http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/1407 Recent articles about Kris Brown en-us HOUSTON—Texans placekicker Kris Brown used a three-hour practice Thursday to work on placekicking, sources reported. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:30:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Sports_Placekicker_Using_Practice_To_Work_On_Placekicking/1653997 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Sports_Placekicker_Using_Practice_To_Work_On_Placekicking/1653997 After Houston's close 20-17 loss to the Colts in Week 9, many experts have said that the Texans have the best chance of derailing Indy's potential undefeated season in today's rematch. That's for two reasons -- first, the Texans have played the Colts tight in four of their last five matchups, and second, the toughest opponent Peyton and his crew face after this game is the Denver Broncos, and who knows what kind of team you'll get when you take on Denver these days?The los... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:13:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Sunday_Spotlight_How_do_the_Texans_beat_the_Colts/1648935 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Sunday_Spotlight_How_do_the_Texans_beat_the_Colts/1648935 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Sunday_Spotlight_How_do_the_Texans_beat_the_Colts/1648935 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/9/79b47331aee7cc06ebe654586912dfd76f5cc879/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93186827.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D097816FD14081C6A0CCA7FE2A6FB28738E6125016A9B825CB.jpg Brought to you by Comcast's Red Zone Channel, a quick look at how your Houston Texans fared in the red zone on Monday night in the soul-crushing loss to Tennessee: Trips to Red Zone: 3 Scores in Red Zone: 3 (TD by Steve Slaton, TD by Andre Johnson, FG by Kris Brown) Red Zone Efficiency: 100% How can a team go 3-3 in the red zone and still lose? Oh...Kris Brown. That's right. Forgot. Titans vs Texans recap Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:30:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/BRBs_Comcastic_Red_Zone_Review_Titans_v_Texans/1632600 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/BRBs_Comcastic_Red_Zone_Review_Titans_v_Texans/1632600 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/BRBs_Comcastic_Red_Zone_Review_Titans_v_Texans/1632600 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/8/8833e9b655bc0b4697a6fd656ee4d4262b748216/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72923891.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D0ED0DF8E2DF6E5814.jpg /takes deep breath/rubs eyes/does shot of Bushmills Okay...let's do this. Let's start with a quick inventory of where your Houston Texans are at the moment. You know it well; it's called .500. At this point, some might think it's probably time we stopped renting space in the Land of Mediocrity and put down some roots. Buy a house, raise a family, join the PTA, and so forth. The honest truth, however, is that the season isn't over yet. Going into Monday night's game ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:10:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Post_Game_Breakdown_Texans_Lose_In_Soul_Crushing_Fashion_To_Titans_On_Monday_Night/1630966 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Post_Game_Breakdown_Texans_Lose_In_Soul_Crushing_Fashion_To_Titans_On_Monday_Night/1630966 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Post_Game_Breakdown_Texans_Lose_In_Soul_Crushing_Fashion_To_Titans_On_Monday_Night/1630966 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/7/67a38936830d017790a1cc29d7a31a56bf325ef6/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f56444941.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E092A487EF792101CC8.jpg Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. •Dear Texans fans: What the ****? It would be wrong to paint an entire fanbase with the same brush as the twisted mind who created this...companion, but, yeah, that's pretty much what I'm gonna do. •A real, practicing judge took the time to rule the Happ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Perfect_Gift_For_The_Kris_Brown_Fan_In_Your_Life/1629156 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Perfect_Gift_For_The_Kris_Brown_Fan_In_Your_Life/1629156 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Perfect_Gift_For_The_Kris_Brown_Fan_In_Your_Life/1629156 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/e/9e0a6a89d4daaa78833570f019ac77ec40f9f075/small/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_4b0c.jpg Texans kicker Kris Brown isn't going anywhere.In a decision that may not please certain Texans fans, coach Gary Kubiak will not even try out other kickers after Brown missed a potential game-tying kick in consecutive games."Kris is our kicker," Kubiak... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:11:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kubiak_Kris_is_our_kicker/1626920 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kubiak_Kris_is_our_kicker/1626920 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kubiak_Kris_is_our_kicker/1626920 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/e/9e0a6a89d4daaa78833570f019ac77ec40f9f075/small/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_4b0c.jpg For the second week in a row, Texans’ kicker Kris Brown blew an opportunity for his team to tie a game and force overtime. This time, Browns’ miss came in a 20-17 loss to the Titans on Monday night. Brown missed a 49-yard field goal with six seconds remaining, which would have tied the game and [...] Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:28:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_blows_another_chance_for_Texans/1622366 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_blows_another_chance_for_Texans/1622366 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_blows_another_chance_for_Texans/1622366 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/e/9e0a6a89d4daaa78833570f019ac77ec40f9f075/small/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_4b0c.jpg An original member of the Houston Texans could soon be on the outs.Kris Brown, who mans one of the most fungible position in the sport, has missed late in two straight games field-goal attempts that would have forced overtime.Fifteen days... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:58:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_blows_another_one/1621941 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_blows_another_one/1621941 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_blows_another_one/1621941 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6e2ad14b71fc80c70425828f6e2326502ff73ac1/small/Houston_Texans_2009_280f.jpg At least there was some entertaining kicker fail at the end. Kris Brown will make sure the Texans finish 8-8 again if it’s the last thing he does in the NFL. Then there was the wondrous mixed metaphor by Jon Gruden, who said Vince Young “found his wheels and got on his horse.” Unless [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:57:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_Was_Clearly_Shaken_By_Rob_Bironas_8217_Gunfingaz/1621903 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_Was_Clearly_Shaken_By_Rob_Bironas_8217_Gunfingaz/1621903 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Kris_Brown_Was_Clearly_Shaken_By_Rob_Bironas_8217_Gunfingaz/1621903 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e73e20baba180e5f6831ec0e111c1a91c62e238/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f82599289.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935E9D3D1A6545D2BB97347CA9485CECAB.jpg Kris Brown made a 56-yard field goal Sunday right before half. But before you celebrate, realize that the joker also missed a 42-yarder as time expired in the Texans’ 20-17 loss to the Colts. Had he made it, Houston would have tied the game and had a chance to win in overtime. Now, I realize that [...] Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:21:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Kris_Brown_ruined_a_lot_of_peoples_days_today/1525557 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Kris_Brown_ruined_a_lot_of_peoples_days_today/1525557 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Kris_Brown_ruined_a_lot_of_peoples_days_today/1525557 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6e2ad14b71fc80c70425828f6e2326502ff73ac1/small/Houston_Texans_2009_280f.jpg Kris Brown's leg kept the Texans in the game    (NFLPA) Third quarter notes from the Bills - Texans:I caught some comments by Gary Kubiak on the radio broadcast coming out of the locker room and he said "we played about as ba... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:08:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Texans_Bills_game_notes_third_quarter/1508689 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Texans_Bills_game_notes_third_quarter/1508689 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Texans_Bills_game_notes_third_quarter/1508689 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6e2ad14b71fc80c70425828f6e2326502ff73ac1/small/Houston_Texans_2009_280f.jpg As pathetic as the Texans' offense was in the first quarter, the Texans still trail only 7-3. Kris Brown kicked... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:47:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Browns_42_yard_FG_makes_it_7_3/1479035 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Browns_42_yard_FG_makes_it_7_3/1479035 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Browns_42_yard_FG_makes_it_7_3/1479035 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6e2ad14b71fc80c70425828f6e2326502ff73ac1/small/Houston_Texans_2009_280f.jpg