The Roller Coaster That Is Texans Fandom
See, the thing about being a playoff team, which is what the Houston Texans are this year, is you have no idea what your draft pick is at the end of the regular season. Other teams are “lucky” in that respect that they don’t have to guess anymore. But this is the world we live […]
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All football games have context. The context for this game blew up when the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tennessee Titans 41-7 to clinch the AFC South division. A very sarcastic thank you to the folks from Possum Holler for showing up and playing a competitive football game there. It’s good to know they weren’t phoning […]
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The Houston Texans 2025-26 regular season is over. So you know what that means. What? No, not playoff coverage, that’s exactly what they’d expect us to do. No, we won’t go into the Texans current nine-game winning streak going into said playoffs. Instead, we’ll take a quick look at the list of opponents for next […]
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The day started with a division title within sight. The Tennessee Titans even opened up a 7-0 lead on the Jacksonville Jaguars, so the Texans played most of their starters in the first half. Nico Collins and Kamari Lassiter were healthy scratches and they could have used both players in the first half. However, the […]
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After 17 weeks and several bottles of antacids, the Houston Texans’ path in the playoffs are now clear as mud; which is still an improvement over where it was before which was *shrug emoji.* So let’s break down what the Texans’ possible playoff seeds could be. Texans 3-seed:TEXANS WINJAGS LOSE Texans 5-seed:TEXANS WINJAGS WIN -or- […]
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There is one week left in the NFL regular season. No, YOU’RE getting emotional. And while the Texans punched their ticket to the playoffs last week, their slot in the playoffs is not yet certain. Depending on how the ping pong balls fall, the Texans could still win their division and, presumably a three seed […]
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This Sunday, the Houston Texans end their regular season with a tilt against the Indianapolis Colts. For a good bit of the season, this game seemed like it would hold the key to the Texans’ season. However, by virtue of Houston’s victory in LA last week, the Texans are in the playoffs and the Colts […]
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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 18, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]
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It’s hard to say people in this business are friends. Some of us are, but most of us are casual colleagues that run into each other every now and then. I have been doing this five questions feature for four or five years now. Chris Shepard from Stampede Blue has been a constant throughout that […]
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Welcome to week 17 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. Chargers Jayden […]
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Out with the old, in with the new. There was a time when the Indianapolis Colts ruled the AFC South. Peyton Manning was torching all the division rivals and the Texans were still trying to find their identity. In that same era, quarterback Philip Rivers was gun slinging for the then San Diego Chargers, prior […]
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One of the things I have brought up in passing is that the Texans defense makes life miserable for opposing quarterbacks. Unfortunately, I have not taken the time to lay that out statistically and that is completely on me. This is a space where we dedicate ourselves to the data side of things. So, we […]
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In the penultimate power rankings of the 2025 season, after a journey that took them from as high as the #4 on some rankings and as low as #27 on others, the Houston Texans have secured their rights to the elite tier of NFL teams by punching their ticket to the postseason with a week […]
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Draft season is upon us. With six picks in the first four rounds, Houston is going to fill some of its major holes this offseason. Namely, offensive and defensive line, safety, and running back. Pro Football Network’s Ian Cummings’ delivered one of the first 7-round mock drafts of the season. It helps set the stage […]
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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 17: The totality of Special Teams decides games, if not seasons: In match-ups between teams with […]
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It’s been over one month since the inaugural Houston Texans Mock Draft for the 2026 class, and things are starting to shape up around the league. The Texans are jockeying for position in the AFC playoff race. Meanwhile, The Washington Commanders, who the Texans have their 2nd and 4th round picks, have fallen to a […]
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This is usually something reserved for the day after, but Saturday football always throws a wrench into everything. The good news is that the Texans now have an extra day to recover for the season finale at home. As I write this, I still do not know whether it will be their last home game […]
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A season that started 0-3 and sat at 3-5 at one point is now ending with a guaranteed playoff appearance. The Houston Texans officially punched their ticket the NFL postseason with a 20-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. Furthermore, they give themselves the tiebreaker over the Chargers for wild card positioning and leave a […]
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The bad news for your Houston Texans at this point is that they’re mathematically eliminated from the top seed of the AFC playoffs. Class, let’s all thank the Denver Broncos for being useless against the Jaguars last Sunday and then winning on Christmas to make this a reality. The good news is the Texans are […]
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Sitting at 10-5, the Texans find themselves square in the playoff race. Sure, they are at the 7-seed, but they’ve notched victories over the Bills and Jags (two teams at higher seeding). They lost a close one to the Broncos, but that was as much about a hot Denver team and Houston dealing with a […]
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The Houston Texans are riding a seven-game winning streak and will look to keep it alive on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers. These two teams met in the Wild Card round of the playoffs last season, a game Houston controlled from start to finish in a 32–12 win. The Texans’ elite defense led […]
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Another week, another UGLY win. This time, Houston inched their way past the Las Vegas Raiders in one of the more mediocre performances in the DeMeco Ryans era. The offense looked stumped and the defensive line finally showed cracks. Whether the Texans are playing like a “playoff team” or not, they’re at the precipice of […]
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Obviously, there is a theme over the last week and throughout the whole season. The theme is that the offense sucks and many people still think Nick Caley needs to be shown the door. I came out a little over a week ago and argued that Caley should stay even though I had been banging […]
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If you want to be the best… Last weekend, Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley seemed to do everything he could to let the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Texans in what should have been an H-Town blowout. Now, we all know the margin between good team and bad one in the NFL is pretty […]
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We are several days removed from the Houston Texans disappointing victory over the woeful Las Vegas Raiders. They hit the 10-win mark but limp into an important matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. After the Raiders game, I asked the other writers of Battle Red Blog to express their frustrations with the team. And vent […]
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