San Francisco's Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle pose challenges for Houston's defense, and 49ers' pass rush will be key.

The Houston Texans, after spending their past two games on the road against the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks, will finally be returning back home at NRG Stadium to kick off a three-game home stand in Week 8 vs. the San Francisco 49ers.

Let's go back to 2017. Kyle Shanahan is named head coach of the 49ers. Just a couple of years removed from his playing career, Ryans joins Shanahan's staff as a defensive quality control coach. He would rise the ranks in his five years in the bay, going from quality control to defensive coordinator before taking the head job in Houston.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said he has no plans to change offensive coordinator, despite the unit's struggles under Nick Caley.

Despite the Texans' offensive struggles, head coach DeMeco Ryans revealed he has no plans to fire offensive coordinator Nick Caley.

The Texans tried to stage a late-game comeback against the Seahawks on Monday night, and a mistake from veteran kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn made the task more difficult.

Houston's execution was particularly lacking in crucial situations. The team was a combined 3-for-19 on third- and fourth-down conversions and turned only one of its three red-zone tries into a touchdown, which came in the game's final minutes.

No, the Houston Texans are not planning on making a switch on the offensive side after yet another underwhelming performance in Monday's 27-19 loss.