The Houston Texans’ defense will be getting a boost against the Tennessee Titans this coming weekend.

Oct 27, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. (51) congratulates defensive tackle Tim Settle Jr. (98) and linebacker Devin White (45) after a play during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The Houston Texans are finally back on track. After a 34-10 victory on the road over the Dallas Cowboys in a Lone Star State battle, the Texans are able to begin building momentum. They return to NRG Stadium for Week 12 as they host the Tennessee Titans.

Like the Cowboys, the Titans have a losing record this season. Houston should be able to come away with another big victory to keep building on the latter half of their season leading into the playoffs.

Finding form late in the season, just before the playoffs, is ideal. The Texans seem poised to do so, especially as Nico Collins recently returned to the gridiron. The superstar wide receiver elevated the offense, and a potential return of superstar defensive end Will Anderson Jr. could transform the defense.

Anderson was a limited participant on Thursday, which makes for the second-straight practice in which he’s had that designation. Here’s how the team’s injury report played out:

Kamari Lassiter is another key defender set to return, as he’s been a full participant for the team all week. His concussion seems to be a thing of the past and he’s going to help bolster the secondary, which could be huge with Derek Stingley Jr. still limited with a hip injury.

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C.J. Stroud makes his feelings clear about playing Tennessee on Sunday

C.J. Stroud spoke to the media about the Titans’ defense and Jeffery Simmons. On thoughts on the Titans defense and Titans DT Jeffery Simmons C.J. : Very talented. They have a really good defense, and they have put it on film. They are almost top ten in every category that we go over, on days like today. They are number one on third down and they have a lot of playmakers. [Titans DT] Jeffery Simmons is a great player. [Titans CB L’Jarius] Sneed, he has been out but he is a great player as well. I think he is a good backer. It’s going to be a challenge for us. On what it meant to have so many Texans fans at AT&T Stadium on Monday C.J. : That was amazing, that was something that

inspired me to play well, to have fun. We ran out before a game, it was loud. I was like, ‘Oh, shoot, this is going crazy, this is cool’. So that was amazing. I just appreciate Texan Nation for showing up and being able to be right there with us. H-Town live now, we are rolling and we are going to keep this thing going. The more support we get it really does help us as a team to look up in the stand and do it not only for our team, but our family, for God, but also for our fans. I definitely felt the presence and to kind of take it over. I had that lot in college, and that helped us then, we played Northwestern and Wrigley Field was all red. Same thing for us in the Cowboys stadium, it was all red so it was pretty cool.