Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Miami Dolphins Week 2: at New Orleans Saints Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Week 6: at Tennessee Titans David Carr threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw three interceptions, including a
pick six.
Week 7: vs. New York Jets Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts This was the closest the Texans ever got to beating the Colts in the RCA Dome.
Week 9: vs. Carolina Panthers Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals Week 11: at Buffalo Bills On the Texans' third offensive drive,
David Carr was sacked in his own end zone by
Jeff Posey and fumbled the ball. The ball eventually went out of bounds in the end zone, resulting in a
safety, giving the Bills a 2–0 lead. Carr was injured on the play and would be replaced by
Tony Banks for the rest of the game. On the final play of the game, the Texans were facing a 4th and 14 at their own 34-yard line with 0:03 left to play up 12–8. The team lined up in a punt formation and
Andre Johnson took the ball, intentionally running backwards to his own end zone and ran out of bounds for a safety with 0:00 on the clock, securing a 12–10 victory for the Texans.
Week 12: vs. New England Patriots Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars With injuries to both
David Carr and
Tony Banks, third-round rookie quarterback
Dave Ragone made his first NFL start. Decimated by injuries, the Texans' offense struggled throughout the game, finishing with just 124 yards and three turnovers.
Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans Week 17: Indianapolis Colts Standings ==Statistics==