT 75 DEREK NEWTON th season 54 regular season games with 40 starts at RT since being drafted by Houston in the 7th round in Has started 2 of the 4 playoff games he has appeared in... Started 16 games for the 1st time in his career in 2013 TE 88 GARRETT GRAHAM th season 14 rec. for 156 yards and 1 TD in Re-signed with Houston on March 13, 2014 after having a career year in Caught 49 passes for 545 yards and tied for the team lead with a career-high 5 TD receptions in Has started 27 of the 50 games he s appeared in and has caught 92 passes for 988 yards and 9 TDs...4thround pick of the Texans in 2010 WR 80 ANDRE JOHNSON th season Team-best 55 receptions for 631 yards with 1 TD in Tied with Arian Foster as Texans all-time leader with 62 TDs...T-10th all-time with 982 receptions and 13th with 13,292 yards receiving...nfl all-time best 6.0 receptions/game in his career and 81.0 yards receiving/game ranks 2nd in NFL history receptions (3rd in NFL) for 1,407 yards receiving (7th in NFL) and 5 TDs...7-time Pro Bowler, 4-time Team MVP...Tied with Jerry Rice for most games of 10-plus receptions and 150-plus yards (10)...50 career 100-yard games (t-5th all-time) yard games...2nd-fastest player to 13,000 yards receiving and 950 receptions in NFL history catch seasons, tied for most in NFL history...3 seasons of 100 catches and 1,500 yards, tied for the most in NFL history...has a reception in 127 consecutive games...franchise-record 164 games played QB 15 RYAN MALLETT th season Won his first career start at Cleveland (11/16)...Completed 20-of-30 passes for 211 yards, two touchdowns and finished with a rating of Acquired in a trade from New England on Aug Had played in 5 career games and was 1-of-4 for 17 yards in his career before last Sunday...3rd-round pick of New England in 2011 FB 45 JAY PROSCH Rookie 1 rec. for 24 yards vs. Buffalo in Week starts...selected by Houston in the 6th round in Started 30-of-51 collegiate games at Illinois and Auburn RB 23 ARIAN FOSTER th season 2nd in AFC and 3rd in NFL with 822 yards rushing on 161 carries with 7 TDs and 26 rec. for 229 yards and a career-high 3 TDs in Tied for 4th among non-kickers with 54 points yard games in th in NFL with 1,051 yards from scrimmage...franchise career leader with 5,885 yards rushing (89th all-time) and tied with Andre Johnson for the most TDs in franchise history with TDs rushing (t-61st all-time)...3 1,000-yard rushing seasons from Led NFL in rushing in 2010 and recorded the most rushing yards ever by an undrafted player with 1,616 yards yard rushing games and yard receiving games in his career...3-time Pro Bowler and 2-time All-Pro...In 2013, had 542 yards rushing in 8 games before a season-ending back injury OFFENSIVE RESERVES WR 82 KESHAWN MARTIN rd season 4 rec. for 34 yards; 5.8 PR avg. in th-round pick out of Michigan St. in regular season games with 2 starts and has caught 36 passes for 372 yards and 3 TDs; 4 rushes for 53 yards...career-highs in 2013 with 22 rec. 253 yards and 2 TDs...5th in AFC with 26.3 KOR avg. and 7th in AFC with 8.8 PR avg. in 2013 WR 13 DAMARIS JOHNSON rd season 6 starts with 18 rec. for 218 yards, 1 TD, 6.0 PR avg. and 23.5 KOR avg. in Claimed off waivers (Philadelphia) on Aug Signed with Philadelphia in 2012 out of Tulsa (undrafted)...ranked 9th in NFL with 11.2 PR avg. in rec., 488 yards in 37 games with 7 starts career PR avg. with 98-yard TD T 70 JEFF ADAMS st season Claimed off waivers on Aug. 31 (Tennessee)...Undrafted out of Columbia in Has spent time on practice squads with Cincinnati, Miami and Tennessee G 71 XAVIER SU A-FILO Rookie Has played in 10 games and made 1st career start at RG in Week 6 vs. Indianapolis...Texans 2nd-round pick in 2014 (33rd overall)...started all 40 games he played at UCLA (21 at LG and 19 at LT)...Returned to the UCLA program in 2012 after serving 2 years on a Mormon Church mission to Alabama and Florida...Married in June 2014 T 74 TYSON CLABO th season Has played in 10 games...signed with Houston prior to the start of 2014 training camp regular season starts and 5 postseason starts...pro Bowl starter in Undrafted in 2004, played on 3 practice squads and in NFL Europe before starting 10 games for Atlanta in Started 97 consecutive games from 2007 to week 8 of the 2013 season...started 15 games for Miami in 2013 TE 87 C.J. FIEDOROWICZ Rookie Texans 3rd-round pick in At Iowa, started 20 of the 51 games that he appeared in, catching 91 passes for 899 yards and 10 TDs...Had a reception in 31 consecutive games to close out his collegiate career...2 rec. for 16 yards 2014 TE 84 RYAN GRIFFIN nd season Started 8 of the 25 games he has appeared in with 21 receptions for 258 yards and a TD yards receiving as a rookie in th-round pick in 2013 WR 11 DeVIER POSEY rd season Selected by Houston Texans in the 3rd round (68th overall) in Has played in 25 regular season games and caught 21 passes for 242 yards...1 TD when he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone in In 2013, played in a career-high 14 games and had 15 receptions for 155 yards...inactive Weeks 1-9 in 2014 QB 14 RYAN FITZPATRICK th season 157 of 254 for 1,960 yards, 11 TDs, 8 INTs and an 87.1 rating in 9 starts this year... Started 86 of the 94 games he s played in and completed 1,712 of 2,853 pass attempts for 18,750 yards, 117 TDs, 101 INTs for a 78.4 passer rating...4th among active QBs with 1,558 career rushing yards and has scored 10 career TDs rushing QB 3 TOM SAVAGE Rookie Selected by Houston Texans in the 4th round in Enrolled at 3 different schools: Rutgers, Arizona and Pittsburgh, appearing in a total of 31 games, earning 28 starts...completed 430-of-757 passes for 5,690 yards, 37 TDs and 19 INTs...As a senior at Pitt, completed 238-of-389 passes (61.2%) for 2,958 yards, 21 TDs and 9 INTs...Inactive Weeks 1-9 in 2014 RB 28 ALFRED BLUE Rookie Tied a team-rookie record with 156 yards rushing on a franchise-record 36 carries at Cleveland (11/16) in his second career NFL start...blocked a punt and returned it for a TD in NFL debut in Week 1...Rec. TD vs. Pittsburgh in Week 7...1st career start at N.Y. Giants in Week carries for 390 yards and 6 rec. for 56 yards and 1 FR on special teams in Texans 6th-round in Played in 40 games with 7 starts and rushed for 1,253 yards and 11 TDs at LSU. RB 41 JONATHAN GRIMES nd season Ran for a career-best 54 yards on 13 carries last week at Cleveland...20 carries for 77 yards; 1 rec. for 31 yards; 3 special teams tackles in career games with 1 start...2 separate stints with the Texans...Has rushed for 156 yards on 43 carries with 1 TD and has 9 receptions for 114 yards in his career 6

7 DEFENSIVE AND SPECIALIST PLAYER QUICK NOTES DEFENSIVE STARTERS RDE 99 J.J. WATT th season 4th player in NFL history with INT return, FR and receiving TDs in the same season...7th in NFL with 9.5 sacks, t-1st with 14 TFL, 1st with 29 QBH and 1st with 4 FR...44 tackles, 7 PD, 1 blocked PAT and 2 FF in yard FR for TD vs. Indianapolis in Week yard INT return for a TD and career-high 9 QB hits vs. Buffalo in Week 4...Caught 2nd career TD Pass (2 yard) in Week 11 at Cleveland...NFL-bests of 137 QBH, 88 TFL; 3rd with 10 FR and tied for 2nd with 46 sacks since st player in NFL history with 14 PD and 14 sacks in the same season in AP Defensive Player of the Year...2-time Pro Bowler ( )...2-time AP First-Team All- Pro ( )...11th overall pick in 2011 NT 94 RYAN PICKETT th season Signed by Texans on Sept career tackles and 9.5 sacks career games, 2nd most among active DL...17 career playoff games st-round pick by St. Louis LDE 93 JARED CRICK rd season 41 career games with 10 starts sacks, a career-high 34 tackles, 3 PD, 6 QBH and 3 TFL in official career tackles, 4 TFL and 8 PD...Selected by Houston in 4th round out of Nebraska in 2012 SAM 58 BROOKS REED th season 25 tackles, PD, INT, TFL and 5 QBH in Started 47-of-54 career games, recording 12.5 sacks, 1 INT, a FF and 2 FR...5 sacks in 4 playoff games...2nd-round pick in In 2013, started 16 games at SLB for the 1st time in his career and totaled career-highs of 87 tackles (48 solo) and 9 TFL to go along with 6 QBH and 3.0 sacks MIKE 56 BRIAN CUSHING th season 56 tackles, 5 QBH and 1 sack...missed Weeks Tied franchise record with 17 tackles at NYG in Week 3...Led Houston in tackles in 2009 and 2011, and 2nd in franchise history with 451 career tackles (officially)...9th in team history with 13.0 career sacks...13 career double-digit tackle games...ap All-Pro 2nd Team (2009, 2011)...AP Defensive Rookie of the Year (2009)...Pro Bowl Selection (2010) Texans Team MVP...Selected by Texans with 15th overall pick in Led the team with 65 tackles and had 1.5 sacks before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Kansas City in Week 7 in 2013 WILL 57 JUSTIN TUGGLE nd season 7 starts, career-high 35 tackles, 1 INT and a FR in Undrafted in 2013 out of Kansas State...Played in 15 games and had a