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Why isn't Joe Mixon playing for the Texans against the Bills? NFL Week 5 injury status
Mixon remains on the sidelines for the Houston Texans, who host the Buffalo Bills today in the 2024 NFL regular season.
Injured running back Joe Mixon remains unavailable to the Houston Texans today, as DeMeco Ryans’ men face the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 of the NFL season.
Mixon, who was unable to take part in practice this week, is listed as out on Houston’s official injury report.
What injury does Mixon have?
An off-season signing in a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals, the 28-year-old hasn’t played for the Texans since hurting his ankle in the Week 2 win over the Chicago Bears on September 15.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Texans head coach Ryans offered no precise timeline on Mixon’s return to action, telling reporters that the former Oklahoma Sooners player’s recovery is progressing “day to day”.
Houston Texans Week 5 injury report
Out:
Derek Barnett (shoulder), Kurt Hinish (calf), Jerry Hughes (hip), Joe Mixon (ankle).
Questionable:
Azeez Al-Shaair (illness), Jake Hansen (back), Dylan Horton (illness), Tytus Howard (hamstring), Dameon Pierce (hamstring), Robert Woods (foot).
Bills vs Texans: start time, how to watch
The Texans host the Bills at NRG Stadium, with kick-off in Houston scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. Viewers in the United States can watch the Week 5 game on CBS. If you don’t have cable, you can stream CBS live on the online platform fubo, which offers new users a free trial.
Enjoy the Bills vs the Texans on fubo.
Houston head into the weekend with a 3-1 record in 2024, thanks to wins over the Indianapolis Colts, the Bears and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Their only defeat so far this season came in Week 3, when they went down to the Minnesota Vikings.
Also 3-1 after four games, the Bills go to Texas on the back of a Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.