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Houston Texans (2-9) vs. New England Patriots (8-3) GAME 12 Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 • Noon CT • Reliant Stadium (71,054) • Houston, Texas TEXANS TAKE ON PATRIOTS SUNDAY AT RELIANT STADIUM TEXANS-PATRIOTS BROADCAST The Houston Texans (2-9) take on the New England Television: CBS (KHOU Ch. 11 locally) Patriots (8-3) at noon CT on Sunday at Reliant Sta- Greg Gumbel Play-By-Play dium. Dan Dierdorf Color Analyst Sunday will mark the third meeting between the teams in less than a calendar year. New England claimed a Radio: SPORTS USA NATIONAL RADIO pair of wins at Gillette Stadium in the previous two Larry Kahn Play-By-Play games, 42-14 in Week 14 and 41-28 in the AFC Divi- Ross Tucker Color Analyst sional Playoffs on Jan. 13. The Texans will play host Troy West Sideline to the Patriots for the first time since clinching the first winning season in franchise history with a 34-27 victory TEXANS ENGLISH RADIO ON at Reliant Stadium in the 2009 season finale. KILT 610-AM and 100.3 FM Houston’s last five losses have come by a combined 19 points, includ- Marc Vandermeer Play-By-Play ing a 13-6 setback against Jacksonville last Sunday at Reliant. The Tex- Andre Ware Color Analyst Rich Lord Sideline ans’ top-ranked defense gave up its fewest points of the season and recorded four sacks against the Jaguars. DE J.J. Watt recorded a sack TEXANS SPANISH RADIO ON for the fifth straight game, blocked his second field goal of the season, UNIVISION AMERICA KLAT 1010 AM had two tackles for loss and five quarterback hits in the loss. ILB Darryl Enrique Vasquez Play-By-Play Sharpton recorded his third game in a row of 15 tackles or more. Jose “JoJo” Padron Color Analyst The Texans are holding opponents to league-lows of 290.4 yards per Pedro Vella Sideline game of offense and 171.8 passing yards per game. Watt leads the NFL with 17 tackles for loss and 35 quarterback hits, and leads the Texans with 93 tackles, 9.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries 2013 HOUSTON TEXANS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE and two blocked field goals. Sharpton ranks second on the team with 92 Day Date Opponent TV Time (CT) tackles and has totaled 49 tackles in his last three games. Monday Sept. 9 at San Diego Chargers # ESPN W, 31-28 The Texans’ 11th-ranked offense is producing 363.5 yards per game. Sunday Sept. 15 TENNESSEE TITANS CBS W, 30-24 (OT) WR Andre Johnson leads the offense with 74 receptions (tied for third Sunday Sept. 22 at Baltimore Ravens CBS L, 30-9 in the NFL) and 1,002 yards receiving (fourth in the NFL). QB Case Sunday Sept. 29 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS FOX L, 23-20 (OT) Keenum has completed 88-of-162 passes for 1,161 yards, eight touch- Sunday Oct. 6 at San Francisco 49ers # NBC L, 34-3 downs, two interceptions and an 89.6 passer rating in his five starts. RB Sunday Oct. 13 ST. LOUIS RAMS FOX L, 38-13 Ben Tate leads the Texans and ranks eighth in the AFC with 543 yards Sunday Oct. 20 at Kansas City Chiefs CBS L, 17-16 rushing. Rookie RB Dennis Johnson rushed for a career-high 74 yards Sunday Oct. 27 BYE WEEK on 13 carries last Sunday against Jacksonville, the most by a Texans Sunday Nov. 3 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS # NBC L, 27-24 rookie since Arian Foster ran for 119 yards against the Patriots in the Sunday Nov. 10 at Arizona Cardinals CBS L, 27-24 2009 season finale. Sunday Nov. 17 OAKLAND RAIDERS CBS L, 28-23 The Patriots dug their way out of a 24-0 hole at halftime to come away Sunday Nov. 24 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS CBS L, 13-6 with a 34-31 overtime win at home last Sunday against Denver. QB Tom Sunday Dec. 1 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CBS Noon Brady leads the NFL’s ninth-ranked offense (370.9 yards per game) with Thursday Dec. 5 at Jacksonville Jaguars # NFLN 7:25 pm 17 touchdown passes. New England’s defense is ranked 21st in the Sunday Dec. 15 at Indianapolis Colts CBS Noon league (360.1 yards per game), but has forced the second-most turn- Sunday Dec. 22 DENVER BRONCOS CBS Noon overs in the AFC this season, 23. K Stephen Gostkowski has been the Sunday Dec. 29 at Tennessee Titans CBS Noon NFL’s most accurate field goal kicker, converting 26 of 27 attempts for a * Italicized games Weeks 15-17, game time subject to change due to league-leading 108 points. flexible scheduling. All kickoff times Central#- Televised Nationally; Home Games in BOLD All games are broadcasted live on The New Bull @ 100.3 and SportsRadio 610 AM Spanish broadcasts on Univision America 1010 AM Houston Texans Communications • Reliant Stadium • Two Reliant Park • Houston, Texas 77054 • (832) 667-2000 • @TexansPR TABLE OF CONTENTS/MEDIA AVAILABILITY Game #12 • Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots • Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS A WIN AGAINST NEW ENGLAND