2004 Houston Texans
The 2004 Houston Texans went 7–9, finishing 3rd in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 309 points and allowed 339.
- Record
- 7–9
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 309–339
- AFC South
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 309 points, the 12th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 339, tied for the 15th-fewest. Their point differential was -30.
How the season unfolded
The Texans started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 9 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 21–0 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16 (December 26, 2004).
Their heaviest loss was 49–14 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10 (November 14, 2004).
They scored a season-high 31 points against the Tennessee Titans in Week 12 (November 28, 2004), winning 31–21.
They shut out the Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 16).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–4.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC South, sweeping the Titans and the Jaguars and getting swept by the Colts.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–7 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, three games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2003, when they went 5–11.
In 2005, they went 2–14.
2004 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2004 | vs San Diego Chargers | L 20–27 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2004 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–28 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2004 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–21 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2004 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 30–17 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2004 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 28–34 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2004 | at Tennessee Titans | W 20–10 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2004 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–6 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2004 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–31 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2004 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14–49 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2004 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 13–16 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2004 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 31–21 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2004 | at New York Jets | L 7–29 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2004 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 14–23 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2004 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–5 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2004 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 21–0 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2005 | vs Cleveland Browns | L 14–22 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2004 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.