The Houston Texans professional American football team is headquartered in the city of Houston, Texas.

They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

Rookie David Carr hooked up with tight end Billy Miller on the third play from scrimmage for a touchdown and shocked their intrastate rivals 19-10, becoming just the second expansion team ever to win their first game.

Victories over the New York Giants in Houston and the Steelers in Pittsburgh (despite just 46 total yards of offense -- an NFL low for a winning team) and the Texans finished the season 4-12, sending two players (Gary Walker and Aaron Glenn) to the Pro Bowl, the most ever by an expansion team.

The Texans would only improve their record by one game in that season, but after a victory over the eventual NFC champion Carolina Panthers and a tough overtime loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, optimism was high going into 2004 that they could compete with any team in the league.

Offensive Coordinator Chris Palmer was replaced before the third week and media and fans began to point to questionable personal decisions and lackluster draft picks by General Manager Charley Casserly and doubt about Dom Capers ability to lead the team in the future began to surface.

The Houston Texans and 49ers came into the game with the two worst records in the NFL and the loser would "win" the right to choose USC running back Reggie Bush in the 2006 NFL Draft.

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