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Tank Dell Suffers Dislocated Knee, Torn ACL, Will Miss Remainder of 2024 Season
The fantasy Gods have made a martyr out of Tank Dell so far in his short career. After suffering a season-ending ankle injury last year,...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 24, 20241 min read


Stefon Diggs To Miss Rest of 2024 with Torn ACL
It’s an incredibly tough break for both Diggs himself and the Texans offense as a whole, especially considering that both sides of this...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Stefon Diggs Suffers Non-Contact Knee Injury in Week 8
It was a non-contact, off-ball injury for Diggs, which is obviously never a good look. As of the writing of this newsletter, there’s not...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 27, 20241 min read


Joe Mixon Continues to Miss Practice, Dameon Pierce Expected to Play
It’s been a whirlwind for injury news out of Houston, with the aforementioned Nico Collins development headlining a long list of updates....
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 10, 20241 min read


Nico Collins 'Week to Week' with Hamstring Injury
Well, at least the Texans are being up front about his status – even if it’s not the news we want to hear. Just hours after being...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 8, 20241 min read


Nico Collins Exits Week 5 with Hamstring Injury, Does Not Return
In true Nico Collins fashion, he was able to leave fantasy managers with a more than serviceable performance before exiting the game for...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 6, 20241 min read


Texans' Tank Dell, Joe Mixon Day-to-Day Ahead of Week 5
Both players had realistic shots to suit up for last week’s game against the Jaguars, but the Texans’ decision to give both players an...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Tank Dell Misses Practices, Not Expected to Play Week 4 with Rib Injury
Dell hasn’t been able to get a whole lot going through the first quarter of the 2024 season, failing to reel in any touchdown catches...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 26, 20241 min read


Texans RBs Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce Miss Practice with Ankle Injuries
Mixon’s domination of the touches in the Texans backfield was interrupted in Week 2 when an ankle injury forced him to miss part of the...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 18, 20241 min read


The Day After: What We Learned From the 2024 Hall of Fame Game
For once, the Hall of Fame Game lived up to the hype, not serving as one of the most highly-anticipated but underwhelming games of the...
Tyler Alexander
Aug 2, 20243 min read


Joe Mixon an 'Absolute Workhorse' Ahead of Camp, per Texans OC
This, despite the fact that the supposed workhorse back has missed a handful of days of practice so far this offseason. The Texans also...
Upper Hand Staff
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Three WR2s (or better) in Houston for 2024?
CJ Stroud had an amazing rookie year, and he’s one of the most sought after quarterbacks in drafts at this point. That’s for good reason...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jul 2, 20242 min read


Texans, Nico Collins Land on 3-Year, $72M Extension
If there was any question about who the Texans viewed as C.J. Stroud’s number one receiver going into 2024 (and trust us, there are...
Upper Hand Staff
May 31, 20241 min read


Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce to be 'One-Two Punch', per HC DeMeco Ryans
Because it makes all the sense in the world to sign a running back that will be 28 years old at kickoff to a three-year deal, only to...
Upper Hand Staff
May 24, 20241 min read


Texans Aquire Stefon Diggs, Increase Salary, Slash Final 3 Years Off Contract
Translation: the Texans have essentially converted Diggs’ contract to a one-year deal that will afford him the opportunity to hit free...
Upper Hand Staff
Apr 5, 20241 min read


Nico Collins Slated to Return from Calf Injury
That’s the good news. The bad news: Houston faces a stifling Browns defense on Sunday and enters the game with Case Keenum, not C.J....
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 23, 20231 min read


Texans' Backfield Claimed by Singletary, Dameon Pierce at All-Time Low
The Texans backfield has officially been claimed by RB Devin Singletary, and every other running back in the room has been relegated to a...
Zach Rizzuto
Dec 18, 20232 min read


Texans Injury Plague Continues as Stroud, Collins Exit Week 14 vs Jets
The hits just keep on coming for the Texans' offense. After losing Tank Dell last week for the season to a broken fibula, Nico Collins...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 11, 20231 min read


Dalton Schultz Officially Ruled Out vs Jets with Hamstring Injury
It’ll be the second-straight game that the Texans tight end has missed, a loss compounded by the fact that Tank Dell will be out of the...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 9, 20231 min read


Tank Dell Suffers Fractured Fibula, Expected to be Placed on IR
Of all the injuries to happen in yesterday’s games - and there were many - this one hurt the most by far. Dell was caught up in the pile...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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