2012 Houston Texans roster

12-4

Coach: Gary Kubiak

Made the playoffs

The Houston Texans went 12-4 in the 2012 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the AFC South. They made the playoffs.

2012 Texans roster: passing

2012 Houston Texans passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Matt Schaub8QB31163505444,008221290.7
T.J. Yates13QB254410380111.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2012 Texans roster: rushing

2012 Houston Texans rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Arian Foster23RB26163511,4244.115
Justin Forsett28RB2716633745.91
Ben Tate44RB2411652794.32
Keshawn Martin82WR221645313.30
James Casey86TE2816166.00
T.J. Yates13QB2542-1-0.51
DeVier Posey11WR22111-3-3.00
Matt Schaub8QB311621-9-0.40

What the columns mean: CAR

2012 Texans roster: receiving

2012 Houston Texans receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Andre Johnson80WR31161121641,59814.34
Owen Daniels81TE30156210371611.56
Kevin Walter83WR3116416851812.62
James Casey86TE281634453309.73
Garrett Graham88TE261528382639.43
Arian Foster23RB261640582175.42
Lestar Jean18WR241461215125.21
DeVier Posey11WR22116148714.50
Keshawn Martin82WR22161027858.51
Ben Tate44RB24111111494.50
Justin Forsett28RB2716353812.70
Matt Schaub8QB311611-6-6.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2012 Texans roster: defense

2012 Houston Texans defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Glover Quin29S261684641.02142
J.J. Watt99DE2316816920.50164
Bradie James53LB311577460.5020
Danieal Manning38SS301677591.0283
Johnathan Joseph24CB281457520.02110
Kareem Jackson25S241653470.04160
Connor Barwin98LB261644353.0050
Tim Dobbins52LB301443300.0140
Quintin Demps27S271235260.0050
Earl Mitchell92NT251631190.0031
Antonio Smith94DE311630227.0032
Brian Cushing56LB25530230.0121
Darryl Sharpton51LB24728160.0120
Brooks Reed58LB251227192.5031
Whitney Mercilus59LB221625206.0012
Brice McCain21CB261224200.5180
Jared Crick93DE231522130.0020
Alan Ball22CB271121180.0032
Bryan Braman50DE251420160.0000
Shaun Cody95DT291317100.0020
Barrett Ruud54LB29916121.0020
Brandon Harris26CB22814100.0030
Shiloh Keo31S25161490.0110
Jesse Nading57LB271613100.0000
Troy Nolan33DB264960.0000
Roc Carmichael—CB246980.0010
DeVier Posey11WR2211620.0000
Mister Alexander90LB246540.0000
Justin Forsett28RB2716550.0000
Owen Daniels81TE3015440.0000
James Casey86TE2816440.0000
Garrett Graham88TE2615330.0000
Tim Jamison96DT266321.0010
Andre Johnson80WR3116220.0000
Shayne Graham17PK3516220.0000
Donnie Jones5P3216210.0000
Keshawn Martin82WR2216220.0000
Jon Weeks—LS2616200.0000
Tyler Clutts40FB2816100.0000
Derek Newton75OT2514110.0000
Arian Foster23RB2616110.0000
Antoine Caldwell62C2611110.0000
Kevin Walter83WR3116110.0000
Eddie Pleasant35S242110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Team stats and league rank

2012 Houston Texans team stats
Points26.08th of 32
Passing Yards239.411th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.418th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.810th of 32
Rushing Yards132.78th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.24th of 32
Sacks2.85th of 32
Tackles60.829th of 32
Touchdowns2.98th of 32
Total Yards385.67th of 32
Points Allowed20.79th of 32
Point Differential858th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %37.617th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2012vs MIAW 30-10
  2. Sep 16, 2012@ JAXW 27-7
  3. Sep 23, 2012@ DENW 31-25
  4. Sep 30, 2012vs TENW 38-14
  5. Oct 8, 2012@ NYJW 23-17
  6. Oct 14, 2012vs GBL 24-42
  7. Oct 21, 2012vs BALW 43-13
  8. Nov 4, 2012vs BUFW 21-9
  9. Nov 11, 2012@ CHIW 13-6
  10. Nov 18, 2012vs JAXW 43-37
  11. Nov 22, 2012@ DETW 34-31
  12. Dec 2, 2012@ TENW 24-10
  13. Dec 10, 2012@ NEL 14-42
  14. Dec 16, 2012vs INDW 29-17
  15. Dec 23, 2012vs MINL 6-23
  16. Dec 30, 2012@ INDL 16-28
  17. Jan 5, 2013vs CINW 19-13playoffs
  18. Jan 13, 2013@ NEL 28-41playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.