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And so awaiting the 13-3 TEXANS in SUPER BOWL XLIII are the 13-3 GREEN BAY PACKERS!

BRETT FAVRE, AHMAN GREEN, and the rest of an awesome green and gold team!

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SB: 13-3 TEXANS vs 13-3 PACKERS

TEXANS win 27-14

7-0 Minor 1 yard TD run
14-0 Minor 1 yard TD run
14-7 Marshall 25 yard fumble return
21-7 Minor 3 yard TD run
24-7 Brown 38 yard FG
24-14 Ferguson 8 yard TD reception
27-14 Brown 36 yard FG

The HOUSTON TEXANS triumphed over BRETT FAVRE and the PACKERS to earn their first ever LOMBARDI TROPHY in the most unlikely of ways. They lined up and rammed scatback TRAVIS MINOR down the throats of the PACKERS in an incredible display of power football.

MINOR blasted 19 times for 59 yards and 3 TDs, earning himself MVP honours and a trip to Disneyworld. Running behind a makeshift line, featuring two guys (C STEVE McKINNEY and RG ZACH WIEGERT) playing their final games for the TEXANS, MINOR displayed surprising power and elusiveness as the TEXANS frustrated the PACKERS' high-power offense by keeping the ball with grind-it-out football.

At one stage it was 21-7 with MINOR having rushed for three scores and the PACKERS' only score being a highly fortuitous fumble return (TEXANS PR MICHAEL LEWIS having coughed it up).

It was a magnificent display by the TEXANS' makeshift D, too, which well and truly put the clamps on the PACKERS and their star players. AHMAN GREEN ran 10 times for only 18 yards. BRETT FAVRE completed 17 of 36 for 198 yards and a score, but that came in garbage time. JAVON WALKER was the only bright spot with 5 catches for 84 yards.

GARY WALKER was the hero of the TEXANS D with two sacks and CHESTER McGLOCKTON added another. MORLON GREENWOOD also got a fumble recovery, while DONOVAN DARIUS was the leading tackler with 7, two for a loss.

DAVID CARR completed 18 of 26 passes for 272 yards, although he did throw one INT (AL HARRIS got him). COREY BRADFORD had his third straight strong post-season performance with 7 catches for 117 yards. JABAR GAFFNEY had 3 catches for 55 yards and PATRICK PASS broke free for a 53 yard reception.

This was a most surprising of victories from a TEXANS team featuring many transitional players, a team still under construction. FS RONNIE BRADFORD will have enjoyed the victory in his final ever game before retirement; so too will starters STEVE McKINNEY, ZACH WIEGERT, MARK WORD and DARREN HAMBRICK, all of whom will not be re-signed. We will also need to make a decision about TRAVIS MINOR.

But that can come later - for now, we can enjoy the fruits of victory!

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HOUSTON TEXANS SUPER BOWL XLIII CHAMPIONS!

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RETIRED:

Ronnie Bradford
Oronde Gadsden
Michael Lewis
Juran Bolden

BRADFORD really solidifed the FS position. GADSDEN was a serviceable WR#4. MICHAEL LEWIS was the KR his only season with us. BOLDEN was a useful reserve CB and special teamer.

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RE-SIGNED:

Tony Boselli (33/7)
Jamie Sharper (3/1)

BOSELLI gets the big long-term deal. He's been the rock of our offensive line, defying medical science in the process. SHARPER gets one more year at MLB.

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NOT RE-SIGNED:

Travis Minor
Mark Word
Eric Brown
Steve McKinney
Zach Wiegert
Jonathan Wells
Darren Hambrick
Reggie Coleman
Henry Burris

Shockingly the TEXANS aren't re-signing MINOR, the SUPER BOWL hero. The cruel reality is simply that there are likely to be more talented HBs out there in FA. We can always re-sign MINOR if necessary.

BROWN, McKINNEY, WIEGERT and HAMBRICK are all former starters. The rest were lowly reserves.

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DRAFT:

1st Marion Barber (5/7)
2nd Thomas Davis (5/7)
3rd Mike Nugent (3.5/7)

BARBER is a beast of a full-back, ranked 71, with speed 83, agility 71 and acceleration 74.

DAVIS is a very speed OLB (speed 89) ranked 66, so still very raw.

NUGENT is a talented K with a strong leg (kicking power 94) ranked 76.

