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 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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Houston Texans Week 2 ended in further disappointment. Houston lost 20-6 to the Cincinnati Bengals, with the offense failing to reach end zone. C.J. Stroud threw for 353 yards, but Houston went 0-for-4 in the red zone and remained without an offensive touchdown through two games.
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 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.
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.
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.
Aaron Wilson reports Texans WR Nico Collins avoided a serious hamstring injury, but his Week 2 status is “very much in doubt.” Collins hurt his hamstring in Wednesday’s practice, but it doesn’t seem to be as serious as his hamstring injury from two years ago as of now, which sidelined him for five games.
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.
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