HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For a second straight season, the Houston Texans can be with out Tank Dell to finish the common season and for the playoffs after the dynamic receiver suffered one other main damage.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans mentioned in an replace Monday afternoon that Dell dislocated his knee, tore his ACL and suffered different injury that can require surgical procedure. He did not give a timeline for that process, simply that it could be “quickly.”
Dell sustained what coach Ryans known as a “vital” knee damage on a 30-yard landing catch in Houston’s loss to Kansas Metropolis on Saturday.
Dell was hospitalized following the damage earlier than being launched and heading again to Houston.
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This damage comes after Dell fractured his fibula in Week 13 towards the Broncos final season and had surgical procedure on it the next day.
“It is robust to see guys get injured, the work that guys put in, how a lot they put their our bodies on the road to play this sport,” Ryans mentioned Sunday. “It is deeper than soccer. We’re speaking about actual individuals who have actual feelings and actual emotions who’re going by a troublesome time proper now. Our ideas and prayers are with everybody concerned in that scenario.”
The AFC South champion Texans must regroup rapidly with a go to from the Ravens approaching Christmas Day. Dell’s damage is one other blow to a staff that was already lacking Stefon Diggs after the four-time Professional Bowl receiver sustained a season-ending knee damage in Week 8.
Dell ranks second on the staff with 51 receptions for 667 yards and three touchdowns behind Nico Collins, who has 909 yards receiving and 6 scores.
Tight finish Dalton Schultz has 482 yards receiving and two touchdowns and working again Joe Mixon 291 yards receiving and a landing seize. However with Dell and Diggs out, the Texans are skinny at receiver.
John Metchie, who has simply 182 yards receiving this season, may fill in for Diggs this week, however his standing is unsure after he missed Saturday’s sport with a shoulder damage.
“There’s a likelihood John could possibly be again,” Ryans mentioned. “I believe he is progressing, so we’ll see the place he finally ends up on Wednesday.”
Different choices on the place are veteran Robert Woods, who has simply 143 yards receiving this season, and Xavier Hutchinson, who 9 catches.
Quarterback C.J. Stroud, one in all Dell’s closest associates, was distraught after Dell’s damage and remained upset after the sport. He mentioned it will likely be tough for the staff to bounce again after shedding Dell to a severe damage once more.
“It is not simple to see your brother go down like that after coping with a season-ending damage final 12 months. So simply gotta be there with him. I believe everyone sees how exhausting I took it,” mentioned Stroud, who was visibly upset and broke out in tears. “This isn’t the top for him. That is simply one other bump within the street.”
Stroud mentioned that he has talked to Dell.
“The straightforward reply is to inform you one thing to make everyone really feel good, but it surely’s not the reality proper now,” Stroud mentioned after the sport. “The reality is that it isn’t simple seeing your brother go down like that. (Sunday) we’ll need to get restoration, prepare for Wednesday as a result of it is one other big-time opponent. The Ravens are a terrific staff. It will be a playoff ambiance on Christmas Day.”
What’s working
Stroud distributed the ball nicely Saturday, finishing passes to 6 totally different gamers. Dell led the best way with six receptions for 98 yards and Collins had seven receptions for 60 yards whereas being double-teamed typically.
With groups prone to place much more emphasis on stopping Collins with Dell out, Stroud might want to proceed to unfold the ball round towards the Ravens.
What wants assist
The Texans proceed to battle within the pink zone and transformed simply 1 of three alternatives Saturday. This comes after they had been additionally 1 of three in a win over the Jaguars in Week 13 and transformed simply 2 of 4 possibilities in a loss to the Titans in Week 12.
“We had our alternatives, and it simply comes all the way down to so simple as guys being in the fitting spot,” Ryans mentioned. “We simply need to make the performs. We’ve got to complete and that is all it comes all the way down to.”
Fill up
LB Christian Harris had seventh tackles and a sack towards the Chiefs in his second sport of the season after lacking the primary 13 with a calf damage. His sack was Houston’s forty sixth of the season, which ties a franchise report that was set final season.
Inventory down
Ok Ka’imi Fairbairn missed an additional level Saturday. He is been wonderful from lengthy vary this season, making 13 subject objectives longer than 50 yards. However has struggled on shorter kicks, lacking two from lower than 30 yards earlier than Saturday’s PAT miss.
Accidents
S Jimmie Ward injured his foot Saturday. He’ll want surgical procedure and miss the remainder of the season, Ryans confirmed Monday. G Shaq Mason injured his knee towards the Chiefs and can be week to week, Ryans mentioned.
Key quantity
10 – Dell’s landing Saturday was the tenth of his profession, tying Corridor of Famer Andre Johnson for many TD catches by a Texans by their first two seasons.
Subsequent steps
The Texans search for their first win over Baltimore since 2014 after 5 consecutive wins by the Ravens, together with a 34-10 victory within the divisional spherical of the playoffs final season.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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