Overview

• The Week 2 game is Monday Night Football at NRG Stadium, with Tampa Bay entering 1-0 and Houston 0-1 after failing to score a touchdown in its opener.
• Cade Stover will miss time with a foot injury and Jake Andrews is day-to-day, positioning Dalton Schultz to carry the tight end load and potentially elevating Jarrett Patterson’s role.
• The Buccaneers continue without wide receiver Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs, shaping Tampa Bay’s pass protection and target distribution.
• Odds list the Texans as narrow home favorites at roughly 2.5 points, though national picks are split, including several USA TODAY experts backing Tampa Bay against the spread and CBS’s Pete Prisco predicting a Houston win.
• Ryans praised Mayfield’s current form and flagged Todd Bowles’ disguised pressures as a challenge as Houston looks to clean up protection and execution after a 14-9 loss to the Rams.