Texans standout receiver Nico Collins will sit out his second consecutive game due to a hamstring injury when Houston visits the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
The Houston Texans officially ruled out five players for Week 3, including WR Nico Collins (hamstring), S M.J. Stewart (knee), LB Jake Hummel (groin), G Ed Ingram (groin), and EDGE Jadeveon Clowney (knee).
Update: Nico Collins was ruled out of the Colts vs. Texans Week 3 game. The Indianapolis Colts could use a break. After two weeks of chasing Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes, their defense might finally catch one Sunday, because the Houston Texans’ best receiver probably won’t be on the field.
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The Houston Texans are one game away from falling into the same 0-3 hole that they were forced to climb out of at the beginning of the 2025 regular season––and it all depends on how they perform in Week 3 against the Indianapolis Colts.
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.
Nick Chubb is already a Cleveland Browns legend at the age of 30. The running back is back in Northeast Ohio on Friday as he officially retires as a member of the organization.
Wide Receiver Nico Collins Week 3 status is trending in the wrong direction. he missed the Sunday’s 20-6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals after suffering a hamstring injury during practice.
The Houston Texans are counting down the days before they hit the road for their first away game, and first divisional game, of the 2026 season against their AFC South rival, Indianapolis Colts.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Zeke Moore, a durable Pro Bowl cornerback who spent his entire professional career with the Houston Oilers, died Tuesday. He was 82. The cause of death was not immediately available.
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.
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.
The Cincinnati Bengals are 1-0. Jon Gruden is not impressed.
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.
Stroud is facing a big season as he tries to re-establish himself as one of the NFL's elite.
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