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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-bills-in-position-to-make-super-bowl-espn-insider-sends-texans-warning');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL news: Bills in prime position to finally make Super Bowl, but ESPN insider sends Texans warning');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Josh-Allen-17-stiff-arms-Houston-Texans-linebacker-Henry-TooToo-39.jpg"><figcaption>© Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL news: Bills in prime position to finally make Super Bowl, but ESPN insider sends Texans warning</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-17T09:18:32-08:00">December 17th, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-17T09:18:32-08:00">December 17th, 9:18am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the 2025 NFL season enters its final stretch, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-dream-playoff-scenario-with-3-weeks-left-in-regular-season">Buffalo Bills are gaining momentum</a> at the right time, and one ESPN insider believes their window to finally reach the Super Bowl may be wide open. Still, that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47324378/nfl-week-16-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">optimism comes with a clear warning</a> about a rapidly rising threat in the AFC: the Houston Texans.</p><p>Buffalo has won three straight games and sits at 10-4 following a dramatic Week 15 comeback victory over the New England Patriots. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-make-history-21-point-comeback-patriots">Bills erased a 21-0 first-half deficit to secure a 35-31 win</a>, handing the AFC-leading Patriots their third loss of the season and snapping New England’s control at the top of the conference.</p><p>In a joint ESPN piece, Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler evaluated the AFC playoff picture and identified Buffalo as the most prepared contender to navigate the postseason grind.</p><p>“The Bills will win the AFC. We still don’t know yet whether they’re going to the playoffs as a wild-card team or as division champs for the sixth year in a row (or at all, technically),” Graziano wrote. “But assuming they’re there, they would certainly be the most playoff-tested of the likely AFC teams.”</p><p>Graziano emphasized quarterback Josh Allen’s postseason résumé as a key differentiator. Allen has made 13 career playoff starts with seven wins, second only to Aaron Rodgers among current AFC quarterbacks. Graziano noted that most of Buffalo’s potential conference rivals lack similar experience under playoff pressure.</p><p>“The Bills are aware of the experience difference between them and the rest of the AFC field, and they would point out with no disrespect intended that we don’t know how teams such as the Patriots, Jaguars and Broncos are going to do in the playoff pressure cooker,” Graziano added. “The Bills feel pretty confident they know what it’s going to be like — even if they have to go on the road.”</p><p>Buffalo’s remaining schedule presents both opportunity and challenge. The Bills will face the Cleveland Browns (3-11) and New York Jets (3-11), with a pivotal matchup against the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (9-5) sandwiched in between. A strong finish could position Buffalo for another AFC East title and a favorable postseason path.</p><h2><b>Bills draw Super Bowl praise as Texans emerge as AFC threat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Texans-running-back-Woody-Marks-27-runs-against-the-Bills.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Graziano leaned toward Buffalo as the conference favorite, Fowler offered a counterbalance by highlighting the Houston Texans as a legitimate Super Bowl threat.</p><p>“SBuffalo’s time might be now, even if Allen must will a Super Bowl berth into existence with heroic weekly outputs,” Fowler wrote. “Buffalo’s supporting cast is good but not great.”</p><p>Fowler then shifted his focus to Houston, which has surged after a slow start.</p><p>“Staying with the AFC, give me the Texans for a Super Bowl run,” Fowler wrote. “They are 9-2 in their past 11 games. Stroud is back and playing good football. The defense might be the NFL’s most feared.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-demeco-ryans-didnt-even-know-houston-6-game-win-streak">Texans improved to 9-5 after a dominant 40-20 Week 15 win</a> over the Arizona Cardinals, extending their winning streak to six games. Houston rebounded from a 3-5 start and now enters the final weeks of the season with growing confidence on both sides of the ball.</p><p>Fowler cited Houston’s physical defense, improved offensive line play, and wide receiver Nico Collins as key factors behind the team’s late-season surge. Houston will close the regular season against the Las Vegas Raiders (2-12), Los Angeles Chargers (10-4), and Indianapolis Colts (8-6), a stretch that could further shape the AFC playoff landscape.</p><p>With February’s Super Bowl set for Levi’s Stadium, Buffalo appears positioned to finally break through. However, as ESPN’s insiders caution, the Texans’ rise could complicate the Bills’ long-awaited path to the NFL’s biggest stage.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL news: Bills in prime position to finally make Super Bowl, but ESPN insider sends Texans warning

