Getting benched may have been the best thing that happened to Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson.

Joe Mixon ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, Nico Collins caught eight passes for 119 yards and the Houston Texans beat Jacksonville 23-20 after knocking quarterback Trevor Lawrence out of the game with a concussion.

Week 12 was filled with sloppy play around the NFL, leading to some upsets and surprising outcomes.

Joe Mixon ran for three touchdowns, Derek Barnett returned a fumble 28 yards for a score and the Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-10.

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Garrett Wilson made a dazzling one-handed 26-yard go-ahead touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter and the New York Jets snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Houston Texans 21-13.

Brandon McManus kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired in his debut with Green Bay to lift the Packers past the Houston Texans 24-22.

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The days of NFL rookie quarterbacks waiting their turns before taking over teams is long gone.

New York’s Daniel Jones threw two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown in his first action since a season-ending knee injury last year as the Houston Texans beat the Giants 28-10 in preseason action.

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Three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes was a unanimous choice by The Associated Press for No. 1 quarterback in the NFL in a preseason survey.

As Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell recovered in the hospital after being wounded in a Florida restaurant shooting, one question dominated his thoughts.

The Houston Texans have agreed with wide receiver Nico Collins on a three-year extension worth a maximum of $75 million with $52 million guaranteed.

Some teams see an immediate impact from a draft class.

Lamar Jackson was a near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award announced at NFL Honors on Thursday night.

The Pro Bowl Games concluded Sunday with NFC and AFC stars competing in a flag football game that gave fans and a national television audience glimpses of what the soon-to-be Olympic sport could look like with such highly skilled athletes on the field.

Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield beat Houston’s C.

The Houston Texans ended their season the same way they started it: with a loss in Baltimore.

Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores and the Baltimore Ravens pulled away in the second half for a 34-10 win over the Houston Texans to advance to the AFC championship game.

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Eight teams remain.

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From the couch to the playoffs, Joe Flacco had an incredible run with the Cleveland Browns.

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Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired in overtime and the Houston Texans rallied from a 13-point deficit without C.

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Nico Collins had a career-high 191 yards receiving and a fourth-quarter touchdown, and Jimmie Ward intercepted Denver’s Russell Wilson in the end zone with 9 seconds left to left to help the Houston Texans hold on for a 22-17 win over the Broncos.

Houston Texans rookie receiver Tank Dell will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left fibula against the Denver Broncos.

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has defended his perceived lack of patience after firing Frank Reich 11 games into his first season, and defended the team’s decision to draft Bryce Young No. 1 overall.

The way this NFL season is going so far, there’s a decent chance there could be a first-time Super Bowl participant for the first time since the 2008 season when Arizona became the 28th franchise to reach the big game.

Detroit coach Dan Campbell took fourth-down aggressiveness to a new level last week.

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The Chicago Bears can increase their chances of landing the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s NFL draft by winning a game.

The generational shift at quarterback in the NFL reached a new milestone last week.

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The way Tyreek Hill and A.

The Buffalo Bills haven’t looked like Super Bowl contenders in a month.

NFL rookie quarterbacks are getting their chances early this season with five getting a start in Week 4.

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Fullback Andrew Beck fumbled a kickoff and then broke five tackles during an 85-yard return for a touchdown — one of several special teams gaffes by Jacksonville — and the Houston Texans stunned the Jaguars 37-17 Sunday to give coach DeMeco Ryans his first victory.

The Kansas City Chiefs will have Patrick Mahomes under center after they raise their championship banner and embark on a quest to become the first team to repeat in nearly two decades.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day says Kyle McCord will be the starting quarterback when the No. 3 Buckeyes open the season Saturday at Indiana.

Tua Tagovailoa was intercepted on his first play of the preseason Saturday for the Miami Dolphins against the Houston Texans.

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The Houston Texans aren’t simply handing C.

Bryce Young arrived early for his first NFL practice, then put on a show for his new coaches.

The Brock Purdy impact was in full effect in this year’s NFL draft.

The 2024 NFL draft class could quickly transform losers into winners.

The Texans got two of the best players in the NFL draft in the first three picks.

Will Levis quickly got the call he waited on for 24 hours.

Kentucky's Will Levis and Tennessee's Hendon Hooker are two quarterbacks who are tantalizing prospects for teams on Day 2 of the NFL draft.

Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he's had since taking over in 2015.

Day 2 of the NFL draft is a wrap.

Deion Sanders became the NFL draft’s first fashion icon by accessorizing a black and white track suit with loads of sparkling gold jewelry when he took the call from the Atlanta Falcons before they selected him fifth overall in the 1989 draft.

Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich says he and general manager Scott Fitterer have reached an agreement on which quarterback the team will take with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.

Quarterbacks are back on top in the NFL draft.

The NFL never really stops so the offseason continues with the draft starting on Thursday night.

Tired of spending years in the quarterback wilderness, the Carolina Panthers made a bold move that has been all too common in recent years.

Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer said the team has no reservations about Bryce Young’s height as it prepares to make the No. 1 overall pick in next week’s NFL draft.

It took the Carolina Panthers until Monday to decide which quarterback they’ll select with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.

Nick Saban not surprisingly says his quarterback, Bryce Young, is the best prospect in the upcoming NFL draft.

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Bryce Young has no doubt he can stay healthy in the NFL.

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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles says he expects Justin Fields to be the team’s starting quarterback next season and just about slammed the door on drafting one with the No. 1 overall pick.

Stetson Bennett capped No. 1 Georgia’s comeback from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit with a 10-yard, last-minute scoring pass to Adonai Mitchell in a 42-41 victory over No. 4 Ohio State for a shot at its second straight national title.

Josh Newton and Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson are two examples of TCU’s success in the transfer portal during the offseason.

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year.

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Ohio State has righted itself after an early loss to Oregon by winning four straight games in mostly blowout fashion.

The recruiting class that Alabama finalized Wednesday has the highest rating in the history of the 247Sports Composite team rankings, which go back to 2010. Steve Wilfong, the director of recruiting for 247Sports, notes this celebrated Alabama class arrives as most of the Tide’s decorated 2017 class departs. Ad“You’re replacing one of the best recruiting classes ever for what they accomplished with maybe the best recruiting class on paper coming in,” Wiltfong said. While plenty of SEC teams joined Alabama in signing impressive classes, Ohio State stood out from its Big Ten foes. All three were quarterbacks, with Bryce Young enrolling at Alabama, DJ Uiagalelei selecting Clemson and CJ Stroud selecting Ohio State.