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Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 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 Texas defensive end J.J. Watt has spent the week on practice report as limited with a hip injury. But Watt will play Sunday against the Ravens. He was not given a designation. Watt, 31, has played all 16 games only once the past four seasons. That came in 2018 when he made 16...

Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson loves having company. Primarily, because he has more of it than ever before. Watson was one of 10 Black quarterbacks to start in Week One, the most in NFL history. “It’s something cool,” Watson said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...

Getty Images When he was discussing the Ravens’ crowded backfield in June, offensive coordinator Greg Roman said that he loved good problems like having several talented running backs on a roster. Roman’s view of the backfield doesn’t sound any different in September than it did back then...

Getty Images The AFC South could become the most open division in the league, at least in terms of letting fans in. The Texans announced that they’re trying to work with local officials to have as many as 15,000 fans for their second home game on Oct. 4 against the Vikings. “We have...

Getty Images The Ravens got left tackle Ronnie Stanley back at practice on Thursday. Stanley injured his hip in the Week One win over the Browns and did not take part in Wednesday’s session. That came after head coach John Harbaugh said on Monday that he anticipated Stanley would be on the...

Getty Images Ravens coach John Harbaugh says Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will be a unique challenge on Sunday because of how long he holds onto the football. Harbaugh said that Watson is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and that his ability to extend plays rather than throw the...

Getty Images Texans defensive end J.J. Watt went on the practice report Wednesday with a hip injury that limited him. He remained limited Thursday. Running back Duke Johnson (ankle), receiver Brandin Cooks (quadriceps) and offensive lineman Tytus Howard (ankle) also remained limited. The...

USA TODAY Sports Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has a hip injury that limited him in Wednesday’s practice. Watt was not asked about the injury during his media availability, and he didn’t mention it, a sign perhaps that it’s not serious. Running back Duke Johnson (ankle), receiver Brandin...

Getty Images The Texans placed tight end Kahale Warring on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, the team announced Tuesday. They promoted tight end Pharaoh Brown from the practice squad to the active roster in a corresponding move. Warring, a 2019 third-round pick, is eligible to...

Getty Images The Texans were encouraged by what they saw from David Johnson in his Texans debut. That’s a good thing, because he may have to do more this week. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Texans running back Duke Johnson is considered week-to-week with the ankle sprain he...

Getty Images The Texans have found a third quarterback, as promised. According to Eric Edholm of YahooSports.com, the Texans are adding quarterback Alex McGough to the practice squad. It was an easy call for them as he was in camp with them this offseason, before he was released as they cut...

Getty Images Texans running back Duke Johnson suffered a sprained ankle on Thursday night against the Chiefs. Johnson may have to miss next week’s game against the Ravens, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The Texans wanted to get Johnson heavily involved in their offense, but he left after just...

Getty Images The NFL has loaded several great games into the first week of the 2020 regular season. Texans-Chiefs, a rematch of a 51-31 postseason blowout, was not one of those great games. Lack of kickoff-game sizzle notwithstanding, the game delivered because pro football always delivers...

Getty Images Texans coach Bill O’Brien was not pleased with the beatdown his team took in Kansas City to start the 2020 NFL season on Thursday night. O’Brien said after the game that the Texans’ performance was disappointing and needs to be better. “There’s a lot to fix,” O’Brien said, via...

Getty Images There was plenty of hype about what first-round running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire would do as a member of the Chiefs Offense. His NFL debut did little to suggest that chatter was a waste of hot air. Edwards-Helaire ran 25 times for 138 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 34-20...

Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has led NFL teams, coaches and players to adopt many new protocols in order to play out the 2020 season. One of them is the need for coaches to wear face coverings on the sideline and the one Chiefs head coach Andy Reid chose became a popular topic on social...

Getty Images David Johnson may not be able to be worth his contract, or what the Texans gave up in the trade that brought him there. But for the part he can control, the veteran running back delivered Thursday night. Johnson, whose contract the Texans took back in the deal that sent DeAndre...

Getty Images The Chiefs Defense ended the 2019 season allowing 11.5 points per game over their final six contests and safety Tyrann Mathieu said in August that he expected the unit to pick up where they left off last season. For most of Thursday night’s opener against the Texans, it looked...

Getty Images That didn’t take long. Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the 32nd overall choice in the draft this spring, but he likely didn’t last that long in many (if any) fantasy drafts. Everyone knew he was going to be good in the Chiefs’ offense. Edwards-Helaire scored his first NFL touchdown and...