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I hate their stupid stadium, I hate their uniforms, I hate that stupid horseshoe, I hate their fans, especially the young ones who have no idea what life was like before Peyton Manning, I hate their humble attitude and I hate how gracious Peyton Manning is every time the Colts beat Houston.

Shaun Cody watched helplessly from a hotel room in Buffalo, N.Y. Kyle Moore tried to make sense of it from Los Angeles.

Defensive tackle Shaun Cody joined rookie linebacker Brian Cushing on the sidelines at Texans practice Thursday.

Houston's defense has a new attitude. Some might call it confidence, but the Texans prefer to call it something else.

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub has been sacked 12 times in the seven games, and the defense has registered only nine sacks against those seven opponents.

Mike Singletary can see it in Alex Smith's eyes, in his body language. He's a different player now.

Dan Orlovsky News: Week 6 inactives: QB Dan Orlovsky , WR Glenn Martinez, FS Nick Ferguson, CB Anwaun Molden, DT DelJuan Robinson, OT Tutan Reyes, TE Anthony Hill and DT Shaun Cody.

The offense comes into next Sunday's game against the Bears shrouded in questions after it got shut out in the second half Sunday against the Texans and failed to score 24 points for the fifth time in six games this season and for the ninth time in quarterback Carson Palmer 's last 10 starts.

The Texans improved their record to 3-3 with a convincing 28-17 victory at Cincinnati.

Texans defensive tackle Shaun Cody was inactive for a game against the Bengals after missing practice during the week with an illness.

Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. More bad news for Steve Slaton owners: Texans starting right guard Mike Brisiel is out for the year ; five-year vet Chris White and rookie Antoine Caldwell will take his place.

Houston Texans defensive end Mario Williams is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Arizona because of a shoulder injury.

Houston Texans wide receiver Kevin Walter is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars with a hamstring injury.

The Texans practiced outside on a breezy Wednesday underneath sunny skies at the Methodist Traning Center.

Bob McNair knows how the fans feel after the 24-7 loss to the Jets. He feels the same way.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Five nuggets of knowledge about this weekend's games: The Texans need a lot from Brian Cushing and Dunta Robinson : The rookie linebacker and the veteran cornerback were not part of the preseason, when the defense was not good, particularly against the run.

It's been a long time since the glory days. Myriad head coaches. Numerous supposed saviors.

Brett Favre News: Favre suspects that he may have a cracked rib, ESPN.com reports.

Two days after playing the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football, the Texans returned to the practice field to prepare for their preseason finale against the Buccaneers.