The 49ers just lost 26-15 to the Houston Texans, who came into the game with just two wins and four losses. Now, the 49ers have five wins and three losses, which is good, but they didn't play like a playoff team today. They played like pure pretenders.

The Texans are without two of their top wide receivers, Nico Collins and Christian Kirk. Also out for Houston are offensive tackles Trent Brown (the cousin of 49ers rookie defensive tackle Alfred Collins) and Jarrett Kingston (2024 sixth-round pick by the 49ers), defensive end Darrell Taylor, and quarterback Graham Mertz.

Instead of having to settle for another field goal, C.J, Stroud and Xavier Hutchinson hooked up to put the 49ers in a deeper hole.

The San Francisco 49ers will face the Houston Texans in Week 8 of the NFL season on Sunday at NRG Stadium.

C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards with two touchdowns and the Houston Texans got off to a quick start and held on for a 26-15 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

Follow along with Texans Wire from kickoff to close as the Texans look to return to their winning ways over the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers offense sabotaged the defense and the defense failed to set up the offense in one-sided loss to Texans.