Houston Texans

By SteveRobWhatever Injuries to Browns running backs Jerome Harrison (hamstring) and Jason Wright (neck) might make both unavailable to play against the Texans on Sunday. That would mean extra duty for starter Jamal Lewis, who is averaging 18.5 carries this year.

By SteveRobWhatever Wide receiver Andre Davis practiced with the Texans this week for the first time since undergoing finger surgery in October. Kubiak took Davis aside and threw passes to him at the beginning of practice. The coach said he thought Davis looked probable for Sunday. “I think we’ll continue to wo...

By SteveRobWhatever Texans head coach Gary Kubiak announced Thursday that Dunta Robinson will start at cornerback in base defense. Robinson said he most likely will play on the right side. Fred Bennett and Jacques Reeves are competing for the starting position on the opposite side.

By Josh Satler 3. Owen Daniels vs. Cleveland Browns. Rosenfels had a horrible game last week as the Texans came up short vs. the Colts in Indy, but we see him bouncing back against a not so stellar Browns defense. Look for Daniels to once again have a lot of passes thrown his way and to put one into the end zone.

Texans rookie running back Steve Slaton has no problems dealing with menacing NFL defensemen. He faces a much more trying foe at home: his soon to be 2-year-old son Julian. "A cranky 2-year-old is more difficult than a defense because defenses you only deal with on Sunday. The son you deal wit...

By Associated Press HOUSTON -- Texans rookie running back Steve Slaton has no problems dealing with menacing NFL defensemen. He faces a much more trying foe at home: his soon to be ...

By Charlie Bernstein The Texans have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL as there were playoff expectations for the team, both internally and externally, and they’ve delivered thus far with just three victories in their first 10 contests. If there has been one thing that’s gone right this year f...

Oddsmakers have made the Cleveland Browns a 3 point favorite when the Houston Texans come play on the shores of Lake Erie. The over/under is the contest is set at 50 points which is the highest total for any NFL game this weekend. ...

By Josh Satler 1. Willie Parker vs. Cincinnati Bengals. Parker came back with a strong effort vs. the Chargers this past Sunday, and on Thursday he gets the Bengals. Got to love that match-up. 3. Joseph Addai vs. San Diego Chargers. Addai came back strong with a nice effort vs. the Texans (100+ yards and two TDs) and n...

By Tim amp;lt;p>Howdy, Dawgs By Nature. It's Tim, one of your friendly neighborhood bloggers from <a href="http://www.sbnation.com">SB Nation</a>'s site for all things Houston Texan, <a href="http://www.battleredblog.com">Batt...

Jerry Jones envisions thousands of college students and fans filling the three-acre plazas at either end of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium, having a good time and creating home-court environments for their respective teams.

By nobody@flickr.com (lazyjones) lazyjones posted a photo: You can see in these two shots how good these offensive tackles are. I think there was one sack the whole game on Rosenfels.

The Houston Texans' Dunta Robinson was on top of the world professionally last fall. He suited up for a game against the Oakland Raiders and before the first quarter was up, found himself at the bottom of a pileup. He couldn't move his right leg. He couldn't feel his right leg. He looked down and w...

The road ahead doesn't get any easier for the Texans, as Cleveland, Jacksonville, Green Bay and Tennessee are on the upcoming docket. They will most likely be staring down a 4-10 hole by mid-December. 16-0 A STRONG POSSIBILITY FOR TENNESSEE

PLAYER NOTES --QB Matt Schaub has now missed two starts. He is able to bend his knee and is more mobile, but it's unlikely he will play in the next two weeks. --WR Andre' Davis should go back to his role as the No. 3 receiver this weekend. He has missed the past four weeks with a dislocated finger he ha...

In the second half of Sunday's loss to Indianapolis, the Texans' run defense vanished. It is a problem that is reoccurring. Against a Colts offense that ranked last in the NFL with an average of 69.2 yards rushing, the Texans surrendered 154, including a 4.5-yard average per carry. "They tried...

By rss@youtube.com (DenverBroncosFanatic) While I was playing Madden '09 (PS2), a few hours ago (still tecnically Monday), I was facing the Texans. I decided to start a franchise with the Broncos. It was still preseason games in my franchise. About 15 seconds left in the second quarter, before both teams switched to second string, I de...

The Texans accumulated all kinds of style points on their way to a 33-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday afternoon. This game is a reminder that they're good enough to stay in most games if they take care of the ball and stick with the running game.