team-best 11 special teams tackles as a rookie...former college QB...Son of former Atlanta great Jessie Tuggle JACK 90 JADEVEON CLOWNEY Rookie Has played in 3 games and has 4 tackles...inactive in 7 games due to injury...1st overall pick in time All-American...6th in the Heisman balloting in Started 23- of-36 games at South Carolina...Recorded 130 tackles, 24.0 sacks, 47.0 TFL and 20 QB pressures...tfl in NFL debut vs. Washington before suffering a knee injury LCB 25 KAREEM JACKSON th season 3rd on franchise s PD list with tackles, 1 INT and 6 PD in st-rounder who has started 65-of-69 games in his career...t-5th in franchise history with 8 INTs...Career-long 65-yard INT return at Oakland in Week 2 RCB 24 JOHNATHAN JOSEPH th season 54 tackles (50 solo), 5 PD, 2 FR and has 2 FF in Tied career high with 11 solo tackles against Washington in Week career games with 111 starts total tackles (403 solo)...7th among active players with 122 PD...23 career INTs, 5 FF and 5 FR...Signed with Texans as UFA in th in franchise history with 9 INTs...AP Second-Team All-Pro (2011)...2-time Pro Bowler ( ) SS 36 D.J. SWEARINGER nd season 3 FF, 1 INT, 1 FR and 48 tackles in tackles, 4 PD, an INT and FF in 10 games as a rookie in nd-round pick of the Texans in 2013 FS 21 KENDRICK LEWIS th season Team-leading 57 tackles, INT, PD, FR and career-high 3 FF in tackles and 8 career INTs...Started 60 of 63 career regular season contests and 2 postseason games...signed by Houston as a free agent on March 21, 2014 DEFENSIVE RESERVES DE 96 TIM JAMISON th season A former undrafted free agent out of Michigan...53 career games with 2 starts...54 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 5 TFL, 2 FR, QBH and a FF...11 tackles and a QBH in 2014 DE 97 JEOFFREY PAGAN Rookie Made his NFL debut in Week tackles in 10 games in Texans 6th-round pick in tackles, 3.5 sacks, 7.5 TFL, a blocked kick and a FF at Alabama NT 95 JERRELL POWE rd season Former 6th-round pick of Kansas City in games with 4 starts...signed by Texans on March 18, tackles, 1 PD in 2014 OLB 51 JOHN SIMON nd season Signed by Texans off Baltimore Practice Squad on 10/7...Recorded 1st career sack in Texans debut vs. Indianapolis in Week 6...Played in 7 games for Baltimore in 2013 ILB 53 MAX BULLOUGH Rookie Undrafted free agent...signed to the active roster on Nov Inactive at Cleveland in Week 11...Two-time All-Big Ten at Michigan State tackles in 53 collegiate games ILB 54 MIKE MOHAMED rd season 36 tackles, 1 INT and 5 special teams tackles...career-high 9 tackles vs. Philadelphia in Week career games played for the Texans and Broncos, dating back to 2011 ILB 52 JEFF TARPINIAN rd season Has 9 special teams tackles...26 games and 4 starts...28 career tackles (officially), 0.5 sacks, 1 PD, 14 special teams tackles ILB 50 AKEEM DENT th season 7 special teams tackles...3 starts, 14 tackles, 3 QBH, 2 TFL and 1 sack...acquired in a trade from Atlanta on June 19, tackles and 2.5 sacks in his career...tallied 46 tackles in special teams tackles his rookie season OLB 59 WHITNEY MERCILUS rd season 35 tackles, 4 sacks, 7 TFL (career-high) and 10 QBH in Started 29-of-42 regular season games he has played...5th in franchise history with 17.0 sacks, has 35 QBH, 19 TFL, 3 FF and 1 FR...Tied the franchise rookie record with 6.0 sacks in st-round pick...career-bests of 7.0 sacks and 18 QBH in 2013 CB 34 A.J. BOUYE nd season 51-yard INT return for a TD in Week 9 vs. Philadelphia...35 tackles in Career-high 9 tackles at Cleveland in Week 11...Undrafted out of UCF in Played in 6 games before being placed on IR (hamstring) in 2013 CB 29 ANDRE HAL Rookie 18 tackles, 4 PD and 2 special teams tackles th-round pick nd Team All-SEC at Vanderbilt...50 collegiate games with 133 tackles, 6 INTs and 37 PD CB 26 DARRYL MORRIS nd season Career-high 3 PD and 1st career INT vs. Buffalo in Week tackles, 4 PD in Claimed off waivers (SF) on Aug special teams tackles with SF as a rookie... Undrafted out of Texas State CB 20 JUMAL ROLLE st season Signed off GB practice Squad on Oct. 1...Made NFL debut at Dallas in Week 2...Picked off 2 passes in Week 9 vs. Philadelphia...Has 5 tackles in 4 games S 35 EDDIE PLEASANT nd season 26 regular season games with 1 start...13 tackles, 2 PD and 11 special teams tackles in his career...spent 14 weeks on the practice squad in 2012 S 38 DANIEAL MANNING th season 21 tackles and 6 ST tackles in Played in 6 games in 2013 before season-ending knee injury UFA signee (Chicago)...Spent preseason with Cincinnati before re-signing on 9/ career tackles with 11 INTs, 42 PD, 9 FF, 6 FR and 26.3 KOR avg. S 37 JOSH AUBREY nd season Made Texans debut in Week 2 at Dallas...6 games for Cleveland in 2013 P 9 SHANE LECHLER th season 5th in NFL with 46.8 gross punt avg. in Top punt avg. in NFL history, Fastest player in NFL history to reach 50,000 yards punting (1,051 punts)...1 of 6 players with 50,000-plus yards punting...6-time All-Pro (2000, 03-04, 08-10)...7- time Pro Bowler (2001, 04, 07-11)...Signed by Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, 2013 after 13 seasons in Oakland...Franchise-record 47.6 avg. in 2013 SPECIALISTS 7 K 4 RANDY BULLOCK rd season Made 2 50-plus FGs in Week 4 vs. Buffalo...16 consecutive FGs before having 1 blocked at Oakland in Week FGs in FGs in career...missed rookie season (groin injury)...houston 5th-round pick in Groza Award winner at Texas A&M...5th in franchise history with 183 points LS 46 JON WEEKS th season 74 career games...has appeared in all 4 of Houston s playoff games...signed with the Texans in 2010 offseason and made the roster out of training camp

8 THE HEAD COACHES TEXANS HEAD COACH BILL O BRIEN BENGALS HEAD COACH MARVIN LEWIS Bill O Brien was named the third head coach in Houston Texans franchise history on Friday, Jan. 3, The 45-year old brings 21 years of collegiate and NFL coaching experience to the Bayou City in addition to a tireless work ethic, relentless tenacity, exceptional football acumen and a well-earned reputation for succeeding against all odds. O Brien spent 2012 and 2013 leading Penn State through one of the greatest periods of strife any major college program has endured, garnering national and conference coach-of-the-year awards in the process. In the five years prior to his tenure at Penn State, O Brien helped lead the New England Patriots to a pair of Super Bowl berths, first as an offensive assistant in 2007 and again in 2011 as offensive coordinator. In addition to replacing Joe Paterno, the all-time winningest head coach in NCAA Football Bowl Division history, O Brien was saddled with guiding PSU through heavy scholarship reductions, a four-year postseason ban and an open transfer policy amidst the public aftermath of a devastating scandal that threatened the football program s storied existence. O Brien led PSU to wins in eight of its last 10 games in 2012 to finish 8-4. He also served as offensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions and was named the Bear Bryant, Maxwell Football Club and ESPN National Coach of the Year. He won more games than any other first-year head coach in the program s previous 125 seasons. O Brien was also named the Big Ten coach of the year by both media and coaches. PSU posted a 7-5 record in 2013 and had upset wins against 18th-ranked Michigan and 14th-ranked Wisconsin. O Brien rose from offensive assistant with the Patriots in 2007 to wide receivers coach in 2008 and then quarterbacks coach from prior to his promotion to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in The Patriots led the AFC in scoring and advanced to Super Bowl XLVI with O Brien coordinating the offense in In O Brien s second season as quarterbacks coach with the Patriots in 2010, Tom Brady was selected the first unanimous Associated Press NFL MVP after leading the Patriots to an NFL-best 14-2 mark. O Brien began his coaching career as tight ends coach at Brown in 1993 before serving as inside linebackers coach in He joined Georgia Tech s staff in 1995 as a graduate assistant. After three seasons coaching running backs, O Brien was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2001 and assistant head coach in O Brien coached running backs at Maryland from before serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Duke from O Brien played linebacker and defensive end at Brown, where he graduated with a double concentration in political science and organizational behavioral management in O Brien and his wife, Colleen, have two sons: Jack and Michael. BILL O BRIEN Houston Texans 2014 Head Coach Penn State University Head Coach New England PATRIOTS 2011 Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Quarterbacks 2008 Wide Receivers 2007 Offensive Assistant Duke University Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks University of Maryland Running Backs Georgia Tech University 2002 Assistant Head Coach 2001 Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterback Running Backs Graduate Assistant Brown University 1994 Inside Linebackers 1993 Tight Ends HEAD COACH COMPARISON Marvin Lewis in 2014 extends his Bengals-record head coaching tenure to 12 seasons. He has led his team to the postseason in four of the last five years, including three straight. The Bengals are one of only five NFL teams to be in the playoffs every year since 2011, and they are one of only six clubs to qualify as many as four times in five years. In total, Lewis has coached five Bengals playoff teams, also a franchise record. Lewis opens the 2014 season with 90 career victories, the most in Bengals history by a margin of 26 wins. The Bengals went 11-5 in the 2013 regular season and won the AFC North Division championship by two games over Baltimore and Pittsburgh. The campaign ended in abrupt disappointment, however, as Cincinnati lost at home to underdog San Diego in the first round of the playoffs. In 2013, the Bengals ranked in the NFL s top 10 in scoring (tied for sixth), scoring defense (tied for fifth), net offense (10th) and net defense (third). The defense s No 3 finish in net yards tied the second-best performance in franchise history. Lewis got a rare coaching-tree compliment after the 2013 season when his offensive and defensive coordinators, Jay Gruden and Mike Zimmer, both moved on to head coaching jobs. Last year s division title was Cincinnati s third in the Lewis era. Lewis was the consensus choice as Bill O Brien Marvin Lewis 5-5 Reg. Season Record Playoff Record Years as NFL head coach 12 1 Years as team s head coach Career Head-to-Head Career vs. Team (Reg. season) 2-3 MARVIN LEWIS CINCINNATI BENGALS Head Coach Washington Redskins 2002 Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator Baltimore Ravens Defensive Coordinator Pittsburgh Steelers Linebackers Univ. of Pittsburgh Linebackers New Mexico Linebackers Long Beach State Linebackers Idaho State Linebackers NFL Coach of the Year in 2009, when the Bengals won the title while sweeping all six division games. The Bengals were AFC North champions under Lewis also in Named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003, Lewis started quickly. His 03 club finished 8-8, six games better than the 02 club, good for the biggest improvement in the NFL. Lewis came to the Bengals after six seasons ( ) with the Baltimore Ravens, which included a Super Bowl victory in 2000, when his defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165). In 2002, Lewis led the Washington Redskins to a No. 5 NFL defensive ranking, serving as assistant head coach as well as defensive coordinator. He had his first NFL assignment from , as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lewis began his coaching career as linebackers coach at his alma mater Idaho State from Lewis played LB at Idaho State, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors for three consecutive years ( ). He was inducted into Idaho State s Hall of Fame in Born Sept. 23, 1958, Lewis attended Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pa. (near Pittsburgh). He and his wife, Peggy, have a daughter, Whitney, and a son, Marcus. Marcus Lewis has joined the Bengals coaching staff for

9 TEXANS-BENGALS MATCHUP TEXANS-BENGALS BRIEFLY The Texans lead the all-time series 5-3, including playoff games Last Meeting: Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 in the AFC Wild Card game of the 2012 playoffs at Reliant Stadium on Jan. 5, 2013 Houston has wont the last five meetings after Cincinnati won the first three TEXANS-BENGALS SERIES BREAKDOWN REGULAR SEASON Overall: 3-3 Home: 1-1 Road: 2-2 Date W/L Score H/A Venue Texans QB Bengals QB 11/3/02 L 38-3 H Reliant Stadium D. Carr J. Kitna 11/9/03 L A Paul Brown Stadium D. Carr J. Kitna 10/2/05 L A Paul Brown Stadium D. Carr C. Palmer 10/26/08 W 35-6 H Reliant Stadium M. Schaub R. Fitzpatrick 10/18/09 W A Paul Brown Stadium M. Schaub C. Palmer 12/11/11 W A Paul Brown Stadium T. Yates A. Dalton POSTSEASON Overall: 2-0 Home: 2-0 Road: 0-0 Date W/L Score H/A Venue Texans QB Bengals QB 1/7/12 W H Reliant Stadium T. Yates A. Dalton 1/5/13 W H Reliant Stadium M. Schaub A. Dalton Regular Season Record vs. Bengals... Series tied, 3-3 Postseason Record vs. Bengals...Texans lead, 2-0 Last meeting...texans 19, Bengals 13 (1/5/13 - AFC Wild Card) Texans largest margin of victory (Texans 35, Bengals 6; 10/26/08) Bengals largest margin of victory...35 (Bengals 38, Texans 3; 11/3/02) Current win streak...texans, 5 (inlcuding playoffs) Texans longest win streak...5 (2008-present) Bengals longest win streak...3 ( ) Most points, Texans (35-6 win; 10/26/08) Most points, Bengals...38 (38-3 win; 11/3/02) Most points, both teams...61 (Bengals 34, Texans 27; 11/9/03) Fewest points, Texans...3 (38-3 loss; 11/3/02) Fewest points, Bengals... 6 (35-6 loss; 10/26/08) Fewest points, both teams...26 (Bengals 16, Texans 10; 10/2/05) Most net yards, Texans (10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17) Most net yards, Bengals (11/9/03; Bengals 34, Texans 27) Most rushing yards, Texans (1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC) Most rushing yards, Bengals (11/9/03; Bengals 34, Texans 27) Most net passing yards, Texans (10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17) Most net passing yards, Bengals (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10) Fewest net yards, Texans (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10) Fewest net yards, Bengals (1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC) Fewest rushing yards, Texans...82 (11/3/02; Bengals 38, Texans 3) Fewest rushing yards, Bengals...46 (10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17) Fewest net passing yards, Texans (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10) Fewest net passing yards, Bengals.118 (1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC) Most sacks, Texans... 2 (3x, last: 1/7/12; Texans 31, Bengals 10, AFC WC) Most sacks, Bengals...7 (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10) Most interceptions, Texans...2 (10/26/08; Texans 35, Bengals 6) Most interceptions, Bengals...2 (11/3/02; Bengals 38, Texans 3) Most turnovers, Texans... 4 (12/11/11; Texans 20, Bengals 19) Most turnovers, Bengals...3 (Twice, last: 10/18/09; Texans 28, Bengals 17) Most penalties, Texans (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10) Most penalties, Bengals (10/2/05; Bengals 16, Texans 10)Most sacks, Texans /6/11; Texans 30, Browns 12) CAREER STATISTICS VS. BENGALS Passing Player G A-C-I Yds Pct. TD Sk/Lst Rtg R. Fitzpatrick / Rushing Player G Att. Yds Avg. Lg TD A. Foster t 3 A. Johnson Receiving Player G Rec. Yds Avg. Lg TD A. Johnson A. Foster G. Graham KICKOFF Returns Player KR Yds Avg. Lg TD D. Manning Punt Returns Player PR FC Yds Avg. Lg TD D. Johnson K. Martin PUNTING Player G No. Blk Avg. Lg TB I20 Net S. Lechler DEFENSE Player G UA A Tot Sk Yds INT PD FF FR D. Manning J. Joseph J. Watt B. Reed K. Jackson R. Pickett K. Lewis TEXANS BIG DAYS AGAINST THE BENGALS RB Arian Foster had 153 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 24 carries in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/7/12. Foster had 140 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries and added 34 yards on eight catches in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals 1/5/13. WR Andre Johnson had five receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/7/12. S Danieal Manning registered 10 tackles (7 solo) on 10/25/09. Manning had 11 tackles (8 solo) on 12/11/11 DE J.J. Watt picked off a pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown and had a sack in the AFC Wild Card game agains the Bengals on 1/7/12. Watt had a sack and two passes defensed in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/5/13, CB Johnathan Joseph made five tackles and intercepted a pass and returned it 14 yards in the AFC Wild Card game against the Bengals on 1/5/13. 9

