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The New England Patriots gobbled up 419 yards and scored six touchdowns against the Houston Texans in a regular season meeting. The guy who's got to get the Texans defense ready for a better showing Sunday, Wade Phillips, said the unit's effort at...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Thoughts on the Houston Texans' 42-14 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium: What it means: The Texans suffered their second loss of the season and now stand at 11-2. While they still control both the AFC South...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- No champagne. No confetti. No cartwheels. The Houston Texans left Tennessee happy, for sure. They weren't about to pretend that clinching a playoff berth didn't mean something. But after a 24-10 victory over the Tennessee Ti...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Brandon Harris was fined $21,000 for his Thanksgiving Day hit on Detroit punt returner Stefan Logan, says Dale Robertson. In the past two weeks, Andre Johnson went from 21st in receiving yards to third...

HOUSTON -- The Green Bay Packers have deep, long roots and an impassioned regional and national following. The Houston Texans do not. That had no bearing on Houston as it prepared for tonight's game at Reliant Stadium against Green Bay. Running...

HOUSTON -- For a long time, the Texans were a popular pick to break through. Coming off the season in which they finally did, they rank as the favorite to repeat as AFC South champs. But the tone in Houston hasn't changed a bit. Steady coach Ga...

Reading the coverage ... First, stop everything and click here. Absolutely amazing. All done? Proceed. (Hat tip to Brad Wells via Twitter.) Houston Texans Undrafted rookie running back Jonathan Grimes is a talented musician, says Tania Ganguli...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Rookie Randy Bullock and veteran Shayne Graham understand the competition they are having to become the Texans kicker, says Randy Harvey of the Houston Chronicle. The Texans may have found a gem in punter...

Saturday's mailbag led with a note from a frustrated Jags fan. It was such a big hit, I thought we'd give a frustrated Texans fan a chance. LX Aguirre from El Paso writes: Will the Houston Texans show some signs of intelligence any time soon???...

Gary Kubiak conceded the early stages of free agency were rough on the Houston Texans. They re-signed running back Arian Foster before he got to restricted free agency, and managed to keep center Chris Myers after he saw some interest from outside...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Kevin Walter draws high praise from his peers, says Jeffrey Martin. Brandon Harris is doubly committed, says Craig Malveaux. The Texans signed receiver Devard Darling and running back Javarris William...

The Houston Texans have a new lead defensive back. According to John McClain, when they couldn't lock up the biggest prize in free agency, they decided they couldn't lose out on the second-best cornerback. So rather than continue to wait on Nnamdi...

Reading the coverage ... Ben Ijalana, Drake Nevis, Brandon Harris and Akeem Ayers make Wes Bunting's all-rookie team. Houston Texans Wade Phillips says Amobi Okoye and Kareem Jackson will benefit from the 3-4, writes John McClain. Revelation...

What wasn't addressed in the draft and could be a free-agent focus for the Texans: Free safety: Fifth-rounder Shiloh Keo out of Idaho could be the answer ar strong safety, but we still don't know about the other spot. Two new cornerbacks, Brandon ...

Matt Williamson sees eight picks as major draft bargains . Three of them are new members of the AFC South. Here's what he had to say about them: Brandon Harris, CB, Houston Texans: "It was a bit of a mystery as to why Harris slipped as much ...

Grading at the end of the draft is an odd exercise. Draftees haven't suited up for so much as a photo. So the measure is against need and expectation, and need and expectation don't tell us if a guy will play well. Nevertheless, people will absolu...