Change was expected to come to the Texans after back-to-back postseason appearances, but six games into the season and it looks like regression.

The Texans lost to the Seattle Seahawks 27-19 on Monday night even though Anderson scored the first touchdown of his NFL career. Anderson had a strip-sack of quarterback Sam Darnold and recovered the fumble in the end zone.

Amid a new batch of offseason evaluations from ESPN's Bill Barnwell, he stacked up tiers of which teams around the NFL have proven to have put together the best and worst offseason of moves through seven weeks of action. For the Texans, the outlook wasn't so bright: they found themselves dead last for the worst offseason in the league.

If the 49ers win Sunday in Houston, they’ll match their overall win total from last season and they’ll be alone atop the NFC West at 6-2.

The Houston Texans have the No. 1 defense in the NFL. Inside their mindset and what it's like to face a team that can beat you in many ways.

Here's where the Texans stack up in FPI ratings entering their Week 8 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers

The Houston Texans receive unfortunate injury updates for the San Francisco 49ers game regarding Nico Collins and Christian Kirk.

Colin Cowherd picks his best predictions for Week 8 of the 2025/26 NFL season, including the Baltimore Ravens over the Chicago Bears, the New England Patriots over the Cleveland Browns, and the Houston Texans beating the San Francisco 49ers.