By Rick Paulas Hey, look! Drew Brees continues to throw a ton of passes. He's got to be on pace for some kind of record or something! Dolphins 14, Raiders 5 Who would've guessed the biggest winner in the whole Brett Favre fiasco would be Chad Pennington? Surely, Peter King has already asked this question.

By Chris Nelson Eagles over Bengals - Never picking Cincinnati. Not happening. Titans over Jaguars - You simply can't pick against a Titans team that's rolling like this. Bills over Browns - The Bills have really fallen off lately and that quick start was clearly a fluke, but I still like them against the Bro...

you’re 5-4, there really aren’t any corners out there. We’re truly in a one-game-at-a-time mode." Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning whose team has won back-to-back games against the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers

By Ignacio Salazar Matt Schaub? Big Bad Bust! Sage Rosenfels? Well, he has seven turnovers in seven quarters of play this year to go along with that Texas-sized meltdown against the Colts in week four. Sprinkle some sage on that Texan fan. This great city has been without a legit quarterback since 1993 when War...

By pgutierrez@sacbee.com (Paul Gutierrez) • Midseason pick: New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees. • Preseason pick: Houston Texans DE Mario Williams. • Preseason pick: New York Jets QB Brett Favre. • Midseason pick: New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Steelers. • Preseason pick: Dallas Cowboys over the San Diego Chargers.

 United States - Houston home builder Bob Perry continues as Texas top donor, giving $2.5 million so far in this election, mostly to Republicans, according to state ethics ...

By Josh Satler 4. New York Giants (+3) vs. Philadelphia Eagles: See money line at the bottom. Miami Dolphins (-8.5) vs. Seattle Seahawks. If the Seahawks last two east coast trips are any indication (34-10 loss to Buffalo and 44-6 loss to NYG), look for Miami, who is playing well right now, to win this one by doub...

By Cousins of Ron Mexico Most Fraudulent Team: Atlanta Falcons ————— ————— 1. Tennessee 2. New York Giants ————— ————— Tennessee @ Chicago Jacksonville @ Detroit Baltimore @ Houston Seattle @ Miami Carolina @ Oakland Kansas City @ San Diego New York Giants @ Philadelphia San Francisco @ Arizona

Matt Schaub wants to show he's not injury prone, so he tries to play on a bad knee and makes some mistakes. When Bob McNair made the decision to hire a guy that had never been a coordinator or a fulltime play-caller or a head coach on any level, we should have known there was going to be some on-the...

By Chris Nelson Running back: Chris Johnson (Titans) Honorable mention: Steve Slaton (Texans) Offensive tackles: Ryan Clady (Broncos), Jake Long (Dolphins) Kick returner: Felix Jones (Cowboys) Honorable mention: Brian Witherspoon (Jaguars)

Schaub tried to play through a knee injury. Kubiak couldn't get a play into Sage Rosenfels, who called a play and threw an interception. The Texans had more yards and first downs than the Vikings. The Texans had a higher third-down conversion rate and won the time of possession.

HOUSTON - The Houston Texans' offense was almost perfect in the first half. It didn't have to do much in the second half against the Owen Daniels scored two touchdowns, and rookie Steve Slaton and Ahman Green added a touchdown each. Andre Johnson had 11 receptions for 141 yards for his third s...

By Will Leitch 24. Atlanta Falcons (1-3). Matt Ryan still has a while to go to become the world's most famous Matt Ryan. 2. Tennessee Titans (4-0). You know, if Vince Young would come out from under the bed, he might find his team is awfully fun to watch. Maybe we can lure him out with some cheese.

By Pete Treperinas Matt Schaub (Houston). I don't hesitate to say that a big part of the reason that the Texans are yet to win a game is because Matt Schaub has played terrible. With a QB Rating of 50 and five interceptions on the year, he needs to step it up.  Tennessee Titans. Believe or not, Kerry Collins has really...

By The Director Just as Houston has been the thorn in Jacksonville’s side, the Washington Redskins have stung the Dallas Cowboys.  Although times are different in that the Cowboys are powering 30 points on 440 total yards per game, the Skins are wearing the crown in this series with a 5-1 record ATS over th...

By Mike Craig My Pick: Jaguars My Pick: Broncos My Pick: Saints My Pick: Titans My Pick: Bills My Pick: Cowboys Baltimore Ravens (2-0) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) at 8:30 PM EST. Ravens against Steelers. Monday Night Football. Rookie against Big Ben. Hmmm.

