The Roller Coaster That Is Texans Fandom
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 guard Ed Ingram, who washed out with the Minnesota Vikings, was traded in the offseason to a less stable offensive line, […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
“There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” — Mark Twain The line above is often attributed to Mark Twain, but we have no proof that he was the first one to say it. The Googles will say that it was either him or someone else and that rabbit hole is a perfect example of the […]
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Your Houston Texans currently have the #1 defense in all the land. Danielle Hunter was awarded AFC Defensive Player of the Week. He a fellow quarterback predator Will Anderson Jr. are both within 3 sacks of double digits on the season. Derek Stingley Jr. has 3 INTs so far, including an amazing 1-hander against Trevor […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
It’s never a good sign when players get hurt one after another at the same position. The Texans strength this season has been their secondary, where they have two of the top 10 leaders in interceptions. Kamari Lassiter leads all CBs in tackles… and that’s not because opposing QBs are throwing at him. They are […]
27 days ago | 1 read
Yesterday, Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans announced that starting safety M.J. Stewart would require season ending quad surgery: This comes as a destabilizing blow to the number one defense in the NFL. Houston’s defensive backfield relied heavily on Stewart after former free agent signee CJ Gardner-Johnson was released in week four after struggling to […]
28 days ago | 1 read
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 10: The Entire Davis Mills Experience: Coming into this game, there wasn’t a lot of expectations […]
28 days ago | 3 reads
The season has been on the line for the Texans since September. Three weeks into the regular season schedule and without a win to show, it quickly became obvious to those watching that this was going to be a difficult year for Houston. Regardless of whether or not the struggle was justified, Houston was not […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
Tonight’s MNF game might actually be kinda good. The Philadelphia Eagles go to northern Wisconsin to play the Green Bay Packers. It’s Jordan Love vs. the ironically named City of Brotherly Love. Here’s what you need to know to watch/listen to/stream tonight’s game: Who: Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) at Green Bay Packers (5-2-1) What: Monday Night […]
29 days ago | 1 read
It’s hard to look at a game like Sunday’s dispassionately, but that is what we are called to do in this segment. The By the Numbers segment looks at the numbers of NFL games to predict which categories will lead most to success and failure. Some of the numbers may surprise you when you look […]
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We still haven’t fully recovered from the 26-point, come-from-behind victory the Houston Texans pulled off this week, breaking dozens of hearts in Jacksonville. So we’ll keep this short and to the point. It’s Sunday Night Football time! Here’s what you need to know to watch tonight’s game: Who: Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) at Los Angeles Chargers […]
30 days ago | 2 reads
An NFL final score of 36 to 29 has never happened in NFL history until today. When the Houston Texans returned the ball for a last-second score against the Jacksonville Jaguars and declined to go for the extra point, we got NFL Scorigami for the third tie this season. An NFL “Scorigami” is a final […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
It had the makings of a lost game in a lost season. The Houston Texans trailed the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-0 in the first quarter and it seemed like all was lost. Slowly but surely the team clawed their way back into the game with a smothering defense and suddenly effective passing and running game. Pound […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Did the Texans game leave a bad taste in your mouth? Well not all football is gonna be that bad. Have some late afternoon football to act as a palate cleanser. Anyway, the maps. CBS SINGLE GAME Green: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks (Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green; Referee: Alan Eck) FOX LATE GAMES Red: […]
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You know, last week, when I made the extremely funny joke about C.J. Stroud potentially being a target for a bounty, I WAS NOT BEING SERIOUS, SEAN PAYTON. Fight me, you coward! For the honor of Coleridge Bernard Stroud IV! Davis Mills will be lining up under center with a banged up offensive line missing […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Woooo boy. Oh, man this one’s gonna be tough, y’all. In case you haven’t heard, the Texans are going to be without the following players for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. QB C.J. StroudK Ka’imi FairbairnOG Ed IngramOT Tytus HowardDB Jalen PitreLB Christian HarrisFB Jakob Johnson Ingram, Howard, Pitre, Harris, all of whom were expected […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Texans are now in must-win territory after dropping several games they had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter. Houston’s defense might be the best in the entire league this year, but it doesn’t matter if they can’t score points on a consistent basis. The Texans’ offensive line hasn’t been able to […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Although no touchdowns were scored, the Texans offense started off well against the Denver Broncos, and it looked like Stroud was about to have a very impressive day, until he suffered a concussion on a late-slide attempt that will now keep him out this weekend against the Jaguars. Houston’s defense has been great all year, […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
It’s been three and a half seasons since the 2022 rookie class took the field and Texans fans have a good sense of who hit and who missed. Many of the woes the team is experiencing in the 2025 season are due to the mistakes of this class. Offensive line Conversely, the strength of the […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Welcome to week 8 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. Week 9 Cyclones Tracker: ————————————- […]
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This has been the fourth year I have been doing these and Gus Logue of Big Cat Country has been there for all of them. It’s funny how divisional games are always circled on the calendar as big games and yet behind the scenes we seem to get along better than the teams outside of […]
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Hello, good evening and welcome to week 10 of the NFL season. Tonight, Thursday Night Football is going west. Well, mountain west anyway. It’s a prime time AFC West matchup that somehow does not include the Chiefs. I don’t know if it was intentional or if someone made a mistake creating the schedule or what. […]
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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 10, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Your Houston Texans were hit with several pieces of unfortunate news this week. With the deck already stacked against them in the AFC South, the road ahead is getting rougher. The division leading Indianapolis Colts traded with the New York Jets to land all-pro cornerback Sauce Gardener. For a team already sitting at 7-2, facing […]
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The stages of suck moves on to week ten with another subject of focus. With most things, the fanbase is likely in the questioning stage with DeMeco Ryans. No one is ready to pull the plug, but there is some serious side eye going on. One of the hallmarks of Ryans’ first two seasons was […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
If the most recent Houston Texans injury report didn’t provide you with enough bad news for the day, buckle up: head coach DeMeco Ryans announced starting quarterback CJ Stroud currently remains in concussion protocol, and will miss Houston’s Week 10 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. This comes as a massive gut punch to the entire […]
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