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-stingley-jr-marks-day-to-day-after-leaving-cardinals-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans players Derek Stingley Jr., Woody Marks day-to-day after leaving Cardinals game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Derek-Stingley.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans players Derek Stingley Jr., Woody Marks day-to-day after leaving Cardinals game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T12:32:19-08:00">December 15th, 12:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T12:34:10-08:00">December 15th, 12:34pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There might not be a hotter team in the NFL than the Houston Texans. The Texans have won six straight games and are bludgeoning teams with their defense. The offense has also been playing well, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-cj-stroud-return-injury-colts" rel="noopener">thanks to CJ Stroud’s return from injury</a>. The Texans are coming off a big win against the Cardinals, where they dominated, 40-20, but they lost some key players to injury.</p><p>Houston Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2, Aaron Wilson, said that after Derek Stingley Jr., Woody Marks, and Nick Chubb all got injured against the Cardinals on Sunday. He said that the Texans <a href="https://x.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/2000620036923236402?s=20" rel="noopener">listed all three as ‘day to day’ after Sunday</a>. It’s still early, but it remains to be seen if any of them end up playing in Week 16 against the Raiders.</p><p>Wilson posted on X: “Texans corner Derek Stingley Jr. (oblique), Nick Chubb (rib), Woody Marks (ankle) will be managed ‘day to day’ throughout the week heading into the Raiders game. DeMeco Ryans said Sunday that Marks could have gone back into the game, if necessary @KPRC2.”</p><p>“Woody could have come back in the game,” Ryans said to Wilson. “He got his ankle tweaked a little bit there early in the game. From where he was, felt like Jawhar and Dare were doing a good job, so wanted to keep rolling with those guys and make sure Woody is good as we continue to go into the week.”</p><p>Running back Woody Marks re-aggravated an ankle injury Sunday against the Cardinals. The rookie fourth-rounder limped off and was replaced by Jawhar Jordan, who ran for 101 yards on 15 carries in his NFL debut.</p><p>While Marks never returned after leaving the game in the first half, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans indicated that his injury was not serious. It is also worth noting that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-nick-chubb-not-expected-play-rib-injury-week-15-cardinals" rel="noopener">Chubb missed Sunday with a rib injury</a> and will be back sooner rather than later.</p><p>The Texans also seem to have avoided the worst injury possible with All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., despite being listed as having an oblique injury. He had three tackles, including one for a loss. Stingley was replaced late in the second half by Tremon Smith. Stingley seems like he avoided anything serious.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans players Derek Stingley Jr., Woody Marks day-to-day after leaving Cardinals game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-loses-defensive-lineman-season-ending-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans lose key defensive lineman to season-ending injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chiefs-starting-quarterback-Patrick-Mahomes.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans lose key defensive lineman to season-ending injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T12:12:30-08:00">December 15th, 12:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T12:12:30-08:00">December 15th, 12:12pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/clutchpoints-nfl-power-rankings-week-16-bears-bills-win-chiefs-eliminated-2025">Texans are feeling great headed into Week 16</a>. Houston got another big win on Sunday, defeating Arizona 40-20 in a blowout victory. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-demeco-ryans-didnt-even-know-houston-6-game-win-streak">Texans have now won six games in a row</a> and are in prime position to compete for a playoff spot in the AFC. Unfortunately, Houston lost one defensive player for the rest of the year.</p><p>Texans defensive tackle Mario Edwards <a href="https://x.com/jonmalexander/status/2000619779585945729" rel="noopener">ruptured his pec</a> in Week 15, per Jonathan M Alexander of The Houston Chronicle. He will miss the rest of the 2025 season.</p><p>This is a crushing blow for a Houston defense that is losing depth on the interior. Houston is already down Folorunso Fatukasi and Tim Settle Jr. at defensive tackle with both on injured reserve.</p><p>The Texans used Edwards as a rotational player, but losing him makes them even thinner on the defensive line.</p><p>Fans can expect Houston to add another body from their practice squad to replace Edwards for the rest of the season.</p><p>In other Texans injury news, both Woody Marks and Derek Stingley Jr. should be fine after suffering injuries on Sunday. But head coach DeMeco Ryans did note that the team will monitor each player’s injury.</p><p>Houston is now 9-5 on the season and currently occupies the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoff picture. The Texans <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nfl-playoff-picture/2025/" rel="noopener">have great odds to make the playoffs</a> but it is not yet clear if they can win the AFC South or if they will be a wild card team.</p><p>Either way, Houston has plenty on the line during the final three weeks of the regular season.</p><p>Next up for the Texans is a Week 16 matchup against the Raiders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans lose key defensive lineman to season-ending injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-demeco-ryans-didnt-even-know-houston-6-game-win-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMeco Ryans is so locked in he didn’t even know Texans are on 6-game win streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DeMeco-Ryans.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>DeMeco Ryans is so locked in he didn’t even know Texans are on 6-game win streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T16:03:46-08:00">December 14th, 4:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T16:03:46-08:00">December 14th, 4:03pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans won their sixth-straight game on Sunday, taking down the Arizona Cardinals 40-20. Head coach DeMeco Ryans has played a crucial role in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-mina-kimes-houston-offense-gaining-momentum">getting the Texans’ season back on track</a>.