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Five Good Texans Questions with Blogging the Boys
Like the Olympics, the battle with the interstate rivals comes every four years. It is never a disappointment because someone in the state is getting bragging rights. Fortunately, we have some consistency here at five questions and so I get to catch up with David Halprin of Blogging the Boys yet again. It was good […]
Our first month with an app broke our commenting records
A month ago we announced the release of our new app, which you can find here or by searching SB Nation in your neighborhood app store. Quite a few of you have downloaded it over the past month and have been using it. The goal with this app was to make it easier to join […]
Value of Things: By the Numbers
It gets tougher to write these when you are 0-3, but looking at the numbers can help us figure out what could happen on Sunday. There are two struggling football teams meeting again which could mean the resistible force against the movable object. However, the rankings that we see will at least give us some […]
Are the Texans already at the “win or go home” point of 2026?
0-3… we went from pundits predicting the Texans would win the Super Bowl to 0-3. Sure, the only team to go 0-3 and still make the playoffs is Houston, twice. But neither time led to playoff glory, just a slightly extended season. So don’t mind me if 0-3 fails to excite. Worst of all, Nick […]
Houston Texans News: Thursday October 1, 2026
Houston Texans News Can the 0-3 Texans defy history again to make playoffs? (ESPN.com) Will Anderson, Jadeveon Clowney, Nico Collins are limited practice participants (Pro Football Talk) Why DeMeco Ryans is open to changes in offensive strategy, not personnel (Houston Chronicle) Will Anderson Jr. With Remarkable Performance vs. Colts (HoustonTexans.com) NFL News Steelers to trade […]
Houston Texans NFL Power Rankings: Week 4
The Houston Texans started this season with Super Bowl ambitions, and a large percentage of the NFL viewing public was behind them. Three weeks and three losses later, and this dream seems almost comical in hindsight. But, remarkably, the 12-5 squad from last year was in the same exact apocalyptic position at 0-3, and they […]
Value of Things: Is it time to panic?
Last year I introduced something called the stages of suck. The higher ups didn’t respond well to the headlines, but I am going to go with the same concept now that the Texans are 0-3 for the second year in a row. This brings a number of questions to the forefront. Is it too early […]
The Day After the Day After: Houston Texans fall 19-17 to the Indianapolis Colts
The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 3: Is Ed Ingram that critical to the O-line? Nico Collins’ absence the past two games […]
Houston Texans News: Tuesday September 29, 2026
Houston Texans News What’s the problem with Texans’ offense, which fell flat again in loss to Colts (Houston Chronicle) NFL threatens Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair over messaging: Here’s what the rulebook says (CBS Sports) Texans Hope To Get Nico Collins, Ed Ingram Back This Week (Yahoo Sports) DeMeco Ryans Had a Clear Message for Texans Players […]
Value of Things: In the rearview mirror
Another game. Another close loss. There isn’t much to say at this point in this particular piece, but I will have a lot to say later in the week. In this edition we always look at numbers inside the game to determine which ones correlate best with winning and losing. We can guess the usual […]
Texans Lose Heartbreaker to Colts, 19-17
After all of the additions the Texans made this offseason both through free agency and the draft, all of the offensive lineman that were supposed to establish Houston’s ground game in earnest after years of sloppiness, after trading for RB David Montgomery and WR Kayshon Boutte – the Texans still find themselves in the same […]
Texans at Colts live game discussion for Week 3
Hello and good morning all you guys, gals, and nonbinary pals out there in Texansland today and welcome to week 2 of the NFL season. Isn’t it weird how the NFL season started two weeks later than usual? Do you suppose the players will be paid for the two games that should have happened but […]
Texans at Colts: How to watch, TV schedule, and more
Sooooooooo…we’re here again. 0-2. That’s fine. I’m fine. It’s nothing the Texans haven’t overcome in the past. Would’ve…would’ve been nice to NOT have to do that but that’s just not the world we live in, is it? Today the Texans hit the road to play their first division game of the season against the Indianapolis […]
Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts: Injury Report
The Houston Texans are coming off another loss, this time to the Cincinnati Bengals. The game was not very close, due to the offense not being able to finish their drives. Stroud was able to move the ball, throwing for over 350 yards, but could not get the ball into the endzone. Their rushing attack […]
Houston Texans Prediction at Colts Week Three
The Texans unfortunately enter familiar territory. For the second straight year and third time in the DeMeco Ryans era, the Texans are 0-2 out of the gate. They face their AFC South rivals the Indianapolis Colts (0-2), who’ve also tripped coming out of the gate. Both teams are exceptionally desperate for a win, and neither […]
Five Good Texans Questions with Stampede Blue
You stay in this game long enough and you start building relationships along the way. Chris Sheperd of Stampede Blue and I have been doing five questions for the last five years and it has been an enjoyable ride. Even though the Colts and Tecans are enemies on the field doesn’t mean we have to […]
Nick Caley: yet another failed Texans OC
Talent at the NFL level is exceptionally high. Rarely is a player added to a pro football roster who isn’t a physically capable, pro football caliber athlete. It happens, but not as often as unhappy fans might suggest. The player’s mindset, motivation and attitude are another matter. As is their mental ability to grasp the […]
Value of Things: By the Numbers
Sunday sees a matchup of two 0-2 football teams that have lost to two playoff bound teams in their first two weeks. In other words, neither fan base knows for sure whether the lack of success is a factor of difficult opponents or glaring roster holes. Obviously, it is likely it will be a combination. […]
Houston Texans NFL Power Rankings: Week 3
Two weeks into the season, and the Houston Texans are already entering a death spiral on nearly everyone’s power rankings. It’s been a surprisingly difficult onset to the season for Houston, who now has to metaphorically look in the mirror and ask: How much change will be enough to stop this? How many cracks at […]
The Day After the Day After: Reliving the Houston Texans’ 20-6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals
The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 2: Houston’s D-Line was Good; Cincinnati’s was Better: The Texans generated 5 sacks, held the Bengals […]
Value of Things: In the rearview mirror
Two weeks of football and two losses for your Texans. Every victory and every loss comes with its own set of circumstances. The key is to take down the data and figure out the patterns in what you see. If you see the same things in defeat then you can avoid defeat by avoiding those […]
Texans lose a let down game to the Bengals
Since 1990, 12 percent of teams have gone 0-2 and made the playoffs. The Texans have done that on a few occasions and they will have to do it again after the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Houston Texans 20-6. It was a game that felt a lot like last season. The Texans defense harassed Joe […]
Bengals at Texans live game discussion for Week 2
Hello and good morning all you guys, gals, and nonbinary pals, and welcome to week 2 of the NFL season. Let’s try to put Sunday behind us. Because the Texans already have. They don’t live in the past. I don’t want to live in the past. You don’t want to live in the past either. […]
Bengals at Texans: How to watch, TV schedule, and more
Hey all, we’re back. Again. Man, last Sunday wasn’t fun was it? Whoo, I’ll tell you, that could’ve ended just a little better. Just one little bit better. Defense. Really. But we’re past that, we’re past that. We’re gonna see how our receiving corps is going to bounce back from Nico Collins’ absence. Will Kayshon […]
Weekend Musings: A tough week for the Houston Texans after a tough loss
Bad enough the Texans lost a game that they felt they should have one against the Bills at home. However, they didn’t exactly get a lot of respite this week, for on and off-field reasons. A few events of note: Off-Field Considerations: Hard to find a player under more of a microscope than CJ Stroud. […]
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