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Reading the coverage... Houston Texans At 23rd, Matt Schaub is only three slots ahead of Jake Locker in these quarterback rankings from Will Brinson of CBS Sports. The Texans officially added running back Deji Karim and center Tyler Horn, sa...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Houston's hopes of hosting a Super Bowl in 2017 were helped by a setback for the plan for improvements of Sun Life Stadium in South Florida. A look at what the Texans' Week 1 opponent, San Diego, has done...

The draft didn't do much to change the views of the panel that votes on ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings. Our four teams moved a grand total of two spots -- the Colts dipped to 10 from nine; the Jaguars rose from 32 to 31. I don't know that I wo...

The Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans have been two of the most active players in NFL free agency. But ESPN.com voters in our pre-draft NFL Power Rankings didn't give either team much of a boost as a result of their additions. The Colts d...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts won't be ranked 32nd in preseason power rankings. Barring an unfortunate setback, they won't lose their head coach for a 12-game-long fight with cancer. So will the 2013 team have a harder time finding things to rally aro...

Reading the coverage ... Ranking every roster in the league with Evan Silva of Rotoworld. The AFC's second-best team comes in at 19th. Houston Texans Joe Flacco isn't that much better than Matt Schaub, but the gap is growing, says Randy Harv...

ESPN's Bill Polian has a major Insider file out ranking the upcoming class of free agents. He divided them into three tiers: A Players: Worth paying big, starter-caliber money. B Players: Guys I would sign but only if the value made sense. ...

Three of four AFC special teams coaches lost their jobs after the season. Marwan Maalouf was out after just one year in Indianapolis (replaced by Tom McMahon). John Bonamego was out after just one year in Jacksonville (replaced by Mike Mallory,...

Ron Jaworski's quarterback rankings carry a good deal of weight. He and Trent Dilfer break down quarterback play as well as anyone in the media, and I'd say that no matter who they worked for. Readers here who crushed me for selecting Andrew Luck ...

Here's our weekly look at where the teams of the AFC South stand in key categories. I generally consider third-down efficiency super important. And points, of course, tend to trump all. As the final regular-season rankings, this will be a handy page ...

Reading the coverage ... A ranking of offensive line performance for the entire league, from Phil Gaskin of The Pulling Lineman. Houston Texans The Texans are counting on Reliant Stadium to provide a big advantage for them Saturday, says Joh...

The Houston Texans blew a chance at the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They couldn't even hold on to a first-round bye. And in losing their finale at Indianapolis, they finish the regular season as the No. 2 team in the division in the ESPN.com NFL Power ...

The Houston Texans own the AFC South crown no matter what happens in their season finale in Indianapolis on Sunday. But voters in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings see the Texans and Colts as quite close. The Texans dropped from third to seventh after...

Teams change over time and the Broncos may be playing better football than the Texans right now. Still, I'm uncomfortable with a poll where the Broncos (second) outrank the Texans (third), since Houston won 31-25 in Denver in Week 3. Here's the...

Deep in the season it's not always so simple to say Team A beat Team B and thus should rank higher in the ESPN NFL Power Rankings. Still, I know Texans fans will look at the new poll and say, "Hey, we deserve a big drop after that dud in New Engla...

Houston is back to unanimous as the No. 1 team in the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings, Indy's in the Top 10 and the Titans are causing the second-biggest division among voters. ESPN's John Clayton has the Titans at 22. NFC East blogger Dan Graziano ha...