</p><p>After defeating the Cardinals, Ryans was in a bit of shock. He <a href="https://x.com/Djbienaime/status/2000320214316220543" rel="noopener">didn’t realize</a> the Texans were now on a six-game winning streak. But he isn’t planning on letting it affect him or the franchise. Ryans is only focused on the game ahead, via DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.</p><p>“I didn’t know it was six wins in a row,” Ryans said. “One game at a time.”</p><p>Now 9-5, the ninth victory came with ease for Houston. The Texans scored 17 unanswered points to start the game, with one touchdown coming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-blows-ian-rapoport-mind-wild-woody-marks-td">on a direct snap to Woody Marks</a>. The Cardinals kept fighting throughout the matchup. But at every step, the Texans had an answer. Their 40 points scored is the most for Houston since their 44-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5.</p><p>In the victory, quarterback CJ Stroud completed 22-of-29 passes for 260 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Running back Jawhar Jordan left his mark on the team, averaging 6.7 yards per carry on his way to 101. Nico Collins led the team with three catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>For all their offensive dominance in Week 15, the Texans have been led by their defense. They entered the week ranked first in total defense, allowing 269.2 yards per game. As they look to continue their winning streak, their defense must remain stout.</p><p>Even if that streak continues to seven, Ryans won’t be tracking in. The most important game to him is the next one on the schedule.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeMeco Ryans is so locked in he didn’t even know Texans are on 6-game win streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-blows-ian-rapoport-mind-wild-woody-marks-td');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans blow Ian Rapoport’s mind with wild Woody Marks TD');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Houston-Texans-running-back-Woody-Marks-27-runs-with-the-ball-during-the-fourth-quarter-against-the-Tennessee-Titans.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans blow Ian Rapoport’s mind with wild Woody Marks TD</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T10:47:20-08:00">December 14th, 10:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T10:55:21-08:00">December 14th, 10:55am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-playoff-picture-houstons-odds-soar-after-taking-down-chiefs-in-week-14">Texans are battling to get into the playoffs</a>. Houston got off to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/cardinals-texans-bold-predictions-week-15-clash">hot start against Arizona</a>, scoring 17 unanswered points in a dominant first-quarter performance. The Texans capped it off with a crazy touchdown in the red zone.</p><p>Texans running back Woody Marks <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2000272650732458221" rel="noopener">scored on a wild touchdown play</a> in the first quarter against the Cardinals.</p><p>“Hang on, what? I have questions, @HoustonTexans,” Rapoport posted on social media in response to the touchdown play.</p><p>Houston called a direct snap to Marks with QB C.J. Stroud under center from the one-yard line. The play caused confusion, with Houston’s offensive line pushing Arizona into the end zone.</p><p>Marks did not leave anything to chance. He went airborne at the goal line and flew into the end zone for an incredible touchdown.</p><p>The Texans are looking like one of the NFL’s hottest teams in Week 15. Houston came into the game on a five-game winning streak and is in the mix for the AFC South division title.</p><p>Houston hit on some chuck plays to gain such a huge lead in the first quarter.</p><p>Stroud connected with Nico Collins on a 57-yard touchdown reception to gain an early lead. Ka’imi Fairbairn also knocked in a 30-yard field goal.</p><p>But Marks’ touchdown made a statement that Houston will do whatever it takes to win this game.</p><p>Marks has six carries for 16 rushing yards and a touchdown so far. He also has one reception for eight receiving yards.</p><p>The Texans are on top 17-7 with just over 10 minutes left in the first half.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans blow Ian Rapoport’s mind with wild Woody Marks TD

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-rumors-will-josh-mcdaniels-brother-coach-bill-belichick-north-carolina');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans rumors: Will Josh McDaniels’ brother coach with Bill Belichick at North Carolina?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Texans-coach-Ben-McDaniels.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans rumors: Will Josh McDaniels’ brother coach with Bill Belichick at North Carolina?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T09:58:47-08:00">December 14th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T09:58:47-08:00">December 14th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>North Carolina <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/north-carolina-football-news-bill-belichick-fires-oc-fredie-kitchens-ugly-season">fired offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens</a> immediately after its 2025 college football regular season finale, leaving a coveted position vacant on Bill Belichick’s staff. With multiple candidates on the board, Houston Texans assistant Ben McDaniels has emerged as an under-the-radar name to monitor.</p><p>McDaniels is the younger brother of New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Considering the older McDaniels’ decorated history with Belichick, his younger companion would make for an ideal pairing on paper.