The Houston Texans fired Lovie Smith following the team's season finale on Sunday, his tenure as head coach lasting one year with a 3-13-1 record.
Smith went out with a win, as the Texans rallied to beat the Indianapolis Colts 32-31 on a Hail Mary touchdown for a season-high point total.
A veteran head coach for three NFL teams, Smith, 64, had replaced David Culley, who was 4-13 in his lone season in Houston. Smith had served in 2021 as the Texans' associate head coach and defensive coordinator. "I'm constantly evaluating our football operation and believe this is the best decision for us at this time. It is my responsibility to build a comprehensive and competitive program that can sustain success over a long period of time. We aren't there right now, however, with the support of the McNair family and the resources available to us, I'm confident in the direction of our football program moving forward.
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