Both the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts enter Week 3 winless with little room for another setback. Houston has already dropped two home games, while Indianapolis has surrendered 74 points through two weeks.
The Houston Texans have turned Sunday’s road game against the Indianapolis Colts into an early referendum on their offense. A loss would drop Houston to 0-3, and Locked On Texans host John Hickman argued it should trigger immediate scrutiny of offensive coordinator Nick Caley’s play-calling, the roster construction around quarterback C.J.
The Texans went without injured No. 1 wide receiver Nico Collins in a 20-6 loss to the Bengals in Week 2. Collins, dealing with a hamstring ailment, is also unlikely to play against the Colts on Sunday, per reports from Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 and Jonathan M.
How many of the active NFL players with at least 400 catches in their career can you name in five minutes?
The Houston Texans have had their fair share of battles with their AFC South rival, the Indianapolis Colts, throughout the past several years. It's been a matchup that, since the Texans entered the NFL back in 2002, has happened two times in a given season, and three times when these two met in the 2019 AFC Wild Card game.
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.
Barring a tie, either the Houston Texans or Indianapolis Colts will be saddled with a 0-3 record after Sunday's matchup. The AFC South rivals will be trying to avoid falling into that hole, and last place in the division, when they meet in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Houston Texans opened 2026 season with back-to-back home losses, falling 36-31 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 before the Cincinnati Bengals handed them a 20-6 loss in Week 2.
Coming off a 20-6 loss to the Bengals, the 0-2 Texans will play the 0-2 Colts in what could prove to be a massive game for both clubs this coming Sunday.
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.
In the NFL, patience is a luxury few are afforded. Entering Week 3, some coaches and players are already feeling the heat after slow starts. Below, we take a closer look at five that must turn things around this weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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