Frank Okam News

Houston running back Ryan Moats will start in place of Steve Slaton on Sunday, and Indianapolis will be without cornerback Kelvin Hayden.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky INDIANAPOLIS -- On a day when the Colts are recovering from a bad week of injury news, the Texans will have both Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson in a game against Indianapolis for the first time.

The Texans made a few roster transactions yesterday, placing Owen Daniels on season ending injured reserve and promoting defensive end Jesse Nading from the practice squad to the 53 man roster.

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Wide receiver Andre Johnson #80 of the Houston Texans watches the scoreboard from the bench at Reliant Stadium on September 27, 2009 in Houston, Texas.

Houston Texans defensive tackle Shaun Cody was inactive for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after missing practice during the week with an illness.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Texans are keeping five defensive ends and nine defensive backs active against the Cardinals, presumably because they expect Arizona to pass the ball frequently.

After spending all kinds of money and draft picks on defensive line, the Texans still aren't very good there.

Memo 1: Those of you who picked the Texans to host the Titans in a Monday night game at Reliant Stadium need to let me know if you're coming to Bubba's Sports Bar and Grill for lunch the day before the opener against the Jets.

Outside linebacker Brian Cushing, the first-round pick who didn't play in preseason because of a sprained knee, should start against the Jets.

Something about the state of Florida brought out the best in Texans quarterback Rex Grossman.

When you read the list of players on the NFL hot seat, Matt Schaub is curiously not on any one of them.

It's less than two weeks from the regular season opener and the Houston Texans defense is far from set.

Brett Favre News: Favre suspects that he may have a cracked rib, ESPN.com reports.

Fans are encouraged to arrive early before the 7 p.m. kickoff on Monday night to beat expected heavy traffic.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The Texans' trade of Travis Johnson wasn't exactly an exercise in gaining value.

Jimmy Johnson believed the best way to handle a mistake was to get rid of the mistake so the franchise didn't have to keep being reminded about it.

Memo No. 1 to readers: Remember the contest I ran before the schedule came out? You guess if the Texans would play a prime-time game, when and where would it be and who would it be against? Well, if you predicted the Titans and Texans on Monday night at Reliant Stadium -- and I know quite a few of you did -- I'm going to treat you at Bubba's Sports ...

The Texans have so much money and so many high draft picks invested in the defensive line you'd think there's no way the position could still be lousy.

Frank Okam got an opportunity to show his coaches that last week's solid performance against the Chiefs was the real deal.