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FREE AGENTS:

Shaun Springs (28/7)
Cornelius Griffin (26/7)
Brian Westbrook (18.5/7)
Robert Ferguson (4.5/1)
Ken Lucas (3.5/1)
Jonathan Carter (800/1)
Kordell Stewart (8.5/7)
Curtis Keaton (650/1)
Michael Stone (1/1)
Rogers Beckett (700/1)

SPRINGS is a CB ranked 91 and aged 30, with speed 94 and awareness 90. He'll go straight in as a starting CB opposite AARON GLENN. SAMARI ROLLE will become the nickelback.

CORNELIUS GRIFFIN is a DT ranked 90 and aged 28, with speed 61 and strength 87. He instantly becomes our #1 DT.

WESTBROOK is a HB ranked 76 and aged 25, with speed 90, agility 85 and acceleration 93. He'll be our starting HB.

ROBERT FERGUSON is a WR ranked 84 and aged 25, with speed 92. He'll be our WR#3.

LUCAS is a CB ranked 83 and aged 26, with speed 91. He'll be our dimeback.

CARTER is a WR ranked 62 and aged 26, with speed 96. He'll return kicks.

STEWART is a QB ranked 66 and aged 32, he'll be our #3 QB.

KEATON is a HB ranked 55 and aged 28, he'll be our #3 HB.

STONE is a FS ranked 70 and aged 27, with speed 90. He'll be a useful special-teamer.

BECKETT is a SS ranked 55 and aged 28, he'll also contribute on special teams.

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CUT:

Rashard Reed

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RE-NEGOTIATED:

Steve Martin (2.5/1)
Patrick Pass (900/1)

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PRE-SEASON:

Ragone +4 to 74
Davis +1 to 69
Barber +1 to 72
Johnson +2 to 97
Gaffney +1 to 80
Joppru +1 to 78
Smiley +2 to 75
Hardwick +1 to 77
Snee +1 to 70
Reynolds +2 to 70
Lehman +2 to 68
Davis +2 to 68
Schweigert +2 to 82
Nugent +2 to 78

Some good progress by our young players. Look at ANDRE JOHNSON - up to 97 already!

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So here is our YEAR 3 roster:

QB

David Carr (3) 95
Dave Ragone (2) 74
Kordell Stewart (10) 66

HB

Brian Westbrook (3) 76
Domanick Davis (2) 69
Curtis Keaton (5) 55

FB

Marion Barber ® 72
Patrick Pass (5) 65

WR

Andre Johnson (2) 97
Corey Bradford (7) 88
Robert Ferguson (4) 84
Jabar Gaffney (3) 80
Jonathan Carter (4) 62

TE

Billy Miller (5) 85
Bennie Joppru (2) 78
Josh Norman (3) 62

LT

Tony Boselli (10) 91
Nate Chapman ® 54

LG

Chester Pitts (3) 76
Justin Smiley (1) 65

C

Nick Hardwick (1) 77
Lamont Oldham ® 68

RG

Chris Snee (1) 70
Roscoe Harvey ® 55

RT

Greg Randall (5) 79
RT#74 (2) 56

LE

Gary Walker (10) 89
Ike Bradley (1) 55

RE

Terrence Chiang ® 60
Chris Harris (1) 42

DT

Cornelius Griffin (5) 90
Steve Martin (9) 82
Chester McGlockton (13) 81

LOLB

Morlon Greenwood (4) 78
Rob Reynolds (1) 70

MLB

Jamie Sharper (8) 89
Dominique Stevenson (3) 73
Teddy Lehman (1) 68

ROLB

Thomas Davis ® 68
Corey Moore (5) 57

CB

Aaron Glenn (11) 95
Shaun Springs (8) 91
Samari Rolle (7) 89
Ken Lucas (4) 83
Marcus Coleman (9) 80
Terry Fair (7) 77

FS

Stuart Schweigert (1) 82
Michael Stone (4) 70

SS

Donovan Darius (7) 93
Rogers Beckett (5) 55

K

Kris Brown (6) 80
Mike Nugent ® 78

P

Tom Rouen (11) 83

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The TEXANS have gone 13-3 again in Year 3 (which is 2005 in real life).

TEXANS TOP PERFORMERS:

DAVID CARR threw for 4556 yards, 43 TDs and 17 INTs.

BRIAN WESTBROOK ran for 975 yards and 4 TDs.

MARION BARBER added 165 yards and 2 TDs.

