Colts injury report: 11 players listed as DNP

Monday’s injury report in Week 12.

The Indianapolis Colts (6-4) have a short week to prepare for the Thursday night primetime matchup against the Houston Texans (6-4) at NRG Stadium.

Two players have already been ruled out in safety Khari Willis and running back Marlon Mack. The Colts held a walkthrough on Monday but still released an injury report that is littered with names.

Because they didn’t hold an actual practice, this is an estimation of what each player would have been designated with on Monday:

DNP: Did not participate / LP: Limited Participant / FP: Full Participant

Name	Position	Injury	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Game
Mo Alie-Cox	TE	Thumb	DNP
Anthony Castonzo	OL	Toe	DNP
Eric Ebron	TE	Ankle	DNP
Clayton Geathers	S	Rest	DNP
T.Y. Hilton	WR	Calf	DNP
Marlon Mack	RB	Hand	DNP
George Odum	S	Shoulder	DNP
Shakial Taylor	CB	Ankle	DNP
Jordan Wilkins	RB	Ankle	DNP
Khari Willis	S	Concussion	DNP
Rock Ya-Sin	CB	Ankle	DNP
Parris Campbell	WR	Hand	LP
Pierre Desir	CB	Hamstring	LP

Texans-Colts Monday injury report: Justin Reid deals with a concussion

The Houston Texans released their Monday injury report, and while the club didn’t practice, they gave an estimation of participation.

The Houston Texans released their Monday injury report ahead of their Week 12 Thursday night encounter with the Indianapolis Colts.

While the Texans didn’t have practice officially, they did release an injury report with an estimation of what participation would have been like. If it had been a full blown practice, starting safety Justin Reid would have not been able to participate and would have been dealing with a concussion and shoulder injury.

Did not participate

S	Mike Adams	Concussion
CB	Lonnie Johnson	Ankle
S	Justin Reid	Concussion/shoulder

Limited participation

ILB	Dylan Cole	Knee
WR	Will Fuller	Hamstring
S	Tashaun Gipson	Back
G/T	Tytus Howard	Knee
CB	Bradley Roby	Hamstring

Full participation

QB Deshaun Watson (ankle)

The Colts had a whole slew of non-participants. For more on Indianapolis’ injuries, check out our colleagues at Colts Wire.

Ranking all 32 NFL teams by record in the 2010s decade

The Patriots have been the dominant team of the 2010s. How has everyone else fared?

The 2010s are coming to an end. Time to look at the good, bad and ugly seasons and records for all 32 NFL teams in this decade after Week 11 of the NFL season.

32. Cleveland Browns: 40-113-1

There is no surprise the Browns are at the bottom of the list. They have been awful throughout the decade. Turning things around last year have not made a dent in the damage.

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Kenny Stills: Texans need to move on from 41-7 loss to Ravens

After losing 41-7 to the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills says the team needs to be professional and move on.

The Houston Texans disappointed on Sunday. By losing 41-7 to the Baltimore Ravens, they watched their winning streak, top AFC South ranking and excitement vanish.

However, dwelling on the blowout loss won’t help anything. The Texans have to face the rival Indianapolis Colts on Thursday. As wide receiver Kenny Stills said, the team needs to move on.

“It is tough, but we are all professionals,” said Stills on Sunday. “At the end of the day, we have to continue to go out and do our job. Keep trying to execute. We have to put this one behind us and get ready for Thursday night.”

Stills recorded four receptions for 27 yards on Sunday. He, like the entirety of the team, did not perform as expected. The best way to rebound? Execute and put all their focus on beating the Colts.

Stills knows that. The question is, do the rest of the Texans?

3 kickers who could replace Ka’imi Fairbairn right now

Amid a poor season by Houston Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn, the Texans should consider trying out these three kickers.

The Houston Texans have not been getting it done as a kicking team. Third-year place kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn has shown regression in 2019 after leading the NFL in scoring in 2018. In turn, the Texans have watched easy points fall off the board.

