Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans Schedule, Odds & Point Unfold: NFL Week

“You really don’t have time to panic”, said Weeden, who lost all three of his starts this season for Dallas with Tony Romo out with a broken collarbone. If the Colts and Texans tie at 8-8 it depends on the strength of their victories. If the Jaguars, Texans and Colts finish the season 7-9 (with the Colts losing to the Titans), the Jaguars would have the edge over the Texans and Colts with a better record in the conference; 6-6 vs. 5-7 vs. 5-7. It’s a slim shot to for the Colts to make the playoffs, but Pagano isn’t anxious.

The rib injury isn’t restricting Hasselbeck’s ability to throw, but the accumulation of aches and pains is forcing him to spend more time than usual at the complex. Along with Weeden, running back Alfred Blue’s contribution should not be forgotten as he ran for 107 yards on the day, allowing the Texans to control the game clock and tempo despite a low scoring effort on offense. Weeden played well enough to get the win for the Texans on Sunday after Yates left. “We’re all professionals and they understand that, coaches understand it, we all understand it”, the Colts coach stressed.

Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano said Tuesday that Matt Hasselbeck (back) will likely start Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, WTHR.com’s Bob Kravitz reports.

Quarterback Alex Tanney was signed by Tennessee off the Colts’ practice squad Monday.

That leaves the Colts with only one healthy quarterback on the team, third-stringer Charlie Whitehurst, and a real quandary.

“I’ve heard a lot of things, media-wise about this guy and he’s been nothing but a professional since he got here”, wide receiver Nate Washington said.

Houston (7-7) won for the first time in three weeks, snapped a six-game skid in the series and improved to 1-13 all-time in Indy. That may mean trouble for the Texans.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Broncos, who both once looked destined to run away with their divisions are now both faced with trying to hold off one of the hottest teams in football in the Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs.

The Arizona Cardinals put a whooping on the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday to clinch the NFC West, joining the New England Patriots and 14-0 Carolina Panthers as division champs. He could now become the fourth quarterback to make a start for Houston this year, and potentially even do something even more unbelievable – start a playoff game.

And, thirdly, despite it looking as if the team’s playoff chances have slipped through their fingers after last week’s 16-10 home-field loss to the Houston Texans, the Colts have not given up hope.

“The throws have been there, but we just haven’t been calling them”, receiver T.Y. Hilton told the Indianapolis Star. Brian Hoyer and Ryan Mallett competed for the starting job in the preseason, and O’Brien eventually handed the reins over to Hoyer – with the caveat that there’d be a short leash on him. On the following offensive drive, Weeden led the way to what could prove to be the biggest drive of the season.