Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. will take on Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Houston will have to stop Seattle's outside run game

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/texans as Seahawks QB Sam Darnold Shares Honest Thoughts on Texans' Defense. The Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks are up for a Monday Night Football battle for Week 7 in Lumen Field in a game that, for both sides, will be critical to take advantage of.

The Seattle Seahawks are expected to have CB Devon Witherspoon against the Houston Texans' improving passing attack on MNF in Week 7.

.500 - The Texans are 4-4 after the bye week over the last eight years. Last year, the Texans came out of the bye week and beat Miami 20-12 to get to a .500 record after bye weeks since 2017.

"Despite the fact that Walker has been better than Zach Charbonnet on a per-touch basis, Walker remains mired in a full-blown committee backfield. The Texans defense has quietly surrendered just 90.6 rushing yards per game, making him no more than an uninspiring flex play."

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As rebuilds in the National Football League go, the first two seasons and four games of the DeMeco Ryans Era in Houston have gone better than most. Two

Should we expect a big day for the Bucs' receiving core? Can Quinshon Judkins go over 100 yards? And which AFC game could be low-scoring?