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New Orleans police officers who responded to terror attack honored by Houston Texans before Wild Card game
Read full article: New Orleans police officers who responded to terror attack honored by Houston Texans before Wild Card gameThree of the police officers who were among the first to respond to the terror attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans were honored before the Houston Texans Wild Card game on Saturday.
Former Texans’ Arian Foster surprised by ‘unexpected’ request to lead team onto field for Wild Card game
Read full article: Former Texans’ Arian Foster surprised by ‘unexpected’ request to lead team onto field for Wild Card gameFormer Houston Texans running back Arian Foster recently shared his surprise upon receiving a request from the team to lead them out of the tunnel for the upcoming playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Texans and the Saturday afternoon Wild Card game: A marriage as old as time
Read full article: The Texans and the Saturday afternoon Wild Card game: A marriage as old as timeDating back to their first playoff-qualifying season in 2011, the Texans have made eight total trips to the postseason, with each run starting in the Wild Card round. While any playoff run is typically something to celebrate, a disturbing pattern has emerged from Texans playoff football, and it might be the signal of a deep-seated conspiracy to hide Texans football from the public.
Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season
Read full article: Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football seasonFollowing a sign-stealing scandal that rocked college football and hung over Michigan’s championship run in 2023, the NCAA’s oversight committee approved the use of coach-to-player helmet communications in games for the 2024 season.
Lone Star loyalties unveiled: An expedition in Cleveland, Texas before Houston Texans’ Wild Card Clash with the Browns
Read full article: Lone Star loyalties unveiled: An expedition in Cleveland, Texas before Houston Texans’ Wild Card Clash with the BrownsTexans or Browns? A pre-Wild Card journey to unravel hometown hues!
Texans turf intruders: KPRC 2 uncovers Cleveland Browns fans in our midst ahead of epic wild card clash
Read full article: Texans turf intruders: KPRC 2 uncovers Cleveland Browns fans in our midst ahead of epic wild card clashAs Houston Texans Prepare for a wild card showdown, battle lines drawn in unexpected places!
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Astros sweep as Twins lose 18th straight in playoffs
Read full article: Astros sweep as Twins lose 18th straight in playoffsNine months after Houston’s rules-breaking, sign-stealing system was revealed, the Astros advanced to the Division Series in Los Angeles. Since that date, the Astros are 43-35 in postseason play, winning 10 of 15 rounds with three trips to the World Series. Nobody on this Twins team has had a hand in more than six of the playoffs losses, but for the second straight year one of baseball’s most potent lineups limped through a brief postseason cameo. In a three-game Diviion Series sweep by the Yankees last year, the Twins totaled seven runs and 22 hits. Manager Rocco Baldelli declined to confirm whether Buxton was experiencing a recurrence of concussion symptoms that kept him out of the last two regular season games.
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Tamales on the line: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wages tasty bet with Buffalo counterpart ahead of Wildcard Playoff Game between Texans and Bills
Read full article: Tamales on the line: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wages tasty bet with Buffalo counterpart ahead of Wildcard Playoff Game between Texans and BillsHarris County Judge Lina Hidalgo waged a tasty bet with her counterpart in Buffalo, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, ahead of the Wild Card Playoff Game between the Houston Texans and the Buffalo Bills. Hidalgo wagered the Texans would win against the Bills and pledged to send a plate of tamales to Poloncarz if the Bills should win. Poloncarz put up a plate of buffalo wings as collateral. @markpoloncarz of Erie County (Buffalo) has bet me that the Bills will beat the @HoustonTexans tomorrow. Also for what it's worth, Toro wears pants... pic.twitter.com/3nOx6Ar3xz — Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) January 3, 2020“I’m looking forward to a Bills win and I’m looking forward to some tasty tamales,” Poloncarz said in a Tweet.
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Everything you need to know for today’s playoff matchup against the Bills
Read full article: Everything you need to know for today’s playoff matchup against the BillsThe Houston Texans will kick off the postseason here in Houston, as they host the Buffalo Bills today in the Wild Card Playoff Game. Here’s what to look for when the Texans take one the Bills later today:Rest assured, Houston Texans fans, the team opened as the favorite to win their AFC wild-card playoff matchup against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette acknowledges that the Buffalo Bills haven’t won a playoff a game since 1995 -- that’s before their quarterback, Josh Allen, was born. As the clock ticks down to the Texans playoff opener with the Buffalo Bills on Saturday all eyes are on Watt. Click here for a list of sports bar perfect for watching the Texans game today.
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‘Watt’ his teammates are saying after JJ Watt officially activated
Read full article: ‘Watt’ his teammates are saying after JJ Watt officially activatedHOUSTON – Everyone expected JJ Watt to play in the Wild Card game Saturday, but it was not official until #99 was activated. The Texans had until 3 p.m. Friday to activate Watt, but they chose to make the official announcement Tuesday. Watt returned to practice last week, and his teammates said he looked like the solid player we all know him to be. He’s going to be able to get some pressure, and that’s going to help out the whole defense." It’s going to be great to have him back.”In order to make room for Watt, the Texans placed safety Tashaun Gipson on the Injured Reserve.