Morning Huddle–Texans quarterbacks of past and present

Happy Friday everyone, here are your daily Texans stories for November 20th as we head into the weekend:

Hoyer out Sunday by SI Wire

"Houston Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer will not play Sunday against the New York Jets after suffering memory loss, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle."

Sheldon Richardson out Sunday? by Darryl Slater, NJ.com

While the Texans will be missing a crucial player on offense, the Jets will miss one of their best players on defense.

"Sheldon Richardson, theJets‘ star defensive end, did not practice again Thursday, due to a sore hamstring.This came as no surprise, since coach Todd Bowles said Wednesday that Richardson was unlikely to practice Thursday."

Fitzpatrick ready to face Texans by Kimberly Martin, Newsday.com

"“Yes,” the Jets quarterback expects to start Sunday’s road game against the Texans (4-5). And, yes, this game is personal."

Are the Texans going to the playoffs? by Dan Solomon, Texas Monthly

"Of course, they don’t have to be good to do it. The AFC South is the classic outrun-the-bear situation: the Texans don’t have to be a competitive professional football team to win the division, they just have to be more competitive than the Colts, the Titans, and the Jaguars. As ridiculous as it would be, it’s actually theoretically possible for any one of those teams to make the playoffs with a 5-11 record, so fans in Houston worried about a lackluster lineup can hang their hat on the fact that the fans of every other team in the division are rooting for people like Matt “I Coulda Sworn He Was An Announcer Now” Hasselbeck, Antonio “Just Want To Make Sure I Have His Name Right Since I’ve Literally Never Heard Of Him Before” Andrews, and T.J. “Not Yates” Yeldon."