2015 Houston Texans season
| 2015 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bill O'Brien |
| General manager | Rick Smith |
| Owner | Bob McNair |
| Home field | NRG Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 1st AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 30–0 |
| Pro Bowlers |
3
|
| AP All-Pros |
2
|
The 2015 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Bill O'Brien.
Houston started the season going into their bye week at 3–5, including blowout losses to the Atlanta Falcons (21–48) and against the Miami Dolphins (26–44). However, the Texans had a surge in the second half of the season, going 6–2 after the bye. The 2015 season marked the first time the Texans beat the Colts in Indianapolis, helped in part by third–string quarterback Brandon Weeden. The Texans matched their win total from the 2014 season, finishing 9–7, and gained their first division title and postseason trip since 2012, but were shut out, 30–0, at home by the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card round.
The 2015 Houston Texans were featured on the HBO documentary series Hard Knocks.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
In the 2015 season opener, the Houston Texans took on the Kansas City Chiefs with Brian Hoyer in his first regular season start as the Texans' quarterback. Hoyer's first pass was intercepted which eventually lead to a Kansas City touchdown. The Chiefs managed to score another 7 points off of turnovers to take a 14-0 lead with 4:28 left in the first. Houston finally managed to get on the board late in the 1st quarter following a 4-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins from Hoyer. With Randy Bullock missing the extra point the Texans trailed 14-6 with 0:46 left in the 1st. Following another dismal quarter for the Texans, Kansas City lead 27-9 at halftime. Houston managed to shut out the Chiefs for the entire second half and with almost 6 minutes left in the game brought Ryan Mallett in as quarterback, who led the team on two scoring drives. Nonetheless the Texans couldn't manage a comeback and fell to the Chiefs 27-20.
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