WOULD... Texans Schedule ..................................................................................1 • Improve Houston’s record to 3-9. Media Schedule ....................................................................................2 • Improve Houston’s all-time record against the AFC East to 13-11. The Texans Wire ...................................................................................3 • Improve Houston’s record to 2-3 all-time against New England in the 2013 Texans At A Glance ......................................................................4 regular season and 2-4 when including the postseason. What to Look For .................................................................................5 • Improve Houston’s record to 2-1 at home all-time against New England. Player Quick Notes ............................................................................6-7 • Improve Houston’s record to 2-5 at home this season. The Head Coaches ...............................................................................8 • Improve Gary Kubiak’s career regular season record to 62-62. Texans-Patriots Matchup .................................................................9-11 • Improve Kubiak’s career record against New England to 2-2 in the regular season. The Last Time They Met .....................................................................12 Game Recap/Notes vs. Jacksonville .............................................13-14 PRE-GAME AND HALFTIME ENTERTAINMENT Gary Kubiak Transcript ..................................................................15-16 Texans General Manager Rick Smith/Coaching Staff ........................17 National Anthem: The University of Houston ManCorps Gary Kubiak Notes .............................................................................18 Color Guard: Houston Fire Department Honor Guard 2013 Texans Notes ........................................................................19-21 Texas Flag Holders: Members of the TORO’s Kids Club and Houston Draft Picks ..........................................................................................22 Texans Ambassadors Player Notes ..................................................................................23-35 Homefield Advantage Team Captains: Chester Pitts Houston Texans Texans on Radio and TV ...............................................................36-37 Ambassador, Larry Dierker Houston Astros Legend, Robert Horry from Media Information ..........................................................................38-39 the Houston Rockets and Brian Ching from the Dynamo Reliant Stadium Video Boards ............................................................40 Pregame Entertainment: TORO and Houston Texans Cheerleaders 2013 Schedule Notes .........................................................................41 Pregame Performance: “Texas Our Texas” and “Deep in the Heart of 2013 Game Recaps and Notes .....................................................42-61 Texas” performed by the Bull Pen Pep Band Transactions .......................................................................................62 Halftime: Special performance from the Houston Texans Cheerleaders Participation and Starters ..............................................................63-64 and Grammy Award Winner Young MC Rosters ..........................................................................................65-68 Statistics ........................................................................................69-70 MEDIA AVAILABILITY NOV. 27-DEC. 2 Depth Chart ........................................................................................71 GAME BOOK vs. Jacksonville Wednesday, Nov. 27 FLIP CARD vs. Jacksonville 8:20 a.m. New England Conference Call with Head Coach Bill MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Belichick - Contact Texans PR for dial-in information PLAYER BIOS 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Practice RECORD BOOK 11:30 a.m. Shooting portion of practice begins 12-12:30 p.m. Lunch served in Texans Cafeteria 12:30 p.m. New England Conference Call with TE Rob Gronkowski in the Texans Media Workroom INTERVIEW REQUESTS 1:05 p.m. Gary Kubiak available in Texans Media Workroom All interview requests for Houston Texans executives, coaches, and Wade Phillips available in Texans Media Workroom Rick Dennison available in Texans Media Workroom players should go through the Texans communications department. 2 p.m. (approx.) Players available in Texans Media Workroom: TBA; Open Please give at least 48 hours for your request. For Texans players, as- Locker Room sistant coaches and executives, please send your request to Evan Koch Thursday, Nov. 28 or Charles Hampton. 9:35 – 11:10 a.m. Practice Requests for owner Bob McNair, general manager Rick Smith and 9:35 a.m. Shooting portion of practice begins head coach Gary Kubiak should be sent to the