</p><p>Ben McDaniels was <a href="https://www.on3.com/news/north-carolina-offensive-coordinator-hot-board-top-candidates-to-replace-freddie-kitchens/" rel="noopener">identified as a potential</a> Kitchens replacement by On3 Sports due to his family’s ties to Belichick, as well as his college football history. The 45-year-old is viewed as an up-and-coming NFL assistant who has also spent multiple seasons on the coaching staffs of Rutgers and Michigan.</p><p>McDaniels was with Rutgers in 2014 and 2015 before joining the Chicago Bears the following year. He returned to the college scene on Jim Harbaugh’s staff with Michigan in 2018, before signing with the Texans in 2021.</p><p>Although McDaniels joined the Texans under <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-david-culley-surprise-firing-leads-to-houston-searching-for-new-head-coach">former head coach David Culley</a>, he has been retained by the team’s last two head coaches. Lovie Smith retained him as Houston’s wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator in 2022. DeMeco Ryans kept him in the same role upon taking over in 2023.</p><p>Josh McDaniels spent 18 years as an offensive assistant under Belichick during two separate stints with the New England Patriots. Josh left Belichick’s staff on two separate occasions to accept head coaching positions with the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders, respectively.</p><p>Regardless of who Belichick hires as his next offensive coordinator, North Carolina still has another vacant position to fill. Belichick fired special teams coordinator Mike Priefer at the same time as Kitchens and is actively working to fill both roles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans rumors: Will Josh McDaniels’ brother coach with Bill Belichick at North Carolina?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-nick-chubb-not-expected-play-rib-injury-week-15-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nick Chubb not expected to play through rib injury in Week 15 vs. Cardinals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nick-Chubb.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nick Chubb not expected to play through rib injury in Week 15 vs. Cardinals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-13T22:25:16-08:00">December 13th, 10:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-13T22:58:39-08:00">December 13th, 10:58pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The red-hot Houston Texans ride a five-game winning streak into Week 15’s matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-playoff-picture-houstons-odds-soar-after-taking-down-chiefs-in-week-14">Texans’ playoff odds soared</a> with last Sunday’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs. After a 2-4 start, Houston is now 8-5 and just a game behind the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC South.</p><p>However, the Texans will be relying on Woody Marks to carry the load in Week 15. Veteran running back Nick Chubb suffered a rib injury against the Chiefs and missed practice twice this week. He returned to a limited session on Friday and <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2000052564696682998" rel="noopener">earned a questionable tag</a> for the Cardinals game. However, Chubb is not expected to play, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-woody-marks-nick-chubb-miss-practice-cardinals-game">Both Texans running backs were injured</a> against the Chiefs. While Chubb left in the first half and was ruled out of the game, Marks was also briefly sidelined. However, the rookie rusher quickly returned to the contest. And while Marks missed practice early in the week, he participated in full on Friday and doesn’t have an injury designation for the Cardinals game.</p><h2><b>Nick Chubb to sit out Texans-Cardinals </b><b>clash</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nick-Chubb-2.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-woody-marks-suffers-foot-injury-colts">Marks had been dealing with a foot injury</a> he picked up in Week 13. He hurt his ankle against the Chiefs but is good to go for Sunday. The fourth-round pick out of USC has become the Texans’ primary running back, grinding out tough yards for a defense-focused team.</p><p>Marks has 160 carries for 554 yards and two touchdowns through 13 games. And he’s contributed to Houston’s passing attack with 20 receptions for 196 yards and three scores.</p><p>Chubb has transitioned to a backup role in his debut season with the Texans. The eighth-year veteran has 115 carries for 472 yards and three touchdowns in 2025.</p><p>While Houston’s defense has dominated this season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-mina-kimes-houston-offense-gaining-momentum">Texans’ offense is coming around</a>. And Marks has an opportunity to shine as the unquestioned lead back against Arizona. The Texans are in a good spot on Sunday as the Cardinals boast the league’s 26th-ranked scoring defense, allowing 26.8 points per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nick Chubb not expected to play through rib injury in Week 15 vs. Cardinals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-kamari-lassiter-2nd-straight-practice-cardinals-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Kamari Lassiter misses 2nd-straight practice before Week 15');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Texans-CB-Kamari-Lassiter.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans’ Kamari Lassiter misses 2nd-straight practice before Week 15</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T15:43:52-08:00">December 11th, 3:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T15:43:52-08:00">December 11th, 3:43pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-woody-marks-nick-chubb-miss-practice-cardinals-game">Houston Texans are preparing to be shorthanded</a> in Week 15, with cornerback Kamari Lassiter in danger of missing their matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.