11. Houston Texans (13): Yet another impressive component of this top-ranked defense? It has 17 takeaways over the past eight games, a stretch when the resurgent Texans have gone 6-2.

The Houston Texans shook up their roster before facing the Buffalo Bills on “Thursday Night Football,” including a former draft pick.

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans put together their 53-man roster as part of the NFL's cutdown day Tuesday afternoon. For the first time in his career, coach DeMeco Ryans was at the helm of making roster decisions. Ryans described roster cuts as a tough ...

The Houston Texans have cut ties with one of their tight ends ahead of their Week 8 matchup vs. the San Francisco 49ers According to a team announcement, the Texans have waived tight end Brenden Bates. Bates, a 6-foot-5, 26-year old tight end, started his ...

“Bryant is a versatile player who has experience at nickel and has played safety and outside corner. Texans nickel Jalen Pitre is out for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a concussion. The Texans are expected to use their base 4-3 defense a lot and Bryant can be utilized in nickel situations.”

The Houston Texans have made changes to their approach to players’ mental health, adding a full-time therapist to their staff and daily operations. Players now have regular access to the clinician, similar to visits to the training room, amid increased attention on mental health in the NFL following several recent player deaths.

The five highest-graded Buffalo Bills players on offense in their Week 12 loss to the Houston Texans, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Houston Texans are riding a three-game winning streak to improve to 6-5 on the season, but are heading into arguably their toughest matchup yet on Sunday. T