The Day After: What We Learned From the 2024 Hall of Fame Game
For once, the Hall of Fame Game lived up to the hype, not serving as one of the most highly-anticipated but underwhelming games of the...
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- Jul 23
- 1 min
Joe Mixon an 'Absolute Workhorse' Ahead of Camp, per Texans OC
This, despite the fact that the supposed workhorse back has missed a handful of days of practice so far this offseason. The Texans also...
Faraz Siddiqi
- Jul 2
- 2 min
Three WR2s (or better) in Houston for 2024?
CJ Stroud had an amazing rookie year, and he’s one of the most sought after quarterbacks in drafts at this point. That’s for good reason...
Upper Hand Staff
- May 31
- 1 min
Texans, Nico Collins Land on 3-Year, $72M Extension
If there was any question about who the Texans viewed as C.J. Stroud’s number one receiver going into 2024 (and trust us, there are...
Upper Hand Staff
- May 24
- 1 min
Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce to be 'One-Two Punch', per HC DeMeco Ryans
Because it makes all the sense in the world to sign a running back that will be 28 years old at kickoff to a three-year deal, only to...
Upper Hand Staff
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Texans Aquire Stefon Diggs, Increase Salary, Slash Final 3 Years Off Contract
Translation: the Texans have essentially converted Diggs’ contract to a one-year deal that will afford him the opportunity to hit free...
Upper Hand Staff
- Dec 23, 2023
- 1 min
Nico Collins Slated to Return from Calf Injury
That’s the good news. The bad news: Houston faces a stifling Browns defense on Sunday and enters the game with Case Keenum, not C.J....
Zach Rizzuto
- Dec 18, 2023
- 2 min
Texans' Backfield Claimed by Singletary, Dameon Pierce at All-Time Low
The Texans backfield has officially been claimed by RB Devin Singletary, and every other running back in the room has been relegated to a...
Upper Hand Staff
- Dec 11, 2023
- 1 min
Texans Injury Plague Continues as Stroud, Collins Exit Week 14 vs Jets
The hits just keep on coming for the Texans' offense. After losing Tank Dell last week for the season to a broken fibula, Nico Collins...
Upper Hand Staff
- Dec 9, 2023
- 1 min
Dalton Schultz Officially Ruled Out vs Jets with Hamstring Injury
It’ll be the second-straight game that the Texans tight end has missed, a loss compounded by the fact that Tank Dell will be out of the...
Upper Hand Staff
- Dec 4, 2023
- 1 min
Tank Dell Suffers Fractured Fibula, Expected to be Placed on IR
Of all the injuries to happen in yesterday’s games - and there were many - this one hurt the most by far. Dell was caught up in the pile...
Upper Hand Staff
- Dec 1, 2023
- 1 min
Dalton Schultz (Hamstring) Misses Second Straight Practice on Thursday
Schultz inexplicably played less than 50% of the team’s snaps last Sunday against the Jaguars, and now enters Friday having yet to...
Upper Hand Staff
- Nov 17, 2023
- 1 min
Dameon Pierce (Ankle) Continues to Miss Practice on Thursday
The Devin Singletary train chugs right along. Pierce, who’s missed the past two weeks of action and is now in danger of missing a third,...
Upper Hand Staff
- Nov 11, 2023
- 1 min
Nico Collins Ruled Out for Week 10 vs Bengals
With Collins out, expect WRs Tank Dell and Noah Brown – who led all of Houston’s pass catchers in scoring last week even with Collins in...
Upper Hand Staff
- Nov 10, 2023
- 1 min
Nico Collins Not Spotted in Media Portion of Practice on Wednesday or Thursday
Collins was listed as limited on Wednesday’s practice report with a calf injury, so it doesn’t seem like he was truly a DNP as the...
Upper Hand Staff
- Nov 3, 2023
- 1 min
Dameon Pierce Misses Practice for Second Straight Day
Just how many issues this actually causes for fantasy managers might not be as many as you would think – Pierce had seen a significant...
Zach Rizzuto
- Oct 27, 2023
- 1 min
Dalton Schultz in the Midst of a Breakout?
Texans TE Dalton Schultz entered Houston’s offense this offseason and instantly became the most experienced offensive weapon they had...
Faraz Siddiqi
- Oct 12, 2023
- 2 min
Buy Low on Dameon Pierce Ahead of Week 6
Things don’t look amazing at first glance on paper for Pierce, but there are a few reasons why it can get better. And I’m not saying that...
Upper Hand Staff
- Sep 5, 2023
- 1 min
Texans Anticipated to Deploy a "Platoon" at RB in 2023
The Athletic's Mike Jones reportedly anticipates the Houston Texans to deploy a "platoon" approach to their backfield this season. This...
Zach Rizzuto
- Aug 4, 2023
- 2 min
The Vanilla Ice Cream Cone of TEs
Never a bad choice, but never a sexy choice either: vanilla ice cream and Dalton Schultz. Has anybody heard a word about this guy since...
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