</p><p>Lassiter picked up a foot injury in the Texans’ Week 14 win over the Kansas City Chiefs and has not practiced since. The rising second-year star followed up an absence on Wednesday with another <a href="https://www.houstontexans.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">DNP on Thursday</a>, according to the team’s official injury report.</p><p>Lassiter put together one of his best performances of the season in Week 14 before the injury, highlighted by an interception of Patrick Mahomes in the fourth quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lassiter comes up with the INT!</p><p>HOUvsKC on NBC<br>Stream on <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLPlus</a> + Peacock <a href="https://t.co/rzix76G9nk">pic.twitter.com/rzix76G9nk</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1997875958997774338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lassiter has arguably been the Texans’ most improved player in 2025 and is quickly forming an elite cornerback duo with All-Pro teammate Derek Stingley Jr. The 22-year-old has already improved his numbers across the board in year two, recording 72 tackles, three interceptions and 12 pass breakups in 13 games.</p><p>If Lassiter’s trend continues, the Texans will shift Myles Bryant outside from his nickelback position and call upon Tremon Smith and Ameer Speed to pick up the slack. Houston also has an intriguing deep-bench option in Ja’Marcus Ingram, whom <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-awkward-texans-cb-jamarcus-ingram-no-show-darius-slay">Sean McDermott was upset the Buffalo Bills released</a>.</p><h2><b>Kamari Lassiter joins Texans’ Week 15 injury report</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Houston-Texans-coach-DeMeco-Ryans.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lassiter is far from the only player whose late-week status is worth monitoring, with Nick Chubb and Tytus Howard also sitting out of Thursday’s practice. The Texans noted that Howard’s absence is personal and not injury-related.</p><p>Woody Marks and Denico Autry logged limited sessions after resting on Wednesday, while Azeez Al-Shaair, Sheldon Rankins and Trent Brown returned in full after sitting out.</p><p>The Texans also welcomed veteran wideout Justin Watson back to the field in Week 15. Watson remains on injured reserve, but logged his first full session one day after having his 21-day practice window opened.</p><p>The injury report put the Texans’ five-game win streak at some risk, but it pales in comparison to that of the Cardinals. Arizona had eight players sit out of Thursday’s practice, including four starters who played in Week 14.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Kamari Lassiter misses 2nd-straight practice before Week 15

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/cardinals-texans-bold-predictions-week-15-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Texans bold predictions for Week 15 clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cardinals-vs.-Texans-bold-predictions-for-Week-15-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Texans bold predictions for Week 15 clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T07:46:39-08:00">December 11th, 7:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T07:46:39-08:00">December 11th, 7:46am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans are riding a five-game winning streak into a home matchup with the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15. Houston’s defense has been dominant, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-playoff-picture-houstons-odds-soar-after-taking-down-chiefs-in-week-14">recently stifling the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime</a>. Arizona’s offense has been on fire with Jacoby Brissett under center, but it has not led to wins. We have the bold predictions for the matchup between the Texans and Cardinals that could help decide a playoff spot.</p><p>The Texans have significant players on the sideline in practice leading into this matchup. Azeez Al-Shaair, Woody Marks, and Kamari Lassiter are among those who did not practice on Wednesday. Any of those players missing this game could change things. The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-trey-benson-injured-reserve-ending-season"> Cardinals will be without Trey Benson for the rest of the season</a>, and have not had Marvin Harrison Jr in practice due to a heel injury.</p><p>Before the Cardinals and Texans square off in Houston, check out these bold predictions.</p><h2><b>Jacoby Brissett finally struggles with less than 250 yards</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jacoby-Brissett-with-AZ-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption><br>Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Brissett took over for Kyler Murray as the Cardinals’ quarterback in Week 6. He has not thrown for under 258 yards in any of those eight games, despite Arizona losing most of them. That low mark of 258 came against the Seattle Seahawks, one of the best defenses in the league. Now, Brissett is facing the best defense in the league, which is playing for a division title. The Texans will hold Brissett under 250 passing yards for the first time this season.</p><p>Brissett has used wide receiver Michael Wilson and tight end Trey McBride a lot on his yardage tear this season. Even without Harrison, the passing attack in Arizona has been strong. The Texans have an elite defense in part because of Derrick Stingley Jr, who is one of the top cornerbacks in the league. Despite the track record, Arizona will not be able to pass the ball on Sunday.</p><p>It will be hard for the Cardinals to run the ball as well. Bam Knight will be the featured back after Benson was left on injured reserve on Wednesday. That move ended Benson’s season and put the spotlight firmly on Knight. With James Conner and Benson coming back next year, it could be a tryout for Knight on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Nico Collins and Will Anderson Jr both shine</b></h2><p>A lot of the attention around the Texans has been on their defense, and for good reason. With Paris Johnson Jr missing this game on the Cardinals’ offensive line, Will Anderson Jr should be flying off the edge. Houston’s pass rush is a big reason why they are fighting for an AFC South spot. Anderson will pick up at least 1.5 sacks on Sunday.