Nix needs one passing touchdown to tie quarterback Carson Palmer for the 10th-most passing touchdowns by a player in his first 26 career games. Nix is coming off five furious quarters of play, but the Texans present a much stiffer challenge defensively than the previous two opponents.

The Texans played one of their best games in beating San Francisco but are still on the outside of AFC's top seven teams. How the teams compare.

In the Houston Texans’ first two seasons under DeMeco Ryans, the end result has essentially been the same outcome. The team found its way to a 10-7 record, and an AFC South title. In 2023, they clinched the division in the final week of the season, and in 2024, they clinched it with three weeks to go.

San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey can move up the NFL record books in three different categories during Week 8 matchup against the Houston Texans.

The Houston Texans face a significant challenge in Week 9, when they host Bo Nix and the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos.

The Texans now sit at 2-4, with the same number of wins as the Browns and the Raiders, two teams that expect to blow things up, to some degree, at the end of the season. The problem, though, isn’t the 2-4 record in 2025. The problem is the 6-9 record since Week 8 of last season.

With a start on Sunday against the Broncos, tackle Tytus Howard would pass Texans legend J.J. Watt (84) for the fifth-most consecutive starts in franchise history. Howard has started in all 84 career games he has appeared in, and is preparing to fill into his typical role at right tackle once again vs. Denver.

And although the Texans’ record is 3-4, they are playing at home after a good win over the Niners. So as this week’s ultimate fan, TheGueroLoco, reminds us in his fabulous UFG — the Texans shouldn’t be taken lightly, but the Broncos have the personnel to win this.