Lovie Smith has been hired as the new head coach of the Houston Texans. Smith, who is Black, is the second minority candidate to be hired this offseason
Russell Wilson threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks won consecutive games for the first time this season with a 33-13 victory over the Houston Texans.
Sam Darnold threw for 304 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers eased past the Houston Texans 24-9 despite losing Christian McCaffrey to a hamstring injury.
J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans have “mutually agreed to part ways,” ending the tenure of the face of the franchise and adding another chapter to an offseason of upheaval.
Derrick Henry reached 2,000 yards rushing and Sam Sloman’s 37-yard field as time expired lifted the Tennessee Titans to a 41-38 victory over the Houston Texans.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are on top of the first AP Pro32 poll of the season, followed by Baltimore, New Orleans, Seattle and Green Bay rounded out the top five.