The Houston Texans have been left with a lingering injury within their running back room in the form of David Montgomery's groin issue. Montgomery, who the Texans first brought onto the roster via trade earlier this offseason, has been sidelined since Week 5 with said injury.
Houston’s 2026 campaign looked in serious trouble after four consecutive defeats. Losses to the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys left the Texans at 0-4, raising questions about their offensive consistency and defensive reliability.
H-Town finally got the Texans it expected in Week 9. Houston beat the Chargers 44-22 at SoFi Stadium behind five touchdown passes from C.J. Stroud and eight sacks, and the 3-5 Texans head to Cleveland on Sunday trying to string wins together.
Watson entered the NFL's concussion protocol following the Browns' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 1. That resulted in Sanders starting for Cleveland against the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 8.
How many of the most recent running backs to reach the 30-carry threshold in a single game for each NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?
Watson missed the Week 9 game after he entered the NFL's concussion protocol following the 27-6 defeat at the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 1.
Quarterback is the most important position for an NFL team. That wasn’t always the case, but it has been the case for, you know, 50 years at this point essentially.
The Houston Texans' trade deadline was a quiet one. While the Texans were involved in a slight bit of trade chatter before Tuesday's deadline, the 3 p.m.
Houston’s biggest receiver move of the season came a month before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, and C.J. Stroud has been the one cashing in. The Texans’ gamble on his Ohio State teammate Marvin Harrison Jr.
Watson recorded five fourth-quarter game-winning drives from Week 2 through Week 7.
The Houston Texans have plenty to feel good about after their 44-22 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. C.J. Stroud delivered one of his best performances of the season, completing 21 of 35 passes for 384 yards, five touchdowns and one interception.
The Houston Texans head into Week 10 with renewed confidence after a convincing 44-22 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. With a road matchup against the Cleveland Browns coming up on November 15, DeMeco Ryans will want to maintain that momentum.
The NFL trade deadline has officially come and gone. And over the course of Tuesday's action up until the buzzer, we saw a few deals around the league go down for teams to either buy or sell some talent for the second half of the season.
From Billy "White Shoes" Johnson to Deion Sanders to Devin Hester, here are the greatest return men for each of the NFL's 32 teams.
The Houston Texans have just a couple of hours to go until they're on the other side of the NFL trade deadline. To this point, things have been pretty quiet in H-Town.
The Houston Texans paid real draft capital for a rookie guard they trusted as a floor setter. How has that investment looked so far? The Houston Texans made one of the more aggressive moves of the 2026 NFL Draft when they traded back into the first round for Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge.
C.J. Stroud is still playing under his four-year rookie contract worth $36.28 million, signed in July 2023. According to Spotrac, his average annual value is approximately $9.07 million, with a 2026 cap hit of $11.55 million.
After missing nearly two years with a devastating knee injury, Dell stamped his name in the Comeback Player of the Year conversation.
The Houston Texans are now less than 24 hours away from reaching the NFL trade deadline. And to this point, how the Texans might approach their plans in the coming hours is still largely undetermined.
DeMeco Ryans has seen C.J. Stroud’s best days before, and he didn’t hold back after the latest one. The Houston Texans coach called his quarterback one of the league’s best after Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdown passes in a 44-22 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.
While speaking with reporters on Monday afternoon, Monken declined to confirm who will serve as his QB1 versus Houston.
Watson entered the NFL's concussion protocol after he reported symptoms following Cleveland's 27-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 1.
CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans had themselves a day against they thumped the winless Los Angeles Chargers, 44-22. The Texans quarterback connected with Tank Dell for a 63-yard bomb, one of his career-high-tying five touchdown passes.
The Texans enter Sunday’s action with a record of just 2-5. Houston managed to rebound after a poor start last year, and efforts to do so again in 2026 will be made over the coming weeks.
For a piece published on Friday morning, The Athletic's senior writers Mike Sando, Jourdan Rodrigue, Ted Nguyen, and Daniel Popper analyzed what they've got wrong through the first eight weeks of the 2026 NFL regular season.
It doesn't sound like the Texans will be looking past the Chargers.
An update emerged on Stroud's contract situation.
For a piece published on Monday, Mike Sando of The Athletic spoke with an offensive coach from another team who seems convinced that Harbaugh is making a mistake by extending the marriage involving Herbert and McDaniel for at least one more week.
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