</p><p>Collins had an excellent first half for the Texans on Sunday, but quieted down in the second half. All of Houston’s offense struggled after halftime, as a matter of fact. But Kansas City’s defense is much better than Arizona’s, so the Michigan product should score this week. Expect at least 75 yards and a touchdown for Collins this week.</p><p>The Texans are snapping everything together at just the right time. Their best players are playing their best as the weather gets colder. And even in a dome in a game between two warm-weather cities, that will continue on Sunday.</p><h2><b>The Texans will blow out the Cardinals in Week 15</b></h2><p>The Texans will smash the Cardinals on Sunday, winning by at least 14 points. It will be their sixth consecutive win, clinching their ninth win and third consecutive season over .500. Houston has turned around their franchise with Stroud, DeMeco Ryans, and an elite defense. That will prove itself on Sunday.</p><p>According to the FanDuel Sportsbook, the Texans are 9.5-point <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/football/nfl/arizona-cardinals-@-houston-texans-35021129" rel="noopener">favorites and</a> -560 on the moneyline for the matchup. Collins is +100 to score a touchdown, which is not a great price considering he only has four touchdowns this season. Brissett’s passing yards over/under is 234.5. The only way for the Cardinals to pull off this upset is for him to blow that number out of the water.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Texans bold predictions for Week 15 clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-awkward-cal-mcnair-cj-stroud-moment-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans turn awkward Cal McNair-CJ Stroud moment into a win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CJ-Stroud-greeting-Cal-McNair.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans turn awkward Cal McNair-CJ Stroud moment into a win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T07:42:19-08:00">December 11th, 7:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T07:42:19-08:00">December 11th, 7:42am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite their convincing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-playoff-picture-houstons-odds-soar-after-taking-down-chiefs-in-week-14">win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 14</a>, all Houston Texans fans wanted to discuss after the game was the viral handshake blunder between owner Cal McNair and C.J. Stroud. The team turned the lowlight into a positive later in the week with a comedic social media skit.</p><p>Fans took note when Stroud shook fans’ hands after the game, but dropped it and walked into the tunnel before acknowledging McNair, who stood at the end of the line with his hand up. Many clowned Stroud for dismissing his boss on social media, <a href="https://x.com/HoustonTexans/status/1998943157002866693" rel="noopener">prompting a response</a> from the Texans.</p><p>The video featured McNair keeping his right hand up while walking through the team facility and greeting staff members. He kept his hand raised until Stroud could finally give him his handshake, after which he pumped his fist before exiting.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSGzXciktNI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>McNair passed many who nearly “stole” Stroud’s handshake before being reminded that the owner’s hand was “for C.J.” Texans receiver Xavier Hutchinson had a cameo in the skit and nearly ruined the moment before being stopped by Christian Kirk.</p><p>The video was met with unanimous praise, both for McNair’s sense of humor and the social media team’s creativity.</p><p>McNair, 64, is in his second season as the principal owner and CEO of the Texans. The former Texas football walk-on has been involved with the team for its entire existence, with his late father, Bob McNair, founding the team in 1999.</p><p>Cal McNair has been the Texans’ CEO since 2019 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-make-official-ownership-change">assumed principal ownership duties in 2024</a> after his mother, Janice, stepped down.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans turn awkward Cal McNair-CJ Stroud moment into a win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-woody-marks-nick-chubb-miss-practice-cardinals-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans RBs Woody Marks, Nick Chubb both miss practice before Cardinals game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-news-DeMeco-Ryan-calls-out-culprit-in-brutal-loss-to-Ravens.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans RBs Woody Marks, Nick Chubb both miss practice before Cardinals game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T03:23:25-08:00">December 11th, 3:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T03:23:25-08:00">December 11th, 3:23am</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans opened their Week 15 practice on Wednesday with some worrying developments in their backfield, as rookie running back Woody Marks and veteran Nick Chubb <a href="https://x.com/jonmalexander/status/1998882984389476821" rel="noopener">did not take part in practice</a> ahead of Sunday’s road matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. Marks didn’t hit the field due to a knee injury, while Chubb sat out with a sore rib.