Houston Texans ~ Madden 15 Connected Franchise

The Houston Texans, an expansion team created in 2002, had one of their worst seasons to date in 2013, going just 2-14. With the first overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Texans selected star Defensive End Jadeveon Clowney, with the intention to use him as a pass rushing linebacker. With a new owner at the helm, and a few key members of the roster likely retiring in the next few seasons, can the Texans take what they have to the Super Bowl?

HOUSTON TEXANS DEPTH CHART

Name | Overall

QB

1. Brendon Talbott | 77
2. Jimmy Garoppolo | 73
3. Tom Savage | 67

HB

1. Arian Foster | 89
2. Terrell Peterson | 76
3. Jonathan Grimes | 73
4. Alfred Blue | 69

FB

1. Jay Prosch | 70

WR

1. Andre Johnson | 89
2. DeAndre Hopkins | 78
3. Reggie Wayne | 77
4. Devin Hester | 69
5. Keshawn Martin | 64

TE

1. C.J. Fiedorowicz | 77
2. Garrett Graham | 74
3. Ryan Griffin | 74

LT

1. Duane Brown | 95
2. David Quessenberry | 71

LG

1. Xavier Su'a-Filo | 83
2. Ben Jones | 74

C

1. Chris Myers | 80
2. James Ferentz | 64

RG

1. Brandon Brooks | 86
2. Alex Kupper | 66

RT

1. Chris Clark | 77
2. Tyson Clabo | 74

LE

1. Adam Carriker | 81
2. Jared Crick | 66

RE

1. J.J. Watt | 99
2. Daryl Douglas | 68

DT

1. Ryan Pickett | 80
2. Louis Nix III | 73
3. Detchauz Houston | 64

LOLB

1. Brooks Reed | 81
2. Sammy Brown | 69

MLB

1. Brian Cushing | 94
2. Desmond Bishop | 77
3. Kevin Reddick | 69

ROLB

1. Jadeveon Clowney | 95
2. Whitney Mercilus | 77
3. Ricky Sapp | 70

CB

1. Prince Amukamara | 88
2. Jonathan Joseph | 85
3. Champ Bailey | 79
4. Darryl Morris | 69
5. De'Vaugn Holmes | 65

FS

1. ThomasDeCoud | 80
2. Danieal Manning | 73
3. Lucas Jordan | 18

SS

1. D.J. Swearinger | 82
2. Courtney Spriggs | 66

K

1. Randy Bullock | 68

P

1. Shane Lechler | 81

HOUSTON TEXANS SCHEDULE

Pre-Season

Week 1: @ Falcons
Week 2: vs. Saints
Week 3: vs. Patriots
Week 4: @ Bears

Regular Season

Week 1: @ Titans
Week 2: @ Buccaneers
Week 3: vs. Falcons
Week 4: vs. Titans
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: vs. Jets
Week 7: @ Colts
Week 8: @ Jaguars
Week 9: vs. Dolphins
Week 10: vs. Saints
Week 11: @ Patriots
Week 12: vs. Colts
Week 13: @ Panthers
Week 14: @ Chiefs
Week 15: vs. Jaguars
Week 16: @ Bills
Week 17: vs. Ravens

NFL Records

NFC North

Minnesota Vikings | 0-0
Green Bay Packers | 0-0
Chicago Bears | 0-0
Detroit Lions | 0-0

NFC South

Carolina Panthers | 0-0
New Orleans Saints | 0-0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-0
Atlanta Falcons | 0-0

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys | 0-0
New York Giants | 0-0
Washington Redskins | 0-0
Philadelphia Eagles | 0-0

NFC West

San Francisco 49ers | 0-0
Seattle Seahawks | 0-0
Arizona Cardinals | 0-0
St. Louis Rams | 0-0

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens | 0-0
Cincinnati Bengals | 0-0
Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-0
Cleveland Browns | 0-0

