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Houston also has quarterback Jeff Driskel , who spent the offseason with the Texans, on its practice squad. Taylor, 32, signed a one-year contract with the Texans in March after spending two seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Taylor started the season opener for Los Angeles in but was sidelined the following week when a Chargers team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while trying to give him a pain-killing injection just before kickoff. The year veteran has made 47 starts in his career. He has passed for 9, yards with 54 touchdowns and 20 interceptions and rushed for 1, yards and 16 touchdowns in 72 games overall.

Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Texans officially name veteran Taylor starting QB. Houston Texans.

Arizona Cardinals. Big Ben out vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. Robinson's status up in air for Jags, source says. Jacksonville Jaguars. Rams' Woods suffers season-ending torn ACL. Los Angeles Rams. The QB completed Houston put up 51 combined points in its six quarters with Taylor at QB. Handing the reins back to the year-old veteran gives the Texans the best chance to earn wins. Sunday's bout against the Dolphins pits two teams that have each lost seven straight games.

Houston's skid marks the Texans' longest losing streak in a season since they dropped their last 14 games in to finish Miami's losing streak is its longest in a season since the Dolphins lost their first seven games in Brian Flores' first season ; they won their next two and five of their final nine games overall. Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham: "It just happened that this felt right in my heart, in my soul. The Tennessee Titans have placed veteran wide receiver Julio Jones on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.

Washington pass rusher Montez Sweat was placed on injured reserve Saturday with a jaw injury, the team announced. Watson also demanded a trade in the offseason and was mostly held out of the team's training camp practices. Watson is still on Houston's active roster, but the NFL is still investigating the allegations against him. He completed 16 of 30 passes for yards as the Week 1 starter, but he was sidelined the following week when a doctor accidentally punctured his lung with a pain-killing injection.

The mishap forced Taylor to miss several games, and rookie first-round selection Justin Herbert taken control of the starting job by the time the veteran was healthy.