So, it’s pretty obvious that the Black Friday game on Amazon is a cynical ploy by the monopolistic retailer to keep people at home so they don’t go shopping elsewhere, right?

The weird thing about that is, despite this, the ads for said cynical ploy to keep people home shopping on Amazon is littered with commercials for traditional brick and mortar retailers like JC Penney (which I just saw).

Is this just ironic or a multi-level psyop by Amazon? Or should we reject the tyranny of “or” and assume both?

Whatever, it’s a football game.

For those of you working...

The Houston Texans have announced that C.J. Stroud has cleared the concussion protocol and will start Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. The move was certainly expected and might have seemed like a formality, but nothing is guaranteed by the concussion protocol.

The addition of Stroud combined with the knowledge that Daniel Jones is battling a broken fibula is certainly enough to change the calculus of the game. There still has been no word on Jalen Pitre, but he also practiced this week, so we could presume that he will be back as well. The combination of the news is...

The AFC South-leading Indianapolis Colts received a gut punch yesterday when news broke that starting QB Daniel Jones suffered a fractured fibula (the bone in the back of the lower leg). Even though he plans to play against the Texans, the playoff implications loom large over the impending matchup.

Jones’ Herculean effort and gutsiness comes after their bye week and tough loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Colts are second in the NFL with 384 yards per game and Jones has them seventh in the league in passing yards per game. Their run game has been their calling card...

Hello Texans fans! I’m filling in here for Patrick, who is hopefully out enjoying Thanksgiving, but still wanted y’all to have a place to discuss this one.

You know the drill: Talk about Bengals vs. Ravens and the AFC implications that relate to the Texans right here with your fellow fans. I’m curious what Joe Burrow’s going to look like in his first game back from injury.

And happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

As we get up for that third helping of turkey and pecan pie, one has to stop and think about the original Thanksgiving and ask the question everybody’s asked but never gotten a good answer for: what do you think Jerry Jones did at the first Thanksgiving?

Now, given, he couldn’t probably do a whole lot since he was in his late 80s when it happened, but, do you think he went out hunting for game or fishing for lobsters (which they really had at the first Thanksgiving)? Or did he stay closer to home and prepare the food for...

Hello, good morning (hey, not all of us get to live in Central time, okay?) and Happy Thanksgiving to all you loyal Texans fans. Have you had enough to eat yet? Or has Thanksgiving dinner not even started yet? Well, whether it has or it hasn’t one thing is certain: there is a lot of football for us to watch today.

Starting with the traditional opening course of football, the appetizer course. For that, we travel up to sunny (I presume) Detroit where the Lions will play their traditional Thanksgiving Day host to the Green Bay Packers.

I can’t remember...

Welcome to week 12 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. Bills

Jayden Higgins

Position: WR

Projected Week 12 storm path: 6.0 targets, 4.5 receptions, 45.5 yards, 1 TD, 10.5 fantasy points

Actual Week 12 path: 9 targets, 4 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD’s, 13.8 fantasy pts

**Total stats through Week 12: 45...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Even happier the Houston Texans are off today in order to build on the 10-day lead up to their first encounter with the 2025 Indianapolis Colts.

Right now, the thousand foot view sure seems like the Colts are the best of the best and Houston is overachieving.

But when you dig deeper, the numbers tell the real story.

The baby horses have narrowly defeated the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. They’ve lost to the LA Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. Their only decisive victories have been against the bottom-feeding BESFs, Las Vegas Raiders and...

The Houston Texans have six more games to cement their legacy as the seventh team ever to make the playoffs after going 0-3… the last team being the 2018 Houston Texans. According to CBS Sports, “since the NFL schedule was expanded to 17 games in 2021, NO team has lost their first three games and rebounded to make the postseason.”

The AFC is fairly clear-cut this year. 10 teams vying for seven spots. Currently, Houston sits on the outside-looking-in along with Kansas City and the Pittsburgh Steelers. This season has featured several surprising AFC teams including the New England Patriots...

The Houston Texans dominated the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen on Thursday Night Football last week, and it’s safe to say the rest of the league has taken notice.

Houston’s defense played at an elite level, while the offense did just enough to close it out with backup quarterback Davis Mills leading the way. Mills delivered another strong performance and has now helped push the Texans back into playoff contention with three straight wins.

Now, another tough matchup awaits as the Texans travel to Indianapolis to face the Colts on Sunday afternoon. According to Pro Football Focus, Houston’s playoff...

Quarterback CJ Stroud and safety Jalen Pitre, while remaining in concussion protocol, were participants in Wednesday’s practice. Stroud was a full participant Wednesday while Pitre practiced in a limited capacity. Take a look at the full injury report here:

CJ Stroud being a full participant in Wednesday’s practice enforces the expectation that he will be medically cleared for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, per DJ Bien-Aime and Aaron Wilson:

DeMeco Ryans spoke to the media after practice on Wednesday, as well, adding that “As things stand today, [CJ Stroud and Jalen Pitre] are still in concussion protocol:

Pitre being...

Rejoice! Bust out that jersey! Bring out the party poppers, because the Texans are a winning football team for the first time in 2025! They welcome the favored Buffalo Bills, led by reigning MVP quarterback Josh Allen, and they kicked their butts all the way back to western New York!

In seasons like these, unlikely heroes emerge to save the season. In 2018, the last NFL team to make the playoffs after an 0-3 start, the Houston Texans counted on lesser known players like Brandon Dunn, Kendall Lamm, and Alfred Blue to keep the season alive is dire straits. Players...