Texans Ready To Explode Onto Scene

The 2008 Houston Texans were ready to burst onto the scene in the NFL, except mother nature wasn't ready for the Texans just yet. After Hurricane Ike caused the Texans to leave their home city for a few weeks, the Texans took an abrupt bye week in Week 2 and didn't have a home game until Week 5. The Texans started with three road games, two of which were against the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the eventual 13-3 (and best record in the league) Tennessee Titans. As the Texans thought 2008 would be the season to turn their losing fortunes around, they may have done just that.  After the 0-4 start, the Texans won eight of their final twelve games to finish at .500, tied with the '07 season for most wins in a season in franchise history. The Texans will start the 2008 season with one of the top wide receivers in football in Andre Johnson. The 28-year old wide out is coming off his best season as a professional, catching a franchise record 115 pas...