On the year, Fairbairn is 13 for 18 on field goals (72.2%) and 24 for 29 on extra points (82.8%). On Sunday, he missed a 43-yarder in a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Those, in the NFL, are unacceptable numbers.

If the Texans see Fairbairn’s struggles as a reason to replace him, it won’t be easy. The kicker market, as it usually is in Nov., is barren. Nonetheless, here are three options Bill O’Brien and Co. should consider going into Week 12’s Thursday game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Greg Joseph

A 69.5% field goal kicker at Florida Atlantic, Greg Joseph landed with the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted in 2018. Then, as the replacement to Zane Gonzalez in Cleveland, Joseph served as the Browns’ kicker for 14 games in 2018.

In Cleveland, Joseph drilled 85% of his 20 field goal attempts, missing two from the 40-49 range, and one from 50+. He drilled a game-winning 37-yarder in Week 5. His shortfalls ultimately came down to extra point kicking, as he went 25 for 29 (86.2%) as a rookie. He is now a member of the XFL’s Seattle Dragons.

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Texans WR Will Fuller, CB Bradley Roby game-time decisions against the Colts

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller and cornerback Bradley Roby are game-time decisions against the Indianapolis Colts.

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller (hamstring) and cornerback Bradley Roby (hamstring) will be game-time decisions for Thursday’s divisional tilt with the Indianapolis Colts.

Both Fuller and Roby practiced in a limited capacity after the bye week. Neither flew with the team to Baltimore for Houston’s 41-7 loss to the Ravens after they were questionable to play.

“We’ll have to do things with them, not overdo it, to see where they’re at,” coach Bill O’Brien said on Monday. “I would say both of those guys on a short week will be game-time decisions. We’ll have to factor in how we judge that during the week by how we work those guys out, not overdoing it with them, but you have to make sure that they’re ready to go.”

Roby suffered his hamstring injury in a Week 6 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Fuller sustained a “significant” hamstring pull a week later in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Neither have played since.

While Fuller and Roby are game-time decisions, O’Brien did not announce the status of safety Justin Reid (concussion/shoulder) and cornerback Lonnie Johnson (foot), who were both injured on Sunday.

How Seahawks’ trade for Jadeveon Clowney has panned out so far

The Seattle Seahawks sent a pair of players to Houston in exchange for Jadeveon Clowney and neither one is making huge waves for the Texans.

Much to the excitement of Seattle Seahawks fans and players, star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney finally broke out in Week 10.

He was named the Defensive Player of the Week thanks to his five tackles, five hits on the quarterback, one sack, a forced fumble and a defensive touchdown against the 49ers.

His outing was the first of, hopefully, many great performances for the Seahawks’ big offseason trade acquisition. While Clowney hasn’t been bad, it seemed everyone was waiting for the breakout to happen.

Clowney’s big game begs the question, how are things going for the members of the trade package who went to Houston?

Barkevious Mingo

The Browns selected Mingo sixth overall in 2013. He spent three years in Cleveland before two, year-long stints with the Patriots and Colts. He finally seemed to put things together in 2018 with the Seahawks, starting 14 games with 48 tackles – both career highs.

Since being dealt to the Texans, Mingo has not been a part of their defense. He’s only been on the field for eight defensive snaps through Houston’s first nine games. He didn’t factor into Sunday’s game against the Ravens either, leaving his 2019 tackle total at one.

The story for Mingo in a Texans uniform is as a member of special teams. He’s been on the field for more than 50 percent of special teams snaps each week.

Jacob Martin

Martin was taken by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2018 draft. He showed some worth as rookie, recording nine tackles, three sacks, and even caused a pair of fumbles.

During his first year with the Texans, Martin is having a fairly similar year. He has six tackles and forced a fumble so far in 2019, but no sacks. That includes his two-tackle day against the Ravens in Week 11.

Like Mingo, Martin also sees special teams snaps. Where Martin’s snap counts differ is that there has yet to be a game where he hasn’t seen some time on defense. He’s seen as many as 19 defensive snaps in a game.

