2012 Houston Texans roster: 12-4

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

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
3rd Down Conversion %37.617th of 32

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

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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.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 SchaubQB163505444,008221290.7
T.J. YatesQB4410380111.7

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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Arian FosterRB163511,4244.115
Justin ForsettRB16633745.91
Ben TateRB11652794.32
Keshawn MartinWR1645313.30
James CaseyTE16166.00
T.J. YatesQB42-1-0.51
DeVier PoseyWR111-3-3.00
Matt SchaubQB1621-9-0.40

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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Andre JohnsonWR161121641,59814.34
Owen DanielsTE156210371611.56
Kevin WalterWR16416851812.62
James CaseyTE1634453309.73
Garrett GrahamTE1528382639.43
Arian FosterRB1640582175.42
Lestar JeanWR1461215125.21
DeVier PoseyWR116148714.50
Keshawn MartinWR161027858.51
Ben TateRB111111494.50
Justin ForsettRB16353812.70
Matt SchaubQB1611-6-6.00

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 QuinS1684641.02142
J.J. WattDE16816920.50164
Bradie JamesLB1577460.5020
Danieal ManningSS1677591.0283
Johnathan JosephCB1457520.02110
Kareem JacksonS1653470.04160
Connor BarwinLB1644353.0050
Tim DobbinsLB1443300.0140
Quintin DempsS1235260.0050
Earl MitchellNT1631190.0031
Antonio SmithDE1630227.0032
Brian CushingLB530230.0121
Darryl SharptonLB728160.0120
Brooks ReedLB1227192.5031
Whitney MercilusLB1625206.0012
Brice McCainCB1224200.5180
Jared CrickDE1522130.0020
Alan BallCB1121180.0032
Bryan BramanDE1420160.0000
Shaun CodyDT1317100.0020
Barrett RuudLB916121.0020
Brandon HarrisCB814100.0030
Shiloh KeoS161490.0110
Jesse NadingLB1613100.0000
Troy NolanDB4960.0000
Roc CarmichaelCB6980.0010
DeVier PoseyWR11620.0000
Mister AlexanderLB6540.0000
Justin ForsettRB16550.0000
Owen DanielsTE15440.0000
James CaseyTE16440.0000
Garrett GrahamTE15330.0000
Tim JamisonDT6321.0010
Andre JohnsonWR16220.0000
Shayne GrahamPK16220.0000
Donnie JonesP16210.0000
Jon WeeksLS16200.0000
Keshawn MartinWR16220.0000
Tyler CluttsFB16100.0000
Derek NewtonOT14110.0000
Arian FosterRB16110.0000
Antoine CaldwellC11110.0000
Kevin WalterWR16110.0000
Eddie PleasantS2110.0000

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

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.