The Roller Coaster That Is Texans Fandom
THE. TEXANS. ARE. BACK!!!! At one moment a little over a month ago, the world seemed to be imploding around the Houston Texans. During and immediately after the heart-wrenching loss to the Denver Broncos, several of the Texans’ impact players showed up on the injury report. Quarterback CJ Stroud and safety Jalen Pitre suffered concussion […]
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The Houston Texans have won four straight games but still can’t sniff the playoffs due to a competitive AFC race. While their chances to make the playoffs haven’t budged since last week’s article, their likelihood to win the division has never been higher. The leaders in the division, Indianapolis and Jacksonville, face off this week […]
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After opening the season with three straight losses, Houston has ripped off seven wins in their last nine outings and is suddenly charging toward the postseason. Most teams that start 0–3 don’t have the talent, composure, or resilience to claw back into contention. Houston is the exception — and that starts with their defense. The […]
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At 7-5 and currently out of the postseason, the Texans have little margin to work with. According to ESPN, they hold a 52% chance to get into the playoffs after their win against the then-division leading Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Houston’s ascension up the AFC playoff polls has been remarkable even if offense lacks the […]
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Key to the Game: The Upright: Weather was not a factor inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Yet, kicks still hit the upright. In particular, the upright played a major role in two XP attempts, which altered the strategic direction of the game. First, in the 2nd quarter, Colts PK Michael Badgley doinked the XP off the […]
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To finish off the week, we have one of the most lopsided matchups on the MNF docket possibly all season, if you go by the record, that is. It’s a rematch (not really) of two previous Super Bowl clashes, both of which ended spectacularly well (the Patriots lost). But we shouldn’t live in the past. […]
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Another week and another improbable Texans victory. If you had told the fan base that the Texans would be 7-5 at this point in the season at the beginning of the year, it would have made a ton of sense. This has been a 10-7 football team two years in a row and 7-5 points […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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