Some games are things of beauty. Some games aren’t. However, the NFL does not work the same way as college football. There aren’t rankings that dictate who makes the playoffs. The playoffs are based completely on won-loss records. The Texans won the football game. It wasn’t pretty. The AP top 25 voters would likely throw them down a peg and there will be power rankings for entertainment purposes that will probably do that. In reality, they move one step closer to the playoffs.

The good news is that DeMeco Ryans became the first coach in Texans history to win ten...

Greetings from the motherland! After a long and arduous flight in the dead of night, sneaking past multiple (2) time zones, I have reached the great homeland of all Texans fans. And tomorrow, I’m taking my nephew and my father to the game. A real [LAST NAME REDACTED] male bonding event for the three of us.

Today, the Texans get to play a little later in the afternoon, probably because they’re playing against the Raiders, one of the worst teams in the league this year.

This stinks of a trap game (I know, I said that last week too), but...

If this holiday season teaches us anything, it’s that we take many things for granted in this life. Specifically, as Texans fans, we’ve had the luxury to take many things for granted in recent years. We’ve benefitted immensely from the last four draft classes, which yielded so many quality players that the Texans went from afterthought to Super Bowl dark horse in the span of just a couple years. We took former LT Laremy Tunsil for granted, and now emit much of the same indifference towards Tytus Howard, probably Houston’s best and most consistent offensive lineman of the DeMeco Ryans...

As the NFL regular season moves towards its conclusion, there are two types of teams. They are those preparing for the playoffs and those preparing for the next season. Yet they both have some similarities. In particular, this time of year starts the game-within-the-game: the great coaching shuffle. For those teams that aren’t playoff-bound, they are likely to jettison personnel. In this case, that generally means firing coaches. By doing that, this creates new job opening. Historically, that means that the teams that didn’t make it to the playoff chase are going to fill their open positions by raiding the...

The Houston Texans are heating up more and more with each passing week, and have a great opportunity this weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders at home.

Everyone knows about the Texans defense and how great they are, but the Texans offense feels like it is starting to come alive. Quarterback C.J. Stroud is playing at a high level, and is getting support from his weapons, specifically the rushing attack, despite Joe Mixon being out for the entire year.

Here is a look at Friday’s injury report:

Did Not Participate

-LB Azeez Al-Shaair (Knee / Ankle) Questionable

-WR Christian...

It’s been awhile since the Texans have played one of these games. Fanduel immediately set them as double digit favorites and you just don’t see that on the regular in the NFL. Matt Holder of Silver and Black Pride has been doing yeoman work over there this year in spite of the struggles of the team. As Texans fans, we know full well the kind of season they have been having and completely empathize. Unfortunately, most of the drama now comes in the aftermath and the decisions they will make on players and coaches. We started our conversation there.

**Battle...

Literally, what is there to lose?

Woody Marks is more banged up than a 16-year old’s first car. Nick Chubb’s ribs are cracked, and the ghost Joe Mixon is slated to be Charles Dickens’ fourth spirit of Christmas.

Jordan was selected in the 6th round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Louisville. Even though he was their primary back, he was outshined by Isaac Gurrendo in the pre-draft process. Gurrendo was picked by the 49ers in the fourth round. Since Jordan’s selection, he’s rode the pine while Houston added Joe Mixon and Woody Marks in successive years.

Jordan sat...

Welcome to week 15 of the Cyclone tracker!

This is where we follow our resident weather-themed duo in rookie receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel, both out of Iowa State (hence, the “Cyclone” twins).

As always, there will be analysis, projections, commentary, and relevant updates that happen in real time.

Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel statistics vs. Cardinals

Jayden Higgins

Position: WR

Projected Week 15 storm path: 5.0 targets, 3.0 receptions, 25.5 yards, 0.1 TD, 5.5 fantasy points

Actual Week 15 path: 1 target, 1 reception, 4 yards (4.0 avg.), 0 TDs, 1.4 fantasy pts

**Total stats through Week...

The Houston Texans secured another win on Sunday by beating the downtrodden Arizona Cardinals. They face another destitute franchise in the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday with a chance to achieve 10 wins for the third year in a row. While they’re still one game back from the division lead, they have a great opportunity this week to catch the Jaguars, who play the 12-2 Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium.

Since last week’s article, the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins were eliminated. As well, the Denver Broncos clinched the playoffs with a victory over the Green Bay Packers....

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“I come to praise Caesar, not to bury him.” — William Shakespeare

No one has been more scrutinized and embattled in Houston than Nick Caley. I am a numbers guy first and foremost. Most decisions that are made emotionally are the wrong one. The whole concept behind the value of things was to hope that we as fans could understand the science behind why things are done. When teams use evidence to make decisions they often make better decisions. When they make the wrong decision it is usually either because of simple bad luck or because they need better evidence....

Heard “strength vs strength”? Well, this is “weakness vs strength”.

The 2-12 Las Vegas Raiders are currently boasting the worst offense in the NFL. They’ve averaging 244.1 yards per game, 173.4 passing yards per game and 70.8 rushing yards per game. But where the Raiders lose in yardage production, they lose harder in points scored, averaging just 14.0.

14 points. Per GAME.

Needless to say the “Pete Carrol’s on the hot seat” conversations are roiling. If Al Davis was still alive, Carroll would likely already walk among the fans.

Meanwhile, Demeco Ryans is the first name that arises in many...