2018 Houston Texans season

2018 Houston Texans season
Head coach Bill O'Brien
General manager Brian Gaine
Owner Bob McNair
Home field NRG Stadium
Results
Record 2–3
Division place 3rd AFC South
Uniform

The 2018 season is the Houston Texans' 17th season in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Bill O'Brien. This marks the first season since 2005 that Rick Smith will not be the general manager as he took a leave of absence for family reasons.

Draft

2018 Houston Texans draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
3 68 Justin Reid  S Stanford
3 80 Martinas Rankin  OT Mississippi State from Seattle
3 98 Jordan Akins  TE UCF Compensatory pick
4 103 Keke Coutee  WR Texas Tech
6 177 Duke Ejiofor  DE Wake Forest
6 211 Jordan Thomas  TE Mississippi State Compensatory pick
6 214 Peter Kalambayi  LB Stanford Compensatory pick
7 222 Jermaine Kelly  CB San Jose State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

  • The Texans traded their first-round selection (4th overall), as well as their 2017 first-round selection (25th overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2017 (12th overall).
  • The Texans traded their second-round selection (35th overall), their sixth-round selection in 2017 (188th overall) and quarterback Brock Osweiler to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 2017 (142nd overall).
  • The Texans traded their fifth-round selection (141st overall) and offensive tackle Duane Brown in exchange for Seattle's third-round selection (80th overall) and a second-round selection in 2019.
  • The Texans were awarded one third-round and two sixth-round compensatory picks (98th, 211th and 214th overall).

Staff

Houston Texans staff
Front office
  • Owner – Bob McNair
  • President – Jamey Rootes
  • General manager – Brian Gaine
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Rick Smith
  • Senior vice president of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Director of college scouting – Jon Carr
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Mike Martin
  • Director of pro personnel – Rob Kisiel
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – C.J. Leak
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Quarterbacks – Sean Ryan
  • Running backs – Danny Barrett
  • Wide receivers – John Perry
  • Tight ends – Tim Kelly
  • Offensive line – Mike Devlin
  • Offensive assistant/offensive line – Will Lawing
  • Offensive/special teams assistant – Wes Welker
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Brad Seely
  • Assistant special teams coordinator – Tracy Smith
Strength and conditioning
  • Senior director of sports performance – Luke Richesson
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Brian Bell
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ian Jones

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Current roster

Houston Texans roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 12, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 8 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

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NFL Top 100

RankPlayerPositionChange
13DeAndre HopkinsWRNR
32Jadeveon ClowneyDEIncrease 17
50Deshaun WatsonQBNR
84J. J. WattDEDecrease 49

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 9 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–10 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 18 San Francisco 49ers W 16–13 2–0 NRG Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–21 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 August 30 Dallas Cowboys W 14–6 3–1 NRG Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff (CT)OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 9 12:00 p.m. at New England Patriots L 20–27 0–1 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 16 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans L 17–20 0–2 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 23 12:00 p.m. New York Giants L 22–27 0–3 NRG Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 30 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts W 37–34 (OT) 1–3 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 7 7:20 p.m. Dallas Cowboys W 19–16 (OT) 2–3 NRG Stadium NBC Recap
6 October 14 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills NRG Stadium CBS
7 October 21 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field CBS
8 October 25 7:20 p.m. Miami Dolphins NRG Stadium Fox/NFLN
9 November 4 3:05 p.m. at Denver Broncos Broncos Stadium at Mile High CBS
10 Bye
11 November 18 12:00 p.m. at Washington Redskins FedEx Field CBS
12 November 26 7:15 p.m. Tennessee Titans NRG Stadium ESPN
13 December 2 12:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns NRG Stadium CBS
14 December 9 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts NRG Stadium CBS
15 December 15 TBD[1] at New York Jets MetLife Stadium NFLN
16 December 23 12:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field CBS
17 December 30 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars NRG Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the kickoff time for Week 15 at the New York Jets will either be 3:30 p.m. or 7:20 p.m., and will be finalized at a later date — by no later than the end of Week 8.[1]

Game summaries

Week 1: at New England Patriots

Week One: Houston Texans at New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Texans 3 3 7720
Patriots 7 14 3327

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

Week Two: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 3717
Titans 14 0 0620

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 3: vs. New York Giants

Week Three: New York Giants at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 7 13 0727
Texans 3 3 31322

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Four: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Texans 14 7 73637
Colts 7 3 714334

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Rookie wide receiver Keke Coutee made his NFL debut, finishing with 11 receptions for 109 yards. Coutee's 11 receptions are the most by a rookie receiver since the AFL–NFL merger.[2]

Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Five: Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Cowboys 6 0 73016
Texans 0 10 33319

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills

Battle Red Day

Week Six: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bills 0 0 000
Texans 0 0 000

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Tennessee Titans 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 87 107 L2
Houston Texans 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 135 137 W3
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 109 126 L2
Indianapolis Colts 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 152 180 L4

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 .500 .466 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 4–1 .514 .542 W3
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Cincinnati Bengals North 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .458 L1
4[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 .528 .500 L2
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .283 W3
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 4–2 .472 .438 W1
In the hunt
7[lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–2 .514 .435 W1
8 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 2 1 .583 1–1–1 1–2–1 .557 .471 W2
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .389 .333 W3
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 6] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 .528 .444 L2
11[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–3 .414 .294 W2
12 Cleveland Browns North 2 3 1 .417 1–0–1 2–2–1 .557 .583 L1
13[lower-alpha 7] Buffalo Bills East 2 4 0 .333 0–0 1–3 .571 .542 L1
14[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .611 .333 L4
15[lower-alpha 8] Oakland Raiders West 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 .597 .417 L2
16[lower-alpha 8] Indianapolis Colts South 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 .571 .600 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 New England wins tie break over Cincinnati based on best win percentage in conference games.
  2. 1 2 Cincinnati wins tie break over Baltimore based on head-to-head win percentage.
  3. 1 2 3 Tennessee wins tie break over Jacksonville and Houston based on head-to-head win percentage.
  4. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Baltimore, and Miami are ranked based on best win percentage in conference games.
  5. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Jacksonville (see below).
  6. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over NY Jets based on head-to-head win percentage.
  7. 1 2 Buffalo wins tie break over Denver based on best win percentage in common games.
  8. 1 2 Oakland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

  1. 1 2 "NFL Announces the 2018 Regular Season Schedule". NFL.com. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Dougherty, Drew (September 30, 2018). "Keke Coutee makes history in NFL debut". Houston Texans. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
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