The Houston Texans could be entering this weekend's game against the Indianapolis Colts a little depleted due to injury, depending on how the health of guys like Nico Collins (hamstring), Jadeveon Clowney (knee), and Ed Ingram (groin) trend over the next few days before their Week 3 matchup.
The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts are heading into a defining Week 3 contest for both sides, as each team has started off their 2026 campaign with an 0-2 record and will be doing everything they can to avoid an 0-3 skid against their AFC South division rival this weekend.
The Houston Texans have fallen into a familiar 0-2 hole to start their 2026 season. It's a spot that, since DeMeco Ryans has been in the building as head coach, this Texans team has been in three different times.
The Houston Texans' sluggish 0-2 start to the new NFL season has already garnered a few overreactions as to what could be in store on the horizon. And those overreactions seem to be creeping into some early NFL mock drafts for 2027––so much so that one of the latest predictions from Sports Illustrated has pinned Houston with the No.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to rack up at least 4,000-passing-yards and toss at least 30 touchdowns in the same season can you name in six minutes?
NFL teams that start the season 0-2 have significantly reduced odds of winning the Super Bowl. In fact, only three have gone on a championship run after losing back-to-back games to start the year.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Zeke Moore, a durable Pro Bowl cornerback who spent his entire professional career with the Houston Oilers, died Tuesday. He was 82. The cause of death was not immediately available.
The Houston Texans faced a harsh reality last week against the Cincinnati Bengals with Nico Collins out of their lineup. Houston failed to score a touchdown, losing by a final score of 20-6 and falling to 0-2 on the season.
The Houston Texans could be getting some reinforcements within their secondary relatively soon. That's because their veteran safety, M.J. Stewart, officially returned to practice on Wednesday leading up to Week 3's matchup vs.
Houston Texans placed wide receiver Tank Dell on injured reserve before the season, making him ineligible to return until Week 5. He missed the entire 2025 season after suffering a dislocated knee and multiple ligament injuries against the Chiefs in December 2024.
Houston Texans are in an early hole after two home losses, putting Super Bowl hopes under pressure. They fell to the Cincinnati Bengals 20-6 in Week 2 after also losing to Buffalo in the opener.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
According to Tom Pelissero, the 49ers are signing DT Naquan Jones to their active roster from the Vikings’ practice squad. He’ll add some depth to their defensive line which is already dealing with a lot of injuries. Jones, 28, wound up going undrafted out of Michigan State back in April of 2021.
The Houston Texans have started their new season off with an 0-2 record for the third time in four years. That means, based on what this new-look Texans roster has shown through the first two weeks of the year, they just aren't cutting it.
Now that we have two data points on every team in the NFL, we can better assess which struggling teams are in real danger and which ones will be totally fine. Let's break down some teams with concerned fan bases and rank them on the panic meter.
A bad start to the 2026 season for the Indianapolis Colts just got even worse.
The Houston Texans have not gotten off to a strong start to the 2026 season. Houston is now 0-2 after getting crushed 20-6 by Cincinnati in Week 2. It was a surprising result considering Houston has one of the league’s best defenses and was going up against a hobbled Joe Burrow.
Chase's quiet Week 1 was much ado about nothing.
The Texans were given a pair of tough tasks to open the season as they prepare to host the Bengals a week after just getting edged out by the Bills in Week 1.
Thursday updates indicated that Burrow would not be 100 percent for the Bengals' game at the 0-1 Houston Texans this coming Sunday after he developed "back tightness" ahead of Wednesday's practice.
Houston got bad news about Collins.
The Cincinnati Bengals are 1-0. Jon Gruden is not impressed.
Anderson Jr. has his quarterback's back.
Cook nearly gifted the Texans with a turnover when he lost control of the football early in what became Buffalo's game-winning scoring drive.
While Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud produced solid numbers during this past Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills, he also lost a pair of fumbles in what became a 36-31 defeat.
Brady made it clear Tuesday that Allen's game-winning touchdown against the Houston Texans wasn't going to erase what happened one play earlier.
Stroud is facing a big season as he tries to re-establish himself as one of the NFL's elite.
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