The Rundown: Texans vs. Titans
It wasn’t pretty but the Houston Texans clinched their playoff spot for the second season in a row with a 24-10 win over the Tennessee Titans. The game felt as if in slow motion at times and like the Texans were struggling, but the game was in hand the entire day. The offense did enough to get by and the defense created opportunity after opportunity to make it an easy day for the Texans. The Texans were depleted with injuries with five players ruled out for the game, so there were plenty of new faces on the field that look good for the future of…
Five Texans Already Ruled Out For Sunday
The Houston Texans have already ruled out Brooks Reed (Groin), Derek Newton (Knee), Johnathan Joseph (Hamstring and Groin), Antoine Caldwell (Hamstring) and Bradie James (Hamstring) for the Sunday game against the Tennessee Titans. Also, Alan Ball will be a game time decision with a foot injury which could lead to moving Brice McCain into the starting lineup with second year corner back Brandon Harris getting more defensive snaps at the nickel corner position. The majority of the back ups played plenty of snaps against the Detroit Lions in their Thanksgiving game but this could be good for the Texans…
Digging Deep: Detroit Edition
In their first Thanksgiving Day game ever, the Texans played and won their second overtime game of the season beating the Detroit Lions 34-31. This win brings the Texans’ record to 10-1, which ties their franchise high in wins. Again, the story of the game was the offense putting up yards while the defense struggled. The Texans did not play their best football for the second game in a row and it is safe to say they are very lucky to have come out of Detroit with the win. Positives: 188 Andre Johnson had another huge game with 188 receiving…
Would Rolando Be Welcomed to Houston?
It’s not often we talk about other players not associated with the Houston Texans, but the name of Oakland Raiders inside linebacker Rolando McClain has come up. According to multiple sources, the former 8th overall pick (2010 NFL Draft) is set to “no longer” be a Raider. These tweets came out about McClain and his recent comments. Former Bama LB Rolando McClain no longer with OAK.He writes: I’m gonna weigh my options. Looking forward to playing for an actual ‘team’. — Kyle Burger (@kyle_burger) November 28, 2012 McClain on Facebook: “Officially no longer an Oakland Raider!!” and “I’d like…
Texans Must Evaluate Their Roster
The Houston Texans are dealing with an interesting two game stretch where the defense has been mortal against the pass and given up 983 total yards to the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars. This is quite the wake up call to a defense that has been solid since the start of the 2011 season and spoiling the fan base with something they had not seen in Houston. Despite a struggling defense, the offense has been putting together enough plays to put points up on the board and have actually carried the team the past two weeks. The Texans are showing…
Texans Shuffle Practice Squad
The Houston Texans announced they released rookie running back Davin Meggett from the practice squad and brought back inside linebacker Cameron Collins (pictured above). Collins will now be on the practice squad for the second time this season, and this looks like a move just in case the linebacker depth takes anymore hits. With an ailing Bradie James (Hamstring), Tim Dobbins (Shoulder) and Darryl Sharpton coming back from injury, the inside of the defense is looking to get healthy. Collins is 6-2 and 241 lbs. and was signed when Cody White was placed on the active roster in early October….
Monday Texans Quick Hitters
Here are some random facts from the Houston Texans to get your week started off. Quick Hitters #Texans have given up 15 sacks on the season. #62 #75 (3) #74 #60 #68 (2) #55 #76 #23 (1) cc @iamjsimon — PDS (@PHABMK6) November 26, 2012 The #Texans have 22 negative runs to the left and 16 negative runs to the right. — PDS (@PHABMK6) November 26, 2012 The #Texans have have (17) +10 rushes to the left and (20) +10 to the right. — PDS (@PHABMK6) November 26, 2012 The last game Newton and…
Report: Brooks Reed Out For a Month
According to NFL Network’s Albert Breer, Texans D takes a hit — Brooks Reed expected to miss 3-4 weeks with a groin injury. No surgery, but tough loss as home-field race heats up. — Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 23, 2012 This is a big blow for a thin outside linebacker position group and it looks like rookie Whitney Mercilus will replace Reed in the starting lineup. Connor Barwin, Bryan Braman, Jesse Nading and Mercilus are the healthy outside linebackers on the current roster. It will be interesting to see if the Texans look elsewhere for help or promote rookie Delano Johnson from the practice squad. Stay tuned…
The Rundown: Texans vs. Lions
Possibly one of the oddest games we can remember from the Houston Texans history of games, but how amazing is it to see them sitting at 10-1? After a grueling stretch of three games and a short week to play in their first Thanksgiving game, they pulled out another overtime victory over the Detroit Lions. After what could be called a game of some odd plays and situations, the Texans finally caught some big breaks that resulted in a win. Sometimes luck is involved in winning, but good teams find a way to win and that is exactly what the Texans…
Texans to Watch: Detroit Lions Edition
The 9-1 Houston Texans look to defeat the 4-6 Detroit Lions in a Thanksgiving Day Week 12 matchup. The Lions are coming off a disappointing 24-20 home loss to their division rival Green Bay Packers while the AFC leading Texans are looking to extend their four game win streak. This is the Texans first Thanksgiving Day game and only second ever trip to Detroit, a game they lost in 2004. The Lions, on the other hand, play this game on an annual basis but haven’t won it in 9 years. Two big impact players with previous injuries that have a…
