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Houston Texans' Andre Johnson is known for his receiving prowess in the NFL. He's also known for gift giving around this time of year by celebrating with underprivileged children in his annual toy giveaway during the holidays.

When Tommy Smith assumed control of the Titans following the death of franchise founder and owner Bud Adams in October, his first thought wasn't to make a change at head coach.

Winning is a distant memory for the Houston Texans and it is up to Wade Phillips to solve the problem - even just once - before the season ends in a few weeks.

For a seemingly benign Thursday night game in early December between two bottom feeding NFL teams, the Texans-Jaguars game last week wound up having some far reaching ramifications.

The end of the college football regular season means that it's time for coaches to shuffle around.

But sooner rather than much later, Shanahan -- 24-38 in nearly four years as Washington coach -- will join the likes of Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier and Jim Zorn in the graveyard of Dan Snyder Coaches Past.

There may not be a position coach in football in a more precarious position than 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman.

We all knew that Gary Kubiak's firing was coming eventually, but very clearly we didn't all know when it was coming, because the assumption was that Texans owner Bob McNair would wait until after the season to drop the news on Kubiak that his services would no longer be required.

Maybe this was Washington PR fixer Lanny Davis' plan to divert attention from the team name.

While worst to first isn't exactly expected these days, it's the goal of every franchise which isn't playing meaningful football during the holiday season.

Meet Texans cornerbacks Johnathan Joseph and Brice McCain at the Verizon Uptown Store, 1670 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056.

DECEMBER 6: According to reports on December 6, 2013, the Houston Texans have fired head coach Gary Kubiak.

The Jets' 35-year-old future Hall of Fame safety did not make a major impact in his first three games with the team - all losses.

Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin, pictured during their NCAA football game at Kyle Field in College Station , Texas, on August 31, 2013.

"I don't know that it can be fixed now," a member of the Redskins' front office said of the relationship between owner Daniel Snyder, left, and Coach Mike Shanahan, fight.

Immediately after the Houston Texans decided to fire head coach Gary Kubiak, former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith had his name thrown around the rumor mill early.

This photo of Texans defensive end J.J. Watt tackling the Colts' Vick Ballard at Reliant Stadium on Dec. 16, 2012, earned first-place honors for Best Sports Action Photo in the Hoosier State Press Association's 2013 Better Newspaper Contest.

It took 13 weeks before an NFL coach got fired. It certainly could have come sooner, but the Houston Texans, losers of 11 straight games, finally decided to send Gary Kubiak packing.

The Houston Texans are officially the worst team in all of professional football at 2-11, having lost those 11 games all in a row and most recently handing the previously-labeled "worst team in the league" their third straight win in the Jacksonville Jaguars .

Philadelphia Eagles outside linebacker Connor Barwin tackles Washington Redskins wide receiver Leonard Hankerson at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday November 17, 2012.