Overview
- Both the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans enter Week 5 at 0-4 and will play Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT on CBS.
- Titans coach Robert Saleh warned opponents not to discount Houston, saying the Texans might be “the greatest 0-4 team in the history of football.”
- Houston’s offense has been a bright spot with C.J. Stroud totaling 1,141 passing yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions through four games while the defense ranks 20th in yards allowed, a shortfall that led DeMeco Ryans to resume play-calling duties.
- Several outlets floated a trade idea that would bring former Pro Bowler Daron Payne to Houston to help the interior line, but those proposals are speculative and note mixed recent performance grades for Payne.
- Tennessee is in a clear rebuilding phase under Saleh with heavy roster turnover and a 10-game AFC South losing streak, and a win Sunday would be Saleh’s first and could change the early division landscape.