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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. […]
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 […]
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