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Getty Images The Texans have fired head coach and General Manager Bill O’Brien, but they have only announced an interim replacement for one of those two positions. Romeo Crennel will become the team’s interim head coach, Texans owner Cal McNair announced this afternoon. But McNair did not say...

Getty Images The Texans have fired Bill O’Brien as head coach and General Manager, after an 0-4 start to his tenure in both jobs. The Texans did not fire Jack Easterby as executive V.P. of football operations, after an 0-4 start to his tenure in the position. That disconnect raises several...

Getty Images Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson didn’t match the 175 receiving yards he posted in Week Three, but the first-round pick had another strong performance in Week Four against the Texans. Jefferson caught four passes for 103 yards and the outcome was better than it was a week...

USA TODAY Sports The Vikings gave up 10 straight points to the Texans to open the second half of Sunday’s game, but the momentum swing didn’t last all that long. It took them just under five minutes to drive 75 yards for an Adam Thielen touchdown and, after forcing a three-and-out on the...

Getty Images The Texans made a run early in the second half, but back-to-back touchdowns by the Vikings appeared to provide them with the breathing room they needed to win their first game of the 2020 season and they needed every inch of it. Deshaun Watson threw a 24-yard touchdown to Kenny...

Getty Images The Texans changed their approach on offense for Sunday’s game against the Vikings, but the result wasn’t any better. Minnesota got out to a 17-6 lead in the first half and held off a comeback attempt in the second half to send the Texans to a 31-23 loss. That leaves the Texans...

USA TODAY Sports The Texans got as close as the Minnesota 5-yard line to have a chance at tying the Vikings. They needed a touchdown and a two-point conversion for a hope of sending it into overtime. The Texans briefly thought they had the touchdown part of the equation on fourth down with...

Getty Images Vikings safety Harrison Smith was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Texans for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Texans tight end Jordan Akins and Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer wasn’t shy about expressing his disagreement with the call. Zimmer’s face shield got steamed up a bit as...

Getty Images The Vikings are winning with halftime around the corner, but they won’t have safety Harrison Smith to help them keep the Texans from coming back. Smith was ejected late in the second quarter for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Texans tight end Jordan Akins at the end of a 26-yard gain...

Getty Images There was some question early this week about whether the Vikings and Texans would play as scheduled, but the Vikings never had any positive COVID-19 tests and everything went as planned once they reopened their facility on Thursday morning. They’ve continued to go pretty much as...

Getty Images The Texans changed the way their offensive operations worked this offseason when they handed playcalling duties to offensive coordinator Tim Kelly. Head coach Bill O’Brien had handled those duties for the last four seasons and the team’s 0-3 start has reportedly led him to...

Getty Images The Vikings have struck first in a battle of 0-3 teams in Houston. Vikings running back Dalvin Cook found the end zone for the fourth week in a row and his club is up 7-0 on the Texans with just over five minutes to play in the first quarter. The Vikings have given Cook plenty of...

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. Ravens at Washington Football Team Ravens: T Ronnie Stanley, QB...

Getty Images The Vikings downgraded cornerback Kris Boyd (hamstring) and receiver Tajaé Sharpe (illness) to out Saturday. Boyd, who made his first career start last week, earned a doubtful designation after being limited in practice. Sharpe was not on the injury report in the three days of...

Getty Images Week Four of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Broncos and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Lamar Miller has worked out for several teams, but he has remained unsigned. Until now. The Bears are signing the running back to their practice squad, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The team placed Tarik Cohen on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday. Chicago had room for...

Getty Images The Texans added wide receiver Will Fuller to their injury report on Thursday in a move that made those aware of Fuller’s lengthy injury history wonder if he will play against the Vikings this weekend. Fuller was listed as limited with a hamstring injury, but head coach Bill...

Getty Images The NFL is satisfied that the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak did not spread to the Vikings when the two teams played on Sunday. As a result, the Vikings have been informed that their regularly scheduled game on Sunday at Houston is officially on, NFL Network is reporting. Like all NFL...

Getty Images The Texans are trying to win their first game of the 2020 regular season against the Vikings this weekend, but they may have to go without wide receiver Will Fuller as they take their shot. Fuller was added to the Texans injury report on Thursday with a hamstring injury. He was a...

Getty Images It’s no secret that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson takes too many hits. On Thursday, receiver Randall Cobb made no secret of where the responsibility for that belongs. Asked by reporters about the role he can take “on and off the field” to help limit the number of hits taken by...