<!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', '/texans-news-demeco-ryans-positive-joe-mixon-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ DeMeco Ryans drops positive Joe Mixon injury update');   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/DeMeco-Ryans-drops-positive-Joe-Mixon-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ DeMeco Ryans drops positive Joe Mixon injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T12:47:16-08:00">December 16th, 12:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T12:47:16-08:00">December 16th, 12:47pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy 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">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-playoff-dreams-toilet-derek-stingley-jr-pick">beat the Miami Dolphins 20-12 to clinch the AFC South</a> on Sunday. They will be returning to the playoffs for the second time in CJ Stroud’s career largely because of Joe Mixon. The running back has 100 yards in seven of the 11 games he has played this year but has missed time with injury. And then he left Sunday’s game with another ailment. Head coach DeMeco Ryans said that the injury will not have Joe Mixon <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/demeco-ryans-joe-mixons-ankle-is-fine" rel="noopener">missing more time</a>.</p><p>“Ryans said Mixon ‘will be fine’ as the team moves toward their Saturday road game against the Chiefs,” Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-joe-mixon-suffers-concerning-lower-body-injury-vs-bears">Mixon missed three games due to an ankle injury </a>suffered on a hip-drop tackle in Week 2. That tackle was not penalized and was criticized by the Texans. He was tackled similarly by Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks on Sunday and again he was not penalized. Thankfully for Mixon and Houston fans, he is not hurt this time.</p><p>The Texas clinched the playoffs on Sunday despite a shaky season on offense. It was a miserable Colts loss that secured Houston’s second-straight AFC South title. CJ Stroud has still not reached the level of his rookie year. But they have a chance to pull off a great playoff run to salvage this season.</p><h2><b>The Texans need Joe Mixon for a deep playoff run</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Mixon-with-Houston-Texans-1.jpg"><figcaption>Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union</figcaption></figure><p>The biggest problem for last year’s Texans team was their inability to run the ball. Dameon Pierce was not vibing with Bobby Slowick’s offense and the pressure was all on Stroud. Adding Mixon has worked because of his excellent season but has not created the balanced offense they were hoping for.</p><p>Part of the problem is the Texans’ offensive line. Stroud has been under pressure a ton and Mixon has had games, like Sunday, where he cannot get anything going. With a game against the tough Chiefs front coming up, it could be tough sledding for the Texans this week. But if Mixon has a superstar-quality game, they can pull off the upset.</p><p>Everyone in the Texans organization can take a deep breath after Sunday’s results. Their playoff chances were never in question, but they are now clinched. They are also likely locked into the fourth seed in the AFC unless there is some craziness in the AFC North. But the priority is making sure that Mixon, Stroud, and Nico Collins are healthy for the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ DeMeco Ryans drops positive Joe Mixon injury update

<!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', '/texans-joe-mixon-goes-scorched-earth-on-viral-jon-runyan-clip-after-azeez-al-shaair-suspension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Joe Mixon goes scorched earth on viral Jon Runyan clip after Azeez Al-Shaair suspension');   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/Joe-Mixon-goes-scorched-earth-on-viral-Jon-Runyan-clip-after-Azeez-Al-Shaair-suspension.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Joe Mixon goes scorched earth on viral Jon Runyan clip after Azeez Al-Shaair suspension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T13:53:45-08:00">December 3rd, 1:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T13:53:45-08:00">December 3rd, 1:53pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oh, those whiny Houston Texans. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-azeez-al-shaair-suspended-trevor-lawrence-hit">Azeez Al-Shaair got a three-game suspension</a> for his almost universally denounced dirty hit on Trevor Lawrence, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-gm-rips-nfl-for-unfair-azeez-al-shaair-suspension">Texans GM apparently thought Al-Shaair</a> got treated unfairly. What? Now Joe Mixon took <a href="https://x.com/joe_mainmixon/status/1864039526198579328?s=46&amp;t=YAm5wwmcnC6J27chz4RDIQ" rel="noopener">a scorched-earth stance</a> on Al-Shaair’s suspension after posting a viral Jon Runyan clip on X.</p><p>“Is this not the same person that just suspended agent 0? Dude had no integrity for the game … Does anybody else not see the hypocrisy in this … WHAT ARE WE DOING!?!?”</p><p>Al-Shaair, a linebacker, delivered a blow to Lawrence’s head as the Jaguars quarterback was sliding, knocking him out of the game. The hit touched off a scuffle and resulted in Al-Shaair’s ejection.