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Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images C.J. Stroud has been dormant too long…tonight, he makes his return. Ten weeks into the 2024 NFL season, and the Houston Texans are war-torn, yet in control of their destiny in the AFC. Losses like those against the New York Jets and Detroit Lions will put a plucky young team like the Texans in the doldrums, but next up is one of their … [Read more...] about Three Ways C.J. Stroud Will Light Up the Cowboys’ Defense

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The NFL equivalent of the Red River Shootout (since one of these teams is Oklahoman). Once every four years, we get to relive the first matchup the Houston Texans ever played. For those of you too young to remember (personal note: crap, I’m old), the Texans’ first ever game in franchise history was a Monday night showdown against Quincy … [Read more...] about Monday Night Football Open Thread: Houston Texans at Arlington Cokeboys

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images It feels good to be a fan of the only NFL team in Texas. Football is weird. You can feel the deepest pit of despair at one point and then be sitting pretty at the end of the night. Such is what happened for the Houston Texans tonight against the Dallas Cowboys. Going into halftime, we had seen this story before: a sputtering offense … [Read more...] about RECAP: Texans finally score in second half, defeat Cowboys 34-10

Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What was the good, bad, and ugly from Monday night’s victory? There are final scores and there are numbers. Those things can tell you a lot, but neither of them tell you the same thing as watching the actual game. Fortunately, we have done all three and can look at everything that went on. In any one game, the … [Read more...] about Value of Things: By the numbers— Texans vs. Cowboys

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images SNF goes Hollywood for an AFC clash. Welcome to the end of the Sunday schedule for week 11. Your Houston Texans have not played yet as they are waiting for tomorrow to face the Oklahoma based football team up north who ironically call themselves the Dallas Cowboys. But tonight should be a fairly interesting game. Tonight, the … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Football Open Thread: Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Chargers