This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/texans as 7 Texans Players to Watch vs. Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. The Houston Texans have Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season on tap for primetime on Monday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, looking to rebound from their slow start vs. the Los Angeles Rams last weekend.
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Texans Wire on MSNTexans HC DeMeco Ryans on Baker Mayfield: 'He's everything you want in a quarterback'
DeMeco Ryans knows how dangerous Baker Mayfield is when playing from behind. The plan for the Houston Texans will be to draw a lead so massive that he's unable to secure a victory from behind like he did last week in Atlanta.
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.
The 0-1 Houston Texans head into Monday Night Football against a tough matchup in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who come off the heels of an exciting victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1, and will look to keep their road record at 2-0 heading into NRG Stadium for primetime action.
As the Bucs seek a fifth straight 2-0 season start, they will have to contend with the prime-time lights, as hard-charging Texans defense and quarterback C.J. Stroud, who had a monster outing against
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The Buccaneers are fresh off a 1-0 start in a divisional bout vs. the Atlanta Falcons for a game that ended in an electric fashion, have quarterback Baker Mayfield coming from a standout three-touchdown performance himself, while the Texans, on the other hand, have a few concerns to tighten up to have a chance at a bounce-back showing.
The Houston Texans have promoted tight end Harrison Bryant to the main team in the wake of Cade Stover's injury.
The Texans ruled out three players for Monday night’s game against the Buccaneers. Center Jake Andrews will not play after missing practice all week with an ankle injury he suffered in Week 1. Jarrett Patterson is set to take over for him against Tampa.