Owen Daniels

Retired

Denver Broncos · TE

Owen Daniels recorded 129 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, BLT, Baltimore Ravens, HST, Houston Texans.

Best highlights

43.9

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

129

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Owen Daniels's most significant indexed performances.

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2006

9 rec · 99 rec yds · 2 rec TD

San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

7 rec · 123 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2009

7 rec · 78 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Detroit Lions vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2008

6 rec · 66 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Houston Texans vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2013

5 rec · 67 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Owen Daniels's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 133 receiving yards · 11 receptions

Houston Texans vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

11 rec · 133 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Conference Championship

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 24, 2016

2 rec · 33 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 15 targets

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

9 rec · 81 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

7 rec · 123 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Owen Daniels's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

Owen Daniels

Andre Johnson

DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

Owen Daniels

J.J. Watt

Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

Owen Daniels

Terrell Suggs

Marshal Yanda

Veteran defense gives way to a new plan

Baltimore Ravens · Between championship cores

Baltimore stayed competitive while the title roster aged, then prepared for its boldest offensive reinvention.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

Owen Daniels

Peyton Manning

Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2016–present

Owen Daniels

Justin Simmons

Patrick Surtain II

A champion defense waits for offensive continuity

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

The defense remained capable after Manning retired, but repeated quarterback and coaching changes turned the search for a successor into the era's central story.

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Owen Daniels

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Baltimore Ravens · Between championship cores

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

NFL appearances

Owen Daniels

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Baltimore Ravens · Between championship cores

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history