10 TEXANS-BENGALS MATCHUP TEXANS-BENGALS OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON Yards / Game Yards / Play Rushing Yards / Game Rushing Yards / Play Passing Yards / Game Passing Yards / Play Interception Rate Sacks / Pass Attempt First Downs / Game Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg Field Goals Made 3rd Down Pct 4th Down Pct Red Zone Pct Goal to Go Pct Avg Time of Possession Points/Game HST % 7.02% % 37.78% 62.50% 55.56% 84.62% 30: Rnk t 24 3t 16 4t CIN % 4.09% % 38.46% 40.00% 55.67% 80.00% 27: TEXANS-BENGALS DEFENSIVE STATISTICAL COMPARISON Yards / Game Yards / Play Rushing Yards / Game Rushing Yards / Play Passing Yards / Game Passing Yards / Play Interception Rate Sacks / Pass Attempt First Downs / Game Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg 3rd Down Pct 4th Down Pct Red Zone Pct Goal to Go Pct Points/Game Point Differential/Game Yard Differential/Game HST % 5.32 % % % % % Rnk t 7t 29 8t CLE % 3.30 % % % % % Rnk t 14 9t Rnk t 14 17t INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON TEXANS BENGALS PASSING YARDS Ryan Fitzpatrick...1,960 Andy Dalton...2,180 Ryan Mallett RUSHING YARDS Arian Foster Jeremy Hill Alfred Blue Gio Bernard Ryan Fitzpatrick Andy Dalton...98 RECEIVING YARDS DeAndre Hopkins Mohamed Sanu Andre Johnson A.J. Green Arian Foster Jermaine Gresham POINTS SCORED Randy Bullock...70 Mike Nugent...74 Arian Foster...60 Gio Bernard...30 DeAndre Hopkins...24 Jeremy Hill...30 J.J. Watt...24 Mohamed Sanu...26 INTERCEPTIONS Jumal Rolle...2 George Iloka...3 SACKS J.J. Watt Carlos Dunlap Whitney Mercilus Geno Atkins Jared Crick Reggie Nelson John Simon Wallace Gilbery DEFENSIVE TACKLES Kendrick Lewis...57 Emmanuel Lamur...70 Brian Cushing...56 Reggie Nelson...66 Johnathan Joseph...54 Vincent Ray...65 D.J. Swearinger...48 Terence Newman...50 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Jeff Tarpinian...9 Cedric Peerman...8 Akeem Dent...7 Dre Kirkpatrick...7 Danieal Manning 6 KICKOFF RETURNS (Avg.) Damaris Johnson Adam Jones PUNT RETURNS (Avg.) Damaris Johnson Adam Jones FIELD GOALS Randy Bullock Mike Nugent PUNTING (GROSS/NET AVG.) Shane Lechler /37.8 Kyle Huber /44,2 10

11 TEXANS-BENGALS MATCHUP TEXANS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS FORMER BENGALS ON THE TEXANS QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played in Cincinnati from ; CB Johnathan Joseph was a first round pick of the Bengals in 2006 and played five season in Cincinnati ( ); Defensive Line Coach Bill Kollar was a first round pick of the Bengals in 1974 and played three season in Cincinnati ( ) FORMER TEXANS ON THE BENGALS Defensive Backs Coach Vance Joseph held the same position in Houston from ; LS Clark Harris played four games for the Texans in TEXANS WITH CONNECTIONS TO OHIO NT Ryan Pickett played at Ohio State ( ); WR DeVier Posey played at Ohio State ( ) and is from Cincinnati; OLB John Simon played at Ohio State ( ) and is from Youngstown; G Brandon Brooks played at Miami (Ohio) from ; OLB Whitney Mercilus is from Akron; Linebackers Coach Mike Vrabel is from Akron, played at Ohio State ( ) and coached at Ohio State ( ). BENGALS WITH CONNECTIONS TO TEXAS QB Andy Dalton is from Katy and played at TCU; RB Rex Burkhead is from Plano; DE Magnus Hunt attended SMU; OT Marshall Newhouse played at TCU and is from Dallas; TEXANS-BENGALS COLLEGE CONNECTIONS ILB Akeem Dent ( ) and OG Ben Jones ( ) were teammates with Bengals DT Geno Atkins ( ), G Clint Boling ( ), S Shawn Williams ( ) and WR A.J. Green ( ) at Georgia; Offensive Line Coach Paul Dunn and Bengals Offensive Line Coach Paul Alexander were graduate assistants together at Penn State in 1984; Secondary Coach John Butler and Bengals Linebackers Coach Matt Burke were together on staff at Harvard in 2003 while QB Ryan Fitzpatrick ( ) was on the roster; S Kendrick Lewis and NT Jerrell Powe played at Ole Miss with Bengals Running Backs Coach Kyle Caskey on staff in P Shane Lechler and Caskey were teammates at Texas A&M ( ); G Brandon Brooks and Bengals Offensive Quality Control Coach Brayden Cooms were teammates at Miami (Ohio) from ; DE Jared Crick ( ) and Bengals RB Rex Burkhead ( ) were teammates at Nebraska; ILB Max Bullough ( ) and WR Keshawn Martin ( ) were teammates with Bengals CB Darquez Dennard ( ) at Michigan State; OLB Brooks Reed and Bengals LB Marquis Flowers were teammates at Arizona in 2010; CB Kareem Jackson ( ) and Bengals DE Wallace Gilberry ( ) and OT Andre Smith ( ) were teammates at Alabama; DE Tim Jamison ( ) and Bengals CB Leon Hall ( ) were teammates at Michigan; RB Alfred Blue ( ) and Bengals RB Jeremy Hill ( ) and WR James Wright ( ) were teammates at LSU; DE Jeoffrey Pagan ( ) and Bengals LB Nico Johnson ( ) and CB Dre Kirkpatrick ( ) were teammates at Alabama; OLB Jadeveon Clowney ( ) and S D.J. Swearinger ( ) were teammates with Bengals C T.J. Johnson ( ) at South Carolina; ILB Brian Cushing ( ) and Bengals LB Ray Maualaga ( ) and S Taylor Mays ( ) were teammates at Southern California; NT Ryan Pickett and Bengals K Mike Nugent were teammates at Ohio State in 2001; WR DeVier Posey ( ) and OLB John Simon ( ) were teammates with Bengals WR Dane Sanzenbacher ( ) at Ohio State; WR DeAndre Hopkins ( ) and Bengals DT Brandon Thompson ( ) were teammates at Clemson; DE J.J. Watt ( ) and TE Garrett Graham ( ) were teammates with Bengals G Kevin Zeitler ( ) at Wisconsin. TEXANS-BENGALS PRO CONNECTIONS Assistant Strenghth and Conditioning Coach Anthony Pleasant played for Baltimore in 1996 with Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis on staff; Linebackers Coach Mike Vrabel played in Pittsburgh with Bengals Defensive Line Coach Jay Hayes on staff ( ); P Shane Lechler played in Oakland with Bengals Offensive Coordinator Hue Jackson on staff in 2010 and then as head coach in Lechler and Bengals QB Jason Campbell were teammates in Oakland from ; Running Backs Coach Charles London was a Pro Scout in Philadelphia in 2010 with Bengals Wide Receivers Coach James Urban on staff; NT Jerrell Powe and S Kendrick Lewis were teammates with Bengals TE Kevin Brock and LB Nico Johnson in Kansas City in 2013 and with Bengals DE Wallace Gilberry in Kansas City in QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brock were teammates in Buffalo in 2011 and Wide Receivers Coach Stan Hixon was on staff. Hixon coached in Washington with Campbell on the roster from S Josh Aubrey played with Campbell and WR Greg Little in Cleveland in 2013; Head Coach Bill O Brien coached Bengals WR Brandon Tate in New England in 2009 and

12 THE LAST TIME THEY MET... AFC WILD CARD: Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 71,738 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Jan. 5, 2013 GAME SUMMARY The Texans overcame a stagnant red-zone offense with a dominant defense and running game to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in a Wild Card playoff game at Reliant Stadium. In a rematch of last year s Wild Game at Reliant Stadium, which the Texans won 31-10, Houston dominated Cincinnati just about everywhere but the scoreboard. They outgained the Bengals and controlled the ball for 38:49. The game stayed close to the end because the Texans were 1-of-4 in the red zone and settled for four field goals. After finishing the season on a 1-3 skid, the Texans (13-4) went back to a familiar formula to pound the Bengals (10-7). RB Arian Foster carried 32 times for 140 yards and a touchdown. The defense allowed just two field goals, pressured QB Andy Dalton constantly and held the Bengals to 0-of-9 on third down. Dalton finished the game with 127 passing yards, one interception and a passer rating of The Bengals lone touchdown came on a Matt Schaub pick-six in the second quarter. Schaub played an otherwise efficient game, going 29-of-38 for 262 yards with an 83.4 passer rating in his first-career playoff start. Schaub missed the Texans inaugural playoff run last season with a broken foot. A raucous sellout crowd of 71,738, a new franchise record for attendance, helped the Texans set the tone from the start of the game. They went ahead 3-0 on the game-opening drive and trailed only for a seven-minute period in the second quarter. The Texans outgained the Bengals in the first half but led just 9-7 after stalling twice in the red zone in the second quarter, leading to two Shayne Graham field goals from within 30 yards. Schaub was picked off on third-and-three from the Houston 19-yard line in the second quarter. CB Leon Hall stepped in front of a pass in the left flat intended for FB James Casey and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown with 9:30 remaining in the second quarter. That put the Bengals up 7-6 despite having only 29 yards of offense. The second half started with the Texans defense forcing a three-and-out and the Texans offense scoring its only touchdown. Foster ran it in from one yard out on second-and-goal to cap a six-play, 46-yard scoring drive. Joseph picked off Dalton late in the third quarter, giving the Texans the ball back at the Cincinnati 26. The Texans could not convert the turnover into a touchdown but came away with another short field goal, this one from 24 yards, to go up The Bengals cut the deficit to with a 47-yard field goal by Josh Brown on their next drive. They got the ball back with 6:15 remaining and a chance to take the lead, bu thte Texans forced a turnover on downs on fourth-and-11 from the Houston 36 when Joseph and S Shiloh Keo tackled WR Marvin Jones after an 8-yard gain. The Texans ran out the remaining 2:44. Head Coach Gary Kubiak called for a play-action pass on third-and-two from the Houston 36 with 2:33 remaining, and TE Garrett Graham made a 7-yard catch in traffic to move the chains. Foster ran 10 yards for another