You certainly don't need me to tell you that the superpower of the 2025 Houston Texans has been a defense that at its best has felt impenetrable, and at worst felt merely disruptive. It's a unit that ranks in the top five of essentially every statistical category worth looking at, but as the season has progressed, attrition has gradually taken its toll, threatening the depth of the league's best defense.
Just 12 days after the Texans announced that starting defensive tackle Tim Settle Jr. would miss the rest of the season with a foot injury, fellow defensive tackle Mario Edwards becomes the latest Texan to be ruled out for the rest of the year.