Texans Clips
Dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things. Such as going multiple years without winning a game in its division.
The Titans have lost 10 straight games in the AFC South. That’s the longest active streak of intradivision futility in the league.
At home against the team based in the city from which the Titans relocated three decades ago, Tennessee hasn’t won since 2020. Via NBC Sports research, the Texans’ five-game winning streak on the road against the Titans is tied for the longest streak any visiting team at the Titans/Oilers.
The Raiders won five straight at the Oilers from 1967 to 1976, the Steelers won five straight at the Oilers from 1972 to 1976, and the Colts won five straight at the Titans from 2012 to 2016.
Last year, the Titans and Texans were each 0-3 when they met for the first time. This year, they’re both 0-4 — and not even the Weather Channel wants to televise this one.
The Vikings had both of their top wide receivers listed as questionable on their final injury report of Week 5 and the gameday decisions went in different directions.
Justin Jefferson will play after missing last Sunday’s win over the Dolphins with an ankle injury, but Jordan Addison will miss the game with a hamstring injury. There was some thought that Odell Beckham Jr. would make his Vikings debut on Sunday, but he is also inactive.
Beckham signed to the practice squad this week and was elevated on Saturday, but Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said he’d only play if the team was missing one of the other wideouts. They are, but Beckham is still out of the lineup. Jauan Jennings, Tai Felton, Myles Price, and practice squad elevation Jeshaun Jones are the other wideouts.
Vikings at Saints
Vikings: WR Jordan Addison, WR Odell Beckham Jr., S Jakobe Thomas, QB Max Brosmer, CB Chuck Demmings, OT Christian Darrisaw, DL Elijah Williams
Saints: QB Zach Wilson, LB Anfernee Jennings, S Mike Reid, LB Kaden Elliss, G Jeremiah Wright, DL Vernon Broughton, DL Nathan Shepherd
Bears at Packers
Bears: QB Caleb Williams, RB Kyle Monangai, OL Ozzy Trapilo, LB Keyshaun Elliott, DL Jamree Kromah, DL Jayden Loving.
Packers: OL Jacob Monk, OL Aaron Banks, OL Donovan Jennings, DL Anthony Campbell
Bengals at Dolphins
Bengals: S Kyle Dugger, OT Myles Hinton, TE Jack Endries, WR Colbie Young, OL Connor Lew, DT Landon Robinson
Dolphins: WR Caleb Douglas, RB Kaytron Allen, CB Reese Taylor, DE Rob Beal, OL DJ Campbell, TE Justin Joly, OL Chukwuebuka Godrick
Raiders at Patriots
Raiders: WR Jalen Nailor, S Tristin McCollum, S Dalton Johnson, C Trey Zuhn, DT J.J. Pegues, RB Roman Hemby, QB Aidan O’Connell
Patriots: QB Behren Morton, OT Dametrious Crownover, CB Christian Gonzalez, CB Carlton Davis, CB Karon Prunty, CB Channing Canada
Browns at Jets
Browns: QB Taylen Green, WR Tylan Wallace, TE Carsen Ryan, C Parker Brailsford, G Teven Jenkins, DT Mike Hall Jr., DT Mason Graham
Jets: RB Breece Hall, WR Adonai Mitchell, G Dylan Parham, LB Nate Lynn, LB Kiko Mauigoa, CB Nahshon Wright
Colts at Steelers
Colts: LB Jaylon Carlies, WR Ashton Dulin, QB Riley Leonard, WR Darius Slayton, G Dalton Tucker
Steelers: RB Rico Dowdle, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, RB Eli Heidenreich, CB Jamel Dean, CB Terell Smith, DL Kevin Jobity
Texans at Titans
Texans: CB Collin Wright, DE Chris Braswell, DE Sabastian Harsh, LB Aiden Fisher, G Febechi Nwaiwu, OT Nate Thomas, TE Marlin Klein
Titans: RB Nick Singleton, RB Michael Carter, S Amani Hooker, CB Jaylon Jones, T Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, TE David Martin-Robinson, DT Jackie Marshall
Giants at Commanders
Giants: RB Devin Singletary, OL J.C. Davis, DL Bobby Jamison-Travis, S Jason Pinnock, CB Nikko Reed, QB Jake Haener
Commanders: WR Stefon Diggs, QB Marcus Mariota, S Tyler Owens, S Nick Cross, S Percy Butler, G Tanoa Togiai, DE Charles Omenihu
It’s not clear where receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will be playing as of next week. It’s becoming more and more clear he won’t be playing for the Cardinals.
Via Josh Weinfuss of ESPN, Harrison was not present for team meetings on Saturday night.
Harrison reportedly has been told he won’t be active for Sunday’s game against the Lions, as a trade is finalized.
Some in league circles believe he’ll be traded to the Texans. Some think the Raiders could be lurking. Sunday’s games could shake things up, based on injuries that could happen in the various games.
Regardless, it’s hard to imagine Harrison staying with the Cardinals given these developments. At this point, it’s just a matter of the Cardinals getting the best return they can for the fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft.
The #insiders told us on Saturday morning that Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will soon be traded. They didn’t however, share the destination.