ANDRE JOHNSON caught 100 balls for 1691 yards and 19 TDs.

COREY BRADFORD also - rather remarkably - caught 100 balls for 1619 yards and 16 TDs.

BILLY MILLER had 82 receptions for 735 yards and 5 TDs.

Young TEDDY LEHMAN had 103 tackles and 12 sacks.

DONOVAN DARIUS had 101 tackles, 5 sacks and 7 INTs.

TEXANS PRO BOWLERS:

CARR, JOHNSON, BRADFORD, CARTER (KR), MILLER, BOSELLI, WALKER, GRIFFIN, LEHMAN, GLENN, SPRINGS, DARIUS.

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YEAR 3 PLAYOFF STARTERS:

QB DAVID CARR (95) - Big-armed, agile and strong, progressing swiftly
HB BRIAN WESTBROOK (76) - Good speed, agility and acceleration
FB MARION BARBER (72) - Powerful and fast, still a bit green
WR1 ANDRE JOHNSON (97) - Big, strong and fast, franchise receiver
WR2 COREY BRADFORD (88) - Very swift and very sure-handed, a revelation
WR3 ROBERT FERGUSON (84) - Good speed and moves, hands not quite so great
WR4 JABAR GAFFNEY (80) - Agile, with good hands, not a speedster
TE1 BILLY MILLER (85) - Former WR has great hands, not an all-round blocker though
TE2 BENNIE JOPPRU (78) - Solid youngster with potential
LT GREG RANDALL (79) - Strong enough and a good blocker
LG JUSTIN SMILEY (75) - Youngster progressing fast, very strong
C NICK HARDWICK (77) - Very strong, star of the future
RG CHESTER PITTS (76) - Doesn't have great strength but technically adept
RT TONY BOSELLI (91) - Still a franchise tackle with outstanding strength but injury prone

LE GARY WALKER (89) - Excellent strength, a real stud DE
RE STEVE MARTIN (82) - Former DT moves to DE his final season with us
DT CORNELIUS GRIFFIN (90) - Good speed, strength and moves
DT CHESTER McGLOCKTON (81) - Not the fastest but packs a punch
LOLB MORLON GREENWOOD (78) - Good speed but still a bit inexperienced
MLB JAMIE SHARPER (89) - Skilled and aware but not that fast, final season with the team
ROLB DOMINIQUE STEVENSON (73) - Excellent speed and acceleration, but raw
CB1 AARON GLENN (95) - Shutdown CB in his prime
CB2 SHAUN SPRINGS (91) - Very good speed and smart too
CB3 SAMARI ROLLE (89) - Great awareness and pretty good speed
CB4 KEN LUCAS (83) - Heady veteran CB is a useful reserve
FS STUART SCHWEIGERT (82) - Very fast, great agility and acceleration
SS DONOVAN DARIUS (93) - Gifted centerfielder, leader of the D

K MIKE NUGENT (78) - Accurate young K
P TOM ROUEN (83) - Has some veteran smarts

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YEAR 3 TEAM NOTES:

Our new starting HB is BRIAN WESTBROOK.

ROBERT FERGUSON is our new #3 WR, with JABAR GAFFNEY the #4.

JUSTIN SMILEY takes over at LG, with CHESTER PITTS moving to RG and taking over from the departed ZACH WIEGERT. NICK HARDWICK takes over at C, replacing the departed STEVE McKINNEY.

CORNELIUS GRIFFIN steps straight in as our #1 DT, with CHESTER McGLOCKTON #2. STEVE MARTIN moves over to right end in his final season with the team.

JAMIE SHARPER is in his final season with the team at MLB, while at ROLB DOMINIQUE STEVENSON will start.

SHAUN SPRINGS steps in as #2 CB, with SAMARI ROLLE the #3 and KEN LUCAS the #4. LUCAS won't be back after this year.

STUART SCHWEIGERT starts at FS with RONNIE BRADFORD having retired.

MIKE NUGENT is our new K. KRIS BROWN is in his final year with the team and won't be re-signed.

JONATHAN CARTER will return kicks.

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Despite their 13-3 record this year, the TEXANS are only the #3 seeds, and will play in the wildcard round, hosting the 10-6 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS!