AFC South

Houston Texans | 0-0
Indianapolis Colts | 0-0
Tennessee Titans | 0-0
Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-0

AFC East

Buffalo Bills | 0-0
Miami Dolphins | 0-0
New England Patriots | 0-0
New York Jets | 0-0

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs | 0-0
San Diego Chargers | 0-0
Denver Broncos | 0-0
Oakland Raiders | 0-0

X - Clinched Playoff Berth Y - Clinched Division Z - Clinched Home Field

GAME ARCHIVES

2014

Spoiler:

2015

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The Other Games

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MEDIA QUESTION

Q: You've been a highly successful buisnessman, and now you own an NFL franchise. What's the next step for you and this team?
A: Part of being good at business is surrounding yourself with smart people, so that will continue to be priority A. We'll build a continual winner from the top down.
TEAM POPULARITY
Per Winning Season: +10% Per Losing Season: -15%

TRADE BLOCK

Cleveland Browns LOLB Paul Kruger
Texans Offer: CB Darryl Morris and 2015 5th Round Pick
The offer is declined.

Arizona Cardinals HB Andre Ellington
Texans Offer: TE Ryan Griffin and MLB Jusin Tuggle
The offer is declined.

Green Bay Packers FS Micah Hyde
Texans Offer: TE Ryan Griffin and LT Will Yeatman
The offer is declined.

Miami Dolphins RE Olivier Vernon
Texans make no Offer.

Miami Dolphins DT Jared Odrick
Texans Offer: WR Uzoma Nwachukuw and MLB Justin Tuggle
The offer is declined.

New York Giants ROLB Spencer Paysinger
Texans make no Offer.

New York Giants LT Chris Hairston
Texans make no Offer.

FREE AGENCY

Texans Sign WR Danario Alexander, 80 Overall, 1 Year, $1.84 Million
Texans Sign LE Adam Carriker, 78 Overall, 1 Year, $1 Million
Texans Sign LOLB Sammy Brown, 69 Overall, 1 Year, $590K
Texans Sign CB Champ Bailey, 81 Overall, 1 Year, $1.76 Million

PRE-SEASON WEEK 1
Houston Texans @ Arizona Cardinals

1ST QUARTER

Texans Win Kickoff, Elect to Receive.
Texans First Drive Ends in a Punt.
Cardinals First Drive Ends in a Punt.

Score: 0-0 TIE.

2ND QUARTER

Texans Second Drive Ends in a Punt.
Cardinals Second Drive Ends in a 3 and Out.
Texans Third Drive Ends in a 3 and Out.
Drew Stanton passes to Rob Housler for a gain of 30 yards.
Cardinals Third Drive Ends with a 38 Yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 3-0 ARI.
Justin Bethel Intercepts Ryan Mallett.
Cardinals Fourth Drive Ends with a Punt.
Ryan Mallett passes to Garrett Graham for a gain of 40 yards.
Final Play of the Half: Texans Ball, 3rd & Goal from the 1 Yard Line, 1 Second Left
Texans Kick 8 Yard Field Goal, It's Good, 3-3 TIE.

Score: 3-3 TIE.

3RD QUARTER

Whitney Mercilus forces Sack Fumble, recovered by Cardinals, loss of 6 yards.
Justin Tuggle forces fumble on Brittan Golden, recovered by Danieal Manning, Texans ball.
Texans Sixth Drive Ends in 3 and Out.
On Punt: Jonathan Joseph forces fumble on Ted Ginn, recovered by Lonnie Ballentine, Texans ball.
BOOTH REVIEW: Play is Reversed.
Akeem Dent forces a fumble on Stepfan Taylor, recovered by Arizona.

SCORE: 3-3 TIE.

