{"id":1010108,"date":"2026-09-25T05:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1010108\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T05:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:24:21","slug":"texans-nico-collins-likely-to-miss-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1010108\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans’ Nico Collins Likely To Miss Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texans went without injured No. 1 wide receiver Nico Collins<\/a> in a 20-6 loss to the Bengals in Week 2. Collins, dealing with a hamstring ailment, is also unlikely to play against the Colts on Sunday, per reports from Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2<\/a> and Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Entering this season off three straight 1,000-yard campaigns, Collins looked like his typical self in Week 1. The Texans lost a 36-31 shootout to the Bills, but Collins secured seven of 10 targets for 75 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Collins has not returned to practice since suffering his injury last Wednesday, which is unfortunate for a Houston team trying to stave off an 0-3 start. Indianapolis is also 0-2, leaving the two AFC South rivals in early season desperation mode.<\/p>\n

With Collins unavailable last week, tight end Dalton Schultz<\/a> stepped up as quarterback C.J. Stroud<\/a>\u2019s go-to guy. Schultz pulled in an eye-popping 12 receptions for 140 yards on 14 targets. Stroud found eight different pass catchers during a 30-of-55, 353-yard afternoon, but points were hard to come by against a revamped Bengals stop unit.<\/a><\/p>\n

Even if Collins is unable to play this week, the Texans could have an easier time against the Colts\u2019 woeful defense. While head coach Shane Steichen spoke out in support<\/a> of defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo on Wednesday, the unit ranks last in total yards, pass defense, scoring and EPA per play. The Colts are a similarly terrible 31st against the run, which could give the Texans\u2019 ground game an opportunity to bounce back after a forgettable performance versus Cincinnati. Stroud led the team in rushing with 29 yards, while running backs David Montgomery<\/a> and Woody Marks<\/a> mustered a measly 18 on 14 carries.<\/p>\n

In addition to Collins, the Texans\u2019 offense will probably go without right guard Ed Ingram<\/a> (groin) for the second week in a row. Free agent addition<\/a> Wyatt Teller<\/a> should start again in Ingram\u2019s place, per Alexander. On the other side of the ball, the Texans\u2019 edge-rushing contingent is unlikely to have Jadeveon Clowney<\/a> for the second consecutive week. The 33-year-old does not appear ready to return from a groin issue. With the all-world tandem of Will Anderson Jr.<\/a> and Danielle Hunter<\/a> as their starting defensive ends, the Texans remain in enviable shape at the position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texans went without injured No. 1 wide receiver Nico Collins in a 20-6 loss to the Bengals…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1010109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[1812,7,221,253,2368,4893,6,533,222],"class_list":["post-1010108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston-texans","tag-ed-ingram","tag-football","tag-houston","tag-houston-texans","tag-houstontexans","tag-jadeveon-clowney","tag-nfl","tag-nico-collins","tag-texans"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117330016399890648","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1010108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1010109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1010108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1010108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1010108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}