Texans vs. Falcons: Kenny Stills ruled out hampers offense

The Houston Texans will be without one of their best offensive weapons on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills has been ruled out for the Texans’ home game this afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons. To be honest not having Stills is a big hit to the Houston offense.

Stills injured his hamstring last Sunday after making a big-time catch for the Texans against the Carolina Panthers, as he was injured in the first half and didn’t return. Since then he has been limited in practice this week, and now on Sunday he’s been ruled officially out.

Taking his spot in the lineup as the slot wide receiver will be second-year player Keke Coutee, who in the past has also battled hamstring issues since being drafted by the Texans last season. Coutee has the opportunity to have a good game against the Atlanta team for the fact he’s now going to have more snaps come his way in this game. Now is Coutee’s time to take full advantage of this chance against the Falcons.

Others listed on the inactive list for the Texans are:

Xavier Crawford at cornerback is out but was not listed on Friday’s injury report. Also out for the Texans is offensive linemen Greg Mancz with a concussion as he did not practice all week.

There is also defensive end Carlos Watkins out and he too was not listed on the injury report.

Listed next is the Friday injury report as provided by the Texans PR Twitter account:

Not having Stills is the main concern for the Texans, and today the Texans will miss not having him in the lineup for Week 5. It will change their offense, but at least Coutee is available to have a bigger role in the offense.