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Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills is now officially a member of the Houston Texans. Not only that, but the veteran wide out almost made quite a memorable impact in his Texans debut as Stills briefly caught the would-be game-winning touchdown pass in Monday evening’s heartbreaking loss to the New Orleans Saints. Nonetheless, Stills […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans both suffered devastating blows in Week 1. For the Jacksonville Jaguars, they suffered an unfortunate injury to Nick Foles in the first quarter. On the play, Foles connected with DJ Chark on a 35-yard pass that resulted in six points for the Jaguars. At the same time, the Jaguars […]

The Houston Texans are making moves to lock up their offensive line. Obviously, the big move recently was trading for left tackle Laremy Tunsil. Now, they’ve signed center Nick Martin to a three-year extension. The Texans have signed C Nick Martin to a three-year, $33M extension with $18.35M guaranteed, per source. — Field Yates (@FieldYates) […]

The Houston Texans appeared to be on the cusp of a late-game victory over the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season. Unfortunately, the defense was unable to keep the Saints from getting in position for kicker Will Lutz to hit a game-winning 58-yard field goal. Just before that, quarterback Deshaun […]

The Houston Texans suffered a heartbreaking loss in their season opener on Monday night, falling to the New Orleans Saints by a score of 30-28 courtesy of a last-second 58-yard field goal by Wil Lutz. Afterward, Texans head coach Bill O’Brien praised the Saints and took a positive approach: “Give credit to the Saints,” O’Brien […]

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz has been Mr. Consistent since joining the team in 2016, and Drew Brees and Alvin Kamara had no doubt he would make the game-winning field goal on Monday night against the Houston Texans. Lutz made a 58-yard field goal as time expired to allow the Saints to escape with […]

The addition of left tackle Laremy Tunsil has not done much to improve the Houston Texans’ offensive line. At least not yet. Deshaun Watson was sacked six times in the Texans’ season-opening loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, which likely conjured up bad memories of last season, when Watson was sacked 62 […]

The New Orleans Saints kicked their 2019 schedule off at home against a tough Houston Texans team. It was a game that came down to the closing seconds, but a Will Lutz 58-yard field goal as time expired earned Who Dat nation a 30-28 victory. Drew Brees and company came up clutch in the closing […]

The Houston Texans hung with the New Orleans Saints deep into the second half despite playing in one of the toughest environments for visiting opponents in the NFL. DeAndre Hopkins epitomized the Texans’ fight against the Saints with a move on Marcus Williams. Leading to the Saints’ latest touchdown, which gave them the aforementioned lead […]

The Houston Texans are enjoying a great start to the season, playing competitive football against the New Orleans Saints. Deshaun Watson is doing a great job leading the team in what is an entertaining opener for both teams. In fact, Watson has been connecting really well with DeAndre Hopkins and unleashed a beauty of a […]

With lofty aspirations heading into the 2019 NFL season, Houston Texans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is on the board for his first receiving touchdown. Hopkins topped a 16-play drive from the Texans with a two-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Deshaun Watson. It brought Houston’s score total to 14 in enemy territory—a vicious New Orleans […]

Coming as a surprise despite a potent Houston Texans offensive attack, the New Orleans Saints did not score first on Monday evening on the Bayou. Instead, Texans starting quarterback Deshaun Watson scampered 21 yards to reach the end zone first, giving his team an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Not only that, but […]

The Houston Texans love to take their shots downfield with Will Fuller in the offense. Against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, Fuller pulled down a ridiculous catch for a 50-yard reception. https://twitter.com/aaronjreiss/status/1171207911172923393?s=20 Late in the first quarter, Deshaun Watson stepped back into his own end zone and unleashed a pass downfield. On […]

The fans of the New Orleans Saints believed they were given the short end of the stick by the refs in last year’s NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams. In Week 1 against the Houston Texans, there are plenty of fans wearing referee jerseys. One of the most popular jerseys in the Mercedes-Benz […]

The New Orleans Saints journey to the Super Bowl starts on Sunday. They found themselves just a win away from reaching the game last year, and are poised to make another run in 2019. However, you have to walk before you run, and crawl before you walk. To get to the Super Bowl, you need […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is entering his third year in the NFL, and at the ripe age of 23, figures to have a lot of football left in him. So much football that his goal is to replicate the lengthy careers of the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and New England Patriots’ Tom Brady. […]

The Houston Texans are doing their due diligence at punter ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Per Mike Reiss of ESPN, the Texans hosted former New England Patriots punter Ryan Allen for a workout on Friday. Former Patriots punter Ryan Allen worked out for the Texans. Former Vikings punter Matt […]

The New Orleans Saints will be tasked with defending two-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins when they face the Houston Texans on Monday night. Though one can expect standout young corner Marshon Lattimore to spend much of the night traveling with Hopkins, communication will be a key for the Saints in attempting to slow him […]

Houston Texans cornerback Bradley Roby is among those that will be responsible for guarding New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas in the 2019 NFL season opener. Fortunately, he feels he is more than up to the task. Roby has already had some experience defending Thomas during the former’s time with the Denver Broncos. He […]

Laremy Tunsil has one goal for every season, and that’s to win. It was his goal in Miami and it’s still his goal in Houston. Luckily enough, he has a better chance of doing that in his new home. “I had a goal in Miami. I came to Houston, Texas, and that’s still the same […]