</p><p>Marks, Houston’s primary ball-carrier in recent weeks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-woody-marks-suffers-foot-injury-colts">hurt his foot early in the Week 13 game against the Indianapolis Colts</a>, but returned, finishing with 19 carries for 64 yards and one catch for five yards in the 20-16 win. He played through the foot injury last week <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-playoff-picture-houstons-odds-soar-after-taking-down-chiefs-in-week-14">during the 20–10 victory versus the Kansas City Chiefs</a>, but suffered an ankle injury during one series, missing only a single play that fellow back Dare Ogunbowale turned into a five-yard touchdown. Marks carried the ball 26 times for 68 yards and added two receptions for eight yards in Week 14.</p><p>Over 13 games this season, the 24-year-old has gained 554 rushing yards on 160 carries, scoring two rushing touchdowns and adding three receiving touchdowns, bringing his total yardage to 750 yards and five total scores.</p><p>Meanwhile, Chubb has been the Texans’ backup running back since Week 9. He has carried the ball 115 times for 472 yards, averaging 4.1 yards per attempt, with three rushing touchdowns, while contributing 58 receiving yards on 12 catches. The 29-year-old exited last Sunday’s game in the first half due to a rib injury and did not return. Of the two backs, Chubb appears to be the more significant injury concern.</p><p>Houston’s Wednesday practice report included several other absentees among starters. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (ankle), defensive end Denico Autry (knee), cornerback Kamari Lassiter (foot), right tackle Trent Brown (hand), and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins (elbow/shoulder) all did not participate. Limited participants included linebacker Jamal Hill (hamstring), linebacker E.J. Speed (knee), wide receiver Justin Watson (calf), and tight end Harrison Bryant (neck/shoulder), both of whom returned from injured reserve in a limited capacity.</p><p>Head coach DeMeco Ryans provided little information regarding the injuries. If Chubb isn’t ready to go on Sunday, Ogunbowale could see more action. Marks has been at the center of Houston’s offense lately and would likely take back the lead role against Arizona.</p><p>The Texans are managing bumps and bruises carefully while making a push to finish the season strong and stay playoff-ready.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans RBs Woody Marks, Nick Chubb both miss practice before Cardinals game

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Can you believe it’s already Week 15? Neither can I. Each week in the NFL brings massive playoff implications and marquee matchups in a year where it seems like anybody can win any given game, and that was no different this week.</p><p>Most notably, the Texans put the Chiefs even further behind in the AFC playoff race on Sunday night with a 20-10 victory. The Chargers essentially sealed Kansas City’s fate with a win over the Eagles in overtime on Monday, meaning the NFL’s modern dynasty will very likely be watching the playoffs at home.</p><p>Elsewhere, the Rams and Seahawks continued to mow down opponents in the NFC, the Packers took back first place in the NFC North with a win over the Bears, the Colts lost the lead in the AFC South and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-tore-achilles-in-loss-to-jaguars">quarterback Daniel Jones to an Achilles injury</a>.</p><p>Who made the list of winners and losers from one of the more eventful Sundays of the year?</p><h2><b>Winner: The Texans’ defense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Houston-Texans-defensive-end-Will-Anderson-Jr.-51-and-Houston-Texans-safety-Jalen-Pitre-5-celebrate.jpg"><figcaption>© Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Houston Texans are arguably the hottest team in football right now after beating the Chiefs 20-10 on Sunday night in Kansas City to get to 8-5 on the season. Now, it appears very likely that the Texans will be in the playoffs, and they may have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/chiefs-playoff-picture-kansas-city-odds-gutter-brutal-loss-texans">ended the Chiefs’ hopes of joining them</a> there with this win.</p><p>Houston’s defense has been the catalyst for this recent run, establishing itself as one of the best units in the NFL on either side of the ball. On Sunday, even Patrick Mahomes fell victim to DeMeco Ryans and company. The star Chiefs quarterback posted the worst EPA per dropback of his career at minus-0.54, the worst completion percentage of his career at 42.9% and the <a href="https://x.com/BenjaminSolak/status/1997888159997460982" rel="noopener">worst passer rating of his career</a> at 19.8, per ESPN’s Ben Solak.</p><p>The Texans make plays at all three levels, combining arguably the best pass-rushing duo in the league with an elite secondary that gets to the football on a frequent basis. In recent weeks, the Texans have shut down Mahomes, Josh Allen, and an explosive Colts team as a part of a five-game winning streak that doesn’t look like it’s coming to an end anytime soon.</p><h2><b>Loser: The Chiefs, and everyone who has to play the Texans’ defense</b></h2><p>On the other side of Sunday night’s result is the likely end of the Chiefs dynasty, or at least this iteration of it. Kansas City’s efficiency has been solid all season, but it has always felt like something was just a bit off.</p><p>That was never more true than in this game, when the Chiefs seemed to always have something go wrong on the offensive side. Fill-in left tackle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/chiefs-news-lose-another-o-lineman-to-season-ending-injury">Wanya Morris left with a season-ending injury</a> on the first play of the game, and Kansas City struggled with Houston’s pass rush all night. When it wasn’t the offensive line letting the Chiefs down, it was the receivers with a handful of back-breaking drops. When it wasn’t that, it was a bizarre fourth-down decision from Andy Reid that immediately took away all of Kansas City’s momentum and allowed Houston to get back in the lead.</p><p>Now, the Chiefs have very likely played with their food a bit too much this year and have just a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nfl-playoff-picture/2025/" rel="noopener">12% chance to make the playoffs</a> according to The Athletic.