</p><p>Maybe Mixon doesn’t think Al-Shaair’s hit looked all that bad. Slap on wrists and let him go, perhaps.</p><h2><b>Texans RB Joe Mixon has backing from coach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Houston-Texans-RB-Joe-Mixon.jpg"><figcaption>Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union</figcaption></figure><p>DeMeco Ryans had an opportunity to come down hard on the hit — at least as hard as Al-Shaair’s blow. But Ryans decided to <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/texans-coach-demeco-ryans-defends-azeez-al-shaair-after-violent-hit-on-trevor-lawrence/" rel="noopener">take the low road</a>, according to a post on X by Aaron Wilson via cbssports.com.</p><p>“With the entire Azeez situation, we stand behind Azeez,” Ryans said. “It’s two-fold. A lot of quarterbacks in this day and age, they try to take advantage of the rule or they slide late and they try to get an extra yard. You’re a defender, a lot of onus is on the defender. Whether it’s on the sideline or whether it’s on the quarterback, you don’t (know) what a guy is thinking. You don’t know if a guy is staying up and he’s continuing to run. You don’t know, and then you get a late slide and you hit the guy.”</p><p>Of course, Ryans ignored the fairly obvious view that Al-Shaair led with his forearm. So if the quarterback is trying to get an extra yard, the defender now has carte blanche to lead with what looked like a vicious forearm?</p><p>“It’s unfortunate that Trevor got hurt,” Ryans continued. “I hope Trevor is okay.”</p><p>Oh, that’s nice. Ryans said he’s sorry the other team’s player got hurt. But his guy is basically innocent. So Lawrence deserved what he got? Let’s see what else Ryans had to say.</p><p>“But it’s also, when you’re sliding, you have to get down,” Ryans said.</p><p>Lawrence’s fault, huh? Forearms up!</p><p>“Getting out of bounds or getting down, that rule is there to protect the quarterbacks,” Ryans said. “We want our quarterbacks to be safe in the league. So we just have to be safe and when we’re sliding, make sure we’re keeping our heads down.”</p><h2><b>Do Texans think Trevor Lawrence is at fault for how he slid?</b></h2><p>Wait. So now Lawrence should have kept his head down? How does a guy get his head out of the way of that forearm, coach?</p><p>“The entire thing, Azeez hits the guy, but their sideline overreacts and it turns into a melee,” Ryans said. “But it wasn’t our guys. Their team overreacted, dragging our guy, pushed our guy to the sideline. So, that’s uncalled for on that side.”</p><p>Those could be costly words. Let’s see how the Texans react if C.J. Stroud gets hit in the same manner. According to Ryans, we should expect the entire Texans sideline to remain calm. No overreactions. Right?</p><p>This is an embarrassing look for the entire Texans’ organization. Al-Shaair should apologize and Ryans should apologize. They can still question the suspension, and appeal it. But to make it look like the blame falls to Lawrence is a low blow on the same level as Al-Shaair.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Joe Mixon goes scorched earth on viral Jon Runyan clip after Azeez Al-Shaair suspension

<!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', '/texans-news-force-joe-mixon-ties-arian-foster-franchise-history');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Force’ Joe Mixon ties Arian Foster in Texans franchise history');   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/2024/11/Texans-news-Force-Joe-Mixon-ties-Arian-Foster-in-franchise-history.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Force’ Joe Mixon ties Arian Foster in Texans franchise history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-19T07:53:50-08:00">November 19th, 7:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-19T07:53:50-08:00">November 19th, 7:53am</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 Texans must be pleased with the way they’re playing in 2024. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-12-lions-steelers-chiefs">Houston is 7-4 heading into Week 12</a> and is in firm control of the AFC South division. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-wins-offensive-rookie-year-historic-2023-campaign">Texans may not be as dominant as they were in 2023</a>, but they are still a contender in the AFC. They also have a long Super Bowl window thanks to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cj-stroud-meet-the-texans-no-2-pick-in-2023-nfl-draft">C.J. Stroud being on a rookie contract</a>.</p><p>One Texans player who is making an impact on offense is running back Joe Mixon. The former Bengal <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42479416/texans-joe-mixon-scores-3-tds-win-vs-cowboys-offensive-line-steps-demeco-ryans-challenge" rel="noopener">had an impressive game</a> against the Cowboys, scoring three touchdowns.</p><p>Head coach DeMeco Ryans praised Mixon for his strong play.</p><p>“Joe, when he’s on, he’s a force for us,” Ryans said via ESPN’s DJ Bien-Aime. “The run game starts with our offensive line. I challenged them to play fast, play aggressive, I thought they did a really nice job. I really like the way we just kept churning it in the run game, and proud of the guys for stepping up to the challenge.”