The Houston Texans, headlined by a slew of new rookies, including Tay Ersery at offensive tackle and Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel at wide receiver, will debut in front of the hometown fans at NRG Stadium in a preseason showdown on Saturday afternoon against the Carolina Panthers.

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Panthers OLB Nic Scourton left joint practice with what were called heat-related symptoms Thursday. It turns out Scourton suffered a collapsed lung.

After a blah Game 1, Houston rebounded to defeat the Panthers 20-3. Even for a home preseason game, some things to note.

The Carolina Panthers might have two of their starters back for the beginning of the 2025 campaign. After a fiery finish to training camp on Tuesday, head coach Dave Canales was asked about the statuses of tight end Tommy Tremble and left guard Damien Lewis. He started with Tremble, who is on track to suit for up Week 1 of the regular season.

In Saturday's preseason win, Houston Texans running back Nick Chubb was one of nine players who lived up to the hype in a victort over Carolina.

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Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales is evaluating his team after a 20-3 preseason loss to the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. ESPN insider David Newton is questioning Canales' decision to sit the starters after very limited action against the Texans.