The Roller Coaster That Is Texans Fandom
This post is sponsored by FanDuel The Houston Texans are now riding high as one of the AFC’s most feared teams after their upset victory in Indianapolis against the Colts. Now standing at 7-5, the Houston Texans have now won four straight against AFC opponents, yet will receive no reprieve in their sprint to the […]
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The Texans keep their win streak going and now we can all relax, for at least a couple of days as we await the Texans’ next game against Kansas City. But let’s not think about that right now. Instead, let’s talk about the game that’s coming up right now. It’s the Clinton Portis Bowl (if […]
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It all seemed so improbable four weeks ago. The Texans sat at 3-5 and C.J. Stroud was set to miss multiple weeks with a concussion. They trailed the Jaguars by nearly 20 points and they found a way to win. Then they beat the Titans in an ugly intradivision game. They followed up that victory […]
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If you read this week’s how to watch, you already know how important this game is for the Texans’ postseason prospects. While a loss wouldn’t knock them out of the playoff picture, it would effectively hamstring any attempt to bounce back from what could only be called a disastrous start. But Stroud is back, the […]
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Folks, he’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. Yes, that’s right C.J. Stroud is coming back under center for your Houston Texans. And not a moment too soon either because this week they face the, somehow, division leading Indianapolis Colts in a not-technically-must-win-but-awful-close-to-it game if the Texans want any hope of repeating as AFC South champions; to say nothing of […]
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So, it’s pretty obvious that the Black Friday game on Amazon is a cynical ploy by the monopolistic retailer to keep people at home so they don’t go shopping elsewhere, right? The weird thing about that is, despite this, the ads for said cynical ploy to keep people home shopping on Amazon is littered with […]
13 days ago | 1 read
The Houston Texans have announced that C.J. Stroud has cleared the concussion protocol and will start Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. The move was certainly expected and might have seemed like a formality, but nothing is guaranteed by the concussion protocol. The addition of Stroud combined with the knowledge that Daniel Jones is battling […]
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The AFC South-leading Indianapolis Colts received a gut punch yesterday when news broke that starting QB Daniel Jones suffered a fractured fibula (the bone in the back of the lower leg). Even though he plans to play against the Texans, the playoff implications loom large over the impending matchup. Jones’ Herculean effort and gutsiness comes […]
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Hello Texans fans! I’m filling in here for Patrick, who is hopefully out enjoying Thanksgiving, but still wanted y’all to have a place to discuss this one. You know the drill: Talk about Bengals vs. Ravens and the AFC implications that relate to the Texans right here with your fellow fans. I’m curious what Joe […]
14 days ago | 1 read
As we get up for that third helping of turkey and pecan pie, one has to stop and think about the original Thanksgiving and ask the question everybody’s asked but never gotten a good answer for: what do you think Jerry Jones did at the first Thanksgiving? Now, given, he couldn’t probably do a whole […]
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Hello, good morning (hey, not all of us get to live in Central time, okay?) and Happy Thanksgiving to all you loyal Texans fans. Have you had enough to eat yet? Or has Thanksgiving dinner not even started yet? Well, whether it has or it hasn’t one thing is certain: there is a lot of […]
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Welcome to week 12 of the Cyclone tracker! This is where we follow our resident weather-themed duo in rookie receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel, both out of Iowa State (hence, the “Cyclone” twins). As always, there will be analysis, projections, commentary, and relevant updates that happen in real time. Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel statistics vs. Bills Jayden […]
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Happy Thanksgiving! Even happier the Houston Texans are off today in order to build on the 10-day lead up to their first encounter with the 2025 Indianapolis Colts. Right now, the thousand foot view sure seems like the Colts are the best of the best and Houston is overachieving. But when you dig deeper, the […]
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The Houston Texans have six more games to cement their legacy as the seventh team ever to make the playoffs after going 0-3… the last team being the 2018 Houston Texans. According to CBS Sports, “since the NFL schedule was expanded to 17 games in 2021, NO team has lost their first three games and […]
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The Houston Texans dominated the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen on Thursday Night Football last week, and it’s safe to say the rest of the league has taken notice. Houston’s defense played at an elite level, while the offense did just enough to close it out with backup quarterback Davis Mills leading the way. […]
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Quarterback CJ Stroud and safety Jalen Pitre, while remaining in concussion protocol, were participants in Wednesday’s practice. Stroud was a full participant Wednesday while Pitre practiced in a limited capacity. Take a look at the full injury report here: CJ Stroud being a full participant in Wednesday’s practice enforces the expectation that he will be […]
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Rejoice! Bust out that jersey! Bring out the party poppers, because the Texans are a winning football team for the first time in 2025! They welcome the favored Buffalo Bills, led by reigning MVP quarterback Josh Allen, and they kicked their butts all the way back to western New York! In seasons like these, unlikely […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Texans fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Heading into Week 13, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]
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No Houston Texans fan will ever say that Davis Mills throwing 40+ passes is the recipe for success, but that’s what was necessary to secure the win over the NFL’s worst 1-9 Tennessee Titans. Fortunately, a 10 of those 41 passes were directed towards Houston’s elite WR Nico Collins, who hauled in 9 receptions for […]
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Thursday night games present a bit of a challenge on the writing side of things. A normal Sunday week provides a bit of a routine. We look at the numbers from the previous game and then later in the week offer some kind of commentary on the next Sunday’s game or a commentary on news […]
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For the final game on the week 12 slate, we go all the way to the city by the bay…by which I mean Santa Clara, which is a solid 30 miles (I think) away from San Francisco proper. Tonight, the 49ers take on the Carolina Panthers who find themselves thrust into the possibility of leading […]
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The 2025 regular season has been quite and interesting one for the Houston Texans: they kicked off the season by going 0-3, practically left for dead by much of the football viewing public, and now have since gone 6-2, most recently defeating the mighty Buffalo Bills in the final seconds of Thursday Night Football. Recuperated […]
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Another week comes in the NFL as the Houston Texans clawed their way back above .500 for the first time in 2025. Week 13 marks the first time they play the Indianapolis Colts all season and this one is likely for all the marbles. A Colts victory will likely close out the Texans’ chances of […]
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Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Houston Texans safety Calen Bullock, the third-round pick in 2024 who has become that rarest of entities — a deep-third defender you simply […]
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And here we are, at the end of another week of football (MNF excluded), and it might not be a bad matchup. Tonight, we have the Baker Mayfield Bowl as Mayfield’s current team (the Bucs) face off against the Rams (his former team) in the house that avarice built, SoFi Stadium. Here’s what you need […]
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