The Houston Texans are now 0-2 entering the 2026 season after back-to-back losses against the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. Compared to how the Texans were viewed heading into the season, the consensus has certainly shifted in just a couple of weeks’ time.
The Houston Texans offense–– after their latest 6-20 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals to fall into another 0-2 start to begin the regular season–– hasn't looked as improved as it was talked up to be throughout the offseason.
Houston Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair has been using his eye black strips to spread awareness around the Israel-Gaza conflict. In Week 1, He honored Hind Rajab, a young Palestinian girl who died in 2024 while speaking with Palestinian emergency services.
The NFL fined Houston Texans cornerback Jaylin Smith $5,971 for wearing silver cleats during the team’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a person familiar with the penalty.
How many of the 46 NFL quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game at least 10 times in their career can you name in six minutes?
After now dropping the first two games on their 2026 schedule, the Houston Texans are set to turn the page into Week 3 for their first divisional matchup of the season against the Indianapolis Colts.
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.
Houston Texans’ defense wasted another strong defensive effort after losing 20-6 to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Texans actually outgained the Bengals 374-267, but that advantage never translated into touchdowns.
If you were to grade the Houston Texans' 2026 season through two games as a collective, the result on that report card probably wouldn't look too appealing.
Once again, a week after being fined by the NFL for writing Hing Rajab’s name on his eye black, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has written the name of another Palestinian child who was killed on his eye black: Wafaa Akila.
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 left Week 2 with more questions than answers after a 20-6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. C.J. Stroud did whatever he could, but Houston could not turn those yards into a single offensive touchdown.
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.
Houston Texans could not avoid a 0-2 start, falling 20-6 to Cincinnati Bengals at home. They moved the ball better than the score suggests, finishing with 374 total yards, but failed to score a touchdown.
DeMeco Ryans sounds like he has had seen enough. After the Houston Texans were shut out of the end zone in a 20-6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the head coach challenged his biggest stars to match the impact of the opposition’s elite playmakers.
Chase's quiet Week 1 was much ado about nothing.
Just hours before Week 2 kicks off for the Sunday slate, there is a waiver wire target that more fantasy managers should be looking to pick up. That player is Dalton Schultz, who is rostered in only 20% of ESPN leagues and 50% of Yahoo leagues.
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.
While an 0-2 start might not be the end of the world, history has not been kind to such teams when it comes to making the playoffs. Three expected playoff teams find themselves in danger of such a start this week.
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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