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Theya re an experienced group. Theya re playing extremely well and theya re veteran back there.

Texans fans erupt after Young scores on a 39-yard run in overtime to beat the Texans in 2006.

Clearly, there is little time for the Houston Texans to dip their collective toe back in the water following the team's Week 10 bye.

Call him the Other Quarterback. He is the one preparing in the background this week while few talk about him.

The father of former Chicago Bears starting quarterback Rex Grossman says the struggles of the team's current signal-caller redeems his son.

Here's what stuck out from watching the Colts' 20-17 victory over the Texans last Sunday: * From the start, TE Dallas Clark is the go-to guy.

One of the key things that have plagued the Texans offense this season is slow starts.

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

That's how many times the Houston Texans have beaten the Indianapolis Colts. When they meet on Sunday, the Texans will try to win for only the second time in 15 matchups since their NFL debut in 2002.

The Texans had the Colts right where they wanted them. Kicker Kris Brown lined up for a 42-yard field goal with one second left in the game Sunday.

Trailing 13-0, the Texans had been dominated by the Indianapolis defense. It was the Texans ' fifth possession, and the offense finally got a first down and crossed midfield.

The Texans came back from a 13-0 deficit on the road by scoring 17 consecutive points, only to fall to Peyton Manning and the Indianpolis Colts by a 20-17 final.

Joseph Addai's two-yard run was the go- ahead score in the fourth quarter and Houston's Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal on the final play of the game, as Indianapolis remained unbeaten by squeaking past Houston, 20-17, at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Back in the late 1990's, the NFL was on the brink of returning to Los Angeles. On March 16, 1999 the 31 NFL owners voted to grant a team to LA, contingent on them getting together an ownership team and stadium deal.

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 unbeaten Indianapolis Colts.

Posted by Anthony Stalter With their 31-10 win over the Bills in Week 8, the Texans won their third straight game to improve to 5-3 on the season.

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.

The first half of the fantasy season was a wild blur of outrageous performances and surprising disappointments.

Here's a big game this week: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts. What? As strange as that sounds, that's what we have Sunday in Indianapolis.