</p><p>Monday was Mixon’s sixth straight game with a rushing touchdown. This ties a Texans franchise record that was set by former All-Pro running back Arian Foster during the 2011 season.</p><p>“I think everybody was dialed in on the game plan, and we came out here and executed for four quarters,” Mixon said. “It was a great thing to see the O-line pretty much go out there and impose their will. … It was a time in the fourth quarter when the [offensive line] was like, ‘Man, let’s take it to these boys.’ And I’m like, ‘s—.’ I went to [Texans offensive coordinator] Bobby Slowik and I’m like, ‘Man, them boys trying to run it.'”</p><h2><b>Texans roll past Cowboys in epic Monday Night Football victory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Joe-Mixon_671651.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-roof-issue-ruthlessly-troll-cowboys-mnf-win">Texans crushed the Cowboys 34-10</a> in a huge win on Monday Night Football. Houston was hungry for a win after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-most-to-blame-week-10-loss-lions">barely losing to Detroit on Sunday Night Football in Week 10</a>.</p><p>Houston’s offensive line was a big reason for the decisive victory. Not only did they punch open plenty of holes for Joe Mixon to run through, they also kept QB C.J. Stroud clean for the entire game.</p><p>“[They were] amazing, I was back there chilling a lot of times,” Stroud said. “I thought we mixed up the protections pretty well. Always things to clean up, but definitely took a step forward. That’s what we wanted.”</p><p>Tackle Tytus Howard summed up the offensive line’s performance quite well.</p><p>“We put it together in the pass game and run game. So that’s something we can build from,” Howard told ESPN. “Just take these games and stack off of it for the rest of the season, we know what we got to do. It was like our best week of practice, all season, so you got to build on that.”</p><p>This is a huge development for a Texans team that is not considered to have a good offensive line. If they can continue to play well, the sky is the limit for the Texans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Force’ Joe Mixon ties Arian Foster in Texans franchise history

<!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', '/texans-news-joe-mixon-appears-troll-cardi-b-amid-donald-trump-us-election-lead');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Joe Mixon appears to troll Cardi B amid Donald Trump’s US Election lead');   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/2024/11/Steelers-Preston-Smith-trade-jersey-swap-with-FFBF.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Joe Mixon appears to troll Cardi B amid Donald Trump’s US Election lead</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-06T00:28:09-08:00">November 6th, 12:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-06T00:47:56-08:00">November 6th, 12:47am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris to become president of the United States of America once again. Before his victory became official, celebrities on both sides of the aisle were reacting to the election. Cardi B, fearing that the Oval Office was slipping out of Harris’ grasp, expressed her concern on social media. The Grammy Award-winning rapper <a href="https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon/status/1854016169768092120" rel="noopener">was promptly mocked</a> by a Pro Bowl running back.</p><p>“We need a Hail Mary,” Cardi B said on Tuesday night at 10:21 p.m. ET. Houston Texans star Joe Mixon, who has rushed for 609 yards and six touchdowns in six games this season, quoted Cardi B’s X post and replied with a laughing and skull emoji.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="art">🤣💀 <a href="https://t.co/tsdAQ8sJR6">https://t.co/tsdAQ8sJR6</a></p><p>— ⚡️Primetime!!!⚡️ (@Joe_MainMixon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon/status/1854016169768092120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Celebrities and athletes made their voices heard in lead-up to US election</b></h2><p>The contrast in the two public figures’ social media activity speaks to the division that exists in the country. Though, the result may not end up being as close as many citizens and pundits anticipated. Various news outlets have President Trump holding a 266-194 electoral vote lead, while Fox has already projected him to have exceeded the necessary 270 total.</p><p>Regardless, all signs currently point to a decisive victory in the Electoral College. At time of print, he leads in multiple battleground states that have yet to be called, along with the popular vote. Donald trump, who will become the second person to be elected president twice in non-consecutive terms, gave a victory speech in front of his elated supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. UFC CEO and president Dana White and two-time golf major champion Bryson DeChambeau were called up to join him on stage.</p><p>The sports and music industries both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-brett-favre-sounds-off-on-donald-trump-green-bay-similarity">voiced their opinions</a> for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, with some of them even showing up at campaign events. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardi-b-john-legend-other-celebrities-who-have-endorsed-kamala-harris">Cardi B made her endorsement of Kamala Harris</a> quite known over the last few months, whereas Joe Mixon has seemingly been more vague about his political proclivities. He did, however, make multiple posts on X during the election that celebrated the positive surge he expects the Cryptocurrency market to undergo.</p><p>There will surely be more celebrity reactions in the aftermath of this historic race. Some will gloat, others will gripe and society as a whole will continue to express its strong opinions. It remains to be seen if Mixon makes any public statements regarding the Trump’s presidential candidacy when he and the Texans host the Detroit Lions in a Sunday Night Football showdown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Joe Mixon appears to troll Cardi B amid Donald Trump’s US Election lead

