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The Tennessee Titans retook the lead over the Houston Texans on Sunday with a 94-yard scamper from Derrick Henry, but it didn’t take long for Houston to respond. On the ensuing drive of Henry’s run, Deshaun Watson found Will Fuller for a 53-yard touchdown to give the Texans a narrow lead. THIS GAME.@deshaunwatson to @Will_Fuller7 […]

Deshaun Watson is one of the most dangerous quarterbacks when he escapes the pocket and he showed why on Sunday. Following a turnover by the defense, Watson scrambled and found Randall Cobb for a touchdown to give the Houston Texans a lead over the Tennessee Titans. WHAT A PLAY.@DeshaunWatson. @rcobb18. INCREDIBLE. 📺: #HOUvsTEN on CBS📱: […]

The Tennessee Titans are off to a hot start against the Houston Texans, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill is a big reason for that. Tannehill, who had nine passing touchdowns through four games for Tennessee, had three by halftime against Houston.  .@RyanTannehill1 just tossed his 3rd TD of the day. This one to @adamhumphries13! 📺: #HOUvsTEN […]

The NFL trade deadline is right around the corner and the Houston Texans could find themselves as sellers. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Texans are eyeing a fire sale at the deadline following the firing of Bill O’Brien. Instead of hiring a general manager before the 2019 season, the Texans handed […]

After giving up an early lead to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Houston Texans have retaken the lead in the Week 5 game courtesy of a connection between quarterback Deshaun Watson and tight end Darren Fells.  The play, which began at the Jaguars’ 44-yard line, began with Watson finding Fells and the wide-open tight end sprinting […]

The Houston Texans parted ways with Bill O’Brien as their head coach and GM earlier this week, making it vital for them to begin searching for a replacement at each position. As the team prepares their candidate for both spots, Deshaun Watson is reportedly advocating for Eric Bieniemy as the next head coach, per Jason […]

Bad news for the Jacksonville Jaguars: key defensive end Josh Allen will miss Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. According to the Jaguars’ official Twitter account, Allen will not make the trip to Texas as he continues to recover from a knee injury. DE Josh Allen (knee) has been downgraded to OUT, as he will […]

The Houston Texans have their work cut out for them in finding a new GM and head coach after moving on from Bill O’Brien. While the front office begins looking for replacements at both spots, J.J. Watt believes the priority should be building around Deshaun Watson. “Deshaun Watson‘s an incredible quarterback,” Watt said. “He’s the […]

Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has deleted a tweet where he basically ripped the Houston Texans for trading the NFL star. The Texans, who fired general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien this week, shockingly traded Hopkins to the Cardinals in the offseason despite the superstar wideout never asking for a trade or […]

The Houston Texans are reportedly going with a different method next campaign. According to NFL Network’s James Palmer, the front office will look into hiring a separate head coach and general manager in the offseason. My understanding is Jack Easterby will be the acting GM for the remainder of the season. Then the #texans will […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson gave former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien his flowers after the latter was fired on Monday. Watson said during Wednesday’s practice he appreciates what O’Brien did for his career: “I have the utmost respect for coach O’Brien for getting me to Houston, teaching me what he taught me […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 106 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 106 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 106 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week […]

Reports on Wednesday indicated the Houston Texans fired Bill O’Brien in part because the former head coach and general manager was feuding with star defensive tackle J.J. Watt. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year refused to speak much on the situation during practice. However, Watt suggested it was unacceptable for the team to be […]

Arizona Cardinals wideout DeAndre Hopkins has let bygones be bygones with the Houston Texans, and that includes the recently fired Bill O’Brien. Hopkins reacted to the firing with a classy response: DeAndre Hopkins on the Bill O'Brien firing in Houston: "Of course I saw it, it was all over the internet, a lot of memes […]

The Houston Texans’ dismissal of former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien might have been about more than just poor personnel decisions. O’Brien reportedly got into a number of arguments with various members of the organization, including star defensive lineman J.J. Watt. John Granato of ESPN 97.5 Houston reported Watt called O’Brien out for […]

Until Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney finally makes the jump to the NFL, his name is likely to be mentioned every time a new NFL head coaching position opens up. This is especially true when that position involves coaching the quarterback with whom he won a national championship and once compared to Michael Jordan. After the […]

The Houston Texans fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien Monday after an 0-4 start to the season. It was a move that had been a long time coming, given some of the tensions in Houston’s front office and O’Brien’s questionable personnel decisions in the past few years. However, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom […]

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair fired general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien on Monday. A move that to some may come as a shock, but not if you’ve been paying attention. On the daily Locked On Texans podcast, hosts Coty Davis and John Hickman discussed the firing of Bill O’Brien and why this move […]

Houston Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien was fired after the team’s 0-4 start to the season, which culminated in a 31-23 loss to the previous winless Minnesota Vikings in Week 4. While star quarterback Deshaun Watson has yet to react to O’Brien’s firing, one of his teammates in defensive end JJ Watt […]

