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Texans Legend J.J. Watt Confident He Could Still Play in the NFL

With the recent waves made by Philip Rivers and his comeback to the league after five years away from the game to join the Indianapolis Colts, it's gotten a handful of recently retired NFL legends buzzing about whether or not they'd be able to make the same impressive turnaround themselves if tasked with the opportunity.

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Texans Sign Breakout RB to Active Roster

The Houston Texans' running back room has been unfortunately prone to injuries throughout the 2025 season, and they got hit with another during Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.

DeMeco Ryans News / Houston Texans on SI / December 16

Texans Aim to Keep Strong Focus on Running the Ball

Keeping everything right out in front of themselves is pretty standard motivational speak from a head coach at this point in the season. However, Houston Texans' head coach DeMeco Ryans has yet to grow tired of drilling the point home to his team of keeping that incremental focus.

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The 'Active NFL 5-passing-TD games' quiz

How many of the 20 active NFL quarterbacks to throw at least five touchdown passes in one game can you name in five minutes?

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / December 16

C.J. Stroud Weighs In on Nico Collins’ Historic Season for Texans

The Houston Texans, in the process of their 40-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15, also saw an impressive streak extended by star wideout Nico Collins en route to another 1,000-yard campaign, making it his third straight.

Nico Collins News / Houston Texans on SI / December 15

Texans WR Nico Collins Reacts to Third Straight 1,000-Yard Season

In the process of the Houston Texans' sixth-straight win vs. the Arizona Cardinals, 40-20, that now lifts them to 9-5 on the regular season, wide receiver Nico Collins was able to find his way to yet another year of 1,000 receiving yards to make for his third-straight campaign of accomplishing said feat.

Derek Stingley News / Houston Texans on SI / December 15

Texans CB Derek Stingley Facing New Injury Concern

Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. is dealing with a new injury leading into their Week 16 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. According to Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, Stingley is dealing with an oblique injury that will keep him day-to-day throughout the week preparing for the Raiders.

Houston Texans News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 15

Texans lose key defensive lineman to season-ending injury

The Houston Texans are feeling great headed into Week 16. Houston got another big win on Sunday, defeating Arizona 40-20 in a blowout victory. The Texans have now won six games in a row and are in prime position to compete for a playoff spot in the AFC.

C.J. Stroud News / Houston Texans on SI / December 15

Texans Veteran Calls C.J. Stroud One of NFL’s Best QBs

The Houston Texans are rallying behind their star signal-caller, C.J. Stroud, after their latest 40-20 win vs. the Arizona Cardinals, for what's now the team's sixth-straight win, and for Stroud, his third win in a row since re-entering the lineup from his three-week concussion absence.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Houston Texans News / Pro Football Rumors / December 15

Texans DL Mario Edwards Out For Season

The Texans’ defense was dealt an injury blow yesterday. Head coach DeMeco Ryans announced Mario Edwards is dealing with a pectoral tear. Edwards will miss the remainder of the season as a result.

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The 'Scrimmage-yard leaders since 1970' quiz

How many of the players to lead the NFL in total scrimmage yards for each season since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 can you name in seven minutes?

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The 'Active NFL 5-passing-TD games' quiz

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Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / December 15

Texans Lose Another DL to Season-Ending Injury

Less than two weeks after losing Tim Sette Jr. with a season-ending injury, the Houston Texans have lost another defensive lineman upfront for the year.

NFL News / The Predictors / December 15

Texans roll past Cardinals for sixth straight win, 40-20

The Houston Texans continue to surge at the right time. C.J. Stroud threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns as the Texans extended their winning streak to six games with a convincing 40-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

NFL News / Yardbarker / December 15

Injuries to monitor after Week 15: Patrick Mahomes news makes Chiefs' nightmare season even worse

Each week of the NFL season, Yardbarker monitors players who have suffered notable injuries. Here are five we're tracking after Week 15.

Mahomes' injury diagnosis revealed

Mahomes sends an emotional message after injury, playoff elimination

What's next for Chiefs?

Packers star Micah Parsons suffers non-contact injury vs. Broncos

Sean McVay had ominous update on Davante Adams’ hamstring injury

DeMeco Ryans News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 14

DeMeco Ryans is so locked in he didn’t even know Texans are on 6-game win streak

The Houston Texans won their sixth-straight game on Sunday, taking down the Arizona Cardinals 40-20. Head coach DeMeco Ryans has played a crucial role in getting the Texans’ season back on track.

NFL News / Field Level Media / December 14

Texans grab early lead, coast to win over Cardinals

C.J. Stroud passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns, two to Nico Collins, and the host Houston Texans beat the Arizona Cardinals 40-20 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.

Houston Texans News / Larry Brown Sports / December 14

Texans score touchdown on bizarre botched snap

The Houston Texans seemingly turned disaster into a great play on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. The Texans seemingly botched a goal line snap during the first quarter of their game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Tex., but made sure it did not matter.

Ian Rapoport News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 14

Texans blow Ian Rapoport’s mind with wild Woody Marks TD

The Houston Texans are battling to get into the playoffs. Houston got off to a hot start against Arizona, scoring 17 unanswered points in a dominant first-quarter performance.

Braxton Berrios News / The Spun / December 13

Braxton Berrios Taking Heat For Comment About Alix Earle Breakup

It's been a few days since NFL kick return ace/wideout Braxton Berrios split with social media darling Alix Earle. And while the two seem to have parted amicably enough, they're still ribbing one-another online a bit.

Harrison Bryant News / NFLTradeRumors.co / December 13

Texans Make Four Moves, Activate TE Harrison Bryant

The Houston Texans officially made four Week 15 roster moves on Saturday. The full list includes: Texans waived RB Cody Schrader Texans activated TE Harrison Bryant from injured reserve Texans elevated RB Jawhar Jordan and DB K’Von Wallace to their active roster.

C.J. Stroud News / Larry Brown Sports / December 12

Texans owner pulled elaborate stunt after he got ignored by CJ Stroud

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair showed the world how far he’s willing to go to secure a high five from his starting quarterback. Stroud accidentally left McNair hanging after the signal caller led the Texans to a resounding road win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

Braxton Berrios News / Total Apex Sports / December 12

Braxton Berrios Breaks Silence on Alix Earle Split

Let’s be real for a second: keeping up with celebrity breakups is practically an Olympic sport at this point. Just when you think you’ve got the roster set, someone gets cut.

C.J. Stroud News / Yardbarker / December 8

C.J. Stroud sends message to Texans' offense after 'SNF' win over Chiefs

The Houston Texans improved to 8-5 on the season via a 20-10 win at the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.

Andy Reid opens up about controversial fourth-down call in Chiefs' loss to Texans

'SNF' takeaways: Chiefs' playoff hopes in serious jeopardy after ugly loss to Texans

The most crushing defeats in NFL playoff history

The 'Head coaches to lose in the Super Bowl' quiz

Andy Reid News / Yardbarker / December 8

Andy Reid opens up about controversial fourth-down call in Chiefs' loss to Texans

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was unable to complete a pass during that call, and the Houston offense responded by producing a short touchdown drive for what proved to be the game-winning score.

'SNF' takeaways: Chiefs' playoff hopes in serious jeopardy after ugly loss to Texans

Chiefs' run of consecutive AFC West titles is officially over

Travis Kelce coughs up game-losing interception to end ‘SNF’

The most significant worst-to-first NFL teams

The 'College football color teams' quiz