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When the Houston Texans are at their best they run and they rush the passer. They were excellent in both departments in their division-clinching win over the Indianapolis Colts at Reliant Stadium Sunday. Arian Foster rushed for a season-high 16...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Injuries have forced the Texans to really revamp their linebacking corps, says Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle. To which I say: This includes Connor Barwin moving from weakside to strongside, whic...

All kinds of things factor into play-calling. This week, STATS shared some interesting numbers on the propensity for teams to hand the ball off after a successful run play or to throw it after a successful pass play. They looked at successful p...

After running the numbers, ESPN.com pro football writer John Clayton arrived at a win total for every team in the division for 2012. Is the figure too high, too low or spot on? HOUSTON TEXANS: If injuries have a way of evening out, then the Housto...

Reading the coverage ... Who had the best defensive end season in AFC South history? Nate Dunlevy of Bleacher Report asks and examines. Houston Texans The Texans are playing a numbers game, as Whitney Mercilus is now wearing 59 (which used t...

Franchise tags have to be given out by 4 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. CT today. The Titans are tagging safety Michael Griffin at $6.2 million. The Jaguars have tagged kicker Josh Scobee at a number that will be around $2.65 million. Are there other possibil...

FALLING 1. The Texans' third-down defense: The Panthers converted 9 of 14 third downs against the Texans on Sunday, the sort of number that's hard to survive. Houston has been very good on third down this season, and it's been a key to its defensi...

Three areas of interest to look at after the Indianapolis Colts lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on "Monday Night Football," thanks to ESPN Stats & Info: Pressure: The Buccaneers had great results when sending at least five pass rushers agains...

The Indianapolis Colts fell to 0-2 in the preseason, dominated by the Washington Redskins 16-3 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The final numbers were ugly, as the Redskins finished ahead 415-150 in total yardage, 215-55 in rushing yardage, 22-8 in first dow...

If the new CBA takes the shape that's currently being reported, unrestricted free agency would arrive after four years. That was the standard number for players with expired contracts to hit free agency until 2010 -- the final year of the old CBA -- ...

Mess with the numbers from Todd McShay's new value boards (offensive and defensive Insider files) and the unscientific snapshot I took of the first three rounds and it looks like the Titans could have the best chance of our teams of filling needs in ...

The read of the day: Football Outsiders Vince Verhei and Tom Gower look at the division. It's playoffs or bust for both David Garrard and Matt Schaub, says Clifton Brown. Houston Texans Don't expect LaDainian Tomlinson in Houston, says John ...

Houston Texans The Texans' run game is going in circles, says John McClain. "Had the Texans stepped up and did what they did Sunday just once more this season we would be talking about realistic playoff possibilities. Twice more and they would ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Our Monday feast of quality numbers from ESPN Stats & Information... The Colts won their 17th straight regular-season game, which ties them for the third-longest such win streak in NFL history. Most conse...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The number looks impressive, even now. The 2008 Indianapolis Colts allowed only six passing touchdowns in the regular season. That's the most efficient touchdown pass defense since the league went to a 16-game...

Scott Boehm/Getty Images New coach Jim Caldwell has made a number of changes and the Colts appear happy with the alterations. Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky INDIANAPOLIS -- Dwight Freeney didn&...