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TEXANS 2007 FACTS

The Texans made their first prime-time television appearance on December 12, 2007 with a 31-13 victory over the Denver Broncos on the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football.

The Texans are just the second expansion team since 1960 to win their very first NFL regular season contest. The Texans defeated the Dallas Cowboys on September 8, 2002 by a score of 19-10. The only other expansion team to win its very first NFL regular season contest was the Minnesota Vikings, who defeated the Chicago Bears on Opening Day 1961 by a score of 37-13.

Billy Miller scored the first points in franchise history with a touchdown catch on the team's third play from scrimmage against the Dallas Cowboys.

At the 2002 Pro Bowl, The Texans tied the 1961 Vikings for the most players selected (2) from an expansion team and become the first expansion club to be represented at the Pro Bowl since the New Orleans Saints in 1967, when all teams were required to have at least one player selected. The two representatives for the Texans that year were cornerback Aaron Glenn and defensive end Gary Walker.

The Texans became the first expansion team in NFL history to win their first two opening day games when they defeated the Miami Dolphins to open the 2003 season.

Only 6 players remain from the 2002 inaugural season: OL Chester Pitts, OL Fred Weary, OL Steve McKinney, DB Demarcus Faggins, DB Jason Simmons, and K Kris Brown.

The Texans are the only team in the NFL to never win a divisional championship nor finish better than 3rd place in division.

As of the 2006 NFL season, Houston is the only NFL team with all three of the following distinctions: they have yet to post a winning season, they have yet to play in a regular-season Monday Night Football game, and have yet to make their first playoff appearance. The Texans are also one of six franchises, along with the New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Detroit Lions to have never played in a Super Bowl.

The Houston Texans are the sixth professional football team to adopt the nickname "Texans." The first was the Dallas Texans, who after one season became the last NFL team to fold in 1952. The second was the American Football League Dallas Texans, who played in three AFL seasons starting with the league's inaugural season in 1960 before becoming the Kansas City Chiefs. The third was also named the Houston Texans, playing in the World Football League and moving to Shreveport before the league folded in 1974. A fourth incarnation of the Dallas Texans played four seasons in the Arena Football League before disbanding in 1993. Finally, one of the Canadian Football League's U.S. teams, the Sacramento Gold Miners moved to San Antonio where they played one season as the San Antonio Texans before disbanding in 1995.

Other possible nicknames considered for the new Houston franchise were Stallions, Bobcats, Wildcatters, and Apollos.

The Texans hold the record for the fewest yards gained by a winning team in NFL history (47). The record was set on December 8, 2002 when the Texans defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-6 despite being outgained 422-47 in total yards.

David Carr holds the dubious title as the most sacked quarterback in a single season. In 2002, he was sacked 76 times, but still managed to take every snap for the team that season. (The 1986 Eagles hold the NFL record for most sacks permitted by a team in one season with 104)

In 2005 the Texans became the first team since 1929 to never have a lead at any point in their first six games of the season.

David Carr tied an NFL record with 22 consecutive completions in a 2006 game against Buffalo at Reliant Stadium. He is tied with Mark Brunell who completed 22 consecutive passes on the same field against the Texans just a few weeks earlier.

The Texans' first-round pick in 2007, Amobi Okoye, is the youngest player ever selected in the history of the NFL Draft. Okoye did not turn 20 until June 10, 2007.

My favorite teams are the Steelers, Packers and Texans.

My favorite players(not on those 3 teams) Fred Taylor, tony gonzalez, adrian Peterson, Travaris Jackson, Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Willis Mcgahee and Jamal Lewis