first down two plays later to ice the game and send the Texans on to the Divisional Round. Texans TE Owen Daniels had a game-high nine catches for 91 yards. DE J.J. Watt and OLB Brooks Reed both sacked Dalton. CB Johnathan Joseph, who played for the Bengals from , had an interception against his former team in the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Texans WR Andre Johnson had four catches for 62 yards. SCORING SCORE BY PERIODS OT Total Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans SCORING DRIVES Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info) CIN HOU Texans 1 7:49 S.Graham 48 yd. Field Goal (9-65, 4:19) 0 3 Texans 2 13:07 S.Graham 27 yd. Field Goal (12-60, 7:05) 0 6 Bengals 2 9:30 L.Hall 21 yd. interception return (J.Brown kick) 7 6 Texans 2 2:19 S.Graham 22 yd. Field Goal (13-76, 7:11) 7 9 Texans 3 10:31 A.Foster 1 yd. run (S.Graham kick) (6-51, 3:20) 7 16 Bengals 3 7:48 J.Brown 34 yd. Field Goal (7-64, 2:43) Texans 4 14:17 S.Graham 24 yd. Field Goal (8-20, 3:49) Bengals 4 9:03 J.Brown 47 yd. Field Goal (10-32, 5:14) TEAM STATISTICS BENGALS TEXANS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-9-0% % FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY % 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked Net Punting Average TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS 1 1 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts FIELD GOALS RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% % GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% % SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 21:11 38:49 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (Att-Yds): Cincinnati, B. Green-Ellis 11-63, A. Dalton 4-15, B. Leonard 1-2. Houston, A. Foster , K. Martin 1-16, M. Schaub 4-1, B. Tate 2-1. PASSING (C-A-Y-I): Cincinnati, A. Dalton Houston, M. Schaub RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Cincinnati, A. Green 5-80, M. Jones 3-34, A. Hawkins 2-15, J. Gresham 2-7, B. Green-Ellis 2-(-9). Houston, O. Daniels 9-91, A. Foster 8-34, A. Johnson 4-62, K. Walter 4-26, G. Graham 3-29, J. Casey SACKS (Sk-Yds): Cincinnati, None. Houston, B. Reed 1.0-0, J. Watt INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Cincinnati, none. Houston, J. Joseph TACKLES (S-A-T): Cincinnati, R. Nelson , R. Maualuga , N. Clements 8-1-9, T. Newman 7-0-7, V. Burfict 4-2-6, L. Hall 4-0-4, P. Sims 4-0-4, D. Peko 3-1-4, R. Geathers 2-2-4, C. Dunlap 2-1-3, G. Atkins 1-2-3, M. Lawson 2-0-2, E. Lamur 1-1-2, M. Johnson 1-1-2, A. Jones 1-0-1, D. Skuta 1-0-1, W. Gilberry Houston, J. Watt 5-0-5, J. Joseph 5-0-5, B. James 4-0-4, S. Keo 2-2-4, B. Reed 3-0-3, G. Quin 2-0-2, K. Jackson 2-0-2, C. Barwin 2-0-2, A. Smith 2-0-2, B. Harris 1-0-1, D. Manning 1-0-1, B. Ruud 1-0-1, E. Mitchell MISSED FIELD GOALS: None. 12

13 WEEK 11 VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS GAME 10: Houston 23, Cleveland 7 71,780 FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 16, 2014 GAME SUMMARY Game write-up courtesy of the Associated Press Once he finished ransacking Cleveland s offense, J.J. Watt met Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer near midfield and gave him a hug. They became close Sunday. Too close for Hoyer. Watt nearly beat Cleveland himself, catching a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Mallett, dominating on defense and leading the Houston Texans to a 23-7 win over the Browns on Sunday. Houston s indomitable No. 99 was everywhere. Along with scoring his fourth TD this season, he recorded a strip sack, made five tackles - three for a loss - recovered a fumble and hurried Hoyer into several bad throws. Watt was unstoppable, providing more proof he s the NFL s best defensive player. Mallett threw a pair of TD passes and finished with 211 yards in his first career start. The four-year veteran was promoted during the bye week after the Texans (5-5) benched Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Mallett delivered a needed spark. So did rookie running back Alfred Blue. He filled in for injured star Arian Foster (groin) and gained 156 yards on a franchise-record 36 carries. The Browns (6-4) won t spend a second straight week atop the AFC North. They lost for just the second time in seven games, and Watt is the main reason why. The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder scored Houston s first TD, grabbing Mallett s first career scoring pass for his fourth TD in He s the first defensive lineman to score four times in a season since He wasn t perfect, getting called for two roughing-the-punter penalties, but Watt more than made up for his mistakes by wreaking havoc along Cleveland s offensive front. Randy Bullock kicked field goals of 46, 37 and 50 yards for the Texans. Mallett finished 20 of 30 and outdueled Hoyer in a battle of former Brady backups. Hoyer spent the afternoon ducking and dodging Houston s relentless defensive front led by Watt. Linebacker Brian Cushing delivered a monstrous hit in the fourth quarter on Hoyer, who struggled to get up, dropped to his knees and barely composed himself as backup Johnny Manziel scrambled for his helmet. Browns running back Ben Tate had just two carries for minus-9 yards against his former team. As expected, Watt made his presence felt. The surprising part was that it was on both sides of the ball. In the first quarter, Mallett hooked up with DeAndre Hopkins on a 41-yard completion - the longest play on an 89-yard drive - to move the ball to the Cleveland 2. On first-and-goal, Watt lined up as Houston s left tight end before shifting to wide receiver. Mallett then lofted the ball to the agile Watt, who caught it over rookie linebacker Chris Kirksey and was able to get his knee down inbounds for the score. Mallett s 20-yard TD pass to tight end Garrett Graham gave the Texans a 14-7 lead and capped a first half in which Watt had an impact on offense, defense and special teams. After he caught his second TD pass this season, Watt sacked and knocked the ball away from Hoyer and later recovered a fumble caused by Cushing that led to Houston s go-ahead score. With the Browns driving late in the second quarter, Cushing, who missed the previous two games with a knee injury, poked the ball away from Cleveland rookie running back Isaiah Crowell. Watt, who had been pacing the sideline after his second roughing penalty, pounced on the fumble. 13 SCORING SCORE BY PERIODS OT Total Houston Texans Cleveland Browns SCORING DRIVES Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive info) HOU HOU Texans 1 7:09 J.Watt 2 yd. pass from R.Mallett (R.Bullock kick) (12-89, 4:47) 7 0 Browns 2 8:58 A.Hawkins 32 yd. pass from B.Hoyer (B.Cundiff kick) (7-62, 2:38) 7 7 Texans 2 0:23 G.Graham 20 yd. pass from R.Mallett (R.Bullock kick) (9-78, 2:43) 14 7 Texans 3 5:16 R.Bullock 46 yd. Field Goal (10-60, 2:40) 17 7 Texans 4 9:47 R.Bullock 37 yd. Field Goal (13-38, 5:28) 20 7 Texans 4 2:47 R.Bullock 50 yd. Field Goal (6-40, 1:14) 23 7 TEAM STATISTICS TEXANS BROWNS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY % % FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY % 0-2-0% TOTAL NET YARDS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks PUNTS Number and Average Net Punting Average FGs - PATs Had Blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 5 7 PENALTIES Number and Yards FUMBLES Number and Lost TOUCHDOWNS 2 1 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts RED ZONE EFFICIENCY % 0-2-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY % 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 33:53 26:07 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (Att-Yds): Houston, A. Blue , J. Grimes 13-54, D. Johnson 1-6, R. Mallett 4-(-3). Cleveland, I. Crowell 14-61, T. West 5-12, B. Hoyer 3-(-6), B. Tate 2-(-9). PASSING (C-A-I-Yds): Houston, R. Mallett Cleveland, RECEIVING (Rec-Yds): Houston, A. Johnson 7-68, D. Johnson 5-21, D. Hopkins 4-80, G. Graham 2-34, K. Martin 1-6, J. Watt 1-2. Cleveland, A. Hawkins 6-97, T. Gabriel 5-92, M. Austin 3-31, J. Dray 2-46, I. Crowell 2-30, T. Benjamin 1-23, G. Barnidge SACKS (Sk-Yds): Houston, A. Dent 1-7, J. Watt 1-6. Cleveland, None. INTERCEPTIONS (Int-Yds): Houston, M. Mohamed 1-0. Cleveland, J. Haden 1-0. TACKLES (S-A-T): Houston, A. Bouye 8-1-9, B. Cushing 4-2-6, A. Dent 4-1-5, J. Watt 4-1-5, D. Manning 3-1-4, J. Rolle 3-0-3, B. Reed 2-1-3, J. Joseph 2-0-2, R. Pickett 2-0-2, J. Clowney 2-0-2, W. Mercilus 1-1-2, K. Lewis 1-1-2, D. Swearinger 0-2-2, M. Mohamed 1-0-1, J. Crick 1-0-1, J. Pagan 1-0-1, J. Powe Cleveland, J. Haden , C. Robertson , D. Whitner , C. Kirksey 3-6-9, D. Bryant 2-6-8, K. Williams 4-3-7, T. Gipson 2-5-7, B. Mingo 3-3-6, P. Kruger 1-4-5, B. Skrine 4-0-4, K. Dansby 1-3-4, J. Sheard 2-1-3, B. Winn 1-2-3, I. Kitchen 1-1-2, J. Leonhard 1-0-1, A. Rubin MISSED FIELD GOALS: Houston, R. Bullock, 52WR. Cleveland, B. Cundiff 38WR.

