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USA TODAY Sports The Titans had the game under control, leading 21-7 late in the first half. The Texans, though, have scored 16 consecutive points to take their first lead of the day. Houston leads 23-21. Kaʻimi Fairbairn kicked a 38-yard field goal on the final play of the second quarter to...

Getty Images Derrick Henry did it again against the Texans. He busted through the Texans Defense for a 94-yard touchdown run. He reached 21.6 mph on the run, taking 14 seconds to go from one end of the field to the other. Henry is the fifth player in NFL history with multiple runs of 90 yards...

Getty Images The Texans downgraded three players to out Saturday. They announced tight end Jordan Akins (ankle/concussion), running back Buddy Howell (hamstring) and inside linebacker Peter Kalambayi (hamstring) did not travel with the team to Tennessee. Akins missed last week’s game with his...

Getty Images The NFL fined Jaguars safety Josh Jones $4,852 for unnecessary roughness, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Officials ejected Jones from last Sunday’s game against the Texans for leading with his helmet on a hit on receiver Brandin Cooks. Cooks, who has a history of...

Getty Images The virus continues to spread, the cases continue to spike . . . and the NFL continues to expand the number of venues into which fans are welcome. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy points out on Twitter that nine of 14 games to be played this weekend will have fans present. Fans will...

Getty Images There was no Thursday night game this week, so Week Six of the 2020 NFL season kicks off on Sunday afternoon. There will be 12 games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The four teams playing on Monday...

Getty Images Several high-profile players, including Odell Beckham and Adrian Peterson, missed practice Thursday with an illness. Add Titans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney to the list. Clowney missed Thursday’s work with a non-COVID-19 illness. He also was listed with the knee injury that kept...

Getty Images Today’s NFL typically gives first-round quarterbacks not much time to figure out the pro game. Ryan Tannehill, the eighth overall pick in 2012, got seven seasons with the Dolphins to try to figure it out. In his two seasons with the Titans, Tannehill has figured it out. “Ryan’s...

Getty Images The Texans didn’t have linebacker Benardrick McKinney in the lineup for their Week Five win over the Jaguars and it will be some time before he’s back in action. McKinney was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. He has a shoulder injury and Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...

Getty Images The Texans signed linebacker Kyle Emanuel off the Raiders’ practice squad, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Emanuel reunites with Texans inside linebackers coach Bobby King, who was an assistant with the Chargers when Emanuel was drafted. The Chargers made Emanuel a...

Getty Images When the Falcons last searched for a new coach, after the 2014 season, owner Arthur Blank hired Jed Hughes of Korn Ferry. This time, Hughes may not be available. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reported over the weekend that Texans owner Cal McNair has hired Hughes to help the franchise...

Getty Images Jaguars safety Josh Jones was ejected from Sunday’s loss to the Texans, but he isn’t expected to miss any other game action due to a suspension. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Jones is not expected to be suspended for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Texans wide receiver...

USA TODAY Sports The Texans changed coaches. Maybe it’s changed their luck, too. Stephen Hauschka, the Jaguars’ fourth kicker of the season, missed a 24-yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining in the first half. He got another chance after Sidney Jones intercepted Deshaun Watson on the next...

USA TODAY Sports Jaguars safety Josh Jones was ejected for a unnecessary roughness early in the third quarter. Jones lowered his head and initiated contact with the helmet of Texans receiver Brandin Cooks. Three officials immediately threw flags after the hit. Jones is the seventh player...

Getty Images Maybe it was the change from Bill O’Brien to Romeo Crennel. Or maybe it was merely the Jaguars as the opponent. Whatever, the Texans will take it. Houston, which had the schedule from hell the first three weeks with losses to the Chiefs, Ravens and Steelers, beat the Jaguars...

Getty Images When Romeo Crennel was named the interim head coach in Houston this week, he said he wanted to see a different attitude and different energy than the ones the Texans played with during their 0-4 start. Crennel got what he was looking for on Sunday. The Texans beat the Jaguars...

USA TODAY Sports The Jaguars opened the season with an encouraging 27-20 victory over the Colts. They have lost four in a row since. Adding insult to the losing streak, the last three losses have come against three teams that are a combined 4-10-1. Three of those four wins, obviously, came...

Getty Images The Jaguars Defense is shorthanded in Houston on Sunday. Jacksonville ruled pass rusher Josh Allen out on Saturday after initially listing him as questionable with a knee injury. They ruled out two other defensive starters on Sunday. Linebacker Myles Jack and cornerback C.J...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Eagles at Steelers Eagles: WR DeSean Jackson, WR Alshon Jeffery, CB...

Getty Images The Jaguars activated linebacker Quincy Williams and safety Jarrod Wilson from the reserve/injured designated to return list to the active roster, the team announced Saturday. Williams went on injured reserve with a core muscle injury and Wilson with a hamstring. Williams, a...