Conclusion

The only remaining unknown of the Clowney trade deal at this point is the 2020 third-round draft selection Seattle sent to Houston. For now, the Seahawks seem to have done very well for themselves in this trade.

Clowney will look to build on his Defensive Player of the Week performance in Seattle’s Week 12 matchup against the Eagles following their bye week.

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Texans’ Deshaun Watson stresses bad games are part of football

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson had a bad game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. That’s just part of football, he says.

Deshaun Watson did not have the game he envisioned in the Houston Texans’ 41-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

Watson went 18 for 29 passing for 169 yards, an interception and a fumble in his worst loss as a pro. His 63.7 passer rating from the contest is his third-worst for a game in which he started in, and his worst since Week 6 of the 2018 season.

He isn’t defending his poor performance.

“Not at all,” said Watson postgame on if he can defend it. “You can look at the stats and games. Watch the games. I can show you how to be a professional quarterback. The good and the bad. It’s as simple as that.”

Perfection isn’t real. Watson, and every single quarterback in quarterbacking history, will have bad days. It’s part of playing the position. All-time greats Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning have each recorded a passer rating below 35 twice.

“I’ve had a lot of success and I’ve had a lot of failures. Every great quarterback has; Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers,” Watson said. “They’re going to have their days and they will continue to. The criticism will still come. I can go out there Thursday and light it up and everyone’s back talking highly about me.”

There is one focus in the Texans’ quarterback room: the Texans. While there will be criticism coming towards the 24-year-old, that’s not something Watson can change.

“So, just as a media driven league, I’ll continue to focus on us, the Texans, and trying to get where we want to,” said Watson. “There are still five or six games left. There is still a lot of football.”

Historically, Watson rebounds well from bad games. He has never put together a string of games below a 70 passer rating, nor has he lost a Thursday Night Football game. On Thursday, he will get to be back on prime time, against the Indianapolis Colts, to rebound in front of the nation.

Texans RB Duke Johnson says Ravens were ‘not the big game we had circled’

Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson said after the 41-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens that the game was not one they had circled.

The Houston Texans dropped a game that was key to the positioning in the AFC playoff race with a 41-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.

However, it may not have been a game upon which the club placed high emphasis.

When asked if the 34-point loss to the early No. 2 seed in the conference was frustrating, running back Duke Johnson simply said “no” and provided an explanation.

“This was not the big game we had circled,” Johnson told reporters. “We have bigger games.”

The former Cleveland Brown rushed six times for 40 yards and caught two passes for four more. Though the Texans have “bigger games” on the schedule, Johnson emphasized they seek victory in every contest.

Said Johnson: “Do we want to win them all? Of course we do. But you do not win them all. Everything we want is still sitting in front of us. We just need to go out and play better.”

The Texans get a quick turnaround as the Indianapolis Colts come into NRG Stadium Thursday night for a rematch and a first place battle for the AFC South. Both clubs are 6-4, but the Colts have the tiebreaker from a 30-23 win in Week 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Colts open as 3.5-point underdogs vs. Texans in Week 12

Indy is underdogs to open the week.

The Indianapolis Colts (6-4) are coming off of a big divisional win but are being viewed as underdogs for the road matchup against the Houston Texans (6-4) on Thursday night.

Following their dominating 33-13 home win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Colts will hit the road for a short week to battle the Texans, who are coming off of a blowout loss against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

Regardless, the Colts are 3.5-point underdogs to open the week against the Texans, per BetMGM.

This is a crucial matchup for both teams. As the Colts and Texans share the same record at 6-4, they both sit atop the AFC South. However, the Colts currently hold the tiebreaker thanks to their 30-23 win over the Texans back in Week 7.

Indy finds itself in the midst of a vital stretch of games. They have two divisional games ahead of them followed by road trips against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints. These next four games could very well determine the fate of their season.

Preparing for the short week won’t be easy, especially with the injuries the Colts have, and they will be viewed as the underdogs in this primetime matchup for Week 12.

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