The Roller Coaster That Is Texans Fandom
We all have our habits, good and bad. Morning routine, afternoon smoke, evening shower, you could even fit three in a day if you’re feeling lucky! There’s a great variety of hobbies and habits to enrapture yourself in, but many of us reading this website share one – we all choose to watch the Texans […]
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The Houston Texans 2025 season is a dumpster fire. C.J. Stroud is in concussion protocol, the offensive line is in the witness protection program, and offensive coordinator Nick Caley needs to find a real estate agent back in New England. At 3-5, the Texans have a 26% chance to make the playoffs according to NFL.com. […]
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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 9: Goal line/Short Yardage offense…Ouuuccchhhh. Perhaps the most painful part of this game comes from the […]
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Well, the dust is still settling from that less-than-stellar result (at least for the home team) from the Broncos-Texans matchup. Even as we all try to make sense out of what transpired yesterday, the games continue, and we start to turn to the next matchup. To conclude the three-game homestand, the Texans (3-5) will play […]
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It’s Monday night, and now that the Texans game is over (we do NOT talk about yesterday in this house) it’s time to settle in for more football. Tonight it’s retro day for Monday Night Football, in that before the realignment, this was an NFC East matchup. The ARIZONA CARDINALS of Phoenix, Arizona (and surrounding […]
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There is always more than one way to look at these things. I suppose if we separate ourselves emotionally we can even manage to do that the day after. We predicted struggle earlier this week when we looked at the rankings in team sacks for the Texans’ opponents. We could also look at the fact […]
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It was supposed to go better than this, right? He was supposed to be the hot ticket offensive coordinator candidate. Five field goals. Just five field goals with the same bad offensive line that the Texans have had since the start of the Ryans era. It was supposed to be better. The days of basic […]
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There was a lot to like in today’s game against the Denver Broncos, but so, SO much more to hate. I don’t even want to recap the Texans’ scoring drives because they relied, exclusively, on the Texans’ patented all-field goal offense. The defense came to play today. And, while the team came up short, they […]
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It’s currently halftime of the Texans game and they still have players left so likely as not they’ll be able to finish the second half. But that’s not it for football. We still got games on CBS and Fox, as prophesized by the folks at 506 Sports. Anyway, the maps. CBS LATE GAMES No map. […]
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I’d like to direct this question to Sean Payton. This is Patrick with Battle Red Blog, because we’re professionals here; I simply wanted to ask what the bounty is you have on C.J. Stroud. Because I’ll pay double that for your players to NOT try to end our starting quarterback’s career. This is going to […]
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Welcome back my friends to the roller coaster that is Texans fandom (hat tip to the original fearless leader: Tim). This week, the Texans get to stay home again to welcome the Denver Broncos. There’s been some animosity between these two teams in recent years so this could be a really interesting game. Or it’s […]
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The Denver Broncos are one of the under the radar great stories in the NFL this season. Bo Nix is playing even better this season than he did last season and the Broncos lead the NFL in sacks through week eight of the season. Ian St. Clair of Mile High Report was kind of enough […]
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One of the things that old-time hard hitting journalists did was stick to a routine until the situation absolutely warranted it. Those situations would be called “special comments.” I am not a hard hitting journalist and barely qualify as a professional one, but I am taking the opportunity to throw out a special comment. DeMeco […]
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The Houston Texans are fresh off a dominant victory over the well-coached San Francisco 49ers and are looking to keep that momentum rolling as they return home to face the Denver Broncos. Quarterback C.J. Stroud took what the 49ers’ defense gave him and operated the offense at an extremely high level — something that hasn’t […]
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Hello, good evening and welcome to week nine of the NFL season. Last year, or even two years ago, this game would have been a prime-time matchup you circled on the calendar. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens vs. Mike McDaniel’s offense? Yes, please and may I have another? Cut to today and the Ravens look […]
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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 9, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]
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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 8 Cyclones Tracker: […]
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Last week, Nick Caley was in our crosshairs. This week we turn our attention to the number one guy in charge. Nick Caserio’s tenure in Houston has certainly been mixed. It was bumpy in the beginning, but the Deshaun Watson deal and the draft that brought C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson certainly gave him a […]
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Here we go again… Recently, in discussions over cigars, cognac and counting the billions we all make writing about the Houston Texans, the BRB masthead tossed around the idea of the team doing poorly vs teams with a top notch pass rush. Currently, the 3 teams considered to have the best pass rush in the […]
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The final NFL Draft order is a ways away from being finalized, but it’s hard not to recognize the potential that lies in the Texans 2026 draft class. Thanks to the Laremy Tunsil trade with the Washington Commanders, Houston holds an extra second and fourth round pick. Plus, Washington sits at 3–5 amid a rash […]
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Magic is real. This may come as a shocking opening statement to read, but consider just what you saw on Sunday. Was the San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans game what you were expecting? Did the Texans’ offense look like what they had last week? It may sound far fetched, but if this pass to […]
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The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, closing Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. ET. The 3-4 Houston Texans could be both buyers and sellers, leveraging their roster and supplemental draft picks. If Houston is looking to add talent, they hold an extra second- and fourth-round pick in next year’s draft—each capable of netting an […]
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The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, closing Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. ET. The 3-4 Houston Texans could be both buyers and sellers, leveraging their roster and supplemental draft picks. If Houston is looking to add talent, they hold an extra second- and fourth-round pick in next year’s draft—each capable of netting an […]
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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 8: And Nick Caley took that personally: After the debacle in Seattle, perhaps no Texans player/coach […]
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It’s Monday night, and now that the Texans game is over (we do NOT talk about last week’s MNF in this house) it’s time to settle in for more football. Whether that’s watching Joe Buck and Troy Aikman or the Manning boys, we have you covered for tonight; which will, from what I understand, not […]
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