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Raiders QB Geno Smith back as starter vs. Texans
Quarterback Geno Smith will return to the starting lineup for the Las Vegas Raiders after a one-game absence, coach Pete Carroll said Friday.,Smith missed last Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles due to shoulder and back injuries. He returns to face the Houston Texans, who feature the NFL'...
C.J. Stroud, Texans chase playoffs, encounter reeling Raiders
As the Houston Texans keep climbing, their playoff hopes are following suit.,The Texans have won six straight games as they prepare to host the skidding Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. ,Houston (9-5) has vaulted to within one game of the Jacksonville Jaguars for the AFC South lead and a game ahead of t...
NFL fines and suspends Texans' Javier Loya for off-field conduct
Javier Loya was suspended indefinitely and the Houston Texans' minority owner was fined $500,000 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, closing a league investigation into rape and sexual abuse allegations after most criminal charges in the case were dropped.,Loya was initially charged wit...
On hot stretch, Texans out to avoid letdown vs. lowly Cardinals
Riding a five-game winning streak built mainly against fellow AFC playoff contenders, the Houston Texans enter the trap-game portion of the schedule when they host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.,The Texans (8-5) are inside the playoff bubble as a wild-card team entering Week 15 after beating Jacks...
Texans win 5th straight, halt Chiefs' 9-year AFC West reign
Dare Ogunbowale scored a tiebreaking touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, and the Houston Texans claimed a hard-fought 20-10 road win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.,Ogunbowale rumbled five yards to snap a 10-all deadlock before the Texans (8-5) converted an Azeez Al-Shaair inte...
Reports: Texans DE Tim Settle Jr. (foot) to have season-ending surgery
Houston Texans defensive tackle Tim Settle Jr., a starter on the NFL's top-ranked defense, will have season-ending foot surgery, according to multiple reports on Thursday afternoon.,Settle, 28, was injured during the Texans' 20-16 victory over the host Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, but it's not clea...
Chiefs fighting for playoff lives against visiting Texans
Pressed to detail how 10 consecutive playoff berths, with three Super Bowl titles included in that stretch, could bolster the Kansas City Chiefs during these trying times, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was quick to acknowledge how these current circumstances are different.,The Chiefs (6-6) will host t...
Texans squeeze past Colts 20-16, tighten AFC South race
All of a sudden, there is a race in the AFC South after the Houston Texans won their fourth consecutive game 20-16 on the road against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon. ,With quarterback C.J. Stroud back in the lineup, the two-time defending South champion Texans got back in the division r...
Colts finally home, turn to OL to fend off oncoming Texans
Hold the coronation of the Indianapolis Colts. The two-time defending AFC South champions might have something to say in the matter.,Houston hits Indiana's capital city with a three-game winning streak and a healthy quarterback, momentum the Texans plot to put to good use in closing the gap in the d...
Texans QB C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol to start Week 13
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol.,Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Stroud, who has missed the last three games since sustaining a concussion in Houston's Nov. 2 loss to Denver, will start Sunday's game at Indianapolis (8-3) if he clears the protocol this week.,In S...
Defense racks up 8 sacks as Texans shut down Bills
Davis Mills threw two touchdown passes, Caden Bullock had two interceptions and a forced fumble and the Houston Texans racked up eight sacks while notching a 23-19 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.,Will Anderson had 2 ½ sacks and Danielle Hunter had two as Buffalo's Josh All...
Bills praise 'unreal' Josh Allen ahead of game vs. Texans' stout D
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen may have reached the point in the campaign where he's decided to single-handedly carry the Buffalo Bills.,Fresh off an epic performance, Allen aims to be in top form during a short week when the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday night.,Allen passed for three touc...
Texans' QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) to miss third straight game
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was ruled out of Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Bills due to his concussion, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said.,Stroud took part in a light practice Tuesday but has not yet cleared concussion protocol and will miss his third straight game.,Davis Mills will sta...
Texans' QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) back at practice
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud took part in a light practice Tuesday but has not yet cleared concussion protocol.,The team in on a short week, with the Buffalo Bills coming to Houston for a Thursday night game.,Stroud, 24, missed the past two weeks. Davis Mills started at quarterback and led...
Buoyed by Washington win, Baylor awaits Tarleton State
It's good to be home. Or, at least, it has been so far for Baylor as it prepares for the final game of its season-opening home slate when Tarleton State visits Waco, Texas, on Friday evening.,The Bears (2-0), one of just three high-major teams in the country without any returning scholarship players...
Cam Ward refreshed, ready for second half as Titans take on Texans
Even by most rookie quarterback standards, the Tennessee Titans' Cam Ward has had a rough initiation to the NFL.,But after a bye week, Ward says he's ready to go for Tennessee's final eight games, beginning Sunday when the Titans host the Houston Texans in Nashville.,Ward has thrown for 1,760 yards ...
Texans hand keys to Davis Mills in encounter vs. Jaguars
C.J. Stroud, largely a consistent availability during his 2 1/2 seasons as the quarterback of the Houston Texans, transitions to spectator Sunday.,Stroud, who has started all 40 games in which he has played, will be inactive for a critical AFC South duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars.,Stroud did not...
Texans QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) ruled out vs. Jaguars
The Houston Texans ruled out quarterback C.J. Stroud for Week 10 with a concussion, pushing backup Davis Mills into the starting role for Sunday's home game against division rival Jacksonville.,"Where we are right now with the concussion protocol, I do not see C.J. playing this week," Texans coach D...
New-look LSU leaning on Jalen Reed as season opens vs. Tarleton State
LSU has 12 new players on this year's team.,But it might be the return of forward Jalen Reed that is most important to the Tigers' fortunes as they open the season against Tarleton State on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Reed was averaging 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds through eight games last D...
Texans QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) uncertain for Jaguars
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is in concussion protocol, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said one day after Stroud's head hit the ground hard during Sunday's 18-15 loss to the Denver Broncos.,Ryans said Monday that Stroud was "feeling a little bit better" but he wasn't willing to forecast whether Stroud...