Jalen Pitre’s breakout season has officially reached its end. The Houston Texans placed the third-year do-it-all defensive back on the injured reserve, thus ending his 2024 campaign. Houston begins its three-game stretch in 11 days without two of its best defenders starting Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

December 13 - The Houston Texans placed safety Jalen Pitre on injured reserve Friday with a chest injury, officially ending his season. Pitre, 25, will undergo surgery to repair a partially torn pectoral muscle, an injury sustained in a loss to the ...

The performance was emblematic of how lopsided the gap is between the Ravens and the AFC South division champions as the Texans absorbed an embarrassingly ugly 31-2 defeat on Christmas at NRG Stadium as they were booed repeatedly by their own fans in an internationally broadcast game on Netflix.

The issue for Philadelphia is that while they have plenty of confidence in backup Kenny Pickett, he is dealing with an injury of his own. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee (16) looks to pass against the New England Patriots during the second half at Gillette Stadium in preseason action.

The 10-5 Baltimore Ravens travel to Houston to take on the 9-6 Texans for a Netflix Christmas Christmas special at 4:30 pm EST. The Texans are coming off a loss last Saturday against the 14-1 Kansas City Chiefs,

Wide receiver John Metchie III missed Houston’s game on Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a shoulder injury. But on Monday, the former Alabama pass-catcher said he’d be ready to play when the Texans take on the Baltimore Ravens as part of the NFL’s Christmas doubleheader.

The Ravens will face the Houston Texans in Week 17. Here are game predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.

Okudah will likely start at outside cornerback Wednesday against Baltimore, with Kamari Lassiter moving to the slot now that Jimmie Ward is on IR due to a foot injury, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston.

As the Ravens prepare for maybe their most publicized game of the season, here’s what to watch in the Week 17 matchup.

Tank Dell went down on Saturday, and multiple other Texans starters suffered critical injuries that could impact the team.

Tank Dell‘s injury headlined the Texans’ issues coming out of their Week 16 loss in Kansas City, but Houston also lost a key presence on defense.

Jimmie Ward’s 2024 season will end up like his 2023 one: on the injured reserved. DeMeco Ryans confirmed on Monday at the Houston Texans defensive back will undergo season-ending foot surgery after being carted off in Saturday’s 27-19 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.