2010 Houston Texans season
| 2010 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bob McNair |
| General manager | Rick Smith |
| Head coach | Gary Kubiak |
| Offensive coordinator | Rick Dennison |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Bush |
| Home stadium | Reliant Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–10 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC South |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | 3
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The 2010 season was the Houston Texans' ninth season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Gary Kubiak. They started the season with a 4–2 record going into a Week 7 bye week, but collapsed with two wins in the last 10 games in the second part of the season, finishing 6–10.
The Texans gave up 427 points to opponents (26.2 points per game), second-most in the AFC and fourth-most in the entire league. Football statistics site Football Outsiders states that the Texans' defense had allowed the highest percentage of plays with broken tackles in the league, allowing a broken tackle on 8.1% of defensive plays. FO also calculated that Houston had the #2 offense in the league per play (adjusted for strength of opponent), but the second-worst defense (also adjusted). In their final eight losses, the Texans allowed an average of just under 30.4 points per game.
Undrafted second year running back Arian Foster led the NFL in rushing in 2010 with 1,616 yards. Foster had rushed for 257 yards in six games the season before.