A very bad beginning Sunday turned into a very happy ending for Texans rookie running back Steve Slaton, who finished a week to remember as the leading rookie rusher in the NFL.
A year ago, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen sat in his well-appointed office at the team's Dove Valley complex, contemplating his team's failure to make the playoffs, and said:
One day after the Texans ended the regular season with a victory over Chicago to finish 8-8 for the second consecutive season, coach Gary Kubiak refused to discuss possible changes on his coaching staff.
Texans quarterback Matt Schaub hands a game ball to a young fan following the Texans' game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Reliant Stadium, their final game of the season.
HOUSTON ? After reinjuring his right big toe when a Texans defender stepped on it, rookie running back Matt Forte wasn?t much of a factor in the second half, which hindered the Bears? offense.