The New Orleans Saints are slated to square off in a star-studded matchup against the Houston Texans in the 2019 NFL season opener. Among the notable stars headlining this showdown is quarterback Drew Brees and defensive end J.J. Watt. Watt knows his defense is going to have their hands full trying to contain the high-powered […]

Derek Watt’s NFL career has yet to fully blossom, but one of the things he cannot avoid in the entirety of his career is the comparisons that will be made between him and older brother J.J. Watt. The Houston Texan is one of the most accomplished defensive ends, making five Pro Bowls and five First-Team […]

The Seattle Seahawks under Pete Carroll predicate themselves on running the ball and playing stingy defense. After facing him in practice, Duane Brown believes the Seahawks defense with Jadeveon Clowney is “scary.” Per Curtis Crabtree in NBC Sports’ ProFootballTalk: “It’s scary, man,” Brown said. “It’s scary. Obviously Clowney and Ziggy (Ansah) on the edge. Poona […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller has spent the offseason recovering from a torn ACL he suffered midway through the 2018 campaign. Fortunately, he is ready for a comeback in the 219 NFL season. The Texans have taken a cautious approach with Fuller’s recovery through training camp and the preseason. According to Aaron Wilson of […]

Maybe the most anticipated matchup of Week 1 of the regular season will come on Monday night, when the Houston Texans visit the New Orleans Saints. The game isn’t just a meeting between two teams with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations, but also one between two of the league’s best quarterbacks on opposite ends of their […]

New Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil is having a comfortable experience adjusting to the AFC South franchise’s offensive system under Bill O’Brien. The 25-year-old offensive tackle Tunsil was acquired by the Texans on Saturday along with wide receiver Kenny Stills and a fourth-round pick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Johnson Bademosi, Julien […]

Deshaun Watson got off to a fairly great start during his 2017 rookie season with the Houston Texans, but unfortunately went down with an ACL injury at practice. While the Texans ended up finishing that season 4-12, their superstar wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, thinks the team could have easily turned elsewhere for quarterback help. Speaking […]

The Houston Texans selected Deshaun Watson with the 12th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. Quickly, he became one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL and gave superstar wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins a reliable thrower. Now Hopkins is considered the best receiver in football by many and it’s pretty easy to see why he’d […]

Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is ready to resume his status as the best player at his position in the 2019 NFL season. It appears his expectations for Houston are just as high. According to Cam Wolf of GQ, Hopkins feels the Texans are poised for a Super Bowl. “I think the Super Bowl […]

The Houston Texans were part of a pretty big controversy back in 2017 when owner Bob McNair made comments regarding protests. The comment was pretty simple “we can’t have inmates running the prison,” and you could absolutely see how it would upset someone. What made it worse was that less than a year after his […]

Over the weekend, the Houston Texans traded Jadeveon Clowney to the Seattle Seahawks in a move that slightly changes the outlook of the NFC West. On Monday, Clowney took part in his first practice in a Seahawks uniform. .@clownejd has arrived. 😈😤#GoHawks pic.twitter.com/TmryudJCzD — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 2, 2019 To begin the offseason, the […]

The Houston Texans witnessed the retirement of division rival quarterback Andrew Luck last Saturday. The former Indianapolis Colts star delt with subpar to terrible offensive line play for most of his career. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was on that pace until the Texans sent the Miami Dolphins a treasure trove of picks for a franchise […]

The Houston Texans have undergone major roster changes in the past few days and could be interested in another marquee player. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Houston is working out former Oakland Raider linebacker Brandon Marshall. Back in March, the Raiders signed Marshall to a one-year deal that was worth up to […]

The Houston Texans are apparently still looking for cornerback help, as the team will bring in veteran corner Orlando Scandrick for a visit, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. The meeting is taking place today, so a deal could come together quickly if there’s mutual interest. The Texans have made upgrading the secondary […]

The public perception of the Houston Texans trade of Jadeveon Clowney to the Seattle Seahawks is that Houston lost the deal. In return for a three-time Pro Bowl 26-year-old edge rusher, the Texans got a 2020 third-round pick and linebackers Barkevious Mingo and Jacob Martin. After the deal broke, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Facebook, and whatever […]

The Seattle Seahawks swung a trade with the Houston Texans for pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney late last week, but according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Seahawks initially tried to acquire Clowney before the draft. However, at that time, Seattle was trying to get contract extensions done for Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner, so […]

The Matt Kalil experiment for the Houston Texans is over. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the team has parted ways with the left tackle. The Texans will save $3.25 million in cap space and incur a $2.25 million dead money hit, per Over The Cap. Just a few weeks ago, Houston head coach Bill O’Brien […]

Following the blockbuster trade that sent Jadeveon Clowney to the Seattle Seahawks, the Houston Texans are paying $7 million of his salary while Seattle will pay the remaining $8 million. Additionally, the Seahawks have promised not to franchise tag Clowney after the 2019 season, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. On Saturday, the Texans sent Clowney to […]

The Houston Texans are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 11 games and captured the AFC South division title before bowing out to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Now, they are hoping to expand on their success and make a deep postseason run in the […]