Houston Texans

Classic uniforms, in an old-school Super Bowl matchup of five-time Super Bowl-winning franchises.

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The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit Thursday to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy. The suit filed in federal court here is on behalf of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints.

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The Texans are planning for quarterback Matt Schaub to return to the starting lineup when they play at Green Bay on Sunday.

Schaub, who suffered a torn medial collateral ligament on Nov. 2 at Minnesota, made so much progress last week that he was able to back up Sage Rosenfels in Monday's 30-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"If everything goes OK this week, then expectations are that he goes back into his role as our starter," coach Gary Kubiak said. "All indications are that he'll be fine, but let's wait and see how he works this week."

Schaub was injured when Vikings defensive end Jared Allen hit him low twice. The NFL fined Allen $50,000 for the hits.

There's no way to know for sure how Schaub's left knee will respond to being hit until it...

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Running backs Brian Westbrook of the Philadelphia Eagles and Steve Slaton of the Houston Texans on Wednesday were named the respective NFC and AFC Offensive Players of the Week.

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The Houston Texans hope to have quarterback Matt Schaub back under center when they play at Green Bay this Sunday.

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Linebacker Rosevelt Colvin inked a one-year contract with the New England Patriots this morning, a league source...

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Unless the courts intervene, the Minnesota Vikings will have to make their stretch run at the NFC North title without their two stalwart defensive tackles. Kevin and Pat Williams, who have anchored a Minnesota defense ranked second in the NFL against the run, were among six players suspended by the league on Tuesday for violating the league's anti-doping policy.

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Matt Schaub should return for Houston's Sunday game at Green Bay, barring any setbacks in the recovery of his injured left knee. Schaub has missed the last four games after he injured his medial collateral ligament early in Houston's loss to Minnesota Nov. 2. He was listed as the backup on Monday night against the Jaguars, but Sage Rosenfels played the entire game.

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With both of his parents in the stands for the first time this season, Texans rookie running back Steve Slaton showed them their 22-year-old son is thriving in the NFL.

Juanita Slaton had attended the Indianapolis Colts game earlier this season at Reliant Stadium, but Carl Slaton hadn't been able to attend a game until Monday night. The timing couldn't have been better.

Steve Slaton put together the second best day by a running back on Monday Night Football this season in the Texans' 30-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching two passes for 52 yards.

Now, the Texans will lean on him to help them continue their two-game winning streak against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

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At this time last season, the New England Patriots were just a month away from their eventual undefeated...

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