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Andrew Luck throws two TD passes as Colts roll over Texans in wild-card game
A year ago at this time Andrew Luck was at home struggling with an injured shoulder that cost him the entire season. On Saturday he wrote a happy ending to the latest chapter of his comeback, throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns as the ...
Ravens, Eagles secure playoff berths on final day of regular season
The playoff chase went down to the final minutes of the season Sunday, when Baltimore squeezed in as AFC North winner, and defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia got some help to secure an NFC wild card. That left Pittsburgh and Minnesota out. Kansas City (12-4) grabbed ...
The Houston Texans were trailing late and facing a second straight loss after a nine-game winning streak. Deshaun Watson wasn't having it. The cool-headed, playmaking quarterback threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins with 2:15 left, lifting the Texans to a 29-22 victory over Sam ...
Texans lineman Christian Covington recounts memorable spring vacation in Japan
Japan treated Christian Covington as well as he could have hoped. The Houston Texans defensive lineman took a private trip here along with a few friends, including former Rice University teammates, earlier this month. All of them agreed they had a blast during their stay in ...
Most of the National Football League's Houston Texans team knelt in protest as the national anthem was played for Sunday's game in Seattle, an apparent rebuke of team owner Bob McNair for his remark about "inmates running the prison." Backlash over the comment rekindled a ...
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is being honored by the NFL Players Association after raising more than $29 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Watt was named the NFLPA's Community MVP on Friday for his work in the days since the hurricane and flooding ...
Everyone expected a free agency flurry when the NFL's year began on Thursday. Predicting what happened with Brock Osweiler was beyond anyone's projections. One year after signing a four-year deal with Houston, then losing the starting job to Tom Savage late in the season before ...
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs has a familiar feel. All four of the matchups this weekend are rematches of regular-season games from this season. And Saturday's games feature coaches going against their former teams. Atlanta coach Dan Quinn spent four seasons with Seattle, including ...
Brock Osweiler took one last dig at Denver's fans after Houston's 27-9 loss to the Broncos. He figured they would "be a little bit louder with the boos." Denver's defenders ruined Osweiler's homecoming by hurrying, hitting and harassing their ex-quarterback Monday night, even if his ...
Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster took a big step Monday in his comeback from a torn Achilles tendon, signing a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins. "I still feel like I'm a Pro Bowl-caliber player, and I intend to show it," ...
Broncos display skill, Eagles lack of it in QB dealings
Huh? What in the (hades) were they thinking! That was MAS' reaction recently to some dubious quarterback decisions made by a pair of NFL ball clubs. If MAS had a bigger chin instead of his mini-job, it surely would have hit the floor in each instance. The ...
The Houston Texans have filled their biggest need, starting free agency with a splash by snagging Brock Osweiler from Denver. The quarterback arrived in Houston on Wednesday night after agreeing to a four-year contract reportedly worth $72 million and will be introduced in Houston on ...