4TH QUARTER

Cardinals Sixth drive ends with a 23 Yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 6-3 ARI.
Desmond Bishop intercepts Ryan Mallett.
INJURY: Desmond Bishop injured on interception, hit by Alex Kupper.
Drew Stanton passes 15 yards to Jaron Brown for a touchdown, 13-3 ARI.
Texans Eigth drive ends with a punt.
Cardinals Eigth drive ends with a punt.
Lorenzo Alexander intercepts Ryan Mallett.
Cardinals Ninth drive ends in a Punt.
Ryan Mallett passes 64 yards to Arian Foster for a touchdown, 13-10 ARI.
Drew Stanton passes to Brittan Golden for a gain of 38 yards.
Cardinals Tenth drive ends with a 49 yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 16-10 ARI.
Final Play of Game: 1st and 10 from Texans 49 Yardline, 1 Second left.
Ryan Mallett throws Hail Mary into Endzone, falls incomplete.

FINAL SCORE: 16-10 ARI.

NFL PRESEASON WEEK 1 ~ AROUND THE LEAGUE

Jets def. Colts 20-16
49ers def. Ravens 34-20
Redskins def. Patriots 24-10
Chiefs def. Bengals 23-10
Broncos def. Seahawks 34-31
Chargers def. Cowboys 18-14
Dolphins def. Falcons 10-0
Panthers def. Bills 19-16
Jaguars def. Buccaneers 31-19
Eagles def. Bears 30-3
Vikings def. Raiders 16-9
Rams def. Saints 13-10
Lions def. Browns 23-13
Steelers def. Giants 30-3
Packers def. Titans 33-16
Cardinals def. Texans 16-10

PRE-SEASON WEEK 2
Atlanta Falcons @ Houston Texans

1ST QUARTER

Falcons win coin toss, elect to receive.
Falcons first drive ends in a Punt.
Texans first drive ends in a Punt.
Falcons second drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Texans second drive ends with a 46 Yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 3-0 HOU.
Falcons third drive ends in a Punt.
Texans third drive ends in a 3 and Out.

SCORE: 3-0 HOU.

2ND QUARTER

Danieal Manning forces fumble on Eric Weems, recovered by Darryl Morris.
Ryan Mallett passes 12 yards to Keshawn Martin for a touchdown, 10-0 HOU.
Eddie Pleasant forces fumble on Devin Hester, recovered by Akeem Dent.
Texans fifth drive ends in a Punt.
Falcons sixth drive ends in a Punt.
Ryan Mallett passes to Uzoma Nwachukwu for a gain of 47 yards.
Jonathan Grimes rushes 2 yards for a touchdown, 17-0 HOU.
Javier Arenas returns kickoff 45 yards.
INJURY: Javier Arenas gets injured on kickoff return, hit by Kendrick Lewis.
Final Play of the Half, 2nd & 10 on HOU 41, 4 seconds left.
Sean Renfree throws a Hail Mary, falls incomplete.

SCORE: 17-0 HOU.

3RD QUARTER

Texans seventh drive ends with a 24 Yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 20-0 HOU.
Eric Weems returns kickoff 46 yards.
Falcons eigth drive ends with a 21 Yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 20-3 HOU.
Texans eigth drive ends in a 3 and Out.

SCORE: 20-3 HOU.

4TH QUARTER

Falcons ninth drive ends with a 31 Yard Field Goal Attempt, It's Good, 20-6 HOU.
Ryan Mallett passes to Arian Foster for a gain of 46 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 8 yards to Arian Foster for a touchdown, 27-6 HOU.
INJURY: Devin Hester injured on 14 yard reception, hit by Kareem Jackson.
Falcons tenth drive ends on downs.
Javier Arenas intercepts Ryan Mallett.
Sean Renfree passes 1 yard to Jacquizz Rodgers for a touchdown, 27-13 HOU.
Ryan Mallett kneels to end the game.

FINAL SCORE: 27-13 HOU.

