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Talk about a tall order. The Texans face the 10-0 Colts on Sunday in what amounts to a must-win situation if the team plans to keep its fading playoff hopes alive.

John Busing's only previous NFL start came at strong safety in place of the injured Nick Ferguson when the Texans fell to Jacksonville.

Are you a Texans fan? Have you mentioned the word playoffs?A Try it.A It feels dirty.A But with just over half the season gone, the Texans are actually in position to possibly make a playoff run.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky INDIANAPOLIS -- On a day when the Colts are recovering from a bad week of injury news, the Texans will have both Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson in a game against Indianapolis for the first time.

Daniels, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Sunday's 31-10 victory at Buffalo, will undergo season-ending surgery once the swelling subsides in about two weeks.

Joel Dreessen is the team's deep snapper. The Texans could sign another snapper as they don't want Dreessen to get injured in that role.

Houston Texans strong safety John Busing will be on familiar ground when he takes the field at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday.

Rookie cornerback Brice McCain, who's the fastest player on the team, will get a lot of action against the Cardinals this Sunday.

After the Texans' 29-6 victory over Oakland, coach Gary Kubiak did not rule out swine flu as the reason free safety Eugene Wilson, running back Chris Brown and outside linebacker Xavier became ill.

Free safety Eugene Wilson was placed on the inactive list for today's game against the Oakland Raiders.

Seldom do fans leaving a 23-point victory feel as uneasy as Texans fans did Sunday at Reliant Stadium.

Houston safety Eugene Wilson did not feel well Sunday and was inactive against the Oakland Raiders, but the team says he does not have swine flu.

In 2007, Bernard Pollard was a safety with the Chiefs trying to make a play on future teammate Andre Johnson.

How the Texans , at their present pace, compare with the teams that allowed the three highest single-season yardage totals in NFL history.

The Texans' defense has allowed well over 100 rushing yards to opposing running backs on the first three games of the season.

The Texans have signed safety Bernard Pollard to replace Chester Pitts on the roster.

One day after his team accomplished two of his goals - winning on the road and winning in the AFC South - coach Gary Kubiak still could not enjoy the Texans' 34-31 victory at Tennessee.

Houston's Dunta Robinson and the rest of the Texans quieted their critics, for now, in a win over Tennessee.

Go ahead and tell me about the time you laughed so heartily at my 2009 Texans prediction from two weeks ago.

Despite across-the-board mediocrity in almost every visible aspect of the 24-7 loss Sunday at Reliant Stadium, the failure of the Texans' defense against the Jets and rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez came down to third down.