Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a career-best six field goals, including the go-ahead 43-yarder with 12 seconds remaining, as the host Houston Texans defeated the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 on Sunday afternoon.
The 4-5 Houston Texans will be up for their second-straight divisional matchup against the 1-8 Tennessee Titans for Week 11, and in the process, will be searching for their second-straight win in order to lift up to a .500 record for the first time this season.
Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn won't play in the Week 10 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and fellow kicker Matthew Wright will step in for him.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
Presently, the longest-tenured player on the Houston Texans roster is kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn, who has been on the team since April 30, 2016. But if we zoom out and change our search criteria to account for both players AND mascots, well, then Toro has been in Houston longer than anyone else.
The 3-5 Houston Texans will have their second game of two this season against the 5-3 Jacksonville Jaguars on tap for Week 10, in a contest that'll be critical for the Texans to take advantage of in their third of a three-game home stand.
The Houston Texans are set to make a change at kicker for their Week 10 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. With starting kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn officially ruled out vs.
The Houston Texans have brought on a new name at kicker. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Texans have signed kicker Matthew Wright to their practice squad.
There was nothing surprising about the way Week 9's matchup between the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans played out. With two of the NFL's best defenses involved, you knew it was going to be hard-hitting, low-scoring, and probably come down to the right leg of either Ka'imi Fairbairn or Wil Lutz.
The Texans tried to stage a late-game comeback against the Seahawks on Monday night, and a mistake from veteran kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn made the task more difficult.
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.
The Texans continue to struggle. They went three-and-out on their first drive, and Ka'imi Fairbairn missed a 52-yard field goal wide right on their second.
The Houston Texans' season has come to a bitter end, as the good guys fell by a score of 23 to 14 to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a frustrating loss for the Texans considering they outgained the Chiefs in first downs, yardage, and time of possession.
It's tough being a kicker in the National Football League. We've all seen our fair share of special teams meltdowns over the years. In fact, some of the most infamous moments in league history come down to kicking foibles in one way or another.
Former UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn has been one of the most trusted kickers over the past decade and put his talents on display once again with the Houston Texans.
As the country tuned in for the first NFL playoff game of the 24-25 season, the UCLA Bruins were represented by both teams participating as the Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn and the Chargers' Otito Ogbonnia looked to pick up a massive win in their quest for a Super Bowl.
Houston Texans kicker and former UCLA Bruin Ka'imi Fairbairn is preparing for the biggest game of his life. The nine-year NFL veteran has been a foundational piece for the Texans' special teams unit, having been retained under four different head coaches.
Former UCLA Bruins kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn is in his ninth year in the NFL and is continuing to post productive and consistent numbers to help lead the Houston Texans back to the playoffs for a second consecutive season.
It's very understood that each of the three phases of football is crucial in their own regard -- with special teams being extremely underrated. The Houston Texans have gotten some incredible production from their kicker, Ka'imi Fairbairn this season.
The Jets snapped their five-game losing streak on Thursday night with a mistake-filled win, 21-13, over the Texans. Here are four takeaways from their win.
The Houston Texans entered the weekend 3-1 but wanted to secure a win over a legit contender. The Buffalo Bills presented the opportunity for them to do this and they took full advantage — although they needed every second on the clock to do so, winning with a 59-yarder from Ka'imi Fairbairn at the buzzer.
The Houston Texans are making it look easy against the Buffalo Bills in Week 5. In what was seen as a measuring stick game, the Texans fell behind 3-0 in the first quarter but answered with 20 straight points.
Through two weeks of action, 16 kickers have scored more fantasy points than the top-performing tight end and three of them find themselves ranked inside the top 20 overall.
Ka'imi Fairbairn booted four field goals -- three of 50-plus yards -- and the host Houston Texans rode a stifling defensive performance to a 19-13 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
The Houston Texans have a massive dilemma against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn was ruled out with a quad injury. Houston doesn't have a backup kicker on its active roster, so it had backup running Dare Ogunbowale kickoff at the beginning of the second half.