NFL PRE-SEASON WEEK 2 ~ AROUND THE LEAGUE

Bears def. Jaguars 16-9
Patriots def. Eagles 20-16
Saints def. Titans 20-10
Lions def. Raiders 31-10
Seahawks def. Chargers 22-7
Packers def. Rams 24-21
Giants def. Colts 20-16
Cowboys def. Ravens 30-6
Jets def. Bengals 29-23
Steelers def. Bills 16-10
Dolphins def. Buccaneers 16-13
Texans def. Falcons 27-13
Cardinals def. Vikings 23-10
49ers def. Broncos 30-17
Panthers def. Chiefs 28-24
Browns def. Redskins 17-14

Texans Pre-Season Week 2 Cuts:

TE Jonathan Weeks
WR Alan Bonner

TRADE BLOCK

Seattle Seahawks ROLB K.J. Wright
Texans make no Offer.

Arizona Cardinals HB Andre Ellington
Texans make no Offer.

Cleveland Browns LOLB Paul Kruger
Texans Offer: CB Darryl Morris, QB Tom Savage and 2015 5th Round Pick
The offer is declined.

Miami Dolphins DT Jared Odrick
Texans make no Offer.

Tennessee Titans RE Mike Martin
Texans make no Offer.

Texans place the following players on their trade block:

QB Tom Savage
FB Toben Opurum
WR Keshawn Martin
WR Devier Posey
TE Ryan Griffin
LT Jeff Adams
LT Will Yeatman
LE Jeoffrey Pagan
LE Keith Browner
MLB Mike Mohamed
MLB Jeff Tarpinian
MLB Justin Tuggle
ROLB Ricky Sapp
CB Josh Aubrey
CB A.J. Bouye
CB Darryl Morris

PRE-SEASON WEEK 3
Houston Texans @ Denver Broncos

1ST QUARTER

Texans win the coin toss, elect to receive.
Texans first drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Broncos first drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Texans second drive ends on downs.

SCORE: 0-0 TIE

2ND QUARTER

Brock Osweiler passes to Jacob Tamme for a gain of 30 yards.
Brock Osweiler passes 10 yards to Andre Caldwell for a touchdown, 7-0 DEN.
Jonathan Grimes rushes for a gain of 17 yards.
Jonathan Grimes rushes 8 yards for a touchdown, 7-7 TIE.
Brock Osweiler passes to Jacob Tamme for a gain of 24 yards.
Brock Osweiler passes 12 yards to Isaiah Burse for a touchdown, 14-7 DEN.
Texans fourth drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Brock Osweiler passes to Andre Caldwell for a gain of 28 yards.
Brock Osweiler passes 6 yards to Julius Thomas for a touchdown, 21-7 DEN.
Jonathan Grimes rushes for a gain of 19 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes to Garrett Graham for a gain of 26 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 17 yards to Keshawn Martin for a touchdown, 21-14 DEN.
Brock Osweiler kneels to end the half.

SCORE: 21-14 DEN

3RD QUARTER

Broncos seventh drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Texans seventh drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Broncos eigth drive ends in a Punt.
Texans eigth drive ends in a 3 and Out.

SCORE: 21-14 DEN

4TH QUARTER

Broncos ninth drive ends in a 36 yard field goal attempt, It's Good, 24-14 DEN.
Texans ninth drive ends in a 3 and Out.
INJURY: Jacob Tamme injured on 9 yard reception, Akeem Dent and Darryl Morris with the double hit.
Broncos tenth drive ends in a 28 yard field goal attempt, It's Good, 27-14 DEN.
Ryan Mallett passes to 80 yards to Keshawn Martin for a touchdown, 27-21 DEN.
Broncos eleventh drive ends in a 40 yard field goal attempt, It's Good, 30-21 DEN.
Texans eleventh drive ends in a 44 yard field goal attempt, It's Good, 30-24 DEN.
Brock Osweiler kneels to end the game.

