Mario Williams was only joking, but apparently he’s needed to get off his chest for a while. “I told you so,” the Houston Texans defensive end said before doubling over with laughter soon after being selected to his first Pro Bowl on Tuesday. The selection completes a nearly three-year journey from draft-day laughingstock to starter in the NFL’s all-star game.

Submitted by Webb Wright on December 14, 2008 - 10:53pm. Sports Football A A A A A A A A A The Tennessee Titans blew an opportunity to close in on home field advantage throughout the playoffs, losing to Houston …

Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch will miss the final two games of the regular season with separate injuries.

Houston has won four straight games for the first time in franchise history. Now the goal is to stretch that streak to six and accomplish another first — a winning record. Already eliminated from playoff contention, the 7-7 Texans hope winning these last two games will carry over into success next season.

Never mind that they’ve already clinched the AFC South and a first-round playoff bye, the Tennessee Titans are miffed about their 13-12 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday. A letdown could be expected after securing their playoff spot last week, but a win against Houston and a Pittsburgh loss later Sunday would have secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

The number caused many Green Bay defenders to shake their head. Five-hundred forty-nine. That number represented the yardage gained from scrimmage by the Houston Texans in their 24-21 victory over the Packers .

First off we have not been in trouble with the Chronicle this time. Thomas has just been buried in school work.

” If Andre Johnson says he’s excited to be playing on the other side of a fellow receiver, it’s a pretty big compliment.

Cover a kickoff here, make a defensive play there and avoid one key penalty, and suddenly Aaron Rodgers is building his reputation as a fourth-quarter comeback artist.

Playing his first game in a month because of a knee injury, quarterback Matt Schaub marched the Houston Texans to set up Kris Brown’s 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game to beat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 on Sunday.

It was the second straight late defensive meltdown at home by the Packers (5-8), who came into Sunday’s game holding on to playoff hopes in the mediocre NFC North.

The Texans won despite committing four turnovers, perhaps the byproduct of a warm-weather team playing in temperatures that hovered around 3 degrees at kickoff. Still, the Texans (6-7) managed their second victory in six days after beating Jacksonville on Monday night.