Here's where the Texans stack up in FPI ratings entering their Week 8 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers

Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.

The Houston Texans have the No. 1 defense in the NFL. Inside their mindset and what it's like to face a team that can beat you in many ways.

The Seattle Seahawks managed to secure a peculiar 27-19 victory over the Houston Texans in a game that left fans and players alike scratching their heads.

The play that led to the moment came in the fourth quarter. Following an interception, Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba tried to make a tackle on Texans cornerback Derek Stingley. As Smith-Njigba went to make the play, Stingley stiff-armed the Seahawks receiver, knocking his helmet off.

The Texans couldn't run or throw the ball effectively. The offensive line somehow looks worse than it did last season. The ballyhooed offensive system installed in the offseason seems worse than "Ask Madden"-the algorithm-based option to decide which play to run next in the iconic Madden NFL video game.

Former NFL defensive back and current official Nathan Jones put his body on the line to save WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Third-year Texans receiver Xavier Hutchinson's journey to the NFL was made possible with the lessons taught by his older brother.