| 2023 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Janice and D. Cal McNair |
| General manager | Nick Caserio |
| Head coach | DeMeco Ryans |
| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Slowik |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Burke |
| Home field | NRG Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–7 |
| Division place | 1st AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Browns) 45–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Ravens) 10–34 |
| Pro Bowlers | |
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The 2023 season was the Houston Texans' 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach DeMeco Ryans. While the team went into the season with low expectations as a rebuilding period and started 0–2, they not only improved on their 3–13–1 record from last year with a Week 9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[2] but the Texans qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2019 with a win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18, ending with a 10–7 record. After the Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the Tennessee Titans the day after, the Texans also clinched the AFC South for the first time since 2019. The Texans became the fifth team in NFL history to make the playoffs with both a rookie quarterback and a rookie head coach, as well as making history as the first team in NFL history to win a division entirely with a rookie head coach and rookie quarterback.[3][nb 1]
In the Wild Card round of the playoffs, the Texans blew out the Cleveland Browns with a 45–14 win.[4] The team’s season would officially come to an end when they would lose to the one-seed Baltimore Ravens 34–10 in the Divisional round, preventing them from making their first AFC Championship appearance in franchise history.
In the NFL draft, the Texans selected quarterback C. J. Stroud from Ohio State second overall. Stroud would break several NFL and franchise rookie records on his way to being named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award.[5] After trading with the Arizona Cardinals, the Texans would select Alabama defensive end Will Anderson Jr. third overall. Anderson was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, marking the fourth time in NFL history that teammates won the offensive and defensive rookie of the year awards.[6]
- ^ "Houston Texans DE Will Anderson Jr. Named to 2024 Pro Bowl Games". houstontexans.com. January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Stroud has 5 TDs and rookie-record 470 yards passing to lift Texans past Bucs 39-27". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Sutelan, Edward (January 6, 2024). "Rookie QB-coach to make playoffs: Texans' DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud make history as fifth postseason team with rookie duo". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ C.J. Stroud, Texans dominate Browns in wild-card rout, ABC13, January 13, 2024
- ^ Patra, Kevin (February 8, 2024). "Texans QB C.J. Stroud named AP 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (February 8, 2024). "Texans DE Will Anderson Jr. wins AP 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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