| 2020 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Janice and D. Cal McNair |
| General manager | Bill O'Brien (fired Oct. 5) Jack Easterby (interim) |
| Head coach | Bill O'Brien (fired Oct. 5, 0–4 record) Romeo Crennel (interim, 4–8 record) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tim Kelly |
| Defensive coordinator | Anthony Weaver |
| Home field | NRG Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–12 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Deshaun Watson OT Laremy Tunsil |
| Uniform | |
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The 2020 season was the Houston Texans' 19th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their seventh and final season under head coach Bill O'Brien. Following their week 10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, they failed to match/improve their 10–6 record from last year and failed to win 10 or more games for the first time since the 2017 season. They were eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 14 loss to the Chicago Bears and suffered their first losing season since 2017. This was also the first season since 2012 that DeAndre Hopkins was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals in the offseason.[1] This was the Texans' final season with Deshaun Watson as the starting quarterback, as he would sit out the next season amidst sexual misconduct allegations as well as demanding to be traded. Watson's final game as a Texan was on January 2, 2021, a 38–41 loss to the Tennessee Titans, and would be traded to the Cleveland Browns a year later, on March 18, 2022.[2]
Following their first 0–4 start since 2008 and the trade of DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals, the Texans fired O'Brien on October 5, 2020.[3] Romeo Crennel was later named as interim head coach and broke the record for oldest NFL head coach in history at 73 years and 112 days old.[4][nb 1] The season was stained with drama primarily consisting of trade rumors about Deshaun Watson and J. J. Watt and locker room issues. The Texans would lose many close games this year, with 8 of their 12 losses being decided by one score, mimicking their run in 2013 season where they finished with an abysmal 2-14 record after a playoff berth, in which 9 of their 14 losses fell within one score.
- ^ "DeAndre Hopkins trolls Texans for getting eliminated from playoffs". December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Deshaun Watson traded to Cleveland Browns; QB set to sign deal worth $230M guaranteed, sources say". ESPN.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Texans fire Bill O'Brien as general manager, head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Breech, John (October 8, 2020). "Oldest NFL coach ever: Texans' Romeo Crennel will break record in Week 5 that has stood for nearly 55 years". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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