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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. […]
Houston Texans Injury Report: Wide Receiver Ruled OUT
The Houston Texans are coming off a last second loss to the Buffalo Bills, in which the offense played well above what we expected, while the defense played well below what we expected. All offseason, the talk around town was how the offense would bounce back, especially quarterback C.J. Stroud, and he delivered in the […]
Five good Texans questions with Cincy Jungle
The Bengals are not as frequent opponent for the Texans as some other teams in the AFC, but whenever they meet you can be sure it is going to be a great game. The recent series has been a little one-sided, but as we saw last week, that guarantees no success for future meetings. The […]
Value of Things: By the numbers
With a week of football in the books, we can begin to tackle what we currently are seeing in this year of football. On a long enough timeline, the survival rate drops to zero. Every year of football stands on its own and one of the biggest mistakes people make is that they assume because […]
Texans fans already waiting for next season?
Will the Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend? We spent all off-season believing the Houston Texans defense would carry this team to great heights. We also believed the offense was still a long way from prime time. Last weekend, against the Buffalo Bills, our defense surrendered the most points they’d given up in a […]
Houston Texans News: Thursday September 17, 2026
Houston Texans News Kyrie Irving will pay Azeez Al-Shaair’s fine for writing Palestinian girl Hind Rajab’s name (Houston Chronicle) Texans Aren’t Buying Into Bengals’ Poor Offensive Line Narrative (Sports Illustrated) Former Cowboys Starter & 1st-Round Pick Signs With Texans (Heavy.com) Jadeveon Clowney out of Texans practice, Nico Collins limited (Pro Football Talk) Bengals’ Burrow has […]
Houston Texans NFL Power Rankings: Week 2
Welcome back to Battle Red Blog’s NFL Power Rankings roundup! Every year, I take the honor of leapfrogging from website to website, taking the pulse on the greater NFL punditry and their thoughts on the Houston Texans. Last week, I kicked off the 2026 Power Rankings with my own, personal power rankings, but now in […]
Texans vs. Bills Week 1 analysis: Turnover differential, final plays killed Houston’s chances
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 1: The Missed Turnovers: Last season, Houston ranked 3rd in forced turnovers. They left the game […]
Texans Place LB Henry To’oTo’o on IR
Following the Houston Texans’ 36-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills, many eyes turned towards the health status of starting LB Henry To’oTo’o. He suffered an injury tackling Bills TE Dawson Knox, and left the game. Now, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson is reporting that the Texans are placing Henry To’oTo’o on IR: Earlier today, head coach DeMeco […]
Value of Things: In the rearview mirror
Week one is finally in the books. It is time for that feature that everyone knows and loves. This is where we look at the basic numbers from the game to determine if we can see any patterns in winning and losing. Obviously, there are no patterns with a sample size of one, but as […]
Texans lose heartbreaker to Bills 36-31
It’s one game. It is really easy to overreact to the Texans’ performance on Sunday after losing a nailbiter. There was a lot to love about the game (the offense looked downright competent until the fourth quarter), there was a lot to hate (the secondary and Reed Blankenship in particular were hideous), and there was […]
Bills at Texans live game discussion for Week 1
Folks…we made it. It felt like forever. We’ve been waiting for this since the Divisional Round last year. It’s time to get back to Houston Texans football! The expectations for this team have never been higher. I do not recall ever saying a single Texans season was “Super Bowl or bust” (please feel free to […]
Bills at Texans: How to watch, TV schedule, and more
Well, here we all are. After seven months of football drought with the occasional oasis here and there (the combine, the draft, preseason), we have finally reached the land of plenty. Houston Texans football will officially be underway in a few short, short precious hours. But will they be on your television at home or […]
Weekend Musings: The Houston Texans and the NFL world 25 Years Ago
This past Friday marked the anniversary of one of the most seminal events in US History: The terrorist attacks that hit New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. Nearly 3000 Americans killed, two of the largest buildings in the US destroyed, the command-and-control center of the US military damaged and the most powerful nation ground to […]
Texans Place Rookie DT Kayden McDonald on IR
On the eve of their regular season debut, the Houston Texans have announced another significant injury. Rookie DT Kayden McDonald is apparently suffering from an ankle injury and will begin the regular season on injured reserve. Battle Red Blog’s Nickschwager noted McDonald’s appearance on the injury report yesterday, but a placement on IR is a […]
Battle Red Blog Regular Season Power Rankings: 2026 Season
Football is back! Every year here at Battle Red Blog, I spend some time every week gathering all of the Power Rankings pundits’ thoughts on the Houston Texans and relaying them here (of course, with some of my own thoughts sprinkled in). But, at the beginning of every season, I try to put together my […]
Five Good Texans questions with Buffalo Ramblings
The NFL scheduling has its quirks and in one of those quirks, the Texans and the Bills match up for the third season in a row. The Texans owned Josh Allen in the first two matchups, but we will have to see if that happens yet again. A new season also marks a new opportunity […]
Houston Texans Injury Report
The Houston Texans are set to kick off their season at home against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Houston has gotten the better of Allen throughout his career, especially at home, but he is still one of the best quarterbacks in the game, and this will absolutely be a competitive matchup. In order to […]
10 NFL Insiders pick Texans to make Super Bowl
Ignored. Slighted. Dogged. Dissed. Part of life as a Houston Texans fan is expecting a significant percentage of the national media to dismiss or poorly characterize the franchise. Superficial “research”, echo chamber’d fake news, old narratives and mountains made from molehills have been the way for a long time. But… 2026 feels… different. Texans head […]
Setting Expectations for Texans Rookies in Their First Game
Every fanbase wants their rookies to make an immediate impact, but that’s not always the case. Sunday’s matchup against the Buffalo Bills will shine a light on the potential of this impressive rookie class. Seven of the eight rookies made the roster, a novelty in the Nick Caserio era. While only First-rounder Keylan Rutledge is […]
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