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Packers 24, Texans 22: Highlights from Week 7 loss

Here’s the highlights from Sunday’s performance at Lambeau Field as the Texans return to NRG Stadium for Week 8.

Joe Mixon and the defense made sure to keep fans interested for four quarters during Sunday’s outing at Lambeau Field.

Mixon rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry, but it wasn’t enough to stop kicker Brandon McManus from drilling a 45-yard field goal as time as the Green Bay Packers secured a 24-22 win over the Houston Texans.

Defensively, Houston stepped up. Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson Jr. each totaled a sack. Tim Settle Jr. found success slowing down Packers running back Josh Jacobs and recorded two tackles for loss. Neville Hewitt, who was filling in as a starter for the injured Azezz Al-Shaar, totaled a team-high nine tackles.

Hewitt also picked off Jordan Love on the opening drive to set up a Ka’imi Fairbairn field goal. Before halftime, rookie Calen Bullock notched the third pick of his budding career, helping set up one of Mixon’s touchdown runs before halftime.

Unfortunately, not all was promising. C.J. Stroud finished with 10 completions for a career-low 86 passing yards. Stefon Diggs caught five passes for 23 yards. No one recorded a catch over 28 yards and the offensive line allowed four sacks.

The 24-22 loss against the Packers moved the Texans’ record to 5-2 after seven games. Houston had won three straight games and five of the last seven since the start of the regular season.

Watch the highlights from Sunday’s game below:

Texans WR Stefon Diggs explains pregame scuffle with Packers CB Jaire Alexander

Stefon Diggs offered a direct and candid answer following Sunday’s altercation with Jaire Alexander

Houston Texans receiver Stefon Diggs made it clear that while his pregame scuffle with Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander caused a commotion, he doesn’t regret calling out the All-Pro defender.

“I don’t give a f— if I’m by myself or with a million. I’m never the bigger person. I ain’t letting s— go,” Diggs told reporters. “They picked it up or whatever. But I ain’t with the football tough guy s—.”

While walking back to the locker room, Diggs said he heard “chirping” coming from the Packers’ sidelines. He found Alexander and called him out.

Soon enough, other Green Bay players started to get involved. Eventually, multiple coaches had to break up Diggs, Alexanders and others so the two sides could head back to the locker room.

Following Green Bay’s 24-22 win, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said would’ve preferred for Diggs to “be the bigger person.”

“We don’t want to encourage that,” Ryans said. “We just want to go out and play ball the right way and make sure it’s settled on the field. We can’t be about chirping and all the extra stuff, we’ve just got to be about executing when the ball is snapped.”

Sunday marked the sixth time Diggs and Alexader went up against each other and the first since 2022. Back with the Buffalo Bills, Diggs finished with 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For his career, the four-time Pro Bowl receiver had totaled over 400 receiving yards and six touchdowns in coverage against Alexander. On Sunday, the Packers held Diggs to five catches for 23 yards and one first-down reception.
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“How we played offensively is just not good enough for us,” Ryans said. “We have to play better. Guys have to execute better. Have to step up.”
The Texans return to NRG Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at noon CT.

Watch: Texans WR Stefon Diggs involved in pregame incident with Packers CB Jaire Alexander

Jaire Alexander and Stefon Diggs already have the tempers flaring before kickoff at Lambeau Field.

Tempers are flaring early at Lambeau Field between Houston Texans receiver Stefon Diggs and Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexader.

Expect this to be a storyline of the afternoon between the two All-Pro talents.

Diggs appeared to get into it with several Packers players, including Alexander, during pregame warmups. Coaches and others got involved as separated, but not before a few words were exchanged between the two.

Here’s a look at the incident below.

This isn’t the first time these two have had beef. It dates back to Diggs’ time with the Minnesota Vikings and Alexander’s rookie season with the Packers back in 2018.

It continued to Diggs’ stint with the Buffalo Bills. In 2022, the two went up against one another in coverage and had multiple fights between reps.

Diggs finished that game with six catches for 108 yards and a touchdown. Alexander allowed four catches for 68 yards and the score. Sunday will mark the sixth time the two have faced each other in coverage.

In the five previous games, Diggs has totaled 44 receptions for 419 yards and six receiving touchdowns against Alexander. The 6-foot Alexander has one interception and six pass deflections in those games.

Earlier this week, the four-time Pro Bowler declined to comment on his skirmishes with Alexander in the past.

“I could say yeah, but it’s no different than our approach any other week,” Diggs said. “I try to earn it each and every week in practice, try to get on the same page with my quarterback. I don’t really try to get into all the extra stuff.”

The Texans will receive the ball to begin the second half.