2016 Houston Texans season

2016 Houston Texans season
Owner	Bob McNair
General manager	Rick Smith
Head coach	Bill O'Brien
Offensive coordinator	George Godsey
Defensive coordinator	Romeo Crennel
Home field	NRG Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Raiders) 27–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 16–34
Pro Bowlers	DE Jadeveon Clowney
AP All-Pros	3 EDGE Jadeveon Clowney (1st team) LB Whitney Mercilus (2nd team) LB Benardrick McKinney (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2016 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the third under head coach Bill O'Brien. The Texans' attempt to make history as the first team to play the Super Bowl on their home field, NRG Stadium, was thwarted in the second round of the 2016–17 NFL playoffs by the eventual Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots.

The Texans finished 9–7 for the third season in a row and clinched the AFC South for the second season in a row, winning their fourth overall division title; the Texans finished tied with the Tennessee Titans, but won the tiebreaker based on record against division opponents. The 2016 season marked the first time in franchise history that the Texans swept the Indianapolis Colts.^[1] This marks the second time in team history that the Texans made the playoffs in back to back years, and the first since 2011–12. This was also the first time in their franchise history where their defense ranked number one in the league, despite losing their injured star defensive end J. J. Watt for most of the season, only allowing 20.5 points per game and only 301.3 yards per game.

The Texans defeated the Oakland Raiders 27–14 in the wild-card round and advanced to the divisional round for the first time since the 2012 season, but they lost to the New England Patriots 34–16.