During the fourth quarter of the Texans' Monday Night Football matchup vs. the Seahawks, wide receiver Nico Collins would go down with a head injury that would lead to him hitting the blue tent, and then to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his NFL-leading fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Houston Texans 27-19.

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (134 yards and a touchdown on 9 of 15 passing) thoroughly outplayed Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (106 yards on 11 of 18 passing) in the first half. The Seattle lead would likely be much wider if the Seahawks kept the game on Darnold's right arm instead of getting Kupp involved as a passer.

The Seattle star receiver caught eight passes for 123 yards and the Seahawks harassed quarterback C.J. Stroud all night long to win 27-19.

The Texans return from their off week with a tough game in Seattle needing to keep pace in a crowded AFC playoff race.

Also for the second straight game is quarterback Jalen Milroe serving as the emergency third quarterback. If Sam Darnold and Drew Lock are both injured, Milroe would come in. Otherwise, he’s inactive again. Here are the inactives for both teams, with a note that former Seahawks edge rusher Darrell Taylor appears to be a healthy scratch.

The Seattle Seahawks may still be without two of their top defensive backs after revealing their practice squad elevations for Monday night's game against the Houston Texans. Seattle elevated cornerback Shaquill Griffin and safety Jerrick Reed II,