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We all know the Texans lost an opportunity for a signature win against the Colts on Sunday.

Key stat: The Colts recorded 12 first downs while the Texans had none. The home team also handily won the yardage battle, outgaining the visitors 191-12. Key player: was 19-of-25 for 179 yards and a touchdown.

I know that we are technically past the halfway mark of the season for the Texans, but since the Texans just got done playing the Colts and since they are headed into their bye week, I thought it would be a good time to create a "report card" that looks at the expectations for different areas of the team headed into the season versus the actual ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky INDIANAPOLIS -- One giant difference between the Colts and Texans Sunday was penalties.

There will be no hats and shirts declaring that the Indianapolis Colts are AFC South champions on the premises at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday.

No Fantasy Teams Found The Texans found out what it's like to win and lose all in the same day.

This weekend's clash against the Colts may just be the biggest game in Houston Texans history.

OVERALL , RUSH , PASS TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL , RUSH , PASS COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL , RUSH , PASS COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL , RUSH PASS STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Texans have lost all seven games in Indianapolis, but are on three-game winning streak this year.

Houston Texans rookie linebacker Brian Cushing was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8. It's the second award this season for Cushing after he won defensive honors in Week 6. He becomes the first Texans rookie to earn the award twice in one season.

For most teams, a season-ending injury to arguably the NFL's best receiving tight end would be considered a devastating loss.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky With Owen Daniels lost for the season to a torn ACL, Gary Kubiak and Kyle Shanahan will need to tinker with their offense.

"I told him that after a team starts a game like this," coach Gary Kubiak said, "there's only one player who can bail it out, and that's the quarterback.

Don't let your eyes deceive you, the Buffalo Bills are actually 3-4 so far this season.

Texans WR Andre Johnson and Lions WR Calvin Johnson , two of the top wideouts in fantasy land, are both dealing with injuries heading into Week 8. In an interview Wednesday, Andre told the media he would be active against the Bills , saying "they might have to cut my leg off or something to keep me from going out there." If his optimism doesn't ...

There is no doubt that the emergence of Matt Schaub as an upper-echelon quarterback has propelled the Texans into the middle of the playoff race.

Texans win . Yay. I think the Houston Texans need to come with some sort of medical warning.

Rookie Brian Cushing was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6 on Wednesday, becoming the first rookie to earn the award this season.

We exchanged a handful of questions with each other about our teams. Here's what I asked: For the past few seasons, the Texans have been close to making the playoffs but have fallen short.

Posted by ESPN.com staff Houston ranks 30th in the NFL in yards per rush but who needs to run the ball when you have Matt Schaub , Andre Johnson , Owen Daniels , Kevin Walter , and Steve Slaton ? Schaub has spread the ball around as well as anyone in 2009.

The Texans have matched the best six-game start in franchise history. 2002 1-5 Through 6 games 4-12 Finished season 2003 2-4 Through 6 games 5-11 Finished season 2004 3-3 Through 6 games 7-9 Finished season 2005 0-6 Through 6 games 2-14 Finished season 2006 2-4 Through 6 games 6-10 Finished season 2007 3-3 Through 6 games 8-8 Finished season 2008 ...