</p><p>The Chiefs aren’t the first team to fall victim to the Texans defense, nor will they be the last. However, their failures throughout the season didn’t give them the margin for error that it needed to take on a very good team with a lot of momentum like this one, and that is what will cost them a chance at another AFC Championship.</p><h2><b>Winner: Everyone who watched Bears-Packers</b></h2><p>After years of having the Bears in the cellar of the NFC North, we finally got a late-season matchup between the two longtime rivals with real playoff implications on both sides. To put it simply, it was glorious.</p><p>Chicago and Green Bay repeatedly threw haymakers at each other all afternoon at a freezing-cold Lambeau Field, going back and forth in a second half that featured 30 minutes of high-quality football on both sides. On one side, Ben Johnson was scheming up a dominant run game and Caleb Williams was improvising in all the right moments. On the other, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-week-15-nfl-mvp-power-rankings-josh-allen-jordan-love">Jordan Love firmly established himself in the MVP conversation</a> with a stellar performance of his own.</p><p>In the end, Green Bay got a 28-21 win and reclaimed first place in the NFC North after Williams was picked off in the end zone by Keisean Nixon in the final minute. But the real winner here was the fans, and we get to see it again in just two weeks’ time.</p><h2><b>Loser: The Colts, in all possible ways</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Daniel-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union</figcaption></figure><p>The Colts were one of the surprises of this NFL season for the first half of the year, jumping out to a 7-1 start led by an explosive offense, a lethal run game, and a defense that did more than enough to get the job done on a weekly basis.</p><p>The Colts came into Week 14 having lost three of their last four games, as the shine had worn off on their new-look offense with Daniel Jones. Jonathan Taylor cooled off after his historic start to the season, but Indianapolis still had a chance to take control of the AFC South once again on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><p>However, things didn’t last long even on Sunday morning. With the Colts trailing in the first half, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/daniel-jones-injury-spells-doom-colts-sauce-gardner-gamble">Jones went down with a torn right Achilles</a> and will be out for the rest of the season and potentially into the 2026 campaign.</p><p>Indianapolis essentially went all-in on Jones when it traded two first-round picks to the New York Jets for star cornerback Sauce Gardner. Now, the Colts don’t have many avenues to acquire another starting quarterback, and Jones is a free agent this offseason. All signs point to him being back as the starter on a new deal when he is healthy, but what that deal looks like is just one of the many questions that this devastating injury brings to the table.</p><h2><b>Winner: Josh Allen dashing through the snow</b></h2><p>It seems like that once every year, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills get to play in a driving snowstorm on their home field. The 2025 edition came on Sunday, and Allen certainly did not disappoint.</p><p>The reigning MVP re-entered the conversation for the biggest individual honor again this season with a four-touchdown performance to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 39-34 in a comeback effort and keep Buffalo in the mix in the AFC East.</p><p>Allen had another signature moment with his legs in this one, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1997766810679263685" rel="noopener">scrambling for a 40-yard touchdown</a> to start the comeback effort in the fourth quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JOSH ALLEN DOES IT HIMSELF FOR A 40-YARD RUSHING "THROUGH THE SNOW" TOUCHDOWN 💪<a href="https://t.co/kAJf58g9Yi">pic.twitter.com/kAJf58g9Yi</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1997766810679263685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bills QB has had some down games this season, but he is starting to show that he is still the best of the best when it matters most.</p><h2><b>Loser: Justin Herbert’s well-being on the field</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Chargers.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chargers beat the Eagles 22-19 in overtime on Monday night to get to 9-4 on the season and put themselves in a very good position in the AFC playoff race. However, it was impossible to come away from that game with any other takeaway than concern about Justin Herbert’s health.</p><p>Herbert, who was already playing with a broken hand that was surgically repaired just seven days before the game, took a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-chargers/chargers-news-stat-highlight-justin-herbert-mnf-eagles-pass-rush">career-high seven sacks against a very good Eagles defense</a> and was pressured on 68.3% of his dropbacks. No, that is not a typo.</p><p>It’s the <a href="https://x.com/NFL_Researcher/status/1998256943731994832" rel="noopener">third-highest pressure rate</a> faced by a quarterback in the Next Gen Stats era, according to Tony Holzman-Escareno.</p><p>The Chargers have one of the most beat-up offensive lines in the NFL, and things only got worse on Monday when Trey Pipkins went down with an injury. The schedule isn’t getting any easier for the pass protection either, as the Chargers will take on the Chiefs, Cowboys, Texans and Broncos to close the season.</p><p>Herbert has his team in position to make the playoffs again in 2o25. What state he is in by the time they get there is another question.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
101	0	17	0	-

2025 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
101	0	17	0	-

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