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Getty Images The Texans will be down a couple of wide receivers for their Thanksgiving Day tilt with the Lions. The team announced that neither Kenny Stills nor Randall Cobb will make the trip to Detroit. The news on Cobb is no surprise as word was that the toe injury he suffered last Sunday...

Getty Images The Texans are such a bad team, having such a disappointing season, that it would be easy to overlook how well quarterback Deshaun Watson is playing. But Watson’s outstanding season should not be overlooked. He’s playing some of his best football. Watson is averaging 8.5 yards...

Getty Images The Lions signed receiver Mohamed Sanu from the practice squad to the active roster, agent Mike McCartney tweeted. That probably is not a good sign for Kenny Golladay’s availability for Thursday’s game against Houston. The Lions will release their status report later in the day...

Getty Images Both of the Lions’ top two draft picks from April are carrying injuries into Thursday’s game against the Texans and only one of them has a chance to play. Running back D'Andre Swift has been listed as questionable due to the concussion that kept him out of last Sunday’s loss to...

Getty Images The Texans ruled wide receiver Randall Cobb and defensive tackle P.J. Hall out of Thursday’s game in Detroit and they’ll both miss at least two more games. Cobb and Hall were both placed on injured reserve Thursday. Cobb suffered a toe injury in last Sunday’s win over the Patriots...

Getty Images It hasn’t been the best of seasons for the Texans, but quarterback Deshaun Watson has continued to post strong efforts for the 3-7 team. One of those efforts came in last Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Watson completed 28-of-37 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns in a...

Getty Images The Lions played without running back D'Andre Swift in Week 11 after he landed in the concussion protocol last Thursday and a short week before this Thursday’s game against Houston didn’t leave him much time to get cleared. Swift is making some progress, however. He was listed as...

Getty Images The NFL will announce its weekly awards on Wednesday morning, three players each per conference (offensive player, defensive player, special-teams player). We announced our weekly awards tonight. Both have the same cash prize. As in, no cash prize. MDS, Charean Williams, and I...

Getty Images As a rookie in 2017, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a torn ACL. As a rookie in 2020, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has suffered a torn ACL. On Tuesday, Watson made a public offer of assistance to Burrow while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. “I just want to say...

Getty Images Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Jared Allen and Calvin Johnson headline the list of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Manning, Woodson, Allen and Johnson are in their first year of eligibility. The list also includes four players – Eric Allen...

Getty Images The Texans announced a pair of roster moves on Monday afternoon. Tight end Kahale Warring has been activated from injured reserve ahead of Thursday’s game against the Lions. They also announced that they have claimed offensive lineman Hjalte Froholdt off of waivers. Warring went...

Getty Images Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford played with a right thumb injury Sunday. After completing 18 of 33 passes for 178 yards, Stafford said his thumb “felt pretty good.” The Lions list him as limited in Monday’s estimated practice in advance of Thursday’s game against the Texans...

Getty Images As Texans owner Cal McNair contemplates the next moves to be made by the football team he inherited, McNair has made his best move yet. McNair has sought the input of his most valuable employee regarding the team’s next head coach. The son of team founder Bob McNair recently told...

Getty Images It was a rare day for Dolphins fans as they were rooting for the Patriots. The Dolphins own the Texans’ first-round draft choice in 2021. But the consolation for Dolphins fans is they got to see the Patriots’ postseason hopes take a hit. Houston beat New England 27-20 to improve...

Getty Images Patriots running back Rex Burkhead‘s season is reportedly over as a result of Sunday’s knee injury. Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com reports that the injury is believed to be a torn ACL. If confirmed, Burkhead will be headed for surgery and rehab designed to get him ready for next...

Getty Images The Texans got a win on Sunday, but they lost defensive tackle P.J. Hall for a while. According to multiple reports, Hall is headed to injured reserve after tearing his pectoral muscle in Sunday’s 27-20 victory over the Patriots. Hall signed with the Texans in August after a...

Getty Images After the Texans’ upset of the Patriots, J.J. Watt tweeted a Dikembe Mutombo GIF without comment. Anybody who saw Sunday’s game gets it: J.J. Swat was back. The Texans defensive end had three deflected passes in nine games this season heading into Sunday. He had a career-best four...

Getty Images Texans receiver Randall Cobb scored a touchdown on a 3-yard pass from Deshaun Watson with 3:36 remaining in the first quarter Sunday. Unfortunately for Cobb, that might be his final snap for awhile. Cobb was seen after the play yelling on the sideline as the team’s medical staff...

USA TODAY Sports Damien Harris was questionable Friday with ankle and chest injuries. Harris, who ran 52 times for 294 yards and a touchdown the past three weeks, is playing — much to the Texans’ chagrin. He has five carries for 25 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown run in which he was...

Getty Images The Texans are only 2-7, but because of Deshaun Watson they haven’t gone down quietly. If the Patriots were hoping for an easy victory today, they realize at halftime they are in for a dogfight. Houston leads 21-10 as Watson has thrown two touchdown passes and run for another...