<!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', '/texans-news-joe-mixon-incredible-milestone-tnf-vs-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Joe Mixon reaches incredible milestone during TNF clash vs. Jets');   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/2024/10/Joe-Mixon-reaches-incredible-milestone-during-TNF-clash-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Joe Mixon reaches incredible milestone during TNF clash vs. Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-31T20:52:52-07:00">October 31st, 8:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-31T21:07:19-07:00">October 31st, 9:07pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He 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 Houston Texans have been hit hard by injuries on the offensive side of the ball. But the team still has running back Joe Mixon. And that might just be enough. Mixon has been a man on a mission this season. Despite missing three games after his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-joe-mixon-breaks-silence-injury-scathing-hip-drop-tackle-call-out">ankle was injured on a controversial tackle</a>, Mixon is now fifth in the league in rushing. He’s topped 100 yards on the ground in each of the five full games he’s played this season, including Week 9.</p><p>The veteran running back appears refreshed and rejuvenated in his debut season with the Texans. He entered Houston’s Thursday night matchup against the New York Jets with 6,915 career rushing yards. After another 100-yard effort in Week 9, the 28-year-old RB has reached a major milestone, <a href="https://twitter.com/statmusefb/status/1852160129656885477" rel="noopener">surpassing</a> 7,000 rushing yards six games into his eighth season, per StatMuse Football on X.</p><p>The Cincinnati Bengals selected Mixon in the second round of the 2017 draft out of Oklahoma. Mixon spent the first seven years of his career in Cincinnati, posting four 1,000-yard seasons. He helped the team reach the Super Bowl in 2021 and even threw a touchdown pass in the game. But in a shocking move the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-cincinnati-parting-ways-with-joe-mixon-amid-nfl-free-agency">Bengals released Mixon</a> after the 2023 season.</p><p>The following day, Cincinnati decided to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-cincinnati-trade-joe-mixon-texans-twist">trade Mixon to the Texans</a>, getting some compensation for the productive RB. Houston was thrilled to have a runner of Mixon’s caliber land in their lap. The Texans quickly signed him to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-signs-joe-mixon-3-year-contract-extension-bengals-trade">three-year, $27 million contract extension</a>.</p><h2><b>Joe Mixon powers the Texans’ offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Mixon_8bb479.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the Bengals felt that Mixon lacked explosiveness, he’s demonstrated his remarkable talent in a new setting this season. The Texans entered their Week 9 contest with a 6-2 record. The team is in first place in the AFC South. However, Houston lost standout fourth-year wideout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-wr-nico-collins-placed-on-ir-with-hamstring-injury">Nico Collins to a hamstring injury</a>. Prior to their Week 6 game, the team was forced to move him to the IR, meaning he’ll miss at least four games.</p><p>Making matters worse, the Texans’ other big offseason addition, Stefon Diggs, went down in Week 8 with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-stefon-diggs-locker-room-non-contact-knee-injury">non-contact knee injury</a>. Houston later learned that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-reaction-stefon-diggs-season-ending-injury">Diggs would miss the remainder of the season</a> with a torn ACL.</p><p>However, Mixon’s steady production gives the Texans’ offense a chance each week. The team lost 21-13 to the Jets on Thursday night, falling to 6-3. But Collins will return soon, giving second-year passer C.J. Stroud a major boost.</p><p>Houston will face the Detroit Lions at home in Week 10. Collins could return for the Sunday night matchup against the Lions. It’s unclear at the moment if he’ll be able to rejoin the active roster and suit up for the Texans when first eligible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
1650.7	56.3	496.7	21.7	8

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
1650.7	56.3	496.7	21.7	8

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