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C.J. Stroud did not participate in Monday's walkthrough at Texans practice, which makes it seem less likely that he will play Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills. 

Brandon Scott says they could win the game even without Stroud. 

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The Houston Rockets rallied from down 14 points to beat the Orlando Magic in overtime on Sunday night. They did it behind Kevin Durant's 35 points and a clutch shot by Alperen Sengun to send the game into overtime. 

Also, it may have been boring in Tennessee, but a win is a win. It seemed for a while like the Texans might blow an opportunity to beat the worst team in football, but a last-second field goal put them ahead in the end. 

Brandon Scott is here reacting to it all with you on The B-Block.

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If the Texans recover this season, they will have their backup quarterback, shuffled offensive line and slumping edge rusher to thank. Davis Mills answered the call, as did a hodgepodge of linemen; and Danielle Hunter had his biggest game of the season. 

Brandon Scott breaks it all down here. 

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Big Sarge of the Texans Tailgate Talk Show joined Brandon Scott to talk about their Texans observations at the bye week; what they're seeing from C.J. Stroud, Nick Caley and the Texans offense; what's most impressive about the defense; and their thoughts on the Rockets with preseason underway.

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It was a beatdown by the Texans in Baltimore. An all-around performance by the offense and defense, setting the Texans up at 2-3 going into the bye week.

Brandon Scott explains why this was a major win for Houston's first-year offensive coordinator Nick Caley, the offensive line and a defense that continues to show up.

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 The Houston Texans have no excuses against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday and it's not just because Lamar Jackson's officially been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

The Ravens defense is Swiss cheese and the version of it the Texans will face could be even worse. These are mostly the backups to one of the worst defenses in the league. It's a unique opportunity for the Texans, who Brandon Scott is picking to win 27-24 and improve to 2-3 at the bye week.

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Kevin Durant made his first official appearances as a member of the Houston Rockets this week, speaking at media day about his plans to sign a contract extension, whether the team has championship ingredients and what he's most looking forward to about playing in Houston.

Brandon Scott breaks it down and also talks about how the Rockets' offense should look; replacing Fred VanVleet; Amen Thompson's jumpshot; Reed Sheppard stepping up; and Jabari Smith Jr.'s potential leap.

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It stinks here in Houston, more than usual. That horrible smell is coming from the Texans' offense, which does a poor job of getting to the red zone and does not cash in the rare times it does get there. 

Don't allow them releasing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to throw you off the scent of what's really wrong with this team. Brandon Scott has them beating the Titans, but that's more about the Titans than the Texans. 

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The Texans' season opener against the Los Angeles Rams left a lot to be desired. It doesn't exactly get easier for them in the home opener on Monday Night Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Houston has its hands full, with Tampa's defensive front, with Baker Mayfield and strong group of weapons.

Brandon Scott breaks down the matchup, but not before he bemoans the fact that his college football teams don't look very good at the moment.

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There's good news and there's bad news, but all of it is the same. And that's the Texans appearing to be, well, about the same. Brandon Scott breaks it down here. 

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