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Ed Reed is sure acting like a guy who's hoping the Baltimore Ravens will still step up and give him the kind of deal he's looking for. But more likely he's facing the harsh realities of an expensive, aging superstar. ESPN.com's Ashley Fox doesn...

In the AFC South, only the Houston Texans faced the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in 2012. On Oct. 21, 2012, the Texans crushed the Ravens 43-13 at Reliant Stadium. It qualifies as ancient history in a league where things can ch...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Gary Kubiak's endorsement of Rick Dennison as a head coaching candidate is a lot like Mike Shanahan's once was for Kubiak, says John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. "None of this is calculus," says Dale...

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...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Don't only blame the offense, says John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. The Texans gave up 29 touchdown passes this season compared to 18 in 2011. And they've allowed 54 completions of 20 or more yards....

Linebacker Ray Lewis said he is retiring after the Baltimore Ravens' season ends. He has indicated he will play play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts in the wild-card round after missing two months with a triceps injury. Is his revelation ...

Reading the coverage ... NFL rules have "grown into a convoluted mess, with no sense of what is reasonable or even needed. It's as though the NFL is trying to keep everyone -- the players, the fans, the coaches, even the officials -- in a constant...

HOUSTON -- The patch is small. Saturday night in front of his entire team, Texans coach Gary Kubiak put a big spotlight and magnifying lens over it. The guys with that small rectangular "C" on the right breast of their jerseys needed to elevate...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 7: Best versus best: Houston and Baltimore are the only two AFC teams currently over .500. While those two teams are a combined 10-2, the rest of the AFC is only 31-49. According to Elias, this is the furthest...

Ray Lewis finished atop ESPN.com's NFL Any Era poll, and he's certainly a guy whose game would have worked in any point in time of professional football. The AFC South finished with just two players in the list of 20, with Colts quarterback Peyton...

In re-drafting the 2006 draft, Mel Kiper's looking at the promise of guys going forward and their worth and he's not really factoring in team needs. Here's what he did for the AFC South. 1) Houston Texans -- Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon Kiper: "H...

BALTIMORE -- The equipment truck just outside the Houston Texans' locker room sounded in need of a tuneup. It chugged loudly and unnecessarily in a tunnel at M&T Bank Stadium, doing its part to drown out the ugly end of a breakthrough season. ...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Arian Foster is a different kind of guy, writes Steve Campbell of the Houston Chronicle. "He's driven by a different burning inside," says Ray Lewis. Lewis sees some of himself in the Texans' high-motor ...

Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew remains the key to Jacksonville's offense. On "Monday Night Football," his encounters with Baltimore middle linebacker Ray Lewis will be spotlight moments. "He's a Hall of Famer," Jones-Drew said in a t...

HOUSTON -- The Texans ride waves. They crest and, inevitably, they crash. And because they crest -- as they did with another fantastic second-half comeback -- the crash feels worse. They stumble up from it, struggling to explain the ride. Matt ...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Ray Lewis remains the Ravens' beacon, says Jeffrey Martin. John McClain says Denver might covet Gary Kubiak. Considering the Texans' season, it doesn't seem like high aspirations. Richard Justice wonde...