BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OFFENSE

Wide receiver Andre Johnson caught 11 passes for a career-high 207 yards and a touchdown in the 13-12 victory over Tennessee.

BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE DEFENSE

Mario Williams registered three sacks in the 30-17 victory over Jacksonville in the first Monday Night Football game in Houston since 1994.

WORST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE DEFENSE

With the Texans leading the Lions 28-10 in the fourth quarter, Detroit had the ball at its 4. The Texans were playing quarters, or a four-deep zone. Cornerback DeMarcus Faggins bit on the play fake and allowed Calvin Johnson to get behind him for a 96-yard touchdown. The Texans held on and won 28-21.

WORST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OFFENSE

Quarterback Sage Rosenfels, who had staked the Texans to a 27-10 lead with 8:18 left in the game, lost two fumbles that led to touchdowns in the Colts' 31-27 victory. It was the biggest comeback in NFL history in the last five minutes of regulation.

BEST TEAM PERFORMANCE

With the Lambeau Field temperature at 3 degrees at kickoff, the Texans generated 549 yards - the most by an opponent in Green Bay since 1983 - to defeat the Packers 24-21 on Kris Brown's 40-yard field goal as time expired.

WORST TEAM PERFORMANCE

The Texans entered the fourth quarter of the Baltimore game trailing 19-13. The Ravens scored 22 points in a 10-minute span to win 41-13 in the most lopsided loss of the season.

BEST COACHING DECISION

Even though Sage Rosenfels had led the Texans to consecutive victories over Cleveland and Jacksonville, Gary Kubiak returned Matt Schaub to the lineup for the Green Bay game. Schaub threw for 414 yards and two touchdowns in the 24-21 victory.

WORST COACHING DECISION

On the first drive of the season, the Texans faced fourth-and-1 at the Pittsburgh 48. Gary Kubiak called for a Matt Schaub sneak. He got stuffed. The Steelers got the ball and scored, and the rout was on. They led 35-3 before winning 38-17.

BEST SURPRISE

Rookie running back Steve Slaton set a team record with 1,282 yards rushing ? leading all rookies. He had 1,659 yards from scrimmage and scored 10 touchdowns.

WORST SURPRISE

Amobi Okoye didn't make the kind of second-season improvement that the coaches wanted. He played hurt part of the time and finished with one sack and 24 tackles, ranking 17th on the team.

UNSUNG OFFENSIVE COACH

Chick Harris. He has coached the running backs every season the Texans have been in business. He played a prominent role in the development of Steve Slaton.

UNSUNG DEFENSIVE COACH

Johnny Holland. He played linebacker in the NFL, and he has been one of the best linebackers coaches for years. He did a terrific job with Zac Diles and Xavier Adibi this season.

UNSUNG MEMBER OF FRONT OFFICE

Chris Olsen is the director of Football administration who is general manager Rick Smith's right-hand man on the salary cap and contract negotiations.

BEST OFFENSIVE STAT

The Texans ranked a team-record third in offense with an average of 382.1 yards a game, including 266.7 passing.

WORST OFFENSIVE STAT

The Texans committed 32 turnovers, including 20 interceptions, for a minus-10 turnover ratio, 29th in the league.

BEST DEFENSIVE STAT

In the Texans' 5-1 finish, they allowed 17.8 points per game, compared to 29.5 in the first 10 games.

WORST DEFENSIVE STAT

Opponents scored 30 touchdowns on 47 trips into the Texans' red zone. That 63.8 percent success rate caused the Texans to rank 29th.