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HoustonTexans.com reports Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said WR Andre Johnson will be ready to play in Week 8, barring any setbacks from his bruised lung.

Early on at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it appeared that their game would be a rout. Steve Slaton had his running legs back and Matt Schaub was exacting damage to the 49ers’ secondary – all of this in the first half. But after replacing starting quarterback [...]

Texans defensive end Mario Williams and linebacker Brian Cushing have been listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Williams, the first overall pick in the 2006 draft, was limited in practice all week with a shoulder injury. Cushing, the 15th overall pick in this year’s draft, missed practice on Wednesday and [...]

The National Football Post reports on the Texans working out free agent fullback Kyle Eckel:

Veteran free agent fullback Kyle Eckel auditioned for the Houston Texans today, according to a league source. Eckel has previous stints with the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was cut by the Eagles during their final [...]

The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans actually have something in common – not much in their rushing department but make up for it in spades with superior passing. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, while obviously not Peyton Manning (heck, who is?), has save for Week 1 made a decent accounting of himself. In Houston’s game agaisnt [...]

The Bengals are on a roll, winning huge games over the Steelers, Browns and Ravens to push them to 4-1 on the season. Houston fell behind 21-0 last week in Arizona, and rallied to tie the game at 21 before a late pick six by the Cards, and then an inability to get a yard [...]

The National Football Post reports that the team has cut LB Buster Davis:
The Houston Texans cut linebacker Buster Davis today and auditioned four veteran free agent linebackers, according to a league source. The Texans also worked out veteran linebackers Monty Beisel, Rocky Boiman, Darnell Bing and Brandon Renkart. With right offensive guard Mike Brisiel out [...]

The Texans seemed to come out with jet lag Sunday vs the Arizona Cardinals, but after falling behind 21-0, they took the Cardinals to the limit, only to fall in the end 28-21. Houston rallied all the way back to tie the game at 21, but then a late interception return for a touchdown [...]

The Texans continue to be a roller coaster team, beating a bad Raiders team a week ago. Now they travel to play a rested Cards team, who will try to throw against a Texans secondary that looks like they will struggle vs the Cards. Look for Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald to torch the Texans, [...]

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