There were several contenders for NFL Africa MVP this week, but nobody could top Paulson Adebo in his career standout game as he led the New Orleans Saints to victory over the Chicago Bears. Elsewhere, Justin Madubuike, Nate Landman, Gus Edwards, David Onyemata, Arnold Ebiketie and Dare Ogunbowale were among the many players to star […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Texans running back Dare Ogunbowale makes his first NFL field goal, putting the Texans up 33-30 against the Buccaneers. (0:24) HOUSTON — Imagine being in the NFL as a running back. Your role is to run the ball, pass protect and catch passes out of the backfield. That’s what Houston Texans […]
Continue readingHOUSTON — Rookie C.J. Stroud threw for 470 yards and five touchdowns, and his 15-yard touchdown pass to Tank Dell with 6 seconds remaining lifted the Houston Texans to a 39-37 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday in a wild back-and-forth game. Stroud’s 470 yards are the most passing yards in a game by […]
Continue readingThe latest additions for Houston are defensive backs Lonnie Johnson Jr. and Eric Murray, defensive linemen Roy Lopez and Jordan Jenkins, and offensive linemen Justin Britt and Tytus Howard. The team has already been operating under the league’s intensive COVID-19 protocols because of the high number of positive tests. On Wednesday, Houston added wide receiver […]
Continue readingThe latest additions are wide receiver Brandin Cooks, kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn and linebacker Eric Wilson. Two of the 18 players are on the practice squad. The team already had been operating under the league’s COVID protocols because of the high number of positive tests. Cooks is the Texans’ top receiver with 80 catches for 945 […]
Continue readingWe decided to go beyond the typical numbers in this week’s NFL Power Rankings, using ESPN’s Football Power Index to tell the story of each team. So, the reporters evaluated the offense, defense and special teams FPI rankings of the squads they cover to explain why the teams are where they are in the standings. […]
Continue readingThe NFL is about to set a record for most fourth-down attempts in a season. Again. Coaches are on pace to dial up 838 fourth-down tries in 2021, up from 780 the year prior. (Even if this were a 16-game season, they’d be on track for a 788 attempts.) It will mark the fourth consecutive […]
Continue readingIn the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans, Texans quarterback Tyrod Taylor leaped into the end zone on a 7-yard touchdown run to extend Houston’s lead to 12-0. Kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn missed the extra point. The Texans’ touchdown drought of four road games had them tied with five other teams for the longest such streak […]
Continue readingWeek 1 is usually the healthiest of weeks, with no games that count having been played this season. As such, the inactives list is not nearly as robust as it will be in future editions of this article. Still, if everyone is healthy, there may be a few surprise team decisions as to who won’t […]
Continue readingHOUSTON — As the offense neared the end zone, Justin Reid was ready. The Houston Texans safety, who filled in for kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn in Saturday’s 23-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, stood on the sideline, waiting for the chance to kick a field goal. Head coach David Culley said had the Texans gotten […]
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