The 2002 Houston Texans season was the franchise's first-ever season and the city of Houston's first NFL season since the Houston Oilers left in 1997 to move to Tennessee to become the Titans.
The Texans won their first-ever game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, the first expansion team to do so since the 1961 Minnesota Vikings.
Head coach Dom Capers, who previously was head coach of the expansion Carolina Panthers when they debuted in 1995, led the Texans to a 4–12 record behind the play of first-ever draft pick and quarterback David Carr.
Football Outsiders calculated that the Texans were, play-for-play, the least successful team in the NFL in 2002. FO also states that the 2002 Texans are the worst offense and third-worst run offense they have ever tracked.
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