Glover Quin News

Two missed field goals by Houston Texans kicker Kris Brown over his team's last two games have helped prevent the eighth-year franchise from taking a meaningful step forward in the playoff race.

"I think the bigger the game, the more important it is to him," Texans middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans said.

As I noted previously, during the Texans-Colts game, I was on a cruise from Galveston to Cozumel and back.

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Through all the bad days, Andre Johnson did something not all of us would have done.

Make sure you check back in this evening as I will have some film study including a cool wrinkle to the zone scheme that helped Ryan Moats gain 14 yards and I'll also have a film study session that shows you how the Jets snuffed out the Dolphins "Wildcat" offensive sets.

The defensive improvement is amazing considering the Texans still don't have a pass rush.

Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle Ryan Moats scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter against Buffalo.

For all their traveling this is the first time on the season the Texans will face cold and/or windy weather.

THEIR initial concern was simply to stop embarrassing themselves. Seriously. After the first three weeks of the season, finding the right gaps and making a play every now and then was a legitimate goal for the Texans' defense.

The Texans look to get their record above .500 in Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers at Reliant Stadium.

Share Share Resources Confidence has often been as hard to find as Super Bowl rings among Texans defenders.

When/Where: Noon today at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati. TV/radio: CBS; 610 AM, 100.3 FM, 1010 AM Weather: Sunny, 48? John McClain's prediction 27 24 When the Texans have the ball Texans passing game vs.

With help from Glover Quin, top, Texans linebacker Brian Cushing puts the clamps on Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco in the second half Sunday.

Clichd though it may be, one must ask, "Who are these guys?" Three games into the season, some fans of the Texans were wondering if the real Texans defense was going to stand up and knock somebody down.

Reeves will come off the bench Sunday when the Texans play at Arizona. Dunta Robinson and Glover Quin are the starting cornerbacks.

The Texans ' best defensive games in terms of yards allowed: Dec. 26, 2004 at Jacksonville 126 Rushing: 95; Passing: 31 Sunday vs.

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

Houston's ever-changing secondary looked great against Oakland's NFL-worst offense last week.

Here are five key things to watch for on Sunday when the Texans face the Oakland Raiders on Hispanic Heritage Day presented by Comcast at Reliant Stadium.