14 WEEK 11 NOTES VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS THE TEXANS Set a franchise record with 54 rushing attempts and a season high with 213 yards rushing. The previous single-game high was 48 rushing attempts at Jacksonville on Sept. 16, The previous season high for rushing was 212 against Tennessee in Week 8. It was the highest rushing total for Houston since it ran for 216 yards at Jacksonville on 9/16/12. The 213 yards rushing ranks eighth on the franchise single-game list. Houston set season highs with 29 first downs, 213 yards rushing and 424 yards of offense. The previous were 24 first downs and 212 yards rushing (Week 8 at Tennessee) and 411 yards of total offense (Week 3 at the New York Giants). The 29 first downs tied for the second most in franchise history. Houston won the turnover battle, 2-1, total offense and time of possession 33:53-26:07. Houston did not allow a sack for the fourth time this season. Houston rushed the ball 25 times for 109 yards in the first half, the second most carries in a first half in franchise history. Houston ran the ball 26 times in the first half against Indianapolis on Oct. 23, Houston produced a 100-yard individual rushing performance for the seventh time this season. Since 2010, the Texans lead the NFL with yard rushing performances. Houston held a advantage in total yards and a 15:44-14:16 advantage in time of possession in the first half. Houston was 6 of 10 on third downs in the first half. Houston recorded its 22nd takeaway of the season when DE J.J. Watt recovered a fumble at the Houston 22-yard line that was forced by ILB Brian Cushing. Houston scored 10 points off its two takeaways and has now scored 75 points off its 23 takeaways this season. The team entered the game tied for the league lead with Buffalo with 21 takeaways. ILB Mike Mohamed became the 10th Texan this season to record an interception, a franchise record. The Browns won the toss and deferred. Houston elected to receive. INACTIVE FOR THE TEXANS T Jeff Adams, S Josh Aubrey, ILB Max Bullough, RB Arian Foster, CB Johnathan Joseph, WR DeVier Posey and QB Tom Savage. STARTING LINEUP CHANGES FOR THE TEXANS Alfred Blue started at running back for Arian Foster; Whitney Mercilus started for Jadeveon Clowney at JACK linebacker; Akeem Dent started for Justin Tuggle at WILL linebacker, A.J. Bouye started at cornerback for Kareem Jackson; Damaris Johnson started at wide receiver in place of FB Jay Prosch; Danieal Manning started at strong safety for D.J. Swearinger. Watt. Cushing stripped Browns RB Isaiah Crowell at the 19-yard line. It was his first forced fumble of the season and the eighth of his career. Led the Texans with four tackles in the first half. He finished the game with five tackles, a forced fumble and two quarterback hits. TE GARRETT GRAHAM Had two receptions for 34 yards in the first half, including a 20-yard touchdown reception with 23 seconds remaining in the first half. It was his first touchdown reception of the season and ninth of his career. RB JONATHAN GRIMES Rushed for a career-high 54 yards on 13 carries. His previous career-high was 50 yards against Tennessee on Dec. 29, WR ANDRE JOHNSON Extended his franchise record for games played to 164. Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 128 and had seven receptions for 68 yards. Tied Randy Moss for 10th on the all-time receptions list with his seventh reception of the game. Moss and Johnson both 982 career receptions. P SHANE LECHLER Played in his 200th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the NFL. Averaged 39.4 yards on five punts. QB RYAN MALLETT Won his first career start and was 20 of 30 passing for 211 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and a 95.3 passer rating. Completed a career-long 41-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins on Houston s second offensive series for his first completion as a Texan. Threw his first career touchdown pass to J.J. Watt on a 2-yard play in the first quarter. Connected with Garrett Graham for a 20-yard score to give Houston a 14-7 lead with 23 seconds remaining in the first half. ILB MIKE MOHAMED Recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter, picking off Brian Hoyer at the Houston 28-yard line. C CHRIS MYERS Started his 106th consecutive game as a Texan and his 122nd straight game overall, extending the second-longest active starting streak among offensive linemen. He extended his streak of consecutive games played to 147, the longest active streak among offensive linemen. TEXANS PLAYER NOTES RB ALFRED BLUE Started and set a franchise record with 36 carries and tied a franchise rookie record with 156 yards rushing. His previous career high was 14 carries at Tennessee in Week 8 and 78 yards rushing at New York Giants in Week 3. The previous franchise record for rushing attempts in a game was 33 by Arian Foster against Indianapolis on Sept. 12, 2010 and again against Jacksonville on Oct. 30, Blue shares the franchise rookie rushing record with Steve Slaton, who had 156 yards on the ground against Indianapolis on Nov. 16, LT DUANE BROWN Started and played in his 100th career game to tie Owen Daniels (100 from ) for sixth on the franchise s games played list. K RANDY BULLOCK Passed Owen Daniels (174 from ) to move into fifth place on the franchise s all-time scoring list with his 46-yard field goal at the 5:16 mark of the third quarter. Bullock entered the game with 172 career points and now has 183 career points. Was 3-for-4 on field goals and is now 18 for 22 this season on field goals. ILB BRIAN CUSHING Caused a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered by DE J.J. NT RYAN PICKETT Played in his 201st career game. DE J.J. WATT Caught his second touchdown pass of the season on a 2-yard pass from Ryan Mallett in the first quarter. It was Watt s fourth overall touchdown of the season. He is the first defensive lineman since 1948 to have four touchdowns in a season. New York Giants DE Ray Poole and Los Angeles Rams DE Jack Zilly both had four overall touchdowns in Became the first player since Chicago Bears DB J.C. Caroline in 1956 to score multiple touchdowns on offense and defense in the same season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The 2-yard touchdown reception was a career long. He had a 1-yard touchdown reception against Oakland in Week 2. Recorded a forced fumble and sack in the first quarter, stripping Brian Hoyer for a 6-yard loss. He now has 9.5 sacks and two forced fumbles this season. He has 10 forced fumbles for his career. Recovered Isaiah Crowell s fumble at the Houston 22-yard line in the second quarter. It was his league-leading fourth fumble recovery of the season. He tied Tim Dobbins single-season record of four, set in 2012, with the recovery. Tied a season-high with three tackles for loss. He also had three tackles for loss on Oct. 9 against Indianapolis. 14

15 BILL O BRIEN PRESS CONFERENCE Monday, November NRG Stadium (on if he has regretted not going with QB Ryan Mallett earlier in the season) I knew that question was coming. I didn t know it would be the first one. No, I haven t. I haven t. We always try to make decisions that are best for the team. As we went through the beginning part of the season, the first half of the season, we tried to evaluate game to game and week to week each guys performance and the team s performance and each unit s performance. We did what we did. We felt like those were the best decisions for the team, so after the Philadelphia game, we came into a bye week there and we really had a chance to sit down and look at what our team needed, what was best for our team. And one of the things we felt we needed was a quarterback change, and so that s what we did. (on if the change to QB Ryan Mallett was about his advancement) A lot of it had to do with that. A lot of it had to do with what he had seen from the time he was traded to us to that point. Meaning, when he got here, how was he with his command of the offense, how much had he grown as a professional football player, how much had he grown in his knowledge of the offense. And again, yesterday he did a good job. He did a solid job, but he made mistakes. It was one game. There is a lot of things that we need to clean up with a lot of players, including him, but it was a good start for him. (on what he pleased him the most about QB Ryan Mallett s play) I thought that his, kind of like what I was saying I had seen at practice I saw in the game, the huddle command, the ability to get us into the right play at the line of scrimmage, his poise on the sideline, his communication with his teammates on the sideline. I thought he was decisive for the most part in the passing game. I had him down for two poor decisions. When you throw the ball whatever it was, 30 times, and you only have two poor decisions, that s not bad for a first start. Those were the things that I had seen in practice and it was good to see that in a game. (on picking up the pace on offense) That s one thing that I had seen in practice. He (Ryan Mallett) understood the rhythm that we wanted to play. He had performed that well in practice. When we continually saw that week-to-week, we knew that he was a guy that when he got into the game, that he would know how we wanted to play. Up-tempo, huddle-tempo, in-between tempo, he has a good grasp on those things. (on the development of RB Alfred Blue and if he sensed that he was up for a breakout game) He had 36 carries and had 156 yards. He had plenty of chances to get over 100 yards. We gave him the ball 36 times. He did a good job. Don t get me wrong, but I don t think he s headed for Canton quite yet. He did a good job, but we knew that when we drafted him that we felt we had a guy that was a smart player, a tough player, a really good teammate, a guy that could fill a lot of different roles. Obviously he can play running back, he s been good on special teams for us and he s our personal protector on our punt team. It s very difficult to come in as a rookie and be the personal protector. You have to bark out the signals, you have to understand the looks and things like that. He s done a really good job with those things. And then yesterday he did a really good job running the football. He knows, like I told him today, that you re only as good really as your next game. How are going to perform in your next game. That s the most important game. BILL O BRIEN TRANSCRIPT (on the play of the offensive line) They probably played their best game of the year. They blocked well, they protected well, they blocked well in the running game, they protected well in the passing game and there was good communication. Of course there are certain plays that they all wish they could have back. Maybe a bad snap here, a holding call here, a poor landmark here. We ve got to fix some of these things moving forward. Overall, those guys I thought played a whale of a game. (Duane) Brown, (Ben) Jones, (Chris) Myers, (Brandon) Brooks and Derek Newton, those guys all played a good football game. (on QB Ryan Mallett saying he s focused on the next start and not celebrating his first NFL win) I think he realizes, again I think a lot of it has to do with how he s been trained over the years. He knows that, OK, he went out and played a solid game against a good Cleveland team and he knows as soon as that games over you have to start thinking about Cincinnati. Cincinnati is a really good football team, had a great win yesterday over New Orleans. I m sure he was already starting to watch their tape on the plane on the ride back from Cleveland after he reviewed the Cleveland game. I m sure he watched that and then moved on to Cincinnati on his own. That is some of the things that we see that we like about him. (on if RB Alfred Blue s performance gives him confidence in him moving forward with RB Arian Foster possibly missing more time) I have a lot of confidence in Blue. I really do. I didn t think twice about him having the start in that game. Of course, Arian Foster is a proven player in this league. He s a really, really top notch running back. But at the end of the day, injuries occur, so the next guy has to be ready to step up no matter who you are. Whether you re a veteran player or a rookie player, I think we all had confidence that Alfred would step in there and do the job. (on how important was it to get TE Garrett Graham involved) That was good to see. That was really good to see because I don t think he s been involved enough. Especially on that two minute drive where we hit him twice there, those were two good throws, two good catches, two good routes, two different type of routes. One where he had to get open verses man coverage and one where he had to get his head around verses zone coverage when he was free up the seam there. He had to do two different things there. That s a credit to Garrett Graham and a credit it to Ryan (Mallett) for getting him the ball, credit for the line for protecting well on those plays. It was good to see. (on the impact SS Danieal Manning has made since arriving right before the start of the season) He s just a great guy, great teammate, great in the locker room, great special teams player. Made a tackle on the kickoff yesterday, had a kickoff return, started at safety, did a nice job there at safety, had some big plays, had a big fourth down play at the end of the game. A guy that practices hard, he s played a lot of football in this league. We ve got a lot of respect for him, our coaching staff to him. And he s been a really good addition to our football team. (on P Shane Lechler saying that he did not have a good game yesterday) Shane is one of the best punters really to ever punt to be honest with you. Shane, when you look at Shane s stats and what he s done over his career, yesterday was his 200th straight game, I mean, that s unbelievable. No, I would say yesterday probably wasn t one of Shane s best outings, but he ll come back. Nobody knows more about punting then Shane. He ll fix his mistakes or correct his technique. He ll be back ready to go for Cincinnati. 15

