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Titans add more fuel to fire with unfiorm selection for matchup with Texans

The Tennessee Titans are adding a bit more fuel to the fire when taking on the Houston Texans.

Oh look, it’s Tennessee finding a way to live in the past against the City of Houston again.

Maybe the Titans wish it was at least 2021 to see what winning looks like for the first time in years.

To no one’s surprise, the Titans will close out their season by wearing their Houston Oilers’ Luv Ya Blue jerseys against the Houston Texans on Sunday at Nissan Stadium. The last-place AFC South team wore those jerseys last season when the Texans visited Nashville before Christmas.

The hope is Houston (9-7) can pull out another victory while the once-Oilers franchise suffers once more, though most Texans fans probably wish to avoid overtime.

When then-Oilers owner Bud Adams moved the franchise from Houston to Memphis in 1997, he took all of the franchise’s history with him, including the logo, uniforms, and record books. The branding changed in 1999 from Oilers to Titans when the team officially called Nashville home, but Adams retained the rights to everything associated with the Oilers branding.

Since the Texans were founded in 2002, the city has tried to incorporate some bit of homage to the “H-Town Blue” in their uniform scheme, though Amy Adams-Strunk has a firm clasp on how the color can be used.

Most recently, Houston rebranded with a different shade off of “Columbia Blue” in the new “H-Town” uniform, capped off with a Blue H on the helmet.

While Texans players hate seeing a team don a uniform that doesn’t have anything to do with the state of Tennessee, Titans players understand how much the jersey means to Adams Strunk and a win over Houston.

“I think the real message behind it is (former Oilers players) didn’t feel like they had a home,” defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons told reporters on Wednesday. “Especially since the uniforms started in Houston and came here now with the Tennessee Titans. So it’s like, ‘Where do we have a home at?’ So with us wearing those uniforms, it means a lot and I know it means a lot to our former players who played in those uniforms.”

Simmons also knows the Texans would love nothing more than to send the Titans a loss while donning the Oiler logo.

“It’s our job not to get embarrassed in those uniforms,” Simmons said. “I’m sure that the Texans would love to embarrass us in that uniform, especially with what we did earlier this year to them.”

Texans vs. Titans injury report: Latest updates, news for Wednesday

Here’s the injury report from Wednesday as the Houston Texans prepare to take on the Tennessee Titans in the season finale.

Here are the full injury reports from Wednesday’s practice for the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans ahead of their matchup at Nissan Stadium on Sunday.

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Texans vs. Titans Week 18 kickoff time revealed

Here’s what time the Houston Texans kickoff against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Week 18.

The Houston Texans can’t clinch the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs, but they can clinch a second 10-win season under DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud. 

Everything comes down to a Week 18 showdown against the Tennessee Titans. Now, they know what time they’ll play.

Kickoff from Nissan Stadium is scheduled for noon CT between the two AFC South opponents. The game will be locally televised on CBS.

More than bragging rights are on the line for either side following Week 17’s chaos as one team looks to secure a higher draft pick while the other one looks to bolster its overall record.

With a Texans’ win, the Titans would guarantee a top-three selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. Tennessee is coming off a 20-13 loss to the Jaguars, dropping the roster to 3-13.

With the New York Giants’ upset win Sunday, the Titans go into their final game in possession of the No. 2 pick, falling behind only the 3-13 New England Patriots. The Patriots, who play the Buffalo Bills in Week 18, have already clinched a top-two draft selection and could be in line for the No.  1 overall pick.

Bufalo’s also clinched the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs and could rest starters.

Since Houston can’t clinch a higher seed, there’s little incentive to play starters. However, Houston wants to secure a double-digit win campaign to better their record.

“We still have a lot of hope,” Stroud said following Wednesday’s 31-2 loss against the Baltimore Ravens. “At the end of the day we clinched our division. We still have an opportunity to go in the playoffs. Got to finish this year the right way against Tennessee, and hopefully by that time we’re in a groove and rolling when the playoffs come.”

The Texans will host a wild-card round game in the AFC Playoffs in two weeks. As the No. 4 seed, Houston will face off against the highest-ranked wild-card team.