Back in 2019, a new holiday was added to the NFL's calendar following a sideline interaction between San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and then-Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo the year prior. Now, each year on the fourth Sunday of October, the league celebrates National Tight End's Day, and this year, it's oh-so-fitting that Kittle, the founding father of this holiday, will face the Houston Texans, who need tight end Dalton Schultz to show up in a major way now more than ever this Sunday.
The 2-4 Texans enter their Week 8 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers both desperate and short-handed, a dangerous combination that will force unexpected heroes to emerge in order to keep Houston's 2025 campaign from entering truly disastrous territory.