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NFL2021
HOUSTON
TEXANS
COACH
David Culley (1st season with team)
LAST SEASON
4-12 (3rd in AFC South; no playoffs)
Record since 2011: 80-80 (4-6 in playoffs)
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2020 TEAM STATISTICAL LEAGUE RANKINGS
2020 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
SCORING OFFENSE
18th of 32 (24.0 ppg)
RUSHING
David Johnson: 147 carries, 691 yards, 6 TDs, 57.6 ypg
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SCORING DEFENSE
27th of 32 (29.0 ppg)
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RUSHING OFFENSE
31st of 32 (91.6 ypg)
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PASSING OFFENSE
4th of 32 (283.6 ypg)
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PASSING
DeshaunWatson: 382-544,4,823 yards,33TDs,7 ints,329.2 ypg
SCORING
Ka’imi Fairbairn, PK: 118 points (27 TDs, 37 PAT, 7.4 ppg)
Stats from pro-football-reference.com
Mastering chaos
Taylor steps in as QB amid uncertainty with Watson
By Kristie Rieken
Associated Press
W
ith quarterback Deshaun Watson
relegated to little more than a
spectator in Houston Texans
camp, Tyrod Taylor has been running the
offense and asserting himself as the team’s
leader.
“I definitely feel that guys look for me for
leadership, and obviously that comes with
the quarterback position, and I welcome that
role,” Taylor said.
Though general manager Nick Caserio
and new coach David Culley won’t say that
they’re planning to start Taylor this season,
everything that’s happened in practices this
week has shown that they expect Taylor to
replace Watson.
Watson led the NFL in yards passing last
season and signed a four-year, $156 million
contract extension with the Texans last
offseason. But he became unhappy with the
direction of the team and requested a trade
in January after the Texans, who won the
AFC South in 2018 and ’19, slipped to 4-12
last season.
His future was further clouded in March
after 22 women filed lawsuits alleging that
he sexually assaulted or harassed them.
Houston police and the NFL are investigating the allegations, but no charges have been
filed.
Watson still wishes to be traded and
reported to camp solely to avoid being
fined. He has been on the field for Houston’s
first three practices but has only participated in individual work while Taylor and
quarterbacks Davis Mills and Jeff Driskel
have taken all the snaps during team
drills.
Culley was an assistant with the Bills
when Taylor played there and raved about
his experience and leadership.
“He’s been there, and he’s done that,”
Culley said. “He’s one of our guys right now,
he’s been doing a nice job, he’s got a lot of
experience. He’s been a starter in his league,
he’s taken teams to playoffs in this league
and right now with the competition that we
are having, he’s right in the mix and doing
his thing.”
Taylor signed a one-year deal with the
Texans the day after the first lawsuit was
filed against Watson. At the time it appeared
Taylor would serve as Watson’s backup, but
as the lawsuits piled up and Watson’s stance
on the trade didn’t change, it started to look
like he’d be taking over at QB.
Despite that, Taylor was careful not to say
too much about his expected role when he
spoke to reporters on Friday for the first time
in camp.
“I feel comfortable being on the field,” he
said. “It’s been a good three days. We’ve done
a lot of good things on offense and continue
to keep correcting and building as training
camp continued.
Texans head coach David Culley yells instructions during a preseason game against the Packers
on Aug. 14 in Green Bay, Wis. JEFFREY PHELPS/AP
2021 SCHEDULE WEEK 10 BYE
WEEK 1
Sept. 12
WEEK 2
Sept. 19
WEEK 3
Sept. 23
WEEK 4
Oct. 3
WEEK 5
Oct. 10
WEEK 6
Oct. 17
WEEK 7
Oct. 24
WEEK 8
Oct. 31
WEEK 9
Nov. 7
WEEK 11
Nov. 21
WEEK 12
Nov. 28
WEEK 13
Dec. 5
WEEK 14
Dec. 12
WEEK 15
Dec. 19
WEEK 16
Dec. 26
WEEK 17
Jan. 2
WEEK 18
Jan. 9
JAX
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@CLE
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CAR
8:20 p.m.
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@BUF
1 p.m.
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NE
1 p.m.
CBS
@IND
1 p.m.
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@ARI
4:25 p.m.
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LAR
1 p.m.
FOX
@MIA
1 p.m.
FOX
@TEN
1 p.m.
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NYJ
1 p.m.
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IND
1 p.m.
CBS
SEA
1 p.m.
FOX
@JAX
1 p.m.
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LAC
1 p.m.
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@SF
4:05 p.m.
CBS
TEN
1 p.m.
CBS
Note: This section was printed before final roster cuts, so personnel are subject to change; all times are Eastern and subject to change