By Brandon Cee 4. Pittsburgh Steelers (#8) 8. Philadelphia Eagles (#9) 9. New England Patriots (#6) 13.  Indianapolis Colts 14. San Francisco 49ers 17. Washington Redskins  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21. Jacksonville Jaguars 22. Minnesota Vikings 28. Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles

By abumnamedPaul So I think after two days worth of playing the new NFL Madden 2009, I’ve got a good enough sample size to break down the Texans and how they stack up. In short, Madden snubbed the Texans. Here’s some quick notes on the Texans in Madden ‘09:

By abumnamedPaul Fred Bennett, Antwaun Molden, Derrick Roberson, Dexter Wynn Jacques Reeves, Jamar Fletcher, Demarcus Faggins, Dunta Robinson Left Defensive End: Travis Johnson, Jeff Zgonina, Frank Okam Right Defensive End: Mario Williams, Roosevelt Colvin, Tim Bulman, Jesse Nading

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By Houston Mercier The Cowboys traded up with Seattle for South Florida CB Mike Jenkins. They gave up a first- (28th), fifth- (163) and seventh-round pick (235). Jenkins probably would have been taken by Houston at 26, so Dallas moved in front to get him.

By TheSportsGuru Teams: Denver Broncos (6-7, 2nd in AFC West) at Denver Broncos (6-7, 4th Place in AFC South) On what he said to Texans head coach Gary Kubiak following the game -- "I just said, `Hey, great job.  You got your team ready to play.  You outplayed and outcoached us.'"

By Thomas Hilton(hiltone@sas.upenn.edu) The Texans defense and offense made the Bucs look as if all the players were actually wearing eye-patches and wooden legs for this game. Rosenfelds was very effective and Andre Johnson was as reliable as the sun rising. How about Andre Davis' kickoff return for a 95 yard touchdown return? Ju...

By Thomas Hilton(hiltone@sas.upenn.edu) Sure, veterans like WR Andre Johnson and RB Ahman Green have had an impact on the team by being out of the lineup, but when Jacoby Jones is returning kicks or slotted in the receiver position, the Texans take on a different persona and are as dangerous as the Texans have ever been in franchise...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) At defensive end, Chris Canty was largely invisible while in the game. On the other side, Marcus Spears was getting blown off the ball and giving up the edge in the run game. The Texans ran for a lot of yards and most of it was to his side. He was complicit in the long run by Ahman Green, and on at least...

By Dave Golokhov(dave.golokhov@thescore.ca) Following a disastrous two-win season and the whole "Mario Williams instead of Reggie Bush" decision, the Texans seemingly had only one way to go. All eyes will once again be on Williams, mostly because the Texans could have had Reggie Bush or Vince Young instead.

By Jose de Jesus Ortiz(jose.ortiz@chron.com) Even though the Astros are set to concede this sports town to the Houston Texans, this town is definitely one of the best in the country for baseball. If I weren't paid to cover the Astros for the Chronicle, I'd... Even though the Astros are set to concede this sports town to the Houston Texans, th...

If I'm right, the Texans will own this town, and Reliant Stadium will become the place to be on Sunday afternoons. The Texans stand in dramatic contrast to the Astros and Rockets, who are entering periods of transition with huge questions about both their leadership and talent.

By Thomas Hilton(hiltone@sas.upenn.edu) 2007 10(10) AMOBI OKOYE DT- LOUISVILLE 2006 1(1) MARIO WILLIAMS DE- NORTH CAROLINA ST 2005 16(16) TRAVIS JOHNSON DT- FLORIDA STATE 2004 10(10) DUNTA ROBINSON CB- SOUTH CAROLINA 2003 3(3) ANDRE JOHNSON WR- MIAMI (FLA.) 2002 1(1) DAVID CARR QB- FRESNO STATE

By Thomas Hilton(hiltone@sas.upenn.edu) Just in and as many in the industry speculated, the Texans did not receive any offers for former 2002 #1 overall draft pick, David Carr. This afternoon, the Texans have released quarterback David Carr. The team has released former RB... Houston Chronicle)

By John McClain(john.mcclain@chron.com) Of course, I'm the guy who told you the Texans would draft Vince Young, and when they said they wouldn't, I told you they'd draft Reggie Bush. Then I told you David Carr would be traded and Jake Plummer would be the starting quarterback. Did I predict what season Plummer would start for the Texa...

• • • He might accept a trade to the Texans, but Gary Kubiak and Rick Smith seem likely to look elsewhere first. Still undetermined is what the Texans will do about David Carr. One rumor had him ending up in Tampa in a three-team deal that would bring Plummer to the Texans.

1/22/07  TX - Houston - Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville: While I realize that the Texans could easily go with Anderson or Gaines here, let's assume for this week that the ...