With back-to-back excellent performances before the bye week, the Houston Texans seem to have finally found their groove. Facing the Seattle Seahawks in a Monday Night Football clash is going to be the ultimate test in the validity of their recent resurgence.
On the other hand, the Seahawks have been a pleasantly surprising team this season so far, starting 4-2, with quality wins over the likes of the Jacksonville Jaguars. With a chance to cement themselves as one of the truly elite teams in the NFC, they’re going to want to have a sizeable advantage over the AFC South. But when the two teams clash, who is on the injured list and who is going to be starting for the two squads in the game?
Inactives List for Texans and Seahawks
Houston Texans
- WR Christian Kirk
- RB Dameon Pierce
- QB Graham Mertz
- DE Darrell Taylor
- T Jarrett Kingston
- T Trent Brown
Seattle Seahawks
- CB Devon Witherspoon
- S Julian Love
- QB Jalen Milroe
- LB Derick Hall
- OL Mason Richman
- LB Jared Ivey
- TE Nick Kallerup
Starters for Texans vs. Seahawks
Houston Texans
Offense:
- QB C.J. Stroud
- RB Nich Chubb
- WR Nico Collins
- WR Jaylin Noel
- WR Xavier Hutchinson
- TE Dalton Schultz
- LT Aireontae Ersery
- LG Juice Scruggs
- C Jake Andrews
- RG Ed Ingram
- RT Tytus Howard
Defense:
- LDE Will Anderson Jr.
- LDT Mario Edwards Jr.
- RDT Sheldon Rankins
- RDE Danielle Hunter
- WLB Henry To’oTo’o
- MLB Azeez Al-Shair
- SLB E.J. Speed
- LCB Derek Stingley Jr.
- SS Calen Bullock
- FS M.J. Stewart
- RCB Kamari Lassiter
- NB Jalen Pitre
Special teams:
- PK Ka’imi Fairbairn
- P, H Tommy Townsend
- PR Jaylin Noel
- KR Tremon Smith
- LS Austin Brinkman
The newfound offensive confidence that the Texans seem to have found before the bye is going to be put to the test a top-10 defense on PFSN’s Defense Impact in the form of Seattle. Dangerous from top to bottom, they are going to be an uphill battle for Houston.
But the game offers them a legitimate chance to be 3-3 and insert themselves back into the thick of the playoff hunt in an AFC that looks as wide open as it has in recent years.
Seattle Seahawks
Offense:
- QB Sam Darnold
- RB Kenneth Walker III
- WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba
- WR Cooper Kupp
- WR Tory Horton
- TE AJ Barner
- FB Brady Russell
- LT Charles Cross
- LG Grey Zabel
- C Jalen Sundell
- RG Anthony Bradford
- RT Abraham Lucas
Defense:
- LDE Jarran Reed
- NT Byron Murphy II
- RDE Leonard Williams
- WLB DeMarcus Lawrence
- LILB Drake Thomas
- RILB Ernest Jones IV
- SLB Boye Mafe
- LCB Shaquill Griffin
- SS Coby Bryant
- FS Ty Okada
- RCB Josh Jobe
- NB Riq Woolen
Special teams:
- PK Jason Myers
- P, H Michael Dickson
- PR Tory Horton
- KR Dareke Young
- LS Chris Stoll
Walking in with nearly perfect health up and down the roster, the Seahawks will look to continue their momentum that they’ve had to begin the year with Sam Darnold as the new man under center.
Handily taking care of the Jaguars last week, the team has to be feeling ecstatic about its run. But against a defense that is on a historic pace to begin the season, the onus will be on the Seahawks’ defensive unit to hold up their end of the bargain.
