The same could be said for Texans rookie tackle Aireontae Ersery, who started his first NFL game on the road on the right side of Houston's new-look offensive line, and things didn't quite go as planned.

Just when the Houston Texans thought they might catch a break, the injury bug bit again. It’s the classic “one step forward, two steps back” shuffle that no NFL team wants to dance, especially not in Week 2.

With the NFL season off and running, pinpointing the best bets every week can be challenging. Let's have a look at which upcoming potential upsets to target.

Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports listed his winners and losers for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Schwab believes that Stroud did not play well in Week 1 against the Rams and was one of his losers. Schwab said about the Texans starting quarterback,

Following the Week 1 action around the league, NFL.com's Nick Shook stacked up a tier list of the best quarterbacks across the league from 1-32, with Buffalo Bills reigning MVP Josh Allen sitting at the top spot, all the way down to 32, which happened to be Tua Tagovailoa after the abysmal performance seen on Sunday with the Miami Dolphins.

Monday can’t come soon enough for Emeka Egbuka. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver is eagerly waiting for the chance to play against CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans.

Texans’ Cal McNair, Hannah McNair, Andre Johnson, Mike Tomon visit Kerrville, give donations after flooding tragedy HOUSTON – Moved by the tragic flooding tragedy that impacted Kerrville and the Texas Hill Country, the Texans visited and gave back to those communities.

Now, following three missed practices ahead of Houston's second week of the regular season, Saturday's report makes it official that their veteran wideout will have to wait at least one more week to make his Texans debut. Kirk joins Braxton Berrios as the two receivers on the Texans' injury report for Monday night in Houston