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#houston-texans

The Houston Texans lost their second-best pass catcher Sunday as tight end Dalton Schultz was ruled out for the rest of the divisional-round playoff game against the New England Patriots with a calf injury. During Houston's second drive, Schultz caught a 42-yard reception that moved the Texans to the Patriots 27-yard line. The drive ended up in a field goal pushing the score to 7-3 with 5:29 remaining in the first quarter.

However, if the Patriots are unsuccessful, a look back at their season will show that may not be that big of a problem. Maye has been sacked a lot this season, but that hasn't stopped him from leading New England to a lot of wins. Drake Maye and Patriots still find success when sacked a lot Typically, when a quarterback is on the ground a lot, it's a disastrous game for their team.

"Super excited that they've all had opportunities to move forward and do different things in their career," McDaniels said of facing the former Patriots staffers. "They've obviously done a nice job of the things they're responsible for. Looking forward to the competition part of it, but you know, you have friends on every team."

"Stef is one of the best teammates I've ever had in my career, in my life," Stroud said. "He's been amazing to my life, not just on the field but off as well. I think he's super teammate oriented. He wants to be around the guys. He wants to do stuff for the guys. He wants to be one of the captains in the room."

In Monday's game between the Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Christian caught eight passes for 144 yards and a touchdown. The Texans won 30-6 to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs, where they'll face the New England Patriots in Foxborough, MA on Sunday. In praising his efforts, however, Smith mistakenly referred to him as the conservative commentator who was assassinated in Utah just a few months earlier.

The Texans held the Steelers offense to 175 yards Monday night while sacking the future Hall of Fame quarterback four times and forcing Rodgers into two turnovers for touchdowns. According to ESPN Research, Houston became the second team in playoff history to score multiple defensive touchdowns in a game without allowing a TD, joining Chicago in the 1940 NFL Championship against Washington.

C.J. Stroud threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Ka'imi Fairbairn's 43-yard field goal with 12 seconds left lifted the Houston Texans to a 38-30 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, extending Houston's winning streak to nine games and securing the No.5 seed in the AFC playoffs. The Texans clinched a third consecutive postseason berth despite resting key starters in the second half,

At this point of the season, monitoring the pick availability in your group is critical, especially in a week where one team projects as the overwhelming chalk. The Houston Texans are being picked in over half of remaining Eliminator entries early in the week. They are available for 58% of Eliminator Challenge entries, but that will vary for each group. The more teams that have the Texans available, the more valuable fading them becomes.

Anderson, the No. 3 pick in the 2023 draft, recorded seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss as a rookie, earning him a Pro Bowl nod and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. He took his play to another level in 2024 with 11.0 sacks and 16 tackles for loss, which both tied for the 10th-most in the league. He did, however, miss five games due to injury across his first two seasons, suggesting his production could have been even higher.

This is now the second time in C.J. Stroud's NFL career that he missed at least two games due to a concussion. Stroud missed Weeks 15 and 16 with a concussion during his rookie season in 2023. C.J. Stroud started all 17 games for Houston in 2024. With the Texans ruling Stroud out for TNF, he'll miss his third consecutive game due to a concussion. Not ideal for the Texans.

"The whole team had faith we were going to win that game the entire time," Mills said. "I think our team is very confident in our own abilities. We have a lot of players who can make plays. And we just needed to get things clicking."

You can look at stats all you want and stats tell a story, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey said, but they don't tell the whole story. The 49ers (5-2) are writing a unique tale this season, serving up plot twists outside logical numbers. The next chapter will unfold against the Texans (2-4) on Sunday (10 a.m. PT kickoff). It's OK if you've lost count amid this season's storylines: Too many injuries to stars, too many rookies, no 30-point games, and not enough yards per carry from McCaffrey, even though he has more scrimmage yards than any of the 1,695 other players on NFL rosters.

I've been on the offensive guys a lot for the past couple weeks about making sure they have some celebrations ready for the end zone,