16 (on if the run defense was the best it looked all year) Yeah, I mean, they held them to under 60 yards. I think that s probably one of the better performances of the year for our defense. I think our front played well. Obviously our defensive line J.J. Watt, what more can you say about him but other guys played well, too. I thought Brian Cushing and Akeem Dent in the middle, they played well. I thought for the most part we set the edge well with (Brooks) Reed and (Whitney) Mercilus and (Jadeveon) Clowney did a decent job when he was in there. (Jared) Crick played well; (Jeoffrey) Pagan got in there in the fourth quarter, made a couple plays. That was good to see. Ryan Pickett, he went in there did a good job. I think that was the 201st game or something like that he s played in. He s a veteran player that s done a really good job for us, too. I think (Jerrell) Powe got in there and did a decent job of holding the point. Everybody worked together and overall we did a good job of stopping the run. (on QB Ryan Mallett s arm strength showing up in mid-range passes) That s part of it. He does a good job of understanding when we re going fast. He tries to take a pre-snap picture of what he sees and he can process that pretty well. He did a lot of that in college with Bobby Petrino at Arkansas. He did a lot of that. And then obviously in New England he did a lot of that in practice and coming here. We re trying to get our offense in a better rhythm and he helped us do that yesterday. Arm strength, it s that, but it s also the timing and the placement of the ball. Overall, that was pretty good yesterday, although on the one play on fourth and 3 to Andre (Johnson), he rifled that ball, but it was a little bit inside and Andre made just a great catch on that play. The receivers, Andre, (DeAndre) Hopkins and D.J. (Damaris Johnson), did a decent job of catching the ball for him for the most part. (on what the biggest thing for OLB Jadeveon Clowney is moving forward) Consistency. Consistency, being able to do it week-to-week, day-to-day. He s a disruptive player when he gets in there and he s got the ability to really disrupt plays. When he understands his role and what his job is in the different packages that he has and keeps getting a better understanding of those things, he s going to be more and more disruptive as he goes. I just look for consistency with all the rookies. (on the play of ILB Akeem Dent recently) I ll tell you what. He has, over the last three games, been one of the more improved players. He s playing physical. He s doing a good job blitzing. He s doing a good job on special teams. He s done a nice job for us over the last three games. He keeps getting better. I think yesterday he did a good job of stopping the run and blitzing the quarterback. He had a tackle for a loss, he was in, I think he had a sack on (Brian) Hoyer. The guy has done a good job and he just needs to keep it going. BILL O BRIEN TRANSCRIPT try not to turn the ball over on offense, we ve got to play better on special teams. But it s like I said, last week it was seven one-game seasons; now it s six one-game season. Cincinnati is a very difficult challenge. (on teams now having more film of QB Ryan Mallett and if there will be adjustments that defenses will make) So last week they had seven plays. So now they have 84 more plays, I guess. They have some more film, but it s still one game. Every week is a different challenge. Cincinnati presents a different challenge to us than Cleveland based on their personnel, based on their scheme. We re a game plan offense. Week-to-week, there are certain things that we will always do. We re going to try and establish the run, take care of the football, be in manageable third downs. But as far as what plays we run and things like that, that will be different week to week. (on DEA agents speaking to a couple NFL teams about illegally prescribing drugs and if he has any concerns within the organization) Not at all. (on the play of Bengals QB Andy Dalton and the return of WR A.J. Green) There is a good point right there is that A.J. Green was back for them this week against New Orleans. Andy Dalton is a good player. I worked him out at TCU when he was coming out, so I remember him coming out of college. Smart guy, tough guy, good accurate passer; all these young guys, these younger quarterbacks, they ve all had their ups and downs. It s those guys that fight through it that end up being successful in the end, and Andy has done that. He s fought through some ups and downs. He s a good player. He presents a lot challenges to our defense. (on the play of CB A.J. Bouye in place of the injured CB Kareem Jackson) I think A.J. went in there and did a decent job. I m sure there are some plays that he wishes he could have back. I thought he made some plays and then there are things that he needs to get better at and he needs to get more consistent at. He s a young player. He s only in his second year. He s got all the skillset that you re looking for in that position. He just needs to keep trying to be as consistent as he can be. (on if he has an idea of when CB Kareem Jackson will be back) No, I don t. (on how big ILB Brian Cushing was for the defense) I think anytime you get a guy back like that, that means a lot to that defense. He s a playmaker. He blitzed Brian Hoyer twice and he hit him very well. I think that affected them a little bit. He played good in the running game. He was a leader out there calling the defensive signals. I thought he played a good football game. (on if he likes where the team is knowing that there are divisional games left on the schedule and a path to the playoffs) I think anytime it s around Thanksgiving and you re still in the hunt, that s a good thing. You re in the 11th game of the season and you re still there. There is a lot to play for. That s big. That s big. That s what I explained to this team this morning. They know that. They understand that. I think what we did was, the bye came at a pretty good time for us relative to this game, this past game, and we had a good week of practice. We had a lot of energy. We need that every day. We can t afford to have a bad practice. Of course, bad plays happen, but not bad days. You can t have a bad day. You have to have good practices, a lot of energy and keep this thing going. Hopefully we can keep creating turnovers on defense, (on if the fast tempo is something fans can start to expect from the team) Our guys like playing fast. They really do. They enjoy the tempo that we play at whether it s even just a quick play in the huddle and getting to the line of scrimmage fast or it s just going no huddle. I thought the drive at the end of the half was a two minute drive. That was a good drive. I thought that there were a couple drives in there where we just went to the ball and Ryan (Mallett) got us to the ball and we were able to get into the right play and get into a rhythm that way. Or there were times where we huddled during the drive and we were able to get in and out of the huddle at a good pace. Those guys enjoy playing at fast paced. Hopefully we can continue to mix those tempos up. 16

17 GM AND EXECUTIVE VP RICK SMITH/ASSISTANT COACHES GENERAL MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RICK SMITH Rick Smith oversees all football-related operations and the player acquisition process as Houston Texans Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager. Smith is in his ninth season as General Manager and fourth as Executive Vice President of Football Operations. Named general manager by owner Bob McNair on June 5, 2006, Smith s appointment made him the youngest general manager in the NFL at 36. Since then, Smith has assembled and led a football operations staff that prides itself on providing players and coaches with the tools needed for success on and off the field, regardless of scheme. Smith s leadership, vision and success have garnered recognition by the league. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed Smith to the NFL s prestigious Competition Committee on Dec. 5, His peers honored him 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, which 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 league. The Texans won their second consecutive AFC South division crown in 2012 and advanced to the Divisional round of the playoffs in 2011 and 2012, compiling a regular season record that tied for the second-best mark in the AFC. Houston set a franchise mark with a 12-4 record in 2012; a 10- win improvement under Smith s leadership. Smith s tenure in Houston began with a 6-10 record, followed by a pair of 8-8 records in 2007 and In 2009, the Texans posted the first winning season in franchise history, narrowly missing the playoffs at 9-7. Houston bounced back from a 6-10 mark in 2010, going 10-6 in 2011, winning the AFC South and securing a playoff berth, both franchise firsts. Collectively, the Texans current roster, all acquired by Smith, with the exception of Andre Johnson, has earned 26 Pro Bowl selections, 18 first- or second-team Associated Press All-Pro distinctions, one Defensive Player of the Year award and one Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Smith s eight first-round picks between have combined to start 397 of the 418 games they have played. Three of the eight have earned All-Pro honors: left tackle Duane Brown, linebacker Brian Cushing and defensive end J.J. Watt. Watt, the 11th overall pick in 2011, was named the 2012 Defensive Player of the Year following one of the best defensive performances in NFL history and a league-leading 20.5 sacks. Unrestricted free agents have also thrived in Houston on Smith s watch. Cornerback Johnathan Joseph has been to the league s all-star game twice since joining the Texans from Cincinnati in Smith also orchestrated the trades that brought quarterback Matt Schaub from Atlanta in 2007 and center Chris Myers from Denver in Both earned multiple Pro Bowl berths with the franchise. Smith places a premium on college free agents. The most well-known college free agent success story in Texans history is running back Arian Foster. Undrafted out of Tennessee in 2009, Foster won the 2010 rushing title and had three consecutive Pro Bowl nods. In his former role leading the Denver Broncos pro personnel department, the franchise posted the league s fifth-best regular-season record from , going (.635). The 61 wins were the most of any AFC West team during that span and Denver was one of only four teams in the NFL to reach the playoffs each season from HOUSTON TEXANS COACHING STAFF NFL Texans Coach Exp. Exp. Bill O Brien, Head Coach Romeo Crennel, Defensive Coordinator Bob Ligashesky, Special Teams Coordinator Jim Bernhardt, Director of Football Research John Butler, Secondary Doug Colman, Assistant Special Teams Paul Dunn, Offensive Line Craig Fitzgerald, Head Strength and Conditioning George Godsey, Quarterbacks Sean Hayes, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Stan Hixon, Wide Receivers Tim Kelly, Offensive Quality Control Bill Kollar, Defensive Line Will Lawing, Defenisve Quality Control Charles London, Running Backs Anthony Midget, Assistant Secondary John Perry, Tight Ends Anthony Pleasant, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Mike Vrabel, Linebackers TEXANS ASSISTANTS IN THE NFL While most of the Texans coaching staff is in their first year with the franchise, several have plenty of playing experience in the NFL. Doug Colman, Assistant Special Teams Colman was a fifth-round pick of the New York Giants in 1996 and played in 64 regular season games in five seasons for the Giants ( ), Tennessee Titans (1999), and Cleveland Browns (2000). Bill Kollar, Defensive Line Kollar was the the 23rd overall pick of the 1974 draft, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played in 105 regular season games in eight seasons for the Bengals ( ) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( ). Anthony Midget, Assistant Secondary Midget was a fifth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in Anthony Pleasant, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1990 who played in 202 regular season games in 14 NFL seasons for the Browns ( ), Baltimore Ravens (1996), Atlanta Falcons (1997), New York Jets ( ), San Francisco 49ers (2000) and New England Patriots ( ). Pleasant won a pair of Super Bowls with the Patriots (XXXVI and XXX- VIII). Mike Vrabel, Linebackers Third-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Played in 206 games in 14 seasons for the Steelers ( ), New England Patriots ( ) and Kansas City Chiefs ( ). Vrabel won three world titles with the Patriots (Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX).

