Stephen A. Smith calls out ‘cantankerous’ columnist for exchange with Lovie Smith: ‘Did you do that to Bill O’Brien?’
"You had an abundance of people who didn’t believe that Lovie Smith deserved the job and he’s probably one of those people"
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21 of 32 NFL teams saw local ratings increases, but Texans, Giants, Bears, Seahawks and more saw big drops
Houston saw an 18 percent drop, while Chicago, Seattle, and the Giants all saw 14 percent drops.
Mike Silver announces he’s leaving NFL Network, on day his story on Cal McNair’s “China virus” comment runs on Bally Sports
"At the end of his brief remarks, ...McNair told the crowd, 'I’m sorry that we couldn’t get together last year, because of the China Virus.'"
Power outage during Bills-Texans game causes glitches, forces studio hosts to call plays
The CBS studio hosts were called into action went the power went out at Highmark Stadium.
The NFL overruled the Houston Texans’ attempt to go to regular-season media rules early
"The Texans were informed of the violation, and they changed back to training camp mode."
Sports Illustrated’s reporting on Houston Texans garners alleged legal threats from EVP Jack Easterby
The Houston Texans are a mess.
Freelance photographer sues Deshaun Watson over picture usage on Watson’s Instagram account
The freelancer has already seen his credentials revoked.
Michael Irvin says Bill O’Brien compared DeAndre Hopkins to Aaron Hernandez, criticized his “baby mamas” before trade
"He told DeAndre that he doesn't like that he has his baby mamas around sometimes."
Texans-Bills was the most-viewed NFL Wild Card game ever on ESPN and ABC, if you can believe it
Houston's 22-19 overtime victory over the Bills averaged 26,409,000 viewers across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN Deportes.
ESPN’s obsession with J.J. Watt was back in display during Texans-Bills playoff game
ESPN and J.J. Watt, sittin' in a tree...
The Houston Texans will play in a sixth-straight Saturday afternoon wild-card slot, continuing an unusual streak
The Texans are back in the playoffs, and once again back in the Saturday afternoon wild-card slot.
Patriots-Texans averaged 22.0 million viewers for NBC, up 21 percent from 2018 and the highest for a Week 13 SNF game in nine...
This was the best SNF Week 13 rating since 2010's Ravens-Steelers clash.
