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.

Next up, the Texans will host the Denver Broncos in an AFC wildcard tilt. Houston is still trying to dig their way back to .500, and if they have any fixings on making the playoffs, it’ll start with a victory against the Broncos. If Jaylin Noel, Jayden Higgins, and Woody Marks and steal the show yet again, they’ll have a very good chance!

The San Francisco 49ers suffered their third defeat of the season on Sunday, losing 26-15 to the Houston Texans. The performance highlighted major areas for im

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

Kyle Shanahan provided a series of injury updates after San Francisco fell to the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon.

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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.

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.