HOUSTON -- The inactive list should have little bearing on the Bengals-Texans opener of the NFL playoffs. Houston will be without Troy Nolan, a safety who’s been part of the dime package. He's out with an ankle injury and Quintin Demps will get that action. The biggest name on the Bengals list is Taylor Mays, a sometimes situational safety. It’s a beautiful day in Houston, where my rental car ...

In this AFC Wild Card Weekend matchup, the No. 3 seed Houston Texans will host the No. 6 seed Cincinnati Bengals in a battle between two unlikely playoff contenders at the start of the regular season. While the Bengals are looking for their first postseason victory in 21 years, the...

Safety Taylor Mays is among seven players on the inactive list for the Bengals in their playoff game against Houston. Mays also sat out the regular-season finale with a hamstring injury. Safety Robert Sands, linebacker Dontay Moch, guard Otis Hudson, offensive tackle Anthony Collins, receiver Armon Binns and defensive tackle Nick Hayden were also inactive for the Bengals.

No really notable players on either team's inactive list for today's game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans: BENGALS: S Taylor Mays, S Robert Sands, LB Dontay Moch, G Otis Hudson, OT Anthony Collins, WR Armon Binns, DT Nick Hayden. TEXANS: QB Jeff Garcia, WR Jeff Maehl, C Brandon Harris, S Troy Nolan, G Thomas Austin, T Andrew Gardner, TE Garrett Graham.

The Houston Texans are preparing for kickoff in their first-ever playoff game on Saturday, where they will host the Cincinnati Bengals as the NFL postseason officially gets underway. With the first official playoff game come the first official inactives lists of the postseason. Nick Scurfield of the official Texans blog has supplied the full inactives lists for both teams in the game. No real ...

Andre Taylor probably would like to avoid playing two region contenders on back-to-back nights.

Mays also sat out the regular-season finale with a hamstring injury. Safety Robert Sands, linebacker Dontay Moch, guard Otis Hudson, offensive tackle Anthony Collins, receiver Armon Binns and defensive tackle Nick Hayden were also inactive for the Bengals.

Safety Taylor Mays is among seven players on the inactive list for the Bengals in their playoff game against Houston.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jim Thorpe banquet, the Jim Thorpe Association will honor all the previous winners Monday. Berry Tramel ranks the winners in terms of football impact.

It may have been bucketing down on Friday night, but that didn’t stop the cast of Any Questions For Ben? from walking the red carpet at the Sydney premiere, which was held at St. George OpenAir Cinema. Josh Lawson looked every inch the handsome leading man, while his onscreen and real-life girlfriend, Rachael Taylor, was all smiles as she posed for photos by his side. After spending two months ...