Another week goes by in the NFL. With every passing week the picture becomes that much more clear. Of course, for your Houston Texans that picture doesn’t look all that good. The Texans come into their battle with the Jacksonville Jaguars with an 0-2 record. The list of teams that have gone from 0-2 to the playoffs is not unsubstantial. Heck, the Texans did it just two years ago in their first season under DeMeco Ryans. The list of teams advancing to the playoffs after starting 0-3 is considerably shorter.

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When you land a new offensive coordinator, who came from a team with an effective, exciting offense, you expect more of the same.

Unfortunately, 2 games into Nick Caley’s run as the Houston Texans OC, the “more of the same” harkens back to Bill O’Brien era nonsense. The offense comes out looking unprepared to play, the scheme is telegraphed and easily predictable and key moments are landmarked by head-scratchingly bad decisions.

If someone on the sidelines watching can figure this out, imagine what professional defenders can do:

So far, Caley has many wondering why exactly Bobby Slowik was shown the...

The Houston Texans have unfortunately stumbled out of the gate of the 2025 season, beginning 0-2 after heartbreaking losses to both the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is their worst start since 2023, where they also started 0-2.

In both contests, the defense held serve for the most part, only allowing 14 to L.A. and 20 to Tampa.(It was 14 for the majority of the game before Baker engineered the game winning drive in the fourth for the final score.)

However, the Texans offense didn’t do their part to help secure the victories, scoring a measly...

The first two weeks of the 2025 NFL Season have not been kind to Houston Texans, who have fallen into the dreaded 0-2 trap after losing in the final seconds to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A start like this is a far cry from the lofty prognostications many of Houston’s faithful made (including myself) on the eve of the regular season, putting significant doubt into our championship aspirations. Personally, the positive development of new starting offensive guards Laken Tomlinson, Ed Ingram and rookie left tackle Aireontae Ersery during training camp and throughout the preseason stoked a sort of optimism within...

The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 2:

The script for the “Most Interesting Defense in the World” flips: In the 2+ years under the most interesting defensive coordinator in the world Matt Burke, the Texans’ defense found itself needing to hold off the opponent in the final seconds. In 2023, the defense held off the Saints, Cardinals, Broncos, Colts when those teams needed touchdowns to tie or...

The NFL season is a cruel mistress. My other love is baseball. There are 162 of those suckers, so no one in their right mind jumps to any conclusions after just two games. In a 17 game schedule, you are talking about nearly 15 percent of the total season. In baseball terms, that equals about 25 games. Suddenly, slumps take on new significance. Things that might seem like blips on the radar become trends. When you see them in both games then you have to take notice.

Unlike baseball, the NFL is a capped sport. Teams find it much harder...

The Houston Texans have begun the season 0-2 after coming into the season with lofty expectations. Unlike the first game, there will be some coaching decisions that come under the microscope in this one. In particular, the Texans had second and goal from the one and came away with zero points. Those lack of points ended up being the difference in the game. Obviously, if he had known then what he knows now he would have kicked the field goal. Hindsight is always 20/20.

There were more positives in this one as the Texans almost pulled it out in the...

Still reeling from Monday night’s disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Houston Texans have to turn the page quickly. With a short week to prepare, and travel to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars upcoming, there’s no time to lick the wounds or lament the mistakes.

The fine folks at Fanduel posted their opening odds and it looks like anyone’s game, despite the Texans having the better team on paper.

+1.5 is a normal give for a visiting team, meaning they view this game as up for grabs.

Their total points line has the Texans over/under at 21.5 and...

The Houston Texans defense could not hold Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of the end zone at the end of the game. Houston falls to 0-2 for the second time in the DeMeco Ryans era as they lose 20-19 at home on Monday Night Football

After one great drive to start the game ended with a Nico Collins touchdown, the Texans offense failed to score another touchdown for the rest of the game. Houston’s offense has yet to get Nico Collins going. He only had three receptions for 52 yards and one touchdown.

The defense put up...

To finish off week 2, we have a west coast bout for those of you out east who struggle with insomnia or a pathological need to watch football or you have money on the game; so really it’s fun for everybody!

Here’s what you need to know to watch/listen to/stream tonight’s game:

Who: Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) at Las Vegas Raiders (1-0)

What: Monday Night Football (part two)

Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

When: Monday, September 15, 9:00 p.m. CDT

Why: Because the west coast deserves some love too.

TV: ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Radio: Westwood One

Streaming: ESPN*,...

Well, this is awkward. Usually when there’s a twin bill like this, they put the undercard first to build up hype for the main event. The NFL apparently doesn’t believe in this and is settling for the old east coast game and west coast game for their MNF double feature.

Anyway, you’ve waited long enough for Texans football that I don’t want to make this last too long, so here’s what you need to know to be able to watch/listen to/stream tonight’s home opener:

Who: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) at Houston Texans (0-1)

What: Monday Night Football

Where: NRG Stadium,...