Texans Insider Podcast

The Houston Texans face the New England Patriots in the divisional round on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT. If they win, it will be their first appearance in the AFC Championship game in franchise history. The Houston Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss. And later, Alexander is joined by Boston Globe Patriots beat writer Nicole Yang to discuss the Patriots. Host: Jonathan M. Alexander, T...

The Houston Texans face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild card round of the playoffs. It is their first time in franchise history playing a road game in the wild card round. Can they continue their stellar play. The Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss. Host: Jonathan M. Alexander Guest: Sam Warren Further reading: How texts from J.J. Watt to Will Anderson Jr. helped the Texa...

The Houston Texans have now won six consecutive games and are in prime position to make their third consecutive playoff appearance. But last week, they gave up 20 points to the Arizona Cardinals in an uncharacteristic performance from the defense. Can they shut down the struggling the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday? Host: Jonathan M. Alexander, Texans Insider Guest: Sam Warren, Pro Sports Trending repor...

The Houston Texans (7-5) face the Kansas City Chiefs (6-6) on Sunday Night Football in what will be one of the biggest regular season games in franchise history. Host: Jonathan M. Alexander, Texans Insider (@jonmalexander) Guest: Sam Warren, Pro Sports Trending reporter (@samwarren_3) Background reading: Marshawn Kneeland's death exposed gaps in NFL's mental health efforts Warm Skin, Vaseline and...

The Houston Texans face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville. The Texans need a win to stay in the playoff hunt? Can they do it? It'll take another solid performance from backup quarterback Davis Mills. Host: Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle Texans Insider Guest: Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle Pro Sports Trending reporter Background reading: Texans vs. Titans: C.J. Stroud's health, D...

Houston Chronicle reporters Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss what went wrong vs. the Broncos, and how the Texans can defeat the Jaguars on Sunday. Host: Jonathan M. Alexander, Texans Insider, (@jonmalexander) Guests: Sam Warren, Pro Sports Trending reporter, (@samwarren_3) Davis Mills, Texans QB Producers: Rachel Crocker Jeremy Mims Background reading: Texans had interest in Jets RB Br...

The Houston Chronicle's Texans Insider Jonathan M. Alexander talks with Sam Warren about Sunday's matchup between the Texans and the Denver Broncos, and whether they believe it's possible the Texans will win. They also break down what went right last week against the 49ers. Host: Jonathan M. Alexander, Texans Insider Guest: Sam Warren, Pro Sports Trending reporter Background reading: Pregame praye...

After coming off a bye week in Week 6, the Texans were embarrassed on the road against the Seattle Seahawks 27-19 on Monday Night Football. It set up a must-win game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at NRG Stadium. It's a game that could make or break the Texans season. The Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss those implications and what's gone wrong for Houston. Host:...

Houston Texans wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson, who is in his third season with the team, has started to see more playing time as a receiver because of the offseason improvements he made. Hutchinson is motivated by his older brother Quinton, who taught him all he knows, but is also currently in prison for a parole violation. Hutchinson goes in depth about his story, his path and his motivation. Ba...

The Texans will travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Monday Night Football. It'll be a big test for Houston (2-3), which is coming off its bye week. Seattle is 4-2 and has been one of the best teams in the NFL this season. Chronicle journalists Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren sit down to discuss whether the Texans are actually improving, and are later joined by The Athletic's Michael-Sha...

Texans Insider Jonathan M. Alexander and Trending Pro Sports reporter Sam Warren discuss the Houston Texans' 2-3 start, their blowout win over the Ravens, and whether this recent success can continue. Background reading: Four things the Texans must focus on to keep their win streak alive The Texans changed the narrative after decisive win over the Ravens What GM Nick Caserio had to say at his bye...

Texans Insider Jonathan M. Alexander goes behind the scenes of his Sunday feature on rookie running back Woody Marks, his background, and how he became the spark the Texans needed on offense. Alexander speaks with Marks, his mother, C.J. Stroud, and several of his other teammates about Marks. Background reading: How Woody Marks became the spark the Texans needed to jumpstart their offense. For mor...

Houston Texans Insider Jonathan M. Alexander speaks with Baltimore Banner Ravens beat reporter Giana Han about the Ravens' vast injury list, including Lamar Jackson, and what she expects in Sunday's game between the Ravens and the Texans. Guests: Giana Han, Ravens beat reporter for the Baltimore Banner Jonathan M. Alexander, Texans beat reporter for the Houston Chronicle Background reading: Lamar...

Texans Insider Jonathan M. Alexander and Pro Sports Trending reporter Sam Warren discuss the Texans win over the Titans and whether they can sustain their explosion on offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporters Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss the things that continue to go wrong for the Texans after their latest loss to the Jaguars and whether it can be fixed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporters Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss who was at fault and where Houston goes from here after dropping their second game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Houston Texans lost their opening game to the Rams 14-9. Reporters Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss the loss and how the Texans can rebound against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Houston Chronicle Texans insider Jonathan M. Alexander is joined by investigative reporter Dylan McGuinness to discuss their reporting in their latest story on the Texans exploring what it would take to build a new stadium, and how all of this came to be.   For background reading:   + Exclusive: Houston Texans may seek public money to build new football stadium + Why is Harris County on the hook f...

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander talk about the Texans decision to move on from Bobby Slowik, and discuss who they should hire as the next play-caller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren break down the Texans’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers, why it went well, and look ahead at their matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. They discuss whether the Texans can pull off the upset.   Further reading:   + Why the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are the best matchup for the Houston Texans + How C.J. Stroud's miraculous...

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren breakdown the Texans wild-card matchup with the Chargers on Saturday and discuss whether Houston can make a run in the playoffs.   Further reading:   'It's a new season': Texans take step in the right direction with win over Titans as playoffs loom How do Houston Texans match up with Los Angeles Chargers in first-round playoff How Texans approac...

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren break down the Texans embarrassing 31-2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and whether there should be concern about C.J. Stroud and the offense as they get set for the playoffs.   Further reading:   + With C.J. Stroud and the offense struggling, Texans are in dangerous territory ahead of playoffs   + What went wrong for C.J. Stroud in loss to Ravens...

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren break down the Texans latest win over the Dolphins, and what that game showed. They also discuss whether the Texans have enough to be competitive in December.   Further reading:   + Houston Texans show formula that can work in playoffs: Create turnovers and capitalize | Alexander   + Houston Texans' C.J. Stroud, Nico Collins show their connectiv...

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren break down Azeez Al-Shaair’s suspension, what the NFL got wrong, and look ahead at their remaining four games and what they need to work on.   Further reading:   + Character assassination of Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair goes too far | Alexander   + What's with Christian Harris? Will Tank Dell get more action? | Houston Texans mailbag   + A win is a w...

The Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss how much trouble the Texans are in after their latest loss to the Tennessee Titans and answer readers’ Thanksgiving questions.   Further reading:   + The reality concerning Texans: Deeply flawed team isn't as good as we thought it was | Alexander + 5 things we learned from the Houston Texans' loss to the Tennessee Titans + Why Houston Te...