FINAL SCORE: 30-24 DEN

Texans Pre-Season Week 3 Cuts:

LT Jeff Adams
LE Keith Browner
MLB Mike Mohamed
CB Josh Aubrey
FS Lonnie Ballentine
WR Devier Posey

PRE-SEASON WEEK 3 ~ AROUND THE LEAGUE

Steelers def. Eagles 17-10
Lions def. Jaguars 29-3
Patriots def. Panthers 10-9
Jets def. Giants 15-6
Packers def. Raiders 20-15
Bears def. Seahawks 23-20
Bills def. Buccaneers 33-7
Falcons def. Titans 16-15
Cowboys def. Dolphins 27-17
Ravens def. Redskins 27-3
Rams def. Browns 30-13
Saints def. Colts 20-7
Chiefs def. Vikings 29-10
Broncos def. Texans 30-24
49ers def. Chargers 13-6
Bengals def. Cardinals 23-18

TRADE BLOCK

New England Patriots HB Shane Vereen
Texans Offer: MLB Justin Tuggle and WR Uzoma Nwachukwu
The offer is Accepted!

Cleveland Browns LOLB Paul Kruger
Texans Offer: CB Darryl Morris and LT David Quessenberry
The offer is declined.

Miami Dolphins DT Jared Odrick
Texans make no Offer.

Tennessee Titans RE Mike Martin
Texans make no Offer.

PRE-SEASON WEEK 4
San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans

1ST QUARTER

49ers win the coin toss and elect to receive.
Colin Kaepernick passes to Vernon Davis for a gain of 21 yards.
49ers first drive ends in a 49 yard field goal attempt, It's Good, 3-0 SF.
Texans first drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Colin Kaepernick passes 18 yards to Stevie Johnson for a touchdown, 10-0 SF.

SCORE: 10-0 SF

2ND QUARTER

Ryan Mallett passes to Keshawn Martin for a gain of 24 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 1 yard to Shane Vereen for a touchdown, 10-7 SF.
49ers third drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Ryan Mallett passes to Garrett Graham for a gain of 26 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 11 yards to Shane Vereen for a touchdown, 14-10 HOU.
49ers fourth drive ends in a Punt.
Ryan Mallett passes to Damaris Johnson for a gain of 38 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes to Garrett Graham for a gain of 25 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 10 yards to Damaris Johnson for a touchdown, 21-10 HOU.
Blaine Gabbert kneels to end the half.

SCORE: 21-10 HOU

3RD QUARTER

Damaris Johnson returns opening kickoff 38 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 26 yards to Keshawn Martin for a touchdown, 28-10 HOU.
49ers sixth drive ends in a Punt.
Texans sixth drive ends in a Punt.
49ers seventh drive ends in a 3 and Out.
Shane Vereen rushes for a gain of 19 yards.

SCORE: 28-10 HOU

4TH QUARTER

Shane Vereen rushes 30 yards for a touchdown, 35-10 HOU.
Blaine Gabbertt passes to Vance McDonald for a gain of 36 yards.
INJURY: Jared Crick injured hitting Blaine Gabbert.
49ers eigth drive ends on downs.
Shane Vereen rushes for a gain of 57 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 5 yards to Ryan Griffin for a touchdown, 42-10 HOU.
Blaine Gabbert passes to Vernon Davis for a gain of 26 yards.
49ers ninth drive ends on downs after a fake punt passing attempt.
Ryan Mallett kneels to end the game.

FINAL SCORE: 42-10 HOU

I want to point out a HUGE performance from Ryan Mallett this game.

19/28, 270 yards, 5 TDs (3 in just the 2nd Quarter)

That performance has earned Mallett the starting job over Ryan Fitzpatrick, who has struggled the entire preseason.

