Jacques Reeves News

AT least the Texans didn't tease us. Those close losses were all starting to look alike anyway.

Houston Texans The Texans regard Sunday at Jacksonville as a must-win , says John McClain.

Key stat: The Texans outgained the Colts 150-43 while maintaining possession for nearly 10? minutes.

At this point, is anyone even really surprised? Tailgating before the game, almost everyone I talked to had us losing to the Colts that afternoon.

Colts running back Chad Simpson breaks past Texans safety John Busing on the 23-yard touchdown run that clinched Indianapolis' win Sunday.

Texans safety Bernard Pollard, top, helps teammate Jacques Reeves take down San Francisco receiver Michael Crabtree on Oct.

Houston's defense has a new attitude. Some might call it confidence, but the Texans prefer to call it something else.

The Texans are giving up just 260 yards per game since being torched for an average of 437 over the first three weeks of the season.

The defensive improvement is amazing considering the Texans still don't have a pass rush.

"I told him that after a team starts a game like this," coach Gary Kubiak said, "there's only one player who can bail it out, and that's the quarterback.

Game ball to #21 Game notes from the Texans - Bills: Great way to start the 4th with a nice slant from Schaub to Walter followed up by a refreshing 11 yard TD run by Ryan Moats.

THEIR initial concern was simply to stop embarrassing themselves. Seriously. After the first three weeks of the season, finding the right gaps and making a play every now and then was a legitimate goal for the Texans' defense.

The Houston Texans have consecutive wins for the first time this season. Never mind that they almost let this one slip away with a poor second half.

Left tackle Duane Brown admits he made a bad decision when he drew the 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that required Kris Brown to kick what became the game-winning 50-yard field goal at the end of a possession on which the Texans had driven to the 49ers' 11-yard line.

Share Share Resources Confidence has often been as hard to find as Super Bowl rings among Texans defenders.

The Houston Texans gave him a shot and it's paid off. Pollard has made 19 tackles in three starts and become a key piece of Houston's improving defense.

In the last post , we discussed the numbers that show that the Houston Texans have the youngest starting lineup in the league, and the fewest number of starters age 30 or older.

"Mario could play without practicing," Kubiak said. "He's had enough reps, so we'll be smart with him." Reeves set to return Barring another setback, like the dislocated pinky finger he suffered last week, cornerback Jacques Reeves will play for the first time Sunday when the Texans tangle with the Cardinals.

Houston's ever-changing secondary looked great against Oakland's NFL-worst offense last week.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says running back Marion Barber should play Sunday against Denver.