The 2003 Houston Texans season was the franchise's second season in the

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and the second under

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. It saw the Texans make a one-game improvement on its initial season's record.

Offseason

NFL draft

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins

Week 2: at New Orleans Saints

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

David Carr threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw three interceptions, including a pick six.

Week 7: vs. New York Jets

Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 9: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 11: at Buffalo Bills

On the Texans' third offensive drive, David Carr was sacked in his own end zone by

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and fumbled the ball. The ball eventually went out of bounds in the end zone, resulting in a

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, giving the Bills a 2–0 lead. Carr was injured on the play and would be replaced by Tony Banks for the rest of the game. On the final play of the game, the Texans were facing a 4th and 14 at their own 34-yard line with 0:03 left to play up 12–8. The team lined up in a punt formation and

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took the ball, intentionally running backwards to his own end zone and ran out of bounds for a safety with 0:00 on the clock, securing a 12–10 victory for the Texans.

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 17: Indianapolis Colts

Standings

Statistics

Team

Individual

Source:

References

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