HOUSTON TEXANS FINAL CUTS

FB Toben Opurum
LT Will Yeatman
MLB Max Bullough
CB A.J. Bouye
CB Andre Hal

PRE-SEASON WEEK 4 ~ AROUND THE LEAGUE

Falcons def. Jaguars 30-6
Bills def. Lions 17-16
Bengals def. Colts 27-20
Chiefs def. Packers 30-13
Rams def. Dolphins 38-19
Jets def. Eagles 24-13
Patriots def. Giants 20-9
Steelers def. Panthers 30-10
Buccaneers def. Redskins 22-7
Bears def. Browns 15-10
Broncos def. Cowboys 17-13
Texans def. 49ers 42-10
Saints def. Ravens 23-10
Titans def. Vikings 37-3
Seahawks def. Raiders 26-16
Chargers def. Cardinals 38-16

With the regular season, more plays will be put into the games. Key 3rd Down plays, any 4th Down Conversion Attempt, sacks, etc.

TRADE BLOCK

Two teams make offers for HB Shane Vereen, neither are accepted.

Texans place HB Jonathan Grimes on trade block.

Cleveland Browns LOLB Paul Kruger
Texans Offer: QB Tom Savage and 2016 5th Round Pick
The offer is declined.

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1
Washington Redskins @ Houston Texans

1ST QUARTER

Redskins win the coin toss and elect to receive.
Brooks Reed sacks Robert Griffin III, forces 4th & 7.
Redskins first drive ends in a Punt.
3rd and 9: Ryan Mallett passes to C.J. Fiedorowicz for a gain of 13 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes to Arian Foster for a gain of 19 yards.
Arian Foster rushes for a gain of 15 yards.
Duke Ihenacho intercepts Ryan Mallett in the endzone.

SCORE: 0-0 TIE

2ND QUARTER

3rd and 6: Robert Griffin III passes to DeSean Jackson for a gain of 4 yards, forces 4th and 2.
Redskins second drive ends in a 3 and Out.
INJURY: Ryan Mallett injured on hit by Jason Hatcher.
3rd and 1: Arian Foster rushes for a gain of 1 yard.
Ryan Mallett passes to C.J. Fiedorowicz for a gain of 25 yards.
Jamarca Sanford intercepts Ryan Mallett.
Brian Cushing forces Arian Foster to fumble, recovered by Jonathan Joseph, returned 28 yards for a touchdown, 7-0 HOU.
Andre Roberts returns kickoff 60 yards to Houston 42.
2 MINUTE WARNING.
3rd and Goal from the 1 yardline: Jonathan Joseph intercepts Robert Griffin III in the endzone.
Ryan Mallett passes to Denario Alexander for a gain of 33 yards.
Ryan Mallett passes 47 yards to Andre Johnson for a toucdown, 14-0 HOU.
Alfred Morris runs for a loss of one to end the half.

SCORE: 14-0 HOU

3RD QUARTER

Texans fourth drive ends in a Punt.
Ryan Pickett sacks Robert Griffin III, forces 4th and 12.
Redskins sixth drive ends in a 38 yard field goal attempt, It's Good, 14-3 HOU.
Keshawn Martin returns kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, 21-3 HOU.

SCORE: 21-3 HOU

4TH QUARTER

Redskins seventh drive ends in a Punt.
4th and 5: Robert Griffin III rushes for a gain of 14 yards.
Texans fifth drive ends in a Punt.
Redskins eigth drive ends in a 37 yard field goal, It's Good, 21-6 HOU.
Texans sixth drive ends in a Punt.
Robert Griffin III rushes for a gain of 18 yards.
Robert Griffin III passes to Pierre Garcon for a gain of 23 yards.
Adam Carriker sacks Robert Griffin III.
2 MINUTE WARNING.
Redskins ninth drive ends on downs.
4th and 3 on Redskins 15: Ryan Mallett passes to Denario Alexander for a gain of 8 yards.
INJURY: Denario Alexander injured on hit by Perry Riley Jr.
Arian Foster rushes for a gain of 17 yards.
Ryan Mallett kneels to end the game.

FINAL SCORE: 21-6 HOU

Texans have placed WR Denario Alexander on season ending IR with a torn pectoral. They will sign WR Devin Hester to a 1 year, $850K contract.