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10-6 CHIEFS at 13-3 TEXANS

TEXANS win 47-18

7-0 Ferguson 89 yard kickoff return
14-0 Westbrook 26 yard TD reception
14-3 Jackson 26 yard FG
21-3 Westbrook 3 yard TD run
24-3 Nugent 49 yard FG
27-3 Nugent 25 yard FG
27-11 Holmes 3 yard TD run
(2 point conversion good)
30-11 Nugent 18 yard FG
37-11 Johnson 28 yard TD reception
37-18 Wolford 77 yard TD reception
40-18 Nugent 49 yard FG
47-18 Westbrook 8 yard TD run

The TEXANS whalloped the CHIEFS at home, putting up 47 points in the process, with several debutants doing well.

ROBERT FERGUSON sped with the opening kickff 89 yards for the score, and then followed that up with 106 yards on 6 catches. BRIAN WESTBROOK scored 3 TDs, two rushing and one receiving. MIKE NUGENT nailed 4 FGs, including two 49 yarders.

DAVID CARR was steady at the helm, completing 16 of 24 for 236 yards and 2 TDs. WESTBROOK ran 11 times for 30 yards but did get those two rushing TDs. FERGUSON was the leading TEXANS receiver.

On D the TEXANS excelled with JAMIE SHARPER being named MVP after a bravura performance with two INTs, a sack, and 5 tackles. MORLON GREENWOOD was the leading tackler with 7, while GARY WALKER added a sack.

TRENT GREEN completed 15 of 28 passes for 277 yards for KC, with a TD and those 2 INTs. PRIEST HOLMES ran 19 times for 63 yards and a TD. CHARLES WOLFORD had 4 receptions for 144 yards and a TD.

A measure of HOUSTON's dominance was that they didn't punt once.

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So in the divisional round, the 13-3 TEXANS will now travel to MIAMI for an epic battle with the 13-3 DOLPHINS!

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13-3 TEXANS at 13-3 DOLPHINS

DOLPHINS win 41-17

0-3 Mare 29 yard FG
7-3 Johnson 63 yard TD reception
10-3 Nugent 51 yard FG
10-10 Hill 14 yard TD reception
10-17 Chambers 31 yard TD reception
10-24 Surtain 46 yard INT return
10-31 Konrad 7 yard TD reception
10-38 Fletcher 37 yard INT return
10-41 Mare 20 yard FG
17-41 Bradford 43 yard TD reception

DAVID CARR was knocked out of the game and the TEXANS crashed to a crushing defeat with DAVE RAGONE throwing 3 INTs, two of which were returned for TDs.

CARR actually enjoyed a reasonable game, completing 16 of 28 for 274 yards and 2 TDs. But when he was out, RAGONE was a complete disaster, completing 4 of 15 for for 53 yards and those 3 INTs. CARR did return to throw a late TD, but by then it was too late.

JAY FIEDLER meanwhile was MVP for completing 14 of 19 for 219 yards and 3 TDs, and RICKY WILLIAMS was an unholy terror, rushing 28 times for 146 yards. CHRIS CHAMBERS had a solid game with 4 receptions for 74 yards and a TD.

On the TEXANS side, ANDRE JOHNSON caught 3 balls for 104 yards and a TD, while COREY BRADFORD added 3 receptions for 81 yards and a score.

The MIAMI D finished with 3 INTs, 2 TDs and 2 sacks of the TEXANS. The TEXANS D enjoyed no such success, although DOMINIQUE STEVENSON did rack up 8 solo tackles.

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And the FINS went on to beat MICHAEL VICK and the FALCONS 27-9 in the SUPER BOWL!

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So the second blowout defeat in three years for HOUSTON - 40-16 in YEAR 1 being followed by 41-17 in YEAR 3 - although in-between of course the TEXANS secured an amazing triumph against GREEN BAY!

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This team still needs a lot of work - on with the off-season!

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RETIRED:

Marcus Coleman
Kordell Stewart

Good to see COLEMAN off our books, he was on a big contract!

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RE-SIGNED:

Corey Bradford (44/7)
Robert Ferguson (2/1)
Dave Ragone (2.5/1)

BRADFORD gets the big deal, FERGUSON will be back and despite his horrific display in the playoffs, so will RAGONE.

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NOT RE-SIGNED:

Rogers Beckett
Michael Stone
Josh Norman
Jonathan Carter
Patrick Pass
Curtis Keaton
Ken Lucas
Jamie Sharper
Kris Brown
Domanick Davis
RT#74
Steve Martin

Our dramatic makeover continues. SHARPER, MARTIN, PASS and BROWN were all former starters.