With Harrison reportedly due to be inactive on Sunday versus the Lions as the trade details are finalized, Sunday’s full slate of games could potentially reshuffle the deck.
Many believe the Texans are the team that will be trading for Harrison, a move that would reunite him with former Ohio State teammate C.J. Stroud. But what if the Texans lose to the Titans? Could Houston decide at that point to not devote future assets to a season that could be a lost cause?
Likewise, if Stroud is injured on Sunday, the whole “Buckeye reunion” vibe would be significantly diminished.
Then there’s the possibility that a contender will lose a starting receiver due to injury during Sunday’s games. Suddenly, a team that wasn’t in the mix for Harrison could revisit its position, quickly.
Nothing is ever done until it’s done. Sunday’s games could change the entire dynamic for a Harrison trade.
For now, the league-wide speculation points to the Texans as the destination for Harrison. Some, however, think the Raiders could be lurking. Either way, Sunday’s action could become a factor in the eventual transaction, with the only surprise at this point being Harrison not being traded.
The NFL’s announced Week 4 fines featured a season-high 10 infractions for player safety fouls that qualify toward a possible suspension.
Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson was fined $17,911 for a horsecollar tackle.
Browns defensive tackle Adin Huntington ($5,620), Lions linebacker Jack Campbell ($15,930), Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick ($17,911), Jets defensive end Darrell Jackson ($6,683) and Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori ($14,648) were fined for hip-drop tackles.
Cowboys cornerback Reddy Steward ($5,583), Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter ($13,639) and Rams linebacker Nate Landman ($11,111) were fined for a hit on a defenseless player.
Broncos offensive lineman Ben Powers was docked $17,911 for a blindside block.
Three fines in any one category trigger an automatic one-game suspension. Players can appeal the fines.
The Texans designated three players for return this week and two of them will be joining the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Titans.
Safety M.J. Stewart and defensive tackle Kayden McDonald have been activated. Stewart was on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from a knee injury while McDonald, who was a second-round pick this year, hurt his ankle ahead of Week 1.
The Texans cleared space for them on the active roster by waiving quarterback Mark Gronowski and wide receiver Bryce Oliver. Both players signed with the team this week.
The Texans also elevated cornerback Bryce Hall and linebacker Kenneth Murray from the practice squad on a temporary basis.
The Cardinal are working on a trade for receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., with the destination currently unknown.
The speculation for now centers on the Texans, per multiple sources.
For whatever reason, the Cardinals are keeping that under wraps. They could be hoping to get someone else to make a better offer, or they could be hoping to squeeze a little more out of the Texans before a deal is done.
The trade, if it happens, will reunited Harrison with Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. They spent multiple years together at Ohio State.
The package is expected to include a second-round pick. The Texans, we’re told, had offered a second-round pick in 2028. The Cardinals have been pushing for a second-round pick in 2027.
It seems inevitable at this point that Harrison will be traded; the cat has well escaped the bag. And it should surprise no one if/when it’s the Texans — unless some other team out there makes a late play with a better package of picks.
Another 2024 top-10 draft pick is about to be on the move.
According to ESPNFL, the Cardinals will be trading receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Harrison, per the report, will be inactive for Sunday’s game against the Lions, as the details are finalized.
The current chatter in league circles is that Harrison will land in Houston, where he’d be reunited with former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
The Cardinals, we’re told, had been looking for a package that includes a second-round pick. Whether they get that remains to be seen.
And it’s definitely unusual for the news of a trade to emerge without a destination. It could be an eleventh-hour attempt to get other teams to the table, in the hopes of driving up the price.
When the trade happens, Harrison will join former Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who was taken tenth overall in 2024, as players traded fairly quickly by the teams that took them.
Harrison has become largely forgotten in the Arizona offense under new coach Mike LaFleur. In four games this season, he has five catches for 85 yards and one touchdown.
One of the five 0-4 teams entering Week 5 (the Buccaneers) has finally gotten its first win of 2026. Four winless teams remain.
Two of them — the Chargers and Texans — made the playoffs last year.
Via NBC Sports research, the last time two playoff teams started the next year 0-4 happened in 1999. That year, both Super Bowl teams from the prior season (the Broncos and Falcons) got off to an 0-4 start.
Also, no pair of playoff teams has started 0-5 in the next season. Ever.
No playoff team has started 0-5 the next year since the 2017 Giants.
The most teams ever to start the year 0-4 is five. The 2026 quintet matches five 0-4 teams in 2009, 1996, 1991, 1979, and 1962.
With the 0-4 Texans playing the 0-4 Titans, the most possible 0-5 teams this year will be three: the Chargers, the Dolphins, and the loser of Texans-Titans.
The Titans list wide receiver Carnell Tate as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Texans.
The team added the first-round pick to the injury report Thursday, and he had another limited practice Friday.
He has 22 catches for 268 yards so far this season.
Cornerback Joshua Williams (pec) and tight end David Martin-Robinson (hamstring) are also questionable.
Safety Amani Hooker (concussion) is ruled out after missing practice all week.
Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (back) has no injury designation.