The Houston Texans are heading another direction sans former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien after a disappointing 0-4 start to the season. Associate head coach Romeo Crennel was eventually named as the team’s interim head coach for the time being. O’Brien faced harsh criticism after trading wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona […]

Following a 0-4 start, the Houston Texans fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien. While most fans seem pleased with the organization’s move, Arizona Cardinals wideout Deandre Hopkins has nothing negative to say about it. Via Twitter, Hopkins sent out his first tweet since O’Brien’s departure from the Texans. To recall, O’Brien was the […]

It’s official. Bill O’Brien is out as the head coach of the Houston Texans. While such a decision came just a quarter of the way through the 2020-21 regular season, it still feels as though this was a move that was a long time coming — especially after the most recent offseason that the Texans […]

The Houston Texans fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien on Monday after the team got off to a 0-4 start. After the decision, O’Brien met with reporters for one final time and spoke about getting fired. “We did a lot of good things here but we didn’t do enough,” Bill O’Brien told Texans […]

Quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans find themselves probing for answers after going winless through four weeks of NFL action. For all the reasons they have, they just haven’t been able to pull it together against any of the four teams they have faced through Week 4. Houston had two commanding opponents in Weeks […]

Bill O’Brien has been on the hot seat to begin the season and his fate was sealed when the Houston Texans lost to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. According to the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain, Houston has fired O’Brien as the team’s head coach and general manager. Texans owner Cal McNair has fired Bill O'Brien […]

Despite earlier reports that seemed to indicate the signing of safety Earl Thomas was close for the Houston Texans, it appears the franchise has chosen to not sign the former Seahawk because of negative feedback from the Houston roster, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports. Generally regarded to be one of the top […]

Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt doesn’t have an answer to the team’s awful start to the season. The Texans dropped their latest contest to a then-winless Minnesota Vikings squad that was able to have their way with the Houston defense. Watt gave his statement on the team’s current state following the loss, via Aaron […]

Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith was ejected from their game against the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon. Smith was tossed for using his helmet to initiate contact against Texans tight end Jordan Akins: Harrison Smith was flagged for using the helmet to initiate contact here and got ejected.pic.twitter.com/1BFhuxzNgq — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 4, 2020 […]

The Houston Texans are off to a sluggish 0-3 start to the 2020 season and the offense has looked out of sorts thus far. With the offense needing a spark, Bill O’Brien is taking matters into his own hands, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. After a sluggish start, the #Texans and coach Bill O’Brien will […]

Earl Thomas remains a free agent and it’s just a matter of time before he finds a new team in 2020. According to the NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Thomas would still prefer to play for the Dallas Cowboys after a deal with the Houston Texans fell apart. From @gmfb Weekend: While Earl Thomas waits (and […]

There is uncertainty surrounding the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings on whether they will both play their games in Week 4. Due to the unknown status for both teams, the Titans’ game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Vikings’ game against the Houston Texans have been removed from Las Vegas sportsbooks. Vikings-Texans, Steelers-Titans off the […]

The Houston Texans were seemingly on the verge of making a splash with the signing of safety Earl Thomas. However, it appears the recent reports of a setback have now resulted in negotiations falling through. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans will no longer be signing Thomas: The Texans won’t be […]

It looks like the help that the Houston Texans’ defense needs in the form of safety Earl Thomas will be delayed. Josina Anderson reports that Thomas’ meeting with the Texans, which was originally scheduled today, has been put on hold.  I'm told Earl Thomas' visit with the #Texans, which was scheduled for today has been […]

Safety Earl Thomas’ free-agent circus is already nearing its end. Around a month after figuring in a heated altercation with fellow safety Chuck Clark, the 31-year old is close to agreeing to play for his hometown Houston Texans, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Thomas grew up in Orange, Texas, which is 118 miles from […]

The Houston Texans had a handful of false-positive COVID-19 tests before Sunday’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. Texans had false positive COVID-19 tests before Steelers game, all retests before kickoff were negative: https://t.co/eacide8ohx — Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) September 28, 2020 Immediately following the positive test, additional tests were […]

The Houston Texans haven’t gotten off to the start they envisioned this season, but they could be getting some much-needed help on defense. With the team looking for a spark on the defensive side of the ball, the Texans are bringing in Earl Thomas for a workout. Texans work out Earl Thomas https://t.co/Z0S3CCFyPl — ProFootballTalk […]

Despite reaching the playoffs just a season ago, both the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings already find themselves in an early-season hole with Week 4 of the 2020 campaign now looming quite large for this tandem of struggling franchises. Not only did the Texans and Vikings each reach the postseason in 2019-20, both even won […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans have managed to trade punches in their Week 3 showdown. Running back James Conner has now put the finishing touch on a stellar outing. Conner was able to give the Steelers the go-ahead touchdown to secure a 28-21 lead, via NFL Twitter: Pittsburgh takes the lead on a @JamesConner_ […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to preserve their unbeaten record against the Houston Texans in Week 3. However, they will finish the game without one of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s targets in wide receiver Diontae Johnson. Johnson has been ruled out of the game against the Texans due to a concussion, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. […]