The Houston Teams will have to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without left tackle Duane Brown and running back Arian Foster, whose absences have been a major factor in the team's 0-2 start. With right tackle Jeff Adams on injured reserve, the Texans have to heavily shuffle their offensive line, but they did not announce a replacement starter for him. In better news for Houston and bad news for the Bucs, DeAndre Hopkins has been cleared to play and should play a big role on offense.
The Bucs will be without tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who suffered a four-to-six-week injury last game.