18 TEXANS NOTES TURNOVERS ARE KEY The Houston Texans lead the NFL with 23 takeaways and have a plus-7 turnover differential. Historically, when the Texans win the turnover battle, they win the game 75.5 percent of the time. The Texans are 15-1 all-time when having a turnover margin of +3 or greater and 2-16 all-time when the margin is -3 or less. Those numbers reflect the NFL s numbers as a whole since 2010, where teams are when holding a +3 or better turnover advantage. HOUSTON TEXANS TURNOVER MARGIN RECORD Ratio W L Pct Further, the Texans are 18-0 when holding a +2 turnover margin and outgaining an opponent. Houston has only lost five times in team history when they win the turnover battle and outgain an opponent. TEXANS AND TAKEAWAYS The Texans lead the NFL with 23 takeaways. It is the most takeaways in franchise history through the first 10 games of a season. Houston ranked last in the NFL in 2013 with 11 takeaways TAKEAWAYS Opp. Team Fum FR INT Total Houston Green Bay Buffalo San Francisco Arizona Miami New England O-LINE LEADING THE WAY Houston s offensive line has blocked for yard rushing performances since the start of the 2010 season, the most in the NFL in that time. The Texans line blocked for eight 100-yard performances in 2010, 11 in 2011, seven in 2012 and three in The line has blocked for seven 100-yard performances in YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCES, Team 100-Yard Performances Houston 36 Minnesota 29 Seattle 27 Philadelphia 26 Oakland 22 Joseph LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION The Houston Texans lead the AFC with 14 forced fumbles on defense (15, if including special teams) through. Eight of the 15 fumbles have been forced by members of Houston s starting secondary: CB Johnathan Joseph (2), SS D.J. Swearinger (3) and FS Kendrick Lewis (3). The Texans have recovered 12 fumbles on defense, including one on a turnover by WR DeAndre Hopkins. Where thetexans have forced and recovered their fumbles has been extremely timely. Five recoveries have been in Houston territory, with four coming at or inside its own 10-yard line. HOUSTON S FUMBLE RECOVERIES (12) Opp Forced by Recovered by Location vs. Was Unforced J.J. Watt Houston 10 vs. Was D.J. Swearinger Kendrick Lewis Houston 9 at Oak Johnathan Joseph D.J. Swearinger Houston 3 at Oak D.J. Swearinger Johnathan Joseph Houston 30 at NYG Kendrick Lewis Johnathan Joseph Houston 3 at Dal Kendrick Lewis Justin Tuggle Houston 14 at Dal Jeff Tarpinian (punt cov.) Alfred Blue Dallas 43 Ind Unforced J.J. Watt Indianapolis 45 at Pit Whitney Mercilus J.J. Watt Pittsburgh 46 at Ten J.J. Watt Tim Jamison Tennessee 20 Phi Unforced DeAndre Hopkins Philadelphia 7 at Cle Brian Cushing J.J. Watt Houston 22 Six of the Houston s 10 interceptions have come at or inside the 20. HOUSTON S INTERCEPTIONS (11) Opp Intercepted by Location at Oak Kareem Jackson - 65 yd. return Houston 11 at Oak Brooks Reed - 5 yd. return Oakland 15 Buf J.J. Watt - 80 yd. return for TD Houston 20 Buf Darryl Morris - 0 yd. return Houston 14 at Dal Kendrick Lewis - 5 yd. return Houston 3 Ind Justin Tuggle - 8 yd. return Indianapolis 34 at Ten D.J. Swearinger - 25 yd. return Houston 27 Phi A.J. Bouye - 51 yd. return for TD Houston 49 Phi Jumal Rolle - 13 yd. return Houston 19 Phi Jumal Rolle - 4 yd. return Philadelphia 42 at Cle Mike Mohamed- 0 yd. return Houston 28 BALL HAWKS Houston s starting secondary of CB Johnathan Joseph, CB Kareem Jackson, SS D.J. Swearinger and FS Kendrick Lewis have been involved in eight of the team s 23 takeaways this season and each have either a forced fumble, fumble recovery or interception. The group has accounted for eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and three interceptions through nine games. TEXANS STARTING SECONDARY IN THE TAKEAWAY GAME CB SS FS CB K. Jackson D. Swearinger K. Lewis J. Joseph 1 INT 3 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT 3 FF, 1 FR, INT 2 FF, 2 FR But you don t have to be a starter to create turnovers. Houston s reserve defensive backs have accounted for four interceptions this season. TEXANS RESERVES IN THE TAKEAWAY GAME CB CB CB D. Morris J. Rolle A. Bouye 1 INT 2 INT 1 INT for TD 18

19 TEXANS NOTES JOHNSON AND HOPKINS ON PACE FOR 1,000 EACH The Houston Texans have never had a pair of receivers with 1,000 yards each in a season. WR Andre Johnson and WR DeAndre Hopkins are both on pace to reach the mark in Hopkins leads the team with 764 yards receiving (on pace for 1,222 yards), followed by Johnson with 631 yards (on pace for 1,010 yards). The closest a pair of Texans have come to reaching the mark was in 2008, when Johnson led the league with 1,575 yards receiving and was complemented by former teammates Kevin Walter (899 yards) and Owen Daniels (862 yards). Johnson and Hopkins were within that realm in 2013, when Johnson had 1,407 yards receiving and Hopkins had 802. There have only been three instances in franchise history where two Texans had at least 500 yards receiving at the midpoint of the season. TEXANS RECEIVING DUOS WITH 500+ YARDS MIDWAY THROUGH A SEASON Year Receiver Yds Receiver Yds 2008 Andre Johnson 834 Owen Daniels Andre Johnson 697 Owen Daniels DeAndre Hopkins 569 Andre Johnson 551 RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER Houston s dominance on both sides of the ball in the run game against Tennessee in Week 8 capped off a strong month on the ground for the Texans. Houston led the NFL with yards rushing per game and six rushing touchdowns in October and ranked fifth with 86.3 yards allowed. RB Arian Foster enjoyed the first stretch of four consecutive 100-yard games in his career during the month. RUSHING YARDS/GAME IN OCTOBER Team G Att Yds Avg Lg TD Yds/G Houston Texans Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks New Orleans Saints The Texans ran for a season-high 212 yards and held the Titans to 36 yards rushing, the fourth-fewest yards allowed in franchise history. NEW FACES More than a third of the players on Houston s active roster, 23 in all, are new to the Texans in Nine of those players are rookies, 12 were acquired as free agents and two were acquired in a trade HOUSTON TEXANS DRAFT PICKS (10) Rd. Pick O all No. Player Pos. Ht Wt School Jadeveon Clowney OLB South Carolina Xavier Su a-filo G UCLA C.J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa Louis Nix III (IR) NT Notre Dame Tom Savage QB Pittsburgh Jeoffrey Pagan DE Alabama Alfred Blue RB LSU Jay Prosch FB Auburn Andre Hal CB Vanderbilt Lonnie Ballentine (IR) S Memphis VETERAN FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS (11) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex School Acq. 70 Jeff Adams T Columbia W- 14 (TEN) 37 Josh Aubrey S Stephen F. Austin FA Tyson Clabo T Wake Forest FA Ryan Fitzpatrick QB Harvard FA Damaris Johnson WR Tulsa W- 14 (PHI) 21 Kendrick Lewis FS Mississippi UFA- 14 (KC) 26 Darryl Morris CB Texas State W- 14 (SF) 94 Ryan Pickett NT Ohio State FA Jerrell Powe NT Mississippi FA Jumal Rolle CB Catawba FA John Simon OLB Ohio State FA- 14 TRADE ACQUISITIONS (2) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex School Acq. 50 Akeem Dent ILB Georgia T- 14 (ATL) 15 Ryan Mallett QB Arkansas T- 14 (NE) UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS (1) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex School Acq. 53 Max Bullough ILB R Michigan State CFA- 14 RUSHING DEFENSE IN OCTOBER Team G Att Yds Avg Lg TD Yds/G Denver Broncos Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints Arizona Cardinals Houston Texans HOUSTON S RAVING FANS The Texans have played to capacity crowds at NRG Stadium since beginning play in the NFL in 2002, selling out all 128 preseason, regular season and postseason home games in franchise history. Following the 2002 season, NRG Stadium seating was expanded to 71,054 to incorporate more Raving Fans. vs. Cincinnati Sunday, November 23 at noon CT 19