| Tough Texans should test unbeaten Colts (AP) |
7 Nov 2009 at 11:49am
| Once. That's how many times the Houston Texans have beaten the Colts. When the Texans visit Indianapolis on Sunday, they will carry a 1-13 mark against the Colts since Houston joined the NFL as its most recent expansion team in 2002. Oddly, Houston's 27-24 home victory came in 2006, the season the Colts took the Super Bowl. |
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| Texans hoping to challenge Colts in AFC South (AP) |
6 Nov 2009 at 11:05pm
| The Houston Texans spent all decade dreaming of this opportunity. All they really wanted was a chance to establish themselves as a playoff contender and finally take down their old nemesis, the Indianapolis Colts. On Sunday, they could do both. At 5-3 and on a three-game winning streak, Houston looks like the only AFC South team capable of challenging Indy for division superiority -- and it's... |
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| Texans Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
6 Nov 2009 at 6:59pm
After a horrific start in the first three games, the Texans' defense has been outstanding.
Fans were ready to run first-year defensive coordinator Frank Bush out of town after a 1-2 start. They allowed 28.7 points a game and 437.7 yards, including 205 against the run. They were on a pace to allow more yards and more yards rushing than any defense in history.
Bush, who had been promoted from senior defensive assistant after Richard Smith was fired, appeared to be in over his head. Coach Gary Kubiak was accused of promoting Bush because they worked together in Denver.
Kubiak and Bush didn't panic. They explained that the awful defense was the cause of four long touchdowns and not a problem with the scheme. |
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| Houston's defense has new edge (AP) |
5 Nov 2009 at 2:49pm
| Houston's defense has a new attitude. Some might call it confidence, but the Texans prefer to call it something else. "You have to have the swagger when you step on the field that you're going to get it done, you're going to go make big plays to get off the field," linebacker DeMeco Ryans said. |
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